I don't even like Strawberry!

Your personality is as friendly and appealing as strawberry ice cream (especially the kind with chunky bits of real fruit). You've got a slightly sarcastic sense of humor, and you rarely stress out or take things too seriously. You are cute and sweet, but with a mischievous side. You are a bit of a troublemaker, but only because you're determined to avoid a plain vanilla life.

Note to Steph (sister):  I don't necessarily agree with the last comment "determined to avoid a plain vanilla life" being that you are Vanilla.  I love you.  

Public Commandments

Last night we were reading the scriptures with the kids and in 1 Nephi 6, Nephi was explaining that the plates would only have "things which are pleasing unto God". So I explained that the Book of Mormon has commandments. Paige then said "Like picking your nose in public?" I'm glad Paige thinks that not picking your nose in public is a commandment.

Sore loser

For Easter, the kids got a new Wii game that would be easy enough for Paige to play also. It's called 'Playground' by E.A. Sports. Side note: anything by E.A. Sports Lane thinks is awesome. The jist of the game is going around a playground, stadium, etc. and playing things like tetherball, slot car racing, dodgeball, darts, etc. So Blake and I challenged each other and after doing sufficient trash talking I got my face wiped on the grass. Blake won at everything. I asked if he could let me win at least something. I started to blame my loss on the wii controller. (I couldn't think of another excuse). Needless to say, from this day forward I'm cutting back on my mom/wife duties so that I can master the wii and maybe beat Blake at something. Blake laughed at this idea (probably wondering what I could possibly cut back even more on). :)

Happy Keester!

Unfortunately, in honor of Easter, I taught my kids that "keester" is another word for "bum" and now that is all they say with the added phrase of "kiss my keester". I know, parenting at its finest. Today is such a great Easter Day.  It's sunny and spring-y.  Blake has had a surprising 4 day weekend thanks to a kind soul who noticed that he had a call shift in the middle of his weekend and offered to take it for him.  I feel like I should buy her a "thank-you, you're awesome" gift because we needed it.  We can't go anywhere because Lane still has school (Friday & Monday) but we are enjoying having some down time.  

Lane decorated this bag at the Primary Easter Egg Hunt.  Who knew a kid could turn crosses into a Star Wars Fighter Jet.  Do you see it?  It's like looking down onto it.  And the white flower lilies things are the boosters.  Made me LOL.

Paige had fun at the city Easter egg hunt.  She did comment that "they weren't very good at hiding the eggs".  It was more of an egg grab instead of egg hunt.  She didn't complain when she found a golden egg and got to give it to the Easter bunny for a prize (Orange Snoopy w/ jelly beans).  She wouldn't go near the Easter bunny before the golden egg.  I guess she had a change of heart/greed.

I think the other thing that makes this day so special is that it's always on a Sunday and I can think of all the blessings our Savior has given us and the promise of a resurrection.  I hope you all had a wonderful day.  Happy Easter!  

Week in Review!

It's been a while since I've blogged so I'll do an update for you all.  

Lane started basketball and is not very humble in proclaiming how "awesome" he is in basketball.  He does these great celebratory jumps or high fives when a teammate makes a shot (he must have gotten that from his cheerleading mom).  This just might be his thing (the basketball stuff, not the cheerleading).  He loves it.  

We went to watch daddy play a basketball tournament game yesterday for the Stake.  Blake survived, barely, and had to wobble around for a while.  

Paige wants to try soccer this spring--so, soccer it will be.  They have 1/2 hr. practice, 1/2 hr. game every Tuesdays and Thursdays.  I kind of like it because it leaves our Saturdays open for fishing.  

Yep, fishing is Blake's new thing.  We are actually looking forward getting away on our Saturdays.  As far as we can from the hospital.  He's been working more than we'd like.

I went to a vertigo specialist last week.  He didn't tell me anything special.  Wants more tests that are guareenteed to make me dizzy and sick.  So tomorrow I'll be "getting sick".

Paige is register for kindergarten for next year and she may need eyeglasses.  When they were testing her she just kept meowing and they're not sure if she couldn't see or didn't know the answers.  I'll keep you posted.  I'm going to have a hard time letting my baby/cat leave me all day.    

Twins!!

No I'm not having twins.  I'm not even having a single.  P told me today that she thought it would be fun if we were little girl twins.  I told her that Grandma Sharon probably couldn't handle both of us.  She said that we'd be good little girls.  I think it's all perception.  I was good when I was little.  Good at causing trouble and getting my brothers in trouble.  So I think this is as close to twins as we will get.  Me at 4 years old.  Do you see any similarities?  (See P's picture in previous post).

  

Cut her hair?

I've been contemplating cutting P's hair because she doesn't let me do anything with it.  And probably if she did, I don't know what I'd do with it.  I saw some other cute little girls with shorter hair...Hmmm.  I was at lunch with some moms from P's Explorer class and one little boy in particular wanted to know if P was coming to lunch because he really likes her and "she has beautiful hair".  So this morning I decided that I would 'force' P to sit and let me do her hair.  Who are we kidding, I can't force her to do much of anything but I managed to get her sitting still (or should I say Dora got her to sit still).  I did her hair like my mom did mine when I was little.  I got this picture of it and think P looks adorable.  But then just seeing her face without hair covering it is great.  You must notice the kitty cat shirt we bought the other day.  New favorite.  She decides at night if it's 'really' dirty or if it can go another day.

I also had to include the other picture of L helping P eat dinner.  You'd think that she had no hands and was 2 years old.  I don't know how she talks him into helping her eat so they can play faster.  Whatever works (for her).  He's been sucked into her powers.

New look

I wanted to switch out my layout because it's sunny and 65 degrees today.  Can you feel the spring coming?  Yeah!  I just wanted something fresh.  Paige told me yesterday that she wanted to be a veternarian when she grows up.  She said that she'd need to have a lot of cat food though.  Maybe she plans on taking care of only cats.  I'm picturing a woman with 50 cats running around.  And to imagine that she wants to live with me forever (see yesterday's post).     

Thank heavens for Antibiotics

We have been struggling with colds for the past couple of weeks and finally I decided that I needed to go to the doctor.  (When the goop turns green you know it's time)  Anyway, after all the suffering, I found out I had strep and that what I thought was canker sores were in fact blisters from the strep.  I know, too much info.  The good that came out of this is that I also talked to the doctor about my vertigo that I've had for about 7 months now (some months worse than others) and she prescribed me a strong steroid (hope I don't grow a mustache) for it.  I am so hopeful that it helps.  For all of you that can roll over in bed without the room spinning--please don't take it for granted.  I have to sit up and then turn and then lay down again--slowly.  And all this started with the last cold/ear infection/sinus infection.  What ever happened to a normal cold.  I have a new compassion for people with health problems even if they are ones that aren't always visible.  There are things in life that can stop you in your tracks and become a very humbling factor in life.

P asked this morning if she could live with me forever.

Me- "Of course you can."

P- "But what about when I get married?"

Me- "You can still live with me if you WANT."  (Knowing that she won't WANT to)

P- "But don't I HAVE to go somewhere else?"

Me- "Not if you don't want to."

Then she just curled up to me and looked sad.  Never wanting to leave.  It was a tender moment and one that I need to document for proof that at one point in her life she wanted to always be with me.  I'll make sure to remind her when she is so mad at me and slamming her door in my face (this might actually occur this next week :)  

I have vowed to exercise 5 days a week until we go to South Carolina in April.  I was hoping that playing bowling, boxing, and tennis on the Wii would suffice but I think I need to take it up a notch and my neighbor downstair might appreciate me not jumping around on her ceiling all the time.  Apartment living at it finest.  

I went to L's class to be a 'Reader' on Friday.  He loved having me there and P thought it was fun to go to school and can't wait until Kindergarten.  A girl in L's class told him that she loved him and he said it made his stomach flip-flop.  She also blew him a kiss (twice).  He said it was the first time he was kissed by a girl.  I won't tell him that it's not a real kiss.  I'll leave him in the dark for a few more years.  Even though I kiss him all the time he said that I didn't count as a girl.  Aren't they too young for this.