tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27328747026536308852024-02-19T00:01:00.855-07:00Frolicking Night OwlFrolicking Night Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858227216908081798noreply@blogger.comBlogger463125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732874702653630885.post-34235179979221981062015-01-21T14:31:00.002-07:002015-03-04T13:26:00.185-07:00Custom Home: Paint ColorsToday they started painting the interior of our home. Finallyyyyyyy!! I hated choosing paint colors, hired two interior designers (which wasn't really helpful), and still have lots of doubts. I can pretty much guarantee that I'll be painting again once we buy some furniture and start living in the home.
So if anyone out there is trying to pick paint, here are some that I liked...
Most of theFrolicking Night Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858227216908081798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732874702653630885.post-70364138175794943512014-11-26T09:17:00.000-07:002014-12-16T09:19:41.914-07:00Spirit of Thanksgiving
This year I have so much to be thankful for. A sweet, healthy, & thriving baby. My family & friends. A ward family that went above & beyond to take care of me this past year when I had some hard struggles. A beautiful home, that I never dreamed possible, in the works. A healthy body. And so much more but especially and most importantly my faithful Frolicking Night Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858227216908081798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732874702653630885.post-72907111290741425232014-06-25T13:28:00.000-07:002015-03-04T13:30:55.467-07:00Counting Down
The countdown is on!! Just wish I knew what day & hour I am counting down to!!
Early Monday morning I had a dream that I was in a large building ... it had an elevator ... each floor of the building had a different type of food. One floor was Mexican, another floor Italian, etc but the floor I was trying hard to reach was the one that had mashed potatoes, stuffing, and other Frolicking Night Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858227216908081798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732874702653630885.post-56099942785961965792014-06-16T14:37:00.000-07:002014-06-28T11:22:56.347-07:00Time to Blossom
Penguin attended an all girls church-type camp called Time to Blossom last week. It's for girls 11-18 years old and she attended Monday-Friday for 12 hours a day. The girls are divided-up by age into smaller groups and then there's a fun female counselor over each group of about 8 girls. Penguin invited one of her best friends from school to attend with her and the two of them Frolicking Night Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858227216908081798noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732874702653630885.post-54860788780581242992014-06-04T11:14:00.000-07:002015-03-04T13:48:39.936-07:00Happy 4th of June!!
I have officially been pregnant for 250 DAYS!!! That sounds so long and sometimes it feels like it's been so long yet sometimes it feels like things are happening too fast & like I'll never be ready enough for this baby. The kids are home for summer break, my house often feels like a dumpy mess, I haven't sewed or made anything for this baby, and the list goes on.
I went to Frolicking Night Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858227216908081798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732874702653630885.post-21479982684004270342013-11-05T10:58:00.000-07:002014-06-25T11:01:30.775-07:00100 Prayers
The days seems to be dragging a little bit, but I feel good, so I'm trying to take advantage of the fact that I'm not in bed, barfing, or sleeping the day away. So far in the last month, I've lost about 5 pounds, but not in the tummy area ... I mostly notice that my pants are fitting a little better. I can't suck in my tummy anymore. I saw that Target sells some little panel Frolicking Night Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858227216908081798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732874702653630885.post-35534937311808588672013-11-03T20:38:00.000-07:002014-06-25T10:36:35.545-07:005 Weeks & 2 Days
Exciting News
: I'm due on the 4th of July!! Very fitting for our family. Doc's birthday often falls on Martin Luther King Day, my birthday & Penguin's birthdays are both a few days before Christmas, Peacock's birthday is on Halloween, and Turkey was born about an hour before Labor Day and so his birthday sometimes falls on Labor Day. I'm kinda hoping that the 4th of July Frolicking Night Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858227216908081798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732874702653630885.post-91686967688720469872013-11-02T23:03:00.000-07:002014-06-25T10:25:14.629-07:00We're Expecting!
That's right! You read that correctly! Our family will be growing and a #4 will be joining us before we know it.
So ... even though I'm writing this post today, I won't be publishing it yet because right now it's just our (Doc & I) little secret. I'm not quite ready to spill the beans, but I'm sure I will be soon. I think Doc (that's what I've decided to call HubbyFrolicking Night Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858227216908081798noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732874702653630885.post-7807835279827651382013-10-20T21:49:00.000-07:002013-10-21T11:51:11.788-07:00Shoe Invitations & Program Covers
Since the mutual theme this year has been "Standing in Holy Places", we've used shoes a lot. I'm receiving requests for shoe program covers and invitations. I deleted all my wording and am making it available for you to use. Just pick some nice fonts and add all your own details. These are pdf files ... please let me know if this set-up is not working for you - if severalFrolicking Night Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858227216908081798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732874702653630885.post-11783071694369692892013-10-07T23:42:00.000-07:002013-10-08T11:51:50.552-07:00Happy Fall Break
The kids got out of school at lunch time on Friday and we enjoyed our weekend ... crepes, soft pretzels & 4-berry sundaes at Sam's Club, violin classes, Sonic, Sunday Roast, bike rides, crafts, etc. Today was the first official day of Fall Break & Daddy's day off work ... YEA! We got up somewhat early so we could be to the zoo by 8am and enjoy the zoo for an hour before it Frolicking Night Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858227216908081798noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732874702653630885.post-36983393139011788202013-10-03T09:47:00.000-07:002013-10-22T11:59:15.073-07:00Inn Crowd or Stable Few YW Christmas Gift
I'm getting messages every day from people that want information and printables to make this gift. We put together a "Christmas Extravaganza" last year for our young women. Go HERE for more details. We wanted to end the night on a spiritual note and with a small gift for the girls to take home.
We bought 2x4-inch wood & had the store cut the blocks.Frolicking Night Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858227216908081798noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732874702653630885.post-32654853979405714242013-09-30T13:15:00.001-07:002013-10-01T08:12:23.726-07:00Hot Chocolate Bar - Free Printables
I need to do a better job of getting hand-outs, printables, etc on my blog and in a way that's easy for everyone to use because I keep getting emails that the jpg versions aren't working well. I'm going to try using Scribd again. I need to find a host for all my printables and I doubt any site is going to be perfect, but please leave your feedback!
Now for the good stuff....&Frolicking Night Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858227216908081798noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732874702653630885.post-20237042179228775122013-08-01T23:31:00.000-07:002013-08-02T14:35:50.436-07:00Last Days of Summer
Today was the last day-off that my kids & Hubby have together until the end of August, so we wanted to make sure we did some fun things. Early in the morning, the kids went to play at my mom's house with some cousins while Hubby & I talked to a bank about construction loans for 2 hours. After we picked-up the kids from my mom's house, we headed to a local kid's museum for a Frolicking Night Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858227216908081798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732874702653630885.post-9125036944618387972013-07-30T14:46:00.000-07:002013-08-02T14:58:13.060-07:00Happy Adoption Day!
In honor of Penguin's adoption day ...
a Great adoption-related post.
10 years & 2 days ago today, Hubby & I stood in a Russian court room as they threw any and every kind of question at us. We even had to explain what a mortgage is ... apparently they don't exist in Russia??
Frolicking Night Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858227216908081798noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732874702653630885.post-5240811274139763532013-07-29T17:01:00.000-07:002013-07-29T17:01:09.628-07:00Photography by PeacockPhotos by Peacock ... May 5, 2013
Frolicking Night Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858227216908081798noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732874702653630885.post-41379257753438095582013-07-28T16:32:00.000-07:002013-07-29T16:33:27.725-07:00Then Sings My Soul - EVMCO Concert
Me & my awesome stand partner!
Back in April, the kids & I participated in three EVMCO (East Valley Millennial Choirs & Orchestras) concerts. It made for a very long, but rewarding weekend. Peacock & Turkey sang Oh Happy Day & Onward, Christian Soldiers with their choirs. Penguin's choir sang Peace Like a River, River in Judea, Holding Hands Frolicking Night Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858227216908081798noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732874702653630885.post-11968668646165222252013-07-27T09:15:00.001-07:002013-07-27T09:15:24.985-07:00Covenants & Ordinances - Young Women Lesson July 2013
I taught a combined YW lesson a few weeks ago. Thought I'd share the handout that I made - I got all the ideas for my handout online, but I wanted to combine a few nice ideas onto one handout. I attached a Ring Pop (big canister of Ring Pops can be found at Sam's Club) to go with the "I Do".
Feel free to save the handout to your computer and use it. If you get it Frolicking Night Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858227216908081798noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732874702653630885.post-35410617744171235162013-07-26T22:12:00.002-07:002013-07-26T22:12:41.658-07:00Plans in Hands
About a week ago, we picked up our plans from the printer. It was a long-awaited & joyous day. We've had a couple small hiccups this week, but nothing too serious. Now we are waiting for our HOA & town to review everything & give us feedback/things to change.
Frolicking Night Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858227216908081798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732874702653630885.post-71325504518597369492013-07-25T22:01:00.000-07:002013-07-26T22:05:47.756-07:00Baby's First Photoshoot
When newborn Ivy was about 1-1/2 weeks old, we tried to take photos ... things did not work in our favor that day. Ivy was fussy & didn't want to sleep ... and she kept peeing everywhere! My 3 year old niece and 5 yr old son tried to play while I took photos, but they were pestering each other, pestering me ... it was just kinda chaotic. Despite all the craziness, I think we Frolicking Night Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858227216908081798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732874702653630885.post-23896155749342380282013-07-24T21:49:00.000-07:002013-07-26T21:52:56.290-07:00Baby Ivy
Late one night, several days past my sister's due date, she sent me a text to let me know she was at the hospital & finally in labor. I was already in bed, but quickly made my way over to the hospital so that I could be present for the birth of my newest niece & take photos of the birth. I wasn't at the hospital for too long before things got exciting ... but not a good Frolicking Night Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858227216908081798noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732874702653630885.post-89561361644802483612013-07-23T08:36:00.000-07:002013-07-27T08:37:09.474-07:00Academic Night
Beginning in 4th grade, kids that get all A's on their report card get to participate in Academic Night. I've attended a lot of Academic Night's in my day and I think by the time I got to high school, I quit attending the actual event and just picked up my award the next day at school because the actual event was so long & boring, but this year's program was great! The whole Frolicking Night Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858227216908081798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732874702653630885.post-3715253974727107442013-05-15T10:31:00.001-07:002013-05-15T10:31:39.350-07:00Honors Recital Auditions
We found out late last night that my cute Penguin made it into the live & final round of auditions for the Honors Recital. Yea!! She's so excited & I'm so proud of her!!
We've never done something like this, but my understanding is that teachers can submit videos of their students ... so any instrument, small ensembles, singers, etc are all welcome to Frolicking Night Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858227216908081798noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732874702653630885.post-79086004616396713352013-05-14T13:39:00.000-07:002013-05-14T13:39:08.762-07:00Mother's Day 2013
{Mother's Day 2013 ... Turkey told me he was making his "bear face".}
I'm totally trying to avoid cleaning the bathrooms today. It's my least favorite job. It goes pretty quickly but it's just so gross & so mind-numbing. I'd love a maid! Who wouldn't, right?
I had such a nice Mother's Day ... actually weekend. Hubby had a 3-day weekend which is a rarity!!Frolicking Night Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858227216908081798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732874702653630885.post-23808795041901511152013-05-14T13:04:00.000-07:002013-05-14T13:04:16.804-07:00Plans for the Home
Sooo ... we've been working on plans for our home for about 3 months now. I think we are finally just about done. It's been consuming many-a-days and we are counting down the days until we can move onto the next phase of the process ... sending everything to engineers & then submitting plans to our town for approval. Slowly but surely we are making progress.
Frolicking Night Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858227216908081798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732874702653630885.post-30142127991734073692013-05-07T23:43:00.000-07:002013-05-08T08:11:42.398-07:00Audition Videos ... Done!
It's 11:44pm and I'm finally finishing up Penguin's audition videos for an honors recital. This was a somewhat painful project. I had to record her playing two pieces which we did on three different nights. Recording is frustrating because we kept trying and trying for a perfect recording, which just ends up being frustrating for both of us. I tried to keep recording Frolicking Night Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858227216908081798noreply@blogger.com6