First Day of School

Today was the day!!! Mairyn started school. She was beside our bed at 5:50 am, "Mommy? Daddy? Today is school!! Is it time yet?" No, Mairyn, school doesn't start for another 2 1/2 hours!! We all made it to school on time. Mairyn has the same teacher Eliza had for Year 1, Mrs. McInroy. She is a great teacher. Eliza's Year 3 teacher is Mrs. Hawkins. She is excited because she has an upstairs classroom this year. When I picked her up from school, her highlight of the day was that they did numeracy on the computer, without any paper. I asked Mairyn what she did today and she said they had snack, then recess and then lunch. Of course, what else could be more important?

Boy for Sale!!

Attention:
Boy for Sale
Age: 3 years old, definitely
Hair color: Would be blond if he would take a bath
Weight: Does it matter? He still sits on his sisters and makes them scream
Eye color: blue, but I swear they flash red sometimes.

Will sell to highest bidder, o.b.o.

Call for details, but after you've heard them, you won't be wanting a 3 year old any time soon.

You can reach me at home, but after today, I will be at the state insane asylum.
Thank you!!

Long time gone

It has been a long time gone! We had quite a whirlwind summer, split between Nebraska and Idaho. Spencer and I even managed to squeeze in a kid-free get-away to Nauvoo and other church historical sites! We got family pictures too. If this works, I believe you can order from the link I pasted here.
We have been back home for 5 days now and it seems twice as long. Everyone up at odd hours and pleading for sleep during the day. Jacqueline and Grant are the ones having the hardest time adjusting. Jacqueline actually had a decent night last night (Thursday night) it was Grant and Mairyn that were up at 3:30 am and wanted to know when it would be morning. Actually, Mairyn asked that and Grant just rolled out of his bed screaming at the top of his lungs. If I wasn't worried about trying to keep Jacqueline asleep, I would just let them get up and do as they please, but things start getting rowdy and out of control. So we just sleep when we can, be awake during the day as much as we can and eat breakfast,lunch and dinner when we are supposed to eat. Grant woke up Wednesday night with diarrhea, fever and a rash all over his arms, leg and torso. We took him in to the doctor Thursday morning and they drew blood. It came back ok (whatever that means).We tried to get a "pee-pee" sample, but you can imagine how well that went with a grumpy Grant. We're still trying to get one this weekend and get it to them on the first of the week. Today he woke up complaining of his rash itching. His rash had turned into hives; puffy welts all over his arms, cheeks and stomach. I called the doctor and he still believes that it is an allergic reaction to the antibiotic he has been taking. So we have applied Cortisone cream and given Benadryl liberally and everything is now "non-itchy". I just want to get Grant completely healthy again.

Jacqueline turned 1 this August 5th and the next day decided that she wasn't going to be my baby anymore. She wanted to walk, talk and act like a toddler. She has even proven that she can survive as Grant's little sister. She will scream at him and whack him when he provokes her or tries to take away a toy. She is a little volcano of activity now. Mairyn is anxiously awaiting school to begin. Next Tuesday, the 28th, is the big day. Eliza is also wondering aloud which of her schoolmates she hopes will be in her Year 3 class. I just found out about a trip the CLO (community liason office) is sponsoring in October. It is a trip to the Siwa Oasis, about 7 1/2 hours from here. There will be guides to the sites and sandboarding in the desert. And this is real desert, sand dune sand! The desert out and around Cairo is rock, with dirt and sand blowing around. Further out is where the real desert is. There is even an option to spend one of the three nights in a tent. Yipee!! I won't be taking any kids, it will be a blast. There's even 4 wheeling through the dunes to get to one of the sites. Anyway, that is the latest update with us! I'm going to try and post at least every Friday; hopefully I will get into the habit and post during the week as well!! Enjoy!!!