Can I go back to bed yet...?

So here is a run down of my Saturday. After getting out of the shower I threw some clothes on, brushed out my hair to put a beanie on. I walked over and picked Autumn up from her sleep over at Madeline's. Adam wanted to take the kids to the zoo and go ice skating. I had gotten him a pair of jeans and a shirt that wasn't going to work, so I figured that I would return them. I rushed and got the kids ready, along with myself...which was not turning out too well because of the beanie on my head...it did a number on my hair. Well to make a long story short, I was feeling rushed to get to the car and all I remember was grabbing my purse and then seeing the ceiling and the excruciating pain in my leg. I fell down the first flight of stairs. Its only nine steps but on my golly... it hurt! Adam came rushing back in from the garage. He said he heard a big boom and then me scream "ouch!!". Don't worry, nothing is broke. I do have a good bruise and I think I may have twisted something, but I will manage just fine. I went along and "walked" the zoo, then I watched as they skated. Ayden and Autumn are both getting better, they can make it around a few times before one of them falls. ;O) At one point Autumn fell as she was standing at the wall talking to me,and as she was standing up laughing a comment got made that she was now acting like me.... hmmm.

Life, Work, and Such

Work has been going better for the last few days. Things have started to slow down and we are all getting a better grip on how to do our job. My pants have went from a size ten to where now my eights are starting to fall down during the day. I am seriously thinking about getting a pedometer to track how much I walk each day. Not to mention the bending, lifting, carrying, and such. My legs and feet are so sore... the other day I was icing my feet before I went to work!! But this too is also getting better... maybe by Thanksgiving my body will be adjusted. ;o)
The kids are so excited about the amount of snow we have. Adam has got himself and the boys ready for snowboarding. Autumn is not ready to partake in their adventures. At this point she has no interest in snowboarding... she has her heart set on ice skating! Ayden got her a pair of skates for her birthday, and Adam took her Saturday. I am thinking that while the boys learn to snowboard, maybe I will put her in ice skating lessons. She has been wanting to go everyday... actually she wanted to do it while we were in Idaho, but the hour drive every week was a hindrance. I'll let you know what the decision is later....
Austin has been going and hanging out with his girlfriend Katy everyday. I haven't got to spend too much time with her yet... so since I have Friday off and the kids are out of school, she gets to come and hang with us for the day. I figure we will head to a mall, that way there isn't too much pressure or anything. She is very cute and seems sweet. Short compared to Austin... but nowadays who isn't.;)
And Ayden is still Ayden... He is going through some growing pains, so maybe he will actually grow some this year. He is actually starting to make comments about his size and having a bit of problem with a bully at school. He got garbage canned today.....and believe me, it WILL be the last!! He has quite a few friends, but the size difference is starting to make a difference... both with the boys and the girls. I just keep reminding him that everybody grows at different speeds. I was the smallest until the summer between sixth and seventh. Then I sprouted to the size I am now....That seems to help his mood.
Well I have rambled long enough...everyone else is sleeping, I guess I should get there too.

What a week...

I had a three day weekend to get ready for this week at work,... and I don;t think it was enough. We had our VIG (Very Important Guest) opening Tuesday Night, and it was stressful, but fun. We had a band playing, and all sort of food catered. A fun night where we each could have one guest come in and see the store, and even shop before the store officially opened. The media was there to cover the night, but then they did the inexcusable. They did a breaking news story to the public that Target has now officially opened. So much for a soft opening!!!:o( We have been so swamped at work... and I really shouldn't be complaining, but I am frustrated by the way have been handling things. We spend all day getting our re shops back out on the floor, and I am unable to do my job. I take this personal because it reflects back to me while all the bigwigs are in the store. And they create a bigger problem... they see empty spots on the floor and want them filled... and instead of getting the things that belong there through re shops (things that have been tried on/returned/ abandoned somewhere else in the store) they want to bring new product out that isn't supposed to be out on the floor yet. And most of these people are the kind of people that has never worked retail before, but have a college degree and think that they know a better way. I'm sure we all have known this type of people....So I go to work in the morning, and do it all again and do it with a smile. I keep telling myself that as long as I am doing my best, that is all I can do. Our grand Opening is Sunday,... I'll let you know how it goes! :o)!!

Austins Scary Creature

After we had gotten up so EARLY on Saturday for Austin to take that test at school, we found out it is next weekend! But it gave me a funny story....I had left Austin at his school because a coach said the test was in the gym. I headed back out to the highway (the gate next to us is closed on the weekends). As I was getting close to the exit, my phone starts ringing. My purse was in the floorboard on the passenger, so I couldn't answer until I had gotten off the highway. So instead I got a voicemail with Austin telling me that it is next weekend followed up with a shocking yelp. He knew he should walk back out to the street so I didn't have to go all the way into the school, his school is down a wooded drive. As he was walking he heard a rustling and saw a big brown something out of the corner of his eye... and let out a surprise yelp. It is the season for bears to be out foraging for the last bit of food before the hibernate... this is what he thought was coming out of the woods at him. I would probably be jumpy too!! Instead, it as a baby moose... which could be just a dangerous. Mommy moose was nowhere to be seen, but that doesn't mean anything. They can be a mile away and still hear their baby! That's a mom for you!! :O)

What a day to have a party.....

We had decided to have Autumns party on Sunday, and the weather decided to test us. My very good friend Kim came up from Ninilchik, which is about a three to four hour drive in good weather. She said she had some rain and some snow on the trip up, but nothing too bad. We had Autumns little friends show up at 1:oo, ate cake and did presents, then headed out to the movies. As we were ready to go, it started sleeting very had, but blew over quickly and nothing really stuck. I think this was our test because as we were coming out of the theater it was starting to snow,.. and snow it did. In twenty minutes we had and inch or two sticking to the ground.We have snow in the forecast for the next two days... so needless to say, I will be spending my day off looking for snow pants. The kids can be sent home if they don't have them, along with winter coats, gloves and hats. They take this very seriously because the kids go out for recess until it is -10 degrees.... as someone who had recess duty, this is freezing!!!

It's Raining, It's Snowing,......

Ok, so the weather I was dreading started earlier than forecasted.My friend Evelyn and I decided to run and grab a lunch yesterday, only to discover that it was half rain and half snow. And this weather continued all day. But I have to describe the difference in rain here vs. back home. It rains hard here, but the rain feels different. At home when it rained hard, the raindrops were hard and heavy. Sometimes it felt as though the rain was beating you down.... here it is like the rain is "finer". It is hard to describe because it is raining just as hard and fast, but it feels more soft and "fine". So even when it was snowing yesterday, it was surprising when we got as wet as we did because it didn't "feel" like it was coming down that much..... even though you can see it really coming down. After work Austin and I ran a few errands and got to see a glimpse of the mountains that surround us, and now they are completely white... I'll try to get a picture today once the sun comes up. (yes, I am up at the crack of dawn on a Saturday) Austin is voluntarily taken a test at school today. It's called the H.S.G.Q.E. It stands for High School Graduation Qualifying Exam,.. I guess they won't graduate until they ace this test, and if he does well on this now, he won't have to come in on the days they administer... so i know this is his motivation of r coming in on a Saturday morning! :o}

It's getting cold

We are now down to the twenties at night and our high is around mid forties. Our friends up in Fairbanks already have snow. It has been snowing there for about a week.... BRRRR! The kids are excited and telling me how much they want it to snow, I'm just not sure I'm ready. We have snow in the forecast for Sunday, so I guess I will have to get ready!! :)
We watched the BSU vs. Louisiana Tech game last night, but unfortunately it made us all homesick. Adam was so upset he left for a while... I really thought he would be the one that loved it here, but he is on a countdown to "going home"! It is just too big city for him. He doesn't like the traffic... you'd never know he was from southern Calif anymore! He wants small, small town.... I want middle size town... so we have agreed on Twin Falls for retirement. : O )