Hurry Up!!!

My poor kids. Hurry Up is just about the only thing they've heard from me for the last 3 months. It's very stressful around here. Whether it's getting ready for school in the morning. Or feeding the animals. Or cleaning up their rooms. Or finding their shoes. The only thing I have to say to them is, "Hurry Up!"

We are constantly running somewhere. Yesterday it was to the bank, library, Sam's Club, Costco, and to school. Last night it was back to Costco to buy a garbage disposal for the new house. They are on sale for $80 by the way. Really good price. Not to mention that Mr. D was excited by the fact that it was a 1 1/4 HP. That's the most powerful one you can buy. I'm a little excited too. I also found some pretty drink canisters for receptions that I cater. That was a nice score.

Then we had to race home because the kiddos had to get into bed because they have school. I thought I would be happy when the kids were back in that wonderful institution called school, but it's turning out to be a hassle. Maybe I can take them out until we're moved into the new place and then re enroll them then. Can you do that? Probably not. Bummer.

It all just boils down to the fact that there aren't enough hours in the day. I seriously have no idea where the last 3 months of my life went to. It's all flown by incredibly fast. The house still has another month to go and that's if we have someone there everyday working on it in some way, shape, or form. Ugh. I want to tell all of them to HURRY UP too!

Food

Isn't food amazing? What a powerful object that we have been given here on earth. Food can help you feel special on your birthday or wedding, it can help you feel better if you're sick. It can be fun and enjoyable to eat. It nourishes our bodies so we can do amazing things every day. Or most every day. It can make us sick if we are pregnant. It can pick us up if we've had a bad day. It's truly amazing.

I love my job so much. Catering for people is truly the funnest job ever made. I get to be a part of people's memories. I remember exactly what was served at my wedding reception and it wasn't that great. It was nice, but not spectacular. I want people to remember what they ate and be impressed with it. Food is a big deal.

I've been working on the catering blog lately to try and revamp what I offer. I think it's lovely. If I were a client I would love everything on this menu. I tried to keep it simple with not too many options because it might get a little overwhelming. I hope it gets a lot of attention!

If my sweet little catering company could get a little bit busier I would be ever so grateful. I'm already thankful for the work I've gotten so far, but a little more would be fabulous.

Can It Get Any Better?

The only thing that could possibly make this day better would be for my husband to take me out on a date tonight. No kids. Just us. We all know that isn't going to happen so I think I will take a long shower and get into bed early. We'll see if that will even happen.

The last few days have been hectic but good. We got the paint color changed on the outside trim and we got an arch put in above the master tub. I got everything swept out of the construction zone and even got some laundry done while I was at it. Not too Shabby.

Tomorrow, if I can lay around a little bit I think it would be heaven. I feel bone tired. Literally bone tired. Isn't that something you hear elderly women say? I feel a little elderly lately.

This house is a wonderful opportunity for us. I am really grateful. I would be even more grateful though if I could live in it and enjoy it. Living out of boxes is frustrating and messy. No one can find anything and we are constantly taping and untaping things. I can't wait to have my organized life back.

What do you do When.......

1.What do you do when your 8 year old wakes up crying saying that he never fell asleep last night?
A. Send him to school anyway
B.Let him stay home for a little while for a nap and then take him to school
C.Let him have a sick day at home

I choose A.

2.What do you do when your husband starts to complain that he's sick?
A.Tell him that your sorry that he doesn't feel good
B. Ignore his complaints because he doesn't care about you when you're sick
C. Sleep in a different room so you don't catch it.

I choose C. Not interested in being sick right now.

3.What do you do when you need to go grocery shopping,but have no money
A. Cash in your change
B.Wait to go until your husband gives you money
C. Beg your parents for money that you will pay back

I choose A. and B. If you really need to, you can always cash in the change stash. Or if you can wait, I love to hear Mr. D. whine about how he already gave me money for groceries and where did it go? It's awesome.

4.What do you do when your kids run out of clean clothes for school?
A. Febreze the clothes to death
B. Send them to school in dirty clothes
C. Spray perfume or cologne all over them

I choose A. I feel a little bit better about sending my kids to school smelly when I know the odor will disappear when the Febreze finally dries.

5.What do you do when you run out breakfast making items?
A. Feed them a bologna sandwich
B. Feed them a Go Gurt and granola bar
C.Feed them leftovers from last night

I choose B. These two options are portable and easy to eat on the run. Which we are doing quite often these days. I have to admit that I have done all of these options before.

6.What do you do when your children won't stop fighting?
A. Lose it and start screaming
B. Send them all to their rooms
C. Send them outside because you can't stand the noise level anymore

All of the Friggin' above.

Trash Collectors

It's amazing to me how much garbage can collect on one property in such a short amount of time. Yuck. It looks like we are hoarders. :) So me and the kiddies are heading over there in our best work clothes and are picking up garbage today. Yes.

I have a neato Chinese looking landscaping hat that I wear to protect my fragile pasty skin and my green and navy blue plaid shirt that has 3/4 length sleeves. Let me tell you, I rock it! My husband laughs so hard when I come driving up to the house looking like that. Wearing it is worth it just to see him laugh.

So I'm off to play garbage fairy and deliver wonderful garbage to the nearest and dearest dump. Hope you all have a wonderfully fun weekend.

Exhausted

I'm not sure if it's because I am never home, or if it's because if my allergies, or if it's because we are constantly scared to death about our finances, but..........I'm having a BAD day.

I try so hard to shake the discouraging feelings that slowly creep into my day, but today I'm just going to let it happen. I am too exhausted to be positive. I'm not going to complain, I just need to acknowledge the fact that I'm not very optomistic today and that I feel crummy.

We need to find another way to make a living. The fence company is dead and the property management company only generates enough income to carry our partner's family. They have their own struggles. What to do?  I wanted to start a preschool once we got into the house, but I have no extra income to finance it and we won't be in until Oct. Bummer. A little frustrated right now.

#3 is supposed to start preschool next month and now I'm not sure if we can afford the $75 a month. I need some faith right now. I've gotten pretty good at being positive and telling myself that everything is going to work out, but I'm just not feeling it today.  I need a boost. Maybe a little nap?

Wipe out

So yesterday we were at the new house and we have a trench running from the house out to our water spicket. My boys love to play in this trench. They put boards over it for a bridge, they play chicken on the boards to see who can stay on them, and they have contests to see who can jump over the trench.

This particular time they were having a trench jumping contest. #2 made it over fine. #3 made it over okay. Then #1 makes his jumps and falls short. He landed face first into the trench and got a nice big mouthfull of dirt. It was hilarious. He jumped right up because the afore mentioned trench was being used as a ................... Bathroom. I have told them numerous times not to play in that area but for some reason they gravitate to it. I was then forced to book it home and get him into the shower pronto. Nasty.

The idea I had about putting vinyl quotes all over #1's room is starting to take shape. I spent an hour or two online yesterday looking for just the right quotes and I think I found some pretty good one's. Do you have any good quotes that you would like to donate? Nothing too long. I'm paying for the vinyl by the letter. My favorite quote is,"You may find that your best friend or your worst enemy is yourself. English Proverb."
Does anyone know which prophet said,"Do it, Do it Right, Do It Right Now."? Can't find anything on it. Love that one too. Very straightforward.
Another one I like is,"Live your life now as if you are 80 looking back on it later."

Please share any quotes you like!!!!

Is it true?

I just took my boys to meet the teacher last night and I can't believe this day has finally come! Wow! I think we are all ready for this. Their teachers seem adorable and sweet and the boys classrooms are right next to eachother.  That is so nice. They can see eachother everyday, a few times a day.

My mom and I went Christmas shopping yesterday too. We had a fun filled day of store hopping for the best prices and we found some awesome deals. My mom is an organized machine. She knew she wouldn't have time to get everything wrapped around the holiday's, so she's doing it all right now. Smart lady. I'm thinking gift cards for all of the kiddies this year. I know. That's not very fun to open up on Christmas morning, but I'm going to have a lot going on then too. My oldest is getting to a point where he wants to pick out his own presents now anyway. Mom never gets him anything cool.  Even my 4 year old asked me to get him something cool this time. That one made me feel soooooo good.

We found bedding for #1's room. Colors: Black, cream, and tan striped quilt with matching shams. Now all I have to do is sand his headboard and footboard and paint them black. Is there anyone out there that just absolutely loves to do that and wants to do it for free for me? :) We are very over budget on building our house and I have nothing extra to spare. We are doing a ton of work ourselves on the house in order to save money. Oh, and did I mention that we are extremely stupid for doing this during summer? I can't be at the place for more than 4 hours or I start to get heat stroke.

For #1's room I was thinking about having vinyl quotes from the prophets and primary song lyrics all over his room. What do you think? I want to decorate his room with colors and things that he can grow with. Not a fan of having to change the theme every few years. I need to figure out a window treatment though. I used to do this for a living so I'm sure I can do it again. I'm thinking cornice box with striped fabric and black buttons. Should be fun! Gotta get the house finished first!

Oh Blah Di, Oh Blah Dah, Life goes on. Even though we feel stuck, everything around us keeps moving along. That is the only constant. Change. Thank heavens. That means that even the bad times can't last forever!

What An Incredible Weekend!

Wow! I had an incredible weekend all by myself. The house was completely quiet and now that everyone is back I find that I am getting headaches frequently.  I was able to spend time with my momma, clean my hubbies truck out for him, and actually watch a movie all the way through without screaming kids. Then I got to speak in sacrament meeting in order to say goodbye to our old ward and I got extremely positive feedback. That was a loverly suprise.

I am a wierdo because I love to speak in public. At least that's what everyone tells me. :) I like to speak because I feel like I have had so many amazing experiences and life lessons and I like to tell it like it is. No sugar coating it. I think people (especially women) appreciate that. So many times women won't share just how hard it was for them to go through something so they come off as this perfect saint who was barely scathed by this horrible event in their lives. It's a travesty. For the life of me, I can't understand why women can't just say," This was one of the hardest things I have ever had to go through and I hated every minute of it?" Then tell everyone what you learned and how it helped you grow spiritually and as a human being.

You can be grateful for your trials but it's important for you to be honest with yourself and admit that it was hard and possibly unpleasant at the time. I'm not saying dwell on it or even feel sorry for yourself (which I have been guilty of a time or two). What I am saying is acknowledge that you survived it and came out a better person. I am just full of wisdom lately. J/k

Another fun thing I did was talk to a really good friend of mine that I haven't seen for a long time. She is amazing. We have known her and her husband for 7 years and they are seriously the best people. They have 4 children ages 5 and under. She is crafty, the couponing queen, and a photographer. She is truly amazing. I appreciate her friendship so much because she is honest and celebrates with me when things go well. Her and her husband even came to my ward to hear me speak. Then she texts me and says," We came to hear you speak. Yes we were there." :)  Like I said before we don't see eachother very often, but when we do we just pick up right where we left off. I love it. Thank you Delanie!

Amazing weekend. And I am looking forward to an even more amazing week! Cheers!