Sean's sister Shelly asked us for a family picture for Mothers Day (for a scrapbook she is doing) and since we don't have one with Jayson in it we did it ourselves. We set up the trusty tripod, threatened the kids to smile and WHAALAA-- here it is! I can't wait to get real family pictures. We need some in a bad way!

yesterday we were invited to the HIDEOUT for some fabulous Hawaiian Haystacks *seriously these were the best I've ever tasted!* I'll have to get Kris to blog her recipe for the sauce, it was divine. Sean has now dubbed her the "Hawaiian haystack QUEEN." my kids even ate seconds, and so did their MOM. Thanks again for a wonderful evening. You guys are awesome!

Tonight I hosted a Scentsy party. It was fun and I love the girl that is the consultant, but those things always stress me out. They do make me get projects done however. Here is part of my decor I finished on my green wall. What do you think?

Sean is almost done with school. HOORAY! tonight he had his last class and Friday his business plan has to be turned in. It will be so nice to have him not have a million things going on anymore. I can't wait!

Poor Tayler started feeling a bit under the weather last night, and it has continued throughout the day today. I hope she starts feeling better soon.

Happy birthday and Congratulations

These 2 sweet gals had birthdays this last week!

Happy Birthday Mom!


& Happy 4th Birthday Lyssa!


hope you both celebrated your HEARTS out. Loves to both of you!

Also, my cute brother, Jared graduated on Saturday! He has had a long road and seems like he has been in school forever (wink), but now he is finished! 3 cheers for you buddy! Way to go! We are so proud of you and wish that we could have been there with you. You are awesome.

projects

This is what consumed my time last week and left me feeling SUPER tired, but so happy that it's done... (and I do love how it turned out)

Red wall before

*i loved my red wall, HOWEVER, i did it red suede and later learned that you should never do "suede painting" in a high traffic area. GOOD TO KNOW! from about 3 feet down it was so scratched and looked awful, so I had to fix it.

wallpaper before (don't mind the yummy dipped strawberries!)



wallpaper- gone




Red wall-- sanded and ready to be primed



Primer- applied


AHHH.. finished!
*Now I have to get my decorations up and I will take a finished picture. I think it actually makes my
kitchen look bigger. I love changing things up.

I did every thing all by myself. Next project, I am off to do the wall in my family room brown suede.

Wish me luck!!

9 months old

I think the time has flown by since we added numero 3 to our family 9 months ago! He has been such a joy to have around! We all love him so much & think he's a keeper!

he's on the move.. good luck keeping up.

he has learned to shake his head from side to side when he hears "no-no"
(which he hears a lot these days since he loves to get into everything) I tried to upload a video of that, but it isn't working. I'll keep trying.

love him!

she made it..

Yesterday was a fabulous day, it was a nice, sunny day (except for the wind), but nice nonetheless.

We started out with Tay's soccer game at 10, and then the long awaited day to go to Lagoon had come. Last year we didn't get season passes again since I was pregnant, so we promised Tay that this year we could. She was so excited she could hardly contain herself.

After the soccer game **where she scored a beautiful goal** we came home, changed and headed out. Now the magic number for the "big kid rides" is 46 inches and our Tay is just shy of it. That morning she and Sean headed out to see if they could find any BIG sole shoes to give her that extra boost, but none were found so we crossed our fingers anyway and tried to tell her that she may still not be tall enough.

When we arrived we saw the measuring stick and stood her up against it only to find out that she was quite a bit off the magic mark.

Well the first stop was the Rickety White Roller Coaster and we thought, well lets give it a try and sure enough she got through. Standing there waiting in line I almost teared up because she was so excited and had a grin from ear to ear. How fun to experience her first big kid ride with her.


She LOVED it. Not one bit scared. I was so proud of her.

I remember talking to Sean about how fun it would be when she could ride the fun rides with us several years ago, and the days have arrived!

I took Jayson and Rylee on the train and Sean took her on the Spider. Again she made it past and loved every minute of it (I'm not sure the 16 year old kid even noticed that she may not be tall enough). Phew! So of course, while he was standing guard we rode it 3 times.

Then came the Colossus. Oh boy, the grand daddy ride. The guy at the booth looked like someone who would be a bit more strict and measure several times, but once again, BINGO, through she went.

We had a great day and it was so empty we just walked on to every ride. It wasn't too hot, yet all my little people had sun-kissed faces when we got home. They were all exhausted and didn't even make it home before they were out! AHHH, the joys of summer days are upon us.

I wish I would have taken some pictures, but I didn't!

When we got home we made homemade pizzas. Sean has found his perfect crust and sauce recipe. It was sooo tasty. Watch out Papa Johns -- here comes Papa Sean!! Then we chilled downstairs and watched the Jazz game. It was so fun to finally have a day to be together as a family, with no interruptions!

Church was great today. Afterwards we went to our friends, the Carlson's, to play some games. Now the kids are all tucked in their beds- snoring simultaneously!

Tomorrow is work. Blah! But then we get to chill when the Hansens come out of their Hideout, and watch the Jazz game and eat dinner together. Can't wait for that. We love to hang out with them.

I think I'll call it a night to and go and join in the snore-A-thon!

p.s. congratulations to my friend Carolyn & Matt on their newest arrival, Owen! We love you guys!

And to the Moore's who finally arrived home Friday night with their new little bundle of joy! What a relief. I hope you guys had a wonderful weekend and that he is still doing well. Love you!

true color.. so they say

What's Your True Color?

My Result: Yellow

You're yellow, the color of joy and energy — two things you definitely bring to everyone around you. It's hard for anyone to be sad or lonely in your presence; your sunny disposition and cheery outlook just won't allow it. The warmth of your personality shines through in the kindness you show friends and family (and strangers, too). Always ready with a lighthearted joke or heartfelt compliment, you know how to make people feel good about themselves, so they can't get enough of you. Yellow is a warm and inviting color for a warm and inviting person — you!

What are you?
http://web.tickle.com/jumpto?test=colorogt&c=50652

i'm not so sure??

life is good

"Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference."
-- Winston Churchill

So my attitude hasn't been the best lately, but I am making the change. I know how I act affects my family so much. I was thinking the other day about how sad I truly will be when my kids are grown & gone. When these days have come & gone. There are days I wish would go a little faster :), but I wouldn't trade places with anyone. Last night after we cleaned up we played dodge ball. It was fun and we were all laughing so hard. Rylee and Tayler thought it was the greatest thing ever. Tayler was not too shubby either! Honey, you missed out!

anyway, there is so much to be grateful for in my life and here

are 3 of the biggest one's:

***********************
Tayler:

she has to be the sweetest little girl i know
she is selfless
she is tender hearted and tears up if someone else is sad or hurting
she always looks out for her brother & sister and is NEVER jealous
she loves all the princesses
she loves school
she is such a smarty pants
she loves to play soccer & dance
she loves to be together as a family
she loves to help me do chores (bonus!)
she rarely complains when I ask her to do something
she loves to wear pretty dresses

Rylee:

she loves to cuddle
she loves to dress up
she loves her older sister so much & plays with her all day
she has a little naughty side to her, but for the most part is sweet & obedient
she loves to watch movies and eat popcorn
she loves when friends come over to play
she loves to sing songs
she loves to rock her babies to sleep
she loves to have her hair done
she has to have her pink blanket to sleep with

Jayson:

he has to be the happiest kid I know
he never is grumpy or fusses (unless he is really, really tired)
he loves his new found freedom to explore
he always flaps his arms and laughs
he loves to be thrown in the air or turned upside down
he loves his blue blanket
he loves to be tickled
he always has a smile
he loves to play with his other "2" mom's
he is all boy

okay, how lucky am i?? seriously!!

change in plans

no trip to boise this weekend. i am sad, but jen and her family need
time to get that little baby home and have some time together to breathe and veg. he is such a sweet little guy and our prayers and thoughts are still with them. stay strong little Eli!

so now what? do i finish my projects that so desperately need to be done? do i clean and do laundry?

i think i need an outing. we are going to get lagoon passes this year so maybe (weather permitting, of course) we will try that out Saturday. i'm excited to see all the rides that tayler can go on this year. i need to measure her and she how tall she is.

monday after a LONG day of work we went to the park. Sean met us there and brought McDonald's for the girls since he and I were fasting. they ate and then we came home for bedtime! they were out in 2 minutes flat. love that!

i have been in a funk lately. sean is sooooo busy it's not even humanly possible to keep up. i am trying to be supportive and not need any attention, but i am failing miserably. any suggestions?

yesterday we had a blizzard. today seems a little better and tomorrow and friday should be complete with some much needed sunshine.

He's here

My sister JEN had her little baby today.

His name is Eli Southern M* (i'm guessing on the spelling of the first name).

He was 6 lbs. 14 oz. I can't wait to meet him!!!
Good thing I am going on Thursday. YAHOO!

I can't wait to see pictures.

Love you M* Family! Congratulations!!!

Guess who has a blog..

Check it out here

Nice work babe! (Please leave him a comment, it will make him feel so good!)

ABC's about me

A- Attached or single: Attached
B- Best Friend: of course my babe, along with a lot of other fabulous people!
C- Cake or Pie: Cake (molten chocolate to be exact)
D- Day of Choice: Friday
E- Essential Item: lotion, eyebrow teasers (in terms of--if i was on survivor i would totally need these two things)
F- Favorite Color: i'm not sure i have a favorite color, but i do like green.
G- Gummy Bears or Worms: Bears

H- Hometown: home of the white buffaloes! Stansbury Park, Utah
I- Indulgence(s): massages, chocolate
J- January or July: january, because my Rylee was born and my sis, but July for the warmth
L- Life is incomplete without: family
M-Marriage Date: Oct. 27th
N- Number of Siblings: 5 (3 brothers & 2 sisters), whom are fabulous!
O- Oranges or Apples: both at different times
P- Phobias or Fears: something bad happening to one of my kids
Q- Quote(s): "Stay calm and carry on"
R- Reason to Smile: notes of adoration, happy children, projects completed, dishes & laundry done :)
S- Season: i don't love the winter, but i love all the seasons for different reasons. Summer is probably my favorite, as long as I am in a swimming pool.
T- Tag 4: jen, julie, katie, ashley
U- Unknown Fact About Me: i lost my bathing suit top in front of the whole football team while in Mesquite.
V- Very favorite store: Ross
W- Worst Habit: picking things
Y- Your Favorite Food: i have a sweet tooth, so anything chocolate. I love bread too!
Z- Zodiac: leapin' libra baby!

week

Wednesday I worked for 10 hours. it was a rough day and started out so slow

and quiet and then in the afternoon was out of control. Thankfully, Sean came home by 5:30 and packed up all the kids and took them to Artic Circle to play and eat. I then worked until 7 when they got home. It about killed me.

Yesterday was filled with many activities and things to do.

Tay's school did "Mom's and Muffins" so i went with my little muffin (and her 2 siblings tagged along)and then this Fabulous friend took Rylee to the "airplane museum" and I went visiting teaching. It was nice to only have Jayson for that part. Thank you so much Kris!

Later that afternoon Rylee had her pal, Audrey, come and play and Trevor came a little while later. They had a blast together. My other friend, Brittney then stopped by so I asked if she knew how to take off wallpaper and before I could stop her she just started doing it and now the bottom part is done. Thanks Britt!

I am changing my kitchen and family room colors and style. I am excited about it! I LOVE projects like that. Actually I love the results more than doing it, but it will be a fun change! We have been here 5 years already, so i need to change things up a bit.

Tuesday, I found this cute girl reading to her babies. I sat by her door for a while and listened. The story that she was "reading" was priceless and so sweet. She's a cutie!

Today we are having lunch at Kris' house and then will hit some paint stores. Oh, this is going to be fun!

Hooray for Friday. Have a great week all!

conference weekend

i know this is a very old picture (jayson isn't even a thought yet), but

i want my little family to know how much I love each of them.

i LOVE conference weekend for more reasons than just staying in

my p.j.'s all day, having yummy scones for breakfast, and

snuggling with my little ones on the couch. i love to be filled

with new things to ponder & work on.

new reasons to try that much harder the next day.

sometimes i get so overwhelmed with little things

that don't matter that i tend to miss the BIG picture.

i love this quote:

"Enjoy the little things in life..

for one day you'll look back and realize

they were the big things."

sometimes i try to wish time away because it

seems so hard or time consuming to do so many little things

for my little people, but other times as i look at my little

angels throughout the day at different moments

i want to bottle those times up forever so that i can always be

here to love and protect them and hold them close.

my new goal is to enjoy each moment of their "growing years"

i want to spend each and every second i can loving life

no matter what.

i loved Elder Ballards talk at the end of the afternoon

session on sunday. (actually i loved all of them), but

it was a great boost to sit and think about being a mom

and what that really entails.

i am grateful for my mom that raised me and taught

me so much. now i have the same opportunity to raise

my little kiddos.

i have such a fear of raising them the wrong way,

but i know that i am not alone (thank heavens).

i have a whole slew of people to help me. i definitely

couldn't do it without my wonderful husband and

Heavenly Father!

Okay, Okay

So no Atlanta for us, it was April Fools.. so sorry!

Now if anything ever does happen no one will believe me. I will

be like the boy who cried wolf! :)

Speaking of April Fools though,
My favorite April Fools joke happened when Rylee was 2 1/2
months old. I bought a pregnancy test and had my friend
(who was pregnant at the time)
take it for me so that it would show a postive reading.
I then hid it in the downstairs bathroom so that it would be all ready for the
next day. I woke up and came down early while Sean was
still eating breakfast.

The stage was set.

Well a trait of mine is that I can make myself cry on cue so I came
out of the bathroom crying--holding the pregnancy test
(remember that Rylee was still just a newborn) carrying on about how
I couldn't be pregnant again so quickly and how I wasn't going to be able to
do it.. and on and on and on.

When Sean finally figured out what was going on and
saw the pregancy test he was ecstatic!
He was so thrilled to have another one and so excited to tell everyone
at work... uh oh-- not the reaction I excepted!

He buzzed around the kitchen for a while (seriously so excited),
so as he was finally leaving out the door for work I had to come clean.
I couldn't let him go to work and tell everyone (now in hindsight I should have!!)
Dang it! I actually felt bad bursting his bubble.

Well, the other funny part of the story is that my friend, Kim,
also did it to her husband.

So when Sean found out about our little prank, he called her husband
to let him know it was just an April Fool's joke.
In return her husband started
playing the prank back on her. He had his Dad call and tell her how thrilled
they were, and a whole bunch of other funny things, and then he drove
a brand new Durango (with the
Sales guy from the Car Dealer in the car) home and acted like they would
go back to the dealership and sign the papers that day for the
new car to force her to come clean too.

It was a pretty funny day! I still can't believe my husband ratted
us out, but we all got a good chuckle out of it at the end!

Now for April 2nd,
We woke up to rain/snow again. Bummer!
I took Tay to school, started some laundry
and then called my wonderful friend Maria who let us
crash her house and eat lunch and just hang out. She is the best &
I love to hang out with her and her cute kiddo! Thanks again for
a wonderful afternoon!

I also talked to my sister who is getting so close to having her new
little bambino make his entrance. Can't wait for that.

Now all my kids are napping so I am off to iron!

Hope you all had a great April Fools Day!

Any other fun pranks take place?

i am addicted

thanks lynette! i have been addicted to this for days! :)
how fast can you type?

74 words

Unbelievable

Big news..

A few years ago Sean flew out to Atlanta to apply for a job
with another Health Insurance Company. Well we
never heard anything, but last week
they called and interviewed him
over the phone and had him meet with the Vice President
of the company who was in Draper, and
then yesterday they offered him an amazing position with
the company that we can't turn down.... so
it looks like we will be moving to Atlanta in a few months.
I think I am still in shock at the thought, but Sean will be leaving
the 21st of April and then flying home on weekends
until our house sells.

I am excited at the thought of our new little adventure, but
also tearful because we have so many wonderful friends here.
I am comfortable here!

I will miss being so close to mom, and since our family is
already spread out it will be hard to get together as much.

Anyone want to come for Thanksgiving in Atlanta?
It could be fun!!!

The next few months will bring lots of change.
The task of getting the house ready to sell is daunting.
Please send your prayers our way. I haven't even
told any of my family yet because it all happened so
quickly. Looks like I will be on the phone a lot
these next few days.

Loves!

Grateful Sunday

Yesterday was an awesome day. Nothing grand happened,
but little reminders occurred all day of how lucky I am
and how grateful I am to my Heavenly Father.

I talked to my mom in the morning before Church and
she related an awesome story about the power
of fasting. It really struck home with me that
the Lord does hear and answer prayers.

It happened when I was 7 (i'm pretty sure).
anyway, I don't remember it
at all, but my Dad had left for Utah either late
Sunday night or early Monday morning and asked
us all to fast. My older siblings, Jenny and Brent,
myself, mom and dad all participated in this
fast. My dad asked us to fast for 24 hours (I'm not
sure I could do that now). anyway, it was agreed
and my dad was going to go to an early session in the
temple on Tuesday morning. I am sure the fast was
to know if moving to Utah was the right thing, for
our family and career path.

My mom said that Monday was Iowa testing in school and
she worried about us all not having a good breakfast
or lunch to make it through the day, but when we came home
we were all perfectly fine. She said that Jen, my oldest sis,
didn't have a migraine like she usually did when she didn't eat,
and we all told her that it didn't bother us at all to see the
other kids eating.
I thought that was a great story to be reminded.

Then at Church we watched the video
"Just a Stone Mason" It was an AMAZING story
about a man who was converted and committed to
the gospel. Definitely a tear jerker for sure!
I hope that you all have the opportunity to
watch it sometime.

Last night after Church, we ate yummy Cafe Rio pork burritos
(thankyou Jen for the recipe!)
and played games as a family.
I love my little family so much.
They each are so wonderful, along with
my rockin' hubby! He is fabulous in every way!

I also got to talk with my awesome friend, Kirsten, too! I miss her
a lot! They moved to Tuscan, AZ. Lucky duck.

quick story:
Last week, while Tayler and Rylee were playing Tay
was pretending to be the mom and Rylee was her little girl.
I was laying on my bed reading, and I was deemed the
"grandma" in the pretend scenario. Tayler came in and
asked if I could watch her
little girl for a little while because her and her husband
were going to a temple session. Of course I gladly accepted
with a great big smile on my face. That made me
so happy that of all things she chose that to do on her
"pretend" date. I love that little girl. She then
preceded to tell me what Rylee enjoys doing
and that she had already eaten dinner. She said
almost word for word what I always say when we
get a babysitter. It made it laugh.
When she returned a little while later, she asked
if Rylee had been any trouble. How funny!

Anyway, it was a good day that made me reflect
on the things that are important in life.

Then this morning we woke up to LOTS of
snow. It took me a good 10 minutes to scrap
my car to drive to school. I wasn't so happy about that!
Oh well, it's almost all melted by now. That is a positive!

SPRING.. where are you???

Hope you all have a great week.

Easter Weekend

man, i am slow to post this week! Our weekend was fun!

Friday, we were going to dye our Easter eggs,

but Sean took Rylee and Tayler to
Horton Hears A Who

they both loved it, but Tayler ate too much popcorn and threw

up around 2 a.m. Nice!

Saturday, after work, we dyed some Easter Eggs. The girls had a

blast using their creative minds. I wish that I liked hard boiled eggs,

but I only use them in potato salad.

Later that day we had a party up at Sean's sisters house. We had dinner

and an Easter Egg hunt for all the kids.

Sunday morning, they woke up to yet some more eggs around the house

(seriously, I think they rec'd more candy than Halloween).

Since it was Easter, Sean didn't have meetings in the morning.

Man I forgot what it was like to have him home. IT was really nice.

We had a yummy Easter breakfast and then got ready so that we wouldn't be late,

since we were speaking.

My little kiddos

(I couldn't get a good one of them all together. They were being too silly)

The talks went very well. After Church we came home, made dinner,

went on a walk, and called it a day.

Snip, Snip

We cut cute little Tay's hair this afternoon and then enjoyed a little lunch together. I love how it turned out (even though I'm not a huge fan of how the stylist do it). She was so cute while getting it cut. I wish I would have taken my camera!

Before

After

I think she's such a cutie pie (and looks a little older now too)

My mom came up Wednesday night since it is her schools Spring Break. We had a great time! Wednesday evening we just hang out, and Thursday we shopped and shopped and then had an appt. to get her hair cut as well. It is SO adorable-- I wish I would have taken a picture of the back! She is such a hip grandma! Thanks Mom for hanging out with us.

Since we shopped for such a long time yesterday and the kiddos didn't get naps they went to bed super early! Jayson fell asleep at 7:30 and didn't wake up until 9 this morning, and the other 2 went down at 8:00 and slept until 8:30 this morning. It was blissful!

I vegged on the couch and caught up on ALL my shows. That hasn't happened forever. Sean was at the Jazz game (which didn't start until 8:30) so we were all sound asleep before he got home at midnight.

This little kid is on the move and into everything. He loves the freedom of getting places now.

I can't believe it is Easter Weekend. I think we will be dying some eggs tonight. Hope you all have a great weekend!!!

Loves and hugs!

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

All 3 terms I experienced this weekend..

The Good:
It was suppose to snow Saturday morning for our Ward Easter Activity, so we racked our brains with ways to do an "inside" Egg hunt, but with 150 kids it would be pure chaos, but we were willing to do it anyway. Well, the weather totally cooperated with us and the sun was out (and actually wasn't cold).. so the hunt went on without a hitch-- Outside!

Hooray!

The bad:
Saturday our Ward party started at 9:00. Set up was at 8:00 and we were picking up donuts, juice and milk at 7:30. My alarm went off at 7:42 a.m. AHHHHHHHHHHH... I still had to do all the above mentioned things and get ready and feed my sleeping baby beforehand. Don't you worry I would have woken up at 6:30 P.M. just fine!

The Ugly:
Did I mention that I got up at 7:42 and had to be to the Church by 8:00 and nurse a baby. You get the picture. Didn't look my best, but I got the job done!

(more of the bad)..I have to speak in Church on Sunday. Easter Sunday no less. I do love to prepare for talks, but HATE giving them.

Tayler is out of school until the 31st. I love having her home. She is such a joy to have around. Rylee has been sick with something and is completely irrational about everything. Tayler and I just look at each other and roll our eyes!

Our goal is to paint our Master Bathroom during her break. She is thrilled. We just need to go and get the paint. Wish us luck!

Wonderful Time

The girls out on the town for Disney's Princesses on Ice!

So it did prove to be everything we could hope for and more! Rylee and Tay were so excited and just made me smile with excitment to be there. I love to see them so happy! The Delta Center seemed to transform into Disneyland. You could buy just about anything princess your little heart desired (of course everything was a wee bit spendy!)

We arrived on time with 5 minutes to spare even! There were tons of "princesses" all

around (I think almost every little girl in the Delta center was dressed in their favorite princess get-up).

Tayler was Cinderella and Rylee was Tinkerbell. Both were very cute and oh so well behaved.

I met Sean in Woods Cross and left him with his little boy for some Father and Son bonding time!

I loved my girls night out, but SO sad that I didn't see Kris and Katey (where

were you?), you can read their cute story here. I am so glad you got to go, just sad I didn't see you :)

Thanks to my wonderful friend Brittney for driving down to SL and buying the tickets for us too. It was so much fun to go with her and cute Elise. Thanks for the wonderful night.

Tomorrow is our Ward Easter Activity. Seriously, STOP the madness, I just did a ward activity 2 weeks ago! I pray the weather is okay so that we can "hunt" outside. (if not things will be a little squishy).

Happy Weekend all!

We are off

to see this! I have two little chickadee's that are

very excited!! I hope it proves to be everything they

thought it could be and more!

I am in LOVE...

....with my new bedroom and with my husband for purchasing it for me!! Thanks babe!

I just need to find some window treatments now.

I'm not sure I will ever come out!

don't worry dear Kris I will totally do your tag (after I rack my brain). loved having your kiddos for a while. They are awesome!! ;)

Case solved

Little Jayson and I headed to the Doctor tonight and learned that he has a

• Double ear infection and
• bilateral eye infection

Thank heavens for the great pink medicine! He should be back to his old self in no time. Poor kid! He has probably had it for over a week and a half now. Yikes!

Big boys don't cry...

Don't let his cheeriness in the picture fool you. He has not been a happy camper for quite a while. I wish I knew what it was that was bugging him. Maybe Dr. M* can help. I think we may take a trip to the Health Center in a while.

This morning Rylee helped me make cookies and rolls as part of our dinner we are taking tonight to a friend that just had her new baby. We had such a great time doing it. I love when I have some 1 on 1 time with my kiddos. It seems to not come around too often, but with Tay in school and Jayson asleep we were victorious!

We are feeling very productive today. Hope all is well wherever you may be!

Update

The Progressive dinner is over and done with, and I think it went very well. Our
group was awesome! We hosted the appetizers at our house and after the salad
course Sean and I went over to the church to trade off with the other couple in the
nursery.

There were 47 kids,

so it was us and 5 Young Women against all the kids.

3 hours

It was OUT OF CONTROL!!!!

Anyway, I have heard a lot of feedback to how wonderful it was, so I am glad
that everyone enjoyed themselves and met new people. Hooray!

Yesterday was a stressful day. You know the days that you just feel like
the world is against you. There are several reasons, which I won't expound
upon, but I am grateful to my husband and sister for listening to me. Sometimes
you just need to put everything back in perspective. That is my new goal.

Today, I woke up with a new attitude to try my best to look at the positive.
I don't want to get mad at my kids (or husband) because I have taken on
way more than I can handle and thus be the beneficiaries of a stressed out
Mom who takes everything out on them. That is so not fair.

I have decided that it is okay to say "no" even without a real reason. It
will be fun to try it out and see if I can really do it. Wish me luck.

.. and with that I have a 3 year old that is waiting to play Barbies with me.

p.s. Jayson had a tooth pop through. That may explain his prolonged orneriness,
although he is pretty sick still with a wicked cough.