5 Year Old Sweetness......

Thursday evening we sent Myshel off to Youth Conference. Her leader picked her up around 5:30PM. They had about an hour's drive ahead of them, so we let her take our portable DVD player for the drive. She was there until Saturday night when we had to go and pick her up in the town where they had the conference.

Chad and I were talking Friday night about how quiet the house was without Myshel home. It really was much quieter. A little while after this conversation, Noah came and asked us when Myshel would be home. My heart melted a little, I couldn't help but think that it was so cute that he missed his big sister, too and wanted her home. Chad was thinking the same thing. This is how the conversation went.

Noah: "When is Myshel coming home?"
Chad: "She won't be home until tomorrow night, when we go get her."
Me (thinking "ohhhhh, how sweet"): "Why, Bud? Do you miss her?"
Noah: "No, I miss the DVD player!"
So much for that sweet little boy!

Myshel had a pretty good time at youth conference. I think she had more fun than she let on. Apparently there's a boy that "shadowed" her and her friends all day Saturday. Chad and I teased her that he must have liked her. She said, "yeah, probably, but it was just creapy!". You just keep thinking that, Myshel! Boys=Creapy!

A New Do.....

My kids are officially on winter break. Chad also took leave and will have the week off from work. So, we will have a whole week to spend together. We don't plan on going any where special, just whatever comes to mind at the time. I'm mostly just looking forward to some time off from the running around and being together as a family. I hope the kids see it that way, too. It's raining today, which makes it look rather dreary outside. It's a good day to cuddle up and watch movies!

Over the weekend, McKaylie got her hair cut. I had had enough. Her hair is so thick that if she doesn't keep it brushed it just looks ratty. I gave her a choice, she could keep it brushed and pulled back out of her face or she could get it cut. After 3 days of trying to keep it brushed, she told me she wanted it cut. I was very relieved! I really like her new hair-do. It makes her look older, though. When Chad saw her after she cut it and told me to go back to the store and get his little girl back!

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Mary Engelbreit Monday

May your walls know joy; may every room hold laughter and every window open to great possibility.

---Maryanne Radmacher-Hershey

Happy Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day Chatter

Yesterday's storm was nuts. It snowed about 10 inches here and then around 11AM started to rain. It would change from freezing rain to just rain off and on through the rest of the day. The streets all over town were flooding because all the storm drains were blocked with snow. It was just a slushy, icy mess! We're considering ourselves lucky, though, because we never lost our power. A lot of people around the state did. My kids were making we crazy yesterday, too. By this morning I was ready to boot them out the door to school. They have all next week off for their winter break. I hope next week goes better than yesterday did!

This morning Noah was grumpy about his pants. I didn't have his favorite ones washed and he had to wear the ones he doesn't like. It wasn't as ugly as it's been in the past, but it wasn't pretty either. So, after finally getting him ready to go, driving 7 miles to his school, we find out that they's cancelled it for the day! Grrrrrr! Gee, it's dejavu! It's like I've heard this story before about 100 times! Noah is by far my most challenging child. He is so headstrong. When he decides he wants something a certain way, it's really hard to change his mind. He makes me want to pull my hair out.......a lot! He's started throwing a fit about his socks, too! We all know that that comes from his dad's side of the family, don't we!!!!!!

So today is Valentine's Day........Chad has duty, so I won't be seeing much of him. That kind of puts a damper on the day, but I've actually spent a lot of Holiday/Birthday/Anniversaries without Chad around at all, so it's not that unusual. At least I'll get to see him today AND he'll be home tomorrow and we can go out then.

I always put a valentine present and candy out for my kids so that they'll see it first thing in the morning. I always tell them it's from the Valentine Fairy. They know it's from me, but it's a fun little game. But, this Valentine's morning, the Valentine Fairy didn't come! I decided to do it later in the day after the kids get home from school. That way they won't be eating the candy before they leave.

Also, this year we decided that we would all make valentines for each other, instead of just from me! That way the kids are thinking about each other and mom and dad, instead of just what they'll get from me! It also makes Chad have to come up with a valentine for everyone instead of me doing all the work! Plus, I know the schools don't do much for Valentine's Day anymore. I remember we always had a big party at school and we would make our own Valentine boxes. We would get to go around and put our valentine cards in the different kid's boxes. There was usually a contest for the most creative box, too. I wish they still did things like that.

Well, I hope you all have a wonderful Valentine's Day with your sweethear or family or both!

Tag-#2

Tagged by Life Ticks On...

ABC's of me:
A- Attached or single: Definitely attached
B- Best Friend: That would be Chad
C-Cake or Pie: Cake unless it's pumpkin pie!
D- Day of Choice: I know it should be Sunday, but it's probably Saturday. It's the one day that we can all be together as a family
E- Essential Item: Scriptures
F- Favorite Color: Blue
G- Gummi Bears or Worms: I could/would take either one
H- Hometown: Cody
I- Indulgence(s): Scrapbooking, Computer time
J- January or July: That's tough, I'd probably say July, though.
K-Kids: Myshel-15, Vance-12(almost 13), McKaylie-7, Noah-5
L-Life is incomplete without: My family, Christ
M- Marriage Date: December 28, 1990
N- Number of Siblings: 4; 2 older sisters, 1 older brother, 1 younger sister
O- Oranges or Apples: Apples, but I do love a good orange
P- Phobias or Fears: probably snakes, they really creep me out
Q-Quotes(s):"Look to the lighthouse of the Lord. There is no fog so dense, no night so dark, no gale so strong, no mariner so lost, but what its beacon light can rescue."---Thomas S. Monson
R- Reason To Smile: My family, the dogs
S- Season: Autumn. I love the cooler temperatures, but it's not cold yet. And the colors are so beautiful
T- Tag: Marie, Mom2My6Kids, Katy, Maine Mom
U- Unknown Fact About Me: I've had grey hair since I was in high school
V- Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animal: I don't think I could go without a juicy hamburger forever, so I guess "oppressor of Animal"
W- Worst Habit: Managing my time, I get worse and worse at it as time goes by
X- X-Rays or Ultrasounds: I've had both
Y- Your Favorite Food: Pizza
Z: Zodiac: Aquarius

Tag

Tagged by Mom2My6Kids........List 6 unimportant things/habits/quirks about myself.....

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1-Sometimes I like listening/watching the kid's cartoons/shows, even when they're not around. I don't know why.

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2-(like Mom2My6Kids) My hands and feet are always cold. When Chad and I were dating he used to tease me and tell me that I must be a fish, because I'm always cold! I would just remind him of the saying, "cold hands, warm heart"!

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3-(Unlike Mom2My6Kids) I hardly ever have shoes on when I'm at home. I always take my shoes off right away. In the summer, I'll have bare feet, in the winter I'll have stocking feet.

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4-When my kids ask me permission for something, I usually answer "I guess" instead of just "yes". I get that from my mom. She used to always answer us, "I suppose".

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5-I almost always have my hair pulled back. The older I get and the more kids/dogs I get, the more often it's pulled back!

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6-I like clocks that chime every hour. I have 4 of them in my house, but only 1 has the chimes on.

Here are the rules:

* Link to the person that tagged you.

* Post the rules on your blog.

* Share 6 non-important things/habits/quirks about yourself.

* Tag 6 random people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs.

* Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their website.

Snow Day.......Again!

The kids are home from school again today. So far, we have about 8 inches and it's still snowing. This is their 5th snow day this year. That means that any snow days after today will have to be made up in June! Considering there's still about 2 1/2 months that we could reasonably get snow, that's not good. And in case I haven't mentioned.......I'm sick of the snow!