Why?

My thoughts have been wondering a lot lately. Like for instance why do my kids like Avatar? I have been watching it with Elle and I just don’t see why all three of my kids like that show. Also why don’t my kids like corn on the cob? It is very sweet and crunchy and yummy (I mean how could someone not like the way corn on the cob tastes?) And why does the tv show The Office make me laugh like no other show does and Scott never laughs about it? How come I can’t get my stupid skype dog avatar off and just have my face on the video screen? That one is really bugging me? Why do my girls think that cleaning their rooms could cause them to die?


I am grateful for the fun surprise birthday activity we have planned for Emma tomorrow...I love suprises!

Men..No Thank You

Women have you every had your boob pinched into a pancake?  Well if not your turn will come when you become a woman of a certain age!  It is so weird to be handled like that.  At least it was a woman doing the handling, I was watching an old episode of The Office when Pam had a lactating consultant who helped her with her troubles of nursing and it was a male lactation consultant.  It was really very funny but then I was thinking today as this woman was handling me like she was moving my elbow around instead of my boob and I thought if it was a man doing the moving how awful that would have been.  I don't think men should be allowed to be a boob technician, ever!... even if women are allowed to be firewomen.  There are just somethings that I don't want a strange man doing to me.

1.  giving me a mamogram
2.  giving me a bikini wax
3.  or commenting on my mamogram or the result of my bikini wax!

I am grateful for medical technology, we live in an amazing time.

Young Love..oh it can be painful

I kept waiting to blog yesterday to see if anything interesting would happen in my life that I could blog about.  Nothing ever happened it was just a really normal average day.  Oh I forgot Elle did have some drama going on.  She came home and asked me how I would feel if  my best friend started going out with my X boyfriend!  She was very passionate about her feelings.  Her friend has started going out with her X (if you can call it that, actually her friend as started going out with a boy she had a crush on because she is not allowed a boyfriend at the age of 12!!!  Right Scott?)  Anyway I tried to tell her it was all right and Emma has told her it is alright but she doesn't seem to think it is alright.  Oh well to be 12 again and feel like your best friend has stabbed you in the back with a dagger all for the sake of love. 

I am grateful that Elle still likes to snuggle.

"I Vant To Drink Your Blood", said the Phlabotomist

What a beautiful day!  I have gotten lots accomplished...I guess that is what happens when I actually get out of bed and not read all day.  I had to go get some blood drawn today to check my cholesterol and there are a few people out there that know I am not a very good patient to try to get blood from (one time I even had to have blood drawn from my between my toes because my vains were so bad).  Not because I am a baby or anything like that.  No it is because no one can ever find a vain and so I end up getting poked several times by several people before I start to let the blood out of my body.  Well the same thing happened today.  I wanted to punch the lady in the face who was poking and prooding my vains.  I almost threw up it hurt so bad.  The bad, bad lady just didn't know what the heck she was doing and my arm now looks like I have been shooting up heroine or something!  It just makes me want to throw up now just thinking about it again.  Good thing I don't have to do this often!

Poor Krys!

I am grateful that I am healthy and don't have to spend much time with vampires!

Harry Potter is my Favorite!

Today was a Harry Potter day. It was a good day. I was able to stay in bed most of the day reading. I would like to read all 7 books before the new movie comes out this summer and I am 2 chapters from finishing book 3. I forgot how wonderful they were. I think they are so much better than the movies and I actually think the movies are the super duper! If you haven’t ever taken the time to read the series, and I am not sure who wouldn’t want read them, I highly recommend it.

I am wondering why my son didn’t skype me yesterday after he said he would the day before…I hope he is okay. Tanner did you forget your dear old mom and that phone call you promised her??

I am grateful for very entertaining books.

Sunday Blues because it is Grey and cold outside.

Not feeling like saying much today.

Emma and Elle both looked beautiful today.  I love when they let me do their hair.

 
I am grateful for the girls.

The Grand Ball

Today Scott, Emma and I attended a grand ball!  Destiny got married and instead of having a normal reception her invitation was to a Grand Ball just like in Cinderella or was it Sleeping Beauty or maybe it was The Little Mermaid?...  So we got all dressed up in our spiffiest duds and went to the grand ball.  It was lots of fun dancing with Scott (I think it has been ages since we danced I wonder why we don't dance more?) and watching everyone else dance as well as hanging out with my BFF Ann for a short while. 

I had some really great bonding moments with Emma today as we went shopping for some summer clothes because didn't you all know Emma doesn't have anything to ware!  The only arguing we did was over shoes so we decided that we wanted to have a good time and we wouldn't shop for shoes anymore and that did the trick.  I think Emma is a really interesting person and I love to spend time with her.

I asked Scott to comment on my blogs daily and he said he would rather rub my feet daily instead of comment on my blog so I am very excited to get a foot rub every day for the rest of the year!!!  Don't I just have the BEST husband ever!!

I am grateful for the time I had with Emma today.

Krystine and Emma

Rachel, Ann and Me!

Emma and Scott enjoying a dance.

More dancing.

The two love birds!

Woman of a Certain Age!

Today I was told "You are now a woman of a certain age"  what exactly does that mean?  Can you guess just where I was when I was told that?  I only thought that my mom was a woman of a certain age...never me!  It is odd to think about how old I am.  I remember clearly when my own mother became a woman of a certain age I believe that I was 19 and starting to fall in love with the man I would committ my life to as my mom started her journey into the woman of a certain age relm.  I think I actually like being a woman of a certain age.  I like having a sense of who I am and where I want to go which I know I didn't have a clue of who I was and where I wanted to go when I was 19.  It is a good thing that as Scott and I have grown up together that we have continued to have the same goals and desires and we actually love who we have become otherwise our marriage would probably be in a shambles by now having married so young when we didn't know what the heck we were doing.  I also love not caring as much what others think of me as I have grown into a woman of a certain age.  I enjoy my kids more as I have become a woman of a certain age even though I love kids that are babies, toddlers, and young school aged I have enjoyed being a mom of older kids because I am more confident as a mother now.  I have learned not to be so judgemental of others as I have grown into a woman of a certain age, I really try to see others as our Heavenly Father sees them and that has helped me to be more loving and compassionate in my life.  Over all I am thrilled to have moved into the great "woman of a certain age" stage of my life and yes because I am a woman of a certain age I will be getting my second mamogram next week!  Now who knows where I was today?
I am grateful for my talents, Heavenly Father blessed me with many!

The Weather was Beautiful today but tonight it was a Blizzard!

Emma said she didn't have homework but for some reason I don't believe her maybe it is because she has told me that a million times before and she always seems to have missing assignments in one class or another.  It is going to be so fun homeschooling her next year...yes that is right I have decided to homeschool both girls next year...call me crazy, yes, call me out of my mind, definately!  I am sure it will be the best of years and the worst of years all rolled into one!

Elle and I went and got DQ Blizzards tonight!  YUMMY...so much for dragon woman today.  At least I had a monster workout!!

I am grateful for so many things...icecream for one!

Dragon Woman Where Are You?

Lets see what can I blog about today? Oh yes that would be Emma! She was very happy tonight which is unusual for her on a Wednesday night. By the time Wednesday rolls around she is usually very tired out but tonight she had the energy to go for pie (free pie night at Bakers Square) it is where all the teenagers go every Wednesday night but she hasn’t gone for quite a while.

I had a great work out today and then I mowed the lawn afterwards. I bet I burned 1000 calories today. I wish it was as easy to lose weight as it was to gain it. I really need to recommit myself to dragon woman again so I can burn off another 15lbs. I have been very good about exercising but I have not been as vigilant about my eating habits. Don’t get me wrong…I am still being good (most of the time) about what I put into my mouth but I think unless I am counting calories and qualifying everything I put in my mouth then I won’t lose another 15lbs.
I am grateful for my Dad.