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!

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Gettin' Creative...

Good day to you! It's been awhile, no? Well, I'm back. And I've brought pictures! I haven't posted any pictures for a while, so I thought today would be a picture fest! Here goes!

First, I've been visiting alot of crafty-type blogs lately. It got me itching to make something myself. This is what I came up with:





I got inspired to make this after visiting Amber's blog. I thought "I wonder what I have around here to make something like this..." So, I rummaged throught my scrapbook stuff for supplies, and then found this frame I had got at Shopko a couple years ago. Then I took the little pumpkin memo holder and tied a bunch of ribbon around the top, and Voila. Halloween decor. I love these colors. I felt good to create. I haven't made anything for a long time. But now I have all these things I want to make, and limited moola with which to do it. I can't wait until payday, so I can go buy the stuff to make these. They are so cute!
When I was checking out this blog, I was inspired to make these:



Again, I just made them with what I had. I like her's better, but these will do.

Jaxson is getting so big. He'll be 6 months old on Oct 2nd. Good grief. He's doing the army crawl and exploring his home. He used to go only on carpet, but has found he goes so much faster on a hard floor. He likes to think he's pretty cool.



The girls put hom in a toy shopping cart and pushed him around like he was their baby. He loved it. And take a look at that tie. He IS fashion.





Her's Jake lovin' on Jaxson. He's a good big brother. Unfortunately, he's been spending alot of time here:




Poor kid.

And that's the end of my picture fest. I just realized I take pics of the little kids while the big ones are in school. So I'll work on that. Until next time!

Ahoy, Me Hearties!

Did ye know? It be National Speak Like a Pirate Day! Arrrr! If ye dinnae know how ter speak like a buccaneer, ahoy is a buccaneer speak translator.



I reckon I shall nab fortywinks afore I go fetch Jake from preschool.
May fair winds find ye, and be havin' jolly!

Oops...

Apperantly the cake-in-a-mug link didn't work. I've fixed it, but here it is again. Thanks for the heads up, Lynn. I've actually never tried it before, but I thought it looked yum. Let me know if it's good!

I share...It's what I do.

Hello my bloggy friends. I've come across a few things on the Internet I thought were priceless, and must me shared. Because, like the post title says "I share....It's what I do."

First, As I was browsing some of the blogs I read, I came across a link to a blog called "Made with love and glue. Lots of glue." How could I not go check this one out. Glue? To me, glue=craft possibility. So off I went, and she didn't let me down. And guess what! There is humor, too! (I love funny) So, I share a link to a funny video on her blog. I laughed. I hope you do, too. Let me just give you one clue...period.


Next up? Chocolate.(this is for you, Ashlee) One of my friend posted a yummy cake-in-a-mug recipe. Go here to see it.

And last,a good old fashioned debate over high heels.



So, I can't decide how I feel about that. The little black ones looked kinda cute on the little crawling babe. But really, high heels for a newborn? Kinda over the top. And pricey. What do you think?

Need a lift?

So, are you having a bad day? Do you need a lift? My sister introduced me to these blogs.






These are two awesome blogs. Nie Nie is a blog written by a gal named Stephanie. She's from Arizona. In August, her and her husband were in a plane crash, and both were burned badly. They are both in the burn unit of a Phoenix hospital. Currently on her blog, her sister is re-posting stuff from Stephanie's archives. C Jane is Stephanie's sister. She is caring for 3 of Stephanie's children, and she has a newborn as well. Reading these two blogs makes me want to be a better sister, and better Mother, a better woman, and better spouse, and a better friend. It's sometimes sad, and I shed some tears. But mostly I'm inspired and in awe of the support this unfortunate accident has inspired from many, many people. So, if you're having a bad day, read these two blogs. Then go hug your kids.

Revenge of a 4 year old brother...

Jake is angry at is sister, Madi. She has a recorder that she got in school in 5th grade. She found it this morning. Jake wanted to play beautiful music on it this morning. Madi said no.

Jakes revenge: He ran down the hall to her room, stuck just his bum in her room, and farted.
My reaction: If I was a good Mom, I would have told him that wasn't nice. Instead, I laughed.

Boys.
Where do they get this stuff?

My 5 Senses Meme....

So, I've been kicking around the idea of posting a meme I've been thinking about for awhile, and decided to just do it. Maybe it's been done before - I don't know- but I've never seen it. So here goes!

List 5 things that you love, that are related to the 5 senses:

1-Touch- I love the feel of my baby's hand wrapped around my finger.

2- Sight- I love to see my carpets right after I vacuum. (does that make me weird?)

3- Smell- I love the smell of clean laundry, or more specifically, fabric softener.

4- Hear- I love to listen to hear my kids laughing. That usually means they are getting along. (but not necessarily staying out of trouble!)

5- Taste- I love the taste of water. Nothing quenches my thirst like good ol' H2O.

So go ahead and join in my goofy meme. I tag everyone!

Lucky Georgia

Did you watch "Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?" tonight? This cute little lady won the million dollars. She's the first one to ever do so. Her name is Kathy Cox. She is the Georgia State Superintendent. She is giving the million to the Georgia schools. She was so fun to watch, and so inspiring. Her biggest thing was she wanted to teach the kids to "never give up" and "do your best". And she did just that. She's definitely an advocate for children and education. Georgia is lucky to have her!