Kids

...are work! I mean, overall their days are pretty predictable and scheduled, but at the end of the day... you just got messes to clean up, laundry to do, counters to be wiped clean, floors to be vacuumed (or scrubbed if needed), diapers to be changed (maybe clothes too if there's food and nasty nastys all over them), and then making sure everyone has gone to the bathroom, brushed their teeth, and not to forget reading story books at the very end.

I've come to the conclusion that being a mother requires living in the desert for the awesome night swimming, or having a BIG soaking tub to just relax in, ha. But in the off chance I don't live in the desert, I'll definitely be needing that tub! With delicious smelling bubble bath to top it off. Ooh, yeahh.

I still love all of it though! But it's a good reality check for me, a woman practically fawning over babies and wanting one ever since I was eligible for marriage. ha. Maybe ever since I could pick up a baby doll, yeah that sounds more like it.

Good morning from Arizona!

 Ty is in school, learning and growing up so fast.
Drew is coloring the rest of his sailboat picture from our art project yesterday.
Kam is crawling around, blankie in hand, talking to herself.

I love this.

Just one of those days...

Ever get those days where life is just not so awesome?

I read a book tonight to one of the kiddos entitled Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. It doesn't even end up as a good day. The book straight out leaves no happiness. It basically tells you, "Yeah, sometimes you're going to get terrible, horrible, no good, very bad days and that's that."

Not so comforting.

And that's when I break out the ice cream. Or cookies. Or anything that just isn't very healthy. Might as well indulge myself while I'm "having one of those days" and risk feeling even more crappy for eating all that junk food. Oh and don't forget to blog about it (case and point).

Eh, oh well.

My Life Flashing Before Your Eyes via Photos #2

Max's Birthday Weekend in Paso

Some SWEET presents from Jon and Michelle. Jon is Max's BFF forever since High School.

He also got sparring gear from my mom and dad.
I got him some clothes he picked out. No surprise, but he wanted them!

My mother-in-law hooked me up with a ton of quilting supplies and fabric. This is a quilt she gave me to sew. This is the pattern. I already sewed the pieces together... I'll finish it when we visit them again this Thanksgiving.

Max's First Day of School

Cute boy

Trip to Idaho

My first trip to Idaho

We walked through the gardens at BYU-I's campus. SO pretty, and really a neat feature of the campus. Words of Wisdom in the gardens above!

Cute, branch seat found in the gardens and my mom.

Good luck, Alexis! haha

Temple Session at the Rexburg temple

Got to see Bri and Kris while we were there! She has gotten so big since the last time I saw her (years ago).

She may not know me well, but I AM her FAVORITE auntie.

Max's First Belt Testing

Max was memorizing the student creed for his yellow belt test...right before the test. Oh dear. Haha.

He passed!

He loves to pose for the camera. Can't you tell?

Tuff-E-Nuff

Soccer! First game of the season. My first game ever. We won 6-0. I was pretty satisfied with how it went! But my right foot is hurting!!! First it was my left and now my right...Oh man, I hope it heals for running, karate and more soccer time!

Word Nerd

Max claims I'm a word nerd. I stick my nose in a book and don't come out of it unless I have a comment to make. I recently finished the Hunger Games books (1 and 2= great!, 3= unsatisfied). If you've read the third book, you'll probably finish it having the same feelings... like the story was just cut off abruptly and all of the sudden Gale is in another district without a thought for Katniss.... That's just one random tidbit. With books 1 and 2, I couldn't put them down and mostly, I was wanting to read in my spare time to find out what's next! ( instead of watching t.v.)... With book 3, it took me a little longer than with 1 and 2 to actually finish the book. I wasn't really eager to know what happened in the story... I was still interested, but it wasn't the same intensity as with the previous books. Ah, anyway, they are entertaining and I still recommend the trilogy.

I also read The Last Child. That took me 4 days to finish. It was a mystery book, and had received the Edgar award. Intriguing. The story was dark, and a bit sad. Despite that, I found myself wanting to read more and more to find out what would happen! The book is about a young boy who lost his twin sister to an abduction. His family fell apart completely, turning to drugs, alcohol and despair (SAD!). The young boy, Johnny, is determined to find his sister, having a firm hope that she is still alive one year after the incident. The book takes you along his journey in finding out what happened and it takes you all sorts of places from discovery of other criminal activity and abuses, to betrayal of friendships. In the end, I felt a sense of relief (because as would be expected, Johnny does find out what happened with his sister)... I was probably relieved because I knew I wouldn't be reading the sadness and sense of loss from The Last Child. Unless you're in to that kind of story-line and mystery/suspense, I probably wouldn't recommend it... too sad, and it's got some profanity in it.



Now I'm reading Life As We Knew It. It's about the Moon getting struck by a meteor and it pushes it out of orbit causing natural disasters like tsunamis and earthquakes, severe storms and chaos. Fear that the world has come to an end, or soon will be. Rumors flying around like starvation, death, and the Moon will crash into the earth ending all life. I haven't gotten very far into the story, but I'll let you know how it goes.

Ok... I know what you're thinking... Life As We Knew It is kind of sad and dark in it's own way isn't it?! I promise I don't go LOOKING for SAD and DARK in the books I choose... I guess I'm just intrigued to see how the story will unfold. I like that it's not so predicable as to what could come of the story.

If you have any recommendations, share! Next on my list is the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (and the following books in that series...I hear they are page turners!)

ain't told me nothin'!

I went to the Doctor today.

Basically, I need to stay off my foot. No running. Ideally, I wouldn't be walking either...

There's no stress fracture, nothin'. I can't feel a thing. Only when I run.. And the doctor definitely said that 3 miles is A LOT of miles. Her eyes widened as she said "A LOT." Ok, lady...

Oh and when I think I'm ready to run again, I am highly advised to start with half a mile and build up from there.

Ground zero.

I think I'll just grin and bare it. I've got some miles to put on these shoes and I can't do it if I'm not running, and then when I finally get to, only starting out with HALF A MILE!!!!!!!

Ground zero.






Maybe the Doctor is right...Grinning and baring it could prove to be a stupid idea. Dang it.

Proof

Crazy! Got it today in the mail :))