My Little Girl

 Celia has had a lot of fun lately. End of the year activities are usually stressful, but this year went  better than last. She was in the fourth grade music performance and the talent show. Some miscommunication happened and I may of bought her a dress at costco in between performances so that she was not the only girl in uniform.  I enjoyed her singing and Celia presented her part well despite being somewhat frustrated about the mic being shoved in her face during their play/skit. Live and learn. I figured I am happy if she is happy and she was. The audience was so kind to every entry of the talent show and there were so many different types including ventriloquism and baton twirling.
Celia got to go to a Toys R Us swapkins event. She brought her doubles and traded them for shopkins she didn't have with girls her age. She got her exclusive item( Golden Cookie Cookie) and it was such a cute little event. Celia hoped to find more collectors like her and she did!

The heritage fair was like an open house and my folks came and watched Spencer so we could attend. It was hot and celia took advantage of the coloma booth that had a miners shower to get cool. We picked up Joseph's yearbook for him since he was at EFY and I think the school is growing on me. The staff and families really are nice. The load is a lot, but I think the kids can learn a lot and do well..

May, So far So Good

This has been a great and fun filled month so far. Joseph is now a teacher in the priesthood, hooray! All is going well with getting my Webelos the Arrow of light. It is so fulfilling to get children to be kind, prepared, and also teach them about duty to God and country. We went on a 3 mile hike and Celia came too. She is doing better socially, although we are considering a school change for the new year to be surrounded by new peers and have more opportunities for better relationships. Another great and excited thing is that my parent are moving to Roseville! They found a beautiful home with a pool. Things are falling into place and it all seems so surreal. Speaking of surreal we have been a lot of finishing up Emmy's senior year. She attended the Academic Merit awards(so proud) attended Senior Ball( asked a boy she barely knew and had a blast) and took her AP tests. Also, she had a duet in a choir performance and accompanied them with her flute for one song.(such a performer). Emmy finishes off four years of seminary tomorrow. She has done great. She finished off big with completing her reading cover to cover of the Doctrine and covenants and also was on time for over a month. These are great feats to be celebrated. We will go to the Train concert tomorrow at sleep train amphitheater. It will be Joseph's first concert. Another first is that Celia will have her own room in four months. Times are definitely changing around here, but we are doing well and are healthy which I am so grateful for

Social Summer

I've felt the desire to invite people over lately. Since Emmy has many things going on with her friends, she has had them over. Before her first ever piano performance, Emmy had Alyssa and Trace over. They made the brownies from scratch thatI was unable to make for Father's Day due to my tumbling scooter accident outside of CVS..lol. My forearm was sprained, but all these helpers were able to make a delicious dessert to bring to Emmy's performance.  She did a great job. Better in person than even the video I took seem to portray. It was a great evening of listening to bright piano players. Celia has interest in the piano, but we are going to start with swimming lessons first and she how she does learning a new skill with someone other than her parents.

Joseph is off to scout camp( He left at 4am on Monday and won't be back until Sat! I sent him a letter, I hope he gets it.) and Emmy to Girls camp. She had to say by to all her friends she texts for a week without electronics in the mountains.  What will she do without her music?!

Emmy is crazy for Dimple Records( a used music/book store). We went by Folsom to the American river the other day, but only after we checked out the Folsom Dimple and she spent all her money and then some on CDs..She also got grounded from her car for being out all day Dimple Records hopping when I expected and needed her home! When not grounded though, she is having friends over, and I'm driving her and her posse to church dances on Saturday nights. It is kind of fun, actually!

With Spencer back in school, Celia and I have a lot of time together. We play imaginary, do science experiments, and shop. She cooks with me and reads all sorts of Phineas and Ferb books Brian got her that are third grade level! Spence and the tutors and I have been going on community outings. I'm glad Spence is a bit more calm and is getting out a bit more. He was refusing to go into public places for quite some time. Too much sensory overload , I think. We are still working on church. He has shunned the building since they replaced all the carpet.

It looks like I may have another bone graft oral surgery coming up soon, I'm such a pro at them(a lot of experience)that I'm sure it will go fine. I did have an MRI the other day. That was pretty interesting and I was proud to make it through without too much claustrophobia. I have been watching a show on Netflix called "Alphas". Brian says it sound like a spin off of X-men. It probably is , but I like that they have an autistic boy on there using his extraordinary gifts to help solve mysteries, and find other people who aren't neuro-typical. They show MRI's on there too and brain images. It is all quite interesting to me.

Fourth of July is around the corner and I can't believe Tanya has pretty much moved to Hawaii. I'll go and still visit my folks and experience our tradition of fireworks at the Mulesteins, ribs, and celebrating Grandpa's birthday early. Times change and those traditions fade and new ones begin. All time together is precious and fond memories with the family are so important to me.

Speedy Gonzales

Emmy walks about as fast as I run hehe. She can make it to her school in 6 minutes, it isn't quite a mile, but she does have to wait for traffic, and a light at an intersection to get there.:) She is swift, its like going, going, gone once she leaves the door step. She is a fast runner too!


I was happy to hear that Emmy got a time of 3 minutes 5 seconds for her 1/2 mile test at school. I asked her if she sprinted the whole time and she reported that she has just ran normal, not trying to hurry. I had known she got 8 minutes and something seconds on her mile several months back, but maybe she is getting faster! She also told me about this drill of running(called pacers) from one line to the next and back again, getting faster with each time. She ran 56 of them in the same time as her peers running around 30 times. Her P.E.teacher advised her to go out for Cross Country next year in High School. I think it would be great if she did!