Happy 3rd Birthday Boston!!!

This is Boston being a wise man while participating in the nativity with his cousins this past Christmas. I can't believe my baby is 3! He is SO much fun and has such a fun and silly personality that makes me laugh every day! He is truly a joy to have in the family! Happy Birthday Boston we love you!

Lucky day?

Today the plans got changed...so I decided it was "date day" for Boston and I. After running a few work errands we headed to Barnes and Noble so Boston could play with the train table and all the trains. (Yes, we have our own train table but for some reason Barnes and Nobles is so much more exciting.) After, no kidding, 90 minutes of him playing with two other boys and me reading almost an entire book mixed in with a little play we headed out. On our way out Boston spots a frozen yogurt store and asks for ice cream which was crazy in it self as he usually doesn't care for ice cream. I said "What the hangnail, lets go!) This was an extra cool place considering you got to dish your own yogurt add your own toppings and then when we were ready to weigh it and pay for it...it was free! Again I was like "What the hangnail?" and the lady said today they were giving away free yogurt until 6pm! I was sooo excited and Boston was one happy camper! I think it's my lucky day...now I'm out to buy a lottery ticket! Boston and I had so much fun together I really enjoyed spending one-on-one time with him. The older he gets the more fun his personality becomes. If you want to enjoy free ice cream in the next three hours head over to MoJo's at the Tempe Market place!

P.S. I'm just kidding about playing the lottery...I think. :)

This is life

It's January...76 degree's, 4 kids under 5 outside playing "Chuckie Cheeses" me fixing dinner, a totally healthy dinner, and Brandon working away in the office. Does life get any better than this? What a blissful moment. Take some time out when you can and listen to a conversation between 4 little youngsters, for it is beautiful. Once again I count my blessings to have the privilege of being able to stay at home. I am blessed and for a moment felt deep love for these kids knowing they are on loan to me from Heaven. At this moment Life is Beautiful.

A llittle thank you note...

Dear Little Caesar's Pizza,

A big heartfelt thank you from one of your loyal customers. Your pizza is defiantly not the best around, most the time it seems slightly undercooked. Customer Service, don't even get me started and the tiny selection you have to choose from never seems to fit my appetite . Yet, the genius who placed your suite at the end of the strip mall with a drive-thru deserves to be employee of a lifetime. I may not be tagging along 15 children, but unbuckling two (ok, just one, the other can unbuckle himself) is sometimes enough to not make me want to get off my lazy rear and drag them into any other pizza establishment. Thus I pull out my $5 bill and in receive a low budget dinner for the family and everyone is happy. You might serve up crap in a cardboard box and call it pizza and I am more than willing to drive my minivan right up to the drive-thru and drive away as one happy mother. Thank you, thank you, thank you for building the drive-thru. Because of that you can call me one of your own. I shall ever be in debited to that brilliant employee , because of you I have dinner on the table and didn't even have to use my feet.

Thank you Again,

P.S. Pizza Hut...put a drive-thru in at your building and you will be booming with business. Duh. Obviously a mother did not design the strip mall you choose to call home. That's unfortunate.

Their Back

So if you've lived in the valley for awhile you know who I'm talking about...

Tim & Willy!!!! I love these guys. They're back on KMLE Country 107.9. Two mornings in a row listening to them...brings back some good 'ol memories. Try them out sometime in the morning, they're hilarious.

Young Womens Goals

If you get the New Era there is a great challenge in there set by the General Young Women's presidency for this year. It consists of 3 items:

1. Pray everyday
2. Read the Book of Mormon at least 5 minutes a day
3. Smile every day

There is a really good article that accompanies the opportunity to take this challenge. We invited the Young Women in our ward to take the challenge this year. I think these three things can have a profound effect if done everyday...Take the challenge even if you're not a Young Woman, think of the impact it can have on your life and those around you!

I think these are three great goals to start off the new year.

2009

Have you ever reached the point when you think life couldn't get any harder or there's not room for one more thing to go wrong...then you hear of an old friend's recent tragedy, or a family members choice that seems to hurt not only themselves but everyone around them or you stumble upon a strangers blog and weep at their story of personal despair? Then you sit back and realize these trials that may be happening in my life don't even compare to what other's endure and as you're thinking this you get in touch with the old friend and she recounts her personal tragedy, asks how you're doing and in humility you tell her the truth and she says how she admires you and the challenges you're facing at the moment. It quickly reminds you of the love the Savior has for each one of us and how he knows us on a personal level and will never give us more than we can handle. You quickly become grateful for the current trial and see it no longer as a trial, but as a blessing you are experiencing it instead of having a tragedy like your friend. It's like a renewed strength you receive inside to keep going. Keeping praying. Keep fighting. Keep obeying so the spirit can always be your guide. It's in these moment's one realizes and appreciates gratitude. It's in these moments that I recommit myself to overlook the immediate and see into the future. To dream of life's blessing and strengths that are yet to behold. To allow the Saviors love to soften my heart. Thus, this year is a year of change. A year of humility and a year to "feel my Saviors love in all the world around me." Because it's there and bumps in the road can't stop the powerful feeling. Cheers to a new year and an opportunity to journal the tender mercies of the Lord as the spirit guides me in directions of recognizing His love.

It's over...it's here

So Christmas came and was nice. We spent lots of time with family. No family Christmas letter this year, no family Christmas photo's, life took some turns in December and left no extra time for Christmas cards to be sent out. We were more than happy to ring in a new year...SO GLAD 2008 IS OVER!!! No big parties this year for the New Year. Brando Commando was asleep by 10pm New Year's eve...he had just gotten back from the our Stakes trek and was very tired. However Buster and I were both awake at midnight and watched the NY ball drop. I did decide I would like to be in New York one year during New Year's, that seems like fun.

I am happy for a new year, new resolutions, new changes, new goals. We're still deciding what goals I want to set for myself, the family and the business. I'm sure we'll figure it out soon and get started on accomplishing those goals.

I think I'm more bummed about Buster going back to school than he is. I could get really used to not being back on the school schedule although it's probably good for me. Not to mention he's a great entertainment for Bosty. The two just played in the playroom 75% of the break...it was great.

Now it's off to bed...I can't wait to sleep in tomorrow...no early church!