Back to the 80s

Kristen and Jarren's elementary school had 80s day last Friday. Jarren couldn't have cared less, but Kristen really wanted to dress up like an 80s person. I remember in '88-'89, I wore peace signs and florescent clothes, so that's what we went with--and they're back in style!

For her hair, since I don't have a crimper any more, we braided it in little braids and had her sleep on it. Then I pulled the side up and poofed it. Oh, and we left one little braid in at the base of her neck. I also put a little curl in the end of her long bangs and tried to rat them out so they were big. She loved it!!But...the highlight (or lowlight) was when she asked me, "Mom, what did you DO in the 80s?" I laughed and said we did the same things kids do now. And then my face fell---I am older than I realized, I guess. We didn't have cell phones, Internet, hand-held video games, ipods, etc. Hmmm....what DID we do way back then?? :)

What Did I Do????

Jenna has long, curly hair and has only had it trimmed once--just to even it all up. Kendall and Kristen had a haircut today and Jenna got it in her mind that she wanted one too. When I asked how short she wanted it, she would show me up to her ears. Whoa! When her curls are straight, her hair's down to her waist. That's a little too short for me.This is with her curls straightened out.

But then I thought, "Why not cut it all off? It will be healthy and will grow back." I can hardly get a comb through it, it gets soooo tangled. So....this is what we did. The hairdresser thought her curls might be gone, but it looks like she still has them--a little.It's soooo short!!!! But thick and healthy!She LOVES it!!!!

This is how it looks dried. Phew! There's still a little curl.

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes!

As my friends who belong to my church know, things are always changing. I was released from my calling in the Young Women last week and am officially calling-less now. Time to enjoy a break! :)

New Pet in Town

Kristen decided that she's done with Barbies, so she sold them all and used some of the money to buy herself a new pet. Meet Maizy--the cute little hamster. She loves to run on her wheel all night (it drives Kendall crazy!), eat her treat bar, and stuff newspaper in her little hut. Kristen's had a lot of fun with her.

First Day of School

Well...better late than never, right?? We are in the process of fixing some mistakes that a previous homeowner made on the house and the basement is in a mess. Two of the bedrooms were finished when we moved in, but neither is insulated and they just cut a hole in the heat duct and stuck a vent cover on there. So...we had to have the ceilings ripped out and have to get all that fixed. In moving everything out of Kendall's room and the office, the camera went missing for awhile and everything's just in chaos.

Kendall started Jr. High on August 25. They had the 7th graders go a day earlier than the 8th and 9th graders, which was probably a good thing. He LOVES school, which I think basically translates into the fact that he loves the social life.Kristen and Jarren started on August 26--their first year on a traditional schedule.

Kristen is in 5th grade and has a pretty good teacher. She was worried, because this teacher has the reputation of being mean, but she's firm and fair, so that's fine. They have a lot of class pets--a bunny, hermit crabs, and frogs--which is fine by Kristen.Jarren's in 2nd grade and has the same teacher that Kendall and Kristen had. She is very willing to work with him and is very good for him. But...he still says he hates school.

Pictures

Finally!!! Our memory card can only hold about 66 pictures, so we bought another one during the trip. That was good, yet bad. We could have so many more pictures, but....it made for a ton more work in getting them saved and labeled. :)

Then, after making about 3 different photo albums for our trip, I finally got one to work. I had one in chronological order and almost had it done and the computer crashed and I lost it all. Anyway...we had a really fun trip and I'm so glad we have pictures to preserve our memories.

IF anyone is interested in our pictures, click on the first one that is shown on the post and it will take you to a picasa web album, where you can view all the pictures and captions.

Washington 2010 Pictures

Washington 2010