I forgot to post the pictures of our weekend snow storm. We didn't have any snow to speak of last winter but we have made up for it this year. This is on Friday, we ended up with about 8 inches or more. Brad was out shoveling the walk and as he would shovel, a wind would blow a whole bunch of snow off of the roof, right onto Brad. It was funny. My mom and I were cracking up. Brad is just walking around to the front of the garage in this picture. I will try to post two more pictures but blogger is being stubborn right now.

Mini - Mission

I am sure I will have a bit of a boring blog this week (why be different from any other blog?) because the whole family is on a mini-mission with the youth from church. We are cutting out TV, music, radio, computer, movies, etc. You might wonder how I am getting away with blogging? Journal? I also use it as a way to keep up with the girls and feel it is time with family, different from surfing the net. I will not surf the net.

Yesterday was a wonderful day. We came home from church and without the TV, Hannah and I worked on YW Personal Progress. She started looming a hat for Maya (it is a surprise), we read scriptures, had a family over for dinner, Hannah made cookies without my help, I showed Hannah how to knit (she wasn't interested in learning), Hannah delivered cookies to a blind lady we go to church with and to a family that was home sick today. It is amazing how much you can get done without TV and music to distract you. I love it.

I actually thought about how cool this would be to do as a family. I just had this idea but thought, why do we have to wait to do it with the youth? Anyway, anyone who reads this might want to give it a try. We also have to serve people, study Preach My Gospel, get up by 6:30 to bed by 10:30, exercise, eat 5 fruits and veggies a day, drink 6-8 glasses of water, and tons of other stuff.

Okay, I am off to see what I need to do today.

Blogging without Pictures

I guess it is okay to blog without pictures. The pictures just make it more intertesting. So, my rampage for the day is.... I went to a girls camp meeting last night. It is CRAZY here. I was the only one who hadn't been to camp here and they talk in a foreign language. They call the girls Kits, Kats, Dits, and Dats and there are some other acronymns that Ican't remember. Instead of saying 4th year, 5th year, 6th year, ect (like the handbook does) they use these Kits and Kats stuff. I had to ask what it all meant, Kounselor in Training, Kounselor already Trained, Director..... How crazy is that? They have done this same camp stuff for over 25 years (there was a paper written up that some lady brought it here from California) anyway it is quite crazy and NO ONE messes with it. The one good thing is that the girls basically conducted the meeting and are really involved. OH YEAH, and each person who goes to camp gets a 'camp' name that they use at camp meetings and at camp. For instance, one lady was Dreamboat and that is what everyone calls her, instead of Sister Johnson or whatever. I guess I will get my name on the Thursday at Camp. I guess I have to make sure I am on my best behavior so I will get a good name, I would hate to be known as Farter or something like that. Wish me luck. No wonder I hate girls camp!

Landon went to his house :(

Landon this morning. "I don't want to go to my house, Nana!"
So, he goes and gets his blanket "that Nana made him" and his bucket of toys.
"What you doin' Nana?"
"No! I don't want to talk to mom on the phone!"

So, we drove to Indy to meet Sarah. He cried off and on the whole way there. He wanted to stay at my house. I was sad but last night he said he missed his mom. I want him to remember the visit with fond memories instead of remembering that he missed his mom. It was great to have him here for a short time. I think I will sleep well tonight!

Extra Blog

Isn't there a rule about blogging too much? I thought I would post a couple of Landon thoughts since he is going home today. He misses his Mom.
Landon: Nana, my bum jumped
Nana: What do you mean?
Landon: My bum jumped.
Nana: Let me see your bum.
Landon: (turning around) See. It can jump.
Nana: I can't see it. Show me.
Landon: (climbing on the back of the couch and jumping onto the cushion) See? Landon didn't jump, my bum jumped.

Makes perfect sense, I guess, being as he knows HE isn't allowed to jump on the furniture.

Landon: I need a banbaid.
Nana: Why?
Landon: Hannie put a heart on my hand.
Nana: Why do you need a banbaid?
Landon: So I can't see the heart. (I was going to ask him about washing his hand but he had it all figured out)
Landon: Spank Hannie!


Okay, true love...... I was eating my nightly ritual of Raisin Nut Bran and Landon shared with me. The only problem with sharing with Landon is every bite he takes has to have one of those delicious raisins in it. I got the bran flakes (thank goodness for a slivered almond every now and then. Landon doesn't like those) and Landon got the Raisins. He was happy. Who wouldn't be?

Nana's aren't prepared!!

I am so mad!! I got Landon all pumped up to go to the Children's Museum today. We get there at about 10:30 and I find out that on Tuesday mornings, members get extra long time in the Kids Zone (none of that 40 minute crap. We were in there until 12:30!) . We are having a great time and all of a sudden I thought, I can blog about this but...... I FORGOT MY CAMERA!!! I even put the battery in the charger today so I could take it with me. It didn't help that dad was home working today and had me folding brochures and proof-reading emails as I was walking out the door. AND.... that Landon decided we needed an umbrella to walk to the car, that was parked in the garage, and he couldn't get the umbrella through the garage door. Oh well, back to the picture problem. There happened to be a woman walking around from the museum that took our pictures while we were playing with Legos and they will be posted on the internet in 48 hours. I will post the pic then but I won't blog!

The weather was beautiful today so Grampy took Landon outside while I worked on Hannah's big reading project. We had to get a few pictures. Sarah was right, he came home from church and had his church pants down around his knees before he was even inside the door. I talked him into pulling them back up and going upstairs to put on his pajamas, which he wore all day long. He loves PJs, just like his mom. The funny things he said today was: 1) I turned his PJ shirt right side out and he wanted to do it. He got mad at me and I tried to change the subject and asked if he wanted to make cupcakes. He said, "NO! I want to do my shirt myself." I went downstairs and started making cupcakes. He came down and started playing on the laptop in the kitchen (pbskids.com) and when he asked what I was doing, I told him making cupcakes. He said, "I want to make cupcakes." I told him that he told me earlier that he didn't want to and he said, "I was mad at you when I told you no but I am not mad at you now." 2) When we were leaving church I said, "Come on Landon, let's go home" and he said, "NO! I don't want to go home, I want to go to Nana's house."

I know there is another one but I can't remember it right now. Maybe because Landon ran, non stop, all day and I am pooped and it is only 9:30. I can't wait to go to bed tonight. He went to sleep in the little room off of my bedroom tonight. I sat by the door and read my scriptures and he was asleep in about 5 minutes. Hopefully he will NOT wake up at 1:30 and complain about being hungry, and I won't have to go downstairs and get him a big glass of chocolate milk and a Fiber One bar and then go downstairs a second time for another big glass of chocolate milk before he falls asleep again in my bed. Yep, that was last night. Being a Nana is both great and tiring.