February

  Hurry and Wai... no just hurry. 

We are trying to cram everything in before we move. 

HE PASSED!!!! NO MORE TESTING!! He now has his 24!

My kids love being dare devils and Azalyn knows that she is just as big as the boys. We were at the park and out of the corner of my eyes I see a kid "fall" out of a swing. As I whip around to see how bad it was, Colvin and Denali are laughing. Colvin had jumped out of a high swing. We went to the skate park and just did the jump house. I had to stop watching what Azalyn was doing since if the boys jumped off the high ledges she went next. We went to a jump park. I did not see the boys for 2 hrs. for more than a HI mom I need water. Azalyn could jump grab the bar and swing. 

I cannot keep my days straight. I was looking forward to a Relief Society dessert exchange. I made my dessert when I got to the church no one was there. Yep, I was a day early this time. I ended up missing it because the next night we went and picked up Denim from the airport. 

With Denim here the boys wanted to take her to Nickel Mania. I gave Azalyn her own card and she loved being big. The kids are very smart they keep tickets on one card, so we have to go back to spend their tickets. We also had to take her to the Rec. Center. Only we got there an hr. before the slides opened. That was not going to work for us. Had to leave and come back. We had some very unhappy kids. It was so fun to have Denim here for 48 hours. I was able to do her nails and have some girl talk. 

Some things I have learned: Vid D gummies do nothing. I love CCA the liquids works so fast (but it is soo gross) the pill is a nice all day fix. Dad left his boots and they were so nice to walk in the snow. We would have snow for one day. Just enough to frustrate me, but not enough to go play in.  We have to have faith like Enoch. Both The city of Enoch and the city of Babel was trying to reach heaven. One was showy and one was internal. Enoch changed one person at a time and succeeded. Babel wanted to change everyone at once. That did not work out for them. 

With moving we have really tried to decide what we really want to throw away. Greg really wanted to get rid of my treadmill. However, when he found out how much they were, I get to keep my treadmill. I did get a year subscription to Beach Body. 

MOM story: I ate poop. Azalyn loves to do everything in the bathroom "On my own" I was cleaning, and she came in and had something on her hand. I licked it off then licked my finger and thought that was funny. Then I went in the bathroom and there was used toilet paper all over with poop. I asked Azalyn did you wipe your poop. YES! I washed my mouth and my hands a few times. Blast from the past. As Greg was doing our taxes something was said about Syringa and the girl next to him said I know a Syringa. It was Natalie Saunders. A family we were very close to at one time when we lived in Oregon.

Colvin had a great to be 8 nights. I cannot believe he is getting so big. The boys has crazy hair day at school they both wanted little ponytails all over. Neither lasted the whole day. I told them Azalyn does this every day. They both said poor Az. 

This month was all about packing and cleaning. However, when it rains it pours. I had more appointments in this 3 weeks than I have for months. For example, I had five dentist appointments in ONE day. Four for the kids and one for me. I received my first root canal and had to go to a specialist for it. I also became very brave and asked a stranger for help. Actually, two, the first one could not help. 

We were able to do a few fun things. Greg and I went to dinner with a friend of Greg’s. Tana was kind enough to watch the kids. A professional organizer came and helped us categorize everything. We put piles of keep and throw away. When it was all done, we threw away two trucks and two trailers worth of junk. Greg and I spend a WHOLE long, wonderful day with the lady but my house looks awesome. With all the cleaning there were a few times that mom lost it on the boys. Last day and last big project I was done. My poor boys tried so hard. I need to really think what kind of lasting impression I am having on my kids. 

There were also a few lows: Poor Azalyn got a really bad 24hr flu bug. Now that covid is settling down the flu has come back HAHA. I slept on her floor with her. She was so sick she would throw up and fall in it if I did not hold her up. Colvin also got it, but it was not as bad. Zipp Fizz is my friend 

We have been trying to do more with Greg’s family. We went and watched most of the super bowl. It is hitting Greg that we will see his family VERY little once we move.  It was so sad we totally missed and worked over Greg's mom’s angel day. I need to NOT let life get in the way of important memories. We did get together for a cousin party. I am going to miss having family around. We all had a great time just talking. 

The boys made their own valentine boxes. I was so proud of them since they knew I was SOO busy. They even helped their sister make one. The neighborhood was not going to do a valentine exchange, but I ended up putting it out there the day before. We had like twelve kids. Typical the year I am prepared. 

To end our crazy, I took the kids to Idaho. It was also because they asked us to be out of our house for the week why they staged our house and put it on the market. My house was so perfectly clean when I left. We also go new carpet and the windows were washed. WOW does clean windows make a huge difference.  We began our trip in Boise. McCarty’s house is so nice. Funny story: it is cold and snuggle’s has to stay outside. The first night we let her off her chain (she can jump all McCarty’s fences) she ran headfirst into McCarty’s sliding glass door. I thought she was going to break the door. Some highlights: We were not at McCarty's 5 min and Z got into the nail polish. She did not eat it only put it on her lips. We made puppets with the kids. We went to Brenden’s work I thought it was cool, Denali said it was incredibly boring. McCarty made me a cake and decorated on my birthday. I was able to do her nails, she made a mushroom soup that if I am ever plugged, I will be making again. I was able to go to a cousin’s homecoming and see a lot of cousins I grew up with. I have a cousin that almost bought a house in phase one of a place we LOVE in Arizona about 20 years ago. The kids got to play at a parkour room with my cousin’s kids. Azalyn got her arm stuck climbing after her brothers. As I left McCarty’s, we kicked the kids outside so I could help clean her house. Then we let the kids in why we walked her back yard. YES, the house was NOT clean when we got back in. Then OFF to moms, I took Z since Baler was getting his tonsils out. He did not think it was fair Z got to go play with cousins. On to the next months adventure.

  

This happen at the end of the Month, but this was the Shining Star: