Here are more fun things we did in the month of April:
April 11
I got an email from the ward clerk letting me know that there was a free decor and furniture giveaway somewhere downtown Phoenix. I was told that a hotel or two was redoing their decor, and normally they sell the furniture and decor, but because of covid, they decided to just give everything away instead. Who was I to say no to free stuff? Especially when it comes to expensive items such as furniture and home decor. So I went by myself (I didn't want to bring any kids and it was a Saturday so Erik was home to watch them) and helped myself to these treasures you see above. I also got one other large(ish) picture, not shown. I didn't get any furniture because I didn't need any, and I didn't have a way of moving it even if I did. I was super happy to get these lovely items. I hung the mirror in the hallway to the garage, the large colorful tree picture was hung in the loft/toyroom, and I have yet to decide where I want to put the other pictures, but I love the desert set, hopefully I'll find somewhere soon to put them. What a great find, and completely free!
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April 16
I finally got around to purchasing some vinyl in order to cut out (yep by hand with an X-acto knife, I don't have a cricut machine) some phrases to put up on my metal display board. I wanted to do it myself so I didn't have to pay someone and wait for weeks to finally get it. It was a pain and tricky to put up but I figured it out. I like the way it turned out!
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April 17
My mom begged me to make her and my dad and brother facemasks. Shortly after I started making her masks, I got an order from Elisa's friend's mom for more masks. They were pretty quick sews, and it was nice to be able to use some of my fabric stash, and get a bit of cash on the side. I added a little strip of metal for the nose bridge, that way the masks would stay on the face better.
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April 18
I can't remember exactly why I took this picture, but here is Erik in the kitchen making us all a nice Saturday morning breakfast
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April 19
3rd hour of church with Daddy. The kids learned about King Benjamin and his teachings to the people listening in their tents. They took turns reading King Benjamin's address and listening in tents.
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April 21
A typical Elisa outburst. She gets so overly emotional and says things she doesn't really mean. Also she probably needs more sleep!
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April 22
I took some pictures of Ian for no other reason other than he's adorable.
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April 24
I found a recipe for lemon pound cake--actually I think my mom sent it. It turned out fabulous. Moist, smooth textured, and a nice, but not over-the-top, lemon flavor. I've made it once more after this first one, but now our lemon tree is out of non-rotten lemons so I'll have to wait until these new lemons ripen to make this yummy pound cake again, aka lemon loaf.
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April 24
April 25
Ian had a little spill on his bike and scrapped up his knee. You can tell what a little drama queen (drama prince?) he is in this video. He also refused to get his "owie" wet too so when he took a bath he made sure to stick his whole leg up while laying down and stood like a stork while standing up. Silly Ian.
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April 27
An unflattering picture of me during evening scripture study.
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April 27
I almost deleted this because it has no picture and I forgot what it is, but once I turned up the volume I remembered! Its a video (well, audio) of Ian talking in his sleep! Even though I could see Ian with my natural eyes okay, the phone camera couldn't see anything so that's why there is no video. I was doing my nighttime rounds checking on the kids, and when I came in Ian's room, he sat up, turned around, and said "I love you" several times, I was lucky enough to catch part of it on camera. I wonder what he was dreaming about? Sweet boy.
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April 28
The computer screen matches her dress!
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April 28
A rare photo and video of Gabe practicing his trumpet for school band.
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April 29
Elisa spotted a baby bird out of its nest in our front yard and yelled for me to come see it. It don't know exactly what happened, but the nest must have fallen from the tree because its nest buddy was next to it, upside down, trying in vain to flip itself over, and pieces of the nest were scattered around the two birds. I picked up the distressed bird, but unfortunately it died in my hand not long after. Right after it died, a puddle of fluid seeped out of its beak and onto my palm. Yuck. So I buried it in the backyard using a metal kitchen spoon to dig the hole. Elisa was next to me the whole time, holding the other bird that seemed to be okay physically and didn't mind being held. After thoroughly washing my hands, I told Elisa to put the other baby bird back where she found it, because I saw its mom nervously flittering around the spot where the nest had fallen (BTW, the story that the mother bird won't take back the baby if she smells human scent on it is a MYTH, look it up if you don't believe me). I haven't seen any dead birds around so I'm pretty sure the other bird was reunited with mommy bird and is now grown up and happy pecking at our crop of plums growing on our plum tree in our backyard.
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April 30
Free school lunches are the best! Here is Ian with his crop of goodies.
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Those are some pretty framed prints. You did well making the masks that seem to fit perfectly! I think Erik likes to cook, smoke meat, and teach 3rd hour church. The pound cake is very good! The kids are sounding great on the piano, as well as Gabe on the trumpet. What a cute baby bird and cute little Ian with all his lunch food.
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