Since we're on the subject

Of the deceased that is. (It's been a weird week) Let me show you the next great item I inherited from my Grandmother.

What, you don't think an old slip is very cool? Well I do. Here's why.

After a bottle of this.

And a concoction that looked like this.

I got this!

And now I can wear it with this.

And this

Pretty dang cool huh?

BTW, do you like my shoes? They were only $6.99

And so were these

And these!

Where? At Charlotte Russe of course. It's my favorite because it's cheap and I'm dirt poor!

I also picked up this little ditty last night.

Which I love. I'm not sure if my Josh will though!

And do you like my model pose? I'm practicing for when little miss Victoria goes Mommies with stretch marks. Any day now I'm sure.

And speaking of Josh, (actually it's Dr. Sexy now) He's coming home tonight! A very good surprise for me.

His new nick name has to do with a very funny story (to me, not so much him) that involves doing a "female" exam on a girl wearing handcuffs and chains on her feet. Her mother had missing teeth and they both thought he was "sexy, very sexy!"

I happen to agree! Just remember honey it's all in the name of us being filthy stinkin rich some day so I can afford to buy shoes that cost more than $6.99

I DON'T DO DEAD THINGS!!!

I thought I made that pretty clear.

So why is there a very dead rabbit in my back yard right now with flies swarming all over it? (I'll spare you all a picture.)

GROSS, GROSS, GROSS, GROSS, GROSS!

Mr. Ugly

I Cleaned my house today. You know, really cleaned it.

It felt so nice to have it clean that I thought, "I think I'll clean the car too."

So I did.

James helped and we had fun.

Until we happened upon Mr. Ugly

I don't know what he is, but he's big and he's ugly and he's stuck in my headlight. And since I'm a girly girl and bugs of any kind gross me out, he will be along for the ride until Josh gets back from caring for the sick and delivering babies, to dig him out.

At least he's all nice and clean. James made sure of that!

Macy Girl is 8 months old

ps. If your wondering why the water is cloudy it's because I was giving her an oatmeal bath to help with her rash.

Note to self

Macy plus Amoxicillin = Horrible rash all over her body and thrashing around restlessly all night long. = don't do it again!

Use It or Loose It

If I was dorky enough to admit that I have a motto, this would probably be it.

There are few things that put me in a bad mood faster than piles of stuff and useless junk laying around my house. And yes dear, I put your Dickies in one or both of those two categories, which is why they are no longer with us.

This especially comes into play with family heirlooms. If you really want to honor your loved ones than use it, display it, or give it to someone that will!

So, when my Mom told me that she had some of my Grandma's jewelry for us girls to look through, I was a little bit concerned. I didn't want to hurt my Mom's feelings by not taking anything, but I didn't want stuff that was just going to sit at the bottom of a jewelry box either.

Turns out, my Grandma had a thing for gaudy silver jewelry... So do I!

Then she brought out some of my Great Grandma's jewelry. She had a huge thing for butterflies... Me, not so much.

However, there was this one silver pin that I wanted as soon as I laid eyes on it. The trick was that my Mom kind of wanted it too.

I wanted it more.

Sorry Mom!

So today I wore my little butterfly pin to church. Not on my shirt though....

In my hair!

Thinking of you Grandma!

Making the most of a rainy day

The End

What's more important?

Teaching your children how to cook, or...

teaching them how to make Chocolate chip cookies!

If I actually knew how to cook or maybe even enjoyed it I might put that in the top 15 things I want to teach my kids. As it stands, it ranks more like number 675.

Cookies on the other hand, are a whole different story.

I of course learned the art of cookie making from my mother, and have been teaching Samm for a while now. So, yesterday I decided it was time to start Macy down the path of learning what a kitchen is really meant for.

And since it was Monday and we needed some sort of activity for Family Home Evening, it was the perfect opportunity.

PS. To any of you that we delivered cookies to. I'm sorry that they were a little underdone, and if there were any egg shells. I let Samm crack the eggs.

Macy thought she was pretty hot stuff.

Samm kept trying to sneak her fingers into the bowl when she thought I wasn't looking.

Gravitating towards the goodness.

James didn't really want to help make the cookies, but he sure showed up for the

important part.

Yep, it was that good.

So now, here is my other question. Just out of curiosity, what type of chocolate chips do you prefer? See my poll in the top right corner.

My husband is a milk chocolate kind of guy, but I think that is too much sweetness. And, up until just recently I have been a semi-sweet kind of girl. Now I am in love with the bittersweet chips. Yum!

So, we have a house divided.

Only time will tell what the kids prefer, but I'm pretty confident they will side with me.

Oh ya, and Go Jaguars!

Today

I love the first Sunday of every month! I may be one of very few people that really do. I love that for one day out of the month I can go all day without eating and not get the headache that would usually be lurking around the corner somewhere after a missed morning snack because It is the one day that I can stop thinking mostly about myself, (because I really am a selfish person) and focus all my love and concern for other people.

After a ward wide email from our bishop, I woke up this morning prepared to fast and pray for a very special family that is battling a second round of chemotherapy and anyone else who might be fighting their own hidden battles.

It wasn't until I got to church that I realized how many of those other people I really was fasting and praying for.

A family deeply in mourning for the tragic loss of their son-in-law just this morning, A dear friend struggling with difficult health issues, another friend who seems to just be going through one of those rough patches, and many others who are struggling silently.

So, I took to heart the article in the ensign that Josh showed me this morning called toothpaste on the mirror If you haven't read it yet, you should. It's very short and a great reminder of what's really important.

And I decided to try to do everything I could today to be a better person.

So, today I played a silly game with two of my kids because they are so hungry for any attention I give them.

Today, instead of just smiling at people in the hall as I walked by, I said "Hello" and called them by name.

Today, I worried more about what I could learn in church than what I would wear to church.

Today I reached out to give a loving touch to a man I hardly know because he is suffering

Today I put aside some major insecurities about being judged and criticized and signed up for the ward talent show.

Today I poured out my heart to the Lord and wept with gratitude for all the blessing I have been given, but feel so unworthy of.

Today I was truly happy!

quick update

Here's the break down...

Josh left Tuesday morning for a month of rural health care in Idabel Oklahoma. I don't know anything about it except that it is VERY backwoods country. Josh tells me that the people are extremely nice though and he's even had a few invites to the county fair.

Tuesday morning James wakes up with a fever and is coughing really bad....Great

Wednesday James is still sick and Macy is starting to feel warm and is coughing. A phone call from a friend informs us that the kids who were at our house on Monday have strep. (No hard feelings at all, it was a fun get together.)

Thursday James finally goes back to school, but Macy hasn't slept in 24hours which translates into no sleep for Mom. Mom is also starting to feel achy and congested.

Friday we take a trip to the Doctor's office for a throat culture and wait for Dad to get home to take care of us during his two days off.

All of this going on while I'm trying to work on my big project which turns out is going to be a lot more work than I had anticipated.

Were Surviving!