hum drum saturday

saturday started early here.  jake had an interview out in granger.  he applied for a history leadership conference that will be held at valley forge in the spring.  his essay passed and he was chosen as a finalist, so the interview today was to be chosen for the conference.  he presents himself well, so we're hoping he makes it. 

craig had to work all day long.  i hate it when he's not home on saturday.

the nfl play-offs started today, so those of us stuck at home watched the defending super bowl champs lose to the seahawks and the jets beat the colts.  niether game went the way i wanted it to. 

jake and caroline are my heroes this weekend.  after great help yesterday, jake cleaned out drawers for me today and his friend, who spent the day here, vacuumed the floor in the kitchen.  when i was cleaning up christmas stuff, i broke one of my favorite things, a large ceramic pineapple made in mexico.  i figured it was a lost cause, but caroline insisted on gluing it back together.  she did an amazing job.  so grateful for her persistence.

sam spent the day with jackson at basketball practice and hunting down a mouse at his friend's house.

i heard isaac answer the phone today.  it was for sam.  he said, "sam's not home and i don't know where he is, so don't ask".  looks like i need to work on manners with that child.

and evan is texting me tonight asking me if his call has been mailed.  i've been stalking the stake clerk, so i thought it was time for him to text the bishop.  waiting to hear back from him about what the bishop said.