Five Things

Jacque tagged me, don't fall over from shock that I actually did this!!!!!

5 Things on My To Do List

• Organize the house (it is almost done, after 7 long months)
• Do the dishes
• Returns (finding receipts)
• Clean the car
• Balance Checkbook

5 Snacks that I Enjoy:

• Sonic Diet Coke w/Cherry
• Chocolate

5 Things I Would Do If I was Billionaire

• Buy my dream house
• Finance my children's education
• Help those who are in need/deserving
• Travel
• Be generous with others

5 habits that I have:

• Overscheduling myself
• Procrastinating
• The Young & the Restless
• Wasting time
• Talking on the phone

5 Places that I have Lived:

• Cerritos, CA
• Draper, UT
• Sandy, UT
• Rexburg, ID
• Midvale, UT

5 Jobs that I have had:

• Capitol Roofing, (All Jobs In Office)
• Mother
• Telemarketer (I think for about 1 wk in college)
• Volunteer at School
• Wife
• (I'm stretching here)

5 people I tag:

Cami, Nicole Goettel, & Anyone else, since I don't know who is going to read this.

Kassandra Michelle

It has taken me a week to gather my feelings about this enough so that I wouldn't cry forever. I had gone home for Sunday School and really didn't want to go back for Relief Society but something inside me made me go. The week previous to this I had been thinking so much of Kassie. It has been 10 1/2 years but sometimes there are times when I feel like it has only been a week or a month ago, not 10 1/2 years, that we lost our precious little girl. Well the lesson in Relief Society was on death, Joseph Smith Book, Chp 14. You can read the lesson here. Well anyway in the lesson there is a section on parents that lose children, and gives comfort. It was a great comfort hearing this on this day, as I had been thinking of her often the past week. I always knew that it was God's plan for her to be taken from me, I often think it is so that I can appreciate my other children more. I am forever thankful for the plan of salvation, and that I will be able to raise her in heaven. At the end of the lesson the teacher played a slide show with the song Only Imagine. ( I have included this in my playlist). I was crying through the whole lesson, and then listening to the song, I was truly touched, and continued to cry even more. (I know you all are saying big surprise.)

Just wanted to make a little explanation for why the song, and how touched I was, and my big reminder again that our Heavenly Father loves us, and is always trying to teach us, and to help us grow.

Also, I just want to include this on this post, I found this today, and don't want to forget it.

"The best way to have a little bit of Heaven in your home, is to have someone you love in Heaven."

Kamber's Birthday Party~~Sat June 14, 2008

Kamber had her 8th birthday party 2 weeks early so that hopefully some of her friends would remember and come to her party at Boondocks. Well, since school was out for a week and a half by the time her party came around no one showed up, but she was in good spirits because her Aunts were there with her. We were so glad to be there to celebrate with her. HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAMBER!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!! As you can see from the pictures of the Bumper Boats I opted out, but they kept coming to spray me!!! They had a blast, and were soaked in the end!!

Kami & Liz Jazz Recital (Thurs June 26, 2008)

The girls did amazing in this dance!!!! I am so proud of them!!! They took my camera before the performance, so I just had to post all the pictures that they took!!

Why You Shouldn't Let Kids Have Crayons in the Car

Tuesday (7/1/08) when I came out from having my pedicure this is what I found on the running board of my car

This is the melted crayon that my first reaction was to throw on the ground, then I remembered to take a picture so I could blog about this.
This is what was left after I threw the wrapper on the ground, luckily I got it all wiped up (I think). But good lesson learned, NO CRAYONS IN THE CAR IN THE SUMMER!!!!

Being Frugal And Having A Blast!!!!

Today was Cow Appreciation Day at Chick Fil A, and 7-11's Birthday. So knowing about this ahead of time I was dreading going, because of my fear of crowds and too many people. I picked Kami & Liz up from swim team and they insisted on a free slurpee, so I stopped and let them go in. They were pretty disappointed with the small size (7.11 ozs), but happy none the less. So the next freebie was a real scary one for me because I know how crowded Chick Fil A can be. I even had nightmares about it. So after some convincing we arrived at Chick Fil A at about 11:20 am for lunch and no one was there. We made our headbands there at the table. I couldn't stop laughing because I thought it was so funny, there weren't very many others there trying to get free food. (Danielle says she was more embarrassed by my laughing than our headbands). We all got a free entree and we just had to buy drinks and fries. It was a great time!!! I have learned that I have to put my anxiety to the side so that my children can have a great time, and I can be the mom that they need, and deserve.

Something To Do on a Monday Night

Paul called home today and was wondering what was going on tonight. I told him nothing, he said that he had something for the kids to do and all I would have to do is help at the end. Here is what he had them help him do:

The girls thought it was so fun to shave Dad's head, and kept fighting over who's turn it was. Lexi caught his ear with the clipper, so that made Kami scared that she might hurt or cut him. But I really think that Liz is going to be the hair stylist in our family, she seemed like a natural at trimming his hair, and was a real perfectionist!!!! Let me just tell you that I am so glad about that because I think it is so gross to help him with his hair, I would rather he go pay for a haircut than for me to have to help.