I can only hope that today pans out a little better then my day yesterday! For sure I slip into some sort of depression once my sister left from her visit! Woe is me!!! And to top that off, Mike has been out of town so it's Single mom Combat over here!!! Not helping!
On top of my whinny, needy, misbehaving children I had to cut a huge wad of gum out of Blues hair late last night. THEN.... She had a small accident in MY bed and then I had to calm her down when she later started sleep walking and crying about how her face was ugly! REALLY!!??!!! All in one day!!!!!
Today I'm trying to be optimistic. I will so far so good. I have yet had to put someone in their room for being crazy and all the gum in the house has been trashed!
We are actually driving down to see Mike today in Provo for a family picnic for all the families in his MBA program! Sweet relief! Now I just have to waste a few more hours until I can pile the kids in the car and head out!!!Wish me luck!
Jul 29, 2009
Jul 27, 2009
1:41 a.m.
It's 1:41 am and I'm still up. Internally I think I am avoiding slumber because it can only
mean one thing once I wake up...Boopers is leaving. (SIGN... no wait!!!Not
even JUST a SIGH! POUT, pout, pout....
POUT!!)
Why do sisters have to leave?
I love her too much it hurts my heart!
I think this is why God only gave me one sister. If I had more and I had
to live far away from them it would hurt too much to see them, love them, and then have
to say good by on Mondays.
I hate Monday!
mean one thing once I wake up...Boopers is leaving. (SIGN... no wait!!!Not
even JUST a SIGH! POUT, pout, pout....
POUT!!)
Why do sisters have to leave?
I love her too much it hurts my heart!
I think this is why God only gave me one sister. If I had more and I had
to live far away from them it would hurt too much to see them, love them, and then have
to say good by on Mondays.
I hate Monday!
Jul 23, 2009
Oh I love this....
An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before,
but had once failed an entire class.
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That class had insisted that Obama's socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer.
The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on Obama's plan".
All grades would be averaged and everyone would receive the same grade so no one would fail and no one would receive an A.
After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a B.
The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy.
As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too so they studied little.
The second test average was a D!
No one was happy.
When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F.
The scores never increased as bickering, blame and name-calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else.
All failed, to their great surprise, and the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great but when government takes all the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed.
Could not be any simpler than that.
but had once failed an entire class.
------------------------------
That class had insisted that Obama's socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer.
The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on Obama's plan".
All grades would be averaged and everyone would receive the same grade so no one would fail and no one would receive an A.
After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a B.
The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy.
As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too so they studied little.
The second test average was a D!
No one was happy.
When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F.
The scores never increased as bickering, blame and name-calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else.
All failed, to their great surprise, and the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great but when government takes all the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed.
Could not be any simpler than that.
Oh I love this....
An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before,
but had once failed an entire class.
--------------------------------------------
That class had insisted that Obama's socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer.
The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on Obama's plan".
All grades would be averaged and everyone would receive the same grade so no one would fail and no one would receive an A.
After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a B.
The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy.
As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too so they studied little.
The second test average was a D!
No one was happy.
When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F.
The scores never increased as bickering, blame and name-calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else.
All failed, to their great surprise, and the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great but when government takes all the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed.
Could not be any simpler than that.
but had once failed an entire class.
------------------------------
That class had insisted that Obama's socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer.
The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on Obama's plan".
All grades would be averaged and everyone would receive the same grade so no one would fail and no one would receive an A.
After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a B.
The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy.
As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too so they studied little.
The second test average was a D!
No one was happy.
When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F.
The scores never increased as bickering, blame and name-calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else.
All failed, to their great surprise, and the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great but when government takes all the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed.
Could not be any simpler than that.
The eagle has landed!
My sister finally made it! I swear this was the longest day EVER!!! Already we picked up where we last left off! I love that about us! No matter how long it's been, we just fall into our routine of being sisterly! I love that!
So it's nothing but late nights, shopping, catching up and loving on each others monkeys!! Dane is a keeper for sure!So snuggle and beautiful. We had Charlie and Dane in a double stroller and it was like having twins! Two dark haired little nuggets!
I think I'm gonna like this week!!!!!
So it's nothing but late nights, shopping, catching up and loving on each others monkeys!! Dane is a keeper for sure!So snuggle and beautiful. We had Charlie and Dane in a double stroller and it was like having twins! Two dark haired little nuggets!
I think I'm gonna like this week!!!!!
Jul 21, 2009
He he he!
I freaked Mike out the other night when he came home to this....
I was sooooo funny seeing him squirm trying to be nice and pretending he liked my new Do!!! He was so not diggin' it!!!
I had pin rolled my hair and tucked my long hair up to make it look like I chopped it! Not sure what he hated more... the curls or the length!! Once I told him it was just an illusion his true feeling came out!!!Guess I won't be chopping my hair any time soon!
I was sooooo funny seeing him squirm trying to be nice and pretending he liked my new Do!!! He was so not diggin' it!!!I had pin rolled my hair and tucked my long hair up to make it look like I chopped it! Not sure what he hated more... the curls or the length!! Once I told him it was just an illusion his true feeling came out!!!Guess I won't be chopping my hair any time soon!
Jul 20, 2009
Count down
Two more sleeps!!!Two more sleeps and my sister will be here!!!! I can hardly stand it! In addition to the beautiful Boopers gracing us with her presence, we will also be meeting our new nephew Dane for the first time, snuggling Emmy and enjoying Baker as well!!! The perfet visit! In the back of my mind I am already dreading when they leave!!!
For sure sisters have to be the best thing on earth. I think it takes us to reach adulthood to come to this realazation though. Childhood sisterhood is a little tricky at times. It wasn't untill I went away to college that Boo and I fell into a grove that really encouraged our relationship to become what it is today. I could never imagine my life with out her!
The other day I saw my sweet little old lady neighbor. She was outside visiting with an almost identical white haired little old lady and I was certain it was her sister. They were soon off and who knows what was in store for them. A lunch date, a shopping outing... maybe a doctors visit!!! I can only imagine that sisters in their 70's still have to do things togethers like sisters in their 20's and 30's! I had to laugh inside as I imagine Boopers and I 40 years from now. What will our get togethers involve? will we still be able to talk on teh phone for 2 hours? Stay up till midnight talking about nothing when we visit? Will we still be talking about our hair, our latest bargain find or project!? It was funny to imagine!
Our grandmother and her sister still get together at least twice a year! They fly out to see each other and I just love seeing them together mainly because I imagine my sister and I being just like them. White haired and full of wrinkles still eager to be together.
Lik eI said...Sisters are the best!
For sure sisters have to be the best thing on earth. I think it takes us to reach adulthood to come to this realazation though. Childhood sisterhood is a little tricky at times. It wasn't untill I went away to college that Boo and I fell into a grove that really encouraged our relationship to become what it is today. I could never imagine my life with out her!
The other day I saw my sweet little old lady neighbor. She was outside visiting with an almost identical white haired little old lady and I was certain it was her sister. They were soon off and who knows what was in store for them. A lunch date, a shopping outing... maybe a doctors visit!!! I can only imagine that sisters in their 70's still have to do things togethers like sisters in their 20's and 30's! I had to laugh inside as I imagine Boopers and I 40 years from now. What will our get togethers involve? will we still be able to talk on teh phone for 2 hours? Stay up till midnight talking about nothing when we visit? Will we still be talking about our hair, our latest bargain find or project!? It was funny to imagine!
Our grandmother and her sister still get together at least twice a year! They fly out to see each other and I just love seeing them together mainly because I imagine my sister and I being just like them. White haired and full of wrinkles still eager to be together.
Lik eI said...Sisters are the best!
Jul 17, 2009
Ground Hog Day!!!
This morning as I was helping a little someone in the bathroom I had this thought..." Another day! Another wipe." (I know TMI!) I couldn't help but have major Deja Vou! For reals!!! My days all seem to be just like the one that preceded it! I was amazed that we all just wake up every day and do it all over again!!!
Not that I'm complainin'! I have a pretty fantastic life! I get to stay at home with my monkeys and that in and of itself is a blessing! But honestly I feel like a robot some days...
pour the cereal, feed the babe, find starfall on line, feed the kid again, change a diaper, read a book, break up a fight, find a flip flop, listen to Michael Jackson, buckle a seatbelt, clean up play do, feed, wipe, cook, clean.... REPEAT!
It's always the same fights, the same lost shoe, the same overly asked requests! 'Tis the life of a mom right!
I need to snap out of this funk! I need to feel like I'm more then just a fuel pump and ref! I need some excitement in our daily routine!!! Any suggestions!?! PLEASE!!!!!
Not that I'm complainin'! I have a pretty fantastic life! I get to stay at home with my monkeys and that in and of itself is a blessing! But honestly I feel like a robot some days...
pour the cereal, feed the babe, find starfall on line, feed the kid again, change a diaper, read a book, break up a fight, find a flip flop, listen to Michael Jackson, buckle a seatbelt, clean up play do, feed, wipe, cook, clean.... REPEAT!
It's always the same fights, the same lost shoe, the same overly asked requests! 'Tis the life of a mom right!
I need to snap out of this funk! I need to feel like I'm more then just a fuel pump and ref! I need some excitement in our daily routine!!! Any suggestions!?! PLEASE!!!!!
Jul 16, 2009
Down East Clearance Center Tent sale!
For those of you in the Salt Lake City area, I have one thing to say to you!!!!LUCKY LUCKY YOU!!!!
Down East Clearance Center is having their tent sale starting today through Saturday!!! It's a little hard core if you go before they open! I mean a long line of house wives looking to score a deal no matter what!!!Expect Elbows to the face givin' with a smile as if to say " Oops! Did I do that!"
For those who don't know... Down East Clearance Center is a mecca of all things wonderful!!! TRANSLATION: it receives all of Pottery Barns slightly damaged, monogrammed and incomplete (meaning you could find a sheet set that's missing a pillow case...) It's got potential out the wazoo!!!
My favorite things to get there are sheets that have been sliced by a box cutter when it's being opened by an employee on accident. I use the sheets as fabric for my sewing projects!!You can't beat $2 a sheet!!! I also buy Bath towels. The towels are from Pottery Barn and if your lucky, Restoration Hardware. They will have been monogrammed but you can either unstitch it or just live with a fantastic towel that says sDw. High Quality for $3.
There is tons of great finds. I have a box full of projects to get to that I picked up there!!! It's funny... if you do get over there and notice EVERYTHING that's monogrammed you think to yourself " why on earth would someone want to slap their initials on THIS!!!" It's crazy...and even crazier that Pottery Barn takes things back that have been personalized!
If you have cute , common or trendy names in your family you are sure to find a treasured item with your name on it!!! Hailey, Grace, Jordan, Paige, Sam, Alex.... I see these names all the time!
So if you're up for an adventure and a little "Contact Sport" experience, you might want to get over there!
DownEast Home and Clothing Clearance Center
3505 West 3500 South
West Valley City, UT 84120
(801) 968-1872
Jul 14, 2009
Why
Why is it that after any vacation you feel almost MORE in need of a vacation then you did before? arrg!!!
We had a great little getaway this last weekend and now it's back to reality! I have sooooo much I need to get done and I feel like I'm only slowly chipping away at it all!!!Mainly my house looks like crap! I took yesterday off... I gave myself an Anniversary gift and put my house on the back burner!!! Boy can you tell! How on earth does my house get so CRAZY in just one day!!! YIKES!
I have tons of house projects still to get to. I did paint my front door today but still looming over my heard is the patio...Yep the patio! Remember that little DIY project Mike and I started , oh, about 6 weeks ago!! Well there sits an empty pad of dirt just begging for some sand and pavers and a check off the list!! Will it ever get done!
My sister is coming next week!!!! Hooray!!! Hooray!!!HOORAY!!!!! Honestly... nothing makes me happier!!!!! I feel the need to get it all done before she gets here! So I better get off my butt and get movin!!!
To my credit I did take the kids to the park and really played with them!!REALLY!!! We played catch, swung on the swings and laid on a blanket just laughing and visiting. I need to do that more often!!!
We had a great little getaway this last weekend and now it's back to reality! I have sooooo much I need to get done and I feel like I'm only slowly chipping away at it all!!!Mainly my house looks like crap! I took yesterday off... I gave myself an Anniversary gift and put my house on the back burner!!! Boy can you tell! How on earth does my house get so CRAZY in just one day!!! YIKES!
I have tons of house projects still to get to. I did paint my front door today but still looming over my heard is the patio...Yep the patio! Remember that little DIY project Mike and I started , oh, about 6 weeks ago!! Well there sits an empty pad of dirt just begging for some sand and pavers and a check off the list!! Will it ever get done!
My sister is coming next week!!!! Hooray!!! Hooray!!!HOORAY!!!!! Honestly... nothing makes me happier!!!!! I feel the need to get it all done before she gets here! So I better get off my butt and get movin!!!
To my credit I did take the kids to the park and really played with them!!REALLY!!! We played catch, swung on the swings and laid on a blanket just laughing and visiting. I need to do that more often!!!
Jul 10, 2009
Get motivated!!!!! Gold Star Game!
Hey friends!! I just joined in on this challenge and it looks like it could be just what I need!!! If you need a little motivation to live a healthier life and get your butt into shape check it out!There is a cash prize for the winner!!!
I'll be posting my goals and progress here!!!
Ch! ch! check it out!!!
Gold Star Game!!!!
and yes I know the girl who started it so it's not a scam!
I'll be posting my goals and progress here!!!
Ch! ch! check it out!!!
Gold Star Game!!!!
and yes I know the girl who started it so it's not a scam!
Jul 8, 2009
Well I never...
You know it's time to wash your car when you find it in the parking lot like this...
For reals!!!!
For reals!!!!
Jul 3, 2009
Injured list
Usually you get injured when you play sports...not me! I don't play sports.
Usually you get injured when you exercise...not me! I don't exercise.
Usually you get injured when you dace...not me! I haven't danced in years.
Nope...I get injured doing other things...
Usually you DON'T get injured blogging...I do!!! I sit funny when I'm on the computer there for rendering me a gimp at times! I was walking like a hip replacement patient in rehab last night!
Usually you DON'T get injured when you take kids to Classic Skate...I do!! I had a run in with a bikes handle bar while putting Crickets bike in the car. I'll be honest... I cried a little! No worries!Crick told me to be more careful next time so it shouldn't happen again.
Usually you Don't get injured sleeping... I do! Too much tossing and turning and twistin' I guess.
Usually you DON'T get injured putting on a bra...I do.
Usually you get injured when you exercise...not me! I don't exercise.
Usually you get injured when you dace...not me! I haven't danced in years.
Nope...I get injured doing other things...
Usually you DON'T get injured blogging...I do!!! I sit funny when I'm on the computer there for rendering me a gimp at times! I was walking like a hip replacement patient in rehab last night!
Usually you DON'T get injured when you take kids to Classic Skate...I do!! I had a run in with a bikes handle bar while putting Crickets bike in the car. I'll be honest... I cried a little! No worries!Crick told me to be more careful next time so it shouldn't happen again.
Usually you Don't get injured sleeping... I do! Too much tossing and turning and twistin' I guess.
Usually you DON'T get injured putting on a bra...I do.
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