On Saturday morning, me and the kids cleaned house till about 3:00 pm which was when Valerie made it here from Tucson. We all did a pretty good job and a well rounded house cleaning party. After Val arrived, we all went to Farrells. What a cool place. Big burgers and kid pizzas. Ice Cream desserts. The festivities of that place are totally fun. For all of the birthday celebrations, they have a group of employees sing a different fun song. They had balloon shapers make balloon animals for the kids. That place is highly recommended.

Afterwards, Val and I went to the adult session of Stake Conference. Desiree was disappointed that we could not find The Pirates of the Carribean. Evidently the Hollywood Video I have been to in the past has closed up.

Sunday was Stake Conference in the morning. In the afternoon, we played hide and go seek outside which was fun. We had a good tilapia and Pasta lunch which Val prepared. She is a good cook. We also made cookies and watched Vegitales. We tried to watch a Brigham Young movie but there was too much commotion going on. The kids went to thier Moms at 7:00 pm.

Monday morning, Val and I went to the beach. It ended up being at Aliso Creek beach. It was very beautiful that morning there. I picked up Luke from School and took him back to his Moms home after Desiree was out of school about 3:40. At 7:00, I took Desiree to Tai Kwon Doe and had arranged a ride home for her with Miranda, a young lady in Desiree’s class. I normally would not do that, I would just stay for the lesson; however, Val and I had plans.

Val and I went to the temple on Tuesday morning. Such a sweet feeling in that place. Then I went to work and she headed back home. She is a real sweety. We have been dating about 4 months. I think she’s a keeper.

On Tuesday evening, I usually take Desiree to Young Women’s at 7:00 pm even though it is her mom’s week. There was no Young Women’s activity last night, so she stayed with her mom. I did pick up Luke from school at 2:00 pm and kept him at home until 3:40, then took him to be with Desiree at their Mom’s house. Their mom usually does not come home till 7:00 pm so the kids are home alone quite a bit.