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My cousin's wife Govi said she had a professional camera and would do them free. I must say for someone who is not a professional, we got some pretty good shots.</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014655157458936057.post-57369342516961483362012-11-05T17:14:00.001-07:002012-11-05T17:14:23.454-07:00Dejah's Baptism<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We started the day off by going to the temple open house. It was the first day open to the community and it was really exciting to be able to take our family inside together. It was exciting to see the beautiful updates, but the most amazing part was when we walked into the sealing room. That was where Alex and I were Sealed for Time and Eternity. I think I was the first person in the group to step inside, so there was almost no one in the room. My heart literally swelled inside me. It was a beautiful experience. I can honestly say I haven't felt that in a really long time. Those are the moments in my life when I am reminded that the Lord does know me and loves me.</div>
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We decided it would be better for Dejah to be baptized in Kuna. We had just moved and still really don't know anyone out here in Eagle. Kuna has been our home for the last 6 years. Dejah was 2 when we first moved there. All her friends and church leaders were there for the big day. It was bitter-sweet.</div>
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Dejah was so nervous, but very excited. When the baptism was over she had a huge grin on her face. She walked out of the font to my outstretched towel and said "Mom, can I do it again???" I had to laugh. I told her when she turns 12 she can go to the Temple where we saw the baptismal font and do it again and again for those people who have died and never had the opportunity to choose to be baptized. I am a proud Mama. Dejah is my "perfect" child. She is mostly well behaved, kind, and fun to be around. She loves her friends and family. She is a Happy Girl and a joy to be around.</div>
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Every year we take the kids out to the Farmstead before it opens for "Media Day". Basically the news channels come and film Jim talk about the big opening and then they fly a helicopter over to take pictures. This year they put up a new attraction....."The Creature". The little ones were completely fascinated!</div>
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Here is Logan and his little buddy Jax.</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014655157458936057.post-31158317191699313732012-10-03T10:09:00.000-06:002012-10-03T10:09:01.570-06:00Just Because its Right, Doesn't Make it EasyWhat a crazy couple of weeks. As soon as I knew what direction we were headed with our house, the ball started rolling. The renter I had didn't work out so I quickly re-listed the house. We got some new renters. Small family with two kids. We'll see how they do.<br />
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I had to figure out where my girls were going to school. That was hard. Apparently the schools out here in Eagle are mostly charter or magnet schools, which requires an application. There are two open enrollment schools and one of them is year round. Anyway, not a big fan of year round so I chose Eagle Hills.<br />
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We had a list of things to do to our house to make it rent ready. Broken Mailbox, Broken lock on sliding door, re caulk bathrooms, buy a fridge, the list goes on. Then my parents had to get their house ready. Oh my. Years of stuff collected needed to find a new place. I organized a yard sale. The turn out was ok, but nothing too special. At the end of the day a couple people volunteered to come haul off the leftovers. My parents just closed their eyes and off it went.<br />
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After that we started the clean up and making space for our stuff. The basement isn't ready. My Mom and Dad wanted to take the opportunity to finish most of the basement. Lets just say they have been working really hard everyday to get us down there. Back at our house we started packing a cleaning. We picked up a Uhaul on a Tuesday evening and finished unloading it at my parents house Wednesday evening. Thursday and Friday we cleaned cleaned cleaned. Saturday the carpet cleaner came and we signed a lease with our new tenants.<br />
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Right now, our stuff is stored out in the shop and the garage. We are sleeping upstairs in the two guest rooms and living out of boxes. It is kinda crazy, but at least my girls are started in their new school. They are liking it so far.<br />
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As for me. Lets just say I haven't gone one day without crying yet. Its been hard. I miss my friends. My stupid little house. My ward. My girls school schedules. My DVR, My space. I feel really bad for being in my parents space. I have tons of emotions running through me constantly. I feel out of place. Embarrassed. I just don't feel like myself. Logan has asked everyday if we can go home now. Lexi is extra needy. Logan's potty training is also at a hault. He'll go pee in the toilet, but he refuses to go #2. He holds it for days. He's a pretty stubborn kid, so I guess I'm not too surprised.<br />
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Back in February of this year Alex and I came to the conclusion that something had to change for us financially. We had been scraping so hard for so many years that we finally could not keep up with the expenses and our expanding family. Either he needed to somehow start making a lot more money, or we needed to do something about our RIDICULOUS mortgage. <br />
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Six years ago we bought our little "starter" home in Kuna. Somehow we were convinced that it was ok to get into two mortgages. A primary loan with a 6.6% interest rate, and a secondary loan with a 9.3% interest rate....oh and by the way that one is a Balloon! We were thinking, no big deal, we will just sell it in a few years, get some equity, then buy another house. Our monthly payments were awful. The housing market tanked. Goodbye equity. Goodbye buyers. Long story short, here we are today, trying with all our might to get control of our finances. <br />
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At first it was a huge source of tension for Alex and I. We could not agree on the right course of action. I was resolved to just short sale the house. Alex wanted to try to get them to work with us. We both wanted to be honest. How do you even do that these days? No wonder so many people just walk away. First off, the banks could care less about you! It is as simple as that. We had one lucky break and we were able to refinance our first mortgage. We signed a new 30yr mortgage with a 4.3% interest rate. It was a miracle, but it did not free us from the looming 9.3% interest balloon loan. That one is a killer. We made a decision to stop paying that mortgage and present a settlement to the bank. We decided that if they didn't accept that, we would just short sale. It has taken ALL SUMMER! Two days ago after feeling overwhelmed with the lack of response from the bank, I did something that I definitely don't do enough....GET, ON, MY, KNEES.<br />
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I pled with the Lord to give us an answer soon. I prayed that the bank would make a decision quickly and that I would feel good about it and also that I would have the strength to face whatever comes next. In my mind they would either take the settlement and I would be resolved to live in this little house for a long time to come, Or.. the bank would turn us down and we would have to leave. THAT EVENING folks!.....we got our answer. The bank turned down our offer to settle. They told us we could short sale, but they could still come after us for the second. What a blow! <br />
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Yesterday my Mom called with a proposition. Instead of selling the house, put it up for rent. We can live in their basement which comes fully equipped with 3bds, 1 bathroom, a kitchen, and a living space. I mean the square footage is bigger than our current house. We could stay there rent free and take the rent money we make and knock down our 2nd mortgage. Sounds crazy and not so fun for my hubby, but who gets this chance? I will tell you this, my parents have a place in heaven. They are the first people to extend a helping hand to those in need. They have done it with many before us and we couldn't be more grateful. The light bulb went on and I just knew this was the right step. <br />
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This morning I listed our house for rent to be available by October 1st (two weeks) and I got someone who will be a great tenant! Maybe I'll tell her story later, but I couldn't be more pleased. With that being said, I have been overwhelmed with sadness. We have been here for six years! We have had three of our four babies in this house. Christmases, Snow sledding, sitting by the pool, last minute dollar tacos, the list goes on. I have made the best friends I could ever ask for, they are literally like sisters to me and it tears me up to leave them. I drive by my girls school and think about all the great friends my little Dejah has made. She has talked about them everyday since she started school three years ago. You would think the way I talk that we are moving far, and as much as I tell myself that 30 minutes is not that far, I am also reminded that it isn't close either. Anyway, I need to stop crying about it. I still know this is the right thing. It will be new and scary and will be better for our financial future. So there it is in a nutshell. I have two weeks to get everything packed, moved and cleaned. Wish us luck!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014655157458936057.post-58051434967769901742012-09-05T11:02:00.001-06:002012-09-05T11:02:58.681-06:00Annual Beal Reunion at Redfish Lake<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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( <i>I also have to add that I got a chance to go see my friends Megan and Leigh in Mackay while we were there. It was so nice to see them. We really miss them here and wish them the best of luck on their new adventure.</i>)<br />
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If you know Dejah, she is ALL ABOUT FRIENDS. So of course for her Birthday that is what she wanted. A fun night with friends. She had some from school and some from church plus a cousin. I didn't get too many pictures because I was too busy hosting. They had pizza, games, presents and a movie. Best of all she got to have her cousin Ruth spend the night. The party was a blast! The weather outside was beautiful the whole evening and she started 8 with a bang!<img border="0" height="480" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--QGfeCaAQf8/UEaIz6_o5fI/AAAAAAAAFUk/PDPmdcXBbks/s640/P1050069.JPG" width="640" /></div>
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Just a few things about my little girl. She is definitely a Mama's girl. If we go anywhere she pretty much thinks she needs to be attached to my hip at all times. With that being said, she does love her Daddy and generally won't complain if he takes her instead. She loves her siblings and will totally let Dejah entertain and take care of her. You would think because she and Logan are so close in age that she might get bullied by her brother, but this girl and hold her own and they play together really well. Somehow this girl got blonde hair, I did pray for it ;) Actually her Daddy had WHITE hair as a kid so that must be it. I love it though. She is my baby and I love her to pieces. Happy Birthday Lexi!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014655157458936057.post-46646464146712666542012-09-04T16:16:00.000-06:002012-09-04T16:16:29.807-06:00The Camper...After LOTS and LOTS of Work<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Every year on my Birthday there ALWAYS seems to be a camping trip. This year was no different. But every year previous to this one we....or should I say ME....goes through the torture of tent camping. Now once upon a time (before I had kids) I didn't mind the tent. Four kids later it is nothing but torture. In a tent... you can't stand up, you sleep on the ground, it is either freezing or too hot, there is no where to put your things because there are beds everywhere, you hear every noise the outdoors has to offer (including drunk campers who stay up all hours of the night and sing their Mexican music while their noisy dogs bark along), oh and it is just flat out DIRTY. So this year after DREAMING of something like this...</div>
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The entire week leading up to our big Redfish Lake camping trip we literally spent everyday from 5am to midnight cleaning, scrubbing, fixing, taping, painting, and painting and taping and painting and taping. Our kids ran wild for a week straight living on whatever they could find themselves to eat. Anyway we loved the layout of the camper. We felt it wouldn't be too big for Alex's truck to pull. And we could pay cash! Yay! The lady we bought it from loaded it with new dishes, pots, pans, blankets, throw pillows, and new curtains. However....my worst nightmare came true....the water and sewage was left for us to flush!!!! EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! Sooooo D.I.S.C.U.S.T.I.N.G.!!!!!!!!!! I don't even want to recall those memories on this blog. Lets just say while we were at the dumping place there was a guy in line behind us that gave us a pack of odor remover powder stuff. Enough said. It is all good now. We had a fun trip, and I turned 34 in possession of a camper. After pics are coming :)<br />
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August 5th was my Birthday! I turned 34! And of course we went camping....</div>
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A couple Saturdays ago Dejah had a double header softball game in Boise. We were getting ready to go when the house phone rang. Alex picked it up. The next thing I know is that we are carpooling one of the girls. I guess a Mom called and said she did not have the gas to get there. (Well there went my plan for taking the family to lunch after the games were over) (Ps.... I was kinda grouchy that morning so I wasn't in a compassionate mood.) We all get ready to go and when the Mom shows up, two girls jump out of her car. I look at my husband with ????? The mom leaves and I had to pull Alex in the house to discuss this predicament. First off, we only have room for ONE EXTRA when our whole family is in the van. This meant we were going to have to take two cars, or some of us would be staying behind. Well Alex decided to stay behind with the babies. I was pretty upset, but off we went. When the games were over the girls got back in the car and we headed home. Now fast forward to Thursday.<br />
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Alex gets a call from one of the coaches informing us that two of the girls got sent home from school due to head lice. They just wanted everyone to be aware because the girls share helmets. My stomach just sank. I just knew it was those girls. Forgive me for being judgmental, but they were filthy. I don't really blame the girls. But it seems that Hygiene was not on the Moms list of priorities. I just assumed that headlice had to do with cleanliness. These girls had been in my car and one of them left her hat in my car which pretty much sat there until the next game. In the mean time, that car is where my kids are on a daily basis. I checked Dejah's hair and didn't see anything, but I still wanted to make sure she got checked at school. So Friday morning I took her into the office and explained the situation. After running a few errands in Kuna I stopped back at her school on the way home. Just as I was leaving the office to go to her classroom a nurse walked in with Dejah. The look on her face said it all. NOOOOOO. Really? She showed me some nits in Dejah's hair and handed me some paperwork explaining what to do. Thus began the NIGHTMARE weekend. I treated everyone's heads in my family (even though Dejah was the only one with Nits) and we literally cleaned ALL Day Friday, Saturday, Sunday and finished up some on Monday. We did take a few breaks which were extremely needed. From the sound of it... we did way more than a lot of the parents, but there is no way I want that coming back. Monday Dejah returned to school and we find out that school was being closed the next day due to the headlice. Around 60 students and 9 staff were sent home!!! Crazy! They felt they needed to get the school cleaned and give the teachers some time to clean at home. Her school is only K-3 so it was a big hit to the school. Anyway that is our weekend in a nutshell. Ps. I was wrong about the lice being on people with bad Hygiene. Apparently the lice don't care and ANYONE can get them.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014655157458936057.post-33313841252686610302012-05-23T09:17:00.000-06:002012-05-23T09:17:45.112-06:00Mommy Needs a BreakA few weeks ago my youngest single brother moved to Hawaii to work for the summer, maybe longer. Oh the days of being single. Sometimes I look back a wonder why I didn't just do stuff like that while I could. I had a moment where I started looking a plane tickets and tempting myself with a visit to my brother. I just imagined myself sitting on the beach in the hot sun. Then reality hit. I was thinking about my current situation. Alex has been so busy. It seems like I haven't had a break from these kids for months. Sure I think I've gotten a couple hours here and there for an occasional date or grocery trip, but then I am right back home doing what I always do, which is fine...I love my kids, but they have reached a whole new level of difficulty. Lexi has become a little toddler. She is entering those terrible twos which take about 10 years of my life away. On top of that she is clingy and very fussy. She wants me to hold her or watch Buzz Lightyear. Can you tell which one I cave to most of the time? What have I done to my little girl? She LOVES Buzz!! Did I mention Logan is still in his terrible twos? He will be entering his terrible threes next week. Lucky for me he is starting to learn to talk, however he still knows the art of screaming. Not only will his terrible twos and threes take ten years from my life but he will be adding early hearing loss. I want to feel the joy in Motherhood. When they are being cute and funny and when they are getting along I feel that joy, but when they turn into their needy little selves all I want to do is hide (or go to Hawaii and sip some pineapple). One day my friends somehow convinced me to join them and their kids for lunch at a Mexican restaurant. What a nightmare. They were horrible, I had to just leave. That is how I feel with my kids most of the time. If I meet up with Moms for Play time...mine just want my attention the whole time. They whine and fuss and I feel embarrassed and want to leave. At softball Lexi just crawls all over me and Logan and Mycah take turns coming back to me about something. I get it. I'm the Mom. This is just the way it is. I don't get the luxury of RELAX until my kids sleep. I'm just saying, its hard and I think I need a break.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014655157458936057.post-80432659629841891352012-05-23T08:41:00.000-06:002012-05-23T08:41:50.926-06:00A Screeching HaltIt was a good effort I believe. Working out and eating right. I ate NO sugar for a week. For me that is a huge accomplishment. I'm sure I could have gone longer, but when something really stressful came up I had to cave. I wouldn't say that I am the type to eat junkfood and soda all day, but when I get stressed it is the way I cope. Anyway, I am still trying to eat better. I actually really love healthy food I just hate to cook. I still love my green smoothies.<br />
Now to the working out thing. I was doing REALLY good. I was feeling good. I had been going on about a month and had a routine going. I was doing as much of P90X as I could handle. On the days I wasn't feeling like P90X I would speed walk the treadmill for a 1/2 hour. Then follow up with 8 minute abs and 8 minute buns. It all felt really good. I didn't mind being sore unless it prevented me from daily mobility. One Saturday morning about 2 1/2 weeks ago I had just finished up a really hard walk/run on the treadmill. After I got off I decided to do some leg lifts on the pull up bar. After those I wanted to try a pull up. I grabbed a hold of the bar and with all my might tried to pull myself up. Instantly I felt and heard a pop in my neck quickly followed by pain. I let go and stood there saying "no, no, no...." "no, no, I didn't just throw out my neck". (Everything inside me just wanted to lay down, but I knew that would not be good). I was thinking..."ok, just breathe, now do the stretches you were taught by the chiropractor", "ok, ice and ibuprophin".....I was DETERMINED to stop whatever I had started on that pull-up bar. I sat down with my ice and quickly realized that this was not just a little thing. I was so upset. Just a month prior to starting my work outs I had spent a ton of time getting my neck back in working order. It was a long and expensive ordeal that I did not want to repeat. I knew that I would not get to work out again for a while. And I didn't want to see the Chiropractor again...mainly because I didn't want to spend the $$. So here I am. That day all my efforts to exercise came to a screeching halt. Two and a half weeks later my neck is doing better, but not back to normal. I still feel the aching during the days. Nights are the most difficult and it makes it really hard to sleep. I'm not sure when I will start to exercise again. But it won't happen until I feel like my neck can handle it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014655157458936057.post-75030968408767081312012-04-26T16:02:00.000-06:002012-04-26T16:02:45.658-06:00Here's to Good Health and Energy!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I feel like I'm always the last person to jump on the band wagon. This one happens to be the "Green Smoothie". I have been working out in the mornings. With this new change of pace for me, I am actually hungry in the mornings. Typically I never eat breakfast. And if I do it is usually a bowl of sugary cereal. Anyway, I started the P90X workouts. I am not an overachiever though. I know for me when things get hard, I quit. My goal is still three days a week for exercise. I am not committing entirely to P90X. So if I have a day when I just want to do the treadmill, then I will. Anyway, back to the breakfast thing. I am not a big fan of breakfast foods, so I decided to just try a green smoothie. I LOVED LOVED LOVED it! There is no going back for me! My favorite so far calls for an Orange. 4-5 Strawberries. 1/2 Banana. 1/3 C of Fat Free plain GREEK Yogurt. And TWO handfuls of spinach. So yummy. I have tried several different mixes. Some were not so good. Anyway, it kind of makes me want to make a "green smoothie" blog so I can keep track. Today I used some ground flax seed, it wasn't too bad, but I think I'll use a little less next time. I will be honest. I notice a HUGE difference in my energy levels in the morning. I love it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014655157458936057.post-67338514224703814672012-04-26T15:43:00.001-06:002012-04-26T15:43:19.683-06:00Busy Busy and Super Naughty<br />
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Right now we are getting toward the end of the second semester. Alex is SO SO SO busy. I have seriously been ready to lose my mind. I love my kids, but I have not had a break from them in WEEKS. Not for a date. Not for an hour, Not for two. Where I go, they go. Simple, and tiring. On top of that they have entered this new stage of naughtiness. Dejah (who is typically my easiest, has been a bit whiny. She wants to play with friends everyday. She doesn't want to be in baseball. blah blah blah). Mycah, is actually doing really good for Mycah. But she gets these emotional outbursts that make your hairs stand on edge. Logan, is just a busy busy two year old. He wants your attention when he wants it. When you don't give it he will scream until you do. Now Lexi is my NEW torture. What happened? My little baby girl who was super Chill...is phasing into a TODDLER! Since she is the baby, she plays it up to her full advantage. She will fuss and stamp her feet when she wants you to hold her. She hits her siblings. She will carry a toy of some sort around the house and give everyone a dirty look and say "My" (mine). If you ask her a question her reply is always "No". What is worse is that she has a two year old brother that encourages all levels of naughty behavior. So if I go anywhere with them, I have to keep my eyes on them the whole time. Baseball is my biggest challenge...because for some reason they know they will get A LOT of Mommies attention when they walk into a parking lot....or street! I am seriously beside myself. How will I ever handle two toddlers? Last week I was having such an emotional meltdown about it that I decided I was going to find myself a flight to Hawaii! No joke. My brother lives there, in an apartment by himself. I was thinking when school gets out and Alex has a few free days, I would just leave. Sounds nice huh? Too bad I can't afford the flight there. Anyway, I also don't see Alex much. He has so much going on. I finally came to the conclusion that he is only allowed (by me) to do two "extra" things per week. (not including homework) This basically means that his church calling, his boards and committees, and other stuff can only take two nights away from us. Sound good? I think so.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014655157458936057.post-86165727026037891232012-04-13T12:12:00.000-06:002012-04-13T12:12:08.052-06:00Meltdown at Kindergarten RegistrationSo you are probably picturing one of my kids just throwing a big ol' tantrum while at Mycah's Kindergarten registration. I kinda wish THAT was true. Nope. The meltdown was mine.<br />
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Backup a few days: Monday I got my very 1st I.U.D. Tuesday I felt awful. I ate crap all day (as usual) and I just wanted to be in bed all day watching T.V. (wish I coulda' actually done that) It was a bad day. I decided that starting Wednesday I was going to kick myself in the butt and stop eating junk. Wednesday came. I was motivated. I started my day eating plain oatmeal with strawberries and blueberries. I made a goal with some friends not to eat ANY sugar for the next 21 days (not including fruit). To top that off I also decided I wanted to give P90X a whirl. So I borrowed the videos from my Sister In Law Amanda. I finished my day with success. I didn't eat anything crappy and NO sugar!<br />
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I was up at the usual 7am. I got Dejah up and ready for school. Made lunch. Fed the kids their chocolate milk. Drove Dejah to school. Got home and feed the kids their breakfast. During this time is when I decided to try the 1st P90X video. If you don't know what that is, it is basically a really extreme workout regiment that is supposed to transform your body in 90 days. It is 7 days a week. An hour a day. There is more to it than that, but I just wanted to do my best when I can. Probably not every day. So about 10 to 15 minutes into the video I was getting really tired. It was kicking my butt. I literally had to shut it off after 40 minutes. I quickly ate some healthy breakfast then jumped in the shower so I wouldn't show up to Kindergarten Registration covered in stinky sweat. I put on some sweats, and tied a wet braid in my hair. Then I threw my kids in the car and grabbed the "necessary" paperwork. When I get there I unload the mega stroller. Put the kids in it. Stroll in and hand them my papers....... The ladies take the papers and look at me and say "Sorry, this proof of address won't work. We need a utility bill or a tax assessment." Just then I feel the emotions come up in me. First off....most ALL of our bills are paid online! Second...my husband does the bills! Third...my husband is unavailable (this is his most busy week of the year so I almost don't even see him let alone get a chance to talk to him). Not sure what to do. I walked out with my kids and mega stroller in tow. I get home. Shut off the car and leave them in there so I can try to find something. After a 1/2 hour of bawling and sifting through papers I get a hold of Alex. He wasn't sure how I would get a utility bill stub, but we got it figured out. I print one off and head back to registration. This time my face is RED from crying and I hand them the papers. Of course I get a bit upset at them. I think the whole "utility bill" thing is S.T.U.P.I.D!!! Why not just accept two or more other proofs of address?? Anyway, as I am telling them this I start crying...again. What a mess, I just wanted to get out of there. There are several stations to go to. Of course Logan and Lexi were being 100% rotten. Logan kept standing up in the stroller and pulling on the umbrellas and digging his feet into Lexi's back. Lexi decided she didn't want to be satisfied with crackers and lost her cool and started crying and wanting me to hold her. Mycah needed to go to the bathroom. I was up to my elbows with stacks of paper I was being handed. I filled them out while holding Lexi in one arm. Logan got out and started running around. Then he threw off his shoes then his socks. Then he would come scream at me to let him have a chair that another kid was sitting in. Of course lets not forget I was trying to talk to the lady at the nurses station about Mycah's bladder issues and her immunizations. Can I just say to those Moms who were all sitting there filling out their paper work (child free) with their make up on and hair done...I totally understand why you were looking at me like that. I was so glad to get out of there. Now I am home. I am sore. All I want is a large Dr. Pepper and some hot chocolate chip cookies with pizza. But nope, I blog and munch on a little handful of almonds. Is it seriously noon??Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014655157458936057.post-46846629233379807732012-04-05T17:31:00.000-06:002012-04-05T17:31:47.755-06:00Softball!Well its about time we get one of our kids signed up for something! This spring we signed up Dejah for softball. I am so excited for her. Its the first time we've ever done anything "extra curricular". Here are some shots of her at practice.<br />
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It isn't T Ball, but since Dejah has never hit a ball with a bat in her life she practiced on a T. They will be doing machine pitch softball.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--vlGVEpU3fo/T34XuTobI0I/AAAAAAAAEzE/dNv5cIj0wNQ/s1600/P1040781.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--vlGVEpU3fo/T34XuTobI0I/AAAAAAAAEzE/dNv5cIj0wNQ/s640/P1040781.JPG" width="472" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And here is some extra cuteness. These two actually took most of my attention because they insisted on being naughty and sneaking off to the road.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IT2E-VNfo0A/T34XzML6kFI/AAAAAAAAEzM/zMWZ9Z5FROc/s1600/P1040770.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IT2E-VNfo0A/T34XzML6kFI/AAAAAAAAEzM/zMWZ9Z5FROc/s640/P1040770.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I guess I've been a little busy lately...and a little unmotivated.</div><div style="text-align: center;">So here is what I've been up to.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hTvRqp9sCQM/T3t0p7WBdmI/AAAAAAAAEx8/f7pQZPiF8aY/s1600/the-vow-poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hTvRqp9sCQM/T3t0p7WBdmI/AAAAAAAAEx8/f7pQZPiF8aY/s320/the-vow-poster.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Alex and I celebrated our 9 year anniversary! I really wanted to go see The Hunger Games, but I kind of figured he wouldn't really care for it. We opted to go see The Vow. SO GOOD! We both loved it! I love that my Husband is a sap and loves chick flicks :) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_y8FnHvMVZw/T3t5b5GBqJI/AAAAAAAAEyE/I72QVOx5QGE/s1600/fitness-mom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_y8FnHvMVZw/T3t5b5GBqJI/AAAAAAAAEyE/I72QVOx5QGE/s1600/fitness-mom.jpg" /></a></div> Summer is coming and it should be here soon! We bought passes to Roaring Springs this year and I am SO SO excited....However....I want to look really good in a swimming suit. I have had four babies and my entire middle section and booty show it. I know I know..... don't roll your eyes, but believe it or not there is such thing as "skinny fat" because I have it. I am not very good a committing to diets so I have to take baby steps. My first goal, walk on the treadmill at least three times a week. Second, time to cut back on the Sugary Dr. Pepper. I usually have one at least two to three times a week, so I have put a stop to that. Again, baby steps. If I tell myself NO soda, No sugar, exercise like a maniac five days a week I will CRASH and BURN! I just know it. So far I have been able to keep with my first two goals :)<br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014655157458936057.post-91501925842352907222012-03-20T14:54:00.000-06:002012-03-20T14:54:20.658-06:00The Best Cell Phone Deal!I'm sure everyone has heard of Prepay Cell phones. Well I have been using one since last summer. Alex and I have only had ONE cell phone between the two of us for a long time. When Alex got busier with work he needed to take it with him. Leaving me with just a home phone (which by the way is Magic Jack, also another discussion). Anyway, it just wasn't working out. Well our cell was under my parents Verizon Plan and they were capped. We couldn't add another line. So, I opted to buy a cheap prepay phone and just add minutes as I needed them. I chose Net 10 and bought 750 minutes for $25. When I would run out, I would buy more. Texting would take 1 minute per text and so on. This has been working really well. I found on average I spend about $35-40 per month on minutes. So the other day I was doing some research on how to use an iPhone with a prepay plan. Come to find out...IT IS POSSIBLE? What? Essentially I needed to have an AT&T or Tmobile iPhone or and unlocked GSM phone. Then I can order a SIM card and activate it with monthly Unlimited minutes for $45/month. Sounds good to me! So will it work?<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Here is my current CHEAP prepay cell phone.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I purchased a USED iPhone 3G from a guy on Craigslist for....get this....$70!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I ordered a Sim Card from Net 10 for $15.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">When it gets here I will insert it into the iPhone and activate Monthly Unlimited Talk/Text/Web for $45 per month! I think that is quite the deal :)</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1