A Normal Week for a change

I was able to spend a little time with grandchildren this week.  Tuesday, Gunnar, Ollie, Hyeji, Doyeon, Yuna and Finn came over.  All but Finn were there to  practice for the ice skating Christmas show.  We wanted to work it out on land, since it's so much harder on skates, but...we were wrong.  It was so much harder on land because there was nothing to slow them down or contain them.  We went through the number a couple of times (joke), and then they had a good time with their cousins.
Wednesday I spent time with the boys again when I tended them while Adrienne went to an eye appointment.  I went to their house--it's amazing how much more settled they are when I tend them there vs. at my house.  Then, Saturday morning I got to spend about 1 1/2 hours with Ori and Effie while Nick went to the chiropractor.  Sara was at a ball game with her dad and brothers and Nick was on kid duty.  He's still recovering from his surgery, so he's a pretty good sport.  I enjoyed doing puzzles with Ori and holding Effie.

Monday I attended Daughters of the Utah Pioneers or DUP.  My mom used to do this.  I find I enjoy it--even though I'm the youngest of the attendees by quite a few years.  It's good to be reminded of what our wonderful forefathers went through so that we could live where we live and have the Gospel in our lives.

There were a few frustrations with the house this week.  One--the tile in the Master bath was almost completely done, until the builder realized he hadn't put in the electric heat in the floor that was in the plan.  All that tile had to be ripped out (we checked this afternoon and it's been ripped out) and re-done.  There were some other, even more major, mistakes, but we worked them out.  The outside of the house is pretty close to being done.  I'll try and take a picture this evening.

Beginnings of a back yard.  This is where the fire-pit will will be.  The hole for
the trampoline is ready.  Some sprinkler pipes have been laid.  We didn't
get as great a head start on the yard as we hoped because the outside of the house
hasn't been done enough until recently.  This picture was taken yesterday while the sun was
still out.

This picture was taken at about 5:30 pm--it was getting dark so it's not very good.

Caitlyn played in a recital Tuesday night and did a great job.

Caitlyn is also getting promoted to Trainer at Papa Murphey's.  This comes with a raise!  I'm happy that she likes her job and that they recognize what a great worker she is.  We are still worried about her with her jaw problems.  She seems to be in pain quite a lot.  Her physical therapist would like her to get more sleep (she and the Dr. are worried she's not sleeping well because they feel her jaw is placed so far back that it probably makes her tongue interfere with her breathing).  If the PT had her way, Caitlyn would quit work, skating and violin, but we don't want her to completely quit life.  She will most likely give up skating after the Christmas show.  Keep her in your prayers.

And that's about it for this week.  Pretty boring.  But, house problems aside, I kind of like my boring routine, and it gets interrupted a lot, so it's nice when I can just be home to skate, sew, and catch up on things.