Boxes

Conner loves boxes.  I almost hate bringing anything new home with a box because it hangs around our home for weeks until I finally sneak it into the dumpster.  Conner would not let this last box out of his sight.  He even chose to make a bad out of it and slept in it for over a week.  Luckily, due to a little accident, we had to get rid of the box.  Wow I'm looking forward to Christmas.  Why am I even buying him gifts?

Girls Christmas Benefit Concert

Last Saturday night Studio One put on a benefit concert for the Stephanie Nielson family.  Stephanie had a very popular Mommy Blog called Nie Nie.  Her and her husband were in a plane crash.  They were both badly burned and have been in intensive care for months. They have 4 small children.  This story tore at my heart.  Go to her blog and you can read about her story.

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It was great to see Sid and Nik dance with their new teams.  I loved their dances.  I love watching them perform.  Jess choreographed 4 dances at the show.  It was fun to see her teaching dream come to life on the stage and talk to a lot of the Mom's of the girls she teaches.  I love seeing her effect little girls in a positive way.  

The Polar Express

Last night we took the whole family on the "The Polar Express".  Conner and Nikki loved the adventure.  Cookies, Hot Chocolate, The reading of the book, Christmas carols, a visit from Mrs. Claus, Elves, and finally a visit from Santa.  Our older kids took it all in while texting and laughing together.  Scott and I enjoyed the joy in Nikki and Conners faces.  All in all, a good time was had by everyone. 

 Conner woke up first thing this morning and told me "Santa said Austin has a lot of work to do, but he told me I was good and would have a great Christmas.   I think Austin should do all my jobs until Christmas so Santa will come to him."  Wow nice of him to think of his brother.  Somehow I think Santa got my two boys mixed up...but I will never be able to convince of Conner of that. 

Just when things are up...must they come down!

Life goes in funny cycles. Everything can go fantastically in your life for days, weeks, months...but you're always, somewhere inside, thinking....things are going to change. All of a sudden boom you are in a negative cycle. Nothing can seem to go right! Things from an outsiders view may still look great. Usually we try to keep our depressed moods and problems from the world. We keep them to ourselves just waiting for that new cycle to appear. Well just in time for the Holidays some problems have arrived. YAY! Guess I'll just bunker down and hang on until greater times ahead! I'll just keep on my smiling face and hold in that frown trying to come out. Because let's face it, I'm better at being Happy, or appearing to be that way, than sad!

Scott and I hit 20 years this week!

I have to brag for a minute about my sweetie Scott! He is the best thing that ever happened to me.  We have had our downs but they have been few and far between.  Here are my top ten reason I LOVE SCOTT

1. He has so much patience with my absent mindedness and all my other flaws.  I could never be married to me.

2. He tells me I am the prettiest girl around and still flirts with me all the time.

3. He works freakin' hard and never gets angry when I come home with my latest shopping spree items.

4. He is soooo dang funny.  I tease him all the time and tell him I've heard all his jokes before but I can't think of a day he hasn't made me laugh.

5. He is a great Dad.  Our kids respect, love and have so much fun with him. He would do anything for them and does everyday.

6.He always lets me pick where we go out for dinner. I'm always watching what I eat and he will go anywhere I suggest.  He is more than willing to hit Apollo Burger or Training Table if I'm having a weak moment also.

7. He lets me have the remote.  Not many men let the wife be in charge of this little devise.

8. Every morning he wakes up and gets ready for the day in his office so he doesn't wake me up.  If he knows I had a bad night he will close the door and help the kids get ready and let me sleep. Even if it means going in a little late.

9. He still opens the door for me.  He carries everything everywhere we go.  He treats me like a princess after all these years.

10.  He is my best friend.  I tell him all my silly problems and he acts like he cares.  We have learned to work together through our problems and come out stronger in the end.

Love You Sweetie!  Happy 20th!

"Good Things Utah"

On Friday I made my friends go see a taping of "Good Things Utah".  I Tivo this show everyday and watch them on Wed and Sat. while I do wash and clean house.  Reagan and Nicea are my friends and it was so fun to go up and watch the show live!  I love my friends for going with me and cheering loudly ( even though none of them watch) 

Thunder

Jess tried out for a professional dance team the Thunder and she made it!  YAY!! Jess gets to dance again! This makes her Mom so happy.  I have seen how much she misses dancing and can't wait to see her.  The Thunder is a new professional arena football team that will be playing down here in Orem.  She will be dancing with 6 of her girlfriends who also made the team.  It sounds like a blast.  Way to go Jess!

Family picture day!

VOTE TODAY!!!

Scott, Jess, Dananca I went to vote at 8:30 am today.  We had a family night lesson last night all about voting for Jess and Dan's sake.  I really studied a lot of the candidates and knew exactly how I was voting except the president.  For the first time in my life I really struggled with what I wanted.  Neither candidate has convinced me that they are deserving of my vote.  In the end I voted with my more conservative side but for a moment I thought about straying. It was really fun to vote with Jess and Dan.  They were very excited to vote and had studied up before the big day also.  I even made them pose for a photo ( this thrilled them)