Happy Halloween

Well I am way off with this blogging crap lately some how I am posting about Halloween the morning after but, still have not gotten to our great Bear Lake trip, My niece's wedding, and Mason's Birthday and Baptism oops! Just a little busy I guess? So I have to say as sad as I am that the holiday's are already creeping up way too fast, I'm happy Halloween is over here is why it has been a crazy week. First Mason wanted a Halloween b-day party and dumb scatter brained mom for some stupid reason I thought I had another Saturday between Halloween, duh? So we ended up having to have his party Tues. night which was lots of fun and a big success and I guess one bonus about having it on a school night is it was short and sweet and done before 8pm. Then Wed. was our ward Primary Halloween party, thank goodness for an amazing group of counselors who managed to pull that one off. Thursday, the kids had parties for Day Care, and Friday was more parties and Trick or Treating, so I am burned out and the kids costumes have been well used. This year was the first year the kids wanted to pick their own costumes which I have to say was a bit sad so no more coordinating. But, they did not do to bad Mason wanted to be Dracula and Laken thought her poodle skirt meant she was a High School Musical girl???

And is it just me or do kids have this trick or treating thing way too easy? We only did a couple blocks and my kids each came home with a full size thing of play dough, and about 10 full size or king size candy bars. I remember when I was a kid it was a great year if you scored one full size bar and that meant those people were millionaires. I guess sometimes it does pay to live in an area where there are few kids, geez! We only had one trick or treater at our house a little different then living in Lehi!

It has been a while since I have really posted sorry life has been nuts! Between work, dating, Primary Pres. crap, and Visitation drama my head has been else where. But, figured I would post some of the pictures that my friend Angela took for us for family pics. She even made me do some solo ones so that I could put them on my profile to try and score a date. HA HA HA this dating thing is scary people hated it the first time around you all try doing it a second time! Anyways this is just a few of them. I will try and get on the ball and post about Mason's Baptism and the pictures and things from all of that as well as soon as I can. Sorry I'm a slacker!

Needed a Break so doing a Survey thing

So this past two weeks have been more MURPHY at it's finest so I really need a break from the headache and am tired of writing or talking about crappy stuff so I'm taking my friend Jeremy's lead and doing one of these little survey things to try and clear my head a bit? Thanks Jer. Feel Free to do it too it actually was theraputic.

Honest Survey:
1.Honestly, what color is your underwear?
white

2.Honestly, whats on your mind?
How bad my head hurts, a "friend" and how to help, When will I ever be done with stupid 3rd Qtr Budget reports for work and how I'm going to break the news to my kids about the visitation issues., UGH! No wonder my head hurts?

3.Honestly, what are you doing right now? IM'ing someone, taking this survey and talking on the phone, and working on a spreadsheet....who say's I can't multi task?

4..Honestly, do you think you are attractive? Hell No! praying the fact that I'm fun to be around counts for something.

5.Honestly, have you done something bad today? ummm just Today???? Define your definition of Bad? ha ha ha

6.Honestly, do you watch disney channel? I have kids what a dumb question.

7.Honestly, are you jealous of someone right now? Only of those who are laying on a beach some where?? Damn those people!

8.Honestly, what makes you happy most of the time? My kids, and laughing and hanging out with friends.

9.Honestly, do you bite your nails? Yes dang it.

10.Honestly, have you had an eating disorder? No, somedays I wish. I would be much skinner probably? ha ha ha jk

11.Honestly, do you want to see someone this very minute? Yes errrr!

12.Honestly, do you have a deep dark secret? Ummm depends who is asking? But, no usually I am a freaking Open Book!

13.Honestly, do you have a friend you don't actually like? No, I have some that certain things bug me about them but, I still like them cuz heaven knows I am far from perfect, so if they put up with me I can put up with them.

14.Honestly, are you loyal? Yes probably too Loyal

15.Honestly, are you in denial? Nope not anymore, but lived in Denial for 10 years. So happy I am not anymore!

16.Honestly, who would you wanna be right now? I actually like me, just can I have me with a little less Murphy's Law luck, and maybe financially, physically, health and romance wise in a little bit better situation. (ok so maybe I don't like me? ha ha ha)

17.Honestly, do you like someone? ONE? Ha Ha Ha can you make that plural can't choose yet sorry?

RANDOMS:

1.What do you do when you're mad? Probably Cry, depends on what I am mad about?

2.What is the worst thing you've done when you were mad? I don't know if it was the worst but, defiantly the best thing I have done to feel better about being mad... Bonfire in my backyard Angela Basset (*movie Waiting to Exhale) style! The best closure moment!

3.Ever made anyone cry when you were mad? Yes unfortuantly

4.Do you swear when you're mad? Absolutely, but trying not too. But, sometimes there is just no other words in the English language that can express the correct feelings. ha ha ha

SADNESS:

1.Honestly whens the last time you really cried? Yesterday on my drive to work, I hate that 30 min of alone time to actually do nothing but, think. ha ha ha

2.Honestly have you ever cried yourself to sleep? Too many times to count? And the migraine the next day does not help. So I try and avoid that one.

3.Do certain songs make you cry? Yes sometimes depends on my mood at the time though.

4.If crying were a sin, would u do it, less or more often? Ummm would I really care??? If I need to cry I would freaking cry?

5.What usually makes you cry? Being worried about my kids.

HAPPINESS:

1.Are you normally a happy person? Yes, and after initial shock of something bad can usually turn it into a joke and find humor in most things although it is usually very sarcastic humor.

2.What can make you happy? My Kids, Music, Friends, A great Massage or playing out in the dirt or out in a boat. Snuggling with babies and a new PUPPY! *hint, hint!

3.Does being with your friends make you happy? Yes, especially if they are the drama free type of friends.

SELF:

1.Do you believe in yourself? Not really but, I know I have had to become an extremely Strong Person so everyone tells me I can handly most things.

2.When people say they think you are good looking/pretty, do you deny that you are? Yes still trying to learn how to take a compliment it was a foriegn concept for many many years.

3.Are you one of those people that think they are ugly, dumb, or gross? Depends? But, don't really care. Figure Im Me take it or leave it!

Learn to Juggle

First, MOM sorry for this one but, it was too funny especially coming from you!!! So I have to share a funny story. As some of you know my little squirt is a little "She Pimp" she I believe is now up to 6 different boyfriends and let me tell you it is hilarious to drop her off at school they all come running to greet her. Man that girls got skills she needs to teach me. ha ha ha. Anyways the other day Laken got in trouble at school and was not minding or refused to listen. I know big shocker there huh? Anyways so I had to sit her down and have a talk with her that night and the following story comes out as to why she was naughty. "Johnny was being mean to me." Me: "Oh so Johnny was mean so that means you can't listen or mind?" Her: "Yes Johnny was mad at me so I had a bad day." (Oh Drama hello can you imagine the boyfriend fights in High School.) Anyways after our little talk and me telling her she has to act better tomorrow at school she says OK. So the next day we are sitting at the dinner table and I say "Laken were you better for your teacher today?" She says yes and was so proud. Then Grandma pipes in and says "Was Johnny nicer to you today?" Yes, then she goes on to list all of her boyfriends and after a camping trip with my best friend Lou and her family last weekend she has added a new boyfriend to the list. So she says "and I told Johnny that I have another new boyfriend his name is Grayden." Both my mother and me start laughing and say "Lake did you tell Johnny that Grayden was your new boyfriend and that is why he was mean to you yesterday?" She says yes. My mother then proceeds to say "Laken you don't tell your other boyfriends about the other boys." I say "Mother don't be teaching my child to lie and be a cheat!" My mother dead serious says "I am not I'm teaching her how to Juggle" I about fell out of my chair I was laughing so hard. Those of you who know and have met my mother this comment is not something that should have come out of her mouth. Heaven knows I did not get this lesson!!!!

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