The DeCoursey's

Father and Son's

2011-05-16T16:57:00.009-04:00

David took the boys to the Father and Son's

Campout last weekend. Raegan B got to come

along too! They had a great time!

HUGE NEWS!!!!

2011-01-31T16:04:00.004-05:00

WE ARE MOVING TO SOUTH AFRICA!!!!!!
A HUGE congrats to my hubby for landing
the AF Attache job!! U rock honey!!
Did I mention I am
SOOOOOOOOoooooo.... excited!!!!

Disney World 2010

2010-10-18T18:57:00.012-04:00

We decided we needed a little Disney

so we hopped in the car and headed

to the Happiest Place on Earth!!

We had so much fun!!

Couple things to explain about the pics:

1. My mother made us all wear the same

colored shirts. We were all dying until we

lost Madalyn the first day and spotted her

bright yellow shirt through the huge crowd!

(we stopped complaining after that! Even

David willingly wore the color of the day!)

2. there will be a hundred more pics to come

later once my sister downloads her and I can

get David's off his phone!

Cassi loves her Uncle Dafid (as she calls him)

Jaden was trying to "Help" Cassi
dance at Playhouse Disney.

Cassi and Opa

Jaden patiently waiting

to get on the new Toy Story 3 ride

It was Awsome!

Special Agent OSO at the

character lunch.

Handy Manny

Jaxon was break dancing at

Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party

(he was hilarious!!)

Chloe hula hooping with Chip

My dad's Halloween Costume

Utterly appropriate!

The kids all dressed up for the Mickey's

Not So Scary Halloween Party.

The end result of an afternoon at the Bippity

Boppity Boutique!!

Madalyn's new do

Chloe LOVED being pampered!

Chloe's new do

(her daddy wanted to know which

trailer park we went to to get thier hair done!)

It was a little crazy, but the girls loved it.

Princess Cassi

Jaxon preping for Big Thunder Mtn!

(Poor boy! He didn't like the rollercoasters,

but being the great parents we are, we kept

dragging him on rollercoaster after rollercoaster!)

He was a good egg!

Chloe, Madalyn and Jaden on Big Thunder Mtn

Jax and Jade on Splash Mtn

Jaden driving- I was scared!!

Uncle Peep and Madalyn waiting to

ride the race cars.

Orange day!!!

Mickey!!!!!!!!

After the rapids ride at the Animal Kingdom!

Not a dry bone amoungst them..oh wait...I

was totally dry!!!

Grandma and Jaden on Safari!

He is such a cute mess!

Sleep at last!! Yeah right!

Thanks Gma and Gpa!!

We made so many great memories!

We love you!

Heart Surgery

2010-09-17T17:31:00.003-04:00

It's been a crazy month for our family!

First my episode of PE's...not fun.

then we found out my Grandpa Sandall

needed a heart valve replacement. He

was really reluctant to have it done. He

said he was too old, but after good drugs :>

we got him to the OR! He passed with flying

colors! We love you grampy and are so glad

we got you in and out of the OR safely!

Needed

2010-09-01T17:50:00.005-04:00

Not two minutes after I spent a half
an hour whining in my last post- I
happened across the video of Elder
Wirthlin's talk "Come what may and Love
It!" on my
Aunt Christie's blog. Thanks so much
Christie for sharing. I was either being
guided or chastized! :> Take a look
and Enjoy while I go get a tissue and
joyfully watch another episode of Hogan's
Heroes!:->

Thanks and venting

2010-09-01T17:12:00.005-04:00

Thanks to everyone for your heartfelt prayers on
my behalf. It has been a challenging week. I am
home from the hospital and doing ok. I am about
to start climbing the walls though....not used to being
home (and down) all day. ARGHHHHH! I still have
all 12 bloodclots in my lungs (love the CT machine-
highlight of my week). I'm frustrated with my
inability to do daily tasks (like walk up the stairs!)
I'm having a hard time getting enough O2 and
they can't get my blood to thin out fast enough.
I still have to give myself injections of Lovenox
twice a day. My belly looks like I joined an MMA fight!
Good thing I have plenty of subcutaneous tissue to
inject into!!!
My recovery is going to be really slow,
or so they tell me. (I don't have time for slow!!!). I had to
have another blood draw this morning and thinking
I was feeling better, attempted to stop and get milk
at the commissary on my way home. Walk in and out-
no big deal right! Apparently it was a little much for
my body to handle and I had another syncopal episode
(passed out) in the parking lot (really embarrassed!).
Again- ARGHHHHH!!!! It was just milk for Heaven's
Sake!!!!!!
I keep getting told how lucky I am to still be alive and
fully functioning....that I didn't have a stroke, heart
attack or aneuryism. I am truly grateful, but am having
difficulty being patient with whatever the Lord wants
me to learn from this. I know it's only been a week, but
right now I can't even do basic
tasks, like take a shower, without going into tachycardia.
I've watched every episode of NCIS and Hogan's Heroes
ever made. My eyeballs may pop out of my head and
I think my IQ is dropping by the minute.
How am I supposed to be the mom of three and a wife?
Not to mention my other responsibilities like my Job!
I have difficulty with patience!!! Have None! that's why
I'm not a teacher like the rest of my Sainted family.
Thanks for letting me vent. I feel better. I'm really
not trying to look the gift horse in the mouth. I'm
just really frustrated and tired of being tired.

The Garage Incident

2010-08-16T08:41:00.004-04:00

(as told to me by my mom, I was at work)...
I thought it was good enough to document for posterity
sake!!
My mom was here for 2 weeks to spend some
time with us. She was on day 10 and thought she
was going to make it to Day 14 incident free. (HaHa!)
She was upstairs in the playroom (directly above the
garage) folding a basket of clothes, when she heard
the garage door go up and blood curdling screams
coming from the below her.
She ran downstairs, opened the garage door to find Jaxon
suspended in mid air from a pink jump rope.
Chloe and Jaxon had devised a plan to lift Jaxon up
by the garage door mechanism. Pretty ingenious if you ask me! :>
Apparently Jaxon, once airborne, wasn't so hip on the idea.
Gratefully, they tied him around the waist so noone was hurt.
My mom said she really wanted to get them in big trouble,
but was laughing so hard, she could hardly get Jaxon untied.
Unfortunately I don't have any pictures to
go along with this story. My mom was too busy trying to get
Jaxon down to take pictures!!

All I Want for Christmas....

2010-08-16T08:29:00.001-04:00

The other one is right behind it! He

should have them both out by the weekend!

Isn't he adorable!!

Pope AFB Picnic 2010

2010-08-09T17:57:00.002-04:00

The base had thier annual picnic on

Saturday. It was sooooo.... hot, but the kids had a great time

despite the heat!!

Petersen Family Photos 2010

2010-08-09T17:35:00.005-04:00

GO DUKE

2010-08-02T18:11:00.004-04:00

I know I posted a HUGE congrats

to my Brother In Law Preston

for getting accepted to Nurse Anethsetist school

in Florida, but today we got the call

that He also got accepted to DUKE!!!!!!!

He obviously accepted and now is going to

be only 1 hour away!!

Way to Go Uncle PEEPS!!! We are super proud of you!!

GO BLUE DEVILS!!!!!!!!

Thanks Kenz!

2010-07-14T11:16:00.013-04:00

My Cousin Mckenzie came to stay

with us for a few weeks. Apparently she

needed a little R & R!

I don't know how much Rest or Relaxation

she got, but we had so much fun!

She got in a few firsts while she was here-

Her first Pedicure, her first visit to/piece of Cheesecake

from the Cheesecake factory!!, and her first trip to the

BX/PX. I am assured the latter was not on her "Top

ten things to do in a lifetime" list-nonetheless...I drug her!

We had a great time at Wrightsville Beach, saw Eclipse

(and about 4 other movies-it's HOT here. Noone wants to

be outside!!!!!!!) . We got in a couple games of bowling,

had a fireworks spectacular in our backyard for the 4th,

and even had a day or two of decent weather

to go to the park and the NC Zoo!

She is so great with our kids!! I need to send

her a huge Thank You for watching them

so Dave and I could attempt to work amidst

all the fun!!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU,

THANK YOU!!!

She took Chloe shopping and to dinner for some

girl time, made cardboard box race cars and Indian

headdresses with the boys, and played the

Wii with them for hours !!

She was even gracious enough to teach Primary

on the fly both Sunday's. I didn't really ask- I just

threw a manual at her with the look of

desperation in my eyes! You're a Saint!!! (Poor Girl!!)

I begged her to stay forever..... she apparently has a life! :>

The one downfall- We forgot to use Sunscreen

at the beach. Her last few days here were a little painful!!!

Thanks again Kenz! We love ya!!

The Last Airbender

2010-07-02T11:39:00.003-04:00

we took the kids to see

The Last Airbender yesterday.

It was a great movie!!

We can't wait for Chapter 2:Earth!!!!

It was a good clean movie with a great

story!

Highly recommend it!

Congratulations!!

2010-06-17T12:26:00.005-04:00

I had to post a HUGE Congrats to my

Awsome Brother In Law who
this week was accepted to Nurse
Anesthetist School in Florida!!!
We are so proud of you Uncle Peep!
We can't wait for you to get started!!
(It also helps that they will only be
8 hours away from us!!)

Ahhh...Sweet Freedom

2010-06-10T16:20:00.000-04:00

It's that time of year again... My
Amazing parents have come to
retrieve my kids for endless
fun at gma and gpa's!! Did I mention
I am kidless for a few weeks!! :>
I am also spouseless for a few days
He had to run off to Cuba and then to Cali next week.
There is, unfortunately, a very large, very
dirty house calling my name!! It needs
a little TLC!! Can you imagine how much
I can get done without anyone else to make
messes!!!!!! I will miss my kiddos (and
David) a lot, but won't sniff the gift fish either!!
Thanks mom and dad for wanting to spend time
with your grandkids and doing whatever it takes
to make it possible!! You really are the best!!!

The Power of Postitve...

2010-06-04T13:00:00.001-04:00

I've had one of those weeks.
I worked all weekend and the Holiday while my
family went camping without me! Had the worst Migraine
in history on Sunday- subsequently missed church
and Sharing Time (that I was responsible for).
We are doing some readjusting of roles with
David being home. This always proves to be
stressful. I got MRSA!! -the list goes on and on.
The point is this- As I drove to work this morning
I realized I am focusing so much energy on how
crazy life is, that I'm wearing myself out!!
I thought of something my Gma says to me often,
"If you want a good day, you have
to make it one". This is usually the last thing I
want to hear when my life is in chaos, but It is what
I need to hear!!
I decided to think of things I love and make me happy
during the rest of my commute. I found myself smiling
by the time I got to work!
The List ( I better write them down for posterity sake,
Hope I remember them all):
The Gospel
My family- (Jaden was singing in the backseat as I was
thinking of my list!)
David being home and his amazing knowledge of the gospel!
Jaden kisses and his sense of humor
Jaxon hugs and his incredibly kind heart
Chloe's smile and her extremely intelligent little brain!!
Watching my kids succeed.
My mom's voice when she calls
My grammy
My nieces!
Hearing my new nephew through the phone.
Laughing with my sister- happening more every day!
Plotting with Amy!
Cooking
Starbucks Hot Chocolate (confession: I really love the smell
of Starbuck's! I love to go in just so I can smell stuff!)
Key Lime Yogurt Pie (there's not much this one won't cure!)
Michael Buble
My"stories"-Burn Notice, NCIS , Bones, Royal Pains, White Collar,
and Psych
DVR (so I can record all my shows and watch them on Sat. night!)
really hot baths
The Rocky Mountains
Snow!- Lots and Lots of snow!!!
Sweaters
Jeans
Fires in Fireplaces (not in backyards!!)
The sound of the ocean (the real ocean, not a CD!)
Bubble gum
Diet Dr. Pepper!! (probably causes the migraines)
British comedy
Disney-anything
Great movies (saw The Blindside this weekend!)
Real Butter!
Steak and Rolls from Texas Roadhouse!
Cheesecake Factory Cheesecake (or anything else on
the menu for that matter!)
My new steam mop!
Spending money (I feel so much better when I buy stuff!:>)
Chick-fil-a chicken nuggets
Hershey's milk chocolate
Costco

(why is it that half this list is food? :> )
I'm sure I missed a few, but I am still smiling.

Daily Religious Tidbits

2010-05-25T17:07:00.001-04:00

One thing I love about living in the South is the
plethra of Religion. Most people are very devout
in their respective Faith's. Some go so far as to post
Scriptural reference on thier vehicles and store fronts.
I usually have my 7 verses read by the time I get to work!
Revelations 1:9 seems to be a favorite.
In front of most churches you will find a small billboard like you
would find in front of a school. Pastors post a
message, usually Sunday's sermon topic, for
passerby's to read. I love to read them! Some are really
clever. This week a couple caught my eye....
" Our church is Prayer conditioned" -hilarious!
" Courage is Fear with a dose of Prayer"-clever
Although some messages are rather blasphemous,
I do admire the courage of these individuals for
sharing thier Faith. I need to be more like that!

Welcome Home!!

2010-05-20T10:09:00.000-04:00

David made it home yesterday!! We are all
So glad he's home! The kids are so excited they
can hardly stand it! I am pretty ecstatic too! My
stress level decreased about 100 fold when he
walked off the plane!! (Phew...we survived!)
We are looking forward to spending lot's of
time together this weekend! Thanks to
everyone for your prayers on David's behalf
and our family's behalf.

Flower Girl

2010-04-25T20:10:00.000-04:00

My good friend Lauren asked Chloe to be her flower girl.

She was so excited and we had a such a great time.

Chloe and I got to spend the weekend just the two of us.

The Wedding was beautiful and we were so excited for

Miss Lauren and Mr. Kyle!

We got to see some beautiful country too! The wedding

was held in North Wilksboro! It is up in the "M'ountains" of NC.

They may not be Rocky's, but they were gorgeous! So green!

My Nemesis

2010-04-08T12:24:00.000-04:00

Why is it that the things we love most-hate us?

I ate a bowl full Yesterday.

It was 96 degrees here! I thought

a little on this super hot day wouldn't hurt.........

Been paying for it since!!!

I think I'll stick to Diet DP to calm

my sweet tooth. It will just eat a hole

in my stomach- not cause the need

for Pepto and Tucks!

Horrified

2010-03-23T10:53:00.000-04:00

Today I need to post that I am slightly
horrified about the signing of the Healthcare
Bill. I not only have a moral confict, I
also have a professional conflict.
It directly affects my livelihood as well as the
livelihood of my friends/coworkers. If I wanted
to live in a Socialist Country I would have moved
to Freaking Canada!!!!!!! I am saddened and slightly
dismayed about the current state of things. Then this
morning I read a quote that my good (very politically
active) friend Casey posted relating to this mornings
preceedings.
It reminded me that there is still hope!! thanks Casey!

"Men may fail in this country, earthquakes may come, seas may heave beyond their bounds, there may be great drought, disaster, and hardship, but this nation, founded on principles laid down by men whom God raised up, will never fail. This is the cradle of humanity, where life on this earth began in the Garden of Eden. This is the place of the new Jerusalem. This is the place that the Lord said is favored above all other nations in all the world. This is the place where the Savior will come to His temple. This is the favored land in all the world. Yes, I repeat, men may fail, but this nation won't fail. I have faith in America; you and I must have faith in America, if we understand the teachings of the gospel of Jesus Christ. We are living in a day when we must pay heed to these challenges.I plead with you not to preach pessimism. Preach that this is the greatest country in all the world. This is the favored land. This is the land of our forefathers. It is the nation that will stand despite whatever trials or crises it may yet have to pass through."
Harold B. Lee, Ye Are the Light of the World, pp. 350-351

I still belive this to be the greatest Country in the World.
I cry every time the National Anthem is sung and
have no patience or tolerance for acts of antipatriotism!
If I wasn't truly Patriotic I would have a
hard time sending my husband to war!
In the end I need to remember that God will prevail,
Good will prevail and this country, despite men who fail,
will prevail!

Random Tidbits

2010-03-17T12:15:00.001-04:00

I went to the dentist this morning- 30 something and Still Cavity Free!!!
Chloe is starting into the orthadontia phase of life- Ugggh!
Jaden cried hysterically because it wasn't his turn to go to the dentist!
Jaxon had 4 leaf clover googly ears on at lunch- He looked hilarious
McDonald's gave me a freaking Diet Coke instead of my Diet DP!!!
I hate Diet Coke!!!
I miss my hubby!

International Soccer Champs!!

2010-03-17T12:10:00.000-04:00

Congrats to My Awsome Hubby (back row, in the sunglasses)

and his soccer team for winning thier match 3-0 against

the Kuwaiti National team!

Politics

2010-03-08T12:56:00.000-05:00

I have never been very politically active.
I do my civic duty and vote, but other than
that I usually keep my political views to
myself. I guess I just never saw the need
to be voicing an opinion and/or picketing.
However, this last weekend my dear friend
Casey posted about an episode of Glenn
Beck on Fox News. I have to admit I've only
seen Glenn Beck once in my lifetime. I'd heard
from others that he was fabulous, but had never
taken the time to check out his newscast. I
watched the suggested episode via webcast on
Sat afternoon. I fell in Love with Glenn Beck and his
view on our Country and it's current state. It stirred
up some political feelings I didn't know I had!! I have
seen 1st hand the "political brainwashing" that our
children are being subjected to. It may not be so
prevelant in Utah where the majority of the
State still remains strongly conservative Republican,
but out here my kids are coming home asking why
I didn't vote for Pres. Obama- explaining that he is just
trying to help our country....Man I should have
flipped out!!!! When Chloe asked the question about
the President, it was a great opportunity for us to have
a discussion about my personal political views. However,
I am feeling a need to have family home evenings
dedicated to The beliefs of our Founding Father's and
what it I feel it means to be an American. For now, I will be
better about standing up for what I believe in! I have strong
feelings about Health Care reform, Education, the environment
and Families!! I need to be better informed and more active in
expressing my educated opinions!
Thanks Casey for reminding me that we can't leave
the fate of our Country in the hands of everyone else!
If you didn't see Friday nights Glenn Beck, go check it out
@ FoxNews.com- and as Casy suggested- make your
kids watch it too!!

Snow

2010-02-26T00:16:00.001-05:00

I am a little late posting these,

but I am posting none the less.

Two weeks ago a huge storm

that dumped tons of snow across

the South hit us on it's way to the

Atlantic. It fell like gorgeous

white Utah snow, but after being
on the ground for an hour or so

it was mostly icy yuck!! The kids

had a great time playing in it,

so I guess it doesn't matter what

kind it was, just the fact that it was!!

The Valentine

2010-02-25T23:42:00.000-05:00

I always knew Jaxon was going to be
a ladies man, but I was hoping he would
hold off at least until he was 6....more
like 26!!!! The Friday before Valentine's
Day the kids had a Valentine exchange/party.
On Wed of that week Jaxon came to me with
a particularly important request. He wanted
to get Sarah, a darling girl in his class, something
special for Valentine's Day. It was the cutest
thing when he asked! He got really quiet and
was blushing. How can you say no to that?
This is a picture of Miss Sarah with her "special
Valentine" from Jaxon. Thanks Ms. Raewyn for
sharing the picture with us (Sarah's mom)!!

I heard from Sarah's mom that Sarah was so excited she

askedMrs. Steadman, one of thier teachers,

to call her so she couldtell her about the rose!!

Jaxon's response to it all was he said she liked it

and then he went about his business...typical man answer!

He did however tell me this week that he was going to marry

Sarah after he got home from his mission (Phew!!)

I told Jaxon that if he could find someone as nice as Sarah to marry

then he would be really happy! For now, I had to emphasize that girls

are just our friends! Heaven Help Us!!!!!

FIRE!!!!! (x2)

2010-02-21T19:27:00.000-05:00

If you could see me, even as I write this
Blog entry I am still shaking my head...
and grinning! Little boys..... What is the deal?!!
I guess my lack of brothers left me
at a disadvantage when it comes to
the opposite sex in adolescent form.
Here is the story..pictures to follow..

Last week I was in the kitchen making
dinner when I got a whiff of something that
smelled like burning plastic. It was coming from
the general direction of the fireplace. I
headed into the family room to find nothing
out of the ordinary. I recalled at that point that

the fireplace vent goes directly to
the outside, where it just happens my boys
were playing. Playing they were not.....

When I got to the boys the conversation went

something like this:
Me- boys what are you doing?
Jaxon- We are kicking dirt on it!

Me- kicking dirt on what?

Jaden- On our campfire!

(at this point I had rounded the

Large propane tank hooked to the fireplace

to see my boys had not only started a small

fire right next to the tank, but had managed

to melt the sididng on my house!!)

Me-Holy *%$# (words I shouldn't blog!)

They sure were kicking dirt on it!

By this time, thank Heaven, the fire was out.

However, that was the least of my sons worries!!!!!!!

Over the next few minutes they had everything

but the use of oxygen taken away, and were really

lucky that thier mother knew better than to spank

them In my very aggitated state!!!!

(I would have killed them!)

I did however put the fear of God into them.......Or so I thought!

Before I start into part 2 of this story, I'm sure

you are all wondering a few things.....Like where did my

4 and 6 year old learn how to start a fire...... David....

any questions? Secondly, where did they get the means

to start a fire......a lighter graciously left behind by one of

the construction crews from down the street!....

Now Part Deux....

yesterday we had the most glorious weather. It was

pushing 70, not a cloud in the sky, the kids were outside

in shorts having a ball!!! it's about 3:30 and we are getting

ready to head to the movies. I was once again finishing up

dinner when it happened... (I think this is a sign I shouldn't

make dinner anymore!!) Here is the general gist of it.

chloe- mom I need a glass of water to take outside.

me- chloe, I told you no water outside today. i don't

want you throwing it on anyone!!

chloe- (goes back outside)

Chloe- (comes running back in the house and asks

for a BIG cup of water)

Me- NO!! I already told you No once!!!

Chloe- (goes back outside)

Chloe -comes back inside and says "Mom, Jaden

started another fire"....

Me-WHAT?

By the time I got outside The fire was in full force

and headed, once again, to the propane tank!!

Fire conditions right now are RED! meaning

everything is really dry or dead and we had

a really strong wind blowing yesterday!!

For me it was one of those fight or flight moments!

I was screaming for the kids to get out of the yard

and go get the neighbor, who is a fire fighter.

Long story short... I got the hose, put out the fire,

lost more house siding, some serious grass and

any patience I had left.

Apparently the fear of God escaped Jaden the first

time!! I guarantee it didn't the second time!!

After I finished with him, I sicked Mr. Ben

the neighbor and fire fighter on him. I don't know

what Ben told him, but he was really scared of fire when

he was done with him! Way to go Mr. Ben!!

Before you call Social Services on behalf of my children

and report me for supplying them with an endless aresenal

of fire starting equiptment,here is what I got out of

Jaden about how it went down (the second time).

He apparently found another lighter left behind

by some person dedicated to contracting

emphysema! Love smokers!

He wanted to make his own campfire like Jaxon's.

Ohhhhh. isn't that sweet... NO!

When I told David about his son's acts of pyrotechnics

his response was laughter followed by endless stories

of him sinjing his eyebrows off, blowing things up, etc! Great.

Apparently male adolescent stupidity is hereditary!!

Needless to say, we didn't go to the movie. Instead we

had a very serious family discussion about fire safety.

I ended the discussion with I Love you's, sent them

all to bed. Then I sat down, ate an entire key lime

yogurt pie and laughed!! Life is never dull at the DeCoursey's!!

Made it to the Desert

2010-01-14T15:19:00.000-05:00

After a really long flight on a rotator, Dave emailed
this morning to say he made it. Here is what he had
to say about his new surroundings-
"I finally made it! This place is better in some ways
but generally It's pretty bad. My living conditions in
Iraq were much better. The roomate that is in my can
hasn't cleaned anything in a long time! I've got a lot
of work to do... The job doens't seem too bad and there
are some people here that I know from other
assignments."
You'd think after 9 deployments he'd be used to the
sand and stink....I think I'll be shipping some Clorox
wipes this week anyway!!!

Scaling Down

2010-01-12T13:40:00.000-05:00

After reading my lofty goals for 2010 I
am tired already!!! I decided to scale it
down to smaller weekly goals. I am
still going to attempt to accomplish
the big ones, but these should help me
feel better about life! I plan
(note I said plan) to post them each week.
so here is week 1-

Week 1-
1. Walk on the treadmill 3x this week-
I have to start out walking- I am way
too out of shape!!!
2. take my kids to the movies- The new
Jacki Chan movie looks hilarious!
3. lose a pound!
4. Not lose my mind- this is appropriate
due to the fact David left for Kuwait this
morning!
5. read my scriptures every day! (this one
will help me not lose my mind!)

Funny Story

2010-01-11T13:13:00.000-05:00

After reading Jessica K's blog today about being
part of the "skinny club", it reminded me of the
funniest thing that happened when I was pregnant
with Jaden. Before I tell this story- just so I
remember when I'm old- I need to say that I
gained another human in weight while I was
pregnant with Jaden. Not my best year, but oh well!
- Chloe (4 at the time), Jaxon (2 at the time) and I
were in the Vegas Airport on our way home from
Utah. We were taking a potty break during our
layover. To accomodate 3 bodies and all our stuff,
we went into the handicapped stall that was in the
dead center of the restroom. After I changed
Jaxon and Chloe went potty, it was my turn. I sat
down on the potty and Chloe proceeded to say- as
loudly as possible of course- "mama, your bum is
huge! it doesn't fit on the potty". At least 10 stalls
of women burst out laughing. I was horrified! You
would have thought that alone would have been wt.
loss motivation, but I was super pregnant and didn't
much care!! Aren't kids great!

Christmas Morning 2009

2010-01-10T13:07:00.001-05:00

Christmas morning was so much fun!

The kids are all old enough to enjoy it!

They all still believe in Santa which is great!

We got to sleep until 6- we did have to send

Chloe back to bed once though. The kids

were thrilled with every gift. Even Herc and Boo

had a great Christmas.

Chloe's 8th Birthday

2010-01-10T12:50:00.000-05:00

Poor Chloe! This year because it was her

baptism year I feel like we kind of

overlooked her actual birthday. We were

so focused on the baptism we didn't put much

effort into her birthday.

The gift giving was also spread out

over the month. She got tickets to Disney on Ice

and we went early in Dec. She also got a mani/pedi

which we did after Christmas. She did have a few

gifts to open on her big day, but we failed to take

pictures!! We also got one big cake for both

Chloe and Jaden. Bad parents!! I know!! None

the less, she is a year older! Happy Birthday

Chlo! We love you so much and are so proud of

you!!!!!

December 09

2010-01-10T12:13:00.000-05:00

December has been a crazy month.

It was full of all kinds of fun activities though!

David has had a lot of time off in preparation for

deployment, and has spent it doing stuff with the kids.

David took Jaxon and Chloe to the bowling alley

for a round. They had a blast. Both Chloe and Jaxon

beat thier daddy fair and square! We spent one

Saturday at the squadron Christmas party! Also

pictured above is Jaden's best friend miss Rachel.

In preparation for Christmas, we spent a Monday

night decorating the tree. The kids loved putting

the ornaments on.

Chloe's Baptism

2010-01-09T16:15:00.000-05:00

Chloe was baptized on December 26th 2009

by her Daddy. Her Gmp-Bishop Petersen

conducted the baptism and at Chloe's request,

confirmed her. It was such a great day! Both

of my grandparents, my sister and her family

and my parents were all able to come. I

love baptisms in small wards. It ended up

just being our family there for the big day!

Congratulations Chloe! We love you and are

so proud of you for making such a great choice!!

New Year's Resolutions

2010-01-06T09:33:00.000-05:00

I am not usually one to formally write out
resolutions. It just reminds me at the end
of the year how much I stunk it up!! However,
I am feeling extremely motivated this go round!
We'll see if I manage to achieve my goals-

1. Spend more quality time with my kids!
2. Have a mom/kid date with each child quarterly!
2. Have less days without scripture reading!
3. Do my visiting teaching every month!
4. Attend the temple @ least 5 times
5. lose the last of my weight!
6. Run a 5K
7. Keep a clutter free home
8. Keep up with my laundry!
9. Have more meaningful FHE's.
(We are famous for popcorn and movie FHE!)
10. Date with David monthly- after he finally
gets back from the desert.
11. Read to my kids every night.
12. Give 100% to the things I can control- (prayer,
church attendance, tithing, scripture reading,
visiting teaching, reading to the kids...etc)
and not sweat the things I can't. - this one kind of
sums the rest up!

New Job!!

2010-01-05T10:24:00.000-05:00

It's official! It got the job at Highsmith Rainey!!
only 15 min from home and a great raise!!! I
am so looking forward to being a clinical RD again!
I will miss my old boss and coworkers terribly,
but everything else about the new job is so much
better!! I start on the 19th!
Thanks to everybody for your prayers!
I know they helped A LOT! Now we just have
to pray we survive this deployment (David's
leaving next week) and that my kids get accepted
to private school!! Always something to pray for!!

Jaden Turns 4

2009-12-19T21:34:00.000-05:00

I can't believe it!! My baby turned 4 this week!
Where has the time gone? He is such a joy!
He keeps us all laughing! We Love you JJ!
Happy Birthday!!

Thankful

2009-11-25T07:37:00.000-05:00

As I drove to work this morning at six (I
was trying to beat the Holiday traffic...
I failed!) I tried to think about all the things
I am thankful for instead of how much dang
traffic there is on the road!! Here's what I
came up with-

My Husband.

Chloe, Jaxon and Jaden....How lucky I am to have the
greatest kids!!

Bility kisses!

The Best Parents!! (who are in Detroit this
week to watch the Packers play the Lions
without me- and to see my Aunt Gena
and Uncle Ned!) Go Packers!!!

My Sister- I miss her so much!

My Nieces- I miss them more!!

A grandma who is the BEST friend, listener, confindant, etc...Ever!

Great Friends- We have made some Great friends
along the way. I miss them all. Especiall during the
Holiday Season. We are always so far from family
that we usually spend Thanksgiving with friends. We
decided to spend this Thanksgiving as a family
because David is leaving for the desert in a few
weeks . I'm glad, but still missing good friends! I am also missing
my bestest and my sister. This week was ours to share.
Black Friday and Twilight just aren't the same without ya!
(although Dee Dee and I will be rocking Toys R Us at midnight!)

Fantasy Football- Football is so much more fun
when you can share it (and trash talk) with family.

Disney channel

Watching my kids grow up. I looked over at Chloe last
night and noticed how much she has changed even in the
last month. I noticed that her face is starting to thin out, she
is getting so tall, and that the little girl part of her is disappearing.

days without accidents- potty or otherwise!

Employment and Paychecks!- Great jobs and great friends.

An education. Can't even tell u how grateful I am for this one!!

A beautiful home

an awsome washer and dryer!!- I should use them
more often!!

and last but not least- My Savior, the Gospel
that keeps me centered, and the eternal blessings
of the Temple.

I thought of a million more, but I should do some work today!
Hope you all have a Wonderful Thanksgiving!!!

How You Know....

2009-11-16T12:46:00.000-05:00

Last weekend we met David at the base park for
Lunch. He was working. As I sat on the park bench
watching the kids play, I was also watching two moms
who each had a small child. The two moms (both first
time moms) were so amusing! First was the conversation
which consisted of each childs wt and ht measurements,
bowel movements, diapers and food preferences. They
were hovering over thier every move and inspecting each
piece of play equiptment for safety. (my kids were hanging
upside down from the monkey bars and jumping off the
slides....) I chuckled and vividly remembered those
days with Chloe. The thought also crossed my
mind.... those poor women! That was when I knew-
It was over. Having baby's that is. We knew Jaden
was going to be our last long ago, but mentally I don't think
I knew it until that day. When instead of "oh, aren't those
girls cute" it was "I am so glad that's not me!" I am loving
that my kids are more independent! They are so fun! As my
baby turns 4 and my oldest turns 8 I am feeling older, but
so glad to be where I am in life! I have the best kids!!!

Halloween 09

2009-11-07T19:43:00.000-05:00

Trunk or Treat

Squadron Trick or Treat

Happy Halloween!!

This year the kids got in 3 Trick/Trunk or Treats!!

The festivities started on Wed. at the Squadron.

The guys did a great job of decorating thier offices.

One office even had a full Haunted House!

On Friday night we did Trunk or Treat with

our ward and Sanford Ward. I reluctantly dressed

up this year. Dave loaned me a Polish flight suit he brought

back from the desert. He also had an old flight helmet...

I looked HOT! Dave went as a Cowboy, Chloe as a

Vampire, Jaxon as the White Ninja from GI Joe, and
Jaden was our TMNT! Finally, and already enough candy

to kill someone, we made it to the actual Holiday. On

Haloween night David took the kids around the neighborhood

for some more fun! Or neighbors were great to get into

the spirit! The kids made out great in the candy department!!

We kindly sorted all of it...for safety of course!

Hope you all had a safe and fun Halloween!

Caught Red Handed

2009-10-23T18:52:00.001-04:00

We have been having trouble with

Jaden sneaking stuff out of the fridge.

Gotcha!

Jaxon's Hand

2009-10-23T18:26:00.001-04:00

On Tuesday night while Dave was at

YM, the kids hung out in the church

nursery. Apparently there was no

supervision. Jaxon got his hand

slammed in the hinge of the cabinet door

by none other than his crazy little brother.

Jaxon was more traumatized that he had

to go to the ER than anything.

He got his a soft cast to wear for a few days.

He was excited about that.

Gross Farms

2009-10-23T18:15:00.000-04:00

the big bouncy thing!

This last weekend while I was in

Denver, Dave's squadron had a

Fall party at Gross Farms.

The kids had a great time doing the

big bouncy thing and exploring the Farm.

The Many Faces of Chloe

2009-10-23T18:07:00.001-04:00

Chloe found my phone and decided

to show us her more reserved side! :>

This is what happens.....

2009-10-23T08:21:00.000-04:00

When you work for WIC!!!!

(and your boss doesn't tell you it's

office picture day..this is a Friday

our down day...need I say more?!)

Back row: Susana P., me, Deena, Ava.

Front Row: Lauren F. (Fletch), The Boss- Monica,

Angela, Lauren C.

The Flu!

2009-09-23T09:01:00.000-04:00

Our sick week came early this year.
We have spent the last week getting
over and sharing N1H1 at our house!!
Thanks to my fabulous job at the
Health Department I brought home
more than a paycheck last week!!
Let me just say that it was awful!!
Chloe is still really sick. And thanks
to fabulous military medicine (can
you hear the sarcasm) we are having
trouble even getting her in to see a doc!
Please keep her in your prayers! I
hope all of you don't get it! (thanks
for letting me vent!)

Good things

2009-09-11T13:10:00.000-04:00

Since my last post left me (and probably you)
feeling bummed out, I thought I had better
blog about all the things that make me happy.
Someday when I'm old and reading this
I can remember that good came with
the bad.....

Things I love-
Good kids!! Despite me, my kids are AWSOME!
David- that he keeps me sain and reminds
me to breathe.
Family who loves me no matter what!
A Grandma who is the greatest listener!
A Mom to tell me it's going to be OK
The World's Best Kindergarten Teacher-My sister!!!
New Rob Thomas songs
XM Satelite Radio
Boomerang (the cartoon channel)
Fantastic bosses who get it!!
My iphone
Being an Air Force Wife
The Gospel- that keeps me centered
Saturday mornings-SLEEP!
Eddy's Chocolate Ice Cream
Miss Amy's cookie recipe!
Playhouse Disney
Coworkers who make me laugh!
Great Friends!

Bad Karma!

2009-09-02T10:10:00.000-04:00

You ever have one of those weeks where no matter
what you do to avoid disaster, either Karma or
bad luck are going to catch up with you?? Well, It's
one of those weeks!!! I even gave blood this week
(which also turned out to be a disaster) and accepted
a calling as the ward Primary Chorister! what's the deal!
I guess it all started with Ovaltine!!
Here are the events of yesterday(not enough time to blog
about the whole weeks drama)....
First, I put Jaxon on the bus yesterday morning for his
first day of Kindergarten! He was so excited! He was so
dang cute about the whole thing! I would have taken pics
but David has the camera, and still no phone! However,
While we were waiting for the bus some of the moms told
me that thier kids had been sent home on the wrong bus and
were riding around alone for hours. NICE! so far not loving NC
schools! The school changed our bus # and failed to let all the
teachers know! One kid even tried to tell them that his bro and
sis were on the other bus, but noone would listen. He finally turned
back up at the school @ 4:30 yesterday. SCARY! I had this strange
feeling Jaxon would get put on the wrong bus! nonetheless,I went to work
only to find that the clerks had double booked my schedule! My life
is about to suck and I still had that funny feeling that Jaxon was
going to get sent home on the wrong bus. I called the school
to make sure they had the right bus #. They didn't!!!!!! After
continuing to worry about it, I cancelled all my appointments for
the late afternoon and drove home to meet the bus. He got off!
Thank Heaven!.... We headed for Raleigh and the Apple store...
Life is about to get worse! I lost everything....data that is.
The really nice man at the Apple store informed
me that try as he may my data was gone forever!!
Then he proceeded to tell me that the extra
protection we bought on our phones didn't cover dropping
it in large amounts of Ovaltine! I very reluctantly
handed over my credit card for the purchase of a
new iphone. OUCH! Following my trajedy in the Apple store,
I went out to my car, got in, and the stupid thing wouldn't
start!! wouldn't even turn over!!!!!! I am an hour and a half
from the nearest person I know, David's gone, my AAA
membership just expired and I don't pay for towing on my
insurance coverage. Just as I was about to pick up the phone
and call Tim and Casey to come rescue me (again!!) the man
who owned the car in front of me came back to his car.
He graciously looked it over and gave me a jump start!
Now I get to buy a new battery for my car! Wonderful!
(It's about to get worse!) Then I got on the freeway going
the wrong way. I did make it home 2.5 hours later (I only live
an hour and a half away!) only to open Jaxon's backpack
with a note to me from his teacher. I was about
to get my mom voice out when after having read
the letter realized it was meant to politely chastize me not J!
I sent Jaxon on the wrong day for his first day of school.
They kindly informed me I didn't need to send him
tomorrow and to send him back on Thursday. I could blame
it on not having a calender (in my phone), but I think we
should just go with World's Worst Mom Award!!!!!
All that having been said, noone was hurt and we
survived! Life is still good, just stinks a lot this week!
Let's hope next week is better!

First Day(s) of School

2009-08-27T12:21:00.000-04:00

Yeah!! School finally started this week!
the kids are so excited! Chloe started
Yesterday. I asked her how her day
was. She said her teacher yelled a lot.
Here's how our conversation continued-
K- Why did she yell a lot?
C- She just did!
K- Was there a lot of talking going on?
C- yeah, the kids were being noisy.
K-and were you one of those kids?
C- No
K- Were you quiet when she asked
you to be?
C- I only talked for a second after
she told us to be quiet.....
(any questions?!!!!)
She also got to ride the bus for the first
time!! We only live right down the street
from the school, but it is across a major
road so they bus our kids. The bus was
a half hour late picking them up and
an hour and a half late dropping them
off yesterday... still she was
thrilled! Mom wasn't so happpy!!
Jaxon doesn't start Kinder officially
until next Tuesday....he is having a
hard time being patient!! I am having
issues with waiting that extra week
as well. I am having a few issues with
the school systems here period! None
the less, Jax went in for his testing session
on Wednesday. David got to take him so
I am reporting second hand. Apparently
He is a math wiz, but when it came time to
say (not sing) his letters he got to H and
told his teacher he was done! She asked
him if those were all the lettters he knew
and this was his reply..."no, I know them
all, I just don't want to tell you any more
letters!" NICE!
That was pretty much how the rest of his
testing went!!
Do any of you ever feel like you are raising
a mini version of you or your spouse? Well
I got one...Mini David!!
Mrs Rosenthal was super patient with him.
Thank Heaven for good Kindergarten Teachers!!
The jury is still out on Chloe's teacher.....only
time will tell!
Also...I would post pics from Chloe's first day,
but I had a small mishap with my iphone this
morning.....I dropped it into my Ovaltine!!
Goodbye sweet iphone!!! I am praying that
the AT&T store can recover all my pics and
data!! If so, I'll post pics later!

The Candle

2009-08-24T16:00:00.000-04:00

Last week I was in Cracker Barrell
picking up some super yummy biscuits
for a bkfst thing at work...first of all
I was shocked when I walked in and
saw half the store decked out for
Christmas!! Holy Crap (i said to myself)
it's only August! Then the smells of
the Holidays overtook me! I am now
drooling at the thought of pie and
mashed potatoes and gravy. Thinking
of how excited I am for the weather to
get colder and the leaves to change, I
was suckered into thier whole
marketing scheme.. I caved and bought
a Harvest Yankee Candle (not a scentsy,
I know), but one of my favorites!! Then,I
told myself I wouldn't burn it till Oct.- that
lasted about 8 hours, long enough to get
me home! My house smells divine and
Marketing works....what can I say!

North Carolina

2009-08-18T12:43:00.000-04:00

We made it!! Finallly! oK, so we actually made it
here a month ago, but who has time to blog when
you're trying to establish a new household?!!
(I'm blogging on my lunch break while I eat
a chicken mcnugget!! YUM!) The kids are
doing great and have made the adjustment
well! We have fabulous next door neighbors
who have kids about the same ages as mine. What
a huge blessing it has been!! (did I mention they
happen to be LDS too!! what are the odds?) We
have already managed to make time to hit the Beach!!,
the boys loved the ocean, Chloe was less amused and
more worried about the sand in her suit. We also
made a trip up to Winston-Salem to see our great
friends the Vanbuskirks!! It was soooo... good to see
them! We had a blast! (thanks again tim and casey for
having us!!) It has been really hot so the kids are
going a little stir crazy from being in the house all day!
School starts next week!!! Halelujah!!
Dave is loving his new, much smaller squadron!!
He was also just made the YM President in our
ward. He will be busy!! I am loving NC! We have
a great ward and I really like my new jobwith WIC! The heat
is getting old, but Fall is just around the corner and
I know it will be spectacular with all these trees!!
I will post pics of the house when it's put together!

Freedom

2009-07-04T13:12:00.000-04:00

God Bless America

If you want to be free, there is but one way;

it is to guarantee an equally full measure of liberty

to all your neighbors. There is no other.
-Carl Shurz

Cheer Camp 09

2009-07-02T02:59:00.001-04:00

Thanks Whit! We had a blast!! Go Bears!

Park City 2009

2009-07-01T21:33:00.000-04:00

A picture is worth a thousand words!!

Preping for the climb...

She rocked!

Jaxon was a trooper and made it
halfway up!

Jaden didn't really need help, he

just wanted his daddy to stand by him!

The Man! (Chloe still beat him though!)

Does this pic really need a caption!?

Nice Uncle Peeps!

Chloe lines up the putt.....It's a hole in 1 (ok maybe 5 or 6)

I thought the fatter you were the faster you went!!

(Dave still beat me!)

The Alpine Coaster (we rode it at least 10 times!)

Before the Alpine Slide......

After the Alpine Slide- OUCH!

Dave claims he saved Jaden from falling out, we

all know he was just a crappy driver!!!

"First I'm gonna throw up, then I'm gonna die!"

SO cute!

Madalyn was giving digging instructions!

Jaxon was really serious about his digging!

Isn't he Adorable!

Everybody needs a litte Captain!

The Tickle Monster!

Bubble Mania 2009! Hope the Marriott didn't

mind all the sticky bubbles in the hall!

Gma, Gpa and Chloe getting some R&R

Jaxon, Jaden and Aunt Chand were plum

tuckered out!

Opa showing us his muscles!

Every year in June we get to spend a week

in Park City with my Family. We always look

forward to it and are sad when it's over!

Thanks mom and dad for such a great time

and such a great place for us to be together!

Father's Day 2009

2009-07-01T21:20:00.001-04:00

This year for Father's Day we got

to spend this special day with the Pete's in Park City!

The Men of the family- Gmpa, Daddy and Uncle

Peeps (with more help from the kids than they needed!)

got to build and race motorized cars!

Dave and Jaxon won!! Way to go!!

Thanks for being such great Dads!!

We're Alive and Transformers

2009-06-24T16:15:00.000-04:00

Enough already about being suck a slacker blogger!
we are alive, but have been busy or gone! Between
dance recitals, ballgames, work, swimming lessons,
and graduations- who has time to blog?! We finally
got some time for R&R this last week! Dave flew
in last weekend and we have been in Park City. It
has been so nice to have him here with us. the kids
were SO excited to see him (it had been 6 months
after all!) I am going to have to play blog catch up
this week. I have a million pics I need to get on
before I forget. I hope you are all having a great
summer (now that the rain has stopped!)! BTW-
I dragged my hubby, dad and BIL to see
Transformers last night at midnight!! It
FREAKING ROCKED!!!!! Just thought I'd let
you know!!!

Eccles Dinosaur Park

2009-05-08T21:42:00.000-04:00

We decided on this beautiful Spring day in Utah

to enjoy it outdoors at the Eccles Dinosaur Park

in Ogden. The kids had a blast!!!

Riding Bikes

2009-05-08T21:02:00.000-04:00

There are things I love about living in

a really small town. Tuesday the kids

decided they wanted to ride thier bikes

to go see my mom who was working late

at school. They didn't want me to go

with them, but obviously I insisted. We came to

a compromise and I rode alongside them

in the car. Everyone was so cute to stop

and wait for the kids, they waved, and

I even had a few people stop and say

how cute it was that they were riding together.

I often give the town of Tremonton a bad

wrap, but it was a really good reminder

of the all the good things about my "Home

Town"!

Jaxon The Snake Man

2009-04-24T23:45:00.001-04:00

Last weekend I got called out to the backyard

by Jaxon . As I walked out the door I saw Jaxon

swinging a long rope very quickly over his head.

I chastised him and told him not to swing the rope

so close to his brother. I was quickly corrected

and told it wasn't a rope, but a snake that Boo the cat

brought to Jaxon. Unfortunately for both me and

the snake, he was still alive. Jaxon was thrilled.

He thought he had acquired a new pet.

He played with it while he waited for my mom,

dad, and gma to get home. He was so excited to

show it to everyone!! To the horror of both

my mom and gma the snake was still alive when

they got home!

When I called David to tell him Jaxon found a

snake the only thing he said was "make

sure he doesn't hurt the snake!" Nice!

We eventually talked him into throwing

the snake back into the river bottoms.

However, he wanted to be called Jaxon

The Snake Man for the rest of the weekend!

Who needs the Ace of Cakes?!!!

2009-04-24T23:35:00.000-04:00

So I have a secret confession..... I love to bake!!

Actually I LOVE to cook- period!

Noone die of shock!

Last week we celebrated

my adorable niece Cassi Sue's 1st B-day.

I was so excited to get to help with the party!

I got tasked with cupcakes and this is what

I turned out! Pretty dang good for an

amateaur!! Ace of Cakes eat your heart out!!

(unfortunately no blowtorches or chainsaws were used!)

Cookies with Gma

2009-04-24T23:30:00.001-04:00

Flour fights, licking the beaters,

cookie dough and eating more frosting

than we put on the cookies.... Good Times!!

Cassidy's addiction

2009-04-24T23:21:00.000-04:00

My neice Cassidy learned to drink through

a straw...it just took a little Diet

Coke to get her trained!! Thanks gma

for teaching ALL our children to love

the "good stuff". (even though I hate it!)

Trip to NC

2009-04-11T08:40:00.000-04:00

So, I am listening to the sound
of the waves roll in from the
Atlantic as I'm writing this.
Myrtle Beach is beautiful!! Life is good!
It has been such fun spending time
with my mom, gma and sister.
We really did come for business,
but isn't it a rule that you should
mix business with pleasure?!
I got to see my house for
the first time! It was beautiful.
I was so nervous, but was
pleasantly surprised. I am looking
forward to seeing it finished!! Here
are some pics of our trip (more

to come). You can't see it in the pic,

but behind those trees we have a

fantastic lake. The front of the

house is very traditionally

Southern. I am still getting used to

all the siding. It will be great! David-

I'll send you all the pics of the inside.

I'll spare everyone else pics of sheetrock!

The D@#& SNOW!!!

2009-03-28T00:50:00.000-04:00

I thought it best to post myself a
reminder note about snow! I need to
remember that as much as I LOVE the
snow....I HATE it in March!!
I can't wait to get back to where
it's warm and my kids can play
outside again!! 67 degrees yesterday
in Fayettteville, NC!!!!!
I really do love Winter,but after the
first day of Spring you can keep the
snow!! (Just a small retraction- when
the flakes started coming down last
week and they were the size of my
thumb, it really was a spectacular
site!! Still hate snow in March!)
Hope next Winter when I'm whining
about no snow, I'll remember to read
this blog entry!

Krishaology

2009-03-23T12:20:00.000-04:00

Let others know a little more about yourself by changing the answers and re-posting. (If I picked you its because I want to know more about you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
Repost note as your name + "ology"
What is your salad dressing of choice? Ranch
What is your favorite sit-down restaurant? Maddox
What food could you eat for 2 weeks straight and not get sick of it?Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
What color cell phone do you have?my iphone is black, but i got a pink cover for it!!
Are you right-handed or left-handed?Right handed
Have you ever had anything removed from your body?Tonsils
What is the last heavy item you lifted?My 3 year old son!!
Have you ever been knocked unconscious?yep, by a can of paint.
If you could change your name, what would you change it to? Something that people could spell!
Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000? Yep!!
How many pairs of flip flops do you own? None at the moment.
what was the last run in you had with the cops? Don't remember. it's been awhile.
Last person you talked to? Miss Amy Bird!!
Last person you hugged? My niece Cassidy.
Favorite Season?Has always been Fall!!
Favorite Holiday? Christmas
Day of the week? Saturday
Favorite Month? November and May
First place you went this morning? To Take Chloe to school
The last movie you saw? Scooby Doo Where's My Mummy..... I know we put it on for the kids, but I still love Scooby!!!
Do you smile often? sure
Do you always answer your phone? No, I'm horrible about screening my calls!!!
It's four in the morning and you get a text message, who is it? Usually some kind of text notification from my bank or other institution.
If you could change your eye color what would it be? Brown
What flavor drink do you get at Sonic? Route 44 diet cherry limeade!!!
Have you ever had a pet fish? Yes
Favorite Christmas song? Bing Crosby singing White Christmas!!!
What's on your wish list for your birthday? Don't know???
Can you do push ups? a few
Can you do a chin up? Yeah right!!
Does the future make you more nervous or excited? Excited!! Just slightly nervous about finding a new job!
Do you have any saved texts? Yes. I'm really bad about deleting texts.
Do you have an accent? Only when I need to have one!
What is the last song to make you cry? Only One- on the 10 Virgins CD....but only when Ali sang it!!
Plans tonight? Celebrate my dads birthday at Fredrico's Pizza!!
Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom? At least once!
Name 3 things you bought yesterday? Nothing, it was the Sabbath!
Have you ever been given roses? Lot's of times....I have the best hubby!
Currently hate right now? That it isn't Spring yet!
Met someone who changed your life? Definately
How did you bring in the New Year? kicking my hubby trash at Wii boxing!! and Wii bowling with my sister and Brother in Law.
What song represents you? Don't know.
What were you doing 12 AM last night?having a really weird dream!!
What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? What my checking account balance was

Little Bear River Fans

2009-03-22T18:52:00.000-04:00

I never thought I'd see the day

when my kids had pictures with the BR in them!

Nevertheless, they love being a part of

all things Bear River! My dad is particularly

proud to have grandkids that love the Bears!

4 Wheeling Adventures

2009-03-22T14:13:00.000-04:00

The snow is finally melted (well down

here anyway!) and we got the 4 wheelers

out for an adventure!!The first

of many we hope!! We took them

out to the Ranch and rode all afternoon! We made

it to the top of Big Mountain, what a view!!

Uncle Ted came with us and took

that great pic of Jaden sleeping!

We had a blast and couldn't have picked a

more beautiful day!! 70 degrees!!!

Go Aggies!!

2009-03-22T14:08:00.000-04:00

Grandpa Eldon got us tickets to see Aggie

Basketball this winter. The kids loved

it!! All the excitement wore poor Jaden out

this game! I think Jaxon shows up strictly

for the popcorn! Chloe and Madalyn are

all painted in Aggie Blue!!

Thanks Grandpa for a great time!

Fun in the Mud

2009-03-22T14:05:00.001-04:00

Spring is arriving and Mud is in

the air...or should I say hair!!

Jaxon Turned 5!!!

2009-03-22T13:54:00.000-04:00

I am really behind in my posts! My Jaxon turned 5

This Month! We celebrated at Chuck E Cheese.

I can't belive he's 5 already!! He must be ready

to be big because he asked "in the morning

after this night, is it my Kindergarten day?"

He also celebrated with his preschool class

at Tanglewood! Miss Madalyn got to come

to school that day to help celebrate!

He got a great new bike, a soccer goal,some

"moneys", and a real toolbox with real tool from his

dad!!!

Happy Birthday Buddy!

Mommy survey

2009-02-28T19:18:00.000-05:00

Here you go mommies - a different kind of survey

for a change - it's all about your first born! Just

copy and paste it in a new note for yourself!Let's

see how much you remember!

Answer these related to your first born child.

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED?

I had only been off the pill 20 days. Is that planned?

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? Yes

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? Shock! I cried

for an hour! I had planned to go back on the pill as soon

as my cycle restarted. I had just made the decision to go

to Med school! Guess that wasn't the plan! So glad it

wasn't! Look at what I would have missed!

4. HOW OLD WERE YOU? 23

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?

was late, so I took a test.

7.WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? My Sister. David was TDY

(gone) and I needed her help to think of a way to tell David.

I told him by delivering a basket full of baby stuff to the

squadron. He was slightly shocked when he got off the plane!!

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? yes

9. DUE DATE? Jan 2, 2002

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? Only for about

3 days. Super lucky!

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? Cheeseburgers from McDonald's.

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? How clumsy

I was during pregnancy. I couldn't unload the dishwasher

without breaking something!

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? Female

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF

WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? No

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN

THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? 22lbs.

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? yes

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? I knew.

We kept the sex of the baby a secret so we opted to have

a shower after she was born to help everyone out!

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING

YOUR PREGNANCY? 3 months of preterm labor. She wanted out!

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? Baptist Memorial Hospital-

North Little Rock, AR Dr. Chang rocks!!!

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? active labor- about 8.

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? My hubby

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? Dr. Fuller (Dr. Chang

was out of the state for Christmas :<), some super crotchety

old nurse, the fantastic anesthesiologist, and of course my hubby!!

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? Natural

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? heck yes!!

Bring on the drugs!! Epidurals are awsome!

25. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 8lbs. 7oz

26. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN? December 23, 2001

27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Chloe Elizabeth DeCoursey

28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? 7

Love you Chlo!

Fun with Aunt Chandi

2009-02-23T16:44:00.001-05:00

Isn't she adorable! She loved the swing!

Jaxon rode this ride at least
10 times!

Chloe found this silly Sponge Bob

game where she could win a bunch

of tickets at the same time. I couldn't

get her to play anything else!

Miss Madalyn and Olive! How cute

is she!!

Jaxon also loved the Star Wars ride!

Boys love big trucks! Poor Madalyn

was hanging on for dear life!

don't I look thrilled to be at CEC again!!!!

One of the best parts of being in

Utah is the time we get to spend

with my sister and my nieces!!

My sister has been graciously

taking my kids while I work!

My boys love to go to Aunt Chand's!

Last week we found another

Chuck E Cheese to visit. The

kids had a blast!! There was noone

there and the kids had full run of

the whole building! It was also

a gorgeous day outside so I took

the kids out to the swingset to play.

Can't wait for Spring!!

Jaden and Riley

2009-02-19T11:12:00.000-05:00

Go check out this adorable video of Jaden.
Miss Riley who is Miss Laurie's( my dearest friend
and sitter at the time) dtr was so cute to play
with him. He loves "my Miss Laurie", Ri and
Shelb (Dr. Doug too!) and misses them!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUFo_2_c9j8

High School Tag

2009-02-16T12:56:00.000-05:00

High School Blog Chain
Thanks Melissa for tagging me. this was fun!
Fill this out about your SENIOR year of high school!
longer ago it was, the more fun the answers will be!!
1) Did you marry someone from your high school? No
2) Did you carpool? No, I was lucky enough to have
my own car.
3) What kind of car did you have? Pontiac Sunfire fully
equipped with sunroof! and man was it fast! What
the heck were my parents thinking?!
4) What kind of car do you have now? I caved and got
a Dodge minivan after baby #3 came. The sliding door
saved my life and the neighboring cars paint job!
5) It's Friday night...where are you? Cheering at
football or basketball....for those of you who know
me now don't faint when I tell you I was not only
a cheerleader, but the captain of the squad!!
6) It's Saturday Night ...hanging out at my house.
My house was the center of all things fun! Senior
year many Sat. nights were spent with really fun
boys in Brigham City or Logan!
7) What kind of job did you have in high school? I worked
at McDonald's! good times!
8) What do you do now? I am the mom of 3!! and am a
Corporate Dietitian/Long Term Care dietitian!
9) Were you a party animal? No.
10) Were you considered a flirt? No. I always had a boyfriend,
until my senior year!!
11) Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? Choir!! Loved Choir!
12) Can you sing the fight song? Sure can! i think I might still be able
to the actions too!!
13) Who was/were your favorite teacher(s)? Mr. Egli (sp) and
Mrs. Runyan
14) Where did you sit during lunch? Usually went out for lunch!
the Pie Dump, Kent's for bagels or Denny's (when we didn't
want to go back to school!)
15) What was your school's full name? Bear River High School
(not the one in California).
16) When did you graduate? 1997
17) What was your school mascot? Bear
18) If you could go back and do it again, would you? NO!!!!! High
school was a good time for learning a few of life's lessons, but
do not want to learn them again!
19) What do you remember most about graduation? Singing
at Graduation! and the feeling of completion! I couldn't wait
to get to college!
20) Who did you go with to senior prom? Our school didn't do
senior prom. We did, however, have a senior hop, and my
friend James asked me, but I was having emotional trauma
so I declined and worked that night instead! Sorry James!
21) Do you still talk to the person you went to Jr. Prom with? No. I
haven't seen Josh in years!
22) Are you planning on going to your 50 year reunion? Maybe
23) Do you still see people from school? Occasionally. The internet
(facebook) has been great for finding out what people are up to these days.

Tag you're it!- Jacki M, Jessica K, Mandy C., my sis, Shantell S.

Draper Temple Open House

2009-02-08T23:18:00.001-05:00

The Birds, The Pete's and the DeCoursey's

Patiently waiting......

Still patiently waiting....no wait,

Jaxon and Jaden are fighting again!!!!!!

Last night we took the kids and went

to the Draper Temple Open House.

The Temple was beautiful!! Trying

to keep the kids reverent and still

for such a long time proved to be a challenge!

There were hundreds of people and we

waited forever!! It took us 3 hours!

Hopefully the kids will remember

something good about it!

Happy Birthday to 2 of the Greatest Women I know!

2009-02-02T11:57:00.000-05:00

Just wanted to send a huge Birthday hug
to the Greastest women I know! My
bestest Amy B and my sister Chand!
I love you both. Thanks for helping
me be a better woman! Happy Birthday!
Make your hubby's take you somewhere
great to dinner and they had better
get you good gifts! You deserve only
the best!

I love You

2009-02-02T02:12:00.000-05:00

I don't get to spend Valentine's Day
with my Valentine this year.
So to let him know how much I love him
I thought it would be fun to list something
each day I love about him! Can you tell I
miss him!!

1. What an amazing dad he is!
2. His Patriotism and devoted service
to his country!
3. His way of keeping things (mostly me)
calm! He is a great voice of reason!
4. His Eyes and eyelashes! So glad our
kids got those gorgeous eyes and eyelashes!
5. His honesty
6. That he genuinely misses his kids when
he's gone!
7. His knowledge of the Gospel.
8. His great sense of direction :> (makes
me feel usefull!)
9. What a hottie he is!! Really, have
you seen my hubby!! He's hot!
10. His sense of Humor
11. His random acts of kindness/
how thoughtful he can be!
12. That he works so hard but
always puts his family first!
13. That he loves me! despite ALL
my faults he still loves me!
14. Happy Valentine's Day!! I love You!!
Wish you were here!

25 Random Things

2009-02-02T00:39:00.000-05:00

I've been tagged again. We'll see if I can come up
with 25 random things about me. here we go:
1. I love Starbucks! Now before you all
gasp and have a cow, I only love thier
hot chocolate! Actually, I think I'm rather
addicted. I also love the smell and atmosphere
in Starbucks!I think if I wasn't LDS
I would be an avid coffee drinker!
2. I hate to do laundry. It truly is the bane
of my existance! you'd think with technology
they could figure out a way not only to wash
and dry, but to fold and put away too!!
3. I love the snow!
4. I don't like the bitter cold as much as I remember!
5. I love to live in small towns! Really!
6. I secretly want to be a waitress! always have!
7. I want to adopt a child! Hopefully soon!
8. I am addicted to Burn Notice on USA!
Michael Westin is one hot man! (apparently I have
some addiction issues. Maybe I aught to have a talk
with my bishop..aka dad!)
9. I love to look at scapbooks! (still HATE to do them!)
10. I love to travel! Europe is my favorite! I can't wait
to go back to Amsterdam and take my hubby this time!
Although, Amy is one great travel companion and man
did we have fun!! Love ya Amy!
11. I love horses and to horeseback ride! Hope to have
my own someday!
12. I love the water. I love the ocean, swimming pools,
hot tubs...you name it. Even the bath tub. there is
something very relaxing about water.
13. I like to work and Love my job!I admit it!
I love to drop the kids off and go to work.
It makes me feel validated and in all honesty
is a nice break from motherhood! (which all of us
need once in a while!)
14. I don't wear socks! Even in the dead of winter
in Utah! i hate socks! and I only wear nylons if I
absolutely have to!
15. I am terribly uncreative!
16. I love to move! It's always a fun adventure!
although I don't like moving week and unpacking!
17. I am a die hard football fan! I even play fantasy
football with all the male members of the Pete
family! I won a few years ago and got
my name on the family plaque!!! go me!
18. I don't like to read! My husband says there
must be something horribly wrong with me! but I
can think of at least 10 things I would rather do
than sit and read a book. Who has time to read
anyway!
19. I won't eat leftovers! (long story)
20. I've never had a cavity!
21. I call my grandma Sandall daily.
22. I am now addicted to Facebook (another addiction.
I think I may need counseling!) thanks Michelle for
getting me started!
23. I found out I was pregnant the day I went to
submit my applications for Med schools! this is why
I'm a dietitian instead of a doctor!
24. I love school! I want to go back to school (again)
to get my BSN! ( although, my husband says I can't
until I pay for the Master's degree! he claims the
money tree is not only dead, but has shriveled up!! )
25. I have a thing for Celine Dion music lately.
hence the playlist! Every song has some memory
attached to it! Good and bad! Good times!

Yeah! I made it t0 25!!! (good grief, it only took me till 1 am!)
Tag you're it: Amy Bird, Amy Nessen, Michelle Peterson (payback for Facebook!),
and Jacki Miller. (you are supposed to choose 4 people to tag!)

Strong Boys

2009-01-30T21:13:00.001-05:00

We went to watch the Bears play basketball

in Logan. Behind the visiting bleachers is

a big open space that the kids found to run

and play. It was Really warm in the gym

and the more my boys ran the hotter

they became ! My

mom was horrified as they began to strip

down! Just be grateful the pants are still

on! Aren't they cute, super strong boys!?!

7 Things I Hate (and Love) About You

2009-01-23T12:49:00.000-05:00

Ok, let me start by saying I've only been back
a month, but having lived away so long I've come to
realize there are a few things I don't like about Utah.
That having been said, there are quite a few more
I really do love!! Here they are:
Things I love about Utah:
1. Family
2. Snow
3. St. George!
4. That when your children are throwing hissy fits
in public, noone wants to call Family
Protective Services on you. They just laugh and
say "been there done that!" NICE!!!! (except at Sonic in Orem!)
5. The Mountains
6. Good Friends!
7. Cream O Weber Milk!!! YUM
8. Inexpensive stuff for kids- like dance, gymnastics,
cheer, and preschool!
9. Everything is family friendly!
10. Fry sauce
11. Fredrico's pizza
12. Taco Time Ranch

Now for the things I could do without:
1. Utah drivers- everyone cuts you off, they
don't use blinkers and really SLOW people
in the fast lane!!!!!!!
2. Traffic- specifically the amount of people
who drive thier cars all at the same time in
Logan!
3. Smog
4. That Tremonton is really far from everything!
5. The road into my parents neighborhood. I'm going
to have to have my wheels realligned.

House for Sale!

2009-01-23T12:39:00.000-05:00

So I have to put in a shameless plug for my house
in San Antonio. If any of you reading this know anyone
who needs a really cute house in San Antonio, give me a
call! We are suddenly on a time crunch since we are
breaking ground on our new home in North Carolina
next week! We are really excited, but a little stressed
at the same time. I need to get rid of a house fast! you
can find out house on the web at Realtor.com, MLS #
758620. thanks!

The Ranch!

2009-01-23T12:09:00.001-05:00

One of the greatest things about being in Utah

is that my kids get to spend time at the Ranch!

Great Papa got the loader out and let the kids ride!

The best part is that we found a really stinky silage

pile for him to dump them out on! The kids couldn't get

enough! They had a blast! Thanks so much to Great

Papa for taking us to the Ranch! Love you Great Papa!

Christmas 2008

2009-01-22T15:39:00.001-05:00

I know I'm a little behind in posting this, but it

was a such a fun morning I had to make sure it

got on the blog. The kids were so fun to watch.

It was so fun to have Chandi's family with us too.

We were really blessed and had a

wonderful holiday!

Tonsils

2009-01-22T15:32:00.001-05:00

This is Chloe and Jaxon on Tonsilectomy day.

They were both pretty brave. The Tremonton

Hospital was great. They helped the kids get into

these very stylish PJ's, gave them a packet of super

fun games and toys and they even both got darling

fleece quilts that the local YW made. Both kids are doing

great. Healing nicely. Jaxon is still talking a little

funny. We hope it subsides soon. He sounds really funny!

David was already gone to AR so my amazing dad stayed

with us at the hospital. thanks Dad!! We love you!

Snow and Tonsils

2009-01-09T20:55:00.001-05:00

We are having a great time here in The Great
State of Utah! It was wonderful to spend
Christmas with our families! We brought
in the New Year bowling and boxing
on the Wii,(may I add that I kicked my
hubbies trash at boxing!) and playing card games.
The best thing, is that it has snowed and snowed
and snowed!!! (pictures to come!) The kids love to
be outside sledding and 4-wheeling with gmpa!
My kids still have a hard time understanding
that they can't go outside without shoes or coats,
but they're getting better! Other news:
I am now officially a brunette!
David is on his way to training.
Chloe started school at my Elementary Almamater.
Jaxon and Chloe had thier tonsils out
yesterday!!!!! Finally!!! Both of them did
Great! Jaxon put up a Good fight going in
(thank heaven for bubble gum flavored
anesthetic gas!!), but came out really well.
Jaxon is up and running at full
speed today. Chloe is still a little sore, but
getting better. Did I mention her tonsils
were HUGE!!!! so some soreness was to be
expected!
We hope you all had a fantastic Holiday Season!

Last Day in Texas!

2008-12-17T22:30:00.000-05:00

The kids are on their way to Utah. They had a great

last day in Texas. Jaden had his Christmas party

at preschool, Jaxon his Christmas Program, and

Chloe didn't care about school, she just wanted

to go to Grandma's house!

Jaxon got to be the donkey

that carried Mary. He was thrilled, but really

distracted by the costume!!!

Happy Birthday Jaden

2008-12-16T12:44:00.000-05:00

Happy Third Birthday Jaden!!

I can't believe my baby is 3.

We went to Chuck E Cheese

to celebrate. Thanks to the Texas

Birds for coming to celebrate with us!

Let it Snow...in Texas!

2008-12-10T08:52:00.000-05:00

It's a miracle! It snowed in South Texas. I know

it's just a skiff, but it still counts doesn't it? It covered

the ground last night, but only remains on rooftops,

the deck and tramp. It is good and cold this morning.

Current temperature- 33 degrees. Love it!!!

Goodbye Texas

2008-12-06T12:02:00.001-05:00

It's that time again! We are getting excited.

Our whole house is full of boxes (the packers were fast.

they finished in 2 days) and our

poor children are trying so hard not to climb on them.

The truck comes Monday!! (please hurry!)

We are sad to leave good friends, but are so excited

to get to North Carolina. We are also really excited to

spend Winter in Utah. We are looking forward to

lots of time with family.

We also got new phone numbers- K- 910-964-6699

D- 910-964-1559 (love my new iphone!!)

Christmas Breakfast

2008-12-06T11:54:00.001-05:00

Our Ward had a Christmas Breakfast

this year. Of course Santa was there.

Jaden loved telling Santa what he wanted,

(I found out there were a few things on the list

I was unaware of! )

Chloe was really nervous. She's never been a big fan

of "Characters".

Jaxon was horrified. Santa finally bribed him with a

Candy Cane.

Twilight

2008-11-28T12:08:00.000-05:00

My sister and Amy drug me to see
Twilight last night. I haven't read the
books (not really my genre of book) so
I went in unbiased. As a general review
I really liked the movie. I thought it was
a great flick. I hope all of you who are
faithful followers weren't disappointed and
enjoyed watching hot vampires as much
as I did.

Sea World with the Birds

2008-11-27T17:08:00.000-05:00

We had such a great day at Sea World with

the Birds. The weather was perfect and

the company was great! There was hardly

anyone there. Shamu was awsome!

Thankful

2008-11-27T10:02:00.000-05:00

Things, I'm thankful for:
Family
David
Motherhood
The Gospel
The Air Force and my Air Force Family
Friends- wherever you are this Thanksgiving! (Japan,
Missouri, Illinois, California, North Carolina, Utah,
Texas, Arizona, Arkansas!)
Paychecks
Mashed Potatoes and Gravy!
Jaxon helping in the kitchen
Chloe taking care of her brothers
Jaden singing in the car
Preschool!!
Ranch Dressing
My sisters (Chand and Amy cleaning up Thanksgiving
dinner, Thanks so much!)
Tim V. teaching me how to make gravy...it was really good!!

Great Sports

2008-11-25T12:02:00.001-05:00

We are so excited to have my sister and

BIL here for Thanksgiving! My neices are

beautiful!! I have missed them so much!

We had so much fun last night.

My boys couldn't wait to wrestle with thier Uncle

Peep! It's their favorite thing!! Aunt Chand

joined in on the fun too! Our house is super empty

right now (due to our immenent move) so there

was plenty of room to roll around and play. Herc

the dog got in on the action, the kids rode down the

stairs on a blow up mattress and we even had

one bloody nose from a crash. (Sorry Madalyn!)

Aunt Chandi has more pics...check out her blog!

Thanks guys for coming to share Thanksgiving with us!

Jaden's Motorcycle

2008-11-23T14:02:00.000-05:00

We live at the bottom of a hill in a culdesac.

Poor Jaden has been watching our neighborhood

kids ride thier bikes down the hill all summer.

He hasn't quite figured out how to ride a bike

so we got him an early birthday gift. We found

this darling motorcycle at the BX. He loves it!!

It rolls just slow enough down the hill to keep

him alive! Thank Heaven!

...When There's Love At Home

2008-11-23T11:31:00.000-05:00

It doesn't happen very often, so we had

to get a picture. The kids were so cute as

they watched The Grinch. I didn't

hear one "mom....he's/she's touching me.

It was great!

(Don't mind all the laundry in the background. It

was laundry day!)

Toilet Paper for Christmas

2008-11-23T11:22:00.000-05:00

I'm not really sure why we bother to buy toys

at all! We had just come from Costco and the

boys were having more fun building slides

and forts out of the boxes, TP and papertowels

than they do with any toy!

Maybe we should ask for boxes and TP for

Christmas. I know Santa would be happy!

Thanksgiving Feast at CBC Day School

2008-11-23T11:13:00.000-05:00

Jaden's Class Feast

Jaxon as Chief Running Wolf

Jaxon and Friends at the Feast

Jaden and his best friend John Riley

Jaxon after the feast. He managed not to spill!

Colder weather

2008-11-18T09:51:00.000-05:00

This morning it was 37 degrees. It was actually really cold!
The funniest thing, was Chloe's reaction to the cold.
Yesterday morning (it was about 41 degrees) she came
downstairs dressed in a 3/4 length shirt and some
stretchy black pants. I did my best to explain that
what she had on wasn't warm enough. She argued, put
her backpack on and proceeded out the door. She didn't
make it 2 steps out the front door when she turned around
and told me it was freezing and she was cold. (my plan all
along) let me also note that last Saturday my mother and
I spent an hour online with Chloe trying to help her pick
out some warmer gear for Utah winter. Every sweater
she saw she insisted was too hot and itchy.(definately not
my child). Back to yesterday..... Chloe started to throw
the most dramatic hissy fit I've ever seen about not having
anything warm to wear and not having a coat. I took this opportunity to explain
(while trying not to laugh, the fit was rather hysterical),
that at Gma's house this is how WARM it gets in the winter.
I asked if she thought it might be a good idea to wear
the sweaters we bought? She agreed and then proceeded
to put on the winter hat I got her in Amsterdam, A huge
scarf, gloves, and 2 coats. I should have taken her picture.
Sorry, no time for camera's...we were late for school!
Needless to say, I think my poor children are going to
have a rude awakening and a major adjustment
when they can't go jump on the
trampoline in thier underwear (my boys are famous for
streaking on the tramp), and play in the water all winter.

Christmas Music

2008-11-13T23:21:00.000-05:00

I just have to make a comment about how
much I love Christmas music. One of our
local radio stations started playing it the
first week of November. I was really
excited to find it on the radio last week!
It makes long days at work and doing
laundry seem not so long and mundane!
It reminds me of Great Christmas mornings,
SNOW! and family. I put it on last week in one
of my buildings and the nurse in the office with
me was commenting how crazy it was that people
were already playing Christmas music. It was her
radio, so after she left the room about an hour later
I changed it back to her favorite Country station.
When she came back in, she had a fit at me for
taking it off the Christmas music. She said it was
growing on her and had put her in a better mood!
Needless to say we spent the remainder of the day
Singing (very loudly and not always well) Christmas
favorites. It made a day of charting much more
enjoyable!