A few nights ago I woke up when Todd came to bed (around 2:00 am of course). I was pretty groggy but I realized he was holding my hand for a few minutes before he drifted off to dream land. I woke up with a huge smile from him doing something so cute.
Yesterday Todd steam cleaned all the carpets in our upstairs just because. I loved seeing him clean the carpets...there is just something so sexy about a man with a vacuum.
Sophie walks everywhere now. She walks around just to walk. We'll be sitting in the room and she'll just walk around in circles with a big grin on her face thinking she rules the world. She also does the cutest thing when I go get her out of bed. I always give her a kiss and hug and now she gives them back. She will give me the BIGGEST open (yes open) mouth kiss then lean her head on my shoulder for a hug. It melts my heart. I really need to take a video of her kisses...they are hilarious.
I am overly excited for Mark to get home in 9 days. I can't stop thinking about how soon he'll be home and how soon my whole family will be together. YIPPEE!!
Yesterday I went over to my parents house (they've been out of town for the last 7 weeks) so I thought I would help Timmy get everything ready for them coming home tomorrow. Vacuuming is a great time to just veg and think about nothing. While I was vacuuming I was thinking about how my mom taught me to vacuum (3 times in each spot before moving to the side, the distance of each swipe and how to leave the nice lines on the carpet). I made sure that I did her house the right way and didn't rush it because I knew it would make her happy. I really miss my parents being gone and can't wait until tomorrow when they get back. It was so much fun to do something nice for them and made me so happy while I was doing it. There is nothing better than coming home to a clean house.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
It all started last night...
10:00 - all done with my stretches, scriptures, prayers, face washed, teeth brushed and in bed....whew getting ready for bed is quite the job
10:45 - wake up to Sophie crying....feed her and go back to bed
11:00 - put her binky back in....and again.....and rock her until 11:30
2:30 - wake up to Sophie crying....feed her again this time she goes right back to sleep
4:57 - wake up to Sophie crying....feed her AGAIN!
5:13 - back in bed
5:20 - alarm goes off for spin (too bad I can't skip my workout today...but when you're the teacher you have to go)
7:00 - that was a good workout!
7:20 - home from the gym...get clothes for the boys to wear....supervise the making of 2 beds....scriptures....family prayers.....email a few things for work...unload dishwasher....load breakfast dishes (dang the garbage disposal is broken - thanks Todd for fixing it so fast!)
8:00 - conference call with Europe
8:45 - shower and makeup
9:10- feed sophie breakfast....dress claire....dress sophie
9:30 - fix hair
9:45 - nurse sophie and put her down for her morning nap (man I could use one of those right about now)
10:00 - take out 2 bags of trash...scrape car windows and off to work
10:20 - scarf down some breakfast (finally) while reviewing mock-ups for a project with 2 people on the team
11:00 - meetings, emails and more work
12:30 - lunch at last! drop off dry cleaning....put air in the tire (it's really flat and i have to wait for 10 minutes for the scoob in front of me to check and re-check his tires 10 times)....pick up supplies for Young Women's New Beginnings tomorrow....grab some drive-thru and head back to work
1:30 - pump (mooooo....I love being a working mom) while checking emails on my phone
1:45 - work....work.....work.....email.....work.....conf calls....work
3:30 - give away tickets to the Jazz game tonight because I'm already too tired to think about going
5:15 - home from work. My house is spic-n-span clean, dinner is in the oven, homework is done and the kids are playing downstairs (thank you sooooo much Amy!!!)
6:00 - fold wash.....bathe 4 kids....supervise the boys putting away their wash
7:00 - nurse Sophie and put her to bed while Todd reads with the boys
7:30 - work on my talk for YW tomorrow night....blog and relax while the kids watch a movie before bed.....next stop BED!!!
OK I am done complaining but I needed to vent and get it all off my chest - hopefully tomorrow will be a less exciting day!
**most days are not like this thank goodness**
10:45 - wake up to Sophie crying....feed her and go back to bed
11:00 - put her binky back in....and again.....and rock her until 11:30
2:30 - wake up to Sophie crying....feed her again this time she goes right back to sleep
4:57 - wake up to Sophie crying....feed her AGAIN!
5:13 - back in bed
5:20 - alarm goes off for spin (too bad I can't skip my workout today...but when you're the teacher you have to go)
7:00 - that was a good workout!
7:20 - home from the gym...get clothes for the boys to wear....supervise the making of 2 beds....scriptures....family prayers.....email a few things for work...unload dishwasher....load breakfast dishes (dang the garbage disposal is broken - thanks Todd for fixing it so fast!)
8:00 - conference call with Europe
8:45 - shower and makeup
9:10- feed sophie breakfast....dress claire....dress sophie
9:30 - fix hair
9:45 - nurse sophie and put her down for her morning nap (man I could use one of those right about now)
10:00 - take out 2 bags of trash...scrape car windows and off to work
10:20 - scarf down some breakfast (finally) while reviewing mock-ups for a project with 2 people on the team
11:00 - meetings, emails and more work
12:30 - lunch at last! drop off dry cleaning....put air in the tire (it's really flat and i have to wait for 10 minutes for the scoob in front of me to check and re-check his tires 10 times)....pick up supplies for Young Women's New Beginnings tomorrow....grab some drive-thru and head back to work
1:30 - pump (mooooo....I love being a working mom) while checking emails on my phone
1:45 - work....work.....work.....email.....work.....conf calls....work
3:30 - give away tickets to the Jazz game tonight because I'm already too tired to think about going
5:15 - home from work. My house is spic-n-span clean, dinner is in the oven, homework is done and the kids are playing downstairs (thank you sooooo much Amy!!!)
6:00 - fold wash.....bathe 4 kids....supervise the boys putting away their wash
7:00 - nurse Sophie and put her to bed while Todd reads with the boys
7:30 - work on my talk for YW tomorrow night....blog and relax while the kids watch a movie before bed.....next stop BED!!!
OK I am done complaining but I needed to vent and get it all off my chest - hopefully tomorrow will be a less exciting day!
**most days are not like this thank goodness**
Saturday, November 1, 2008
My Brand of Crazy
So I'm sitting on my spin bike on Friday and we were almost done with class. I looked out and thought "these people are just as crazy as me" (some are even crazier). So the words of inspiration I said in the mic to help us all get through the interval were "come on...find your brand of crazy". I often say weird things when teaching - it's too hard to think before you speak when pedaling your heart out and trying to talk at the same time, especially at 6:00 am.
Then this morning on my run the girls and I were talking about it (through the shortness of breath....it was a tough one this morning) and I've decided that it's my new motto. (I can't say motto without thinking "what's a motto....nothing what's the motto with you?")
What does it mean to me? I know I'm all sorts of crazy and I'm cool with that. I come from a family of crazy peeps too. The thing is when I embrace my craziness I'm happier and as I thought about it I realize that everyone has their own "brand" of crazy. If I accept them for who they are - craziness and all - I find that I am much less judgemental. I don't want people looking at me and thinking less of me because my particular brand of crazy isn't the same as theirs. It's what makes life fun!
Kickin' it on my bed in a ponytail, no makeup, blogging with Sophie sound asleep on my lap.
Then this morning on my run the girls and I were talking about it (through the shortness of breath....it was a tough one this morning) and I've decided that it's my new motto. (I can't say motto without thinking "what's a motto....nothing what's the motto with you?")
What does it mean to me? I know I'm all sorts of crazy and I'm cool with that. I come from a family of crazy peeps too. The thing is when I embrace my craziness I'm happier and as I thought about it I realize that everyone has their own "brand" of crazy. If I accept them for who they are - craziness and all - I find that I am much less judgemental. I don't want people looking at me and thinking less of me because my particular brand of crazy isn't the same as theirs. It's what makes life fun!
So there you have it I LOVE my brand of crazy and yours!!!
Me being "crazy" when Tayson picked up the camera and started taking pictures.
Kickin' it on my bed in a ponytail, no makeup, blogging with Sophie sound asleep on my lap.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Did you know...
That AC/DC is cool again? Last night at my first YW activity (I just got called to be the 2nd counselor) one of my beehives said "I love AC/DC!" when their new song came on in my car. I think it's so funny that they aren't just for people my age anymore. (I wonder if I shouldn't play that music when driving with the YW....oops!)
That Sophie is HUGE? I saw a brand new little one last night and when I got home to feed and put Sophie down for the night I realized she is just so big already. Part of me loves her getting bigger because I LOVE that she smiles, and coos, and will soon be sitting up and eating baby food, then walking and before I know it talking back! But part of me just wants to hold her and not let her grow up.
That I can't lose the last 4 pounds? I just have so little motivation to get the last few pounds off. Is it because I can squeeze into my clothes (not that it's cute) or because I don't have the energy to fix healthy food when Todd or Timmy is gone or the fact that I have slept in 3 mornings this week or are the last 5 pounds just stubborn and emotionally attached to my waist?
That I am addicted to Facebook? I recently joined to talk to a friend from St. Louis and then the flood of old friends came. It is soooo much fun to see every one's families and talk to them and I just can't get enough. Perhaps that is why my blog has been suffering. I must find balance!
That I am so grateful for my family? I have the best hubby in the world, my kids are fabulous and I have an amazing extended family on both sides. I don't know what I would do without Todd's love and support. I love that I get to see my family all the time. I love meeting Heidi for lunch whenever we need a break from work. I am so blessed.
That fall is the best time of the year? This is my favorite season. Is it because my birthday is in the fall? Or the beautiful leaves in the mountains? Or school being back in? Or the fact that I get to wear sweaters and boots? I love fall!!!
and finally.....did you know?
The face of a penny coin can hold 30 drops of water. (just a fun fact from my iGoogle page)
That Sophie is HUGE? I saw a brand new little one last night and when I got home to feed and put Sophie down for the night I realized she is just so big already. Part of me loves her getting bigger because I LOVE that she smiles, and coos, and will soon be sitting up and eating baby food, then walking and before I know it talking back! But part of me just wants to hold her and not let her grow up.
That I can't lose the last 4 pounds? I just have so little motivation to get the last few pounds off. Is it because I can squeeze into my clothes (not that it's cute) or because I don't have the energy to fix healthy food when Todd or Timmy is gone or the fact that I have slept in 3 mornings this week or are the last 5 pounds just stubborn and emotionally attached to my waist?
That I am addicted to Facebook? I recently joined to talk to a friend from St. Louis and then the flood of old friends came. It is soooo much fun to see every one's families and talk to them and I just can't get enough. Perhaps that is why my blog has been suffering. I must find balance!
That I am so grateful for my family? I have the best hubby in the world, my kids are fabulous and I have an amazing extended family on both sides. I don't know what I would do without Todd's love and support. I love that I get to see my family all the time. I love meeting Heidi for lunch whenever we need a break from work. I am so blessed.
That fall is the best time of the year? This is my favorite season. Is it because my birthday is in the fall? Or the beautiful leaves in the mountains? Or school being back in? Or the fact that I get to wear sweaters and boots? I love fall!!!
and finally.....did you know?
The face of a penny coin can hold 30 drops of water. (just a fun fact from my iGoogle page)
Monday, June 2, 2008
Nesting?
You can call it nesting, but I personally think I just had a lot to get done this weekend. I don't think the projects stopped all weekend and we still have a few left for next weekend. Here is a recap of what we did this past weekend.
Claire's Room: It's official Claire is a big girl and couldn't be more excited. We got her new bed put up, my dad helped me put together a new bookshelf, put her new dresser in her room and did some redecorating. She LOVES her new bed and the freedom it brings. She doesn't come out of her room very much but every time I check on her she is doing something she shouldn't be. She likes to take the books off her bookshelf and line them up along the floor, she takes everything off the shelf above her bed (so this is being moved next week), she was pulling out wipes this morning as fast as she could and she completely ruined one of her books by pulling all the pages out. When she sleeps she pushes all her covers down, throws her pillow off the bed and sleeps like she is in a crib on the top third of her bed with just her silky blankets. It's very cute. (I will be posting pictures of her room soon)
Boy's Room: We moved the boys downstairs completely. They have been living half in each room - beds downstairs, clothes upstairs. But I cleaned out the entire closet and Todd moved the dresser so they are officially in the basement. I'm not loving having to walk up and down the stairs constantly to get their clothes and it is going to make laundry harder. But it's nice to have everything done.
The Nursery: The crib, dresser and glider are all moved into the nursery. Of course I can't decorate until after the baby is born, but at least everything is in the right place and it's cleaned out. Now we just have to figure out what to do with the blue race car bed (anyone interested???)
The Dishwasher: For the past few weeks our dishwasher has gotten progressively worse at getting the dishes clean. Neither Todd nor I are extremely handy with fixing appliances so we looked online and it said the filter is self-cleaning so we shouldn't need to do anything there. The water seemed to be running fine and I added some of the water stuff to it. But it was just getting worse and I ended up re-washing almost all the dishes. Yesterday I asked my dad what we should do and he said to clean the filter (they don't really clean themselves apparently). So Todd and I took apart the dishwasher and cleaned it - let me tell you it was so disgusting! I can't believe that I was eating off dishes that were washed in that machine (I might have to go strictly paper from now on). Seriously, it was so dirty but we got it all spic and span and Todd managed to put it back together (after every part he would say "I should have looked at how this was in before I took it out). Then we ran it empty last night to see if it would work and so far it's working like a charm.
Claire's Room: It's official Claire is a big girl and couldn't be more excited. We got her new bed put up, my dad helped me put together a new bookshelf, put her new dresser in her room and did some redecorating. She LOVES her new bed and the freedom it brings. She doesn't come out of her room very much but every time I check on her she is doing something she shouldn't be. She likes to take the books off her bookshelf and line them up along the floor, she takes everything off the shelf above her bed (so this is being moved next week), she was pulling out wipes this morning as fast as she could and she completely ruined one of her books by pulling all the pages out. When she sleeps she pushes all her covers down, throws her pillow off the bed and sleeps like she is in a crib on the top third of her bed with just her silky blankets. It's very cute. (I will be posting pictures of her room soon)
Boy's Room: We moved the boys downstairs completely. They have been living half in each room - beds downstairs, clothes upstairs. But I cleaned out the entire closet and Todd moved the dresser so they are officially in the basement. I'm not loving having to walk up and down the stairs constantly to get their clothes and it is going to make laundry harder. But it's nice to have everything done.
The Nursery: The crib, dresser and glider are all moved into the nursery. Of course I can't decorate until after the baby is born, but at least everything is in the right place and it's cleaned out. Now we just have to figure out what to do with the blue race car bed (anyone interested???)
The Dishwasher: For the past few weeks our dishwasher has gotten progressively worse at getting the dishes clean. Neither Todd nor I are extremely handy with fixing appliances so we looked online and it said the filter is self-cleaning so we shouldn't need to do anything there. The water seemed to be running fine and I added some of the water stuff to it. But it was just getting worse and I ended up re-washing almost all the dishes. Yesterday I asked my dad what we should do and he said to clean the filter (they don't really clean themselves apparently). So Todd and I took apart the dishwasher and cleaned it - let me tell you it was so disgusting! I can't believe that I was eating off dishes that were washed in that machine (I might have to go strictly paper from now on). Seriously, it was so dirty but we got it all spic and span and Todd managed to put it back together (after every part he would say "I should have looked at how this was in before I took it out). Then we ran it empty last night to see if it would work and so far it's working like a charm.
Monday, April 7, 2008
It's all about balance
I was thinking about my life as a mom this past week then after listening to General Conference this weekend so many of the things I had been thinking were reconfirmed. So I thought I would put some of my thoughts down. I look at my life some days and just wonder why I have been blessed with such an "easy" life. I have an amazing husband who I adore and 3 1/2 kids (under the age of 5) and I couldn't ask for better kids or a better life. My kids eat good, they sleep good, they play good, they are healthy, happy, smart kids.
So I was thinking about why I have such great kids and such a great life and I decided it's all about balance. I've always considered myself a bit selfish in the fact that I absolutely HAVE to have "Kathy Time". I spend time doing what I want almost everyday - lucky for Todd what I love to do most is exercise so I meet friends either at the gym or outside and we workout. When I don't get this time to myself I start to get grouchy and I'm not as good of a wife or mother. Todd and I go on a date pretty much every single week (we are lucky that we have a live in babysitter so dates are more affordable and can even be spur of the moment). This has been such a great balance to being mom and dad. Even with working full-time outside the home, taking time for myself and spending time with just Todd I feel like Todd and I spend plenty of quality time with our kids. I love coming home after work and spending time fixing dinner, eating dinner as a family, and hanging out with the kids until bedtime. We have so much fun together as a family. Every night my kids ask if it's time for "Family Home Evening" because they love to play games and eat treat and spend time together. I'm sure all of this will end as my kids get older but I sure do love it right now.
I realize it sounds like I think my life is all roses...don't get me wrong, we have our days when the kids are crazy (this morning Tayson was a devil before school and got a few time outs and several flicks) but all in all I really am blessed and have a great balance in my life.
So I was thinking about why I have such great kids and such a great life and I decided it's all about balance. I've always considered myself a bit selfish in the fact that I absolutely HAVE to have "Kathy Time". I spend time doing what I want almost everyday - lucky for Todd what I love to do most is exercise so I meet friends either at the gym or outside and we workout. When I don't get this time to myself I start to get grouchy and I'm not as good of a wife or mother. Todd and I go on a date pretty much every single week (we are lucky that we have a live in babysitter so dates are more affordable and can even be spur of the moment). This has been such a great balance to being mom and dad. Even with working full-time outside the home, taking time for myself and spending time with just Todd I feel like Todd and I spend plenty of quality time with our kids. I love coming home after work and spending time fixing dinner, eating dinner as a family, and hanging out with the kids until bedtime. We have so much fun together as a family. Every night my kids ask if it's time for "Family Home Evening" because they love to play games and eat treat and spend time together. I'm sure all of this will end as my kids get older but I sure do love it right now.
I realize it sounds like I think my life is all roses...don't get me wrong, we have our days when the kids are crazy (this morning Tayson was a devil before school and got a few time outs and several flicks) but all in all I really am blessed and have a great balance in my life.
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