I Really Want.....

I really want to blog tonight, but I'm so tired, I just don't think that a really meaningful post is going to happen. I'm exhausted! I did some math today and between illness, vaccines, and well child checks, here's what's swimming around our house....2 flus, one more coming I'm sure, 2 blocked tear ducks, 5 shots on two different kids, and a scraped knee. We're in bad shape but keeping positive. That's why I'm so tired.

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I said in my last post that I wasn't going to promise much with the blogging, but if I don't write down what to expect, I won't do it. While I'm not sure when I'm going to do it, here is what I'm planning on writing about this week.

*I will blog Sir Ethan's birth story
*The kids meeting Ethan for the first time.
*Having lunch with (near) D Will from the Jazz
*Our VIP (sort of) tour of Energy Solutions Arena
*Valentine's Day
*Will's 2nd birthday

Make Me Better Monday-A Pledge

I didn't do a pledge last week because it was my birthday and I didn't feel like it. Now, I'm feeling sad and a little frustrated (not to worry....just normal life stuff getting to me). So this may be short and sweet.

*Get Christmas as done as possible so that next week is as stress free as possible.

*While I've been praying everyday for the last few weeks, I need to bring them back to a place where they are more meaningful and more sincere.

*Find a way to liken the scriptures that I'm currently reading to myself a little better. (That would definitely relate to the one above)

*In all of the Christmas prep, get to bed a decent time.

*Patience, patience, patience, patience, patience!
*Me and the boy who doesn't like me. I was going to edit this one to be black and white or sepia because my freckles are very prominent but it just didn't look right. So here I am in all my speckled glory!

Thanks Jaime!

My super cute friend Jaime who I danced with, joked with and lived life with for (holy cow) like almost 4 years over in Colorado, chose me for a blog award! I've always wanted to get a blog award so I'm super grateful and very honored. Go visit Jaime at Cubarado and see all the fun inspiring things she has to say.

For this award, I have to share a few things about myself. So here we go....I'm going to try to make them new and interesting to hopefully surprise a few people who think they know me so well :)

1. I desperately want to be famous. I don't really care what for as long as it's something good. I would love for it be for dancing but it can be for something else. Blogging, writing children's books, I don't really care. But I want my name in lights!

2. Whenever I hear the song 'Endless Love' by Lionel Richie and Diana Ross, I belt it from the top of my lungs...EVERY TIME! I can't help it!

3. I love mashed potatoes. If they made beauty products out of Mashed Potatoes, I would totally buy them and smear them all over my face. That's how much I love mashed potatoes.

4. I have an addiction to the internet which I'm trying to break.

5. Monolo Blahnik is my fav shoe designer. A close second would be Jimmy Choo. My dream in life to own a pair of Monolos!

6. I love my kids dearly and I so enjoy being a mother. Any issues that I have that would be to the contrary are largely due to my own issues, not issues that the kids have themselves. I really step in my own way when it comes to being the kid of mom I want to be.

7. I don't like the outdoors. Sure a picnic in the park is nice every now and then, but I don't like hiking, camping doing yard work, taking walks. The only outdoors that I could really say I enjoy would have some connection to water (and by some, I mean a lot!). I love the beach but I prefer a cold Pacific NW beach to a warm tropical beach. I also dig white water rafting but it's been years.

8. I may or may not love one of my children more than the others. I'm not going to say who though and I will never tell them. Its something that I struggle with.

9. I never wanted kids or to be a mother until I met Carson.

10. I don't know how to swim, but if i could take a 2 hour long shower, I would.

So there you have it, a few little known facts about me. Thanks again Jaime. Now I get to share the love! So the two friends that I pick for the Versatile Blogger Award are.....drumroll..... Kristin over Meyers Mayhem and Eatables I love that her 'blog' personality and her real life personality are exactly the same. Everything she says on her blog I can totally picture her saying in real life. He cracks me up and her recipes rock....and now that she's been nominated, maybe she'll update Eatables a little more often (hint hint)! My other friend that I want to nominate is Kendra at
My Side of the Room. She is super talented and has a lovely singing voice. She also made me the sweetest hand stamped silver necklace with all the kids initials and birthstones on it. Both of these ladies rock!

I'm Famous!

Okay, not really. Well, maybe famous by association. If you read Char over on Crap I've Made, the Meghan she's talking about in her shout out is me. Ha! Face! Okay, it could have been a lot cooler if I had a fun blog for to link me to or if had been for some new original, never-been-had before idea, but it was in response to a question that I had for her for an enrichment night that I helped teach. She was so gracious and she is just hilarious in her personal correspondence. And we don't live very far away from each other. She said we could be friends and I'm so excited for that! I have visions and fantasies of her and I crafting together and me learning super cool things from her. Go take a look at her blog. I heart her!

I'm a ball of hormonal emotion right now with enough testosterone coursing through my blood to give any rabid, male, football hooligan a run for his money. One of the perks of growing a boy child in my belly. So it stands to reason that I really don't know what to expect from myself when I wake up in the morning when it comes to 'handling things'. But one thing I know for certain is, I am so lucky that I get to wake up and see kids like this:

Those are Siobhan's feet...at the dinner table...like ya do.

Audrey fishing at Strawberry Reservoir on Uncle Ron's boat. We almost caught something. She had more fun watching the digital fish finder. But really, wouldn't you if you were 3....or 26?

Mr. Will last night after having a bunch of avocado and a hostess berry pie. I think I should submit the pic for a cutest baby contest.

Random Thoughts

(check out that double chinned goodness. This was taken right after we ate thanksgiving dinner.)

*****Edited due to apparent confusion*****

Over on C Janes blog, she did a whole post about her random thoughts as she began the new year. It got me to thinking.....I like random thought and I have a lot of them.

I have a lot of holiday weight.

Not a result of any human growing inside of me.

As per Cardigan Empire's post, I'm going to start dressing well in my present state. My body seems to be a constant state of fluctuation so it does me no good to fret about what doesn't fit me right now, because chances are, it will fit me in a few weeks/month. Although, I did finally move the box of maternity clothes out of my closet and into the garage for storage so I'm hoping that they won't need to fit me for a while....like 6-7 months from now because that is the approximate time table for getting pregnant again.

I want some apple cobbler because I'm going to start dressing well in my current state...that 'state' is not the pregnant state.

Yesterday, when Mr. Will woke up from his nap, I went into get him and he reached up for me. When I picked him up with soothing 'Where's my baby boy?' (or something equally sickeningly sweet that only a little bundle would find enticing), he instantly gave me a nuzzle into my shoulder. For that split second, all that he needed was his mommy. That's a great feeling. And for a split second, I was in heaven. We were there together, just me and him. And then just as was got there, we left. He heard a fun a new sound that sent his neck craning to see where it came from. And just a quickly, he was out of my arms wiggling to his next adventure. But for that split second, all he needed was me.

I'm going to go get my apple cobbler. I really wanted some!

I really wish that I was able to write better. Like so many of the blogs that I follow, I want to be so clever and witty and my readers actually have a hard time figuring out what I said, but when they finally do, it's hilarious or insightful or thought provoking and always original. (for prime examples check C Jane, Cardigan Empire or my friend Kathleen)

One of my new years resolutions is to be a better visiting teacher and dang it, I'm going to be.

This is the best apple cobbler in the world. Actually, to clarify, its apple crisp.

The house is really quiet when all the kids are down for their naps. As much as I really like my alone time (Which Marcus Buckingham says I do need), I really miss hearing the giggles and squeals of games of tag and make believe. I could go without the shrill screams of Audrey not getting her way though. And no, I'm not planning on adding any more children to that mix for a little while longer, but I'll let you all know what I do.

Have you ever noticed that when you think you have your hands on the right keys while typing and you actually don't, you almost never type an actual word? For instance, I was typing the word 'fallin' and it came out gs;;om....not even close.

I'm not the biggest fan of John Meyer (Ahhh blasphemy I know) but every now and then, he has a stroke of genius. And now for more blasphemy, his version of Free Fallin is better than Tom Petty's.

Something got me to thinking about how I would really like to stay in my sweat pants all day and that my husband really wouldn't care. I know him too well. He loves me more today than yesterday regardless of the shower or lack thereof. But I'm going to shower and get myself looking presentable. The purpose for this is 3 fold.....1. I owe it to myself, 2. I'm going to hobby lobby with a friend after naps, 3. I danced last night.

I'm so excited for the dance I get to do to True Colors for my intermediate lyrical class.

I'm thinking of starting a facebook group devoted to this year's priesthood and Relief Society lessons because I feel like there could be some very interesting discussions on the topics. It will also help me keep up with the resolution I made to read them every week.

My other resolution was to spend less time on the computer.....so.....I'm out!

It's Official!

It's a very big day today...does anyone know why? Birthday? No Siobhan's is tomorrow....Baby Crawling? No he scoots. What could possible be so great about today? Wait for it................wait for it............. Taco Bell is bringing back the Chessy Gordita Crunch! That's right folks....one of the best combinations of tortilla, meat, cheese product and MSG. I can't wait. Herein lies the problem though. We have a very strict commitment in our home that we will not get any fast food unless it is free. So, any ideas as to how I can get my hot little hands on this little slice of heaven without dropping one red cent on it? Carson's ideas was to wait outside the door and give my money to someone and have them go in and buy it for me. Like an underage drinker at a liquor store. Not so sure about that one...I don't want anyone to steal my money.