Some notes that didn't get put into November's post:
We got a new roof on Nov 7, 2011. There had been some wind
damage, and Mom suggested I talk to my homeowner's insurance about it.
After they sent out a claims person, and he walked all over our roof, he
said they could pay to have the front half of the roof re-shingled.
(old shingles off, new ones on)
So we had a roofer come give us a
bid, and it turned out that he could just put new shingles over the old
ones, and it would all be covered by the amount the insurance was
giving us. He said the warranty for 40 years would still be fine, and it
would be a great roof, even with old ones underneath.
What a
blessing: to get a brand new roof, and not have to pay for it at all!!
Of course, our premium will go up, and I won't even know by how much
until May, but for now, it seems great!
Katie is so great about helping and wanting to do what is right.
Katie is so smart. She is doing so wonderful with reading, and she
amazes me with all she learns in school. When I put Katie to bed, she
wants me to rub her back and neck and sing "Love One Another". Then she
falls asleep almost instantly.
When I put Elayna to bed,
she has a large variety of songs: "Song of a bird" (My Heavenly Father
Loves Me), "that one Katie does?" (Love One Another), "Heaven" (I Lived
in Heaven), and "not the heaven one" (My Savior Loves Me). Sometimes
she will just say, "think about it Mom" which means I need to list songs
until I say the one she wants. After the song, I'll say, "I love you,
sweet dreams, sleep well." I repeat it until she smiles or laughs. The
last couple of days, after I repeat it, she will say "You only have to
say it once Mom". Then she blinks her eyes at me-which means I need to
tickle her with my eyelashes, and she tickles my face with hers. She's
fun to put to bed, and she is getting to the point that she almost only
needs naps ever other day, or else it is hard to get her to go to sleep.
Annalisa
likes to eat some baby food (peas, green beans, or applesauce, for now)
mixed with cereal, drink some water, nurse on both sides, AND have
about 3 oz formula before she goes to sleep.
Ryan usually gives
her the bottle while I get the other two ready for bed. Then Ryan
listens for all 3 of them until he comes to bed around 2 am. This helps
me sleep so well for the first half of the night. I know Ryan will take
care of anything that happens, and I don't have to worry about it.
Annalisa usually sleeps until 6, then goes back to sleep after I nurse
her, until about 8 or 830. She'll go back down a little after 9, for 1
and 1/2 or 2 hours. Then she sleeps after lunch also, about 2 hours. 11-10-11
Ryan was released from the Elder's Quorum Presidency. I think he enjoyed being in the Presidency, but he is the Ward Choir Pianist already. Plus, with me being in Young Women's, he can watch the girls while I'm fulfilling my calling. He's so supportive! 11-13-11
Annalisa got her first tooth (bottom) on Thanksgiving Day.
11-24-11.We had a really nice Thanksgiving. We are blessed to have so
much family around. We ate at Mickie's house, and ate dessert at my
parent's house. We had a wonderful day.
Elayna will say, "What the heck-o?"
Elayna
drew on a desk that I was trying to sell. I was pretty upset about it and made her clean it up. When she told Irma about it
later, she said that "Mom was just yelling and yelling and yelling."
Katie
and Elayna were in the tub, and they were being noisy. I told them to
be quiet because they were right next to the baby. (her room is right by
the bathroom) They both gave me blank looks, then Katie said, "well,
there is lots of space in between us..." 11-24-11
Ryan put up Christmas lights. We worked and played outside while he
was doing that. The weather was so nice and warm. Ryan worked from home
so that Katie, Elayna and I could go up and see the Temple Square lights
with John, Emma, Irma, Denora, Kelsey, Taylor, Jasmine, Shelise and
Lexy.It seemed like it was going to be too much work, but Irma and Ryan
convinced me to go, and we had fun. Everyone helped me keep track of the
girls, and it was a neat experience. When we got too cold, we would go
into the Visitor's Center to warm up. 11-26-11
Dad sang the Bass Solo for the Messiah Sing-a-long again this year. I love going. I love to hear Dad sing, and I love to sing along, with Ryan by my side. 11-27-11
