CRAFT DAY!

I WENT OVER TO KYLEES HOUSE ALONG WITH CRYSTAL AND WE DID OUR HALLOWEEN CRAFTS. IS IT SOOO STINKING CUTE!!! THEY WERE SO FUN TO PAINT. AND WE GOT TO BE OUR CRAFTY SELVES. THANKS GIRLS FOR A FUN DAY !!!!

BILLY BOB MOMENT ! ! !

LAST NIGHT ME AND THE KIDS HAD A BILLY BOB MOMENT! LEXIE FOUND ZACHS BILLY BOB TEETH AND WE DECIDED TO SEE WHAT JEFF THOUGHT OF US...OK SOO HE DIDNT SAY MUCH BUT HEY WE GOT A GOOD LAUGH !!! DO WE LOOK SEXY OR WHAT.?

FRONT RUNNER

SATURDAY LEX AND I MET UP WITH KYLEE AND THE BOYS IN PLEASANT VIEW FOR THE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY OF THE FRONT RUNNER. THEY PUT ON QUITE A SPREAD FOR BREAKFAST. THEY HAD FRESH FRUIT, MUFFINS, HAM AND SAUSAGE, POTATOES, AND BEVERAGES. ALL FOR FREE!!! CANT BEAT THAT HUH!!? THERE WAS QUITE A LINE AND WE WERE A LITTLE UNSURE IF THERE WAS GOING TO EVEN BE ENOUGH ROOM FOR EVERYONE TO RIDE THE TRAIN. SUPRISINGLY EVERYONE GOT A SEAT. WE SAT ON THE TOP LEVEL SO WE COULD GET A GREAT VIEW. THE TRAIN WENT VERY SLOW AND WE WERE ABLE TO ENJOY THE SCENERY. THE TRAIN TOOK US TO THE OGDEN STATION AND BACK TO PLEASANT VIEW. THE TRAIN WAS VERY SMOOTH AND HAD GREAT AIR CONDITIONING. IT WAS VERY ROOMY INSIDE AND SOME AREAS EVEN HAD TABLBES. THE KIDS HAD A GREAT TIME AND SO DID I!

PATIENCE....

OKAY, SO I THOUGHT SHAUNAS IDEA OF TAKING PICTURES OF YOUR KIDS MESSES INSTEAD OF FREAKING OUT WAS KINDA OFF THE WALL, BUT I GOT A GOOD LAUGH AT HER COUPONS ALL OVER THE FLOOR AND THE LAUNDRY SPREAD FROM ONE ROOM TO ANOTHER. ALSO SIERRAS LITTLE GIRL HAVING FUN WITH THE TOILET PAPER ALL OVER THE BATHROOM WAS GREAT AS WELL.YOU KNOW WE GET SO CAUGHT UP IN THE DAY TO DAY LIFE WE TEND TO OVERLOOK THE LITTLE THINGS. LIKE DOES IT REALLY MATTER THAT OUR HOUSE ALWAYS PICKED UP AND BEDS MADE OR DISHES DONE RIGHT.? I BELIEVE THAT PATIENCE IS SOMETHING YOU PRACTICE MORE OFTEN WHEN YOU FINALLY HAVE KIDS AND YOUR LIFE SEEMS LIKE IT IS OUT OF CONTROL. SO, THIS MORNING I TOLD LEXIE TO NOT GET ANYTHING OUT BEFORE SCHOOL CAUSE SHE ONLY HAD 10 MINS. BEFORE THE BUS WAS COMING. I THREW A LOAD OF LAUNDRY IN AND CAME BACK UPSTAIRS TO MY ROOM....SO IMMEDIATELY I THOUGHT OF SHAUNA. LEXIE PRECEEDS TO TELL ME " MOM DONT PICK THIS UP CAUSE I WILL PLAY WITH MY POLLY POCKETS AND BARBIES WHEN I GET HOME. SORRY FOR MESSING UP YOUR BED." HAHAHAHA!! OKAY I SAID AND I TOOK THE PICTURE. WELL, THAT WENT OVER BETTER THAN I THOUGHT USUALLY I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN UPSET WITH LEX BUT, TODAY I JUST GIGGLED TO MYSELF. THINKING THIS IS JUST A LITTLE THING AND IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO LEX THAT I LET IT ROLL OFF MY BACK.
NOW ZACH ON THE OTHER HAND IS JUST A TOTAL TEENAGER AND IS LAZY. EVERY MORNING BEFORE HE LEAVES FOR SCHOOL I ASK THE SAME QUESTION I DO EVERY MORNING " DID YOU MAKE YOUR BED?" HE ALWAYS REPLIES " I KNOW MOM !" OR "YES I DID!" OKAY SO THIS IS WHAT HIS BED LOOKS LIKE WHEN HE "MADE" IT THIS MORNING.....NOTICE HOW WELL THE BED IS MADE. AND HOW THE TOWELS THAT HANG ON THE BED POST ARE SUPPOSED TO BE HANGING ON THE BACK OF THE BATHROOM DOOR. JUST SO YOU KNOW I WILL ASK HIM WHEN HE GETS HOME FROM SCHOOL TO TAKE A LOOK AT HIS ROOM AND HE WILL SAY "WHAT" ...AND THEN HE WILL TELL ME "OH YEA I FORGOT" . LOVE TEENAGEERS!!!
AND THEN THERES JEFF. HE HAS BEEN OUT OF TOWN SINCE SUNDAY MORNING AND I CAN GUARANTEE THAT WHEN HE GETS HOME THIS AFTERNOON HIS STUFF WILL GO RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LIVING ROOM, KICKS OFF SHOES AND GETS SOMETHING TO EAT. LEAVING A TRAIL OF THINGS FOR ME TO GO BEHIND AND PICK UP. SEE EVEN THOUGH I DONT HAVE LITTLE TODDLERS I STILL HAVE THE SAME ISSUES YOU YOUNGER MOMS HAVE. SO I CAN SAY PATIENCE IS PRACTICED AT THIS HOUSE AS WELL. AND I LOVED SHAUNAS IDEA OF TAKING A PICTURE AND SHARING IT INSTEAD OF MAKING IT AN ISSUE WITH LEX AND ZACH. JEFF IS TO BE DETERMINED...

I"VE BEEN TAGGED...

4 THINGS I LIKE ABOUT MY HUSBAND...
1. HE IS A WONDERFUL FATHER TO MY KIDS!
2. HE IS THE DREAMER IN OUR HOUSE( HE DREAMS BIG TOO!)
3. HE IS A VERY HARD WORKER AND HE IS ALWAYS SO WILLING TO HELP ANYONE HOW NEEDS IT.
4. HE IS PRETTY HOT AND HAS A GREAT BUTT!!

4 JOBS I HAVE HAD...
1. BAGGER AT ALPHA BETA GROCERY STORE
2. CERTIFIRED CNA TRAINER AT MANOR CARE
3. STOCKER AT SUPER SAVERS GROCERY STORE
4. SHIPPING/RECEIVING MANAGER AT SAMS CLUB

4 MOVIES I HAVE WATCHED MORE THAN ONCE...
1. ALL THE DISNEY MOVIES FOR SURE
2. NARNIA
3. GRUMPY OLD MEN
4. TITANIC

4 TV SHOWS THAT I LIKE TO WATCH...
1. DEADLIEST CATCH
2. CSI - MIAMI
3. WITHOUT A TRACE
4. PROJECT RUNWAY

4 PLACES I HAVE BEEN...
1. NEW YORK - FAMILY IS THERE
2. CALIFORNIA - VACATIONS
3. NEW MEXICO - VACATION
4. N. DAKOTA - STURGESS

4 OF MY FAVORITE FOODS...
1. UNLCE LANCES HOMEMADE PEANUT BUTTER BARS
2. UNCLE LANCES HOMEMADE CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP
3. MY CHICKEN ROLL-UPS
4. CHIPS AND SALSA

4 PLACES I WOULD LIKE TO VISIT...
1. ALASKA
2. IRELAND
3. VERMONT
4. HAWAII

4 THINGS I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS UP COMING YEAR...
1. FINISHING THE YARD
2. JEFF FINDING A TRUCK SO I DONT HAVE TO LISTEN TO HIM ANYMORE ABOUT HOW HE CANT FIND ONE..UHHHHH
3. GOING ON A FAMILY VACTION IN THE SUMMER. DONT KNOW WHERE YET BUT AM LOOKING FORWARD TO ONE.!
4. JUST WATCHING MY KIDS GROW AND HOW THEY CHANGE FROM THIS YEAR TO NEXT.

4 FRIENDS I AM TAGGING (OR ANYONE ELSE THAT WANTS TO PLAY ALONG!)
1. KYEE
2. SHAUNA HADLEY
3. SIERRA
4. CRYSTAL

DATE NIGHT

FRIDAY NIGHT WAS DATE NIGHT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.WE HAD A TOTAL OF 4 COUPLES THAT WENT TO JEREMIAHS FOR DINNER. I THOUGHT THE FOOD WAS NASTY AND SO DID JEFF. BUT IT WAS FUN TO JUST RELAX WITH NO KIDS AND CHILL WITH OUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORS. AFTER DINNER WE WENT TO TOADS FOR SOME LAZER TAG FUN! SUNNY AND SCOTT, NEIGHBORS, ALSO SHOWED UP. WE HAD A FRIENDLY GAME OF TAG- GUYS AGAINST GIRLS! THE GUYS KILLED US BUT WE HAD A BLAST RUNNING AROUND LIKE LITTLE KIDS! WE DECIDED THAT WE HAD SO MUCH FUN WE PLAYED ANOTHER GAME. THIS TIME THE GIRLS ROCKED IT OUT- OKAY- WE HAD A LITTLE HELP FROM AN EMPLOYEE. SO MUCH FUN!! MAN I DIDNT KNOW THAT LAZER TAG WAS SUCH A WORK OUT. YOU RUN AROUND LAUGHING YOUR HEAD OFF AND AFTER JUST 10 MINS. YOUR ARE SWEATING TO DEATH!! WE ALL HAD SUCH A GOOD TIME, I CAN DEFINATLEY SEE US DOING THIS AGAIN.. HOPEFULLY SOON.!!

PARK CITY FUN ! !

THIS PAST WEEKEND I WENT TO PARK CITY WITH A GROUP OF MY FRIENDS FOR OUR ANNUAL SCRAPBOOKING WEEKEND. THERE WAS 7 OF US THIS TIME. WE STAYED FOR 2 NIGHTS AND WE ALL AGREED THAT WE NEEDED TO ADD A 3RD NIGHT. MAYBE WHEN WE GO BACK UP IN THE SPRING!! WE HAD GREAT MEALS AND SO MUCH SNACK FOOD. IT WAS CRAZY... WE DID FIND A YELLOW WATERMELON AND DECIDED TO GIVE IT A TRY. IT WAS ACTUALLY PRETTY GOOD AND VERY JUICY. ALAINA WAS THE FIRST TO TRY IT . I KNOW IT JUST DOESNT LOOK RIGHT!TRACY CLAIMED HER SPOT AND GOT TO WORK!AND HERE IS CUTE PYPER! SHE WAS QUIET AS A MOUSE.. SHE WORKED LIKE CRAZY TO GET SOME PAGES DONE AND THEN SHE ENJOYED THE REST OF HER NIGHT READING " THE TWILIGHT SERIES " BOOK.CRYSTAL, KYLEE, AND MYSELF WERE THE DIE HARDS. WE STAYED UP BOTH NIGHTS TILL 2AM. WE WERE SCRAPING FOOLS!!!WE ARE TRYING TO DO THE "ALAINA" POSE.WHERE O WHERE ARE MELISSA AND ALAINA? THEYE ARE NOT AT THE TABLE SCRAPING LIKE THE REST OF US.HEY HERE IS MELISSA! I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT SHE JUST HAD A BABY GIRL "ANNISTON" AND SHE IS CHANGING DIAPERS AND FEEDING HER. HER BABY WAS SO GOOD WE HARDLY KNEW SHE WAS THERE. AND I THINK MELISSA DID LIKE 4 PAGES OF ULTRA SOUND PICURES!!!!OH YA ABOUT ALAINA. LET ME TELL YOU SHE WENT TO BED VERY EARLY FRIDAY TO GET HER BEAUTY SLEEP AND REST HER LEGS FOR SATURDAY SHOPPING BUT I DID CATCH HER SCRAPING ON SATURDAY NIGHT. AND SHE GOT A LOT DONE... I WAS IMPRESSED WITH MY FRIEND SHE USUALLY TALKS MOST OF THE TIME.NOTICE THE "ALAINA" POSE.I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT ALAINA ALSO BROUGHT UP HER 5 MONTH OLD LITTLE GIRL "ARIAH". SHE WAS AN ANGEL!! SO I GUESS I SHOULD CUT ALAINA SOME SLACK ON HER SCRAPING. SHE DID HAVE TO TEND TO HER LITTLE LADY...OH YA SHE CAN EVEN DO HER "ALAINA" POSE CHANGING A DIAPER.I ROOMED WITH MY FRIENDS CRYSTAL AND KYLEE. WE HAD BUNK BEDS!! I CANT BELIEVE WE STAYED UP BOTH NIGHTS TILL 2 AND THEN WE GIGGLED AND GOSSIPED IN BED TILL WHO KNOWS WHAT TIMEWE ALL DID SOME DAMAGE UP IN PARK CITY AT THE OUTLET STORES. WE SHOPPED FOR MOST OF SATURDAY AND HAD A GREAT TIME..THE WEATHER THERE WAS JUST BEAUTIFUL!! I HAD A LOT OF FUN HANGING OUT WITH SUCH GOOD FRIENDS.. IT IS NICE TO JUST GET AWAY WITH FRIENDS AND BE SILLY, GOOFY, AND STUPID..AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT YOUR HUSBAND AND KIDS FOR WHILE. SUNDAY CAME TO SOON FOR ALL US AND THEN WE HAD TO GO BACK TO BEING WIFES AND MOMS. BUT I HAD A GREAT WEEKEND AND HAVE GREAT MEMORIES TO LAST ME TILL SPRING TIME.. CANT WAIT TILL THEN LADIES!!!!
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SALSA WEEKEND

THIS PAST WEEKEND MY FAMILY GOT TOGETHER AND MADE SALSA. WE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS ONCE A YEAR FOR THE PAST 5-6 YEARS. FRIDAY WE WENT OUT TO DAY FARMS IN LAYTON AND PICKED 9 BOXES OF TOMATOES, 3 BOXES OF RED AND GREEN BELL PEPPERS, 2 BOXES OF JALEPENOS AND ASST HOT PEPPERS. WE ALSO HAD 2-50LBS BAGS OF ONIONS. I KNOW WE ARE CRAZY.... SO SAT MORNING WE MET OVER AT MY MOMS AND STARTED CLEANING AND PREPPING EVERYTHING. IT TOOK US 3 HRS JUST TO CLEAN ALL THE PRODUCE.. TAYA, ZACH, ANDY, AND JEFF CUT AND GRINDED TOAMTOES TILL 6PM. I PEELED AND DICED ONIONS FOR WELL OVER AN HOUR. AND GRANDPA GOT THE JOB OF CUTTING UP THE GARLIC. THAT TOOK HIM ALL DAY. WE HAVE ALL HAD THAT JOB IN THE PAST YEARS AND WE WERE MORE THAN HAPPY TO LET GRANDPA TAKE OVER THIS YEAR. WELL, LEXIE GOT THE BEST JOB EVER - SHE HELPED WHEN WANTED AND BASICALLY PLAYED ALL DAY. EVERYONE WENT HOME BUT MYSELF AND MY MOM AND DAD STAYED UP WELL INTO THE NIGHT COOKING. WE COOKED 8 HRS SAT NIGHT AND 7 HRS ON SUNDAY. THE KIDS HAD FUN COOKING MARSHMALLOWS ON SAT. NIGHT AT GRANDMAS. ON SUNDAY GRANDMA TOOK THE KIDS DOWN TO THE SHOP AND LET ALL OF THEM DRIVE HER CAR AROUND. THEY HAD A BLAST!!! ALL IN ALL THE WEEKEND WAS PRETTY FUN AND WE MADE A HECK OF A LOT OF SALSA. WE ENDED UP BOTTLING 215 BOTTLES OF SALSA. MAYBE WE WONT BE MAKING ANY NEXT YEAR WHAT DO YOU THINK??!!

BOWLING

SUNDAY WE WENT BOWLING WITH MY BROTHER, ANDY, HIS DAUGHTER, TAYA, AND GIRLFRIEND, MICHELE. IT WAS FUN TO JUST GET OUT THE HOUSE AND DO SOMETHING WITH ANDY. THE KIDS HAD FUN. LEXIE FINISHED UP THE DAY WITH HER FIRST GAME IN THE 90S AND HER SECOOND GAME SCORE WAS 105. PRETTY IMPRESSIVE FOR BEING 7. LEXIE WOULD GET DONE THROWING THE BALL DOWN THE LANE AND SHE WOULD YELL "BINGO!!" AND DO SOME KIND OF A CHEER. I DONT REALLY KNOW WHAT THIS WAS ABOUT BUT IT WAS FUNNY!
ZACH WAS GETTING SO UPSET THAT HIS SISTER WAS BOWLING SO GREAT! SHE COULD BARELY LIFT THE BALL LET ALONE THROW IT DOWN THE LANE AND SHE WAS GETTING STRIKES AND SPRARES. THEN HERES ZACH AND HE IS REALLY TRYING AND COMING UP SHORT. IT WAS PRETTY FUNNY!
TAYA ON THE OTHER HAND DIDNT SEEM TO REALLY CARE. SHE WAS EITHER TEXTING OR READING HER BOOK.WELL, NOW FOR THE ADULTS...WHEN ANDY MENTIONED HE HAD TO GO GET MICHELES BOWLING BALL FROM STORAGE I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN. MICHELE KICKED ALL OUR BUTTS ON THE FIRST GAME. SHE WAS GETTING STRIKE AFTER STRIKE!!!!! ANDY DIDNT DO TO BAD EITHER.THE SECOND GAME FOR THE ADULTS WAS FUN AS WELL. JEFF WAS HOLDING HIS OWN ALONG SIDE OF MICHELE, THE WONDER BOWLER, AND HER TRUSTY SIDEKICK, ANDY.YOU NOTICE HOW I AM NOT MENTIONING ANYTHING ABOUT ME!! WELL THERE IS NOTHING TO SAY OTHER THAN I AM A LOSER!!! I CANNOT BOWL TO SAVE MY LIFE!!! I THINK YOU COULD SAY THAT I WILL NOT BE CHOOSING THIS SPORT AS A PROFFESSION OF MINE. I DONT THINK I SCORED HIGHER THAN A 90 ON EITHER GAME. BUT HEY, I AM NOT COMPLAINING!! I DID HOWEVER, ENJOY HANGING OUT WITH ANDY AND HIS CLAN...