Down in the dumps....

Is it just the post Christmas blues? I don't know but I feel as low as Paris Hilton after her stint in jail...


Now, maybe it's the whole New Years thing. The chance to reflect on my life and see how I need to change. It must be the realization that I can't eat a whole 13x9 pan of brownies and not pay the consequences. Or that I really, really want to work out for an hour everyday, but sadly this New Year did not bring with it more obedient children or 2 more hours to the day....

I'm sure I'll get over it, it must be a "ladies thing" as Mr. Happy would put it, but right now I think I will relish in the fact that no one has a snap shot of me wearing this.....


P.S.
President Boyd K. Packer Gave A Great Talk in 1978 on Emotional Dealings, it's been republished in this months Ensign. page 50&51... great read!

Fancy Nancy, Book Review

My mom gave Sassy a great book for Christmas and I loved it so much I had to tell you about it. It's Called "Fancy Nancy" Written By, Jane O'Connor Illustrated By, Robin Preiss Glasser.
There are I believe 5 Nancy books and I look forward to buying them all.


The book is great, it's full of vocabulary explanations and morals with an interesting and entertaining story. I love when a problem comes (in this book, it's the tree topper) and her family helps her learn and they find happiness again! The colors are so fun, my kids enjoy just looking at all the pages before even reading. Good Work Fancy Nancy....
as a side note, i will no longer be able to call my husband 'Nancy' when he doesn't do something i need him to do. so maybe it's a win win in his book too, the kids are reading a book and i'm not calling him Nancy.

Is 2010 the year?

Since last March we have been working on adoption. Currently we are waiting for our background checks to clear.... must be from all the hard time we've done in the big house.... Just Kidding.
I hope everyday that the phone will ring and we'll be ready to move forward, there are So Many kids in our State alone who's parents are no longer able to care for them and they need someone to love them. Some have questioned our choice to adopt since we have 4 little ones all ready. I can't help but wonder why anyone would find people's desire to adopt as bazaar? If you don't want to adopt, that's cool, I'm not challenging you. But if we want to open our doors and give love to an innocent child who deserves love and a family to care for them, why is that so crazy?

Here are some statics about child abuse, one of many reasons we want to help and adopt:
Each day in the United States, more than 3 children die as a result of child abuse in the home.
In 1998, an estimated 1,100 children died of abuse and neglect—an average of more than 3 children per day.
Most of the children who die are younger than 5 years of age.
Of these fatalities, more than three-quarters were under the age of five; 38 percent of the children were under the age of one.
More children (age four and younger) die from child abuse and neglect than any other single, leading cause of death for infants and young children.
This includes falls, choking on food, suffocation, drowning, residential fires, and motor vehicle accidents.

On a lighter note...
This holiday season has past leaving us some great memories and gifts. My girls Swiss Miss, Sara Lee, Little Debbie, and Betty Crocker were in Full Force! For 2010 one of my goals is to cut back on the junk.... sorry ladies..... and eat more whole foods. If I can do this and get some great recipes I'll be sure to share. If I fail, you'll see more posts about my love for brownies.
I sure hope 2010 is a great year, with new opportunities, new family members and more fun times!

8 Great Years.....

It was 8 years ago today that my husband pulled a nervous me from my parents suburban in Bountiful Utah and Married me.... What a great move on his part! If he never got me out of the car I wouldn't have had the best past 8 years of my life. It wasn't that hard to get me out of the car, you see he's pretty darn cute and being a college baseball player he was in Great shape.

The past 8 yrs. we've had 4 kids, 1 miscarriage, about 25 cars of all make and models, built 3 houses, moved to different states, had major hospital stays, major fights, great make ups and amazing blessings. I wouldn't change a thing. My hope for the next 8 yrs would be to adopt a little baby boy or two, build another house or two, baptize about 4 or 5 kids, try a new state or two, have more fights that teach us how to love and forgive, buy and sell more cars and still be happily together!


Tonight my dear sister who is visiting with her family from way up north by Canada (you know, Canada, with the great health care and all) is watching our kids so we can go out and Celebrate!

I love my husband!