Baptism Day....

My buggy is getting baptized tomorrow. Whoa....where did my little bugman go? How did he grow up sooooo fast? I remember telling him when he was 4 years old......

"Now listen bug, you can't grow anymore, you have to stay little forever" "If you get too old you'll end up stinky like your brothers"......He has tried really hard to stay the "mommas boy" out of the bunch. Every now and then he can be a little stink, but he will forever be my little BUG!!!

I'm so proud of him. He is a wonderful part of our family. He is such a smart, sweet, kind and caring boy. I love you buggy!!! You have made a wonderful decision.

Finally some girl action.....

It's not too often that I get to hang with little girls. I'm a mom with 4 boys..... So last saturday I had the wonderful privilege to watch Natalie's girls.

I was little worried they would be uncomfortable around all my boys. I was worried that they didn't know me that well and would be shy. I hoped they wouldn't return home and tell Nat what a weird mom I was (I am a little off...to be fair). Anyway I think they did great! I was surprised at how much sisters compare to brothers. They torment, bug, tattle, make fun of (ect) just like brothers. They weren't too far off.

My boys had a great time hanging with the girls as well. Even when we went and saw "Bride Wars" at the movie theatre. A chick flick (I know)......but how often do I get to play surrogate to 3 beautiful little girls!!!! NEVER!

Anyway thanks NAT for letting me have your girls for a day! Love ya.....

P.S. The pic above is at my Buggys soccer game.

FAB already......

Katie and myself visited with Natalie today at the hospital. Geez Nat..........what the heck......you already are looking FAB!!!!! Once again I have to tell Natalie how much I love her and admire her. You are a true blessing in my life. You have touched so many people with your beautiful spirit and determination. I hope some of that "NAT" attitude will rub off on me someday.

Congratulations...

Congratulations to my Natalie. She gave birth to a beautiful baby boy today. A big 8 lbs 14 oz baby boy (all natural, NO drugs). Natalie you are one of the most amazing people I have ever met. I'm absolutely in awe of you. I wish I could better convey my feelings........but I'm struggling for the words.

I just want you to know you inspire me. You give me hope. There is a reason you came into my life. I love you and I pray for you. I wish that I was more like you. Our Heavenly Father picked the most deserving mom in the world.......and that's you! I love ya Nat......

"It's not so much what happens to us but how we deal with what happens to us."
James E. Faust - Oct. Gen. Conf 2004

Pink......hmmmm

Sooooooooo.....it's one month until Valentine's Day. Of course we have to change the blog background (right). There is one problem though.......99%........of the DSB Valentine kits I found included the color pink. I don't like pink. I'm not quite for sure why. Maybe it's because I was a tomboy growing up with all brothers. Maybe it's because I have 4 boys (no girls). Who knows.....but the fact remains the same......I'm just not into pink!!!

SO anyway I found a kit without pink. It's not my most favorite DSB kit in the world.....but it will do. So I changed the background along with the header. I have to say I love the pic of my sleeping boys. There is no better time to take their picture than WHEN THEY ARE ASLEEP!!! They have learned to hate it when I break out my camera. Too bad boys........I don't ask for much......but every now and then just give your old mom a smile.

P.S.

-I have also added some other random pics I took with the boys today (just before we went skiing)

-DSB Digital ScrapBooking

-I will (however) wear pink from time to time (just an FYI)

Snowbasin Alpine Ski Team....

Honestly......did we really have to add one more thing to our already overfilled schedule. This week 3 out of the 4 of my boys began a 10 week Alpine Ski Racing Program for SnowBasin. The actual classes are held at Wolf Mountain as is to take advantage of the night skiing.

We are total NEWBIES to this. The only reason why we got involved is because of my husbands orthopedic doctor. He is involved in the program and thought our boys would fit in great. So we relented to his many pleas and enrolled our boys.

Anyway.....it's every Wednesday from 3 to 6 (that's not too bad) We also have 2 races coming up in the next few weeks. The races are what I'm a little concerned about. None of my boys have ever done anything like that........anyway..........we will see how things go.

After the first class on Wednesday I asked the instructor/coach how my boys did and his response was "They fit in GREAT for this program"........whew......at least they didn't "suck it up" too bad.

1971

So today I scanned these pictures. When they were first shown to me I was like....whoa...when my little bro saw them he had an even bigger ....whoa! Now a couple of my friends thought they were of me....I WISH!

They are of my mom. Whoa mom.....what the heck. You were a hotty!!!! These pics were taken around 1971. Before marriage and 3 kids. I asked her if I could scan them simply because I loved them. I showed my boys the pics, 2 out of the 4 thought it was me (thanks boys), but I think nannie had it going on a bit more than your old mom!!!

(My mom's friend Janell found these pics and gave them to her a couple months ago)

Happy New Year.....and Birthday!

My Ellie and I celebrated her New Years b-day at a wonderfully romantic dinner (just her and I) at Rickenbackers tonight for dinner LOL! As we walked into the restaurant I said "people just might think were together" ya know "together".......LOL!

This is our New Year's Eve tradition (2 years running). It's great to have my Ellie all to myself to celebrate her b-day. Afterwards, just like last year, we headed to Zurchers for New Year's Eve supplies for our kidlets.

What a fun night. Good food, best friend, overly annoying New Year's party supplies, and finally a GOODBYE to 2008......whew.....hopefully 2009 will be fine!

P.S. FYI Ellie and I just don't swing that way!

Ski day.....

Well.......were a little slower than usual this season for our first ski day, but I guess better late than never (right). We will definitely make-up for it next week when we begin the the Snowbasin Ski Team?! It's just another thing to add to our already overloaded calender, but I hope it's not too overwhelming........aaaahhhhhh.........when will it end?

Ahnold!

I'm sorry, what can I say??? This is just tooooooo funny! This is one of many videos my brother has made on his new laptop (as of late). He is quite the impressionist. And YES that is HIS real voice. This is a prime example of the mindless entertainment that my family and I enjoy!

P.S. FYI Ellie........next time pause my music player so you can here the video........DORK!!!!

Happy Birthday......

I just love December babies.......maybe it's because I am one?! Happy Birthday to my BUGMAN! He was so excited when he realized that we actually got him a mini laptop!! He hasn't put the cute thing down yet. Well at least he
comes by it honestly!

We had a great day....lunch.....movie.......soccer game!
Love you buggy!

I Need to Talk To You

This is a video my dad made on his laptop with my #4. We (meaning my fam) think it's hilarious. I'm not sure what the rest of the world might think, but we think it's funny. My dad has this cool thing on his laptop that changes your voice and appearance. I WANT IT!!!! At the end of the video my #4 says "Watch you Guys".....at least that is how we deciphered it. Oh yeah......my favorite part is when my dad says to #4 "you have white hair" and my #4 says "Yep".

Together...my 4 boys!

Christmas Village

He are some pics of today's preschool fieldtrip at Ogden's Christmas Village. It was just a tad bit nippy (IT WAS FREEZING). Ellie of course made fun of me because I wasn't wearing a coat, but at least my feet were warm and cozy. Our 2 boys had a great time. They are quite the little cheezers.

It's my Blog and I'll Complain (another word actually would fit better) if I WANT TO!!!!!!!!!

O.K. So this is my blog right?! I can post anything thing that I want right!!! Well here goes.........The last 4 weeks have (for the most part) SUCKED!!!! Let's begin with a small but overwhelming list:

1. My ankle got "DORKED" Up!!! (Soccer induced)

2. My #2 "DORKED" Up his knee. Needed 2 different types of x-rays PLUS a MRI to figure out what the heck was wrong with it. (Soccer induced)

3. My husband blew-out his knee (ACL) see pic above. He had surgery last week.

(Motorcycle MX induced)

4. Ripped off my toe nail (see pic above) Not completely, but as you can see it's barely hanging on. The top/middle left side is the only part that is completely intact. I've tried to super glue it, but that doesn't seem to be working.

(Soccer induced)

5. I got elbowed right in the nose during a game a week or two ago. Pretty sure the girl broke some cartilage in my nose! I can't itch my nose without pain.....niiiicccee!!!

6. Last night was yet another trip to urgent care. My #1 broke my #2's nose........yeah........what the hell!!!!!

7. Oh can I add that I made them get Flu shots while we were at the doctors?

8. How about my laptop having issues. It's seems to be fine now, but I'm just waiting for the hammer to fall!!! i..e. Check out Ellie's Blog, holy cow I would go into a coma

if that happened to me!!!!

O.K. let's try to look on the bright side of things.

1. My ankle is about 90 percent!!!

2. #2's knee is completely fine.

3. My husbands knee is on the mend and the Doc says he is recovering fabulously. It's not normal how well he is doing.......whatever......that wouldn't happen to

me if I had just had reconstructive knee surgery!!

4. My toenail...........now that's a different story!!! I haven't played soccer on it yet. The true test will be tomorrow!!! I'm gonna wrap the dang thing in tape, band aids and gauze.

Plus I'm gonna wear a toe cap. Let's hope for the best.

5. My nose still hurts when I itch it. So I've just decided not to itch it LOL!!

6. #2's nose hhmmmmm that's still in the works.....

7. and 8. Flu shots went fine (other than #4 had a flip out and my computer is still o.k.)

Oh and something is up with blogger that won't let me edit my posts the way I want. Good Grief!!! I can't get the spacing to work right! I can't figure it out in the "compose" and/or "Edit Html"...whatever this is just par for the course.

I did have a FAB B-day though!!!!!!

December Birthday.......

I honestly have the greatest friends EVER!!!! We had such a fab time on Friday attending GOOD THINGS UTAH!!! How wonderful it is to have so many of my friends celebrate my b-day with me. I honestly love you guys!!!

Anyway.....enough with the mushy stuff.

We were kinda of a giggly, rowdy, outspoken and obnoxious bunch a girls. But we wouldn't have it any other way. One of the hosts from the show (Neisha) said (and I quote) "You must have to be hot to be in this group of friends!" (she said after we got our picture with her and the other hosts) "your the best group we've ever had".

Yeah.....we know!

Anyway...moving on.

What a great day of Good Things Utah, shopping, lunch then more shopping. Exactly what I needed on my b-day. Thanks to Ellie, Katie, Natalie, Amy, Jodie, Jenny and Rachel

P.S. I'm still closer to 30 than I am 40!! (Whew)

P.P.S. I wish all of my friends could of made it :( maybe next time. Who's b-day is coming up next!?!?

P.P.P.S. Hey, I TIVO'ed the show if anybody wants to watch LOL!!!!

Christmas Tree Tag....

There is alot of tagging going on. I'm just a little slow with the "tag your it" part. Anyway here is how this one goes.......Take a picture of your Christmas Tree, and post it for all to see!

I took a pic of our main tree. It's nice, short and slender, plus it's very easy to decorate. The other is of the boys tree. It has a soccer/school ornament/Star Wars/Sponge Bob thing going on. They can put the ornaments on it anyway way they want. I don't go back after they are finished and rearrange. You see what you get.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

I tag my 2 new blog buddies Jenny and Holly. Plus Natalie, McKell, JeNeal and my Dad.

5 things tag.....

5 THINGS I WAS DOING 10 YEARS AGO:

1. I just found out I was pregnant with my #2. I remember finding out right before my birthday.
2. I had a handsome brown haired, browned eyed, 2 1/2 year old little boy. He was the light of my life.
3. Preparing to graduate from college.
4. Living in our little, old, newly remodeled house.
5. Still in my early 20's......... :(

5 THINGS ON MY TO DO LIST TODAY:

1. Laundry
2. Pay bills
3. Finish decorating the house for Christmas
4. Final touches on Christmas Cards
5. Try and figure out what the hell is wrong with my freakin LAPTOP!!!!!!!!

5 SNACKS I ENJOY:

1. I love licorice. Any color, kind, flavor or brand.
2. I love nuts. Especially almonds and cashews.
3. Cheese please
4. Chips and Salsa
5. Pumpkin Seeds

5 THINGS I WOULD DO IF I WERE A MILLIONAIRE:

1. Well I definitely wouldn't invest my money in the stock market. Been there, done that!!!!!
2. I'm a big donater. ie. Utah Food Bank, fast offerings ect. I feel that if I am blessed enough to have a comfortable life then it's my duty to try and help those who are less fortunate.
3. Maybe start my own business.
4. TRAVEL-TRAVEL-TRAVEL
5. College Fund for my boys.

5 PLACES I HAVE LIVED:

1. First apartment in Logan (USU)
2. Second apartment in Logan.
3. Third apartment in Logan
4. Our little, old, newly remodeled house (our first home we bought)
5. Our current house

5 JOBS I HAVE HAD:

1. Counter girl and waitress at the Oaks.
2. Blain Downs Photography
3. Matrixx Marketing
4. JCPenney
5. North Ogden City

(oh yeah I worked at a gas station in Green River, Utah one summer)

hhhmmmmmmmm I tag:

Natalie, Mckell, Jeneal and my dad. Have fun it's kinda a long tag, but fun to think about and remember.

Random Pics......

It's about time....

Finally someone other than my Ellie has started a blog. None of my friends have blogs. I'm not quite sure on their reasoning, but alas my poking and prodding is for not.........but wait.......we finally have a taker!!! Natalie finally started a blog yesterday. It's super cute too! I helped with the start up, but she is well on her way to becoming an avid blogger. If only she had photoshop, then she'd really be in business. I couldn't stand that she didn't have a cute header. I had to remedy the situation.

So anyway.....congrats Nat.........welcome to the big wide world of blogging!!!!

Thanksgiving in Dixie

It all my 30+ years I have never traveled out of town for Thanksgiving. I've gone to aunts and uncles, grandmas and grandpas....but never 5 hours away from home. Wow, they don't lie when they talk about holiday travel/travelers. ANYWAY.....

We celebrated Thanksgiving this year at our Hurricane house. My mom and I even prepared the Thanksgiving meal. No, I'm not kidding, I'm telling the truth. The slide show below will show the proof. It was actually quite yummy. We served nine people in all. My dad, mom, little bro, 4 boys and a mom plus the dad.

My #2 also had a soccer tournament in St.George over the weekend as well. What a fun tournament to watch. The team did an awesome job and took first place. Good Job La Roca!!!!

We threw in a little hiking, sight seeing and of course another showing of Twilight!! I just couldn't resist.

Happy Thanksgiving......

I hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable Thanksgiving!

Thankful.....

My life (at least in my point of view) seems to have the "when it rains it pours" syndrome, or the "bad things happen in 3's" syndrome. Problem is.....these syndromes seem to happen quite often. Anyway........today was a prime example.

I don't really want to go into specifics.......(I'm not in the mood to type).......but everything is going to turn out o.k.

I just want to post about how thankful I am for my children. I completely love and cherish them with all of my heart. I am thankful for there health, strength, varying personalities, quirks, weaknesses, love, frustrations ect.......They are 4 wonderful, amazing and overwhelming boys. And I wouldn't have it any other way!

P.S. (Merry Christmas early to me.......4 brand new tires for my car........good grief, STUPID run flat tires!)

I think I'm gonna cry....(Part 2)

I honestly do not care to know anyone else's opinion and/or critique of the Twilight movie. The only opinion that matters to me belongs to the one wearing the hat in the pic above (my Ells Bells). When the opening scene began I said to Ellie "I think I'm gonna cry"......Pretty sure we were in complete agreeance!

I liked the movie. I even liked Edward. His eyes were very "DREAMY"!!! Bella was beautiful (just as she should be). The story was rushed a bit, but that's how all movies are that are based off of novels. Bella and Edward had the most heartfelt connection. Edward makes most husbands, boyfriends ect. PALE (LOL) in comparison. I can't wait for the next movie. I've heard that they have already written the script.

You know....honestly I went into this movie without the highest of expectations. It could have been the worst movie in world history, but that would not have mattered. I loved the Twilight series (novels) because of the love story. I was definitely intrigued to see how it could be portrayed on the big screen. I think it was well done.

Anyway.......Katie hasn't read any of the books YET, Natalie has only read Twilight. I think the movie has inspired them. Thanks to my buds for a night of shopping, dinner, more shopping, then finally the movie! We all had a wonderful time.

A-N-K-L-E update: So the ankle isn't the happiest ankle. It will allow me to walk on it, but not much else. I had a game last night after our (Twilight Girls Night). I haven't played since it was injured last week. Yeeeeeaaaaahhhh.....it was not thrilled with playing soccer. I settled into playing goalie for the game. Honestly, I didn't suck.....so I guess it's progress. Good thing I have Thanksgiving Weekend to recover a bit more.

(Hey Ellie, let's honestly consider renaming our womens indoor soccer team. Instead of Team X-treme.......let's name it Team Edward......yeah baby!!! (FYI I'm serious)

Hmmmmm I'm not quite sure....

So about a month ago or so my cute little neighbor Anne convinced me to join Facebook. What the heck is it anyway? I'm not quite sure of its purpose. It's definitely not near as fun as blogger. So in all honesty (really) I was going to post today on the uselessness of this so called Facebook. But low and behold I got my first friend today. She was actually one of my bridesmaids at my wedding. My friend Paula from high school. WOW....maybe I misjudged! I haven't seen or heard from Paula in years.

So what am I getting at one might ask...........well maybe this Facebook thing does have some small purpose. It got me back in touch with a great high school friend. Hopefully there will be more to come. Who knows......maybe, maybe not. Is Facebook like a popularity contest? The more friends you have the more popular you are? (I'm not too worried..LOL...LOL!!!!!!!)

If I can't get my really good friends to start a blog, why in heavens name would they join Facebook. I would love all of my friends to be more computer savvy....but to no avail. They just enjoy my blog......at least that's what they tell me.

Anyway.......Maybe I'll see more of a purpose for this Facebook thing. So far (other than Paula) I find it kinda dumb. But whatever......

P.S. Don't get me started on Myspace

P.P.S. If I'm not the most popular on Facebook, I'm definitely making up for it on my Meez. I have lots of virtual meezers that want to be my friend....LOL!

Figures....

So a couple of posts ago I reported that I regained a bit of confidence in my local law enforcement........yeah, not so much. The police had ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with the arrest of the "GIRL" that had possession of my SS card and drivers' license. It was basically a case of "Stumbling upon the Evidence."

So here's the story. The "girl" got drunk. The "girl" passed out. The "girl" lay on the ground in someones back yard. The ambulance was called. My SS card and driver's license found in the "girls" purse.

NO police involvement. Just random, dumb luck. It's good luck for me though. Soooooo anyway......I can pick up my cards this week from my local CSI. That ought to be interesting.

I think I'm gonna cry......

So I play soccer at least 3 times a week. I play on two coed teams and a one women's team. I love soccer! It's wonderful for frustration elimination. The bonus is that it is GREAT exercise. I started playing about 3 years ago. I'm not the best technical player, but I can keep up physically. I can definitely hold my own with the men I play against in coed. I rarely, if ever, back down to a man.

So anyway......I can honestly only think of one or two times I've had to come off the field because of an injury. The one that sticks in my mind is when I was kicked with the ball directly in my upper gut region. I got the wind knocked out of me, it was beyond painful. And yes I started to cry. But I WILL NEVER lay on the field and wait it out. I get off my butt, walk to the box, and deal with the pain then.

Last night I was playing on my coed team (Bells and Whistles). We are a pretty solid team. The team we were playing against was more than solid. The guys were beyond good. Two of their guys had played for Weber State at one time. Anyway.....they shouldn't be playing on a lower level league. But whatever.......the picture above is my souvenir from last nights game.

I totally got my ankles kicked out from under me. YES I cried, but NO I didn't linger on the field. I got my butt up and let one of the guys from my team carry me off. Then I cried more in the box. I'm not gonna have everyone looking at me when I writhing in pain.

O.K. here's the real reason for this post.......I will cry even more if there is something seriously wrong with my ankle. I'm a little worried that there might very well be. I can't be out. Not even for a week. Let's all cross our fingers!!!!! I would go into to total withdrawal without my soccer.

One would think that I have enough soccer already with all of my boys playing.......believe me I don't, I love it!

Stitches.....

Ouch......So my #2 and #3 had a bit of minor surgery. Nothing serious, just a mole and a birthmark needed to be removed. My Bugman (#3) would not be thrilled that I am blogging about his "near the butt stitches", but geez take a look at it. There is at least 10 or more stitches. He had a nickel sized birthmark removed. It started to fade (or disappear) on its own, which isn't necessarily a good thing. So instead of waiting to see what would happen, the decision was made to cut it out. CeCe (#2) had a mole between his toes removed as well. His we could have just watched, but since Bugman was having his birthmark removed we decided to get #2's removed the same day. He only has 2 or 3 stitches.

I will say this.......I don't mind these types of stitches. It's the ones that involve the EMERGENCY ROOM I despise.......knock on wood!

Stop, it's the Police......

So my confidence level for my local law enforcement went up a notch or two today. If you recall my lovely car (which I love so) was broken into last July. BaSTArdS!!!! My car window broke. My fav orange purse stolen. My identity and bank accounts in jeopardy!!!

Since the incident I have honestly not heard one word from the police. I chalked it up to "low-man-on-the-totem-pole" syndrome. I mean I talked to the police. A report was filed ect. How many purses are stolen each year? Come on, I wasn't really a priority........right?

Well I got a letter from the county attorneys office today stating they have an individual in custody. The hearing was today. I didn't make it. But let tell ya if I had......this person would rue the day he/she broke into my car. I'm pretty sure I would have dropped a few bombs.

One must understand I am still dealing with the aftermath of this whole incident. I still get phone calls from my bank about accounts that have been closed since July. Honestly this has been a nightmare.

So anyway.........I'm glad to know that this person isn't out on the streets doing this sort of thing to someone else. I'll never recover the money stolen (lots of money). The time spent on the phone (HOURS!!!!!!) Time spent at the bank, SS office, DMV ect. I'll always worry about my credit, identity ect.

BUT WHATEVER!!!!!

Tag....I'm It!

I've been tagged by my Ellie. The tag rules are as such. Go to the pictures folder of your computer. Open up your 4th folder and go to the 4th picture. Then simply post that pic. Ellie's was a cell phone pic of her boy at the dinosaur park (nice). Mine really isn't that much better. It's a pic of my boys last year on Christmas Eve.

I tag my Dad. If you need to fudge the rules a bit that's o.k.

The Hunger Games.....yeah baby!

I write this post only because I have NO choice...... Ellie don't be mad, I finished the book.

I've been wanting to find a "Good Read" for a while now. I heard about the book "The Hunger Games" from the Stephenie Meyer website/blog and it caught my interest. Geez....I think that was 2 months ago or so. Anyway Ellie decided to order "The Hunger Games" online. She called 3 or 4 different bookstores to see if they had it, but to no avail. That's why she ended up ordering it.

Anyway I decided to see if Barnes and Noble had it in stock, and yes they did. That was Saturday night. I didn't start reading the darn thing until Sunday night. As of yesterday Ellie still had not received her copy. The deal was we were to read it together. I KINDA, SORTA didn't stick to the deal. I'm sorry..........

I tried to call my Ellie today to see if she had received her book yet (SHE DID NOT ANSWER) So I just kept on reading, and yes I finished it.

The purpose of this long-drawn-out post is..........I LOVED THE BOOK! It's honestly no wonder why Stephenie Meyer suggested this book on her website. It is right up her ally. I can totally see Stephenie writing a book similar to this. Anyway its a good dang read!


P.S. Thanks Ellie for pushing me to buy the book to begin with.

P.P.S. This is the first novel of a projected trilogy. The word trilogy is music to my ears........