Sunday, July 19, 2009

Leavin' on a Jet Plane...

Wednesday July 15, 2009
Wednesday was an extremely long and exhausting day for me. Like I mentioned in my last post, I never went to bed or slept the night before since I was cleaning, doing laundry and packing. So that made for a very tired momma. Our first flight to AZ was long and Joaquin did terribly. He does not like to sit still for 5 minutes let alone 3 1/2 hours. He was so tired and fussy and I was getting all the dirty looks from the passengers who just wanted to sleep and not listen to a crying baby. That is not fun. We finally made it to AZ, grabbed a quick bite and headed to our next flight to UT. That one went much better. It was quicker, my kids were fed and that helped a lot. By the time we landed in Salt Lake I had never been more tired in my life. I was literally going on fumes. My Aunt Konny was going to pick us up but she had a surgery meeting so we had to wait at the airport for about 2 hours after we landed. It was hard because of how tired I was but I'm so grateful that my kids did so well. They really were champs. And I am so grateful for my Aunt Konny's neverending generosity for getting me and my kids out here to Utah and providing us a place to stay and so much more. When we got to my Aunt's house I ordered some Pappa John's pizza, we ate and I don't remember much else. My little siblings Zach and Kenzie were dropped off by my cousins were they were staying. I was so excited and happy to see them since I hadn't seen them since we moved to Wisconsin in November. I can't believe how much they've grown. Zach's almost as tall as me and Mackenzie looks exactly like my mom. My cousin's daughter Shannon who's the same age as Kenzie spent the night and Baily was on cloud nine playing with the big girls. It was great. It was a long day but I'm grateful for all that came out of it.

Discussion Question:
When's a time you had to pull an all nighter and was it worth it?

Gotta Have Faith...

Tuesday July 14, 2009

This day was quite the day. I started off with a nice haircut and highlights from my dad and I loved the way it turned out. Don't you;) Then I went home and did I don't remember. Then I got all gussied up, dropped off my kids at Grandma's house and headed to Elkhorn to take my test for the County Dispatcher job I want reallly bad. There were around 50 people there. I finished about in the middle and I think I did really well. It was kind of fun to use my brain again. It took me a little bit longer than I thought since I don't know the state of Wisconsin as well as AZ yet. But like I said, I think I did really well. I really hope I get that job. After that I picked up my kids, went home and was really lazy and procrastinated everything I needed to get done before my flight early the next morning. Then while the kids and I were eating dinner I had a major anxiety attack. My palms got all sweaty, my heart started pounding, I started bawling and I didn't know what was wrong. It was awful. I finally got the kids to sleep, started my laundry and cleaning, and continued doing that and packing until we had to leave the next morning. I know I was stressed worrying about missing work to go on this trip to Utah to see my mom because I knew it was going to affect my paycheck that I had to pay rent with. I was also feeling tension between some people that was probably causing stress as well among other personal issues which could all be the reason for the anxiety attack but it seems like I've been getting more and more of those lately. Regardless, I knew that the way things had worked out with planning my trip to Utah that I needed to go. And because of that I knew I just needed to have faith that because it was my Heavenly Father's will for me to go on this trip that things would work out. I'm so glad for that assurance and for prayer to help me have that faith. What a crazy day though.
Discussion Question:
When have you done something that you weren't sure of the outcome because you had faith that it was the Lord's will?

Monday, July 13, 2009

In the summertime...

Monday July 13, 2009
Today pretty much was rad. I know I say it a lot but I LOVE the weather here. It's so nice to be able to get out and enjoy the summer. Our morning started off normally with Joaquin getting into anything and everything. Seriously, why do we even have the DVD's out where he can get them? You'd think we would learn. And for some reason he only had one Elmo slipper on but I think he was rockin' it don't you? It's a good thing he's cute because he is quite the menace. His name should be Dennis. After running some errands we picked up my step-mom Patty and my lil' bro Eyan and headed out to the beach for the first time this year. The beach was pretty rocky but that didn't stop us from having fun. The sand was so soft and it felt like heaven on my toes. My kids had a blast. They are such water babies.
After that we made a quick stop at Wally World and headed home for an easy dinner of nachos and junk food. Mom of the year right here folks. After dinner Patty brought us the bike trailer she bought for us (LOVE her!!) at a yard sale for $14. That's right- $14! We've been wanting one of these for years! The cheapest we've seen them are for like $75 on craigslist or at yard sales. Patty is the queen of thrifty-ness. It's awesome. She's teaching me her craft and I love it. Anyway we finished up dinner and made our maiden voyage with the bike trailer around the block 4 or 5 times and it was so fun. Quite the work-out too. We really didn't do a whole lot today that was extraordinary but it was such a perfect summer day. The weather was complete PERFECTION and it was just a rad day. Rad.
Discussion Question:
What are some of your favorite Summer memories?
P.S. Don't forget to read the posts below and reply to those discussion questions;)

Work, Work & A Wedding

Friday was a little bit of a long day working a double in the morning. I don't remember much about when I got home except I was tired, we went to Wal-Mart, had McD's for dinner and I fell asleep pretty early. Fun, eh?
Saturday I worked a split so it wasn't too bad. I was still pretty wiped out though. Robert was off so he got a whole lotta time to spend with the kiddos and they were happy about that. Man they sure love their poppa! In between shifts I came home and got to watch them having some summer fun in the sprinkler. Good times these summer activities are!
I ended up getting an awesome shift to work that only lasted about an hour and a half so I was stoked about that. I came home in time to have a movie night with the fam and it was super. We watched School of Rock while we camped out on my bed and pigged out on popcorn, candy and soda. I loved every minute of it. Times like those are the ones I cherish most.
Sunday started out pretty rough and ended quite fabulously. I missed church. It was rough. Robert and the kids went so that was great. I love my husband. He really is the best ever. After church they came home, we had a quick bite and we headed up to Milwaukee to Boerner Botanical Gardens for Robert's boss's wedding. It was a GORGEOUS day- perfect weather once again and the venue was beautiful. I was not feeling well at first (dang you UTI's!) but I got better and we had such a fun time. It was nice getting to know Robert's co-workers and hanging out with them. They all seem so cool and nice. The food was delicious, my kids behaved wonderfully, we danced and boogied the night away, we got lots of candy favors to take home- it was just a blissful evening. It was a good time had by all. Sweet.
And that's how our pretty fab weekend went.
Discussion Questions:
How often does your family eat out?
What's one of your favorite family movies to watch?
What's one of your favorite wedding memories besides your own?

Bailyisms

3.20- "Cute 'chick-a-wa-wa'!" (That's how she says chihuahua.)
3.22- Robert gave her a Priesthood blessing of comfort because she's been really sick. After he's done she says "Ok. Hen'ly Fadder will make me feel better now." Melted my heart!
6.30- "Jesus loves me mom."
She was playing with the dogs and I overheard her saying "Reach for the sky..." Can you tell she like Toy Story?
7.1- "Mom, you're my bestest friend ever!"
"I just love my family so much!"
7.2- We were talking about trying to convince daddy that we need a new baby in the family and Baily kept insisting that she wants 2 babies (I concur!). Then out of the clear blue she says "Mom I just want a new baby brother named Broccoli." What the?!
I told her to go get her shoes and she looks at me and says in a very annoyed manner "Yes. Sir." Excuse me!