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I got a crazy hair to rearrange our bedroom today. We have 2 oddly places windows that make it impossible to center our bed on a wall or hang a picture without it looking completely off. Makes me nuts. As I was cleaning out junk here and there...(Barry's basket into the deep dark abyss...where he leaves things daily never to return to them again mentally or physically. But will without a doubt

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I am reminded this week, as I put my family back on 'a schedule', why I adore schedules, routines, jobs, rules and expectations. I have let the kids weekly jobs completely go this summer. Heck, I let my own go. Completely. In anticipation of School and Football (read completely overwhelming until October) I sat down and forced myself to get back into routine.  I may have mentioned a time or two

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CJane posted about her Easy Style Parenting last week and it really got me thinking.  I am much the same way and always have been.  When Ryan was born Barry was the one running around like a crazy person, worrying about every little thing and I was more laid back. That is until I about had a mental breakdown because I started second guessing myself. Maybe I should be more like him, maybe I'm not

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I took the kids to the parade on Monday. All by myself.  Yep.   Barry had worked all night, I didn't feel great but I took them anyway.  I told myself to just chill and let them be kids.  I have a tendency to be bossy, controlling, nit picking their every move.  I know, you can hardly believe it, but it's true. So I set up my chairs and let the kids play and run and grab candy and in that whole

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Teen’s dad spends school year waving at bus, embarrassing son By Sam Penrod and Wendy Leonard, Deseret News AMERICAN FORK — No matter how cool a teenager’s mom and dad might be, few teens get through high school without feeling their parents embarrassed them. And one teen has his dad to thank for embarrassing him the entire school year — well, 170 days of it. When the high school’s bus routes

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If your interested go here. From a lucky girl

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If you don't read cjane {i think you should, i'm just sayin'} than you missed something incredibly awesome today. So I'm going to share it with you. From a lucky girl

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Living with Jacob is like being in a race.  Constantly trying to keep up with this one year old is practically impossible! The problem is, he is so happy and endearing you can hardly get mad at the little stinker!Here are a few of his favorite tricks. Helping load and unload the dishwasher.He is very efficient at taking the racks completely out should you need him to....or not. Do not leave food

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I love that... Sara Asks to go bed and has to find that one corner of her blanket, pull it up to her chin and rub the hem. Jena curls into a ball, turns sideways on the top third of the bed and falls asleep in 3.7 seconds flat. jake an hour old Jake wants to be wrapped like a tight burrito and the moment you lay him down he rolls to his side, arches his back and throws his head back like it's

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It's been a long January. Trials and tribulations have been unwelcome but abundant. Nothing life altering, just your run of the mill 'what else could possibly go wrong' kind of stuff.  I found myself thinking why!?! And saying things like 'We Pay Our Tithing!' (is that blasphamous? I hope not. I was frustrated. I also had a fever of 103 for 7 days of it so.....) Then I decided I was being

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Holy Crap! I haven't posted anything on here since November?!?! SLACKER! Well I just had to share this because I haven't laughed and cried so hard all at once in a long time, so enjoy! From a lucky girl

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Seasonal Depression hit me hard, fast and unexpected this year. It comes every fall, but this fall it was late to the party and I hadn't missed it. Apparently it missed me. Thankfully I was better prepared to handle it than I knew. It's been 4 years since I finally understood what was happening to me every time the snow began to fall. The sadness, the hopelessness and the anger. I've been on a

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These pictures are all a few months old but this child is killing me! There is pretty much nothing that can keep him contained. First he could climb right out of the Bumbo at 6 months. I thought this was great while I tried to do the dishes. That is until we almost had and head first dive to the floor. Next was the walker. He quickly figured out how to put his foot on those side cross bars and

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I'm trying to catch up but I've backdated everything so it's in the right order.  I don't think you can tell now that the blog is private and doesn't show new post in google reader so her you go. July Kansas and Back Homestead Weekend Hair Cuts Then there is a few other new ones too but they are right after this one in order. Enjoy!

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Crazy Hair Day at school. What more can I say? They thought it was great fun And of course Sara had to get in on the action! Brushing out the hair at the end of the day was not so fun.

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Jena has been driving me crazy to make here own quilt.So we finally got around to it, but it took a lot of convincing that she had to start small. She did such a great job.I did all the cutting out but she did 95% of all the piecing together of the quilt top. She really wanted to do the actual quilting with me so we did a lot of it together. Once she got the hang of it she made me her

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From a lucky girl I went private here because i can...just in case you wondered. :)

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Hey all, I'm going to make this blog private. I've sort of branched out to a few very public places on the web and started another blog and I don't want just anyone to be able to link back to this blog. If you had an invite before your still on my list but maybe you should send me your email just in case. :) Then hopefully I'll post something interesting. Well, don't count on the interesting

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Sara started preschool and she LOVES it!  And just like I suspected, it's not enough for her!She is SO board! So we are currently looking into preschools that are 3-4 days a week. If you put anything in that backpack she will tip over! And of course we had to have an impromptu posing session... Whoopsy!  It's all good! And there she is!

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Hate to be a broken record here but...I can not believe he is 9! I attempted to make a football cake...Lets just say it did not go well. but he still enjoyed it!  Granny gave Ry one of Grandpa Greats model planes that has been hanging in his home for as long as I can remember. And Ryan has loved it ever since we lived there when Ryan was born. Trying to be careful!   And the 'to the rescue' cake

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My girls love to go to the Salon and beg anytime we drive by one.Jena started asking to get her hair cut and if you know Jena's  'cut her own hair' history then you know why I made an appointment for the next day before she did it herself! I died at how much older it made them both look! And I adore this picture (above) of Sara!She is my hard to get a natural smile picture child. Funny or Not

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My awesome sister always takes the whole family to The Homestead in Midway every August and we always have a great time! Jena's hair was pretty much actually this color by August with all the swimming we did. I so wish I could have gotten a picture of Barry shoving Teri into the pool. Hilarious! My Handsome Husband! The Whole Fam Damily after the BBQ Banquet where we won $310 in a raffle!

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Remember when I made Jake's crib bedding? I was gonna take a picture and show you, oops. I still don't have one either. :) But I really need to finish his quilt now that fall is coming and he's big enough to use it.   I have a problem though. I'm wavering on the pattern.   I have it all cut out for one pattern but it could work for another I saw recently.  They are both very simple but I just

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first of all, can someone tell me what the heck happened to my background?  it's all coming back to me why i left the blogger a few years back. they constantly change crap and it messes up my blog every time. grrrr. anyway, i just thought i'd share some recent projects that i may or may not have finished up yet. first up...the laundry room. ok, the laundry closet, you can hardly call it a

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 We took a long fun drive to Kansas to see my brother Bart and his family.{Who am I kidding, I went to see Karen not Bart! :) sure do love ya Bart!} I taught Allie and Jena to finger knit and they also took a Hip Hop Dance camp and had tons of fun.Spencer and Ryan went to a Basketball camp too. For some reason I didn't get many pictures but this is my nephew Matt and he is adorable!  Giving

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I'm going to post date a bunch of stuff and try to catch up. Jena participated in North Ogden's Cherry Days Pagent and had a ton of fun.{all those pictures are on my mom's camera...i think?}But she also got to ride in the parade, which was the only reason she wanted to participate in the first place. Ryan and Sara watching for Jena Jena is way back in the shadows Here she is after she was

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Just after I posted this Melissa called and told me to go watch this. And Melissa, you're right, laughter and tears cause it's all too real!

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So obviously I'm bored, what can I say? From a lucky girl

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Okay, I admit this is a little hard to watch at first but if you can get past how incredibly lame it is, it's pretty darn funny.  Love the part when the dad is crying in the Disney Movie and his daughter is looking at him like he's crazy, also love the part where he's dancing and hurts his back.

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my kids argued over who got to clean the toilets today. true story. after watching the show 'loosing it with jillian' barry commented how he wished we could go on that show but we aren't fat enough.??? apparently his view has become VERY skewed.  this morning ryan asked me why I wasn't as skinny as aunt teri.   i smacked him and told him to go live with aunt teri. ha! i kid...you hope!  see

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You know those times when you discover your kids doing something you should be a little mad about?But they are having so much fun you can't help but laugh and grab the camera?This was one of those times. And if you got too close...well look at Ryan.That's when I had to get out the hose and show them who's boss!Bwaa Haa Haa Haa! {evil laughter}

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And when I say eating, I mean eating everything he can get his hands on and the growling at you when you stop feeding him.Such a boy! From a lucky girl

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From a lucky girl

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Today nothing out of the orndinary happened. In fact it was an absolutely normal day. So why was it so hard? Does anyone else ever feel like a broken record as a mother? Some days the repetion of teaching my children what I feel they must have learned by now but clearly have not just pushes me over that ledge. You know the one I'm talking about. And then I

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It's always a leap of faith for me when choosing fabric for my quilts.  Particularly a 'Crazy Quilt' My mind can't handle the absence of order, pattern, color scheme.  Say it with me...OCD. Even after I had this one all cut out and pieced one block together I was still feeling a little anxiety over it. I finished the quilt top tonight and I'm in love with it. It doesn't seem to

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Such a happy baby... ummm... Whoa! grrrrrr, I can do it! a little help here please. anyone?

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Jena is participating in the Little Miss Cherry Days Pageant.  They call it a self esteem pageant and I guess every girl gets a title.  We aren't really into pageants but my friend's little girl was doing it and talked us into it. Jena is having fun so that's all that matter's I suppose. This is Miss North Ogden teaching the girls how to walk and answer questions. The pageant is in 2 weeks so

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Don't you wish you could fall asleep at any given moment and in any position? Being a kid is a beautiful thing!

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I know it happens to all of us at some point or another. That moment you realize you have turned into your mother.  I think the first time around it totally freaks you out!!!  Then it happens again and again and you just deal with it. And then one day you realize your mother is actually pretty awesome and does know everything so you are totally fine with it.  Even when your husband starts

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I'm in a really good mood today and I find myself wanting to go out and make fun of someone.  Not to be mean, just maybe poke fun. Hmmm, not sure what that says about me but I'm thinkin' it's not so great.

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This is my latest quilt. Actually I can't really take much credit for it, my mom made the quilt top and I quilted it. It is a late wedding gift for Matt and Stacie. It is a good snuggle on the couch size of 64x80. Hopefully they get some good use for it in Alaska this summer.   I'm so jealous, I so want to move to Alaska for the summer! {sigh} Remember being newly weds and doing whatever you

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This is our family's new favorite dinner and when I say favorite, I mean it! We all L.O.V.E it! We should have plenty of left overs and there is never any. I know I got the recipe off of AllRecipes.com but when I went back to find it I couldn't. I'll give it to you Pioneer Woman style. And if you don't read PW I'd like to know what rock you've been hiding under. Now Go and check her out. Now.

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 We Blessed Jake on April 4th. It was in the midst of all the other wedding and funeral craziness!We did it at home on Conference weekend since all of our family was here already.Plus is was Jena, Teri, Michelle and Richards birthdays. um, yeah. I can't believe how big he's getting! I bought his outfit before he was born and it probably wouldn't have fit him a week later. Jake and Daddy. Waving

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 As I said before, Stacie and Matt were a little stressed with the wedding. Working full time, going to school full time is one thing but having Matt in Louisiana every 2 weeks and back only a few days before the wedding, changing jobs and possibly having to move before the wedding, Grandpa passing away the week before, changing the wedding date.....and more, it's was a little much. So Teri

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Matt and Stacie's wedding...well I'm just not really sure what to say.  It was a whirlwind that is for sure. It all turned out great.  Well, Stacie passing out at the temple wasn't so great (girls, do not go to school the night before your wedding, stay up till like 4 am, wake up 2 hours later, not eat breakfast and then try to get married the next day in freezing cold snow...I'm just sayin')

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Jena turned 7 right in the middle of the 10 busiest days of our lives.Grandpa Great pasted away, Bart and Karen came to visit, which means our lives pretty much stop so we can spend time with them while they are here, Jena had a birthday, we blessed Jacob, Matt and Stacie got married and we had Grandpa's funeral.  I'm pretty sure everyone in the extended family got sick and I know I thought

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Sara is officially 3! I had planned I writing something about how 3 is my least favorite age.But would you just look how stinkin cute she is!This Princess Crown cracks me up.  Matt and Stacie gave Sara some princess dolls in a box that became this crown. They could have just given her the box and she would have been just as happy!  She is getting very particular in what she wants and doesn't

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As I was saying goodnight to Ryan tonight we had the following exchange- Ryan- Mom when I was in the garage with dad, making my Pinewood Derby Car, he farted 4 times!Me-  (Laughing at the disgust in Ryan's voice)Ryan- I don't know how you share a room with him, it's so gross. Does he fart when you sleep by him?Me-  (Laughing harder) Yep, Ry, he sure does. And your right it's gross.Ryan- Do you

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Ryan is pretty determined to play every sport possible and his latest was basketball.He got to play on a team of boys that was all pretty much from our ward. It was fun to go watch the boys play, they have a lot to learn and they didn't even keep score (which really bugs the competitive side of me) but it will be fun to see them play next year now that they have some experience.  He finally

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Better late than never, right? Jacob Enoch Hansen January 25th at 10:38 pm! Yes he took the whole freaking day to get here!  Sooo like my children!  7lbs 10ozand he arrived screaming at the top of his lungs!Very funny, but can you blame him?  The very excited Brother and Sisters!  Just arrived home. I love this picture! He looks like a little Tibetan Baby...or an elf. ;) He had me worried

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i've posted this before but the kids are out of school today, there is a freak blizzard outside and i'm feeling a little bit like this... and a little of this From a lucky girl

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I figured out what was wrong with my comments. All better now, comment away! by the way, name that movie...oops-a-daisy...or was it woops-a-daisy? I'm so bad a movie quotes... :) From a lucky girl

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Something rare happened today. We were sitting in church, all of us lined up on our pew, and it hit me. I was actually listening to the speakers and enjoying church. Were my children sitting quietly, arms folded, hands to themselves, whine free, listening with me? HA! HA! More like they were coloring and eating fishy's (or whatever was in the church bag from last week) and miraculously not

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I came across this idea from Stacie at The Creative Create a while back and I REALLY want to do it. Or at least some kind of version of it. But I can't figure out where to come up with the cupboard doors. So does anyone have any idea where to get some? I've checked DI several times with no luck. I keep thinking someones gotta have some old doors laying around.  So help me out here people! I just

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Hide and seek with the kids is just too easy.enough said.

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Posts from July 2008 to February 2010 are over here.

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so for those of you with exclusive behind the scenes access to our lives, ha ha, we are moving to North Ogden. it is a little twin home in a really great area. 3 beds, 3 baths, 2 family rooms, 2100 square feet, small yard but that's no biggy cause Barry doesn't have time to take care of it anyway.It is older and could use some paint on the outside cause that brown is less than desirable. the

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Just thought I'd post some more pictures from Ryan's Birthday Celebrations this last weekend.I don't know when or how he got this old but I do know that I'm not old enough to have a 7 year old!

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Just thought I'd share this video because Sara is so cute and because it is SO Jena. All you Jena fans will get a kick out of it.

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We took a little hike to a log teepee someone had made.Ryan could not quite understand the difference between teepee and tiki so we had to have a little lesson about indians and islanders.Barry tried really hard to not catch a fish, but Ry ended up getting one and he was so proud of it!I know that sounds mean but we don' t really eat them and Ry will not release them, he just wants to play with

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This kid was awake, dressed and making his bed at 6:45 am!Yes, I said making his bed!He was less than thrilled about the 'dorky' hat his teacher made him wear.He is more than ecstatic about eating lunch at school and 3 recesses!Jena was totally 'cool' about the first day of 'real school'.She could not stop spinning in this skirt, nor could she pass up the chance to 'pose' in front of her school.

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I think I said it somewhere that I would probably leave this blog lagging behind. Sorry. But you have google reader right? If you don't know what that is then we need to chat my friends. It makes blog reading sooo easy.Just a picture to share that cracked me up.This little man can get himself in severe trouble. Recently it's minute to minute with him.But apparently he knows how to make up for

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The kids got a new desk in their room. Like their room is not packed full of enough furniture as is. None the less, they love it and so does Sara. Almost everyday I find Sara coloring the top of the desk. Who needs paper?Ashley did Jena's hair when she was here a few days ago. It was SO cute! These pictures do not do it justice. She totally needs to teach me how to do this.Sara and her new

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A conversation with my sister-in-law Michelle on Saturday.Michelle-Hey, I was at Costco and noticed they have Breaking Dawn for $12.5o. I'm getting one, do you want me to get you one.Me-No, I'll just borrow yours or Nat's when your done. Which will be in like 24 hours.Michelle-But don't you want your own? (she is truly bewildered)Me-Why? So it will just sit on my book shelf?Michelle-What if you

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Sara never gets any tub time to herself. Ry and Jena always want to get in with her and she'd much rather have all the water to herself. Don't feel bad for her though, this little girl knows how to make herself known and get her own way. She has also gone really blond like Jena but her eyebrows are much darker so I still don't know if she'll be dark or light or just in-between.I'm not trying to

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I'm so in love with these shoes!I have been waiting and waiting for Rocket Dogs to make shoes small enough for Jena and then went one better and made them to fit Sara too!So these are Sara and Jena's new shoes. I adore them!And just because I love these too.This is the 3rd pair of Nike Reax that I have owned and they are my favorite.Barry has owned 3 pairs too. The first 2 pairs I had were Reax

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I find it a little ironic that my last post is titled 'I'll be checking into the ER tonight', since yesterday morning I actually did check into the ER. Yes, again!Same pain, only this time it started at 6am and i made myself not panic, took a shower to try and make it go away, tried to talk myself out of going to the ER but Barry and my Dad talked me into going. Only this time we went to the

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I may or may not be about to have a full blown panic attack.I'm going to try to make a long story short. Keep in mind, I said try.Yesterday completely out of the blue, Barry got a phone call from the Weber County Sheriff. You know that job we have been waiting for and stressing about for over a year now? Yeah, that's the same one. This morning he goes for an interview with the Sheriff & Under

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this is what all meal times now look like at our house. oh the mess! it kills me. but there is no way around it, it is either the mess and a very happy toddler or a clean very ticked off toddler.so the mess it is!

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did you know having two blogs is hard work?it is.so unless i have some super excited family news, or think my kids need some showing off, I will probably be blogging on a lucky girl much more often now.just thought i'd let y'all know.I'm Over Here!p.s. i heart wordpress, sorry blogger!

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I finally started my new blog.Go here if your interested.www.aluckygirl.wordpress.comit's gonna take me a while to get in the swing of things and how to manage 2 blogs but i'm a big girl, so i can do it. :)this one will get zipped up in the next week or so.

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Jena and Ryan had a sleep over at Teri's house last night and Matt slept over too.It could not have come at a better time! This Mama needed a break!It turned out to be quite an adventure!First they got to watch a Sheriff's Helicopter practice landings across the street from Teri's house. Sara was there at the time and put on a little show with her 'ooo's and aaa's and blowing kisses and waving to

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The kids spent the night at Aunt Teri's last night. My house is so peaceful this morning!I think I will call her and tell her not to bring them back.I like to use and abuse my family like that. :)This is what I found after they had left.Don't you just LOVE little Boys?They never grow up either.Barry just confided in me that every time he watches Star Wars Episode 3, he feels a little torn up

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Have any of you ever worked as a CNA before?Did you know they do 90% of all the work in just about every medical setting?I'm not exaggerating. Ask a nurse, they will tell you it's true.Now I know that I want to be a nurse. They get paid a lot to do a little.Barry and I had Clinicals on Saturday. It was surprisingly a better experience than I counted on. I mean who knew I'd come out with a new

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I thought about calling this post 'Child Abuse 101' but then I realized that might raise a few eyebrows.Yesterday Jena asked me to post a picture of her black eye so her cousins Allie and Spencer could see it. She is starting to think it's pretty cool because of all the attention it is bringing her. I wasn't here when it occurred but Aunt Teri tells me she was pulling attitude (big surprise)

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Do you know what tomorrow is?It's new iphone day!Remember my cursed ramblings to Mr. Steve Jobs?Can I recant them?I sold my iphone on ebay for $30 less than I paid for it over 1 year ago.I can't help but wonder what idiot bought it, I mean why someone would want it or pay so much for it when the new one is coming out. Thank You 'trimoonle' in San Fransisco!You just bought Barry and I both new

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THANKFUL THURSDAYToday I am Thankful for...I am thankful for a lot today, so here is my list.1. My children and all they have to teach me. I swear it is more than I have to teach them.2. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The simplicity of the gospel brings such joy and peace to my life and soul.3. Paying Tithing. I was shocked today to see how excited my children were to give 10%

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I'm sort of busy today. See I plan to sell off every last Rubbermaid bin full of kid stuff in my storage unit at the JBF consignment sale in a few weeks. I also plan to sell old games and video games and bikes and toys and every other thing that we have not touched in over a year.Oh! To be clutter free!A girl can dream right?So as I am up to my armpits in laundry and Rubbermaid bins I'm going to

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Wow, when I post, I really post. But I totally forgot to give you our Independence Day low down. Not that it was anything out of the ordinary but it let's me post more pictures of my kids and so you get to endure it!Granny and I took Ry and Jena to the concert at the park and then watched the fireworks on on Thursday night. Barry got mysteriously ill just before we came. Enough Said. :)Friday

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One Last thing for the day.The man of the house and I have been going the rounds about this one for a while.He wants me to make my blog private.I do not.I've decided to let him win this one.As my title says I tend to 'say too much'. I have a hard time filtering because I like to know it all, I like to tell it all and I'm not a very private person.So it will work like this-If I know you I will

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I have a tendency to have a little OCD.For example by eyebrows. When I pluck my eyebrows I can hardly stop myself, I just keep seeing that one little hair that is just out of line and I pluck it! Before I know it I have no eyebrows left or one is extremely shorter than the other. It's not such a great look.Well yesterday my OCD reared it's ugly little head. All over the calluses on my feet.My

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Two things we bought with our first child almost 7 years ago that are still going strong and favorites among the kids.This little red swing brings happiness all year round.Sun or Snow it doesn't matter, that swing stays up!This 'Big Wheel' as I call it, is too big for Sara andtoo small for Ry & Jen but somebody still rides it every day.

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THANKFUL THURSDAYToday I am Thankful for...My Maternity Swim Suit Top!I should totally be saying something like my freedoms in America being that it's our wonderful countries birthday tomorrow.But because of the non-stop begging of a 6 year old boy to go to the pool, I have been forced to put on my bathing suit. It's not pretty y'all. See I have a major muffin top/spare tire/leftover baby fat.

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Hope I don't offend any of you with this one but I really agree with it. If you come to America you should live by it's laws.You should not expect to be able to still fly your old countries flag.Especially above the American Flag!It is illegal to fly another's countries flag above the American flag in America.Come on, Come all but do it legally and with Respect to America.

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Yesterday I asked Jena why she cut her hair. She adamantly demanded she did not! I told her she could stay in her room until she wanted to tell me the truth. It took about an hour until she was ready to fess up. At that point the conversation went like this-Mom-Jena what do you think your punishment should be?Jena-Wait for my hair to grow back.Mom-That's not a punishment. A punishment is being

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I'm sitting in the officeJena and Ryan walk in with with a cup full of some light brown liquid.Jena: Mommy we have a surprise for your.Ryan: It's Root beer!Me (Highly skeptical): Thank you, but I'm not really thirsty. And from the smirks on your faces I'm not sure it's really Root beer.Jena: Mom! It doesn't have water or Carmel syrup in it, I promise!Me: I didn't say it had Carmel in it, I'm

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So I've come upon a few things this morning in my dear friend Google Reader.Have a look for yourself-Have y'all ever heard of this blog?Stuff White People LikeIt's apparently now a book now too.I'm totally confused and utterly intrigued at the same time.Hmmm.I'd also like to purchase myself one of these little babies.Actually I'd like someone else to purchase it for me.Be a Dear and send me a

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The Hunt Family just got a little more Shmansy Pantsy.Our Sunday afternoons now consist of Crokett otherwise known as Croquet.Don't worry we still have the old beater truck, white trash trailer, attempted garden and horses all in the backyard to set the mood, but it's a step up.We Think.And Big Sister brought some true Sophistication to the table with her tissue paper princess cape and proper

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We went with the Bremser's to the Gateway to let the kids play in The Olympic Plaza Fountains.I wasn't sure how Sara would do with all the kids and spraying water.Turns out she couldn't get enough!Anna, Sara and JenakaYou can see Ry just right and above Jena in the black shorts.The one with the super white back and farmer tan arms, yep, that's him.You can thank the swim shirt for that look. :)

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Sara's morning routine consists of unrolling toilet paper and emptying tampon boxes.To her credit, she has learned how to put them all back in the box and put them away.I didn't notice until I downloaded this picture, but it required lots quite a bit of cropping the daddy out,who was in the shower, so that we could keep this blog 'G' rated. :)

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Stick shifts and safety belts, bucket seats have all got to go.When we're driving in the car it makes my baby seam so far.I need you hear with me, not way over in a bucket seat.Sorry about that but I just had to put that on my blog some day!Car Seats and Ice Cream Cones don't go so well together.They do however make for a very happy baby!

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I've decided I don't show enough Gratitude or Thanks for all that I have.A few months back I bought a Simplicity Journal and it has been so good for me!So I thought I would take it a step further and start Thankful Thursday's on my blog.Every Thursday (hopefully) I will share with you all something I am thankful for.Now don't go expecting mountain moving revelations from me or anything. I have

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We went to the Salt Lake Arts Festival in Library Square today.I failed to really think this decision through however.Taking 3 children by your self, 1 of whom is glued to your hip at all times, to a festival with unlimited free arts and crafts to make and take is not such a great idea. Well, technically I was not alone, Mindy Thomas& her 4 children and Allison Dearden & her 3 children were with

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Today is my Dad's Birthday.My dad is an Amazing Man.I could go on and on about what a great man, dad, husband, son, grandpa,hard worker, example, leader and person he is.But in honor of my Dad I will not, because if you know him you understand that he is a man of few words but the silence in him says everything you need to know.I Love You Dad!Today is also Karen's birthday, who I talk about more

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See this Little Red Chair?It cracks me up.It sits at the end of Ryan's bed.I keep finding this stack of magazines under the chair. I would put them away only to find them magically appear again.Frustrated I asked the kids what was up with the magazines.Ryan explained to me that he wanted it to be like the 'Grown Up's' chair in the family room. "You guys always have magazines next to your chair

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Do you ever decide you need something only to discover that no one on planet earth sells that something?I spent most of the day yesterday in search of a specific type of mattress pad cover for Ryan's bed. It is the type that lays over his fitted sheet and is waterproof so when he has an accident we aren't changing sheets-all night long.I know they exist. You can get them online in about a 100

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Our new favorite park is Freedom Hills Park.I love that it is right up on the mountain. It has such a great view, a nice walking path, a great playground with that awesome new spongy sports court type ground cover, clean places to sit, drinking fountains that work and bathrooms that are not only open but clean too!This is a photo journal of why it is close to impossibleto get a picture of Ryan

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*Warning* This is super long!So I've been slackin' on the ole' blog and I have received several emails, comments and texts from you all about why and what am I doing. So I'm feeling so loved. Glad to know somebody misses me!But here's the thing, I haven't really been doing anything all that interesting!My friend Melanie asked me what's up with Barry's job and are we moving and have I had another

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