Pernicious Plumbing Problems

Okay, so maybe pernicious is a little strong, but this week we haven't been haunted by ghosts or goblins, we have been haunted by bad plumbing. Curly and Lou both have had the stomache flu, wreaking havoc on their "pipes" - yuck! I am hoping I am spared. To make matters grosser, our kitchen sink suddenly became plugged at the precise moment I was cleaning up a "flu mess" (if you know what I mean). Anyway, Fisher (my hero MacGuyver) once again saved the day by his persistence. We thought we were doomed for the plumber and even Fisher gave up, but his hours with the drain snake must have paid off because alas - the water flowed freely once more. Needless to say, all the excitement has left us all feeling a bit worn out and Curly has yet to smile today... I am hoping to get a good Halloween picture, but we shall see.

Daily Deliciousness

I usually post about the exciting events in our life, but there are so many delicious experiences I have everyday that deserve posting and are very often neglected. Here are just a few:

Curly and her friend, Bitty "swimming" on the kitchen floor. Very entertaining.

My day to teach Curly's preschool. Our theme was dinosaurs. The children got to make dino prints with these foam feet. After preschool we took a field trip to the Natural History Museum.

Curly in her new dance digs ranks with one of the cutest things I've ever seen. She can't help but "dance" when she is wearing them. She is taking a community ballet class for eight weeks. She might not be the most graceful in the class, but she certainly is the most energetic.

My sister in law suggested I sell the bows and headbands I make for friends, so I am giving it a go. I have a few at a children's store and a few online - check it out if your interested.

It was very joyous for me to finally finish this pillow I embroidered as a wedding gift for my best friend.

Lou's hair in two full pigtails is also one of the cutest things I've ever seen, wouldn't you agree!

Curly and I having an evening "reading party". Curly thinks that she needs to read novels, if that is what I am reading, so she pulls our books off the shelf and flips through them pretending to read aloud to herself.

Curly and Lou painting with pudding - a very fun activity - but also very sticky.
Bathing afterward is required.

Lou loves this little backpack and often toddles up carrying it and babbles as if to say "Can you put this on me please?" Then she struts around in her big girl back pack until it requires removing.

I love having these little moments everyday to remind me that life is delicious!

Washington Weekend

If you haven't figured it out yet, we really love road trips and decided it was time for another one. (We actually really love our family and decided the 10 hour drive was worth it). We headed up to Tri-Cities, Washington to visit Fisher's brother and his family. C and S were wonderful hosts. They planned a couple fun activities, but not so many that the trip was stressful. We kicked back and let the kids play. We drove to a nearby cemetery and fed the swans in the pond.


We attempted to visit the local pumpkin patch but thought it strange that a pricey admission was required to visit the patch. Instead the kids played with the sprinkling of pumpkins left outside the patch for just that purpose maybe?

Lou loved the round, orange balls. A perfect little chair.

Too heavy!All four cousins

S and I enjoyed working on a couple crafts together. We modified this cute "Boo" blocks idea from Tanya's blog.

I love fall decor!

Fisher enjoyed having a break from school without too much homework. He played with the kids a lot, watched movies, and played games. This weekend he is on a fishing trip with his Grandpa, dad, and brother. Fisher's first two years of PT school were intense. This year is much lower key, but still busy. He is always so focused on school and the free time he has is spent playing with Curly and Lou or helping me. Even though I gave him a hard time about leaving me alone for the weekend (sniff, sniff), I'm glad that he can go and do something he enjoys for a few days. But, I really miss him! Luckily for me, my parents decided this weekend would be a good time to come visit! My parents, brother's family, sisters and I all met up for dinner tonight. It was fun to catch up with each other.

At Your Leisure

Fisher had his heart set on going camping last weekend. I am okay with camping, it just seems like camping in Idaho in October is asking for torture. I could picture myself and two little girls shivering in my sleeping bag all night. However, though Fisher knows that I am always right : ), I have to admit that I was wrong. The weather was beautiful. The scenery rich with autumn change and color. No one shivered except stubborn Curly who insisted on NOT sleeping in a sleeping bag. My parents came along also and we had an enjoyable evening. I find it funny that camping is considered a "leisure" activity. You spend ten times the amount of time planing, gathering supplies, packing, driving, unloading, and setting up than you do actually "leisure-ing". And that is just getting there, you have to repeat it all when you go home, which in our case was the next day.

We spent the rest of the weekend at my parent's home. We watched conference, worked on projects, bottled applesauce, and had a girl's night with my mom and sisters. I guess I should clarify that I spent the weekend doing the above listed items. Fisher spent the weekend fishing, watching conference, and sleeping. However, I did manage to convince him to go to Latin dance night with my sister and her date (after she convinced me that was something I wanted to do). I thoroughly enjoyed learning to salsa and I could tell by Fisher's amazing hip wiggling that he did too. Too bad I didn't catch that on camera.

Nothing New

I guess life is officially back to normal when I can't think of anything to post. Not that life has been boring, so if you are thinking you don't want to read this seemingly prosaic post, think again : ) I now give you the top 5 events of the week:

5 - Curly is currently "scared" of monsters, the dark, spiders, ... and we find her curled up and wide awake on the floor of our room early each morning. The lack of sleep has made her very fragile.

4 - My friend took the girls' pictures this week and while she did a great job, Curly and Lou did not. It made for some pretty entertaining pictures. Fortunately, she does retakes.








3 - I am in charge of our Ward's Primary Program and have been working on it all week. The first rough draft is officially written!

2 - I tried something new this week. Given the plethora of tomatoes, peppers, and onions around here, I decided to try my hand at homemade salsa. It turned out very well if I do say so myself.

1 - We had play dates with all of Curly and Lou's cousins that live in Utah! Last night the playdate was in Provo. Fisher and my brother watched the girls and I was able to go the Relief Society Broadcast with two of my sisters and my sister-in-law! I had never done that before! We also had a playdate with my good friend Sarah. She invited us to go to Discovery Gateway with her. Curly and Lou both loved it!

Our friend Hannah

That's four playdates in one week - phew! I guess all that playing wore the girls out and both crashed for an early nap today. Lou fell asleep eating...