Today I am Thankful For...

... Air Mattresses
... Warm Bed
... Sleep

At 1:30am this morning I was woken to water in my bed (ha,ha- we have a water bed). There is obviously a leak in our bed and with time it finally went through the mattress pad and I woke up to the leg of my pajamas all wet. When we striped the bed we found that water was all over and under the mattress. So the fun begins with emptying the water out tonight and finding the leak, fixing it and refilling the bed. So at 2am I got the air mattress filled it up and made the bed so we could try to finish getting some sleep. When I crawled into the bed, it made me grateful for a warm bed that I climb into every night- this bed was COLD. I never sleep as well on an air mattress or regular mattress for that matter, it makes me grateful for a good night sleep in my water bed. One more night of the cold air mattress and not great sleep. Hopefully we'll be able to find the leak and get it fixed, so I can get back to my good night sleep!

What Should You Be?

You Should Be a Manager

You're very organized, motivated, and methodical. Fair and objective, you can see all sides of a conflict. You are a good mediator. You are task oriented. You do well with deadlines and schedules. And while you can be a task master at times, you're good at managing people and listening to their input. You do best when you: - Must have attention to detail - Are in charge of people You would also be a good accountant or personal assistant.

What Should You Be When You Grow Up?

I think that this might just fit well- plus I have had this job before!!

President Gordan B. Hinckley

I too was very shocked at the news of losing our dear prophet President Hinckley. I am so grateful to our loving Heavenly Father for preserving the lives of those who have served as the Prophet and Quorum of the Twelve and when he feels it time to take them home, he does it fast and without a lot of suffering. I have watched my grandfather over the past year really decline and all the pain he has endured going from hospital to nursing home and back and forth. Isn't amazing how these brethren are spared and taken care of until their time to return home? I am not saying that they don't have pain or that it has always been an easy passing, but most of them have been at their homes surrounded by the family that loves them so much. What an amazing blessing. President Hinckley will surely be missed but his legacy lives on. He did a wonderful job and accomplished so much the last 13 years. I also take comfort in knowing that the Lord will direct the next prophet as well. We are a blessed people to have a real prophet of God guiding us and caring for us. The story from lds.org.

Try a Little Harder, To Be a Little Better!

I Think It Was Worth It...

Don't you? We have followed the advice of several of our leaders and we have given ourselves both an "allowance" fund. Once a month a small amount of money is put into each of our accounts so that we can spend money on whatever we want without having to answer to each other about where the money came from. Well last month I spent my money on these... After what I thought was sever questioning from Jamey on how I bought them we didn't talk for the rest of the day. He claims that he was only teasing, but I guess it's one more explanation on how we need to learn how to communicate better. All in all- I think that a minor argument and a day of not talking was well worth these very stylist and beautiful shoes!

The Mom Jeans

I totally saw this on another blog and I was dying. This is probably one of the funniest things that I have seen in a while. I NEVER want to be this mom!!

100 Factoids About Me

OK- so several of my friends have done this and I have wanted to as well, but until now have not taken the time to sit down and do it. It was fun but really challenging trying to think of 100 things that people would like to know about me. Hope you find out something new! :)

1. Jamey is my best friend- we were friends before we started dating
2. My favorite color is purple
3. I’m very opinionated, but I also think that I am very open minded
4. I love watching TV
5. I’m not a picky eater- I like lots of things however I’m not very adventurous
6. I hated school work- and was an average student in school
7. I love shoes, clothes and purses, therefore I love to shop
8. I’m a bit of a pack rat- I’m afraid of getting rid of something that I might want someday
9. I love pictures- pictures of my boys and family
10. My biggest pet peeve is people with poor work ethics
11. I enjoy being pregnant and would someday like to be a surrogate
12. I have never lived anywhere but in Colorado
13. I love listening to Jamison’s gibberish
14. I am very proud to be an American
15. Newborn baby stage is not my favorite
16. I wish I was a better reader
17. Cleaning is a definite chore that I don’t like
18. My favorite vacation overall- HAWAII
19. I’m addicted to Dr. Phil
20. I really enjoy working and get pleasure out of making others feel good about themselves
21. I like to have all my Christmas shopping done by the first of December, and it’s usually done the day after Thanksgiving
22. I love music
23. Celine Dion is one of my favorite singers
24. I’ve been to her concert in Las Vegas!
25. I don’t like seafood
26. I have no interest in being a world traveler, but I would love to see everything that America has to offer
27. I love organizing things
28. I still have clothes in my closet since high school
29. I enjoy being in water; I take long showers and I love swimming- however I don’t like baths
30. I wish I could sing better
31. I have a dream someday to live on the east coast
32. I REALLY would be happy if we never had a daughter
33. I LOVE my boys!!
34. Jamey is literally my other half- he is my opposite in so many ways
35. I hate public speaking, even though I talk a lot
36. I would say that I cry an average amount
37. I wish I could weigh what I did when I got married, but understand that reality is never going to happen
38. My hair is my best feature and I spend way too much time doing it
39. I wish I was smarter
40. Cooking is not done for fun, but out of necessity
41. When I was 16 and my parents were out of town I tried to teach my 14 year old friend how to drive and we were in a very serious car accident.
42. I have never lived in an apartment, condo or townhouse
43. I love driving stick shifts
44. My boys wear either matching or coordinating outfits for Christmas and Easter
45. Having friends is important to me (and I have some of the very BEST!)
46. My eyebrows are very light and I have to color them and use make-up to make them darker
47. I am a horrible speller
48. My hair has been very blonde and very dark, but never red- maybe one day I’d like to try it
49. I like to eat peanut butter and things that have peanut butter in them
50. I don’t like being cold
51. I am a people watcher
52. I have never taken a college course, the only higher education I have attended is trade school
53. My favorite flower is the Gerber daisy
54. I am a leader
55. I hate being the “new” person in a crowd
56. I don’t like doing laundry- putting it in the washer and dryer isn’t the hard part, I hate putting it away
57. I laugh several times a day at the funny things my kids do- and I love it!
58. Being a mom is the hardest thing I’ve ever done, sometimes I look at myself I’m at awe of my life
59. My parents are my biggest role models
60. I enjoy making crafty projects, however most are things that others have done and I’ve copied (Love Super Saturday!!)
61. What did we ever do without the Internet and email?
62. I had satellite radio in my car 3 years before I satellite TV
63. I usually do all the Christmas shopping; I have even picked up a few things for myself (from the boys of course)
64. I love watching the Westminster Dog Show
65. I like things ironed, but I do not iron everything and only iron when it needs to be worn
66. The only three countries I’ve visited outside the US are England, Mexico and Norway
67. Crowds and lots of people don’t bother me
68. We might be done with our family- and I don’t like when people ask if we are having more kids
69. I am not a morning person, but not a night owl either- I love to sleep
70. I am a goal orientated person and I am a planner
71. I do NOT like cats
72. I love living close to the church and having a huge amount of members live so close
73. I enjoy going to and shopping at office supply stores
74. I am not a big sugar person, but I love ice cream
75. I love how my house is decorated at Christmas time, and I enjoy making all my own Christmas cards
76. I’m proud to own my own business and take pride in being successful
77. I like having gadgets and toys- for either scrapbooking or the kitchen- I think that this one is Jamey’s fault, he is a big gadget guy
78. I feel very strongly about voting- no matter your party
79. I think it is the coolest thing watching Spencer grow up, go to school and learn new things
80. I have had several surgeries and someday I’d like to have an “elective” surgery.
81. I have almost no patience
82. I want to run a 5K by summer
83. Giving birth SUCKED, but I cherish the reward!
84. My favorite site seeing vacation was Washington, D.C.
85. I don’t like my handwriting- but having nice handwriting is important to me so I continually work with Spencer on his
86. People’s teeth are one of the first things I notice about them (I guess that’s what happens when you’re a dentist’s child)
87. I loved growing up near my grandparents, and missed the ones that lived far away- and I feel lucky that my children have a set close by
88. I HATE CANCER!
89. My wedding was the most emotional day ever!
90. I am not a huggy, cuddly person- except with Jamey and my boys
91. My little sister is a huge example to me and gives me lots of support and strength
92. I wish I could live in the temple- I love the quite peace there- a continually goal to make my home feel the same way
93. I wash my hair everyday, even though I tell others not to
94. I refuse to sit anywhere but a pew during Sacrament meeting
95. Out of all my siblings I am the most strict with my children, but also the most laid back (oxymoron)
96. I like helping others and it makes me feel good to be needed
97. I LOVE SPENCER!
98. I LOVE JAMISON!
99. I LOVE JAMEY!
100. I want to see all of your interesting facts!!

One Of Those Weeks

Have you ever had one of those weeks that you wish to never relive? (Let me preface this by saying that I am not complaining- just journaling my week.) Well that was my week, last week. I kept thinking that after December my life was going to slow down a bit. Well to my dismay that has not happened. I worked almost non stop Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. I even threw in two clients on Friday- not a norm- don't expect it! :-) With several things that needed to be done in the afternoon, ie: grocery shopping, emissions test for the new car we bought, buying a birthday present, and paying some bills, etc. Then I got this bright idea to have Jamey meet us for dinner since we were now into the dinner hour. That was a disaster. Usually the kids are pretty good at restaurants, well not that night. Every time either Jamey or I tried to sit down with Jamison he screamed. Don't you just love people that bring their screaming kids to restaurants when you are trying to have a nice quite evening? It ended with one of us standing out in the waiting area, waiting for the other to eat and trading places. Then telling the waitress to box everything up and bring the check. Not pleasant!! Anyway- then on Wednesday I made my 6 frozen dinners and I visited all my visiting teaching sisters. Saturday I went to an informational meeting about how the caucus in Colorado is ran, and learned a lot. (Mitt '08) Rounding out the day with a birthday party for Spencer's friend- or I thought. (This is the real kicker to the week!) When we got to the party, there wasn't anyone else there. Knowing I was 5 minutes late, I was confused. When we got to the door, I asked "Are we early?" She said "No you're late." I said "That's what I thought." Then she proceeded to explain that no I was 24 hours late. The party was the the day before- Friday. Feeling completely stupid and horrible for Spencer, I tried to just laugh and say, well add it to the week.

Not to mention- I've had one of the those weeks that has been a real learning experience on how to let the things go. I get my feelings hurt pretty easy, and once that happens it is hard for me to forgive. One very BIG weakness for me. Jamey and I are going through some major changing in life. Much on how we react to things that are said to us, and how we are going to communicate with each other. Let me just say that he is helping me way more than I am helping him. Being that I have a personality much like my mom- she has talked to me lots about how I need to be better about 'how I say things', and not putting up the fight. It is very much like me to want to fight back, but I am learning, that is not the way to live. I need to be more like the Savior and show love for those that hurt me. My dad has also been a huge help to me- being that he has been married to my mom for 35 years, he too knows my personality all too well. I love that his advice to me was to ask Jamey for a blessing. I never thought about that- what a sweet experience that would be for me. I need to remember that Jamey holds the priesthood powers and I need to ask for him to use it more than I do. All in all- it is very hard to know that there are things about yourself that need to change and it is very humbling knowing that the Lord and those great people that you surround yourself with are there to help.

Has The Time Come... ALREADY?

Is it time for Spencer and Jamison to share a room and put the bunk bed to use?

How Addicted Are You?

55%How Addicted to Blogging Are You?

I'm not sure- but I think that this is good. I am right in the middle. Sorry Amanda, but I think you have the prize so far- 74%?!

Goopidy Goop

I guess I should be glad that if Spencer is going to follow in my footsteps that right now it is with hair goop and not with SCISSORS!! What a good little brother to stand there and let Spencer "spike" his hair. I was downstairs with a client and had asked Spencer to go get Jamison up from his nap when apparently he got this idea as well. One of those moments when I was so mad at him for getting into my stuff, but had to take pictures and blog about it. (Try to notice how good of a job Spencer did on the goop and spiking their hair. In Jamison's hair you can see clumps and his hair looks more like a mohawk with the front parted to the side. Nice job son, I feel he has learned well from me!!)

New Year's Day Sledding

We took Spencer and went with my sister and her family and brother sledding. We had a great time. Spencer cried that morning saying that he hated the snow and didn't want to go sledding, but then once he got there we heard him screaming and crying again that he didn't want to leave. Here are some of the pictures from the day and a little video too.