April Birthday's!!

Yesterday was my nephew Alex's birthday, he is NOW 9.....

Alex is truly a CHARACTER!!

He is so much fun to be around and so laid back.

He is so carefree and loveable.

Being around him makes my day so much better.

He is ALWAYS calling me out of the blue, just to say

I LOVE YOU AUNT HEIDI,

or

he will sing me a song on my voicemail that will make me laugh.

Alex, I love you so much!!

Today is my mom's birthday!!!

Yeah MOMMY...

Most of you know my mom and how wonderful she is.

Being her daughter is even better!

I have so many wonderful memories with my mom.

She NEVER missed a dance performance, soccer game, or anything

I wanted to do.

No matter how much or how little she was ALWAYS there.

When I would fall she was on the side of me helping me to find a way back up!

She is a good example to me.

My mom is ALWAYS there for both of my grandma's and her family.

Mom, I hope you had a good day.

WE LOVE YOU!

Next BIRTHDAY????

MATTISIN'S...... 4-18 AAAHHHH

we are trying to get her Taylor Swift tickets for her b-day....

that is near IMPOSSIBLE.

We had a really good Easter weekend.

We colored eggs, relaxed and flew our kites that the easter bunny brought!

We always have such a good time with the kids, laughing and enjoying

each other. I have very lucky to have FOUR of the most

AMAZING kids.

Better, MUCH better

Here is the update since my last post;

Tuesday: HORRIBLE, then got better.

Went and played with my friends baby Preslie and took her little boy Parker,

we went to the church for some basketball fun!!

Wednesday: Better, I did have to stay home with Mattie.

Got ALL my easter done, and saw Jylaire and her cute kids. They even invited me to go with them to their grandmas house!!

Thursday: Had a good day at work.

Friday: YEAH friday!! Nice being home with my family.

Saturday: FROZE at Billy and Callies soccer game, and YES they both won!

Then ALL of us watched movies and had popcorn.

Sunday: RELAXING!! watched the GC and played GC Bingo with Mattie.

Kev made breakfast and then he went golfing, we had dinner,

then went out for an ice cream treat!

Things are good in our home and everyone is healthy, or mouthy!!

This is how I feel:

I am sure i'm going CRAZY!!

Today has been one of my WORST day's.

I usually don't complain, but I have to NOW.

1. Mattie is sick AGAIN... serious amounts of Ketones, and sick belly.

2. I had to WORK today, I love working, and I am thankful I have a job, but, today out of all days I have to be here at work. It is month end and money has to be in TODAY.

3. Kevin is home with Mattie, and he is GREAT!! Although, it is not the same as having mommy there or the one person who knows more than the other. (yes, I am smarter).

4.I have been yelled at by 5 different customers today, 7 accounts have filed Bankruptcy on us, and I have made 3 mistakes!!

PLUS..... I missed my goal by $30,000

5. Brohlen is now getting sick, the babysitter just called me as I am typing all this!

6. It snowed again today!

7. I have a UTI infection.

8. The CEO wants to know why business are not paying us?? (DUH)

9. My good friend is off on maternity leave so she is not here to SAVE ME!

and it goes on and on and on.

So, I am grateful for many things, job, hubby, kids etc.... BuT, today oh I am not feeling the love. I think I am going to explode. Thanks for listening to me vent. Tomorrow will be the

BEST DAY EVER!!

And I will post happy thoughts, and be happy! :)

The Vacuum

I don't know about any of you, but when I clean I have some crazy OCD.

For instance, I can not use a mop on my floors, I hate that it pushes all the dirt everywhere.

Sooo I use my magic eraser friend and clean on my hands and knees.

I also ALWAYS have to clean the bathroom with PURE Bleach, if I can't smell the bleach I don't think my bathrooms are clean.

I vacuum my house EVERYDAY!!!

I hate crumbs on the floor, especially in the kitchen, and if I can't see

vacuum marks on the floor I feel like it is dirty.

Yes, my kids and Kev think I am INSANE.

Because, when they clean.......

I say thanks so much, and then I do it again!!

But my biggest problem is...........

I CAN'T PUT THE VACUUM AWAY!!!

I leave it out, it is pluged into the wall and the cord

is stretched all through the house and I leave it there, and my WHOLE

house is clean, but I can't put the vacuum away.

It feels like TOO much energy to put it away.

So, the other night Kev was coming to bed and the vacuum was left

in the hall.....

and

HE TRIPPED!!!

OOH was I ever in trouble.

I know, I am a fanatic about some many things,

but, really putting the vacuum away?

So, tell me what you can't put away, and make me

feel better!!

Last night we had our Relief Society Birthday Party!!

It was so much fun. I went with my cute neighbor Stephanie, and got to see all my lovely sisters that I usually don't get to see.

Being in the Primary is such a blessing, and now that Brohlen gets to go to Primary I can see all the nose picking adventures.

But, being in Primary I do miss out on the great lessons that are taught by the wonderful sister in our ward, and the deep discussion they have, and getting to meet the new members that come.

I know that my calling serves a great purpose and I can't be happier with my calling, becuase the kids say the craziest things about the mommies and daddies !!

Last night we had Simple Grace come and sing for us, and it was really amazing how ALL of us could feel the spirit and know the love that we share with each other.

It is such a blessing to have so many woman in our lives, that can help us through so many challenges and to know that we are not alone.

I am grateful for the Relief Society and for the church.

Our Valentine's

We had the best Valentine's Day at the Monster Jam!!

It was the best show we have seen, Kev and I usaully take the kids once a year and now that Brohlen is older he could go. Two of the trucks tipped over and one broke his front end, then they had the Motor Cross... even cooler. Brohlen said when he is 18 he is going to drive a Blue Monster Truck and do "fwipps" and "weally fast".

Later when we got home all of us ate nacho's and laughed telling stories til about 2 am.

I am truly blessed with great kids and such a good man.

Busy !!!

Ok, I have not posted in a long time!!

We have been BUSY.

So here is a rundown, and soon I will put the pic's.

December:

Callie's birthday, Lexi's birthday and my birthday.

Then I had surgery on my stomach, two days after my surgery,

I had surgery on my mouth and part of my jaw.... TOOK 4,

YES, 4 hours in the dentists office!!!

Home in SEVERE PAIN !!!

I don't know what I was thinking.

OOOH and then x-mas party after x-mas party!

Could not eat.... and still have a hard time eating meat. Thats ok it is not my fav.

Then CHRISTMAS!!!!

Presents, presents... hubby made great breakfast, and my parents and sister

came to my house to enjoy it!!

I love that tradition!!

So, still healing and then New Year's....

January:

and here I am now.

Mattie is seeing a heart doctor soon, her seizures are more minimal, and I have to see the doc soon too, and we get to see the MONSTER TRUCKS next month.

WORK, play and be MERRY!!

I have made home made Banana Bread, choco chip cookies and my own home made breadsticks as well as almost everything now home made.

I noticed Mattie's blood sugars did better if I did not use that yucky box stuff.

So, there you have it me in a nutshell!

I hope this makes you happy, MOM and KRISTIE!!

love you though.

OOOH 30

So I am now 30....

Kev knew that this birthday for me was not easy!!

I would have just forgot all about it, but him and Mattie would not have it.

My great friends at work took me to lunch and let me know that I am still pretty cool.

So 12/13/08 came and I did not have to roll out of bed and use a

CANE,

my hair is still BLONDE/BROWN,

I am still some what cool to my older KIDS,!!

I still have my MEMORY (what is left),

not using a WALKER,

Kevin still thinks I am GORGEOUS.

I got fun presents and my family took me to dinner in Salt Lake City...

OOH the best I didn't even have to clean ANYTHING!!

Kev told me to be grateful for 30, because turning 50 may just KILL ME!

It was a really nice birthday and I still don't like saying I am 30, so I WON'T.

Thanks Kev and my wonderful kids. You made my birthday wonderful.

The "MAN COLD"

The "MAN COLD" can be a tragic event for all us gal's. There is the whining, and the groaning and the world comes to an END!! He can not move, he can not eat by himself, he will tell you it is more painful than child birth!!

He will tell you it is the the PLAGUE.

YOU need to pity them as well as wait on them HAND & FOOT

The symptoms are horrible:

coughing,

sneezing,

sore throat,

low energy

and the telltale man-whine.

What's a girl to do?

Yes, it's up to us ladies to save a man from their colds.

Let's go through the drill:

Do not put him in bed. Instead, let him stay on the couch.

Turn on the TV — fast. Not the History Channel. That takes thinking.

He'll be too weak to call for you, so make sure to check in on him every three minutes.

He'll need an endless supply of tissues, fast food, cookies and lots of love.

Once he shows signs of improvement (by asking you what you're doing every 10 minutes), he's ready for a movie series.

Next step in the man-cold treatment plan.

Tell him you can't remember if you feed a cold, starve a fever or the reverse, so you'd better call your mom; if she lives in the vicinity, invite her over.

If a week has gone by and there's no improvement, bring out the big guns: get a good chick flick if he's not in the shower after that, then try these chick flicks too:

Steel Magnolia's

The Notebook

Princess Bride

A Walk on the Moon....
He'll be back on his feet before you can say, "Do these pants make my butt look big?"

My friends and I always get a good laugh after one of our hubbies gets this catastrophic cold, it is funny to me how they fall apart because they are sneezing or they have the body aches!