I like to spend my Friday nights blogging… But tonight I spent the evening making a cat house. OK that’s not entirely true. I bought a cat house and all I had to do was put it together. It would’ve taken three minutes except for we decided to insulate it —really it all started when Cannon was bust’n my chops about not letting the cats in the house last time it was super cold. I said I was fine with them inside (downstairs only) if he, or anyone, wanted to commit to doing a litter box. Ug gross. And I had no takers. But anyway I thought we could make them a house, then I got smart and realized I could just buy one— easier— so I did! Since the whole point was to help keep them warm we decided to do the insulation thing— it was kind of my project! Isaac is the project person at our house, not me, but he was running on the treadmill (when I started it took way longer than his exercise did) and I was cutting out insulation… Little bit of a role reversal.
But I survived. I mean, it was messy, it’s not perfect! But with a little coaxing, they’re in there!
Or at least they were when I left AND when I came home from getting Cannon at basketball. I wasn’t quick enough to get a pic with both heads peaking out but—I’m calling it a win.
Anyways, back to the normal start with Saturday blogging routine. I’m pretty far behind as far as getting started. 😬 could be a late night or a weak blog post…keep reading to see which 😂.
The week started out with getting up Saturday morning and going to Zootopia 2, it was something we signed up for through Truman. The kids enjoyed it, it was cute and fun I guess, I don’t know I’m not much of a movie person and truthfully it was a little overstimulating for me, but the kids liked it. I’m not sure about getting up and chasing people out the door to go to a movie, but, we did! Cannon had Basketball halfway through but then it got canceled so he did get to watch the whole thing he just spent a lot of the movie texting trying to figure out if he really had practice or not. It was a little bit of a mess.
Saturday evening we had the Ward Christmas party! Which was catered by our favorite Mexican restaurant again 😋 We loved it. I snagged a pic with Sis Wilson first thing!
Good thing we did too because she transferred out Wednesday! We had her and her companion Sister Ritchie over for dinner the other day and I confessed I could never remember their names but I didn’t care because they just glowed, I knew we had good missionaries and I felt fine about remembering the light in their countenances even if I couldn’t remember their names. Anyway we got chatting and I was talking about how I’ve lived here longer than they have had drivers licenses but I still just don’t drive in snow. I hate it. I’m a St George girl! So then sister Wilson asked me what part of St. George and I said Santa Clara and she said oh my grandparents live there, so I asked her if they lived there for a long time and she said yes and anyway it turns out I totally know who her grandparents are, they are in my parents ward. That was just kind of a crazy connection. Plus all of a sudden I could remember her name too. Ha. Bonus.
Back to the ward party though Cannon did end up going to basketball that night. It was just an optional little shoot around but I went to pick him up from that and when we got back to the ward shin dig Seth and Tanner weren’t really around, I didn’t worry about it, and there’s kids running everywhere and I think they can fend for themselves, but they were gone because they’ve been recruited to be in the nativity little program they did. It was pretty cute.
On to Sunday—Addi in her red dress red coat red tights and red boots with a red bow. This girl likes her red!
Actually, the boys all had Christmas ties on Sunday too. They looked so cute, I’m mean handsome. I don’t know why but I can’t talk these people into a family picture. It’s been like two years, well, I guess we tried last Christmas but it’s been almost 2 years since we had one that I liked… oh well. I guess you win some you lose some. I’m winning at the blog and losing and family pics.
There was a fair amount of wrestling Sunday afternoon
And we did watch the Christmas devotional or at least most of it.
Monday Cannon had a basketball game and he had forgot his water bottle so I took it, I handed it to him and he said “I can’t move.” He had done something to his back. I didn’t know what but he was definitely moving like he was hurting and so I went to text Isaac that Cann might not even get to play and I looked up and he was starting… That was weird, but I was excited for him and I ended up not texting Isaac because I got caught up and watching him play. (I think starting might’ve been a little reward for actually going to the Saturday practice) and he played a lot the first half. He usually doesn’t play enough to have to worry about foul trouble, but he did get two fouls in the first quarter and so then he sat for a little bit, but he still played more in the second quarter but then he sat all through halftime and then he sat the entire third quarter. Well, when they put him back in in the fourth quarter they shouldn’t have —he couldn’t move at all!
Seth goes to the games to hang out with Mrs Feeney (I have a pic but it’s only the backs of their heads) Addi goes just because she wants to do everything Seth does. But they were playing out in the cafeteria and she kept bumping her head-poor kid.
Anyway Cann’s team ended up winning in overtime. 👍🏻 sometimes I hate watching, the former coach in me just gets annoyed when they don’t do things right. But After the game I came home and Isaac stayed in town and worked and then picked Cannon up after the JV game. Cann came in the house and he said “ hey mom, we maxed out on power cleans, and weights today, Do you think that could be how I hurt my back?”
yeah I do, and he wasn’t wearing a weight belt. 👎🏻
So he was pretty gimpy. I’m a little annoyed, call it sympathy pain or who knows what but I’ve tweaked my back too—but not very fun. At least it does make me way more sympathetic to Cannons moaning.
Anyway he lucked out that they had a day off on Tuesday and by Wednesday he still wasn’t moving very good, but he just went to practice and let his coach know and his coach just said “do what you can” but it loosened up and he was fine.
Then Thursday Isaac took Cann to seminary and then went to get donuts because he was going to get them for one of his classes and Cann asked him if he would get some for seminary too- so he did. But by about 6:45. Cann called me and he was sick. So I picked him up when I took the other kids in and he came home and slept ALL DAY. Dead asleep for 6 hours. By about 6 at night he was feeling acting normal but not normal—so much better than normal! He was a different kid! Such a nice older brother! Maybe he should sleep through school more often!!!
He read stories to Addi and played with Tanner, he (I think accidentally) even told me it what an awesome experience FSY was.
Can this Cannon please stick around 🙏🏻
I think that’s most of it. Except for some Add fun. I wouldn’t go jump on the tramp with her (it’s dang cold) so we tried jump rope in the house instead.
Out little sheep project today (not done-just like the angels still not done) but a mess of good fun!
And the Christmas list she made at school. I keep reminding her Santa just brings something he thinks she’ll like. 😳🤞🏻
We have been reading a bunch of Christmas stories this week too —those are always fun.
Well…Not a short post—I tried some talk to text and I actually think that makes my inability to be concise worse. 😬 whoops
Until next week…
