While the cat's away the mice will play!

One of my sisters pointed out that I have awfully wordy blogs...as a warning...this is no exception! I do use my blog as my journal, so just look for the bold, italicized letters and view the pictures if you are not into reading wordy blogs!!(just for you Jibbs!)


I must be the cat, because no playin' went on here! Derek had a convention in Logan, Utah and although he learned a lot..sounds like he played like a mouse!!

Brock, like always kept me busy. First day Derek was gone, I was helping the older kids with homework and Brock was off quietly playing so I didn't worry. Grace ran downstairs to get something out of her room and comes to me yelling that her ceiling was leaking?!?! Sheer panic comes over me(Brock now on my lap) as I try and think where Brock just came from and figure out why there would be water coming out of a ceiling..ahhh..the bathroom! I run there to find the toilet spilling over and atleast 2 inches of water on the floor and a whole roll of the nice thick toilet paper (the kind we only allow in the adult bathroom) pluggin up the toilet!
I paniced again but knew I had to move fast! I reached in the back of the toilet and stopped the water from running, I took the toilet brush and took out as much tp as I could and was able to successfully flush. Then I grabbed every used towel I could find, reminding myself I didn't want to wash more towels than I had to. After about 9 large towels, 2 socking wet area rugs(all of this thrown in the shower...knowing I would get to that mess after the kids were in bed!), having to repeatedly remove kids from the bathroom...without throwing them(tempting as it was) and wet carpet on either side of the bathroom, I headed downstairs to see the girls room. They had taken all their clothes out of their plastic drawers and used them to catch the water, on the already wet bed and a big wet ring around the vent on the ceiling.
After 2 days and many hours of labor, everything seems to be dry and back to normal..thank goodness for no seminary this week! Thanks Brother Archibald!!(if you look closely you can see water dripping out of the vent and yes that is still water on the bathroom floor in the picture!)
















































After I recovered from that, I took to organizing parts of my house that have been complately ignored in the past. After too many games of sardines in my messy closet, I took to organize it. I wish I would have taken before pictures..but trust me...it is much better!















































I also organized both storage rooms, setting up a better area for food storage(thanks to the last enrichment..or should I say, Relief Society meeting). The kids were a big help and it feels like my secret hiding places have finally been cleaned out!




Derek's home safely now, after driving 17 hours straight through the night, and we are glad to have him home with us and back to our busy schedule!