a momma's work...

a momma's work is never done...

what a day!! i am beat!! i got home from work today around 3pm...

it is now about 9 pm...

so in the last 6 hours i have...

fed abbi

did dishes

played with abbi

ran the dishwasher

did laundry

played with abbi

made dinner... (this is the one we should all be impressed with!!)

did the dishes again

ate

fed abbi again

played with mashed up bananas ... and abbi

folded laundry

ran the dishwasher again

started abbi's bath (daddy does her bath and jammies every night! i love it!!)

picked up all of the toys from the day

put stuff together for work tomorrow

put laundry away

fed abbi and put her to bed

cleaned the bathroom

took a shower

posted on my blog!!

wow!! i felt like i didn't really stop at all!!

and you know what...

i wouldn't trade any of it for all the rice in china.

i love

my husband,

my little girl

and my life.

39 1/2 weeks...

hi! i am still here! :) i thought i better update this before our sweet baby arrives...

things are going pretty well! we moved! a few bits of craziness here and there, but overall it was very successful! we are still living amongst a million boxes, but that will change someday! :)

i have about 3-4 boxes left in the kitchen, just not sure where they are gonna go. this new home is smaller than our other one so it is an adjustment to find places for everything. lots of trips to the DI! the bedroom is full of boxes that i need to sort through. i am going to have my scrapbook area in the bedroom, so that is going to be an adjustment too. my project today is try and get the scrapbook stuff somewhat sorted so that i can move my bed the way i want it and make room for the baby's bassinet. (i am being super careful and leaving the heavy stuff for kevin and mom to do when kevin gets home tonight). :)

i am feeling pretty good too. my due date is in 3 days, but i am thinking she will just come when she wants to. i feel her moving lots during the day and that is fun! she loves music. always starts dancing when she hears it. :) so cute!

my feet are in a constant state of swollen, but i try to rest every little bit and prop them up. i am hot all of the time, but that is normal too... i am normally hot in the summer, add baby and i am really feeling the heat! :)

i am still able to sleep on my tummy, at least most of the time. but i have to ease into it. if i go straight to my stomache the baby starts knocking telling me she doesn't like it! :) so i go slow... back, side and then tummy! she is ok with that! :)

kevin and i went through all of her stuff last weekend and found all of the 0-3 months cloths. i washed them this week and am trying to pick a outfit out to bring her home in. :) so fun! and so crazy! next week this time i could have a little sweet baby in my arms! wow...

well, i better get back to moving stuff... just wanted everyone to know i was doing well. :)

been awhile!

ok ok... i am still here! well sorta! :)

life has been completely crazy! what is new? right?

~ yesterday was my inventory for work. big day. huge. i survived!

not only did i survive, but we did well! thanks to the hard work of my team.

~ we are moving on saturday into our first home! we are so excited!

lots to do still, but we are doing it!! painters are almost done. handy man is starting to build the pantry and master closet today. electrician is coming today or tomorrow to do a few things!

~ and then... the event of a lifetime!!

our baby girl is coming sometime in the next 4 weeks!!! wahoo!

so... until further notice...

wish us luck! :)

happy new year!!

a friend of mine emailed this to me and it really hit home for me... i am going to do my best to live by this handbook. i think it will be good! enjoy...

HANDBOOK 2010

Health:

1. Drink plenty of water.

2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.

3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.

4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy

5. Make time to pray.

6. Play more games

7. Read more books than you did in 2009.

8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day

9. Sleep for 7 hours.

10. Take 10-30 minute walks daily. And while you walk, smile.

Personality:

11. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

12. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.

13. Don't over-do. Keep your limits.

14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.

16. Dream more while you are awake.

17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with His/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.

19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.

20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.

21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.

22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.

23. Smile and laugh more.

24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree...

Society:

25. Call your family often.

26. Each day give something good to others.

27. Forgive everyone for everything..

28. Spend time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6.

29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.

30. What other people think of you is none of your business.

31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

Life:

32. Do the right thing!

33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

34. GOD heals everything.

35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

37. The best is yet to come.

38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.

39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.

i hope that 2010 is a year to be remembered for good! :)

recording my life...

today in young women's we had a lesson on the importance of keeping a record of our lives! well, it was a good one for me... because i have been neglecting my blogs!

i am going to do better!

here is a quote that was part of the lesson!

"We urge our young people (that's me) to begin today and write and keep records of all the important things in their lives.

I promise you that if you will keep your journals and records, they will indeed be a source of great inspiration to your families, to your children, your grandchildren, and others, on through the generations. Each of us is important to those who are near and dear to us and as our posterity read of our life's experiences, they, too, will come to know and love us. And in that glorious day when our families are together in the eternities, we will already be acquainted."

-Spencer W. Kimball

i am going to be better about sharing our story...

a Little bit of Us...

still alive...

hello there! i just wanted to check in and say i am still alive. life is different, crazy and a little bumpy... but we are all doing well!

i will post something more later this week, just know that i am still around!

the week of change...

ok... so i know i haven't posted on here for awhile... we have had a pretty busy couple of weeks...

last week...

i was out of town every day. going to 4 of the other clubs in our region to help with their inventories! it was fun... i really enjoy going. i always learn a ton.. what to do and not to do. i took my team a couple of days. it is nice to do something a little different every now and again.

now this week...

my mom called me on tuesday in tears. she told me that she was going to leave her husband. after talking to her for a few minutes we decided that kevin and i would drive down to salt lake to get her and bring her home with us. when we got there we filled both her car and our car. kevin drove her car and she came with me in our car. we had a good talk coming back home. she is doing well, all things considered. she feels at peace with her decision even though she is extremely sad about it all. they have been married for almost 14 years.

in all honesty, i am not surprised that this happened... he is not the nicest person in the world. but i am shocked. even though i knew that i could never be in a relationship like that, i thought it was working for them. it makes me sad that dreams are being shattered, but i know that she made the right decision.

after a few days of going back and forth moving all of her stuff here we are almost done! i think only one more short trip at the end of the month and she will be 100% here! so, needless to say, my house is a bit packed at the moment! lol! we are so happy to have her here with us, but it is a huge adjustment for all of us.

we will all survive this! and be better for it!

sweets and sours...

i am sorry that i haven't been a very good blogger the last few weeks! i am trying to get caught up with everything... so here are my sweets and sours!



sours:

~the rain was so hard last night that i think an entire tree was demolished in my front yard!

~even with all of our rain... it is nothing compared to what is hitting lousiana right now! kev's sister is there and is doing well so far... just preparing for the worst!

~kevin started a new shift at his job last week... noon to midnight! yuck! i really am not planning on seeing him much anymore! lol! that's too bad, cuz i kinda like him!



sweets:

~it rained last night/today! i love the rain! it makes me so happy! the cool, cloudy days are the best!

~have you ever tried a frazzil? they are a really wonderful icy drink at most chevron stations! mmmmm! so delicious! the tango mango flavor is my favorite!

~my best friends mom (maryann) and sister (kristine) moved in with us! they just moved here from colorado and are staying with us until they are able to find a home to buy. i am loving having them here! they are hoping they can find a home within their price range soon, but i am in no hurry to have them move out!

~in the process of finding a home, maryann, was looking for a job! she found not one... but two! lol! she just started the first one last night! she is pretty excited! kristine works from home, so she started working a couple of weeks ago.

~ok, as i mentioned before, maryann is looking for a home. well, we started looking for them a week or so before she got here and have gone to look with an amazing realtor a couple times a week for the last 3-4 weeks! we have seen so many houses! some good... some bad... wow! lots of fun places out there!

~last monday my dad turned 60! i was hoping that i could go out and surprise him! but i wasn't able to go! i did call him though! i sure hope he had a good day! i sent him a pretty cool gift! (i will tell you more about it when i know for sure that he got it! ) one of his friends sent him this! i think it is pretty great too! check it out!

~i am really having fun on facebook lately! it has been great to catch up with old friends from all aspects of my life!

~i can't remember if i have admitted this to you yet... but i am addicted to solitaire! i love it! i have to play it every day! at first it was just plain solitaire, but now i am getting hooked on spider solitaire too! its a bit harder, but i sure love the challenge! with spider, i have aced the easy level...i am now working on the intermediate. lol!

~there is going to be a Time Out for Women conference in logan on 9/12-9/13! i am so excited! i have never been to this before and can hardly wait to go! that is my mom's 60th birthday weekend too! so she is going to come up and we are going to go together!

i hope you are all doing well! please comment and tell me the haps in your lives! love ya!