Stranger Danger

My mom has been wanting to spend some time with the boys, so I dropped them off at her house while Dave and I went and did some Easter shopping and got a bite to eat.  While we were gone my mom’s mechanic dropped her car off and stopped for a few minutes to talk to her.  As they were talking, his family had parked in their van along side my mom’s house to wait.  Gavin apparently saw the van and thought it was suspicious, so he gathered  up his brothers and his cousins and made them all go inside.   When my mom told me all of this, I was immediately proud of him and somewhat relieved – that he knows what to do in a situation like that, and knows how to take care of his brothers.  I am so proud of you Gavin!!!

February 2008

This is a picture of my new ring.   

I lost my wedding rings (both the band and solitaire) a couple of weeks ago – each about a week apart from each other – they slid off my finger.  I found a new set on the internet, but once I got them I realized I had ordered the same size that fell off my finger, duh!!  I just got them back yesterday from having them sized, along with the ring Dave gave me for my 10th Anniversary.  I really love them, but was really attached to my other set, maybe since I wore them for more than 13 years.

Took the kids to the zoo this week – Wednesday was free day.  I woke them up just like anyother school day, without telling them my plans – neither of them wanted to go to school, so it was great.  We got in the car and on the way, I called the school and excused them for the day – the look on their faces was priceless.  Gavin told me, “You tricked us!!!”  – It was great.  My mom used to do stuff like that for us when we were kids, and it makes for great memories. 

Last night Cooper fell asleep on my bed, so I carefully picked him up and put him in his own bed.  He woke up and told me “Mom, you forgot to brush my teeth”, which is unusual, because he HATES for me to brush his teeth.  I told him it was okay, to just go back to sleep, and he said, “but I have sugar bugs all over them”.  It was so cute, and so nice to know that he does listen to me.   I did go get his toothbrush for him and let him brush the sugar bugs away.

 Everyone here has been sick this week with the exception of me - PHEW!!!  Cooper and Spencer had it at the beginning of the week, so Spence missed a few days of school.  I’m assuming that its the flu since Dave came home yesterday and is home today with it too.  Yesterday Gavin played sick – and was soo upset when he learned he wouldn’t be going to scouts, because at our house if you are sick (pretending) or not, you do NOTHING for the whole day.

Wow – its been a week already???  I wanted to post sooner, but was bitten – BIG time – by the strep bug.  I got sick on Saturday and went to the doctor where they swabbed my throat and ran a test, which came out negative.  This has happened before and it just about killed me then too.  So I waited until Monday when I could get into MY doctor who prescribed me some antibiotics right away – I already had cancers all over the back of my throat at this point.  I quickly got dehyrdrated, which has resulted in two HUGE cold sores on my top lip, which is sooo disgusting.  Anyway, today I am feeling much better – I cannot believe how much I take my health for granted.  My boys I might add have been amazing to me while I was sick.  They all took such good care of me – ran and got things that I needed, check up on me, etc.  Gavin especially loved me when I didn’t feel good – he would come and cuddle with me and watch TV so I wasn’t all alone.  The were all loving on me last night and Dave said, “They’ve really missed you.”  I’m so glad they like me. 

So back to normal life, we have been feeding the deer at our house for the past few weeks.  Its so much fun to watch them come and eat the hay – right at our FRONT WINDOW.  The boys just love watching them too – its great to see them heaving the huge binoculars around to take a closer look.  Dave goes out each night and puts out more hay for them – its so cold and snowy they have nothing to eat on the mountain – so they come down looking for food.  It was Dave’s idea – and it was a good one.  I’m going to post a picture or two if they are small enough.

January 2008

Here’s a little about what’s going on in the Deschamps’ Family:

Well, Gavin is Eight and getting so big – he was just baptized the 5th of this month!!!  He just started Scouts and LOVES it – I think he will probably finish his Wolf Badge in the next month and have nothing else to do for the year, which I think is AWSOME!!  He loves collecting Bones – it is so hard as a mom – YUCK!!!   Right now he has a little KX 60 (dirt bike) and does really, really well on it.  He won 3rd place in the widowmaker hillclimb, summer of ‘06.  He is very cautious on his bike and is a very good rider.  Gavin loves to ride BMX as well – he builds ramps all over our front lawn, which we allow as long as he wears his full face motorcycle helmet.  He actually, has yet to be hurt. He also plays the paino and had his first piano recital last month, he was one of the best.   He does really well in school and is a good friend.  I am so proud of him.

Spencer turned six in October and started Kindergarten this year – he is starting to read right now.  His teacher will tell you that he is a chick magnet – the girls LOVE him – I think its becuase he is so nice and sensitive.   Spence rides a KTM 50 (dirt bike) – he just started riding it this summer and he is really good.   He also loves riding his BMX bike and scooter – also has to wear his full face helmet.   Spencer is our sports kids – likes playing ball with his dad in the backyard in the summer.  He also plays piano and had his recital last month, he too was one of the best – he catches on to everything so quickly, it amazes me.

 Cooper is going to turn four in March and is such a funny little kid.  He will be so happy and silly one moment, and then the next he is throwing an absolute fit, kicking, screaming – you name it, he does it.  He is going to preschool this year and really enjoys it, he also just started Sunbeams this month.  Cooper rides a little 50cc four wheeler, which is a hoot to watch – he looks like he’s only two so he looks so tiny when he rides.   He has such a cute little personality, loves to tell stories, makes the cutest faces, wears his clothes backwards continuously.   He also plays the piano, just hasn’t started lessons yet. 

 I just got called to be the ward CubMaster – which means I’m in charge of Pack Meeting every month.  It looks like it will be a fun, yet challenging calling for me.  Gavin’s really excited since he just got into scouts.    I’ve been able to stay at home for the last five years, and I LOVE it.  Cooper will start Kindergarten in a year and a half and I’m already starting to feel really, really sad that they will not be home with me during the day – I mean like crying sad.  I’ve been doing coupons for the last two years and am obsessed with it.  I save sooo much money and get to buy soooo much stuff, its soooo much FUN!!!  I like Cooper, have a four wheeler that I ride.  In the summer we go camping/riding just about every other weekend.  We have even been able to purchase our new trailer for almost nothing – we flip trailers – we buy one in the winter and then sell it in the winter for a thousand or two more than we bought it for.

 Dave works at Rocky Mountain ATV, doing their computer work for them – IT stuff I guess you would call it.  He works really, really hard to keep us a little ahead.  He is a real penny pincher, and if it weren’t for him, we would be in debt up to our necks, because I love to spend.   He works SO hard for us, he’ll never now how appreciative I am for that.  Right now he is working on learning to do programming and even did his first web page, and got paid for it – I’m so proud of him.   He really is so smart – he wouldn’t tell you that though. 

 I’m going to try and keep this a little up to date, better than my hand-written journal anyway.