I am soooo funny!!

I Kinda Chopped My Hair Off……

 

Birdie Bedlam

Yesterday I was unloading the dishwasher when Spencer heard a scratching noise in the wood burning stove in the front room.  He opened it and two grey and brown birds burst out.  He yelled “There’s birds in here!!!”  I ran in, and they were pecking and flapping at he windows, trying to get outside.  I pulled the blinds up, and one of the birds flew into the living room.  I tried to catch him, but he kept climbing over my fingers and going for the window.  I finally went and yanked the front door open and sort of guided him outside.  His mate flew in a box in the living room.  I reached for her, but she flew out and started climbing on the blinds.  I held up the blinds and told Rachel to grab her.  Rachel was like “Will it bite me?” “No!” I said, “Just pick it up!!”  Rachel picked her up, and she just lay there, belly up in Rachel’s hand.  “Awww!!”  She liked it now that it wasn’t moving.  We took her outside and she flew off squawking like the devil was after her (then again, she probably thought he was ).  At least they were only there for one night.  Neil opened the stove the day before, and there were no birds there, so they couldn’t have been there very long. 

Hope you all have a great week, and that the birdies stay out of your chimneys!

Heber Valley with 17th Ward

We met at the stake center with all the other wards at 8:00 on Monday morning.  After we talked to each other for about an hour and a half while we waited for everyone else to get there, we FINALLY loaded the buses at 9:30.  We got there and got our bunks all set up.  I was on the top bunk over Alisa. 

On the first night we were there our ward picked a tree around the amphitheater and sang Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing.  It was very nice and all the other wards songs were beautiful too.

On Tuesday (I think) we went to the Challenger Course.  There were a bunch of different stations that had activities that related to life.  First we did the spiders web.  It was a giant fake spider web that was strung between two trees.  You had to get every member of your group through one of the holes without touching the tree and without touching the lines.  I think we got everyone through. 

We also did shark island.  It was a rope swing in between two aspen trees.  You were on a pretend sinking ship and you had to get the rope and swing to the door mat that was the safe island. 

My favorite thing on the Challenger Course was the high course.  First you had to climb up a fifteen foot pole with notches in it, then walk across a high wire, holding on to another wire for balance.  When you to got to the end of the high wire, there was a little platform in a tree.  A lady there would hook you up go a rope, take you off the other rope, and you would zip down the zip-line!  It was fun.

On Wednesday we went to the lake and did canoeing.  I had a canoe with Vickie and Betsy.  It was really fun!

On Thursday we had ward time and made really cute duct tape purses. 

And on Friday we had testimony meeting. 

And on Saturday, we cleaned up and went home.

Next week I will post about Girls Camp with the New Ward.