home and gone again

we had jim home for 4 days...and they were fun filled days!...he came home on thursday night while i was at my first tupperware party(i am a consultant now)...the kids were being baby sat and jim came home earlier than i had thought...i was on my way home anyway so when i got there the kids were in bed(what a great sitter)and jim was still in his work clothes...so i rushed and gave him a kiss then out the door again to drive the sitter home...mean time jim showered, thank goodness...no dirt in my new sheets!!!!!...we were up for a long time talking it was really nice...then we fell asleep...friday was a lazy day...jim woke up with the kids and made eggs, hasbrowns and bacon, while i stayed in bed...we all ate breaky together and then he went and layed down again...i had no idea he was tired...i am the one that was supposed to be tired...all week long by myself with the kids and they were both sick and not sleeping well...anyway...long story short...addi fell asleep on the bathroom floor while i did my hair and make-up...so i put her into her crib...gage fell asleep with dad in our bed...so i went downstairs and cuddled on the couch with the phone and remote and a bag of mini oreo cookies...mmm..mmm..good...i talked to my sista drina for like an hour while she looked up jobs on the internet and i watched a show on hair extensions...i really want hair extensions...since addi was born, my hair just will not grow as fast as it used to...and i am way to impatient to let it grow so slowly...so i want to help it along and get extensions...but jim won't let me!!!not sure his reasons why...he just won't...anyway we went to leth in the afternoon when everyone woke up and then to our ward supper...great food and a fun program...the MC asked if anyone wanted to sing a solo, so i asked gage if he wanted to sing 'jingle bells' and he got so excited and he started to walk up to the front where the mic was and we all followed him...addi was even excited... we had to wait our turn and when it was finally ours gage went up to the MC and told her he was going to sing jingle bells...then she announced it to the audience and asked them to give him a round of applause...and he got stage fright!!!...he turned around and burried his head into jims chest and sort of sang from there...so it ended up being jim and i singing with a little help from the kids...it was so FUN!!!...the next day i was up early and went to cardston with my friend chandra to a womens relaxer...it was so fun to laugh until i cried...learn how to belly dance...learn to live in the moment and slow down...and enjoy...got some great door prizes...got a massage that brought back germany memories...just overall had a great relaxing time and will do it again next year...oh did i mention how great the food was!!!...and lots of it!!!...then our husbands met us in cardston with the kids and chandra's little sisters bsat the kids while we went to the Temple...what a great and long day!!!...sunday was stake conference...and too bad they don't record the talks and then give them to you later like gen conf...cause i spent the whole meeting chasing kids around and making them sit still and be quiet...exhausting!!!...too bad i didn't hear any of the talks though...we then went to gramma and grampa's for supper and had a fun visit...monday was another lazy day...jim did laundry and finished packing...played with the kids lots...addi had to get her booster H1N1 shot...now she is terrified of needles and doctors' offices...(that is another story all together...)...i actually made a really nice supper...well jim started it and i finished cooking and preparing...we had chicken and mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing and broccoli...the kids raved over it and i thought it tasted pretty good myself...i need to cook like that more often!!!haha...i get into cooking moods...anyway...jim went to sleep with gage and i stayed awake for as long as i could then woke jim up around 12:15am...and he got ready to leave for work again...he left around 01:30am and drove with 2 other guys back to wabisca...they got there the next morning before the bus left for site and worked...we are able to talk on skype so it's really making it much easier than i could have been...today is thursday and he comes home next thursday, dec. 3rd...busy week...tues joy school and i was the helper...preparing for the christmas party at school...i have to work 3 days this week...so that's been hard on the kids and me...no sleep and tired and cranky don't really mix together...one more day of work then we have our japanese exchange student coming to stay with us for a week or so...his name is Daiki...it will be fun to have him here while jim is gone for the next week...so off to bed to try and get some sleep before the morning comes to soon!!!!