Forgot again

Trevin had another football game this evening.  Another loss.  So sad.  Grandpa and Grandma Evers came up and watched the game.  Trevin had a few flag pulls this game, so I think he is getting better as a player.  It would be fun for them to get a few wins though. 

I said I would do better this week getting him to scouts, well, I lied.  I totally spaced it again.  We were home in time, but coming home, trying to get everyone fed and homework done just totally made me forget yet again.  They have a 10 mile bike ride on Saturday morning, so hopefully I'll remember that.

Chandler came over to do his signing lab with Travis and Tyrel tonight too.  They have to get together in a group and work on their sign language skills for an hour every week.  I heard a lot of regular talking too, so I hope they are getting things done.  When I ask them, they say they are discussing what they signed. Hmmm, sounds fishy to me...............

Class

I ended up with enough people to go ahead and do my class.  I wish there was a few more, to make it a little more worth the time, so if anyone still wants to take it, you can still come next Wednesday and we can get you caught up quickly.  We just talked about the different tools in Photoshop the first week, which will be used over and over again in all the classes, so you didn't miss a whole lot, except for my fun photo editing tips.

It makes me smile

Not much to say today other than I just love my new blog background and header.  Every time I open my blog it just makes me smile!

I made homemade chicken noodle soup today and put it in the crock pot because we had such a hectic schedule this evening.  I had to leave at 5:30 to go help set up for pack night and then pack night was at 6:00.  Tyrel had to leave at 6:15 for mountain biking with the scouts.  Travis had Scouts at 7:00.  Trevin had football practice at 5:30 and then a game at 6:30 that Sean went to by start time and I headed there after pack night was over.  Crazy Crazy evening.  I think we all made it home by around 8:00 and Trevin finally got to eat dinner then.

Anger Management

Not sure if this is meant as a clue that I'm too cranky or not, but Travis gave a great lesson for FHE tonight from President Monson's talk from the Priesthood session of last conference.  He did a really good job with his lesson.  I'm proud of him for the time and preparation he is putting into his lessons lately.  It is good practice for when he will be a missionary.  He will be awesome!

We had family night on the deck because the weather was so nice.  I thought it got a little chilly, but everyone else was cool with it.  Sorry neighbors if you have to listen to how awful the Nielsen family sings on Monday nights.

I made chocolate zucchini cake with chocolate glaze for dessert and Grandpa and Grandma Nielsen showed up right at dessert time with some peaches.  So, they joined us for some cake and visited with us for a bit.

I started on a scrap 4 hire project that I need to get done before Christmas.  It is kind of fun to scrap other peoples pictures. I'm having a great time with it!

Busy Sunday

Besides church, which is normal for a Sunday, Travis had a meeting for our ward mini play to go to at 2:00 then he went home teaching at 3:00, then our home teachers came at 4:00, then Sean had a meeting at 5:00, then we finally got to come home and have dinner.  I made roast, mashed potatoes and gravy, rolls, and carrots.  It was yummy.  I love coming home from church with the smell of a roast cooking.  It seems like it's been a month or so since we have had one and it was good!

Happy Birthday Neighbor!

I slept in late this morning and got up just in time to make everyone egg sandwiches instead of the normal big Saturday breakfast.  Sean, Travis and Tyrel were all headed out the door to do a termite job in Mapleton, so I had to hurry.

Trevin and I stayed home and got some cleaning and laundry done.  When they all got home in the afternoon, we had a quick lunch, got some more chores done, and then listened to BYU get beat again.

This evening, Sean and I headed over next door for our neighbor's surprise 60th birthday party.  The treats were yummy and she was truly surprised.  It was fun to meet some more of her family and visit a bit.

Tyrel went to play night games at the Dalton's and said he had a really fun time.  The evenings for night games will be drawing to a close soon with the colder weather coming.

Chili Cookoff

Tonight was the annual 6th ward Chili cookoff at the Shaw's barn.  I simmered stew meat for chili all day long.  I thought it tasted really good, but I didn't end up staying long enough to find out who won.  I'm sure it wasn't me, but I did have fun cooking chili again this year.  I had done salads the past few years and decided to do chili again this time.  Tyrel rode his bike down and had fun playing football in the arena with all the other boys in our ward.  He was playing barefoot and his feet were pretty disgusting!

Trevin went down to the Fall Festival with the neighbors so I could get my chili there on time and then they all joined us at the party.  Travis and Sean had to go do a couple of bug spray jobs on some apartments with people moving in first thing in the morning and didn't get back in time, but I left them some chili at home.

The Anderson's (along with Abby Bradshaw) were part of the entertainment for the night.  They did awesome.  I always love listening to their talent.  Then Roger and Liz sang and started off with one of my favorite songs that they do together.

Trevin and I left a little early and I went to a scrapping night at Janice's and he went to play night games at his friend Steven's house.  I was actually the only one that showed up, but Janice and I had a good time and I got lots of templates made.  It was a fun evening.