I don't even know what to title this post.......

It's going to be another multiple post kind of day. Actually, I couldn't bring myself to put this in the same post as my child. Therefore, it is a post of it's own.

Disclaimer.....some may find this disturbing, wrong, wierd, wrong, and maybe a little wrong. Continue at your own risk.

I heard about this on the radio this morning. I didn't believe it. I HAD to see this freak for myself. I googled it. It made me a little nauseas. And creeped out. I'd like to think that I am a pretty tolerant person. We all have the free agency to do what we want with our life, right? But, I also believe in consequences, and it you choose to become a man, I also believe you give up the right to the privelage of having children. That's something Heavenly Father gave to women. What do you think?

3 year old logic

Some days, Jake will just run around the house in his undies. He's happy. I'm happy. If it ain't broke, why try to fix it, right? Yesterday he told me he wanted a ham sandwich. I told him to go get the ham out of the fridge in the garage (the fridge in our house is not working). As usual, he was just in his underwear. It's cold in the garage. He didn't want to be cold. This is what he did to stay warm while making the trek to the "outside" fridge.

Happy Birthday Madi!!!!

My oldest "baby" is 12. (to see that on the computer screen just blows my mind!) She is such a great girl. She had a visit from the YW Pres today, and got a spiral bound book with her personal progress book, personal progress journal, For the Strength of the Youth, and True to the Faith. She also gave her a journal to write her thoughts and feelings and experiences in with the building of the TF Temple. She was so excited. And then, later tonight, her Beehive advisor, YW 2nd counselor, and the Personal Progress leader stopped by to say "Happy Birthday!" and gave her a little gift. She loved it. Even though she didn't speak, except to say thank you. (she's so shy)

She chose to eat at the Manderin House for dinner. Can you say "spendalotamoney"? That place is pricey!! Anyway, it was yummy. Before we went out to dinner, my parents came over, and we opened gifts. She also got to open the present Cory's parents sent. Here are a few pics.

Alvin and the Chipmonks soundtrack. She was excited to get this. It was a last minute gift, since she told me last night it was something she wanted.

A Tomagochi from Grandma Blad. Madi lost the one Santa brought her, so she was happy to get a replacement.

A webkinz monkey from Mom & Dad. I knew she would be happy with this! She's been carrying it around all night, like a little kid.

Rock star shades... I couldn't wait for her to get these. She just recently got contact. She wore these to the restaurant.

Beautiful earrings from Grandma and Grandpa Manion...And 25 buck...lucky!

She requested strawberry shortcake for her birthday cake. Fine with me...yum!

So there you have it. My almost teenager, young woman, can't believe she's growing up so fast Madi. We love you Madi. So glad you chose us. You are a wonderful young woman, and we are so proud of you, for the help you give us, for the way you help your brothers and sister, for the example you are to all of us. Hope your day was fabulous!

P.I.J.......

Okay, so this is going to be a multiple post kind of day. When a random thought hits me, you're gonna hear about it.



First of all, here is a picture of what snow looks like on March 26th.

I still believe this is evil snow. It just doesn't have the same "dissapear on camera" ability that the snow from this morning did. And, in the spirit of my friend Ashlee's post from today, I'm grateful for the moisture it is bringing to this dry desert area. (was that okay, Ashlee?) But dangit, it's starting to stick!! Ooops....that last one wasn't so positive. But I'm trying!

Now, for the explanation of P.I.J. I believe I may have just coined a new term for a condition that most pregnant women have. (If someone else has already discovered this condition, forgive me.) Pregnancy Induced Justification. I am now to the point of the pregnancy where I blame everything on being pregnant. Like my emotions, feeling, actions, words that come out of my mouth, food that goes in my mouth, forgetting stuff...you get the idea. Heck, who am I kiddiding? I've pretty much blaming all that on the pregnancy since day 1! Take this morning, for example. My visiting teaching partner, Julie, and I had planned to run something to all the sisters we visit. We were meeting at the 1st house at 10:30. I was tired this morning (well, all the time, really). I had gotten dressed, put my contacts in...just needed to do hair and make-up, which I knew I could do in about 10 minutes. Cory had come home for a few minutes. Jake was content watching TV in his jammies. I thought, I've got about 40 minutes. I just need to rest my eyes for a few minutes, then I'll finish getting ready. I woke up from "resting my eyes" at 1030. Got hair and make-up done in a record 5 minutes! Thank Heaven's Cory was home, so I didn't have to worry about getting Jake ready, too. But, it's all okay. I'm pregnant, and my body obviously needed the rest, right? Or, how about letting Jake watch far too much TV during the day? I'm pregnant, and just don't have the energy to be an active Mommy, right? Or, how about the latest craving of ice cream? Obviously, the baby has been low on calcium (no, I eat too many Tums, can't be that), or sugar (that's just crazy), or artificial mint flavoring (that must be it). I wouldn't be eating it every day, otherwise. Besides, I'm also craving fresh baby spinach, so that has to cancel out anything bad in the ice cream. Pregnancy Induced Justification. I wonder how I go about getting that in the OB Medical Journals??

What the Crap!?!

So, I'm sitting here browsing some of my favorite blogs, enjoying a stale, pink peep (my fave..yummy), when I look out the window to see large, white flakes, falling to the ground. You've got to be kidding me! It's almost April. Stop already! I am sooooo over Winter! I thought maybe I'll take a picture of the evil snow, (to post on the blog, of coarse). This particular type of evil snow has the ability to become invisible on camera. I couldn't get a good picture, which is not a surprise, because I never get good pictures. And to top it all off, in my hurry to get the sliding glass door open to take the stupid picture, I broke a nail. Clear down to the nail bed. Ouch. This apparently is not going to be my day.

Last day....

Today was my last day of work. I had told my supervisor that we are moving, and that I wouldn't be coming back after the baby's born. To be honest with you, I didn't expect a big farewell party or anything, but I at least thought that I would get a goodby cake like everyone else who leaves. I've worked there for almost 5 years. And I've helped out when we were short on nurses. And I've been a team player. I feel like I'm a good nurse. I thought I maybe made a difference. I didn't even make the Monday Memo yesterday.(the weekly calendar they post every Monday, with birthdays, meetings, usually letting you know when someone's last day is) I really tried not to let it bother me too much. Then, during lunch, when my supervisor and the office manager went to Costco to pick up office supplies, coffee cups, etc., they picked up a cake. I'm thinking it was a last minute thought of "Oh yeah, it's Bonnie's last day. We should probably do something" Why do I think that? It was FROZEN!!! The whole thing was frozen, except the words "Best Wishes, Bonnie". I guess I should be more grateful, and less "poor me", but I just kind of felt like it was a slap in the face. After that I had a ton of people come up to me and say "I didn't know it was your last day!" , and lots of sincere well wishes and we'll miss yous. Even from the Doctors, which meant alot. I know I will be missed by my friends. I just wanted to know that what I did was appreciated. I'm going to miss working with some of the fabulous people at Physician's Center. Now....on to birthing my child...next week!!!!(don't know the day yet, but I will be induced next week!!)

More funny Jake....

We have been working with Madi to get her Faith in God completed before her birthday. She finished passing off her Articles of Faith tonight. After she went to bed, Jake said he wanted to learn some. So I had him repeat what I said. This is Jake's version of the 1st Article of Faith.....

Me- We believe
Jake-We believe
Me-in God, the Eternal Father
Jake-in God, the Eternal Father
Me- and in His son, Jesus....
Jake- and in His son, Jesus Christ!
Me- and in the Holy......(thinking he would know this)
Jake-and in the Holy cow?

Sad....

Just saw this story on KSL that broke my heart. Yet I was also inspired. Inspired by the stregnth of the parents and this sweet little girl. Warmed at the thought of her 3rd wish. What wonderful memories must have been made with President Monson. Saddened at the thought of the horrible pain and sadness this family must be going through. Grateful that they have the Gospel to help comfort them through this very difficult time. Amazed at the faith this family has. I don't know if I would react the same way if I were in their situation. They have a blog. Click here to visit. My prayers are certainly with this little family.

Happy day after Easter!

Did you all have a fabulous Easter? I hope so. We had a great weekend with my parents. Thanks Mom and Dad for so much fun! The kids had a blast. We colored eggs Sat, and had an Easter egg hunt Sunday after dinner. (I slept during the hunt. Nice.) Dinner was so yummy. And the kids played outside the whole time. They loved it! Here is a funny little converstion we had on the way home from Church yesterday. Let me preface it with, during Sacrament meeting there was a beautiful instrumental trio by the Primary chorister and 2 of her grown children.

Madi- I know you used to baby sit the music lady's kids. (talking about the Primary chorister)

Me- Really? Did she tell you that?

Madi- Yeah.

Grandma- And did you know that the boy who played the cello is a cowboy? So that means you can be a rough, tough cowboy, and still play beautiful music on an instrument.

Jake- (looking at me, very confused) But Cowboy is a dog.

The other Grandma has a shih-tzu puppy, named Cowboy.

We had a good chuckle over that. 3 year olds crack me up.

We should have charged rent....

Last winter we would occasionally find a hornet sluggishly flying around our house. Weird. This went on all winter long and into the spring and summer. Nobody ever got stung, but it always freaked me out! One day, last summer, Cory decided to find out where they were coming from. He walked around the house, and noticed they were flying in and out of a hole on the side of the house. So, he went down into the crawl space (literally a crawl on your belly space) and looked around for the hornet's entrance. That's when a found a hornet's nest. Eeewwwww!!! It gives me the willies just thinking about it. He was armed with a can of wasp spray, and sprayed it directly into the opening of the nest-the entire can. Looking back, he's pretty lucky he wasn't poisoned, or attacked. And that was the end of having stinging bugs flying around our house. He never did go back and take the nest down. Well, this past week, we've seen a few baby hornets (that's what we think they are) in our house. Once again, eeeewwww! Freaks the kids out-and me, too. So once again, my brave shining knight of a husband braved the crawl space to check out the nest. Luckily, he didn't see anything in our crawl space. But he did decide to remove the nest. He brought it up to show the kids. This is what it looked like.

Well, this is what it looked like with all the paper/fiber covering removed. Gross, huh? Just look at all those little apartments. Think of all the money we could have made charging rent! Anyway....at least it's gone, now. But I'd still like to know where those other little bugs were coming from.

Happy "Pinchy" Day!

Happy "Pinchy" Day to you!! Hope you all had a wonderful day filled with green koolaid and chocolate coins! And that you didn't get too many pinches. (unless you wanted them : >!)

We had a pretty good day here, until about 7pm. That's when my kids turned up their volume and made it sound like there were about 185 people in our house. That's also when I remembered something one of my friends told me. She said, when she becomes president of the universe, she's going to revise the "recipe" kids are made from. She wants to make the voice box removeable. I think that after tonight, she would have my vote. My kids were just wild tonight! We didn't even have FHE until 8:30. Madi is almost 12, so we are rushing to get her Faith in God done. Working like a mad man to get those Articles of Faith memorized. Tonight, I typed #5-8 up on the computer, cut them up, taped them onto some cardboard, then removed a few words at a time to see if the kids could remember them. It actually worked! Now we just have 9-13 to do, and she will be finished. I can't believe she will be 12 soon. Makes me feel old!

The Bee Movie....

Have you seen this movie? I hadn't heard anything fabulous about it, so I wasn't really expecting much. We watched it last night. Holy crap, we laughed so hard! Cory and I thought it was hilarious. And, it was a cartoon, so of coarse the kids all liked it. If you haven't seen this, and you are in need of a good laugh, you've definitely got to rent this!

We also watched Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium. Also a definite must see! Dustin Hoffman and Natalie Portman were awesome in this movie. If you've seen them, what did you think?

How was your night?

I've developed a theory about my braincells. I've decided that the braincells that are in charge of waking me up to pee in the middle of the night are also the braincells that are paranoid and illogical. The logical and levelheaded braincells are deep sleepers, and usually sleep all night long.
I woke up at about 4am to potty, and I swore I heard a buzzing sound. I flipped on the lights, expecting to see a wasp, but I didn't see anything. Why a wasp? We found what we think were 2 baby wasps in our house yesterday. So I went back to bed. I was uncomfortable, and couldn't get back to sleep. So the paranoid braincells jumped at the chance to do their thing. This is what happened.

I bet there is a colony of wasps in our crawlspace, planning an attack on
us. (are you kidding?) They are gonna swarm and sting us
repeatedly. I just know it. They'll go after Alex first. They
always sting him. Where's my cellphone, in case I need to call animal
control? (why animal control, and not 911? I don't know.)

This type of thinking went on for about an hour before one of my levelheaded braincells woke up and threatened my paranoid braincells to leave me alone and let me sleep, or else. I finally dozed off around 5am, when Jake came in. He was freezing, so I put him in bed with us, and got him situtated. I grabbed this opportunity for another potty run. As I was getting up to go, this is what happened.

Jake- "Mom, did you find the key?"

Me- "Um, what?"

Jake- "Did you find the key?'

Me-" No, I didn't. Go back to sleep."

What? I don't recall looking for a key. So after doing my thing, I climed back in bed, again unable to sleep. I spent the next half hour trying to figure out what he must have been dreaming about. I finally went back to sleep. Unfortunatly, that little hour and a half of wasted time has severely affected my ability to function. I am pretty much worthless today. I can honestly say I am ready for this baby to get here. Maybe then my paranoid and illogical braincells will be so exhasted from lack of sleep, they won't be able to funtion. Here's hoping the next few weeks fly by!

And the winner is.......

All of them! My kids did a great job with their science projects! The fair was from 5-7pm tonight. We went around 6, and mosey'd ( I have no idea how to spell that, and neither does spell check!) around to each of the kid's classrooms. We started with Gabby.

Her science project question was "do all brands of microwave popcorn pop the same?" She thought they would. But she was wrong! We popped 3 different bags of snack sized microwave popcorn, each for the same amount of time. Then she counted how many kernals popped, and how many didn't. I thought that was a great 1st grade project. And she loved it!

Next, we visited Alex's room.

Alex did his project on Newton's third law of motion. He originally wanted to make a steam powered boat, but Cory went fishing, and I couldn't help him figure it out, so we changed it to a balloon powered rocket car. We found the instructions online. He was supposed to make a simple car out of styrofoam, but I didn't have any styrofoam meat trays laying around the house, so I suggested he try some of his cars. Yeah, that didn't work. His pinewood derby car was too heavy, and his matchbox car was too little. So, Freddy's meat dept gave us some styrofoam meat trays, and we bought styrofoam plates to cut out the wheels. Cory helped him put it together, and it worked!

Last, we visited Madi's room.

Madi did her project about seed germination. She originally wanted to do hydroponics (growing plants in water) but we waited too long to start, so she found out whether or not you can germinate a seed without soil. She "planted" some green bean seeds in a baggie, and some in some peat pellets. The seeds in the baggie sprouted after 3 days! It was pretty cool. The kids all got a kick out of watching the seeds grow. And Madi did a great job of taking care of the ones planted in the peat, making sure they had enough water. She did great!

At 6:30, they had an awards ceremony. They handed out 5-6 blue rosette ribbons per class, and 1 best of show per class. Gabby got a blue ribbon. She was so excited!She was sooooo happy. I don't know why she wouldn't hold her ribbon up so we could take a picture.

Then, Alex won best of show out of his class. Boy, he was excited! You should have seen him run up to the stage, shaking his fists above his head like he was the champ. It was so hilarious. He was worried when he didn't hear his name for a blue ribbon, so he didn't really think he'd win anything. I wish we had gotten a picture of him running to the stage. It was so funny.

Yes, that boy next to him is in the 3rd grade. He's a big boy. And that cute little girl on the bottom right? That's Hunter. Alex and Hunter are constantly in competition to see who can get the most AR points.

Madi won best of show in her class, too.

She was completely shocked. When they called her name, she just dropped her mouth, looked at me, then kinda stumbled up to the stage. I was so excited for her! There were alot of cool projects in her class. But Madi invested 2 weeks on her project, so I was so happy she was acknowleged for that. That is one of her best friends, Savannah, standing next to her.

So with the 2 older kids winning a best of show ribbon, Gabby was pretty upset. We tried and tried to get her to understand she did an awsome job, and that just because she didn't get best of show, that doesn't mean her project wasn't good enough. So hard for a 7 year old to understand that concept. The best of show winners got gift certificates to Imagination Station. I was so tempted to run out and get one for Gabby. But I refrained. I know that she need to experience dissapointment and learn how to deal with it. Better she learn it now, right?

Look at that poor, sad little face. Makes me want to cry. She's gotten over it, now, I think. But at the time, it was pretty devistating. I'm so proud of all of them. They did great jobs, putting their displays together with very little help (except Gab, she needed a little more help), and working on their projects. So even though the stupid thing was manditory, it all worked out okay!

Oh, the best of show from each class will be on display at the Mall from April 1-14. Come on down and take a look!

I don't live there.....

Good news! I no longer show up as Meridian Idaho on the live traffic feed thing. Yeah, now I'm from Wendall. What? I think my traffic feed in on crack.
Anyway....Tomorrow is an election day. There happens to be a plant facilities renewal levy on the ballot. That is money that goes toward the maintenance and upkeep of schools. I think it's important, and I'm totally for it. I would have voted, even if the school district wasn't forcing me to. I'm crazy like that. "What?", you say? Let me explain. We need a new high school here, so 2years ago, there was a very large bond on the ballot. It was supposedly enough for a new high school, and enough to add on to some of the elementary schools and such. The school district was desperate for it to pass. So they came up with this brilliant idea that every school in the district have some sort of event that night. Then, since all the parents would be at the school, they could vote, in case they hadn't already. So, our school decided to do a MANDATORY science fair. We were a little bothered that it was manditory. Other schools were doing reading fairs, talent shows, non-mandatory stuff. So, with 2 kids in school at the time, we did 2 fabulous science projects. Alex's was one of the top in the first grade, and Madi's was one of the top in her class. We were so proud, but so tired because we had stayed up until past midnight the night before trying to get it done. (we procrastinate) But, it was a success, and the bond passed by quite a few votes.
Now, fast forward 2 years, and here we are again. The school district is desperate for the levy to pass, so now every school has something going on tomorrow night. And guess what our school chose? Another MANDATORY, part of your grade, stupid science fair. The projects had to be turned in today. So with 3 kids in school, we had 3 science projects to do. We've learned since last time. We were only up until 11pm this time. : b. I guess I wouldn't mind so much if I didn't feel like were being forced to be there. I mean, as much as I dislike science projects, I really enjoy helping my kids, watching them learn, and seeing them succeed. It just feels like the school is being sneaky to get us there. It would be different if it weren't mandatory. My kids still would have participated. They like this kind of stuff. Am I wrong to feel this way? Should I just chalk these feelings up to hormones? Or do I have a valid excuse to be a little upset?

Last Lecture.....

I found a link to this professors "last lecture" on my friend Montay's blog. You should head over there and check it out. It was awesome. Make sure you leave her a comment and let her know you stopped by. It will make her day, and I'm sure it will induce labor. (hehehe.)

Anyway....I loved this clip. It's a lecture from a professor named Randy Pausch. It's very inspirational, and may even cause you to tear a little. I just wanted to share a few of my favorite quotes/thoughts and things I learned.
*He talked about achieving your childhood dreams. He gave the example that he wanted to play in the NFL. That didn't happen. He then said, "Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want." I loved that . What a great way to look at a situation.
*He said we have the choice of whether we will live our life as a Tigger, or an Eyeore. I'll admit, there are days I choose to be an Eyeore. And I know if I would chose to be a Tigger, I would acomplish so much more!
*Another favorite quote "Don't complain, just work harder". So hard to do, but so much more productive!
*Last but not least, he talked about how his parents taught him that people are more valuable that things. It's so easy to get caught up in "things", and forget about peoples feelings. I know I need to work on that when it comes to my kids. After I've spent all day cleaning and the kids can "ruin" it in a second. I need to step back and love them so they know they are more important to me than a clean floor.

I hope you all take the time to go to Montay's blog and find the link to this awsome talk. It's well worth your time! Let us both know what you thought!

Funny Blog....

So, I was looking at my traffic feed thing on the left hand side of my blog, righ under the creepy picture of the floating baby and the hangman game. I was first wondering why it keeps coming up as "Meridian Idaho" when I come to my blog, or anybody elses blog. I don't live in Meridian. I have no idea what button I pushed, but it apperantly was the wrong one. Next, I was wondering who all these people are. So I clicked on one. It took me here. We have the same name. That's cool. She even has me listed under the blogs she visits. That made me unbelievably happy. I wondered if she's ever left a comment. (have you?) Then as I read some of her fun posts (it would seem we have alot in common-midnight laundry being one), I was led to this blog. Holy crap, I love this guy's sense of humor. He is very funny. And his kids are hilarious, too. I quite enjoyed his answer to our country's problems. So thanks, Bonnie, for sharing. Everyone go visit Bonnie in Utah, and say hi! I should go now, and put in a load of that fishy laundry Cory brought back for me.

**update**I just went back and was reading some comments to some of my posts, and Bonnie did comment. Thanks Bonnie! I love it when people let me know they were here!

Fishy fun...

I am no longer a fishing widow. My Husband has returned. Yay! I think I might be able to sleep at night. Probably not though, because I am still pregnant. Anyway, Cory had a good time. He brought back two fish. One was almost as big as Jake!

Sorry about the picture quality. Our camera hasn't been the same since it was dropped on the cement a few months ago. And, I'm not much of a photographer. One more thing to add to the list of things to learn and do! Anyway, look at those happy kids! So glad to have their Daddy back. Not to mention getting to poke at a stinky fish.

Here are just a couple of pictures of the trip. They went to Orifino, and fished by the Dworshak Dam. The picture on the right is of Cory fighting to reel in the fish in the picture above. Cory said they got to see a bald eagle while they were up there. One of the guys had caught a sucker fish, threw it back, and then a few second later, the eagle was flying around, then flew down and scooped the sucker fish right up out of the water! Cory didn't have a chance to get a picture of that, but that would have been awesome. My kids would have LOVED that! So I guess he had good fun. Now, I'm just looking forward to girls night this week. That will be my reward for being single the last few days. I can't wait!

Free fonts

I love free stuff. I get a newsletter from scrapNfonts, and the last one I got was a link to 20 free fonts! Yay! I love a cute font. And most of them are pretty cute. Here is the link.
I've been a fishing widow this week. I hate staying by myself, but Cory needed a get-a-way. So he's off fishing with his Dad and a few others. I've been here. Gestating. My parents (thanks Mom & Dad) came over yesterday to help out, since I had several things I had to do yesterday. That was so nice to have them here. And today after school, we are going to Burley to stay with them. I'm looking forward to being able to fall asleep without paranoid thoughts running throught my head. And the kids are just excited to go somewhere. I guess I should go pack!
But, before I do, I have to share a link to a fun blog that does "hair tutorials" on fridays. I'm always looking for a new do for my girls (and the time to do them!) Jenn over at It's a Love Thing has some fabulous ideas. If I gave awards on my blog, she'd get one. Enjoy! And have a great weekend!

I will give all I can, and do my best.....

So, how was your Sunday? Despite the fact that we don't even get out of church until 4:30, we've had a pretty good day. We tried something new today. Our Ward held our first "break the fast". Everyone brought a simple dish, salad, chips, rolls, whatever, and at the end of our meetings, we broke our fast together, and had a little luncheon. It was a fun time to socialize and get to know some of the new people who have moved in. There was one cute little lady who brought a potato salad. This wasn't your ordinary tater salad. This fabulous woman had shaped her salad into the shape of a Costco sized sheet cake. She made roses out of tomato to put on top. She sliced hard boiled eggs and olives, and then put them on the outside edge of the "tater cake". It was so cool looking. Even my husband was impressed. He said, "We'll have to try that sometime." And the salad was pretty good. I'm a "nobody's potato salad is as good as my Mom's" kind of girl, but this came pretty darn close! And the meetings were pretty good, too. In Sunday School, I was reminded of the bicycle parable. I wanted to share it with you, but I don't know who wrote it, and can't remember everything exactly, so I'll just write in my own words what I remember.
There was a little girl who wanted a bike, so she told her Dad she really wanted one. He made a deal with her that if she worked really hard and saved her money, he would take her to the store to buy a bike. So she worked hard and did extra jobs, and the day came that she told her Dad she was ready to go buy her bike. Her Dad took her to the bicycle store, and she walked in and immediately saw the bike of her dreams. It had tassels on the handlebars, a basket, the works. She ran up to it, and looked at the price tag, then fell to the floor, sobbing. The price tag was much, MUCH more than she had earned. Her Dad knelt of the floor beside her and asked what was wrong. Heartbroken, she told him the price, and that she would never, ever be able to save that much money. He consoled her the best he could, then asked her if she had done her best to earn money to pay for her bike. She said yes. Then, her Dad said since she had done the best that she could, if she gave him all the money she had earned, he would make up the difference.
As a Mom, I really need to remember this. There are somedays that I just want to throw myself on the floor and scream, "I've given all I can. I don't think I can do anymore!" Days where I am so frustrated because I just can't seem to be the Mom I want to be. Days where I think I will never be what I should. But I need to remember that if I truly do my best, and give all I can, the Savior will do the rest, and He will make me into the Mom, wife, and person I want to be. I'm so grateful for that. It definitely will take some serious faith, but I'm gonna try.
On a lighter note, I discovered another favorite reality show tonight. Here Come the Newlyweds premiered tonight on ABC. It was so funny. Click on the link to learn about the show. I have 2 favorite couples. The African American couple-they were hilarious. And the Indian couple-because they really seemed to respect the aspects of their marriage that really shouldn't be shared with everyone and their dog. And I'm so excited, because Little People, Big World has their season premeire tomorrow night. It's gonna be a good TV week!