It's been a busy past couple of weeks. I finished some house projects I was wanting to get done. I power washed the house and I spray painted the trampoline. I also had a two day teaching conference that was local that was fun. It's a conference with other FCS teachers around the state and we have workshops where we teach each other different things. I actually participated this year and taught a short class showing activities I do in my classroom dealing with measuring equivalents and recipe math.  

With the kids we went to Roaring Springs and met Hart and Jory  and went to the climbing gym. We had a crazy storm on Friday night. It was raining and blowing really hard but we mostly ignored it while we were watching a movie. When I looked on my Facebook feed the next day there were some crazy videos and pictures with giant puddles and hail piled up like snow. My house is on a bit of a hill so we didn't have any giant pools of water and we didn't have hail at our house either. It was wild to see other people's pictures. 

Corbin got a job at Chipotle. He worked everyday last week. He seems to be handling it okay so far. I'm glad he was able to find a job, that's not always easy.

John's birthday was on Thursday. I made fish tacos and a cheesecake per his requests. I've never made a cheesecake before. I did some research and tried to find a good recipe. It turned out pretty good! On Friday night we made calzones. We made those at my teacher conference and I thought it could be a fun family dinner. I think it would take more practice to really dial in the amount of sauce and toppings to make them perfect but they were pretty tasty. I'm trying to think of a project to do this week so I don't get too bored, I haven't figured it out yet. Well, that's all.

Cute snuggle pups.

Calzones!

43!

Piper

Ryan

Gabby, top left.

Trampoline before, you can't really tell but it was REALLY rusty.

My little helper?

This past week was good. I didn't have my kids (minus Corbin), but the time went by nicely. So far this summer, I am having a good mix of relaxing time and getting some things done. I repainted my table. It got roughed up last year, and I hated the finish. I just went ahead and painted it the same color and then used a more subtle finish. We will see if it looks better this time around. We haven't used it yet; time will tell. I'm exercising a lot and reading a lot. I have a few project goals as well. I cleaned and organized my kitchen cabinets and pantry; they were a hot mess. I ended up subbing one day. I'm on a summer school sub list; it never worked out last year, but someone texted me last week. I figure, why not? If I don't have anything else going on, it gives me something to do that day. I love walking/jogging down by the green belt. The green belt and the city parks are my favorite things about Boise. I also nerded out and experimented with a bunch of healthy recipes. They were mostly good; the meatless, noodleless lasagna was a big miss for me; the noodles are my favorite part! It tasted alright, but I NEED the noodles. 

John's best friend's wife had a birthday dinner at Kyotos, my fav. The chef was serving the person next to me his meat, and he splashed some sauce on my arm. It was like molten lava. I have a couple of blisters on my arms. That was a first! I went to Roaring Springs with the boys today; the girls didn't want to come. We had a good time. Well, that's all.

Veggie Lasagna

Repainted table

Hutch has found a nice pillow with my flowers.

This blister looks like a worm! It will scar for sure.

My garden is growing. I'm not sure if the tomato plants are going to kill each other for resources...

Highlights from the week: homemade tortillas, breadsticks, fettuccini alfredo. Staying up late and sleeping in. Enforcing a tiny routine with the kids for some time away from screens, daily jobs, etc. Ice cream, Roaring Springs, yard sales, movies, shows, books, exercise. Summer is going GREAT!

Hutch turned 9 on Thursday, Piper gave him a doggie ice cream treat.

A man with his dog.

Piper and Ryan love to mess with Hutch and cuddle him up.

We got this bike for Gabby at a yard sale. I think it's a good one for a great price. Fingers crossed.

We must not forget the cutest dog in the whole world, Charly!