Family History Fair

The fair went really well today I think!  My dad said there were 160 people pre-registered for it, but I know there was more than 160 that showed up.  They were worried about the pre-ordered lunches and the Stake center chapel and overflow were filled entirely up. 
They had an opening where the Manti Temple president (Pinegar) and his wife talked.  He is so awesome and funny.  Then they split for two classes in the morning.  Heidi and I slipped into one about Family History for Kids and one about Family Cookbooks.  They were both very well done and gave us some fun ideas.  Inbetween classes we talked to people at our display and found a lot of people interested, especially in classes, so we need to really find some way to get some laptops so we can make that happen.  We had lots of people sign up for things, so hopefully we can get some business from it. 

Uncle Greg took the kids bowling and Tyrel won.  He has been going bowling with the bowling club here at the school every Monday and his game has really improved.  He bowled a 170 I think he said.  They had fun and think Uncle Greg is awesome!  They are right.

We made it back in time for Trevin to change quickly and go trick or treating with his buddies.  He had a great time even though it was wet and cold and we ended up with a hail storm at one point.  He wore the infamous "fat" costume and won the Funniest Costume award for the whole 6th grade at school.

Travis went to Devin and Dayans for a Halloween party and movie and Tyrel and I rented a couple of DVDs and just chilled at home.

Sean had dinner almost done for us when we got home, so that was awesome!  Thanks honey.

Headed to Leamington

Heidi and I got the opportunity to have a display at the Family History Fair in Delta this weekend.  I headed down with the boys this afternoon.  We had dinner and then they went to the football game with Greg and Heidi and I headed to Delta with Kirk and my dad to set up our booth.  We got everything out and set up and decided some changes needed made, so we came back and had Dad and Kirk build us a shelf that we could put underneath our tablecloths so we could have things on two different levels.  It is still a little crowded, but I think it looks pretty good.  The calendar Heidi and Kirk did looks awesome.  I need to get a picture of it to add to our catalog.  I hope it goes well for us tomorrow.

Trevin's SEP

I had a great meeting with Trevin's teacher today for his SEP.  He couldn't say enough good things about Trevin.  He said he was always on task and never caused problems with behavior or talking.  It's always good for a parent to hear that their child is behaving and respectful.  I hope he is always that way.  His grades were excellent and the teacher said the only thing he needed to work on was turning in his in class reading log.  I asked Trevin about it and he said it was lost in his desk but now he has found it.  If his desk looks anything like his room, it's no wonder.  I told him if he loses it again to ask for another one and not just not do it.  His teacher also highly commended him on his sock puppet project.  Trevin had an Italian sock puppet, so make sure you read this with an Italian accent.  No, my "a" button is not stuck.  I thought the same thing when I proofread it for him so he had to tell me his puppet was Italian and then it made perfect sense!

“Hi a my a name is a Gino. I a come a from Italy where I a had to a grow up in a my a family’s restaurant. We a were a very rich. So I had every a thing I a wanted. One fateful day a my a brother Gigi and I a were a separated. I a sort of a pushed him under a the bed and a we sent a search party for a three days. Then I knew one a thing and it a was my family will ship a me to a Rhode Island. I like a Islands till I saw a this a place.

There a was a no a lasagna (sob). I just a love a lasagna. But a no I a had to have a sardines. That is all a they a had at a the stupid island paradise (sob). Then a this a guy looks at a me and a said ”Let a me take a you home a with a me. I a got sardines with a you’re a name on it!” He a drags me off. I ate a the sardines and a let me tell you a something, they were so....HORRIBLE! They a taste a like raw sewage (sob).
So I ran a to the a airport and a flew to a Utah. It a was a great! I a found a this family and a guess what? Gigi was on one of a the kids a feet and not another sock on a the other. So I a am a living a with Gigi a forever and a the part is a that this a family ate a lasagna and pizza and a spaghetti. A thank you for listening a Good Bye. I’m coming a Gigi.”
6th grade sock puppet project

Not so Speedy Speed Scrap

For our Dig-Scrap class tonight, I taught them how to do Quick Pages the first half hour and then we were going to do a speed scrap the last hour.  Normally, in a speed scrap, you get an instruction every 10 minutes for an hour (7 steps total) and then have a completed layout (you get another hour afterwards to finish up in case you didn't keep up).  Well, we started a little bit late and only had 40 minutes, but I thought we could get through the first 4 or 5 instructions.  We only made it through two.  I emailed them all the instructions when I got home and told them to finish it up at home and bring their finished layouts to class next week.

Next week is the last class.  We are working with templates and we are going to start at 7:00 instead of 7:30 and see if we can get another speed scrap in after we learn about templates or maybe review some photo editing from the 1st week.

I also went visiting teaching this afternoon.  I have a new partner and new ladies to visit.  I'm excited to get to know all of them better. 

Scouts at my House

I spent the day again trying to figure out how to make my CD work how I wanted to.  Heidi and I are burning our kits onto disks for the home parties we are going to start doing.  It apparently is not possible for it to work the way I want it to now after all these months of trying to get it done, so we went back to plan A, since plan B isn't going to happen.  Oh well...........I did get some burned and packaged up tonight for our Family History Fair we are doing on Saturday.

We had our Scouts Halloween party at my house.  We opted for the easy way out and didn't even play any Halloween games, but I did give them Halloween treat bags.  We did a little game involving the Scout motto, slogan, salute, and sign.  Then I let them just hang out and play air hockey and pool.  Tyrel helped me out and kept them all busy.

After that we had dinner, Travis headed to the city council meeting for a school assignment.  He came back saying it was boring, but that he actually understood everything that was going on because of his government class he is taking right now.  Tyrel went to babysit for the neighbors and I relieved him at 7 so he could head to Young Men's. 

Amazing deal at the Grocery Store

Tyrel headed to the bowling alley with the bowling club after school today and then when Trevin got home I took him down, we picked up Tyrel and took them to get their hair cut.  They both needed it really bad!  Then we all headed to the grocery store and we found an amazing deal.  You could buy a Stouffers family size lasagne or enchiladas for $9.77, which by itself is an amazing deal compared to what they normally cost.  But, with it you got a free loaf of french bread, a free 2 liter Pepsi product, a free dozen cookies, and a free bag of salad!  We bought 4 of them and ended up taking the last 4 loaves of french bread.  Sorry to anyone who was behind me in line!  The poor lady in the bakery was beside herself not knowing what to do with very few cookies left and no bread.

We came home and made potato soup for dinner. I thought it was delicious, but my boys don't love it so much.  I do make them suffer through it a couple times each winter though because I think it is so good, especially since we had SNOW today.  It tasted really good with one of our loaves of fresh french bread!

Tyrel did the family night lesson tonight and we had a good discussion on serving others.  Trevin had treats and he was covered since we got 4 dozen free cookies from the store!

New Calling for Sean

Wow, I'm glad today is over.  It has been really hard keeping the secret for a month now.  Sean was put in as Elder's Quorum president for our ward today.  He called Jared Peterson and Doug Howell as his counselors and Chris Sainsbury as secretary.  They should all work well together.  He is sad to be leaving his Sunday School class though, he has liked having that Sunday Calling and has enjoyed the kids too.