Hi!! If you want to see a picture of our beautiful GREEN backyard- let me know and I'll email it!! It's so Amazing!! We started this project in January- cutting down the hill, putting up a retaining wall, hauling rocks to cover the dirt on the hill, putting up the slide, building a rock path, digging trenches (JD's hands bled because the ground is so hard here), putting sprinklers in, leveling, shoveling and hauling away more and more rocks, and FINALLY YESTERDAY--LAYING SOD!! They delivered the sod at 4am. When Tyson saw it at 6:30am- He went straight out there with the wheelbarrow and got to work hauling top soil! The whole day was the culmination of all our hard work. We had a sod laying party- so it only took 2 1/2 hours to complete! We are so excited!
One big thing that I'm glad to be done with for the year is the Primary Program. As much as I tell myself not to be nervous- I still stress! It turns out wonderful every year and I still stress. During the last song- I don't know if I was touched by the Spirit because it was precious and sweet...Or if I was crying tears of joy to be done with it!
What else are we doing? Homework- the kids work so hard! There are nights Jordyn spends hours on homework. She's going for GOLD though and it takes a lot of effort and time!
Ty has 36 kids in his class! Wow! That teacher is a saint!
We put Luke and Joey in separate classes this year. They seem to be thriving. The only hardship on me is when they get invited to separate birthday parties. I want to call every mom and ask if they can please invite my other son too! When they cry I want to cry too. But, I guess it's better to learn in 1st grade than later in life!!
Cade gets excited for my Preschoolers to come. He does a lot of what they do! The other day, when I was reading off what each Preschoolers job was- Cade was very offended and said "Mama what's my job?" I quickly thought of something for him to do. Cade is now 3- so he shouldn't be throwing anymore 2 year old tantrums right? This child could break glass with his scream- it's mostly at his older brothers. It's a good thing he's so stinking cute.
JD is working a ton. He got released from YM and put into Nursery! I didn't even know that was going to happen, but I'm happy about it. He misses YM's, but also enjoys the nursery. He's such a great guy. He really helps me be a better person- I can't believe how much I learn from him! Stuff I never even knew I wanted to know about emotional responsibility, self awareness, and personal honesty. Sometimes I put my hands over my ears and tune it out- so I don't have to change. But, when I'm ready to listen I always find the new knowledge to be empowering!
As we were getting ready for church today- he had printed out a picture for Nursery (you know the one) of a frowny face that you can turn over and smile that frown away. I guess I was kind of grumping around this morning and he kept holding the picture right in front of me as I walked by. When I got in the car- he had it staring at me as I sat down- I finally realized that I WAS being grumpy and I finally broke down and laughed and laughed! Thanks for turning my frown around JD.
Staceys
The Stacey Seven
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Saturday, September 5, 2009
I'm trying this Again!
Ok- Blogger still won't post my pictures on this computer. So, I'm trying Wordpress again, just so I can show off some cute pictures!
Try http://www.staceystuff7.wordpress.com
Try http://www.staceystuff7.wordpress.com
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
The Hill
Blogging without the pictures was just so disenchanting to me so I guess I just stopped! But, I feel I must make some effort in updating the Stacey Stuff blog so here goes.
Our big project in the last couple months has been "the hill" in our backyard. It used to be a giant slope of dirt until the Homeowners Assoc said they were going to start fining us if we didn't cover the dirt! So, we have shoveled and hauled 10 tons of rock in buckets and wheelbarrow to cover the dirt. But wait before that- we built a retaining wall about 5 feet into the slope. And then JD dug the trenches and installed a drip system for the plants we'll have up there. Next we leveled the back yard with a rake. Now we are in the process of putting the slide on the hill and building stairs to go up next to it. I use the word WE loosely. By WE- I mean...JD for doing some major manwork. Jenn, Collin, and Connor probably hauled 2 or 3 tons of rocks up the hill themselves. Glen shoveled and raked. Virginia cleaned our whole house while I hauled rock up the hill (Oh- and painted a bathroom and hallway!). Jordyn, Tyson, Luke, Joey, Cade have been working very hard shoveling, raking, hauling!! Lindsay thought of the slide idea. Melissa found it on Craigslist. We borrowed the Scott's Suburban to get it. So, by WE- I mean a lot of people have helped us and we sure Appreciate it!!! It's been the best family bonding for us and I find myself wanting to go "work out back" just for a stress reliever and to spend time together. Its very satisfying!
The next huge project we've been working on is potty training Cade. You would think that potty training my 5th and last child would have been a piece of cake. Well, at least I thought it was going to be. I think I honestly forgot what to expect of a 2 year old potty training. It takes some time and patience. Time I have- Patience I lack. I think I expected it to take 3 days. I almost gave up after 5 days, but then JD realized that he couldn't get his pants down on his own and he's much too independent to actually come to tell me to help him. So, the key was to let him run around in underwear most of the time (no shoes). I'm grateful potty training is over for the rest of my life! If my kids ask me to potty train my grandchildren- remind me to say NO!
We are loving living here! It's fun to get a lot of visitors! The kids are all enjoying school. I think Jordyn has finally blossomed here- it took her the longest to adjust, but she is now coming out of her shell.
Tyson doesn't know what a shell is. He tried out for the school play yesterday. I think by his convincing- Joey tried out also. Jordyn decided to at the last minute. And Luke was sad that he didn't try it after watching the other kids try out.
I can't believe Joey is doing it though. It's so cute, cuz they asked them to say their name and age in their loudest voice. In just above a whisper, Joey says "Joseph John Stacey- six years old."
It's fun to watch them grow!
Our big project in the last couple months has been "the hill" in our backyard. It used to be a giant slope of dirt until the Homeowners Assoc said they were going to start fining us if we didn't cover the dirt! So, we have shoveled and hauled 10 tons of rock in buckets and wheelbarrow to cover the dirt. But wait before that- we built a retaining wall about 5 feet into the slope. And then JD dug the trenches and installed a drip system for the plants we'll have up there. Next we leveled the back yard with a rake. Now we are in the process of putting the slide on the hill and building stairs to go up next to it. I use the word WE loosely. By WE- I mean...JD for doing some major manwork. Jenn, Collin, and Connor probably hauled 2 or 3 tons of rocks up the hill themselves. Glen shoveled and raked. Virginia cleaned our whole house while I hauled rock up the hill (Oh- and painted a bathroom and hallway!). Jordyn, Tyson, Luke, Joey, Cade have been working very hard shoveling, raking, hauling!! Lindsay thought of the slide idea. Melissa found it on Craigslist. We borrowed the Scott's Suburban to get it. So, by WE- I mean a lot of people have helped us and we sure Appreciate it!!! It's been the best family bonding for us and I find myself wanting to go "work out back" just for a stress reliever and to spend time together. Its very satisfying!
The next huge project we've been working on is potty training Cade. You would think that potty training my 5th and last child would have been a piece of cake. Well, at least I thought it was going to be. I think I honestly forgot what to expect of a 2 year old potty training. It takes some time and patience. Time I have- Patience I lack. I think I expected it to take 3 days. I almost gave up after 5 days, but then JD realized that he couldn't get his pants down on his own and he's much too independent to actually come to tell me to help him. So, the key was to let him run around in underwear most of the time (no shoes). I'm grateful potty training is over for the rest of my life! If my kids ask me to potty train my grandchildren- remind me to say NO!
We are loving living here! It's fun to get a lot of visitors! The kids are all enjoying school. I think Jordyn has finally blossomed here- it took her the longest to adjust, but she is now coming out of her shell.
Tyson doesn't know what a shell is. He tried out for the school play yesterday. I think by his convincing- Joey tried out also. Jordyn decided to at the last minute. And Luke was sad that he didn't try it after watching the other kids try out.
I can't believe Joey is doing it though. It's so cute, cuz they asked them to say their name and age in their loudest voice. In just above a whisper, Joey says "Joseph John Stacey- six years old."
It's fun to watch them grow!
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