tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81641427178133018482024-02-02T12:02:28.160-07:00It's pronounced "steer"Hannah Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813612560660654932noreply@blogger.comBlogger398125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164142717813301848.post-67422804230594845852019-09-23T19:47:00.000-06:002019-11-09T19:48:04.599-07:00Samuel's 15th Birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The oldest child turned 15!! Holy cow! The in between year. He's one year away from driving, dating, all the scary stuff. </div>
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We celebrated when it was convenient for most of the family a few days before his actual birthday since it was on a weekday. Lucky for him, he didn't have school this Friday so he had a pretty chill day. We celebrated with both sides of the family. He requested tacos, so we had an above average taco bar and Costco sheet cake. Because.....his cake of choice is not longer made!!! He wanted the All-American giant chocolate cake of goodness from Costco. I went to purchase it only to learn they no longer sell it!! Oh, so many memories related to that cake. He was bummed but was satisfied with this cake instead. </div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">He's in 9th grade this year and High School is harder than he thought it would be. But he's enjoying it. He's working hard on achieving his Eagle Scout. Still playing tons of video games, watching and listening to way too much music on YouTube, he's helpful around the house and at babysitting and loves his new weighted blanket. He is now taller than I am (I am 5'9" ) and wears the same size shoe as Tyler (13). He got his learners permit...on his birthday. He's a little intimated by driving but we made him go, on his birthday, to get his learners permit. I want him to be able to taxi, I mean, help drive his siblings, and himself around. We sold the $600 Oldsmobile that was planned for him because it needed more work than it was worth. So instead we sold it for $600 and bought a Honda, newer, better condition and more $ so Sam will have to save up more over the next year. In the meantime, he's pretty proud of it and drives it for now. He's actually a pretty decent driver for starting out. He took drivers Ed back in May. Took the permit test twice before passing and he's on his way! Look out Arvada! lol. </span></div>
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<br />Hannah Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813612560660654932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164142717813301848.post-82931640166814503012019-09-03T19:51:00.000-06:002019-09-12T20:24:27.999-06:00Grandma Furber's Birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On Labor Day, we labored and then celebrated Grandma Furber's 89th birthday. Actually, I think Tyler labored on the never ending chicken coop and I shopped and cleaned. Or something. I can't actually remember. And then we celebrated the life of Grandma.<br />
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Grandma Furber, Tyler's maternal Grandmother, has lived a wonderful life so far. We feel so blessed to live 5 minutes from her. She is optimistic, compassionate, service oriented and goal orientated. A cheerful and nonjudgmental mother, wife, grandmother and great grandmother. She is a reader, writer, gardener, swimmer, pianist, teacher, hostess, cook, and my kids prefer her canned applesauce to mine.<br />
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Happy Birthday Grandma! We hope to spend many more years with you!<br />
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We love finding her falling asleep at the most random times and places. This is at the Stoehr reunion 2019. </div>
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She is so supportive of her children and great-grandchildren, this was after Jocelyn's Ballet recital in June. </div>
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Here she is in the garden, a daily occurrence. In May, she tediously and carefully pruned her blackberry bushes of which we are now enjoying in homemade jelly. </div>
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The month began with a campout on August 1st. Tyler and I had to split up the responsibilities with it though. Tyler feverishly packed and loaded up the kids to get to the site before dark. Although we had this trip planned 6 months beforehand, we were not prepared. I was finishing up a video I made for Grandma Stoehr's 90th birthday celebration. I was quite stressed and didn't want to go camping at all. It was expected to be cold and I hadn't packed a thing. But Tyler insisted we go, and not forfeit the $30 of whatever it cost to go. Just before the kids were loading up, our pet bunny at the time, escaped again, and was in the neighbors yard. Jocelyn and I tried to capture her but to no avail. We couldn't waste any more time trying so we left her out in the wild of the neighborhood. Also, that night the Bishop wanted to meet with me to release me from Primary presidency and called me as an adviser in the Young Women's. I was pretty surprised (I had only been serving in primary for 9 months) but I love serving in the YW. Needless to say, I stayed home wrapping up the video, very late at night while Tyler took kids camping. Going to bed late then waking up early to drive to the campsite (which I'd never been to and cell service is very spotty).I barely found it in time for Tyler to leave to to go work for the day. I spent all the day with the kids while he worked. He came back up that night. We camped for 2 nights total. It wasn't terribly cold though the kids were not prepared with warm clothing particularly pjs. Tyler and I did not communicate very well about what food to pack so....yeah....it was interesting. Very survival feeling. However, the main reason we went was because Jennie invited us. She goes every summer with her group of friends so I was happy to tag along. Our kids had a hard time socializing with other friends there, but still had fun and met some new teenagers and enjoyed being with their cousins. The little kids mostly ran around in the woods, not very far off, while the older kids played board games. Although they were clingy and bored at times, it was good for them to be in nature. That night we had s'mores, talent show and stayed up laughing and chatting with the adults around the campfire. It was a fun weekend. Oh, and a neighbor found and caught our rabbit and put her safely back in her cage. Here's a link to Gma Stoehr's video</div>
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The day we came back from camping Marci and kids were waiting for us! The kids were ecstatic to spend time with them a bit longer before they went back to Texas until next summer. We went to our traditional Bliss froyo stop. Repeated the cousin pic, oldest to youngest. Samuel tried comforting Colin who got whacked or something during the lineup.<br />
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The kids barely got their summer reading in for the county library campaign. They earned tickets to Elitches. We went with Jennie and the same camping friends. Samuel brought Elijah (and Sienna, you can see her face on the spider looking ride, she's sitting next to Samuel, not pictured) along. It. was. SO. HOT!!! It was one of the hottest days of the summer to go. Luckily, we got there after lunchtime. I bought Little Caesars to eat in the car on the way over and sandwich materials to make for dinner in the parking lot. We were allowed to bring in empty water bottles. They had drinking fountains with mildly cold water so we kept refilling and dumping on our heads and drank a ton of water. But you can see Colin's' cheeks, combination of sunburn and just being hot. The lines weren't terribly long but the kids agreed they didn't need to go again for another year. Sam stayed a bit longer and went home with his friends. Sam was brave and went on nearly every "scary" ride. Although, he declared they weren't scary enough. I was brave and went on one of the major roller coasters with Sam. It whipped my head around but it was so fun. It was the kind that goes fast, steep drops and upside down but the worst was the dangling feet. I closed my several times, especially when we went upside down because it feels like you're going to kick something below. Anyway, I'd go on it again!<br />
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Tyler and Smauel participated in the Tough Mudder. It was Sam's first time and he loved it. It was at a different location this year, I can't remember where though.<br />
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The girls found some frogs in our backyard<br />
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My great Aunt Claudia suddenly passed away due to health reasons and old age. She was 91 years old and married at the age of 90!!<br />
Jennie and I flew out for the funeral. It was a quick but special trip. I am grateful Tyler knew the importance of this to me and made arrangements for me to go. Claudia was like a second grandmother to me and my siblings and eventually to my children. I admire her for her perseverance, patience, keen sense of humor, generosity and kindness. She always smiled, always laughed, always complimented and collected the neatest treasures. She was not known for her cooking abilities but loved to share her kitchen and snacks. One time she invited Rose and I to help cater one of her friend luncheons. I felt so honored that she'd think of me in this capacity. She was good like that, she could see people's potential. Going to her funeral reminded me of how special she was. It was a cathartic experience.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After we enjoyed a lunchat Rose's house and before the viewing, Levi, Rose, Jennie and I went for a walk at City Creek park area, this little canyon that sits below the capital building. It was fun to see all the varitites of dogs, that weren't supposed to be swimming in the water, but were. Sadly, this is the only picture I took. It was fun to be outside chatting and laughing with my siblings. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I found a wasp on my windshield one day trying to collect this piece of food or gunk off. After observing it for a few minutes I drove off thinking it would get blown away. But to my surprise, it didn't. It stayed on here for a good 2 minutes, hanging on with all of its strength with this those tiny little legs. I admired its determination, strength, perseverance, desire, courage and abilities. All qualities I try achieve. Sometimes I find it hard to hold onto life. I wonder if I am holding on tight enough and I lose sight of my priorities, my health, my needs. Eventually, it got blown off but it held on tight for a while. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Only Cecily got her eyes dilated but Colin wanted the cool shades too. We went to Costco afterwards. Here they are begging for more gigantic stuffed animals. Their cuteness did not win the prize. </td></tr>
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<br />Hannah Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813612560660654932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164142717813301848.post-38645834824681917722019-08-30T20:20:00.000-06:002019-09-12T20:24:13.425-06:00Josh GrobanAugust 28: Josh Groban Concert<br />
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I have never attended a "rock concert" because I never really had the desire to stand with a bunch of stinky, smelly, loud people and risk my life in a mosh pit and lose my hearing. I was no fun as a teenager! haha. BUT I do love concerts, particularly symphonic, choral or easy listening singers. Josh Groban has been on my bucket list to see live for years. Him and Coldplay and maybe Enya. And maybe Hugh Jackman.<br />
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So when I read that he was coming AND performing with the Colorado Symphony AND at Red Rocks I really wanted to go. The tickets, even for general admission plus all the fees, were about $100! We went with Jennie, Grant, and Tyler's parents, Steve and Lori. It was a BEAUTIFUL night at Red Rocks (which we'd never actually attended a concert at...except maybe J&G).<br />
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Before the concert started we looked around at the concessions and I ran into a middle school friend, Jessica Opfer. She spotted me and we hugged and chatted for a bit. I haven't seen her since high school!! Then I found my theater ed professor George Nelson and hugged him and chatted for a minute too. I was pleased he graciously remembered me and asked how I was doing and what I was up to. We also saw Charlie Wilson (JB's dad) from a distance and waved at him.<br />
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It was wonderful to hear Josh sing some of my favorites including Van Gogh and "You Raise Me Up" and learning of the inspiration of each song. The latter song he was inspired to create it as he was on a trip in Ireland and it came on the radio. He loved it so much he made his own version and I absolutely love it. So when Donny Osmond sang it a few weeks later at President Nelson's birthday celebration I had to fast forward, it was just not Josh Groban quality, not even close.<br />
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Josh was a gracious and professional performer, just as I had expected. When I was on Instagram regularly, I followed him and he was always courteous and clean. On stage, he wore a new pink suit and he was a bit hyper and full of energy and had a step to his walk. He admitted to having ADHD, especially as a kid. He talked about how awkward he was in school, especially with his curly hair and desire to sing and act. It was a glorious 2.5 hour show and I didn't want it to end! His songs were repeating in my head for the next 2 days.Hannah Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813612560660654932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164142717813301848.post-64068606702263249132019-08-21T22:02:00.000-06:002019-09-13T12:31:44.231-06:00Back to School Fall 2019<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The kids survived, barely, their first year of school in Colorado. Now they are more confident and less scared this 2nd year. School seemed to start a week sooner this year, on August 14/15th.<br />
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We have kids in three different schools this year: elementary, middle and high school!<br />
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Samuel started with Freshman orientation on August 14th at Ralston Valley High School, the very same school that his Aunt Stoehrs' graduated from. He wasn't really nervous at all, but excited. So far, he's really enjoyed the "freedom" of open periods to do homework. He also started early morning Seminary the following week and is waking up like a champ on his own! Tyler takes him (yay!!) because it's one of his callings is Seminary (substitute teacher and security).<br />
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Jocelyn began middle school, again, with a fresh start, in 7th grade. She really didn't like her experience at the K-8 Charter school (see below) last year so we open enrolled her at Drake Middle (where I attended 7/8th grade!). She was nervous but this was something we prayed for and so far, so good! No girl drama so far and she feels a lot more confident.<br />
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The "littles" as we call them, are both at Lincoln Academy Charter School. Cecily started 4th grade and Colin is in Kindergarten.<br />
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Cecily didn't get in the class with her BFF, Aubrey or with her student teacher from 3rd grade, which was a bummer for her otherwise she's doing well. She is an awesome reader and writer! She read TONS of chapter books this summer and wrote stories. She still struggles with math but I hope her new math group and practice at home, including Saxon math (same method that Tyler and I used in high school) will help her mind comprehend the information.<br />
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Colin is loving Kindergarten so far. It's only half day so he's there from 8-11:20am each day. He's a little competitive. Not so much with others but more with himself which I never really noticed with our other kids. Definitely picked that up from Tyler. The students receive "pride paws" for doing good work. He reports to me each day if gets one or not and it's very important that he does. He has only received 4 so far and it's interesting how it motivates him to be a "good boy" and good student. He tells me about the nice boys and girls and the "mean" kids, mainly just one kid in particular who is difficult. He really seems to like school and doesn't mind the homework. I also love that Cecily drops him off to his class each morning on her way to her class. They'll love it next year when they finish together at the end of the day too.<br />
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No, I did not cry the first day of school, as my baby, last child to begin school. Perhaps because I knew it was like preschool instead of full-day school. Maybe next year it'll feel more real, when he's gone full time, that ALL of my kids are in school now!! For now, I am enjoying the freedom to get things done without the distraction of the kids. Then once they get home, it's straight into homework/chores/piano/activities/managing screens/dinner prep time until bedtime!<br />
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Unfortunately for us, Colorado passed a law allowing Full-Day K to be free for everyone at your local school. However, since we are choice enrolled, to a charter school, they do not have to guarantee a spot in Full-day. Sadly, they passed this law AFTER the choice enrollment period ended otherwise I would have signed him up. It really breaks up my day having to stop what I am doing at home or running errands to go and pick him up 3 hours later. I look forward to next year when I won't have to do that. So, his day is short and he's home for lunch and we spend the afternoon together.<br />
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Because 4 kids go to 3 different schools, ALL of which are choice enrolled, meaning, not our local school, I have to drive them. This means I spend 2-3 hours a DAY just in the car driving and waiting in pick-up lines. The first week was rough but I've figured out how long I can wait before leaving home to make it in time. It also means the kids have to do a little extra waiting while I'm picking up their sibling. Luckily, I listen to the Book of Mormon in the morning commute. Podcasts while I don't have kids in the car and then I get some good conversations in with the kids while I drive with them. It's working out, though I am sure our gasoline bill will be going up!<br />
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Grandma and Grandpa Furber were unable to use their tickets to the Colorado Shakespeare Festival because Grandpa's health was too poor at the time. So they gave us their tickets! We went with Tyler's aunt and uncle Mike and Marcia.<br />
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Cecily and I stopped at McDonald's for dinner then drove up to Boulder with M & M. We parked and walked to the student center to eat. Just as we got under shelter a downpour of rain came from the skies. I wondered if it would delay the outdoor performance but it didn't. Their tech crew quickly got to work mopping the stage so it was safe for the actors to perform on. They provide backed seats for the benches (thanks heavens, my back would have died!) at the amphitheater, situated right in the middle of campus. I confess, the facilities are not nearly as nice or updated as Utah Shakespeare Festival. The overall feel, including costumes, sound, music and acting did not meet the high standard of USF, however it was a great performance, nonetheless. And I'd go back, especially with our kids.<br />
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Cecily was excited to go as this was her first Shakespeare experience. During the school year she just completed she had read an abridged version of several of his plays. She even checked the book out twice to re-read them because she enjoyed them so much. Fortunately his most famous play, Romeo and Juliet was in that book so she was familiar with the story. Then she read the program to learn even more. She was telling ME what it was about, as I tried to brief her on it. I don't know how much she really understood with the language. She had lots of questions like why were girls dressed as guys, were they using real swords, were they actually crying, etc. Otherwise, she understood the plot which I was impressed with as it was over 2 hours long. It got cold once the sun set so we shared my sweater and munched on candy I snuck in when we she got a little tired.Hannah Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813612560660654932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164142717813301848.post-70907417105164539282019-06-30T21:12:00.000-06:002019-11-09T22:04:59.596-07:00June jubileeJune 1. Our ministering family, Br Gordon, has season tickets to the Rockies. There was a youth activity one night so he was unable to use them and offered them to us. The 4 of us go to go. They were AMAZING 2nd row seats. We filled my backpack with treats and stuffies and had a great time!<br />
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We got chicks again. This actually happened in late May but here's a shot of them all<br />
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And while we were at it.....because the family is still divided on furry pets we settled on a free rabbit.<br />
At the end of June our friends, the Stamps, gave us the cute lionhead mix bunny. We named her Alice. We don't know how long she'll be with us because she enjoys her freedom. If the gate is left open she takes a run for it. We usually find her and catch her (or the neighbors do) and put her back into her cage that cannot contain this free one. So, it's kind of fun to see her frolicking around the backyard because it's like having a cat or dog....until she's something elses's dinner.<br />
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I took Jocelyn up to Loveland to help Heidi with her girls after having her new baby, Braiden! Jocelyn offered to help out. And Heidi/Dustin really appreciate it. I was proud of Jocelyn for thinking of the service.<br />
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I then took Landon down to our house for a little break. On the way we stopped at Colin's favorite restaurant, Pizza Ranch, an all-you-can-eat pizza/chicken type buffet. It was pretty good. Colin still asks when we can go back, lol.<br />
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Cecily swimming at Gma's pool.<br />
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Our next door neighbors had a garage sale. She had some cute stuff! They gave us their piano (an upgrade from our previous one that now belongs to Hannah/Sean) and this cute desk and I bought this green couch for $10, which fits perfectly in our kitchen. Cecily came free!<br />
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Girls Camp! Jocelyn's first year going! It was a blast. A separate post is coming.<br />
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Jocelyn was busy this month too! She had her first ballet recital. Jennie was able to come but we didn't capture a picture. Tyler went to the dress rehearsal because he left that night with the boys, and his dad to drive straight through to Lake Powell for a quick weekend fishing trip. Tyler loved this luxiouus boat, and we were tempted to buy into a timeshare because he missed Lake P so much. Maybe one of these years we'll go back regularly again. Anyway, they had a blast and caught a bunch of fish.<br />
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Back to the recital.....here are some pics. I was so touched watching Jocelyn perform. She takes ballet very seriously and lit up on stage. She is the tallest/oldest in her current class and stood out because of it. But also because she's one of the strongest in that level. Once summer sessions starts she'll move up to level 3. She just started last August in level 1 with very little experience. She had a 6-week tumbling/dance class when she was 5 and gymnastics which I think all helped her be prepared for ballet. Her goal is to be en pointe soon. She also opted not to perform at the Sunday performance. Which was a tough decision. WE'll see what happens in the future should she continue to advance.<br />
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<br />Hannah Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813612560660654932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164142717813301848.post-22898838592120796352019-06-15T21:56:00.000-06:002019-11-09T21:57:39.563-07:00Girls Camp 2019Early in the year, Melissa R called me and said, "It's okay if you say no, but I wanted to say thank you for considering the position." I had no idea what she was talking about and I told her so. She then said, "you haven't been contacted by the stake yet?" And I replied, "No, I hadn't heard anything about any other callings or anything." She was so mortified and said the line of communication must have been confused and that she'd contact me later. So, for the next several days or maybe longer, I was sort of panicking. I knew she was called to be the Girls Camp director. But that's all I knew. Finally, after a week or two, a high councilor from the stake came over and "assigned" but not called me to the girls camp cook position, and asked if I'd accept. I was sort of relieved because I thought it would be assistant director or ward director or something. Though I discovered camp cook was a HUGE task it was more behind-the-scenes and I didn't have to deal with so much drama and activity planning. I was able to ask for some assistants. I had to beg to get 3. Sadly, one of them was unable to come up or help with the last month of planning because her husband was diagnosed with cancer. So, it was left to Sarah, Bev and I. Then, we had to switch camp locations completely, 2 weeks before camp. That was a stressful few days but there were miracles that occurred and camp ended up better than it would have. And it was very smooth year. But again, I only heard about some of the drama after camp....I was stuck in the kitchen so I didn't have to deal with much of it. But I also missed out on activities too. But...we got to see how the girls interacted around food! I really loved it.<br />
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Plus, it was a blessing to be up there with Jocelyn. She hardly spoke to me the 3 days we were there. She was so worried about the little things. I was shopping last minute for her toiletry and warm clothing type things. I was so consumed making sure I had my food stuff in order for the 120 people I was feeding I ended up leaving Jocelyn's last minute requests to the day of! She had an awesome time and it was nice to hear her bare her testimony on the last night at our ward meeting.<br />
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Fortunately, though, the cooks didn't have to be up there until after lunch so we took our time getting packed up that morning.<br />
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Overall, we had a blast. Surprisingly, the planning and preparation phase wasn't terrible. I had a fantastic committee. We really complimented each other well. Strengthening each other and helping each other out. It was pretty constantly busy, especially in May once all the paperwork was received from the girls. We had to work around several allergies and such. But it was overall an amazing and spiritual experience. I would do it again. It really helped that we were truly treated like queens. People were so willing to help us because they knew we would be working non-stop while at camp. We didn't have to sleep in a tent. We got to use a real bathroom, and even shower!! We had a full kitchen with running water and a roof over our heads. We didn't have to use a fire to cook and had a single fridge plus a freezer. It was amazing!!Hannah Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813612560660654932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164142717813301848.post-71443358133054921132019-06-03T21:27:00.000-06:002019-09-16T16:20:11.776-06:00End of year "graduations"Colin attended preschool through the city APEX program. He actually went to Campbell Cottages which I think my sister Rose and maybe Jennie attended when they were young. He and Samuel are the only ones who attended a formal preschool because we wanted to save money.....I wish we would have just paid to have the girls go to a preschool because socially it was helpful. Plus, learning how to do routine tasks and listening skills were helpful for Samuel and Colin who had the formal preschool. We DID do a "joy school" type program for Jocelyn and Cecily. Cecily also took a music class which gave her some structure and skills.<br />
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At first he had a rough start with the head teacher because she was quite strict about writing their letter and counting each day. Colin struggled with that and I think it made him a bit nervous to go. But once he understood the routine and learned more he gained more confidence. He still couldn't recognize the letter names by the end of the year but he could count to 13. Needless to say, I was not worried as I knew he'd eventually learn the basics in Kindergarten as our children had done. And they're great students now so they all caught up.<br />
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In the middle of May he had a graduation which I think is one of the silliest things of our time. A waste of resources and time! There were so many parents and grandparents there! It's just preschool!! He's got about 13 more years of schooling plus college to get through. I'm kind of a scrooge about the whole thing. I will make an effort to go to my kids and family members high school and college ceremonies but all the others.....meh......Anyway, he loved getting a certificate and they surprised each kid with a graduation bear. Jocelyn was so jealous she expected one for her 6th grade continuation (since she didn't get one for "graduating" from elementary school in Utah) so we found her one to surprise her with at her ceremony (below).<br />
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Actually, Lincoln Academy handled their award ceremonies with much more efficiency and creativity. They did honor kids for their grades but every student was given an original award too based on skills they learned from texts and studies throughout the year. Cecily was awarded the "Androcles and the Lion Award" because she is so caring toward others and has a love for creatures and wants to be a Vet when she grows up. She also made the Bronze Honor Roll.<br />
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After I told Tyler about how cool the awards ceremony was and then Jocelyn's teachers emailed us in advance telling us she was getting a special honor, he left work to come to the 6th grade ceremony. Jocelyn was awarded "Excellence in Language Arts", Gold Honor Roll, and the "Prepared" student award. We were happy, that although she had many trials at this school, that the teachers recognized her hard work.<br />
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She made sombrero sugar cookies for the kids to decorate and we had an adult dessert that I am sure was yummy. I was going to make the tres leches cupcakes but we ended up doing something else yummy that I can't think of right now. Heidi made a pin the tail on the donkey game, we listened ot Mexican music and Lori also wanted a pinata for the kids. I offered to purchase it as Colin had his eye on this spaceship pinata at Target. Heidi, Lori and I filled it with whatever candy we had in our cupboards, some of which was from Christmas! lol. Too much candy!! </div>
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We planted a vegetable garden. Most of these pics were taken by Colin. We decided to garden at Gma/Gpa Furber's for several reasons. First, they have a much more space. Second, they use well water, free. Third, we could do it all together. It was the usual production of preparing the land, several weeks before. Steve/Tyler brought in manure and tilled it in. Tyler dreamt up an irrigation system inspired by the Church's farm in Sandy, Utah. That took forever to create. It worked pretty well with the current irrigation system but needs tweaking if we do it again. Then the planting. Then the watering and weeding, mostly done by Gma. She's a rockstar gardener. I think she truly loves it and it gives her something to work on each day. Then the harvesting and enjoyment. Sadly, the zucchini and pumpkins did not get enough water so they weren't plentiful. Hopefully next year!</div>
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Sam's little paper mache man and art portfolio he made in art class.<br />
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I took Cecily to Kneaders the Saturday before Mother's day because I got to eat their yummy French toast for free!<br />
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Mother's Day selfie. I am a mother.<br />
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Cecily working on her Star Student poster with Colin's help.<br />
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Once school was officially over, the day after, in fact, I rushed over to Utah with Jennie. Our great uncle Jack passed away and his funeral was the same weekend as the annual Knell Memorial celebration. I already had a flight for that Sunday to head over for a closing in Utah so I cancelled that leg of it and drove out with Jennie/Kids on Friday. We stayed in Mt Pleasant and drove to Provo on Saturday morning for the funeral. </div>
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Monday, Memorial day. All of my mom's 9 siblings! She's the oldest of 10. This is the cemetery in Provo, on a beautiful mountain overlooking the valley. My mom's parents are both buried here along with several cousins who passed away too young. Afterwards we went to Sarah/Kenneth's church building for the annual breakfast of yumminess!!! A transition from our usual...we used to always go to Uncle Abe's or Aunt Julie's house but there are so many of us now and the weather was chilly not allowing us to overflow outside we quickly changed to the church building, very conventionally up the hill. Afterwards, my aunt Mary drove me up to SLC. We stopped at Saver's and did some sale shopping! And I visited with a good friend, Julie, that night. It was a great day!!<br />
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I stopped by the SLC Cemetery on my way to visit my BFF Jessica Slade. Here is one of my more prominent LDS relatives, Erastus Snow. It was lovely to take a few minutes to stop by. Also, I had some time to spare so I drove around the Avenues downtown. I also stopped to say hello to our old landlord, Dianne McKee and her daughter Lindsay. It was a perfect visit. Short but sweet as it was the last time I saw Dianne. She passed away a short time later of cancer. She and Lindsay were such a blessing in our lives. We loved living in their basement while we transitioned to non-student life living in a "big" city. It was wonderful to visit with Jessica and her husband until late in the night. It was sooo nice catching up and visiting with Jessica, it always is. I miss living so close to her. I had rented a car this trip (thank you to Mary for helping me pick it up....I missed the pickup window by 3 minutes and the lady wouldn't let me rent it so I had to get a ride from Hannah's Sean the next morning). Thank you to my friend Pam who let me stay at her house again.<br />
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It was a fantastic few days away. I always feel so fulfilled after I've spent time with my extended family. And...it was so nice to be on my own again! Refreshing indeed.<br />
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We ended with a piano recital on May 31. No photos, only video. It was just Gma Furber (teacher) and Gpa at Steve/Lori's. Sam, Joc and Cecily and Tyler each played something. It was nice and good practice for them. Not nearly as high pressure as Tyler and I had to endure in front of a larger audience with memorized music. But it was still good.Hannah Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813612560660654932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164142717813301848.post-45957960390603498032019-04-30T22:00:00.000-06:002019-09-16T16:21:22.479-06:00Awesome AprilApril started out with a trick. On April's Fools Day Jennie and Grant and kids came over for dinner. I had pinned a trick that we tried on the kids. I covered frozen brussel sprouts in chocolate to look like Oreo truffles or cake pops. It worked as Warren was the first to take a bite by popping the whole thing in his mouth! I think he actually ate but discovered, and announced to the other kids that they were a fraud. The adults tried to convince them otherwise and insisted this was their dessert and they should try them. One by one, most of them took a tiny bite out of one, to see what it was like. I thought it was pretty funny and not a terribly mean or drawn out trick. Unlike Jocelyn.<br />
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She wrote Tyler a long letter confessing how she kissed a friend of Samuel's. How awful she felt and that she'd never do it again for a long time. Well.....Tyler believed it and responded! LOL. He responded with compassion and love and personal stories of his own (which was TMI for me to read, lol). Anyway, after about 24 hours I couldn't keep it a secret anymore and told Tyler it was a fake. He laughed and laughed.<br />
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Cecily is allergic to something! The school nurses tried calling me several times before I answered. Cecily was at recess and touched a dandelion and then rubbed her eye. Then it swelled up like crazy. I took her home, gave her some benedryl and finally it went back to normal. She often has random sneezing fits. She's probably got some minor allergies but we've never had her formally tested.<br />
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Young Women Fundraiser. They had a hoedown, soup dinner and acution. Jocelyn made this Easter cake, nearly all by herself. I helped with the "grass" but she did all the rest. It looked delicious!<br />
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Tyler successfully installed 4 can lights in his office. Samuel helped him out. The dust is still covering all of his boxes of books and computer equipment. But the house hasn't' burned down!<br />
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Cecily had a 3rd grade colonial program. It was so delightful! Tyler, the kids and I attended the evening performance. It was well written, performed and patriotic! I asked the Facebook if anyone had a costume we could borrow and sure enough, the Gordon family from our ward, lent us their daughters from when she was in elementary school! Pictured is Cecily and her school BFF, Aubrey.<br />
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Watching General Conference at the Harris home in Loveland, Saturday session after the guys helped finishing their basement. My friend, Jessica, gave us the Conference board seen in the background. I was happy to pass it on to them as our kids have kind of outgrown it. We also spent the night and watched more (or all?) on Sunday. Tyler and the kids were going to camp outside in our big tent. Tyler brought the tent but forgot to check for poles inside the bag. Needless to say, they were not there. So, sadly, the kids slept inside on the floor of their cousins bedroom floor and Tyler and I shared a blowup mattress. Be prepared is still a relevant motto even after graduating from the Scout program. Sydney is obsessed with Tyler. She loves him to chase and tickle her. She just loves to be around people in general. So she was excited for all the company at her house that weekend. Here she is putting silly putty on our feet. </div>
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For the last week of March we were in Utah, the kids and I, for Spring Break. We hung out in Mt Pleasant with Gma and Gpa Stum. Salt Lake City, visiting all of our friends. We were also able to attend my cousins baptism and catch up with my Knell side of the family. The kids were happy as clams spending the night at various friends homes. I stayed with Rose for some nights and then at my friend from my ward, Pam's house. She's a great hostess with comfortable home. I snapped a photo of this phrase she had on her wall. She's been through a lot of trials in her life and yet she's still a positive, strong woman in the Gospel and I love her example to me. </div>
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Colin eating his favorite meal: macaroni and cheese, at the Corner Bakery in SLC.</div>
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We celebrated my birthday at my parents house. Jennie made me an amazing ice cream cake, I think I requested cookie dough and peanut butter cups, my fave combo. I was also treated by some friends in SLC and Nora (see below).<br />
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Can't go to SLC without a stop to the best cake donuts in town, Banbury Cross.<br />
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Mount Pleasant fire pit nights. My dad relocated his fire pit so this was the first time using it, at least he grandkids. Hot dogs and S'mores.<br />
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Each time I am in Utah I try to carve out several hours to go my fave salon so they can do their curly magic. Sadly, it's not realistic to keep up this habit and I need to find a local salon that I can trust here in Denver area. They introduced this new gel to me and it was amazing!!! Best part is...it's just as good as the other brand I had been using, but much much cheaper and easier to get (Target vs private salon stores via Steph).<br />
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I also got my nails done (see a few pics down)...and they match my pants almost perfectly.<br />
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Luckily, there was enough snow on the mountains and Sam got to ski, it had been a year since he'd gone for the fist time and learned. He was able to go skiing with 2 of his best friends (Ethan and Aaron) because my dad and Rose took them. But he needed some new snow pants because he outgrew his old ones. So I stopped at a couple of thrift stores in SLC and found a great pair for him. C&C also found some fun toys at the thrift store.<br />
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We stayed with Rose for a few days which was fun and helpful.....this is her cats butt.<br />
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I was able to go to the Denver Aquarium for the first time with Cecily's 3rd grade field trip. It was fun!<br />
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Nora took me out to lunch and we got pedicures for my birthday. She's hardly been to Cafe Rio so I was happy to share it with her!<br />
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I took these to a movie....I think it was "The Secret Life of Pets 2"...the older kids didn't want to waste their time. It was an okay movie. Funny at times but redbox worthy.<br />
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We bought a $600 car from Stoehr's neighbor for Samuel. It's old and mostly functional. Well, Jocelyn is too mortified to be seen riding in it. This is her during one of the school drop offs or dance pickups. hahahaha.<br />
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St Patrick's Day fell on a Sunday this year so we had dinner with Tyler's fam. Corned beef and cabbage. Lori had some fun games planned for the kiddos.<br />
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This is one of the 1 cent horse rides at King Soopers. I rode the very same horse when I was a kid, and it only cost 1 cent. An employee told me they had just done some work on it. I am so happy they or someone maintains these little rides and that they haven't increased the price over the years.<br />
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Cecily and I went to another movie....but I can't remember which one! Lego ? Anyway, this was back when we had movie type passes and it was a lot cheaper to go to the theater.<br />
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Jocelyn was having some fun with herself! Look at that smolder.<br />
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One of the several snow days we had this month! One day they preemptively cancelled school and we woke up and it was just raining. But it quickly turned into an icy, snow, windy blizzard so I was glad they canceled. </div>
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Jennie and I have this running joke....that neither of us (plus Grant) can't successfully make rolls. This was the first batch, in over 6 tries between us, that sorta worked. Since then (November I am writing this) she has successfully made them perfectly.<br />
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Cecily was reading to Colin one night in his little tented bed. She is so kind to read to him so frequently. It counts as reading for him and her! They are great pals, most of the time.<br />
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This is Cecily being awarded her Science fair honors.<br />
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We went to the Children's WOW museum in Lafayette with Heidi/Lori. This was clearly his favorite dress-up. </div>
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<br />Hannah Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813612560660654932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164142717813301848.post-42206541868160837002019-03-03T21:24:00.000-07:002019-11-06T21:35:37.412-07:00Nora's baby showerOne of the perks of moving to Arvada was living in the same city as my oldest BFF, Nora. We've known each other since we were 3 years old. So when she announced she was pregnant, kind of unexpectedly, with her 4th child and only boy, I was happy to help host a baby shower. Her visiting teachers, at the time, Jes and Sam, also helped. Despite the snowy conditions, there was a great turnout. I had soooo much fun throwing together a party like this. It had been a long time since I got to fill my creative cup and energy into someone else like this. Nora pinned a bunch of woodland themed type decor for her dream baby nursery so we went with that. We pulled all of our home decor together. Bought a few things to add detail. Borrowed some more from Jes's MIL and found the perfect matching plates at Hobby Lobby. I made a diaper cake, which was fun to do. We had really simple treats and games but mostly visited and opened gifts.<br />
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<br />Hannah Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813612560660654932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164142717813301848.post-37579673045320750002019-02-28T14:17:00.000-07:002019-10-02T14:18:11.501-06:00February Fun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Caught Tyler napping again...or maybe going to bed early. Proof that he DOES nap. </div>
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I LOVE misty mornings. This day reminded me of the song on MOTAB CD with Bryn Terfel "Homeword Bound" .<br />
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Cecily received an award for winning the Science Fair in 3rd grade! She tested 6 brands of popcorn to determine which had the least amount of unpopped kernels. The winner was surprisingly ACT II brand. However, we did not compare taste or texture. I don't think that brand would have won.<br />
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Jocelyn making cookies.....something went wrong, haha. She's a much better baker now.<br />
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Me being goofy with selfies. haha.<br />
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Valentine's Day! I made my traditional pink breakfast. Tyler and I wrote a love note to each child and gave them a toy and gift.<br />
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I guess this is what romance grows into, lol!! Tyler captured this of Gma and Gpa. I think it's a nightly ritual. </div>
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We introduced Jocelyn to true romance in film. We started with the shorter version of Pride & Prejudice. Phew...we've raised her right because she lov.....love......LOVED it. </div>
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Colin is my little squeeze.<br />
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Tyler, and Cecily and Colin, making pasta from scratch. Yummy!<br />
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We had a TON of snow days.I've lost count. On this day we went sledding with Jennie and her ward friends. Fortunately, we borrowed peoples cracked sleds, haha, because we don't have any! We need to invest this year. You can see Jocelyn's lack of boots behind them....she chose to wear her converse and she regretted not wearing my "ugly" boots because he feet froze!<br />
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Valentine's type treats. My double chocolate chip cookies with peppermint kisses melted on top!<br />
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Once again Jocelyn is mortified in public. I picked her up from dance and she didn't want to be seen in her leotard in public so she threw on these comfy pants and flannel over her tights. She was so embarrased and nearly didn't come in to eat. I took the kids, while Sam and Tyler went to an AValanche game (Tyler sang with the chorale at it), to Cinzetti's, an Italian buffet. Regrettably, it was a bit overpriced, even with the kids eating free that night. They were nice and didn't make me pay for Jocelyn (she was still kids price) because their policy is 2 free kids per paying adult but it didn't specify that on their website. I probably wouldn't have driven all the way up to it, had I known.<br />
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Colin and I went to the free Denver zoo day with our friends (Liz and Joseph Setelin) and Rebecca and her little guy.<br />
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<br />Hannah Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813612560660654932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164142717813301848.post-2699151348406637812019-01-31T13:24:00.000-07:002019-09-13T15:58:13.675-06:00January JunkI often get the January blues or junk. This year was no different. We'd been living in our new home for just over 2 months now. Still feels like we live in a storage unit. Still adjusting to the fact that we MOVED and live in COLORADO! Although, to be fair, it's much more sunny here in the winter than in Utah!!<br />
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So this is what happened in a normally boring month. It started off with a bang! Well baptisms then a bang!<br />
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On January 2nd we were able to attend the Temple with our 2 oldest children!! Jocelyn just barely turned 12 a couple days before. We went to the Denver Temple and witnessed she and and Samuel do Baptisms for the Dead. Because it was over Christmas break we had some family in town too, including Hannah & Sean, Steph & Kyler, Heidi, Gma and Gpa Stoehr, Gpa Furber and Dan and Sherrie Furber too! It was really really special to go with them. I can't believe we have kids old enough but I am so pleased that they have the desire and worthy to attend! AFterwards, we went to our favorite Mexican restaurant and Gpa Stoehr had the live Mariachi band serenade Jocelyn for her birthday. All had a wonderful time.<br />
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With the help of Sean, Dustin and Steve, Tyler was able to install our new kitchen island around the stove! Now we just have to wait for the Quartz countertop!</div>
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Samuel got braces! He started with an appliance, lie a plastic retainer, for several months. Then got a palette expander and then onto braces. Hopefully, he will get these off right as he turns 16! </div>
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I can't remember what happened in this picture....but I think it had something to do with Cecily trying to make Colin pose for a photo. He wasn't having it.<br />
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Marci came into town from Texas for a weekend so naturally Jennie, Marci and I went shopping and went out for good food. We did a little perusing around Cherry Creek and stopped at this Jewish Deli for lunch. OHHH, this Reuben sandwich was so delicious! </div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">I found this </span>beautiful pine dresser for $100. It's a heavy, well built piece made in Mexico. I am trying to base the aesthetic of our home on this piece. Rustic, traditional yet classic.<br />
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Tyler sleeping I can't remember why I took this photo....perhaps it was a rare nap for him.<br />
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January must be hard on Tyler too......another nap, this time at J & G's. </div>
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Colin, my baking buddy. He's standing in front of a gap where the stove/oven combo was that came with the house. We took it out and replaced it with bigger gas range in the center of our kitchen. For another blog post.....<br />
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Jocelyn starting working on Personal Progress in Young Women's the day she joined. Here she is making her favorite dessert, Creme Brulee, for one of her value experiences. They turned out really well!<br />
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For my calling in Primary I was over scouts. They held a pinewood derby and Colin wanted to participate. Because he'll never get the chance after the Church announced their separation from the BSA I brought him along. He borrowed Samuel's retired winning car. He patiently waited the entire race until all the scouts raced their cars. Then at the very end he was able to play and raced his car. He was given one of the extra medals (a ding doing wrapped in foil on a ribbon) at the end. As you can see, he was thrilled to participate.<br />
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Cecily turned 9. We also celebrated Levi, Landon, Gpa Furber and Heidi!<br />
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Heidi and Dustin also had a "gender reveal" party. They're having a boy for their 4th child!</div>
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Goodbye January!<br />
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<br />Hannah Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813612560660654932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164142717813301848.post-17371950643053518062019-01-21T13:34:00.000-07:002019-09-14T15:05:25.963-06:00Cecily's 9th BirthdayJanuary 21<br />
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Cecily turned 9 this year!<br />
She loves unicorns, reading, coloring, drawing, writing, friends, swimming, Activity Day Girls, NOT pink things, and family.<br />
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We held her family birthday party at the Furber's. Heidi and family came down for it and Jennie and kids came too.<br />
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Here she is receiving her millionth unicorn stuffy, as she calls stuffed animals.<br />
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Because it was a also a friend birthday party year, she invited her two closest friends that she had made so far. We went to Build-a-Bear because they had a promo and it cost about $5 to make a bear. And after the fiasco they had with a promo the week before we moved form UT, I had promised C we'd get her a stuffed animal since then. Cecily got to build a dog and it cost as much as she was turning. We brought Colin along and I also made Jocelyn and Sam a bear too....they weren't so thrilled. In fact, I think I ended up giving J's away as a baby gift.<br />
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Here she is with Stormy, on the left, and Aubrey on the right.<br />
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I'd never "built a bear" before. It was fun to watch them sew in their heart and stuff them to the fluffiness the child chooses.<br />
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Then we went to Chick-Fil-A afterwards. She had a great time!<br />
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Hannah Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813612560660654932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164142717813301848.post-69480360647220566812018-03-26T15:06:00.003-06:002018-03-26T17:26:18.379-06:00Wellness Journey: Part 4Phase 3 of the Skinny Utah program is the Remain or Maintain phase. I completed the program and am happy with the results. For those tuning in for the reveal and you want to read about the whole long journey read <a href="https://stoehrs.blogspot.com/2018/03/wellness-journey-part-1.html">Part 1</a>, <a href="https://stoehrs.blogspot.com/2018/03/wellness-journey-part-2.html">Part 2</a> and <a href="https://stoehrs.blogspot.com/2018/03/wellness-journey-part-3.html">Part 3</a>.<br />
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Here is a before and after...or After and before!<br />
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So far, I have lost<b> 30 pounds</b> in 10 weeks on the Skinny Utah program! Before I go over my goals for this next phase I want to list some of the things that I have learned so far.<br />
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1. I can do hard things. Sounds a bit cliche, but it's true.<br />
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3. When I was in ketosis I could feel it. I felt chilly all the time. I felt like I was burning fat too.<br />
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4. Hard is hard so pick your hard.<br />
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5. Reduced body odor and sweat.<br />
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7. Cleared up my skin. It's smoother too because it's hydrated and happy.<br />
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8. I need to be accountable to someoene in order to be more successful.<br />
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The following are things that in general help people like me, to lose significant amounts of weight. I am not, by any stretch of the imagination, a pro at this. I have no training in nutrition. I have not read a tons books on dieting. I am sharing this based on my own experience and because I have a poor memory and want to be able to reference this later, if I need to go through this again. Weight loss in general is hard work. These are some simple things that have helped me lose and then maintain so far.<br />
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<li><b>Be mindful.</b> Before, I would eat any crumb, child's leftovers, scraps left on the table, etc etc. I hate to waste food because in my mind, wasted food = wasted money. So I would eat the table scraps, the broken pieces left in the bottom of the bag, fallen candies on the floor, etc. I am getting disgustingly honest here. I would rather eat a chocolate chip that fell on the floor than toss it in the garbage. And then I became a human garbage disposal without me even noticing. Since this journey I have realized that good food is more expensive. However, it is more filling and can be more satisfying, the more I eat and it and get used to it. I can purchase less, but higher quality food because I am eating less of it and it fills me better.</li>
<li><b>Water.</b> My sister-in-law Emily, who is currently in med school, told me an interesting biological fact (I hope I get the info right). The nerve that connects the stomach to the brain gives the same signal for thirst and hunger to our brains. In other words, sometimes when we think we're hungry we're actually thirsty. I had read that in multiple places that water is a great replacement for a snack. I had experienced it for myself over 12 years ago when I lost all the baby weight after Samuel was born. But I got used to substituting water with food or soda.</li>
<li><b>Less or no sugar.</b> The first week of this journey I had headaches daily adjusting to the lack of sugar. Now, when I eat any processed sugar, in tiny amounts, I get a headache almost immediately. I am still on a search for alternative sweeteners that don't taste gross. I have tried powdered stevia and the aftertaste is vile. Although a version of stevia is in my protein powder and it tastes fine. I have purchased liquid stevia and not yet tried it. I recently tried powdered Splenda, no calorie sweetener, made from stevia plant. That was much more bearable to eat. I have tried a small amount of coconut sugar but it's not very strong. I want to try Swerve. Honey is good but I want to find more alternatives. I think I will try the goal of <b>one treat per week.</b> It'll force me to be more mindful and not just mindlessly bake and eat. It will help me make wiser baking and shopping choices too. But I will also not feel deprived if I allow myself to eat it sometimes instead of never. What do you do that helps?</li>
<li><b>Portion control.</b> My portions just kept getting larger and larger over the years. I believe my stomach expanded. It used to be that one can of soda used to be too much for me to drink because I would get full from the bubbly drink. By January of this year, I could easily consume at least 36 oz of soda and still not be full. I didn't think that was possible but I proved to myself that it was! So, when I was limited to 500 calories per day I thought I would die of hunger. But, to my astonishment, I am still here! And when I had to eat more food in Phase 2, I felt so full and bloated. I guess my stomach has shrunk!</li>
<li><b>None or less fast food. </b>Like I said earlier, I got into some expensive and unhealthy eating habits=eating fast food at least once a week. Most of it was fried or greasy. I dine out at a restaurant two times during the whole 9 week program. It was hard to find restaurants that did not use rancid oils (canola, vegetable, etc) or sugar in everything. Since then, especially because it's my birthday month and I get all these freebies from restaurants, I have eaten out more often. But I scour the menu online before ordering. I have made healthier choices. I still look forward to eating a juicy hamburger on a white bun or pizza complete with sauce and cheese but I am trying to hold off. I want to take on the fun and junky foods slowly so I don't binge and gain a ton back. </li>
<li><b>Keep body moving</b>. I became more sedentary. I am not sure if it was because the food I ate made me more tired=wanted to sit and sleep more. Or if I was just lazy. I like to think the former. I enjoy certain forms of exercise but not others. I like aerobic activities like Zumba or walking more than weight lifting or hardcore things like P90x or circuit training. I want to pick up running again too. I have started HIIT (high intensity interval training) exercises per the SkinnyUtah program 3x/week. It burns fat faster by getting your heart rate revved up and then rest to allow heart to calm faster, does that make sense? I only need to do this for 5-10 minutes per day and then exercise in addition to that. My goal is 4-5 times per week. </li>
<li><b>Vitamins and nutrients.</b> I want to take a good multi-vitamin, Vitamin D (the happy vitamin), and others. What do you take?</li>
<li><b>Sleep</b> . When I am more rested I am less stressed, wake up with a better attitude to bring on the day, and I eat less! Plus, I have read that you digest food better if you get more restful and enough hours of sleep in the day (less at night + a nap during day or at least 8 hours straight at night). I did really well the first few weeks, but then life got busier and it forced me to stay up later. Then Colin started waking up at night causing me to wake up with less effective sleep. I also eat less when I don't stay up late....see next tip.</li>
<li><b>Stop eating before 9 pm.</b> Or 8 pm. If I get hungry after dinner I try to eat a fruit or veggie. And drink water. </li>
<li><b>Planning.</b> I have had to be more organized with meal planning to make sure I am prepared for myself. If I didn't thaw meat out my go-to was tuna fish or eggs. But if dinner was later I would get hangry which would force me to binge snack. Before I would go to yogurt or bread to hold me over until I had dinner ready. Or buy take-out or frozen pre-made meals. Now, if I am not as prepared I eat almonds to hold me over until I am done cooking. </li>
<li><b>Stress. </b><i> </i>How does this not exist in life? Some weeks are just plain stressful. But...when I am stressed I eat, as I discussed in the earlier posts. So, avoiding it by saying "No" to projects or to people can help. I am trying to organize my life more too to manage my stress.</li>
<li><b>Little rewards or incentives, </b>what's your motivation? When I lost 20 pounds I took myself to have my eyebrows threaded. When I was done with the program I got my hair cut/dyed. I am trying to find non-food related rewards. </li>
<li><b>Keep track, be accountable. </b>When I don't write down or record on an app like My Fitness Pal, I lose track of what I eat. I tend to eat more snack and larger portions when I don't weigh or measure my food or write it down. I am getting better at guessing how many calories are in my foods but I still need to be more vigilant, especially now that I am not accountable to someone. </li>
<li><b>Less processed food</b>. Buy less, see less in the cupboards, less temptation to eat it. The better for my body. I am really trying to eat real, whole foods, as much as possible. I don't think I want to go totally "clean" and eat nothing processed ever again. In fact, I have already eaten out and processed foods. It's not very realistic for our family situation right now. However, I am trying to do better. I cannot change overnight but I can make one choice at a time. I still buy my kids sugary cereals and fruit snacks but I try to buy whole fat Greek yogurt instead of sugar loaded brands. Make homemade cookies instead of pre-packaged kinds. What do you do?</li>
<li><b>Gratitude</b>. I wrote 5 things down daily that I was grateful for that day. Simple to more deep things. I have stopped doing this and I have noticed my attitude has become less positive. I need to start again because it just adds to the overall health.</li>
<li><b>Determination. </b>Find the motivation and get the willpower. For me, the money that I paid certainly helped. But mainly, I wanted something and went for it with all that I had. </li>
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So I started at size 18/20. I am now at a 14/16, still L/XL. As my mom said, I was born with hips. Regardless of the weight loss, I still have a larger frame, especially my hips (they were great for birthing, haha) so I still wear larger sizes (grumble). But I'd like to be 155 pounds again. This is what I weighed when we lived in Paris, between Samuel and Jocelyn. I am about 15-20 pounds away from that goal. I have only been in the maintain the same weight on my own for a couple weeks now. I am still learning how to stay at this weight. My goal is to continue working on adding new foods to see how my body responds. To continue to eat healthy and enjoy food. I was gluttonous before and it was kind of gross. I would just about anything put in front of me, whether it tasted good, or not. I have gained a healthier appreciation for food. I want to get to a healthy relationship with food where it becomes FUEL to my body and not a treat or "must get through my day until I can eat again" mentality. It's a learning process that I am willing to take on. I don't want to fall off the bandwagon again. I have more confidence in my health and myself than I have had in years. Now, I hope to keep making my overall health, physical, mental and emotional well-being my priority and to keep it that way! </div>
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Hannah Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813612560660654932noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164142717813301848.post-10455817400694829722018-03-21T22:52:00.000-06:002018-03-26T14:25:16.713-06:00Wellness Journey: Part 3I kept going back and forth on the date, realizing there was no ideal time to decide to make a change. I couldn't wait for the motivation, my schedule to clear, for it to be convenient for any change to occur. That is what I learned early on. It's never convenient to change because it's hard. So I just went for it and chose a date.<br />
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I started Skinny Utah on January 6, 2018. Starting weight: 207.4.<br />
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This is a brief synopsis of the program timing. The first two days I was instructed to load up on healthy fats. The next 40 days were like an extreme Ketogenic diet. Then the following 3 weeks were a re-set phase, adding back in healthy fats. The third phase is Maintain phase, which I am currently in now.<br />
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The first two days I was instructed to eat three normal meals plus a dessert, if I wanted. I wasn't going to be able to enjoy these foods for a long time. So I did. I splurged at Cafe Rio complete with my last Dr Pepper. German pancakes for breakfast and our traditional Galettes des Rois, I didn't want to miss out on that.<br />
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Day 3 is when the hard began. I wanted to share something that I learned from my aunts. We had a Knell ladies night in October, during that first health challenge. My aunt Emily, I believe, remarked how one of her friends coined this little phrase about weight and health. "Hard is hard, so choose your hard." That really struck me. It was HARD trying to lose weight and be healthy. But it was harder to be in pain, tired and unable to fit into my own wardrobe. I had to choose which hard to battle because either way it was going to be difficult.<br />
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<b>The program is a 9-week regime.</b> Here are some bullet points that just make it easier to explain.<br />
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<li>9-week program divided into 2 phases</li>
<li>It's supported and supervised by a professional nutritionist and doctor</li>
<li>They do not sell or encourage protein bars or shakes, meals, etc. Just eating real food.</li>
<li>It is supplement based-they provide you with natural supplements to your bodies specific needs</li>
<li>It includes a Bio-Scan which points out my bodies unique food preferences and shows me my stressed organ biomarkers</li>
<li>They guarantee that if you follow the program exactly that you will lose at least 20 pounds</li>
<li>You go in for a BCA every two weeks (measure body fat, water weight, bone density, BMI)</li>
<li>Report to them 3x/week online</li>
<li>No exercise the first 40 days</li>
<li>It's like an extreme Ketogenic diet </li>
<li>The only food consumed during the first 40 days were two servings of protein (limited types), two servings of fruit and two huge servings of veggies, totaling 500-800 calories per day</li>
<li>Drink half of my body weight of water in ounces</li>
<li>No additional fats, oils, dairy, sugar, gluten, anything except the fruit, veggie and lean proteins</li>
<li>Intermittent Fasting (to learn more about that read <a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/intermittent-fasting-guide#section2">this</a> )</li>
<li>Sleep is importatnt</li>
<li>Keep a gratitude journal</li>
<li>Keep track of everything I eat, drink and bowel movements</li>
<li>Weigh yourself at the same time each morning and write it down</li>
<li>Avoid body soaps, creams, pedicures, massages etc with added fats and oils or chemicals.</li>
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That's the gist of the program. Sound intense? It was but it became easier each day.<br />
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The first two weeks were difficult emotionally, physically and a bit mentally. I was sooo tired, the first 5 days I went to bed before 9pm so I wouldn't pass out. I felt nauseous. I had headaches from toxic withdrawals. I craved sugars and all my comfort foods. I was a bit moody, especially at night. I asked for support a lot on Marco Polo app with friends and family. Although, I was prepared with a strict menu I was not expecting the time it would take to prepare two protein laden meals a day for myself in addition to cooking for my family, journaling and noting everything. More on that later. In general, it was hard. Had I not paid money to participate or didn't have emotional support from family, I would have thrown my hands in the air and given up. Easily. That would have been the easy thing to do. It's what I had done with all other previous diets.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The supplement schedule I created so that I wouldn't forget to take them. They're regimented by time of day, quantity, etc. I used pillboxes like an old person :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I journaled my food and weight and other physical details on the right and my Gratitude was on the left. </td></tr>
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However, I did NOT feel hungry. I was amazed that the little amount of food and tiny bit of fat in the meat for only two meals a day sustained me. I began to feel more energetic the second week! The cravings began to go away, for all things garbage. Emotionally I still had cravings for sugars, carbs, dairy but I did NOT crave them physically. I found this to be most surprising. I almost always felt full and if I didn't it was because I did not eat enough veggies. Once those two weeks passed it was smooth sailing for the next month. It was so exciting to step on the scale each morning and watch it go down!! It definitely got me out of bed in the morning.<br />
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The <b>hardest times</b> were travel, social events, traditional events (several birthdays), and times where I normally eat comfort foods (movie theater soda and popcorn). In general, January was very slow month. It was perfect. I kind of hibernated the first two weeks. I learned that I eat fast food and soda when I am out running errands during the day with Colin. So, I avoided that. I avoided the temptation, the sights the smells, all of it. Plus, I saved money by not shopping or eating out! But once February rolled around and I was in my routine, things got busy. I was extremely busy leading up to these two weekends with church calling, PTA commitments and creating a video.<br />
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Two particular events could not be avoided. I flew to Colorado for my sister Jennie's birthday/Olympic party. I avoided decadent chocolate cake, chick-fil-a, delicious looking Korean food and even prevented my sisters from going out to eat because I was so limited on what I could eat---basically nowhere. Then the next weekend, the last days of the first phase, we traveled to CO again, this time driving, to Tyler's Gpa's 90th birthday party. There was food all over--birthday cake, pizza, yummy treats, munchies, etc. Despite this busyness and social food of the weekend, I did not break. I owe it to the fact that I came prepared with my food scale, griddle, my supplements and even my own food. And again, full family support and not scrutiny. One night was pizza night, another comfort food that I sorely missed, and Tyler surprised me with a filet mignon steak that I could eat while I sat and smelled and saw the delicious pizza. It really hit the spot and I don't regret making the choice to eat that instead. It's still melting in my mouth :)<br />
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A note on <b>Intermittent fasting</b>. It was not as hard as I thought it would be. For this program, they asked me to eat within an 8-9 hour window of the day and fast for the remaining. So, I skipped breakfast. It wasn't' too difficult because I was nearly doing this anyway. When I began exercising in the fall, my friend Cierra read that if we eat before a workout that we simply burn what we just ate and not much more. So, I pushed myself to wait until after the workout to eat. Plus, my belly thanked me not shaking around breakfast. So I typically ate a brunch of eggs or oatmeal around 11 each day. With this program it got later and later especially when I was busy. I would sometimes eat as late as 2pm. I do not recommend this! I started to get light-headed and faint, lol. So I really tried to eat around noon.<br />
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I did begin to get bored of the same meals over and over again. I was allowed to use spices, herbs and Himalayan salt. They just couldn't have added salts or sugars. I made salad dressings with their recommended recipes but I just got used to eating plain romaine, especially in a pinch. The nutritionist, Karen, shared this recipe with me. Chicken stock, spinach, ground meat (I chose turkey) and I added some herbs and onion and bell pepper. Super quick and yummy!<br />
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I was basically in <b>Ketosis</b> the first 45 days, in my case. By the time I finished the first phase, I had lost 26 pounds!! This is the best photo I have of that busy weekend. I was preparing for an audition so this is a screenshot.<br />
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That is <b>another subject</b>. Although the scale was constantly going down I did still meet <b>discouragement</b> along the way. I did gain more confidence in myself. I felt beautiful again. However, I was met with two difficult trials. Two things that really really wanted me to break down and eat sugar. They were fairly small things but still sad for me personally. The first was the fact that I auditioned for a play that I really, really wanted to be in. It was honestly a big motivation to lose weight for this play because I thought it would help my chances in casting. Sadly, not only was I not cast at all I was not even given a callback. I was heartbroken. It still makes my heart hurt to talk about it. The second disappointment was that I did not win a second Facebook health challenge that my friend hosted again. I thought for SURE I would win the most body weight % lost. It happened simultaneously with this plan. I got 2nd place, losing by less than 1% . I could have won over $300 which I would have then used to help pay for this program again. Ugh, I was so ticked. Especially because the very next day I dropped another pound and I would have won!! So, despite the good things that happen, bad things do too. And life moves on. However, I DID NOT EAT MY EMOTIONS. It was the first time in a loooong time. Though, my family saw me eat them in a healthy way...I baked healthy brownies and yummy healthy ice cream as my solution. Fortunately, by this point I was allowed to eat cocoa powder and that helped immensely because all I wanted was Culver's custard or my cookie dough.<br />
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Once Phase 1 ended Phase 2 was a bit more complicated. I had to<b> increase my calories</b> dramatically by adding healthy fats. I had to be more vigilant. It wasn't spelled out for me as exact as before because I had more freedom. Something else I learned from this is that I am a hand-holder. I need my hand held by someone else to be pushed and motivated. I like someone else to do the research and tell me what to do and I will obey. I drove the Dr's nuts because I always had a long list of specific questions. I wanted to follow the plan 100% so that I would not fail. And I did about 98%. I admit that there were about 5 times when I "cheated". I ate three cheeze-it crackers on the long ride home from CO. Even that crappy processed powder cheese tasted so good. Several times I licked my fingers after making a dessert for the kids. Or tasting the dinner sauce. Took a bit of a brownie. Besides these times I was perfect. And when I did cheat, my kids would notice! Cecily in particular would call me out! "Mom, you can't eat THAT!" It was so helpful and encouraging that they cared enough to notice and remember and keep me accountable. And I notice two things about baking. The kids were asking less often "What's for dessert tonight?" And when they did want dessert, about once a week, I asked them to make it themselves. I couldn't resist eating the dough or smelling the baked goodness so in the first few weeks I avoided it and let them practice their skills. Jocelyn made these experimental cookies. I took a photo juxtaposed to my snack. Cantaloupe has a lot of fructose so I had to weigh a tiny amount to eat for my snack that night...luckily, the cookies looked pretty gross so the temptation wasn't as great, haha.<br />
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So in Phase 2 I added almonds, natural nut butter, oatmeal and avocado and other healthy fats including coconut oil and small quantity olive oil. They were soooo delicious. Still no dairy or starches. I had to force myself to eat enough calories the first week because I became full so easily compared to what I was eating. But they stressed that I needed to eat enough to re-set my metabolism. It took 3 weeks to do so. And it worked! The scale never decreased or increased more than 2 pounds. I have never been that consistent. I was amazed. And I started exercising again, doing their recommended HIIT type exercise 3x/week in addition to whatever I wanted. I am starting slow by doing walking and Zumba videos at home. I could also eat breakfast now. Choosing to fast on some mornings was okay but it was important to eat after a good workout. I make green smoothies with added protein (plant based) powder almost every morning now.<br />
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It's been an exciting journey. That's the gist of the Skinny Utah program. <b>Would I recommend it?</b> Yes, definitely. <b>Can you do it on your own? </b>Some of you, probably yes. The supplements, BCA and Bio-scan were not life-changing on their own. But the combination of them with the 9-weeks of constant support was the ticket to success for me. <b>Will I keep the weight off?</b> I hope so. I have more to lose still! But of course, I am not perfect. I will fail. But why set myself up for that? I have had this experience now in my tool belt. I have tools and experience, which I personally learn great from for future life experiences.<br />
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Ready for a before and after? Stay tuned for Part 4 :)</div>
Hannah Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813612560660654932noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164142717813301848.post-10528411962484889862018-03-20T22:37:00.002-06:002018-03-21T09:02:02.987-06:00Wellness Journey: Part 2I need to backtrack a bit. Early in 2017 another friend, Cierra, committed to workout with me. Our typical week included three times a week. She'd bring her youngest over right after our older kids went to school. We went through the BeachBody brand workout, "T-25", which was intense. I ended up feeling more injured (neck and shoulders) and achy but more toned. By May, I had lost 11 pounds! But gained a lot back by September.<br />
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It's a lot to share stats on here because it's a private matter. But as I did my own research, I wanted to read real stories, with real facts. So, I will be vulnerable and share these details.<br />
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I hadn't realized the weight had slowly crept on. Or the pain and fatigue were getting worse. I thought it was just old age. And that this was my lot in life. I say this with sarcasm but I began to believe that I would simply look at food and gain weight. I didn't enjoy looking at myself in the mirror. It was discouraging.<br />
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This was my heaviest point. February 2017. 217 pounds.<br />
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We took the summer off of exercising and I became addicted to Dr Pepper again. But then we started working out again in the fall with Zumba. Less painful and more fun. We kept that up for the rest of the year. It was so motivating to exercise with someone else. We were accountable to each other. Plus, I was moving my body and burning calories. And visiting with Cierra during and after was like the cherry on top.<br />
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After the Fall Facebook Health Challenge ended I had a renewed desire to become healthy. I randomly saw a Facebook Ad during my daily browsing. It was for a program that linked to a local TV spot for Good Day Utah, or something like that. It was called Skinny Utah and <b>they guaranteed a 20 pound weight loss in 40 days</b>. I thought it was kind of bogus and ignored it. But, as Facebook does, once you click on an ad, it bombards you with more. I was intrigued and did some research.<br />
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The program is called "The New You-Total Health Weight Loss". I researched and read reviews from previous participants. There wasn't much online that helped because I discovered it's a relatively new program in Utah. However, the program creator has been running it in Seattle (Skinny Seattle) for over a decade (maybe nearly two). The Dr who created the program, Dr Thomas Panah, was a licensed chiropractor but went on to study functional, integrated and pastoral medicine. His mission is to help people discover their potential, to feel better all around and weight loss is an added bonus. I read and watched all the testimonials of those who went through the program.<br />
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The days before Thanksgiving I went in for a free consultation. They did a BCA (body composition analysis) and discussed the program with me, the benefits, the cost, the reasoning. I brought Tyler along to make sure I wasn't getting into something unsafe or crazy. It seemed sound and honest and helpful. Although it cost much more than I expected, I knew it would be worth it in the end. I signed up and was excited to begin. After deliberating over when to officially start, due to the holidays, parties, etc I decided January would be the best time for me. I put on 6 pounds of holiday pounds. Less stress and parties and commitments, and I could actually focus on my health.<br />
<br />Hannah Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813612560660654932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164142717813301848.post-70003472825832343792018-03-20T22:07:00.000-06:002018-03-20T23:19:44.674-06:00Wellness Journey: Part 1I've been on a health and wellness journey. A journey to take better care of myself, whom I have neglected for years. In general, my metabolism began slowing (I am nearly 38), my energy slowing, my mood increasingly more negative, my joints aching and feeling more pain than I realized and growing heavier each year. Something needed to change. This is the backstory. Part I. I don't know how many parts there will be yet....but it's a journey....so probably ongoing. I am recording this for my own records. And in hopes it may help someone else in the process.<br />
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In 2013 while I was greatly pregnant with Colin when I fell flat on my butt going down the stairs. Luckily, Colin was fine. I didn't think there was any major damage done until a short time later my right thigh went numb. I went to physical therapy but was confronted with no relief. So I decided to wait until after Colin was born, thinking he was sitting on a nerve and it would be relieved. Well, fast forward 3 years. My leg was still numb. </div>
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2015 was an intense year. My friend Jessica and I also actively began training for a half-marathon. Early in the year I studied and prepared to become a licensed real estate agent. I became officially licensed that June and began work. We installed our lawn and other yard projects. Tyler toured with Motab that summer. Then we decided to move to Colorado for Tyler's job and to be closer to family. We listed our home in August. After about 2.5 months on the market it did not sell so we took it off and decided to try again in the Spring. The combined stress got to me and the migraines began. I began stress eating. I quickly put on 20 pounds by the end of the year.</div>
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Then in 2016 I started getting frequent migraines. About once a week to three times a week. Some were debilitating to the point that I had to shut myself up in my bedroom in the dark. I was constantly self-medicating with magnesium supplements (recommended by family Dr), Advil or the $1 Dr Pepper from McDonald's, just to ease the pain a bit. But then a miracle happened. A friend of mine, Sheila N, told me about her son's migraines and the chiropractor she discovered to help him. I had tried chiropractors in the area to no help. Because this one came highly recommended, I was willing to try it. I was unwilling to turn to medications, the earring that suppresses the pain, or a migraine specialist at that point. Fortunately, this place was covered by my insurance. Willow Creek Chiropractic. I met with them and received X-rays and a consultation. I discovered my spine was a little crooked, my hips turned out too far and uneven (one was taller than the other) and my neck was too straight. These were mostly likely caused by the fall on the stairs (explains the hip and pinched nerve in leg) and other injuries (slipping on ice). To remedy this I frequented the clinic three times a week for 3 months. Finally, I was migraine free. Then, as I progressed, I went less often. Until finally, about mid-way through 2017, my leg had returned to normal as well. The pinched nerves, probably diet and stress, were the culprits. Dr Marler literally changed my life.</div>
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By the time 2017 rolled around I was the heaviest and unhealthiest I had ever been in my life, 3 years postpartum. Although I exercised regularly and counted calories, though never consistently, nothing seemed to work to relieve body aches (though no more migraines!), fatigue, grumpiness and weight gain. </div>
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Then a breakthrough. Autumn 2017 A friend, Julie S, created a Facebook group, a weight-loss challenge. It was an 8-week program with strict, point based rules. (daily tracking of food, at least 64 oz of water, checking in daily, 5 servings of fruits/veggies, no eating after 9 pm, only two treats per week and exercise 5x/week). Although I did not win, I lost 11 pounds! I finally had hope that I could indeed lose weight. And the realization that diet was an integral part in that. A hard pill to swallow. It was true progress. Not only did I like that the scale had moved down but more importantly, I felt less pain and more energy. It began to change my outlook and prepared me for the next phase. </div>
Hannah Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813612560660654932noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164142717813301848.post-53941924710125532672016-12-27T13:25:00.000-07:002017-03-15T20:55:40.822-06:00Jocelyn's 10th Birthday<div>
Jocelyn is a bright, persistent, strong girl. And I love her for it. Sometimes we butt heads because I see myself a lot in her (but I wasn't as smart and driven as she is). I can trust her to babysit now. She loves her pet chickens, still enjoys collecting beanie boos, gymnastics (we signed her up last fall), piano, learning the Articles of Faith, working on her Faith in God, reading Harry Potter (she's on #4 now), playing with her BFF Jocylynn down the street, painting nails, watching "H2O, just add water" on Netflix (a mermaid show....I love it too), playing "teenager", listening to music, and a bunch of other girly stuff. She's growing too fast!</div>
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Jocelyn has been asking for a legit mermaid tail and fin since she was 8 years old. She didn't get it when she turned 9 last year. Well, she's much like I was at that age and nagged and persisted all of 2016. She even settled by asking me to make her one or converting her leggings into a fin. All summer she just put both legs into one leg of the legging and let the other empty leg just hang free. She didn't mind that it looked goofy because it allowed her legs to stay tight together to mimic the mermaid tail. Finally, I was on board. She had proven how much she wanted it and would use it. Now we just needed to work on persuading Tyler. I suggested that she write him a convincing letter of the reasons why it would be a good investment. She did that and waited a few weeks for the opportunity to leave it next to his bed one night. After reading her 4 page dissertation he realized that he couldn't say no. We led her to believe she wasn't going to get one for Christmas and maybe for her birthday. But she did let us know that she'd settle with the actual fin because, although that portion was more expensive, she could use it with her leggings and she could save up for the mermaid tail during the spring.<div>
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So, on Christmas morning, to her surprise, she DID get the fin. She was so happy and thrilled that she actually cried. It was really awesome gifting her something that meant so much to her. </div>
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Then, it was an even bigger surprise when two days later, she got the complete set with the mermaid tail. We had already planned a swim date that week with the Stoehr's at the APEX because she couldn't wait to practice in it. (btw, she had already borrowed a friend's fin and qualified in the swimming criteria they suggest on their website. With her strength and swimming abilities, I was not worried about her drowning). Then, she was able to go again with Gpa Stum and cousins on Saturday. It was fun to see her swim in it. She is FAST! She gets a lot of "ooohs and ahhhh" from other little girls and even boys as "the mermaid" swims by. And, it was fun for her to make new acquaintances with other mermaids at the pool.</div>
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On the 27th, Jocelyn asked Steph to do her hair for her party. We held it at the stake center to accommodate both huge families and because Steve was hosting a stake wide basketball game series so the guys went over and played during the party and Steve was able to pop in for a bit. Jocelyn's request for dinner was Little Caesars pizza, Fresca, ice cream and pop poke cake. </div>
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So, sadly, on Colin's actual birthday, the 20th, the MOTAB annual dinner (ie, the only time they recognize and give thanks to their choir, orchestra, etc the whole organization plus their families) by hosting a nice dinner and program at the Grand America Hotel. Normally this event falls the Tuesday after the Christmas concert. But this year the concert was a week later so the dinner fell on Colin's birthday. So we didn't really want to miss this dinner and chose to celebrate his birthday later that week.<br />
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That morning he was pleased to get a haircut, haha. I decided just to pay someone to torture him instead of me painstakingly take the time to do it. And I didn't want to wait another week to have Steph try at it when we were in Colorado. So, I took him to Cookie Cutters. After he picked out which vehicle to sit in and facetiming Tyler he calmed down a tiny bit. He was still terrified but the stylist was so fast she got him cut in about 10 minutes or less. He got a balloon and a lollipop and was happy again.<br />
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Two days later we celebrated. He wanted a pirate cake. We looked at Pinterest and he helped pick out how he wanted it to look. I actually made zucchini bread for his cake because I was making some for neighbors already and it was one of those ways of simplifying. Sadly, we only have video footage of him in front of his cake not an actual photo.<br />
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We sure love our little Colin. He's still a sweetheart. He's such a good example of goodness to our family. He reminds us to pray, he's always willing to help out. He tells us he loves us daily and avoids contention. We are so grateful he's in our lives.<br />
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November started out great! Stephanie and I took our boys to Cabela's to see the stuffed animals, fish and outdoor gear. They loved it. Then we made a little video of these two wishing Papa Stoehr a happy birthday. </div>
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Jocelyn won Honorable Mention/Merit Award for her essay in the Reflections contest at school. </div>
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Colin is my favorite little shopping buddy.<br />
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Baby Andrew visiting with Steph and Hannah.<br />
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I went to the Dr's office and they're doing major renovation at Alta View Hospital. Colin was in heaven watching the diggers.<br />
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Cecily lost her first tooth!<br />
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Sadly, we lost two of our hens this month. Falcy (like a falcon) suffered a broken leg or something that caused her to be paralyzed. I worried she'd had a disease that might spread to the other birds so we quarantined her. But she was unable to reach her food and water and was losing weight. We thought it would be best to end her suffering. The bird vet down the street charged $50 to euthanize her so we had to do it ourselves. It was sad to lose one of our hens so soon.<br />
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Then over Thanksgiving break this beauty died. We called her Jewell or Winter. Our barred rock hen that we'd only had for a couple months. But she didn't have any of the same symptoms of the first. I worried it would spread to all the birds but fortunately it didn't.<br />
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After having a year of migraines and still no feeling in my right thigh I'd heard about a chiropractor who was helping another child in my neighborhood with his migraines. So I made an appointment and was relieved to find out our insurance covered about half of the visits. I started going 3x a week. They give me exercises to do at home including adding a curve back into my straight neck.<br />
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Harvest season was mostly over but on the warm days Cecily and Colin went out to the garden and picked up the old bean pods. She discovered that some had hardened inside allowing us to replant. Cecily wanted to immediately but I told her we needed to wait until next year.<br />
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The girls and I went to Brighton High School's production of <i>The Little Mermaid</i> to see a young man in our ward perform as the French chef. After we showed up I learned that we could only pay with cash. They directed me to an ATM. Because we were already running late and not wanting to pay the ATM fee I told the girls we'd just come back the next night to see it. As we were leaving the vice-principal could see we were a little disheartened and ushered me his way. He lead us into the theater and gave us free seats! It was so kind of him! We supported the program buy buying some candy and snacks during intermission with the little cash that I did have in my wallet. It was fun to take the girls to experience live theater. It made me miss my old productions so badly too.<br />
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Right before Stephanie and Kyler moved to Colorado we met up at the Bean Museum on BYU Campus. Hannah met up with us too. They had never been before. I love how it's still free. And they have revamped it too. The boys had a blast and it was fun to let them play one last time before they moved miles and miles away.<br />
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I loved the colors of the many pumpkins that we grew this fall. In late November they were still in good shape even after sitting outside for all of October. So I brought them in and baked, pureed and froze the filling for year round pumpkin treat goodness.<br />
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Usually once a week I swap babysitting with our neighbors, the Smith's. Jocylynn is J's bestie. Jaley is C's bestie. And Colin cries out for his "best friend" Jayden. Sometimes I take the boys shopping with me. They have a blast in the car. They are hilarious. They sing, they talk, they put their arms up when we go down hills. They're best buds and are so cute together. When Colin gets hurt he usually cries, "I want Jaaaaayden". </div>
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Tyler splurged and bought his Uncle Jacks old apple cider press. We collected apples that we'd had left from Stoehr's buying us some (Honeycrisp), Jack gave us some red variety (can't remember the name right now) and our neighbor (who also provided some for my applesauce) gave us Granny Smith, which Tyler also used to make the yummy apple pie. We sampled some that night at our going away party for Steph and Kyler. Tyler calls it liquid gold. We drank some more over Thanksgiving. And we have a gallon left in the freezer. Tyler hopes to make many many more over the years. I hope he makes enough to justify the cost of the machine. But I suppose I am looking at it less as an investment and more as a hobby (sort of like our chickens, haha).<br />
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First, you quarter the fruit. No need to peel or core.<br />
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Samuel is learning some knife skills.<br />
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Hannah Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813612560660654932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164142717813301848.post-40162096434611539262016-11-30T19:05:00.000-07:002017-01-06T19:17:11.786-07:00Thanksgiving 2016This year we went to Mt Pleasant for Thanksgiving. We had a great time and no one got sick! And I didn't take enough pictures. The kids and I left Tuesday after school let out so that we could spend more time with cousins. Tyler had to work on Wednesday. He deiced to work from home because he had to wait for Levi's new computer to be shipped to our house and he had to sign for it. (Tyler ordered it in behalf of Levi to give him a Best Buy discount). Well, it began snowing on Wednesday and UPS didn't make it until 7pm. Tyler wasn't too thrilled about driving down to Mt P in the snow but he did that night anyway.<br />
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So, in attendance we had my parents, our family, Rose & Jonny, Levi and Alex and Marci and crew. We were missing Jennie/Grant who were in Montana with his family.<br />
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Thanksgiving day Tyler smoked a turkey (yes, we brought the smoker down) that my parents provided. He also made some pumpkin pies a couple days before. I made the usual pomegranate jello salad and stuffing (without the cornbread because my Mom doesn't like that part). Tyler also brought down his fresh pressed apple cider that he made the weekend prior.<br />
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Alex made the carrots out of our special looking homegrown (and delicious) carrots. Marci also made delicious rolls and 4 delicious pies (coconut cream, banana cream, pecan, and chocolate cream). My mom made mashed potatoes and gravy. Rose and Jonny made sweet potato casserole. Yum. My dad provided the Martinelli's. Am I missing anything?<br />
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We didn't do much exciting the rest of the weekend. We watched some movies, ate leftovers and just hung out. Alex and Marci left Friday morning for her family Thanksgiving and then back to Colorado on Saturday. Before he left, Alex installed a bunch of new bookshelves too. My parents finally got new flooring upstairs. They covered their once lovely concrete with "plastic" as my dad calls it (high quality laminate) with some carpet and vinyl in other rooms. They also got some roller shades for their windows. They don't need them for privacy since they don't have neighbors on three sides. But the was fading everything and the blinds help with cooling in the summers. Then they installed some attractive white Ikea bookshelves in the living room. It feels more comfy and full now.<br />
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The last day we were there (Saturday) we cut down our own Christmas tree. We drove to Spring City where the Richmond's said had a plethora of good looking trees. It was a bit snowy but mostly muddy which made it adventurous. We nearly hiked to the top of this small mountain and found a tree that we thought would work well. We cut it down with a small saw and carried it to the car. Strapped it to the suburban and drove it home. My dad helped us too. The kids also liked playing on the frozen creek on the way back. Of course, on the way down Colin was getting sucked into the mud so I offered to pick him up. And then, as my usual clumsy self, slipped and fell. Fortunately, I didn't get too dirty. Upon closer examination we wished we would have picked a fuller, larger tree and then just chopped off the bottom (because it would have been too tall for our living room) but we got a Charlie Brownish one for $10. Can't beat that. (or free...did we ever pay you back Dad?)<br />
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<br />Hannah Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813612560660654932noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8164142717813301848.post-89137324191427980812016-11-18T10:08:00.002-07:002017-01-06T16:41:04.318-07:00Nora cameFrontier Airlines had a killer deal on flights if you travel on Tuesday or Wednesday you can fly between CO and UT for under $40. I thought of my childhood best friend Nora. I thought she needed a little TLC and time away from her girls. I invited her to come out for a quick girls trip and she agreed! It was hard for her to arrange sitters but it came together and she was able to come out for literally 24 hours.<br />
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We ate lunch at the renowned Crown Burgers downtown.<br />
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Then we went to Gourmandise (do you see a pattern? I need to take the people I love to my favorite bakery).<br />
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We ate our treats at a beautiful park below the capital. It's this little hidden gem where the actually city creek flows from.<br />
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Then we dropped Colin off for his nap and Samuel came home from school. I went to the chiropractor and convinced Nora she should start going to one too. Then we quickly found a salon up the street to get pedicures. I know....two pedicures a month apart. I don't generally indulge that frequently but guess what? Nora had never had a professional pedicure!?! That needed to be changed.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The one taking the selfie always gets the worse angle, lol. I was laughing because Nora kept making these funny faces trying to look good. lol. </td></tr>
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After she met up with her nephew for dinner while I set up for YW in Excellence that night. Fed my kids hot dogs and leftovers. Then headed back to the church for the activity. Fortunately, Nora was kind enough to stay home and watch my three littles. With Samuel in YM now it's tricky when Tyler has choir on Tuesday nights, in addition to the regular Thursday nights. I have to take them with me, find a friend to watch them or sometimes just turn on a movie and let Jocelyn be in charge.<br />
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Then Nora and I stayed up way too late talking and reminiscing. I dug out my old journals and we read from them and laughed at our silliness. And marveled at how sloppy my handwriting was.<br />
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The next morning we ate all-you-can-eat french toast at Kneaders and then back to the airport.<br />
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It was a great quick trip. A nice pick-me-up. We have soooooo many memories together. We've known each other since we were about 3 years old. Here are just a few of the photos we have together.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">EFY 1996. All but two gals and John Bytheway are from Arvada plus Micaela. I had forgotten that so many of us went together that year. Julianne Johnson, Elissa Malone, Ashley Hawkes, Nora Pollard, Amber & Heather France (and their cousin) and I don't remember the blond gal in front of me. Good times. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">December 23, 1993</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No idea when this was taken. Love our hair. Sometime in the 1980s. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nora visited me at BYU my Freshman year. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sometime in High School.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ward Christmas party 1997</td></tr>
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