Secret Spot

I'm glad I did a ride last night cause I was pretty sure I'd end up taking carpool this morning, which I did. After Abi got home, I went to Costco cause I found/remembered we had our cashback check, so I used that to get some groceries for feeding the missionaries today and an Aubergine gift card for date night, yay. (I also bought some Dubai Chocolates, which I shouldn't have bought...I've already had too many). Tonight we went to the Draper Aubergine, which is the one we usually go to. I got the Vitality bowl, which was very good, Corey got the Tri Tip Madiera, and we got a brownie layers too. After eating we went climbing at the Ft. Union momentum, and I'm pleased to report that I did that Red 5.11b as my 3rd route and today was the first time I got it with no stops or rests and without cheating/having to grab an easier hold to continue. I was very happy with myself that I got it! I can get 5.10cs no problem, I'm about half and half on 5.10d's, and we're getting to where we try 5.11a's, but this was the first 5.11b I've been able to send. 

We forgot to plan on date night last night (we got talking politics and shaking our heads at the world) but it was another Aug Saturday of cleaning the chapel, then Corey took Owen to his soccer game. I was going to take Peter, but he stayed home sick yesterday, saying his tummy hurt. The only thing he ate yesterday was an apple, and he threw that up last night. I woke up at 6 am to find him happy and feeling better and playing in his room. I didn't know he had thrown up until the kids showed me later. He slept on our loveseat last night and I was glad I had put towels on the floor around him. A little bit got on the carpet, but it wasn't bad, phew! I would have been sad if he had made a mess on the carpet. I was glad he was feeling better, but knew he wouldn't have energy to play soccer since he hardly ate anything yesterday, so he stayed home and we played legos like all day again. I'm still trying to make Cinderella's castle that K got for her birthday. It's a lot harder to do when they don't put all the pieces in front of you. The gathering is the tricky part! 

So with cleaning the church and soccer, I didn't go on a ride this morning. I didn't go on an afternoon ride cause we were feeding the missionaries at 4:30. We had orange chicken. One Elder from Soldotna, Alaska, the other from Redlands, California. 

Natalie made cupcakes, which she put in the oven before the orange chicken. Her temp was 350, I put in the chicken but it needed 400 degrees, so then the chicken wasn't ready when they came and they had to wait a bit, which I felt sorry for. Natalie's cupcakes were tasty. She's a good little baker of sweets. She has a real sweet tooth too, gets it from me. 

Corey took Natalie on a "Daddy daughter date" tonight, but she had wanted a "Daddy Daughter DAY" and I said no, just a date, NOT the whole day!!! They just went where the wind blew them, ended up going down town and riding scooters around.

Then they got ice cream at City Creek.

Then they went to Target and Corey bought her two shirts. 

They were gone for over 3 hours. While they were gone, I left Sophi in charge and I went on a walk/hike to my secret spot on the moraine. I think the dates with dad is a good thing, and if I were to set policy, I'd say that after they have a date with Corey, the following Saturday morning they get "Mornings with Mom" where I get to take them up on the mountains on a hike or something boring like that. So Natalie, you're up next Saturday morning! I'll take her to my boulder.

This boulder is my secret spot. Shhh don't tell anyone. 

Most people are on the main trail behind me that you can see slightly behind me, that goes to the reservoir, and I like that too, but I like going up to this boulder. It is curved like a spoon and kinda cradles you if you lay down in it, which I did. It was nice to look up at the sky and breath and relaxed as the wind blew around me. 

So we survived the first week of school. Music and chores didn't go so great, neither did dishes, folding clothes, or cleaning bedrooms, but we're all alive so that means we get to try again, yay.