Update on our crazy life...

Well I thought my life was crazy busy before some how the lord just loves to try and prove me wrong on a constant basis? I am trying to do the dating world scene and that alone is EXHAUSTING I'm worn out already and have only just really started trying to get into that scene I don't know how people do it? Then add in the fact that they just called me to be the Primary President in our ward. Yes I can hear you all laughing. Apparently the Lord has a sense of humor and so does my bishop and stake pres. I have said a million times obviously this was something that was not prayed about????

Then there are my little crazies who I love to death but, the youngest one if I live to see her turn 16 and start dating AUGH I'm scared to death. Let me just fill you in on the last few days of when I have picked up my kids from daycare. You probably remember Laken's video saying "She is going to marry Christian in a sparkly dress." Well she still talks about Christian and that he is her boyfriend, even though Christian does not go to daycare any more for the past 6 months? So the other day as we go to walk out some little boy says "Bye Girlfriend" I stand there stunned and Laken grins all embarrassed like she just got caught. She smiles and tells him bye. I said "Laken who was that?" She smiles and says "Oh mom that is just my boyfriend his name is Alexander." So I bring up Christan and say what about him? She says "Well I just have two boyfriends now and I am going to marry them when I am tall, tall, tall in a sparkly dress." Of course I'm dying laughing by this point and thinking heaven help me with this child. The following day I pick her up and now two little boys wave and say "Bye Girlfriend" I look at her again stunned and she literally puts her hands on her hips and looks at me and says "Mom we will talk about it in the car." Hello little 4 year old who thinks she is 30??? The daycare director heard her and busted out laughing. I said what did you just say and she rolled her eyes and says "Come on mom I will tell you in the car." Yeah you all try and keep a straight face while all the other parents and teachers are laughing. So we go to the car and I say "Okay little Missy start talking." She grins and says "well Mom now I have 4 boyfriends." I said "what?" she says "Yeah, Christian is my boyfriend, and Alexander, Johnnie, and Quincy and I am going to marry them." Can you say Polygamist in reverse? Seriously heaven help me with this child she is 4 and has all the little boys bending over backwards for her at school. We know she did not learn this from her mother maybe she can give me a few pointers? All of you that are laughing about this I am sending her to live with you when she turns 16 and starts dating. That girl scares me to death!!!!!

"Holy Crap..."

Life at my house is never a dull moment and Laken usually always is saying some little smart mouth comment to go along with that feisty little redheaded attitude. But, tonight at dinner we had Chinese Chicken Salad for Dinner and she just keep staring at it and I finally said Laken you have to eat at least the chicken in your salad. She looks at it and then says "Holy Crap there are worms in it." Of course immediately my mother and I are in tears laughing and she keeps going "Oh Crap worms are crawling all over my chicken." She was convinced that Rice Noodles were worms and convinced we were trying to get her to eat worms. She just kept saying "I don't want to eat worms."

BUGS!

So we have a new great bishop who I have to say does he not look like he should be a movie star even down to his name he was born and raised in the south of France. Anyways he is a great guy and awesome with my kids one Sunday night he just showed up and wanted to share part of his bug collection with the kids. Too funny a grown man that gets so excited over the "beauty and art of what a bug looks like." I have to admit though he did have some really cool bugs that were pretty amazing.

Bishop Arrogona and the Kids showing off some of the bug collection
Me... no laughing had just woken up from my Sunday nap... But, apparently I have no problem with Creepy things... Ha Ha Ha I had almost 10 years of practice in my marriage.
Mason checking out the fangs on the Tarantula.
Have to admit this bug was so cool even down to it's fuzzy balls on its Antenna's
Mason with a walking stick

White Water Rafting!!!!

This past weekend I went white water rafting with some friends we started this little tradition last summer my friend Robin and her son's have thier own raft and take us down the river. We go down about 9 miles down the snake river and then load the raft on the truck and race up and do it all over again. We had lots of fun but, defiantly have some aches and pains to show for it today. Oh well it was worth it.

Rolling, Rolling, Rolling gee my..... -"cityslickers"

Yes that would be Me standing up on the raft riding the bull and trying to pull the front of the raft out to get a good ride on "Big Kahuna"

Accomplished riding that bull...

Bye Angela! Bye Everyone Else!!!!!

I survived, Game On!

Well I did it I had my first official solo date and it was actually really good and really fun. YEAH FOR ME! Of course in typical Jen fashion it would not happen without a little bit of Murphiness so here are the funny's for everyone to laugh about. First, I fell down a set of cement steps and twisted my ankle (Smooth!) Second, my purse was in a storage compartment under the seat and we forgot and I sat on the seat all of a sudden we kept hearing some weird music coming from under my butt then I realized it was Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse of the Heart" ha ha ha oldie from my music on my phone so I hurry and grab my phone and notice the screen due to my heavy fat butt was cracked and my phone is now broken. Third, we went to dinner and of course I end up taking a drink of water and some how there is a freaking hole the size of Texas in my lip and I dump the entire thing down the front of me. So there you have it SMOOTH FIRST DATE! Ha Ha Ha hey all the dumb nightmares that girls have about falling or making a mess of themselves on a date take note just do it all on the first date and get it out of that way I guess? Murphy Fashion for sure, by the end of the night this guy was sold on the fact that I was for sure Murphy and calling me "Murph" as well.

I got Tagged....

Ok so I usually don't do this stuff but, was called out and was tagged by Jenn so you know me never one to back down from a dare or a challenge here it goes....

1. 10 years ago... I had just run away from the "Real World" and moved to Yellowstone, augh the good old days.

2. 5 years ago... Ha Ha wow I was living in Dramaville with a psycho and trying to put a fake smile on my face and run the show and make everyone believe I had the happy little LDS family life that I was suppose to have? How quickly life changes.

3. 1 year ago... Umm due to dramaville the past almost 3 years have been a blur? Sorry can't remember many details.

4. Yesterday... Figured out that Kids handle change so much better than Adults do. And that there are a lot of people who preach a lot but, have a hard time practicing what they preach.

5. 5 favorite snacks... Popcorn, Rice Krispie Treats, Crackers, Strawberries, Grapes

6. 5 favorite books....Twilght series (so that is 4?) Pride and Prejudice, and anything by Anita Stansfield or Jenny Hansen basically anything I need a book to read at all times lately.

7. 5 favorite places to run away... Run Away? What is that? ok so River Rafting, Camping, the Spa, 4x4, My Bed with a good book and nap.

8. 5 bad habits...Being too blunt, Assuming everything is my fault, feeling guilt about everything, being too forgiving, my mother will tell you lack of liking to clean or procrastinating.

9. 5 things I would never wear...Neon again yuck can't believe it is back, Bikini, I can't think of anything else probably because I have probably worn every horrible thing I can think of for some sort of party?

10. 5 things I enjoy...Laughing, the sound of my kids giggling, camping, river rafting, hiking

11. 5 favorite tv shows... LOST, Survivor, Bachelor or Bachelorette (suckers falling for that crap), Friends, King of Queens

Ok now I tag Annie, Lindsay, and Melba.... Copy and paste the questions and have fun with your blogging buddies.

Congrats Tina and Jeff!!!!

It was a very eventful weekend another exciting thing that happened was my beautiful little niece got engaged!!!! YEAH!!! Tina and the sweetest little boy known to man as my kids still call him "Baby Pawker" will start a new life with a great guy named Jeff. I am so happy for all three of them. Jeff is a very sweet guy and I can not wait to get to know him better. I hope he knows just what kind of crazy family he is joining? Ha Ha Ha! I feel like it was yesterday that I use to babysit "Beeny" and try and get her to say "Gotta Sandwich" because it sounded like she was swearing and my friends all sat around and thought this little girl that looked like "Tweety Bird" was so funny. Wow how quickly times change. I love you "Teeny" (holy cow you have lots of nicknames we call you?) CONGRATULATIONS to all of you!