Behind the Scenes: February 2010

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Girls Night Out

Friday night I went to the Elton John and Billy Joel concert with my Aunt Karen and some other ladies. Karen's friend Mickey (guess she's my friend too) got us the tickets from her work. At the Fleetwood Mac concert we were in the front row by stage, but this year we were in the 9th row off side of stage. They were awesome seats. It was so much fun.

I am amazed at what talented men these two are. (And I use the term "man" loosely when talking about Elton...) I love the piano and having them both play was awesome. I'm amazed at how they can just sit down and pound out all of those songs from memory.

Billy Joel was definitely my favorite. He entertained more and had the crowd laughing at times. He interacted more with the crowd.

The ended with "Piano Man", but my favorite was "Candle in the Wind." Probably because I used to be able to play it on the piano. Guess I'll have to dig it out and start practicing again.

Thanks for the night out Mickey! It was much appreciated!

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Happenings

Sacrifice

As many of you know...it was a sad day for me a few weeks ago. Spence and I sold our Sequoia. He approached me on a Sunday about selling it since it's an "asset" and we could use the money to help us during this financial difficulty. I got very defensive and upset and said absolutely not. This is my car and I am not selling it. We NEED it. What will we do when the baby is born- strap him on top of your car? I can't take the risk of not having the money by then to be able to purchase another car. I went to bed in tears and with my mind going and going.... I woke up the next day and said "Ok, I will do it." I knew that sometimes we are required to make sacrifices in this life. It's just a vehicle- right? (I think deep down I thought it would be awhile until it sold because of this market...who's going to have money for a car right now?) We contacted a few family members that were in the market for a car. They lived out of state though. Spence's niece said she was interested and would let us know. We sat on it for a day and didn't hear anything. So Wednesday I cleaned out the car and took some pics and put it on KSL Classifieds. I posted the ad at 2pm. At 3:30 I was on the way to meet someone for the first test drive. Two other people called during that time to test drive it. We sold it to the 2nd people that drove it. So by 6pm that night it was sold. And, the lady works over here in Jordan Landing, so I can drive by and see it whenever I want. lol I know that the Lord had a hand in us selling it so quickly to these nice people. They had almost purchased a vehicle the night before but decided to hold out. The lady saw mine on KSL and said she had a good feeling about it. Things have a way of working out.

I have to admit that I bawled while cleaning it out and while driving it the last time, but once we were able to catch up with some bills, that stress relief was worth it. My mom has let us borrow her car for a few weeks to help us out. I hope that we will be able to get on our feet again before baby is born to purchase a new one. (And hopefully the new sequoias won't be recalled anymore because I refuse to purchase a mini-van...)

Pregnancy Update

I will be 24 weeks pregnant this Sunday. I had Claire take some pictures of me last week- so these are when I was 22 1/2 weeks prego. I am doing well so far. Ultrasound last week showed a nice healthy baby boy. I had gained 7 pounds total at time these were taken. (I'm sure it is much more than that now since I have discovered those caramel bites from Del Taco.) I am definitely feeling my age during this pregnancy. Seems I wear out easier and my pelvic bones hurt more. Is it too early to be experiencing braxton hicks- cuz I swear I have them.

I have been very moody the past few months and have been so tempted to talk to my doctor about getting on some prozac. I had to stop taking my normal anti-depressant when I became pregnant. I know I have had some outside stressers that play into my mood swings so I am trying to take that into consideration. I hate to take anything while pregnant- even if it's approved. You just never know....

Claire

Now on to Claire...she just got "Principal's Pride" award earlier this week for being a good student and improving in her reading.

She was given a certificate presented by the principal, along with a certificate for a free kids meal at Red Robin. Why can't they just give them a notebook or something? Now I am required to take her to a restaurant and fork out my own money to eat with her so she can get her reward. I may have to make that suggestion to the school.... I'm sure the certificates are donated so that's why they do it.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Just Don't Get It

I just don't get this: walked into the bathroom and find this.....

C'mon...are we soooo lazy that we can't remove the cardboard from the holder and replace the new roll? I did it in probably less than 3 seconds.

Now this I REALLY don't get.....two days later I walk into the same bathroom and find this....

You can remove the cardboard but then can't insert the new roll onto the holder? I just shook my head in "wonderment." (is that even a word??)

3/10: Nathan has worked hard in school this year and has received straight A's all year. He worked hard to get back into honors classes next year also. I am so proud of him.

I was putting Logan in his bed late at night because he fell asleep in our bed. Nathan was sound asleep in his bed. He talks in his sleep quite a bit. This was the conversation he had with me while his eyes were closed.
"Mom!"
"What Nathan?"
"What's there to do?"
"What do you mean?"
"I'm bored!"
"Well, why don't you read?"
"Cuz that's BORING!"
"Why don't you just go to sleep?"
"mumble mumble mumble" (couldn't understand)

My crimany- even when they're sound asleep they still ask me what there is to do because they're bored! Does it never end? LOL

3/10: Logan was visiting some cousins and they weren't treating him very well. He hadn't been feeling well besides. When we picked him up he began to tell us all the "naughty" things that were said and done by them. He continued to say that these cousins liked to play violent computer games and that they watch R rated movies. (which I don't think is true...) At the end he sighed and said "Those kids need to get their life straight."

11/09: Our computer has had a virus and Nathan (our computer whiz) hasn't taken the time to fix it. Logan wanted to play a computer game on Spence's laptop. Spence told him no. Logan shouts at the top of his lungs "Then tell Nathan to fix the DAMN computer!" Needless to say, he went straight to his room for time out. I don't know where he learns those words!

2/09: I was playing a Memory Game with Logan and Claire. They teamed up against me. I HATE that game. They were of course, winning. Logan says with so much excitement "Mom! We're kicking your ass off!" I said "What?" Naturally, he repeated it for me. I don't know where he has learned that word because I swear- I have never used it.

-We were at the drive up at Wendy's and Spence gave his debit card to the cashier. Logan asked "Is there never ending money on dad's card?" Boy, I sure wish there was!

-Claire decided to suck her thumb in the car the other day. I told her that she is too old to do that and that there are so many germs on her hands that go in her mouth. Logan's response: "At least it keeps her from talking mom."

-We were coming home from Sunday dinner at the in-laws and were playing around with the GPS navigator we got for Christmas. The lady was telling us instructions on where to turn to get home. When we were almost home Logan (in sarcastic voice) says "Uh, we know how to get home. We don't need any stupid instructions!"

-Last night Logan was laying in bed. I was putting Claire to bed. It was all quiet, then Logan says "Mom!" I said "What Logan?" He then replies "I can hear my brain banging in my head!" I didn't even know how to respond to that one.

3/10: I got out some Sun Chips for Claire for lunch the other day. She was excited about the flavor of them and said "Oh I love this kind! This kind is made with weed!" (They are the plain kind that have wheat...)
1/10: Claire got the movie "Hannah Montana" for Christmas. She loves that movie and I cannot count how many times she has seen it. She turns it up and dances during the songs. She was going downstairs to watch it and said she couldn't take Simon (our new dog) down with her cuz she was going to be "rockin and rollin." I guess it was going to get a bit too wild and crazy in the basement for the new puppy... :-)

5/11/09: Claire brought home a "Sight Word Fishing Game" from preschool. You write different sight words on the back of the cards and fish for them with a magnent. I helped her to read the words. We came to the one that said "you." I told her the word and told her it was like "I love you." She then replied "Or like yooo gross!"

2/26/09: Claire went to the dentist today for the first time. She was nervous so watched while Logan had his teeth cleaned. She saw the "blue napkin" laying on him and asked what it was for. I told her it was to wipe stuff on. She said "Like your boogers." Hmmm- let's hope you can keep your finger out of your nose while the dentist is here. :-)

-I put Claire to bed and came down and sat on the couch to read. After about five minutes Claire got out of bed and came down. She pulled out the Friend magazine to sit by me and read. I kept telling her she needed to get back into bed. She refused. She ignored all of my threats and I didn't have energy to deal with it. She said "Mom, I'll do everything you tell me to do...tomorrow!" Ugh!

-We were in the car the other night and it was a bright full moon. I said to the kids "Look at the full moon!" Claire looked then asked "What does the moon eat? Cheese?" I laughed and said the moon doesn't eat anything. It's not alive. Then she goes "Well then how come it's so fat?"

-Claire came running up to talk to me and said "Mom! I need to tell you something. I need to talk to you FOREVER!"

-Claire has been a little stinker lately and really testing my patience. She has an "attitude." I was laying in bed with her last night and asked her if she was going to please start minding mommy and daddy. She just looked at me and shook her head and said "Noooo."

-When Grandpa Dee passed away we explained to the kids that when Jesus comes again he will be back "alive" and his spirit will enter into his body again. Spence later found a picture of his dog, Shasta, that died a long time ago. He was talking to Claire about the dog. She brought the picture up to me and said "Mom! Here is Shasta! He is dead, but when Jesus comes again he will come back alive. Jesus will bring her to us in his car!" Hmm, I wonder what kind of car Jesus drives. Definitely a Mercedes...

9/1/10- Samuel rolled over from his belly to his back today! He is smiling so much now and discovering his voice and hands more. He definitely loves to be held and especially likes to sit outside. He brings so much joy to our home!
9/12/11- Samuel is climbing everything now. He loves to climb up on the cupboard and kitchen table. He loves his bottle and blankie. His favorite things to play with are any kitchen utensil (spatulas, wooden spoons, etc), and the mop and broom. He dances when he hears music and has the BEST smile ever.