Remembering September

Another thought for the day is when daddy was working in Canada and the girls and I were on the rode for over an hour every day. My life was so much easier when I didn't get up in time and had to take Hunter all the way to school. Our morning conversations consisted of Knock-knock jokes that had the word, "poo" or "poo poo" in them. That word makes everything funny.

Group Hug.

Another thing that happened this week was Sophia. She is so funny, she is always making me laugh by the things she says. She is in a habit of saying "I love you." And it always seems to be right when I start yelling. "I love you mom." Well, one time out of the blue she came up and gave me a hug, then daddy a hug then both of us a hug. While we were hugging she explains "That is called a group hug."

How we are made

Today being sunday we attended church. We actually were there early. Shocker, I know. Jimmy and I sang in the choir, which was fun. After practice today and the kids and the phone calls.... Jimmy and I drew straws and he won. He won't be singing in the choir for our Christmas program. My story today is short and sweet. Jayden was sitting next to daddy and asked how we were made. He turned to me and I explained that we are created in Heavenly Father's image and in His likeness. He then told her, I added that we look like him. She looked up at him and said He has brown hair. I saw Jesus in my mind and he has brown hair, just like me. Isn't she just the sweetest thing in the whole wide world?

Pictures

I was looking at my blog and thought it was time for me to add pictures. Halloween is the most recent.

Sick

We have a house full of sickies. Kirby is the one who brought it into our home then Hunter then, yes, me. Sophia isn't feeling well, and Jayden has a cold. Then I tried to make these cookies, well they turned out to be from hell. I think part of the flour I used was rancid.
So tonight we are sending Hunter back to Kirby's mom's house to spend the night there. Maybe send it back there. (The sickness that is.)
Today I had to take Sophia to the Doctor for her 3 year check up. She ended up getting shots. The nurse said "It won't hurt." I say " It Will hurt, but only for a second." She slammed the needle in her arm and Sophia started crying. Then here comes the second one. SLAM. She was the worst ever. Poor Sophia told her dad later that she went to the "giwl goctor" was mean.
She didn't want me to help her out of the Van because her arm hurt. She didn't want me to touch her arm. Poor thing.

Basketball

Today was Hunter's first basketball game. It was so fun to go watch them. At this age it is more of a learning experience. The ref called a lot of double-dribble's on the other team the first half. The second half was more traveling calls, on the other team. Hunter's coach is Rick Russell. He is coaching the 3rd grade boys and the his daughters team. I think she is 5th grade. He is very good for Hunter because he is "strict". The practicing has paid off for them, they are pretty good little players. I didn't have my camera because we are having issues w/our client up in Northport, WA. She is in and out and up and down and all around. I think they finally have found a rehab center in Kirkland, Wa that will take her. Over $10,000 later. That is for the 28 day rehab. But what is happening at her place with all her wolf dogs is that they have escaped. They have killed a Llama and there is a suite filed against her now. Long story....

The Birthday Blues

November 1st was Aunt Perri's b-day. Me and the girls called her and they were so excited for her b-day party. Jayden had found a "coupon" for her birthday gift. It was a $10 off if you spend $50 or something like that. She carried it around all day asking when we were going to get her present. About half way through the day I realized that I wasn't going to make it to Toy R Us. I tried gently to let them down and they both started crying. They are in a phase that whatever Jayden wants Sissy wants and whatever Jayden does sissy does. But these were real genuine tears. It is November 6th and they are still asking when Aunt Perri is coming. That is what I told them when I was letting them down oh so gently. I said that Aunt Perri will come and visit us and we can celebrate her birthday when she comes and visits.

I hate the ER

Again, trying to get into the mode of blogging. I found out I was pregnant on Tuesday. I went into a real Office and they did the test. I had mixed emotions. I was scared and excited. I have had problems in the past w/my pregnancy's. So I made the choice not to tell anyone. Well, Thursday at the scout store buying books and neck things ($45 later) my sister, Cathy called me. She was inquiring about Christmas, she is trying to get their tickets to fly up here. Well one thing led to another and I told her that I was pregnant. She was more exited than me. It really wasn't feeling right and that scared me. With our business Jimmy and I need to move a lot of heavy things. Well we had a job we had to finish and I had to help. I usually have no problem because I am freakishly strong but that day something felt wrong. Things were not moving as smoothly as we had hoped. We had to be back to pick up Kirby and then Hunter and, and, and... We had kept the girls with us so we wouldn't have to pay a babysitter, (Always thinking about money.) Always lots of junk to play with when cleaning out someones house.

Friday I woke up w/cramps in my lower abdomen. It progressively got worse through out the morning. But I had so much stuff to do, we had planned a sleepover for Hunter's b-day and there were 12 confirmed boys going to be at our house after school. At the time I planned it I thought I was so smart. Instead of the boys playing here I would reserve the church gym so they could go shoot hoop, have nerf gun wars, play broom hockey.... and then....

Terri, Carl and Cj were going to stop by around 12. They were in town for a dr visit. So I tried to start moving around 11. I went to the girls room because they have so many clothes that are too small, I started bagging them up. I got about 1/4 of the way through (2 bags) and the pain was so bad a just layed back on the floor and started crying. That was about the time Terri's family showed up. Jimmy had Terri take me to the ER and he would start cleaning the rest of the house, get the pizza, pick up the boys.... We arrived at the ER aroung 12:30. I don't like going to Doctor's period and I don't like ER's even more. Well, they assess who is the worst and who goes in first and I wasn't one of the "chest pain" people so I ended up waiting over 2 hours just to be seen. The nurse comes in and the first thing she says is "Your Dr was just assigned to the trauma's that just came in so it might be a while before he see's you." Great! She did and I V and couldn't get any blood out of it so she had to stick twice. Which I didn't really care about because I was going do to the Ultrasound. There is a sign on the wall that reads Labs 1 hour, ultrasound 1 to 2 hours, CT 2 hours,... We had only been in there for about an hour and I had already seen the dr and he had ordered an ultrasound. I was taken to the ultrasound rather quickly, so I started getting my hopes up. Silly me. The Ultrasound tech was really nice but there was something on the screen she didn't like, or know what it was so she called a Dr in there to look at it. Then the Dr reading for the ER came in and looked at it and he couldn't figure it out either. I made it back up to the room in the ER and it had taken one and half hours in ultrasound. then we had to wait for the dr again. It was around 5. I was getting frustrated and was ready to leave, so when the dr said that the ultrasound was inconclusive because they couldn't find any sign of pregnancy. I could have an eptopic pregancy and it could burst, he wanted to admit me to the hospital. Hello, I wanted to go home. I couldn't make up my mind and I said no, then I changed my mind and I was admitted. They wouldn't let me eat anything because if I had to go into surgery, they wanted it to be on an empty stomach. Well, Terri sat with me the whole time and she didn't eat either, I was starving so I know she had to be. Finally I made her go @ 7pm after they said they were getting the room ready. She left, thank goodness because I didn't get into my room till after 8. Crazy. I was still in pain, they gave me a morphine pump and "Ice chips" Yummy.
The hospital is no place to get any rest, they come in your room every 2 hours and get your blood pressure and your heart rate. So I ended up leaving the light on so I could go back to seleep easier. The nurses were very nice, (they couldn't really do anything for me.) So the next morning a OB doctor came in and asked if I wanted to go home and I said yes. He said there isn't anything they can do unless it erupts. YEAY! I get to go home. The pain wasn't as bad and I won't know anything till monday about the pregnancy or lack of pregnancy, which sucks but at lease I will be at home, in my own bed and not be kept awake by the air bed filling up and going down. Long story longer, I survived, Jimmy survived with the help of a blessed friend. She also brought over dinner on Sat, but I had made jimmy get out some meat and grill. That was just my story, Jimmy had the fun part w/all the boys. Then on Saturday I had told our Canandian cousin, who was in town, that we would watch their son while they went and did a session at the temple. It was a crazy weekend. And now I have month end to look forward to.

Ouch!

Jayden was playing at the park w/her friend, Austin, who threw a rock at a tree and bounced off and sliced her head. It really wasn't that bad. I ended up using super glue.

Jayden's Favorite

This is Cheezinee Zucchini. We still have lots and lots of Zucchini.

Hunter is this amazing, outgoing, charismatic, friendly, questioning, inquisitive 9 year old. He turned 9 Oct 2nd and since then he is doing some pretty amazing things. The first thing he started doing was hanging up his towel after his morning showers. The next thing he does more than not is picking up his dirty clothes and putting them in the laundry room. After a mishap at school, he is now asking me to pick out his clothes for him in the mornings (on school days). He is listening more and remembering things he forgot to do. Example, Jimmy told him to put his guns and his bullets away, because he loves leaving them in our entryway. I asked him to put his homework binder in his backpack. He did what I asked him to, then a few minutes later he was putting away his guns. Didn't quite get to the bullets, but I am so impressed. I didn't think that was ever going to happen.

My husband left me this week. He is out of the country and working hard. He went up to Canada to help Aunt Lennie remodle the cabin and deck. It is a major project. So while he is playing up there ( he just sent me a pic of a 14 inch fish he caught while he was "working".) I am holding down the fort. Getting Hunter to school, I haven't made the bus once this week. Then I go all the way to the northside and drop of some meds for a client (at lease I get paid) Then all the way home again to get the girls ready for their day. Gymnastics on Weds. Gardening in between, Hunter joined a basketball team and practices after school on M/W. Thank goodness i don't have to pick him up, I just have to be here when she drops him off. Homework, birthday party, scouts, and then their is work. I have to do all my husband does plus my own work. Then I have to put it in the computer and it is never ending. My mom came over on Sunday for Jayden's b-day and she ended up doing all the dishes that had been sitting there for days. Thank goodness for mom's.

Birthday Time

Well, it's that time of year again. September 6th Sophia's birthday flew by. We had out of town guests. Then September 19th was Jayden's birthday. She always is sooo excited about it. He primary teachers gave her a homemade puzzle. It is made out of wood and shaped like a unicorn (cause that's her favorite animal right now.) I think it is very cool. Then a couple days after her birthday she walks into her bbsitters house and announces that she is five. and she is starting to do my things because she is five now. I will have to add pictures later.

Yesterday my little girl, soon to be 5, learned how to swing on her very owned. I was so proud of her. We have trying all summer, and now it's fall she just went out and did it. I had to start her but then she just kept going and going. What a fun afternoon we had.

Homework

Hunter is enjoying doing his homework w/Nan. He had a good day w/Nan after school.

I Love My Boss

I was able to get a new printer/scanner/copier/faxer. I had to go in and use my bosses fax and copier. I explained that my old one doesn't hook up to the new internet. So she said she would buy me one. A nice one, I am so excited.

Here it is....

I have been dying to post pictures of the garden but I have only had time to take pics of the harvest.

Surprise!

Ok, so today my husband thought he would surprise me by having someone come in and clean out carpet. Well, the only problem is that we have sit through a demonstation. @ 12 a girl shows up knocking and ringing, I throw on some clothes (the Flu hit the girls last night) and answer. "Is Jimmy here?" "No." We had an apt @ 12 to ....." I didn't really listen to what else she said. I was thinking there goes another 2 hours of my life. We had one of these people in before and it takes them forever. Jimmy is conveniently at an apt w/a client. I call him and he explains that he wanted to "surprise" me by having our living room carpet cleaned. So I tell the girl to go ahead. Then when she starts her little spill she tells me she hasn't been doing this very long and .... again, I stop listening. Kirby Vaccuums. Jayden pipes up and says "Kirby, that is my best brothers name." She ended up leaving because she had to puke. I just need to remember it is the thought that counts.

New Invention

Jayden got this crazy idea to take her toothbrush, and instead of putting the water on that, she would mix the toothpast w/ the water. So now when she brushes her teeth and puts toothpaste on her brush, she gets the watered down toothpaste all over the floor, sink, faucet, and usally the light switch. (don't ask me how she does that)

Thank You!

I also had another experience last night regarding inspiration. Last month my son Hunter has a neighbor friend that asks him every year to go to Silverwood. This year he asked again, and this year Hunter (and me) finally earned a complimentary ticket. Except I couldn't remember where I put it. He had so many things at the end of the year I put them out of sight. We prayed to find them, to no avail. I really didn't think that Hunter should go with Cole, our neighbor. Then when we couldn't find the ticket I knew it just wasn't ment to be. Well, yesterday he is asked by another friend from school to go with them to Silverwood. I said that he could go and that if we couldn't find the ticket that I would pay, because I felt responsible for loosing the ticket. Well, after all was said and done for the day I started looking. We had pretty much covered 1/2 the house with the first time we looked. So there werent as many places to look. I started w/the computer room becausse that is where we have most of our papers. Then I looked a little in my room, to no avail. Hunter and his friend, William, were still up @ 10 so I decided to shut the lights off and go upstairs and look again. I went upstairs and I knelt down and started praying. I felt that it was ok that Hunter go and I needed that ticket. After my prayer I didn't get off my knees I just sat down and started looking in the big cabinet my mom put in our house, because she ran out of room at hers. I had to pull a chair to look in the last 2 drawers. As soon as I opened the top drawer I knew it was in there. It was all his year end ppwork from 2nd grade. Yeah!!! Then I knelt again and said a great big "Thank You" prayer.

TLC

Today was my birthday. It started w/Breakfast in bed (good), then onto lice (not so good), finally a little tlc for my baby (good!) Breakfast was a nice simple toast and eggs. I was getting my girls ready for gymnastics and while I was putting my 2yr olds hair up I noticed a black thing in it. I took it out and it was moving.... . most of you know the rest. All that is involved w/getting rid of lice. Sister did not have it, surprisingly good. What I really wanted to share tonight is my love for my Sissy. She was put to bed at 9 and I heard her in there talking, laughing, and singing. Finally she came out and started eating the Zucchini bread we had just taken out of the oven and dad just handed her his bowl of ice cream. She stayed up until Hunter arrived home from his, very long day at Silverwood. I went down to change the laundry and she followed me. There were no sheets on the bed because she had gotten into bed with us the am and because of the whole lice thing ..... She helped me make the bed. It was time for bed again, so I told her to get into bed, then dad told her to get into bed. She was upset and started crying saying she wanted to sleep in my bed. She snuck back downstairs and I carried her upstairs and put her in bed. I realized, even though it was my birthday that she needed some TLC. She doesn't or hasn't gotten as much as the other kids. We used to snuggle all the time with them and with her being the youngest she hasn't gotten hardly any. As soon as I layed down w/her she started giggling. She was so happy that I was with her she told me that I needed to stay with her all night. She then started talking and telling me that she didn't want the fox? (I guess) to come and scratch her eyes out. Midnight, our kitty, usually sleeps on her bed. I told her that Midnight would protect her if any fox came to scratch her eyes out. She layed there for a while longer and put her arm around me neck. Finally I asked if we should say a prayer and she said yes. I prayed. I included in the prayer for her safety. After the prayer she asked about Rachel, and Renee and Rachel (Suzanna), her friends from daycare. I didn't pray for them and she wanted me to pray for them. So I said a quick one for them and she turned over and fell asleep. I am so glad I took the time to listen to the prompting tonigh that Sophia needed a little extra TLC. It is such a comfort knowing that I am entitled to that spiritual blessing. I think I needed it as much as she did.

Mountain Sheep

I was uploading pictures of our garden and I found some pictures that I had taken on our way back from the lake. It was so cool to see them upclose.

Fresh

Tomorrow, I Love Ya, Tomorrow

Tonight bedtime went a lot smoother. Jimmy left to pick up Kirby around 6 and also took care of our client that had been calling for ever. We then had company so the kids were a little wild because they love "Visitors". We had spend time cleaning up so I wasn't completely embarrassed by my messy house. The living room actually was clean. I am still not feeling up to par and feel very disjointed in my thoughts. Hoping tomorrow will bring health, wealth and happiness.

Bedtime at the Smith house

Last night as I was sick and trying to get caught up on everything. Jimmy had taken the kids to a friends house for dinner (thank goodness, I didn't have to cook again) He doesn't get home till after 8 and he was suppose to take do some things for our client. Well, he doesn't leave till around 8:30 and I was just finishing up the dishes. So, after taking a potty break, I have to get the kids in bed. I start w/the girls and help them brush their teeth and they have to wash hands, arms and face because they have been playing in dirt, or something like it. They are both already crying and are fighting me on everthing I am asking them to do. So to top it all off I want them to go pee before they get in bed. This brings on a fresh rush of tears and pushes me right over the edge. (bad mama, bad mama) Hunter comes running in the bathroom as I am leaving and tries to stop me from going to bed. It's past 9 by now and I am sick and tired and need rest. Then I am yelling as Sophia to stop crying, which only makes her cry harder. Hunter is crying now and he ends up calling Jimmy to come home and help. Oh, what a night.

Inspiring

As I was laying in bed for the fourth day in a row, trying to decide what I could actually do today... I decided that I would listen to the General Conference talks online. As I was clicking on the website I noticed It had "Mormon messages" on the front page. So I started clicking on them and listening to them. They were just what the Dr. ordered. I have had some sort of stomach flu and haven't been functioning @ 100%. Then I found out that the "in-laws" were coming for a visit next week and would be staying over a week. And as many of you know my house isn't "visitor friendly." It needs a whole lot of cleaning and organizing done to it. So yesterday I was sick and I started cleaning out the coat closet. I pulled out everything that didn't belong, vacuumed, then got sick again. I finally started feeling a little better after a nap and decided that I would try it again. I left the coat closet and started the dishes. Thinking that standing up might be easier on the tum tum than sitting. I actually was able to load the dishwasher and wash the dishes before I rushed off to the toilet again. That is how my week has been going. So today I was going to stay down and not do anything. Well, not nothing. We all know that, in my life, when you don't do the housework it just keeps piling up. Also my husband was suppose to make a delivery to a client yesterday and that didn't happen. So guess what he has to do after church, while I make lunch for the kids. Anyway, I am laying in bed, hoping to do a little catch up on my blog until the kids get home.

Greatest Moments

Lake or Ocean???

Better Mom

It has been a long time since I have written down anything. As I was laying in bed this morning, listening to all of the "Mormon Messages" on the LDS website, (also available on You Tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?=KHDvxpjsm8E&feature-=player_Embedded# LDS.org is easier.)it got me thinking. (A dangerous past-time.) The message that got to me the most was about a woman, Stephanie Nielson, who was in an airplane crash and survived, not without injury. She was severly burnt on her face, neck, hands and arms. Yet she testifies that she is a better person because of her trials. She feels like she is a better mother and wife because of what she has to go through. She talks about the woman she used to be how she is returning to that woman as a better person. She has inspired me to start blogging again. This is for me and my posterity. Hopefully when the kids grow up they can look back, laugh and cry at the memories. I want to be a better mom and I am thankful she shared her story to inspire me. She has a blog also I have posted it to blogs I follow.

Death and Beauty

Perri and I went to Rexburg this weekend to watch Chelsey perform in "Everyman." It was very well done, a little hard to understand. I was tired from travelling all day and had a hard time keeping focused. My brain was only half working to understand the "Old English" that had been translated into 3rd Old Enlish, or something like that. Anyway it was still very good. Because of the length of the play we were also able to enjoy another play called "Abraham and Isaac." It potraid a different perspective of how Abraham and Isaac felt instead of the Bible version. They were both very well done.

Memorial Day Weekend

Smart Sophia

We had just gotten home from our trip to Sedro Woolley and my 2 year old daughter was so excited. She is yelling from the bottom of the stairs "Mom, mom, here is the toilet paper.' I am thinking what, what toilet paper. So I peak around the corner to see what she has in her hand and she doesn't have toilet paper, she has the newspaper. At least she got the paper right, and she is using her words.

Chocolate?

Ok, picture this.... We had a friend over and the youngest of my children wasn't being included in the activities. She came to me asking to put lipstick. I said yes and then got busy taking dinner out of the oven. I hear the older children asking Sophia where she got the chocolate. I'm thinking chocolate? What are they talking about?? Then I turned around and she has spread the lipstick all over the bottom of her face. (the picture) and the kids were asking for the "chocolate" she ate....ha ha ha, jokes on me.

Puppies,Puppies and more Puppies

These wolf puppies are the cutest things. We are only babysitting them for a client of our but, we have all fallen in love with, at least, one of them (myself included) . There are 3 boys and one girl. The owner has sold the girl, so we will have one less this weekend. They have sharp little claws and there teeth are getting really sharp too. We have many a battle wounds to prove it. Sophia was slashed on her face today.

Oh, The Joy's of Potty Training

Now which end do I use?

The King is Born, Noel.

Hunter is still singing the songs from this Concert. I love it:)

Building a snow fort with the only snow we received this year before Christmas.

Gingerbread Tree

A holiday tradition. The kids have so much fun doing this. I get a little stressed trying to keep the tree standing....