I feel like I have missed a lot of blogging opportunites lately. My schedule is just crazy busy and I have not made the time to blog. So, while I am not going to play catch up just yet, know that it is in the works and I will upload some phots to facebook if you are interested.
I have a major confession to make...I have a phone phobia. I know it sounds so silly!! I am afraid of calling people. This has been around since I was a teenager. My dad used to tease me and threaten to make me call a list of members of our ward on Sunday morning just to say, "hope you make it to church today." He never came through with the threat, but I was terrified!!! What is it that scares me? I have NO idea!!!! Actually, I think of all these silly things: What if they don't know who I am, even after I explain who I am? What if I am bothering them? What if this person really can't stand me and is irritated that I am calling them?
This phobia is becoming worse. Did you know that I even make David call his parents for me? Crazy, huh? I don't even like to call my own brother!!! Okay, there are some people that I am fine with calling: Aimee, Krissy, my little sister Jeni, my Dad, most of the time I don't have a problem calling Nancy, my step-mom, but sometimes I have to get the courage up to do it. Now, you should know that I can accept calls from anyone and everyone...the phobia is in the making of the calls. If I have something really important to discuss or I am asking for a phone number or something I can usually do that, but anything else, sometimes even returning a phone call is a challenge!!
I am hoping that now that everyone knows that I am so ridiculous that you will all forgive me for not calling you!!! Many years ago I lost touch with my best friend growing up, the teen years. Her name is Amy. Her family moved to Utah a year or so after we graduated. I found her brother on Facebook and messaged him. He immediately sent me her number and said that she would be thrilled to hear from me...that was TWO WEEKS ago...have I called her? NO WAY!! I am such a dork!!!!
I am thinking that I need "full immersion therapy." When Vilate had the dog phobia, that is what she had to do...she is still nervous around dogs, but we don't seem to have the panic attacks and the bunny at school is her best friend. So, if it worked for her, it should work for me....
...now if I could only get up the courage to call people....Not gonna happen today....and I am betting that tomorrow is off too!!!!! Maybe I will try on Christmas? Stay tuned!!!!
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Oh, Twilight!!
Need I say more? I'm sure all you people that have read the Twilight Saga know exactly what I mean!!! I had heard about these books from friends and my sister-in-law's blog, but wasn't sure what they were or if I would be interested. Then a good friend of mine insisted that I read them. I had to finish the Eragon series first - by the way I would totally recommend those! - BUT in no way did they compare!
I read the first book in less than 24 hours. I have to admit, I was a little disappointed, especially with all the hype. But I did enjoy it so I got the second one and 8 hours later, I was finished and totally in love - not really with Edward or Jacob, just the entire storyline. I must say that I enjoyed the second book much better than the first...the fast reading is a good indicator.
After book 2 I had to take a necessary break. It was really hard to not get the third one right away and dive in, but, I had a Statistics test, a project due for my other class and I was teaching on Sunday in Relief Society. I worked really hard and was able to finish the homework in one night and jumped right into book 3. Amazing!!! Stephanie Meyer has such an awesome gift. The way the story twisted and turned...I was amazed! Then I took Saturday night and Sunday morning off for my lesson and church, but then I got the 4th, and final, book and read, and read, and read.
By this point the kids had had enough of a non-existent mom. They kept bugging me and interrupting my reading. I was really frustrated!! It took me 2 entire days to read the book!! TWO DAYS!!!! While it felt like torture, I was able to breathe a little easier by taking breaks and thinking about what I was reading. It was soooooooooooooooooo good!!!
All this is to show you that I fell in love with the books. I usually read fast - Harry Potter book 7 took less than 24 hours - but not this many books this fast. After my reading whirlwind was over, I found myself going through withdrawls!! Can you believe that a book, or series of books, had this effect? I was totally depressed and sad that it was over. I went online and found http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/ and read everything she had written including Midnight Sun. That is Twilight from Edward's perspective. It was wonderful as usual!!
And now, the movie is coming!!! Yay!!!! I am so excited. I have a babysitter coming to stay with the kids until David gets home from one of the recitals that he has to attend and I am leaving at 8 pm to get in line for the midnight showing. I even bought a shirt. This is getting ridiculous!! My friend had shirts made they are amazing! We have quite a group going and I will take pictures so that all of you can see our fabulous shirts!!!
I read the first book in less than 24 hours. I have to admit, I was a little disappointed, especially with all the hype. But I did enjoy it so I got the second one and 8 hours later, I was finished and totally in love - not really with Edward or Jacob, just the entire storyline. I must say that I enjoyed the second book much better than the first...the fast reading is a good indicator.
After book 2 I had to take a necessary break. It was really hard to not get the third one right away and dive in, but, I had a Statistics test, a project due for my other class and I was teaching on Sunday in Relief Society. I worked really hard and was able to finish the homework in one night and jumped right into book 3. Amazing!!! Stephanie Meyer has such an awesome gift. The way the story twisted and turned...I was amazed! Then I took Saturday night and Sunday morning off for my lesson and church, but then I got the 4th, and final, book and read, and read, and read.
By this point the kids had had enough of a non-existent mom. They kept bugging me and interrupting my reading. I was really frustrated!! It took me 2 entire days to read the book!! TWO DAYS!!!! While it felt like torture, I was able to breathe a little easier by taking breaks and thinking about what I was reading. It was soooooooooooooooooo good!!!
All this is to show you that I fell in love with the books. I usually read fast - Harry Potter book 7 took less than 24 hours - but not this many books this fast. After my reading whirlwind was over, I found myself going through withdrawls!! Can you believe that a book, or series of books, had this effect? I was totally depressed and sad that it was over. I went online and found http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/ and read everything she had written including Midnight Sun. That is Twilight from Edward's perspective. It was wonderful as usual!!
And now, the movie is coming!!! Yay!!!! I am so excited. I have a babysitter coming to stay with the kids until David gets home from one of the recitals that he has to attend and I am leaving at 8 pm to get in line for the midnight showing. I even bought a shirt. This is getting ridiculous!! My friend had shirts made they are amazing! We have quite a group going and I will take pictures so that all of you can see our fabulous shirts!!!
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Trying to be compassionate!
I am really trying to be compassionate to others with a different point of view...but they make it sooooooo hard!! I just read an article about what is happening in LA and it made me so sad. You can read the article yourself here: http://www.ldsmag.com/ideas/081110hate.html. I am grateful for the prophet and I have the upmost confidence in him and in my Father in Heaven and in Jesus Christ. I worry about how awful this world has to become before Christ will come again and I feel so sad for my children and for what they will have to endure, but I know it is necessary to separate the sheep from the goats and I am hopeful that we will all be on the right side. I will just keep on praying and reading my scriptures so that I am prepared and so that I can prepare my children for what will lay ahead of us in this battle of good versus evil! I know that GOOD will PREVAIL!!!!
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Gloria is amazing!!!
Gloria and her magic umbrella fixed my car door!!! Can you believe it?? David and I spent a lot of time looking at the door trying to pry it open and Gloria walks up to the van and started whacking it with her Ariel umbrella and magically it opened!!! I think that my car is just really scared of Gloria and well, who wouldn't be?!?!?! I am soooo glad that she has beaten it into submission!!!
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Why am I here?
Have you ever pondered that question? Lately I have - a lot!! Not because I really wonder why I am here...I understand the Plan of Salvation and I know that I am a daughter of a loving Heavenly Father...but seriously...when my life is chaos and it seems as if ABSOLUTELY NOTHING is going my way I think, "Why am I in THIS mess?!?!?"
So, having pondered and discussed this at length with my great friend....I have a conclusion....I am here so that everyone else can look at my life and say, "Boy, I'm glad that's not me!"
Okay, so I am only kidding, kind of. Did you know that I once had someone actually say that to me? Can you believe it? She said that when she started to feel bad about her life with 3 kids, she just thought of how my life was and was immediately grateful she did not have mine! That makes me kinda sad.
I have a really good life...allbeit crazy, busy, cars breaking at rapid rates, diapers and the like that weave through it. I love my kids...they are great...right now Vilate is a handful, she is independent you see, but I digress.....My kids ROCK!!!!! They are brilliant...some of the smartest kids that I know and they - get this - WANT to do what is right. They love the Lord and they like going to church on Sunday. They like to learn and for the most part they love school and they are so nice to their friends and they want to make everyone feel included. So, you get it...my kids are GREAT!!
So, what else is going on that you could say, "I'm glad her life is not mine" you ask? We had both vans break down on us last week...actually the Friday before Halloween, in my car the check engine light started blinking...according to the handbook that is really bad. We were on our way to a Halloween party and had to turn the car around and switch everyone to David's van. So, on Saturday we took my van in and it only needed spark plugs, engine wire (what are those for?), an oil change, and I don't remember what else, but basically a tune-up...not so bad...just $500!!!!! It was to be ready on Monday afternoon. So on Monday morning I took the big kids to school and then it was off to drive David to school. Everything was going to be okay....that was until.....ready?...David's car made a loud snap and the power steering went out. I don't know how many of you have had to drive a car without power steering, but it SUCKS!!! Especially when it is a HUGE old van. Lucky for me it happened just as I was about to park the van at home. So, I called the mechanic...he said that it was okay to drive to him, down the street, and that the other van would be done around lunchtime. So I walked Helaman and Gloria to school - good exercise - and then mustered up the nerve to drive a van without power steering down the street....I have a new found respect for people who drive or used to drive without power steering - You guys ROCK!!!
I got the car there and put Nephi into my van and started the driving to pick up everyone at school. Get this...the mechanics gave us a multi-car discount...aren't we SOOOOOO lucky? It took them a few days to come back with the damage...."We can fix the problem for $850.00 but" (don't you just love that word?) "there are so many problems that are engine related and the car already failed smog that you should try for the vehicle retirement program." Oh sad day!!!! I love that van. We got it from my friend's aunt just before Helaman was born. It has been a great car...a real trooper and we have grown accustomed to it!! Rather than spend the $850, we agreed to $150 so that we can drive it (without power steering) to the place to retire the vehicle. You would think that we have had enough car trouble at this point. Right? David even said, "do you think we have put enough into this van (speaking about mine) so that it will run for the next year?" I really hoped so.....but....NO!!!
So, today we go out to get in the car to take everyone to school....now that we only have one car I am the chauffer...and the door is refusing to open. And it is not just any door...it is the kids door! UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The setup in this van does not let one easily climb over seats...so here we sit. Only one van with only the front doors that open. Ya know, I am glad that I wrote all this. Maybe someone important...with connections will read it and take my life and make it one of those made for TV movies that make people feel better about their lives...In the end it would be great for all...I would get royalities and everyone else would feel like they have a great life!!
Things aren't that bad really. Yes the car is having issues, and money is non-exsistant...but so what? I can walk the kids to school, they can ride bikes. Well, time for the chauffer to leave and pick up the next batch of younglings. I hope you are all having a fabulous day. Regardless of what is happening to mess up my life...I am determining now to be happy!!! Good luck to me!!!
So, having pondered and discussed this at length with my great friend....I have a conclusion....I am here so that everyone else can look at my life and say, "Boy, I'm glad that's not me!"
Okay, so I am only kidding, kind of. Did you know that I once had someone actually say that to me? Can you believe it? She said that when she started to feel bad about her life with 3 kids, she just thought of how my life was and was immediately grateful she did not have mine! That makes me kinda sad.
I have a really good life...allbeit crazy, busy, cars breaking at rapid rates, diapers and the like that weave through it. I love my kids...they are great...right now Vilate is a handful, she is independent you see, but I digress.....My kids ROCK!!!!! They are brilliant...some of the smartest kids that I know and they - get this - WANT to do what is right. They love the Lord and they like going to church on Sunday. They like to learn and for the most part they love school and they are so nice to their friends and they want to make everyone feel included. So, you get it...my kids are GREAT!!
So, what else is going on that you could say, "I'm glad her life is not mine" you ask? We had both vans break down on us last week...actually the Friday before Halloween, in my car the check engine light started blinking...according to the handbook that is really bad. We were on our way to a Halloween party and had to turn the car around and switch everyone to David's van. So, on Saturday we took my van in and it only needed spark plugs, engine wire (what are those for?), an oil change, and I don't remember what else, but basically a tune-up...not so bad...just $500!!!!! It was to be ready on Monday afternoon. So on Monday morning I took the big kids to school and then it was off to drive David to school. Everything was going to be okay....that was until.....ready?...David's car made a loud snap and the power steering went out. I don't know how many of you have had to drive a car without power steering, but it SUCKS!!! Especially when it is a HUGE old van. Lucky for me it happened just as I was about to park the van at home. So, I called the mechanic...he said that it was okay to drive to him, down the street, and that the other van would be done around lunchtime. So I walked Helaman and Gloria to school - good exercise - and then mustered up the nerve to drive a van without power steering down the street....I have a new found respect for people who drive or used to drive without power steering - You guys ROCK!!!
I got the car there and put Nephi into my van and started the driving to pick up everyone at school. Get this...the mechanics gave us a multi-car discount...aren't we SOOOOOO lucky? It took them a few days to come back with the damage...."We can fix the problem for $850.00 but" (don't you just love that word?) "there are so many problems that are engine related and the car already failed smog that you should try for the vehicle retirement program." Oh sad day!!!! I love that van. We got it from my friend's aunt just before Helaman was born. It has been a great car...a real trooper and we have grown accustomed to it!! Rather than spend the $850, we agreed to $150 so that we can drive it (without power steering) to the place to retire the vehicle. You would think that we have had enough car trouble at this point. Right? David even said, "do you think we have put enough into this van (speaking about mine) so that it will run for the next year?" I really hoped so.....but....NO!!!
So, today we go out to get in the car to take everyone to school....now that we only have one car I am the chauffer...and the door is refusing to open. And it is not just any door...it is the kids door! UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The setup in this van does not let one easily climb over seats...so here we sit. Only one van with only the front doors that open. Ya know, I am glad that I wrote all this. Maybe someone important...with connections will read it and take my life and make it one of those made for TV movies that make people feel better about their lives...In the end it would be great for all...I would get royalities and everyone else would feel like they have a great life!!
Things aren't that bad really. Yes the car is having issues, and money is non-exsistant...but so what? I can walk the kids to school, they can ride bikes. Well, time for the chauffer to leave and pick up the next batch of younglings. I hope you are all having a fabulous day. Regardless of what is happening to mess up my life...I am determining now to be happy!!! Good luck to me!!!
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