Smallville

Smallville has been one of my most favorite TV shows playing. I have enjoyed every season. They had some seasons that were not as great as others. I look forward to watching each episode. There are many things I love about the series. One is of course Tom Welling he is an amazing actor and great model. He plays Clark Kent so well. I also love the relationship Clark has with Chloe. I am so glad that with this season they are working on the relationship with Lois Lane. I hope that they stick with it.

Draper Temple Openhouse

On January 23,2009. I took Danny and the children to see the Draper Temple. It was a wonderful experience. We were running late because of the weather. We ended up at the wrong church. They were good and we finally got on the bus to the temple. Kara and Christopher loved the bus ride. They wanted to see everything going on. When we arrived at the temple walking through was so beautiful. Kara loved all the sparkles. Christopher like the cows (oxen) as he says. The paintings they had were magnificient. Danny loved the celestial room. Audrey loved the celestial room as well and the many paintings. Just feeling the spirit there was amazing. Kara and Christopher could not wait to have there cookies and water at the end. The bus ride back from the temple was great for the children. It was amazing to be in a place I wish to be every day.

Painting with my Children

Christopher had fun painting his face, hands and arms.

Kara's art. Left there is a sun and fast fast cars and a cookie. On the Right is Rolly.

Audrey's painting of Superman. Close up of Superman himself.

Christopher's painting and stamping with different vehicles and sea animals.

Audrey's Superman. A close up picture.

More of Kara's art. Left is Crabs in the sea with a red sun. Right is Spots and a Flag to Go, Go, Go.

Audrey's Superman. Complete view of picture.

Toys that are loved.

"My favorite pony and fairy"


"Mommy, Puppy"

The Best Necklace ever!

Lena, my wonderful sister in law gave Kara and I necklaces for Christmas. Thursday night Kara found my necklace and wanted me to wear it. So I wore it out that night. New years day I gave Kara her necklace and she has been wearing it ever since. She loves it so much. She talks about it all the time. Kara told me that wanted me to be beautiful too. Thank you so much Lena for the best necklace ever!




Lena works for the company that makes this jewelery so I know where to get it.

Thankful Sunday 01-11-09

-Thankful for antibiotics. I have had the same sinus infection for almost a month. I am starting to feel better. I hope that the medicine I am taking with help me kick it.

-Thankful for support and motivation from family, friends, and my therapist. Getting myself this far in my weight loss and pulling myself through my emotional baggage has been really hard. I could not have done any of what I did without it and Jesus Christ. We can not succeed with anything in this life without trusting in Jesus Christ to help us in all we do.

-Thankful for this blog. I found it is a good way to let go of my stress and write. Rather than going to the fridge and eat. You will see more things posted more often. So come back more regularly. I've found myself posting sometimes 2-3 posts in a day if I need to.

-Thankful for my job. I've worked at Lexington Law Firm for 4 years, 3 months. This job has brought so many good things to our life. I started working from home this was right after Kara was born so I could work here and be with her. Then in December 08' they made some changes and my whole department was replaced with a machine. I then applied for a different position and started there. I now work as a paralegal. It can be stressful at times. But they make it fun. Just this last summer when the new Batman movie came out The Dark Knight my work paid for everyone to go see it. They did games and fun activities during the week. One of the games was The Biggest Batman Item. I decided with Danny permission to take all the Batman action figures he had for this game. So I had the Biggest Batman collection. Well I won. They gave me $50 in gas cards. I was very grateful at the time. Gas was so crazy. It was a life saver.

Love these pictures.

This is one of the cutest pictures.
Noah, Lena and Kara.


One of the cutest smiles I have seen.
Lena and Kara.

Thankful Sunday 01-04-09

My FOUR Hour project this day. I'm thankful I had the energy and desire to clean. And to spend time with my children and get something useful done.



As you can see from the pictures. My children's room is CLEAN. It took me four hours to completely clean the whole room. I would like to give you a run down of what I did.
Well before I started. Before I moved any furniture, the bookcase is now where the blue dresser is and the dresser where the bookcase is. In front of the bookcase there was piles of books all over the floor and all over under Kara's bed. Also piled with the books were empty toy boxes and some toys. I started there and clean up all the toys moved the toy boxes and then put the books in boxes. I then moved the bookcase and vacuumed. Then I cleaned all the summer clothes of Kara's off the dresser and moved the dresser. I then decided that I was going to clean under Christopher's bed and vacuum. When I pulled his bed out the children saw a dead bug. Kara said "Mom don't touch the bug it may bite you." During this whole process the children were having so much fun helping me clean. I then moved Christopher's bed back. My next process was moving Kara's bed without dropping the pile of books I put on it. Once I got the bed moved. I found a very large pile of books under her bed with toys and stuffed animals mixed in. Both children went crazy with excitement. They helped me get the books and toys cleaned up. Then in the corner of the room I noticed that there was a spider. As most of you know. I hate spiders. So I was very careful not to disturb the spider til I could get the vacuum and suck it up. The children were really good about helping me. I then vacuumed up the spider and a couple dead bugs and the children helped pick up the remaining toys. We then very carefully moved Kara's bed back and started to organize the books in the bookcase. I took out all the coloring books and stacked them on the left side of the bookcase. And any broken books or comics were placed on the right side. They had so many books I could not fit them all. I had to get rid of some they just don't read and put a few on the side of the bookcase. I then put the dresser in it's place and moved the lamp and radio to the top of the dresser. I cleaned off Christopher's dresser that was piled with summer and too little clothes. Kara then helped me change and make her bed. And I did Christopher's with Danny's help. Kara had to arrange her animals for her bed. She could not decide where she wanted them. I then did one last vacuum of the room. I was so happy with what I had done. My neighbor and wonderful friend Linda had to come down and see. She was very impressed. I went to bed exhausted.

-Thankful for my Children. For all the help they gave me. They are such wonderful children. They bring so much joy to me.

-Thankful for the distraction. My whole purpose for cleaning was they needed it. But Danny lost his coat on Saturday night. We think he left it at McDonald's when we ate dinner. I called and they said they did not find it. So to get into my closet I had to clean to see if one of my older coats was in there. No luck on the Coat. We are going to need to get Danny a new coat. He has been using my coat for his newspaper route since it has been so cold. I am so thankful for all Danny does. It is so hard for him some days to get up at 2:00am and deliver newspapers. I am so thankful for all he does to help with children and working. Thank you my wonderful Danny. I Love you so much!

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Peanut Brittle

Ok, I know this is kinda crazy. I was sitting here and decided that I wanted to talk about Peanut Brittle. I love the stuff. It has peanut and the candy brittle is like a wondrous treat. I could eat it all year round.

Tell me about your love for Peanut Brittle. What do you like about it?

About Me!

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? My mom found my first name in the dictionary and my middle name is from my Aunt.

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Last week when I was having major stress.

3. Do you like your handwriting? Yes and No, some days it's better than others. It looks alot like my Dad's

4 . WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Turkey Breast with Havarti

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? 2 and the most beautiful ever.

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Probably

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Sometimes

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? YES

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? NO! I'm afraid of heights.

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Golden grahams, Lucky charms, I love cereal so that's hard for me.

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Most of the time

12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Physically somewhat. Anything else sometimes I don't feel very strong.

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM ? Prailines and Carmel and Burnt Almond Fudge

14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Hair and Hairstyle

15. RED OR PINK? Red, Never been a big fan of Pink. I do wear it sometimes it get a reaction out of my sisters.

16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? Overweight

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? Ava

18. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Black shorts, Black socks.

19. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Tomato soup with cheese and club crackers.

20. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? The fridge humming and our heater running water.

21. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Navy Blue

22. FAVORITE SMELLS? Baking bread and Danny after he has taken a shower.

23. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Danny at 5am.

24. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Summer Olympics, Swimming, maybe Basketball

25. HAIR COLOR? Dark brown with Violet

26. EYE COLOR? Hazel

27. Do you wear contacts? Nope, just glasses.

28. FAVORITE FOODS? Have loads of them. Chicken Enchilada's, Mashed Potatoes with Chicken and Cream of Mushroom soup, Cauliflower Cheese Brain

29. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy endings only!!!

30. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? The Librarian-Judas Chalis - TV movie and Monster Inc. when Kara was sick.

31. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Light blue

32. SUMMER OR WINTER? Really hate them both to hot and to cold. Much prefer Fall

33. HUGS OR KISSES? Kisses but I love to give bear hugs.

34. FAVORITE DESSERT? Apple or Cherry Pie, and Raspberry Cheesecake.

35. What book are you reading now? Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.

36. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Don't use one. At work it' Hulk

37. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV. LAST NIGHT? Peep and the big wide world before putting Kara and Christopher to bed.

38. FAVORITE SOUND? Ocean and Dolphins

39. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles.

40. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Ireland unless Germany is farther.

41. Any new news in your life? I'm walking a 5K in May

42. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? In a hospital.

43. WHAT TIME IS IT NOW? 3:30pm. All is asleep at my home. Peace for me.

Long Hair

Wow! I had long hair. Haven't seen that in 4 years.

Weight Loss Update

As of December 15th. I have lost a total of 20 pounds. I am so happy with this progress. I have had a lot of issues to work through. With the help of therapy, overeater's support group, my family and prayer. I have made it this far.

I have officially made a decision that I am going to walk/run my 5K at the Race for the Cure on May 9, 2009. I still have a lot of work to do to get ready. I told my therapist that whether I am ready or not I will crawl across the finish line if needed. Keep praying for me and supporting me how ever you can. I am grateful to you all for the support you have given me this far.

Sleeping Bliss

Today, was a joyous day. I had no where to be. I had nothing pressing to get done. It snowed so much I had no desire to leave the house. Because of this I spent the day with my children. My daughter was sick today. She wanted to just watch TV and snuggle with me. My son was just so happy to have Mommy home he was every minute wanting me to hold him. Later this afternoon Kara had decided to watch Night at the museum. She said Mom I want to watch the Elphie as a statue and then come to life. I was confused what she was talking about until she pointed out the movie. We enjoyed watching the movie together. About an hour in Christopher fell a sleep in my arms. I then noticed that Kara was asleep shortly after that. So for three blissful hours I watched my children sleep. Just relishing in being with them. I enjoyed just having them together. I was able to watch some movies I had recorded on DVR. And sit and enjoy snuggling with my beautiful children. It was such a wonderful day.

The True Meaning of Christmas.

The true meaning for our celebration on Christmas day. To celebrate Jesus Christ entering the world to fulfill his mission on the earth.

I am so grateful to have Jesus Christ in my life to be able to pray and look to him for guidance. It is most important to be reminded of his birth, life, death and resurrection. He did this for everyone. I know his life was for us to have a way to return to our Heavenly Father. I know he is our Savior. Pray to him. Put your trust in Jesus Christ. This is a lesson I am learning each day. Remember his birth. Read Luke Chapter 2.



AUDREY SAYS, HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL.

DANNY SAYS, OH MERRY CHRISTMAS AND ALL THAT JAZZ!

KARA SAYS, MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

CHRISTOPHER SAYS, HO HO WHOO WHOO!

Kara says,

"YOUR SQUISHING GRANDMA'S PIE!"

Finish the Sentence

"My roommate and I once: celebrated new years eve and had over 20 they all slept over and had an all night party.

Never in my life have I: Drank alcohol

High School was: Hard, and Horrible. I hated school not for the learning. But that I had too many bad experiences. But I had some good ones too.

When I am nervous: I bite my nails. Bad I know. I have tried to stop.

My hair: is short, great, and beautiful. I love my hair.

When I was 5: I had a Batman birthday party with all my friends.

When I turn my head left: I see the storage room door with a large peek hole.

I should be: not using the word should. It's not in my vocabulary anymore.

By this time next year: I will finished a 5K. And on to more weight loss goals.

My favorite Aunt is: This is not a fair question for I cannot chose. I love them all.

I have a hard time: with a messy house and crunchy snow.

My ideal breakfast is: cereal with milk. mmmm :)

If you visit my home town: you will see the Salt Lake Temple.

If you spend the night at my house: we will have a slumber party and I will make Chicken Enchilada's. If you have had them you will be very excited.

I shouldn't have been: Shouldn't is no longer in my vocabulary.

Last night I: went to the Nutcracker with Kara and enjoyed the wonderful play and my daughter.

I've been told I look like: a beautiful, wonderful, loving person, mother and wife.

Love

I love this picture. I am so grateful that my children get along. They love to be with each other. This picture reminds me how blessed I am to have such wonderful children.

My MANTRA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls7ila3srzI

I was driving home last night from my Dad's house with my family and this song came on and it just hit me. I have been trying to find my mantra. I am making changes in my life with losing weight. At that moment I did with this song from Josh Groban.

JOSH GROBAN LYRICS

You Are Loved (Don't Give Up)


Don't give up
It's just the weight of the world
When you're heart's heavy
I...I will lift it for you

Don't give up
Because you want to be heard
If silence keeps you
I...I will break it for you

Everybody wants to be understood
Well I can hear you
Everybody wants to be loved
Don't give up
Because you are loved

Don't give up
It's just the hurt that you hide
When you lost inside
I...I will be there to find you

Don't give up
Because you want to burn bright
If darkness blinds you
I...I will shine to guide you

Everybody wants to be understood
Well I can hear you
Everybody wants to be loved
Don't give up
Because you are loved

You are loved
Don't give up
It's just the weight of the world
Don't give up
Every one is to be heard
You are loved

Allie

My niece Allie brings such a big smile on my face when I see her. She has such a wonderful spirit about her. A few weeks ago. Allie was sick and Amy was home with her. The day that Amy sent this picture of Allie I was having a hard day and was feeling stressed about work and some personal things in my life. Amy sent this picture and I just got a huge smile on my face and started to laugh. It was just what I needed to get me through my rough moment. With the picture she sent one sentence which explained it all.

I WANT ANOTHER BATH.

Thankful

Today I was thinking about what I am thankful for. I am so thankful for Cell phones with cameras. Here are some of the cute pictures that Danny has taken of my cute children.

These pictures have helped me through a hard day or stressful time at work.

Each time I see these pictures they bring a smile on my face.

I remember how grateful I am that I have such beautiful children and that I am blessed to have such wonderful children.

I am grateful for the love I receive each day from each of my children.