Fun With Aunt Debbie

Life with two children, a husband and a house sure can be busy! I am still blogging about September and it is now February! Well, better late then never. I have officially made it a goal to blog at least once a week. Hopefully I will actually do it! In fact, a few weeks ago, Scott and I completely rearranged our basement and craft room. I decided that if we got a little more organized I might actually take time for me every once in awhile. Well, it worked. Yesterday I did some sewing for the first time in forever, and tonight I am blogging. Hopefully I can keep it up.

Well, onto September. In about the middle of September my Aunt Debbie came for a visit. Having her visit was like a breath of fresh air. It was wonderful. We had so much fun just watching the kids be kids, and spending time with each other. The nice thing about when Aunt Debbie visits is that I don't feel like I have to entertain her. She could be content just sitting in the back yard watching the kids run around. I guess Jacob wasn't at the running stage when she came, or even the walking stage. Though he was crawling. While Aunt Debbie was here, she brought a little swimming pool for the boys. They absolutely loved it. And luckily, it was still warm enough for them to get to use it several times before having to pack it away.

We also worked on some gardening while she was here. That was probably my favorite part about her visit. I have no clue where to really start as far as gardening, and as I have mentioned in other posts, our yard needed quite a bit of work on it. Well, she helped me get a few plants, and even a fun planter for the deck. I wish now, that I had taken some pictures of the stuff we did, but the only picture I could find was of Alexander trying to save our dying grass! Hopefully what we did worked out and we will be able to post some pictures in the spring as all the plants start to come up. I planted a ton of bulbs, and a few other small bushes and such to liven up our "garden" that used to only contain grass. I am getting excited as it is nearing spring for her to come back and help me even more. This year, I hope to start a vegetable garden as well as add a few more plants and flowers to the regular garden. It should be fun!

Oh! Another thing Aunt Debbie and I did together was sew. She bought me materials to make my very own cloth diaper for Jacob. It actually turned out pretty good too. I have been wanting to become a sewer but it has intimidated me. Well, she sat here night after night, helping instruct me and troubleshoot when the machine was being difficult. Now I can say, thanks to Aunt Debbie, I have the confidence to sit down and sew. Now if only I could find the time.

Well, that about wraps up what I can remember of Aunt Debbie's trip. Tune in next time for Enjoying General Conference!