This week Evan turned 6 years old. Yay! He commented on his age a couple of weeks ago by stating "I am so done with 5, I've been 5 all year!" :) He wanted to go to Chuck E Cheese for his birthday and he wanted to invite his friends Kyler, Jacob (he's 14 and Jonah's best friend), James and Gabe. Grandma and Grandpa came and James was able to come. We all had a great time. It was a holiday and several people in the ward (our church congregation) had children with a birthday that week also. It was quite fun to see so many people there. It was like a big party!
Jason and Brenden was spent the weekend and several days this week getting his pinewood derby car ready for the big race. Brenden designed the car to be a tank and I happened to find skin that wraps on the car that was camouflage. He was so excited. He was so sure that he was going to win. Since Jonah and Brenden have been involved in scouts, one or the other has won the race. So naturally he thought that would happen this time. But unfortunately it didn't happen. He was so sad. After the second race I tried to cheer him up that he might win the last one, and he commented "It's getting slower every time!!" Poor guy! Some how the weight or shape just wasn't right.
Brenden has needed a new dresser for quite some time and I had been looking on craigslist since we moved into our new house. And on Thursday I found the perfect dresser. It's made of oak with a hutch and a matching desk with hutch all 4 pieces for $140. I picked it up and with the help of the kids I got it up the stairs and in his room. On Saturday I got the organizing bug and got all three boys rooms organized and rearranged to a better traffic flow. I hadn't been able to organize the boys' rooms since we moved in and their stuff had been just stuffed in the closet willy nilly. I found some perfect containers for the legos and that started the process. Funny how one thing can spark your creativity and organization. After my cleaning spree I had tackled three boys' rooms, 1 family room, my walk-in closet, and my room. And all of this was accomplished in less than 24hours.
Jason and Jonah are spending time together bonding over basketball. Jason is co-coaching his team. They had their first game Friday night and they won. From what I was told Jonah did a great job. He made 2 of the 3 three point shots that he took. They have 4 more games in the next two weeks. They have another one on Monday night. Jonah has been spending a lot of time with Cody and Desmond and Jacob. He seems pretty happy as of late. And he was even more excited when I found his phone that's been lost for at least two months. Hallelujah! Buying a new phone is at least $50! I tried to replace Jonah's lost phone (a previous lost phone) with a Verizon prepaid and Verizon policy is that they won't let you activate it unless it has been activated as a prepaid for at least a year! What a stupid policy! Just another way to drain the consumer. (I wanted to have a face sticking out it's tongue but I couldn't figure it out!)
I went to Yoga with Lismarie on Wednesday. I was so excited to find that I had regained almost all of my mobility since my surgery in August. I had torn my superior labrum in my right shoulder and had laprascopic surgery and I was in a sling for 6 weeks and I was worried that I would never be able to have full flexibility. I am definitely in need of strength but I can tell that it will be OK. The other major change has been that I gave up the Chorale for the time being. With the way family life is I need to be involved with activities that are flexible and if there is a day that I can't go to something that I can do it later or the next day. And I couldn't be a very good choir participant if I can't be there to all the rehearsals. And they are 3 hours long starting at 6pm on my long work day. Some weeks I need a break. Or not to be out that late. Where one activity drops out a new one jumps in it's place. The boys want to take the karate class at the YMCA. It's an hour on Tuesdays and Thursdays. It gives me an excuse to use the elliptical!
That's a week in the life of the Holmstrom clan!
