Brilliant Weblog Premio Award- 2008

I would like to thank Kim my amazing sis-in-law for nominating me for this award. My blog has become a creative and fun out for me. Now that we live away from family it has become harder to stay in touch. I love blogging b/c I get to stay caught up on what's happening not only within my own families, but I get to see the fun and sometimes crazy things my friends are doing. Kim thank you for this award. You have such amazing talents and are a great mom, sis-in-law, and friend.


I gladly accept the Brilliant Weblog Permio award on behalf of all the stay home moms addicted to archiving family memories.

Now I give this award to the following nominees:

And the nominees are....



Sarah: This is my best friend. I think she knows me better than some of my own family. She has been there for every happy and every terrible thing that has happened to me the last 18 years. I love her like my sister and couldn't think of a better person to give this award to. Congrats Sarah you are truly my best friend.

Janara: This is my sister. I couldn't ask for a better sister. She supports me in whatever I am doing. She loves my children as if they were her own. I love being around her and her family. I can't wait to see them again.

Amanda: This is a good friend of mine. She has more talent in her pinkie finger than most people have in their whole body. There is never a dull moment with Amanda. She is also an amazing cook.

Kelly: This is also good friend of mine. She is the sweetest and kindest person I have ever met. She is also very giving. She is someone I can always depend on and is a hoot to be around!

Camille: This is another one of my good friends. She can brighten the mood in any situation. She is an amazing mother, wife and friend. I am so thankful that she is my friend.

Stevie: She is one of by baby sisters. Although she lives on the other side of the world (she lives in Japan) and I miss her like crazy, she always makes me laugh. I love reading and hearing about all the great adventures she has been able to go on in the last 4 years. She is an amazing wife, mother and sister.

You all deserve this award!!! Y'all Rock!

Okay here are the rules:

1. The winner can (and should, really) put this logo on his/her blog.

2. The winner must link to the person whom they received there own award from.

3. The winner may nominate at least 7 other blogs for this award

4. The winner must place links to those blogs on their own blog.

5. The winner must leave a message on the blogs of the people nominated.

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Ignorance makes for a lot of Hard Work

In my early years when Wayne and I were dating he would always invite me to go to tho gym and workout with him and I would kindly decline. One day Wayne asked me why I wouldn't go to the gym with him and in my youth of ignorance I said " Have you seen my mother I have her genes. I will never be fat." If there was ever a sentence I could have stricken from the record it would be that one. Now, I can say that I was active when I was younger and that I never struggled with my weight until after I had Kaitlyn. At that point I had the working out thing down pat, but I still wanted to eat whatever I wanted and I did. By the time I got prego with Ty I was at what I thought was my biggest ever. Then Ty came out and then I realized was now at my biggest weighing in at 160 lbs. At that moment I was sure that I would be able to change my eating and get into a good routine and get the weight off in six months. Well a year later I had only lost 5 lbs (sad I know). Once again I had the exercise thing down, but my eating still lacking.
One day when I was watching Oprah and she said something that has stuck with me ever since. She said that every time you mess up with your diet and you tell yourself "I will start tomorrow" or for me it was "I will start Monday" and you don't and you mess up again and you say "I will start tomorrow" you are lying to yourself. That hit me like a ton of bricks, I was lying to myself a lot.


I found a workout program called P90X. It is hard and you sweat and it kicks your butt everyday, but I love it! I went from not being able to do one push-up to doing 10. I can see the definition in my arms and legs. I didn't reach my goal in 90 days, but I know it is because I still have room to improve with my eating. I am working on it and hope to make my goal by January 1st.
Here are my stats thus far:
Day 1- Day 93
weight: 157 -weight 151
chest: 38" -chest: 36 1/4"
waist: 36"- waist: 34 1/4"
hips: 40" -hips: 38"
r arm: 11 3/4" -r arm: 12"
l arm: 12"- l arm: 12"
r thigh:25" -r thigh: 24"
l thigh: 25" -l thigh: 24"

I want everyone to know that if I didn't have such amazing friends and an amazing husband I would have never had the motivation to take on such an extreme fitness program. I look at Camille and the strength she has when it comes to what she eats. When she has her mind set it seems like nothing stops her from her goal ( not even the sweets). She has totally set the bar. I love Kelly's perseverance and determination to get fit and stay healthy. I love Amanda and Kathryn's love for fitness. I am thankful for the example my mom has set for me. These women have been a great influence to me . I am so thankful that Wayne has supported this life style change without complaining once. I am also thankful to my kids for giving me the full hour and 20 minutes each day without interruption. I can honestly say that I am no longer ignorant to what it takes to stay fit and healthy. I just wish it hadn't taken me sooo long.

What a Wonderful Man!

So Monday started out like any other day. I got the kids up and ready for school... blah blah blah. Wayne was suppose to be going on a business trip for work, but it was canceled last minute. You see Wayne comes home and has lunch with me everyday. Sometimes it's just us two and sometimes Kaitlyn and Ty join us. Wayne called me that morning to inform me that he wouldn't be missing our "lunch date". We decide to meet at home at 1 p.m. Ty and I dropped Kaitlyn at school and I stopped at the bank to make a much needed deposit. This made me 10 min late for my lunch date with Wayne. When I arrived home I looked at Ty and he was out like a light. I gently brought him inside and put him in his bed. When I walked in my room to put my shoes away there it was... a single purple rose (my favorite)laying on the bed. I was surprised to say the least. I love when my hunny does little gestures that shows me that he loves me. Wayne(like most men) is not the most romantic person, but he has improved by leaps and bounds in the last several months.

I want to take a minute and list some of the things that I love about my own personal "Southern Gentleman"
1. I love his blue eyes

2. I love his accent especially when it gets thicker while talking to family.
3. i love his bald head ( he really does look better without hair)
4. I love when he snuggles with me in the morning
5. I love his laugh
6. I love his love for our children
7. I'm thankful that he holds the priesthood
8. I love the way he looks in his dirt bike gear (grrrr)
9. I love that he is a hard worker (at work and at play)
10. I love his soft kisses
11. I love watching him play with the kids
12. He has THE nicest butt I have ever seen!
13. His ability to handle money (something I really suck at)
14. I love when he lets me push him out of his comfort zone...whether it be with his clothes or food or anything really.
15. I love him...more than anything else in the world...He is my Edward (cheesy I know, but who else could I compare him to!?)

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I am a Daffodil What Flower Are You?

I'm the Hottest one in my class!

Now just imagine if you will. I'm driving my cute little 4 year old daughter to her first day of Pre-school listening to her one of her favorite Camp Rock songs. When she asks me to turn down the music. I turn down the music to hear "Mom, I'm the hottest one in my class." You can only imagine the look on my face. I nearly burst out laughing, but when I saw her face she was very serious. So I asked her who told her that. She named a girl in her class from last year and proceeded to tell me that this little girl would tell Kaitlyn that she was hot every time they were at school.

Kaitlyn has been waiting it seems like forever to go back to school. She picked out her outfit the night before and also told me what hairstyle she wanted. As she waited for the time to pass she watched Barbie and the Diamond Castle. We ended up getting there 30 min early. I took some pictures of her and Ty outside just trying to waste some time. I finally let her go inside and Mrs. Orton took Kaitlyn to the backpack hooks and asked her to find her name. She went down the first row then down the second. As she started her way back up the second row she looked and her teacher and said "this is tricky". She found her hook and we took another picture. We then went into her classroom and she found her name tag, and began to draw with the stencils that were on the table. I took a few more pictures then gave her a hug and said good-bye. I love the way that Kaitlyn can be totally fearless. She walked into that classroom as though she never left it. She did however point out all the changes that had been made. Her sweet little smile just melts my soul. I never have to worry with Kaitlyn I know that she can handle whatever is put in front of her and can usually turn it in to something funny. She is my little baby girl who is growing up, it seems a lot faster then her sister did at this stage in life. Wayne and I want Kaitlyn to know that we love her and are so proud of her.

P.S. Kaitlyn loves her two best buds...She loves being the only girl... and I think she like it when she gets to act silly like the boys.

Fun in the Sun!

This past weekend while Wayne was out desert racing the kids and I met up with the Shank's, Springer's, Hill's and Sorensen's for a day of fun in the sun. The girls were so excited to be going back to the "beach" that as soon as the woke up they put their swimsuits on. It seems like they asked every 30 min if it was time to go. We headed out around 11:00 and made it to Sand Hallow around 12:00. Once we found out where Camille had made "camp" for the day we tracked across the extremely hot sand. When we arrived the girls dropped the things they helped carry and ran for the water...Ty was not to far behind. So after we arrived Amanda and Mike came and provided us with some shade. Then Kelly and Andy came with some more shade. Not far behind the Springer's were the Sorensen's. Once everyone got settled in Brandon took all the guys out on the water. The kids played in the water and collected lake shells and a couple of them caught a few dead fish. Mike took Kaitlyn, Megan and Ty all on a ride on the wave runner. Kaitlyn the fearless loved it and Megan didn't like it at all, and Ty I think nearly fell asleep. Mike also hooked the three man tube to the wave runner and all the kids got a turn. Finally Brandon came back with the boat and it was the women's turn. Since the water was so choppy we decided to just go tubing. It was me, Kathrin, and Camille first. It was sooo fun! Brandon is an expert at whipping that tube. Our first time around nobody was thrown off. Amanda was the next to join Camille and myself on the tube of terror. We did pretty good, but all it took was one good whip and Camille was thrown off. After that it didn't take long for Brandon to get all three of us off. Camille's face met Amanda's shoulder the last time we were thrown off so Kelly came and joined Amanda and I. The first whip by the boat my darn long legs were tossed off the tube into the water. They were like dead wait. I couldn't pull them up to save my life. I was finally dragged in the water by my legs. Some where through out this the cap came off and the air in the tube came out. So that was the end of the girls turn on the boat. We went back to shore and everyone started to pack up. I stopped and got the kids some lunch and they all were fast asleep by the time we got home. We had an awesome time at Sand Hallow with some of our very best friends. Thanks to the Schank's for the invite and the use of their boat. And to the Hills for the use of their wave runners. YA'LL ROCK!

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What a Weekend!

What a weekend! Wayne and I have had many world wind weekends, but I think that this one takes the cake. We left on Friday afternoon after Megan got out of school and headed up to Sanatquin. I was excited and nervous because we were trying to make my 10 year high school reunion. I hadn't planned on going because I only went to Payson High my senior year and only new a hand full of people. I knew that most if not all weren't going to be there. But I did have one very close friend tell me that she was going, so I decide to go thinking that I wasn't sure when I would be able to see her again. My reunion was suppose to start at 6:30 p.m. and we made it to my sisters house at 6:20pm. The closer we got to Payson the more nervous I got. When we pulled up and got our name tags I started to scan through the crowed and started to worry that nobody I new had shown up. Then I saw Angela and Hyrum two of the frist people I made friends with my senior year. Then Alleen appeared and a small level of comfort set in. We had dinner, caught up on life, and talked about old times. I am really glad I went and plan on going to every one after.

Saturday was also a big day. Not only was it my cousin Erika's wedding, but it was Alabama's first football game of the year. They played Clemson who is ranked 9th. Wayne is happy to announce that Alabama kicked the stew out of Clemson. Let's hope this is a sign for things to come. So while Ty and Wayne watched the big game I went to SLC with Megan, Kaitlyn and my sister Karri for Erika's wedding.

Sunday we all drove out to Wayne's parents house in Goshen to celebrate our nephew Austin's 9th birthday. Wayne's brother Scott and his family were also in town and it was nice to be able to visit with them. It is usually hit and miss when they come to town and it has been since Christmas (i think) since we saw them last. Megan, Kaitlyn and Ty enjoyed playing with all their cousins especially Myllie and Ethan. We all stuffed ourselves full with good food and caught up on life. I would have to say Wayne's family get togethers are one of my favorite things that we do.
Monday was a girls day. Audra, Angela,Gale, Julia and myself went to see Mamma Mia! I have seen Mamma Mia once already, but I think it was better the second time around. After the movie we went and had lunch at Wingers. It was really nice getting out and spending time with my in-laws (and not having any kids is always a plus). After lunch we went back out to Goshen and visited a little while longer before we decided to head for home.
So as you can see we stuffed as much as we could into one weekend. We had a lot of fun, but we are sooo glad to be home.
Thanks to Janara & Jermay for watching our kids on Friday. And my parents/Audra & Lynn for giving us a place to rest our heads.