Bathtub Babble

So Nate and I were talking in the tub last night..it's about the only time we can talk..put the kids to bed and a moment of ahhhhh. TMI oh well. So this was part of our conversation..

In regards to what I have going on this week, I said, "I am stressed to the nines"
Nate (with a raised eyebrow) "to the nines huh"
Me- "is that not a real saying?"
Nate-"no I think it is...it's just..
Me interrupting " I just said "to the nines" and that means I'm old huh?"
Nate nodding  "uh huh"

So there's a new one for you...if you want to sound like an old lady, youshould say stuff like "to the nines" and i'm still not sure if it's a real saying ...anyways...

Yo Party People!

So it's this little missy's birthday and she is a whopping 8 years old...I can't even stand it! We had a CRAZY/BUSY day and ended with a huge pool party! This little lady brings me so much joy and I have to say that it wasn't always so...she has changed soooo much over the past year. Lots less whiny and much more mature (well as mature as 8 year old girls go) She is a helper like no other and takes after her mother in the organization department..what other girl asks when they can organize their toys...ahhh such a proud mommy here!. I told her that her dad would take her to lunch tomorrow...and she said in a sing-songy voice, "you mean like a daaaate!" She is in love with him and is mad I married him first. So happy birthday sister sue..we love you so much.

Before & After

This is Mags and Me before the weekend hit...

                                                              
This is Mags and me as of last night...

A quick review of my weekend and you'll realize the pic is not an exaggeration...
Starting with Thursday...found out my MIL has the ugly "C" word...Uterine cancer...found out my SIL has to have surgery for more biopsy's to determine if she has thyroid cancer...a trip to the Dr. office Friday with Mags...a shot for croup...no sleep that night...Nate went hunting..a trip to the ER with Sophie on Sat....terrible cough..up again all night..out-of-my-mind tired..throwing pillows and using cuss words I've never said before (not a pretty sight at all)...she got a shot and some cough syrup...a two hour church meeting....two older kids went to CO to visit cousins...BIL rolled four-wheeler..he's ok..4-wheeler is not...another church meeting this morning...and Sophie is still coughing...Bet you wish you were me and yes..I will let you feel sorry for me :)

Proof that Maggie Jane turned One

Now that I have said good riddance to the 30 day thing, I am onto blogging about bigger and better things..like this little monkey's first birthday...

 Every kid should have one of these hammer toys...aggression released! Seriously..she whacks the heck out those balls.

 Now listen..every single one of my kids have demolished their first birthday cake...I mean we are talkin some serious destruction and I was expecting nothing less than that from Mags...I mean she's part christensen  for hecks sake..all we do is sugar...so when she would have nothing to do with EVEN tasting the frosting, I was in serious shock...She can not be my child...

She did however love grandma christensens sugar-free grape kool-aid drink..go figure...next time I buy the darn cake (and don't make fun of my un-martha cooking skills)

Happy First Birthday Maggie

days 13-20

I'm pretty much sick day of this everyday deal..not that I have even blogged everyday. So I decided to combine some more til I'm done. I sorta feel like I have to finish it. Lame..Whatev




13- a letter to someone who has hurt you recently
 
Dear Tylonal...I feel really bad that you took your Tylonal Cold products off the shelf. I have used you for years with no problems. I am hurt that you have not come back. You should seriously get with the program.


day 14- a picture of you and your family

day 15- put your ipod on shuffle: first 10 songs that play

Well Nate has the ipod in his car so I have no idea. We are totally lame and only have like 30 songs on the whole thing..but they are good songs

day 16- another picture of yourself

day 17- someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why

Um..maybe Oprah..just so I could go on a serious shopping spree. Can you say "new house!"

day 18- plans/dreams/goals you have

The picture of the future in my head, is about like my life now..except I'll have a bigger home..but not to big (I'd still gotta clean the thing) A bigger car and a truck for Nate...And I'd like for Nate to get more time off to spend with his favorite people...that's us! Mostly I'm content..we are just bursting at the seams a bit..but it'll happen. I know that somehow.
day 19- nicknames you have and why you have them

"mom" cuz I have a million kids...and "ash"..see if you can figure that one out

day 20- someone you see yourself marrying or being with in the future

This big hunk...knew it 12 years ago, know it now, and never have questioned it once. (BTW..in case you are wondering about the weird owl pic..those are at the cabin..to scare the ravens away..Mags was obsessed with them)

days 8-12

day 8- short term goals for this month and why

This month I want to lose another 5lbs and get a major jump start on my Christmas shopping
day 9- something you're proud of in the past few days

Maggie pulled out the entire contents of the refrigerator side door..and broke the whole bottle of Heinz 57 (do u know how expensive a bottle of that is?) And I didn't even get upset. Impressive I know :)

day 10- songs you listen to when you are happy, sad, bored, hyped, mad

I'm not much into music..I live in a town where we have one radio station. Right now I have my cousins CD "Anchor" playing in my car..you should totally check it out   HERE

day 11- another picture of you and your friends

Connor is also my friend but he was at a BYU game ..just in case you were worried


day 12- how you found out about blogger and why you have one

My neighbor (who has since moved..miss you tenille) was telling me about it. I thought it might be a good way to journal/scrapbook since I had given up on both. I'm actually impressed that I have stuck with it for so long. I think the comments are fun..and I like that people care about what I write (or at least you all pretend too)  I'm pretty sure I am a vain person.  Ah well..perfection is impossible :)

Bridal Pics

So a couple of weeks ago, my mom, sis and i loaded up to be with McCall during her bridal pics. These are courtesy of Lex and are not super profesh but as you can see, she looks amazing and we had a great time. Her photographer told me he might hire me as a professional wedding dress train styler. I was pretty impressive :) So we had a great day and she looked beautiful.  We now have one less thing on our wedding "to-do" list. You look gorge (which is short for gorgeous in case you were wondering..which having to explain kind of defeats the purpose of shortening the word in the first place..but I like to shorten words..it's fun)