I cannot win the war.

Tyler found a penguin online for "online 25 dollars Mom!!!!". grrr So off we go again for another round of begging for an animal. After Tyler's basketball game this morning we took a little drive to an animal store and saw mice, rats, scorpions, and other disgusting "pets". (Mason was in heaven looking at all those for the first time). Emma ended up with a little goldfish-which she read a book to right before bed-and Tyler and Hailey are saving up their money for peach-faced lovebirds, which Nathan said he wanted to get because they reminded him of us because they love to sleep with their heads touching and are "mates for life".

Awwww...

Ok, I guess I could live with chirping birds in my kitchen.

A moody and emotional story.

At last years Women's Conference-which I went to with my mom and sisters- I learned (gently) from them that I have moody moods and am sometimes emotional. Apparently I am a girl! :) I just wouldn't acknowledge it. (Thanks girls.)

So now my story. I was alone last night with a husband-at-school and was a little tired a.k.a a little moody with my children. Some yelling, some harshness. Not the greatest feeling when you are going to bed later. So this morning I (again) tried to do better. As I dropped them off at school the Mormon Tabernacle Choir was in my c.d player and they were singing "I'm Trying to be Like Jesus" (which is one of their best). I just knew I was doing my best and trying trying trying. I of course bawled with the love I felt (there's the emotion!) and told my dear babies how I love them with everything I got and then some. It was a great car ride. "Awww, come on Mom! Your embarrassing us!" (As they got out of the car.) I love those children dearly.

Whew! Funny moment.

Nathan builds a fire every day for us. Mason has started to help him by grabbing a piece of newspaper, crumpling it up and giving it to Nathan to start the fire. So Nathan made a fire a few minutes ago and then realized Mason was grabbing paper from Tyler's backpack. Homework is now burned in the fire. :)

New Year 2010

I have been ignoring this blog due to my computer (or my) inability to upload pictures. Therefore, until that is resolved this may be a boring blog, probably one that is all but ignored by readers now, but I still want and need to keep writing things down. Starting today. :)

I want to remember yesterday during fast and testimony meeting where I felt "stirred" and decided I needed to bear my testimony. I looked over at Hailey and thought I would invite her to come up with me, since she hasn't had the guts to do so yet. We both made our way up. Funny thing: after Hailey was done another little 7-year old boy who was on the stand looked at me very worried and ran off the stand without bearing his testimony. Today I ran into his mother and she said he was worried because "Hailey said the EXACT testimony I was going to say!"

All in all I was proud of my girl.

We are officially country people.

All Tyler wants for Christmas is a sheep.

um

Last night Hailey gave me a Christmas List with 66 items on it, (all different from the stuff I bought her) with items such as

1) a poodle

2) 100 dollars

3) new trampoline

4) a pool

5) own bathroom

6) own studio

7) my own stage

8) cheetos

Weirdo.

(Maybe Santa will come through...

Conversation in the car

Me: "Tyler, how many kids are you going to have?"

Tyler: "I'm not having any."

Me: "Why not?"

Tyler: "I don't like the whole concept of making them".

Do you know the messiest dinner event ever?

I'll tell you.

Rice

Steak with steak sauce

Peas

Hard-boiled eggs with salt and discarded shells

4 rowdy ill-mannered children

A father working late tonight

Man I'm glad that's over. Anyone want to come and clean the disaster? I'm pooped.

Halloween Report

Grandma Linda brought out Cousin Maddie for Halloween AND brought her centuries old sewing machine for Hailey. (Dream come true for Hailey.)

Scary-crow and Dorothy. (I am fighting diarrhea and a sinus headache this very moment, thus the pained look. Thank goodness Mom was there to help.)

Swine Flu

Pink Princess

Yellow Princess

Chicken Boy

Vampire-ess

Dementor