First day in Payson...

Kohl's Ranch Lodge... not really in Payson, but close enough. We decided to hang around the "lodge", go swimming, take naps, eat dinner, then go to the lake, fishing, and a craft fair tomorrow. We have a nice little studio room with a kitchen. Dinner comes with the room - at the Zane Grey Saloon- but we are on our own for breakfast and lunch. The closest grocery store or anything else is 30 miles! In front of the lodge. 80 degrees. Very pretty scenery. Kid's playground and picnic area. View from our back porch. Jasmine says "This is wonderful!!" Taking a dip before dinner at the saloon. I'm told that sometimes this place doesn't have internet service for days...

Fun weekend for Jazzy....

It appears that Katie and Jazzy did a lot of fun stuff this weekend. First they had their recital photos taken. Jacky made an appointment for me to see them tomorrow night. Next, to "In and Out Burger". Oh boy.. start of a healthy weekend! Then playing with Katie's two new hamsters. Last Friday night, Katie's dog ate her hamster because the door was accidentally left open when the were cleaning the cage:(( Katie was so upset that they had to run over to the Chandler Mall just down the street and buy a couple of hamsters:(. Next, they all went to a neighborhood block party at someone's house. I still have no idea whose house it was. Apparently, their neighborhood has Halloween, Christmas, New Year's, summer barbeques, parties for no reason, etc. Jasmine said that Tina our dogsitter was there- since she lives across the street from Katie. It would be nice to have friendly neighbors, as opposed to neighbors who don't like kids, and don't even wave after three years! Jasmine says she had salad....hmm.. don't know about that, barbequed something or another, chips, cake and cookies. She said she ate a "package" of chocolate cookies at the party. I'm sure the neighbors appreciated that, if it even happened at all. Then she was wondering why she was itching today..... Pretty obvious. They got home around 7:30pm from the party, and Katie promptly fell asleep. Jasmine stayed up and watched "Home Alone" with Jim and Jacky:)) This morning, they went to the park and had breakfast there. I was more productive than usual- without Jasmine:). Came home from the seminar, cleaned out every closet and organized everything in "give away", "throw away", and "sell to kids used clothes store" piles. Then watched a movie. Got up early, went to the gym and had a great work out, called at 8 am to see when Jazzy would be ready, and they were still at the park, so went grocery shopping. Had all of that done and groceries put away by 9AM!!! Efficient- like I *used* to be! Picked up Jasmine where Jacky gave me several large bags of nice clothes and shoes that Katie had grown out of. Wow- like getting a whole new wardrobe for Jazzy. Then had to go to "make-up" swimming lessons since the pool was closed on our regular day. Right when we got there for our usual Tuesday night lesson, the pool was closed due to some little kid pooping in it!!! You could not pay me enough to go into those pools. Then ate dinner at Rubio's... our usual "after swimming" place. Great weekend- no photos. ok- here's a photo taken right after we came home!

Weekend at Katie's...

Well, I'm off to my prison sentence... uh, also known as a CE seminar. Jazzy is staying with Katie Kuedden for the weekend. This morning, they are going to ballet to get their recital photos done. They are butterflies in the program. Then, off to a swimming/block party in Katie's neighborhood, which kind of makes me nervous. Katie's parents, Jim and Jacky, swore to me they would hover over them in the pool. At Katie's house with hair in bun... waiting to get recital photos. Won't know what to do with myself for the whole weekend to myself:(

Ballet trauma!!

Tonight we were at ballet class. I was sitting outside the classroom when all of the sudden a horrendous chemical odor and tons of smoke filled the building within seconds. Apparently, one of the AC units on the building caught on fire. I ran into the classroom where Jasmine was and grabbed her to run out. The AC in that particular room was filtering everything out, so they didn't even know the place was on fire. We ran outside where it was 105 degrees. I was green, so so so nauseous from the chemicals that I couldn't drive home. Had to sit in the car for a little while with cold air blowing on me to be able to drive home. Even then with a very bad headache. Everyone else was coughing, gagging, nauseous. Good thing it happened during the day when people were there, otherwise the building would have been flattened. They said that this was the second occurrence with that particular AC unit. Could have really been disastrous.

Happy Mother's Day....

I'm 61 yrs old!:) and make spaghetti? I don't think I've ever made spaghetti for Jasmine. Pizza? maybe. Watch TV?- we only watch one show per week... which is "Amazing Race" on Sunday nights. It's over for now, so nothing to watch. I'm special because I clean:) I like to eat sweets!!?:) Life savers... really? Yes, we go to the "puke" alot! Not really. There are a few more pages that say I have black hair, brown eyes, am as tall as a flower, and look good wearing a jacket!

Let's Play Music Recital....

End of Year 2 of Let's Play Music:( One more to go, then we'll have to find something else. I think we are the only family in the group who is not Mormon and who does not home school:))

Astronaut Application...

Why would you make a good astronaut? Because I am small. I am kind of a mouse. What activities would you like to do as an astronaut? I would like to wake on moon:)