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10 years ago.....
I was in high school, dating Richard and delivering newspapers.

5 things on my to do list:
1. clean my house
2. get everything ready to go on my trip
3. play with my kids
4. run a 5K- I am doing this this Saturday, I used my birthday money to play for it, thanks mom and dad
5.play with my kids at the park and beach and just have fun with them

5 snacks I enjoy....
1. ice cream
2. rice cakes- the plain kind
3. fresh fruit
4. popcorn
5. animal cookies

5 foods I love....
1. egg rolls
2. pizza- the kind I make myself
3. cereal
4. Mexican food- we don't have any where to get this around here and I miss it
5. lots of new things that i try out with the family- trying to clean up my recipes so they get to try all the recipes that I thought looked good.

What would I do if I suddenly had a billion dollars?
pay off student loans- never have any of these again, get e new front tooth, get new pots and pans and cookie sheets that don't rust, let my kids take the lessons and things that they would like to, well if there was anything left after all of this I would love a house near the beach- not right on it but close enough that I could walk there.

5 places I have lived:
Gillette
Rexburg
Saint Augustine

Favorite quote:
Sometimes I wish I could go back to the days when I was six and my biggest problem was what kind of dress to put on Barbie or whether or not I had enough Legos to build a fort.

Whats yours?
Tag Dani- your it and whoever else is reading this and what to do it.

Nursery

So I made it through me first time doing nursery and no one got hurt. So hey, I guess I did something right. It is funny all the people that start telling everything they did when they were in there or what you should be doing. I just don't have the heart to tell them that I have spent time in nursery. But I only had two kids that had to go to their parents. One I am going to have to work with when I have my helpers there with me, I only had one yesterday. But she knows me really well and I took care of her when her mom had her baby, so I had her for like three days. So that will be my challenge. The other little girl made it almost the whole time; with 10 minutes left they took her to her parents. I don’t think I would have, but I was taking care of someone else at the time. It was also Mason's first time in nursery. He kind-of didn't know what to do. He liked to stay right next to me and be right in my lap, which was hard as well. But he is a good kid and I think it will just take some time. Now I have two weeks off than it is all mine. Crazy, but I really do love it. Where else can you play with toys, have treats, color, play with play-doh, and blow bubbles inside. I think it is one of the better calling for me.

Only a guy

Mason has grown taller and therefore I had to buy him new church clothes. Well, he has gotten taller but is still thin. The pants fell right off of him. I was trying to finish getting ready for church and get all of my nursery stuff together when Richard told me that these pants wouldn't work. Super, they are the pants I have for him right now and surprise surprise we are running late. I tried to sew them smaller really fast, but it didn't work so swell. Richard being the guy he is told me that he would take care of it. I was just going to take the sewing stuff and fix them at church. But he came back with a stapler and made his pants smaller that way. Honestly I was surprised that he didn't use duct tape. But they held all through church and I fixed them when we got home.

Our week

Sorry about not writing this week. It seems like we have been busy. This was Richard’s last week for classes, now he just has two finals next week. Then he has one year down. We have been living here for a year. It kind-of seems crazy. I really don’t want to make that 5 day trip again. We were very lucky to have my mom come out with us to help with kids, although I am not sure that she would want to help us do that again. Anyway, we went back to the doctor this week as well. Mason is fine; she said that his lungs are clear. Here hoping that they stay that way for a while. Aubrey had to have a physical done for school and a shot. On the way there she told me that she didn’t want a shot and I told her she didn’t have to have any. Well they made a liar out of me. But she did really well and didn’t even cry. That could have been the fact that she had a sucker in her mouth, but whatever works. We also went to the pool the other day. Well we go to the pool a lot, but it has been way too cold to swim. It was a nice warm day and Aubrey decided to jump in clothes and all. So we went home and changed into our swimsuits. They both loved it until Mason went under the water, that kind-of scared him a bit. He really didn’t want to go back into the water. I didn’t do in either; I think it is still cold. About the time we get back from UT it will be warm enough for me. We also went to the beach today. I love the beach. It was a really nice day and there were lots of people there. Mason was a little bit afraid of the water there as well and Aubrey just jumps right in. I need to get her in swim lesson this summer. I also have my first day taking over nursery tomorrow. It has finally hit me that I will be doing this. Honestly I am not sure if I am ready. Two hours with kids, with kids that just want their parents and cry. Well we will see what happens.

Conference Weekend

Well it was conference weekend and we had it on the computer Sunday. I am not sure how much of it I was able to hear. All I could think was at least we are home and not bothering the people who go to the church to see it. What a day that we are able to sit at home and see or hear everything. I also came up with a great idea, I have to run it past Richard still, but I decided that I am going to get it on DVD. That way I can watch it while I run. That way the kids can't bother me and I know that I will hear the talks then. I really love being able to have the resources that we have today.

Cheap way to tub

Mason loves to tub, well Aubrey does as well. But Mason loves to play with the toys. Lately he has started to climb in the tub and just play with the toys. I will go in and turn on the light for him and he sits in there and plays for 30 minutes. At least it keeps him happy and not fighting with Aubrey.

Love it!

I really like the end of the school term, for one major fact. I seems like I get to see my husband more. All of his projects are done and all that is left is the tests. So in a few days he will have to start studying even more, but I am enjoying the few night we get to have him home. It is nice to have him put the kids to bed once and a while. I love the fact that we don't have to go to the library to see him. Most days he goes to school by 9, sometimes earlier, and then is home by 5 or so. This gives him enough time to eat and leave for the library until it closes. Some days are harder than others for me, but I have found that when I complain about it, that is when I am sent reminders that there are people out there who have it worse than me. But for now I love the nights that he gets to do the little things with us.