112 posts tagged “weather”

After a full day at the wrestling tournament, we returned just in time for Lily's birthday party.  My mom was a real sweetie and had everything set up and my brother's girlfriend made a yummy baked macaroni and cheese. 

 There were 11 little girls that came to her kittie themed party.

She wanted the cake to look like Butterscotch and I think it turned out great!  (I did not make it).

After supper, it was time to go swimming.  I had 2 parents tell me their daughters didn't swim well and needed to stay in the shallow end, one of the girls tell me themselves, and one parent stay (I would be one of those at a swim party).  As soon as we opened the door to the pool room, they all ran and jumped in.  Right away one of the girls was paddling frantically and not getting her head above the water (nobody mentioned her not being able to swim).  This is when it occured to me that it probably would've been smart to at least have my swimsuit on in case of emergency.  She was too far from the edge to reach or throw anything to so I was left with no choice but to jump in wearing a long-sleeved sweatshirt, jeans, and socks.  It's a good thing the deep end is only 5 ft. so I can hop with my tippy toes and keep my own head above water or it would've been very difficult with my clothes weighing me down.  I was able to hand the girl off (who wasn't phased by the whole incident) to the other mom who had stayed while I quickly went to change.  I got smart and put my swimsuit on just in case I needed to make another rescue.  Ray found the whole thing quite entertaining.

The girls had a blast in the pool.  It seemed weird having a pool party when it was -10 outside.

This girl is in my choir and her family just bought a house by our new one.  I think they'll be the best of friends!  (We like the parents, too).  They also have a daughter in Jace's class and a baby due this spring.

  They swam for around 45 minutes and then got out for cake and presents.

After 2 hours, I was very happy to have it over!

Below 0 windchill:

1. Last week the temperatures was in the 50's.  Today, it's -5.  Along with the cold came Jace's croup which he thought he was getting over.  It's his first episode since April so it's definitely getting further between attacks.
2. Ray spent all of Sunday spraying the trim so carpet could be installed.  I went yesterday to help remove all the masking and paper.  The residual from the paint sprayer goes a long ways and ended up on a lot of the walls.  The more paper I removed, the more I started crying.  I spent so much time painting that house and there were entire walls and closets that needed redone.  I finally just had to leave!  Turned out that it didn't take as long as I thought it would to fix so it did get done yesterday.
3. To add to my Monday, we got a call from the utility company that since our geothermal heat pump meter wasn't connected last month, our bill was $490!!!!!!!!  They called back 10 minutes later to give us a $150 credit.  That didn't make me feel too much better.

Tropical heatwave:

1. Lily's room is carpeted!  Aside from hanging the light and door, her room is basically finished.  Today, they'll install the carpet in the guest bedroom and master bedroom.
2. My computer has been fixed!  We upgraded to Office 2007 so now I have Outlook back.  I have sure been missing my email addys and calendar!  Thank goodness all the information was still there.
3. My baby is turning 7 this week!  I'm not sure if that's good or bad but we'll have a good time.
4. I just love our church here.  The people are ridiculously kind and I like it!!

Thumbs Down:

1. Our house still hasn't sold yet.  There's a lady who loves it and wants it but her husband doesn't think they need a new house.  Feel free to pray that she changes his mind!
2. I helped Ray grout the main bathroom yesterday.  All I did was wipe off the excess and 3 of my fingers are split.  I won't be doing that again without gloves!

Thumbs Up:

1. This gorgeous weather we've had in November is totally making up for the crummy October.  I can now make it through winter.
2. I have 1 room left to paint in the house before we move in.  We hope to have carpet installed in the next 2 weeks and move in shortly after.  We might have a few things left to finish when we move in but that's ok!
3. Friends from Jamestown are coming this weekend to go hunting on our ranch.  It'll be fun to see them and Jace is totally stoked to see his godbrother that's the same age as him.
4. Chorister Choir sang for a church brunch last Sunday and it was classic (the one time Ray didn't record).  The 2 yr old twin-siblings of one of my singers decided they wanted to be with her.  So, they took turns coming up and standing by her and attempting to sing the song, that they didn't know, very loudly.  It was classic!  I guess I have some future members on my hands.
5. Friends who are willing to take time out of their busy schedules to help me paint.  Not only that, they're willing to do the cutting because I'm so bad at it!
6. My mom making us hot breakfasts every morning.  Today it was french toast and sausage.
7. My brother's new girlfriend.  I think we're going to become fast friends!

Thumbs Down:

1. A woman looked at our house last week and just loved it.  She brought her husband to see it on Monday and he was very quiet except to say one of the bathroom's needed remodeling and they'd already done a lot of that on their current house.  Our realtor is hoping the woman just needed some time to talk her husband into it.  I'm afraid it was a woman who thought she needed a new house and her husband didn't. 
2. I was a crabby patty today.  It's not very often that I'm in a cranky mood all day but this was one of them.  Several little things that put me in the mood. 
3. My great uncle passed away.  He was my step grandpa's brother.  Grandpa died when I was 12 but he lived in town and I spent tons of time with him.  Out of his 3 brothers, this was the one I was closest to.  He and his wife have lived in AZ the past 10 years and had just moved back to MT to be closer to family.  I've made at least 3 trips to Billings and wanted to stop and see them but always had other things to do.  Now, I regret waiting.  I'd also like to go to his funeral tomorrow but it's not going to work out.  He has such a twinkle in his eye.

Thumbs Up:

1. We really are making good progress on the house.  We've started painting the basement even though we don't plan to totally finish the basement right away.  The tile is done in the foyer and Lily's bathroom floor and shower.  Ray's started hanging interior doors and putting on base trim so the carpet installer can come.  2/3 of the kitchen cabinets are done.  I need to get pictures of some of the lights Ray's installed because they are gorgeous!  We're very tentatively hoping to be in around the end of the month.  (No laughing, mom).
2. There's no school tomorrow so Ray's taking the boys hunting.  This will be Cody's first time going as an official "hunter" since passing Hunter's Safety.
3. The 1st quarter is done at school.  Cody really struggled the past few years but is finally taking school more seriously.  There is still room for improvement but he made the Honor Roll so we're very proud.  All his teachers had great things to say.  This is Jace's first year to receive letter grades and he earned all A's and B's.  He's also suddenly taken a huge interest in reading.  He's always hated reading but is now reading 300 page novels!!  Lily is also doing well.  All of the kids' teachers are very impressed with their transition into new schools.  It truly has been amazing and we couldn't have asked for the move to be any smoother.
4. Cody has started Middle School wrestling and his first tournament is Saturday.  Wrestling is such a different environment here.  In Jamestown, Cody was teased a lot for being a wrestler instead of playing hockey or basketball.  Here, wrestling is huge!  Last night, they had a photo shoot for their team poster!!  He's best friend here is also a wrestler and a super, nice kid.
5. Though the weather in October was awful, November is off to a gorgeous start.  It's even supposed to hit 60 tomorrow.

 

Cloudy:

1. The weather!  September was our most summer-like weather of the year.  It was just beautiful!  October 1 came along and we switched straight to winter.  It's been cold, rainy, and windy.  Thankfully, we haven't had any snow yet though it's been in the forecast a lot.
2. I have to miss Cody's 2nd middle school football game tonight because it's during my choir rehearsal.  Pooh!

Sunny:

1. I had 3 moles on my back biopsied last week and they all came back negative.  I'd had a few done in college and those were also fine.  Better safe than sorry, though. 
2. Every week I've had more children showing up for choir and we're having a great time!  I found some really awesome songs for us to sing.
3. I raised $285 for the March of Dimes when I went to jail today.
4. By the end of today, the entire upstairs of our new house will be primered, 1/2 the ceiling painted, and the kitchen walls done.  Moving right along now!

Friday night we went to the opening ceremony.  There were activity and food booths.  The kids all got autographs from the Billings Outlaw arena football players.  They also had fun with the dunking booth.  There was continuous entertainment and the the kids got to walk the track.  They are in the maroon shirts and you can see Jace.

The most exciting part was when 5 skydivers jumped out of a plane over the field and then all landed right in the center.  I was amazed by the accuracy of their landings!  The USA women's fencer who won the gold lit the torch at the conclusion of the ceremony.

The first game was early on Saturday.  The team was really tough and we lost 0-10.

The next game was against another Billings team.  We were the only out of town team so knew it was going to be tough.  Ray's dad and family arrived in time for the 2nd game.  They picked a good game to watch because we won 10-0 and Cody scored 4 goals. 

After watching a 15 yr old team last spring, Cody's been practicing a flip throw-in.  I didn't think he was confident enough yet to try it in a game but he did it in the first two games really well.  Unfortunately, the 3rd game is the one I tried to get on camera and it didn't go as well.

The 3rd game was against an all girl team.  They were big, rough, and tough!  It was also about 95 degrees and miserable.  The game ended in a 3-3 tie even though they outplayed us a lot.  I think we were saved by our goalie and a penalty kick that scored a goal for us.  Because both teams had won and lost 1 game each, it came down to total goals to see who would play in the championship game.  We beat them by 1 point!!

After the game, the kids spent time at the pool while we played pinochle with Ray's dad and Amy.

I was a little shocked that we were the only adults present at the pool and most of Cody's team was there.  We were extra glad with our decision when the fire alarm went off.  We hearded the 20+ kids out onto the patio.  Apparently, some teens pulled all the fire alarms so it went off 5 different times.  The kids swam some more Sunday morning before we went to the championship game.  Unfortunately, we were playing the same team that we'd lost to Saturday morning.  I thought Jace did a great job keeping up with all those older boys since most of them were 11 and 12.

We lost 0-12 but still won the silver medal.

 

 

 

Stinky:

1. I'm signed up to do the women's golf league for the first time tonight and the wind is blowing about 50mph and it's raining off and on.  Sure hoping it quits in the next 2 hours!
2. I miss my friends back in ND.
3. Our house still hasn't sold.  Supposedly there was a really positive showing last week but we haven't had an offer.  It really needs to sell SOON!
4. Coming home Sunday night to a terrible mess left by the babysitter and kids including a pint of chocolate milk sitting on the counter, everything from supper left out, and the kids still awake when it was 1 1/2 hrs past when they were supposed to be in bed!

Perfume:

1. Ray & I went on the 2nd annual Cattle Crawl Sunday night.  It's a progressive beef dinner.  We started out at the Cattle-ac for appetizers, then we went to my parents' restaurant for their big salad bar, next we hopped on 2 large busses and went 10 miles to Fairview for a roast beef dinner, and then we went another 30 miles for a steak dinner before returning.  There was a free drink at each stop plus free beer on the bus.  Of course, I felt like my normal, boring self because I wasn't drinking.
2. The deck being built on our new house.
3. Meeting more people.
4. Going to Billings this weekend for the soccer tournament.  The coach is very impressed with the boys' skills.  It'll be nice to bond with the other families, too.
5. Seeing my cousin from AZ in Billings this weekend.  I think it's been about 5 years!

 

Things I Dislike:

1.  Yesterday morning, Lily fell backwards off our bed and hit her head really hard. I still had her go to swim lessons thinking it would take her mind off things.  She did fairly well until the last 5 minutes when she got out.  She was nauseous.  When we got to the house, she curled up on the bed under a blanket and said she just wanted to go to sleep.  That's when alarm bells started going off in my head so off to the ER we went.   She threw up when we were in the ER and then really perked up. The Dr. said sometimes the adrenaline from an injury makes someone nauseous and tired but he didn't think it was a concussion. Whew!
2. Cody had a horrible migraine yesterday.  I don't know when he'll learn to watch for the early signs so he can take medicine early enough to head them off.  He ended up throwing up twice, slept from 5:30-9:00 on the bathroom floor, and then Ray moved him to bed.  He's still sleeping.
3. Movie companies taking kids' toys and making movies about them that are not appropriate for the kids who play with the toys!  "Transformers 2"

Things I Like:

1. I think we'll be ordering our cabinets next week.  We're almost done with the design.  They're the Maple Glaze ones.  http://www.pinnaclehomeproducts.com/Cabinets_c_1.html
2. We've also got most of our light fixtures chosen and hope to order them next week.
3. Today is the Town & Country Festival in town.  We'll be taking in the parade, free lunch, games, and other entertainment.
4. Three days until we see our neighbors from back in Jamestown!!
5. The theater in town just reopened after being closed for a year.  Now, if they could get a PG movie that would be great.
6. Spending a 99 degree day at the pool with friends.    
7. Jace made Cody's All Star soccer team!  He'll be a sub but he's still doing awesome considering most of the kids are 11 or 12 and he's just 9.   
8. I had my first hair cut & color here yesterday.  It's scary for me to go to someone new.  I just about fainted when she told me the price.  It was $60.  In Jamestown, I paid $120!!                                                                                      

 

What is it too soon for?
Submitted by Design Shark.

Snow and Christmas shopping.

 

 

At last, the sun is shining.  Apparently, we ended the drought here by bringing all the rain with us from ND.  I really don't think 5 days of rain and highs in the 50's was necessary, though. 

Ray's dad arrived Monday night to help on the house.  They all went out to the ranch yesterday to do some more branding - in the rain.  Today, it looks like they'll actually get to work on the house and hopefully the rafters can be delivered that were originally supposed to come on Monday.

Lily started gymnastics on Monday.  She seems to be a natural just like Cody and already advanced to Level 2 which is tonight.  Cody has soccer tryouts tonight and Jace starts wrestling camp tomorrow so hopefully they'll start meeting some more kids soon.