Makin Our Way.....the only Way we know how

Just the Good Ole' Boys....Colin I hope you're proud! Well-we are makin' our way...the only way we know how without daddy! Everyday's rough but everyday gets us closer to when he comes home and we are keeping very busy so that's great! We spent the weekend at Grammy's house with cousins Andrew and AJ and had lots of fun! Then yesterday Grammy got the day off work and had spent the night at our house so she stayed to help me and my dad set up the kids rooms! They ended up looking great and working out well with the furniture switch and all. It did take dad from about 11:00-1:00 to get the crib torn down, moved and set back up again. But that's not because he's not skilled it's just that crib is a big pain to disassemble. Anyway the kids slept well in there new rooms last night.
Gideon also got to go to his preschool openhouse last night. He met his new teachers Ms. Diane and Ms. Tiffany. He got to test out the toys and paint his progress folder to put all his papers in. He will have math homework Monday nights and Letter homework Wednesday nights. He was a little nervous about going and said to me right before we went in..."Mom are you sure about this" but once we got there he didn't want to leave and was really mad that we had to go home. We went back to Nani's house after and got to help put ceder and newspaper down for the new baby chicks. (That work was much easier than last weeks...shoveling chicken poo for 2 1/2 hours) Anyway today we headed to Big Nani and Big Papa's house and then home where Grammy will meet us to spend the night...So far all is well and all are surviving without daddy Hope all is well with all of you!

Not Paying Attention

Well, today I walked out to my mailbox and witnessed something really interesting. Our road is busy but nothing compared to living on the factory street that we used to live on. It's kinda in the country so people always go way over the speed limit even though you are only suppose to go 35 miles per hour. It is also a double line no pass zone in front of the neighborhood. Today as I was walking out to the mailbox I witnessed a woman going probably around 45 miles per hour pass a car right in front of my house. Now that would be double violation right? So she was risking a lot....or not really paying attention....because the car she passed......was the sheriff! He didn't even turn on his siren...just lights and pulled her right over....I would have loved to hear that conversation!

Well this week was fairly uneventful and that was great! We spent lots of time just playing with the kids and relaxing. I had to work both Thursday morning at the hospital and Thursday night at the auction house so that was a blur of a day but the rest of the week went smooth.
In 2 weeks from Wed Gideon will have his first day at Preschool. I am excited for him to go but sad too because I know from this point on we will be busy with school and activities and won't have nearly the freedoms that we have had....plus it means Gid's growing up and I'm not sure I'm ready for that but....it's all a part of life I guess....the first step to letting them go and be a little more independent! Anyway so we are officially in moving stage...moving Gideon out of the room with Lucy into his own room and moving Ella into Lucy's room. We are painting the former nursury blue for Gideon and doing some decorating. I would like to get it all done by the week that his school starts so he can be sleeping in his own room, in his own bed, just to make it special for him! I hope I get done....I really don't have much to do...hang some pictures....move in the furniture and clothes....organize and find places for toys....ok that does sound like a lot...:) Oh well, it will get done I'm sure. Keith leaves for China Sat afternoon for 10 days so he won't be around to help much....actually we won't be around much either hopefully... We found out disappointingly on Friday that he may have to go to Portland Oregon this Tues-Thurs... which stinks because he'll be home tonight and then not again until Thurs night work Fri and then I have to work Fri night at the food auction from 430-1100. So we won't be able to see much of him....I think we'll be traveling to the grandparents and great grandparents if that happens....I love my kids but 12days as a single mother does my nerves and patience in! not to mention the fact that when he is in China it's not like I can just pick up the phone and call him anytime....he's sleeping when I want to talk to him and I am when he's awake... Oh well I keep telling myself it will soon be over and then he won't have to go for awhile...oh yah...guess how much the ticket was to fly to China....13,000 yah.....not 1300....thirteen thousand....HOLY COW!!! I don't think he should go....too much of an expense for Sauders :) but....I don't think my argument would fly!! Hope all are well! More later!!!

Funny Story

So, I worked at the hospital yesterday and my co-worker told me this really funny story about her daughter. Her daughter has a new principal at her kindergarten. She was telling her daughter...Mariah...."we are going to go meet your new principal tonight, her name is Mrs. Luts" Mariah said..."No mom....girls can't be principals" Her mom answered...."Yes Mariah...you know girls can be whatever they want to be...girls can be principals, doctors, lawyers....whatever" "No mom, Mariah replied, girls can't be principals" "Mariah, her mom said, "Girls can be whatever they want to be, whatever boys can be girls can be" Mariah replied very strongly..."NO mom, girls not be Principals....you know PRINCEiples are boys girls are PRINCESSiples.....HILARIOUS!!!

Gross???? Not Really!!!

Looks like something out of the movie "The Mummy" right?? It's just locust shells that Gideon and his dad found around the yard. They were just having some fun!! Pretty gross looking but harmless really and kinda cool!!

So, funny story....I am doing a devotional with the kids and today's was about Creation. When Keith got home from work he was asking the kids questions about what God created. Gideon said, "God created trees and grass and the world and the ocean and mommy's and daddy's and kids and babies and.....and....teeter todders" Keith said: "God created teeter todders?" Gideon's reply was " Yah.....teeter todders....like Lucy.... Lucy is a teeter todder" Keith replied...."you mean toddler?" "Yah, Gideon said....teeter toddlers like Lucy" Lucy piped up and said in her biggest of big girl voices with a big smile" I not toddwer I Wucy"

Settling In

Keith returned from fishing on Friday evening and we have just been getting back to normal life. Last week is now quite a blur to me. We spent much of the time at mom's canning applesauce and cutting corn to freeze. On Sat. we decided to take a trip to the zoo and it was great because it looked a little stormy and not very many people were there! Sunday we just relaxed, took a walk at Harrison Lake and had major family time....Ahhhhh....it felt good...let me tell ya it's a lot easier when he's gone with just 2 kids than it was three...holy cow that was hard work and I dread the next session of it at the end of the month with Keith gone for 10 days in China UGH!!!! We'll be at the grandparents a lot of it I'm afraid. Anyway that's life with our fam....in about an hour I'm leaving to take Lucy to get sized for her dance class...that should be exciting! Hope everyone is well!! More later (sorry so boring...there's really not a lot going on and that's perfectly fine with me)