Bright's thoughts

I contacted a seller on Ebay about MODEST Barbie clothes and she set up a special acution for me. I WISH I would have talked to her about price and a BUY IT NOW so I could get it. INstead she started it at $.99 and made it go for 24hrs. I bid $5.01 and by this morning the bidding was WAY out of my price range! The clothes she picked were great...about as modest as you could get for Barbie. So now with 11hrs left the clothes are at $21 with $5.45 shipping!!! She included a gorgeous Christmas dress...I'm sure that is the big seller. I am jsut so bummed! It even says in the auction that it was a special request. TOO BAD it was an auction! I will miss out on this modest lot!

I was reading somewhere last night about love notes. I have found myself knitpicking and realized the best way to stop ws to sit down and write a not to my husband. That is what I did last night. I sat down and wrote him a sweet "why I love you" note. And you know what? I feel better. I left it on his pillow, he didn't say anything about it, but I know he read it. I hope he felt the love I have for him. He has given me so mcuh and I am so bless to have a dear husband that loves and adores me. When I look in his eyes, I see the same person I did when I knelt across the alter 11.5yrs ago. His eyes are just as bright and loving. He has those gorgeous puppy dog eyes that can make me melt. He still makes me melt! I love yo Scott!

I am really in a bad mood and am crying. The only thing I can think of to make it go away is to sit here and write the things I am thankful for. My two little girls that just came in to tell me what their little brothe was doing. The joy they get from simple things. "he's sucking on a straw" Knowing that we AREN'T starving even when THEY think they are. We have more than enough food. Our needs are met. We have a comfortable home in a beautiful location. Gorgeous view from my kitchen. I find peace in Heavenly Father's creations. What a joy it is to know that we have a Heavenly Father that loves his Children so much that he has created a world full of beauty. If the Earth is so beautiful what is the Celestial Kingdom like? Seems like it would be beyond our comprehension. I have live in Maui and have seen some absolutely magnificant places and things there....I jsut can't even imagine the enormity of the beauty in the Celestial world. Knowing we have a

POOP!!! Baby poop, puppy poop and cat poop! Okay I can handle baby poop. That comes with being a mom, right? I guess the other two come with being an owner. Retaliation is was really bugs! We are currently puppy sitting a beautiful little pryeepoo (great pryanese poodle mix) and my cat does NOT like her. My cat a gorgeous calico/tortoise shell, long hair kitty. She HATES other cats and now dogs. She use to only howl (?) at Nala (the pup) then last night she took to hissing and swatting. Then this morning....We woke to POOP all over the floor in our room and in the closet. PPPPUUUU! Not a nice thing! The two days prior to this I had cleaned up dog poop in my room and in her kennel (in the basement). BLECH! I vomited at that it w'as so nasty! Is this my lot in life until we no longer have the pup? Revenge! Can she me so mad at us that she continues? Dh said the other day, I think she can handle a dog just not another cat.. I think he is wrong. Once we had another cat and all she did

Have you ever had domething happen that just seems to get bigger and bigger? Well, I am experiencing this and I don't like it. Two weeks ago a friend of mine said "I noticed you were holding your tummy. Is there something you want to tell me?" I thought "HUH???" Then it connected. "uh, no. I have been having the runs, if you need to know". Fast forward, Scott had been out of town last week and I rolled out of bed and noticed my tummy seems bigger. UH!!!! Not cool! I am gaining weight and my flab seems to be getting flabbier (is that a word?). Why am I gaining weight? I odn't own a scale so I'm not 100% sure ont he weight gain..just seem to be getting a low tire. Fast forward again, I had a dream I was pregnant. UGH!!! That is something I am happy to NOT do again. We really feel we are a complete family. I didn't feel that prior to Bryan. I do now. I haven't had the "there's one more feeling". Which I must

I guess I am PMSing. I am just frustrated at a bunch of things. 1st I have jury duty on Monday and my babysitters are all going to be out of town. 2nd I picked 6 buckets (food storage buckets) of apples to make apple sauce and I can't make it. 3rd I found out at 1:30 that my inlaws are coming and my hubby has asked me to have a major cleaning party. Hmmmm...and HE plans to be home at 7pm. They aren't coming over until tomorrow sometime but with Confrence I won't be cleaning tomorrow. 4th My SIL is moving to England and I have been helping her clean (7 hours) past few days. So I've been cleaned out. 5th See #3 and know DH isn't helping at all with any cleaning even while I was helping my SIL. :( 6th I'm trying to get my girls to clean but they are refusing to listen! Well....good thing is Lindsey is listening. She has been a tremendous help. 7th BIL totalled his Jeep Liberty this week....somehow though he was not majorly hurt. 8th Bryan has been teethi

Here I sit in an empty house. I can hear my neighbors kids playing outside and think they are mine. My family went to help my BIL move. I am waiting on a ride to go to the General Women's Broadcast in SLC. My sweet hubby took aall th kids with him. I ahve NO clue hat he plans on accomplishing with a 10mo old baby with him. But I am ejoying the calm that is in my house. It does however feel empty in another way. Not just physically empty. It is as if part of me is gone too. I know I should be savoring the moments I get of this peace and quiet. They don't come often enough...BUT not having someone need me every five seconds is a bizarre feeling. I'm not sure it suits me. I love my children and it is strange to have them all gone. What will I be like as an empty nester? Luckily that comes in time not all at once. My husband is a wonderful man. I'm greatful he is allowing me this time to just sit and ponder. This quiet time reminds me what I am thankful for.

Okay, okay, you can sit down. I've watched too many Law and Orders. I tried to type this up before and blogger ate it. So this is a bit late. I should have taken Kate's advice and told them "it's like Apple pie" not "apple pie". I felt as if Iw as lieing to my children. I can't use the phrase "Have I ever lied to you?". I can see it now..."yes, matter of fact mom you have." I can see it as one of those "lies" you tell your children...no labor doesn't hurt "too" bad. You were worth the pain. Okay, just teasing! ANd YES, they WERE worth the pain, so far. ;) Before I even got to taste my piece Lindsey asked for seconds. I said "do you want to know what kind of pie it REALLY is?". Look of confusion. It is NOT apples it is zucchinin. More confusion. "ya, I'm sure" and her plate was shoved in my face. Dejah followed suit and was VERY demading that she wanted more. DH was a bit turned off m

One thing that my hubby loves is that I try new recipes. Well, he likes that I try new things. Not that he likes the things I try. HA HA! We'll see what he thinks of my newest experiment! Mock Apple pie made with Zucchini NOT apples. Am I going to tell him? Not a chance until AFTER he eats it. Not telling my children either! This is the recipe I used. I did tweak it a bit and added about 1/4 cup of apple juice. I chose this one because of the size of zucchini it recommended...Extra large. MOCK APPLE PIE (ZUCCHINI PIE) Printed from COOKS.COM 6 C. Zucchini (NOTE: extra large zucchini are preferred, they're firmer) 1 1/4 C. Sugar 1 1/2 tbsp. flour 1 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon Dash of salt and nutmeg Dough for double pie crust Pare zucchini, wash and slice lengthwise. Remove seeds. Slice like apples. Add a little water and bring to a boil in a large saucepan. Simmer for about 15 minutes or until tender. Cool and drain well. Add rest of ingredients and place into a

We have waited for a long time to have a little boy. We have four girls then had our little boy almost a year ago. He has been slower than his sisters in EVERYTHING. It is hard not to judge, I know every child is different. However, he has done something that his sisters never did, fell down the stairs. My girls loved their walker and gave them freedom to move about the house. While they wer little we lived in a one story house without a basement. We now have a basement with an open stairway. We have a GREAT gate that protects him, if it is closed. Saturday, my hubby was working in the basement and bringing trash up and didn't close it. He was going up and down and didn't think about it. I can promise you, he DOES now! Saturday, I was making spaghetti sauce with our tomatoes and heard a loud clunk clunk crash and a WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. I ran as soon as I heard the noise and immediately burst into tears and screams! My heart sank! Hubby was in the laundry room and he

I think whomever coined the phrase "Time flies when your having fun" was refering to motherhood. Seems like yesturday my little boy was born. He is now eight months old. He is growing out of the baby stage and is starting to develop "little boyish" characteristics. Sigh! Where has time gone? What has happened in those 8 months? It hasn't been sleep as he is my first to NOT sleep through the night by 2 months. It HAS been lots of snuggling and cherishing. He is my last child. He is our only boy. He is my sweetest baby. He brings tears to my eyes when I think of him getting older. Before I know it he will be crawling, then walking, going to school, dating, going on a mission. Sigh, slow down time! then I look at my oldest who turned 8 in Feburary. Seems like she was born yesturday too. Boy Howdy time does fly! And I HAVE been having fun. My five children are a joy to behold. What a gift they are. Their smiles and "I love you"s melt my

My trip to Wal Mart Saturday night after DH got called back into work was a normal one. Five kids and I wandering the isles hoping not to forget the important items. I needed tortilla chips and turned down the appropriate isle and saw a couple. The couple were playing with eachother...you know how you kick your foot up backwards to kick the person beside you? It was funny to see two people in there 30s doing this. So I said "I'll kick him". They both laughed and the guy looked at me and said "oh, I'd let you kick me! Heck, I'd kick myself if I had a crew like that!" I giggled and went on. I thought to myself "sometimes I should kick myself". Sometimes I question my sanity about having 5 kids so close together and taking them all out at once. The looks I get sometimes are hilarious! BUT to be completely honest...my kids are so good. They are full of love for eachother even if they are tearing eachothers heads off. They stand up for eachother and

Saturday was a crazy day. The girls wanted to sell Otter Pops but DH and I needed to be working in the basement, so I said "no". Sometimes I wonder if the basement will EVER get done. We moved in in September 2005 and we have all four girls in one bedroom in two bunks and three dressers. It is a constant mess and hard to walk into. Bryan has now been moved to the office and is woken from his naps constantly. I'm ready for the basement to be done!!! Dh and I worked on putting sheetrock up in the storage room. We are borrowing FIL's screwgun. Those are the best invention, atleast this week and the next and next. In less than four hours we got up almost all the walls. We have one wall with the bottom half needing to be done. I'm so excited! We have come to name the tools...the screwgun is "the beast". The Electric screwdriver had a name too, though I can't remember it. LOL, must have had a great name. I'm sure many of you have not had t

My husband was going to take my daughter, Lindsey rock climbing but changed his mind. he wants to get her a harness first. This of course makes sense. He says he wants to go without her (with a co-worker). Normally that would be fine but he has worked late everynight this week. I have been having a pity party that I haven't had a break from the kids. I am the type of person who LOVES her kids but needs a break. I have friends who don't want a "girls night out". But boy I live for them. I love Relief Society for that reason but I'm in primary. sigh! I did hang out with a friend last night with all the kids. So the two of us had 11 kids between us....one of which was jsut a neighborhood kid. So I haven't had a break from kids. So when he said he wanted to go. I was a fence sitter and told him I would think about it. So while Iw as thinking about it he decided NOT to go since I had a hard time making up my mind. Thinking I would be mad. Well, I dec

I know I need to keep a journal but do I want it to be published? Do I want people to see into me? Do I want people to be able to judge me for my thoughts? I like reading other peoples blogs and I learn a lot about people. So I will give it a try. I often think I am an open book anyway. We'll see. I don't have a lot of time to write out my thoughts. I seem to have a short attention span. Plus with five kids 8 and under I get interrupted often.