This Is Us

For the first time our kids are taking a home lunch to school! I’m having such a hard time finding things to send with them. I don’t want them to have the same thing every day, that’s so boring and gets bland. But so far Zain has been fine with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Lydia and Tyler on the other hand want something more than sandwiches. So… I’m going to compile a list of main lunch ideas, some snacks, sides, treats, and drinks. That way I can remember everything and mix and match. We will have them pick one item from each list (2 from sides and Fruit/veggies). Please Note: Our children are picky eaters. So this is a list of stuff our children will eat. There are so many ideas on Pinterest, that include a more wide variety of foods (such as tomato and feta salad, humus, and more) that our children won’t eat, and quiet frankly we (Nick and I) won’t either. 🤣  Main Lunch Ideas: Peanut Butter and Jelly Turkey Sandwich Cheese Sandwich Spaghetti  Buttered Parmesan Nood...

I had everyone’s kindergarten pictures. So I decided to put them together in a collage and share it. I think it’s so cute! I used the LiveCollage app. It’s my favorite! No, I didn’t buy it, I just use the free stuff.

  Last year we were told that the elementary school that the kids go to might end up being shut down, because they didn’t have enough students attending. They would have to go to a different elementary. One reason, there are 5 charter schools within 5 miles of our house. Anyway... I emailed the school board and told them why they should keep our school open. There are several reasons we wanted our school to stay open. One is that within the boundaries of the school they would keep open and our children would have to attend is there are 21 child sex offenders. YES! Twenty-one!  Also, the school has a security system. They said that it was a good thing because then the kids would be safe. Um... that doesn’t make me feel safe! We don’t feel comfortable sending our kids to a school with that many sex offenders in the area and them having to have a security system. The school board ignored my email and everyone else’s. They decided to close our elementary because the other school h...

  Well, it’s that time of year again... First day of school! It’s so weird to have the house so quiet since the kids have been home 24/7 since March! Yes, it is different this year. They have to wear masks Some activities are different, or can’t be done. Our elementary closed and Zain, Lydia, and Tyler have to go to a new school. Brichette is driving her and Xander to school. But we are brave and strong! As long as we have each other, have Heavenly Father helping us, and we do our best, we can do hard things! These kids are so smart. They have such caring hearts and worry about each other. They are amazing and I am so blessed and honored to be their mom! I can’t wait to see the amazing wonderful things they do! Brichette is a senior this year! I can’t believe she’s graduating and will be an adult in January! Xander is a sophomore. He gets to drive this school year! Zain is in 5th grade. In January he gets the priesthood. Lydia is in 2nd grade. She gets to be baptized and is so exci...