Not sure if Lindsay was more excited for the donut or the championship...
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Rain
Just a "note" from the Lloyd family this week...
It has been raining outside our home as well as inside! It has not been the best week-nor has it been the worst. However, sometimes I feel like I just am not the greatest mother...
Nathanael has been doing his soccer training this week-although a couple of them were cancelled due to the bad weather. He has also been getting ready for a solo and ensemble festival with a small group of boys from his choir. Nat is doing okay and I believe he is the only child that has not really been mad at me this week (yet). Thank goodness! (Travis was asked to help out with coaching the Lone Peak freshman team-he was so excited!)
Last Saturday Lindsay's Young Women's basketball team won the Stake championship! Lindsay also started out the week well by telling us that she made SSA for next year (the girls choir in her junior high). However, later in the week she decided that she really, really, really wanted a cell phone. Our answer was "no". She does not need one at this point. When she is older and driving and dating and has a job-that is the time for a cell phone in our family. She did not like that answer at all and there was much " weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth!" She has now softened a little bit (It only took her 3 days!) It was just difficult to see her acting like a teenager!
Ethan was in the school play, "Young King Arthur" this week. He played his little part as an evil minion very well. We had fun putting a beard on his face and a scar. We also did his hair "spiked up" on top. We call it his "angry hair." We thought that it added to his minion character. This morning I did his hair that way for school-that way we just have to worry about the make-up tonight. He did not like that! He slammed the door when I dropped him off this morning at school. Lovely.
Clarissa has been mad at me this week because I have decided that she is not allowed to play dollhouse or anything else until her room is clean. I have spent hours helping her clean her room and it is not that hard (in my opinion) to clean it up when you are done! I do try to tell her to clean her room often and she does go in there with the best of intentions, however, minutes later she is distracted by putting on a show for her dolls or reading them a story. Maybe I need to hold her dolls "hostage" until it is done. Needless to say, there was also much "weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth" from her as well!
Zachary is learning to speak more and more words. This week Travis was taking him while he dropped the kids off at Young Mens and Young Womens and said "Let's go!" I was told that Zac started walking towards the door saying, "Let's go! Let's go!" Maybe there was a little bit of sunshine amongst the clouds this week!
The week did not start out so good. I was kind of ill on Monday-but not so bad that I had to stay in bed. I got up and got dressed and put gas in our van-which only had one mile left to empty and then ran over to the junior high to pay for Nat's AP test coming up. I thought that I was doing good until lunchtime. I realized that I had forgot Moms and Muffins at the elementary school. They have had Dads and Donuts for years where the dads get to go and read to their children and have donuts. This was the first one for moms and I forgot! It was on my calendar-but I did not look at my calendar until it was too late! I felt awful! I usually NEVER forget things like that! Ethan and Clarissa were so hurt and sad when I picked them up and I pictured them at school looking at all the other kids' moms and felt a little sick to my stomach. I tried to make it up to them. I picked up some big, chocolate yummy muffins and brought them home. We ate them together and then I took Clarissa and read to her snuggled in my bed with no one else around for thirty minutes. I then did the same with Ethan. We had a great time and the kids forgave me but I still felt bad. That is the day it started "raining" in our house and the clouds have not really gone away-hopefully the sunshine will come out soon again!
Despite all of the rain, I did have a "moment of joy" this week when Clarissa told me that she forgave me for forgetting Moms and Muffins because that is what we are supposed to do-forgive eachother.
Cathy
It has been raining outside our home as well as inside! It has not been the best week-nor has it been the worst. However, sometimes I feel like I just am not the greatest mother...
Nathanael has been doing his soccer training this week-although a couple of them were cancelled due to the bad weather. He has also been getting ready for a solo and ensemble festival with a small group of boys from his choir. Nat is doing okay and I believe he is the only child that has not really been mad at me this week (yet). Thank goodness! (Travis was asked to help out with coaching the Lone Peak freshman team-he was so excited!)
Last Saturday Lindsay's Young Women's basketball team won the Stake championship! Lindsay also started out the week well by telling us that she made SSA for next year (the girls choir in her junior high). However, later in the week she decided that she really, really, really wanted a cell phone. Our answer was "no". She does not need one at this point. When she is older and driving and dating and has a job-that is the time for a cell phone in our family. She did not like that answer at all and there was much " weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth!" She has now softened a little bit (It only took her 3 days!) It was just difficult to see her acting like a teenager!
Ethan was in the school play, "Young King Arthur" this week. He played his little part as an evil minion very well. We had fun putting a beard on his face and a scar. We also did his hair "spiked up" on top. We call it his "angry hair." We thought that it added to his minion character. This morning I did his hair that way for school-that way we just have to worry about the make-up tonight. He did not like that! He slammed the door when I dropped him off this morning at school. Lovely.
Clarissa has been mad at me this week because I have decided that she is not allowed to play dollhouse or anything else until her room is clean. I have spent hours helping her clean her room and it is not that hard (in my opinion) to clean it up when you are done! I do try to tell her to clean her room often and she does go in there with the best of intentions, however, minutes later she is distracted by putting on a show for her dolls or reading them a story. Maybe I need to hold her dolls "hostage" until it is done. Needless to say, there was also much "weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth" from her as well!
Zachary is learning to speak more and more words. This week Travis was taking him while he dropped the kids off at Young Mens and Young Womens and said "Let's go!" I was told that Zac started walking towards the door saying, "Let's go! Let's go!" Maybe there was a little bit of sunshine amongst the clouds this week!
The week did not start out so good. I was kind of ill on Monday-but not so bad that I had to stay in bed. I got up and got dressed and put gas in our van-which only had one mile left to empty and then ran over to the junior high to pay for Nat's AP test coming up. I thought that I was doing good until lunchtime. I realized that I had forgot Moms and Muffins at the elementary school. They have had Dads and Donuts for years where the dads get to go and read to their children and have donuts. This was the first one for moms and I forgot! It was on my calendar-but I did not look at my calendar until it was too late! I felt awful! I usually NEVER forget things like that! Ethan and Clarissa were so hurt and sad when I picked them up and I pictured them at school looking at all the other kids' moms and felt a little sick to my stomach. I tried to make it up to them. I picked up some big, chocolate yummy muffins and brought them home. We ate them together and then I took Clarissa and read to her snuggled in my bed with no one else around for thirty minutes. I then did the same with Ethan. We had a great time and the kids forgave me but I still felt bad. That is the day it started "raining" in our house and the clouds have not really gone away-hopefully the sunshine will come out soon again!
Despite all of the rain, I did have a "moment of joy" this week when Clarissa told me that she forgave me for forgetting Moms and Muffins because that is what we are supposed to do-forgive eachother.
Cathy
Friday, March 18, 2011
Pot O' Gold
This week the Lloyds were proud tartin' the green!! Just a "note" about this week...
Nathanael started training with his soccer team this week. He has a great time playing soccer and the season is starting soon! One of Nat's projects for school this week was to create a 3D scene from a book. He chose, A Tale of Two Cities, and I was very impressed with how much detail and thought that he put into making it great. I just wish he would care that much about all of his assignments! Go figure.
Lindsay tried out for the musical theater class for next year. Nat had done it in eighth grade and had had a really good experience participating in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat". She had to prepare a song and a monologue. She sang, "Goodnight My Someone" from, "The Music Man". She came home the next day and in a shaky voice told me of some friends that had made it. Because of her shaky voice, I thought that maybe she was about to cry because she did not make it-but then she smiled big and said, "So did I!" and laughed because she had tricked me! I think that she will have a lot of fun in that next year!
Ethan had his last week of rehearsals before the school play "Young King Arthur" next week. He is one of the many minions and enjoys thinking of new ways to "go down!"
Clarissa really enjoyed celebrating St. Patrick's Day. As a family we have a little treasure hunt and then we get together with Travis' family for a dinner of corn beef and cabbage, soda bread, and Shepard's Pie. Clarissa said that it had been fun at school because a leprechaun had messed up their classroom and sent them on a little hunt where they got a little treasure! Before we ate dinner, a story about an Irish ancestor family was told to the children. Both Travis and I have Irish heritage. This story was about James McDonald and Sarah Ferguson. It is an inspirational story, however, at the end my mother-in-law told how Sarah was little and feisty and made her family clean out their wagon because it was getting so messy as they were coming across the plains. When she told that little detail-Clarissa turned around and looked at me! I started to laugh-I knew she was thinking, "That sounds just like my mom!". After I laughed she laughed too because I was right! It is so funny because Sarah is not my ancestor but I can sure identify with her!
Zachary has had a cold this week and so he has been extra clingy. It has been difficult to get anything done! Oh, well! Life goes on and I just need to remember to put first things first. I need to remember to focus on the important things and worry about getting those done!
My "moment of joy" this week came when we were talking about the McDonald ancestors. I feel so grateful for their example and the example of my own ancestors for accepting the gospel of Jesus Christ and making all the sacrifices that they did to "build up the kingdom". It makes me want to do all that I can to "build up the kingdom" today! Their legacy is truly a "treasure"!
Cathy
Nathanael started training with his soccer team this week. He has a great time playing soccer and the season is starting soon! One of Nat's projects for school this week was to create a 3D scene from a book. He chose, A Tale of Two Cities, and I was very impressed with how much detail and thought that he put into making it great. I just wish he would care that much about all of his assignments! Go figure.
Lindsay tried out for the musical theater class for next year. Nat had done it in eighth grade and had had a really good experience participating in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat". She had to prepare a song and a monologue. She sang, "Goodnight My Someone" from, "The Music Man". She came home the next day and in a shaky voice told me of some friends that had made it. Because of her shaky voice, I thought that maybe she was about to cry because she did not make it-but then she smiled big and said, "So did I!" and laughed because she had tricked me! I think that she will have a lot of fun in that next year!
Ethan had his last week of rehearsals before the school play "Young King Arthur" next week. He is one of the many minions and enjoys thinking of new ways to "go down!"
Clarissa really enjoyed celebrating St. Patrick's Day. As a family we have a little treasure hunt and then we get together with Travis' family for a dinner of corn beef and cabbage, soda bread, and Shepard's Pie. Clarissa said that it had been fun at school because a leprechaun had messed up their classroom and sent them on a little hunt where they got a little treasure! Before we ate dinner, a story about an Irish ancestor family was told to the children. Both Travis and I have Irish heritage. This story was about James McDonald and Sarah Ferguson. It is an inspirational story, however, at the end my mother-in-law told how Sarah was little and feisty and made her family clean out their wagon because it was getting so messy as they were coming across the plains. When she told that little detail-Clarissa turned around and looked at me! I started to laugh-I knew she was thinking, "That sounds just like my mom!". After I laughed she laughed too because I was right! It is so funny because Sarah is not my ancestor but I can sure identify with her!
Zachary has had a cold this week and so he has been extra clingy. It has been difficult to get anything done! Oh, well! Life goes on and I just need to remember to put first things first. I need to remember to focus on the important things and worry about getting those done!
My "moment of joy" this week came when we were talking about the McDonald ancestors. I feel so grateful for their example and the example of my own ancestors for accepting the gospel of Jesus Christ and making all the sacrifices that they did to "build up the kingdom". It makes me want to do all that I can to "build up the kingdom" today! Their legacy is truly a "treasure"!
Cathy
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Wahoo!
The Lloyds had some "noteworthy" things happen this week...
Nat has worked so hard for so many months and was able to make the Freshman soccer team for Lone Peak high school!!! Wahoo! He has the heart of an athlete and loves and appreciates sports-he just has to work a little harder than others to accomplish his goals when it comes to sports. He has some ability but then he works so hard to get better! I daresay that no one worked as hard as he did to try out and make it on that team!! Nat found out at school and when he got home, he went downstairs to confirm that his number was on the list and I got to see them embrace-Travis was soooo excited for him!
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| Go LP! Wait, is that an "AF" on Nat's jersey? Hmm... |
Lindsay had a semi-annual interview with a member of our bishopric this week. Afterward, he came out and told me what an amazing young lady she is-something that I already knew! I told him that we call her "Lindsay Poppins" at home because she is "practically perfect in every way". I am so grateful that she is my daughter! Wahoo!
Ethan got strep throat for the first time in his life this week! He had all the classic symptoms of sore throat, headache, and fever. We were able to get him diagnosed and medicated. He started feeling better right away! I am so grateful for modern medicine! Wahoo!
Clarissa was looking forward to some fun plans that we had as a family and totally cleaned her room so that she could go! She actually put things right where they belong instead of just stuffing everything into her closet! Wahoo!
Zachary is learning to say a few words and communicate. One of the ways he is learning to communicate is by using his "angry eyes!" Zachary's growing so fast it's awesome and I am happy that he is becoming a little more independent. Having said that, there is also part of me that is a little sad that that part of my life is over (having my own little babies). I know that our family is complete but it is hard for me to realize that I need to "grow up" and that I am getting older! I am not that young little mother that I used to be and still feel like in my own mind! So even though I really don't want to be starting over with new little ones, I am struggling to really accept that I do have teenagers and I am not as young as I used to be! Wahoo?
My "moment of joy" this week was when I saw Nathanael and Zachary outside. Nat was lifting Zac up so that he could put a ball through the basketball hoop. Nat was so good with Zac and I just thought that it was so sweet!
Cathy
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Back to the Eighties?
Just a few "notes" on the Lloyd children this week...
Nathanael participated in the Grand Concert at the junior high school. He is in the Concert Singers. This concert was Thursday and Friday night and the Symphonic Band and orchestra also participated. It was a program to showcase the music programs at the school as well as raise money for these programs. It was a good concert and I really enjoyed it. Nat really enjoys singing in the choir as well.
Lindsay has been working on getting ready to apply for student council this last week. I am so glad that she is confident enough to put herself out there! I sure wasn't like her at that age! Speaking of being her age, Friday was "Eighties Day" at the junior high. Nat and Lindsay decided to dress up and it was scary!!! I was about their age in the late Eighties and I remember thinking that our styles were so much better than the Seventies-if you can believe it! I think back now to how UGLY those styles were and can't believe I thought they were so cute. Travis helped Nat do his hair-although it was not long enough to cooperate very well. Nat rolled up his pants at the bottom and told us that we must have been crazy because it felt so annoying! I helped Lindsay with her hair and outfit. She wore a t-shirt with the sleeves rolled up twice. She wore a belt around the t-shirt and she also rolled up her jeans. She also wore a denim jacket with the collar sticking up. The best part was her hair. I curled her bangs under and then "ratted" them a little so that they made that lovely "arch" I then put "wings" on the sides just like I used to do with my hair-eeeeew! When she walked out to go to school, Travis and I thought that we had stepped back in time! How scary (Lindsay is always beautiful-but her style was frightening!) I just cannot believe that my oldest kids are teenagers-weird!
Ethan played his last Jr. Jazz basketball game this morning for the season. He spent a lot of time on the floor this game fighting for the ball! He has decided that he loves basketball just about as much as he loves soccer.
Clarissa went to a "beach" party at the elementary school yesterday. They were celebrating all the extra reading they had done in February. She found a little friend and had a great time. Travis was exhausted by the time it ended-he got to chase Zachary and keep track of Clarissa. She ended up putting her pajamas over her swimming suit and I did not know until this morning when I told her to get dressed. She basically slept in her swimsuit last night!
Zachary has been a real "grump" this week. He has not been sleeping well and so I am not sleeping well. He also has been very clingy. I think that I figured out what the problem is-he is cutting his two top teeth. Ouch! I have been trying to give him some pain medication and he seems to be doing better. I am so grateful for modern medicine!
My "moment of joy" this week came at the end of Nat's concert last night. They sang a tribute to all of the armed forces and part of the piece was singing the songs from the different divisions of the military. They asked that individuals stand when they sang the song for which they were a part. I watched those people stand and I felt so grateful as we all clapped for them. It brought tears to my eyes when one marine stood up behind me. It made me miss my Grandpa McMillan. I also felt so grateful that I live here. I know that our country is far from perfect and we have a lot of problems-but I really am proud to be an American!
Cathy
Nathanael participated in the Grand Concert at the junior high school. He is in the Concert Singers. This concert was Thursday and Friday night and the Symphonic Band and orchestra also participated. It was a program to showcase the music programs at the school as well as raise money for these programs. It was a good concert and I really enjoyed it. Nat really enjoys singing in the choir as well.
Lindsay has been working on getting ready to apply for student council this last week. I am so glad that she is confident enough to put herself out there! I sure wasn't like her at that age! Speaking of being her age, Friday was "Eighties Day" at the junior high. Nat and Lindsay decided to dress up and it was scary!!! I was about their age in the late Eighties and I remember thinking that our styles were so much better than the Seventies-if you can believe it! I think back now to how UGLY those styles were and can't believe I thought they were so cute. Travis helped Nat do his hair-although it was not long enough to cooperate very well. Nat rolled up his pants at the bottom and told us that we must have been crazy because it felt so annoying! I helped Lindsay with her hair and outfit. She wore a t-shirt with the sleeves rolled up twice. She wore a belt around the t-shirt and she also rolled up her jeans. She also wore a denim jacket with the collar sticking up. The best part was her hair. I curled her bangs under and then "ratted" them a little so that they made that lovely "arch" I then put "wings" on the sides just like I used to do with my hair-eeeeew! When she walked out to go to school, Travis and I thought that we had stepped back in time! How scary (Lindsay is always beautiful-but her style was frightening!) I just cannot believe that my oldest kids are teenagers-weird!
Ethan played his last Jr. Jazz basketball game this morning for the season. He spent a lot of time on the floor this game fighting for the ball! He has decided that he loves basketball just about as much as he loves soccer.
Clarissa went to a "beach" party at the elementary school yesterday. They were celebrating all the extra reading they had done in February. She found a little friend and had a great time. Travis was exhausted by the time it ended-he got to chase Zachary and keep track of Clarissa. She ended up putting her pajamas over her swimming suit and I did not know until this morning when I told her to get dressed. She basically slept in her swimsuit last night!
Zachary has been a real "grump" this week. He has not been sleeping well and so I am not sleeping well. He also has been very clingy. I think that I figured out what the problem is-he is cutting his two top teeth. Ouch! I have been trying to give him some pain medication and he seems to be doing better. I am so grateful for modern medicine!
My "moment of joy" this week came at the end of Nat's concert last night. They sang a tribute to all of the armed forces and part of the piece was singing the songs from the different divisions of the military. They asked that individuals stand when they sang the song for which they were a part. I watched those people stand and I felt so grateful as we all clapped for them. It brought tears to my eyes when one marine stood up behind me. It made me miss my Grandpa McMillan. I also felt so grateful that I live here. I know that our country is far from perfect and we have a lot of problems-but I really am proud to be an American!
Cathy
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