New Day, New Hair Do!

Thanks for all your messages! Last night was great! Very peaceful! Just what I needed.
Well today I chopped off my hair! I was waiting for spring to be around the corner. I hate the cold weather on my neck!
Sorry about the fat face! I'm not very photogenic! Tina is though! Of course we had to take a photo of her!

She's such a little poser!

I'm lovin' the new do!

Today...

Today is my parents Anniversary. I believe it would have made it 37 years! I haven't talked too much about my Mom cause it really has been hard. Harder than I would like to admit.
I can deal with the day to day stuff.
I can deal with her not being her.

I can't deal with not being able to talk to her.
I can't deal with not being able to see her.
I can't deal with thinking about her.

It all brings tears to my eyes!

I can't even imagine how hard it is for my Dad.
I feel for him, so bad!

What do you say?
How do you make it better?

I'm here.
That's as much as I can do, right now!

Today my Dad took off the day from work. He has been at the Temple all day!
Tonight I will be at the Temple!

Last night I had a dream about my Mom.
Have I told you that before?
I have had a few dreams with my Mom in them.
It has made me feel at peace.
The dreams felt SO REAL!
I saw her, I felt her, I hugged her!
She looked great!
No hose!

I look forward to that day I can be in her presence again!
It can't come any sooner!

Movie and Organization and Musicals!

So the movie was really GOOD! I laughed through the whole thing! I think every girl wishes they could shop and have everything that she had! But the realization is that you would be in debt and/or would miss the really important things in life.

Okay so today I am just fed up with not being organized! Normally I'm very organized. Right now it doesn't help that I don't have my normal cupboard/shelving space to help me stay organized.
Recently I have had to hunt for my son's birth certificate, car registration and last years taxes. Of which I found none!
I'm not sure how to start being organized in such a tiny space. All I know is, I'm going to go insane if I don't get organized.

I'm also working on some new charts for the kids. To help keep them organized.
One chart will keep track of the good and bad things they do throughout the day. If they do chores or listen without a hassle they will earn points. If they argue or fight with each other they will lose points. They must have so many points at the end of the day to earn "$".
Great incentive right! Then they will be able to shop at Mom's store of goodies!
I'm also making a To Do list. I don't want to remind them every day to do little things like; brush there teeth (yes I still have to remind some of them, ridiculous), say personal prayer and have personal scripture study. I need to prepare these boys now for a mission and make sure that they have these good habits set before I send them off. Funny, seeing that that is 5-6 years down the road!

Okay so I finally finished the Oscars! I just love the musical numbers that Hugh Jackman did. Especially the one with Beyonce and Zac and Vannessa!
Hugh sang it well, "Musicals are back!"
I just love music, dancing and therefore I love musicals!
So bring 'em!

Movies Tonight!

yeah, I'm sneaking out tonight to go see Shopaholic! Today is Mary's birthday, so we're celebrating in style!

Rain, Movie, Family History & More Rain!

Here's another pic from the other day. Just had to show it, it's too cute!

Today we've had rain ALL DAY! So we decided to stay in. Now that we're in we had to keep everyone busy, what a chore!
First we watched HSM3

I just love this movie, should I say all 3 of them! Whatever happened to a good, fun, feel good movie? Something that the whole family can watch.
Have you ever noticed the similarties between HSM and grease?

So after my nap we decided to pull out our family history stuff. We've been busy working on my husband's family history. Many family members have been involved with finding and giving information. I have also received help from friends, since I'm not too smart on Ancestory.com.
We've been able to find out where my Father-In-Law's family came from. His fathers side are from Germany and his mother is from Norway. I also found out that the family changed their last name when they came over. That was interesting and new news to the family!
Today we decided to start scanning and organizing photos. I can actually recognize faces now, people of which I never knew. I'm planning on making some sort of book with all the family information. Then I'll make copies and give it to family members.
Here are some fun photos from the project.
Great Aunt Evelyn

This is my Hubby and his brother. Cute little asian boys!
Well I guess you could say we had a progressive but relaxing day.
Oh, yes, the Oscars! Well my Mom was the only one that really enjoyed watching the oscars with me. So I DVRed it and will have to watch it later.

Curly Tina!

Okay so here's the after pics of the sleep in rollers. It's so easy to do and she really likes it. I'm guessing this is going to be a frequent hair do of Christina.

Not Much Of

I haven't been much of a blogger lately, so I'd thought I'd show you these cute pics of Tina! She saw these rollers at Sally's and wanted me to put them in her hair.
She loved seeing them in her hair. In the morning she didn't understand that we had to take them out. Well we were off so fast I didnt' have time to take an after pic. So we'll have to do it again!

A Little of This...

A little of that! just keeping busy but not too much to talk about. I will share this though;
Woke up to some pancakes, thanks Mateo!

We made some cookies for Valentines (always fun)!


Went to see John (Brother in Law), he broke his wrist snowboarding and had surgery!

I've had an off week. Too many little frustrations. Trying to bounce back and enjoy the everyday things!
So what do you do when you need to turn your week around?

MIA!

Sorry I haven't been around, I'm just livin' life! Not too many interesting things going on 'round here.
I just stopped in to share a friends giveaway, go check out Jen's site. You'll love her site!
And I hope you have a great Valentine's Day!

sidenote: I actually don't care for the day. I hate that it's a forced gestured day!

Talk, Talk, Talk!

That's all she's doing now. We're getting more each day. It's amazing to hear her say 2-3 word sentences! Crazy, how 2 & 3 words can make you happy!
All week Tina's been saying sentences. Today she said, "Momma, all done"! I couldn't believe it, another sentence. She was so proud of herself, she kept repeating it! Funny girl!
Okay, so it's that time of year again. BASEBALL! Anyone who knows my family know we eat, sleep and drink baseball. Kenny just started conditioning, tryouts falling and games start in April. Mateo just found out he'll be playing for the Major Angels. He'll be starting practice next week and his season starts in March.
Who knows if I'll even have time to blog come March. Once the season starts we spend everyday at the ball field except Sundays.
And Ken wonders why I opt out of his many games!
Well off to carpooling, I go!

First Things First!

I lost my voice! No Joke! So we just stayed home and hung out in our pj's.
We played a little tea time and puzzles.


Today all I heard from Christina was "sorry, Momma"!
First she was washing dishes and then I noticed a lake of water on the counter.
"Sorry, Momma"!
Then she gets into the sewing thread.
"Sorry, Momma"!
Well at least she's using words!


Okay I finally finished my banner. I love the way the hearts turned out but not to sure about the way it's displayed. What do you think, thicker ribbon, vertical, less hearts? Help me out!

Can I Have A Room Please!

Another day spent at the doctors. I might as well just check in and not leave.
"please a room big enough for my entire family"
Last night Kenny was complaining of throat pain and this morning having a hard time breathing. He received a breathing treament and was told to take his inhaler (that he hasn't been taking, big dork). It's funny how he can explain to his brother why it's so important to continue taking your inhaler even though you don't feel the need for it.
Can you say, "take your own advice"!
Last night at 11:30 Tina woke up with a RASH all over body.
"What the heck"! It never ends!
I sent Ken out to the store to get benadryl. He went to 3 stores and couldn't find anything! Why are they always out of that stuff! I put her in the bath with some baking soda. She had a blast in the bath at MIDNIGHT! We finally found some allergy medicine. We gave it a shot and went to bed.
She also saw the doctors today. He said her ear infection is back which could of caused the rash. So she's back on Amoxicilian and continue the benadryl.
Man, enough already!
Okay so today I was suppose to see my physical therapist.
Had to cancel, sick kids come first, right?
Oh, how I would've loved to see her today and pretend no one was sick, myself included. I'm feeling better but my throat is a little soar.
I don't care it's not stopping me from going to the temple tonight!
Okay, seriously, COLD you can leave my family alone now!

Sidenote: Hopefully I can finish my valentine banner tomorrow!

I Do, I Do & Aww!

Okay so if you've been around my little girl long enough you would recognize these phrases; "I do, I do" & "Aww, cute"!
Every time she wants to do something she runs around saying "I do"!
And every time she sees something little, that's a baby or just plain tiny she says "Aww, cute"! (like this pic)


Today I changed her diaper and there were 3 little terds.

Mom: You have little terds!
Tina: Aww, cute!
Mom: No, there's nothing cute about terds.
Tina: Yeah, cute, Mom!

The funny things kids say and do!

Oh, No!

I'm sick! I can't believe it! I was doing so good! It better be gone tomorrow. Doesn't "it" know I have things to do.
Well before I got sick this is what I was doing.

We had a family birthday party for my niece. She's "8"! Man, time flies. I remember the first day I met my niece. I couldn't believe how much she looked liked my brother, it was amazing! She was the first girl in the family, for a long time. We were so excited. That day I was all over the girly things; dresses, pink, dolls, pink! Did I say pink?
So here's a peek at my next project. I'm half done with it, if I only didn't get sick!

Wish me luck in my return!

1 Kid + 1 Project = Real Progress!

Well one kid back at school, 2 more to go!
They'll be back Monday!
I finished one project today, 1 more to go!
I'll have them done tomorrow!


So these are bow holders. What do you think? I took the photo before I attached the other ribbon.

I Just Can't Stop!

This is one more project in progress. I found it on this site. It's hairclips! Cute, huh? I thought it would make a great birthday present for my niece.
I had to use what I had on hand so I'm not to sure about some of the coordinating fabric or buttons. I'ts for an 8 yr. old, though, I don't think she's too picky.

I'll Be There!

So the date is set. March 21st Twilight comes out on DVD! I can't wait to own it! I'll probably buy two because it'll get a lot of use!

The Simplest Dinner Ever and Craft in Progress!

Well I still have sick kids at home!
I thought I would share this really EASY recipe

Chicken Pockets
Chicken breast (1 per person)
1 can of corn
1 can of green beans(optional)
salsa
1 can of pineapple(optional)
diced tomatoes
salt and pepper to taste
Tinfoil

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Tear foil sheets (big enough to make pockets).
Center chicken in foil sheets. Spoon salsa, veggies and salt/pepper. Wrap and seal foil to make pocket. Bake 18 to 22 minutes.
That's it, I like to serve with rice!
This meal is so easy that even the kids can make it!

I also started working on a new project. You would not believe how many errors I've run into! Hopefully I'll have it done tomorrow.

I'm Great At...

So I had this conversation the other day with my Hubby, it was hilarious!
First you need a little background story;
My brother-in-law's "friend" made him a steak and cornbread meal.

Hubby: "John's getting a steak dinner tonight with cornbread."
Me: "That's great!" (I don't care for it so I don't make it)
Hubby: "Why don't you make me something."
Me: "because I don't make you anything?" (putting words in his mouth, I loved watching him squirm out of this)
Hubby: "No, you do... You make me great babies!"

Okay he walked into that all by himself!

Me: "So do you want me to make you another one?"
I ended that conversation real quick!
Lesson learned: Don't tell wife she doesn't do anything for ya!

Movies, TV & Sick Kids!

Well I finally watched Mamma Mia.

It took me forever to find time. Well since yesterday, every kid of mine was sick, made for a perfect time. We were all just lying around watching movie after movie!
I liked this movie. It wasn't amazing like my favs, but it was fun to watch.

Okay so today I spent most of the day taking tempertures and giving medicine. Along with 2 doctors appointments. Well at least they're all sick at the same time, get it done and over!
Now on to my tv shows. I'm so glad American Idol is back. I don't care for the beginning, it's more about when they get to LA.
Then there's Smallville! I'm lovin' Smallville right now. I stopped watching the last 2 seasons but i'm back.
Two more days until Lost! I'm just dying to see what happens!