Fun with the Girls

We had a great time. My camera had issues while I was on my trip. Actually I had issues as I forgot my glasses and set the camera for the wrong setting for the pics I was taking. All my pictures for the dance did not turn out. You will have to look at Cheryls blog to get the photos. I will remind her to blog today.

ANYWHO.........

We started out Thursday Night going to dinner at Buca Di Beppo. I love this place. I think the food is great and the atmosphere is awesome. Yes we ate in the Kitchen booth. It is so fun to watch the cooks and everyone shuffle in and out of the kitchen. You get to see all the different yummy foods. And.....We were able to see a Super Star....Shawn Bradley!!! We were eating and along comes this guy. He was as tall as Cheryl and I put together. We were all staring at him with our mouths wide open. Then all of a sudden I realized it was Shawn Bradley. So of course I shout this out. I mean the excitedment that I actually knew someone this tall and I was seeing a basketballplayer this close up was like the high light of the nite. Shawn looks down at us smiles and waves. It was a proud moment in our Eating Out History. He is 7 ft 6 in. I am 4 ft 11 in. Do the math the man towers over me. I am like to his knee caps. Good thing I was sitting down on a elevated bench seat otherwise he would of been staring at me with his mouth wide open.

Girls only weekend!

I am headed out for a Girls Only Weekend tomorrow. I am so excited. I am going with Cheryl, Kaylee, Ashlee, and Haylee. What a great time we are going to have. I am so excited!!! I talked to Cheryl yesterday and her girls where so excited they could hardly wait. Haylee is thinking Grandma is the balm for taking her too. I will have to post pictures of our fun weeknd when I get back. I am so glad Cheryl asked Haylee and I to go with them. Some times belonging to a Girls Only Club has Major Benefits!!!

Ken keeps asking me if I am really going? No Ken I think I'll stay home. NOT! Yes I am going. You Crazy?

BUT... This is what I have to do for the guys so I can go. Load the fifth wheel with food and there stuff . Load up the bikes. Drive the trailer out to Five Mile Pass park it. Meet Ken there and come back to town to go meet up with Cheryl and the girls. I have to set them up so I can go. That seems crazy but it is worth it. You'd think 3 guys could shop. pack, load, and go camping on there own. But not in this house. I think that I have babied these guys to much threw the years. Maybe I am the one with the problem. I have create there need to depend on me by doing to much for them. I do not think Ken has ever packed for a trip since we have been married. But maybe I will leave something out of there bags so next time they will want to pack them selves. That is a thought.

Monday so excited! NOT

So I have had company for the past 9 days, enjoyed that and had a blast. Looking forward to Monday... Then came Nick.... SICK!!!!! What a bummer. I was looking forward to being alone and just doing my own thing and getting my house ready for Spring. Well Spring is about Sprung and I am not getting anything done. Now he is home for 3 days . End of quarter at school. great.
FYI....... I feel sorry for who ever marries my Nick. First off... He is a baby when he is sick. Wonder where he learned this??? Not to mention names but KEN! Second off. I did not train my kids that I will wait on then hand and foot when they are sick. But some one did! Wonder where this came from? Not to mention any names but..My MOM. Once Ken was sick and she was here.. She gave him a bell to ring to let her know when he needed something. Give me a break is all I could say. She gave a grown man a bell. Do you know what happens when a sick man has a bell???? I do!! It is not pretty believe me!! Something she gave Chrissy when she was sick as a child too. But men and a bell is a lot different then a girl with a bell! If you know my Mom you know loves to wait on people hand and foot. Having her around is like going on a cruise. She does everything for you and loves to be at your beck and call.
Third thing... My kids want to know where the bell is now. Way to go MOM! I am not as good of a Mom, servant, maid, or person as my Mom. Nick will need a wife like my MOM! Good Luck finding a girl like that. I do not think that they have those on this planet anymore.
So needless to say I have got nothing done, had a sick boy, and I was told not to send him to school for a few days. FUN TIMES!!!
BUT on a good note. I had a "Leave it to Beaver Mother Moment" today. (in case that is before your time. That means your boy acted like they did back in the 50's when respect was a common thing and everyone was polite. And you were proud and it put a smile on your face.) When we were leaving the Doctors office. My Nick ( yes I will claim him today! Not Ken's Nick or our Nick but ... My Nick! :) jk. ) shook the Doc's hand and said "Thank You" I know it is not much to some but I was very PROUD! I felt like yep he is getting it! He is learning what I am teaching. I just love that kid. the Doctor was surprised and made mention that they don't raise them like that anymore.Now because of that moment I will be a Good Mom today to my sick little Nick. But after today I am calling my Mom to come back and be Nick's Nurse. jk.

This is my Son Nicholas and his wonderful Mullet. He actually wore his hair like this for a few days to school this week. All I can say is I am so glad is it GONE!! I wanted him to cut this hair for a month now. He got a perm from Linette so he did not have to cut his hair. It looked nice but he then had Chrissy cut a mullet for him. SICKO! is all I can say! Look at that hair! Would you even let your daughter date someone with hair like that??? Everyone said they loved it. Right they did! I did not see anyone else get a hair cut like this after seeing Nic's mullet. You guys are all LIARS! Encouraging my son to look HIDEOUS is what you were doing!

So needless to say this hair cut was not going to church with us today. So Friday Night Chrissy gave him a military cut like Mikes. Now he looks like he joined the army , got send to dt, or decided his parents did love him. I am so glad that once again he looks like a Gentleman, not like Joe Dirt. I hope that we are past this crazy hair thing for good now! Some battles you do not fight with your kids, when you know in the end you are going to WIN! and Win I did!! I love you Nic thanks for cutting your hair!!!!!

Going Ons

Well I have had company since Thursday last week so I have not been blogging. My sister came from Cali to see me for my Birthday. We did lots of fun things. Shopping, went to the movies, went to dinner, and to temple square.
My Parents are still here and my Brother is coming on Friday. I guess when it rains it pours in company to my house. BUT... I like this kind of pouring rain.
Nic cut his hair in a Mullet this week. I guess that he needs attention or something. This is one battle I did not fight. He has to have it cut by Sunday to normal so we both win. He gets to be crazy and I get to have a son with short hair again. We have had friends show up to the house to see his hair cut. Emily Bushman thinks it is hot. jk Emily. Most people say it is Awesome! But you do not see any of them getting a mullet.
My little Haylee has been here since she thinks that if anyone comes to see her Grandma that that is reason to move in with me. She is so funny. Yesterday she got her self into trouble with another kid at her Mom's daycare and Chrissy asked her what she did and she would not tell. So Chrissy said" If you don't tell me I am going to spank you" She said "Ok just spank me then" She is something else. Auntie Pammie has been here for a few days and she informed us all that her only Boss was Auntie Pammie. Until of course Auntie Pammie told her to brush her teeth for a second time because she ate a brownie before bed. Then she was not the Boss and was not sleeping in Auntie Pammie's room. She is quite the little girl sometimes. We enjoy her and she always keeps us laughing or on our toes.
A few months back Chrissy was doing her hair and it was tangly and had to be brushed out. She kept telling Chrissy that she wanted to do her own hair. Mind you she is only 4. So Chrissy started to fix it up and Haylee was upset because it was kind of pulling her hair a bit. So she told Chrissy that if she pulled her hair again that she was going to fire her from doing her hair. She did not say another word. BUT... when Chrissy was done with her hair.... she turned to her Mom and asked her "Howdoes it feel to be out of a job?" I cannot believe the things she comes up with. We try not to laugh as she is a smarty pant sometimes but it is hard.
Well I have humanitarian to do today so I will blog and post more later.

What a difference a day makes!

Well today was much better then yesterday..... What a difference a day can make. In our hardest monents of life, a little prayer can go a long way. I could not sleep very well last night. So I just prayed and reflected on the day and thought about what I could do to make myself have a better attitude. Pretty soon I had drifted off to sleep. I woke up today and everything seemed to just look and feel better. It was a new day.
I heard the sounds of birds chirping and it just made me feel like things would be good today and to let yesterday lay where it was , in the past. I was able to go to humanitarian and have a good time with my ward members and friends. To night I enjoyed Girls Nite Out. I had a pretty good day. I just trusted in the Lord to help me. I felt like the Lord wanted me to just let it go and focus on the good he was offering me with this new day. Just that simple feeling lead me into a having a pretty good day.
Life seems to get difficult at times. BUT when you just try to remember that at no time are we really alone in this world. We are surrounded by so much of God's love. When you think everything is just beyond what you bargined for, there is always a silver lining. We may have to look for it but... It is there.
Simple things some times make the biggest imprints in our lives. I am thankful for the simple things in my life today. I am also thankful for my Husband that knew I had a bad day and said all the right stuff. AND who read our blog and offered me a docorate if that would make me feel better:)

Today I have just had it. I do not get to this point very often but today has been one of those lovely days! I am not sure if I want to cry, laugh or scream!! My 17 years old thinks he knows it all. They are so clueless!!! It almost makes you laugh if you were not so mad!
I think that "Stay at Home Moms'" are so underpaid!!! It is easier to have a job outside of the home then be to a "Stay at Home Mom" I am totally not kidding. I cannot believe what "Stay at Home Mom" means some days. I was a Mortgage Loan Processor. I worked and did certain tasks, got a certain pay, and had certain hours. BUT........... BOY OH BOY...
STAY AT HOME MOM

Let me just tell you........Ssometimes I am a Banker, or Atm Machine.. Today I declared a Bank Holiday!! Not because of a depression but for the simple reason that no one in this whole house deserves a dime!! Not even a penny !!! I was a Nurse this morning. I was somewhere between Nurse Ratchet and Sister Teresa, But I was doing a dandy job. Sometimes, I feel like I am running a Hotel. All by Myself that is !!! I am maid service, bell boy, receptionist, cook, and manager. I have to make sure everyone is happy when I really don't care. I actually do care but somedays all I want to do is crawl in a cave and read a book. Be by myself. I was a short order cook this morning. I should be doing that job now but I am debating going on strike right now!! If you would like to come picket with me bring your own sign and we can walk the sidewalk in front of my house. I was a snack bar owner earlier and I was somewhere between have a nice day and get the Heck out of my store!! I am also a repairman. I had to fix a vacum and right in the middle I had to get my asthma medicine. That was a blast. Who is there to take care of me. Well the answer is ME! Good thing I did not need mouth to mouth to breath. This weekend I was a construction labor, cleaning up after the guys in my basement. I am also a Engineer, I have to plan plan plan, make schedules, and run the job site. I have also been know to be a Taxi driver. Boy this is a fun job!! Drive teenagers around town, while they change my music, tell me where to go, and let me know to not be late. All to arrive at the destination and not get paid. Love it!! Oh and did I mention that I am a Counselor too. This is a fun and puzzling job. Most counselors jobs goes like this... Patients comes in...They talk, you listen, and you give some advise and they go on their marry way and try to work or fix their problems. Well I must be a bad Counselor. B,ecause, my patients come in yell, scream sometimes, cry and talk. When I try to tell them what I think can help em they leave mad and stomp out on me. Sometimes they are grateful. But that just makes me think all my patients may be bipolar. Oh and did I mention I work on average 12 to 15 hours a day??? Sometimes I have to pull a all nighter. I am many other things but I just do not have time to post them all.
If I ever decide to go back to work, I can be anything I want. The possibilities are endless. There is no stopping what I could do. Heck maybe even The President of the United States. Sometimes I am a terrorist nagotiater. With kids some times the things they do are flat out acts of terrorism! My resume would be so long that no one would believe my job experience. I should just be handed a Doctorate as far as I am concerned. I think all "Stay at Home Moms" that are having to do as many different job in one week as I have been doing since I quit my Fun Job should also be givin one.
Today I feel like I was wrote up by my boss for not even doing anything wrong. I feel like I am about ready to quit my tuff job and go back to a Fun and easy job working in a office. Have you ever heard anyone say "I don't need this job"? Well that is where I am at! But I am more like a slave so I would have to be sold if I want to leave this current job. There is no man out there that can afford me. So I guess I have to stay where I am at.