My Lousy weekend

I've been at work this weekend and can I tell you weekends at work suck! It has been nice to be able to read Sarah and Debbie's blogs this weekend. I want to thank Rich and Debbie for the great gifts they brought us from Hawaii. The chocolate covered macadamia nuts are yummy. I'm glad Rich and Deb enjoyed their vacation. I am sorry to hear about Sarah's illness. I hate being nauseated. I have to admit I always feel sicker when I'm at home. I would rather go to work (or sleep) when I am sick because I can't focus on feeling lousy. My advice is to stay busy doing stuff you enjoy. I would ask church members/friends for referrals to any young women that might be interested in working in your home for a couple hours a day. They could do laundry, clean up around the house, or play with the kids. If you ask me life is hard enough, you may as well try to make it easy on yourself. Speaking of how I've been getting through my days... we are planning a vacation. My dad is turning 70 this year and my sister and I want to do something fun as a family for his birthday. We are planning on renting a house on Newport Beach in California for a week. Details to follow.

Caleb and Alia's birthday party/updated

Kids had a good time. The amusement park (Oaks Park) here in Sellwood was actually pretty cool for kids. Pretty cheap fun for kids when it's not raining. We're all exhausted from getting things cleaned up and ready for the party last week, but some of us were able to have a decent nap yesterday (Molly and Caleb), which is good cause Molly had to work today. This week should be nice with the weather and all and looking forward to Rich and Debbie and the kids coming.


In case you all didn't know Caleb and Alia's B-day party is going to be this Saturday, at Oaks Park Amusement park. We are going to be there from 1:00-4:00, if you all don't have plans you're more than welcome to join us. The amusement park is about 5-10 minutes from our house. They have carnival type rides/games and a roller-skating rink. I used to go there a lot when I was young and lived in this area. Caleb and Alia are getting more excited for their B-day with each passing day. It's not supposed to rain on Saturday, so we are hopeful that we might have some fun in the sun. So far we are expecting my Aunt Elida, Jen and Brad and kids, and a few friends from school. Jer says maybe Grandma Mel will be joining us too?

Anyhow, we hope you are all well and enjoying life. It was fun seeing you all for our Wicked weekend!