MY KIDS ARE FAMOUS!!!

On Wednesday we had an eye Dr. appointment at 1pm so I thought it would be good for the kids to go to school for the morning half of the day. So starting 11:40am I drop Diego off at preschool (he is a little darling that I watch) he attends preschool in the same school that Brycen goes to. I try to check Brycen out but he is at lunch, so I am walking all over the lunch room to find him, I figured he was outside so I just took it upon myself to go out there and get him. I found him, he had to tell me he had an asthma attack first thing in the morning, so that story took forever, and then we got his backpack, saw his teacher and told her he would not be back due to his appointment, she then began so explain something, I have no idea what. Then we headed back to the office so I could sign him out.. OMG it took forever, then we were on our way to go get Kayla from school. I told her before she left school that I would call her on her cell phone when I was on my way there. I did that, I left her a message. I got to her school and she was at lunch, so they could only announce her name through the halls.. Yeah she didn't show up, she didn't answer her phone, I was blowing it up every two minutes.. I waited there for twenty minutes, until lunch was over and she was going to walk by the office. OMG I was going to hit her in her head.. I was so mad, and we were now running late. Meanwhile Jer is in the truck with the other kids whom I'm sure are throwing fits. FINALLY we are on our way to the eye dr. On the way there Jeremy says "we are keeping them out of school for the whole day next time, this is crazy" so we speed to our appointment only to find that clinic has been cancelled because of a power outage.. WHAT??? we went all the way to Primary Childrens for them not to be seen.. OMG I was going to freak out.. So I get my cell phone out and call the Moran Eye Center to reschedule. While I'm doing that the eye dr. comes out and asks Jeremy and the kids if they want to be on the news with him. It was a story about getting your eyes checked as early as possible to catch any problems and fix them. So all four kids were picked to be on the news with their eye dr. A man who has been in our life for almost 13 years. He says we have racked up our frequent flyer miles... Damn straight.. I love him though he has made it possible for my childrens eye sight to be the best it can be. Thanks Dr. Hoffman. You can watch it at this link: http://www. ksl. com/?nid=148&sid=4974690 I am a proud mom.. I am all for teaching other parents how important it is to get your childs eyes checked. All in all it was a very strange day.. It was worth going to the eye dr. LOL

THESE ARE JUST CUTE RANDOM PICTURES I ADDED..

UPSIDE DOWN... HOW CAN THAT BE?

IN OUR HOUSE THAT IS...I have to vent, I have vented in front of my husband and to the point where there is nothing more that we can talk about on this particular subject... So earlier this year, April I believe it was, we got everything together to get our house refinanced because our mortgage was going to an adjustable rate. We put all of our paper work in and the appraiser came out. We get a phone call from our fabulous mortgage broker Jessi. The appraiser said that our house won't appraise for what we are expecting it to. So it wasn't worth refinancing at that time... The appraiser specifically said "upgrade your kitchen, it will add equity" So that is what we did, on the spot upgraded the kitchen... 15,000 worth of kitchen upgrade. We were told that we would get all that back in a refi.. So we rushed to get it done. Did the best job we knew how.. We sent everything in to start the process. Get a call saying our debt to income ratio is to high, BECAUSE WE UPGRADED OUR KITCHEN.. how the hell could this happen??? we don't qualify for an FHA loan because our debt ratio is to high, 50% to be exact. So this puts us in a huge huge huge situation... I don't know what we are going to do. We are maxed on all of our credit cards we don't make enough to make it each month... So basically to pay off our great upgraded kitchen I will probably have to go back to work full time... I am not ready to leave my babies yet... I am so torn.. If anyone knows of a office job opening that is full time with benefits that would be great, I'm not going part time, It has to be worth it. I don't even know if that will help, I hope so. Jeremy will have to work from home and be a stay at home dad and juggle all the things, while I steal our one car to get to work. O-M-G.. this is so overwhelming there are times where I can't think about it for fear I will blow a fuse.. I need the impossible to happen... And I doubt it will.. So I need to stand up, and deal with this head on. Do what I need to do to get my family by. They are definitely worth it.. If anyone has any suggestions, please send them my way...

I am going to go drown myself in my Monday night shows.... I HAVE A DATE WITH THE TV...

I THINK ITS BROKEN!!!

My foot that is.. We had the best plans on Saturday night, we were going to go to the Salt Lake Temple and look at the Christmas lights With Monica and her boys. Then we were going to go to the Gateway and walk around there, just a fun night out with my good friend and good husband and all of our kids.. I was going to make Doritos casserole for dinner since Monica has never had it I thought I would bless her with the yumminess.

At about fifteen minutes after three in the afternoon Jeremy started cooking the chicken, so I got up and did my hair and Kayla's hair and got all the kids dressed in warm clothes. While Jeremy was cooking away I was going to get ready. Went into my closet to pull a pair of jeans out and with the jeans came a BIG METAL MAG FLASHLIGHT right down on the top of my barefoot. OW OW OW OW OW OW.. tears are streaming out of my eyes and I'm yelling.. Jeremy runs to my rescue to find the flashlight on the ground and my foot bruised and swollen.. I couldn't even put a tiny amount of pressure on my foot.. so Jeremy drug me to the couch to asses the situation.. He put ice on it and I cried.. CRIED LIKE A BABY.. The kids came out to see what all the yelling was about and I looked at all of them with tear filled eyes and asked who was the last one to have the flashlight out? Miss Kayla... immediately puts her hand to her mouth and starts to sob.. Not only did Jeremy have me crying, he had Kayla crying too... I announced that I couldn't go and walk around downtown. I wanted Jeremy to take the kids and Monica and her kids and I would stay home and ice ice ice my foot. Yeah that didn't happen, Jeremy made me go get it looked at after I called my sister Heather, the one that is our own personal medical service, I'm sure she hates it.. ha ha She said that I might have broke one of the bones on the top of my foot, since there are tons of little ones it could be possible.. SO we had to cancel with Monica and her boys, and I cried about that, all the kids cried about that, I felt so bad.. So we finished cooking Doritos casserole and fed the kids and took off to get an X-ray... I DIDN'T BREAK IT... YAY.. however I felt like a complete wussy.. It hurt so bad.. The Dr. said it would hurt worse to just bruise it rather than breaking it.. so he said to ice it, elevate it and walk on it... WHAT? YOU WANT ME TO WHAT? Yeah so I'm walking on my heal, which doesn't help my chronic back pain.. yeah I'm a walking mess..

Thanks Jeremy for taking me to the Dr. Love ya for that..
Thanks so much Heather for being so medically smart, I'm sorry if we rely on your knowledge to much.. but we appreciate you so very much... LOVE YOU..
Thanks Monica for understanding my retardedness.. I'm sorry we had to cancel and I will cook you Doritos casserole very soon.. Love you guys...
Thanks Kayla and Grandma for watching the kids while we got x-rayed..

I am going to watch movies all day and ice and elevate my "feels like its broken" foot..

WHAT THANKSGIVING MEANS TO ME...

Happy Turkey day to all, and to all who don't have turkey, happy Thanksgiving to you as well. I am thankful for so much in my life.

My husband is number one, he is my staple in this life. He is my support my voice of reason, my tear wiper offer, he makes me laugh and love. I couldn't make it without him.

My children, they complete me, make me have reason to get up each and everyday. I truly love them each in a different way.

My dad who calls me while he is driving to Arizona to see his girlfriends mom. He thought of me in his time of travels and I appreciate that. He has been my rock, my solid ground. He has taught me so much already, I look forward to his teachings for the next fifty or so years. Thanks daddy, I love you and Shelly very much.

I am thankful for my mom and Don, they are truly the most loving people. Don called Jeremy the other day just to say "hey" and to see if he was watching the Utah game. I love you mom, thanks for all of your advice and reassurance especially in this past little while.

My siblings, they have always been my "company" growing up.. Ups and downs, ins and outs, I will always love them and proudly stand with them in life.

My friends, who come in all different colors and walks of life, I love the diversity, I love the challenge that each of them offer me. They are loving, giving, caring and smart people and I love to surround myself with people like that. I have truly found who my friends are and who I need to be friends with, the ones I talk to on a daily basis, the ones who care about what is going on in my life and have suggestions to offer. The ones that I care about what is happening in their lives. Friendship can only be true when both people give all they have to that friendship. I am happy and blessed to say that I have friends like that and will not except any less than what me and my friends deserve.

To my extended family, the in-laws and out-laws, aunts and uncles, cousins and family friends. I have a space in my heart and life for all of you. People are in your life for a reason and I truly treasure each and everyone that is in my life, ones that bring meaning, ones that make a difference. THANK YOU ALL..

I am a very blessed person, I am so very thankful for my life and the people in it. I am going to work very hard to let each of you know how much you mean to me...

THANKS A MILLION TIMES OVER..

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

MARISHGAHARGITAY...

Hello and welcome. Today is Tuesday. I just have to say that I love Monday nights... I have a date with the TV every Monday night. Its my night to check out and watch reality TV. First is John and Kate plus eight. I love that show, I really can't tell you why, maybe because they have eight kids and can survive so it gives me inspiration to go on as well. Then Intervention. Not a funny show by any means. Its real life though. Just watching those people have an addiction to something is so scary. I am glad I watch it, I have learned so much from it and feel like I can help my children understand things. Last is The Hills, Love Love Love that show... It gets me away from reality for a bit and puts the focus on someone else's drama. It makes me look at my life and think "ok mines not so bad, everyone has drama it all comes down to how you choose to deal with it". So those are my three weaknesses on Monday nights. I love to check out and veg in my room after the kids have been put down for the night.. This keeps me sane..

Tonight is Biggest Loser, I love that show as well, it gets me motivated to get up and workout. Its reality as well. I end up crying during every show, but I know I'm not alone my dearest friend Monica watches it as well.. So to know I'm not the only one watching it is GREAT!!!

Ok so you have just heard my "secret" weaknesses.

Hope you all have and have had a great TUESDAY...

BACK ON TRACK...

Hey Everyone.. Sorry I've been away for a few days, I've been having some me and my husband time. I want to blog about the new Twilight movie but know not everyone has seen it, so I'm waiting until everyone I know has seen it and then I'll blog about it.

This weekend was great. It was the UTES vs. BYU.. My husband was so ramped up for it.. He had his beer and his cow bell out and ready to partay!!! He loves the Utes.. Glad they won, its amazing they are 12-0!!!

We got our flooring done in the kitchen and some light fixtures up, all I need to do is put a little more finishing touches on the room and It will be as done as its going to get.. We started the process of our refinance.. God, if your listening please make this refinance possible for us so we may pay off all of our bills and consolidate everything into one monthly payment... I promise I will be a good monkey.. AMEN.. As you can tell I'm totally stressed about this refi, what if we don't get the house to appraise for what we need it to be? then what? We have gone majorly into debt to upgrade our kitchen to get more money out of this refi.. I am hoping it goes our way... Otherwise I will be going and getting a full time job to pay off the kitchen upgrade... Pray for us...
We won't know anything for a week or so... I'll keep everyone posted..

I went to the grocery store today ALONE WITH MY HUSBAND.. I know I know unheard of these days. We had a blast shopping for food without yelling at children. It was so stress free. I loved every moment of it. However I was very aware of what I bought and how healthy it was. I am trying my hardest to eat healthy, to cook every night at home, to portion our food. I am starting to go to the gym with my husband, just mommy and daddy time. I have found that trying to exercises at home is worthless and hopeless, so I need to displace myself from my house and go to the gym and workout.. I am selling my Gazelle if anyone is interested, and my punching bag and my boxing gloves.. They are so cool, I just never use them and hate to see them go to waste. If your interested let me know.. I am having my own personal biggest loser challenge, its taking place within ME...

It's Sunday night, the start of a new week.. Thanksgiving week.. LOVE LOVE LOVE TURKEY...

BECAUSE ITS ON MY MIND....

I know I have already posted a blog today, but I have something on my mind so I'm going to blog about it... I'm entitled to right? my blog, my words, my thoughts IT'S ALL ABOUT ME!!!! PAHAHAHA...

My dad taught me many things in life, and still teaches me things even as I'm an adult and he a senior citizen..(just kidding dad). He always told me when doing things for others don't expect anything in return, thats not what favors are for. You choose to do something nice for someone because you want to help them and you can help them. If you expect things in return then you will be let down. I agree, yet its soooo hard to do something nice for someone and get NOTHING in return not even a THANK YOU....

Yet you will find what type of people to do favors for, the ones who appreciate it... The people who can't necessarily pay you back but appreciate all of your help, by saying a simple "THANK YOU" or a hug, or an email saying how much they appreciate your help. A gesture to acknowledge your helping hand.

I do love helping people whenever I can. If I can't help I find a way for them to be helped. I am a giver, a helper, a pleaser just as my father is. You do have to be very careful who you choose to help for they may expect your help yet don't appreciate it. I have helped a fair share of people who have not appreciated my favors. And if they did appreciate it, well they have a crappy way of showing it. It hurts, digs and pulls at your heart strings...

So the next time someone does something nice for you, whether its financially, emotionally even physically. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make it a point to thank them, to assure them you appreciate all their help, even if you can't pay them back, atleast let them know how much their help is appreciated... A SIMPLE THANK YOU GOES A LONG WAY.....

I feel so much better getting that off my chest, I will probably be able to go on with my day!!!!

Thank you for reading and good night...