We just finished up with "TV Turn-Off week". We got rid of our cable, and the bill that came with it, a few weeks ago! There were a few complaints, but mostly we haven't even noticed that there are fewer channels to choose from. Last week was great though, TV turn-off week ended up on the same week as missionary week for the seminary kids. Part of missionary week is no TV. Hannah only rolled her eyes about it once and that was it for the week. It was so great to not have to tell anyone to turn off the television. Let's see if it will last into this week too.

Happy Birthday Keyki! She is one year old. It's amazing that she's even lived this long, I've threatened to kill her every time she's peed on my floor or eaten something she shouldn't have.

But now we love her, so I guess she'll get to stay.

Happy Earth Day! For Earth day I made green sugar cookies! Yummy. It's also my Dad's birthday today. My Dad loves sugar cookies, so some of those went into the freezer to deliver to him later. Thinking of my Dad and Earth day made me think of a little saying I once heard:

"Use it up

Wear it out

Make it do

or do without."

That is exactly how my Dad is, he will just figure out how to fix something so it can be used for longer.
So in honor of Earth Day and my Dad's birthday, I thought I would post a picture of my washing machine, which broke last week! While I was at Kirsten's house using her washing machine (which is funny too because she just got it and for the past year has been using mine.) Thayne decided to tear apart the washer and see what the problem was. After calling a repair man and hearing what he was going to charge us to come fix it, Thayne decided to order the parts online and fix it himself. Meanwhile, it was still out of commission while we waited for the parts. No problem, he figures a little duct tape will hold it all together. So he wraped the broken part in duct tape and put the whole thing back together. I did all my laundry for three days until the new part came. I am so proud of his fix it job! We were trained well by a generation of "make it do" people like my Dad. That is what Earth Day is really all about, making our belongings last longer and not just throwing everything away.

See the green duct tape... It was starting to pull apart after all the laundry I did, but it lasted until we got the replacement parts!

Our First College Graduate! April 15, 2010. (I waited to post it so that she could post it first.) We are so proud of her.

I finished a project! Three reusable grocery bags. Now if I can remember to put them in the car.

Happy Spring Break! The first day of April and we wake up to six inches of snow. The kids decided to take advantage of it and went off the sled down the hills by the church. Good thing we got the fertilizer down on the lawn before the snow came. It will be so lovely and green when the sun comes out.

I have had a gloriously quiet week this week. On Monday Hannah and I drove up to Primary Childrens for her LAST check-up on her leg and back. We've just been in the watch and see mode for the past few years. The leg is still just a bit short, but has not become any worse. The curve in her back has stayed the same also, a good sign. Her doctor thinks that all is good and she should not need to come back. Hurray!

Tuesday I attended my Council PTA meeting, we took most of the meeting discussing the feedback we would send to the school district about the ten million dollar budget cut for next school year. Blah!

Those major things taken care of at the beginning of the week, I have been able to be home and accomplish.....well, next to nothing. And it feels pretty nice. Being super busy ALL the time is overrated! T