A week at Melissa's

I was able to spend almost a whole week at Melissa's this past week, while Curry was in Ghana for meetings. I had more fun than I ever thought possible! Here are some of the things that we did last week: We fed Burt, the goat.




Gave Grandma lots of hugs...
Fed the goat some more....


Ate chocolate pudding and made a mess....

Bought Jaman a new shirt that he wore to school the next day and he told everyone that he looked very handsome in his new shirt....

had many silly moments.... played with the dolls and stuffed animals
danced the night away.... Got dressed up and went to Holly Kearl's wedding reception...




and so much more. I loved being woke up in the morning by hearing Asher's little footstep running across the floor, or hearing her stand at the top of the basement stairs and call for "Gandma". Melissa and I visited every home decor shop in the area I think and found many fun decorating ideas. We went to lunch with Marilyn after visiting with Matt, Rob, David and Marilyn while they worked in the yard. I went to Mutual with Melissa and watched the kids put on fairy tale skits. I had the pleasure of giving Asher her bath several mornings and watching movies with her cuddled up in my lap. I had fun using my signing with Jaman and being able to help him with his homework a couple of nights. I also got to take him to and from his bus stop a couple of times. Melissa and I also painted Jaman's bathroom the first night I got there. I think it turned out well. Melissa has her hands full with very active kids, but she is doing a wonderful job. Thanks again Melissa, for letting grandma come and stay it was the best!

Can you tell me....

Can you tell which one is Asher and which one is her mother, Melissa? Melissa posted the first picture on her blog a few weeks ago and I have been looking for this picture of her ever since. I found it last night. I think it was funny that they both liked to wear their fathers shoes and we took just about the same picture, diaper, Mikes socks and all! I think they are both adorable.

Weather

It has been a strange week of weather here in Las Vegas. Monday was warm in the 80's, Tuesday I actually broke down and ran the A/C for the first time when we hit 92! Wednesday it was beautiful again in the low 80's. Thursday the wind blew hard all day and it was cold! I had to close the windows because the wind was so cold. Then today it is beautiful again, it started out rather cool this morning but here at noon it is still very pleasant outside. It just goes to show, if you don't like the spring weather here wait a day, it will feel like a different season.

School

I thought I was too old to be going to school till I started taking classes at CCSN (now it is just CSN, College of Southern Nevada). I found that there were lots of people my age taking classes, I was really surprised. I am just a week away from finishing my level 3 ASL class.

I had to give a presentation last night. It went pretty well, except when I am nervous my hands don't move the way they should, I guess I have shy hand syndrome. My presentation was on Signs of Hope (www.signsofhopeinternational.org). I knew what I needed to say or really what I needed to sign, but I did miss a few signs. All in all I got a high "B" as my grade so I am happy with it. I guess you can teach an old me new tricks! I can't wait to see Jaman again so I can use what I have learned.

29 years and still counting!

Mike and I celebrated our 29th wedding anniversary yesterday (and today, since yesterday was Sunday). We went to church yesterday and cooked up some steaks for dinner, played Phase 10 with Leslie and Kelly and just had a nice day. Today we went to the Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay and walked through the displays. The fish and sharks were incredible. There are so many different species and sizes and colors. It was very interesting. We took a few pictures through the glass only a few turned out though. The pictures do not do them justice, but here you go anyway. We plan to go out to dinner tonight to complete the celebration!

Cat's away the mice will play

Mike, Melissa and Asher made a trip to Ohio this weekend. Melissa wanted to go visit her grandparents and asked Mike to go with her and to help with Asher. After wondering if Mike's American Airline flight would be flying or grounded, he did make it with a few delays and a change of planes. Melissa missed her flight due to being stuck in traffic and was able to get on another flight. There was an angel woman who gave up her first class seat to Melissa so she would have more room for Asher! They were able to see most all of the Freitag clan while there. I will be picking Mike up in a little over an hour. Last I looked, his plane was over Colorado. (Isn't technology fun?)

So while he was gone, Leslie and I and a friend of mine made a trip to St. George. We dropped my friend off at her daughter's house and Leslie and I went shopping at our favorite store, Tai Pan. We found wonderfully fun things and then went to lunch at the equally wonderful Cafe Rio, picked up my friend and drove home in time to rest up before stake conference!

I took a vacation from cooking this weekend too. It will be hard to get back to a regular schedule again tomorrow.

Conference hairdo

Leslie will kill me for this one but, I thought it was funny. Lauren was playing with Leslie's hair and started to french braid it. She ended up braiding it all the way around her head and ended where she had started. We laughed pretty good on this one, she looked like a polyigamist when she was done!