FRIDAY!!!

What a long week. I have had a late night every night but tonight. Jord and the kids have been taking care of themselves for dinner and I've been dragging in around 8 each night. Good thing is....Jord is finally feeling some better....Richard on the other hand is still feeling rough. I ran dinner over to him last night between meetings. I won't go in....just knock and leave it on the doorstep. We are hoping to go Christmas shopping tomorrow in Wenatchee if everyone is well. Our Christmas tree comes in the morning. We are trying out the Ski Program Nobles this year- we will see how it goes. I talked with Cynthia last night and boy does she sound horrible! We visited between her coughing fits and I finally told her I should hang up so she will stop coughing. Sounds like they have had a long 4 weeks of sickness. I have to give a "hats off" to my city worker husband. Our city Christmas lights are the BOMB! I love them!

Early Morning Present

Dustin sent this to me this morning. Kya received an award for highest academic in her class. She is growing up!

Bunch of Sickies.....

Jord has been home sick the last two days and yesterday Richard called....he sounded so pitiful.....he was asking if I could go get him some 7-up because he was so sick. I told him I would gladly get him some 7-up and I would leave it on his doorstep. Not going in....I'm already exposed because of Jord, but I don't need an overload!! Going to get the Christmas tree this weekend. Hopefully, we can get the house decorated and ready for the holidays. The weather is starting to get colder and I am thinking it won't be long before I'm wearing something besides a hoodie to work in the morning. I loved Rylan's Facebook post....him wearing his Pateros warm-up shirt! Crazy kid. I am also wondering if Pet got back from California, because everytime I check her blog for an update on her new life it reads....going on a trip to CA. We need updates Pet! We miss you!!!

Whipped

Michael & Janice left this evening to head to Snohomish to see Alan & Lenora. It was very hard to see them go. The babies are so sweet and I got tons of lovin' time in. I held back the tears when they pulled out of the drive, knowing it will be some time before I see them again. Reese never stopped the whole time he was here, busy little guy and so happy. Little Ms Mya is a very content baby who captured all our hearts. We had Mark join us on Thursday and he stayed till today. My kids love having Mark around.....he makes everyone laugh! Hope everyones Thanksgiving was as great as ours.....now its on to Christmas shopping. I am so whipped.....I cooked sun up till sundown, but it was so worth it!

Another Monday

Heard I missed a good meeting yesterday. I woke up with an earache yesterday. I can't remember the last time I actually had an earache, but thought I should stay in from the cold and wet. Sad news from Oklahoma yesterday about Bro Allen Idlett passing away. Such a shock to everyone. I visited with Elizabeth Foote yesterday. When she answered the phone she said "Are you and Jord coming over for Thanksgiving this year? Mama is here and waiting for Jord to play the piano for her." Sis Helen is a sweetie and we always enjoyed our time with her at Thanksgiving. She is almost totally blind now, but still in decent health. Elizabeth said that Rylan had spent a weekend with them not to long ago. She really seemed to enjoy him. The news said we are supposed to get 13 inches of snow on the passes tonight.....I hope the rental that Mike/Janice got has a pair of chains in the back or they may not be able to get over the pass.

Thanksgiving Shopping

Went to Omak last night to do Thanksgiving shopping...Gulp....Breathe....a little more than I planned on spending. I'm going to have company for 4/5 days so a few more items went into the cart than normal. Jord and I planned on going Friday night but changed our minds because of the amount of people that would be out and about. We get cranky these days when we have to navigate around lines of people. Walmart last night only had 2 lanes open???? They have 15 lanes and only 2 open....I was ticked! I almost got on one of the speaker phones and made an annoucement that checkers were needed at the front....pronto....its crazy! Only bright side was Safeway had some good deals and I was able to get my turkey free....so I saved a few bucks. I feel like Rylan. I have been counting the days till our vacation. Kat said last night she can't wait to see Aunt Pet and her new house. I think she kind of misses her? I know I just had a vacation last month, but for some reason my mind is telling me that I need a permanent vacation.....I know that Jan can relate....don't like changes of any kind except when I'm the one making the change!

State Volleyball Pic's

Wednesday Snack Night???

Still not sure how I feel about the Wednesday snack night after church. My kids love it for the food. I'm just so ready to be home its hard to stay an extra hour after church. Creston laughs at me and tells me that "its only one night a month Mom....you can miss an hour of sleep one night a month!" He is absolutely right! I did have a nice little chat with Sis. Marcy and Aunt Betty. I am going to have to bring something besides dessert next time. My kids read the sign posted at church that the young kids are doing a "semi formal" new year's eve party. I asked them if they wanted to change our dates of when we go to Oregon.....Big NO from both of them! They are really excited about coming to Eugene for a few days and I am too! This weekend will be a cleaning weekend to get ready for the company that is going to descend on my house. I still haven't shopped for groceries so I had better get organized and make my list. You get a free turkey from Safeway if you spend $150.00 dollars.....sounds good to me! Janice sent this pic to me this morning via cell phone. Cuties!

Back to the Ol' Grind

It was so nice to have 4 days off in a row. No, I wasn't home all those four days, but it was nice knowing I didn't have to be at work. We enjoyed Yakima. Jord drove from Olympia to Yakima on Thursday night, I drove the Chrysler with Brandi/Nevelyn/Creston and Lance and we all arrived at the same time. Nice to see my hubby after 5 days. We gave the boys the Chrysler so they could do their own thing and Jord and I went 2nd hand and antique shopping. Well, I went into a couple stores and then took a nap while he shopped. Second hand stores are just not my thing. It was fun anyway....he would return to the car and ask me if I had a good snooze. I never sleep well when Jord is gone, so I was catching up! The Pateros girls did amazing at state. We should've won the first game. It was close. The won the next three games to take 7th place. Uncle Jim/Aunt Connie and Larry/Darlene came to watch Kat play. It was fun. Really enjoyed our littlest passenger....she is such a good traveler. Very impressed and lots of laughter trying to figure out what she was saying! Kat had one day off and then started basketball practice. She slept all the way home from Yakima and stayed awake at home for 30 minutes then slept another 12 hours. She must've been exhausted!

Good Morning!!!

Well, let's see. I've been up since 5:00 because the volleyball team is practicing at 6 am. Jord is gone this week, so it was Mom's turn to get Kat to town before the sun rises. I guess the coach thinks that if he gets these girls up the next two mornings early then they will be ready to play Friday morning at 8am. What do I do with myself for the next 2 hours while I wait to go to work? I just go have breakfast with Dad and Jerry! Don't know if they liked being invaded so early in the morning, but at least I was able to waste 40 minutes.

On To State

Long day for everyone on Saturday....especially Kat. We placed 2nd at Districts and therefore....going to Yakima. The girls were disappointed they lost the 2nd game to Moses Lake Christian. There girls are amazons....I'm hoping they don't all play basketball or we will be in for an interesting season! Pateros played really well. Kat was so tired and sore she could barely walk to the car. She slept for 12 hours and felt more herself on Sunday. Congrats to Rhi!!! Everyone at the volleyball game was talking about how dedicated she was and making it to State was incredible. I personally am ready for Basketball. Jord is going to Olympia for 3 days of training so he will be driving straight to Yakima on Thursday night instead of coming home. I'm bringing the second car filled with Creston, Lance, Brandi and Nevelyn. Should be a fun trip!!!! Hope no one wants anything done from the city this week. It's me and Mike holding down the fort as Joni and Dale are in Florida!

Off to Districts!

Tonight is the first night of Districts for the volleyball team. So, off to Entiat we go. They play tonight at 5:00 and then resume on Saturday starting at 10:00. I went ahead and booked our room in Yakima for state.....I was afraid if I waited there wouldn't be anything left. I can cancelled without penalty if the girls don't make it. I'm a little tired of the rain.....I feel like I live in Seattle or something. It was nice for the first couple days, but after a week of drizzel and grayness...I'm done! I made out my grocery list for Thanksgiving and company week....yikes!!! Going to cost a little bit more than I planned. Very thankful that Jord grew me some potatoes and carrots this year and I will have them through the winter. It really helps. Jord and I are planning our 20th wedding anniversary trip. We are pretty excited about it and hope all goes as planned. We plan on being gone December 27-January 1st....going to spend a couple nights on the Oregon Coast and the rest of the time visiting family. Whoo Hooo....we've been trying to get to Oregon all summer and it never worked out so hopefully this will.