According to Dior

NEW BLOG

2010-08-25T22:47:00.001-07:00

I have anew blog, and I have this picture of a LION because if you read my new blog you can hear me ROAR..haha just kidding. However, this is a blog about my divorce experience and some things that have helped me along the way also..so if you know anyone who is in a divorce send them to my blog..maybe we can be divorcing blog friends together??

Massage

2010-08-21T23:38:00.000-07:00

Those of you that know me..or know me well know that I love to get a wonderful massage every now and then. I cannot even begin to tell you the benefits. For me the number one benefit is decreased stress and WAY LESS migraine's.
So needless to say this last year I have thoroughly enjoyed my massages. Many of you who know me also know that I love Sergi, my normal massage therapist. I think it might be the Spanish accent because he is from Spain. I also found a new massage therapist I love just as much his name is Gentaurus..he is from.....Lithuania? Croatia?? I can't remember. But, professional and kind.

WELL TODAY

I had scheduled a massage earlier in the week and none of my favorites were working.....so I took the next best guy..who the receptionist said was VERY GOOD. I said well, good like SERGI or Gentaurus?? She assured me, yes.

THIS WAS A LIE.

As I lay buck naked on the table, covered of course with a myriad of sheets and blankets the guy asked me questions about my life. I told him that my life had been stressful because I am in the middle of a divorce which as of late has been the major cause of many of these pesky migraines. He asked me why?? I told him a little bit and then he proceeded to tell me that I needed to have an affair.

WHAT??!!!??

I said, well I am very old fashioned and I don't think that would really help much, he hinted a getting "Drinks" after and going to some concert, and there was a website that I could go to to find other people looking to have an affair with and that he had checked it out.

WEIRD. WEIRD. WEIRD.
I am hoping the pretending to be asleep and not responding helped him get the hint.

He said I should return in two weeks to see him.

"You Wish" I thought as I walked out the door!!!

Howdy Pardner......Or Indiana Jones!

2010-08-19T23:50:00.000-07:00

Disneyland- August 2010

2010-08-15T22:20:00.000-07:00

We went to Disneyland with my family. We stayed in a great little hotel right next to the cross walk to get over to Disneyland. We were there for five days and had a blast! We rode all of the rides, saw some show's and even went to the beach one afternoon. It was just what my little family needed.

Weirdo's..THIS ONE'S FOR YOU.

2010-07-25T23:45:00.000-07:00

OK ORIENTAL PORN STARS.
QUIT COMMENTING ON MY BLOG.
YOU ARE GROSS.
and I don't care for your stupid comments you got out of the CHINESE to AMERICAN Dictionary that say..Rome was not built in a day and then the ........................................dots underneath it lead to some nasty site.
KNOCK IT OFF.
I am now a professional boxer you know.

See. Watch and Learn my little friends...Watch and Learn...You can't translate those moves into Chinese..you only have sumo wrestlers..they can't dance like a butterfly and sting like a bee.

Why Europe Does IT better

2010-07-25T23:22:00.000-07:00

There is a store in the UK that I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE and also a few in France. Just beautiful classic stuff. Aren't they just gorgeous?? They are wedding shoes. And not to mention that you can buy the CUTEST baby and kids clothes at this store too..it is called Monsoon..look it up and drool with me...
Check out this wedding dress...A few alterations and a girl would be good to go. They are having a sale right now as we speak...
I bought a dress there last year and alas the bubs are a little too big for this lass to zip it all the way up, but oh how I love that dress and WILL get into it soon. You know, give me a little slack here..it has been a crazy year.
Did you know that you can go into any grocery store in France and buy totally cute kids clothes, and wonderful soaps that cost a fortune at whatever that fancy schmancy store is ..oh what is it called LE....something?!!?? know it is going to bug me all night.
Look at this Party dress fro little girls 3-8 yrs. at Monsoon.. Don't you jsut want to twirl your little girl around in it?? I do. Also. check this little number out
I think they are adorable you should she the casual dresses too.!!..For girls and women..ADORABLE.

Mama Said Knock You OUT!!

2010-07-25T01:21:00.001-07:00

Alright!!! Enough Debbie Downer....talking about my last post there...
I have a new Gangster name given to my by my trainer Terrance,
It's "SHO-NUFF"
Today We Boxed, it looked like this
It didn't really but while I was boxing I was really getting into it, and Terrance says, Someone likes boxing in a sing song voice and then He said, SHO NUFF'S in the house..
I really did like boxing except for the fact that I can distinctly feel the muscles between my shoulder blades right now..owie.

I really want new bedding, but I decided to put it off for a bit this is what I really want...
Ok it won't down load but it looks like a comfy grey t-shirt I had in high school that I loved so much I wore until it had holes..IT's at Anthropologie...sigh insert here....

A girl can dream, but I would really like to have my OWN bedding not some that I shared with HE WHO WILL NOT BE NAMED.
Plus don't you think the boxer on the rights bubbies look weird?? Didn't they have bra's in the 1920'S??

Which reminds me for those of us "endowed" girls my friend says there is a new GREAT bra at Victoria's Secret..it is Body by Victoria and she said she is going to call it the ace bandage bra cause it holds those suckers in! I need one!!

Twelve Years...................Happy Anniversary

2010-07-22T22:37:00.000-07:00

Loving, lying enemy
I have seen your face before
Never thought again I'd see
Didn't want to anymore
I remember your loving eyes, And the moonlit kiss
The evening lullabies, I would truly miss
Through the years we've had it all
The midnight whispers, the midday calls
This house of cards had to fall
You ask for forgiveness, you're asking too much
I have sheltered my heart in a place you can't touch
I don't believe when you tell me your love is real
'Cause you don't know much a bout heaven boy if you have to hurt to feel
Now every time I see you
I can't help but look away
All along I believed everything you'd say
When I look now I know I've seen your face before
I don't want your deceiving smile standing at my door

I don't care what people say
I'm ready now to face this day
i have lost you along the way

And you ask for forgiveness
You're asking too much
I have sheltered my heart in a place you can't touch
I don't believe when you tell me your love is real
'Cause you don't know much about heaven boy
if you have to hurt to feel
"Cause you don't know much about heaven
boy to ask for forgiveness
You're asking too much
I have sheltered my heart in a place you can't touch
I don't believe when you tell me your love is real
'Cause you don't know much about heaven boy
if you have to hurt to feel
~Sarah Mclachlan

2010-07-04T23:23:00.000-07:00

I just have to say that I have the best family ever. It was my Dad's birthday this week. He has been through a lot in his life and he is happy. What a wonderful example of love and strength and faith. When my heart is sad which it has been lately, and things haven't turned out the way I hoped. The way you wished they would have, luckily for me I have these guys to bouy me up, help me and be my friends. Only one person is missing my sweetest sister, and she comes home this month. I can't wait!

Oh Yeah, Still Got It

2010-06-17T21:38:00.000-07:00

I was pumping gas at the Circle K today when a red minivan with two Dad's in it cat called me.

OH Yeah, I still got it.

Mini van's are so hot.

hahaha. I'll take it.

I have the itch to stitch

2010-06-06T18:45:00.001-07:00

This picture has nothing to do with my post except this is how I feel today!!! I ate so much junk yesterday, I definitely beat Anorexia!

I am writing this post sitting on my Mom's couch on Sunday afternoon watching Nemo with my kids. And all I can think about doing is What am I going to sew, make create next. I have an old bassinet that I want to make into something special, new bedding etc..etc.. to sell at the boutique. There is a twirly dress I want to sew for Ellie and a poncho I want to make for winter. Plus, I am doing a HUGE boutique over the fourth of July weekend in SHOWLOW. If your in Showlow stop by it should be fabulous! I have a ton of new fabrics for headbands..oh! boy! Plus, I have my eye on a pear pincushion. So much to do!!! So many idea's..I have got to get started for the Showlow boutique though less than a month to get ready!! I'll post some of my new creations!
D

HMMM

2010-06-04T13:38:00.000-07:00

This picture has NOTHING to do with this post. Just remember when it hits 115 outside this weekend that it won't last forever!

Crystal Light is pretty good!
I am allowing myself one glass a day.
It helps with the Dr. Pepper thing because I get sick of just drinking water ALL day long!! I should make some of that yummy flavored water!Here's how you make it.

Pitcher of H2O. 2 sprigs of Basil, 2 Strawberries sliced, half of a lemon sliced add all together and let sit, settle for an hour. Delicious!

I read a talk last night that was really good. My Dad told me to read it. It is by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf from April Conference. It was the Priesthood session. The talk is titled:
Continue in Patience.
Here is a great quote that I can apply to my life EVERY DAY because right now I feel like I am running a marathon...well a mental and emotional one.

Patience means staying with something until the end. It means delaying immediate gratification for future blessings It means reigning in anger and holding back the unkind word. It means resisting evil,even when it appears to be making others rich.
Patience means accepting that which CANNOT be changed and facing it with courage, grace and faith. It means being "willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon us, even as a child doth submit to his father." Ultimately, patience means being "firm and steadfast, and immovable in keeping the commandments of the Lord" every hour of everyday, even when it is hard to do so.

Read this talk it is GREAT!

More Balance

2010-06-03T22:13:00.000-07:00

(A picture I took in Ireland.)

I think the Universe is trying to tell me something. I wrote a post about balance a few blogs ago and have been trying to achieve some sort of that in my life. Yes, that is why I quit drinking soda because a balanced diet does not consist of drinking a cup of sugar a day, my friend told me today that ONE can of soda has EIGHT tablespoons of sugar in it!! Holy Moly!
Well, then I met with a friend of mine in my ward who is a personal trainer and ex athlete, he gave me a nutrition plan that focuses on GUESS WHAT? Balance.

I am reading Eat, Pray,Love. It is about achieving balance.

I think I am starting to get the hint.

TID BITS

2010-06-02T22:59:00.000-07:00

Dear See's Chocolates,
I love you, especially the bridge mix and Scotchamellow's. Thank you Mom for instilling in me the true love of Bridge mix, and Diet Soda, and Shopping.

I have been off of DR. PEPPER for ONE WHOLE DAY!!! Hence, my need to visit See's.
I told myself if I could go seven days without a soda I could buy myself a new shirt. Pray for me.

Seriously.

ALARMING!!!

2010-06-01T16:38:00.000-07:00

I woke up the other morning at 1AM to meep, meepmeep,meeep, meep , meep..six times and then a pause.
Yes, a pause. And then all over again............

Most of my fire alarm batteries went out at the same time, ONE AM and if you have ever been upstairs in my 1800sq. foot house you will see four fire alarms in the hall and then TWO fire alarms in each room and a sprinkler system in case of a fire.

yup we're safe.

I unhooked all of the fire alarms that I could find that were beeping, because when they're right next to each other it is kind of hard to tell which of the two is making the noise!! Plus bleary eyed..
Then, I snuggled myself back into bed at about one fifteen.....
to meeepmmmepppmeepmeep mmeep..again, I had taken out the dang batteries!!!!!!!
So I got back up, pulled four off the the wall, two in my bedroom and two right outside my bedroom door. They were still beeping after I took them OFF and didn't die down for like five minutes

When I began to worry..maybe there is some kind of gas in the air I can't smell? But, I went back to bed and decided I just have dumb fire alarms.
I was tired.

The Kindness Game

2010-05-30T22:34:00.000-07:00

This is the VERY PROFESSIONALLY made game board and game pieces(our faces) for THE KINDNESS GAME. I know you wish you could be as artistic as me but alas, I have so much talent it is oozing out of my pores..

Do your children fight??
Mine do.
sadly.....
So I developed The Kindness Game.
Each time I catch one of my children or myself (because the whole family is playing..) being kind, doing a good turn, using manners, being polite, giving a compliment etc..etc..etc.. they get to move one space on the board.
Now here is the beauty of this game..it is summer right?
We are having what I would like to call a STAYCATION this summer, meaning we are not going anywhere. I still wanted summer to be fun, without my children feeling like I owed it to them OR they were Entitled to do all of these things, so we brainstormed a lot of activities that we would like to do this summer(which we were probably going to do anyway) BUT then I put them on slips in a "REWARD JAR"When each person in the family reaches the end or finish of the game we will pull one of our idea's out and go do it..kinda fun huh???
A few places we brainstormed if you live in Arizona......

* get an ice cream cone at Cold Stone *Go to Big Surf or some water park * Go to AS YOU WISH to paint pottery * A movie (Toy Story 3 IS coming out soon you know!) * Get a cupcake at the coffee shop next to Joe's Farm Grill..they are seriously yummy cupcakes! * Go out to lunch to a place of the kids choice which will most likely be McFatty Pants (the name we use for McDonald's) *Go to the Science Museum or The Phoenix Children's Museum* Go to Basha Pool, *Go to the splash pad at San Tan Mall * Go to the Planetarium at the Riparian Preserve in Gilbert you can look at the planets or whatever they are checking out for the night for FREE every Friday and Saturday night usually after dark *Paint T-shirts

So there you have it, my Summer Idea to basically bribe my kids into being nice to each other with stuff I was planning to do anyway...whatever works right??

BALANCE in my crazy upside down world

2010-05-29T23:39:00.000-07:00

What does it mean to be TRUE.

True to yourself is what I am working on, and for me this means balance. Balance consists basically of four categories.
Spiritual: Meaning what you say you believe and what you do match up.
I am good here. I have a strong testimony and I do my best to be a daughter of God.
Physical: This is your environment, is it clean?? Also, your health are you getting enough sleep. eating the right foods, getting enough exercise?
Working on this one.
I got my car cleaned this week..that counts right?
Emotional: Communication, friends, spouse etc.
working on this one.Watched the SUNS game with Grandma tonight.

Financial: Do you have a budget, are you saving money?
working on it.
The last few months have been interesting to say the least but let's just say I am having a major shift in my life that makes me really look at myself and who I am and do I take care of myself?? Do you take care of yourself?? Are you balanced??

This is what I realized:
I bought a dog a little hastily...when I brought him home he had fleas' and ticks. He was so cute and see my kids needed a dog. But, not balanced for me..I was filling some odd emotional need...Here is Jaxson, groomed, de-flead and ticked we hiked up to the Windy Cave at Usury Pass today a nice three mile hike. Emotional and physical need met and financial because it was cheap to get in.
I don't really know what need this fills maybe emotional but I planted some seeds, I love to grow things, it makes me calm and feel centered to work in a flower bed. Plus, I bought these seeds LAST summer in Ireland they are called FUZZY BALLS...SERIOUSLY I HAD TO BUY THEM!! We shall see what they become!!haha
I love to cook, I love to try new recipe's this is just fun for me and a good creative outlet. Today I canned strawberry jam. BUT it was vanilla bean infused strawberry jam and strawberry balsamic vinegar strawberry jam..both yum!

So here's to getting your life balanced...next is setting some goals..

Rocky Point

2010-03-19T16:13:00.000-07:00

Do you have a special place in your mind that you like to go when you are stressed out??
My place is the beach in Rocky Point, Mexico..Oh, I have been to many beaches in my life but the simplicity of JUST the beach in Mexico is what does it for me.
Relaxation to the nth degree!Playing in the sand with friends
Jumping in the waves!This is a shell we found while taking a walk on the beach, Doesn't it look like scary teeth!You just can't go to Rocky Point without visiting Thrifty Ice Cream..YUM!!

Sorry this is a late post those of you that know me well know its been a rough couple of months but here are a few sweet pictures of the two that I cherish the most!

Feeling Good

2010-02-07T21:45:00.001-08:00

This is cute Matt with my Ellie girl.
We went to the snow and it was a lot of fun!
I went to the Doctor and am feeling better.hooray.
I know my family is shouting HOORAY!
I posted about Basha's Farmers market in the fall and how much fun it was..well there is another one this Saturday with a bounce house and free food, and I will have a little booth selling my hairgoods, so I am excited to be a part of that, I have also opened a booth at The Glitter Box/Contagious in downtown Mesa, next to Sweet Cakes..where I must say they have the MOST DELICIOUS sugar cookies you have ever laid your teeth on!!! truly. With some of my cute hair things. It is a fun hobby for me.

Well I guess that is about it..except....for this little cutie boy..Aydan who jumped into my bed the other morning and in a sing song voice said..I have good news..."what??" I said. He happily said, I have a loose tooth," oh, to be five.

I am a bit tired.

2010-01-28T18:41:00.000-08:00

It is true.
Sometimes it is hard to be a MOM, WIFE, ETC. ETC.

I know you all feel this way sometimes too.

I made a visit with the Doctor and will soon be on my way to happier days.

Can the sun come out?

A good week

2010-01-11T20:36:00.000-08:00

Buff No..??
Don't tell anyone because..
We THINK we are.

It has been a good week.
I got Aydan's report card.
Let's face it.
I was scared, really scared because of the blaring NI in the Behavior section of the report card last term.

We had a little talk.
I didn't want to SCAR him forever about his grades, I mean he is only in Kindergarten.
We have many years to go in school.

But the point is he IMPROVED! HE got a Satisfactory and for that He earned a dollar, and is tickled PINK!

And so am I. Improvement means a lot in this house, we are all TRYING to improve something RIGHT??

PLUS, Ellie pooped in the potty!!! But this is really great because instead of pooping in the tub and leaving me a floater or sinker, she got out and pooped in the POTTY!!!

Hey, I am grateful for the little things these days!!

The Visit

2010-01-07T11:38:00.001-08:00

This little girl is just like a bee, sweet as honey but watch out for the STING!!

Last night we had a visit from two members of our Bishopric, Upon entering our house and shaking my hand Ellie says, (LOUDLY)

"I DON'T LIKE YOU."

Resolutions

2010-01-04T21:44:00.000-08:00

I read a sad article that pretty much sums up the United States to me.
It was titled, This Year try Intentions instead of Resolutions
What??
So it makes it easier to fail?
How about the great feeling of setting a goal and attaining it?

I am going to stick with resolutions and one of mine is to be healthier, so I suggest a challenge for all of my blog readers and friends.
I have decided on a ONE MONTH Subway challenge.

Matt is going to do it with me and Brandon Larson and maybe Misti and Brandon..so let's do it!
This is the plan, I love to go out to eat.
I love not cooking, good conversation, but I sometimes don't make the best choices when I am eating out so I have decided that for one month if I want to go out to eat it HAS to be SUBWAY.
A six inch sandwich on whole wheat or Honey grain bread..no mayo..

I have also decided that I need to cut the DR. Pepper..this is sad for me because I LOVE DR. PEPPER, so as a goodbye to my favorite beverage I have written a little ditty

Dr. Pepper Beloved
by Dior

Dr. Pepper I love your 23 Flavors
You do not taste like cough syrup, like my Mom says
but your a beverage to savor
Cirlce K now has the best Dr. Pepper mix,
Styrofoam cups for seventy nine cents
and round crunchy sized ice that is just the right fix
I must trade you in for a lesser drink
Diet Coke
if I want my waist to shrink
You are the best I know this is true
Goodbye Dr. Pepper and your dark brown hue

So, let's do the challenge together and see how it goes?? Let me know how you do, I am sure I will fill you in on my SUCCESS!!!

Dang GIRL YOU LOOK GOOOD!

2009-12-30T15:00:00.000-08:00

Today was a busy day,
I did three loads of Laundry,
Folded them,
Went on a three mile run,
Came home and scoured my NASTY kitchen,
scoured the hall bathroom and threw away the diaper pail that keeps mysteriously reappearing in the bathroom..Hello, I am throwing it Away because it smells like POO..Quit putting it back.Matt.

Then Matt ran over to the in-laws who kept my sweet children..so I thought..I have needed some hangers and some organizational stuff for the house..I'll run to WAL-MART really quick.
Never mind I haven't brushed my hair today..or have a stitch of make-up on...and may just be a bit smelly. I'll just hurry I think to myself who will I see.

UM...EVERYBODY!
I should have Known..there went my good mood cleaning to Skateland Music on 99.9.haha
Girl you know it's true..OOOH OOH OHH I love you.
Seriously great cleaning music on 99.9 will take you right back to the fourth grade.
Well back to Wal MART here I am looking MIGHTY FINE.
So I thought I just might share with you some other wal mart beauties.
This Lady DID do her hair...in 1977.Well, I don't really know WHAT to say about that...but boy I am felling better already!I CAN'T BELIEVE HER GLOVES AREN'T PINK.

If you're trying to hide with CAMO, Gold shoes aren't the way to go Mister...Did you spray those yourself??This beauty is a fellow Arizonian. Lucky for us! I think she deserves a GOLD star. Or maybe GOLD boots?I know this has been an EYEBROW RAISING experience..I'll see you at WAL MART

Christmas is coming

2009-12-24T11:25:00.001-08:00

Christmas is coming the goose is getting fat......

I've had diarrhea for two days flat..

The flu is the pits We all know this is true

Especially when your bum hole burns from too much poo.

Save ME SANTA..that's all I want for Christmas..I already have my two front teeth!

Thank Goodness

2009-12-20T22:30:00.000-08:00

Thank Goodness I didn't grow up in North Mesa.

I went to Tia Rosa's with a few friends on Friday Night and Whew!! We both got up and down looks by Four girls that walked by. I was like, "What do I have a booger hanging out of my nose?" What is your problem...Oh I know Your ugly and always will be. I might be a little chubby, but guess what? I can change that and you will be ugly for the rest of your life. Inside and out, snob.

I have no desire to be one of THOSE girls.
The excluding type.
The Snotty type.
The totally spoiled type.
I just spent eight hours on my make up and hair type so I could walk out the door.
I only shop at Nordie's type.
Because seriously..that's just dumb.
And guess what
I don' have to be any of those things to be
ME
Because I know who I am isn't defined by how I look on the outside
It is how you treat others
How you present yourself
and WHAT YOUR CAPABLE OF.

Know, I know plenty of girls that grew up over there and ended up just fine, but I will take Gilbert any day of the week. Thank you very much.

Sleep Problems???

2009-12-19T21:31:00.000-08:00

Do you . . .

feel irritable or sleepy during the day?
have difficulty staying awake when sitting still, watching television or reading?
fall asleep or feel very tired while driving?
have difficulty concentrating?
often get told by others that you look tired?Yeah, especially if I go out make-up less.
react slowly?
have emotional outbursts?
feel like taking a nap almost every day?
require caffeinated beverages to keep yourself going?Did you notice the GIANT two liter of DR. PEPPER in my last BLOG??!!??
Well, HELLO the answer to ALL of these questions is a resounding YES! Along with nightmares and night tremors. I though it was just the stress of being a Mom.

Oh, Wait...........
As I was reading it said that all of these problems can be caused by stress and anxiety, lack of exercise (that's not me) or weird sleep patterns(Night owl)
I guess I'll add sleep diary to my list of things to do, along with diapers, dishes, laundry, cleaning out the basement, organizing my room, the garage, getting the car washed, dinner, lunch and BREAKFAST, organizing the preschool room, helping the kids keep their rooms clean, oh and bathing everyone, including myself..YOU KNOW IT IS SAD WHEN TAKING A SHOWER, DOING YOUR HAIR, AND PUTTING ON MAKEUP becomes a CHORE.
Since apparently Keeping a DIARY is the answer to finding out all of your sleep problems. DOES ANYONE WITH SLEEP PROBLEMS REALLY HAVE TIME TO KEEP A SLEEP DIARY???
I have the solution!
How about a prescription for a VACATION ALONE, WITH A BOOK, A POOL, AND A HOT CABANA BOY TO BRING ME DIET COKES..(JUST TO LOOKY) OK!

SERIOUSLY...SLEEP DIARY? Give me the PHD, DR. I will tell you what you need!

Christmas Cookies

2009-12-17T16:52:00.001-08:00

I love making these sugar cookies.
They are fluffy and not too sweet sugar cookies so when you add the frosting..
YUM!

We had fun, I let my kids make a mess. I went to a friends house today and it was literally spotless. If you know me...well then you know my house is not spotless and a little too cluttery for my own liking.

OH WELL. I'll just eat another sugar cookie...Diet starts Monday!

Christmas Shopping's a Cinch!

2009-12-14T15:46:00.000-08:00

What I love about the Holiday's

Order of Events
1. Returned shirt to Dillard's that I bought for my brother Steve, I had bought him the shirt and then a few days later he walked into my house WEARING the SAME shirt I had just bought him. So I had to exchange that. Check

2. Find Ellie hiding in a rack, we all know what that means, She announces..
"Mom, I have a Poop."
No diaper.
No wipes.
I know, I can just put her in some panites and keep shopping! Voila!

3. To Gymboree to get panties when I decide I don't want to pay four dollars for one on sale pair of panties. Ellie watching Gymboree cartoons.I can't drag her away.

4. Still have five more presents to buy.

5. Over to Children's Place to get Aydan some pants, not on the Christmas list, but on the to-do list. And one package of panties. Check.

6. To the potty, improvise wipes, new panties on..check.

7. Tantrum about playing at the play place, let her play, have a nice conversation about schools with a lady that just moved here from Eugene, Oregon.

8. To the nail place for a gift certificate.. spoiled girl gets her toenails painted and then I get my eyebrows waxed. Thank heaven's because I was beginning to look like wolfman. Check.

So what is that two presents down??

9. To Buckle.... Ellie Hiding again when she says,....."Mom, I peed"..pee running down her leg..drop the items in my hands and run OUT of there INCOGNITO telling myself no one saw me and no one recognizes me.......with my daughter and a little trickle trail behind her.

10. I need a babysitter and some caffine. It took entirely too long to shop.

Gratitude

2009-11-29T12:58:00.001-08:00

The theme of chuch today was Gratitude. It got me thinking, am I greatful enough? Do show my appreciation for others enough? Do I let the people I love know? Here are a few things Io am greatful for:

Diors Top Ten:

*My husband and children

*My Family, Mom Dad Brothers and Sister

*The Gospel, maybe that should be number one

*The relation ship I have with my Father in Heaven

*Sunsets

*My healthy body and even my bum knee that reminds me how lucky I am that this is the only thing wrong with me!( and self inflicted from running)

*THe BIG FAT TURKEY, I am about to put in the oven, I am thankful for the blessing that my children and family have food to eat every day.

*My education, thanks again to the Scholarship of Paul Burt.

*Being Content with life, being happy

*My home sweet home

Gomez

2009-11-13T08:24:00.001-08:00

I have the best husband EVER!
We were the Addams Family for Halloween and HE was the BEST Gomez !
We won the ward costume competition, we didn't even know there was a competition!

Saturday's

2009-10-28T16:57:00.000-07:00

Basha's had a farmer's market on Saturday.

It was fun.Taking time to smell the roses.

Free Bounce Hou se, you couldn't ask for more!Ellie got her sample on! She found the corn on the cob and then the chips, pizza, fudgecicles,toffee, chips, artisan bread, and sports drinks...

A Great Fall Saturday!

2009-10-23T16:52:00.000-07:00

Today Ader Tot had a half day at school..hmmm how should I spend that short hour and a half, I thought? Well, what better than to enjoy the cool morning and take a walk up to the post office to mail some ebay things I had sold? Why drive when you can walk..right? I loaded Ellie in our trusty stroller.
Walked about a half a mile when the WHOLE handle broke right off.
OH WELL, I thought it is six years old.
So Ellie and I walked home, I trying very hard to steer the broken stroller with her in it.
I loaded my packages into my backpack and we hopped on the bike to enjoy a nice ride.

One thing happens when you decide to slow down...

LIFE IS ENJOYABLE, EVEN WHEN THE STROLLER BREAKS.

U2..ME TOO

2009-10-21T19:16:00.001-07:00

Rockin' The Red Lipstick and Mrs. T not to be confused with Mr. T chains. Ready for the U2 Concert and riding the Harley out there to University of Phoenix Stadium

There's just something about a man on a Harley.
Especially this one..isn't he cute!

The concert was Awesome!

I couldn't help but pick out the Celtic tribal drum beat that they repeatedly use in their music, you know I am an expert now since I went on the History of Irish Music Tour in Dublin.

Here are the musicians on the "Pub Crawl Tour" Matt and I were the only ones NOT drinking.
The musicians probably had five Guinness' each in the hour and a half tour.

Other Musicians that have this same Celtic beat that goes bum ba da dum dum are,
Enya, The Flogging Molly's and the Drop kick Murphy's
Maybe that is why so many people respond to U2's music is because the basic beats of their songs have been around for century's and maybe are ingrained in all of us over centuries of time through out ancestors....
OR
Like my Grandma said as we were leaving to go to Ireland..
"You know what my Mother always said," No, I said I don't
She said, "watch out for the bogs."
( My great grandmother was a Canadian Immigrant and traveled on a ship to Canada all by herself when she was a wee laddie.)
This is a bog man, if you fall in a bog which is worse than quicksand you will get stuck and preserved forever. You can still see his red hair!
U2 and Black Eyed Peas were great, Let's all go to the green Isle for a month and travel around. It is so beautiful! Me and my hot pink birk's in a Park in Dublin..don't you love the red door!!

Goin' to Panoka

2009-10-20T12:49:00.000-07:00

Let me explain...
My Grandma raised her children on a farm in Magrath Alberta, Canada.
She had seven children, and a farm with limited modern conveniences.. I mean we're talkin' outhouses and coal fire stoves here.
She had farm workers that she also had to feed daily, so between the laundry, cooking, cleaning, baking, sewing, children etc..
She would sometimes call out at her children
" I'm goin' to Panoka." or "You're sending me to Panoka"
(According to my Mom)

AND, this meant that she was going to the loony bin because Panoka was the closest mental health institution to their town.

With that said.....I almost went to Panoka on the way to take Aydan to school yesterday.
I won't bore you with the details of my usual morning routine..but let's just say it's busy.

As I was carrying armloads of stuff out to the car and the kids were trailing behind me, I walked into the garage and unloaded my stuff into the car when I hear........
"AAAHHH...AHHHH....AHHHHH a WOWM, A WOWM....my shoe..

WOWM = Worm in 2 year old speak

Aydan runs into the garage, wide eyed Mom It was an accident!
(yes, we've ALL heard this before)
Holding Ellie's favorite pair of princess flip flops with a slimy, skinny, black WOWM strewn across the front of her shoe..Ellie is having a FIT about the whole thing and carrying on about the "Dead WOWM on my SHOE!"
So I wipe the worm of onto the grass, reassure Ellie that it's all gone, help her get on her shoe and tell Aydan to get in the car.
I pick Ellie up and strap her in her car seat when I see....
The dogs jumped into the car after I had left the car door open and attended the worm drama.
Now this is NOT normal as our dogs do not usually want to ride in the car because they know that we are taking them to the groomer..not merely just going for a ride.
(You can't see very well but there are two of them one is just dark brown under Ellie's Feet ...and Princess shoe.
You can see the side of Aydan's face that he thinks this is pretty funny.. The dogs won't listen to me and get out of the car, so I decide to just take them with us because I am NOT about to get a tardy slip,and we are now running late.
We made it to school and as you can see Kinky here she is pretty content and siting in the front seat next to me, she is the Momma and Alpha..Queen #2

Kinky, being eclipsed by Coco, (Coco is Kinky's baby) See her cute new pink and green collar?

We get home and this one(Kinky) who is as smart as a whip, won't get out of the car. I opened my door and called her but she just looked at me like this in the picture. So I walked all the way around the car and went to open her door..as I did this, she jumped over the console in the front seat into MY chair. I opened the passenger door and she just gave me this same look. So I walked around to the other side of the car. (Coco who is dumb as a box of rocks has already jumped out of the car and is following me around.) And Kinky jumps back to the passenger seat..so now I finally realize that she doesn't want to get out of the car!! I had to go get Matt to help me get her out!

ONE WORD:
PANOKA

Things I am working on for a Boutique next week

2009-10-13T22:55:00.000-07:00

Sew Cute , head bands and tutu's with onsie's. What do you think is a fair price to charge I would be curious about my readers opinions???
Spider Pins/ hair clips....

hand sewn& pink tutu

Okay so what do you think??? Prices anyone??

TEE HEE HEE HEE

2009-10-13T22:29:00.000-07:00

I know I am a little lame two posts in one day!
But, this was the Halloween party we went to, where I dressed up like a witch,
and Read the story of poor old Mr. Brown,
Who left his body parts all over town..
(see Minnie mouse in the background ..not quite sure..)
HEE HEE HEE..Enjoy
I made my skirt and it is a truly couture hat/head band...isn't it cute.Eye see you?
Here is the story if you want to use it for a home evening..it is pretty fun! My cute friend Misti helping me out.

The Terrible Ghost Story

There was a man named Joshua Brown
Who disappeared one night from town.

His friends with fearful thoughts were filled.
Where is he now? Has he been killed?

The proof they had right from the start.
They were almost sure when the found a part.

A part of Brown,you've soon to know
What they found was his big toe ( Have kids feel a piece of carrot)

It was too bad he had to die,
What they found nest was his right eye? (grape)

Too bad he had to die so young

The next part found was Joshua's tongue.( a few slices of deli meat)

"Who done him in? The robbers band?"
They asked as they found Josh's hand ( wet glove filled with sand)

We must be sure: We must have proof!
Ah, Here's a clue! It's Josh's tooth. ( a wig or a small stone for tooth)

As they searched the fields and lanes,
They came upon the victim's veins. ( cold, cooked spaghetti)

They screamed, they showed their grief and pain,
What next they found was poor Josh's brain. (damp sponge)

They knew J. Brown was surely dead,
When they picked up his only head. (head of cabbage)

The ghosts will talk, the witches fly,
No one will speak. None saw him die.

Oh, who could be so cruelly mean,
And kill Josh Brown on Halloween!

White Bread

2009-10-13T08:29:00.001-07:00

Well this homemade bread is so good it has healing powers.
Aydan who has been really ill with the flu since Sunday..yes it's Tuesday temps up to 105.
I made this bread on Sunday while everyone was at church and Aydan was asleep.
He woke up to the delicious smell of homemade bread swirling through the house and announced,
"I'm all better Mom"

Here is the recipe it is easy and very good.
You can double this recipe for a large family, but I use the smaller because this bread is delicious and spongy and yummy but only at its best for a day.

I usually whip up a couple of loaves with my homemade Carraba's Minestrone Soup or Grandma's Corn Chowder and it is simply yummy, or as the case on Sunday, will make a can of soup taste decadent.

White Bread
(for Two large loaves)

3 1/2 C of lukewarm water
1 1/4 T Yeast ( I like the Red Star yeast in the big bag at Costco)
1 T Salt ( I like to use Sea Salt, I think it tastes better)
1/4 C Sugar
1/4 C Oil
1 Egg
7 1/2 C white flour

Mix in Bosch, (or in my case Kitchen Aid) 10 min, or by hand for 12-15 min.Let double and punch in place. In this picture I have already punched it once, It will have a large domed shape and Make sure to cover the bowl with a tea towel while rising.
Put in two greased loaf pans (2 Large)
Let rise again *Note about kitchen equipment, See the Black Heavy Loaf pan on the left? I much prefer this to glass. I have only purchased ONE and will slowly add more to my collection. You will see the difference in the crispness for the corners of the bread loaf, this may not matter much to you, but I like it. You can purchase these loaf pans at SHAR'S. I think they are simply the best.
Bake at 350 for 40 min.
Cool and Cut.
**Okay ,you can see what I mean about the loaves here. See the nice square loaf on the right? This was made with the heavy metal pan, the lazy looking loaf on the left was made by the glass!
Sorry Stacey, I think that I already gave you this recipe!!
But to everyone else, try it! It is no fail and actually VERY EASY to make.

Note about the recipe: I received this recipe from Sister Little in my Mom's ward when I got married. She makes this bread EVERY Sunday for their sacrament, so if you want a sample you can stop by her ward..haha

Enchante Bread Pudding

2009-10-11T17:29:00.000-07:00

I am calling this Encahnte Bread Pudding because when you meet someone new in France after you have met them you say,

"Enchante"
Roughly translated means enchanted or happy to meet your acquaintance.

So here we go:

The recipe is 2 boxes of (3 oz each) cook and serve vanilla pudding and pie filling
4 Cups of Whole Milk
4 Croissants (Chocolate or I used cream cheese filled)

1. Heat oven to 350 Degrees
2. Whisk pudding and Whole milk in a bowl until Incorporated ( about 2 min.)
3. Cut Croissants into 1 inch pieces and arrange in baking dish. Pour pudding mixture over croissants, pushing pieces into the liquid.
4. Bake 50 min, or until bubbly around the edges and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool 10 min. before serving, dust with confectioners sugar

***A note about kitchen equipment***
I love Kuhn Rikon Knives,( blue chef's knife pictured) they are simply the best and can be purchased at Sur La Table or I have bought a few at SHAR'S, I actually picked some up at Marshall's for dirt cheap so keep your eyes peeled.
I love IKEA cutting mats, so easy to clean, wash, and store.
I LOVE Le Crueset (Williams Sonoma) cookware the BEST! You can cook and serve in the very same piece!

I purchased my croissants at AJ's as I have not found a decent French Bakery anywhere in Gilbert!
Bon Appetite!

I Always Knew I Was a Princess

2009-10-10T16:06:00.000-07:00

That must be why I have mice!

Five of them to be exact.

Know, to train them to make me a gown for the ball??

Of Mice and Men

2009-10-09T14:38:00.000-07:00

Yep...

It's cooler weather,
so you know what that means for the Tidwell Household.

House Guests.

However, These House guests are more like

Invaders

And, the very thought of them makes me feel nauseated..REALLY.

Because..

THEY'RE BAAAAACK

And I have know found their Secret Lair...

This hole, has been chewed into the wall.

I take off the white cover and THIS IS WHAT I FIND. I HAVE BEEN VIOLATED.
Do you see the hole??
Do you see the dirt spot where they have climbed out..ughh.
I am not too proud to admit that I have MICE. AGAIN.
Like I don't have enough stuff to do, like laundry and dishes. I know get to clean up little brown poops under my DRYER that look like...
The little chocolate chips on COOKIE CRISP CEREAL, That is sitting in my cupboard right now and it makes me wonder.
Do they make the cereal like that so if mice get into they can hide the poops??
Why would you make a mouse poop cookie to eat?

Airport Guy

2009-10-08T12:30:00.001-07:00

okay.
First, I want you to notice several things.
See the Large ear to the right?
That was Matt who I MADE stand there so I could "act" like I was taking a picture of him, BUT I was REALLY taking a picture of the guy in the black shirt with stripes.
Why you ask?

I will tell you why.
While waiting in a really long line in the Dublin Airport this summer, I began to people watch, which has always been a favorite pass time of mine.
This guy took out his nice ear phones..see them in his ears??
Looked at the ear bud and then PROCEEDED to put it to his nose and...
SMELL THE EAR BUD.
I nearly died, I made Matt stand there (who we all know is a great sport and usually goes along with my weird requests...)
so I could take earwax guy's picture and post it on my BLOG.

Note to all of you out there?? Weird manners in public+Dior's camera= BLOG POST.

happy sniffing.

Stephanie and Christian Nielson

2009-10-07T16:10:00.001-07:00

I just watched Stephanie Nielson on Oprah. I was touched and I was proud.
Proud that she was a strong ,LDS woman, who was and is a fighter.
I went to High School with Christian, I ran Cross Country and he did too, I didn't know him...really.
Until Nie.
What I remember when I read her Blog is,
We all have SCARS.
Some of us wear them on the inside and some of us wear them on the outside.
We all have personal tragedy.
But, does that tragedy define us as a person or do we DEFINE IT?
It teaches me that our Father in Heaven puts people in place for us to survive and thrive through those tragedies even though they are unbearable, that we are never alone in this world.
And above all that He loves US.
He loves us as women so much that we can be mothers, sisters, neighbors and friends. We can be an example to the world like Stephanie and her lovely family.
We can be grateful for our beautiful lives and all the STUFF that is in it.
Good and Bad.
I am thankful.

2009-10-06T15:37:00.000-07:00

Hooray! Or maybe I should say HOOOOOray!
It's October! And it actually feels cool outside.
I just picked up my very own set of tooth wax...yes my dearies I am to become a witch for the Powell's kiddie Halloween Party. Pulling out Grannies old story of the poor man who was found in pieces..a carrot for a big toe and a cabbage for his head..what fun it will be to scare all the little ones.

I can remember for many October family home evening's my Grandma dressing up as a witch and taking all of us Grand kids upstairs to hear the "Halloween Story" as we shrieked with anxiety and delight, having to feel the various body parts that were actually fruits and veggies, it was so fun to let our imaginations run wild.

So stay tuned...for pic's of the infamous story

GET GOING!

2009-10-02T23:14:00.001-07:00

Sometimes it's hard to get up in the morning and sometimes it's even harder to get dressed!
My favorite picture of Ellie trying to dress herself one morning, a shirt, a skirt and a shirt, legs through the neck hole...at least she has the layering thing down.

Oh how I love this little girl..
We were running errands today and she kissed me on the lips and as I was putting her into her car seat she grabbed my head and then kissed me on the nose and said, I kiss your nose.
I love her. Because you know it is the little things like this that remind me I'm alive and happy.

So, I want to set up an Etsy store, (for my beautiful and painstakingly handmade things.) which I have started but can't figure out how to make it look cute AND pleasing to the eye so people will buy my things...

I wish I was better at the computer!!
And, I want to make my blog look cute but I don't know how to do that EITHER.
or add music.

CAN ANYONE HELP ME??
I need to get going on these things!!

Preggers are we?!!??

2009-09-24T21:27:00.000-07:00

Aydan asked me if I was pregnant.
I said do I have a fat tummy?
He said...oh, no mom.
You don't have a fat tummy...but when your pregnant I won't tell you have a fat tummy I'll just tell you you're pretty.
AWE.

Princess

2009-09-23T22:21:00.000-07:00

My sweet girl at Disneyland when we were there for the race. She saw Belle and had this sharp inhale and kissed her on the cheek. SO CUTE.

Let's Move to Paris

2009-09-20T16:52:00.000-07:00

I really think I am a Parisian at heart. I was born in the wrong country and after seeing Julie and Julia last night Matt and I left the theater with a sigh and VOWED that we would retire there...My favorite place on this planet.

It's the Pits

2009-09-12T23:14:00.000-07:00

If you want a happy, we baked cakes together today blog this post is not for you. If you want the hard truth then read on:

I went on a date with my husband and a couple of friends. We were sitting in the movies watching All About Steve, when the man in front of us every time he moved he had a HORRIBLE B.O. SMELL.

Well, my friend had so much congestion in her head and could only hear out of her left ear could even smell it. I mean every time the guy picked up his drink a waft of this horrendous odor would sneak our way.
SERIOUSLY DUDE. TAKE A SHOWER THIS IS THE UNITED STATES NOT EUROPE.
We were both pretty sure we were going to suffocate from air contamination.

(****You know we all have the occasional B.O. but if it permeates further than your pit area, or even; in this guys case, further than your personal space, its time to take action.)

So the guy raises his hands and rests both of them behind his head and the smell bashes us in the nose, and turns our stomach acid to sour curdling ache from the smell. My friend goes, "You have to put down your arms you STINK!" and I chime in YES, YOU DO! His wife has to tell him. (who by the way were sitting two seats away from him too....(here's your sign) then his daughter continues to give my friend and I DIRTY LOOKS through the rest of the movie. I just stared at her like what?? What is your problem are YOU OFFENDED???
BECAUSE MY WHOLE NERVOUS/NASAL SYSTEM is about to shut down girlie so turn around in your sixteen year old seat and mind your business. This is between us and your reeking haven't taken a shower in a month FATHER.

The END.

Chubby Checkers Can Run

2009-09-09T21:03:00.000-07:00

So four months ago I thought it would be a great idea to train for a half marathon. Remember it was June in ARIZONA.

But I was determined.

And I got up at four thirty on Saturday mornings and ran at ten o'clock at night during the week to get my runs in.

Well, I did it. Proving that chubby checkers like myself all over can run half marathons!

Here are some highlights:One complaint, If you are in a RACE, like a half marathon RACE why are you walking??? Like half of the people there. They get in the way and they are annoying!!!
One plus, loved the Disney characters throughout the race and the bands along the way so fun.

Time Finished: 2 hours 40 min. A little slow but I finished.

Dave Matthews Band and the Little Hippie

2009-08-25T12:45:00.000-07:00

So as I was running the other day a Dave Matthews song came over my ipod, and I again realized how much I LOVE this band not everybody does you know..but I do and here is a timeline I whipped up on my never ending run of DMB moments:
1994: One of my first actual CD's not tapes... Under the Table and Dreaming........listened to it while falling asleep, so soothing compared to Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots....
1994: Little Hippie emerges from hidden behind my heart, another side to my personality..the caged free spirit in all of us... Develop a little hippie crush on Dave Matthews and Adam Duritz (counting crows) never knew I liked the dirty thoughtful guy...
1994ish: Lunch squished in a JEEP truck and four smelly boys going to the sub place on Lindsey and Broadway..can't remember the name of it now..dressed in a short blue flowered dress and BIG BLACK BOOTS, (it is the nineties remember.) Little Hippie in me thinks, "can it get better than this.?"...Dave Matthews playing Ants Marching on the radio.....
1995-6 in the back seat of a car with friends "crash" comes onto the radio...a friend had to explain that one to me..a little naive,
~ My little hippie girl senses change is a comin'...life kicks in school takes over and she gets pushed back behind my heart in her box draped in MACRAME.
1997-1998- Finishing school, get married, clean the house to Dave Matthews on the radio.
LOTS OF DMB CD'S purchased...
The season of marriage is hard :2000 and on.
The space between , Where you're smiling high , Is where you'll find me if I get to go, The Space between, The bullets in our firefight, Is where I'll be hiding waiting for you, The rain that falls, Splash in your heart, Ran down the window into.... The Space Between, Our wicked lies, Is where we hope to keep safe from the pain. -DMB The Space Between
I think the free spirited little hippie girl is slowly being snuffed out.
2007: Ellie is born, get Matt DMB tickets for Father's Day
The season of my marriage is the dead of winter.
-Funny the way it is, if you think about it somebody's going hungry and someone else is eating out, Funny the way it is, Somebody's heart is broken, It becomes your favorite song.....DMB Funny The Way It Is.
2007: Go to The concert, ride the Harley out to Cricket Pavilion......Lawn seats, eating Mango Tootsie Pops, and bottles of water, no words or conversation in between us..strangers..but the smell in the air is SWEET, if you know what I mean. The music starts and here she is let out for a minute...My little hippie girl dancing to the music because no one around you is going to care and what do you have to lose..except everything.......somehow there is healing in the DMB concert and you can see a glimpse of the shell of what you had......what you were. It was a moment of clarity, but on the way home hippie girl is shoved back into her box with a stick of incense burning on the top............PS. NO DRUGS WERE TAKEN BY ME OR MATT.
The children grow, you grow up, you both grow up and the growing pains are HARD.
but you are healing and ...............-Wake up sleepy head I think the suns,
A little Brighter today,
SMILE and watch the ICICLES MELT away,
And see the waters Rising,
Summer's here to STAY and ALL those summer games will last forever
Go down to the shore Kick off your shoes
Dive in the empty Ocean.....
Ellie and I twirl around the house and the kitchen in our big skirts dancing to the silence of the music little hippie girl is here and it is SUMMER TIME in my marriage warm and comfortable.
Yesterday-Matt and I driving in the car, I can't remember where to when Dave comes on the radio and we look at each other and smile, "That concert was fun, we should go to another one." "Yeah, we should."

To Be Old or Not To Be Old That is The Question

2009-08-19T22:37:00.001-07:00

So a friend of mine recently told me that I wear OLD LADY SHOES. I can't actually contest this because I have and always will have a "mature" taste in foot wear. In fact this is my favorite pair of shoes and you can see that they are gold. In fact I probably have at least ten pairs of metallic shoes in my closet which is what probably prompted my friends opinion.

THIS GOT ME TO THINKING......................
What makes me old? Well here are a few things..
1. I want to cut my hair really short and curly, not really old lady curly but an updated short and curly.
2. I save all of my change.
3. My thighs, breasts, belly, bum and upper arms are the consistency of malt-o-meal cooked in the microwave with too little water.
4. My knees ache after a long run.
5. I have wrinkles, and green veins under my eyes.
6. The shadow of my left thigh waves hello to me with every step forward on a run.
7. I like the music they play on the stereo at Ross.
8. I remember KZZP.
9. I edit my child's teacher's newsletters when they come home.. I mean come on envelope is not spelled envlope..we have spell check now..use it.
10. I love to go to bed early.
AND SINCE MY BIRTHDAY IS IN TEN DAYS HERE ARE A FEW THINGS THAT MAKE ME YOUNG.
1. I hate to share.. when my drink is on the counter that does not mean that MATT or WILL can slurp half of it up because it is there. I don't like to share a lot of things.. this may be due to the fact that I was an only child until I was nine.
2.I secretly love YO GABBA GABBA3. I like to jump on the trampoline with my kids especially if its wet.
4. I like to go on bike rides.
5. I like playing at the playground and making a train on the slide with my kids.
6. I love sunsets.
7. I still have temper tantrums, extended family witnessed one last Sunday...yes. it's sad but true.
8. I love to take naps.
9. I love to sing really LOUD OPERA during the opening, rest and closing hymns at church, mimicking the lady in the ward that really THINKS she cans sing opera AND leaving my family cracking up.
10. Matt walking into a store to meet me yelling out LOUDLY, DIOAH...DIOAH...WHEH AWE YOU? Like he's handicapped and to that I say, "YES CHAWES, You CAN USE MY TOOFBWUSH CHAWES."
SO......To all of this I must be a seventy five year old with two year old tendencies when averaged out leaves me at THIRTY TWO, which is what I turn next Saturday soooo, I'm right where I should be and I am who I am, take it or leave it.

Goings On

2009-08-16T19:59:00.000-07:00

At the school ready to drop Aydan Off for his First Day of Kindergarten.

So a few funny things I have noticed lately.

First and most important the FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN! It was a smash hit and Aydan loves school...so far it has only been a week but here is my peanut all ready for his first day: Isn't he so cute!

Okay so a few funny things. My niece was over for a play date and she is going to come to my preschool. I asked her, "Are you all ready for school?" She said, Yes I have new clothes and twinkle toes (tennis shoes with crystals on the toes) now all I need is a bump it. .............."A what?" A bump it for your hair, have you seen those?? They have infomercials for them on TV and it is a plastic thing that gives you the 'BUMP" in the back..she's four. I laughed and laughed.

Next, thing that was funny. My sister in law.... I will not name names stopped by quickly to buy some hair bows for a baby shower she was going too. As she was walking out I noticed a little gold glinting on her bottom. I said wait, you have something on your bum. I pulled off this little gold sticker and it said..."SQUEEZE ME" hahahaha she goes "Oh great, on my bum!"

I am selling a lot of items on EBAY. It is some work but it has turned out to be a pretty good little profit..who knew? Selling my kids old clothes... I told Matt...Hey, did you even know that we had a cash cow just sitting in Ellie's closet?? He said no... I thought it was a money pit..ba dum bum.

So life is crazy and so fun. Mrs. T's Busy Bee's Preschool starts at the beg. of September. I am so excited. Matt has been working so hard on the preschool room and it is almost ready!!! I can't wait.. I will have to upload some pictures.

Side note: If you are in an heated argument with your husband in front of his family and you tell him to shut up because he is being a jerk..other family members need not get involved...especially when your husband tells you your hot because your mad and then someone pipes up if my husband said that to me I would be over there kissing him on the face. UMMMMM..........that just makes me more mad, I am NOT kissing him on the face and don't tell me what to do AND butt out. This makes no sense but it feels better to me to purge it.

Edinburgh to London-Day 3

2009-06-22T15:08:00.001-07:00

Our last morning in Scotland we got up Early and went for a four mile jog. The picture to the left was an example of our surroundings and it was nice and cool. (-Anyone interested in running the Disneyland half marathon with me?? Everyone I have signed up with has bailed! Well, that is why I had to run, keep up the training you know.)

This sideways picture us us in front of the Edinburgh House Hotel,(B&B) very old, very clean, no fuss, Not fancy at all. But perfect for us for the price.

Here is Matt eating breakfast at the Edinburgh House, I had cornflakes.

This little fellow is an ancient breed of Scottish cow. Isn't it cute? The bangs.We saw these on our drive from Edinburgh to London and lots of sheep as in the picture below, this is what the country side on our drive looked like. I had a hard time staying awake as the view was so relaxing and calm. Matt was on his own driving. I was out cold.

So, this was fun. On our drive of to the left of the freeway we spotted Captain Moroni, after a quick detour and it was Sunday so what a perfect thing to do we walked around the Manchester Temple. I had to go to the bathroom and church was just getting out. I had the camera around my neck and I was getting quite a few looks. I guess they were having a huge conference for Scotland, Britain and Ireland. President Uchdorf spoke and the new apostle. I told everyone I was from the Ensign. I thought I was pretty funny.

This is the side of the temple, notice it has a star the phases of the moon and ends in a sun..interesting.

The back of the temple surrounded by two ponds. We met a lovely group of YSA's. We were then off on our drive and one more stop the Bramhall Hall. Which was Matt's families ancestral house. His Dad's Mom, Norma Brimhall Tidwell came from this line. It was a treat. Except for lunch.

This is Bramhall Hall. They were very wealthy and in very good standing with the King and Queen of England. This house dates back to before time as you will see in some of the pictures.

Matt in front of some of the gardens of the estate.

This is the stable house and now a cafe. We decided to eat lunch there as we had good luck with the food at museums and such. There specialty was jacket potatoes. (baked potatoes) I ordered the bean and cheese potato. Thinking it would be like chili. NO. It was PORK and BEANS and cheese. AND, their pork and beans are gross. So I just drank my hot chocolate because I had such a fulfilling breakfast of cornflakes and watched Matt eat some yucky smelling curry, Indian potato.

This is the Bramhall seal when a Bramhall daughter married a Davenport and this shows their union. It was a union that created peace in the land and between the two families. The Bramhall seal is the Dragon. Notice the English rose, the symbol for England around the edge.

This is the church in the home. We were not supposed to take a picture, but we did.shh.

On the back of the church is painted the ten commandments which was required to be in all churches at the time.

The family bible.

This is soooo cool this is the original medieval door, notice it is behind wood panelling and then covered over by mud stucco. You can see the twigs held together by mud. Also, it is so little! I would have had to go in sideways and really duck!

Another picture of the door.

The family seal, it says long live the royal family or something in Latin.

Stained glass in the house, typical windows in the UK.

Matt's Dad's name is Gill. So he thought this street name was pretty funny as we were driving away from Bramhall hall.

Wood carving the cherub is holding the Bramhall family crest. It is outside of the house, under a window. It was raining like a torrential downpour! Our next stop is London..stay tuned.

Ireland to Scotland Day-2

2009-06-18T20:09:00.001-07:00

Yummy in my tummy. Irish Cheddar soda bread that was to die for and MY favorite meal there. We had it served with a thin not thick potato herb soup. You can usually never go wrong with soup. (Unless, your in Mexico..cow brains..nuff said.)

We left beautiful Ireland for Scotland, and I have to say that for this trip. Scotland charmed me from the get go!

Sorry, sideways picture. This is me and Matty in front of our first B&B. It was cheap, not fancy at all, immaculately clean, and the owners we so nice it was called Edinburgh (pronounced Edinbourough) House Hotel.

At the park

We ate a late lunch here. This was the workshop that the REAL person who Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was written about. He made cabinetry during the day and then would use his clients keys and steal from them at night! Delicious vegetable soup and Matt and I split a ham sandwich with a yummy piece of homemade shortbread on the way out!

OK my only complaint about Scotland was that is was FREEZING. Like winter in ARIZONA freezing I had to buy a little beanie, because you know I have finicky ears and I had been cleaning my right ear with a q-tip and poked my ear drum on accident, then the flight over to Scotland with the pressure made it hurt worse and I was afraid I might be getting an ear infection. THEN it was so cold my ear just stung I had to walk and cover it with my hand(nerd) So I bought a hat.

St. Margaret's Church the oldest building at the Edinburgh castle. This was built by her son in the 1000's and this is a stained glass picture if her. Not the one in the black jacket, the one in the blue..ha.

This is the darling little church! Someone got married in it that day and it caused quite a commotion. If I wasn't married in the temple this for me would be the next best place.

This is the wooden roof inside the building that all of the royal stuff takes place.

The end of one of the beams of the roof.

At the top of the castle. Just beyond the hills is the sea.

The Knights had a special burial spot for their dogs. It was really cute.

Here is the dog cemetery. they even have their own little headstones.

Sir Walter Scott's monument is the Gothic looking steeple, and beyond that is new town. Where the castle stands and the buildings around it are known as old town.

The Back of the castle.

The front of the castle..cold and rainy!

Ireland-Day 1

2009-06-16T07:22:00.000-07:00

Traveling Tip #3-make reservations
After dreamy idea's of B&B's in Ireland and all we had read about them, we just decided to play it by ear and stop somewhere to sleep along the way and close to the Shannon airport where we were going to catch a plane to Scotland. After 10 hours of driving and then two hours of searching for a B&B we finally found this HOTEL. We took a picture because we were so slap happy, giggling from exhaustion and then we had to move the beds together. Aren't those bedspreads circa 1989?

We searched unsuccessfully for about an hour in this grave yard for family names. This cemetery stopped being used in the 1940's, we didn't have time to go to the other cemetery still in use, St. Anne's or maybe it was St. Mary's..some St. I should have started at the other one first and did not realize that the state of this cemetery would literally be deserted..It seems creepy but it was actually very peaceful there.

The place of the OLD GRAVES, maintained by the Hertiage society that apparently meets every Tuesday to take care of the grounds. HMMM.

This is the home where my Great Grandmother was born. Notice it is for sale. It is in Carlow, Ireland. It is a busy and bustling little town. I talked to the people that live inside they were very nice and pointed me in the direction of the OLD cemetery where I was going to find family names.

#5 Brown Street, Carlow, Ireland.

I bet you can't find me! I know it is really hard you have to look closely to find my outline. This is my version of Irish camouflage.In my green jumpsuit.

This is one of the last remaining true European gardens. It is beautiful. It is so green. We had no sleep in 48 hours. We had mis-calculated our dates and so we had to drive for ten hours to the other side of Ireland to catch our connecting flight to Scotland the next day.

Matt trying to drive on the left side of the road was a little stressful. I kept squealing every time he got to close to a car on my side. I also kept reaching up, as if I had a steering wheel in front of me. Finally, I just fell asleep.

It was a busy, beautiful day in Ireland one Long driving day but we got to see the Irish landscape. So green. We decided that whoever helped in the creation of Ireland, that their favorite color was green. So, they created a country that was every shade of green you could possibly imagine! AMAZING.

Travel Tips from a Pro II

2009-06-13T18:33:00.001-07:00

Some of you may know that Matt and I just returned from a lovely trip to Ireland and the UK. It was fast and it was fun, not much sleep. But who needs sleep! When your in LONDON?!! So before I chronicle my trip, I would like to first give some sage advice about traveling abroad.

TIP #1 We had a layover in Philadelphia for a night. You know the much acclaimed Geno's Philadelphia Cheesesteak Sandwiches that are supposed to be mouth wateringly delicious?? Well, we walked to Geno's because we were too cheap to get a cab. And on the way there our mouths were watering with the thought of these sumptuous sandwiches. Probably a five mile walk no less. We get there, order our food and...YAK. The worst sandwich EVER with no taste. I couldn't even eat half and then on the five mile walk back to the train, to our hotel I felt like I had a BRICK that had settled in my stomach. I was not too happy because my intestines kind of tend to backfire on me when I travel and stop working properly. Basically, I become what we Tidwell's call POOP SHY. I knew I had a long flight in the morning and all I could think of was the brick they tried to pass off as food settled right there between my large and small intestine. JUST GREAT. So tip #1 Don't eat at Geno's you can get a better Philly Cheesesteak at the mall at the Steak Escape. Seriously I've tasted the little samples they hand out. Way better than walking five miles for a nasty brick.

Tip #2 Poop SHY

If your poop shy like me, don't forget to drink water and if your in a dire situation Senakot constipation tablet's work great!

Next: Public Beware all behaviours are up for discussion.

Teachers WORST NIGHTMARE

2009-05-29T13:35:00.001-07:00

As a teacher you always have this fear, you make any human mistake; such as a colleague of mine explained she was working at the school carnival helping push the "Human Hamster Roll" (you get inside and run like your in a hamster wheel.) When somehow the bottom of her shirt got caught on some kind of nail and proceeded to nearly get ripped off her body! When the headline flashes red before her eyes: Teacher Disrobes at School Carnival

Luckily, another male teacher was there and she grabbed onto her shirt with her dear life and he stood in front of the "Wheel" to stop it causing a pretty serious injury that he got workman's comp for!
Whenever I am with my children in public, I fear this headline..
TEACHER drags her four year old boy out of Target by the ear, or TEACHER flips off elderly man nearly causing a ten car pile up or TEACHER loses temper in line at old man in grocery store for cutting her and her two naughty toddlers who are screaming at the top of their lungs.

Really, there are many instances where because of my profession I am also supposed to be a Saint, however lets not forget the NATURAL MAN, and that I am only HUMAN..so I heard on the news last night a clip which had me rolling in a cackle on the bed. It went like this:

MEAN TEACHER RECORDED AND CAUGHT ON TAPE

The conversation was,
Teacher: Why did you do that?
Student: ?
Teacher: Is it because you don't like me?
Student: Yes
Teacher: Well, I don't like you either. (OH MY GOSH I LAUGHED AND LAUGHED)
Really?? This made the six o'clock news?? She's just sayin' what most of us are thinkin' about some of our students..and don't tell me you have never thought this about ANYBODY!! But, because she is a teacher she has to love everybody.

Well as for me I did love all of my students, I wouldn't have said that to any of them ever, but come on seriously the six o' clock news?? It was probably the end of the year and he was probably naughty all year long, she probably had no parent support and had HAD IT. sheesh.

That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.

Mother of All Garage Sales

2009-03-26T15:53:00.000-07:00

Come One Come All to the Agritopia Liquidation Sale!!!
or
GARAGE SALE!!

Eight Neighbors Tons of Stuff..
Couches, BABY, I can't name everything.

7Am in front of Dior's House, and Misty's House AND Grandma's house next door!

Diet

2009-03-20T15:01:00.000-07:00

I'm hungry.

The Life of a Teacher

2009-02-27T16:25:00.000-08:00

Come on People teach your kids some manners!

Seriously.

I am teaching school as you know, which I love, I adore it.
but..ALAS,
some things I do not love
LIKE

When a student recently said pointing to my leg, "WHATS THAT ON YOUR LEG."
to which I replied, 'A varicose vein."
"How did that happen?" "from having too many babies."
EEEEWWWWW..GROSSS!!!

THEN.
The next day.
I was informed that I was wearing too many colors. I was just happy to be there, dressed, clean and hair combed. you know basic hygiene. covered.

Today I am in the middle of playing a game with my class standing in front of the classroom when a girl walk up to me and says:
I don't want to play this game.
Everyone else is sitting in their seats. Everyone else is enjoying the game. I said why do you feel the need to walk up to me and tell me this, go sit down. This child first of all has been in my class all year..knows the rules, and is nearly 11.
She pouts and sits down.
Then at
the end of class she says, Do you want to know why I don't want to play this game??
I replied, no.
(feeling a bit snippy today)
She was flabbergasted and then proceeded to tell me the reason, it was too stressful.
I wanted to say..really? Try being a teacher.

Life's Good

2009-01-22T19:02:00.000-08:00

My Hockey Stud, Aydan at Hockey practice. He has improved so much! I am so proud of my little guy.

2009 Expectations/Resolutions

2009-01-07T19:39:00.000-08:00

I have but one goal this year.
That is to do one nice thing for my Husband each day.
I think I can do it.

Dumb Old Lady

2009-01-05T19:30:00.000-08:00

Okay. I admit it I am prejudiced.
Against SNOW BIRDS, and why is it may I ask you that I usually have my run ins with them at Costco? Could it be the dollar hot dogs with a free drink for lunch?
Probably Not.
Its probably the free samples. cheap o's.

Run in #1
Aydan and Ellie are in the shopping cart at Costco last year. Aydan is standing up in the back while we are waiting in line for the fifty cent piece of pizza. Or whatever, I couldn't of cared how much it cost as Ellie is pulling on my shirt and Aydan is "going to DIE of hunger" Because you KNOW I never feed him. While I am trying to not show all of Costco my bubbies because my daughter is hanging on my neckline. Not that there is much to see mind you since having two children and nursing they look more like a soft ball in a sock. yeah, its a great look. I am searching for enough CASH to pay for some lunch because you know the lunch counter does not take debit cards. When the old fart in front of me says, LOUDLY standing side ways glancing at me to his other old fart friend, " You know how many kids are brain damaged every year because their mother's don't buckle them in a seat and fall out of the cart. In fact I saw it happen just the other day it was horrible.

Buddy, you picked the WRONG day and the wrong woman as I thought if he said one more thing HE might be brain damaged.
THEN--- He looks at me and says, "mam maybe you should buckle your boy up." WHO at the time was sitting on a box of diapers in the cart.
I said, ARE YOU HIS MOTHER??? THAN MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS. He promptly turned around as I glared a HOLE the size of Texas into the back of his old wrinkly head.

YOU ALL KNOW WHAT A PAIN IN THE BUM IT IS TO TAKE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN TO COSTCO, OR ANY STORE FOR THAT MATTER!!! Why do people feel the need to tell me how to parent?? Okay I get it, I suck, at this point I just want to get a really chewy piece of cheese pizza down my kids throat and take a nap.

ORDEAL #2
In Line
Again TWO Toddlers in the cart.
This time not so patient Ellie screaming, Aydan is using the plastic thing you separate orders with as a sword..
OLD MAN wearing all Khaki, because they do you know.
cuts from the back of the line to the front
AND NOBODY SAYS A WORD!
except for me of course.
UM, Why are you in such a hurry to buy that twenty pack of gum, what are you going home to catch the ball game, just because you are old does not mean you get to cut to the front of the line, I am in a hurry too and I have two TODDLERS, but I am waiting my turn. If I could of I would have grabbed "aydan's sword" and whacked that old fart on the butt.

Incident #3
Today I am on lunch break.
Run to Costco because I want to get Ellie that cute Retro red kitchen for her B-day. I wanted to see if they had any left over from Christmas. I jump out of my car sans kids. I am looking in my wallet for my Costco card when I look up a OLD FART lady in her car almost hits me while I am walking.
THEN.
Drives past me shaking her old fart cotton top head.
Lucky for me her window is open and i inform her to
RELAX, you old lady don't you know pedestrians have the right of way?

AND for the record the ONLY OLD People I like are my Grandma and Grandpa and the Robinson's oh and "Grandma Helen" who lives next door.
The rest of the LAMO snow birds can GO HOME.

Ten Pounder.

2008-12-31T16:33:00.000-08:00

You know new love, it is so exciting and fresh and NOT BORING. Well I have a new old love. This new old love is the source and has been the source of my cravings for like..lets see three weeks now. I have been putting off and putting off and putting off this Dairy Queen HOT FUDGE SUNDAE craving for EVER!!!!!

I must also add that I have had ten pounds sneak up on me since August. Hence, why I won't let myself have the delicious hot fudge that just melts in your mouth. You don't even need the ice cream, but I don't think I could go into Dairy Queen and order on small bowl of HOT FUDGE please, although it is tempting and I may just have to try that! I am salivating jsut looking at the dumb picture, Maybe that's how I'll ring in the new year with a new old love...hot fudge sundae. YUM.

Enrolling Now!

2008-12-25T15:26:00.000-08:00

Mrs. T's Busy Bee's Preschool

To all my friends that read my blog I am starting an in home Pre-school next year. It is going to be a blast and I can't wait to do all of the fun things I have planned.

Here's the scoop.
Classes will be Tues., Wed. and Thursdays for two hours and fifteen minutes, I am planning from about 9:00-11:15. ( This is tentative due to Aydan starting Kindergarten and I am not totally sure of his start and finish times.)

Three days a week for 2 hours and 15 min.
It will be a very academic based Pre-school with a focus on social skills and Kindergarten readiness.

Let me know if you are interested I am planning on having ten students only.

$50.00 start up fee and $125.00 a month.

I have a degree in Elementary Education, love teaching and I love kids. If you are interested please give me a call.

THE FLU

2008-12-24T12:19:00.000-08:00

Oh NO!
Oh NO!
It's to the Toilet I go!
I've had the flu
not one or two
but four times this year.

Recovering again from the blasted FLU.
Me+THE FLU= GRUMPY.

Dumb Irony

2008-12-09T18:02:00.000-08:00

For Book Club we are reading a new book.
I bought this book Saturday Evening at Barnes and Noble. The new one at San Tan mall is pretty nice.
I read it Saturday night and Sunday afternoon.

Then it mysteriously disappeared.

The name of the book is:

Seriously.
LAME.
Looked for the dang book for three days even Matt has been looking.

Sweet Nothings

2008-12-06T19:38:00.001-08:00

This week at church we were headed out to the car when Aydan spotted his friend Tyson holding open the door. He walked up to him and said, "Hey dude, give me knuckles."
They give each other Knuckles.
Then Aydan walks a little ways down the sidewalk , turns around and says:
Pointing his finger at Tyson, "You're invited to my Birthday Party."

To which Tyson then says, Mom! I am invited to Aydan's birthday party.
Thinking to myself,(Aydan's birthday isn't until March.........)

Ellie on the other hand is learning to identify when she has POOPED her pants. And tells us so very insistently. "POOP" pointing at bum. We have sat on the potty and she just grunts like she's pooping, but doesn't really. She LOVES to get a wad of toilet paper and "wipe" then FLUSH the toilet.

I know this is a good step towards potty training and I can tell she is learning the concept.

Because the other night when I was in the kitchen making dinner she came out with a little wad of toilet paper and wiped Kinky's bum.

I was over at my friend Heather's house the other day and she has a little Tea Cup Yorkshire terrier named Mac. She also has a two year old little girl named Olivia.
I was rubbing under Mac's chin with my toe as he was laying on his back and enjoying the attention, when Olivia says,
"Youwa, rubbing my dogs weina." Well... That was the end of that.

Kids are seriously hilarious.

VICTOR for VICTORY!

2008-11-27T17:18:00.000-08:00

OK FOLKS.

VICTOR MOUSE TRAPS ARE THE WAY 2 GO!
One mouse down. Who knows how many more to go?
Matt said it was little like the size of a quarter. NASTY.

Can't watch Ratatouille for a while:(

Mouse Trap

2008-11-24T18:45:00.000-08:00

This is Kinky. She is our dog that I thought was going to die. Luckily she just had an infection and is doing okay, she has just lost seven pounds in the last few months and looks anorexic. The one thing Kinky is, is a love. The one thing she is not is a hunter. Right now I NEED A HUNTER.

Because.......... of the mice.
Which are making themselves mighty comfortable in my Laundry room..so nice. so warm.

These are not your average mice.
They are smart, conniving and unpredictable. Let me begin where I left off in my last blog.

Go to Betsy's, pickup kids.... remember after Father in law so kindly threw out the mouse.
We come home.
I drag everyone into the house, tired crabby.
walk into the laundry room.

Scratchy, scratchy...
shaky, shaky..rustle rustle

oh, h*** no I am thinking.

Aydan,"What's that?"
Peering around the other side of the WASHER. not dryer this time. TRAP NUMBER TWO.
WAIT! I say.
I look and big , black googly eyes, neck stretched peering at me from around the sticky trap.

FOR FREAKING REAL. TWO MICE LIKE IN THREE HOURS.
This is when I realize we might really have a problem. I'm Worn out. Seriously.

Ok, I think as aydan and ellie are curiously looking at the mouse.
Aydan, WE CAUGHT A MOUSE!
I like catching mice.
Ellie..just looking at the shaking white cardboard trap.
ME. I think ok. I am brave. I can handle a mouse. If I just put the kids to bed then I can deal with it.

Put Ellie to bed.

Come out to put Aydan to bed:

MY KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOUR.

I walk out and Aydan says: MOM! I am going to catch the mouse with these.( my cooking tongs) and pick up the mouse with my glove.

Who needs a husband when you have a tough guy like this around??(notice my mom in background..good ole' farm girl came over to help.)

OK I say you can help. but stand in the corner. We go into the laundry room. annndddd.........

The trap is gone.
GONE.
kind of anti climatic.

I climb on the washer and see the mouse has scooted himself behind the dryer.
Forget it, I think. Matt can deal with it when he gets home.

Matt gets home a few days later. Moves the washer and guess what?????????????????????... DO YOU SEE THE FUR?
Oh, Good at least we caught a cricket.

CAN YOU BELIEVE THE TENACITY OF THIS MOUSE?? He or it has also picked three yes folks three traps clean..sparkling clean as if I just pulled them out of the dishwasher.

LESSON LEARNED.
Don't buy traps at the Dollar store that say, "HECHO EN CHINA."

BOUGHT some new traps today.
I'll fill you in.

She cut off thier tales with a carving knife....

2008-11-23T20:16:00.000-08:00

THREE BLIND MICE, THREE BLIND MICE...see how they run, see how they run
into my house cause its cold outside
behind my washing machine they do hide
eating the peanut butter off the trap
THREE BLIND MICE...or MAYBE A HAREM OF THEM.

OH, yes mice my friends..its WAR!
Tuesday..Veteran's Day that is..I had the day off. I had lots of plans, play with my kids make cookies, get my hair done, run some errands..you know day off stuff.

THE DAY DID NOT GO AS PLANNED.

So I am at Jessica's getting my hair done with my kids running a muck which we all know is so enjoyable, while Matt is at the Doctor's office having his shoulder looked at.When he calls me and says, "I have some bad news." I said. "What."

I have to have surgery on my shoulder next Monday. ( I of course have already maxxed out my sick days with sick kids)
Ok. We'll figure it out.
and......there's more bas news but I'll tell you later.
TELL ME KNOW.
We'll the dog is sick and looks like she's dying and won't get up and..........we have mice.
Are you sure?
Yes, there is mouse poop in all of our CLEAN LAUNDRY.
WHAT???
NEW TUESDAY PLANS..because off course Matt is going out of town in a few hours and I have to drive him to the airport, I had also been promising my sister in law I would help her can her meat.
1. RE-wash all laundry on SANITARY ( 2 hours per load)
2. MOVE EVERYTHING out of the pantry.
3. BLEACH THE WHOLE ROOM
4. GET traps
5. Set traps
6. slight meltdown, involving crying over the dog and telling her I love her..Phone call to father in law asking him to come with me to the vet in case I have to put her down. BECAUSE OF COURSE HUSBAND IS OUT OF TOWN WHICH LEAVES THE MOM TO DO EVERYTHING.
7. KEEP washing laundry
8. Take Matt to airport,
9. Go to sister in laws, can meat
10. She keeps my kids..blessing #1
11. Father in law goes with me to the vet Blessing #2
12. Wait at vets for two hours.
13. They draw blood
14. Come home, to drop off dog and go pick up kids
15. PUTTTING LAUNDRY IN DRYER.

Hear a noise...shaky shaky shaky....sounds like rustling..shaky shaky..from the side of the washing machine. I look over and the TRAP IS MOVING. Mouse peers out at me, luckily FATHER IN LAW TO THE RESCUE, dumps trap and mouse in trash.

SO this is bad I am thinking.. We have already caught one MOUSE in like two hours.Mean while mice are having a party in my laundry room and I have to go pick up my kids..it is know eight o clock and I feel like crawling into a little ball in my bed.

However.........the fun has just begun.
See next blog for more of the the three blind mice or maybe thirty blind mice saga.

Food Supply

2008-11-09T10:29:00.000-08:00

Just a note:
Now is the time to stock up on basic food items.
I like using the grocerygame.com to help me with my coupons and sales at the grocery store closest to me. I usually find that Fry's has the best deals with the grocery game plan. It is easy to use and I end up saving half on my grocery bill each time I shop. Just a hint.

The Sky is Falling

2008-10-28T10:04:00.000-07:00

Okay the sky isn't really falling.
But it seems to me all the talk about the state of the world, the economy that were headed to a time that will be equal to the depression. Who to vote for President when to me there is definitely one candidate I will NOT be voting for but I am not to excited about the leftover choice. It is all overwhelming and tends to overtake my mind a times.

So I was jogging today.

My I Pod died. I think Heavenly Father does this to me on purpose so he can get his minute of think time in. This is twice in a row now.

So you know jogging with nothing to listen too and too much to think about I realized that this is actually Satan's Plan to get us to focus on the HUGE picture so we forget about our own little piece of the world at home. The place where our VOTE REALLY COUNTS, and our VOICE is really heard.(especially if we are yelling at the top of our lungs to NOT BE ROUGH WITH YOUR SISTER)..ok just kidding, I NEVER yell.:)ha ha.

I decided to control what I can control and be the best I can be, for me this means.
Taking the sacrament every week so I can have "HIS spirit to be with me"this will help in making those daily decisions with my family
Reading, rocking spending those moments connecting with my kids
Thinking of how I can serve my family and meet their needs and doing those things
Give Matt an unsuspecting shoulder rub, a tight squeeze, a compliment
Stocking up on Food storage supplies, YOU KNOW THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST TIMES TO DO THAT AS THE GROCERY STORES HAVE MEGA SALES ON BASICS FOR HOLIDAY BAKING. so stockpile a few things and watch the ads!
Continue paying my tithing.

When I put things in perspective during my run, I was at peace and knew the world will keep spinning, we'll get a new president, but I can only control what I can control and those are the most important things.

The Adventure Begins

2008-10-27T20:02:00.001-07:00

Our first trip to California Adventure.......................OH LOOK!.............It's Tinkerbell!!! I guess I pictured her to look a little different??At the bugs life area, it was so fun and Ellie could ride all of the rides except one!

Happy today.

Aydan is always happy..oops cleavage its soooo long. Remember when your cleavage would almost hit you in the chin...those were the days.

King Titans merry go round, our kids love merry go rounds

Next up, Aydan is christened a JEDI KNIGHT, oh yes youngling it is something to see.

Disney's Halloween Party

2008-10-26T11:32:00.000-07:00

Mickey's trick or treat party..probably the most fun I've had in a LONG time! Tickets were $29. They close down California Adventure and everyone gets to dress up in their costumes, go trick or treating, dance, see all the villains and then some of the rides are open. SOOOO FUN!

Where's CAPTAIN HOOK? OH, I'LL TELL YOU! When we walked up to get our picture taken we ran into our neighbor's the Powell's. Aydan and Collin are buddies. As we walked up to get our picture taken with the Peter Pan crew, HOOK, hooked Aydan's trick or treat bag and Aydan pulled back...RRRRRRRRIP, went Aydan's bag. Then ensued the altercation. AYDAN YELLED AT CAPTAIN HOOK, "YOU RIPPED MY BAG!!!" (Who yells at captain hook??) Aydan continues to chew him out about how he should be more careful. CRIES, WHINES...and captain hook the old scallywag shrinks into the corner.
Ellie not so sure about this guy.
Aydan and Collin got picked to dance in the Halloween parade. Collin is in the Buzz costume and Aydan is the red ranger.
So happy, So Fun! This is what Halloween should be. NOT SCARY, FUN, we even got to trick or treat and get real candy, apple slices and carrot sticks also raisins.
Collin and Aydan with the Bowler hat guy from Meet the Robinson's, the villains were out in full force as we saw Cruella walk by in a huff saying, "Oh, all these nasty little children..quite funny.
Ellie in a happy moment you can actually see her saying...SHHEEETTHSE. (cheese)

Tuckered out after along night of fun..is that not the cutest bum ever???

Ellie, Payton, Aydan and Collin sitting together for one second for a quick photo.
Mickey and Minnie were dressed in their costumes too!

The Queen of Hearts swooped in. It was the best! I highly recommend going we all had a blast and it was also fun to run into the Powell's! It was a BLAST!

Next up..........Our last day we were only going to go to California Adventure until lunch and then drive home..but it is soooo HARD to leave Disneyland and we ended up staying at California Adventure until lunch and then going to Disneyland until six pm. sigh..I want to go back.

Disneyland..Can I move into the castle???

2008-10-26T11:14:00.000-07:00

Okay so this might possibly be the best vacation we have ever been on. If you have read my blog than you saw that we first went to rocky Pointe. We then drove eight hours to Disneyland without telling our kids where we were going. Which Ellie woul dhav had no clue but AYdan would have driven us nuts asking if we were there yet.

Excitment is in the air. We took the bus from our hotel so we wouldn't have to worry about parking, also armed with a stroller full of snacks, water, drinks and pb&j for lunch. Aydan kept saying you tricked me, you tricked me as we had just told him where we were going he thought we were just staying in a hotle because the drive was so long.This is the famous ice cream that Ellie decided was hers, see previous blog for tantrum that ensued.Sleeping Beauty's carosel, so fun! Aydan, Ellie, and Matt.

Riding Dumbo..enjoyed by all, also enjoyed by all less than ten minute waits because it was a THURSDAY.

Day one ended at Disney, we went back to the hotel for a quick nap as we had tickets to Mickey's Halloween Party..SUCH A BLAST I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT! SEE next blog.
Ellie wasn't really into winnie.

MEHIKO..aka Mexico

2008-10-20T19:55:00.000-07:00

rocky pointe to be exact.

At the beautiful condo/resort my Mom rented and let us crash with her. Las Palomas, highly recomend it. It was just what we needed too. We basically, ate, worked out in the gym, went to the supermercado, thrifties,the beach , watched lots of movies, and the pool oh and slept...FAHBULOUS!Mi Bonita mama_________________________________}
It was so fun and the best. My sister Morgan is in the zebra swimsuit and I swear every male Mexican within proximity was hitting on her.

Ellie learned a few new words on the trip too.
"NO" AND "MINE"
A GREEN little birdie flew into our condo and landed on Ellie's head..SHE WAS NOT HAPPY..oh why didn't I have my camcorder?

Aydan informed us on the way home that there are all kinds of people, people like us and mexicans. Oh really I said? Yes, and Mexicans are brown people and don't brush their teeth because they are poor. Seriously where does he cook this stuff up?

I am glad all that time spent searching in the tide pools for sea life proved to be SOOO educational that what he remembers is that the Mexicans he met in Rocky Pointe have bad teeth (SEE FIRST EVER BLOG)

NEXT UP............eight hour drive to Disneyland in which we surprised our kids and didn't tell them where we were going. THANK GOODNESS for car DVD players seriously what did our parents do? OH YEAH, they layed the seats flat and let us bug the crap out of each other for eight hours.

Toddler vacation tips..from a pro

2008-10-19T20:41:00.000-07:00

Here is my SAGE advice for traveling with a toddler............Don't take them.Here we are at Thrifty's ice cream in Rocky Pointe, mad because she didn't get her own cone.This series of three pictures is at Disneyland..pissed because she didn't get her own ice cream.The perfect Ellie Costume....Tinkerbell and here she is again..pissed, no ice cream involved this time but I did learn something, give your kid their own darn ice cream cone.

More on our vacation to come, the beach in Rocky Pointe and our Disney adventure.

October Break

2008-10-09T19:00:00.000-07:00

October Break
October Break
Make no mistake
Were going to take
A Vaaaaaaaaacaaaaaaaation,
to rocky point we will go
mommy, daddy, aydan, ellie
HOORAY! HOORAY!
Teachers are happy
no kids for a week
except our own
WHAT a treat
OCTOBER BREAK, OCTOBER BREAK
hooray hooray hooray
Then to Disneyland for two days
Spoiled you say,
I say nay,
flight miles, flight miles.....pay.........
for the Disney stay
OH HOORAY!
Making salsa for mexican cokes and chips,
peanut butter and jelly, cookies, dips
puppy chow ( the crispix and peanut butter and chocolate kind)what a dream
no working out at alllllllllllllllll
OH HOORAY FOR OCTOBER BREAK!

Fashion Victim...ME???

2008-10-07T17:13:00.000-07:00

I have come to the realization recently that how I thought I would dress and how I actually do dress are not congruent.
Truly.
As I sit here in my camo cut off sweats no shoes and non matching shirt, I think maybe I should try a little harder.
When I was a little girl I saw myself dressed as two women:
Wearing the pink dress the animals made in Cinderella, you know the one with the turquoise necklace?
Also the woman on the movie "The Jerk" ( I think) who walks around in her lingerie all day and high heels.
I guess what I have come to is a nice compromise between them both....sweats.
I also see myself in beautiful dresses, with sashes in just the perfect color, orange in this case.
With perfectly coiffed hair and cascading curls.

I have been contemplating what the magazines advice in how to "Develop your own personal iconic style"But, I don't have the money for their ideas, nor do I like any of them.
I loooovvveee shoes, who doesn't? And a pretty heel with a bow across the toe always catches my attention.
So does Colin Firth and he was in Pride and Prejudice one of the best movies ever and also iconic personal style I would like to adopt.

So the realization I have come to here is I see myself as a rich, beautifully dressed princess.....if I see myself as that do I portray that to others??Probably not because princesses don't buy clothes at the thrift store. I see women at church and they all seem to be beautifully dressed, many unique and thin and beautiful.I often wonder am I still caught in the highs school rut? Or the GAP stage...you know all of us who loved it in the nineties???

Here is who I would really like to emulate, who's clothes are as beautiful as the person on the inside, not the pig nose on the outside and no I am not talking Miss Piggy here...
Penelope: Minus the pig nose and scarf to hide it. She is uniquely feminine in her dresses and bows, her cute Mary Jane's and tights.

SO what is a girl like me to do???How to become iconic?? Probably not going to happen, but today for work I pulled out a brown pair of tights and some cute Mary Jane's and strutted my stuff around the school halls...I guess as much as a teacher could in school halls? Maybe the lesson here is just to fell special everyday..wear that perfume, pull out those heels dress like the princess you are. I am going to, even on a Target budget.

Massage Therapy and Germans

2008-09-28T19:31:00.001-07:00

I go to a massage therapist, so does my best friend Heather. We go to the same one HE IS AMAZING! You go in feeling old, thirty and worn out and come out feeling twenty one, healthy and beautiful. Our therapists name is SERGI. And forget it I am not telling you where he works because then I won't be able to get in. Some things to know about SERGI.

He is very opinionated
He is from Spain, therefore very Euro minded
Very nice
A very thick accent
Will talk your ear off the WHOLE time, which usually would make me mad but with Sergi it is a little like a free therapy session.
Interesting views on politics, the world, America, and his favorite topic the Mormon religion, actually religion in general.
Learns new techniques he likes to try on Heather and I from you tube..seriously. Some are weird some are awesome.
When you leave he says good bye by beautiful sweetheart...... he knows how to earn a BIG TIP

Apparently he tells Heather I am like a delicate Lilly..........and then in the same session like a STRONG German woman. So I am thinking German kind of like Heid Klum right?Then I realize............................. it's probably more the HELGA type German woman:

In my next life I am requesting to come back as a little tiny Asian, or French woman.

SERIOUSLY, HELGA??

I'll tell you whats wrong with EDUCATION

2008-09-24T12:03:00.000-07:00

We all know I am pretty opinionated. I am going to give you my two sense about education. America apparently is falling behind other country's skills when it comes to science, medicine, etc. etc. etc. At least this is what we are told in the news. We are known for HOLLYWOOD. HOW SAD! I will tell you why we are falling behind in my own experience as a teacher. When I began my teaching career nearly a decade ago there was a more free thinking initiative. Children were allowed to explore, create, examine, and find out on their own. I have recently stepped back into the workplace or school halls to find education robotic like, boring. I feel like I'm in the 1984 novel. I teach the gifted children. I teach a section of gifted language arts. You WOULD think that these children would be given a little more elbow room to create. To think outside the box. This is not so. I am told I have to give the kids a writing prompt, we have to write about it for three days, follow a specific guideline. I don't like people telling me what to think, or better yet what, and how ,and when to teach. I am creative ,I am smart, and I am a fun teacher, I also teach what needs to be taught. How are we going to expect our children to think outside of the box in science, and math and language in the future if we keep telling them what to think, what to write about? It sounds like we are shoving them right into the box if you ask me and it is WRONG. I am disappointed with the direction education in Arizona has taken. I know I may have a romanticised ideal of what learning should look like, I also know that there is a happy medium and what is being taught is how to ACE a test, not how to think, not how to learn, not how to be creative. We can do better.

In response to Ode to Mom

2008-09-23T21:08:00.000-07:00

I did it. I broke down and hired a house cleaner to come this week. Now I REALLY know how Snow White and Cinderella do it....its magic. ( Truly when you come home and your WHOLE house is clean top to bottom AT ONCE!!! THAT IS TRULY MAGICAL!)

Ode to the Working Mom

2008-09-20T14:21:00.000-07:00

Sung to its a small world after all:

There are dishes in the sink, they are making quite a stink,
Laundry up to my eyeballs, I am overwhelmed.
Aydan yelling wipe my bum, Ellie crying won't calm down
Soap scum all over the tub, Floors in need of a scrub
Grading papers, making dinner, hurry up bath time is near
I'm worn out, I need a break too tired to think
Husband needy, children too, Leave me a lone so I can poo
GIVE ME JUST A MINUTE! Principal needs paperwork
Parents calling one's a jerk, Afterschool meeting hurry up
What did I get into? I am overwhelmed!

True Feelings By,
Dior Tidwell

Unbirthday Party

2008-09-13T11:30:00.001-07:00

I don't know about you but occasionally (especially when I am PMSing) I get the URGE to bake a yummy cake. This was the case last Sunday. I found the perfect recipe, butter cake with fluffy chocolate frosting, as I had bought some delicious chocolate cocoa powder from France I had been wanting to use for the frosting.

I had just bought some strawberries and thought that, that would be quite delicious. As I was digging around in the cupboard I noticed some left over birthday candles floating around in my spice cabinet just dying to be used. And Voila the birth of THE UN-BIRTHDAY PARTY. I highly suggest you have an un birthday party too, because fun was had by all. However, MORE IMPORTANTLY it kept Aydan busy for a WHOLE Sunday morning as he was busy creating the Birthday hats.
( they are darling as you can see)

OK..I don't mean to toot my own horn but it is a birthday party...for who you say??? I don't know but the Cake looks and was scrumdiddlyumtious.

I had some shoes I for Aydan that I bought for school, you guessed it we wrapped those up, and Ellie received a necklace (which came for free in the little orphan ANNIE video...she's one she doesn't know.) I also had recently bought a couple toys for Christmas but decided in the heat
of the moment to wrap those up. A power ranger for Aydan, and a peanut butter and jelly food set for Ellie. Don't worry they each cost me three dollars. The kids were THRILLED though. NOTE: The best thing about an UN-birthday party???? Notice the lone orange balloon...you get to clean out your cupboards and drawers for decorations!!! We played pin the nose on the clown, not a professionally made game as I made it in about five minutes. The kids thought it was awesome though.
Even Matt helped, making hats...being a good sport...

Please don't confuse us with the KKK with those white pointy hats....remember they were made by a four year old. Oh, and a thirty two year old as you can see Matt attaching a ribbons to the hats.. Look at Aydan's Happy little face as Matt is putting the hat on his head. We also had a delicious dinner as I had been shirking my culinary responsibilities since working full-time. My family was getting tired of cheese crisps and hot dogs. It was a great, fun Sunday afternoon celebrating our family and love for each other. I highly suggest having an UN-BIRTHDAY PARTY at your house soon!

I year-booked Matt too!

2008-09-09T21:32:00.001-07:00

Go Yearbook yourself

2008-09-09T21:20:00.001-07:00

I think this one may be the best one for me ....you know with the Flower and all...oh wait there's more:

This is so fun its addictave:

ASU GAME DAY

2008-09-07T20:51:00.000-07:00

This guy had the BIGGEST SNUGGIE EVER! I had to take a picture. In case you can't tell it's they guy with the HUGE ponytail. SERIOUSLY That crack is like halfway up his back.

I'll explain, this is what we call "RICE NOODLE" you know when you go to the bathroom and wipe a little to hard with the tissue? Next time your in the shower washing and find a little toilet paper rice noodle?? We are pretty sure this guy had one on his back. How did it get up there?

SOO RICE NOODLE.

Speaking of rice noodles, not the potty kind. Here we are at PF Chang's before the game. Yumm

FEAR THE FORK, or chopsticks in our case.

Matt and I at the game, see Matt is totally into me can't you tell by his eyes?
Between Heather acting "slow" getting diet cokes (Heather," I love gummy bears, especailly when they get all hot and gummy, oh....this is a pretty cup") at the concession stand and me pretending to be her guardian. Dior,"Just ignore her she's a little S-L-O-W." Heather, "Mom says your not supposed to call me slow." Dior, "She doesn't understand anything we are saying. Heather, (actually crying) "You're making me cry, mom said your not supposed to say I'm slow." Okay we were LAUGHING our heads off.
You can always count on us to pretend we are impaired together. Like in Rocky Point when we pretended we were deaf so we didn't have to talk to the little guys selling stuff on the beach.
AWESOME.

Heather and Will..GO DEVILS!

2008-09-07T20:37:00.001-07:00

So many of you know that I started working again full time this year. This is my Ellie on such a morning as I was getting us all ready to go. Love the spoon in the hair........isn't she a dolly.

I have decided that I need to do a few things to make my life easier. Here is one such things that my family loves. bountiful baskets.org . You can order a whole laundry basket full of fruit and vegetables FOR CHEAP. Plus artisan bread and sandwich yummy homade bread from Alpine Valley. It is so healthy and yummy. You bring your own basket at a pickup place of your choosing and there are tons, there are like five places within mile of my house that I could choose as a pick up point. It only cost us $21 for a whole basket of fruits and veggies and three loaves of bread. SERIOUSLY, I just spent like fifty dollars at Basha's for two apples and a bag of salad. Check them out,they supply sprouts with their fruits and veggies and also many restaurants around town.

First day of Preschool

2008-09-07T20:16:00.000-07:00

Here is my handsome boy all ready for school. Ellie is excited for Aydan to start pre-school. He is so happy to go. He is also pretty happy about his Transformers backpack. That we bought because we couldn't find his old backpack ANYWHERE. We looked all over the house, in his room, the toy room, under everything.

Well, I found it this weekend when I was cleaning(of course). Hanging on the backpack hooks where it is supposed to be. So basically we looked everywhere except where it was supposed to be. Yeah I know.

31 Favorite Things for 31 years

2008-09-04T20:09:00.000-07:00

Okay, so it just goes without saying that of course I love my children, my husband and my family in general. These are the little things that make me happy.

Dr. Pepper, Quite possibly the nectar of the gods.
Movies, any kind really...except scary one's
teaching
growing things, yet not tending them..haven't perfected that yet.
sleep
my BED...bought it at Pruitt's, it's the BEST!
a clean house
cooking
having parties, friends over
the sun, the song..she's only happy in the sun was written about me:)
Paris
travel
magazines
reading books
shopping on main street
my weekly lunch date with matt...i feel like such a grown up
shoes, especially really pretty uncomfortable ones
Ellie's gruch look that Matt can imitate PERFECTLY..i crack up every time
playing games
the BEACH
collecting shells
going on walks, bike rides
cooking
baking bread
colbie callet, jack johnson, michael jackson, jewel, depeche mode,U2,pearl jam, ben harper
pedicures
back rubs
make-up
book club
Forever 21, I can fianally afford to look cute
BARGAINS

Sunday Bike Ride

2008-08-31T21:45:00.000-07:00

The Fam, My new birfday bike.

Aren't Sunday's the BEST?? Here we are Cruisin'
YES, That is Ellie on Matt's longboard and Aydan speeding along up ahead.

Why Sunday's are the best:
You get to sleep in(if your kids let you, which mine did today..yes...11am. And yes you should all be jealous.
Fun bike rides together
See friends at church
play games at Grandma and Grandpa Burts house
visit both Grandma's and Grandpa's
I usually make a yummy breakfast, french toast, pancakes..etc
THE MUCH NEEDED RESTFUL DAY, I wish everyday could be as slow paced as Sunday!

31

2008-08-31T21:37:00.000-07:00

So I just turned 31 and my cute family bought me a pink Beach Cruiser for my BIRFDAY.
I LOOOOVE ITTT!!!

We also went to Capital Grille for dinner..yum, yum, with our friends the Thieabold's. I am pretty sure I just spelled their last name wrong.

My mom and dad gave me the sandal's I am wearing in the picture and some $$$, so did Matt's mom and dad..$$$ and it was so fun because I already spent it all!
Plus lots of nice things from friends and family, even a loaf of hot homeade wheat bread.

I think this BIRTHDAY WAS THE BEST ONE SO FAR!

Sparkly, Carmello, Selma Hayek

2008-08-27T20:27:00.000-07:00

So over the weekend I kept looking at Matt...very awkwardly as he had glitter.... Like ALL OVER his ear, face...I was like are you getting into my make-up? But he wasn't. We realized however that the new olay soap I had just purchased had skin "ILLUMINATORS"-translation: Glitter
Apparently, it is supposed to make your skin look younger?? UMMM are we going for the five year old just got into some sparkly lotion from bath and bodyworks look or what????

MATT SWITCHED SOAP. I DIDN'T I NEED ALL THE HELP I CAN GET TO LOOK YOUNGER:)
I was recently watching TV when I heard the best thing ever! Selma Hayek was shopping and the paparazzi were hot on her tail when one of them called out...."Hey, Selma how'd you lose the baby weight?"

SELMA: I had the baby.

I thought that is AWESOME!
My last very important thought of the day..............................

You know when you've had a crappy day, a LLLLOOOOONNNNGGGGG crappy day and you just need something to make you feel better?
Well, why not turn to a Carmello bar. Possibly the best candy bar one could buy in AMERICA. Since, in my opinion American chocolate is waxy and disgusting and not worth the calorie consumption....MMMMMMMM, Carmello.
Kind of reminds me when I was a school girl, doing the Orchestra fundraiser in seventh grade selling candy bars for a dollar. Does anyone remember that fundraiser?? I do because I ate every damn Carmello bar in the box and had to pay like twenty dollars out of my own pocket.
An important note to all Carmello lovers out there. It is made by the Cadbury choclitiere company. Cadbury is widely known in America for its Easter delicacies. It is an English brand of chocolate and has a wide variety of candy bars one could purchase at COST PLUS WORLD MARKET. The snow FLAKE is also a favorite of mine... ENJOY!

IT BUGS

2008-08-22T23:23:00.000-07:00

I am spouting off THINGS THAT BUG.

I am a teacher, so don't call me at home, when I have strep throat, probably from your kid by the way, to talk about school.
WHEN I AM AT HOME, I'm at home and home is my #1 priority not your weird OCD problem you want to talk about.
BASICALLY LEAVE ME ALONE AFTER HOURS
NOTE TO FRIENDS, DON'T HUNT DOWN YOUR CHILD'S TEACHERS NUMBER AFTER SCHOOL HOURS
it's annoying!
You don't call your banker after five and say, HEY I NEED MONEY.
I HATE STREP THROAT
OLD PEOPLE THAT CUT ME IN LINE BECAUSE THEY ARE OLD
HELLO, I HAVE TWO TODDLERS, CAN'T YOU SEE I NEED TO GET OUT OF THIS DANG STORE FASTER THAN YOU?
FEELING LIKE I JUST MIGHT HAVE PANCREATIC CANCER BECAUSE MY STOMACH HURTS......OR MAYBE THAT'S FROM LATE NIGHT CALLS FROM PARENTS?
OR POSSIBLY THE FIVE MILLION MEDICATIONS I'M ON FOR STREP
I ALSO HATE GETTING THE MAIL
HAVING A DIRTY HOUSE
DOGS THAT SHED
ZITS
LAUNDRY OR MAYBE DISHES BECAUSE THEY NEVER FREAKIN END!
CONFRONTING PEOPLE
MY SON ASKING FIVE MILLION TIMES IN A ROW IF COLLIN CAN COME OVER
AND FEELING TIRED EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T GET OUT OF BED TILL TWO THIRTY TODAY BECAUSE OF BEING SICK

I FEEL BETTER.

Mother

2008-08-17T19:22:00.000-07:00

So I started work this week, actually I began testing kids this week to see if they would be able to qualify for the gifted program. I had been testing first graders....ok they are so cute. It is supposed to be totally quiet during the test and the question was something like.."what is a flock?, mark the correct answer." There were several pictures of groups of animals and this little boy thinking aloud says, What is a flock?? this little girl pipes up "BIRDS"...I couldn't help but giggle.

Ok so more about the first graders, I had finished testing another group of first graders and was walking them back to their classes. There was an adorable little boy from Africa. I had dropped everyone else off and as he was running back to his classroom I said, "goodbye sweetheart good work today." He ran happily off to his class and as I turned around there was another little first grader in the hall and he said..."Are you his MOTHER?" UMMMMMM????? I thought isn't that pretty obvious?? I just said no, with a smile of course...

I was informed today at church that one of Aydan's babysitters was watching Isn't That Raven with him and Aydan said, Look Mackenzie she's dark like you. (Excpet Mackenzie is Asian) I guess we are going to have to have a little talk about that.....dear oh dear.

HAIR CLUB FOR..............??????????????

2008-08-03T22:17:00.000-07:00

Here is the newest info from the mouth of babes.......
So Aydan is totally into SHARK week on the Discovery channel. As he was watching the other day a commercial came on for HAIR CLUB FOR MEN. Matt was at the table I think eating lunch when he notices Aydan watching the commercial quite intently. He then looks at Matt and said,

YOU should do that Dad...
Matt says what??
You know...... that., and points to the hair club for men commercial.
( can you just see Matt with the puzzled look on his face, as he has a full head of hair)
Matt says, WHY???
Aydan says, To fill in the corners.

haaa haaa haa haa.. oh I had a GREAT laugh over that one I hope you did too. kids.