The Rest of March

My birthday was on a Sunday this year so we did my dinner on Saturday.  Jacob wanted McDonalds and I voted for Texas Roadhouse.  It was so good!

Sunday Karen came over for dinner and brought a delicious trifle.  Jason made beef with broccoli for dinner and it was a beautiful afternoon.  Randy and MarySue came over before dinner and visited with us outside.

Getting ready to open gifts

Opening clothes that I had purchased the week before.  :)

That week we ran out of chicken in the freezer.  I usually go, about every 6 months, to Costco and buy a 40 lb. box.  Then I spend 3 hours cutting, trimming, bagging and sealing it for the freezer.  I hate the day I have to do it, but love that I can pull out chicken to use for dinner and be able to use it!

For my birthday Julie Spilker dropped of some Crumbl Cookies.  They were so good and she was so kind to do it!!

I went shopping again for clothes--mainly jeans.  In general I hate to clothes shop, but I really hate shopping for jeans.  This time, when I went, I found some shirts I liked along with one pair of jeans I thought were OK.  

 

Easter candy!  Bought it early.  BIG mistake!!  It was so good and tempting I ate a bag of it before Easter even got here.  I even tried hiding it well, but didn't work.

                                    

Jacob likes my pumpkin pie.  Here he is on March 14, Pie day eating a, still warm, pumpkin pie.

Going through some old pictures Mom gave me.  This is from a Primary program (I'm pretty sure) when I was little.  Sitting beside me is Tom Oniki.  

Got together with the Julies and Teresa for a brunch.  Went to Teresa's house and had green toast and other green items.  Had a good visit with them.  It had been a long time since we'd gotten together. 

My boys working on math

                 

These flowers all make me happy.  I love it when they bloom!  The beds they sit in need a bit of work!

Both Jason and I were vaccinated in this month.  Amazing to have the vaccine and know that the end might be in sight!

Ahhh...time for another round of "How ugly can the birthday cake look!"  My cakes taste good, but getting them frosted and to stay together, when they are more than 1 level is hard. 

For Jacob's birthday we let him have 2 friends over and 2 separate Friday nights to play video games, have pizza and celebrate.  The first Friday night was Elias.  They had a fun time!

The next morning was Jacob's birthday breakfast since it is too hard to do on a weekday.  He had his Swedish pancakes with syrup and fruit while getting to watch TV. 

 

         Tuesday was Jacob's day.  He awoke and opened a pkg of mints, Lucky Charms, and a guitar music book.                               

                                      

That night for dinner he chose McDonald's.  

After dinner we opened presents.  He received shorts, a pair of sweats, a stand for his computer, a new iPhone screen cover, new sheets, and a wireless keyboard. 

His new Mandelorian sheets.  They are cute,
but maybe a little young for him. 

                                                                                                                                          

I saw this meme and thought it was so funny!

Will you decide what I'm going to eat
every night for the rest of my life?

Joy threw a virtual baby shower through Zoom for Amy.  Here we are at the end visiting. 

A huge cargo ship got stuck in the Suez canal.  If you put it upright it is taller than the Empire State building.  The wind moved it into the bank and it took several days to get it unstuck.  

They couldn't unload it because that would be like a giant game of Jenga.  It would possibly cause it to capsize.  

This is a darling quilt I found online.  I bought the pattern and need to buy the Dr. Sesus blocks.  I love the colors and hope I can find similar.  

Here is the Friday after his birthday with Jaxon.  Once
again, pizza, video games and fun.  

Jacob got a new style.

This is the hallway bathroom.  The sink has come off the counter.  We tried to buy a solid surface with the sink integrated, but it is a minimum of $750 dollars because our sink is not standard size.  It is about 2" longer.  Same problem as our main floor sink.  Even if we redo the vanity we then need to redo the floor because the tile is place right up to the bottom of the vanity--not under it.  So if we went standard, we'd have 2" of uncovered floor.  It all just starts to pile up and you end up redoing the bathroom.  We probably should.

BBQ night at Jared's.  We had a cake for Jacob that Karen brought.  It was fun to visit and roast hotdogs and marshmallows.  Most of our families, those over 16 have been vaccinated so we are beginning to hang out a little bit again.  We are still masked, but it is fun to see everyone again!