Mattocks Family News

Today is Ana's Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Last night I was reading a good book and couldn't put it down till like 3am and then finally did but couldn't go to sleep, last time I looked at the clock it was 3:40am. But I finally did get to sleep. Then 7:45am mom calls, Coda had spent the night and he had nothing since we just went home from church with her so she was seeing what to do about his backpack, lunch, etc. So I told her just bring him here and then I would take him to school. Well my alarm wouldn't go off till 8:15 so I stayed in bed till then and really didn't want to get up. But up I got and got Dallas up and started lunches and pretty soon Coda was here knocking all bright eyed and ready for school. So I got them off to school and then came home, Josh showed up soon after to get Dallas skate board. Ana took the day off and wanted to go running at the marina so he came and got Dallas skate board to go along with her. They invited me to bring my bike and go along but riding a bike at 8 in the morning, well it was closer to 9 by then, but anyways riding at that time of the morning in 35 degree weather just didn't sound all that fun so I declined. So then I got ready and went to moms house. Sat around there for a bit until Josh and Ana were back with Subway. Had some of moms sandwich and we sat and visited for a bit, mom had to go meet some tile guys at a clients house. After she got back they were all bored and so decided to go shopping. I had other things to do so they went thier way and I went mine.
Later on I went back over after Josh went to school, mom worked on hemming my ski skirt, its a bit long but it has designs on the bottom and so it can't really be hemmed so we were trying something, which unfortunately didn't turn out so tomorrow I will be ripping seams, hopefully they don't show once I get them out. Oh well though, she tried.
So then we needed to go to Scheels and put ski's on hold for Dad, Trav, Mom and I. I have my own boots, Ana has her own ski's, Josh has everything. So we get there and I tell them what I need. Can't do it. WHAT??!!!!
Well because of liability stuff they can't rent ski's to someone that is not there to sign thier name, give thier driver license and have the boot fitted. Great. Travis doesn't get in till 9:10pm, Scheels closes at 9pm. So I am like please, you just have to do something. He is flying home. He works out of town. What will I do if he can't ski with me. So he says, well let him get a manager and maybe we can talk him into it. Nope, manager says, just not something he can over ride. So I didn't put on the tears but they must have felt sorry for me, thought I was cute, was having a really good day and were in a really good mood, ummmmm I don't know but whatever the case the manager says ok, so they get in at 9:10??? Yes, he says ok I will wait here for you until 9:30, if you can be here at 9:30 I will let you in to pick these up, you just pay tonight so I don't have to hold a cashier over. So he gives me his card with the store number and says for me to call the store and ask for him and he will come let us in. Then the employee that was helping us says, well he doesn't work tomorrow. He works 2 jobs and tomorrow he will be on his other job. But as soon as he gets off tomorrow night he will come in just to make sure that we get everything right. Just so happened to that he was same size shoe as Travis so he got some boots set aside and everything. Last pair of boots and last pair of ski's in Travis size. And actually they didn't have the size for Travis except one pair left in the performance boot, which is a more expensive one. But he went ahead and gave it to me for the cheaper price and then didn't charge for my poles.
So everything is cool. Now all we have to do is make sure we get there by 9:30 or we are in big trouble. And Travis is an A58. Ugh but oh well, our airport is easy so, so long as thier flight is not delayed everything will go smoothly.
After all that, being at Scheels for over an hour getting everything situated we went over to Fuddrucker's. The boys and I had already eaten but the rest hadn't so I got the boys a milkshake and me an iced tea and we watched them eat and we visited.
Finally made it home and cleaned the bathrooms and got the boys to clean thier room and got them in bed and now it is peace and quiet time.

Now you have the 2nd chapter. Or is it more than that???LOL I think maybe I wrote 3 chapters last night, maybe tonight is chapter 4. Haha

Goodnight all!!