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Thursday, May 12, 2011

Change is good...

I finally bit the bullet and moved the two little boys into a room together... Why you ask... My desk and all of my "stuff" has been in my bedroom since we have lived here, over 6 years... I had just decided I was tired of my bedroom being the veg all room... It was more like a conference center, and I so wanted my bedroom back.. So with a little elbow grease (thanks Honey,) we transformed the front bedroom into an office for me... SQUEAL!!! I am so happy, although I do feel a little bit guilty still... The boys now share a room, and a space but it worked perfectly and everything fit.. :) Just a few pics of the transformation (for you Kris.)

The boys room.. :)

Jade helping paint...

Transforming...

My new space... :)

Loving it... Esp my mini fridge... Notice there is no TV... Love it.. :)

Scrapbook closet #1

Scrapbook closet #2

My favorite part, the clock.. :)

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Happy Mother's Day...

Just wanted to tell my Mom, Mother in law, Grandma and all of the other special ladies in my life Happy Mothers Day... I love each one of you so much.. You are all so special to me.. :) I found this cute little saying on a darling blog, and thought I would share.. It pretty much sums up being a mom, perfectly.. :)

5 things I have learned about being a Mom:

1-Whatever annoying things you did to your parents…..your kids will do to you. 10 fold. And when you try to get sympathy, your mother will laugh at you.

2-Cleaning up after kids is like being in the middle of the movie Groundhog Day. No matter what, it keeps happening OVER and OVER and OVER…….

3-Probably no one else is gonna think your kids are as amazingly awesome as you think they are. But those people are dumb.

4-No matter what “stage” you’re trying to make it through, you will arrive at a brand new stage that is equally challenging and ridiculous.

5-Being a Mom makes your body messed up, your head ache, your mouth swear, and your feet hurt. But your heart will never be fuller.

How true it is.. My heart could not be fuller this day... I am beyond blessed to be the mom of four amazing kiddos. Thanks mom for teaching me everything I know and for being the best mom ever to us... I love you so much.. :)

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Cinco De Mayo...

Just a shout out to my amazingly cute father in law... Wanted to give him a huge birthday wish.. Love ya, and hope your day was great.. :) A few fun facts about his birthday..

5 May 1940
Your date of conception was on or about 13 August 1939 which was a Sunday.

You were born on a Sunday
under the astrological sign Taurus.
Your Life path number is 6.

Your fortune cookie reads:
Look for new outlets for your own creative abilities.

The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2429754.5.
The golden number for 1940 is 3.
The epact number for 1940 is 21.
The year 1940 was a leap year.

Your birthday falls into the Chinese year beginning 2/8/1940 and ending 1/26/1941.
You were born in the Chinese year of the Dragon.

Your Native American Zodiac sign is Beaver; your plant is Wild Clover.

You were born in the Egyptian month of Epipy, the third month of the season of Shomu (Harvest).

Your date of birth on the Hebrew calendar is 28 Nisan 5700.
Or if you were born after sundown then the date is 29 Nisan 5700.

The Mayan Calendar long count date of your birthday is 12.16.6.5.10 which is
12 baktun 16 katun 6 tun 5 uinal 10 kin

The Hijra (Islamic Calendar) date of your birth is Sunday, 27 Rabi'u'l-Avval 1359 (1359-3-27).

The date of Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 24 March 1940.
The date of Orthodox Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 28 April 1940.
The date of Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) on your birth year was Wednesday 7 February 1940.
The date of Whitsun (Pentecost Sunday) in the year of your birth was Sunday 12 May 1940.
The date of Whisuntide in the year of your birth was Sunday 19 May 1940.
The date of Rosh Hashanah in the year of your birth was Thursday, 3 October 1940.
The date of Passover in the year of your birth was Tuesday, 23 April 1940.
The date of Mardi Gras on your birth year was Tuesday 6 February 1940.

As of 5/6/2011 9:39:44 PM EDT
You are 71 years old.
You are 852 months old.
You are 3,704 weeks old.
You are 25,933 days old.
You are 622,413 hours old.
You are 37,344,819 minutes old.
You are 2,240,689,184 seconds old.

Celebrities who share your birthday:
Chris Brown (1989) Craig David (1981) Danielle Fishel (1981)
Tina Yothers (1973) Brian Williams (1959) Tammy Wynette (1942)
Pat Carroll (1927) Ann B. Davis (1926) Alice Faye (1915)
Tyrone Power (1913) Karl Marx (1818)

Your age is the equivalent of a dog that is 10.1499021526419 years old. (You old hound dog, you!)

Your lucky day is Friday.
Your lucky number is 6.
Your ruling planet(s) is Venus.
Your lucky dates are 6th, 15th, 24th.
Your opposition sign is Scorpio.
Your opposition number(s) is 9 & 11.

Today is one of your lucky days!

There are 365 days till your next birthday
on which your cake will have 72 candles.

Those 72 candles produce 72 BTUs,
or 18,144 calories of heat (that's only 18.1440 food Calories!) .
You can boil 8.23 US ounces of water with that many candles.

In 1940 there were approximately 2.5 million births in the US.
In 1940 the US population was approximately 131,669,275 people, 44.2 persons per square mile.
In 1940 in the US there were approximately 1,595,879 marriages (12.1%) and 264,000 divorces (2%)
In 1940 in the US there were approximately 1,417,000 deaths (10.8 per 1000)
In the US a new person is born approximately every 8 seconds.
In the US one person dies approximately every 12 seconds.

In 1940 the population of Australia was approximately 7,077,586.
In 1940 there were approximately 126,347 births in Australia.
In 1940 in Australia there were approximately 77,889 marriages and 3,242 divorces.
In 1940 in Australia there were approximately 68,384 deaths.

Your birth flower is LILY

Your birthstone is Emerald

The Mystical properties of Emerald

Though not meant to replace traditional medical treatment, Emerald is used for physical and emotional healing.
Some lists consider these stones to be your birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewelers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources)

Agate, Chrysoprase

Your birth tree is

Poplar, the Uncertainty
Looks very decorative, no self-confident behavior, only courageous if necessary, needs goodwill and pleasant surroundings, very choosy, often lonely, great animosity, artistic nature, good organizer, tends to philosophy, reliable in any situation, takes partnership serious.

There are 233 days till Christmas 2011!

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

St. George or Bust...

Decided to take a quick va-cay to St. George over Spring Break... Saddled up with the Brough's and Matheson's and away we went... So much fun, and so so warm... Just a run down of things we did... Pool, Snow Canyon, Pool, Pirate Island, Pool, Shopping, Pool, Sightseeing of our dream home, Sweet Tooth Fairy, Pool, Vegas, Easter and oodles of laughs... A few things I had never heard before we heard on our trip...

1- Mom, is St. George by Earth.. (Cole, bless his heart)

2- Just to let you know our kitchen is running really behind tonight. Pirate Island.. UGH...
3- Note on Casey's hotel door, Housekeeping emergency, be back ASAP..
4- Mommy what are "hot babies?" As a truck flashing HOT BABES drives down the Vegas strip... OH MY... (Cole)
5- Is that guy dead? As we walk passed a homeless kid (yes a kid,) drugged out of his mind on something, completely unconscious. Gotta love Vegas.. :)
Good times...

Snow Canyon.. Pioneer Names Trail

Court & Stock @ PNT.. Show me your guns.. :)

Daddy & Jade, up so high reading all of the Pioneer Names..

This kid had no fear, even got stuck on the side of a rock, thankfully Casey saved him.. ;)

Mr. Cole..

A mad dash to hike up to the names.. :)

Cole & Jade...

Yes, they all climbed up that huge rock... :)

Mr. Mack.. :)

The sand dunes up Snow Canyon...

Fun, fun, fun...

Miss Courtnee, after hiking up a very huge rock.. :)

All of the kiddos at the top of the very huge rock.. :)

Exploring the rock.. Can you find me and Casey?? :)

Jade in the crack of the rock.. :)

Don't they look sweet??

Stockton, Cole and Shane trying to get Casey wet..

Jade & Addy playing in the kiddie pool..

Court & Cole having fun..

Having a barbecue, poolside.. :)

Cole & Karissa devouring the strawberries... Cole showed her how to dunk them in a big pile of sugar, sorry Joey.. :)

Soaking up the sun.. :)

This water gun got us in a little bit of trouble... :) Geez who goes to the pool to NOT get wet..

A few things we saw in Vegas... Pawn Stars Pawn Shop, Paris Casino & Eiffel Tower, Bellagio, Sugar Factory, M&M Factory, Coca Cola, Margaritaville and so much more.. Just a few pics of our favorites..

One of the kids' favorite stop.. The pawn shop where they tape Pawn Stars.. It was really cool.. :) One of my favorites too..