One of those day

Today is one of those day. I woke up and it felt to early. I burned the oatmeal. Z woke up the baby while I was making breakfast. The sink is clogged. I am covered in dirty water from trying to unclog it. I burned the grilled cheese sandwiches. Baby spit up all over me.

On the plus side the girls have been fantastic. (And they don't even know it is trunk or treat tonight) Home schooling is going well. They are both responding beautifully. I really thought that they would not learn from me. Turns out I was wrong. I am really enjoying it.

My only problem is it is 2:30 and it feels like midnight!
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Waiting for the fight

Turns out Z ate the M&M's S was given by her activity days leader. It did not go over well. I heard about it for a long, long time and then again this morning. I get it though because it's cholocate and I would be mad too!
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Things that make you go hmmm...

No good ever comes of this:



Z coming out of a room where she has been playing with the door closed only leads me to question? I have no idea what she did but I am sure I will find out when S gets home from school. Hopefully it will be something I can fix. *grin*
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Picture time

You will notice that I have new pictures on the side as well as right here. It was time for an update. I finally bought a battery charger for the camera so I could take pictures again. (I am sure it is somewhere really safe).







I hope you enjoy them!
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S had a party

I decided that 8 is a good year for a party. It's a big deal! So last minute I talked to S and we planned a party. She said it was the best party ever. I say say she had a good time and I heard lots of noise!! (all tile house remember)

Here is some videos from the party. I know there not great but I only had a phone to make them.



We had a great time. I can't believe my baby is eight!!
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Decision

Did you ever make a decision that you absolutely knew was the right decision? Yet you constantly worried about the mechanics of that decision? Wednesday was an interesting day for us. Lots happened-decisions were made and now I am completely fretting over the mechanics of how to make them happen.

It will be alright! More to come later...
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Best Layed Plans

I have a GYM membership. I have not been in over a week. I have to go early in the morning or late at night. Z really isn't a trustworthy babysitter, I should expect that since she is four, hehe. So D has to be home with the kiddos when I go. Last night I decided it really is better if I go in the morning. So I set my phone alarm to go off bright and early at 5am. That way I can be back in time to sent D off to work. Well what do you know-Baby bird woke up at 4:45. I made it to the gym by 6am. I suppose 1/2 an hour is better then none at all.

Maybe tomorrow my plan will succeed!
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Chocolate Chips to the Rescue

Last night was a chocolate chip night. Sometimes to see the sweetness in life it takes a little chocolate.

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Superman

I was reminded of one of my favorite stories about my kiddos the other day as I was talking to some friends. They suggested I post it. I figure that is a good idea since my memory seems to be the size of a pea.

Recently (by that I mean one or two winters ago) we had a snow storm up here. We don't have snow for longer than 24 hours usually so I have no snow gear. Well we pulled out of the driveway and promptly got stuck. Big D,being the wonderful man that he is,hopped out of the car to start pushing it. After several minutes of no success my sweet girls started there little grumblings about being in the car and not going anywhere. Rather that being grumpy with them I had a magic moment! I told them they could not talk like that or daddy could not be superman. They had to be really quite so no one would notice how strong he was to push our car. A few minutes later between him pushing and me hitting the gas just right we were free. He got back in the car to me smiling smugly and the girls with there mouths open. S said, 'Dad you really are superman!' They thought he was superman for a couple of months and I didn't discourage this line of thinking. I always new my husband was superman.
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The amazing power of onions.

I am constantly trying to find ways to bend my girls will to match my own. They are always loving, tender and thoughtful of course. I have tried gently prodding and ever so slightly elevating my voice to make sure my instructions are clear. I do it so rarely, every time I think-they will listen because they will know I am serious. Nope they gently raise there voice as well. (It has a lovely effect in our all tile house) They have tasted many food they would not choose to only to discover they actually like them, much to my chagrin. Finally I have found the onion. No matter how much they say they like it. Their voices fall on deaf ear: after they are done they drink at least 3 full glasses of water.

Onions are amazing because I do not even get upset anymore. I just pull out a spoon of chopped onions and remind the offender that if they argue with me over eating the bite they will have another. I had to add the clause yesterday that the first bite will not be followed by water.

I am also considering teaching them 'Love at home'. My friend Queen M (http://baxterbugs.blogspot.com/2008/09/beauty-is-in-eye-of-beholder.html) seemed to turn out ok. If it worked for her mom it just might work for me as well.
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Z talk

Phone conversation with grandma (I can only hear Z side of the conversation):

Z to Grandma:
So grandma if you have anything that is going to beep in your house you should turn it off because Jacob is sleeping...

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He finally did it

J bird has decided that for no reason does he want to have tummy time. He gives it...about 10 seconds before he wails. I was determined that it was good for him. So I put him on his tummy and went to do my dishes. He was wailing and wailing. All the sudden he was very quite. I thought smugly 'finally he is enjoying it. It really is for his own good!' When I went back into the room after the dishes were done he was on his back. I would have blamed the girls for this but they were not home at the time. So I rolled him back on to his tummy to see if you could do it again. He last 2 seconds before he rolled over. I grabbed my camera phone and this is the magic that happened about 10 short films later!
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The Green Finger

S went to her best friends birthday party a couple of Saturdays ago. I have a very cute video of the two of them skating.

Anyway, I was talking to the mom and aunt of the birthday boy, they told me the most fascinating story. Birthday boy had a problem with picking his nose and all matter of punishments and threats were not working to stop this problem. That is when the 'Booger Man' found out about the problem. See the 'Booger Mans' job it to make sure kids stop picking there nose. He sneaks into there room at night and turns there picker finger green. The said finger says green for days allowing everyone the offender knows to see proof that he picked his nose. After this story, was told I remember seeing a green finger at school one day when I was helping out in the class. Everything makes sense now. Why, when I asked what happened to his finger, he turned bright red, ducked his head and went the other direction.

This story enlightened my mind. There are so many possibilities with this new found knowledge...enter thumb man. Thumb man has in essence,the same job. If he finds out you have been sucking your thumb he turns your finger orange or red (I started the story before I had picked a color) and makes it taste terrible. Z has had a slight problem with sucking her thumb. She has been warned now about thumb man and what his job is. I have not seen her suck her thumb in about a week. Amazing right! Now hopefully there will be follow through if I ever catch her doing it. Hopefully I will have food coloring on hand as well!

Nine is perfectly fine

Nine years ago I was knealing across the most beautiful alter in the most amazing sealing room in the Arizona Temple. I was looking into very handsomely bright blue eyes. Thinking I really am the luckiest girl in the world. And I am the luckiest girl in the world!
















Nine wonderful years have past and I am looking forward to nine more wonderful years.
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