So yeah its been awhile.

Things are moving along. My mother was here for a little over a week and we had fun. We were all sad to see her go. Now we are in Christmas prep mode at home and at the kids schools. We are getting ready for everything and still have soccer going on through next week. hahah. Bowling this time is going to go on hold so that will end in January. Yeah. I am about done with all the extra curricular courier service. Between soccer practice, bowling, doctor appointments, church activities, volunteering at the elementary school and my own school work and housework I AM EXHAUSTED half the time. Not to mention that my hard drive crashed recently so I am having to find all my old bookmarks and make my lists again etc.

Anyways I am moving along and hope to have fun this month I LOVE Christmas and love that I can be with so many people this season.

4X5 Tag

4 x 5 Tag


So Cindy tagged me and since I haven't done a tag in awhile I figured I'd do this one.

4 places I go frequently: The church, commissary, Kids Elementary School, Target
4 people I frequently recieve emails from: flylady, dominos pizza, my Mother in law, and Soccer moms
4 places I love to eat: Home, Applebee's, Chipotles, Subway
4 tv shows I watch: (Only FOUR??) Ghost Whisperer, Numbers, Law and Order:SVU, CSI all of them.
4 people I tag to do this on their blog...The first 4 who read this!

So I am going to post this from last week. ...

Happy Birthday to my HONEY! Yes My husband had a birthday on the 22nd. He turned 39. Next year he will be the BIG FORTY! WOW! Well I was going to add his picture umm but the picture button does not seem to be working GRRR! Anyways he is the biggest Starbucks person so we gave him a gift card to Starbucks and a gift card to Chipotle. He also got the money for a new IPHONE. (I WANT ONE!) We also went out to eat at Applebee's. I can hardly believe we have been together another birthday. It doesnt seem like that long ago that we were walking down the road and he proposed to me (on HIS birthday!) How funny was that?

Anyways I love him and he is a good man who provides well for us.

when it rains it pours...

I still havent posted anything about birthdays or the finishing of the vacation or anything like that. GRRR!

The good thing is I started a 2 week break from classes today and so I do not have to worry about that for a few weeks so I think I will focus on the blog and my volunteer time at the elementary school. Yeah so far I have logged in OVER 20 hours of volunteer time there.... How is that for a full time student and mom? I spend a lot of time in monkey #4's class because the teacher had too many students in there for ONE person to feasibly manage. Today they were supposed to have the new class open so each class lost a few students. Hopefully that happened.

In monkey #3's class I file lots and lots of papers. haha. Today though I couldnt do it because my hallway flooded and I have these mongo huge fans and some other equipment that is supposed to be picked up that they havent called about or come by for grrr!

I may be on the road to being well...

Can you believe it? I am still coughing, but I am feeling a lot better. I am still tired (gotta love the bodies response to antibiotics), but I dont feel like all I can do is sleep.

Guess what? I have 8 days until I go on a 2 wk break! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! I cant wait until I dont have any school work due for two weeks. I cannot stand doing so many projects all the time. This week we have two individual projects due by Saturday AND a group project due the same day (all for ONE class!) I am going to start on my papers tomorrow. Hoping to finish the two individual papers by Wednesday and then the myriad discussion questions she poses and my portion of the group project by friday morning. Then I will be FREE!

Anywho hope you have a GREAT week.

Jumblings...

First yes I changed the background. I figure seeing as next week we have THREE birthdays I would change the background now. We have Monday, Tuesday AND Friday all with bdays. So its a HAPPY BIRTHDAY WEEK!

Second I hope this crud leaves my lungs prior to next week. I dont want my birthday to be ruined because I am SICK! That would totally suck!

Yes My Birthday is one of the ones coming next week. Then my Hubby's is the day before mine and my second monkey turns 11 next week too. BUSY BUSY WEEK! I remember it all so clearly too. But that is a post for another day.

Yes I am sick now. Baby monkey passed her stuff to the mama monkey GRRR! Hopefully the doc kicks this stuff out today! Or tries too. I promise I will finish the vacation eventually.

So things just keep on getting worse....

Monkey #4 still is racking up the 102 temps. So we called in today they said no appointments a nurse will call you. I waited and waited after three hours I got her ready for the ER. We are walking out the door when the nurse calls back... take her to the ER... I said thanks I was. So we went in and they listen to her run a rapid strep but everything sounds and looks okay... ahh but to be safe we are going to do some Xrays. So we go over there to Xray and after they do that the docs come and say good news and bad news.... Good news NO STREP, bad news She has pneumonia. So they give me a scrip for amoxocil and a note saying NO school until monday at the earliest and she has to be seen again on Friday. Okay so I have the appt for friday got the scrip and a humidifier like she suggested. Get home and give her the amoxocil..... she PUKED it up. So we are going to try again if it comes back up we have to go back to the ER or try and get in with her PCM and get a new antibiotic.

Yeah NO school work has been done yet by her OR me. GRR! So yeah no new updates yet.

Sorry to leave you hanging ...

(as if you are reading this anyways haha!)

Anywho monkey #4 is still running a fever. JOY! NOT! So we thought it had broke earlier today... no such luck its back. She is a clingon and hates to leave me alone. We need a few things and I cant go get them because I do not want to haul her out. I guess I will have no choice soon. I am supposed to go to volunteer in monkey #3 class tomorrow and a docs appt on thursday. GRRR! GET OVER IT ALREADY! Anywho I only had a limited time to update so I will eventually catch up ....

and I will tell you about some other things.

First week of school for the kids...

Yeah they all went and had a blast... only bad thing??? Monkey #4 woke up yesterday coughing a bit (even taking allergy pills) and by the time I picked her up after school her voice was totally scratchy and hoarse by bedtime she was running a lowgrade fever. So not good that she is sick but atleast its the weekend. So she has time to recover it... sorry for the break in regular talking hahah.

Santa Fe

So we went to Santa Fe on the 9th. We got there and we walked around the market place. Now comes the time for our lesson. You know how when you watch Rachel Ray or a few other cooking shows they tell you to ask the locals for recommendations for on where to eat? Do your OWN research! We asked two people they both said OOOO vacationer I am sure because they both sent us to the same place. Casa Sena or something like that. Anywho we have 4 kids in sports shorts and tshirts and us in dressed almost the same thing. This is a fancy like gourmet mexican restaurant. Yeah we spent 75$ on lunch. I was livid and ready to go. Anywho the food was okay but we know to never go there again as we spent the entire time trying to make sure our kids didnt stain the white table cloth or spill anything. We left Santa Fe mid afternoon. We decided to go to Las Vegas NM just to say we have been to Las Vegas haha. We went and then cut across to Tucumcari and on into Amarillo. About the time we got to Las Vegas guess what?




Yeah we hit ANOTHER storm. It followed us off and on to Amarillo. We got to Amarillo early enough for the kids to take a swim in the hotel pool, which they loved. I did all the clothes used up to this point and they had a business center so I got some much needed homework done too. Next installment tomorrow.

Vacation...

I want to post about our vacation before I forget but I never seem to have time. Even now I dont have the time. GRRR! Hopefully next week isnt as chaotic as this week has been. So I will post a bit then have to finish the rest of it later.

We left on August 8th and we went to Flagstaff. We got in late and barely got a hotel room. It was a horrid room I swear it had bedbugs. EWWW! I cant even remember the name but it was nasty lil place. The next morning we went and ate at this cool little restaurant and drove up to the Grand Canyon. We went to the southern rim and looked around and hit the gift shop. It was cool the kids all loved it. I took pics but cannot find the disposable camera HAHA. Probably fell out of the car along the way. We left early in the afternoon and got back to Flagstaff just as a huge storm hit. We decided to go on further. So we left Flagstaff and drove to Albuquerque (how do you spell that?) and stayed there. We got a GREAT room and we were much happier. The next morning we got up and drove into Santa Fe. ...

I have to go and will tell you more later.

Wow summer is over and its back to school....

As you can see I did change up my blog. It even looks semi normal. Bad thing??? I do not know how to get the purple out of my siggie. haha. I changed everything else with minimal help though YEAH!

Well we have been home a few days and I am worn out. A three week vacation where you go go go go and go some more is tiring. I will have to update you all later on this but its been a long August and now we are into September.

My baby started Kindergarten today and its full day. I didnt know what to do with myself. I have a third grader too. Then two in Middle school. Wow when did my kids grow so old??

Anyways still dragging bottom. I will post again soon.

Changing blog....

So yes I am bored again. I am thinking I may get a new kit and see if Andi can do her magic again. I want it to reflect me... black, red and white (GO MUSTANGS!) Yes I still love my alma mater's school colors. I loved my high school years for the most part and I love Westfield High (even if its not the same ole school now).

I had the best best best time then. Yeah there were a few bad things but isnt there always? I joined the Church then, I met and awesome family who I love to this day (I would and do claim them as my own sometimes!), I met some of the best people and had some of the best times then. Most people do not like the high school time, but I loved it. I miss that life. I can hardly believe that in one short year my baby monkey #1 will be embarking on HER high school years. Isnt life strange?

It is very strange for us we typically have the teen age LOVE-HATE syndrome. We LOVE LOVE LOVE Twilight books, Moonlight (Mick St. John is SOOO Hot! (oops did I say that?)), We love a lot of the same things. Her teen age hormones drive me to the brink though. Its very hard on me and her.

Anywho like I said I am changing my blog. If anyone knows how and wants to let me know otherwise I will try and get Andi to do it again! hehe

Twilight...

So as you can see The fourth book is coming very very soon. What you dont see is the Twilight movie comes out in December too! 12.12.2008 coming to a theater near you is TWILIGHT THE MOVIE! It looks awesome and we are definitely going. Well Monkey #1 and I are going. If they have a midnight showing we will be there! haha. If they sell the last book at midnight we maybe going too. Depends if we will be en route already for our vacation or we will be waiting till the 2nd to go. Anywho I love love this series.

If you look around you can find the twilight trailers... they are cool.

First class is DONE!

I am happy to report a B+ in the class. YES! I know one thing I do not like about the classes. I do not like LEARNING TEAMS! I do not like placing my grade in the hands of others. I had an A in the class until I was forced to place my fate in others.

Anywho I am now into my second class and its on Management. I really like it so far and the best thing about the class so far..... TWO people are from my stomping grounds. I surely miss the ole homestead and wish I could go back more. So if your family HI! I LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU! If your friends well you know I love and miss you too. I just miss them more haha.

School is on...

Okay so school is on. Its definitely different. I am officially done with my Associate of Art. My Bachelors program is off and running. My youngest monkey is officially enrolled in school for the fall. WOW! I will have an 8th grader, a 6th grader, a third grader and a Kinder kid come Sept. WOW!

We are still waiting on the breakdown in scholarships for my oldest. It seems to be taking forever. Anyways we are working on life it self. I have a friend who has a few medical issues needing a bit of help over the next few weeks so I will be busy busy with that. I have her, my own children's needs, my school work, and my own issues (like housework!) to deal with. WOW I hope I get some sleep in during this huge undertaking!

Meme.....

I saw this on I dont remember whose blog.... I am stealing it.... so sorry :D

Four Movies I could Watch over and over:
1. The Cutting Edge (I LOVE that movie)
2. August Rush (So Awesome!)
3. All the Harry Potter Movies.
4. Pretty Woman (I know its a bad movie but I watched it before I knew it was bad!)

Four Jobs I've Had:
1. USPS as a coder
2. Cashier at grocery store
3. Nanny
4. US Navy

Four Places I've Lived:
1. Houston, Tx (Hook'em Horns People!)
2. Guam
3. North Little Rock, Arkansas
4. San Diego California

Four of My Favorite dishes/foods:
1. Spaghetti (forever this has been one of my favs!)
2. Chicken Kelaguen *YUMMY*
3. Lumpia
4. Loaded Mashed Potatoes (when I feel bad bring them on!)

Four T.V. Shows I Love:
1. Moonlight
2. Suvivor
3. Greys
4. NCIS

Four sites I visit daily:
1. email/ Yahoo homepage
2. University of Phoenix
3. Pogo
4. LDS Board

Four Places I have Vacationed:
1. Hong Kong
2. Korea
3. Branson Missouri
4. Phoenix/Mesa AZ (and Dallas/Ft. Worth Area too)

Four Places I'd rather be right now:
1. Alaska
2. Guam
3. Japan
4. HorseBack Riding

Four Friends I'm Tagging:
1. The Nanny
2. Lena
3. Lisa
4. Anyone who wants too?

10 million years...

So I know its been 10 million years since I posted. So lets start at the beginning why dont we....

Monkey #3 has been back to the orthopedic surgeon... Yeah I said BACK! Now we have to get a second opinion because even though the knee has swollen almost everyday for a month the surgeon thinks thats okay and wants to leave it alone. GRRR! Also on this front the perky lil thing decided to run home on Sunday and gave the eye a nice WHACK on the tailight of my car. YEAH Set off the alarm he did. So poor lil monkey has a bit of a bruise on the eye and got sick to boot! Soccer is probably why the knee is still messed up.

Monkey #4 got all the immunizations up to date this week... Yeah wasnt fun 5 shots, blood draw and a urinalysis too. Yeah so not fun. Consequently this monkey is now sick too.

Monkey #2 is loving violin still. Looking forward to her spring concert as they are doing it with the local high school orchestra. Soccer is the other passion at the moment. Whoohooo... they have won all but one game. Bowling is still there too. Sprained her wrist a few weeks ago too. YIKES! Still played in the game though the next day.

Monkey #1 took up soccer this time too. Winning all but one game also. YEAH! While there is no natural grace on the field it is getting much better and the hard work learning a new sport is paying off. Went to state bowling championships this weekend and did well. YEAH! Also passed a new milestone.... We officially have a teenager... will post more on that later whenever she earns her party haha.

As for me and the hubby. We are still alive. Both still working on our degrees. I have finished my Associates and he is almost done with his. I start my classes next week for my bachelors... he will start sometime in june. Add to this the other myriad things I do and he does and we are all quite busy. Right now we have 2 going to church on two different nights... next fall we will have 3 GO FIGURE! By the time my oldest one is 16 all four will be going to activities OH BOY! haha.
NOTE TO SELF:
... will be more diligent in this...

I know this is off the wall...

Anyways I was reading another blog and they were talking about the Twilight Series. Welll when I went to the Barnes and Nobles the other day guess what I saw? For those of you who dont know it Book 4 is coming out on August 2!It is called Breaking Dawn I am so excited! I loved the first 3 books. I cant wait for my fourth book. I also started another Vamp series. It is a little iffy for us but its from the teen section. I am going to let my oldest read it BUT only after I mark out a few words and a few items. It isnt very deep but still it isnt right for us. I am seeing a few others out there. I am glad I read this one before giving it to my oldest. I may have to rethink this series for her. I understand it and may let her finish but only after I pour them over.

Anyways what have you been reading? If anything? Any recommendations out there? I will try pretty much anything....

STATE FINALS!!

So if you remember from the past post... yeah I know smack me... its been almost a month. Anyways my oldest monkey got into STATE FINALS for her bowling league. So on May 3-4 we will be in the state finals for 12 and over scholarships competition. If your 11 and under its based off of your regional finals. 12 and up you are trying to get into state finals. So Monkey #1 got to state and Monkey #2 had a hard time that day and did poorly. BUT she tried really hard and that is all that matters.

Anyways monkey #1 and I will be going up by ourselves and staying overnight. Yeah GO BOWL!

Clarification...

So Yesterday I put as a description of my life... Mom Are we there yet NOW? Well to clarify this I guess I should explain how my life is going to be jumping this time of the year...

Monday Soccer practice 530-630
Tuesday Soccer practice 5-7, 2nd and 4th tuesday Activity Days for monkey #2
Wednesday (breathe!) Popsicle sales 2-230, Bowling 330-515, Soccer practice 530-630, YW for oldest monkey 7-830
Thursday School lets out early for #2 and 3 at 1215, then monkey #1 out at 155 with a docs appointment most Thursday afternoons, Soccer 5-7
Friday NOTHING YEAH!
Saturday Soccer, Soccer, Soccer YES That is THREE games in one day and all the other family stuff for the day.
Sunday Church and family time... except this coming sunday... sorry but there is a scholarship tournament in LA so we will be going up to that instead of church.(Maybe we can read scriptures on the way up there instead.)

So on top of all this I am going to school full time and have to fit in homework for 5 of 6 family members and keep house and grocery shop ahhaah... I think I may go pull my hair out now.. Thank you...

My Life Monday...

Your topic for next week is to write a 6 word life memoir. This is inspired by Ernest Hemingway. It is said he was once challenged to write a story in 6 words. His story was "For sale: Baby shoes, never worn."

Mom? Now are we there YET?

How fast can you...

58 words

Speedtest

Into school....

So school has started and its not so bad. Its only the end of the first week though haha. Today is the soccer round up. Monkey #2 isnt going to be there because she went to Disneyland, California Adventure and Some crazy but cool restuarant (which means I know the name but cant spell it and I am not entirely sure of the name. haha)I am terrified that I let her do this. I had a bad dream that something bad happened and so I am scared for her. I cant wait till she gets home safe and sound.

I am taking Monkey #1 and 4 with our neighbor girl to Build-A-Bear today. Its our neighbors birthday and they are set to leave in a few months and she is a great girl so we are going to let her pick what she wants. Both monkeys are fighting a HORRIBLE cold though so I dont know.

Anyways thats it around here. I finally got over the stomach virus around tuesday afternoon. That was the absolute worst. How about you all how are you out in the this world?

Do you ever....

get scared of the unknown? Two classes starting tomorrow is terrifying me. I dont know why. I guess its because I have always had atleast ONE person I knew in the class from previous classes. This time because I took that break EVERYONE is new to me. I dont know anyone at all. My stomach is in knots. Anyways, I think part of it is I have been sick since yesterday. Yeah it finally hit the parents. GRRR! Hubby got it like Thursday maybe but mine hit full force friday night and hasnt let go. I was watching hubby play some stupid war game and next thing I know I was running for the bathroom. So I didnt toss the cookies but I did get a pan and leave it by my bed. I fell asleep and woke up sick as a dog. I stayed in bed ALL DAY yesterday. Good thing hubby loves me so much and bought me a book friday huh? Well I finished the whole book yesterday. It was actually quite good. It was a suspense one.... It was a good read at over 450 pages. HAHA yes like I said I really barely left the bed. running to the bathroom. and watching a few shows like previous Project Runways and Portions of other shows along with a cat nap here and there and I finished the book around midnight.

Anyways I am back to my bed as my stomach is thinking of revolting again. I guess I can read my assigned chapters for this week eh? (seeing as between the two classes thats 6 chapters. haha.)

Another Tag...

Another Tag

20 Years Ago: February 1988. I was 16 yrs old. OH BOY! I was a sophmore at WHS. I did a lot of dance at that point. Loved boys and life.

10 Years Ago: February 1998. I was 26. I was had been out of the Navy for about 4 mos. I had 2 monkeys and we had had our power back for a month after Super Typhoon Paka smacked us around for a bit in Dec of 97.

5 Years Ago : February 2003. I was PREGNANT! I had just found out I was prenant with baby #4. We were busy planning away. And trying to get hubby over his broken leg.

3 Years Ago: February 2005. We were preparing for hubby's deployment to Iraq. Spending as much time as we could as a family and gearing up for a LONG LONG 7 mos of being a single parent.

1 Year Ago: February 2007. I had 4 children. Was a busy mom with lots of sports going on. I decided to go back to school. So was searching for a school that was compatible with my busy life.

So Far This Year: Hmm I have completed all but two of my classes for my associates. (YEAH ME!) Started trying to live a healthier life. Read scriptures a lot but not everyday. Have picked up bowling again.

Yesterday: I SHOPPED! Yes I did. I bought lots of new things. I got lots of organizing stuff for my kitchen pantry. And stuff to do the walls in my younger monkey girls' room. Then went and bought (well Hubby and I did) a new tv. A new PS3 (I HAVE NO IDEA WHY! Men and their toys!) and went out to dinner.

Today: I took the kids to school. Watched big brother, finished SuperNanny. Caught up on all my blog reading. (Havent been on in almost 2 weeks) and posted twice on my blog.

Later Tonight: Umm grocery shopping??? I dont know One monkey will be at a sleepover so maybe go out.

This Year: Reading scriptures. Finish my Associates and get a 1/4 of the way through my Bachelors in Accounting. Pull up my GPA it started out GREAT! but with family issues going on at the end of the year my last two grades were less than stellar (atleast one was!) Get my family more fit and active.

I tag you.

Wow...

I had a pathetic 2 wks off. I do not feel ready to go back to school. Can I take one more week??? Then maybe all the kids stomach buggies will have gone and I will get a break??

Anyways I did have fun yesterday. I bought the tinkerbell wall paper border and wall stickers and started my two younger daughters room. Its looking cute. Now they want tinkerbell bedding though.... hmmm I am using this....


Then I am going for this look kinda minus the purple walls as we cannot paint....


I also bought 4 pieces of fabric one different one for each monkey to make liners for their sock baskets. There were two blue gingham and two pink gingham but now we will have 1 strawberry shortcake, one tweety bird one, one cute cartoonie puppy one, and a monkey on a heart one.

Anyways... I did have fun shopping. I got lots of new glasses for me and hubby and a few plastic water bottles for the kids and soccer. Plus storage bins because of the GROSS ants that love to invade twice a year.

Got the kids signed up for soccer. So the new season starts soon. Thats it for me... bbl

New Diggs....

So wow... how you like the new digs?? I love them.

My friend Andi made it up for me. You can click the link on the side and go to her site. Its the Scapbloggin one. She does pretty good work.

Anyways We are all just getting over the stomach virus from the long weekend. I am still kinda quiverish... so I am going to go. Hope you like the new diggs and I will update it all sooon..

Just because I need to...

WHOOOOOHOOOOOO! I finished one of my final research papers at midnight. YEAH! I only had to have a minimum of 1750 words and I had over 2100! WHOOOOHOOO! I found an old paper that had some inserts I could use as a guideline for making a new graph on the cost of running the operation, and an outline template in my book so I had both of those WHOOOOO!!!!...

My other paper is a little longer but is taken from a paper I wrote earlier in this quarter and you have to expound upon it so its already 1/2 way written. So I am off to bed now so I can get up and go to church then finish it up and be DONE and Officially on BREAK! YEAH!

Just because....

I figured you all should see my lil cherubs first soccer pics... hehe I dont care about the issues involved. I paid for these pics and he still hasnt filled the CORRECT order and its been over 3 mos. SOOOO.... Anyways she turned 4 right before this pic and isnt she a doll baby?? Can you tell I love my lil monkey?? I will post some new pics next week.

BLAH

I am a woman. I am a woman with a strong mind. I am a woman who must learn to bite my tongue. I hate politics I really do. Especially the politics of today. I know the issues. I know who will best respond to those issues but by golly he is gone and we are stuck with incompetents. Can I go be an expatriate for the next four years and not have to deal with any of this? I really dont know if I can make it through this.

Hinckley Challenge...

There is a challenge that is starting on the 4th yes I know a little late in the day but its a challenge to Read the BoM in 97 days. You can find the challenge here Hinckley Challenge I am going to try my best to complete this one... How about you? Can you meet the Challenge?

ABC's Of ME!

I found this on another blog I visit from time to time... so I figured it would be a fun one....

ABC's of me:

A- Attached or single: Definitely attached.

B- Best Friend: My hubby. We may have fights but what friends dont?

C-Cake or Pie: Cake NO frosting. Make it Chocolate too!

D- Day of Choice: Well I have two days. I love Mondays because its peaceful at home with everyone back at school and work and then I love Sundays because I like going to Church.

E- Essential Item: Jeans Cant live without them.

F- Favorite Color: Take your pick... Red, Navy, Green, White, Pink

G- Gummi Bears or Worms: BEARS! hehe I dont like long worms...

H- Hometown: Houston

I- Indulgence(s): Reading, crocheting, bubble baths,

J- January or July: Definitely January I LOVE cold. (except when I am sick hehe)

K-Kids: Girl Monkey 12, Girl Monkey 10, Boy Monkey 7 and Girl monkey 4

L-Life is incomplete without: My family

M- Marriage Date: October 18, 1994

N- Number of Siblings: 2 brothers, 2 sisters I am the middle girl

O- Oranges or Apples: Oranges all the way!

P- Phobias or Fears: Flying, spiders, my hubby dieing in Iraq.

Q- Quote(s): Adversity is the stuff that shows whether you are what you thought you were.
-- American Proverb

R- Reason To Smile: My kids give me millions of reasons, so does my hubby!

S- Season: Winter. I love the cold white snow. I love frozen lakes. I love to ice skate for real not on fake wannabe rinks.

T- Tag: Lena, Cindy, Lisa and Kathleen

U- Unknown Fact About Me: I am a gamer at heart. I LOVE to play RPG's and chat on Vent with my gamer friends.

V- Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animal: I am not vegetarian by any means but I love both sides of the food debate hehe.

W- Worst Habit: Procrastination. I seriously procrastinate a lot.

X- X-Rays or Ultrasounds: Depends. I like U/S for looking at babies but I have seen many many xrays in my life.

Y- Your Favorite Food: salad and mexican hehe

Z: Zodiac: I was born on the cusp. I am borderline virgo/libra.

Bowling thoughts...

Okay I feel yuckie but I had to had to post this so I dont forget about today. Today was bowling league for my 3 girls and two good things happened today...

#2 monkey got invited to the youth pepsi bowling challenge (its a big deal you have to be invited!)
AND
#4 monkey who is ONLY 4 got her first ever STRIKE! WOOOOOHOOO! This after last weeks great start to the season... she got 3 spares in a row last week and then a 4th later on. WHOOO HOOO she is starting out with a bang! Too bad she is only in bumper bowling hehe. Soon enough though she will be all grown up and in the Junior leagues with the big kids.

Pres. Hinckley passed away

Wow I am so sad. I cant express my thoughts clearly. I just cant believe that President Hinckley died tonight. How sad. Atleast he is back with his wife and our Heavenly Father.

Goodbye sweet man. You shall be dearly missed.

Passing on finally hehe...

Okay awhile back I posted the BFF blogger award and wasnt feeling great so never passed it on so I am doing this one too.

The award looks like this:

My original post was here...

Anyways I have to say I am definitely passing this on to Kathleen as she has become my blogging friend. Another is Lee . And finally The Nanny . I love to read their blogs.

I would pass this on to Lena , Cindy , or Lisa but alas I either know you in person (even if we live forever apart!) or you passed me the award... SO I passed it on to those I dont know anyway except by blog.

Thank you....

YEAH YEAH YEAH! I got a new award. I love awards. Thanks Cindy I LOVE IT! Its also perfect because I love candy hearts... hahah.

This award means that someone reads my blog daily and hey I love that someone actually reads my stuff.

That being said I do have a few I must get my daily dose of...

1. Lena

2. Kathleen (although I dont know if they can do this there)

3. Meadow (although she has been super busy and hasnt posted haha)

I would also put Cindy but alas she gave it to me so I cant give it back hehe. I do read hers every day. As well as a few others.

Sand and Stone...

Just a poem someone sent me.... I think it applies to my life and maybe yours too...

Sand and Stone

TWO FRIENDS WERE WALKING
THROUGH THE DESERT.
DURING SOME POINT OF THE
JOURNEY, THEY HAD AN
ARGUMENT; AND ONE FRIEND
SLAPPED THE OTHER ONE
IN THE FACE.



THE ONE WHO GOT SLAPPED
WAS HURT, BUT WITHOUT
SAYING ANYTHING,
WROTE IN THE SAND:

TODAY MY BEST FRIEND
SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE.

THEY KEPT ON WALKING,
UNTIL THEY FOUND AN OASIS,
WHERE THEY DECIDED
TO TAKE A BATH

THE ONE WHO HAD BEEN
SLAPPED GOT STUCK IN THE
MIRE ! AND STARTED DROWNING,
BUT THE FRIEND SAVED HIM.

AFTER HE RECOVERED FROM
THE NEAR DROWNING,
HE WROTE ON A STONE:

'TODAY MY BEST FRIEND
SAVED MY LIFE '.

THE FRIEND WHO HAD SLAPPED
AND SAVED HIS BEST FRIEND
ASKED HIM, 'AFTER I HURT YOU,
YOU WROTE IN THE SAND AND NOW,
YOU WRITE ON A STONE, WHY?'

THE FRIEND REPLIED
'WHEN SOMEONE HURTS US
WE SHOULD WRITE IT DOWN
IN SAND, WHERE WINDS OF
FORGIVENESS CAN ERASE IT AWAY.
BUT, WHEN SOMEONE DOES
SOMETHING GOOD FOR US,
WE MUST ENGRAVE IT IN STONE
WHERE NO WIND
CAN EVER ERASE IT.'

LEARN TO WRITE
YOUR HURTS IN
THE SAND AND TO
CARVE YOUR
BENEFITS IN STONE.

THEY SAY IT TAKES A
MINUTE TO FIND A SPECIAL
PERSON, AN HOUR TO
APPRECIATE THEM, A DAY
TO LOVE THEM, BUT THEN
AN ENTIRE LIFE
TO FORGET THEM.

SEND THIS TO
THE PEOPLE YOU'LL NEVER
FORGET.

I JUST DID.

Back to school

Okay I am alive and kicking... school started back today for the kids and mom is one happy camper. Now I just have to clean. I wish my In laws were coming in TWO weeks and not this weekend. Anyways I better get moving or it will never get done.

New award...

Thanks Cindy! I love that I got a new award. I love awards.

I will have to think about who to give it to. I am not feeling so great today so it may be tomorrow before I post it....

So its been awhile....

Well we are officially on the lose weight wagon now... GO ME!

Anyways I hope to lose about 25 lbs over the next 12 wks. (I peeked today and I was already down a lb from yesterday HAHAH!)

Okay I found out my MIL is coming to visit again in 2 wks YEAH ME! hahaha help me!

I still have TH cant wait for school to start in 7 more days YES YES YES! Go to school dont be bored at home PLEASE! haha. I love my children but only the oldest monkey is back in school. The others dont go back til 22nd.

I know there are people who dont submit any comments but I am asking for them. Tell me some of your quickie exercises you do when you dont have time to fit in a full on workout. I NEED YOUR HELP SO IF YOU READ PLEASE REPLY! GO YOU!

Kitchen is semi clean... fixing to go mop. POOR ME! hahah

Anyways thanks to those who have left comments in previous posts... I appreciate the thoughts. I am just so tired lately. Dont know why that is. Well have a good tuesday .

Birthday MEME

it’s meme time — birthday month meme time. kathleen had this meme on her site so I absconded with it!
from your birthday month, you highlight which ones best describe you and why. so, i will attempt it. if you like the meme and want to play, just consider yourself tagged, and let me know if you participate so i can come stalk you he heread your wows. (i have been wanting to strike through letters ever since i saw that wordpress let’s me!)

SEPTEMBER:
Suave and compromising I dont know about suave but compromising I can do. We compromised on the amount of children we have and on money etc. I can compromise in difficult situations too.
Careful, cautious and organized umm Okay I am careful. I have kids to think about and I do make sure that others realize this is my precious cargo and if you hurt them you will get hurt. Cautious very. I do not trust people I dont know well and I do ask pointed questions about certain situations and tell my kids no matter what I am there for them and will protect them to the best of my ability. Organized Umm not so much (could be the ADHD though).
Likes to point out people’s mistakes. I can see that in myself. Mostly in my kids but also in others from time to time.
Likes to criticize. According to my oldest I do this to her everyday... I see it as I wouldn't have to say anything if you did it the RIGHT way the first time. She has been shown multiple times this isnt new.
Stubborn. Ya think? hehe enough said.
Calm and cool. Yes. I am this way. Even through 4 kids. My husband kinda gets hinky and sticks back but I am able to talk him through this... how is that?
Kind and sympathetic. Well I am in certain situations. Moreso of others than myself.
Concerned and detailed. I am a person this describes. I get very detailed and will find stuff to back me up if I am concerned about something.
Loyal but not always honest. I am very loyal. There has been a time of two I have not been honest especially if it will hurt someone. If its a serious matter though I will be honest even if it means someone losing something or going to jail.
Does work well. When I do a job I do it to the best of my ability. Especially if someone is going to be checking over it.
Sensitive. I am if the situation calls for it. I do not like to offend people and try not to but sometimes there is no way around being sensitive.
Good memory. I definitely have that. I can remember lots of things that happened over 30 yrs ago. I can remember my last 4 telephone numbers (Okay we have lived in this house for over 3 yrs now and the house before it for almost 3 yrs LOL!)
Clever and knowledgeable. Clever i dont think so... knowledgeable I like to think so. I love to read and gain information from my books and research.
Loves to look for information. You dont? I love love love to research.
Must control oneself when criticizing. MOST DEFINITATELY I do resemble that remark in more ways than one.
Able to motivate oneself. Most of the time. Sometimes I have no desire to though.
Understanding. I can be. I am more understanding if you tell me the truth about the situation. If I catch you in a lie I am not so understanding though.
Fun to be around. I LOVE FUN! Unfortuneately my fun buddies (not your Carrie or other Carrie) have moved away and we have lost our party spot. Hoping someone else fun moves in instead of people who are RUDE!
Loves leisure and traveling. OOOOHHHH I LOVE THIS! I LOVE TO TRAVEL AND HAVE FUN! I am seriously thinking of surprising my hubby with a cruise for our honeymoon this year... heheh now I just need a babysitter for a week LOL!
Very choosy, especially in relationships. Yep that is me. I am very choosy all the way down to toilet paper! DO NOT buy me anything but charmin pr O wont use it. I know so sad! I am not so picky about guys though... otherwise I would be married to a guy who wore suits and ties with red suspenders (dont ask its just such a umm oh yeah this is G rated!)
Systematic. Yes I have to be systematic or nothing gets done.

Okay so I am offering this to LENA, CINDY, and HEIDI! Hopefully they see this... if so make sure you let me know.


JANUARY: Stubborn and hard-hearted. Ambitious and serious. Loves to teach and be taught. Always looking at people’s flaws and weaknesses. Likes to criticize. Hardworking and productive. Smart, neat and organized. Sensitive and has deep thoughts. Knows how to make others happy. Quiet unless excited or tensed. Rather reserved. Highly attentive. Resistant to illnesses but prone to colds. Romantic but has difficulties expressing love. Loves children. Loyal. Has great social abilities yet easily jealous. Very stubborn and money cautious.

FEBRUARY: Abstract thoughts. Loves reality and abstract. Intelligent and clever. Changing personality. Attractive. Sexy. Temperamental. Quiet, shy and humble. Honest and loyal. Determined to reach goals. Loves freedom. Rebellious when restricted. Loves aggressiveness. Too sensitive and easily hurt. Gets angry really easily but does not show it. Dislikes unnecessary things. Loves making friends but rarely shows it. Daring and stubborn. Ambitious. Realizes dreams and hopes. Sharp. Loves entertainment and leisure. Romantic on the inside not outside. Superstitious and ludicrous. Spendthrift. Tries to learn to show emotions.

MARCH: Attractive personality. Sexy. Affectionate. Shy and reserved. Secretive. Naturally honest, generous and sympathetic. Loves peace and serenity. Sensitive to others. Loves to serve others. Easily angered. Trustworthy. Appreciative and returns kindness. Observant and assesses others. Revengeful. Loves to dream and fantasize. Loves traveling. Loves attention. Hasty decisions in choosing partners. Loves home decors. Musically talented. Loves special things. Moody.

APRIL: Active and dynamic. Decisive and hasty but tends to regret. Attractive and affectionate to oneself. Strong mentality. Loves attention. Diplomatic. Consoling, friendly and solves people’s problems. Brave and fearless. Adventurous. Loving and caring. Suave and generous. Emotional. Aggressive. Hasty. Good memory. Moving. Motivates oneself and others. Sickness usually of the head and chest. Sexy in a way that only their lover can see.

MAY: Stubborn and hard-hearted. Strong-willed and highly motivated. Sharp thoughts. Easily angered. Attracts others and loves attention. Deep feelings. Beautiful physically and mentally. Firm Standpoint. Needs no motivation. Easily consoled. Systematic (left brain). Loves to dream. Strong clairvoyance. Understanding. Sickness usually in the ear and neck. Good imagination. Good physical. Weak breathing. Loves literature and the arts. Loves traveling. Dislike being at home. Restless. Not having many children. Hardworking. High spirited. Spendthrift.

JUNE: Thinks far with vision. Easily influenced by kindness. Polite and soft-spoken. Having ideas. Sensitive. Active mind. Hesitating, tends to delay. Choosy and always wants the best. Temperamental. Funny and humorous. Loves to joke. Good debating skills. Talkative. Daydreamer. Friendly. Knows how to make friends. Able to show character. Easily hurt. Prone to getting colds. Loves to dress up. Easily bored. Fussy. Seldom shows emotions. Takes time to recover when hurt. Brand conscious. Executive. Stubborn.

JULY: Fun to be with. Secretive. Difficult to fathom and to be understood. Quiet unless excited or tensed. Takes pride in oneself. Has reputation. Easily consoled. Honest. Concerned about people’s feelings. Tactful. Friendly. Approachable. Emotional temperamental and unpredictable. Moody and easily hurt. Witty and sparkly. Not revengeful. Forgiving but never forgets. Dislikes nonsensical and unnecessary things. Guides others physically and mentally. Sensitive and forms impressions carefully. Caring and loving. Treats others equally. Strong sense of sympathy. Wary and sharp. Judges people through observations. Hardworking. No difficulties in studying. Loves to be alone. Always broods about the past and the old friends. Likes to be quiet. Homely person. Waits for friends. Never looks for friends. Not aggressive unless provoked. Prone to having stomach and dieting problems. Loves to be loved. Easily hurt but takes long to recover.

AUGUST: Loves to joke. Attractive. Suave and caring. Brave and fearless. Firm and has leadership qualities. Knows how to console others. Too generous and egoistic. Takes high pride in oneself. Thirsty for praises. Extraordinary spirit. Easily angered. Angry when provoked. Easily jealous. Observant. Careful and cautious. Thinks quickly. Independent thoughts. Loves to lead and to be led. Loves to dream. Talented in the arts, music and defense. Sensitive but not petty. Poor resistance against illnesses. Learns to relax. Hasty and trusty. Romantic. Loving and caring. Loves to make friends.

SEPTEMBER: Suave and compromising. Careful, cautious and organized. Likes to point out people’s mistakes. Likes to criticize. Stubborn. Quiet but able to talk well. Calm and cool. Kind and sympathetic. Concerned and detailed. Loyal but not always honest. Does work well. Very confident. Sensitive. Good memory. Clever and knowledgeable. Loves to look for information. Must control oneself when criticizing. Able to motivate oneself. Understanding. Fun to be around. Secretive. Loves leisure and traveling. Hardly shows emotions. Tends to bottle up feelings. Very choosy, especially in relationships. Systematic.

OCTOBER: Loves to chat. Loves those who loves them. Loves to take things at the center. Inner and physical beauty. Lies but doesn’t pretend. Gets angry often. Treats friends importantly. Always making friends. Easily hurt but recovers easily. Daydreamer. Opinionated. Does not care of what others think. Emotional. Decisive. Strong clairvoyance. Loves to travel, the arts and literature. Touchy and easily jealous. Concerned. Loves outdoors. Just and fair. Spendthrift. Easily influenced. Easily loses confidence. Loves children.

NOVEMBER: Has a lot of ideas. Difficult to fathom. Thinks forward. Unique and brilliant. Extraordinary ideas. Sharp thinking. Fine and strong clairvoyance. Can become good doctors. Dynamic in personality. Secretive. Inquisitive. Knows how to dig secrets. Always thinking. Less talkative but amiable. Brave and generous. Patient. Stubborn and hard-hearted. If there is a will, there is a way. Determined. Never give up. Hardly becomes angry unless provoked. Loves to be alone. Thinks differently from others. Sharp-minded. Motivates oneself. Does not appreciate praises. High-spirited. Well-built and tough. Deep love and emotions. Romantic. Uncertain in relationships. Homely. Hardworking. High abilities. Trustworthy. Honest and keeps secrets. Not able to control emotions. Unpredictable.

DECEMBER: Loyal and generous. Sexy. Patriotic. Active in games and interactions. Impatient and hasty. Ambitious. Influential in organizations. Fun to be with. Loves to socialize. Loves praises. Loves attention. Loves to be loved. Honest and trustworthy. Not pretending. Short tempered. Changing personality. Not egotistic. Take high pride in oneself. Hates restrictions. Loves to joke. Good sense of humor. Logical.

New Year's Resolutions...

So I said I would post my resolutions for this year soon the other day.... so its that time of the year. First I have some food for thought...

What do you think about this time of year? Do you make resolutions? Do you attempt to keep them beyond the first week? Do you forget all about them if you dont write them down and post them?

I tend to make them myself but then never write them down and never remember them. I noticed last year I wrote them down and I made a better attempt at keeping them. So I am asking you to write yours down too. This way you will have a way to remember this year and how you did try to keep them.

My resolutions this year are so hard for me and I want to really attempt to meet them this time.

My Resolutions:

1. Tell my family I love them everyday.

2. I want to be more loving toward them and try to reign in my temper.

3. Read the Book of Mormon cover to cover (that is what we are studying this year right???)

4. I want and will lose weight this year. I want to lose 50 lbs minimum this year.

These are my goals what are yours?