Is there another Jaci LeCheminant?

My New House

OK, so it's not a new house... I am pretty excited about what I have done, though!
I was walking through Target the other day when I saw some slipcovers that I really liked. I have been waiting for them to go on sale because I knew I couldn't afford them. They were on sale! I bought them. Well... I bought them with help from my parents. Thanks mom and dad!
I got home and put them on my couches. My couches were so bad! They are old and ragged! I couldn't wait to see what the the new slipcovers looked like in my living room. I put them on and they looked really great! My living room, on the other had looked horrible! Two days later, I decided to paint. Yep, I did it myself!
These are before and after pictures. The picture on the top shows the couch, walls and piano before the paint job and slipcovers. The other two pictures show the after. I am so excited about it! I am so happy that I was able to do it myself! I love my new living room! My kids love it! It looks so warm and inviting! I know it sounds like I am boasting a bit, I am and I am proud of it!
I will talk to you soon! Until then, remember, I love you!!!

Football Season

It's September and Johnny has started football. He came to me a few months ago and asked me if he could get in. I told him if he would be serious about it. He said he would. Now everyday, he comes to me and says, "Mom, why did you make me sign up?" I just laugh and say that it was his choice and he was going to go through with it. He goes to practice and decides he loves it! It is this way every day before practice and after. It is pretty funny!
Johnny is on Skyline's "B" team. This means that he is not on the team that the best players are on... I am actually glad that he isn't on the "A" team. He gets to play a lot, his teammates are wonderful and he has incredible coaches. I don't think it is that way on the "A" team.
This last week, Johnny's team played against Riverton. I don't know what they feed those boys there but OH MY HECK!!! These boys were huge! Johnny got up against number 98. This boy had to weigh almost 300lbs. Johnny is one of the bigger players on the team and he looked half the size of this boy. I was so proud of the team though. They scored a touchdown and only let the other team score three. I know that sounds funny but if you saw the size of these boys you would understand.
Riley Gilliland is the quarterback of the team. He is amazing! When I saw the boys that they were playing against, I thought, "I hope Laurie doesn't see this." Riley is not a big kid. He didn't let that get in his way. He took those boys on like they were nothing. He really is great!!!
We do have fun at the games. It is so fun having friends there. Zach and Eli Gilliland got together and ate ring pops and all other kinds of candy. They chased each other around. It is nice to be able to spend Saturdays with friends and football makes that possible.
Krissi and I took care of Clara. The game was during her nap time. She was not happy. We took her over to play with a couple of other babies. That kept her busy for three minutes. We finally took turns going to the car while she slept in her car seat. It was probably better that way. Watching the Riverton Boys against the Skyline Boys made me a nervous wreck. The good thing is... They SURVIVED!

Too Old???

Have I finally reached that age? Am I too old for Lagoon? For you that don't know, Lagoon is an amusement park in Utah. It is really fun! The kids love it. On August 22 we went to Lagoon for a work party. It was so much fun... For the first 15 minutes... The first ride we went on we the merry go round. It was so fun because Clara had never been on a ride before. She got on and was a little scared. By the end of the ride she loved it.

We got off and the kids immediately wanted to go on the roller coaster. I went with them. Zach went with me. As we crept up the hill, my stomach got a little queasy. Why? I have been on this ride a million times! I finished the ride and could hardly walk. I am not really sure what happened... Something did... I got sick!

We decided to take it easy for a while so Zach, Clara and I decided to go ride the small ride while Johnny and Krissi went on some of the roller coasters. Clara LOVED it! She had so much fun! She went on the whales and on the helicopters. Her favorite was the boats. She rode that ride three or four times.

We got back with Krissi and Johnny. Krissi wanted me to go on the Samurai. I have been on this ride. I usually love this ride. I got off of it and couldn't walk. I walked over to Johnny and Zach and realized that I was REALLY sick! I wasn't going to make it another minute! I ran over to a garbage can and the rest was history... I was sick for the rest of the night. So once again, Clara, Zach and I stayed in the little kids zone and Krissi and Johnny played on the roller coasters.

I do have to say, it was totally worth it to see my kids have so much fun! They loved every minute of it! Clara laughed on every ride. She didn't want to stop going on the rides.

It was time for me to go... I had to work. So we left the park and went home. Clara, made it to to the end of the parking lot. She slept for the rest of the night.

So again, the question, am I too old for Lagoon? YEP! I am! I never thought I would reach that age, but I have. I am so sad! Oh well, life goes on and I can at least enjoy seeing my kids have fun!