Random February

I've told myself that I need to blog more. Surely with the life I live there has to be something going on. Sometimes though I feel like there isn't really anything interesting to say or write about. That's how I've felt about this month. It's been pretty ordinary for us with a couple of unexpected surprises here and there.
The last couple of months we have spent Monday and Thursday nights and Saturday mornings watching our kids play basketball. Everyone except Ammon and Megan either play city league ball or church ball. That has kept us pretty busy during the week. Here's Rob and I watching the games.
Rob thinks Matt is our ticket to the NBA. The kid is good and he has passion for the game. He's really fun to watch. Rob's even more fun to watch as he tally's up Matt's stats for each game. Matt reads the sports page at the breakfast table each morning and gives us a daily report on what's happening in the basketball world. I'm glad that he has something that he loves and can succeed at.

Brandon can jump like nobody's business. A couple of more inches on this kid and he could dunk the ball. He's enjoyed playing church ball and we've had fun watching him. Brandon and Matt have had a chance to play together and that has been really fun to see them work the family magic on the court.
Don't leave this girl out....she can play with the best of them and even though I don't have pictures of Riley, James, or Jacob, they all did great too. Just a few play off games for Matt and we're done with basketball for a little while. I love watching them play but it will also be nice to not have to rush around so much.
Recognize this lady? You might if you watch the Biggest Loser. It is my favorite show on T.V. right now. I love to see how people lose weight and change their lives. Weight issues and food issues have always been of interest to me...probably because I'm so obsessed with it. I especially love to watch it while eating cookies, ice cream, or anything with a lot of calories and then ask the question "how do people get like this?" That's where you'll find me Tuesday nights curled up in a blanket. At first I didn't recognize where I knew her from. It was driving me crazy when her daughter said "she is on the biggest loser this season." Rob and I were at a Nu Skin presentation and not only did I get to have a partial facial as a product demonstration but I got to meet and talk with her for awhile. Rob was so embarrassed and couldn't believe that I was making such a big deal about it. I made him go out to the car to get a camera. "What? I thought it was cool."
Another place you'll find me A LOT is in our laundry room. This was a very light load of laundry done. Every Monday and Thursday I do the kid's laundry and Mondays and Friday I do Rob's, mine and Ammon's laundry." The other days are spend doing towels and sheets and whatever else pops up in the laundry room. I've got the kids trained pretty well. They know when laundry days are and if their laundry isn't in the laundry room (or somewhere near) then it doesn't get done and they have to do their own.
We've had some sickness this past month with high fevers and flu like symptoms. Not too much throwing up other than Ammon all over Rob at the breakfast table. Riley stayed home from school after not feeling well and Ammon climbed in bed with him and fell asleep. What's crazy is that I can never get that guy down for a nap without a ton of effort so when Riley told me Ammon was asleep in his bed and it was only 11:30 I was shocked.
I have great kids that are willing to lay down with Ammon when I can't. Matt took his turn this night and fell asleep himself.

I had the best run of my life this month. It was only four miles but it was in my socks. I was only going to go two but couldn't help myself. I was euphoric. I felt like a free little kid. The next day I went in my monkey feet 7 miles and then another 7 with only a day in between. What resulted was a trip to the doctor to see if I had a stress fracture. Before I go even further I will just admit right now that I am stupid and realized after getting injured that it might be a good idea to work up to the bare foot running. Now I'm so frustrated because I can't run at all . I don't have a stress fracture....at least not what they could see. I was scheduled for a bone scan but found out it was going to cost us $600.00 for the scan. I wasn't about to pay that for someone to tell me that I have to stay off my foot. I already know that. I'm just praying it gets better soon because I CANNOT live without running! I've been cycling a little and doing weights and I'm going to start swimming but still.....It's just not the same. I worry for my family.
Ammon likes to climb in the dryer and help me fold laundry. I just don't know what I would do without all that help. He now says "OKAAAY" every time you tell him something. He's my bud.
Rob went with Matt and James to sleep in a snow cave they had built the week before. I was so glad it was him and not me. I can't think of anything more miserable. Rob had to bring Matt home because he got sick but he went right back up to be with the boys.
Because Rob was gone we missed out on date night so we decided to go out Saturday night instead. We heard that Brian Regan was in town but that he was sold out. We decided to call just to see if there was a chance we could get in that night. They happened to have two tickets left so we grabbed them and went last minute. Janzen and Jen introduced us to Brian Regan when we went to Saint George awhile ago and we have loved him since. We spent two hours laughing our head off and enjoying the night together. So....that's pretty much our February.