Christmas Tag

I am creating a new tag. This one should be fun. I got the idea from Chris cause he keeps trying to get me to tell him what I want for Christmas even though I have been dropping all kinds of hints. Plus I am curious what all my friends are wanting this Christmas. So no "I want peace on earth or anything sappy"; This is strictly superficial. I want you guys to tell me about your desire for an angora sweater or china plates. If you are tagged you have to list at least ten material wishes and tag ten people.

My list:

1. A new pair of black sunday shoes that pregnant feet will like.

2. An apple slicer peeler thing.

3. One or both of the new Nancy Drew PC games.








4. Family photos after the new baby comes.

5. A supply of the white fudge covered Oreos that only come out during Christmas and I can't enjoy because of the diabetes, but I can save and enjoy in the hospital after.

6. Baby number three to come before the first of the year(healthy)

7. A really fun board game that me and Chris can play just the two of us on date nights

8.Someone to print out all my blog posts and put them in a journal for me cause this is the only journal I've got. Basically I can't afford the printer ink.

9. A gym membership that will provide a daycare for my three boys, so I can lose a hundred pounds. (I can't take the new baby till he is six months)

10. My mother and father to come for Christmas. (I know it is a long shot, but I still wish it)



and I tag Hannah, Dawn, Tia, Chelsea, Shelsea, Lisa, Andrea, Sandy K, Gisela, & Chris. So get to wishing, and happy Holidays.

Grateful

Okay so since it is Thanksgiving in two days I have been trying to think of things I am grateful for when I get stressed out. I have really enjoyed reading all my friends lists. They really helped me remember some of the things I am grateful for. So here goes.

1. I am most grateful for he gospel. When ever I get really down I can always turn to all the wonderful resources our Heavenly Father has provided us with i.e. the scriptures, the Ensign, visiting teachers, prayer, and family. With out our Savior's sacrifice all the joys and trials of our earthly life would be for nothing. Thank you Heavenly Father.

2. I am grateful for my husband. He is always there for me when I need him, ready to take on more than his share. He has worked harder than anyone I know at his Chemistry degree and deserves every point of his 3.9 GPA. He loves his children more than anything an never grumbles when he has to give me my personal time. He actually begs for daddy time and will babysit whenever he has a chance.

3. I am grateful for my parents. My dad has always worked hard to take care of us and even though he is not a religious man has chosen not to partake in the worldly substances. It was his example of how a man treats his wife that helped me know who to look for as my husband. My mother is always there to help. She always listens and gives advice. I know that she is hurting to when I hurt and laughing too when I laugh. I still call her every day and don't know what I will do if she leaves this earth before me...so buckle up Mom.

4. I am grateful for my In-laws. They have been a great support to me and my husband as we have struggled to make ends meet. Always sending gifts and special notes to let us know they care and love us. I know they will always answer a call for help.

5. I am grateful for the roof over my head, the food in my fridge, and the clothes on my back. So many out there who are out in the cold with empty stomachs will be in my prayers and thoughts as we offer our meager tithe and fast. We know we are blessed for what we have.

6. I am grateful for a computer that I can use to keep in touch with all my friends and family. I am a horrible letter writer and phone call maker so if it weren't for modern technology some of you would think I had dropped of the face of the Earth. Special thanks to Tia and Stella who always try to call me and unfortunately get thrown into the forget to call list I have accumulated. Sorry I love talking to you guys.

7. I am grateful for Fall weather. I have a personal heater growing inside me so the cool weather is wonderful. I haven't even had to pull out a jacket. When Chris and the boys are bundled like eskimos mommy is wearing jeans and a t-shirt.

8.I am grateful for modern medicine. I have great doctors who because of modern medical research can help me control my gestational diabetes. They also provide the shots I need for being RH-, which keep my babies healthy.

9. I am grateful for the country we live in where we have freedom of speech and liberties to work and worship as we like. Hopefully it will stay that way.

10. I am grateful for my children. They are every laugh, smile, and good memory I have. They have made our family everything it is. They teach me patience, love and respect.

Texas Here We Come

As you all know my brilliant husband applied to Medical school this summer. He had seven interviews out of the eight schools. All the interviews went really well and most interviewers told him they felt he would be a perfect fit for their school. Well we have been waiting since August for the early acceptance letters to be released, and finally November fifteenth got here. Chris received early letters of acceptance from three of the seven schools; A&M, Galveston, and the D.O. school in Fort Worth. I am so proud of him. These are actually his bottom three choices, but at least we know that we got in somewhere and he will be starting Medical School next fall. Hip Hip Hooray! I feel confident that we will hear from at least one more of the other schools. The ones at the top of his list are Dallas, Houston, And San Antonio. Lubbock is right in the middle. We still have over two months till the final match and like I said I know we will hear from at least one of the others. Chris is just too smart of a guy to pass up. So everyone cross your fingers. With that said we are just so grateful even if we don't get any other offers. We know that Heavenly Father will lead us exactly where we are supposed to be and that no matter where Chris will get the best education he can get. It is all what you put into it. I am so grateful for my hard working husband and the support he gives me at home. He rarely has a bad day and always tries to make my bad days better. I know he will make an excellent Doctor. With the way I am always ailing with something (mostly just for attention) we will need a good Doctor in the family. His heart is so caring and patient. If you have a chance to call and congratulate him please do. We are very excited about this next step and are trying to not be impatient and just enjoy the moment. We are going to miss living in Utah so much. I am not looking forward to the Texas weather, but it will be nice to be close to family again; especially with three boys on my hands. Hopefully after Med school and Residency we will end up here again.

My Last Word

Okay, so the election is over and we have a new President. Well I will be the first to admit that my team lost. I am completely and utterly disappointed in America, but I will have respect for our future President. I will not boo him in crowds or speak ill of him in other countries. I will respect that he is genuinely a good person and thinks that what he is doing is right,but I will not support him. Here is a copy of letter I sent to Rush Limbaugh on the same topic. It basically sums it up so I will let you decide if you are still conservative and ready to fight for what we want or turning a little liberal around the collar and just want everyone to be happy so let's all root for history and hold hands.

"I was listening to your show this morning, when you were talking about all the E-Mails telling us that we need to be congratulatory and try to meet in the middle on issues. Basically, they're telling us to not be a sore loser. I was so mad. This was not some kind of Personality contest. This was the President of the United States. We were voting on our's and our children's future, not a Prom King. I was not voting to change history or elect the most charismatic candidate. I was voting on the issues, and I thought that is what everyone else was supposed to be doing also. I resent being called a sore loser. I am not accusing them of fixing the polls, or some other illegal act. I am fully aware that this was a fare win for Obama. That he won because that is who the majority voted for, but that doesn't mean that I have to say Hurrah! Hurrah! for history. It simply saddens me to realize that there are so many people in our society who don't truly understand the issues and simply vote to make history or because someone is hip. I still feel strongly that if he is able to accomplish all the Tax changes and Health care issues he has used as his campaign then we are in for a big disaster. That is not being a sore loser that is simply being conscious of what we need to fight even harder for. I hope that all the conservatives out there will take head of what you said and not change our opinions just to be courteous to the First Black President. Take it as more of a sign that this shows that the U.S isn't as racist as everyone still wants to believe. It's time for us to pay more attention to our state and local Representatives and vote in senators and congressmen who will still fight for our rights."


Here is a fun story for all you out there who think socialized medicine is so great.

As most of you know my husband is a full time student and I am a stay at home mom, so needless to say we use a lot of financial aid. One of those sources is Medicaid. In order to get medicaid you have to provide tons of paper work and fill out even more. You are required to do this every six months. And in between if you have any income change or such you pretty much have to do all of this again. Now I am not complaining about the process because I realize the need for it in order to keep people from taking advantage of the system. But this last month was time for our six month eval. So I filled out all the paper work and got copies of all the necessary financial stuff and returned it all on time. A week later I get a letter saying they still need something that was not on the first list and if I don't have it there in three days my case will be closed. I will lose all me benefits. Well our wonderful 93 Ford was in the shop,so yes I missed the deadline but I let my case worker know in advance and she said that was fine she would reopen it and let me know if they needed anything else. Since then the Workforce office has been closed fro holidays and Fridays and whatever else Government officials can get off for and I am still not covered technically. Meanwhile I am due for a Glucose test and a RhoGam shot and my kids need dental check ups and it is grocery time. All of these things I cannot do with out my current medicaid cards. Well the Glucose and RhoGam have to be done at 28 weeks of pregnancy so I have to go into the hospital and doctor's office provide a credit card and promise that as soon as I get my new cards I will come all the way back and give them a copy. If I don't within a week they will charge my card and I will have to deal with getting a refund from the Government....Headache. Now I strongly support the government providing these kinds of services to people going through school, single mother's, disabled,elderly etc. But just think what it would be like if everyone in the nation had Socialized medicine,what a mess, what a pain. I am willing to go through this because we as a family are progressing. My husband is going to school to better our situation so that one day we won't need the governments help and we can make our contribution to those students to follow. This is definitely not a system I would wish on anyone as a permanent way of life. I can't wait till we have a real Health Insurance plan. People want to complain about the price of Health Care but yet they drive a new car or own a home with all the new gadgets and spend money on toys and recreation. Priorities people. Put your health first then go from there with what you have left.

So there that is my last political spill. I promise, now it is up to you. I personally will be rallying for Mitt Romney 2012.

God's Little Plan

I feel like I have been able to blog a lot more lately. Probably due to the fact that my kids are staying a little sick and so I am forced to stay in a little more. I hope you don't mind reading my little thoughts. The other night I had an epiphany. I was so tired and achy from a very long day and my little boys were starting to not look so sweet and cute anymore. Chris and I decided that it was time to put them to bed. After they were asleep and I was finally able to relax I realized that in the morning I would wake up and be so happy to see their smiling faces. I love when they first wake up and are happy and playful. I also love to watch them sleep. I realized at that moment that God's sole purpose for creating rest was for Mother's. So that when our children start to not look their best to us we can have a few hours to revive those loving feelings and start again the next day with perfect kids.

Hot Chocolate and a full bed

Yeah the cooler weather is finally here. I am not really looking forward to the long months of snow but I am enjoying the fall right now. Unfortunately it always makes me crave hot chocolate and goodies. My kids had fun Saturday playing in the leaves. Benny didn't really get the jumping part,but instead carefully hopped into the piles. Sorry the video is sideways. I do that sometimes and don't realize until I put it on the computer. He also loved helping me rake. I didn't complain.






We also had some fun at the park with Chris. He has been so busy lately that one day it had been like a week since the boys had seen him except for bed time and Benny kept asking all day when daddy was coming home, so I called Chris and said we need some daddy time. He did his best to put things on hold long enough for us to go to the park for about an hour. The boys loved it.







Cute story... the other night Benny said he wanted to sleep with me but I said there just wasn't room for everyone in our bed any more. So he said he could move Daddy's pillow and put his next to mine. I said well where is Daddy going to sleep. Benny said in his bed. I looked at him thoughtfully and said so lets see you are going to move Daddy's pillow to your bed and he can sleep there and you are going to sleep with me. He held up his hands and very relieved said "That sounds like a good idea". Needless to say he ended up getting to cuddle with us for a while. Caleb of course had to join in. I think we need to invest in a king size bed.

Oh yeah here is Caleb's hot chocolate belly.


I just love the differences in my boys. Benny was always a little chubbier than Caleb is now(not much he was still slender), but Caleb has this great Buddha belly Benny never had.




Well I hope everyone is enjoying the cooler weather and getting ready for the Christmas season. Lets try to remember during these times that we still have our Savior and the sacrifices he has made for us. Be grateful for all the blessings we have.

Saving the World One Door at a Time

Here you go! The much anticipated Halloween creations for all the Grandparents. I have to admit I did not think that my creations would turn out as well as they did. I am not a very good seamstress, but I only spent $14 on both the boys costumes, YEA!! and they are even cuter than I expected. It took awhile to get Benny to wear his suit, but Chris finally said "Look do you know how lucky you are to have a mom who will let you wear such an awesome costume. My mother made me dress up as a crayon, so be thankful" Benny got really sad and kept telling me, "Thank You mommy. Nona made daddy be a dumb crayon". Sorry Nona to villianize you but it worked. By the time we made it to church he liked his costume and kept trying to make his cape fly. Unfortunately there were no masks allowed at the Ward Party so their secret identities were revealed.



My kids were both sick with a cold, but we doped them up and they ended up having a blast.I didn't have time to do mine and Chris's costumes,but we got into the Halloween spirit with the help of the balloon lady at the ward party.



Benny really wanted me to go as Wonder Women but I had to explain that Wonder Woman couldn't be touched by men or she would lose her powers so it just wasn't possible for her to be pregnant. He resolved to let me just go as Pregnant Girl and told everyone that is what I was. You can see how much fun Caleb realized it was to reach for free candy through out the night. Benny kept a close eye on his trick or Treat bucket. He ran into Joker while we were neighborhood Trick or Treating and used his Ninja skills to scare him away.

Instead of our kids saying Trick or Treat we had them say "Batman and Robin want you to do the right thing and vote for John McCain." It seemed to work, by the end of the night they had collected way too much candy. I think we will have to ration it. Just in case Obama wins and candy factories have to lay off all their workers cause the rich don't have any money to buy it. HA HA HA (witch cackle)



Hope everyone had a safe Halloween!!