Today was a good day. Iveth came over and helped me clean for the first time. She is going to come twice a week on Monday and Wednesday, but we did it on Tuesday this week cause we went to the Tulip Festival yesterday. She was here for 3 and a half hours and we did the main floor, it looks great and it is nice of her to come help me! I'm grateful to have her help. We are going to pay her, but I also think and hope this will work for what Corey wants (a maid and a clean house) and what I want (a friend who I feel comfortable with if I'm going to be letting someone in our home frequently). I feel like our meeting Iveth and their family coming into our life is a total perfect answer to prayer.
So, even with a clean house, it gets crazy. Today, like most school days, our home got a little busy and crazy as the day wore on ~ busy with kids playing and music practicing going on. Today after school, Corey went over Mel's college planning and expenses with her. She got another scholarship, and with that has her entire first year of college at BYU paid for! Go Mel!
Time to get these other kids ready to launch. Having them involved in music is part of Corey's master plan to get his kids self sufficient and prepared to leave the nest. He started teaching Lily the saxophone last year. He often helps her with it as she practices. He is her teacher and her lessons blend into her practicing time. Sophia takes violin. Her lessons are on Thursdays. Her teacher is Mrs. Amy. Today, as Lily and Sophi both practiced, Sophi got a little jealous. She did not like Corey giving Lily so much attention and not helping her at all. Mel goes to Sophi's lessons with her and helps her practice (pic 3). But tonight Sophi wanted her dad's attention. She told him she was upset at his unfair treatment of her (Hyrum can tell you to watch out when you get our little Princess Sophia ticked at you!) Corey tried to apolgize and reassure Sophia of his love through song -
He sang to her as she colored and scowled.
After he was done singing, I asked her if she liked the song. With a frown, she let me know that it wasn't a real song. "He just made it up"
He did all the woo-ing he could, but he work to finish and other kids who wanted attention, so he had to move on. He swooped her up in her chair, gave her a kiss, told her he loved her, and to not be sad.
So there was music practicing and kid drama, and then we've also got all these noise makers having fun.
Hyrum is good at playing with them. He is good at letting Owen choke him with the force or use other super powers to over come him. We are very grateful for him keeping them happy and occupied in their fun games of strong toddlers and a princess that needs to be revived.
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