So for the last 2 days I have been really sick. I have thrown up harder than I have in a couple of years. Today, I broke a blood vessel in my eye! Apparently it is not that uncommon, and can happen when you sneeze, but it is still the weirdest thing I have seen! Yikes! BTW--It doesn't hurt, I can't even feel it, but it sure is ugly!Friday, October 16, 2009
Yes, this is my eye!!!
So for the last 2 days I have been really sick. I have thrown up harder than I have in a couple of years. Today, I broke a blood vessel in my eye! Apparently it is not that uncommon, and can happen when you sneeze, but it is still the weirdest thing I have seen! Yikes! BTW--It doesn't hurt, I can't even feel it, but it sure is ugly!Thursday, October 8, 2009
I hate to admit it, BUT....
So last night at 2:00 I was struggling with yet another migraine, thinking that I must be the only person in the world doing this at this time, thinking "I am a pretty weird person", so I was thinking about many of my weird quirks, and thought it might be fun to add up, so: here goes:
1. Costco hamburger is really lean---I kind of like meat with a little more fat in it. It is easier to make small when making spaghetti and tacos, and the meatloaf is not so dry.
2. Yes, I have eaten a whole pie: took 3 days, but I did it all by myself.
3. I love the smell of the soap at hospitals. It reminds me of having my babies.
4. I write dates on a calendar, and then never look at it again.
5. I don't really like to talk on the phone: I think I have phone ADD, I can't pay attention to the other person.
6. I have never liked to run, NEVER! But sometimes my body aches to run.
7. I don't like candy with peanuts.
8. I have pulled a hair from my forehead that was about 6 inches! I swear it totally grew overnight.
9. I make the best cream soups (potatoe bacon cheddar, and clam chowder), but my broth soups are terrible.
10. I have pretended to not smell my stinky baby in an effort to get out of changing a messy diaper, and yes I have pretended to be asleep to avoid cleaning vomit in the middle of the night.
11. I fold laundry REALLY good---I am truly amazing!
12. I try to get to the best of my kids candy before they see it after trick or treating, Nate and Jaron have caught on, but I may have another year to get away with it with Emily.
13. If we get a plate of goodies (like from neighbors) and the kids don't know I will hide them and eat them myself.
14. I despise cleaning toliets!
15. My 5th grader reads way better than me......has for a few years now.
16. I have written my 3rd graders math answers and gotten them wrong.
17. I have been caught adjusting my pantyhose in the hall of the church by the entire bishopric, and all I could do is laugh.
18. I have tied my toddlers shoes on the wrong foot without noticing. When it was noticed, I blamed it on them.
19. I love a bargain, it is hard to pass up the bargain even when I want something else WAY more!!!
20. Usually when I eat at Buddys I am in a rebellious mood: I know that it will make me sick and stinky, but I just don't care!
Okay, I feel quite exposed, but I wanted to say it when I was willing to admit to my issues. If you ask me about it later, I may still deny it.
1. Costco hamburger is really lean---I kind of like meat with a little more fat in it. It is easier to make small when making spaghetti and tacos, and the meatloaf is not so dry.
2. Yes, I have eaten a whole pie: took 3 days, but I did it all by myself.
3. I love the smell of the soap at hospitals. It reminds me of having my babies.
4. I write dates on a calendar, and then never look at it again.
5. I don't really like to talk on the phone: I think I have phone ADD, I can't pay attention to the other person.
6. I have never liked to run, NEVER! But sometimes my body aches to run.
7. I don't like candy with peanuts.
8. I have pulled a hair from my forehead that was about 6 inches! I swear it totally grew overnight.
9. I make the best cream soups (potatoe bacon cheddar, and clam chowder), but my broth soups are terrible.
10. I have pretended to not smell my stinky baby in an effort to get out of changing a messy diaper, and yes I have pretended to be asleep to avoid cleaning vomit in the middle of the night.
11. I fold laundry REALLY good---I am truly amazing!
12. I try to get to the best of my kids candy before they see it after trick or treating, Nate and Jaron have caught on, but I may have another year to get away with it with Emily.
13. If we get a plate of goodies (like from neighbors) and the kids don't know I will hide them and eat them myself.
14. I despise cleaning toliets!
15. My 5th grader reads way better than me......has for a few years now.
16. I have written my 3rd graders math answers and gotten them wrong.
17. I have been caught adjusting my pantyhose in the hall of the church by the entire bishopric, and all I could do is laugh.
18. I have tied my toddlers shoes on the wrong foot without noticing. When it was noticed, I blamed it on them.
19. I love a bargain, it is hard to pass up the bargain even when I want something else WAY more!!!
20. Usually when I eat at Buddys I am in a rebellious mood: I know that it will make me sick and stinky, but I just don't care!
Okay, I feel quite exposed, but I wanted to say it when I was willing to admit to my issues. If you ask me about it later, I may still deny it.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Jarons Award
Tonight was Parent Teacher Confrences. I am so proud of both boys. They are doing so great, and they are good kids to boot!
Jarons teachers remarked that he is so good that they never have to worry about where to seat him, that he is good wherever he is. Of course I am beaming with pride. On they way home he says to me "Mom, do you know why I am so quiet in class?" "Because you are a good boy," I reply. "No." He said. "I am trying to get the award for being shyest in class!"
All I can say is I am speechless. Should you discourage a kid from his goals? Hmm.
Jarons teachers remarked that he is so good that they never have to worry about where to seat him, that he is good wherever he is. Of course I am beaming with pride. On they way home he says to me "Mom, do you know why I am so quiet in class?" "Because you are a good boy," I reply. "No." He said. "I am trying to get the award for being shyest in class!"
All I can say is I am speechless. Should you discourage a kid from his goals? Hmm.
A Charlie Eye
As you may know we are the proud owners of a cocker spaniel. His name is Charlie. (The kids call him Charles for short--haha) He is a pest, but we do really love him. We have been Golden Retriever owners in the past, and I have to say that aside from being large, and all that accompanies that, they are quite easy animals to own.
Cockers are pretty easy too.
We may not be premier pet owners, because first of all we are kid owners, so while he is not a pampered show dog, I think he knows he is loved, and a part of our family.
Apparently cockers are supposed to be shaved on top and curly on the bottom. Well, Charlie is curley everywhere, including the callic on top of his head. Cockers should be pretty easily recognized as such, but I am constantly asked "What kind of dog his he?" When I say cocker, I hear things like "Really?!? I have had cockers my whole life, and I have never seen one that looks like him."
While we haven't had ear problems, because of his floppy ears, they tend to get ear infections quite often, so you should hold them strait out or on top of his head so that they can get air. CRAZY!
The other huge issue with cockers is that they have 3 (yes 3) eyelids. Often this 3rd eyelid, which make tears, with pop out creating a cherry eye.
Last month while Sean was gone for 2 weeks, Charlie developed Cherry Eye. When I called the vet, they said it is purely a cosmetic issue, but to bring him right in for $400 surgery--ya right! So I found out on the internet that you could massage it in. I tried and Nate tried to no avail. By the time Sean got home it had been out too long, so now he had a permant Cherry Eye.
It is not quite as obvious now, but at first it was so red you could see it from afar. Charlie had gotten loose and loves to visit the neighbors, so he went down to visit the Hancocks. They are so sweet to Charlie. The oldest girl said to Emily "What happened to his eye?"
Emily replied so matter of factly "OH, HE'S GOT A CHARLIE EYE!!!"
ChiaObama
I don't know why this is so funny to me. If you watch the commercials they say that they have combined 2 great American Icons.
REALLY?????
Are you kidding me?????
I am not an Obama fan, but is it really an honor to be immortalized by a Chia Plant?
Oh well, I get a hoot out of it each time I see the commercial.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Ultrasound
Wednesday morning we were able to have the BIG ultrasound. We were so excited to find out if we were adding a little boy or a little girl to our family. The boys were all in agreement that they wanted a boy. Emily and I finally agreed on something, and that was that we wanted a little girl. There are several babies due in the ward around the same time, of those I knew that the Hardys had Luke, Ellis' are having a boy, and Ramseys are having a little girl.
Over 3 years ago I figured that we were finished having babies, so I gathered all my boy clothes that Jaron had grown out of, and everything Emily had outgrown, bedding, blankets, toys, and carseats, and filled my garage and invited over everyone I could think of who may have use for anything, and said "take what you can use!"
A couple weeks ago I was with Anne looking at her cute little girl clothes, so I came home and dug thru my keepsake bin and found that I had in fact a few girl clothes left. That got me thinking, "Oh, I remember when Emily wore this: It would be so fun to have another little girl."
A week or two prior to this I had a dream that we were having a boy, but I figured "I am only right about half the time, so maybe it will be a girl." I know that sounds funny, of course I would only be right 50% of the time: It is either a boy or a girl, but I really have been right. Nate and Emily I knew what they were, I was wrong about Jaron, I had convinced myself that he would be a girl.
We were going thru the ultrasound, and at first she couldn't see the gender because the baby's legs were up over the head with the feet crossed. Then later when she checked, the legs were closed tightly and tucked under the bum. We really thought that we would go thruout the pregnancy without knowing, but then the tech said "Okay, try to go to the bathroom, and the baby may move positions."
Then as soon as she put the little monitor back on my belly she said "This baby is a BOY!" "Yep, nobody could talk me out of that, he is definatly a boy!" Sean and I both smiled, and Emily said, "No, I don't want another brother, I want a sister!" We laughed, because she was tired and grumpy, and we reassured her that she will love him when he comes. "The only way I want a brother is if we name him Lucas!", she said. Needless to say it was a long ride home for her.
As the afternoon wore on she got more and more used to it. When the boys got home the first thing they said is "Is it a boy or a girl?" Sean and I had blown up blue balloons with a blue "It's a boy" sign that we put in thier room. We let them go in to get the news. We asked the kids what we should name the baby. Jaron said "Max." Nathan said Ethan. Emily said Travis-----What??? I thought you wanted Lucas! No, now she wants Travis! Girls--So emotional!!!
So we are thrilled that we are being blessed with a boy! Now, to find a name......
Over 3 years ago I figured that we were finished having babies, so I gathered all my boy clothes that Jaron had grown out of, and everything Emily had outgrown, bedding, blankets, toys, and carseats, and filled my garage and invited over everyone I could think of who may have use for anything, and said "take what you can use!"
A couple weeks ago I was with Anne looking at her cute little girl clothes, so I came home and dug thru my keepsake bin and found that I had in fact a few girl clothes left. That got me thinking, "Oh, I remember when Emily wore this: It would be so fun to have another little girl."
A week or two prior to this I had a dream that we were having a boy, but I figured "I am only right about half the time, so maybe it will be a girl." I know that sounds funny, of course I would only be right 50% of the time: It is either a boy or a girl, but I really have been right. Nate and Emily I knew what they were, I was wrong about Jaron, I had convinced myself that he would be a girl.
We were going thru the ultrasound, and at first she couldn't see the gender because the baby's legs were up over the head with the feet crossed. Then later when she checked, the legs were closed tightly and tucked under the bum. We really thought that we would go thruout the pregnancy without knowing, but then the tech said "Okay, try to go to the bathroom, and the baby may move positions."
Then as soon as she put the little monitor back on my belly she said "This baby is a BOY!" "Yep, nobody could talk me out of that, he is definatly a boy!" Sean and I both smiled, and Emily said, "No, I don't want another brother, I want a sister!" We laughed, because she was tired and grumpy, and we reassured her that she will love him when he comes. "The only way I want a brother is if we name him Lucas!", she said. Needless to say it was a long ride home for her.
As the afternoon wore on she got more and more used to it. When the boys got home the first thing they said is "Is it a boy or a girl?" Sean and I had blown up blue balloons with a blue "It's a boy" sign that we put in thier room. We let them go in to get the news. We asked the kids what we should name the baby. Jaron said "Max." Nathan said Ethan. Emily said Travis-----What??? I thought you wanted Lucas! No, now she wants Travis! Girls--So emotional!!!
So we are thrilled that we are being blessed with a boy! Now, to find a name......
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Life in general
It has been a kind of crazy life! I have been quite sick with this pregnancy, and I was thinking, man, it has been almost a year since I have felt well! Last year I was dealing with hitting my head and migraines, and now I am dealing with pregnancy and migraines.
I fear that I am not handling my trials very well. Unfortunatly I have had to depend on Sean and Nate a lot for household responsibilities. To top it off, I have not been able to make it to all church meetings for a few months, and any for a few weeks!
It is crazy, the kids are back in school again. Summer just flew by. I did not go camping with the family, and the family only got to go once.
The economy has slowed down fairly dramatically. We have taken mandatory time off of work, and are currently laid off and on an on call basis. This pay period will not be too bad, as Sean was gone 12 days, home 2, and gone 4 more, that brings its own challenges, but we are greatful for the work. Other times, you may only get 1 day in 2 weeks, so you just make the most of what there is to offer.
Luckily, Sean was able to train for the bus garage, so when he is not on call for the AVCenter, he can be available for the bus garage. He is such a wonderful hardworking man. I really love and appreciate all he does for me and the kids. I must have done something good in heaven to deserve him!
Nate is loving his new teacher and classmates. I think he likes being the big man on campus. That is good, because next year is Jr. High! YIKES!! He of course is cruising thru the lessons, but luckily he is doing well socially which is every mothers desire.
Jaron is in a great class. His biggest complaint is that he is "girl-locked" meaning his desk is surrounded by girls! I figure if any body can deal with that it is him. (He is kind of a ladies man!--he is so cute!)
Emily has been my little buddy. She loves playing game cube, jumping off the deck onto the tramp, and when I am sick, she brings me water and crackers! When I get my migraines, I cannot watch the kids, so I bring them inside, and if it is just her with me, I have her come in my room and watch TV while I wait for it to pass. She is such a sweetheart! I cannot imagine life without her or her brothers or Sean. I do feel truly blessed.
She got to start a new preschool this year. It is taught by the mothers, and it is just kids in the neighborhood. It is a lot of fun. I will end up teaching 5 weeks (10 times) this year. It is a lot of work to keep 7 4 and 5 year olds happy, but it is good. I totally could not do it everyday, unless I got a boatload of extra energy!
We get to find out the sex of the baby tomorrow! We are thrilled. Emily and I are hoping for a girl, and the boys are hoping for a boy! I know that when we find out it will be like we always wanted a (whatever it is!) .
Our names we are thinking are:
Girl
Brynlee
Rhylan
McKenna
Laurel
Lauren
Boy
Jonah
Jonas
Elijah
Ethan
We thought Nate would be an Andrew or Hunter. On the way to the hospital we were talking about names and thought, those don't seem quite right. Then we came up with Nathan.
We were pretty sure Jaron would be Jaron, but we also liked Jacob and Joshua.
Emily was going to be Rebekkah or Elizabeth. When I think of a Rebekkah, I think of a beautiful girl with black hair. We knew she would be beautiful, but with Sean and I, we also knew she would not have black hair. For Elizabeth, my aunt Lani chimed in and said, "Oh no, she will be teased and called Lizzie Gordon! I had not heard the saying Lizzie Borden about a girl who killed her parents, but I figure life is too tough, why add one more thing to be teased about! PLUS what parent wants to risk it! haha Just kidding! When she came to us so sweet and delicate, we knew she needed a name to match. While we had an Emily in the family, we went ahead with the name anyway--little would we know that 4 years later we would be neighbors! My grandma Phelps was so excited: "You named her after my mother! I always loved that name!" I was surprized, luckily my response was "YES!"
I guess to make a long story short, 2 of the 3 names of our kids were not even on the list until we were at the hospital, so while we do have a list, the baby still could be named anything!
Well this has been fun, but I am starting to feel the beginnings of my next headache! Shoot!
I fear that I am not handling my trials very well. Unfortunatly I have had to depend on Sean and Nate a lot for household responsibilities. To top it off, I have not been able to make it to all church meetings for a few months, and any for a few weeks!
It is crazy, the kids are back in school again. Summer just flew by. I did not go camping with the family, and the family only got to go once.
The economy has slowed down fairly dramatically. We have taken mandatory time off of work, and are currently laid off and on an on call basis. This pay period will not be too bad, as Sean was gone 12 days, home 2, and gone 4 more, that brings its own challenges, but we are greatful for the work. Other times, you may only get 1 day in 2 weeks, so you just make the most of what there is to offer.
Luckily, Sean was able to train for the bus garage, so when he is not on call for the AVCenter, he can be available for the bus garage. He is such a wonderful hardworking man. I really love and appreciate all he does for me and the kids. I must have done something good in heaven to deserve him!
Nate is loving his new teacher and classmates. I think he likes being the big man on campus. That is good, because next year is Jr. High! YIKES!! He of course is cruising thru the lessons, but luckily he is doing well socially which is every mothers desire.
Jaron is in a great class. His biggest complaint is that he is "girl-locked" meaning his desk is surrounded by girls! I figure if any body can deal with that it is him. (He is kind of a ladies man!--he is so cute!)
Emily has been my little buddy. She loves playing game cube, jumping off the deck onto the tramp, and when I am sick, she brings me water and crackers! When I get my migraines, I cannot watch the kids, so I bring them inside, and if it is just her with me, I have her come in my room and watch TV while I wait for it to pass. She is such a sweetheart! I cannot imagine life without her or her brothers or Sean. I do feel truly blessed.
She got to start a new preschool this year. It is taught by the mothers, and it is just kids in the neighborhood. It is a lot of fun. I will end up teaching 5 weeks (10 times) this year. It is a lot of work to keep 7 4 and 5 year olds happy, but it is good. I totally could not do it everyday, unless I got a boatload of extra energy!
We get to find out the sex of the baby tomorrow! We are thrilled. Emily and I are hoping for a girl, and the boys are hoping for a boy! I know that when we find out it will be like we always wanted a (whatever it is!) .
Our names we are thinking are:
Girl
Brynlee
Rhylan
McKenna
Laurel
Lauren
Boy
Jonah
Jonas
Elijah
Ethan
We thought Nate would be an Andrew or Hunter. On the way to the hospital we were talking about names and thought, those don't seem quite right. Then we came up with Nathan.
We were pretty sure Jaron would be Jaron, but we also liked Jacob and Joshua.
Emily was going to be Rebekkah or Elizabeth. When I think of a Rebekkah, I think of a beautiful girl with black hair. We knew she would be beautiful, but with Sean and I, we also knew she would not have black hair. For Elizabeth, my aunt Lani chimed in and said, "Oh no, she will be teased and called Lizzie Gordon! I had not heard the saying Lizzie Borden about a girl who killed her parents, but I figure life is too tough, why add one more thing to be teased about! PLUS what parent wants to risk it! haha Just kidding! When she came to us so sweet and delicate, we knew she needed a name to match. While we had an Emily in the family, we went ahead with the name anyway--little would we know that 4 years later we would be neighbors! My grandma Phelps was so excited: "You named her after my mother! I always loved that name!" I was surprized, luckily my response was "YES!"
I guess to make a long story short, 2 of the 3 names of our kids were not even on the list until we were at the hospital, so while we do have a list, the baby still could be named anything!
Well this has been fun, but I am starting to feel the beginnings of my next headache! Shoot!
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Being the mom
One thing I love most about being the mom is hearing the funny things that kids say. I know that Jaron has probably been working on this recent one for a few months, but just now got the idea perfected......
Yesterday we were talking and he said "Mom, I am going to be a bounty hunter when I grow up." (Yes, I admit I occasionally watch "Dog, the bounty Hunter".) "When I am a Bounty Hunter, I am going to wear my hair like Taylors (Bret"s son, our nephew, Taylor has the typical teenage boy shag cut) so that it kind of flips up all around. And I am going to have a little bit of hair here (he points to his chin). And I am going to wear tennis shoes, and gold chains, and leather and stuff!
I had to smile because I know that he has been observing details to see what is cool. Not exactly every mothers dream, but it did bring a pretty good laugh!
Yesterday we were talking and he said "Mom, I am going to be a bounty hunter when I grow up." (Yes, I admit I occasionally watch "Dog, the bounty Hunter".) "When I am a Bounty Hunter, I am going to wear my hair like Taylors (Bret"s son, our nephew, Taylor has the typical teenage boy shag cut) so that it kind of flips up all around. And I am going to have a little bit of hair here (he points to his chin). And I am going to wear tennis shoes, and gold chains, and leather and stuff!
I had to smile because I know that he has been observing details to see what is cool. Not exactly every mothers dream, but it did bring a pretty good laugh!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Just 1 example of why I am crazy and tired...
I have been quoted as saying that Jaron is the fun lover in our family, and I do stand by that statement. I also have commented that he tends to have a hard time focusing his attention. Today has been NO deviation of either of those comments, I only will mention an example of one. After a LONG HARD day I was getting ready to go upstairs to relax and watch TV.
While I slipped my Pjs on Jaron had managed to wrangle in 2 friends into his bedroom. I could hear the giggling, so I opened the door to find: Nate, Jaron, Emily, 2 friends, the dog, the 2 frogs (1 on Jarons head, the other on the floor being batted at with the dogs paw!)**Pick him him---NOW there are 2 frogs on Jarons head***and the lid with 36 crickets is off! Nate was getting ready to go downstairs to use the computer, so I thought to myself "Can Jaron really handle this chaos by himself?" I quickly answered "Heck NO! I couldn't handle it all at once!", so I made Nate take the dog with him, one of the kids cover the 36 crickets, Jaron take the frog off his head and put it in the cage, "Where is the other frog?" I guess in the chaos we lost a frog!!!! GREAT!!!
It wouldn't be nearly such a big deal if they would have kept their room clean today, but no, here I am moving beds, pulling out laundry and books. I find it odd that mom can work for an hour and a half sweating moving beds, finding loads of laundry, etc, while the kids, play games and watch movies, yet in thier minds when they walk in an hour later and magically "see" it, it is them who FOUND it. In this case it is great, I have yet to touch those frogs, I wear a winter glove when I have to touch them :)
I know I sound grumpy, but I actually think it is more funny and just wanted to show how ironic many things are while you are raising kids is. While it is really great, it is not all butterflies and roses!
While I slipped my Pjs on Jaron had managed to wrangle in 2 friends into his bedroom. I could hear the giggling, so I opened the door to find: Nate, Jaron, Emily, 2 friends, the dog, the 2 frogs (1 on Jarons head, the other on the floor being batted at with the dogs paw!)**Pick him him---NOW there are 2 frogs on Jarons head***and the lid with 36 crickets is off! Nate was getting ready to go downstairs to use the computer, so I thought to myself "Can Jaron really handle this chaos by himself?" I quickly answered "Heck NO! I couldn't handle it all at once!", so I made Nate take the dog with him, one of the kids cover the 36 crickets, Jaron take the frog off his head and put it in the cage, "Where is the other frog?" I guess in the chaos we lost a frog!!!! GREAT!!!
It wouldn't be nearly such a big deal if they would have kept their room clean today, but no, here I am moving beds, pulling out laundry and books. I find it odd that mom can work for an hour and a half sweating moving beds, finding loads of laundry, etc, while the kids, play games and watch movies, yet in thier minds when they walk in an hour later and magically "see" it, it is them who FOUND it. In this case it is great, I have yet to touch those frogs, I wear a winter glove when I have to touch them :)
I know I sound grumpy, but I actually think it is more funny and just wanted to show how ironic many things are while you are raising kids is. While it is really great, it is not all butterflies and roses!
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Nate earns his Bear
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Ever since Nate was a baby he has shown a real love and interest for nature and the outdoors. While he attended the charter school he was given several opportunities to fulfill many of the requirements in the scout booklet. Living in the west is also a real blessing. Nathan will go far in life. He has a real thirst for knowledge, and the ability to push himself to accomplish his goals. He is truly amazing. What a great example he is to our family. I am so proud of you Nate! Webelos--You have a really good scout coming your way!!!!!
Monday, May 4, 2009
Jarons Babtism
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There were 7 kids babtized that day! 5 from our ward. It was really special because the kids are really good friends, and they choose not to seperate them to keep groups small, but instead to keep them all together. And it was amazing, because I actually got the best seat I had ever gotten in a babtism! It didn't seem crowded at all! They even kept us together for the confirmations and it was amazing because it was the same thing, no pressure, no rush, just really peaceful!
This next part my grandma will hate, sorry, following the babtism we came to the house and had a luncheon. We thought that potatoe bar would be nice and easy because it is pretty forgiving timewise. Things can just stay warm. We had about 30 guests, and no clue when we would be eating, so this would work perfect. My sweet grandparents offered great help. They had potatoes, so they cleaned and wrapped them, cut onions, browned burger, made a salad, brought pop, sour cream, a relish tray, dessert, there was VERY little I had to do right?!? My only responsibility was to grate cheese and turn on the oven for the potatoes to cook. I asked my grandma when I should turn it on and how high. She said "You don't want it to be undercooked, because then they are not good". "I totally agree---YUCK!!!" I said. I think I stressed her out a bit, because the next morning she called me and said. "I was up all night worrying about those potatoes, and I think you should put them in now at 450!" Now in my mind I knew that was pretty high, especially when I could smell them about 5 minutes later, so I was going to turn them down to 300 when I left for the babtism (knowing that there were 5 kids being babtized from our ward alone!) but of course I FORGOT! When we got home I still forgot. I started getting things put out and arranged, greeting people. I got things all ready, and dududud....Royce cracks out 5 bags of stuff because---she wants to make a couple salads!!!!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!! ARRRRR!!! So distract myself and refocus, I check the potatoes. Grandma asks how are they. I get a confused look on my face and say "CRUNCHY".
"Hard?" she questions.
"No. Crunchy." We open the foil to find a wilted burned potatoe that when you crunch it open there is almost nothing in it! hahahaha I start laughing. My grandma is not happy! "This is Awful!"she says. "It's actually kind of funny" I say. "It is NOT funny she says sternly to me. I can't help but smile. I pat her on the back because I know that she is so disappointed. Poor grandma, so sweet, and so much work, and to have it not be perfect. Little did she know that everyone just loved them the way they were. I had so many compliments, but she won't believe me.
That was grandmas frustration, now back to mine: Again, I think she had good intentions....
OK MICHELLE KEEP YOUR COOL!!!! 20 minutes later--me:"Royce can I help you with anything."
45 minutes later: As her bags are in the table, counter, and island....I finally start cleaning her stuff up...Royce:"What are you doing? I need that? me: "I am cleaning up. I have had things ready an hour and I have 30 people here to feed!" Royce: "Well I just wanted to be included in the babtism and bring something too! Noboby tells me anything...." Sean starting to get irritated. I go in the other room.
20 minutes later. My kitchen is a total disaster. Not at all like I planned it. Everyone still eats, it still works out okay (of course not as good as if it was my way lol.) Okay so I have been totally harsh. I really do love Royce. I honestly do get frustrated and upset with you, but I love you and I appreciate the fact that I know that I can always count on your help and support when I need it. You are a wonderful grandma to my children, and I love the encouragement that you give to them, so please forvive me when I loose my patience with you, and know that I will always love you, and I appreciate that I can experience real emotions with you.
Mother in Law Lesson learned there really is more than one way to do things.... The right way (my way) and the wrong way (your way). hehehe. I am so funny. Well this is my blog, If you don't like it, don't read it!
Okay back to a serious note, Thank you so much to everyone who came to Jarons dinner. We appreciate your love and support! We missed those of you who could not make it, but we knew that if circumstance were diffrent you would have been here. Please know that we love you.
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