More updates

My Mom got come home on Wednesday evening. She has been in a lot of pain and not able to mover her arms that much at all. The combination of all the meds leaves her groggy and not able to stay out of bed very long. She has really improved since then but still requires lots of help. She also has some procedures that have to be done to her 2x a day. She is getting better pretty fast overall though.

The kids have been playing with cousins lots. They get bored when its real hot outside, and they don't want to go out in it so today I bought a swimming pool for them to play in and they have been in it all day. In fact they are still in it right now. Well, they have taken breaks and eaten and such, but for the most part they were in it.

Pat had his last day of school for the summer on Wed and we are still waiting to know his grade. He took a block microbiology class. It was really hard!! He studied such looooong hours and had long lab hours he had to put in, so we are both soooo excited it is over!!! We get our Dad back!! He is planning on coming down at the end of next week and going to the beach with us and then we will all drive home together.

My brother Dan graduated for CSUSB. Here are a couple pics from it.

My sister Melody and I at Danny's graduation


Danny's wife Jessie, with my cute niece Wasel

Danny walking in with the 2009 Class of Biology

When he walked in I was so proud, I almost cried. I am so happy for him. I know I will be such a baby when Pat graduates.

Mom's update

The surgery went well. It lasted 7 hours. She was in so much pain and groggy last night, that I didn't get to talk to her. When my Dad went back there this morning, thinking she would be coming home today, he called and told me she had had a really rough night and they are going to keep her til tomorrow. I guess she couldn't sleep because the pain was too severe. I really hope she feels better tonight and can get some sleep. I really hope she can come home tomorrow.

Today's business

Today I have been busy getting everything ready for when my Mom comes home from the hospital. She had a preventative cancer mastectomy today. She has the BRCA2 breast cancer jean and so she is taking preventative measures so hopefully she won't get it. We have a long history of cancer on her side of the family. It was about a 6-7 hour surgery, because she also was prepped to receive implants. As Pat's brother Steve said, she is getting the new 09's. I thought that was funny. Anyways, last night we wrote out a list of everything she would need when she came home tomorrow or Wed, and today I have been running around getting it all. This is the main reason I came to Cali, was to take care of my Mom while she recovered (and Danny's graduation from CSUSB). My Dad is here too, but women are more sensitive to other womens needs, so she asked me to come.

The weather has been really nice here compared to the storms we left in Utah. It is 87 degrees today. My kids are going to have a movie night at my brother Dan's house with his kids.

So far it has been a good trip and hopefully my Mom will recover quickly without any complications.

I'm Here!!

So I made it to California today at 2:45 California time. I went to bed at 3am and got up at 5am and then drove all the way. I am tired! We are on our way now to my brother Danny's graduation. He is getting his Bachelors in Biology. My mom arranged for a babysitter so I don't have to take my children. Sooo nice after a long car ride.

Wednesday, I went and had my hair done. I added a lot of dark to it. Here is a Pic.



Its not that good cuz it was taken in the car just now by my laptop, but at least you can see the brown in it. I really like it and plan on going darker after the summer.

My 3oth Birthday!!

Well at the request of Mel Proudfit, I will blog about my 3oth Birthday. Really it was like any other day in the life of Mary. I got up and went to work early so I could get off early and come home to clean because my Mom was coming into town that evening. I spent the rest of the day doing laundry, cleaning, mowing and weed wacking the lawn, and feeding children. I then jumped in the shower and when I got out, it was 7:30 and my mom had arrived. Pat had work and then had school til 8pm. He did take a break in the day to bring me a present at lunch time.

I have wanted a beautiful planter for so long!! I could not believe he remembered and now I can plant it every year!!

I took him earlier on in the season to look at planters but they were more than I wanted to spend. I love it as a gift though! I love flowers, especially ones that will last all season!! That night I was downstairs talking to my mom and when I went upstairs these were on the table for me.

Pam and Mel got them for me and worte me a nice birthday note to go with it. They also got me some earings and my favorite M&M's which are peanut.

It is probably how I would have preferred the day to go by. Not much hoopla and lots of family around. I leave for California on Sat morning for two weeks and I am sooo excited for a vacation. I have really needed one. Beach, baby, here I come!!

Life at the Easters

I have been wanting to post, but not really knowing what about. So here is another one of my run downs of what has been going on here at the Easters.

-Amanda tried out and made a club soccer team. I then received a call asking if I would coach it because the other coach could not, which I accepted. I am a little nervous but it will be fun, I think.

-My sisters Pam and Melody are staying with me right now, which I absolutely love.

-Pat is super busy taking a block Microbiology class. He has no free time from studying.

-My Mom and Dad came up to this weekend to visit my ailing Grandma and they stayed with us.

-My Dad dug up and fixed our broken pipe that flooded our basement last month.

-Amanda had a daddy daughter dance night at the school, which Pat was unable to go to, so I went and was the only woman there. We learned lots of dances and had tons of fun.

-Amanda and Jaida had their birthdays. Amanda is now 10 and Jaida is now 2. Time sure flies.

-I have been working full time still and I still feel like I have no time for anything (who knows how I am going to coach soccer?).

-The weather has been so nice here except for a few rainy days.

-I am going to be going to California in June for a few weeks to take care of my Mom after she has surgery.

-The kids have 4 more days of school until summer break.

I keep waiting for things to slow down, but as long as I am working I think its going to continue to fly by. I love my kids and am so happy that they are mine. They bring so much happiness to my life and give me a reason to do all that I do. I purchased a laptop so I will be able to work from home, while they are out of school.

Photo Tag

This is one of Pat's many fish pictures. I am not surprised at all that this is what was in the 6th folder, 6th picture. The date says Jan 1st 2004, so he was starting off the new year in his favorite way. He would fish all day, every day if he could. It looks like he caught this on a spin rod, but he now rarely uses one, he usually only uses his fly rod now.

I tag Jenni, Denise, Becca, Jennie, Celisa, and Melody.

1. Go to the photo folder in your computer
2. Go to the 6th folder of photos.
3. Go to the sixth picture.
4. Put the picture on your blog and description of it.
5. Invite six friends to join the challenge.

"The Best Spring Break Ever!!"

Usually for spring break, if we don't go anywhere, we don't do anything but hang out around the house. But since I have been working lots and feeling like I don't have much quality time with the kids, I decided to do some fun things with them.

Thursday we worked on the house alot- cleaning that is- and then we went to Chucky Cheese. (They were happy to help clean knowing we were going there later.) They loved it!! Pat did too, he had to get the high score at the basketball shooting game of course. Jaida was afraid to ride anything that moved, but if it was just sitting there she climbed all over the rides, and sat in them for long periods of time. By the time it was all said and done we had 450 tickets and 4 tired but happy girls.


Paige in her Monster Truck


Jaida pretending to ride the dragon with Marin- she would not let us turn it on to move.

Friday we went shopping for Amanda. She is growing too fast. She has grown out of all her school clothes for this year and was in desperate need of new stuff. I am tired of her wearing sweats everyday. She loves sweats and would choose them over anything. Its my own fault, she is just like I was. Anyways we went and got her 2 pair of jeans and a couple shirts and then we went to Grandma Pati's house and hung out for a few hours. We went home that evening and the girls had a sleep over with eachother in our basement. They watched Charlottes Web, had ice cream sundaes, and then slept in a bed I made on the floor. I laid on the bean bag next to them until the fell asleep so they weren't scared, and then headed up to my bed. I need my bed at night. I have a hard time sleeping anywhere else.

Today we woke up, made a yummy pancake breakfast, and then headed out for more shopping for Amanda. JcPenney was having a great sale on shirts, and she really needed more. I also got all 4 of the girls a new swimsuit. We had decided that we were going to the Legacy Center in Lehi to swim later on today. After shopping we headed home and had lunch, let Jaida get a nap in, and then headed for the pool. Adam, Denise and Eliana came with us and we had a blast. The girls really loved it. It is a really nice indoor pool with activities for the kids and slides, lazy river etc..... Amanda's friend Whitney came too, so they ran off together and checked in every so often.


Amanda and Marin getting ready to swim


All tired and worn out after swimming


Amanda, Whitney, and Paige being silly on the way home

All in all it was a great few days with the girls. We all got along for the most part, and really enjoyed spending time together. Earlier today I asked the girls if they were enjoying their Spring Break and Paige said "Mom, this has been the best Spring Break ever!" It made me happy.

Pat wasn't able to join us much because he was studying for 2 huge exams in Chemistry and Biology which he took today and did really good on both! YAY for my honey!! :)

More of Amanda's Baking

Amanda made cookies the other day, at a friends house, and she said that she could make them at home all by herself. So I challenged her too, mostly because I really wanted homemade Oreos, but also because I didn't believe she could do it all without my help. Well, I went and laid in bed and rested, while she worked in the kitchen. Not too long later I was eating a most delicious, scrumptious cookie. Mmmmm they were so yummy. I was so proud!!!

As you can tell she was so happy too!!


Smelling the fruits of her labor


Such a proud moment of triumph over her unbelieving mother!!

We all ate them really fast, so the next day I had her make a double batch for our Family Home Evening treat, which she did without my help. We ate most of those, but shared some too with friends.

This was our treat tonight, per her father's request. White cookie with Chocolate frosting. She just loves to cook and I love to reap the benefits!!!

She's getting too big!!

Amanda is growing up so fast!! I have been trying to teach her more about responsibility as you get older. Hygiene- for example- she hates showering, but we together we wrote up a daily schedule with showering and brushing teeth etc.. etc.. It has been working good so far. I also have been trying to include her more in the kitchen, and she loves it and does so well. She loves cooking.

She is so much fun to have as my oldest daughter. I sure love her.