5 years!

R and I celebrated our 5th anniversary last week. I know I say it every year, but it seems like it can't be that long. But when I think of everything that has gone on in those 5 years it seems like it has been much longer.

Who would have thought that in just 5 years we would have bought a house and have 2 children? I kinda hoped that we would have a few children, but the house? I would have never dreamed of that happening.

I love my husband to death and I am so grateful for the man that he is and continues to become. I am so thankful for the wonderful father he is. I am so grateful for Heavenly Father leading us together.

rain

I thought up this rhyme this morning after being woken up by pouring rain. It woke the kids up too.

Its raining, its pouring,
and I was snoring,
It woke me up,
it was so abrupt,
guess its the beginning of my morning.

I would have loved to sleep in just a little longer :( It was so nice to wake up to the sound of rain instead of dogs barking or a child screaming for me though.

A's quilt and halloween costumes....

I have been working on a quilt for A for about 5 months now. Its been slow going because I am making it over at Grandma and Grandpa F's house so we need to make sure the days work for both of us, and then I am only able to go over for a couple of hours.

So far I have gotten all the major blocks done and sewn together. I still have much to do, but the difficult stuff is done for the most part.

Here is what it looks like.
I just love the way it looks so far. The twist is so beautiful. This picture still doesn't do it justice.

Also I have asked R's mom to help out with making our Halloween costumes. I am getting better at quilting, but I am still not ready to start making costumes. I tried helping Mom a couple of years ago with my costume, and lets just say I was totally and utterly hopeless with it.

Mom and Grandma F have gotten A and I's costumes done, and they are almost done with G's costume. We are going to use thrift stores for R's costume since his is going to be easier to do that way. I can't wait for Halloween now! I have a picture of me in my costume, but I don't want to give away what we are doing yet. Its gonna be WONDERful though.

I can't thank Mom and Grandma enough for all their help. I was going to just go to thrift stores and hope to find things for our costumes and I know with out a doubt that they would have turned out horrible compared to the wonderful costumes that we have now.

Stay tuned for pictures, although it will probably have to wait until October.

why do I do that?

I have decided that I just need to keep my mouth shut sometimes. I have this desire to be right all the time, and it bites the big one when I find out that I am wrong, or both parties are correct, but arrive at different ends.

I sincerely apologize if I have ever offended any of you readers with my need to be right all the time. Whether through this blog, or in person.

Its a constant journey to perfection, guess this is just one of those things that I need to work on.

politics....

Ok so I have to say I am seriously getting tired of all the calls I get on my phone trying to get me to vote for this or that candidate. I am getting tired of all commercials on the TV, especially as it gets closer to election day. It seems like every other commercial is for so and so, and then instead of showing what they stand for, they completely trash the other guy that is running for the same office. If I wanted to hear trash talk I would go back to High School. I want to hear what you stand for, not what your opponent has done wrong.... ok maybe a little history is alright, I don't want to vote for someone who cares more for himself (and his pocketbook) than for the people he represents. But do you have to make every one of them trash talk?

I don't want to vote for people who make trash talking the opponent their main priority. If you want my vote you need to show me the good stuff about you, not the fact that you know how to be rude.

Anyways I will get off my soap box, now.

catching up

While reading the blog I realized that I have forgotten to mention R's new calling. He is the 11 year old scout leader. And since he doesn't have an assistant yet, I am acting as his assistant until they find someone.

Also I have been called to help out with the Relief Society Meeting board.... or what used to be Enrichment board. I loved this calling in the last ward so I look forward to being able to help plan meetings and such again.

Also I have been asked if I am still running or not. As for now I am staying indoors, and doing workout videos, and most Fridays friends K, M, R, and I are doing kick butt water aerobics at the time we were running. I am still not seeing much change on the scale, but my pants are fitting much looser and I can see muscle in my abs, arms and legs. I think my legs are getting close to the pre-pregnancy size, from before I had A... or it could just be wishful thinking. Either way I am loosing inches and for now, I will just have to be happy with that. I can't wait until it starts cooling down out here and I can run again. I am finding that the workout videos I used to do are too easy now. Amazing how they were once very hard to do, and now they aren't hard enough.

I think that is all... or at least all that I can remember at the moment.... I am rather forgetful these days for some reason. I think all the stress of life is getting to me :(

Thankful for Tender Mercies

After a long rough day with children all I felt done. Done with kids. Done with housework that I can't get done. Done with fighting, screaming, yelling, hitting, and pushing. R was going to be late coming home from work. We were out of milk and all the easy dinners required it. I was in no mood to make a more complex meal, nor would the kids let me, I am sure. All I wanted to do was crawl into a hole and stay there until the kids grew up.

Don't get me wrong. I love them to death, and I am excited to watch them grow up, but this terrible twos thing is kicking my rear. Some days I just wish that we could skip this stage, especially since A is still in it (and getting worse by the day it seems), and G has just started it.

After too many close calls of being close to tears I was at my wits end. Then thankfully R called me to tell me he was on his way from work. Followed by more screaming and fighting children who didn't like the dinner that I was making them. I was so relieved to see R come through the door when he got home.

After talking for a few minutes R decided that I needed a chance to get out of the house. So I left to go get some milk. While at the grocery store I wandered around for a while... not a good thing for me to do while I am upset. I am a major emotional eater, and with trying to loose weight... well lets just say there are lots of things that tempted me. I was good though, I didn't put anything bad in the cart... until I called R and he asked for some Flamin' Hot Cheetos and some Ice Cream. Which I am sad to say I bought, for as I write this I am eating some of those yummy Cheetos with some sour cream and milk (so bad for me, I know, but at least I haven't touched the ice cream).

Leaving the store I was still feeling pretty frustrated. The fact that it was raining made me a bit happier (for those of you not in the area, that is a rare thing out here where I live during the summer). As I am driving home I see a near blinding light to my right. The Sun had come out from behind the clouds to make an amazing sunset. Then I look to my left and there is a beautiful rainbow. Above me it is raining, something that I love. And then to top it off there was a song that came on the radio, Just another day in paradise (or I think that is the name). All that added together started to make me cry yet again... for the umpteenth time today.

I honestly believe that it was a tender mercy that I was able to see those things, and then hear a song about how things can go wrong but how your life can be paradise despite it all. And who needs all those tempting foods when you can see a beautiful sight like that to make you feel better.

I am so grateful for a loving Heavenly Father who sends me things, just as I need them to make my life brighter, even if for a second. Things like this let me know that I'm not alone, that I have someone who know exactly how I am feeling at the moment and knows exactly how to make me feel better.