Stupid busy...

Seriously, I HATE being busy. Some people thrive on busy. Me, not so much. To me, busy = stress. Don't get me wrong, I like to be involved. I just don't like feeling like I have every minute of my day planned. Sometimes I just want to lounge around in my PJ's and read to my hearts content, or be crafty and creative, ya know? But, apparently this is the busy season of my life, and I need to learn to love it. Or else just learn to say no. There is my rant for the month.( I can say that, since October is almost over.)
So, good grief! So much to catch up on! Seriously, I can't even remember the last 2 1/2 weeks. I guess I'll just tell ya what I can remember.

Highlights...
*we noticed Jaxson's 1st tooth on Oct 22nd.
*Gabby and Alex both have straight A's on their report cards this quarter. And both are top AR readers in their class.
*Alex tripled his AR goal.
*The kids all had fun dressing up for spirit week at their schools.


*I'm now the room mom for Alex's class, kinda last minute. They had their Halloween party yesterday. We watched a movie and ate popcorn. I felt like it was lame, but they loved it.
*Helped set up for the school book fair. I love books. Bookfairs are not a good thing for me to attend.
*Decorated an empty classroom for an AR reading room. The theme was "RIP" (read in peace) The kids got to read in the dark with flashlights. It was a hit!
*Went to the Ward harvest festival. LOTS of people and not enough room. But, fun anyway.

Remember that new calling I was telling you about? Well, I've finally been sustained. I'm the new Beehive advisor. (that's the 12-13 year old girls in our church.) There are 14 of them right now. Wow. I'm really excited, though. It will be fun to experience Young Women's with Madi. And she says she's excited I'm in there with her. There's one more thing to keep me busy!!
Cory just got back from a fishing trip with Alex and my Dad. They went to Hell's Canyon last Friday, and got home this past Wednesday. They seem to have had lots of fun. Alex caught a few fish, and was pretty proud of himself. When he wasn't catching fish, he was starting campfires. He's such a pyro. Here are some pics...









Mom came to stay with me while the boys were fishing. It was a lifesaver to have another adult in the house. Thanks Mom, It was fun having you here! I don't like being alone. I'm glad I'm not a single parent. Those people have it rough! I don't think I could ever make it. Jaxson started crawling while Cory was gone. Of course, Cory had the camera, so no pics. He also started pulling himself up to standing position at the couch and anything else that would support him. Unfortunately, he's pretty wobbly once he gets standing, so he falls over a lot. He keeps crawling into the laundry baskets and getting stuck. It's almost impossible to get anything done when he's awake. He is constantly going, putting things in his mouth, bonking his head...he's a busy boy!



Well, that's a little bit of a catch-up. Time to go get something done while Jaxson's still asleep. Happy Halloween!

Random Post

Do you remember Jr High? Was it really that cool to stand outside in 25 degree weather without a coat on, jumping up and down and hugging yourself to try to keep warm? I must be one of those old fashioned-type moms who insist my daughter wear a coat in below freezing temperatures. Crazy. Luckily, Madi doesn't complain.

Have you met His Highness?

Gabby found her princess crown and put it on Jaxson. He looks pretty regal, don't you think?
Here he is addressing his loyal subjects

and taking time to be among the commoners


Cory and I have discovered a new weight loss plan. All you have to do is get a cough. No really. You've got your cardio-coughing over and over and over and over raises your heartrate. At least it raised mine. You've got your toning-coughing is a good ab workout. And it even helps decrease your caloric intake, if you cough until you throw-up. It looks good on paper, but the scales aren't changing much. Dangit.

Did you get snow this past weekend? We went to Burley to get pumpkins. It started snowing late Friday night. It never stopped. We left at around 4pm. This is what we drove in.

Two and a half hours later, when we were almost home, this is what we were driving in.

Can you believe that? No snow in Poky or IF. But all together, about 16in at my parents house in Burley. They had to cancel church. Crazy to see that much snow so early in the season. Must be that silly global warming again.

And here are all the pumpkins we came home with. We got most of them in Burley, and the rest came from Pocatello. We had to get our share from BOTH grandpas.

have you ever seen a cinderella pumpkin before? My Dad grew these this year. Kinda hard to see in the pic, but they are a really dark orange, almost red color. I think they look so cool.

Looks like we've got a lot of carving to do!

Well, I'm all outta random. Have a great day!

I've been...

Hi. Holy goodness, it's been a long time since I've blogged. Crazy. Here's a rundown of what's been going on.

What I've been doing...
1. Painting. Last week we painted my in-laws kithen, living room, and hallway. It was our (all the kids) Christmas gift to them. It turned out so awesome. My favorite is the red wall in the kitchen. I want a red wall.



2. Got a new calling. Can't tell you what it is. Haven't been set apart, yet.

3. Travenling. We went to my sister's house over Conference Weekend. We had so much fun. We went to Discovery Gateway. It's a children's museum at The Gateway in Salt Lake. The kids had a lot of fun. Afterward, we went to California Pizza Kitchen. Just a note. If you go to California Pizza Kitchen, when you order, be aware that the pizzas are meant to be individual meals. Nothing looks more pathetic than 3 people sharing 1 pizza the size of a dinner plate. It was good, though! I wish I pics to share, but true to form, we left our camera in the car. My sister took some pics. Hey, Crazy Mommy, send me those pictures, please!

4. Sick. Jaxson and I have been sick. Nothing serious, just enough to make you want to sleep all day. I sound worse than I feel, really. Jaxson sounds better, but he still has a cough and boogery nose. Love this season, don't you?

5. Having parties! I hosted a luncheon for my mother-in-law and sisters-in-law that live close. It was fun. We sent the kids downstairs (I love having a basement, even if it isn't finished. Just throw some old carpet on the floor and voila...instant playroom!), and we stayed upstairs and made smoothies and quesadillas and visited. We've decided to make it a monthly thing. Can't wait till next time. Thanks for coming gals!

What I'm doing now...
1. Checking out my sister's new blog. You can check it out here. She is known as the funniest person in the world. Also, self titled "The Queen of Everything". She also has one of the cutest little boys in the world. She's my hero.

2. Typing. Obviously.

3. Waiting for Snow. The forcast (depending on who you listen to) calls for like 4-10 inches accumulation this weekend. Yuck. At least we got the kids new coats.

What I should be doing...
1. Typing the school's newsletter, and getting ready to announce AR awards at the school.

2.Cleaning, laundry, packing for a trip to Burley. We're going to go to Burley this weekend to get pumpkins. Dad grows pumpkins for the grandkids. He has 10. Only 5 live close enough to run over and get some. We love him, though! The kids can't wait.

What I'm going to do next...
1. Put in a load of laundry, and then take a nap. I hate being sick!