Happy 38th to my one true love! Stephen, we sure love you. We can't wait for daddy to come home every night from work. We can't wait for Daddy to play with us, and tuck us in at night. We love all the delicious meals and bread you cook, and way you make us laugh. You are our rock.
I got to go to the zoo with Hannah and her class for a field trip last week. It was freezing! The temps dropped 20 degrees over night and it was rainy. You could literally see snow falling on the mountains, but it turned to rain in the valley. I had Hannah and her cute friend Piper. They were on the same soccer team last year. We got to see a new baby gorilla and some baby leopard cubs.
I got to perform at Weber State University last weekend with part of my Tahitian dance group. We did a number called the "Witches Dance" We were glowing from head to toe and it was a blast! I wasn't as nervous as I have been before and with only black lights on us I couldn't see the audience at all, so I was able to just focus on the dance, and I nailed it!
We stayed home for a break for once! I tried to have a few fun things for the kids to do on a tight budget. And I really enjoyed having the kids home. We stayed around the house; the kids did their chores and we played the rest of the day. We baked and decorated cookies, and delivered them to some neighbors. We watch Halloween movies, had a sleep out, played board games and Hide-n-Seek. We played football in the front yard, went bowling and ate milkshakes, visited Dad at work, explored the Planetarium, and had lunch at Costco. We did quite a bit, but it felt lowkey and not stressful and enjoyable.
I got to chaperone Lucas' capitol field trip this year. He is such a hoot when he gets together with his friends. There were SO many other schools there at the same time. It was ridiculous trying to find parking. I actually had to park up the hill almost a mile away from the building. The building was so full and loud, it was hard to hear our tour guide. But Lucas had a great time; we learned a lot and we also got to sit in the chairs of the House of Representatives. The House Speaker Mike Shultz came in and talked to the kids and answered a few questions. Lucas got picked on and asked him, "Can you make a law that prevents parents from controlling their kids' lives and telling them what to do?" and Mike just busted up laughing and said that was a great question and one that he probably would've asked at that same age. But he told Lucas no, they actually do the exact opposite and try to let parents have as much control over their kids as they can.
We have new hockey team here in Utah and we are having trouble deciding on a name. One kid asked what they new name would be. I think they had like 4 names that the public could vote on, but we voted in class between the Utah Blizzards or the Utah Yetis. Lucas and I voted for the Blizzards and Blizzards won, so he said he would tell the head person in charge that the 4th grade Bluffridge Elementary kids voted for Blizzards.
Lunch time came....and went for Lucas. He ended up getting a bloody nose on the way to lunch, so we spent the majority of the time in the bathroom trying to get the bleeding under control. By the time we did Lucas only had 5 minutes to eat, so he had to eat as we walked across the street to the Pioneer Museum. I love that I got to spend time Lucas in his class and that he had such a great time.
I could not decide on how I wanted to dress up as this year. I had my heart set on Yzma from Emperor's New Groove, but I couldn't make the dress work with me. So I had to scrap that idea and figure something else out. I eventually settled on Lady Glitter Sparkles from Trolls. My costume literally came hours before I was supposed to leave, so I threw everything together very last minute. I barely had time to take a picture before I left because I was late picking everyone up. But I got to go with my dance group friends this year, and they were so fun to be with! We danced all night long and had to make some tik toks afterwards just for fun. I got home after 12:30 and still had to shower to get all the colored hair spray out of my hair. But sadly, they announced that this will be their last year doing witches night out. This lady has been putting it on for 7 years and just needs a break, so I'm really glad I didn't miss out this year.
