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My friend just showed up at Babies R Us to teach a Breastfeeding class which had been cancelled without informing her, the teacher. They felt really bad, so for her trouble they gave her a big ole' stack of coupons..........formula coupons.Ummmmm.....speechless I am!

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Today a molestor van or white work van, whatever you want to call it, sat behind a delivery truck at 10:20 this morning and layed on his horn for a full 2.5 minutes! It would have taken him less time to back up 5 feet and go around him via a side street. hate people like that.Elia has peed on the toilet 2 times since that last post. Bizarre!Steve is gone again, another 10 days in California.

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Im practicing posting pictures. Okay Shannon, I am now going to place my cursor at the exact spot in my posting that I want the picture. Okay here it goes...I want it ......hereOkay, now it initially posted to the top of the page, but then my cursor glossed over it, the picture hovered for a moment and then repositioned itself in the right location. Lets try this again. You like the picture I

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She did not just do that!I was walking, naked baby on hip, to the bedroom when a wave of craziness passed over me. I know a couple of moms who have practiced E.C (Elimination Communcation) with their babies. So, I took a detour (not much of a detour in our ONE BEDROOM CONDO!!!!) do you detect a tinge of bitterness and annoyance in my all caps wordage?!Anyways, I sat her, or really hovered her,

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It's been way too long since I wrote my last post, the recent pictures of Elia didn't count.My sister in law April was able to be here for Elia's birth...Yay for amazing sisters in law!!!!!! Anyways, during the labor and birth, besides being a wonderful support and always saying exactly what I needed her to say, she wrote everything down. Apparently I have myself a sense of humor while in labor.

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DISCLAIMER: Pictures are completely out of order, I am totally blogger illiterate and I dont think I even have the patience to learn, sooooo just use your imagination!Cailin was sick on her birthday this year (February 3rd). But after loading her up with every vitamin and supplement known to man, she ended up having a fun birthday (but paid for it the next day, she was exhausted!)Breakfast:I HOP,

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Did you go to bed the other night with your house looking like this?I did!

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One of those things you see that just makes you smile, which I desperately needed today.Just thought I would share.

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This year was a very relaxing Christmas for the Vergaras. No packing, no figuring out which gifts we are taking to Arizona, no trying to cram all of our gifts for family plus kids plus clothes into suitcases (we aren't cramming the kids into suitcases, just their gifts), all while trying not to let the kids see. No shipping toys home from Arizona. No 80 degree weather on Christmas day. Not that I

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The packed Metro on the way to Downtown D.C.Everyone was so nice which is not what you generally expect on a super crowded Metro train. Someone made the comment, "I wonder what the atmosphere was like on the train to the Glenn Beck rally, especially since they are 'every man for themselves' kind of people" Too funny! Someone also said "It probably wasnt as crowded, they all had to stay home and

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STEVE GOT A JOB!! Oh, you couldn't read my "web dings" fonted text? Oh darn, then you wont hear my good news, what a pity. Why do they have web dings font? There must be a reason that I am not aware of. Like if someone wanted to send a secret message, but then you would have to send the secret key along with it and that would just be a pain in the ass. Maybe its a little collection of free clip

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I apologize in advance for anyone reading this who in fact sends their children to and likes the Arizona public schools. I would just jump off this boat right now.So, in Primary on Sunday (I am the music chorister) I thought it would be fun to teach the kids the song "Children All Over the World" All you Mormons out there know it."All over the world at the end of dayHeav'nly Fathers children

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If given the opportunity, this is how Avrie would sleep every single night. This is at a hotel in Redding, CA. We arrived at bedtime but because we have to swim in every hotel swimming pool we encounter...swim we must. So, at 8:30 at night, my girls went swimming. But then, of course they were starving because we hadnt eaten anything since 2pm, so at 10pm, off we go to a local cafe. I felt like

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We decided one day to head to the Santa Ana zoo. Even though we heard that the only animals there were basically monkeys. We figured it was just down the street and didnt cost very much and what else were we going to do, so we went. We ended up having a lot of fun, but they were right. Basically only monkeys. Thats my Aunt Judie above with the girls. She is married to the guy below in the last

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When I was little, one of my most favorite memories of visiting my Uncle Dennis in California was Archery and Tomahawk throwing. We would spend hours in the backyard getting lessons from my Uncle. So, naturally when we brought the girls, my Uncle was giddy like a school boy waiting for them so he could teach them archery. Its been a long long time since there were little kids running around. He

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The first leg of our trip was to my Aunt Judie and Uncle Marv's house in Orange, CA. My kids adore her because she lets them eat strawberries with sugar every single morning for breakfast and she has a pool. She is officially their favorite Great Aunt. Plus, she equips the house with toys, movies and ice cream.We stuck around her house for about 6 days, swimming and hanging out with my Aunt.Im

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My girls are taking a Barbie break from school. At this rate we are going to be doing school until dinnertime...geesh! Anyways, I thought I would post some random pics from the last 3 months for your enjoyment.Cailin and Avrie had a joint birthday party with all of their cousins + 2 friends. We went to a park, ate pizza and cake, played games and had fun. This is my brother, Ryan, with Cailin and

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This isn't a real blog post. I'm just putting something in quickly for Alisa. I don't want her to feel sad anymore when she checks my blog and is confronted with "PS Tax Clients", with no new posts.I'm sorry, my life is just not very exciting right now.I know, I know. I need to post about our girls weekend in Dallas and I'm the only one (excluding Alisa, but she doesn't count, we all forgive her

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If you don't owe money to the government, the April 15th deadline is not for you. If you are going to be getting a refund you have 36 months from April 15th to file and still get your money back.So, if don't owe, take your time, don't panic. Don't call your accountant at the last minute bribing him to put you ahead of other clients who DO owe money.Relax, that due date is not for you!!However, if

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I do not want ...-every medical co pay receipt from the past year, add them up, give me 1 number-a disconnected or wrong phone number-your Walgreens receipts from your purchases of Advil, Tylenol, Mucinex and Vagisil-a disconnected or wrong phone number-receipts and detailed descriptions of every home improvement made over the past year...here is an interesting piece of information...HOME

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Avrie's first day of Preschool at Our Lady of Mount Carmel

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My sweet Cailin, the morning of her 8th birthday, off to start her fun filled day of celebrations... Isn't she cute?!Breakfast of her choice at I Hop of Nutella Crepes with strawberries, Bananas and Whip Cream...Wii playing and grilled hamburgers for lunch at Uncle Nathan's houseLobster dipped in butter for her birthday dinner...She chose Cheese Cake Factory cheesecake for her birthday cake...

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Here we go again!

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Our debit card number took a fantastic vacation to Vegas yesterday. Hung out a little, maybe it took in a couple shows, saw the sites, oohhh, maybe won some money, hit a couple pool parties. I'm not exactly sure as to her (my debit card #) vacation itinerary but I do know for sure that she (my debit card #) did a little shopping while hanging in Vegas. She was able to take a fun little trip to

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That looks like dangerously rushing water you are standing next to, Jenny.Why yes, it is slightly terrifying and very cold...Why are you risking your life by tempting this waterfall to suddenly change course, envelope you and carry you downstream?Because, fellow readers...my husband wanted to take a picture. Isnt it beautiful?Boy, that looks like fast running water...I wonder how strong it is?

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The beginning of the year is filled with our family's birthdays.January 29th - Steve turned 33. I unfortunately do not have a pic of him opening his present...new pajamas!! Don't be jealous. I also made him his favorite dessert, Bread Pudding! Steve thinks its divine, the rest of us...YUCK! He enjoyed it, solo.Next, February 3rd, Cailin turned 7. Steve was actually hoping for her to be born on

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Dear Seattlites,If the speed limit on the freeway says 60mph it is probably not a good idea to drive ....50mph!!!!!!!Do the good people of Seattle have nowhere important to go? Do they not have the slightest sense of urgency?I cant stand it!!!!!!! Don't even get me started on their inability to merge at a speed greater than 30 mph. I know I said a while ago that I was calling a truce with all

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There is so much to say about today, so much I'm feeling right now, so much I weeped about today that I am practically speechless. Which, if you know me well, is making your jaw drop about now. But, no worried my friends, I will brave past this feeling and write something.First, yesterday was a wonderful day. I was so excited to sit my girls on my lap in front of the computer and listen as a

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If I come home from running at 7:15 in the morning (after waking up at 5:45 by the way) to these words from my children's mouths ..."We're hungry, We asked daddy to get us some food but he wouldn't!" If I come home to those words and the sight of my husband lounging no more than 2 feet from them I think I'm going to completely FREAK out on my family (aka Steve).

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Avrie came in to my room and woke me up Saturday morning. She layed on top of me, gave me a huge hug then whispered in my ear..."You know you're in love with me."She melts my heart every day.

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God Bless AmericaWe have the Presidency, the House and the Senate!!!!!!!!!!!!Did you watch his first address to America as President elect? Amazing! My girls were awake because unfortunately I was at a PTA meeting. Being updated every 10 minutes by Steve on my Blackberry. But how wonderful that they were able to witness this day. To watch their innocent minds soak up the entire experience of

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First we went to the Pumpkin patch in the morning...rain, mud, muck, cold and all!Then we went trick-or -treating, the kids got a ton of candy! Next we went to a Halloween party at the church, which was a perfect place for Steve to win the "Most Original Costume" contest. Steve was the hit of the party. Look! Helmet, backpack and everything. Even the name tag...here is a closeup.It was so funny,

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I know its been 2 whole months since you were all able to listen to my rants and ramblings. But, I am back.- Avrie lost her precious Elmo the other day, if he happens to have lost his way home and wandered into an unsuspecting house could someone please return him home. But alas, Aunt LeAnn came to the rescue, found an unappreciated Elmo wandering sadly through her home, so she decided to mail it

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The last couple of days I have found myself tripping, then stumbling and now SMACK, I just face planted myself right into Facebook.I have no idea what Facebook is, what is does, what it means, what its for. I just have no idea. My friends have all explained it to me, I still don't get it. Now everyone is going to try to re-explain it to me. Ill listen, Ill try to understand, but know, upfront...I

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Conversation in the car with my 6 and 3 year old girls...Cailin: Mommy, when you have another baby, where are you going to have it?Me: You mean, where am I going to birth the baby?Cailin: YeahMe: At home of course, where else would you have a baby?Cailin: Well, you could have her at the beach!Avrie: We could build sand castles and eat an icee!Cailin: And play in the lake while you are having the

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*She's weaned! A little over a week.*I'm sad, still very sad.*I think it's because I'm not pregnant this time around.*I'm also happy, or at least content.*It was completely her own decision.*I feel like she is still such a baby, my baby.*Deep inside I fear for her health, for the next time she gets sick.*She still loves to cuddle up close to them, in the morning and at night.*I've felt like less

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On Saturday I had a whole slew (is that an actual word) of things to do and many different stores and places to do them in. So, naturally I made a list.COSTCO- Milk Pancake Mix Eggs Spinach RavioliI know, who goes to Costco for 4 things? I do. If I actually got everything we needed and would use and Steve saw that purchase on our Debit of $200

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Don't you hate it when you call someone by the wrong name?Don't you hate it when you call someone by the wrong name twice?Don't you hate it when you call someone by the wrong name three times?Don't you hate it when you write someone a check with the wrong name on it?Don't you hate it when you write them a second check with the wrong name on it again?Don't you hate it when you blatantly introduce

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Why does she have paint on the bottom of her foot? Where was the paint that she was able to step on it? Where is that paint now?Cailin did come to me and ask if she could paint her sister's body with poster paint. That is a credit to Cailin not at all a Brownie point for mommy, because obviously, lazily I said "Yes, of course, why not."You cant see it, but her belly button is painted pink. By the

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When one of my kids wakes up at night for a drink of water, I blindly search through their play kitchen and find a play cup for them to drink water from? The cup is so small I usually end up having to refill it numerous times from their bathroom sink before they've had their fill. If this is for Cailin she complains the whole time about the grossness of bathroom water and I get completely

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EDITEDTwo days ago was my brother Mark's birthday. Well, it would have been his birthday...I suppose it still is his birthday. He would have been 38 years old. Wow. It's so strange to think of him as a 38 year old man. Since he died at a mere 25 years old, that's what he always will be in my mind, just 25 years old. April has a great quote in one of her family scrapbooks...To the outside world we

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I had to use the manual to operate my mother's washing machine tonight. It took me 5 minutes to just figure out where to put the detergent. Then another 5 to 10 minutes figuring out where to turn it on (which actually means, how do I get all the digital readings to glow?), then another 10 minutes figuring out cycles and rinses and everything else. But then when I finally went to actually begin

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Rain rain go awayCome again another day

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Self Service sucks!Too many places are going self service, they must think this is a luxury to people. Maybe to some people it is, for whatever reason. Maybe they don't like having to talk to another human being. Maybe they have control issues. Maybe they like the shorter lines in the self serve aisles. Maybe they like the challenge of keeping 2 kids out of the paths of oncoming carts while

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I was sitting in the Wendys parking lot this evening...okay it was probably actually considered night...7:30pm. I was getting ready to go inside and get some last minute dinner for my family, but I had to make a quick phone call to my sister to tell her a story, and then my husband called. But during those phone conversations, probably a total of 10 minutes, I had 3 separate Wendys employees come

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It seems lately that my posts have been filled with conversations. But I just seemed to be involved in really idiotic dialogue lately. Here is one from this morning...First of all I need to say, I called much earlier than 9am, but the message said that appointments could not be cancelled over the phone (I think they meant via message) and to call back during business hours, which begin at 9am, my

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Who knew my ethics would be questioned during a lunch date with my girls at the Olive Garden?My ethical wielding waiter and I engaged in some twilight zone worthy dialogue the other day. Here is our conversation...Me: I would like the soup and salad and then I would like to split a kids meal between my girls, shell pasta with Alfredo sauce.Waiter:I cant split thatMe: Okay, then can you just bring

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The Way I See It #280You can learn a lot more fromlistening than you can from talking. Find someone with whom you don't agree in the slightest and ask them to explain themselves atlength. Then take a seat, shut your mouth, and don't argue back. It's physically impossible to listen with your mouth open.--John MoeRadio host and author of Conservative Me This is the author's opinion, not necessarily

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Right now I'm missing my like-minded friends. Friends who believe in the spirit of the law instead of the letter of the law. Friends who I can talk to about the latest Oprah episode about Autism and vaccines and not have to back up my own opinions and thoughts with hard core facts because they have the same opinions and beliefs as me and completely subscribe to the same parenting philosophy as

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Ive got a bone to pick with Mitt Romney (Rep-of course).As many of you are aware and maybe some others are not, I am LDS (Mormon). Not at all an 'in your face' Mormon. Very private about my religious choices, beliefs and value system. I'm not sure if that's my personality or what, hmmmm now that I think about it its not much my personality, I am usually very expressive about my opinions but maybe

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Don't we just love it when our kids have a surprise for us. Especially when that surprise is something helpful? Like a chore that we dread or a chore that they dread.Every once in a while my "me me me me me me me" 5 year old will do just this.Like this morning, I wake up to find a sneaky 2 year old nursing and my husband drooling all over my pillow. Cailin comes up to tell me she has a surprise

JRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02941047016142944191noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21140136.post-79471635843436251052007-09-09T01:03:00.000-07:002007-09-09T01:05:32.611-07:00

I wish I had a prize.Nasty, stanky, rotten, moldy, oozing, sticky, squishy...Potatoes!!!!

JRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02941047016142944191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21140136.post-23635790933694950252007-09-08T00:51:00.000-07:002007-09-08T01:03:10.476-07:00

For a while now my kitchen pantry has had a funny smell, for actually a couple months. The smell, which has a slight fishy compost smell, has gradually increased in intensity each time I opened the door. So, one day in frustration and with a slight nauseated feeling I took everything out of my pantry and guess what I found????? NOTHING!!That was a few weeks ago. Today, for a random reason unknown

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How pathetic is it on a scale from 1-10 to borrow $10 from your 5 year old child at 10 o'clock at night to go buy DQ Blizzards?Don't be too harsh on your voting, I'm going to pay her back..eventually!

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Cailin woke up this morning to relay the story of the horrible nightmare she had just had...2 Mormon missionaries were chasing her and she was running as fast as she possibly could to get away from them but they wouldn't stop pursuing her. She was so scared and running and running and they wouldn't stop chasing her. They were trying to steal her gold dollars.My husband Steve has the exact same

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I am finally back. After a month of no computer. Of being completely cut off from the world, living in darkness, curtains drawn, holed up in our house, eating only popcorn and V8, I finally return.We bought a new laptop and Im zooming with wireless from the comfort of my living room floor.Since its almost 1am and we are going camping in the morning and nothing is packed, Im going to keep this

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I am about 2 seconds away from watching this computer fly through my 2 story window. I'm also pretty close to threatening my husband with purchasing a MAC and saying adios to this piece of crap PC.It has had a permanent error message for the past 6 months every time the computer is turned on. We do nothing except minimize it and continue on our way. The only thing this error message accomplishes

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and sour cream!!!!

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Cailin finally decided she was finished with our family and she was moving on. She quietly gathered her essential items, tiptoed up the stairs, gingerly waved goodbye to me and left. She actually got farther than I thought she would and was much braver than I had anticipated. She was holding her emotions intact, she was not overly irate nor sad. That is until I yelled to her..."I hope you find a

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Her period is almost 2 weeks late...She has been having sex 2-3 times a day for the past 2 months...She likes sex on the floor more than the bed...She has horrible diarrhea...Her urine smells like corn nuts...Pepperoni gives her terrible gas...She has had 3 yeast infections this year already...She is very itchy and it burns when she pees...She thinks she has another yeast infection right now...

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Exercising was a 'no go'...went to bed at 2am, woke up at 8:40am. We'll try this again in 2 days. These ladies might just be the downfall of my lean, thin body!

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Tomorrow, or as I just noticed today (it's past midnight) I am going to rip my sleeping, anticipatingly (is that a word?) grumpy kids out of bed at 7:45am to go work out. For some bizarre reason that has to do with schedules, day wasting and other tedious things such as swim lessons and day camp the women I exercise with have all decided to move our workout from 9:30am to 8am for the summer. I

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Secrets, I cant stand them. Secrets use to not bother me so much before I was married. It actually use to be a little fun hearing bits of gossip about people every now and then.But now, because of my in laws I feel like my life is surrounded by secrets. Secrets about boyfriends, secrets about health, secrets about vacations and visits, secrets about religion, secrets about our anger, secrets

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You know you are in Tempe when in the same 1 mile drive home..-2 Homeless men are being coaxed out of a front lawn with a sandwich.-The local crazy man (we call him the hat man), is directing traffic with a sign saying something about the Easter bunny, wearing a lamp shade on his head, (you see why we call him the hat man?).-A city bus runs a solid red light without slowing down.-a chain gang

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I completed almost all of my previous list. It cost me $21.60 to mail a book to France that I purchased at COSTCO for $6.99. But, my niece and nephew will love it. I'm about to go downstairs and throw diapers into the dryer. Both my kids are asleep, the bathrooms are clean, completely packed except for toiletries, and what am I doing? Sleeping? No that would be ridiculous, I only have to wake up

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AM -return library booksPost office - Drawings to Aunt Vicky, puzzle to France, check for candle ladywash diapersNOON-Cailin-schoolTarget - Monster's Inc, Cailin underwearreturn shovels and rakes to RuthAVRIE NAP-plan Primary music lessonswrite out word strips for new songclean bathrooms4:30-Cailin hometake lesson plans to substitutevacuumPM-hair cutlaundryfinish packingemailarrange for mail pick

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Poor Cailin. She has been so emotional this past week. For those of you who knew the 3-4 year old Cailin, she has completely reverted back this past week. This morning she had an agonizing meltdown about turning off the church lights in the gym after my exercise class. She thought it should be her turn again when in fact it was Jason's turn. She couldn't control herself, it was crazy to watch my

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In about 34 hours my munchkins and I will be flying to Arizona, leaving our beautiful Pacific NW weather for hot! My girls are going to die. Every time we get in the car now (its only 64 degrees) all I hear is "hot hot hot hot hot" until I roll down her (Avrie) window. But its all going to be worth it. I get to see 3 new babies, Tyler (2mos), Christopher and Riley (3 weeks)! My whole reason for

JRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02941047016142944191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21140136.post-87543336674872923802007-06-05T01:13:00.001-07:002007-06-05T02:22:35.094-07:00

I take my girls to the library often. Now that the weather is nice and we are going to the Wednesday outdoor market which just happens to be right next to the library this is now a weekly event. The typical routine once we enter the library, Avrie starts ripping books off shelves for me to read and Cailin heads right for the computer. While I read book after book to Avrie (usually something

JRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02941047016142944191noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21140136.post-37359745103035363162007-05-17T23:41:00.000-07:002007-05-18T00:08:23.447-07:00

I think there is something wrong with, I mean medically, physically wrong with me. Do I have some type of metabolism problem? I use to have no problem going to bed at 2am every single morning. I mean every single morning. Wake up at 8:30am, feeling pretty refreshed, I probably could have slept longer but it didn't feel completely necessary and actually a little like a slight waste of time in my

JRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02941047016142944191noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21140136.post-38922739535792727462007-05-05T16:16:00.000-07:002007-05-05T16:35:54.980-07:00

Okay friends, family, acquaintances, complete strangers. I'm back. Ive been gone for a while. Inspiration for a short time left me, but I'm finally back.So, for the past few weeks my husband has made sometimes casual sometimes pointed comments about the graying in my hair. I'm only 31 years old and I have obvious gray hairs. He suggests to me that it may be time to get my hair done again because

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Tonight was suppose to be a girls night out with all my girlfriends. Steve likes to call them girls gone wild nights. I know he would be extremely disappointed to know what really goes on. Not exactly what his mind allows him to imagine. The last one we planned happened to be the very night after the big power outage in December. The question temporarily ran across each of our minds that night, "

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It's been too long since I wrote a real blog. I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed by all the useless information I need, I must, I have to share with you. So I think I'm going to briefly tell a little of everything and then get into details, if necessary, in my future blogs. BLACK OUT / POWER OUTAGE - So, in mid December we had an enormous storm that just wailed on us, 70+ mph winds, rain, hail. It was

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Okay, I was going to write a blog about how Im back and Im sorry my break from writing was so long.Both my kids were playing quietly, I sat down, turned on Oprah and was ready to write.But now Avrie, my almost 2 year old is screaming at me like a Howler Monkey and has a mysterious glob of blue something hanging off the end of her protruding tongue. So, I will have to continue this another time.

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My 4 year old, Cailin, has a loft bed. So when she falls asleep other places other than her bed, which happens almost every night, we have to lift her up into bed. It's about at my shoulder height so it is much easier for Steve to do than myself, but I can get it accomplished if I need to. I kind of just roll her out of my arms over the rail and into the bed. Steve, however, turns her face down

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The struggle to actually get to church on time is sometimes overwhelming. It doesnt matter if church starts at 8:30am, 11:30am, or 2:30pm. I will be late!But, this past Sunday it was actually going to happen. We were all wearing outfits that didnt require any ironing. The bag was packed, everyone had eaten. Shoes were on, just one last thing to do. Put the cat in the kitchen. If you all dont

JRVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02941047016142944191noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21140136.post-1161326605896681172006-10-19T23:28:00.000-07:002006-10-20T01:23:37.776-07:00

Just a tidbit of advice. Business trips should be left only to the individual that is directly involved in the business at hand. Under no circumstances should the spouse and kids agree to tag along for fun. Because people, let me assure you, there is no fun to be had in this situation.Initial Conversation:Steve: Hey, I have to go to Portland for a meeting would you like to come along?Jenny:How

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Quick post! I have to go in a minute because a member of the Bishopric is coming over in a moment to offer me a calling at church. Hmmmm, Im very curious. The only calling I would turn down on the spot would be anything dealing with cubscouts. Ethically, I just couldnt accept that job. Anything else that has absolutely nothing to do with tying knots, making little wooden cars, rubbing sticks

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I have a few minutes to give an update while Cailin is at school and Avrie is picking up the massive amount of shoes that my children own and putting them in the enormous basket from which Cailin dumped them all out looking for flip flops. Keep in mind its been pouring for 2 days, therefor flip flops are pretty much not going to keep her feet warm and dry. We settled on tennis shoes.Cailin

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Okay, like all my blogs lately this one is going to be quick.Cailin got into Preschool!!! Yippee!!It sounds so silly but since Preschool here in Seattle in free in the public schools and is also on top of that...amazing, there are limited spaces. So, they take the kids that either have the most problems or special needs or the ones that just need it the most. Its all done by a point system. So,

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Here is my heart felt apology for being absent for so long. But I have been in mourning. Recently I lost a dear, close friend. Since moving to the Seattle area, we had become so close. We communicated often, spending long hours together, usually in the late afternoon between the hours of 3pm - 6pm. But one day when I needed my friend the most, I was in desperate need, I called and called and

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Steve left this morning to get his hair cut. In the past he has always bravely (as I say) sauntered into a 'Great Clips' or 'Cost Cutters' or some other place that minimally requires a 4 hour video course certification and your word that you haven't killed anyone in the past 6 months, most specifically with scissors. He usually goes on a Saturday morning, right when they open. He walks in, puts

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Just a brief update. It's 12:30 in the afternoon and I haven't even fed my kids breakfast or lunch yet. Great parenting! Hey, they aren't complaining.So, I went and got a chest x-ray yesterday. They made me wear a strange belt. Anyways, it turns out I have pneumonia! Oh joy! So, I am taking my first antibiotic in I cant even tell you how long. And, hopefully I will cease from coughing, gagging,

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Two for TogethernessTwo things you compliment your husband on while in his presence:1. His extreme patience and laid back personality2. His thoughtfulness and attentiveness to meTwo compliments you make about your spouse to your friends: (same as above)1. His sense of humor is hilarious2. He is an AMAZING husband and fatherTwo traits you married him/her for:1. Calm demeanor2. We mesh so

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My wonderful husband has courageously taken both Avrie and Cailin to run errands. First he has to go to Target to return the second fan we have purchased, put together and doesn't even turn on. It's a Honeywell product, which I think would be pretty reliable, but that is not the case. Let's see if Steve comes home with our third dead fan. His next adventure will take him across the street from

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Have we become completely sensitized to the carnage that is still occurring over in Iraq? I think so. I myself am guilty of flipping the news station over to another one when they begin reporting of yet another car bombing or insurgent raid in Baghdad. But we have to stop drifting off, we have to continue to be aware. We need to keep talking about it, reading about it. We cant let the people over

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I think I am going to go completely crazy. Here is why.All day long, I am constantly throwing toys from my kitchen and dining room into the living room. They are then eventually piled up at the bottom of my stairs in an unattractive lump and the house rule is, you are not allowed to climb those stairs empty handed. I don't care what you take up, I don't care where you put it once you get up there

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I lost my cat. My 15 year old, blind, hyperthyroid, high blood pressure, heart murmured, urinating cat. It has a happy ending, or not so happy, depending on who's side you are on, mine or the cat's.Skeeter (the cat), had once again, pissed on my rug. In the same exact spot she has been pissing for the last month. Does she think it's her litter box? She is blind, but I don't buy that excuse for a

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Arent they adorable? You would think that this picture was taken early in the morning, since they are in their pajamas, but it wasn't. It is about noon on a weekday, and the worst part about this picture...they havent even eaten breakfast yet. So sad! This is my new bedspread and my new computer armoire. We are for the first time ever, going to have a bedroom with some color and style. A bedroom

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It's 1:15 a.m. My usual blogging time. I actually wasn't planning on posting anything tonight, because honestly nothing remotely worth the effort of typing has occurred today. But I just had to mention that my sweet 6 ft 3 in. husband is cuddling with my coughing sick 4 year old daughter in her loft princess bed. I guarantee in a couple hours my queen bed will consist of myself, the baby Avrie,

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Wow, I just saw the date of my last post and realized how long I have been out of computer commission. For a while!Well, y''all remember about how I whipped everyone's asses in Steve's company March Madness pool? I got the $, actually Steve got the $ for me while I was in AZ. which worried me a bit because Steve is not very good at spending intended $ on exactly what it is intended for. A lot of

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Okay people. You may all think that you have amazing husbands, but hands down, mine beats y'alls!He planned the most thoughtful, wonderful and unexpected 30th birthday for me, right under my nose and I didn't even have the slightest idea it was happening.He set me up pretty good though. Steve has this crazy friend Neville, who he talks to a couple times a year. Well, Neville has an incredibly

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So, the other day when I was watching the news, they were doing a segment on airlines. I guess they just came out with all the new statistics for all the airlines, such as lost luggage, delayed flights, customer service, etc. They mentioned that Alaska Airlines was only on time 30% of the time, horrible, they are one of the worst. As a matter of fact, my sister just booked a flight on Alaska

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I have been a complete slacker when it comes to this blog. The problem is the traffic here in the Puget Sound. I have complained about all the incredibly irritating and annoying drivers and roads and signs and I have finally come to accept all of the roadway faults of the greater Seattle area. So I am calling a truce, I am raising my white flag to all the 1 mph turners, green light sitters, 10

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Why is it that men, and I know this is not just my husband, are completely incapable of doing ANYTHING while talking on the phone. Instantaneously their hands must go completely numb and their knees must lock in place. Because I cant think of any other reason Steve could not possibly put silverware away into the drawer while talking on the phone. It's not that it needed to be done at that exact

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Every morning I wake up, get Cailin dressed, fed, teeth brushed, hair done and then she is allowed to fill her brain with mindless TV watching for 1 hour while I get ready for the day. Avrie, however is not as easily entertained except for with 1 item...Steve's toothbrush. I have tried giving her her own toothbrush, she has a princess one, a Dragon Tales one, a purple one, but they are all quite

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