I remember this day like it was yesterday.. I was getting ready for class. My drawing class didn't start until 9:15 am so I was taking my time. My mom called while I was putting my makeup on and told me to turn on the TV. I remember asking why and when she told me I ran downstairs and turned the TV on. My roommates were gone already and so it was just me. I sat in awe watching and holding the phone to my ear. I was speechless. I had been to NYC a few years before. So I finished getting ready and went to class. When I got there, the teacher said we could stay and draw or go home. I remember staying and listening to the radio the entire time in unbelief. The rest of day all classes on campus were cancelled. I probably stared at the tv for hours that day. And yet today, it is still a little hard to imagine it all. Today I am drawn to the tv as well for the memorials and documentaries. I can still see it my head. All of it.
I told Brian today it is weird to think that our kids will be reading about this day in textbooks at school and I will always remember this day like is was yesterday. The same is true for the people who remember so clearly Pearl Harbor yet I read about. I wish I had a flag to hang at my house. I would have hung it today. In fact, just hearing the names read this morning, brought back emotion of all the lives lost ten years ago.
In church today they talked about service. They referenced a letter that President Bush asked all Americans to make this a day of remembrance as well as a day of service. I thought that was such a good idea. One lady today talked about how people are good and that day and since then she has realized that people care about one another and watch out for each other. So it is this day, ten years later, that we remember and that we will never forget.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
She's a kindergartener
Friday, July 8, 2011
So Far Behind
It is already July? How did that happen? I realize I am so far behind in not only my blogging, but laundry, yard care (like months), cleaning, really pretty much anything that used to get done before I had a 8-5 job away from my home. Life is just not the same when you work full time. However, I am not complaining. Yes, I have days when I just want to stay home and get stuff done, but I am grateful for my job that I have and for the opportunities that my family has. For those of you who don't know, Brian is returning to school, not for a degree, for a second degree. We are hoping and praying that he will get into nursing school for January and we will be off and running. No, he does not want to be a nurse. He wants to be a Nurse Anesthetist. It is a long and lengthy goal but we can do hard things. We can do it. So he is going to school, I am working and the kids are being kids, mostly. It makes it hard to keep up on things.
So here are like the last four months or something like that. Reagan's birthday, flooding on the river, running a 40 mile relay and other life happenings. I would share Brian's wound, but I don't want anyone passing out while blogging. Happy Day.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Quick
Thursday, March 17, 2011
No longer a Baby
Last September, I planned at some point in the near future to put Jaxon in a big bed. So I got it all ready in his room, made him a comforter, arranged and rearranged all the furniture. His room has been a pile room. He had an extra dresser, a rocking chair, crib, full size bed, another dresser, and a mini rocking chair. Anyway, I couldn't bring myself to put him in the big bed. Not because he is my baby blah. But because I knew it would be hard and change and different. Same with potty training. I am fully aware that he could be potty trained but am just not ready to deal with the hardness.
Fast forward to about 3 weeks ago. Reagan informed Jaxon that he is a big boy now and he needs to stop peeing in his diaper. Forget about the fact that she still wears a pullup at night and has accidents during the day. Yes, I did potty train her 2 years ago and continually since that point. (hence the hard part from earlier) So we decided to go for it. It worked for a little while and then I went to work, we took him to Grandma's and he had lots of accidents. So no go on that for awhile. He does go number 2 regularly in the toilet though and I am hoping that is the hardest part to get through.
On Tuesday night as we were getting ready for bed. Jaxon informed me in these exact words" I a big boy now, I sleep in big boy bed" and then said to me like he is 13 " I worried I fall off the big boy bed, it would hurt really bad". And he did. I put him in told him not to get out and he didn't. It did take him awhile to go to sleep on Tuesday night and last night. On Wednesday morning when he woke up he hollered at me, "Momma?" "Can I get out now?" And then last night, I went to check on him cause I thought he was asleep and he is in his bed sitting up straightening his covers and looks at me and says "I lay down now". He thought he was in trouble and I thought he was asleep. So far so good. He doesn't get out without permission. I am sure that will end soon but I will take it while it lasts. This is so very different from when Reagan did the whole bed thing but that is okay. They are very different kids in very different ways and I love both to pieces.
So my boy has grown up and is now longer a baby and tells me regularly. I don't know if it is because he is older and bigger or if all of the other mothers around are having babies since I have had Jaxon but I have had several people ask me if I am pregnant. I am not and I would like to say.."For once just let me be fat". Just cause I have a little belly (okay and backside and thigh problem) that doesn't mean I am pregnant. When the first person asked I laughed it off and when a few more starting asking it became not nearly as funny.
Good Things.
1. Tax refunds
2. Big boys and girls
3. Opportunities to grow and learn and do hard things. It only makes you stronger.
Fast forward to about 3 weeks ago. Reagan informed Jaxon that he is a big boy now and he needs to stop peeing in his diaper. Forget about the fact that she still wears a pullup at night and has accidents during the day. Yes, I did potty train her 2 years ago and continually since that point. (hence the hard part from earlier) So we decided to go for it. It worked for a little while and then I went to work, we took him to Grandma's and he had lots of accidents. So no go on that for awhile. He does go number 2 regularly in the toilet though and I am hoping that is the hardest part to get through.
On Tuesday night as we were getting ready for bed. Jaxon informed me in these exact words" I a big boy now, I sleep in big boy bed" and then said to me like he is 13 " I worried I fall off the big boy bed, it would hurt really bad". And he did. I put him in told him not to get out and he didn't. It did take him awhile to go to sleep on Tuesday night and last night. On Wednesday morning when he woke up he hollered at me, "Momma?" "Can I get out now?" And then last night, I went to check on him cause I thought he was asleep and he is in his bed sitting up straightening his covers and looks at me and says "I lay down now". He thought he was in trouble and I thought he was asleep. So far so good. He doesn't get out without permission. I am sure that will end soon but I will take it while it lasts. This is so very different from when Reagan did the whole bed thing but that is okay. They are very different kids in very different ways and I love both to pieces.
So my boy has grown up and is now longer a baby and tells me regularly. I don't know if it is because he is older and bigger or if all of the other mothers around are having babies since I have had Jaxon but I have had several people ask me if I am pregnant. I am not and I would like to say.."For once just let me be fat". Just cause I have a little belly (okay and backside and thigh problem) that doesn't mean I am pregnant. When the first person asked I laughed it off and when a few more starting asking it became not nearly as funny.
Good Things.
1. Tax refunds
2. Big boys and girls
3. Opportunities to grow and learn and do hard things. It only makes you stronger.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Forever and a Day
I know that is has been so long since I have blogged. There is a mostly good reason for it though. Are you ready for it? Brian is in school and is taking online classes and so he is occupying our main computer most of the day and the night. Our laptop (which I have learned is a pile) hinges were broken. So the screen would not even hold itself up unless it was supported by something. After I looked around and realized that it was going to cost about 150 dollars to fix our barely year old computer, I decided to take matters into my own hands and fix it myself. I ordered the hinges off of ebay, downloaded about a 100 page diagram of how to replace the hinges and went to town. They day I did this, I had parts of laptop laying all over my bed, Brian came in and turned around and left. It did not look good. Well, after I took the whole laptop apart and replaced the hinges and then put everything back together, my poor keyboard wouldn't work. I took it back apart probably 4 more times. On the last time, the letters, a,k,d, enter and backspace worked but nothing else. After some research, I ordered a new keyboard and fixed it again. I am a computer repair genius. At least I think, and no I will not repair anyone else's computer. Although, I now know how to dissemble and assemble my computer, I do not plan on doing it again. It did however save a lot of money by doing it myself.
That wasn't really what I wanted to blog about today, but I am so excited with my genius status right now. On to better things, and this is way better than using the onscreen keyboard. Although it works, it is slow.
I love it when I lose half of my post. It is great.
Christmas 2010.
Christmas was great this year. I think it may have been the most meaningful Christmas yet since we have been married. I made tons of dress up clothes for the kids and they love them. Reagan is Snow White most days and has recently changed to Minnie. I surprised Brian with a snowblower. I had that up my sleeve for awhile. It was fun. I love surprises. It keeps life fun and unexpected. The sewer drain line backing up not such a great surprise however. Back to Christmas, This year we decided to not have Santa come to our house. It started out by the kids never mentioning him and me never bothering to fill them in on the details. Instead, we opted to tell them the real reason we celebrate Christmas. As we put the nativity out and we talked about each figurine and what they meant and the baby Jesus coming to earth, I felt like our kids were young but they might get it. As Christmas got closer, Santa still never came up and so we went with it. I do not in any way condone any of you who choose to do the Santa thing, we just felt right about our family doing it this way. For me, I felt like teaching my children about the Savior, helped me to be more aware of his life and his love for use. It turned out great and when I ask Reagan why we celebrate Christmas, she tells me because baby Jesus was born. On Christmas day, my Grandma B. asked Reagan what Santa had brought her and she told her that Santa didn't come to our house. My Grandma looked puzzled and my mom explained. And it made me feel great that I was not emphasizing the commercial aspect of Christmas but the spiritual side and the real reason we celebrate.
That wasn't really what I wanted to blog about today, but I am so excited with my genius status right now. On to better things, and this is way better than using the onscreen keyboard. Although it works, it is slow.
I love it when I lose half of my post. It is great.
Christmas 2010.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Goals?
I think that we all make goals to one degree or another. Many make resolutions but a goal and a resolution to me are really one in the same. I make goals every year, probably every day. My every day goal list really is called a to-do list but I jot down the things I would like to accomplish that day.
Last year about spring time, I made this full page, typed out list of things I would like or needed to get done on the yard and house. Some were little things like clean furnace room and some were very large like finish house. Some got done (like furnace room once upon a time) and some didn't (like the house). But it is really a list of goals I would like to work on to accomplish. I hung that list upon the fridge and kept it there for about 6 months. In that time period, a lot of those things did get done. When I took it off the fridge not nearly as many go done because I no longer saw everyday, every time I opened the fridge. When I saw that list, I wanted to cross off as many things as I could. Deep down, to be able to cross one item off the list just felt so good.
Since I am a list person and you all know I make lists, it feels good to be able to write those things down. I make lists in my head all day long but then I forget about them and they get filed away somewhere up there most likely never to be found again.
The whole point of this rambling story:
It is good to have goals or things you would like to accomplish, even if it is just for the day. This way, I think I stay focused on the project at hand and am less likely to let the ADD in my brain take over.
So for 2011, I want you all to pick one word that is going to sum up the year 2011 for you. Think hard and it can be whatever you want it to be. Leave it as a comment and then attach that word to the top of your goal list and put that goal list somewhere you can see it everyday, several times maybe.
My word: FOCUS
Reminds of a story that President Uchtdorf told in a talk about a plane crashing into the Everglades and killing all those on it. It going something like this:
There was a plane flying over Florida area when the pilot notices a red light started flashing. They (him and copilots) were so focused on why this red light was flashing that they did not realize that the plane was slowly descending. They did not realize how much they had descended until it was too late and crashed into the Everglades. Sad story but the parallel to our lives is that we tend to focus on so many little things that we may not think are little that we miss the big picture of what is really happening.
For me, I am so busy doing all of my little things (primary, work, dinner, managing life) that I miss what I need to be focusing on (my kids, my family). Get it?
Anyway. My list of goals for 2010. Not listing them all because you probably all don't need to know. But keep me accountable on the ones I do list.
1. Give my kids the gift of me
2. Exercise and eat healthier for my family
3. Read and study scriptures daily
4. Attend temple regularly
5. Be okay with who I am
That is good for right now. I could add a million things onto that but start small and simple and add later. And I know I have said this before, but everyone really should read "the Happiness Project". Great book, I am not saying that you all are not happy but she really does have some great insights on a lot of things.
Good Things:
1. Goals
2. Health
3. Family who helps a lot
4. Love
Last year about spring time, I made this full page, typed out list of things I would like or needed to get done on the yard and house. Some were little things like clean furnace room and some were very large like finish house. Some got done (like furnace room once upon a time) and some didn't (like the house). But it is really a list of goals I would like to work on to accomplish. I hung that list upon the fridge and kept it there for about 6 months. In that time period, a lot of those things did get done. When I took it off the fridge not nearly as many go done because I no longer saw everyday, every time I opened the fridge. When I saw that list, I wanted to cross off as many things as I could. Deep down, to be able to cross one item off the list just felt so good.
Since I am a list person and you all know I make lists, it feels good to be able to write those things down. I make lists in my head all day long but then I forget about them and they get filed away somewhere up there most likely never to be found again.
The whole point of this rambling story:
It is good to have goals or things you would like to accomplish, even if it is just for the day. This way, I think I stay focused on the project at hand and am less likely to let the ADD in my brain take over.
So for 2011, I want you all to pick one word that is going to sum up the year 2011 for you. Think hard and it can be whatever you want it to be. Leave it as a comment and then attach that word to the top of your goal list and put that goal list somewhere you can see it everyday, several times maybe.
My word: FOCUS
Reminds of a story that President Uchtdorf told in a talk about a plane crashing into the Everglades and killing all those on it. It going something like this:
There was a plane flying over Florida area when the pilot notices a red light started flashing. They (him and copilots) were so focused on why this red light was flashing that they did not realize that the plane was slowly descending. They did not realize how much they had descended until it was too late and crashed into the Everglades. Sad story but the parallel to our lives is that we tend to focus on so many little things that we may not think are little that we miss the big picture of what is really happening.
For me, I am so busy doing all of my little things (primary, work, dinner, managing life) that I miss what I need to be focusing on (my kids, my family). Get it?
Anyway. My list of goals for 2010. Not listing them all because you probably all don't need to know. But keep me accountable on the ones I do list.
1. Give my kids the gift of me
2. Exercise and eat healthier for my family
3. Read and study scriptures daily
4. Attend temple regularly
5. Be okay with who I am
That is good for right now. I could add a million things onto that but start small and simple and add later. And I know I have said this before, but everyone really should read "the Happiness Project". Great book, I am not saying that you all are not happy but she really does have some great insights on a lot of things.
Good Things:
1. Goals
2. Health
3. Family who helps a lot
4. Love
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