Even before the kids came from Arkansas, Allie and Mel came and stayed here, so I've had a houseful for a few days. It's been fun. I've had fabric all over the place, as Allie and Melia both brought sewing machines and things for projects. Allie made 5 shirts! She also made many, many masks. Her tops aren't just any tops. They're tops from a pattern that she made to perfectly fit her measurements. They are so cute. I'm so proud of all she applies that she learned in college. She's a fantastic teacher and loves to learn. It's so fun to be around her. I enjoy every minute of time spent with her.
Melia made some masks too. She also went to DI and bought some cute second hand clothes that she can re-purpose. She's such a great person. She hates school. To say she doesn't like school is an understatement. She hates it. But she's sticking with it for now. She'll find her path. In fact, Kamiko gave her a blessing and Heavenly Father is aware of her and He's guiding her. It seems her path will be circuitous, but she'll get there. Coincidently, today uncle Mike gave her the advice to not rush through college, but to enjoy these years. I couldn't agree more.
Bekki had interviews at BYU. It seems she's in the same boat I was in in March. Interview...another interview...wait...wait. She won't have an offer until October if there is to be an offer. We all think there will be one, but no one knows until it's official. BYU would be lucky to get her. She'd be such an excellent addition to the faculty there. She's young. She has good ideas. She's smart. She's edgy. She's loving and accepting.
Kamiko dedicated my home and he gave me a blessing for the upcoming year. I took notes and had Melia take notes. I'll write those up for FHE tomorrow. Today I just want to focus on the fun I had with the kids. Kamiko and Bekki and Dottie got here on Friday afternoon. I had shopped for and planned a celebratory dinner for our family. Bekki's interviews and my job. I made delicious steaks. First time I've tried to make really good steaks. I also made potatoes and cut up a watermelon. I made Kamiko's favorite cake: chocolate chip pound cake. I also made Bekki's favorite: funfetti with chocolate frosting. We had dinner, then all got ready (makeup, dressed, showered, etc.) and went up Provo canyon for family photos. Mel's friend Matt took our pictures with his new camera. They turned out great. I'm so excited to get them printed. I have to wait until I'm full time and have access to photoshop. Kamiko had a funny grease spot on his shirt that needs to be erased. After I left, Keenan met the kids for his own photo with them. Then he took them out for ice cream.
They got back to my place around 10. I was down the street, watching fireworks with the Schultz family. It was Pioneer Day. An unusual one since we're all still in lockdown due to Covid-19 and also the divorce adds a unique twist from years past. Saturday we woke up and I made my first trial of Kouign-amann, a French pastry that I'm trying to learn for my advanced cooking class. I set off the smoke alarm many times with that hight heat and dark pan and butter and sugar. It was a mess, but they were good. We had salad for dinner with everyone building their own with chicken, steak, cheeses, and veggies. We had cake and drank lots of soda. It's been quite the weekend. I have loved every minute. We watched "Hamilton" on Disney + twice. We ate. We sewed. We talked. We watched trash reality TV. It was so fun. All of the kids are gone now except for Allie. She's cleaning up her fabric.
On Saturday afternoon, Kamiko and I went to mom and dad's for a short bit to visit on their porch. This social distancing is getting old!!!!! It was a fun visit, though. They're doing well and are enjoying taking little drives around to see temples and Holden, dad's birthplace.
Kamiko and Mel joined me for church today. Kamiko wasn't expecting to go to church, so he wore his Kanye West "Jesus is King" shirt. It was fun to have them with me. Allie and Bekki stayed behind and slept. We stayed up past 1:00 am on both Saturday and today. Hamilton and trash TV. For lunch today, I cooked up some rice and made chicken gravy to go with the leftover chicken I had. You see, I've been recipe testing for my advanced class. I bought 2 whole chickens. One I broke down and braised, then made pan gravy with it. The other I spatchcocked then soaked in buttermilk then roasted. I did all this in my new cast iron skillet. That pan has gotten a ton of use in the last 4 days.
One funny thing was that Mel wanted to watch TV, but she didn't want to have to turn around on the couch, so she got out her phone and watched TV using the camera feature of her phone. Talk about creative and lazy.
The only thing that isn't going well is that Mitty is gone again. I let him out on Thursday night, just before Mel got here. I didn't think about it. He likes to go outside. He hasn't come back yet. There has been a sign of him in the form of a dead mouse left by my front walkway on Friday morning. I sure hope that little guy finds his way back. We're kinda worried that he might have come back but heard Dottie barking, and left. I sure hope that's not the case. Mel and I went out tonight after Kamiko and Bekki and Dottie left to drive around and see if we could lure him home. No luck yet. I sure hope he makes it back.
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