Random Thoughts

*I still can't find that dang camera cord.

*Just learned a friend is prego! So excited!

*Crate has a black eye...actually it's more like purple and blue. Poor kid, he hit his eye on the coffee table last night. His cry was so sad, you could really tell he was hurt.

*Speaking of Crate, his favorite thing to do right now is play with a ball, he'll pick one up throw it and then chase it. It's hours of entertainment for him.

*My cannibalism instincts have kicked in with the boys again. I love them so much I could just eat them.

*I really need to wash my hair.

*$1 at the state fair tonight? Is it worth going? Haven't gone in like 15 years.

*Thinking I'll make a really simple dinner tonight since it's Friday. When the boys are a little older I'll officially declare Fridays a "fend for yourself" night when it comes to dinner.

*Still a fort in the boys bedroom. Do I fight with them to clean it up or let them enjoy it for another week?

*I've cleaned the kitchen floor 3 times today. I know I haven't done it for the last time of the day yet.

*Plumber came today to look at our hot water problem. He's a old friend and it was great catching up with him. When I'm with his wife I laugh harder than when I'm with anyone else. Her laugh is infectious. We might be able to take a shower in the master bathroom once again. It's only been a year, actually maybe longer. I don't think I'll miss sharing a bathroom with the boys once it's fixed.

*Two really good workouts today. I love exercising, probably more than I should...I also love eating, probably more than I should. :)

*I love breads, anything with any type of dip, I love fruit...especially with dip, I love a good piece of meat, I love grilled vegetables, the list could go on and on.

*More soccer games tomorrow and soccer pictures.

*I love weekends, especially when Pops isn't working.

*I'm excited for the cooler weather next week.

*Talked with somebody from the school board today for a while...interesting conversation.

*Sounds like the boys want a Star Wars theme for Halloween this year...shocker. Good thing we already have the costumes.

*Crate has a dirty diaper again, this is the fifth time today. I'm glad to know is colon is working. Must go take care of my motherly duties.

This would be post number 500! Holy cow...that's a lot of posts.

What exciting thing should I document for post #500? I almost said "to heck with it all" today and threw in the towel. I wanted to get a few errands done and there wasn't one happy baby or child. Needless to say I decided it wasn't worth skipping naps or being irritable so we just hung out here. Then Pops said he didn't have any appointments tonight and would be home by 6:30pm. He got home at 6:28pm ate his dinner he found in the microwave and left at 6:49pm for a 7pm appointment that popped up at the last minute. Oh well. I'm thankful for this last minute appointment because that means one more client. However he didn't shave...it doesn't look too professional.

I took a bunch of pictures today but can't find the cord to download them. Crate looked so cute in them. He seems to be having so much fun now that he's walking. He's becoming just like his brothers...always has a sword in his hand.

Yeah for Friday tomorrow!

I'm going to bed by 9pm tonight. I must stick to that.

So I finally mopped the floor today. Not just a quick mopping but the kind where the chairs got put up on the table. I even moved the entire dinning room table and chairs out of the dinning area. The living room furniture got moved into Pop's office and all rugs were removed from the tile. That's what happens when you have the young women coming over for a yoga class and you realize no one wants to lay on a crumb filled floor. It was pretty bad, especially under the dining room rug, which is interesting how so many crumbs can find their way under there when we rarely use that table. Anyhow the yoga was a good excuse to clean the floor. I pulled out the yellow industrial size mop bucket (yes, like the ones found a home depot) and the industrial size mop and started going to town. Then I had a problem...two one year old's wanted to participate. Let's just say trying to mop the floors with two one year old's walking on your wet surface is like trying to wipe your rear with wet toilet paper...it just doesn't work. Not to mention Pops is usually in charge of this chore, but he's kind of been slacking the last, well, year or so. Finally I just gave up and finished mopping after Buster got home from school because that meant only one, one year old for him to entertain. He's the best big brother.

Boss seems to be doing much better. Thank goodness. It breaks my heart to see my kids suffer. I can't imagine all those mothers that have to watch their children suffer from chronic illness, disease or something even worse. My heart goes out to them.

I think it's safe to say Crate is officially walking now. He prefers walking over crawling and is getting a bit quicker each day.

My house isn't looking very Halloween-ish. I lack in the decorations department.I think we own one skeleton that should be hanging on the door...but it's not. Maybe I'll get it up tomorrow.

I folded all seven loads of laundry today and put them away. That was a job.

Gratitude moment: Working out with Pops while everyone was awake and not being interrupted at all. I love my boys but I also love a solid workout especially with Pops. Everyone was content and entertained for a solid hour. I'm thankful to have a healthy body and a spouse that likes to sweat with me. I'm also thankful I didn't wake up at 5am to do the workout. My alarm went off but after waking up multiple times throughout the night I decided to sleep in til 6:15am. It was wonderful.

I realized that each child woke up multiple times last night so if my calculations are correct I nursed three times in the night, got a drink for Boss 7 times (literally) throughout the night and was woken up by Buster telling me he had to go potty twice in the night. For some reason he always comes in and lets me know he's taking care of business. I've reassured him if it's 2am or 2pm it doesn't matter...I DON'T NEED TO KNOW! That's at least a dozen times of waking up. Now I feel like I can barely function and can't wait to crawl into my most favorite posession in this house.

Holy busy day...we we're gone a lot today.

I learned one thing today: my body can't handle a half bottle of 5 hour energy. I felt like at any given moment steam was going to start coming out of my ears because I had so much energy. I literally ran from one room to the next around the house. I got a lot accomplished. But on the other hand I was very shaky and a little nauseous. However because I had so much energy I had an amazing workout. I felt like I could do plyometrics for three hours in a row instead of one. I love the feeling of sweat dripping down my face and back. Gross I know.

We attended Ashlynn's birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese's. What kid wouldn't want to go there to help celebrate a birthday? Needless to say my boys were so happy and couldn't wait until school was over so we could go. If you ever are looking to have a party there do it on a Tuesday afternoon at 3pm. You'll have the entire place to yourself! It was awesome. The cousins got to run around and play any game without having to share the place with any other kids. I also discovered one more thing today about myself...I have an addiction to winning tickets for my kids. I think if I was a gambler I would be an addict. I kept grabbing Boss' tokens wanting to play the games and win the bonus rounds so I could get him 50 tickets on one try vs. three tickets. I only won once but I must have tried 25 times. The best part was that Ashlynn's grandparents (my sister's inlaws) drove all the way from St. George Utah just to surprise her and attend her party and are turning around and driving home tonight so they can be back to work. That's 12 total hours for a 2 hour birthday party. I thought that was the coolest thing that they would put the time and effort into doing that. Ashlynn sure felt loved. It made me think once again how important it is to kids to feel loved and appreciated while growing up.

Poor Boss is so sick. He fell asleep on my lap at Chuck E Cheese's. Man I'm worried for that kid. He doesn't get sick to often and this time I can tell he really isn't doing well. I was grateful to hold him and rock him tonight.

My gratitude moment for today: Pops coming home from is appointment right away to give Boss a blessing before he headed to bed. The power of the priesthood in the home is never to be taken for granted. Another moment of gratitude was to my sisters and nieces for helping out with Crate while I attended to Boss during the party. Pops wasn't able to come and if they weren't there it would have been really hard to take care of Boss and keep an eye on Crate.

I made a super good dinner tonight. Pops said he'd be home at 5pm to eat with us. It was ready at 5:30pm, he got home just before 7pm. I watched him eat. But I did have fun eating with the boys and hearing about their day.

FHE--I learned a new story from the Old Testament. Even Buster knew the story, how did I miss that one? Pops gave the lesson and did a good job.

I cut the boys hair today. They sure look handsome. Crate looks like a little toddler rather than a baby. I still don't like the mess it makes even though I do cut it outside.

I feel like I got a ton done today but on the other hand I feel like nothing got accomplished. Once again it's the laundry that is waiting to be folded, seven loads. Yuck.

Gratitude moment today...dinner was really good and I didn't burn it. The boys went to bed with no issues and we're asleep by 7:40pm.

Pancakes for dinner tonight. I didn't have much motivation to cook and now I'm hungry and craving a good dinner. Oh well.

With Buster going back to school tomorrow means I start babysitting again. I'm thankful to do the babysitting and feel blessed not to have to find a sitter.

I'm teaching yoga to the YW this week. I'm actually pretty excited and can't wait to give them a good challenge.

I can't remember what the opening song in church was today, I know it's one I'm familiar with, anyhow the words really touched me, it had a great message. If only I could remember it. It touched me so much I forgot it. What's up with that?

My fridge needs a serious cleaning.

Tomorrow is going to be a packed day.

The garage door is broke.

The check engine light came on in the van.

Both A/C units for the house needs a check up.

I'm hoping Pops can fix these things himself for a very small price.

The camera has several pictures that need to be downloaded again. I love having a nice camera, we take tons of pictures with it. I need to learn to love the downloading and organizing part.

I'm thinking of having a gratitude blog...one that just reminds me of my daily blessings...I know the more often I look for those blessings the more I'll find.

The spirit whispered to me to as I was pulling out of the drive way in the truck (which I don't enjoy driving by the way cause it's big and I can't see very well in it, plus I'm not used to driving it) to roll down the window. I start backing up and next thing I hear is Boss yelling "Mom!, Mom!" He wanted to give me a hug and a kiss but was walking behind the truck where I didn't see him. I literally wouldn't have known he was there if I hadn't rolled down the window and heard him yelling. I don't even want to think of the possible things that could have happened. I just know I'm thankful for that very quiet thought that popped in my mind to roll the window down as I backed out. As I drove away I thanked my Heavenly Father for that prompting. It's moments like these that my gratitude for the Holy Ghost is overwhelming.

He's such a silly guy.

The last two days I have done well in limiting my computer time during the day, however at night if all my "chores" are done I have no problem sitting here checking out stuff of my liking. And I feel no guilt. It's great.

There is some massive party going on somewhere in the neighborhood. Sounds like they have a D.J. and some major dancing going on...it kind of makes me wish I was there. If I'm in the right mood I love a great party, especially a dance party.

Buster scored two goals in his soccer game today. We were sure proud of him. Boston didn't cry during his entire game, again, we were sure proud.

The weather is finally beautiful in the morning and at night. Yesterday I took the boys walking with me. I pushed Boss and Crate in the stroller and Buster rode his bike. We did five miles and everyone was happy the entire time so we stopped by the park and played for awhile before coming home. I love starting the day off like that. I think I am more sad than Buster is that he has to go back to school this week.

Some more pics of our awesome and fun hike on Thursday...





Then there was this one spot where this squirrel came up and would literally eat our granola bar right out of our hands. Actually it was a "Fiber One" bar so I can't imagine it was to good for his body. Oh well, at least I didn't have to clean up after him.





Munching away...


Proof that I was there...


Crate getting tired of the carrier...


Boss with his walking stick he found:
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A few things we learned on the trip:
1. Boss did not have any tennis shoes, he only likes wearing flip flops and the closet thing we had to tennis shoes were his soccer cleats. Thus a quick stop at Wal-mart on our way out of town to purchase some shoes.

2. Wal-mart sells ugly tennis shoes for a four year old boy.

3. The car seat we bought for Crate for his birthday was a lifesaver. The car seat he did have was pretty old and I don't think there was any padding left for his little bum cheeks. He did not travel very well in it. But this new one we bought at Costco on our way out of town solved his crying spells while traveling. Here is how he spent the two hours up and back home:

It was blissful. I can't tell if he's doing yoga or sleeping?

(Don't mind the nasty dirty car...it's getting a really good cleaning this week.)

Buster was a little worn out from the hike also, can you tell? This is about 30 seconds before his eyes closed for a good 90 minutes.


The party is still going on...I tempted to drive by. It sounds really fun. Right now they are playing "Girls just wanna have fun" I'm starting to wonder if the cops will be showing up anytime, it's almost midnight.

Tonight I organized 2500 pictures into their proper folders. I feel like I got something major accomplished. The next thing on my list to organize is my fridge. It needs a major cleaning out.

I must go to bed. It's the 2nd Sunday so that means Pops won't be with us at church at all. I need my sleep so I have my patience with the boys tomorrow.

I didn't proof read this tonight so hopefully there are not to many mistakes.