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Friday, April 27, 2018

Teacher Walkout and a Work in Progress

With a whole week of school canceled on Friday April 29, I excitedly made my plans to complete the painting in the bath with trim and doors.  Sanding, painting took the better part of the week and most of my energy.

We learned at week's end we would be taking another week off and I figured after cleaning up the drop cloths, paint cans and smudges, it would be best to get us moved downstairs and back into the master bedroom. It meant moving 3 rooms.  I'm still sorting -- office items, clothes and other.  Vincente came and moved furniture and the rest is history.

Just down the road, Bethany was holding school to keep her littles busy
By day 8 of the walkout -- I decided it would be important to make an appearance at the capitol, telling Bethany I really didn't want to ride the school bus and stand for 8 hours -- or drive and find a place to park with 30,000 teachers descending on the capitol, she graciously said she'd take me and the kids.  Then other moms and kids wanted to join us.

The kids made signs . . . 



And the next day, 9 Kids, 2 Moms and 1 Nana all headed down the turnpike to OKC!




We all got behind the cause and supported education in OK.  The children AND MOMS appreciate their teachers and were glad to get back to school as was this Nana!

Sunday, April 8, 2018

Easter Cuties


How they have grown!!!  Dressed in their Sunday best!


Hands up! Three Goodletts ready for Church!

A look of determination by a determined little guy!


This little gal knows exactly what to do!


Clara loves "reading."  She give a sentence for each and every page and has to take four books to bed every night.
Charlie is her best pupil!

Sydney pulls her own tooth -- TWICE!
A Sunny Sunday in Denver!  

Saturday, April 7, 2018

Extreme Surprise -- Extreme Makeover -- and BIG BATH PROJECT!

March 11 Joel and Mitzi invited us to lunch and presented us with a BLESSING IN A BOX!  This box contained the plans for the next few weeks as to what was to take place at our house during Spring Break -- They were coming in and as a family -- giving us a new bathroom floor --
Joel and Mitzi had approached Bethany and Mat last Fall and said they knew we wanted and needed a new bathroom floor (our's was beyond gross and we kept scrubbing and covering it with floor rugs.)
The plan they created was Bethany and Mat would buy the tile and the Rays would cover the labor.

The box contained step by step instructions as to how we were to prepare for the blessing --

I got busy -- my mind went into teacher / g'ma mode when I thought about their 7 young ones having to stay cooped up at our house while their mommy and daddy worked.  I wanted treats and fun stuff for them.

We picked out the tile -- with Bethany's help- cleared the bathroom and headed for Spring Break in Denver.

On Monday morning -- demolition began -- we got video texts from Joel twice a day.


The tile job turned into extreme makeover of our bath as Joel would text and ask "what about the cabinets?"  "what about that ugly tile on the second countertop?"  "Do you need a new toilet?"  Joel would shop online find items and we'd make selections.

THEN we put the squeeze on and dropped the bomb shell -- not only were we coming in a day earlier than they expected -- we had company coming in the next night who needed the shower.  (never mind the toilet and sinks weren't in).  It just so happened it was our best buddy, Dallas who is an expert painter and house remodeler.  In the short time he was with us, he painted both bathrooms -- giving careful eye to the gray -- to make certain that it was not too blue, too green or too dark.  His keen eye paid off and I couldn't be happier with the colors!

In all of this special blessing experience, I have some favorite memories ---

Coming home to the kids having a water battle with the super soakers I left for them --- dripping wet.

Seeing them play so quietly and being respectful.

Ryan's statement as he heads out the door --after four cutie oranges and a banana -- "I'd like you a whole lot better if I could have a take away".

Alayiah enjoying looking at our photo albums every time she was there and telling me what all she like about those pictures.

Doing puzzles with Riley --
Seeing Tiarah take care of all the littles while reading a book at the same time --

Atalie -- being the sweet sister so intent on her reading -- serious about it all.

Caedman and his swords -- using our door prop as his favorite

All 6 big Rays carrying Dad's tools to the car the last night -- like a little line of soldiers and then while he and mom finished up -- dropping all over the den falling asleep.


I just finished up the doors and trim this week and soon we'll be moving downstairs -- using the master again -- this project's timing was an answer to prayers literally!

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