Camping

(Yes there are children in there)

Katelyn has turned several spaces in our house into "camping". There is our walk-in closet, burrowed in Stephen's clothes, and behind our couch under a table. I have been wanting to get her a tent for a very long time. I was trying to wait until her birthday which is in August, but I got too excited and finally convinced Stephen. I have been doing a lot of shopping around because I am cheap. I found this baby for $20 on walmart.com and it comes with a "pack pack" and flashlight. Katelyn got in and was so excited and just sat there. Preston got in and immediately started rough housing. So now when they get in, it tips every which way and because our living room is small, they run into furniture. About every 5 minutes we have to console one of them from getting an owie. I love it--Stephen not so much.

Deep thoughts by K-Dawg

So I am constantly trying to think of funny things to say on facebook and today I had too many so I am doing a post. And I know some of these are not funny...

-It's humorous to me now that I posted pictures of my ankle looking like that because it looks 10x worse. Bruises everywhere. Good news is I manned up and I can walk on it now.

-I have been occasionally taking hydrocodine for pain and after today I cannot justify it anymore, Dang I am going to miss it.

-Haven't been able to drive since I sprained my ankle, did a practice drive all the way to Quik Wok in Kuna today. Never ate there before and never had the desire until that one day in Garden Valley, when my pregnant sister in law had a craving. Since there are not a lot of options there we found ourselves at the good ol' Crouch Merc. She was craving Potstickers, and of course there weren't any so we went home with microwave Chinese food and egg rolls. Sick you say? I say delicious. I went back the next day and bought more and ever since I have been craving this food. Oh the really funny part about that story is that we went on her little moped scooter. With our ear muffs and snow gloves.
"We're really doing it Harry." We had to start it like 20x because it kept dying, but it sure was the highlight of our night.

-So anywho, I got the food and was sitting there and was so thankful I got it to go because I could not stop moaning! Now that is sick. Since when did chow mein bring me so much pleasure?

-Preston thinks it's hilarious when you tell him no. He seriously laughs and does it again. Stephen lightly spanked him several times today and he still kept doing it. We are in trouble.

-Speaking of trouble..Katelyn has decided my crutches look like guns and "killed" all of us last night, ironically right before family prayer. Then she turned the crutch on her and said, "Now I am going to blow myself." What the crap? Definitely did not get that from one of my shows, and we do not let her pretend they are guns now. Freak.

-I have this friend that posts things on her blog that most would be afraid to say. Everyone always commends her on her honesty and how its refreshing. I find that when I try to do serious posts, I get the least amount of comments. I guess I am not very good about being honest or people are not very good about talking about awkward things.

-Since my cousin past away, I have tried to appreciate life more. I have tried to hug my children more and enjoy little moments that I normally wouldn't.

-A lot of my friends are struggling right now, all for different reasons. I am really thankful for all of their friendships and it saddens me to see others hurt. I also am walking on egg shells waiting for my turn for life to turn upside down. So thankful that things are going so well for me right now though.

-On that same note, I find myself worrying entirely too much about other people's problems. I do need to feel bad for them and do what I can to help, and then move on. I keep worrying about things that are out of my control.

-This year I have made it a goal to actually follow through with things. Like instead of just saying, "We should get together," I actually want to do it. I have initiated several things with people and the ball is in their court, should I reach out again? Don't want to appear desperate, just don't want to be a flaky friend.

-Had a pregnancy scare and am so thankful that I am NOT pregnant. I want this year to be one where I don't have to share my body with another human being. Just me. I am getting excited to see what next year brings though...

-Stephen and I are able to go on a little vaca without children coming up. I am super excited and I know I will miss my kids. Also Stephen will be in meetings for a good portion of the day, so I guess I will bring a good book and plan on sleeping in. Ahhh, can't wait.

-My good friend Sabrina is in town and tomorrow we are going to have a girls night out. I know I had one in April but that feels like so long ago.

-Got to go to a Sugarland concert recently and I LOVE them. I didn't really that much before I went but this girl is so stinking cute and you can totally feel her awesome personality from your seat. I can't get enough! Had a good friend go with me too, can't beat that! You know who you are!!!

Not that cool

So last minute I decided to take my kids to their cousin's birthday party. It was being held at a place called Jumping Jungle. When I left I told Stephen this was a bad idea because it was so close to their bedtime. My lovely step sister Anna challenged me to a race through an inflatable obstacle course. This is not the one, just an idea for those who haven't seen one before. So of course I took her up on her offer because I am still so cool, right? Wrong. Towards the end there was this steep part where you have to climb up these tiny steps. The wall was about 6-7 feet high. Anna and I kept falling and laughing, until I fell and landed on my ankle and heard a POP noise.

Long story short, we went to the ER, got Xrays, and a shot of morphine (which didn't really help). Didn't break it, but sprained it bad. Didn't realize it was bruised until tonight.

It is really swollen, hurts super bad and I am on crutches now. Good times. Because it is my driving foot I am also unable to drive for a while. Anna was such a doll and took me to the ER and didn't laugh at me while I cried my eyes out. Stephen and his dad came to the rescue too. I am blessed with such great family.

Lindy

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700033763/Colorado-woman-killed-in-crash-near-Tremonton.html

My 2nd cousin was killed yesterday in a car crash. Let me first say that I am not writing this because I need any one's sympathy. I am fine. I actually was not really that close to her, which now makes me pretty sad that I didn't take the time to get to know her. It's been a while since someone I am related to has past away. I didn't think it bothered me that bad and then last night I just was bawling, I felt like I couldn't breath. It scares me because when I think of death for me, I think I will be old. And that is not necessarily true. My cousin was 23 and had 3 children under the age of 4. I can't get the image out of my head of them being in the car still and being so afraid with no one to comfort them. It literally breaks my heart. I think what hits so close to home is that she is a young mother like me. Life is so fragile, and this has taught me to make the most of it. I am so thankful to be alive and to have my immediate family members living, what a great blessing that is. I think that sometimes the LDS people over simplify death. When someone dies we say, "Oh well they are in a better place." Yes that thought is comforting but it will probably be another 70 years before her children will get to see her. In the meantime her husband will be a single dad with three small children who will have to grow up without a mother. That is really sad. I think a lot of people also think that when something like this happens it was meant to be. I don't think God works that way. I think that we are all supposed to die and there are different ways for that to happen. I don't think he took her intentionally, I think he doesn't intervene that closely with our lives. But I don't really know, those are just my thoughts. Anyways, I hope that everyone who reads this can be a little more thankful for their current situation and not take advantage of the ones you love. Thanks for reading.

New rocking chairs

So I am terrible at projects that take longer than an hour to make. I bought these wood rocking chairs from Michaels and bought 2 cans of spray paint. I thought I would just spray them and be done. My sweet Mother-in-law informed me that I need to spray, dry, sand, wipe, and repeat about 8 times. We went through 2 cans of spray paint and a couple of season changes. And that's where she lost me. I think she got tired of these just sitting in her garage because she finished them for me!! Yay! The kids love them. Yesterday we read books in them and sorry for the picture overload but I just think their facial expressions are the greatest.

Thankful

Written on May 5th...

I just got done watching a video from a friend's blog and bawled my eyes out. I am literally sitting here with tears and snot running down my face. I also got really teary eyed reading Amberly's blog. I feel like such a fool. The people that made an offer on our house backed out due to not being able to get financing. I have been up and down with my emotions on not moving, and I have been a little sad about it. After watching this video I just thought how petty and stupid I have been. One of the biggest reasons why I am upset is because I am embarrassed that I told everyone we are moving and now we are not. I feel like I lied although I didn't. This woman was burned all over in a plane crash and is not embarrassed about that! So why am I? I am not very patient person and this has been a learning lesson for me. I kind of feel like it's humbled me a bit too. I am just so thankful to have such a wonderful family. I have the most handsome, supportive husband that a girl could ask for. I have two wonderful children who have vibrant, spunky personalities and they love me to death. (On a side note, Katelyn was having a hard time going to Primary on Sunday and lovingly told me, "I freaking hate Primary." Nice.) Preston runs up to me all the time and hugs me, and now when I ask him if he wants to go to bed he replies NO and shakes his head. I love them both so very much and am so thankful that Heavenly Father entrusted me in their care and that he sent them to me and not to someone else. I just recently reconnected with an old friend on facebook who is now in the Peace Corp and is living in the Philippines. I was a little embarrassed to tell her that I don't have a college degree and I am "just a stay at home mom". That is ridiculous. I love being a mom!! I wouldn't change my life for anything, so why am I embarrassed to say that? I am so thankful that I already own a beautiful house. We were able to buy it when I was 20 and Stephen was 21, and it hasn't foreclosed! That is a blessing that we can afford it and we can save. I am thankful that we can continue to save even more in anticipation for moving sometime in the future. I am so thankful for my new found friends in the Kuna 8th Ward. I feel so close to these women and their friendship came just at the right time, so I am glad that I get to still be in their group. I am thankful for my Savior and the love that he has for me. I know that he is aware of me. I may not have the strongest testimony in all aspects of the church, but I have a very strong testimony of God and Jesus Christ, and for that I am thankful.