MY OBSERVATIONS................................

Tonight I thought I would be more observant of the ongoings around my house rather then try to occasionally "tune them out".

1. That my tv is dusty again after I dusted it yesterday UUGGHHHH!

2. That my sweet baby has had a nice 3 hour nap. (looks like I will have a late night companion tonight).

3. That 2 of my boys that usually dont get along are playing a nice game together of cops and robbers. Good times!

4. My sweet hubby trying to fix my slow computer. Little does he know it only enhances my online spending abilities and blogging. Oh yah!!

5. That I am craving cookies and my chief cookie maker is doing temple baptisms tonight.

6. That my hair looks dang good after getting it cut tonight and knowing that it will NEVER look this good again! Why is that?????

7. That one of my fat rolls on my stomach seems to have given birth to another fat roll. Hate that!

8. That I am actually looking forward to going to Vegas after Christmas even though it is a freakin 8-10 hour drive (depending on how many Diet Cokes I drink) and even with a car load of kiddies.

9. That I really need to paint my walls in this room, after Hurricane Hayden had his way with a Sharpie. How about a Paint Party????

10. That I have a floor full of clothes to fold and put away. A never ending battle.

Well I really could go on and on, but the list of things that I am making is just reminding me of all of the things that I should be doing instead of making this list.

Today was a great day. Went to lunch to with Christine and my visiting teachers. Cobb salad and Diet Coke. So good! Picked up kids, blah blah blah. Got my hair cut and came home to dinner altready made by my sweet husbamd. Good day. Well I am off to get kids to bed and start all of my nightly chores. (Nope, not that Christina). Have a great night.

DUH!! Here is the pictures I was talking about from the previous post. I am not sure what happened to them .

One of the days this past week that we had off we headed to Fremont, where we use to live to visit the Bracketts. We have know them since we first moved to California 11 years ago!! Yikes! Time has flown by. Holly and Rachel were one of the first people that we met when we moved out here. Our kids are around the same age (except I had to one up her and go for kid number 6). Devin and Dallin are the same age. They were just 3 years old in this picture on the right. So dang cute. I think it was our first Halloween out here. Picture number 2 is the one I took of them last week. My have they grown. My sweet baby is 14!!! I am WAY to young to have one of those! LOL We had fun visiting and yes there is a picture of us "old ladies" together on the couch. That took alot of cajones for me to put that picture on. Yuk! There were 15 kids running around the house like animals. Good times, good times. Well I just wanted to add these as part of my journaling.
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and ate a ton of food. I know I did. I will blog some Tday pictures later. I am excited to read about everyones adventures.

***ALERT*****

I want to alert the presses that I am officially having a brief moment of quiet!! Oh wait, it is over!! That was fast. One second it is pure bliss in this house and the next all hell breaks loose.

After having most of the kids home from school a big chunk of the week last week, today is the first day of having them ALL home. CRAZYness.

I get so stressed out when they nit pick with each other. It is so hard for me to hear that. I love it when they are all playing a nice game together or playing ball together. Good times. For the most part they all get along, but I have a few "choice" personalities that clash with one another.

I did manage to get them to straighten the garage and fold clothes. I even had Dallin do the dishes, so I cant complain too much. Trust me, they complained enough while they were helping me for all of us. UUUGG!

I also am feeling a little blue today. My face looks like a pizza and since Halloween, I think I have gained a few pounds and that is always a bummer. I am still in my pjs today. I know, I am sorry for having this pitty party. It is suppose to be a glorious Thanksgiving week and it is starting off crusty.

On to more exciting things.... I have loved reading about what everyone is thankful for. It is so great to read your blogs, I get so uplifted from them. While I am having my one person pitty party, I turned to some of your blogs and was so inspired to ponder all of my blessings. I have SO many. Well I am off to referee yet another argument.......... Lucky me. LOL

TURKEY DAY

So I just sitting here all by my lonely. Chris is in the other room watching "The Big Break Mesquite", a reality show about golf. Can you believe that? Somebody made a reality contest show about Golf. UUUGGG! I am just pondering Thanksgiving that is just around the corner. I am thinking about all of the wonderful blessings in my life and all of the things that I am so thankful for. I am being really sappy right now, I know. It must be the hormones. Heehee! We women can blame alot on those dang hormones cant we?

I am thankful for such a great family and friends. I have a great life and I thank my Heavenly Father every day for all of the wonderful blessings in my life. Ok I will snap out of it......

I think we are going to be invading the cranes for Thanksgiving. We usually do, but the last 2 years Chris' parents and sister Dana and her family have come to our house. This year they are going to head to SLC instead. They want to go and ride the Polar Express.... No offence to you great Utah girls but I would like to think that we are a little more exciting then riding a train. Oh well. We will miss them this year. I love hanging out with them. We get along so well.

I was also thinking of all the good grub that is coming my way next week. I think that my favorite part of the T day dinner is the sweet potatoes. So good. I grew up not digging them at all and then BAM! one year I fell in love. Our family tradition for cooking them is boiling them and then cooking them in butter, brown sugar and topping it off with marshmallows. Delish! I am sure I will be heading to next seasons Biggest Loser if I dont stop eating and fantasizing about food. Tonight I made Tofee Bars. Why???? I dont know. As if our house wasnt full of crap right and left as it is. Well I think that dumb show is over now. It is time to go watch the new episode of Project Runway. Now THAT is quality programming. LOL Have a great night.

Random post for sure, but really, would you expect anything different from me??

*****Ok I would love to know of your favorite Thanksgiving traditions or stories. I love getting to know more about you fabulous ladies!*******

SHOOT ME NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seriously please! It is the beginning of a LOOONNNGGGGG 2 weeks. Yesterday of course my kids all had the day off for Veterans Day. No hubby help, just me and my 6 shadows. I had to be my usual drill sargent self and have them do some chores. They were saying "its a holiday, why do we have to do chores"?? Uh, hello, if momma doesnt get a holiday then you dont either. They were for the most part pretty quick in getting them done so I took them to get a Slurpee. It is amazing what motivation a frozen, nasty, sugar water treat is. GROSS. Chris was home a decent time so we all survived the day with minimal damage. Our elementery schools here all have minimum days for the rest of the week. UUUUGGGG! Why????? Then they of course have all next week off also. I sure hope I can survive. I guess if I survived the summer, I can survive a few days right? I will just keep telling myself that......Last night for FHE we whipped out the Singstar 80s. It is so fun. I always end up hogging the mike. I should share the fun with the kids more. Chris and I had some friendly competition going on and I of course KICKED BUTT!!! Bowen said "mom, you know all of these songs" I loved loved loved 80s music.!!! it was so cute, while Chris and I were singing, the other boys got out the Uno deck and just started playing together on their own. Usually I have to be the one to get them going, but they all played together and had a great night.

This weekend was fun. Friday night, we just hung out. Christine and her crew stopped by and hung out with us for awhile.

Saturday we had our last Football game--PARTY ON!!! No more games, or being Chauffer Joe to a million practices anymore. We had a BBQ with the team and then Chris and I met Holly and Mike at Simply Fondue for our annual Bday dinner. It was fun. It was a new fondue place that opened up in Livermore and it was ok. We usually go to a place called La Fondue in Los Gatos, SO GRUB! but it is kind of far. We had fun anyway.

Sunday was the Primary program. The kids all did a great job. So cute. I love to watch them all up there singing and my kids did a great job on their speaking parts. I was so proud of them. The rest of Sunday we just hung out and chilled. A much needed break.

Well I am off to get my dinner done. I am having Swedish Meatballs . It doesnt sound so appealing right now because I made a serious pig of myself at Costco today. They had so many good food samples. I should just Duct tape my mouth closed sometimes. Have a great night.



PS Has anyone tied those new Strawberry Mini Wheats?? So tasty. I am addicted. I think it is better for me to pig out on these, then 20 or so Halloween candy bars right??

For some reason this one didnt download with the others. This is some cute bags and yummy chocolates from christine and Maressa..

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME

I had a great birthday. It started out great and only got better. I already posted about my sweet kids in the morning and finding the Sees Truffles from my hubby, well it only got better from there. As the morning progressed I found sweet gifts with clever little notes from Chris. My Sees candy note said "for the sweetest person in my life" then went in the bathroom to get my face on there was a box. It was a cute necklace box that said "thanks for hanging around me" . Then when I got in the car that morning there was a pair of shoes that he had picked out (he actually did a great job picking them out) with a note that said "my life has been better since you walked into my life" Isnt he cute? He also sent me roses that came with MORE candy and a bear. So fun I must say.

Bowen made my birthday cake. Last week he made chocolate cake in Home Ec and wanted to make it for me again for my Bday. It turned out pretty dang tasty. My friends Christine and Maressa came over later that night and we ate dinner and cake and let all of the kids run crazy.
Chris had YM, so the girls just hung out and visited. Good times. Any way I had a great day, the kids were even on their best behavior. Why cant it be my bday every day????

Here is some pictures of all of my "booty"........ As you can see I scored. One of the middle pictures is of the fun package I got in the mail from Melinda She is so sweet and I LOVE LOVE LOVE everything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU MELINDA for thinking of me.

Well today is Friday and you know what that means. Its tabloid trash day!!! Yeah!! I am so excited. Some of the kids are practicing their Primary Program and having pizza afterwards. It is only an hour (Too bad it isnt longer) LOL Hope everyone has a great weekend. Once again after rereading this it seems like a jumbled mess. Oh well , I guess that is why I dont get paid the big bucks to be a writer. Hee hee.

PS Is anyone else out there starting to get all freaked out about Christmas Shopping??? I am. I am totally dreading it!!! I am sure most of you are all done or almost all done. I am
going to do the bulk of it online. I better get off my butt and get it done!!!

A rare occasion here..........

I know this is rare, but I need to blog here about how wonderful my kids are. First of all they ARE great kids, I think I need to recognize them for that more often then I do.............

If you noticed a dark and dreary cloud formation over Northern California today it is because it is my dang Birthday today. It simply means that I am another year OLDer. Anyway I woke up this mornig to start my normal routine of getting the kids up, dressed, fed, lunches made, checking blogs real quick and getting thier sweet booties out the door, when I was assaulted by good deeds all over the place! My boys had made me a sweet card, made their own lunches were dressed and even had my Slim Fast shake on the counter for me. Are they the cutest or what? I was even saying to myself when I came down the stairs "crap, I have to make lunches today, maybe they should all just buy lunch" They must have read my mind. I even sat down to the computer to a box os Sees candy (my favorites) with a sweet card from my man. Cna this day get any better??? Um maybe if I could make myself 30 again it could. hee hee

I will post pictures later of my Happy Bday Good Mail" from Melinda and sweet cards I have gotten. Have a great day!!

***Halloween pics***


First of all I wanted to clear up the "leg picking" issue. I realize that I have managed to gross out a ton of you about my love for picing my leg hairs. First of all I DO shave my legs on a regular basis!!! It is not like I am picking at some hairy, nasty pump stump of a leg. I just love picking at the stubble that is growing in. Good times!! To answer the question of which method I use, I use my nails or a tweezers. Ok, on the better things......

Here are some of out Halloween pictures. I cant seem to just post a bunch of pictures the way I want to. It only allows me to put on a couple at a time so the collage is the next best thing.

We had a fun but hectic Halloween. We headed to Chris' work for thier Halloween Trick or Treat. It is pretty funny. All of the kids dress up and trick or treat he cubicles and offices, Too funny, but the kids love it and they get a TON of candy. After the honkin commute home (way over an hour!!!) we gobbled some dinner and the kids went around the hood to get some more candy. Like they needed any more!.. I am having a hard time keeping my grubby paws off of all of their lute. Why cant people hand out crappy candy instead of the good stuff??

This weekend is kind of low key. Chris had a campout and took Dallin and Bowen with him. No hot date night for me, unless you count the other boys left home with me hot dates. I think so. It is actulaly enjoyable spending time with the younger ones. I dragged them to Target (I was having withdrawels) and then we got some Wendys and then came home. We popped popcorn and watched a movie. I had them all to bed my 10 and had several hours of ME TIME. Caught up on some Tivod shows and read my mags. What more could you want on a Friday night???

Today after the guys got home we had Bowens Football game and just chilled out. We made pizza and the kids all played outside. Well I have a clean little man begging at my legs ( No not Chris) We are getting the kids bathed and ready for 9:30 church in the morning. YUK!!! At least we gain an hour right???? Hope you all enjoy the rest of the weekend and enjoy your extra hour sleep. You know I will!!!

IVE BEEN TAGGED!!

****WARNING**** Do not operate heavy machinery or drive a motorized vehicle while reading this blog. It will put you into a heavy coma!

I have to admit that I was tagged a couple of days ago by Michelle H and I have been racking my brain to find 7 interesting things about me. I dont think I am very interesting. What you see is what you get with me. That being said here goes my attempt.

1. I have recently become a leg hair picker. Yes you read correctly. I LOVE to pick my leg hairs. Good times. I am bummed that I have none right now that need to be picked. I plucked me bald while watching last weeks Law and Order SVU last night.

2. I have a "Duck and Cover" rule at my house. If you dare to open a drawer or closet in my house you have to "duck and cover" fast. I may appear to have my house picked up for the most part, but open up my closets and watch out for falling debris! I am a big shover inner. I shove things in places to get them out of the way.

3. I can burp like a trucker! I know, not very lady like, but it is me. I have always done it. Only my family has heard me though. I am good at making sure nobody hears my horrible secret------hopefully.

4. I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to take a pole dancing class. It is the Vegas in me I guess. Seriously though. No smutty intentions, I just think it would be fun. Dont act like you havent thought about it ladies!!

5. I love Sees candy!! I can name all of the flavors in their boxes. Oh yea, good stuff. I was raised on that stuff.

6. I am a major cosmetic/product addict. I love to try new beauty things. I guess I am who all of those people prey on thinking that their product will make me a new woman. Heehee. No, I just love to try new things. It is fun. I fact, A blog that I stalk talked about a new curling iron that she has and loves and what did I do??? Bought it! Nutso.

7. Gee I cant think of number 7.....hhhhmmmm.... Well most of you know this already about me. I LOVE Fridays, because my new tabloids come out. I get real happy and giddy at the thought of going to get my new mags. It is also the one night of the week that I look forward to going to bed. I am a night owl so this is big for me. Well that is it. It was actually pretty painless. Thanks Michelle. This was fun. I am not sure who was "tagged" already or not so anyone who wants to do this go for it.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT! YOU SHOULD ALL SLEEP WELL TONIGHT.... :):):)