Sunday, June 14, 2009

Kids Choice Day




Today I decided to have our first ever "Kids Choice Day". I asked each of the kids to choose one thing that they wanted to do today. Aiden wanted to go to Barnes & Noble to play with the trains, Mikayla wanted to go to Chuck E Cheese, and Josh wanted to eat ice cream. So we did all of those things and we had a really fun day!

Monday, May 18, 2009

What's Going On

I never know how to start these things. I'm not very good at writing. My purpose in doing so today is to let you all know what's been going on. There are rumors starting to circulate and that irritates me to no end! So here it goes....

Brent and I are separated. We've been separated since the end of January. He is living in the bay area where he's been working for the last two years. Our marriage has been struggling for a few years now, and while we've tried everything we know of to make it work, it's getting worse. I know for most of you this comes as quite a shock. We've been trying to keep it quiet and only talking to our family and a few of our closest friends. But as people are starting to find out, and like I said, rumors are being spread, I thought I should say something. And rather than call every single person I know, this seemed to be the best way.

I'm not here to give you all the details, because frankly, that's between Brent and I. What I would like is your unconditional love and support. This has been a rough time for both of us. And please, if you hear any rumors, don't spread them. In fact, come to me and ask me if it's true because the fact of the matter is, it's probably not.

Thursday, March 12, 2009

My Amazing Birthday Party



This year for my birthday, my mom threw me a surprise party. But not just any surprise party, it was a TWILIGHT party! She did such an amazing job decorating, when I walked in I was blown away! She had Twilight posters up on the walls, red, black and white balloons everywhere, candles lit around red roses, red ribbon and red apples. She had the Twilight movie soundtrack playing in the background and even had red punch to drink. It was really beautiful. She invited some of my closest girlfriends (boys just wouldn't understand) and we all had a really fun time. I was so blessed by all the effort she put into it. Thanks Mom! You're the best!!

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Mommy Knows Best

Yesterday at the dentist's office, Mikayla was rewarded with pink silly putty.  She was excited and was enjoying her new treasure, but after getting it stuck in her pocket, she knew what the putty was now capable of.  Fast forward to bed time; she calls out to me from her room and asks to sleep with her silly putty.  I tell her no, that that would be a very bad idea.  In the middle of the night, I hear her screaming and run into her room to have her tell me that her hair is stuck.  It's 3:00 am, I'm disoriented and confused and trying to figure out why my 5 year old is hysterical.  After a few seconds I come to realize that she had in fact, taken the silly putty to bed and it has now lodged itself in her hair and pillowcase.  I try to stay calm as I am untangling this mess, but inside I'm yelling "I told you so".  Luckily, I did not have to cut her hair and the silly putty is now in the garbage.