1....2....?....

So they say it comes in 3's right? Well I've has 2 so far, I don't even want to think what #3 is going to be!!!!!





So Max & I went to Youth Conference. We had a good time. I really enjoyed getting to know the kids. Everyone had fun getting really wet and freezing, and then sunburned!! We enjoyed the Manti pageant, everyone that could stay awake!!! And we worked hard at the service project. We had a fun time.



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(if it looks like we weren't working, just ask me about this! This was no regular service project!!!)

Then we got home to this! I saw it before our bus even pulled into the parking lot!!! What a way to ruin the weekend!! Some punk kid ran and put his foot thru my windshield!!!

After I calmed down (with lots of help and patients from Max) It finally got fixed after 3 days!!!

Well #2 hit. We got home from work early and we were getting ready to go to Lagoon for the evening. I heard water running but couldn't find where it was coming from. Upon inspection of my house I found that the hose had been left on and the pressure built up. The sun found a week spot and it popped. I ran to the basement to find MJ's newly renovated room full of water. Let's just say that I tried very hard to stay calm and patient!!!!!

Max sent us away to have fun and forget all of our troubles, so off to lagoon we went!!(without daddy!!)



My brother Matt was in town for a visit and we did have fun that night!!!

Matt & Ryan took Ruby & Max jr to the big rides. Madilynn and Sophie stayed together for their rides. Honestly, you'd think that they didn't even care that their Moms were even there. They just kept hopping one ride to the next. They had a great time together. I just wish they wouldn't grow up so fast!!!!

So everyone, keep your fingers crossed that #3 won't be too big!!!

Surprise Surprise

Road trip!!!

So I told you I would get stuff on. Better late than never. It was really fun to see there faces. We had so much fun just trying to keep the secret. Here are some pictures of our fabulous trip. It truly was a dream come true for me.(and the kids)

Madi was in love with the princesses!! Max jr, not so happy!!

Here's MJ Jedi knight training so he can take on Darth Vader!!

I even went on this scary rides,(twice!) The kids loved it!! I vow every time that I will not go on it, but I seem to go, just don't mind my bloody murder screaming!!

We topped off the end of the trip with a Fabulous FIREWORKS show. We had the best time!!!!!

New Adventures Begin

So today I start a new adventure. I have a new full time job! I'm really excited about it. I'm a little down about not being with my kids, I'm really going to miss not being with them. I really wish that I could have been with them thru this summer but I couldn't pass up this opportunity. Any Mom that I know wants to be with there kids all the time. I have known for awhile that this was probably going to happen and it happened a bit earlier than I was ready for. Max is great!! He is very supportive and excited for me. My kids keep saying CONGRATULATIONS, it's very cute!! (if they only knew)If you know me I have worked out in the job field since I was 15 years old. I truly have a drive for work. Now don't get me wrong, I love being home with my kids!! The only problem is that my kids are getting bigger and older. I'm not the person that will stay home all day while my kids are in school.

So my life has just gotten busier. I really didn't think that it could get busier!!! Life has funny ways of keeping you going!! So about this blogging thing, I'm behind. I have great pictures from Disneyland that I need to get on. I was going to do that this weekend but I was gone almost all of Saturday. Madi had her final dance performance of the year. She did great, she love to dance!!

Life is so crazy for me right now. I am dealing with so much personal stuff and life stuff. Yesterday I had a break down and my poor husband had to feel it. I don't wish anyone my life and I don't want anyone else's life, but I wish I could change things, make life a bit easier but somethings are out of my control.

OK enough talking. I will try and post those pictures. Now that I won't be seeing any of my friends much anymore I'll try and keep you up to date somehow.

Peace out!!!

P.s We went to Max's soccer game Thursday night, the kids had fun on the play ground and catching butterflies, I watched the game, kind of. Anyway we saw this cool rainbow type thing in the clouds and thought it was really cool. Well on KSL tv the weather man has people send in photos and someone sent this in. It was really cool!! Enjoy

No, I'm still alive

I promise I will post something really soon. I got some fun stuff to share!!!

Shhhhh, be careful.....

Now, don't worry you are not dreaming!!!! Yes I'm posting!!!!! I bet you thought I would never post again!!! See, I do know how to post!!!!


Anyway for all 3 of you that read this I know you all know it's tax time!!! I have been working 12 hour days 3 days a week and 9 hour days on the other 2! It's long days but it doesn't last forever. Only 4 weeks till tax deadline!!! I can't believe how fast it's going this year. I work until June when the kids get out for summer break but the hours go back to regular 7 hour days.

Besides working hard and trying to maintain my house and laundry I am trying to start my own little business. I see a really big need for small business. Most company keep their accounting in QuickBooks software. But like myself, working takes most of your time and keeping up with your bookkeeping gets put behind and soon you are at the end of the year rushing to get it done or paying BIG BUCKS to pay someone else to do it. So I have started CleanBooks. I am hoping that this will grow into a profitable business for me. I truly like working with small business and helping them.

I'm not sure how well it will do or even if this will help me stay home with my kids this next year, but I really think there is potential!! So wish me luck!!! I've been told I can sell anything, now I just need to find my clients.

Anyway, enough about that. Everyone here is healthy for the most part. Max's truck decided to breakdown this week, thankfully it was covered under the warranty! That saved us $1,800.00!!!! I was happy to pay the $100 deductible!!!


I just wanted to say THANK YOU to all of my friends for the love and support that they have been giving me and my family these last couple of months!! I would be much more stressed if it weren't for you!!!

I hope to post more often, but don't count on it for a few more weeks, I'm just maintaining life right now!!!


See ya soon!!!!!!

TAG!!

OK- I was tagged over a month ago to give you 7 random facts about me. So here you go!!

1. I don't like to eat breakfast, if I do it's usually something little and light!!

2. When I cook, I can only take out 1 item at a time and then I put it away.

3. I can't eat or drink anything that has expired, including Milk. I will eat or drink it up until the day of the sell by day, then it's either down the drain or in the garbage. (I have thrown away whole loaves of bread and full gallons of milk)

4. I can't take baths and I don't like hot tubs!! That is not relaxing to me at all!

5. I have never had some very commons foods. Example: I have never had a pomegranate, a grapefruit, a cucumber, cauliflower, radish, tangerine. I don't like fruits with skins and just recently I have started to eat oranges. I also don't like raw & uncooked veggies!!

6. I grew up in a very dirty house and when my house feels cluttered I freak out and think my house is dirty. No one showed me how to clean and dust properly until I was 18 yrs old. So I like to clean often, not everyday, but sometimes I feel like I need to stay home and clean even when I don't really have anything to do!!

7. I really wanted to be a dentist!!

8. I secretly wish I could??????????????? (can't tell you this one, sorry)


I'm crazy I know!! I hope you liked the insight to me!!

What is happening??

I can't believe that it is almost the middle of January and I haven't posted anything since before Christmas. I am going to try and post something once a week. I say this now with Tax season fast approaching so we'll see!!








Christmas was great, we didn't go crazy with gift to our kids or to other people. I truly loved Christmas this year. New Years was fun.



We went to Mike's house for dinner and to play games. It was a little tough with having so many kids and with different ages, but they had fun I think. The adults had fun playing cards too,( up until people started arguing). Max's brother, sister and our brother in law used to play cards all the time. Now I remember why we don't anymore!!!



Anyway things are well over here. Max jr got his tonsills out yesterday. I was a big, grouchy, nervous wreck. Daddy Max was trying so hard to be nice to me, but I don't think he understood how truly nervous I was. I hate surgery!!!! That feeling of being put under with no control scares the HECK out of me. Anyway MJ did wonderful. He is hurting more today, but he is a trooper. I just hope this helps him from getting strep throat for awhile.



Madi is just a little princess. She is growing up way too fast. I Love listening to her talk, sing and dance. She is so funny, she has her daddy's sense of humor!! Sometimes I wish time would slow down.

Too much on my brain!!

So we went to see the lights last night and we read the Christmas story from the bible from Luke. We had a great time, but in much rush I forgot our camera. There were so many opportunities to take wonderful pretty pictures and I just kicked myself all night. MJ was not really wanting to go because he didn't think it would be fun, but in the end his Dad made a very fun night. Including piggy back races and shoulder runs. Max is getting so big it's almost too much. As we were walking back to the car, I had Madi on my shoulders and MJ was on Daddy's shoulders. I turned to Max and said what would we do if we had another one. Someone would be left out and he promptly put MJ on one shoulder and pretended to have another kid on the other shoulder. Maybe one day that would be the case.

Well I have lots to get done today and I need to be doing it right now. Tootles!!

Christmas is almost here!!

I can't believe that Christmas is next week. 8 days!! I am very excited to see my kids reactions!! Tonight we are going to Temple Square and see the Christmas lights. It's going to be about 10 degrees outside and I'm going to freeze, but we have to go. I have had a really relaxing Christmas month. I started shopping early, knew what I wanted to get, now most of the wrapping is done and I get to sit back and watch and feel the spirit of Christmas.


I hope all of you get to enjoy this season and truly feel the spirit of Christmas!!! I' ll try and post some pictures from our outing tonight!!

What would we do with out our Sundays???

Today is Fast Sunday. Today is the day that I can get up and bear my testimony. Anyway our Bishop asked everyone to close their eyes and think of a time when prayer has helped us in our lives. I immediately was overwhelmed with all of the thoughts that came. I so wanted to get up and share, but my children were not allowing this at the times I could have gone up and every time I thought I could go, someone else got up. I was really taken aback by the true spirit of Christ that was present today. We have a bigger ward now and we have more children & babies that make noise, but that didn't deter the spirit.

So I just wanted to express my feelings that I was having & not able to say earlier today. Prayer has influenced my life greatly. I am married to a very wonderful Husband because of prayer, I have two fabulous kids because of much prayer. I believe in the Book of Mormon because of deep prayer. But none of this could come about with just prayer. I have had to put forth a lot of faith also. I am very blessed even with the trials that have been upon me lately. But because of my faith and prayers I have been able to over come them at this time. I'm not saying that everything is perfect. I still would love to have 1 more child, but that doesn't look real possible anymore and I am trying very hard to accept this! It's not easy, but it's OK. I do know that my Heavenly Father loves me and blesses me with wonderful friends! They truly support me in ways they don't even know. My trials are not much compared to others, but they are mine and they make me stronger. I am grateful that I have the true Gospel of Jesus Christ in my life!!