Date night

So I am sure everyone has the same experience with date night....... it never happens!!! It's hard to find time in our busy schedules to get a night out. We usually call date night a late night trip to Wal-mart and a stop at maverick for the beloved diet coke. But last weekend we had an awards banquet for work so it forced us to take a night out. I complained all week long about having to find a dress. (I am on my 3rd year of looking for a dress for this particular night, if I shopped more than I complained I would probably find one) I waited till Friday to actually attempt to find one. Thank goodness for friends I had 2 that offered me a dress. Mike wore his dress blues. And for all the complaining I do, I actually enjoy the one night a year that I put on a dress and go out with Mike. After I get a little photo shop and cropping I think this will be one of my favorite pictures of Mike and I.

Loser Friends

Ok, I am sure we have all had loser friends before. And do we keep calling them our friend or do they lose the friend title when it gets to the point you start calling them a loser. So I am sure you all know the type that we call loser........but here's my definition. They type that your only their friend if it's convenient on their time watch not yours. The type that you confide in and suddenly their gone leaving you to believe you should have never told them anything. The kind that take advantage of your good cooking, car pooling, and daycare services. The type that say they'll call and never do till you find each other years later on facebook. The type that is so excited you moved 30 miles closer so you can not hang out with them. Oh wait I just described myself. This blog insert is dedicated to Callee who has had a really bad day of loser friends.
( just a little reminder why you stay my friend)

Who else lets you take their kids bowling



who else would let you watch their crazy kid


Who else would let you buy their kids birthday presents they wouldn't allow

Who else has the absolute best 13 yr old to get your kids sick
who else would adopt your family as their own because they don' have one, and who else would spend the special Christmas activity with you. Which by the way we can't wait til December. We had so much fun.


Well that aside. I will always be your loser friend and you'll never get rid of me. Are you feeling better?

Weekend

We just spent the weekend in Island Park Idaho snowmobiling. (Of Course I didn't snow mobile for all those who just had shocked looks on their faces). Mike and the kids went out for hours and they had an awesome time. I however spent endless hours watching the Gilmore girls and soaking in the hot tub. Now that was my kind of weekend.

Some pictures just don't need an explanation........

Ok so you'll have to bare with me. It's late, 12:22 A.M. and I no longer have a camera for updated photos so I searched long and hard for the perfect photos to post. I never found them but these were hilarious. I usually only share the ones that make me look like a normal, loving mother of the year. And I only post the perfect children shots. So I thought I would post the side of us that is around 99 percent of the time. (and no I am not flipping the bird in that picture just to clarify).

A chapter closed

Some years come and go with no real defining moments and would seem to be just an ordinary year with ordinary events. But 2008 was not that year. This was a year with an entire realm of emotions, achievements, opportunities, heartache, and an abundance of love and gratitude. Lucky for all of you reading this blog. I am not going to write about all of these events that would take forever. But I did want to close the year and this chapter of my life with gratitude for those who are important to me. For my friends, who are truly my "family" thank you for all you do for me. Thank you for forgiving my shortcomings and accepting my inadequacies, but most of all thank you for the laughing with me (or at me). And thank you for supporting my diet coke addiction. For my Boss whom I am sure is not reading this blog (if he were I would be worried) but just for the sake of letting everyone know that I LOVE MY JOB! I have amazing employers and I am grateful to be apart of "the cause". I love working for the Unified Fire Authority. For my sisters though you are miles a way I Love you and think about you everyday and wish you were both here in Utah. For my fabulous kids thank you for being you. I love your smiles, your laughter, your chaos, your talents, and abilities but most of all I just love hanging and enjoying time together. I love all my nieces and nephews. Being an Aunt is so great. I love to give them all Mtn dew and then send them home for a nice relaxing evening. (He he he) We have been given so many great opportunities to make great memories this year and I look forward to many many more. Mike, for the sake of being lame and sappy, I am going to say "you complete me" (he he he) I know stop laughing. I just had to say it. I can't really say enough about Mike that would be a whole other blog. But I am grateful for the last 12 years. I know we've been married almost 15 but lets face it there is always a bad day every now and then. (ha ha ha) So that is the greatest of 2008 but I am grateful for the crappy parts too. I am grateful to close out this year and look forward to all that awaits in 2009! I love you all and wish you all a very Happy New Year. Oh and as a side note I am grateful for my last pedicure! It was sooo cute.

Catch Up!

The week before Thangsgiving was PTSA week at the Jr. High. It was a very busy week. It was a fundraiser. Our theme was very cute it was "Time Flies By". Each day of the week the kids were suppose to dress up for the time period. Monday was Prehistoric Day- thank goodness the Halloween costume was able to be used again. Tuesday was the 50's I made my first poodle skirt I was so proud of myself. We also played "Are you smarter than your Principal?" during lunch. Wednesday was the 70's Micah, Myself and Callee worked for hours making pet rocks. We sold them for $1.00 and they made the most money at the fundraiser. They were fun. And Thursday was the 80's we had the most participation in the dress up on this day. It is amazing that the 80's styles are coming back into fashion. We also had a dance off for our lunch activity this day. Thriller is still a very big hit. And Friday was future and the day we did our raffel drawing. The week was so crazy trying to get that all done and work at the same time but it was awesome to have a project to work on with Micah.

Thaddeus had the Cutest Thanksgiving program at school. I couldn't believe how well the teachers had the kids singing. And how well they all memorized their parts. Thaddeus was very entertaing as always. These pictures say it all.

And then of course we are doing Indoor soccer. What would the week be with out practice. Morgan loves to play indoor soccer. It moves very fast but she is always upto the challenge. I love watching her play.

I am a little behind on my Thanksgiving post but I do love Thanksgiving it is always a perfect beginning to the Holidays. I am always greatful for the time to reflect on all the great blessings I have in my life. I LOVE my job. I work for the Fire Department and I have a very awesome Boss who always let's me know I am appreciated and he allows me to be balance work with being a Mom.

I have been blessed with a best friend that moved to Tooele. Lance says he only moved here to keep Callee from shopping but I will always believe it was fate. I would never had made it through this last year with out her. Callee is a good listener, a good shopping buddy although all we have to shop at is Wal-mart, Callee helps me raise my kids, she makes me laugh, she appreciates my stupidity atleast she always acts like she does, and I could go on forever but it would make this blog very long.

I am grateful for challenges that keep me on my toes.

I am grateful for my sisters. Though they are so far away they always take my phone calls and they still let me annoy them like baby sisters should.

And so many others that I won't list but one last one I will. I have the most incredible husband and kids and I am grateful for them every day!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bad Timing

Well I realize it was bad timing on my part. I really should have posted this cute picture before they lost the game. Believe me these faces weren't this happy after the game the other night. But there is no shame in losing. (Unless it's to the Uof U) But BYU didn't just lose they fell apart. But that's ok. We still stand behind them. Just a little further this week that's all. (I'll always stand behind BYU as long as Bronco is the coach. If he leaves, I'll have to follow. LOL)

Mike's mom has season tickets and each of the kids have had the opportunity to go to a game with Grandma and their Dad. And they have LOVED IT! The kids love to spend time with their Dad. And Mike loves that all of his kids love to watch football. It's one of life's perfect moments.