YES HONEY, YOU'RE NEVER GONNA GET IT!

WELL ATLEAST FOR THIS LIFETIME.......

OK yes, I have had lots of time to.....

Make muffins(Ethan calls them cupcakes) for breakfast and watching the Little Nemo

Lugging an 80 lb. wagon to our neighborhood pool....it was uphill! UGH

Ryan swimming lessons while Ethan sat on the chair and ate crackers:

"OK you're going to go under and blow your bubbles, ready, set......"

"Where'd they go?" This is the best part...he's under the water(on the right)"Good Job, Good Job!" Oh some water in the nose, blow it out!

This is called the "prone glide" it's before they learn freestyle

Then lugging the 82 pound wagon home, we picked up a couple pounds of water...

While wrestling on the floor with the boys...both of them on my back...

Me: I'm the mamma bear and I have two bear cubs on my back!

Ryan: No YOU HAVE PEOPLE CUBS!!!

Making Rice crispy treats and all three of us pigging out on them....dulls the senses a little...YUM

Watching Little Nemo again while eating a Divine leftover spaghetti dinner....

OK I guess I should do some laundry..............

3 crazies for 3 days!!!!

So I have been sick....I only tell you that b/c it means I have not been living a normal life for 5 days, well I started to feel a little better.

Seth goes out of town this morning.

I get the kids ready, take a shower, and get ready for a fun night out with the boys.

I get my purse together, no keys...there probably in the car....

Get in car....no keys.....

Run in house, look in all the places......call Seth

RIng RIng

SETH: "I have your keys, but I left mine"
ME: "No, Seth there not here.... oh. let em call you back"
SETH PAUSE
ME: "Do you realize this mean I can not leave the house for three days?"
SETH: "YES."
Pause
Pause
"THis sucks, BYE!"

No apology, no nuttin! I am going to go crazy! He didn't even apologize......I'm fuming because he is in friggin CONNECTICUT....he doesn't even need my keys, his keys, any keys, BOTH KEYS!!!!

WHY ME? SO if you know me, call me because I am stuck indoors- three crazies for three days!

Hot days of summer!

It's hot, I'm hot and happy! I love the heat! Call me weird, but I was cold about 1/3 of the time I was in Ohio, maybe more and it made me realize how much I love the feeling of my flesh burning hot! HEhe



SO what have I been up to? You would think, maybe some cleaning or laundry. NO NO NO! I have been reading! Non-stop. I love to read, and I have read the follow up book to Twilight and I am highly anticipating Book Four Breaking Dawn!!!!



On a side note, on Tuesday, Ryan started swim lessons. This is a right of passage for a kid who lives in Texas! It's kinda a necessity. Ryan was not too keen of the idea. The day before the lessons where to start he would argue and fuss and cry like a little GIRL about not wanting to do them. I kept telling him and reassuring him, to no avail. Finally on the way I said, " Ryan there are little boys and girls out there who have NO LEGS or ARMS and would love to be able to swim but can't. So you are going to swim and like it! " He was silent after that. We got there and he hesitantly entered the water. Well, I didn't know his swim instructor was such a miracle worker.



By the end of the lessons she had his not only blowing bubbles under water, but putting his whole face, body and everything underwater to dive for those sink-able water toys! He screams, "I love to go underwater!" I wanted to jump up and do the "I told you so dance" but I didn't. I just told him how proud I was of him. I didn't even take my camera because I didn't think there would be anything to take a picture of? Well I'll take it tomorrow!


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SO back to the Twilight books....

-What happens if Bella changes her mind and decides she can't live without Jacob and then he imprints on some random chick.....then will she run back to Edward!?

- I know teenage hormones are strong, but common how can she really want a granite rock shoved....ok you know where I'm going with this.........???

-Book three ends with seemingly every loose end taken care of, so it makes me wonder what the big adventure/fight will be in the forth...I know that the Vilantes are going to make sure she changes, but there has to be something I'm missing. Where is the loose end that I have over looked that has not been taken care of?

- Who do YOU choose? Edward-true love, but a hefty price to pay or Jake- love, but a life...a human life, BUT with the chance that he will imprint??????????

SURPRISE!!!

6 Days on the ROAD!!! What was I thinking???? I don't know, but it was soooo worth it! I had the best time in Ohio and I am sooo grateful for everyone who made it the best, funnest trip ever. I balled my eyes out when I left...I was not in a good mood at all.

Luckily I had prepared myself and bought some books on CD, one of which was the above, THE SECRET! I had heard of this book/movie on Oprah and ever since been intrigued. Now I am more than intrigued...I am fascinated. I look at the world, God's world differently now. It is amazing. It is based on the Law of Attraction and how we are all made of energy. Everyone and every living thing in this vast Universe is made of the same stuff, energy. Therefore, everything about us....even our thoughts have a energy or a frequency. Positive thoughts, full of love are the most powerful. Negative thoughts are not as powerful, yet if you have them and a lot of them and do not control them they will consume your life just the same....

I was telling our home teacher about this and he told me he watched this movie called, "What the bleep do we know?" and in this movie they did a subatomic study of water particles. They had two groups of water coming from the same source. One water they talked to positively, and the water at a subatomic level was forming more quickly and better. The other water they talked to negatively and the water was slow and did not form the crystals as did the positive water...FASCINATING!!!!

Matter and MIND is the same. It is governed by the same energy or spirit that governs everything. I am so grateful for a loving father in heaven that has allowed all this fascinating science to come forth.

Sooooo I changed my thinking halfway through my trip. Instead of saying, "There are no people my age here, I can't make any friends, I don't like it here, I want to go home.........." I drank a Red Bull.....................no just kidding, " I started saying, "I will make friends, I will love it in Austin, I will find positive, fun things to do."

I feel so much more in control with my destiny. TO not be a product of my dis functional childhood or my mistakable past. It is of no consequence. I can create whatever future I want by thinking about it, believing in it, loving it, being grateful, and being patient that it will happen and I know it will.

So I was not kidding so much when I joked about Red Bull. I had one a day...this is how I survived. This is how we did not come home in body-bags! This is me chugging, oh man did I ever have to pee about 1/2 later!

Ethan loves sweet drinks. We started a sort-of traditions of going to Costco and getting the kids a pizza and sprite about once a month. Ethan would stick that straw in his mouth and it did not come out until the whole thing was gone. Thus we named them "BUBBA-SPRITE" Well, we stopped at this little town in ARKANSAS and they had a slush puppie machine...I LOVE those things and wanted Ryan and Ethan to have something I LOVED from my childhood. Ryan took one sip and said, "it's pretty good, but that's enough" So Ethan gladly took it of his hands....its thus became BUBBA PUPPIE- as in bubba slush puppie.

About 1/2 hour after the ROCK STAR ENERGY DRINK. RYAN was cracking up! Ryan got bored with simply building legos in his lap and he started building them of his tongue!

OK so at 8 p.m. I got home. Seth came and greeted me and gave me a quick hug...what's that it? He rushed up the stairs and I followed....I came around the corner and WHAT, NO, AWHHHHHHHH!!!! I just started balling. Seth had painted and finished alllllll my cabinets! Three coats! They look amazing! I was sooo grateful and happy and thank-ful! I love this man! Thank you soooo much! He caught the whole reaction on video too!

I couldn't believe it because he totally is a good good liar and told me he had not touched them and I was coming home to a big mess. He got me good! This is what I came home to

Thank so much honey! I love love you, not Edward anymore :)

Twilight, Twilight, Little Book, How I love you, yes I DO!

Edward, oh Edward, wherefore art thou Edward. Sorry honey, but I came to OHIO and found another man! His name is Edward and he fills up my senses! I love spending time with him and I miss him when we can't be near....

OH BUT HE'S A VAMPIRE!!!! Oh, and he is a fictitious character out of this great, radical, awesome,tubular,wicked,phat,uber,fabulous,beautiful,wonderful,lovely,INCREDIBLE NOVEL!!

If you haven't already heard of this book.....consider yourself informed that this is the one and only. The soul mate of a book. The book that non-readers should read. If you are blind, have someone read it too you. If you are deaf, I think braille should work. There are no excuses for this winner winner of a book. And if you don't listen to me by now, you're LOSS. I am not a gambling women, but I wouldn't want to loose this bet!

I haven't LOVED a book this much since Harry Potter. This book is filled with way more romance and intrigue though.

There are four books, I've ordered them all 2 day shipping through Amazon. Oh and there is a movie coming out in December...that's how big this is. Don't bother calling the Library, we did they are 199 people on the waiting list. Thanks to Nicloe and Amy for inspiring me to read!

Freak to Bleach!!!

Before:

So what's wrong with this picture? Why did I feel the need to do something so drastic that I endured 6 hours of peroxide and bleach on my bare scalp..... I swear I still fell woozy and numb. Well, let me tell you why! I am cheap, maybe not as cheap a some of you deal finders out there. But cheap enough that I have not been very good about keeping up with my hair needs since I left OHIO. This is due to the fact that the cost nearly doubled in my new lovely hometown of BeeCave, Texas. And while I could say we technically can afford it, I just have this home-made barrier in my mind. The same barrier that RARELY allows me to spend more the $20 of ANY piece of clothing. I just get numbers stuck in my head.. . so I'm cheap! Here is where my glam BFF Rachel enters the picture :

See those beautiful goldy locks? These locks of lovely beauty are home grown- in her KITCHEN SINK! Yes, she had discovered the art of "professional, grade A, salon-quality" BLONDE! Come to find out there is much more to this process than a box of L'Oreal hair dye! (Which by the way, I have always been to chicken to use!)

You've all heard (or lived) the stories. You walk into (fill-in the blank big box store) and find a really pretty picture of some random blonde model and you are lead to believe that YOU-TOO can look like this-you are just one box of hair dye away. So you go home slather in on the head and wallah---you are orange! So after hearing horror stories like these, I avoided the process.

************************BUT*******************************

I have a "golden"example of someone who has gone blonde and done it from a tube,tub, and bottle......from home, saving me literally hundreds!!!!$$$$$$$$$$$$$

So I could either go on as I was, with perpetual Jerry Springer Roots, spend the $100/month, OR try to look like this......

Hmmmmm the choice was difficult. I deliberated on it for 5 full days. Then I saw another cute blonde at the mall and as she swung of golden locks over her shoulder (in slow motion of course) I made my mind up there and then! LET"S GO FOR IT!!!

First a trip to Sally beauty supply for powder, processor,toner,conditioner,bowl,brush,caps, and purple sham"poo". Then it was off to Rachels house(ok ok I stopped for ice-cream first) and begun the day of blonde! We tested, bleached, shampood, touch-up, shampood, touch-up, shampoo, toned, washed, conditioned..
WARNING: THE AMOUNT OF CHEMICALS ON MY HEAD AT THIS TIME ARE STRONG ENOUGH TO KILL A SMALL ARMY, THEREFOR I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR MY SUDDEN DECREASE IN BRAIN CAPACITY!
These are my evil eyebrows, (through back your head, evil laugh...haugh,haugh,iagh)
This was after processing and shampoo, before toner! Me and Rachel's sink became very acquainted with one another!

Seth if you are reading this you will be VERY happy to know that I have many less brain cells and I am a very light golden........(6 hours later)

*******************BLONDE*******************************

(Sorry no make-up)

This is the new me all natural! And we figure I can keep this up, touching it up every 4 weeks for about $15/month)
I was VERY impressed with how good(non-orange) and even it turned out. I eventually will gradually warm and darken it ever so slightly, but this is the starting point!

****Thank you so much Rach for making me blonde...your the best! I owe you more ice-cream!

Blessed!!

I am seriously blessed! I have had so much fun on this trip. I came with NO, ZERO, NATTA, ZILCH, ww.0.com and I have played all day long everyday!!! Thanks to wonderful family and friends who have kept me quite busy. Who would have thunk it!

Sunday I went to my BFF blessing and then spent all day with her super fun fabulous family! Great company, and great food! We laughed till our cheeks ached and our stomach's hurt!
Today we went to visit my cousin who lives in Kentucky and her little boys. Isn't she beautiful!
Yesterday I went a boatin, tubin, and wake-boardin! This was totally WICKED! First we found this little cove and went for a little swim. Then we started tubing....talk about tube burn! Then a little wake-boarding. I got over the wake only once but it was still really great!
This is from Amy and I's girly night at Easton, this great outdoor mall! Yummy Brio! Which we are always afraid to go to although we love the food, why? B/C we both worked there once a LONG Long time ago and want to avoid some ok MOST of the people who we used to work with.
This was from the fourth of July. But I just love this moment captured because it is the essence of my mom's relationship with my boys, she loves to get down to there level and play with them. She's the best!

Movie Time Monday.....COSI and the BIG CATCH!

They have a charged ball that you put your hands on and get shocked, this is his shocked face...

Gotta Love COSI (Columbus, Ohio Science Institute) not sure, kinda makes sense? Recognize Val? They have this great kids room with tons on great toys and learning/interactive stuff. I've almost never seen Ethan this excited. He squealed like a pig and ran from toy to slide, slide to balls, and back again.

Then we watched this 3D movie, love those things! Ryan was too scared to put on his 3D glasses??? Oh well.....

This fourth of JULY was our BIG family picnic. After stuffing our faces, the boys headed down to the pond and the girls sat around the kitchen table swapping stories and fun.

And what were those boys doing at the pond??? Well lets take a look....

My dad was having a ball...fishin. He grew up doing what every re-blooded Utah country boy does...fish,ski,climb,camp, and get dirty. After moving east and three girls later. He doesn't get around to that much. In fact he said that it had been years since he fished. It seemed to be like riding a bike though. He looks like he knows what he's doin right?

My F-I-L went with Ryan the day before to buy worms. I guess this is what makes good fishing..great fishing. I've seen a little bit of fishin in my day. I've seen old man sit around and catch a fish or two all day. I HAVE NEVER SEEN FISHIN LIKE THIS. MY DAD HAS NEVER SEEN FISHIN LIKE THIS. You threw the reel in and SNAG, "I got one, I got one!" There were three poles in the water and they were in rapid succession catching this squirmy swimmers one right after another. They had a bucket full of about 40 fish!!! And to top it of it was with a barbie fishing pole, a plastic toddler fishing pole, and one regular walmart adult fishing pole. It's just a little funny to see my dad fishing (and enjoying himself) with a pink plastic Barbie fishing pole? They had a ball! I have to admit. I think it was more fun than sitting around with all the women. But I have always been that way....kinda. Oh and for the fish-lovers out there....we threw them all back! :)

This is just too funny!!!

Had to share..can't take credit, BFF had me watch and I can't stop laughing! Remember me talking about my old baggy t-shirts.... I think many of us can relate...LOL