Another One Down

Yea! We made it through another tax season! We celebrated by going to dinner at Dos Machos. I had found a great coupon deal there so we all had dinner and dessert and tip for under $25. It is kind of a joke because every year E.B. gives their employees (who have busted their butts for the last 2 1/2 months) $25 on April 15th. I think it is supposed to cover their drinks at the party they have that afternoon, but Jared never goes (he says he's seen enough of his co-workers lately) and even if he did...lemonade isn't that expensive! So anyway, we try to go to dinner as a family for under $25. In the past we've done places like IHOP or Perkins (Pancakes are cheaper than steaks ya know!).

Friday we pulled Pason out of school a little early and met Jared's parents at Fairmont Hot Springs. We went swimming, golfed, swam some more, went to the Griz scrimmage, and did some more swimming. The boys did great in the water. I think we have finally broken the fear barrier and they are ready for swimming lessons in June! It was nice to get away. It it would have been nicer if Eli had slept at night. At least we got a little break thanks to Grandma.

Sunday we went to church in Butte and then headed home, probably even more exhausted then at the beginning of the weekend but at least it was exhuastion due to fun and not work.

Monday we decided we still had at least a tiny bit of energy left to burn, so Jared stayed home and we started on the list of all the things that need done at home. We cleaned out flower beds, stained half the fence, fixed the door, cleaned a few things out of the garage, took a load to the dump, set up patio furniture, went to the bank to start savings accounts for the boys (a 1% interest rate is still better than an envelope in your sock drawer, and safer too!), got a few things at Walmart, and cooked burgers on the grill. I think we made a tiny dent in our list!

So now life is back to normal... This week we start soccer for Carter, coach pitch for Pason, Jared has to go to Missoula on Thursday, and I have to make sure everything is ready for the ward activity in a week and a half. Gotta love it!