Hello Cyberworld & Sedona's Starts School.

Why I play in Cyberworld!

I have been thinking alot about why people even Blog, and I think I blog in order to fulfill a few things....

1. My need to stay focused...when I blog (and take pictures) I want people to see the progress I am making, including myself, and this helps keep me motivated.

2. Gives me a distraction. Some days I am just not interested in doing housekeeping stuff (ok, actually just about everyday!), so logging on and writing for 10 minutes (1/2 hour) gives me just a little reward from the daily routine.

3. Makes me feel like maybe I am contributing to the world. I have found that I like to give, and be recognized for it...I know we are supposed to do secret works, but we all like praise and if I can do/write something that helps someone else out then I feel good.

So here is my TO-DO list for the day--Pictures to come as I finish jobs--

1. Work on my mountain of Laundry!

2. Go through Toys and give MANY away

3. Bring some Toys downstairs

4. Dishes (always dishes)

5. Follow my schedule really well--So far--NOT SO GOOD!

I will post my schedule later in the week.

Sedona started school today!

The bus doesn't pick up Sanford kids anymore, funds cut and lack of bus drivers, so we took the stroller today, and hopefully will take the stroller until it gets too cold--then I was thinking maybe I make some more rice socks and heat them up so the girls can stay warm and I can still get my 5 minutes of exercise in...

Anyway...Sedona walked right into her classroom right up to the teacher and said

"Here I am!" and then stood there until the teacher looked at her and Sedona said something like

"How do I look?" the teacher told her ....

"You look so pretty!". Satisfied Sedona went right to a chair and sat down...other kids were still clinging to their parents, but not Sedona. The teacher just smiled and said ...

"you know what you are doing, huh Sedona?" And Sedona just smiled at her....then Pepper started to go in and I told her...

"no only Sedona", which caused a little whining until I told Pepper to tell her Bye-bye. For some reason saying good-bye to someone makes it all ok for Pepper. Since dropping Sedona off, Pepper has asked about 20 times
"Where Dona?" Poor little girl is so sad to not have her sister to play with all day.

(peppers sad face)

Also, Sedona took her time getting ready today--She wanted to wear her pretty dress--her matching shoes, her sparkly bracelet, hair in pig-tails, and of course her fingernail polish--where did I get such a girly-girl?

This is Sedona putting on her toe-nail polish!

Don't worry, it isn't real polish, or else I would have made her do it over paper in the bathroom.

Just a break from the everyday

Lucas asked me if I would be able to do the dishes today, that is the first time in almost 3 months that he asked me--and he wasn't being rude--the dishes really needed to be done. I am pretty proud that I have kept the kitchen clean-most of the time-

now on to getting the bedroom clean all the time.

Have you ever wanted to get rid of clothes just so you would have less to wash? Does that work? I think it might in our case, but I have paid attention and found that my girls go through 2 pairs of clothes almost daily--Pepper for sure--After each meal I have to change clothes (she will not keep a bib on!).

I have also learned life is easier with "older" kids, meaning kids that can do somethings for themselves--like finding their shoes, bringing me their diaper, or Sedona is now dressing herself...Most of the time she does really good.

Does anyone else have trouble with getting their kids to play with toys? My girls love to play with other kids toys, but our own...the toys sit upstairs while my girls get into everything downstairs...I wonder if it is because I am downstairs they don't like to play upstairs-- I will bring toys downstairs later tonight and see if that helps keep them busy--won't help keep the house clean--but somethings gotta change--

Just for FUN
So I love Youtube because of the funny video's---My girls and I love the sneezing panda, and looking at laughing babies---The latest one I saw is called Grandma hitting a car---It is an old women with a silver car waiting for her--it you also watch youtube look it up--I am pretty sure it isn't real, but made me laugh.

Random

Sedona loves this outfit (thanks Annie) and she did her own hair--She really wanted a picture, and of course Pepper couldn't be left out--So here are my cute girls!

I wish this was baby powder, but it is Destin! I don't know why Pepper loves it, but this is not the FIRST time she has done this--she is so proud of herself. Luckly she didn't get any in her eye (I know it looks like she did, but she didn't!). She is always into sometime.

Scrapbooking

All my scrapbooking papers, stickers, embellishments, and tools are pretty organized, so now I all had to do was organize my pictures. First I put all the pictures in different catergories--Camping, car shows, birthdays, and so on....then I sorted them out by year...so all my pictures are organized by year (as best as I could tell) and them---not the real fun starts....
In the process of organizing pictures--I was almost done by this time--you should have seen it when it was really a mess--good thing I did it in a room I could close the door on--No kids allowed in here for about 2-3 days while I did it all.

PS: Most the time I just organize my stuff instead of actually using it...now that it is all together maybe I will actually get something done!

I will have to post the pages I finish.

Camping

Sedona and I went "camping" the other week--We made a fire, roasted hot dogs, and slept in a tent-that Luke set up for us...

These are the pictures

We had a comfortable bed (thanks again to Lucas), and some good-night books to enjoy!

In the morning Lucas made us eggs, bacon, and Hot Coco--what a great dad and husband!

Lucas's Man Cave

In Luke's shop he is always inventing things to make his shop better--the latest is his "man cave", which is actually just some desks and a "bar" area he is making so his customers have a place to drink their pop and hang out while he works.

This is the first picture while he is making his area--He took the desk from the scary clutter room and put it to good use out in his shop.

More to come---later... At least in his "man cave" some of his little women will be welcome!

He and Sedona set up this work bench for her, but Pepper enjoys it alot also.

Off to go make a chore chart for Sedona and get dinner on the table

before Lucas goes home teaching!

Also I wanted to do a blog on Mr. Darcy again, and how he compairs and contrasts to Lucas--That will be a highlight of things to come. :)

life is good

As I write I have two little girls crawling all over me asking me to do 4 different things!

What a blessed life I live!

I had a friend one time make a happy list--of all the things that make her happy
(note being tickled it NOT one of my happy things--as Sedona has learned and thinks is very funny!)

So I will start a list and add to it on and off....each in a new post....
this is not in any specific order.

1. My little kids who still want to play with me
2. A clean kitchen
3. Fresh laundry sitting in the dryer--and not the washing machine
4. Finishing a project that has been sitting for months
5. Little girls who get so excited to see their dad walk in the door
6. Dancing time with my girls
7. having a lovely garden that I have already started to harvest and freeze
8. A husband who works so hard for us
9. Watching the fireworks on Manassa hill--even if you have a slight chance of being burned...
10. The smell of rain
11. A rainbow that touches the ground
12. My little Sedona "whistling"--she just makes a loud, high pitched hoot.
13. Pepper winking at me
14. S'mores
15. Campfires--I have learned I enjoy camping because of the calm in the morning and the campfire--those two things makes the rest worth while
16. Sleeping in a comfortable bed
17. Being woke up to a Sedona face right next to mine saying "Pepper woke me up!"
18. Raspberries
19. A hogi-yogi raspberry/Heath ice-cream (Does Hogi-Yogi even exist anymore)
20. A really good book-that you can put down, but are excited to read ASAP
21. A nicely done Scrapbook page
22. Stickers
23. Good kids in my primary
24. The telephone
25. Moms who are trying hard to be good moms
26. notebooks and fun pens--I LOVE fun notebooks and fun pens
27. Jobs that allow you to be creative
28. I love planning things--even if they aren't going to happen
29. When the girls sit still long enough to do their hair cute
30. General Conference editions of the Ensign
31. I am always amazed--though I shouldn't be--that there is always a talk in the ensign designed just for me!
32. Garbage men--I would hate to deal with all my trash--or ANYone Else's
33. Plumbing
34. The colors Red and Yellow and yes even pink sometimes
35. Caneoing--I have only had one weeks worth of opportunity, but I fell in love with it--especially in the very early morning--
36. Waxed legs--I hate shaving--waxing is worth the pain.
37. The crunch of really cold snow--and how it sparkles
38. I like the smell of people burning their leaves in the fall
39. The memory of my dad sitting in his chair describing how all the Christmas tree lights look like fireworks without his glasses on.
40. A wall painted red
41. cute and fun blogs--that don't make you feel like to big of a slacker--
42. Learning a new recipe that takes really good--and is easy
43. Family/Friends who help me try new things
44. The smell of lilacs
45. Watching hummingbirds on our hollyhocks.
46. Good Chocolate chip cookies
47. A movie that can be watched over and over and over
48. A song that makes you get up and move no matter what
49. An eternal family
50. Hot Chocolate
51. The smell of jack-o-lanterns before they burn
52. That one outfit that makes you feel really good about yourself
53. Waking up with a feeling like you can get ALOT done today
54. Crossing off your days To-Do list-before you run out of steam...
55. leaving something better than you found it.
56. Spell check!

OK I really could go on and on---but I will stop...for now

no more farm games---

So after reading an article in the Ensign about being addicted to Video games--I saw that I was one of them--I wasn't a bad mother, but I found myself rather playing the games then eating with my girls--That right there should have been my wake up call, but it wasn't until I read the Article that I saw the trouble I was in.

I don't like to be addicted to anything, so today I blocked all farmville and farm town from my facebook---I haven't really thought about it today, but I am sure tomorrow when I am bored I will miss it---I did go online and find some great activities to do with your kids, so if I start wanting to play my games I will just turn to those idea's.

OK--so maybe my blogs will be more exciting now that I am not spending all my free (and alot of my not-so-free time playing games!!)

Media Fast---Over

OK So i went maybe 15 hours--but in my defense...Lucas join Farmtown so I had to go and visit his farm....Sign....

maybe tomorrow will be better!

Media Fast?

OK I am totally addicted to Farm Town on Facebook---so much so that I think I will plant plants that take 2-3 days to grow--and Say Good-bye to Farm Town AND Facebook for two whole days---I will start tonight---however I do need to go on and say what I am doing--people might be afraid if I suddenly stop going there!! :)



Starting in 1 hours--no facebook for two days!

Lets see what I can get done in those 2-3 Days!!

Ready....GO!

The good---the bad--and the Ugly

So the good is that Sedona and I enjoyed a wonderful night in the tent. We enjoyed our campout alot and slept pretty well.

The Bad---Sedona did not clean her room--I gave her more than an hour to clean it and when I went upstairs it was just as messy as before.

The Ugly--I went and got grocery sacks, and put all her toys on the floor in the sacks--She will be able to earn her toys back if she keeps her room clean for 1 week--If not, the toys are going to goodwill. She cried the whole time I was picking toys up to put in the bag.


Sedona has gotten into the habit of licking! It is SO GROSS. She just licked her finger and wiped it down my nose as I was typing. I am not happy!
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I took before pictures of my rooms downstairs and will post after pictures as they get clean. It is 2--and I have spent most the day on the computer and that always makes me grumpy, so I am off to get something DONE.