Gang Cobblestone

A little less gang activity like this......and a little more gang activity by the "Cobblestone Brigade"(above) makes for a happier world!!!! For the record this picture wasn't taken on Halloween, it was taken in the dead of summer, hilarious, unh!

P.S. A Big Thanks to the cute lady that left muffins and card addressed "to my graffiti friend," on my doorstep, you made my day!

The Price

So, to be quite frank and honest, I'm one of the very lucky few, I think 5% to 10% of the child bearing female population that gets a very bad, not so fun, case of the post baby madness. I will refrain from saying Post-partum depression because that sounds way to clinical and depressing(HE,HE) So when I found out almost three years ago that I was pregnant with my third, I cried and cried, I think I continued crying for 3 months. I was sick, fat(a good comparison would be an over-filled water balloon), and I seriously think I was the missing bird from the cuckoo nest.

After the delivery, I looked at this new precious infant, who by-the-way reminded me of Uncle Fester from the Adams Family(it was her long curly eyebrows), we won't tell her that, and decided I could do it. I left the hospital and immediately trimmed her long curling eyebrows(amazing a baby that needs her eyebrows trimmed), and decided that I would bucker down for a long ride, and believe me it was a long ride. The ride lasted for over a year, but ladies it did and does end, and I can say that I'm the happiest I have ever been and have been for a while. There is a fine line between sanity and insanity and I was walking that fine line. I can honestly say the one thing that caused my madness, was the very one thing that got me back. So for that Tessa I thank you and love you, and we will forever have a special bond.

*My cute neighbor from the old hood(you know who you are) if you read this, just wanted you to know that you're not the only one! Good luck, it will end!

From Trash to Treasure

After spending a day at garage sales, I found 2 dressers and a book shelf. I got all three for a grand total of 40 dollars. With a little elbow grease, I painted them and ta-daa they worked out great. Tessa and Libby moved in together so their room is the pink one(as if you didn't know), and Drew got his own room! Now....what color to paint Drew's room....um

Screaming Deal

One glass of lemonade for 50 cents or two glasses for 05 cents, um what a deal. Thanks Bibbies for the laugh!

St. George 2009

St. George has stolen my best friend. Haley broke the news to me a couple of days ago, and I think I'm still in mourning. Miss Haley and I have been best friends since 7th grade. We've gone through all of the major life transitions together;boyfriends, college, marriage, kids, etc.etc. What's that you say, oh you say St. George isn't that far away, well it's too far for me. So, I guess, I'll have to be spending a lot more time in St. George, too bad.

Um, so maybe Garrett will be missing a little more of Aaron than we thought, double wink wink!

So Lonely

So ladies, a personal question from me to you, how do you grieve the loss of you husband? In my case it's not a loss from death or divorce. In my case I've lost my husband to cable t.v. during football season. Just asking.....

My Rugrats

Oh My! How I adore these three. Thanks for bringing me joy, purpose, meaning, and on occasion a slight nervous breakdown...shhh don't tell anyone! Love you, and can't imagine my life without your laughter(and crying)!

Love....Mom

Houston Boutique

Although, Houston was a great experience, and fun was had by all....it didn't work out as well as intended and ended up being way to far from my little home state of Utah so.....

Please Note: all products from the Houston Boutique will hopefully be available for a super deal in the near future. Details later!

Lake Powell 2009

He's a cool operator!

The Journey

Wow, where do I start.....I love when people compare their lives to a roller coaster ride, up and down, with unexpected curves. I love that analogy because it's so true, life does have the capability of giving you rough and good times. I would like to compare my/our life to an airplane ride. For you that know me, traveling is my drug of choice. I seriously get a high from experiencing new surroundings. I love trying new foods, talking to new people, and just getting out of my element for a while. Wow, talking about this wants me to plan another trip. Anyways, back to the metaphor, so the plane ride... The plane our family is on is a small commuter plane, there are horrible drops from extreme turbulence and then there are beautiful vistas as we look back at the storm clouds we have passed and move on to blue skies. At times the commuter plane gets a little claustrophobic, but yet feels cozy because our family is all together. After flying for what seems to be an eternity, we arrive to our destination. We are excited to be in this new place, and for the journey that lies ahead of us. Who knows what we'll experience in this new place, maybe it will be great, maybe it won't, but at least we can say that we are lucky to be in this new place and for the chance to learn all about it. I feel like my life is an ever changing plane ride, with so many destinations visited and so many destination yet to visit (i.e. marriage, new babies, health issues, new jobs, new home, new neighbors,etc.)

So to go along with my cute little metaphor(too cute), in my blog, I would like to focus and write about events that create vibrant memories in my life, and maybe even write about events that aren't so enjoyable, but have the ability to incubate character within me. So there, with that said I will start my personal journal via blog, but always censored and maybe embellished... of course!