Thursday, March 31, 2011
FHE
This last Monday we sure enjoyed our Family Home Evening. We made and decorated cookies and took some to a friend, Valerie, who isn't feeling well at this time and needed some love.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Visitors
We have been pretty busy still with guest and visitors.
TJ and Dora stopped by for a weekend. Dora was flying out of town and TJ stayed a few nights with us. The girls had so much fun playing with Uncle TJ once they warmed up to him.
I think I also got TJ more convinced that coupons are great. He went shopping with me and I was able to purchase 4- 40 count Gain dryer sheets, 2- 64 oz Apple Juice, and 1- 96 oz Hawaiian Punch for only $.08. Needless to say he was so shocked. (P.S. that doesn't happen all the time)
After TJ went home my brother Erik came and stayed a little over a week. He needed to get away and it was great seeing him. We ended up going to Applebee's were the waitress tried hitting on him :) We went to the MWC Final Game with BYU and SDSU,
he laid out in the sun with Emjae
and we just enjoyed being with Uncle Erik even if he is the "Every last inch of me is covered with hair" uncle. (my singing voice)
So after hosting so many visitors at our house we decided it was someone else turn. We were planning on making a trip to California when Monty and Kristin came down, but plans change. We did miss seeing them though and understand that they couldn't make it. So instead of going to Cali, we made a trip to Utah. It worked out good since it was my Bro in law Alex birthday. For dinner we went to Texas Roadhouse, my second time ever and James first. I AM IN LOVE WITH THEIR BREAD AND BUTTER!!!
We did not leave that place hungry. I had a pregnant food stomach after I left. Yeah, that probably wasn't the best thing to do, but oh man it was so worth it!
TJ and Dora stopped by for a weekend. Dora was flying out of town and TJ stayed a few nights with us. The girls had so much fun playing with Uncle TJ once they warmed up to him.
I think I also got TJ more convinced that coupons are great. He went shopping with me and I was able to purchase 4- 40 count Gain dryer sheets, 2- 64 oz Apple Juice, and 1- 96 oz Hawaiian Punch for only $.08. Needless to say he was so shocked. (P.S. that doesn't happen all the time)
After TJ went home my brother Erik came and stayed a little over a week. He needed to get away and it was great seeing him. We ended up going to Applebee's were the waitress tried hitting on him :) We went to the MWC Final Game with BYU and SDSU,
he laid out in the sun with Emjae
and we just enjoyed being with Uncle Erik even if he is the "Every last inch of me is covered with hair" uncle. (my singing voice)
So after hosting so many visitors at our house we decided it was someone else turn. We were planning on making a trip to California when Monty and Kristin came down, but plans change. We did miss seeing them though and understand that they couldn't make it. So instead of going to Cali, we made a trip to Utah. It worked out good since it was my Bro in law Alex birthday. For dinner we went to Texas Roadhouse, my second time ever and James first. I AM IN LOVE WITH THEIR BREAD AND BUTTER!!!
We did not leave that place hungry. I had a pregnant food stomach after I left. Yeah, that probably wasn't the best thing to do, but oh man it was so worth it!
Messy Children
I never knew how messy or sneaky kids could be until I had my own. Nothing can be left unattended.
Almost empty plates,
pretty much empty out jars in the trash bag,
and of course mascara that is put away in a zipped bag in a drawer in you closed bedroom.
Do you notice who the culprit is most of the time?
Almost empty plates,
pretty much empty out jars in the trash bag,
and of course mascara that is put away in a zipped bag in a drawer in you closed bedroom.
Do you notice who the culprit is most of the time?
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Stalkers
So I was at our extended Family Home Evening on Sunday night and one of my page stalkers commented on how I haven't updated in a long time. I informed her that my page no longer showed Christmas and Santa on his sleigh flying across my page :)
There are so many things that I want to be better on and about and I want to try and do all of them at once because I want to be able to do all of those things regularly and have it be a habit instead of a work in progress.
I have started to lose weight, which is funny that it took me so long to finally get my act together. So far I have lost 15 lbs. I am still working on it and some days are better than others. I am at a plateau right now and am going to have to start exercising again to help give the weight a kick goodbye. (One of the other things I was trying to work on)
The pass few weeks have been personally off weeks, meaning just I am off. I have no desire to get dressed besides my lounge pants and a old t shirt. I have no wear to go, nothing to do outside of my home and no one that comes over to visit. So I justify it by saying that no one is going to see me anyways so why even put forth the effort.Maybe I need to put a huge quote on my mirror that says JUST DO IT!!!!
Since Christmas our house has seen many a traveler. It seems almost every weekend we have had some one here. Mainly the month of February. There was one weekend that month were we did not have any guest. I was so done with entertaining, cooking, and cleaning. I wonder sometimes if people have just gotten more lazy as they get older or they just were always that way. Not all my guest were this way, but I did have a few. I don't mind sharing our home and helping people save money on a hotel room, but this isn't a hotel and you just can't leave your stuff lying around what ever room you want because I have to very curious little girls that count for 4 busy little hands. I am excited however for some guest that will be here in a couple of weeks!!
The girls are doing good. After a doctor bill over $500 for Julie popping out her elbow and popping it back in while we waited for x ray results, Emjae running a temp over 102 for over 24 hrs with no help of medicine and one fun filled week of fevers, coughs, ear infections, and runny noses they better darn right be doing good now!!! We still have runny noses, but I can handle that, I could handle it better if they both knew how to blow out their noses though :)
So there you go stalkers! Hope you enjoy knowing how we are doing :)
P.S. I needed someone to tell me that I needed to update
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Sunday Naps
Sunday is the only day that James gets to really take a nap, and sometimes he doesn't even get to, but today he did.
In fact naps are not always on beds or couches. Just ask Emjae.
In fact naps are not always on beds or couches. Just ask Emjae.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Bumps in the road
I swear I will get around to a new post with pictures and everything, but I just wanted to write for a minute or two.
All you women that are wives and mothers I think will know what I am talking about for these few short minutes.
You know those times when things are just "off" in your marriage. It's not like you are turned off but things just aren't right? Well James and I have had a few weeks of being off. It has become difficult for us to connect. We were trains and a train station. He had his work train, then make his stop at the station to catch his connecting train to being a Ward Mission Leader, then make a stop at the station for food and rest. While I am at the station all day and once or twice a week get on a train and leave him at home so I can fulfill my calling as Young Women's Secretary.
We talked about this last weekend and realized we need to try and find more us time, and then we had another few days that went down hill. Nothing terrible, but nothing great and grand either. We talked again last night and had our disagreements and our sad times and my tears time (I'm emotional). It finally hit me that we are both being so selfish!! The only things we were concerned about were what we wanted to do and didn't care if it was helping out the other or making things easier for the other. Besides that we are always focused on the kids and their needs. We have stopped doing those kind things for the other unless we are asked and the special anythings don't happen.
Talking last night helped us realize we still have work and where we need to turn some of our energy too, which isn't always the easiest to have extra energy after a full day of work (wether outside or inside the home), church callings, and children. Realizing and acknowledging is the first step. And we are taking that first step together.
Some may think, why are you posting this, but everyone goes through these times and its nice to know that you aren't the only one.
I am grateful that even though there were tears and sadness that we were able to come to a realization and a solution to fix the problem. I'm glad that I am in a marriage that still needs work, I think if we had this marriage thing down after less than 3 years than there would be no excitement or opportunity to grow.
I love my husband, and my kids!! I wouldn't trade them for the world!!
All you women that are wives and mothers I think will know what I am talking about for these few short minutes.
You know those times when things are just "off" in your marriage. It's not like you are turned off but things just aren't right? Well James and I have had a few weeks of being off. It has become difficult for us to connect. We were trains and a train station. He had his work train, then make his stop at the station to catch his connecting train to being a Ward Mission Leader, then make a stop at the station for food and rest. While I am at the station all day and once or twice a week get on a train and leave him at home so I can fulfill my calling as Young Women's Secretary.
We talked about this last weekend and realized we need to try and find more us time, and then we had another few days that went down hill. Nothing terrible, but nothing great and grand either. We talked again last night and had our disagreements and our sad times and my tears time (I'm emotional). It finally hit me that we are both being so selfish!! The only things we were concerned about were what we wanted to do and didn't care if it was helping out the other or making things easier for the other. Besides that we are always focused on the kids and their needs. We have stopped doing those kind things for the other unless we are asked and the special anythings don't happen.
Talking last night helped us realize we still have work and where we need to turn some of our energy too, which isn't always the easiest to have extra energy after a full day of work (wether outside or inside the home), church callings, and children. Realizing and acknowledging is the first step. And we are taking that first step together.
Some may think, why are you posting this, but everyone goes through these times and its nice to know that you aren't the only one.
I am grateful that even though there were tears and sadness that we were able to come to a realization and a solution to fix the problem. I'm glad that I am in a marriage that still needs work, I think if we had this marriage thing down after less than 3 years than there would be no excitement or opportunity to grow.
I love my husband, and my kids!! I wouldn't trade them for the world!!
Monday, October 4, 2010
September
Oh how the month of September has flown by!!!
I have made a new goal to update my blog at least once a week. Usually it isn't a difficult thing, but my computer is hooked up to the tv. I mainly use the house computer that is not hooked up to the tv, but my pictures aren't on that one because once my parents leave then my pictures leave with them and that computer. SO it is difficult to use my computer that is hooked to the tv when I have little kids running around and or I just don't want to be patient with how slow this computer is. :)
Now the month of September was a pretty fun month. We went to the lake twice, and we had visitors. Stephanie and her fiance Jasper came down and visited us for a weekend. It was our first time meeting Jasper, and even though he seemed quiet at first, he started to warm up towards the end and we are so excited for the two of them to be sealed for all time and eternity. We went to Lake Mojave for the first time with them and Nate and Sarah.
A few days later my sis Helene came and visited us for a lot longer than what she was planning :) She was planning on staying the night one night and then leaving the next day, but I told her she could stay longer if she wanted and she took me up on the offer. She stayed about 3 days longer than she planned, but I sure did enjoy spending time with her. She got to spend more time with the girls and she even helped me with my painting project of the front room.
The only down side to that was that she skipped out on visiting with TJ and Dora for a longer time. Sorry we kept her longer than planned TJ and Dora.
The next weekend my Sister Amy and her little family came down for the weekend as well as my parents came home too and Erik. We went to the lake with Amy, Alex, baby Erick, Alex's Dad, Stepmom, Grandma, my Mom and Dad, Erik, Trevor, Kate, and the Togiola's (in our ward). We had fun again.
Amy ended up staying for the rest of the week after her husband and Erik headed back up to Utah for work. She left early Saturday morning. The same Saturday as the Relief Society Broadcast.
This is were I decided that I needed to make a few adjustments and changes in my life. The main thing that I felt inspired to do was to start writing a journal, an actual pen and paper journal. They talked about the history of Relief Society quite a bit in the beginning of the session and I felt that without journal writings from our beginning Relief Society Sisters that we wouldn't know much. Now I don't think that I will become someone of great church history, or even get called to a general authority position, but my thoughts and my struggles may help those of my family in later generations. I like to use this blog for giving updates, but I don't feel that I can always or that I should always put down my personal feeling, thoughts, inspirations, or even struggles all on here. Those are things that people can look at and read once I have died :)
I have made a new goal to update my blog at least once a week. Usually it isn't a difficult thing, but my computer is hooked up to the tv. I mainly use the house computer that is not hooked up to the tv, but my pictures aren't on that one because once my parents leave then my pictures leave with them and that computer. SO it is difficult to use my computer that is hooked to the tv when I have little kids running around and or I just don't want to be patient with how slow this computer is. :)
Now the month of September was a pretty fun month. We went to the lake twice, and we had visitors. Stephanie and her fiance Jasper came down and visited us for a weekend. It was our first time meeting Jasper, and even though he seemed quiet at first, he started to warm up towards the end and we are so excited for the two of them to be sealed for all time and eternity. We went to Lake Mojave for the first time with them and Nate and Sarah.
A few days later my sis Helene came and visited us for a lot longer than what she was planning :) She was planning on staying the night one night and then leaving the next day, but I told her she could stay longer if she wanted and she took me up on the offer. She stayed about 3 days longer than she planned, but I sure did enjoy spending time with her. She got to spend more time with the girls and she even helped me with my painting project of the front room.
The only down side to that was that she skipped out on visiting with TJ and Dora for a longer time. Sorry we kept her longer than planned TJ and Dora.
The next weekend my Sister Amy and her little family came down for the weekend as well as my parents came home too and Erik. We went to the lake with Amy, Alex, baby Erick, Alex's Dad, Stepmom, Grandma, my Mom and Dad, Erik, Trevor, Kate, and the Togiola's (in our ward). We had fun again.
Amy ended up staying for the rest of the week after her husband and Erik headed back up to Utah for work. She left early Saturday morning. The same Saturday as the Relief Society Broadcast.
This is were I decided that I needed to make a few adjustments and changes in my life. The main thing that I felt inspired to do was to start writing a journal, an actual pen and paper journal. They talked about the history of Relief Society quite a bit in the beginning of the session and I felt that without journal writings from our beginning Relief Society Sisters that we wouldn't know much. Now I don't think that I will become someone of great church history, or even get called to a general authority position, but my thoughts and my struggles may help those of my family in later generations. I like to use this blog for giving updates, but I don't feel that I can always or that I should always put down my personal feeling, thoughts, inspirations, or even struggles all on here. Those are things that people can look at and read once I have died :)
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