I AM

I am... a daughter of a king.
I think... I know what I am doing, when most of the time I don’t.
I want... more patience.
I have... everything that I truly need.
I miss... being young and carefree.
I fear... that I will fail as a mother.
I feel... that I should be doing more.
I hear... silence.
I smell... someone needing a diaper change.
I crave...more “me” time.
I cry.... when no one else is around.
I search... the floor before putting Emily down so she doesn’t ingest any small parts.
I wonder... when life will be easier.
I regret... not doing more with my life before marriage and children.
I wish... I had more patience and understanding of children’s emotions.
I love... when my children tell me they love me and that I’m the best mom.
I care... what everyone thinks about me.
I always... repeat things more than once.
I worry... that I am doing everything wrong, and screwing up my kids future.
I am not... together.
I remember... my earliest memory at age 4 or 5 catching my first fish.
I believe... in the gospel.
I know… Heavenly Father is real.
I sing... songs from Disney movies to my kids and hear them laugh.
I don't always... do what’s right.
I argue... way too much with my kids.
I write... in my journal every once in a while.
I lose... my mind on a regular basis.
I listen... to Emily laugh and talk to herself. I love her voice.
I can usually be found... on the computer.
I need... a vacation.
I forget... how truly blessed I really am.
I am happy...because my family loves me as I am.

ABC's of Me

A- Age: 34
B - Best Friend: Nathan
C - Cake or Pie: I’ll take either one at the moment
D - Drink of Choice: Strawberry Lemonade from Red Robin
E - Essential Items: My cuddle pillow
F - Favorite TV show at the moment: Chuck
G - Gummi Bears or Worms: Bears
H - Hometown: Lake Oswego, Oregon
I - Indulgence: Getting a bath without a child standing there asking for something.
J - January or July: January
K - Kids: 3
L - Life is incomplete without: Happiness
M - Marriage Date: 8 May 1998
N - Number of Siblings: 4 brothers
O - Oranges or Apples: Oranges
P - Phobias or Fears: Losing one of my children
Q - Quote: “Buck up little camper. It’s a tough world out there and only the tough survive.”
R - Reason to Smile: The colors are changing on the mountains
S - Season: Fall
T - Time you woke up today: 5 am
U- Unknown Fact About Me: I used to sleep with a mask on my face. I had to have pitch blackness to sleep
V - Veggies or Fruit: Fruit
W - Worst Habit: chewing on the side of my nails. I do it when I am nervous, frustrated, agitated, stressed, which seems to be most of the time.
X - X-Rays or Ultrasounds: Ultrasounds
Y - Your Favorite Food: Fettuccini Alfredo from Olive Garden
Z - Zodiac: Capricorn

All Lined Up in a Row

Abby is very particular about where things should go. She has this inate ability to put things in order and she gets upset if you correct her on it. She has been doing this for awhile, but the other day she lined up her stuffed animals on the couch from smallest to largest. She said her "friends" were watching TV with her.
Isn't she cute!

I've got the giggles

Look At Me

Emily is getting so big! I just had to pose her and get some cute pictures while she would let me. Enjoy!

An Apple A Day...

won't keep our doctors away! Our doctors have come to know us well. Nathan broke his foot playing soccer and was slowly recovering from that, while Emily came down with a condition called eythermia multiforme minor which was a nasty viral rash. Luckily it wasn't contagious, and didn't bother her and now she is doing much better. I have a cold, and Abby is getting over one. Hopefully no more doctor visits for awhile.

Remembering

I'm sure all of us remember exactly what we were doing 7 years ago when our freedoms came under attack. I was upstairs in our rental apartment getting ready for work. I was listening to 570 AM, and Bob Lansbury was interrupted to announce that a plane had crashed into one of the towers of the World Trade Center in NY. I yelled down to Nathan to turn on the TV and see what they were saying. At first it seemed like a freak accident, and Bob quickly came back on the air. Then it was interrupted again when the second plane hit the other tower. I quickly realized then, that this was no accident. I was terrified. We were pregnant with Thomas, and I started wondering what would his future be like? Who would do such a terrible thing? I cried on my way to work, especially as I heard about the pentagon, and the plane in Pennsylvania. I like most of you, kept my eyes glued to the tv for the next few weeks while information began to come out.
Now, 7 years later I still remember. My heart and appreciation goes out to all those who lost a loved one, and to those who are risking their lives to protect the freedom that I enjoy today. We must not ever forget the price that was paid and for the lives that were lost that September Day.