I'm losing it

Okay so my mother in law often talks about how she is worried about her 80 year old mother's memory because she sometimes repeats herself. Well I am 25 and I am losing it!!

-A couple of days ago while I was waiting for my English muffin to cook in the toaster I took out 2 different knifes in a matter of 2 minutes. Yikes!
-I often wash my face twice in the shower and don't realize until the 2nd time that I have already done it (and I take 5 minute showers).
-I forgot to buckle Katelyn up in her car seat a couple of days ago and she was the one to tell me. -Sometimes I tell people things that are private and when they ask me about them, my reply is, "Who told you that?" Um, I did! What the crap!
-And this one is my favorite. Sometimes someone will say something to me (usually Stephen) and then I try and tell him in a story about someone telling me something..that doesn't really make sense but it's him! Like he will tell me something and then I am like, "Oh my gosh someone told me this," and he's like, "Ya that was me." Embarrassing.
-And today I was trying to clean my stove with a certain cleaner and realized I was cleaning it with carpet deodorizer. LOSING IT!! Be afraid, be very afraid!

Katelyn and her Sister

Yes, I wrote that right and you read it right. And no, I am not pregnant. Katelyn has been obsessed now for about a year for having a baby sister. She talks about her constantly and trys to buy things at the store for her, like outfits and shoes. She recently said that her bathroom is hers and her sisters. Often I ask her, "What happens if it's a boy?" One time she replied that she would cry and another time she replied, "Well then just have another one and another one and another one..." Yikes. I told her yesterday that I want her to stay four forever and she replied that she needs to turn 5 to go to kindergarten so she can have a baby sister! Too funny, she is so stinking smart. That was the deal we made by the way. Anyways I was totally not even wanting another child for a very long time and I had a very special experience and now I know that shortly it will be time. I cried for a long time because I felt I wasn't prepared; physically, emotionally, we would have to trade in my beautiful luxury car for a mini van, and I feel like our house is too small. In a matter of weeks I went from feeling like NO WAY to now I am baby hungry. Crazy. I still feel like I am too young to have 3 kids but here are the positives. We own our own home. Stephen has his college completed and a steady job. I can stay home with our children and we can afford it. So age doesn't really matter at this point because we are prepared. Today we all went for a jog as a family. This was Katelyn's comment, "Oh man our family is tired aren't we?" I said yes and then she said, "Just like my baby sister is tired of waiting in heaven." Melts my heart. I love my kids so very much and am so excited to see what the future holds for our little family.

Ah Outlet Stores...

Ok I am a total nerd but I am so excited about these deals that I got from the Carter's outlet store and Osh Kosh. Spent $100 total and got clothes for fall and next summer. Here's the list of the loot.

Katelyn:

-1 hooded sweater

-1 pair of khakis

-2 long sleeve shirts

-1 short sleeve shirt

-2 shorts

-3 pair of socks

Preston:

-2 short sleeve shirts

-2 pair of shorts

-2 pair or jeans

-2 long sleeve shirts

-1 pair of jammies

-2 hooded sweaters

Isn't that crazy? I love it! Went with my good friend Kaysha, and had a really good time. Then we went to Burger King to eat and let the kids play. That was super fun until some little Mexican girl started peeing right above my head, felt something wet on my arm and luckily jumped out of the way. Her parents, bless their little hearts, thought it would be acceptable to just clean the floor with napkins and not bother going up to clean or telling anyone since they don't speak English. They did say sorry for pee landing on me, which was nice. So I told the manager but the line was too long for them to do anything about it for the time. SICK!!! For those of you who are my friend on facebook, about 2 months ago, at a different Burger King, Preston went up dry and came down the slide soaked in some other kids' pee. What the crap? Seriously done with Burger King play places. Still so excited about my deals though!!

Party Time

So I am double hosting a party on August 12th at 1 pm at my house. It will be a Vault Denim jean party and a Jewel Kade jewelry party. Bring your kids and come on over! If you don't live in the area, don't fret, you can still order jewelry! ;) No but seriously check out their website because it is so freaking cute you are going to want some. www.jewelkade.com/sarahfoutz. The jean company doesn't allow you to order or even see their product online, boo. Hope to see a lot of you there. If you don't know where I live, and you want to come, (and I know you), put your email address and I will send you an email. Thanks my ladies!!

Whole body makeover

Okay so my cute cousin Amberly is participating in a fitness challenge. I was going to do it but didn't get my money in time. It has constantly been on my mind though. I am going to do it but I am going to mix it up a bit because I feel I would fail the first week with hers, and my friend Hillary suggested we change it a bit. So here's the deal. With Amberly's you have to send in money, mine you don't. I am not doing this to win anything, I am doing this to develop health habits. No soda for her, (1) 12 oz. can a day for me. No desserts/candy except on Sunday, and I am good with that one. Read your scriptures every day, at least one chapter, again a good one that I need to develop. Have family home evening once a week, also a good one. Don't eat after 7:30 with hers, with mine, I am extending that to 8. And finally exercise 6 days a week with hers and for me that is not realistic since I don't have a treadmill and my gym is 10 miles away with no kids allowed, so I am going to do 4 days a week. Also she has weekly challenges to eat enough fruits and veggies and drink plenty of water. For me, I am just going to try and do that everyday. I already got the water part down, just need to increase the healthy good. So anywho, this is what I am starting today. If you'd like to just join me for fun and make some healthy habits, let's do it! I feel like if you do it for a contest or to win something, after it's over, so are the good things. I am doing this to develop good habits. So there is no one to police you to make sure you're not going to eat a Snickers bar, but if you've been feeling bad about your pooch, let's do it!

-Exercise 4 days a week, at least a half an hour
-No eating after 8 pm
-Read scriptures every day
-No candy/desserts
-Drink plenty of water
-Eat fruits and veggies daily
-(1) 12 oz soda day if you need it like me ;) That is a serious decrease for me

This is a 12 week challenge! Today is my first day and I am excited!

My Hair Journey

This picture was taken in Maui in November of last year. This was when I decided to grow my hair out with the help and opinions of others. My hair was in an A-line so it was a lot shorter in the back.

This picture was taken about 2 weeks ago. As you can see it has grown quite a bit and I can actually put it in a pony tail. Six years ago I grew my hair out almost this long for my wedding and cut it shortly after. Prior to that my hair was this long in 8th grade. I am really enjoying it and can't wait until it's even longer! I haven't even been tempted to cut it. Hopefully someday, I can be sexy. My theory on that is girls with short hair are generally pretty cute and to have short hair, you have to have an outgoing personality. You don't see many shy girls with short hair. But I can't think of a lot of women that I would categorize as "sexy" with short hair, besides Hallie Berry. But women with long beautiful hair often get categorized as sexy. Some of them don't even have cute faces but that doesn't seem to matter. So hopefully someday, I can be sexy. How's that for a random rant? :)

Prayer

After an exhausting day of shopping at Costco, cleaning my home, cooking for my family, and mowing the lawn...I gave the kids a bath, and rushed through the bedtime routine.

Read two books- check
Brush teeth- check
Say prayers- check

Sometimes prayers with little children can be so hectic and you wonder why you even bother. Tonight as I said a quick Amen, I opened my eyes and my sweet little Preston had his arms folded and then popped them open and said a joyful "Amen". My heart is full of love and gratitude. I guess they actually are listening.