Happy Birthday Bryndee!!

Happy Happy Birthday Bryndee Dear!
Happy Days Will Come To You All Year!
If I Had One Wish Then It Would Be,
A Happy Happy Birthday To You From ME!!!

Tomorrow is Bryndee's Birthday, and I can't believe she is going to be 14 years old. It does not seem possible that the cute little baby that could whistle and do fish lips is growing up. Bryndee has always been a little adult. When she started speaking, she used adult phrases from the beginning. Phrases like "Well actually Mom it goes like this..." and "Mom that is not an oval it is an eclipse." Bryndee has always liked to watch TV. Barney and Magic School Bus were her favorites. We realized maybe she was watching too much TV when she asked me one day if I ever suffered from an over active bladder. Bryndee's true love has always been reading. To this day that is how we ground her. When she is reading a really good book, a bomb could go off in the house and she would not even know it.

Top ten reasons why I love Bryndee!
10: She is very creative (read the post below)
9: She is a very calm teenager
8: She is easy to talk to
7: She is fun to tease, and does not take it personal
6: She a beautiful girl
5: She is learning to strive for excellence
4: She is a great gymnast
3: She is a huge help with her brother and sisters
2: She is a clean girl (not necessarily her room :0})
and finally
1: She will always be my little girl!

I love you Bryndee you are a wonderful person. Your dad and I are very proud of you! Keep up the good work!

Love,
Mom

Bryndee's pathetic plea for a cell phone!

Bryndee brought this home yesterday from school. It is a 4 page report typed about why she should have a cell phone. She even put it in a report cover. The first 2 pages are the list you are reading the last pages are a list of pros and cons, and statistics about why she should have one. I just laughed and said good try.

1. If I get kidnapped, I’ll have a way to contact the police.
2. If one of my friends wants, or needs, to come home with me, or I need or want to go home with them (for a project or such) I will have a way to contact you.
3. If it rains, there is normally a huge line at the school phone. If I had a cell phone, I would be able to contact you, and I won’t have to walk home, soaking wet, and probably sick from the cold, because I would have a cell phone to call you with.
4. When Bayli asks me to call her, and I end up on the phone for awhile, you normally need the phone. If I had a cell phone, I could use that and you would be free to use the home phone.
5. If I were to go to the mall with bayli or Joselyn, you would be more comfortable, because I would have my cell phone.
6. If I was babysitting, and I couldn’t find the phone, I could use my cell phone in case of an emergency.
7. If there is a medical emergency, I can cal 911 on my cell phone if, for some reason I couldn’t reach our home phone.
8. When I go to EFY, I will be able to use my cell phone to contact you, or in case of an emergency, 911.
9. If I were to go to sonic with Jessica, you will be able to contact me on my cell phone.
10. Or, if Jessica gets hit by a car on the way to sonic, I will be able to call 911 on my cell phone. 11. If I had a cell phone, you would be able to contact me at any time or any where, because I am responsible enough not to leave my cell phone at home, like dad.
12. If you or dad lost your cell phones, mine would still be available. I could also call your cell phones, so we could find them.
13. If I were lost, I could easily call you and we could figure out where I was.
14. If I was one place, say the park, and I needed to go somewhere else, I would be able to call you and tell you where I was going and get permission to go from my cell phone.
15. When I go to high school, my cell phone will help me to keep in touch with Joselyn.
16. You won’t have to drive by where ever I am, like at Lexi's party, to tell me something. You could just call me on my cell phone.
17. If I were to take ellie out to out to the park while I was babysitting, and she got hit by a car, or she broke her leg, I would be able to call 911 without leaving her.

This is what happens when the kids play too hard!

Ron had a free evening the other night, so naturally the kids all wanted to be with him. I really didn't have a problem with that at all. They all ended up on the tramp jumping. The longer they were out there the more wild they become. Somehow Abby and Ellie hit heads, Abby's back of her head hit into Ellie's eye, and this is the result. A Big Black Eye. Needless to say, playtime outside was over and they came inside to find something a little less destructive. Ellie's black eye only lasted a couple of days, and she is back to her beautiful self.

I have learned a lesson.

You may have noticed that the entry about Kymber's allergy has been deleted. I learned a lesson with that post. Never put a hot topic such as Kymber's Pea_ _ _ Aller_ _ (because of the lesson I learned I am not spelling it out) in the title of your blog. People would google that phrase and my blog would come up. I got comments from all over the country, and on site meter I could see that my blog was being view from all over the world. One of the comments was very rude, but most were kind. Because I was not comfortable with so many strange people viewing my blog I deleted that post and chalked it up to a lesson learned. :0)

I have been tagged!

My sister cassie tagged me yesterday on Valentines Day. The topic is The Love Of My Life. So here I go...
What is his name? Ron

How old are you? 35

Who said I love you first? He did but it sure took him long enough!

How long did you date? A year and a half

How old is he? 38

Who can sing better? He can, I only mouth the words.

Who is smarter? That depends if you are talking about school smarts definately him (he is one of the smartest people I know), if you are talking about common sence that would be me. I have a good friend who calles him the "Absent Minded Professor" I think that sums it up for him.

Who does the laundry? I do the majority of it, but my kids wash their own clothes.

Who does the dishes? I do! I have a certain way of loading the dishwasher and it drives me crazy when it is not loaded right.

What are his guilty pleasures? He likes to eat a bowl of cereal or ice cream at 10:00 pm when he comes home from his stake presidency meetings. He got hooked on this when he served as Bishop for 5 years and had to come home and unwind before bed.

Who sleeps on the right? If looking at the bed I do. It used to be the other way around, but I got tired of him reaching over and hitting snooze on the alarm at 4:30 am. He now has to physically get out of bed to turn off the alarm and it is not worth getting back in bed after he is up.

Who mows the lawn? Porter does

Besides you, who is his best friend? Dave Draper! He has been his friend since they were kids. Dave is the one who we can thank for Ron being a member of the Church. When Ron had no interest in the Gospel or any kind of religion, Dave was persistant and kept inviting. He finally invited Ron to a youth conference and Ron accepted the invite. After the conference Ron decided he wanted to be baptized.

Who cooks dinner? I do!

Who drives? Ron he is too proud to have his wife drive him. The only time he will let me drive is when he is too tired and is afraid he might fall asleep, even at this point I have to talk him into it.

Who is more stubborn? I would have to say that we tie for this title. I think he would agree.

Who kissed who first? Ron kissed me on our first date, after he was so embarrased he avoided me for 2 weeks after.

Who asked who out first? Ron always did the asking. The first time he asked me out I turned him down because my roomate was interested in him and there is an unwritten law that you don't date the guy your roomate likes. Thankfully he did not give up. By the time he asked me out again my roomate interest had changed.

What was your first date? It was the Valentine's Day Dance at Eastern Arizona College.

Who proposed? Ron did

Who has more siblings? I do I come from a family of 5 girls and he comes from a family of 2 boys.

Who wears the pants in the family? I think this one is a tie also only because we are both too stubborn to let the other win.

What is your favorite things about him? Wow this one is hard only because there are too many to list! He is wonderful! That is why I am living a Wonderful Life. I love the way he looks at me. I love it when he holds my hand. I love the way he talks to me. I can honestly say that he has never yelled at me, and I can't say that about myself. He is the most honest person I know. You always know where you stand with Ron. I love watching him play with our kids. I love watching him talk to our kids, he has a respect for each one of them. I love the way he treats his Mom. He has a deep love and respect for her. I love the love he has for his fellow men. Ron is constantly serving others. If he has nothing to do around the house, or even if he does have stuff to do around the house, he is off helping someone else. I love the relationship he has with his Heavenly Father. I love the testimony he has of the Gospel! What more can I say I Love Ron! He is wonderful and because of this "It's A Wonderful Life"!

I now tag Jennifer, Brenda, Denae, Jenna, and Mistie

Welcome Home Mom and Dad!

My parents have been serving a mission for our church the last year in Rochester, New York. They came home to Utah on February 7th and I was waiting for them to come to their "real" home in Arizona before I published anything about them on my blog (I wanted pictures with my kids). We just got word that my dad has a blood clot in his leg and has been admitted into the hospital to try and get it taken care of. Because of this clot he is not allowed to travel for 3-4 weeks thus postponing their trip home to AZ. We are sad to not get to see them right away, but my Dad's health is top priority. We as a family were so proud of my parents for their choice to serve. What a wonderful example they set for my kids and all their grandkids. It was wonderful to hear my kids remember their grandparents in their prayers. I loved it when Abby would say "my Grandma and Grandpa are in You Nork on a mission. She would try so hard to get it right and it always came out the same "You Nork". It was great to see their relationship become stronger than it already was. And it was especially great to see them grow spiritually. They have taken on a confidence in the Gospel that I had not seen befor in them. I know their love for the Book Of Mormon is much stronger because of their daily studying. I love my parents and am greatful for their oppertunity to serve. Welcome Home Elder and Sister LaRue! Well done thou good and faithful servents!

The Bumbo

This neat little chair that Taralee is sitting in is called the Bumbo. It is the best invention for babies. It is a soft chair that babies from 3 months up can sit in. Taralee loves it. She will just sit there and watch the world go by. I know it is awful, but I will even put her in front of the TV and let her sit there and watch. She is facinated by the bright colors and is quite content sitting there, and it is nice that I am able to get dinner done with out her crying or fussing. I love the Bumbo, where was it with my other 6 kids?

Quote For The Day

"The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time!"

Abraham Lincoln

President "Hinky Winky" is my friend!

Today was President Hinckley's funeral because it was televised on BYU TV we had the opportunity to watch it while at home. It was WONDERFUL!!!! I love that man so much he has been such an inspiration to me and so many. During the closing song sung by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, they had random pictures of our Prophet. Ellie had been bebopping in and out of the room during the funeral and not paying attention to a whole lot, until the pictures were on the screen. She looked up and said "Wookit Mom there he is President Hinky Winky! He is my friend!" That comment brought tears to my eyes, because he was everyone's friend. I had no idea that she knew who President Hinckley was. This just goes to show you never know what these little ones observe and what they take in.

Happy Birthday Porter Bug

Happy birthday to you,

Happy birthday to you,

Happy birthday to Porter Bug,

Happy birthday to you!!!!!!

Today is Porter's 12th birthday. We are so excited for him, tomorrow he will be ordained a decon and receive the priesthood. He is very excited for this moment in his life, it is a milestone that he has been looking forward to forever. Because he will have the priesthood he will have the opportunity to pass the Sacrament next Sunday. I can just imagine the smile on his face and how his eyebrows will be going up and down continually. His tongue will probabally be hanging out as well. I love Porter so much! He is a terrific kid, such a joy to be around. The last 12 years have been wonderful, and I can't wait for many many more to come! Happy Birthday Bug! I LOVE YOU!!!!

Porter and Breton

This is Porter and Breton Hunt. Yes he is Marissa's boy. Porter and Breton have been best buddies since the age of 2. You can't tell by the picture, but there is only 6 months difference between these boys. Breton turned 12 in August and Porter turnes 12 tomorrow. Can you believe the difference in size? I have always refered to them as Mutt and Jeff, they are one extreme to another. Porter is very small for his age and Breton is very big for his age. The neat thing about their friendship is 1st they don't even realize the difference between them, and 2nd they can go months without seeing or talking to each other and when they see each other they just pick right up where they left off. Porter was sad when Breton left but he realized that he will get to see him in June when the Hunts come home for a visit. They will once again just pick up right were they left off.

Prophetic Passing

Prophetic Passing

I imagine he's running to Marjorie now,
Yes, running, not waving his cane.
I see him embracing his father and mother
While they keep repeating his name.

I see him now meeting his forebears,
Brother Brigham and Joseph are there.
Sweet reunion of prophets, united by service
That only such noble men share.

I see him embraced by the Savior
While Father says, "Good and well done.
So faithful in stalwart endurance, I welcome
My noble, most excellent son."

I then hear the ripples of laughter
As he says the reception's just fine,
But he hopes that he'll get an assignment or two
Since there's no need to waste any time.

I can hear his clear voice in the stillness
At the close of this sweet Sabbath day,
Have faith and move forward — there's work to be done.
President Hinckley would want it that way.

Anna M. Molgard
January 27, 2008

Death To A Dishwasher!

I told you in the last post my dishwasher died. Well I didn't realize how bad it was. I thought the motor just blew and that was the end of it, it was about 10 years old so it was time. When Ron was taking it out and taking it apart (no he could not just say "it's old lets get a new one", he had to examine it and see if he could fix it) he saw that the electrical cord was fried. When he went to use the disposal, he saw that the breaker was thrown. He then realized how lucky we were that we did not have an electrical fire, and how grateful we were that we were being watched over. So needless to say because we have been doing dishes by hand we are using alot of disposal plates, cups, and utensils. The new dishwasher has been ordered and paid for and will be delivered today. The kids are just as excited for it to come as I am, maybe I could actually get them to help load and unload it. Wishful thinking!

Today Is A Sad Day!

I have been so sad today. With the passing of President Hinckley my emotions were set off already, but things keep happening today and I can't keep my tears from flowing. My very dear friend, Marissa Hunt, is moving this week to Peru. Her husband works for Phelps Dodge (not Phelps Dodge anymore, but I can't remember the new name) and has been assigned to a job in Peru for the next 3 years. I have known this time was coming and I was doing really good not being sad, but my emotions are on the surface and I can't help but feel sorry for myself that she is not going to be here for a while. I am excited for her and her family and their adventures they will enjoy together. Ron has told me that we can look into visiting her in 2009 or 2010. I don't know if he is serious or just saying this to help with the waterfall (constant tears) that he knew would come sooner or later.

Brett and Marissa Hunt

I also found out today that my neighbor Irma's young son was diagnosed with Leukemia. Christian is a 9 year old boy and in the 3rd grade. He has been fairly healthy most his life. With in the last month he has been dizzy and weak occasionally. But these were the only signs and they just came on. The Dr's that are working with him are being very aggressive and are trying to help him in any way they can. Their family will be in our thoughts and prayers. Then to top it off, my dishwasher motor blew up this morning. I was on the computer and a weird smell came in the room. When I went out to see what it was, there was a grey smoke and a horrible smell in the Family Room. Thank goodness I live in Az and can keep my doors and windows open in the middle of January. I hope this dark cloud passes and I can be happier tomorrow.

President Gordon B. Hinckley

Last night when I heard of President Hinckley's passing I had mixed feelings, sadness and happiness. I am so sad for us who lost our beloved Prophet. He will be greatly missed especially in April at General Conference, when we are so used to seeing his bright and smiling face and enjoying his Witty sense of humor while we are being spiritually fed. But at the same time I am happy for the reunion that is happening right now on the other side of the veil. He has been without his sweetheart for a couple of years now and has greatly missed her. They are together again as well as others that I am sure were there waiting to greet him. Ron E-mailed me this message from our home teacher and friend, Mark Ballif. What a neat tribute to a wonderful man from some of the youth in our Stake....

I had to use Ivan's truck this morning to go over early to help our older daughter, I was gone before Ivan and Jill were even up. He called me at noon for a ride home, when arriving at the high school, Ivan came from the office dressed in his Sunday's best. Letting the self appointed comedian in me come out, I made the statement, "Looks like you fell asleep in your Sunday clothes last night like your dad, and didn't get up in time to change." He replied, "No, I did it out of love and respect for President Hinckley". I asked, "Were you the only one?" He replied, "No, we all sent text messages around to each other and invited our friends to wear their Sunday clothes out of love and respect for our Prophet."

I can't help but think "We Thank Thee Oh God For Our Prophet", and am truly grateful for the influence he has been in my life and the lives of my family.

HELP!!

I need some help! Ron and I are wanting to redo our kitchen. We need to find someone who does a good job making and installing cabinets, and counter tops. If anyone can recommend someone Ron and I would really appreciate it. We are excited to make a change but don't even know where to start. Thanks!

Porter And Cross Country

Porter's true love is Basketball, but he decided to give Cross Country a try. He did pretty good, alot better than I could ever dream of doing. With each meet his time got better. Today was his last meet and he had his best time. Maybe because he got new tennis shoes that actually fit. I felt so bad, he came to me the other day concerned that he had creases in the bottom of his feet and wanted to know if they would ever go away. I asked him to put on his tennis shoes so I could see how they fit him. When he did I was horrified, his feet were way too big for his shoes they were totally cramped and busting out. He had been running for the last 5 weeks at least one and one half miles a day with his feet this way. I felt terrible but also a little excited, maybe this means he will finally grow and catch up to his buddies. We will have to wait and see.Mrs. Wojo (their coach), Ian, Porter, Prescott, Carter, and Chris. They are all in the 6 grade at the local elementary school. It's kinda funny to see how scrawny they all are, but just think in a couple of years they will be totally beefed up.

Porter is known for always smiling. I guess even when he is in the middle of a mile and a half run he can still smile. I can't say the same for me.
Here he is booking it at the end of his race getting ready to cross the finish line. We are so proud of him and his determination. Way to go Bug!

Everyone Needs A Little Boy!

I am so excited! My neighbors, Chris and Laura Hubbard just found out they are expecting their first little boy. They already have 3 girls and have been really hoping for a boy. She called me yesterday just thrilled. Because of our conversation, it made me stop and think about my kids. Although girls are wonderful, every family needs to experience a boy. They are so different. I will never forget when Porter turned 1, he got a black truck for his birthday. He immediately took that truck and started "driving" it on the ground with sound effects and all. I was amazed no one taught him that he just knew it. After a while, I came in to find Bryndee (3years old at the time) using the same truck as a baby bed. It was at that time I realized that from the very beginning boys are boys and girls are girls. When we found out that Taralee was a girl I may have been a little disappointed, only because we all wanted a boy so bad. That disappointment didn't last long because I decided that I have 6 wonderful girls and and 1 bonus child, Porter my only boy. I came from a family of all girls, (there were 5 of us) so my Mom and Dad didn't get their "bonus child". They didn't get to experience the true boy experience; sound effects for everything, really smelly rooms (we have no idea why it smells so bad), teasing sisters because it is fun, bodily noises that are oh so funny (maybe that is why his room smells so bad), play by play commentary about sporting events, a ball constantly being bounced on the floor, the wall, or the ceiling, and the really cute relationship he has with his little sisters. Everyone needs to experience a boy and I am so happy the Hubbards will finally get their turn.

A Great Series To Read

I just finished reading the book The Star Garden by Nancy E. Turner. It was wonderful. This book is actually the 3rd in a series, and I would recommend all three. The first book is These Is My Words, the 2nd is Sara's Quilt and the 3rd is The Star Garden. This series is a fictional diary of Sara Agnes Prine (the author based her books from her own grandmother's diary), a girl growing up in the Arizona territories. I believe in the first book she is a 16 year old, uneducated girl. The series goes through her life until she is a grown woman. I am actually sad that I am finished with this series. Because these books were so well written, I actually feel like I am going to miss the characters. I guess it is time to find something else.

Torie's Sick Day

Well I need to explain Torie's need to stay home yesterday. She really did have a stomach ace, but so did all of us (there is a flu bug that gives you stomach cramps but it only lasts twenty four hours). Apparently Monday at school she sneezed and while she sneezed she made another bodily noise at the same time. A boy sitting next to her heard and laughed and told the whole class. She was really embarrassed and started crying. When she came home Monday she told me it was the worst day of her life. I had a feeling this might be why she wanted to stay home but she would not fess up to it. Last night she said her stomach was hurting really bad again and needed to stay home again today. I asked her if it hurt because she was dreading school and she said that was it. Bryndee stepped in and asked her if she was going to stay home the rest of her life, and helped her realize that most people will have already forgotten and to just ignore the others they are not worth her time. She perked up and this morning we had no problems. Oh and Mom about your comment, I was nice to Torie. :)

Ok I Lied!

My last post said I was OK with my kids at home and didn't really need them to go to school yet. I lied! This morning we woke with Torie saying her stomach hurts. The thought of her staying home just made me mad. Torie tends to moan a little more that necessary in the morning and in the afternoon she is just fine. I tried to get her to go and she would not. So here I am Tuesday January 8, 2008 with kids home and I am not OK with it. Needless to say she will be staying in her room all day without TV and the Wii, we will see how sick she really is.

January 7, 2008 Back to School

My kids went back to school today after 2 weeks off for Christmas. I am quite shocked, I actually enjoyed this break. Maybe it is because I am not preggo and can actually enjoy my kids again. My good friend Cherai took her kids on a trip to Israel to spend 3 weeks with their Dad (he has been working over there since the summer for Intel) and I was totally dreading this break because her kids are my kids friends. But they realized that they have other friends and even enjoyed each other. There were many times I would find Kymber and Abby playing outside together, or Kymber and Torie playing a game together and not even fighting. I spent alot of time with Bryndee just talking or messing on the computer (hence the blogs). Ron was even around quite a bit and we enjoyed his company. We didn't see much of Porter he has so many friends, he could hang out with a different one every day of the week. All in all it was a great break and I was not even pushing them out the door when it was time to leave.

Ellie Again

So my blog is going to end up being all about Ellie. I should rename it to "I'm an Ellie Girl in an Ellie World" because according to her it is all about Ellie. Which it pretty much how it is at our house because it is easier to leave it that way than try to fight her. Yesterday at church was not as bad as the previous week. I did have to get up with her 3 times but the Bishop left his office open for me and we had a place to go so she could pitch her fit and not bother anyone. Since she started nursery, she has picked up a bad habbit of hitting when she does not get her way (gotta love nursery). When she does this we grab her hand and hold away from us until she no longer wants to hit, then we procede to tell her that hitting is not good and she will get in trouble if she hits. Yesterday I did something that made her mad and she raised her hand to hit me and she stopped thought for a second and then put her fingers in her mouth stretched out her lips and stuck out her tongue. I had to laugh because she finally realized that she sould not hit and that was what she came up with to cope with her anger. It is now Monday afternoon and she has not even tried to hit me since that incident. Is it too premature to think she finally got it?

My New Template

Look how cute my Blog is. This is because I have a 13 year daughter who is computer savy! I can't tell you how many times I will be working on the computer and I have to call Bryndee to either help or save me. Thanks Bryn! Too bad Tara and Cassie you don't have a computer savy 13 year old daughter.

Ellie In Rare Form

Today at church Ellie was the worst she has ever been! Tara will back me up on this! Since Ron is in the Stake Presidency when he visits our ward he has to sit on the stand. We are used to this because he was just released from serving as Bishop for the last 5 years. Anyway, when ever Ellie is beyond control Ron takes pity on me and comes off the stand and takes her and has her sit on the stand with him. In the past this has worked, not today. She was pitching a huge fit over what we still do not know, and Ron came off the stand and took her and started walking back up to the stand to sit with him. She started screaming, "No I want Tara." Ron then took her out to try and reason with her. He came back in headed toward the stand and she started screaming, "I want mom!" At this point the whole congregation was laughing under their breath. I don't know if they were laughing at Ron's desperate face or at Ellie herself. He turned around and tried to give her to Tara and she screamed, "I want Daddy!" So he kept her and he turned around and walked out again. At this point I went out to help. She came in with me and screamed,"I want Tara" so I took her out again and stayed with her till it was over. What I didn't know was while I was out the Bishop sent the Deacon sitting on the stand out to open his door and find me so I could take her in the Bishops office to pitch her fit. He did this because he knew that when Ron was the Bishop that is were we would sit till she could be a "Good Girl". She never got to the "Good Girl" stage today but as soon as it was time for nursery she was just as happy and as good as can be. I love Sundays!!! I have to keep telling myself that so that I will go back.