What the Wednesday!

Jarom's youngest brother moved in with us

He's a great kid and my kids love having a live-in jungle gym

Now I have a slight idea of what it's like to have a teenage son

And how much they eat!

Every time I look in the fridge, we're out of something

But he cleaned out my workout room

And takes out the trash

And did my dishes

So I guess he can stay

Thanksgiving is tomorrow

Pie cookin' day is today!

Oh, how I love Thanksgiving

Last week, Cannon and Jarom watched

How it's Made

It was about sardines.  gross.

Cannon was obsessed and talked sardines all week long

So when I made our grocery list and I asked him what snack he wanted

Of course, he said "SARDINES"

I wrote it down but hoped he would forget when we got there

Oh no

He saw them on the aisle with the mustard and pickles

A can was only $.75 so I let him carry it through the store

Anytime he could get someones attention

He would go into great detail about how sardines are caught and packaged

He would talk about how he couldn't wait to get home and eat them

So that night, Jarom opened them up

And the smell alone sent Cannon running out of the room

"EWWWWWW!"  He screamed

And he hasn't spoken of them since...




Meanwhile on that same shopping trip
I had a couple bunches of kale in my cart
And I didn't notice for a little while
But Hazel scarfed down two whole kale leaves
Like they were made out of candy
That's what you get when you have a child who can't eat anything!

I'm running a turkey trot tomorrow

It's a good think I haven't run the entire month of November

Heaven help me!

I'm thankful for scarves

I'm thankful for my van

(never thought I'd say that)

I'm thankful for naps

I'm thankful for you

Have a thankful Wednesday!

What the Wednesday!

Tuesdays are officially dubbed my most dreaded day of the week

Why?

It's shopping day

Hazel refuses to keep her boots on 

I lose Cannon at least once an hour

They whine, they cry, they bother each other

Yesterday it was Good Earth, Costco and Walmart

By the end of it my face was red, I was flustered, disheveled, ornery

I just can't win

It's time to look at my week and see when I can possibly go shopping without them

Grrrr...

 Piano music has made a huge difference in my house

It calms us all down and makes our mornings go so smoothly

Okay, sometimes I get sick of it

But my taste in music is that of a 13 year old girl most of the time

Try the Jon Schmidt station on Pandora

So,

Jarom got called into the bishopric on Sunday

He'll be over the youth which he loves

I have mixed emotions about the whole thing

I'll actually see him more often on Sundays which is great

And I love the men and their families that will be serving with him

Plus, the bishop is awesome!

I just feel so very inadequate

It will be good

I just realize I have a lot of growing up to do

Starting with complaining less

And not yelling at my kids as much

And wearing pants more often

That's for you, Kendra ;)

Got these at Costco yesterday

(sorry I can't find a better link than that)

I can't describe how yummy they are

Just buy them, please

The way Hazel says pumpkin

Makes my insides turn into soft, whipped fluff

Po'nkin

Speaking of pumpkins

I think I'm going to try out 3 or 4 different vegan pumpkin pie recipes 

In preparation for Thanksgiving

I've got to get it just right

Hazel best be prepared to enjoy herself some pumpkin pie

I'm a Thanksgiving-ist

Just so you know where I stand on the ever-polarizing 

Thanksgiving comes after Halloween issue

Thanksgiving is a holiday, too

And it's certainly one of my favorites

I could do without the football

But other than that, it's just perfect

I don't think we'll be making a tofu turkey, though

Just FYI

Jarom rented a carpet cleaner and cleaned my carpets on Saturday

It's amazing how good they look

He's a keeper

Have a refreshing Wednesday!

A Few Favorites

My sweet friend, Mandi, did a great job this year.  We threw together this photo shoot in about 24 hours and I'm so glad we did.  I was kind of planning on just not having our photos done this year because we were running out of time and I couldn't imagine putting outfits together.  It's a very daunting task.  I put these outfits together the morning of our shoot and I borrowed about 75% of my outfit from Mandi's oldest daughter.  The dress is mine and that's it.  I desperately need some cute boots, though.  Just FYI.  Without further ado...

This is Halloween

Cannon all ready for his preschool party

 

He's the "fastest motorcycle rider in the earth" just in case you're wondering.

And we didn't have to purchase anything for his costume.  It was all in his closet for riding his little quad.  Score!

And my pretty little Belle

Together all ready to trick-or-treating

Yes, she's wearing mascara.  I felt kind of weird about putting it on her - like a toddlers and tiaras mom.  But, seriously.  Check out those lashes. 

Oh, man.  What a great year!  They were both so excited about Halloween.  Hazel loved knocking on the doors and seeing the people all dressed up.  She was a little scaredy-cat at some doors and would repeat "I won't be scared" over and over as a positive affirmation while clinging to me whenever she saw something that was even slightly alarming.  Cannon was a total professional.  He would say "trick-or-treat" at each door followed by "Happy Halloween" as he walked back to the sidewalk.  They loved carving "po'nkins", visiting the pumpkin patch, seeing the farm, the hayride and going to see the pirate ship (a family in our neighborhood builds a whole pirate ship in their front yard and fries donuts and makes rootbeer on Halloween night).  So fun!  Halloween hasn't ever been my favorite holiday but I like it much better now that I can do fun stuff with my kids.  I hope you had a great Halloween!

What the Wednesday!

Bowling with the family

More fun than it sounded at the time

The kids were delighted

I try my hardest to be fashionable

But my quest to be comfortable usually wins out

If only hoodies and jeans were more vogue, ya know?

I'll check faint at the temple

off my bucket list this week

Along with cry from embarrassment

And make everyone think I'm pregnant

(I'm not)

Apparently I have lots of friends who sew

And could have helped me with the tinkerbell fiasco

I just hate burdening people with my desire to be a cute and crafty mother

That's all

It's our annual preschool pumpkin patch field trip on Friday!

Directly followed by me passing out on my bed for 2 hours

Hey, it's a tradition

Baby Mine

From Dumbo

Makes me weep inconsolably every time I hear it

I promise, I'm not pregnant

 We attempted family pictures this week

I think they even turned out cute

Especially the ones of the kids

But it's a good thing we only do it once a year

 Have a conscious Wednesday!

What the Wednesday!

 

She's feeling so much better

Thank you for dusting off your prayers for her

Now to keep her healthy through cold and flu season...

Fall Break is this week

It will be the first year we don't go to California

in over 5 years

Jarom is feeling really homesick

Haven't been running consistently

I hate that!

Sorry, Kendra

But I have to tell this story because it makes me die with laughter every time I think about it

A couple weeks ago, it was tuition day for preschool

It was also a crazy day and the same week I had been taking care of sick Hazel

Two nights with a couple hours of sleep 

So after preschool I decided to take a nap

after putting both my kids down for their naps

I took off my pants because they were really tight

(something to do with that not running thing, ugh!)

And laid in my bed

But I couldn't get to sleep so I turned on the tv

VH1 brought back pop-up-video (love)

All of a sudden, I see light flooding into my house

So I knew someone opened the door

I assumed it was our neighbor girl 

Who walks into our house all the time

So I leaned forward to tell her to go home since my kids were asleep

Well, it was a neighbor, but not a little girl

Kendra was standing there with her check for preschool

And I was sitting on my bed without pants on

I threw my comforter around me

I blurted something about "ummm, sorry, I don't have pants on!"

We both just started laughing

I don't know who was more embarrassed

It's a good thing we're friends

But I still think it's the funniest thing ever

I NEVER just take off my pants during the day

And Kendra doesn't make it a habit to walk into houses

She heard the TV and assumed Cannon was watching something 

so we couldn't hear her knock

I'm going to do better at locking the door from now on

No Halloween decorations up at my house yet

Now that's scary

I started sewing a tinkerbell costume for Hazie

But I sewed it together the wrong way.  Twice.

So I wadded it up and threw it in the trash

We visited the Disney Store yesterday

And bought a costume for the same price I bought all that fabric

But the tinkerbell costumes were ridiculous 

($40 for the costume and $40 for the wings)

So she's going to be Belle

Or in her words "Pincess and a Beast"

All the Halloween costumes for boys are lame

pirate or super hero.  double lame.

The Muppet Movie collection by OPI just came out

Here's the thing when you wear a glitter

You have to wear it with the shortest nails possible

(mine are even maybe a little long for a glitter)

Or it will look tacky

Here's Rainbow Connection:

It reminds me of a New Year's Eve party in a bottle

Chunky glitter in orange, light blue, green, silver and pink

and micro glitter in just about every color you can imagine

What the Wednesday!

I should call it What the Tuesday

Because of our crazy day yesterday

We're fine now but

Hazel went to bed with a fever on Monday night

Woke up struggling to breathe on Tuesday morning

She calmed down and I snuggled her until she fell asleep again

But while she was sleeping I heard the wheezing and labored breathing start

She had a raspy voice and barking cough

I called the nurse at her pediatricians office

Who told me to take her in immediately

So I did

She has croup

But coupled with her asthma and already weak lungs

It was a scary situation

She had to be on breathing treatments for a while

Then got a shot of something that starts with a D??  Whatever it is it helped her lungs

But it was the hugest needle I've ever seen

And all she did was ask for a sucker

Her fever spiked to 103 while we were there

So they wouldn't let her leave until it was lower than 101

So scary

When I checked her in

I was so flustered

I had to ask the receptionist if it was 2010 or 2012?

Umm

It's 2011, just FYI

When they put the mask on her face

They said she'd probably scream

And try to take it off

She cried "Mommy"

A few times

I told her to close her eyes and go to sleep

So she did

So obedient

She just can't catch a break

I slept on her floor last night

Not the most restful sleep

But she was breathing so much better

And her fever finally broke

This morning she wanted cookies

I think that's a good sign

I don't know how other parents do it




In other news
Jarom and I went to the BYU/Utah State game on Friday
It was the most exciting football game I've ever been to
I'm sure Bronco would have liked it if it had been less exciting
When the cougars scored with seconds left
The entire stadium errupted
It was awesome
I bet my dad was kicking himself
For giving his ticket to me
But I had a blast
And I got a kiss for every 1st down
On second thought
I'm sure my dad was glad I was the one there