April 2008

i ate cat food…

so kate is an organizer, she loves to move things around and she loves, loves, loves to take things out of something and put it into something else… pour out cereal this morning and as i’m eating it, i came across something crunchy-er than the rest…what the…noooo, no, no, no, OH MY YES, I ATE […]

best years of my life…

december of 1992 me and my mom taking pictures before winter formal in my church i am in the “young women” s program as a leader, secretary to be exact, for those of you who aren’t lds let me explain a little: the young women’s program is for the girls in church of the ages […]

katie’s dresser

katie’s dresser is a hand me down from her great grandma…i love furniture with a story. but the brown was outdated and i wanted it more shabby chic like her room will be… i decided that the day was today to do it! and as i was getting ready to stain it i saw that […]

purging and projects…

well, with my mom gone back to san diego, and me being back home from my time with jake, and my boys trying to pull fast ones on my mom all week long while i was gone, looking at the damage on the house (cleanliness) i have my hands full for a while, buuuuut, i’m […]

practice does not make perfect

…or make it easier to saying goodbye *sigh* we’re gonna miss you. take care and know that we are constantly thinking and praying for you. and we are literally counting the days till you are with us once again. but until then, life must go on and we will do it to the best of […]

competition…

it took her 6 months to finally warm up to jake when he came back from his 5 months of training, and we anticipated the same thing this time around…. bu the minute she saw him, no rather heard his voice, she dropped everything, and ran towards him… and hasn’t let him put her down […]

was it a dream?

ugh tomorrow’s the last day he’s here, it went too fast. bleh. but it was great. like a great dream.

smarter than the average goat, and confessions…

so i outsmarted the goats, they keep getting out and i would of taken a picture of my labors but until it holds up for a few days i’m not going to brag, but i think i’m getting smarter than them! me and my momma, i wish i had her green eyes! and i confessed […]

sneaky…

tutorials

i sneaked some “friend” time at felicia’s, i feel a little less tired and “peppier” if you know what i mean…will update later today…shhhhh…. 😉 (this is hitting all new lows, i think i have a problem.)

all the signs that she’s here…

she’s taken over my kitchen, but i welcome it, she’s already tried to have the kids eat candy made out of figs, and she’s soaking the beans. just like my childhood all over again!

clean house, fake tan, and the temple…

the house is clean, something about the smell of pine sol that is such a happy maker for me, weird, must be from my childhood. the kids are ready to go to a friends house. tried my “fake” tan on last night, not a huge difference but at least i wont be blinding anyone, and […]

very productive and destructive week…

so i lied, it wasn’t ALL productive, i did take a couple of “emotional sick days” where i did nothing but eat my weight in ice cream while i read and ignored the house and the world around me, including the very angry 8 year old who got moved from one class to another “just […]

my mother is coming…

so i have to say goodbye to my little friend in a can till she’s gone! a few fun facts about my mom: 1. she’s super healthy, walks to the beach and back every morning (around 6 miles round trip) 2. she’s super healthy, eats only organic foods 3. she’s super healthy, and thinks everyone […]

my 100th post and nothing to say…I KNOW SHOCKER!!

well it’s not that i was trying to build suspense or anything really i wasn’t. but i kept trying to think of something witty or funny or BIG and…nothing. so yeah the winners are draperm you lucky girl got my runner, felicia won a charm pack of prarie paisley by moda fabrics (my favorite!!!) and […]

make yourself known and win

so here i go again with the table runners. i’m thinking of putting some of these in the etsy shop aaaand…i’m one post away from being my 100th post…i’m smelling a give away. what do you think? i’ll pick a random comment and for my 100th post i’ll post up the lucky winner and the […]

poll: which necklace?

this should be fun. the sun is out and i’m feeling great, so out come my arms and some necklaces…which one should i wear with this shirt? (now keep in mind that i have just started to collect necklaces so where there are probably better options out there, this is what i have in my […]

i bet you a million dollars you have never….

had your goat stare at you from your trampoline with a look of “what? havn’t you ever seen a goat on a trampoline before?” or had a knocking sound at around 10:30 at night that freaks you out cause out here in the country you don’t hear much of anything once the sun goes down […]

i want these…

it must be that i’ve been watching jane austen movies, and “becoming jane“, read “austenland” by shannon hale, and now am reading “mansfield park” by jane austen, that i am finding myself totally in loooooove with dresses, i mean i’ve always have loved them but now i picture myself wearing them everyday all day, which […]

i was stupid last night

i stayed up till around 2 in the morning sobbing over not just one but 2 movies. the notebook and pride and predjudice. good news is that i finished the binding on the doll quilts and some table runners! go check it out http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5653742 my eyes are still puffy, i’m totally tired, and i have […]

great second hand finds…

so i was looking around my house, and i thought i would share with you some of my AWESOME second hand finds (some of them were free cause ahem they were found next to the dumpsters) this is my coffee table (one of my favorite pieces of furniture) it’s been with us the whole 10 […]

once upon a time…

i used to really like to do laundry. the smell and warmth alone was a happy maker. somewhere around child three i think that was no longer true. and i’ve been so good with doing what fly lady suggests and doing a load a day(no matter what!!). seemed to of gotten things under control at […]

back to basics…

i think my husband is tired of hearing me complain about my funks and of how i don’t have the energy to do things these past weeks. his words were strong but true…”what are you doing to take care of YOU?” i listed taking showers, eating, and sleeping. doing some reading and creating here and […]

today i would…

totally get under my covers and sleep all day long, wake up go get some yummy food, and my fav diet drink, then come home get under my covers again and sleep some more or read till i fell asleep again…but who am i kidding. seriously enough with the cold weather, enough with the snow, […]

i love my kids

there isn’t anything i wouldn’t do for them, i am so blessed, i am a better person because of them and i am lucky to be their mother, as tiring as it may be sometimes! (and if you thought my shoes were cute…katies are even cuter!)

sweet escapes

do you ever feel like a failure as a parent? *sigh* sometimes the best remedy for EVERYTHING is a great book. just finished yet another hale book, goose girl, this one won my heart. loved it. and when i got home from yet another emotionally draining day of being the mother bear and trying to […]

different walks of life…

i should want this right? i find so many friends walking different parts of life, some are done done with kids like 8 years ago, they have highscoolers and some that are even going off to first years of college. then i have others who are still in the process of planning when the next […]

agitation for most kids, means anger for katie

they told me that she would wake up from the operation disoriented and agitated…. oh crap, so of course when i went in to see my adorable little girl asleep after the tubes were inserted, i was relieved and i smiled, the doctor and nurse smiled back and said everything went great, and she should […]