1)Beautiful soft rain today...tomorrow is supposed to be only 70! Yay! I guess I will be able to finally paint the rest of my kitchen.
2)Not so beautiful hard rain that made me afraid that my basement was going to flood again...but it didn't! Yay. Thanks to Alex shop vacuuming all of the water out!
3)Going to the library with my girlie girl and being told that she feels that she is the person she is today because I taught her to be artistic, love to write, taught her about acting and all of these things made her the confident person she is. I actually started crying. Just a little. I was so grateful because I had just lost my temper with Alex and Joey because I had told them to get their room packed and realtor ready many, many, many times and finally just yelled at them after Alex told me it wasn't my job to tell them how to clean their room, they do plenty of work around to house...sheesh, I blew my top. I know that in general they are amazing kids, but sometimes they really push my buttons. I was feeling really like the worst parent in the world. Liss didn't even know that I had banged heads with the boys, so when she told me that I inspired her to be strong and that she wanted to be like me....it was a blessing and made me feel like maybe once in a small while I might get this parenting thing right.
8/31/11
8/30/11
August 30, 2011
1) Grateful that my husband loves his job.
2) My wonderful kids were all in bed and the kitchen was clean when we got home from our date tonight.
3) Going to the movie tonight with my cute boy. I love that the arms in the theatre seats fold up so that we can lean into each other.
4) The newest release by one of my favorite authors just came into the library...and I am first in line. Yay!
5) Having the internet back so that I can finally write in this again...I have missed it.
2) My wonderful kids were all in bed and the kitchen was clean when we got home from our date tonight.
3) Going to the movie tonight with my cute boy. I love that the arms in the theatre seats fold up so that we can lean into each other.
4) The newest release by one of my favorite authors just came into the library...and I am first in line. Yay!
5) Having the internet back so that I can finally write in this again...I have missed it.
7/26/11
1) Free WiFi at Mcdonalds so that I can finally post again. :-) I am trying to be grateful for this break from internet...not because I don't want to be on it, but because I won't take it for granted when we get it back.
2) My cute nieces and my kids. I am so glad that I have been getting to know Sara and Haile as teens. They are all changing so fast, this is a precious time.
3) The chance that Shon has to live his dream job. Each review things get better and I am glad that he has bosses that are trying to keep him happy by rewarding him whenever they can.
2) My cute nieces and my kids. I am so glad that I have been getting to know Sara and Haile as teens. They are all changing so fast, this is a precious time.
3) The chance that Shon has to live his dream job. Each review things get better and I am glad that he has bosses that are trying to keep him happy by rewarding him whenever they can.
5/1/11
Gave up on the hotel's internet, would let me surf, but took forever to post anything.
1)Grateful that the trauma with Osama Bin Laden is reaching some closure. I feel so sad that it had to happen with so much death, and the ripples of pain that family members had to deal with. I don't understand those cultures and how removed those regimes are from simple basic humane behavior. I am grateful for the families whose loved ones gave so much time, and sometimes their lives so that we don't have to live in countries with governing rulers like OBL.
2) Glad to see my kids tonight. Shon and I had a wonderful time. I love that we are such good friends that we can talk or not, joke or not, hang out...or be secure enough to hang out with our friends. I love him so much and what he can teach our kids, he is tough but tender at the same time. He will not be thrilled that I am sharing this, but we were all watching Extreme Home Makeover tonight and there was a family whose dad was in Afghanistan. Their youngest daughter had breathing problems and there was mold from flooding in their house making her and the whole family sick. I ALWAYS cry at that show, but I fell in love with Shon all over again tonight when I saw that he had tears in his eyes about it too...of course, he didnt' want to admit it, but he finally gave in and said so. loll
3) Reading part of Toby's book with him tonight before I tucked him in. I used to read to the kids almost every night, but now they are older, it doesn't happen as much. We read scriptures together and during the summer we pick a book and read it together, but not everyday like we used to, I miss it.
1)Grateful that the trauma with Osama Bin Laden is reaching some closure. I feel so sad that it had to happen with so much death, and the ripples of pain that family members had to deal with. I don't understand those cultures and how removed those regimes are from simple basic humane behavior. I am grateful for the families whose loved ones gave so much time, and sometimes their lives so that we don't have to live in countries with governing rulers like OBL.
2) Glad to see my kids tonight. Shon and I had a wonderful time. I love that we are such good friends that we can talk or not, joke or not, hang out...or be secure enough to hang out with our friends. I love him so much and what he can teach our kids, he is tough but tender at the same time. He will not be thrilled that I am sharing this, but we were all watching Extreme Home Makeover tonight and there was a family whose dad was in Afghanistan. Their youngest daughter had breathing problems and there was mold from flooding in their house making her and the whole family sick. I ALWAYS cry at that show, but I fell in love with Shon all over again tonight when I saw that he had tears in his eyes about it too...of course, he didnt' want to admit it, but he finally gave in and said so. loll
3) Reading part of Toby's book with him tonight before I tucked him in. I used to read to the kids almost every night, but now they are older, it doesn't happen as much. We read scriptures together and during the summer we pick a book and read it together, but not everyday like we used to, I miss it.
4/29/11
April 28th's entry~The hotel internet was slow, so I couldn't get this to load.
1)Yay! Out of town successfully, with my best friend. MAN is he cute! Ate lunch at Qdoba...great way to start a mini vacation. Read my book in the car all the way to Bozeman. One of the things I love about being married to a BF. We love to visit with each other, but are equally comfortable with being quiet.
2)Staying at the Holiday Inn courtesy of Shon's job. Lovely room and a big surprise...Instead of being here Thurs and Fri night and driving back after the banquet tomorrow night, his boss surprised us with an extra night! Quick call to Kate confirmed that she would stay with the kids Sat night as well. What a sweetie!
3)Having a husband that was not offended that instead of going to dinner with him and his co-workers, I was MORE than happy to eat an apple, take a long shower (did you know you can take them without kids banging on the door?) and watch TV. Hours of mindless TV. I miss cable. :-) I am so we can enjoy things like spending time apart too...I was happy, he was happy eating out and going to a movie with his friends and at the end of the night we got to catch up on each other's day and go to sleep.
1)Yay! Out of town successfully, with my best friend. MAN is he cute! Ate lunch at Qdoba...great way to start a mini vacation. Read my book in the car all the way to Bozeman. One of the things I love about being married to a BF. We love to visit with each other, but are equally comfortable with being quiet.
2)Staying at the Holiday Inn courtesy of Shon's job. Lovely room and a big surprise...Instead of being here Thurs and Fri night and driving back after the banquet tomorrow night, his boss surprised us with an extra night! Quick call to Kate confirmed that she would stay with the kids Sat night as well. What a sweetie!
3)Having a husband that was not offended that instead of going to dinner with him and his co-workers, I was MORE than happy to eat an apple, take a long shower (did you know you can take them without kids banging on the door?) and watch TV. Hours of mindless TV. I miss cable. :-) I am so we can enjoy things like spending time apart too...I was happy, he was happy eating out and going to a movie with his friends and at the end of the night we got to catch up on each other's day and go to sleep.
4/27/11
1) Learning that I may just have super powers ha ha. LOVE IT (note the heavy sarcasm) when I have to get Joey to scouts early because they are CPR certifying, Alex to a Bishopric interview and then go to a parents meeting up at Castlerock for Lissie's 8th grade DC trip. All at 6:30! Can't divide and conquer because Shon was called back into work for a meeting. Somehow, I managed to get the boys dropped off, (I even stopped the car...well, does a slow roll count?) and got to CR on time without speeding okay, only speeding a little bit. I would like my cape to be black please....maybe with a skull on it. (just for you Joan. loll)
2) The Internet. I love being able to connect with friends, blog hop, surf, renew books online, connect with the kid's schools etc. I am amazed at how far it has come since my 7th grade class where they introduced us to something amazing called "email". It was on an Apple with a black screen and the cursor and all the writing was in green...how do people think of these things?
3) The perfection of a flower. I am looking at a carnation from the bouquet Shon bought me. It feeds my soul with it's beauty and it feeds my testimony with it's detail. How could I not believe in a Heavenly Father and Mother when I look at such things? Not just a utilitarian world to sustain our physical needs, but a beautiful world to sustain our souls and remind our what we have waiting for us in the celetial kingdom.
2) The Internet. I love being able to connect with friends, blog hop, surf, renew books online, connect with the kid's schools etc. I am amazed at how far it has come since my 7th grade class where they introduced us to something amazing called "email". It was on an Apple with a black screen and the cursor and all the writing was in green...how do people think of these things?
3) The perfection of a flower. I am looking at a carnation from the bouquet Shon bought me. It feeds my soul with it's beauty and it feeds my testimony with it's detail. How could I not believe in a Heavenly Father and Mother when I look at such things? Not just a utilitarian world to sustain our physical needs, but a beautiful world to sustain our souls and remind our what we have waiting for us in the celetial kingdom.
4/26/11
1) So very grateful for Kate and her willingness to stay with our kids. I know that they will be happy, safe and have fun while we are gone. I can't wait to get away and have a little bit of downtime. I am almost afraid to breathe until we are on the road.
2) Alex took his pre-testing for the GED today. We are all ready to move on and let him be able to get his college classes started. It has been hard to wait for the age requirement.
3) Hmmm, not so glad the weather got cold and rainy, but happy that the rain made the deer poop "moosh" into the lawn so that it doesn't look like a chocolate jelly bean factory exploded anymore. I don't know how (and don't want to) but somehow it just absorbed. loll
2) Alex took his pre-testing for the GED today. We are all ready to move on and let him be able to get his college classes started. It has been hard to wait for the age requirement.
3) Hmmm, not so glad the weather got cold and rainy, but happy that the rain made the deer poop "moosh" into the lawn so that it doesn't look like a chocolate jelly bean factory exploded anymore. I don't know how (and don't want to) but somehow it just absorbed. loll
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