How Well Does My Midgee Know Me?

Hey Dev, I am totally copying!!!

1. What is something mom always says to you? You say you lamby love me.

2. What makes mom happy? When I clean up.

3. What makes mom sad? Not cleaning up the books.

4. What makes your mom laugh? When I shake it like a stink bug.

5. What was your mom like as a child? You had a little bit of hair and a little nose and little eyes and little arms like this big and little boobies and little lips. Are you writing this down??

6. How old is your mom? 21 (bless her heart!)

7. How tall is your mom? 5 feet tall

8. What is her favorite thing to do? Take a bath, write on the computer, and read.

9. What does your mom do when you're not around? Go to the dentist and go on a date.

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? Doing tricks like cartwheels, and being a good dancer.

11. What is your mom really good at? Doing tricks and cleaning up.

12. What is your mom not very good at? Eating and doing what your mother tells you to.

13. What does your mom do for her job? You like, clean up, change Max when he is poopy.

14. What is your mom's favorite food? Broccoli and tomatoes, Chinese and chocolate milk and Balance Rock and McDonalds (you get the picture........I like to eat, which is strange that she would say I am not good at eating.......weird)

15. What makes you proud of your mom? When you color with me.

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? Belle because she likes chocolate milk too (?)

17. What do you and your mom do together? Take a bath sometimes, read a book, sing and dance and we cook together too and then we do stuff together like going swimming.

18. How are you and your mom the same? Sometimes we have the same clothes, kind of the same hair and we like reading stories together.

19. How are you and your mom different? We wear different clothes and shoes and we don't have the same pony tails.

20. How do you know your mom loves you? You give me kisses and sugars and say you love me.

21. What does your mom like most about your dad? That you go on dates and you love him because he is your family plus you give him kisses. (That's gross. I never want to see that again). And you got married and had a little baby. You have your little wunny (that's what she calls Max).

22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go? The Kangaroo Zoo, Dinomine, Thanksgiving Point.

23. What is your favorite thing about your mom? That you let me change Max's diaper with you and that we go on walks.

24. What does your mom do that is silly? Your dancing and when you go wicky, wicky, wicky, wicky (she means act like a DJ) and when you laugh.

Wicked Fun Reads

Don't ask what I was thinking.......I doubt I was. I decided to start another blog about what I am reading. I am basically doing it so I can feel accomplished at something. I can clean all day and not a soul can tell. Dishes re-dirty themselves, the toys scatter, the dirty laundry lives on, but if I could stack up all of the books I read in one year.............that would at least grow in away I would not object to. So here at Wicked Fun Reads
you can now see what I am reading and what I think of it. Let me know what you think........I live for positive reinforcement.

Sticky Fingers or.......A Superglue Tragedy

Here's the lowdown on the unfortunate events...................As I was dutifully making lunch for Mads and Max, I was sidetracked (how unusual) by fate. I saw two little pieces of Mads tea set that had broken handles. They had been lying on the counter waiting, waiting, waiting for my attention. So right in the middle of cutting mozarella, I stopped to seek out a tube of Superglue. I couldn't find one that was already open (huh, I wonder why???) so I found a brand spankin' new tube. It was in the laundry room, pantry, craft room, which tends to be the warmest room in the house. So there I stood with a warm, bloated tube of Superglue...............should I have stopped? Did I hear a wee whisper tell me to be Super careful? No, I'm not that kind of person. I don't recieve many whispers. Therefore, I puncture that fat little tube, and wouldn't you know it was just bursting to be punctured. Nearly the whole contents of the tube blurted forth and ran down my left hand. My hand, fully encased, quickly became immobile and rigid. I dropped the tube and it COVERED the countertop. Just like blood, a little tiny amount of Superglue sure looks like a heck of a lot. I'm nearly sure there was at least 1/2 a cup. Like a dolt I wipe it up with paper napkins. They are now permanently modge podged to the counter. So pretty. Then in an even bigger brainless act which I attribute to the dangerous fumes..............I pick up the tube. In the flit of a fairy wing.........I am reduced to a lobster. My fingers melded together and also stuck right to the nifty little tube. Good times, good, good times. Sorry about the blurry picture, I was using one hand, high on acetone and the baby was screaming from neglect and pulling my pants down to my knees. These are my fingers and the infamous tube, along with acetone soaked cotton balls. I have literally lost IQ points from the hour and a half of SERIOUS fume huffing.

Although it looks like I used wart remover to freeze the skin off of my hand..........it is a gallon of Superglue.

So tragic! So I run for the acetone and begin slaving away trying to pry my delicate lady skin off of its self and the tube. I finally can take no more agitation or the wretched screaming of neglected infants and call for the white knight. So, so strange..........assuming I may get an emergency response from an emergency responder I know help is on its way. I will no longer suffer alone, with only weeping children for comfort. Obviously the glue and acetone had already burned my 150 IQ down to a whopping 145. It took my love, my sweet sweet man, my prince, my helpmeet............an hour to come home. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Max chewed open all of the old tampons that haven't been seen or heard of for two years. Madison glories in the fact that I can't stop her from doing whatever she wants and dresses like the Sugar Plum Fairy to dance angelicly by, peppering me with questions about my 'accident'. As I near sweet freedom.......my fingers are seperate from eachother and I have only one left stuck to the tube.....what should appear, but Santa and 8 tiny reindeer...........not really. That devilish little tube is still leaking and as I use my fingers for leverage to get that last bit of attatched skin to rip off.................................I reglue myself to the tube. A good day only gettin' better. I start all over poisoning myself with the acetone fumes and pull, pull, picking at the glue and skin. No joke, no joke at all I tell you, the very moment I finally get the friggin tube off of my hand and my fingers apart............in walks Trooper Marshall. At that point my pants have been pulled down to my ankles from the hysteric baby (he missed lunch, and nap and hasn't been held for an hour and a half). The unconsolable soul is hanging on to the bottom of my pioneer panties, chewing a tampon and slobbering like there's no tomorrow. Mads has pranced and danced her pretty self around the house pulling out a library of children's books, toys, laundry and using the phone to chit chat while I can't take it away from her. Moral of the story..........Superglue is a satanic device.

.........Years Ago

20 Years Ago........
1. I was just starting 7th grade. I had a nasty perm and chipmunk cheeks.
2. I met one of my best friends in middle school.........Becky.
3. My family went to Disneyland.
4. I got contacts.
5. I got my braces off.
6. I had a brief stint of activity in church beginning here and lasting through Jr. high and my 1st year of highschool. After an ugly spat with a friend I was too embarassed to return until the year before I got married.

10 Years Ago........
1. I had been married for two years.
2. We lived in SLC in the 'fish bowl' right off of the U campus.
3. We were Primary teachers for the WHOLE student ward Primary. We hated it. We were nearly the ONLY people without kids or pregnant.
4. I was attending the University of Utah and working at CBTU (Children's Behavior Therapy Unit)
5. We moved to Orem and I transfered to the Alpine School Dist. I loved this job and met some awesome people that I love to this day.

5 Years Ago.....
1. We lived in the same house we recently moved back into (It's like a black hole I tell you!!)
2. Riley was 3 and Jack was 1.
3. We had just begun builing our first house (which we did not end up buying).
4. I had just stopped going to Utah State University to dedicate ALL of my time and rockin talents to the kids.
5. I think this is the year Jason graduated Suma Cum Laude with his B.S.
6. I bought the sport van.
7. I was serving in Young Womens. Fun stuff.

3 Years Ago.....
1. Mads was not yet one. We had lived in our AWESOME real house that we had just renovated.
2. I was the Primary Secretary.
3. Jason was living and working in SLC. And our house was for sale :( (Happy ending, he moved back 7 months later, we didn't sell the house and as soon as the ward found out we were staying I became the Primary Ring Master)
4. Riley had just started Kindergarten. Oh, the beginning of the end.

1 Year Ago........
1. Max was just born!!! Yeah for Max.
2. We just decided to try building a house again and sold the house we were living in.
3. I was the Regional Literacy Chair for Regional PTA and had just completed putting on a literacy conference.........where I worked with WONDERFUL people.
4. We moved into a rental across town.
5. Riley started 2nd grade and Jack went to Kindergarten.
6. I quit PTA.

This Year So Far............
1. The new house it closer to complete everyday!
2. I was released from ward Primary and put in the stake.
3. We moved from our floody, leaky rental to our old black hole (which I love) and have been driving to and from everything ever since.
4. We have spent a lot of time with friends this year.
5. I have had 2 yard sales.
6. I agreed to be on the library board.
7. Disneyland here we come!!!!

Yesterday........
1. We went to the temple.
2. We bought tile for the house.
3. We did a lot of homework.
4. We had FHE and learned a song and played a game.
5. We read the second Fablehaven.
6. Jason started another job. (He hasn't given up any of the other ones........he just gains them.)

Today.........
1. Bathed children.
2. Bought Madison's birthday present 3 months early.
3. Laundry
4. Let Mads do my hair.
5. Read Lost Boys by Orson Scott Card.
6. Will be picking up the kids, doing more homework, stopping at the library for more books!!

Next Year........
1. Living in new house.
2. Going to a new ward.
3. Saving money to go on fun trips.
4. Paying off 1/5 of my mortgage!!!!! Yeah!
5. Kissing my love monkies everyday and hanging out with my man.

All Summer Long.........The Abridged Version

I'm trying to journal this summer in a nutshell. We had a great time and wish it could have lasted so much longer. Summer started out cool and rainy.........Yum. We love the rain.

We braved the pool this again this year, choosing not to learn from our mistakes. Happy days....lots of playing shark but no CRYPTO!!! There is nothing like 3 weeks of stomach cramps plus the runs to make you afraid of the water.

Jack and Mad played coach pitch. I really think Mads did it to get the snacks at the end of the game.

Max and Mad washing all of our play food and dishes. Wouldn't it be swell if they did the REAL dishes?

We made tons of progress on the house over the summer; stucco, stone, drywall, texture, paint, doors, cement. We are now getting ready to order the kitchen and bathroom cabinets and put in the tile floors.

Jack and Mads took Coppa fishing for Father's Day. They had a ton of fun and even stopped on the island in the lake to eat lunch and explore. We also had fun fishing and camping (I have no idea what happened to the pictures).

Max turned one in July. He had the tasties Horsey cake and made a fantastic mess. We partied with all of our loved ones. Handsome Schmandsome!

As soon as the party ended we headed up to a Bees game. We sat right at Home Plate. The kids got batting helmets and autographs from Bumble. Max and I were sicker than dogs with really high fevers, but we still managed to have fun. I don't want to say that I enjoy having my baby sick, but I'm not sure if he were in tip top shape, that we would have made it through the whole game. Right after we headed to our home away from home and partied the rest of the weekend away with family and a baby blessing.

Kangaroo Zoo. Yes, we were evil enough to let him go down this long slide alone. He was mortified.

One of 16 doggie pee stains on my NEW subfloor and walls. Yum. Too bad I wanted to be a doctor, not a vet when I grow up. I prefer human to animal ANYTHING any day. Oh wait, I did find human pee in there too. Lesson: Don't touch full soda bottles left around your sewerless construction site. Don't leave any entrances unguarded when there are 42 mangy mutts in the neighborhood vying for territory.

Max and Mads hit the trails. Max loves to ride in all of our motorized toys. He begs to go out and ride around. We did find that he doesn't like the REAL ones though. Too loud.

We also did mongo loads of laundry. The kids really get sick of the daily grind. The always want to have events happening. Why take time off to do chores when you can swim, go to the park, do crafts, travel.....................clean clothes are over rated in a childs mind.

We made various jams and syrups this year. We also tried out new tasty dinner recipes. The kids love to cook. Max is always ready to help with dishes after. He loves to sit on his Pirate Parrot perch (aka my left arm) and kick his feet in the dish water.

Kids Day at the Fairgrounds Mads and Ri tried the climbing wall. It was at that moment my camera battery died. All of the kids fished (they were the only ones there catching walleye), got BACA tattoos, looked at farm animals and bounced on all of the bouncy houses.

Makeup!! Oh how we love to do hair and makeup. I saved you the pain of seeing what I looked like after my makeover. It was something akin to a streetwalker in a morgue.

First Day of School 08'

Ahh.........the first day of school arrived and passed. I could hardly bear to see them go. I loved summer and it went by far too quickly. So many things we wanted to do and didn't get done. Riley and Jack both have wonderful teachers this year. They are enjoying 1st and 3rd grade.
It's so much quieter at home now. Riley actually said she was looking forward to school so that she didn't have to watch Max while I showered. I told her she would regret that as soon as I stopped showering and started to smell. Jack's first day of 1st grade. This was right after I begged him not to leave me and I teared up. He doesn't cater to that kind of display so he is trying to get away.

My beautiful 3rd grader. I told her I wanted a picture so I could compare it to the end of the year and see how much she has grown by then. It is heart breaking. I am so proud of them and how great they are and how smart they are, but I die a little every time I see them changing. I want them to be my little babies that I can kiss and cuddle all day. Soon enough they will 'think' they are smarter than me and they will be embarassed to be with me in public........................Tough cookies kids, I hate to tell you I'm a genius and outrageously cool, which you will eventually figure out.

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