Stress 101

Let me just say....

MY LIFE IS SUMMED UP LATELY AND COULD BE

TAUGHT IN A CLASS CALLED:

Stress 101:

The Mother,Wife, Friends, Family and Finances Factor...

What not to do in everyday stressful situations.

I would love to teach it! Oh the stories I could tell!

I'd love getting paid for what I do best....

That's being a stress bucket!

I'd be a Bazillionaire!

Boo's Big Day...

Boo Boo had quite the day on his Birthday. He decided that he was going to get on our 2-wheeler with out training wheels and ride away. His brother helped him learn. He hasn't figured out how to steer quite well and he needs a push instead of starting out on his own, but I still think it's amazing. My boy's both learned to ride either on their 4th b-day or a couple of weeks after.

Boo also got what he loves most right now..... LEGO'S! We have them coming out the WAZOOO! He also had the traditional green pancake,eggs and bacon with green milk dinner on his birthday the luckiest day of the year.

We don't have friend birthday parties at our home until our kids turn 5 so next year he will have one of those. I just love this kid. He's my baby and will always be.

Mashed Potatoes=Comfort!

I have the greatest love in the world for ..... Potatoes. The only thing I don't like them in is potato salad because I hate all things mayonaise and miracle whip....EWE! Back to the subject... I made mashed potatoes for an army on Saturday and had enough left for a small army. I have convienently eaten potatoes for lunch everyday since. I feel like they are warmth to my soul, (Actually they are fat to my gut) but I love them for leaving me feeling sooo good. They are seriously one of my all time favorite foods.

Some things you can mix into mashed potatoes:

*Sour Cream Dip (Hidden Valley Ranch Dip Packet

Mixed in Sour Cream)

*Sour Cream

*Paprika

*Salt and Pepper

*Cheese: (Mozerella, Cheddar, Parmesean, Swiss,CheezeWhiz,)

*Cream Cheese and Garlic

*Butter

*Gravy (Do yourself a service and only home make your gravy PPPPLLLEEEAAASSEEEE!)

* Steamed Broccoli and Cheese

* Steamed Cauliflour and Cheese

*Chili

Or even Just eat them plain.

Come What May!

Sorry for all the video's this week. I absolutely loved this talk when I heard it. We have been through many trials these past couple of years. I have often asked myself WHY? I know I shouldn't. I try not to let those around me know how hard it is for me at times. There are few people who get to see the "downer" side of me and I want to thank them for their support, love and encouragement. I know that the Lord wants us to learn the lesson he has in store for us in HIS time not ours. So I need to have the attitude of Come What May and .... Love it. I often forget this principle. I often overlook it. I need to remember this simple phrase daily. I need to remember that I am loved and looked upon.

Create!

I love this. I also saw this on a blog that I look at. We all have the desire to leave our mark on this earth.

Amazing!!!

I got this from Chris' cousin Tami's Blog... Thanks! You need to watch this.

Baby A...

I really really like my neighbors. My next door neighbors have the sweetest dispostions of probably any people I've ever met. I respect them a lot. They have some really cute kiddies too. Here's baby A.

A Blessing In My Life

I just thought that I'd share this today. I think this sums it up very, very well. If you have questions about our church please go to:

http://www.lds.org/

My Boo-Boo!

Being a mother of a baby born on the "Luckiest" day of the year is special. This boy's stats were as follows:
weight: 7lbs 7oz
time: 7:07 p.m
birthdate: 3/17
(SO I THINK THAT'S REALLY LUCK!)
He is such a sweet boy. The temper tantrums are ceasing to exist. He loves to play, cuddle, make friends, say funny things and most important he's ours.
We've been blessed with such an amazing little boy. This past December and January were very scary for us with him. We have run the gammut of emotions in learning it possible for our child to have a seizure dissorder or tumor from test results to finding out he's perfectly normal in others. We have felt the hand of the Lord bless him and us.
He is a spitfire of energy. He goes! That's a great description of Boo. His love for life is contagious. He has a deep like at the moment for Lego's. (He follows what his brother does.) He loves figuring out how to put the things together.
He is quite the little singer. His recent favorites are: Zippadeedoodah, Let's Go Fly A Kite. I Looked Out The Window. I Am A Child Of God. Elasmasauraus.
Happy Birthday Sweet Boy!

This woman needs....

The woman who writes this blog needs....
-To really believe she's a woman and not a girl. (I still think I'm a girl. Being referred to as a woman is weird.)
- An answer to some really deep prayers. (The Lord is listening, I know he is, He's just waiting for me to be a little bit more ready I guess.)
-To know that organizing needs to become one of her best suits.... She SUCKs at it!
-A really good way to carry on a conversation in front of people she doesn't know well and to really not be sooo dang gangly & shy about it.
-To figure out how to destress enough to quit breaking out.
-Have more of those moments when she tucks her babies in and feels the love of a kind Heavenly Father who blessed her with such amazing beings.
-Needs to get a suspicious mole checked out on her arm.
-To really cuddle with her husband with-out being in bed.
(I miss just hangin' out these past few weeks.)
-Blasted Cherry Coke... she always needs one of those.

Bare Naked!!!!! (Not The Way You're Thinking!)

Okay so in the flurbs and follies of my life which are well.... Many as I'm one of the unluckiest people on this earth. (I try to use the act of positive thinking, the secret and good old prayer.I have really tried hard!!!!) I have yet again had the unfortunate experience of a huge disappointing loss. I while trying to be a really good mother went about my merry way on Thursday to pick up my boys from school after getting ready for the day. I follow a strict procedure when getting ready and putting on my jewelry last has been done since I was 10. So after getting ready and picking up kids 2 & 3 from destination school I came home and was putting a blanket around my shoulders when low and behold I look down on my ring finger to see a missing diamond out of my special anniversary ring that hubs gave me 2 years ago for celebrating 10. I was sickened. Now it's not one of the big diamonds, it is a smaller one but none the less I still felt the wooommmittt arise in my throat and a sinking feeling in my soul. I have skimmed the carpet, flooring and cement for a few hours these past couple of days with no avail. I have prayed for the tiny miracle of finding the gem. ( I have prayed on several occasions for lost keys, homework, clothing, toys and important documents and it's worked, but not so this time.)

Long story short this may or may not be covered under warranty!!!

(Well that phone conversation with the jeweler helped

me feel soooo much better.NOT!)

So now I am NAKED! I do not go with-out my wedding ring! The only places I don't wear it are: To bed and swimming. Now you folks who know me well say there is your 1st ring still right. Why yes in fact I do have the beauty hidden in a location not on my premises for any to find , but It no longer fits the fat nub of a ring finger that I have. The added 20 +lbs from the time that I have been married has added yes weight to even my digits.... Sad to admit. I need to find some spare money to get it sized. (Yeah like we have spare money floating around for that splurge.) So I am freaking out with-out wearing a ring for the time being. It makes me sad.

So note that when you see me naked pity the (Wo)man.

Ohhh pity the (Wo)man!

Happy anniversary

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Happy Anniversary!!!12 years down and Forever to go!!!! I love your guts. I know it's a few days early, since it's not 'till the 14 th but oh well. This week has all ready been pretty hectic and it just keeps getting more so.

I love you more than words can express. You are cream of the crop. The Hottest hunk of a man ever. Thanks for being my best friend and my shoulder to cry on and the greatest kisser

EVVVVVVEEEEEERRRRR! You've kept your promise..... I have laughed almost everyday of our entire marriage because of you. THANKS!

Mother Sickness...

Okay I along with what seems like a ton of people have come down with the flu in the last few days.... EWEEEEEE YUCKO! I hate the flu. I hate the uneasy feelings of my stomach. I hate dizziness, throwing up, I hate hot flashes and cold flashes, I hate feeling like a train wreck. I hate that you feel really good for a few hours so you think you can accomplish something and then whamo it hit's you like a ton of bricks again.... Oh Lovely! I have the extreme blessing of being the only person in my home with this awesome garbage.... I think we as Mothers need to put a ban on bad germs. Get OUT! NO ROOM! VAMOOSE! UNWELCOME GUESTS MUST LEAVE AT ONCE! NO ADMITTANCE!

(There's my little rant....)

Pray it doesn't come and get you too!

Blue.......Lips!

A couple of weeks ago I was the only one in my household to go to church as I had sick children!

Dad said he would stay and man the ship whilst I was gone. When I approached home and walked in the door I was greeted with Robin Egg Lipped People lounging around in Jammies. What else would I do but laugh at the creatures. Too Funny! They had all ready taken the pictures. (I've taught them well....Take pictures of the things that I would while I'm away.)

1st Tooth Lost!!!

So it finally happened. I guess after playing with a tooth in front of a mirror for 30 minutes you get the results you're looking for. Gus came out of the Bathroom on Tuesday and proudly displayed his lost tooth. The kid is hilarious. (He now has a cute gaping hole in the bottom side of his little mouth that a tounge fits nicely into and I catch him doing so often.)Later that evening he placed his tooth under his pillow. The tooth fairy brought his $5.00 and it burned a hole in his pocket that very day. He purchase a backagon keychain.

Happy Birthday SISTER AND COUSIN!!!

My sissy Keslo is 20 today and my cousin T is I think 26! A big birthday shout out to you both. Have a rockin' day.

The Chop .... I Like!

So I got my hair chopped! I like it....... About 9 inches, some blonde highlights and a few days ago I decided to get a hair cut. The hubs doesn't like short hair as much as long. He said I looked hot. Which never happens when I get my hair cut. He usually says It's cute but I like it better long. So this was an exception. It made me feel well

........ HOT!

glimpse!

I don't like that word, but it's a good word to use when describing when one looks at life through anothers blog. As you look at others blogs you get to take a good glimpse into that business, person or familiy's life. I have been touched by so many people's blogs. Sometimes you come across a blog from a friend of a friend of a friend or they might be your very best friend or your family and the story of their life suddenly becomes like a book you can't get enough of. You find some common thread that links you with this particular blog. You look at the amazing agility of a family's struggle to grasp on to something that might be lost, Mother's love for their children, a childs quirky moments in a day, a womans journey through trials, the love of newly weds, couples ode's of anniversary, death and tragedy, peace and tranquility. You laugh,smile, cry and with these people begin to feel their same emotions about daily life and want to better yourself. It's amazing to see the great outpouring of kindness that comes through writing. It's seldom that we recieve letters anymore in a sense of walking out to the mailbox and reaching your hand in and pulling out the envelope. In this day in age we go to our computers and open up our e-mail, blogs, facebook, instant messanger and twitters. We link our lives with those who we may not have daily contact with. We give each other a hope that this world is good and that people do still care.