All I can say is ---FUN!!!!

I thought these pictures were very representative of my kids. I love the trampoline for my family. My kids are always outside jumping on it. They've made up all sorts of crazy games and have such a great time on it.

My Favorite Cereal is BACK!!!

About a year and a half ago, I discovered this cereal at Costco. It is healthy and tastes wonderful. I just love it so much---I think I could eat it for all my meals and never tire of it. Then, about a year ago I couldn't find it anywhere at Costco. Everytime I shopped there, I would look for it and started feeling battered with the disapointment hitting me over and over again. I was desperate. The other cold cereals just seemed inadequate compared to this one. I tried other brands of flax cereal thinking they might taste similiar but was disapointed everytime. I searched on the internet and looked for this specific cereal at Vons, Ralphs, Henry's and Trader Joe's, but I couldn't find it. Except for the memory, it almost seemed like something that never existed. After several months I gave up and decided that I must savor what little memory that I was holding and move on. Then to my surprise, about a month ago it was back at Costco. I noticed the green box and the scrumptuous picture on it. At that moment everything was silent to me except for my footsteps approaching the cereal. My hands reached out and grabbed a box and continued grabbing box after box until my cart was sufficiently full. I don't remember what else I bought that day, but I do know that I have added this cereal to my food storage needs so that I can rationalize buying it in bulk. I recommend to all my friends that you should buy this cereal. If for some reason you don't have the same passion for it as I feel, no biggie, just drop it off at my house and I will eat it for you!!!

What Can I Say???

I'm not sure who or what to blame for this, but I think the origins began a couple of weeks ago when I noticed that I had written in Ali's baby book that she could write her name when she was three years old. After reading this I realized that I haven't yet tried to teach Chaz how to write his name and he is turning four soon. So, I sat down with him and showed him how to write his name. He was a quick learner I can proudly say. Then, on Easter, the Easter Bunny gave Chaz some Buzz Lightyear figures. Him and Ali were playing with them and just like Andy in the movie, Ali wrote Chaz's name on all of the Buzz Lightyear toy figures. Unknown to me until later, she got a little carried away with writing names (using a Sharpie) and signed a lot of her toys and Chaz's toys with their names. The next day Chaz found the Sharpie marker (and I guessing that since he felt he could now write his own name and only the day before he had watched his sister label many toys) he decided it was his turn.

On his hamper's lid--

Can you make out Chaz's name?

I can see now which letters I need to work with him more on....
Gosh, the letter "H" is improving, It must be all the practice he is getting.

Ali's good example to Chaz on how to properly label your toys

Let's not forget Ali's toys too

Moral of the story---Don't spend too much on your children's furniture

I'VE BEEN TAGGED (and I'm a little slow :)-but dependable)

Ten years ago I was: 25 years old and married for 3 years. I had graduated from BYU two years prior and was working as a Registered Dietititan. I think it was around the time Cary and I bought our first house (we've bought 5 houses total). We lived in an apartment on the second floor and the people underneath our apartment would smoke a lot!! We decided to buy a teeny tiny house just up the street to get out of the smoke. I learned after that experience that I can't live in old houses--they are just gross.

Things on my to-do list today: Last minute practice for the Messiah performance tonight. It should be a lot of fun. There is a fun group of friends from our ward that are singing together. Read to Chaz. Help Ali with homework, math drills and piano right after school. 2 loads of laundry. Some sort of exercise.

Three bad habits: 1.) I worry too much!!! (am I reading enough with our kids, our house payment is too big, I need to get my exercise in--yikes--sometimes I just want to not think about anything) 2.)I spend a lot more money when shopping on-line than in the store. I guess it is easier to click-click!! 3.)I'm not a meal planner. I've realized this more with a family and do try do plan out meals better.

Six things most people don't know about me:

1.) When I was in second grade, I entered a coloring contest. I took the picture home and had my sister who was three years older than me color it and then I brought it back to school for the contest. Somehow I won the contest and the big coloring book prize. I know I can't be so proud of this --but I'm sure most of you didn't know this about me :)
2.) I grew up on a dairy farm in Montana and milked cows for money in highschool. I must say I'm not much of a farm girl--always afraid of the animals and not liking the smell and all. But, milking cows was very good money and I was motivated by money.
3.) While still in college, I won the "Dietitian of the year award." Pretty amazing and very surprising for me.
4.) In college, my roommates and I figured out how to get candy out of the coin-op candy machines without a coin. I still know how to do this but I don't do it and I'm not planning on teaching it to my kids.
5.)I've never wore braces and I have very straight teeth. In fact, I've had a dentist ask me if I wore braces before.
6.) I'm a middle child in a family of eight children (I think that is where I get my craftiness).

I'm going to tag anyone who hasn't already done this!!!