Book Tag

Sorry Steph, it took me awhile to actually get a book in my playroom besides picture books and crafty books:) Here's a sentence from my current read... Here's how it works: 1. Pick up the nearest book (one of at least 123 pages) 2. Open the page to 123 3. Find the 5th sentence. 4. Post the next 3 sentences 5. Tag 3 people. Taken from Home Comforts- The Art and Science of Keeping House by Cheryl Mendelson "The students, puzzling over artichokes and avacados, do not hesitate to buttonhole anyone passing by who looks serene and knowledgeable and beg for assistance. 'DO you think this is ripe?', they ask, and when they see that such a person has chosen flounder or halibut at the fish counter, they buy the same thing. The frequency with which this sort of thing happens convinced me that many who are learning how to stock a kitchen of their own for the first time might find information about how you make good food choices of fresh foods especially useful." phew what a long three sentences! I tag....my sis-in-law Holly, Jessica Kay, and Alexa:)

Just in case I forget....

I'm starting to grow accustomed to the funny little phrases that come out of kolby's mouth. SO much so that I'm afraid in a few months I'll forget. This post is then I suppose mostly for my own documenting but also for your own entertainment if you choose:) At his 2yr dr appointment I was asked if Kolby could say his name. I freaked out when I realized I'd never heard him say it. I kept asking him what his name was saying, "Kolby, what's your name?" He'd always hold up three fingers and say "two". Then one day he finally said Kolby and ever since then he always refers to himself in the third person: "Kolby's funny!" "KOlby had fun" "Kolby hit me" Other phrases from the past week that made me giggle: "Kolby read Book-of-Mormon-Stories-that-my-teacher-tells-to me" "Mommy, I wanna play pickleball" "Mommy you wanna drink? You thirsty?" "Holy Smokes! Look at that plane!" and of course the daily use of "Mr. Sabrina!!!!" What can I say? Having a toddler makes me laugh at the little things in life:)

Happy Valentine's Day!

A Complex Question or an Over Analyzed Answer?

Recently I've been approached several times at functions with people asking me, "what do you do?" I don't know why but I hate this question. Do I say, "I'm just a stay at home mom" as if I'm apologizing for not doing anything else? Or do I say, "I'm a stay at home mom!!!!" and smile proudly like I'm a brainwashed mother of the 50s? Or do I quickly add in that I actually do have a B.S. and a teaching degree but am choosing not to use them at the moment...? Why do I feel like excuses are necessary? I certainly don't want to offend those who work outside the home, afterall, the only reason we can afford for me to stay at home is because of my generous in-laws, but how can I reply proudly without sounding as if I have no other ambitions in life? Quite a few women have been surprised that I stay home and say, "don't you get bored?" "do you actually like it?" I have to admit I'm not so sure I would have chosen to be a stay at home mom if it were'nt for the gospel. I kicked and screamed the whole first year staying home with kolby. I absolutely loved school. I loved teaching. I loved seeing a difference I was making on other's lives. I loved being successful and getting feedback and praise. Suddenly I became a mother, had no clue what I was doing, and received no feedback or praise. It took a whole lot of prayers and a whole lot of faith. Now with 2.5 years under my belt I really do love it! Gulp...never thought I'd say that. Does it have its downsides? Or course. Do I get the occasional jealousy of my husband you gets to teach? yes. But there's nothing like seeing all your babies' firsts. Plus my life is fairly stress free. We have a great schedule. I'm still involved in play group, 2 book clubs, a stamping club,aerobics class, and a spanish course. But back to my dilema....how to answer the question....without a ten page explanation. What if these people were just trying to be friendly and make small talk and I frighten them with my ramblings? Any suggestions? Or have I already offended all working and stay at home moms?

Here Comes Trouble

Olivia turned 9 months on Saturday. -she's a four toofer gal -loves peek-a-boo -sleeps from 8:30pm to 8:30am -loves to smile at people -can rock to a beat -still a binky/bottle refuser -a total mama's girl -and as of yesterday a crawling machine!!! She's been doing the army/bear crawl for quite some time now so I wasn't all that suprised to see her crawl to me yesterday. It seems so strange the second time around. With Kolby I was so stressed about him never crawling. I would have crawling lessons with him and set up objects to get him to budge...nothing worked and he didn't really want to crawl until he was 11 months! I knew that olivia would be different though. She's not content to just sit like kolby was. Even though it's gonna be a lot more work I'm proud of my little girl:) The stats from her dr. appt. 17.5 lbs- 25% (big drop bc of the flu) 26.75 in- 25% ...and the shot? She didn't even flinch. She actually smiled. We were all in shock.

Legal at last

So for anyone who remembers a previous post about my driver's license expiring....I finally got it! After being up all night I went to the DPS office at 5:30am, waited in line out side in 40 degree weather for 2.5 hours, listened to a guy preaching from a step stool to all of us about repenting of our sins (we were a pretty captivated audience concidering we had to be waiting there in line and we were bored out of our minds, he even through in a fake million dollar bill to remind us that if we needed to pay a million dollar fine or go to prison Jesus would pay the million dollars for us... nothing like a little sermon at 7 in the morning), got an driving test appointment for an hour later, failed my parallel parking of course but managed to pass the rest seeing as I've been driving for mearly 10 years now. I'm pretty sure I'll look like a hideous beast in my pic but I am just relieved that I'll never have to do that again. Maybe ya'll should remind me to renew it next time:)

Feel'n Pooped

I always look forward to a vist from my mom. She is one of the few people I know that can get super excited about the smallest things, like a bag of sour starbursts:) Not to mention she always spoils me and fusses over my kids any chance she gets. We had a whole week planned out to play but unfortunately Olivia got the stomache flu. I spent the next 48 hours being thrown up on, changing sheets, scrubbing the carpet, and trying to comfort my poor lifeless baby all night long . Just when we thought all was well, olivia started having massive explosions form the other end:) I scrubbed my clothes and the floors once more. After all the mess I thought a nice bath was in order. Olivia decided to make a tidal wave in the tub and my mom quickly pulled the kids out while I attempted to clean out all the poo. I finally had a break down due to sleep deprivation, a disgusting house, and the realization that the only person who was helping me was leaving for the airport in a few hours. After I dropped her off I ate a bowl of spaghetti and then proceeded to throw it back up all night long. I called my mom this morning and she's sick as well:( In between all the vomit and poo, we somehow managed to see a lot of girlie movies, ate lots of candy, and laughed. Thanks for helping me get through one rough week! I love you and miss you already! Here's a few pics of our happier moments.