...on a more serious note. I'm so happy to know that the events of Easter happened as they truly did: The resurrection of Jesus Christ. So many things make me grateful for my Savior this time of year.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
happy easter...
...we loved the Easter bunny...
...on a more serious note. I'm so happy to know that the events of Easter happened as they truly did: The resurrection of Jesus Christ. So many things make me grateful for my Savior this time of year.
...on a more serious note. I'm so happy to know that the events of Easter happened as they truly did: The resurrection of Jesus Christ. So many things make me grateful for my Savior this time of year.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
thrift, self-reliance, and talents...
...this is what we are taught to use, especially in these economic times...and that, I believe, applies especially to the little things in life...
...a friend of mine introduced to me a new sort of "bow-making" get-together.
Thrift: each of us brought bunches of flowers, the best were from the dollar store of all places! She shared hair clips and brads. Each bow was probably a dollar to make at the most (instead of the 6$ you would buy it for pre-made).
Self Reliance: made them myself! we threw all the flowers into the middle of the floor, and from there, tore apart each one and mixed and matched and made new hair-bow flowers. it was so much fun to do, I did it again soon after with my sister.
Talents: so easy to do! be as creative or as simple as you want.
also...a tribute to:...happy cherry blossom days!
...especially to my little brother serving a church mission in Japan right now and my sister who served in Washington D.C.
...a friend of mine introduced to me a new sort of "bow-making" get-together.Thrift: each of us brought bunches of flowers, the best were from the dollar store of all places! She shared hair clips and brads. Each bow was probably a dollar to make at the most (instead of the 6$ you would buy it for pre-made).
Self Reliance: made them myself! we threw all the flowers into the middle of the floor, and from there, tore apart each one and mixed and matched and made new hair-bow flowers. it was so much fun to do, I did it again soon after with my sister.
Talents: so easy to do! be as creative or as simple as you want.
also...a tribute to:...happy cherry blossom days!
...especially to my little brother serving a church mission in Japan right now and my sister who served in Washington D.C.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
just 10 good hours of labor...
...and a nice epidural...sometimes I lay down at night and that's all I want these days of being so uncomfortable, big, and tired. A babysitter for the girls. A nurse to wait on me hand and foot. And a baby to snuggle in my arms, not crunched up inside my belly.
On a humorous note,
You know you are pregnant when:
*To make a banana milkshake you put in the peel and throw away the banana.
*You store your cold milk in the cupboard.
*To feed the fish you open up the garbage can instead of the fish tank and pour in the food.
*Instead of picking up the kids toys, you get out the broom and sweep them up.
*You have a calendar to help you remember the important things, only to find out that half the things you write are on the wrong date anyway.
*You pour milk into the cereal box, instead of the bowl full of cereal.
*Your kids aren't the ones putting their own shoes on the wrong feet, you regularly do it for them.
*You tell your husband for three months that the bathtub doesn't work because the drain is plugged and you are tired of showering the kids....Only to have him finally fix it...by pushing down the lever on the drain plug.
Thanks, my love. You are so patient these days.
On a humorous note,
You know you are pregnant when:
*To make a banana milkshake you put in the peel and throw away the banana.
*You store your cold milk in the cupboard.
*To feed the fish you open up the garbage can instead of the fish tank and pour in the food.
*Instead of picking up the kids toys, you get out the broom and sweep them up.
*You have a calendar to help you remember the important things, only to find out that half the things you write are on the wrong date anyway.
*You pour milk into the cereal box, instead of the bowl full of cereal.
*Your kids aren't the ones putting their own shoes on the wrong feet, you regularly do it for them.
*You tell your husband for three months that the bathtub doesn't work because the drain is plugged and you are tired of showering the kids....Only to have him finally fix it...by pushing down the lever on the drain plug.
Thanks, my love. You are so patient these days.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
touring...winter cabin...Uintahs!
...in the cart, all ready to go!
...almost frozen river...
...only 2 and a half months to go!
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
"no....I don't...."
...this is little M's new favorite phrase these days. And it's exactly how I feel about potty training. Emphatically, "no....I don't"....like it. Not a bit. None of it....well, except for when I see them get so excited at success. And...when I get to see them learn and the confidence carries over into other parts of their day. Well, also, maybe how I get to just sit and read to them or spend time with them because I can't do anything else while they sit on the potty, lest I come back to all the toilet paper shoved into the bowl, pee pee on the floor, and you can guess the other fun stuff that happens when you leave one or two kids alone with a toilet. And why does it take a kid 20 min to have a bowel movement? So maybe there are a few positive things about this.
But...I can finally say....we have reached an upward climb in this whole process! It's like you start on a plateau before you even have much success. That is not fair! Then you just go and go and go and wonder if there will ever be an end to this...and then...before you realize...you are having success! Ah! At last! After almost 5 months!
For L it just happened one week that she decided she was done having accidents if she could help it. Not that she tells us when she is going to have one yet. But she will hold out for us a long time. And she's been amply rewarded. And who cares that now she can more easily strip herself of her potty friendly clothes, and does so right after a poo poo (sorry about the potty words!) accident and smears it all over her room, or chooses to do so in the middle of the mall and throw a tantrum on the floor, naked. Look at the confidence of this potty-going kid! I wouldn't trade it!
And for M, it happened last week when I decided, after buying yet another $50 box of huggies, "no more diapers" for you and put her in panties. And despite a trip to the potty every hour, all morning....
....She held it.
and held it.
and held it.
Until finally I heard a shriek, "Mommy! Pee pee! I want a diaper!" This from my one-year-old. "No...I don't"...kiddo... you are done with diapers.
But...I can finally say....we have reached an upward climb in this whole process! It's like you start on a plateau before you even have much success. That is not fair! Then you just go and go and go and wonder if there will ever be an end to this...and then...before you realize...you are having success! Ah! At last! After almost 5 months!
For L it just happened one week that she decided she was done having accidents if she could help it. Not that she tells us when she is going to have one yet. But she will hold out for us a long time. And she's been amply rewarded. And who cares that now she can more easily strip herself of her potty friendly clothes, and does so right after a poo poo (sorry about the potty words!) accident and smears it all over her room, or chooses to do so in the middle of the mall and throw a tantrum on the floor, naked. Look at the confidence of this potty-going kid! I wouldn't trade it!
And for M, it happened last week when I decided, after buying yet another $50 box of huggies, "no more diapers" for you and put her in panties. And despite a trip to the potty every hour, all morning....
....She held it.
and held it.
and held it.
Until finally I heard a shriek, "Mommy! Pee pee! I want a diaper!" This from my one-year-old. "No...I don't"...kiddo... you are done with diapers.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
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