My BFF

 I keep thinking about all of the blessings in my life, but there is one blessing that shines above them all................my BFF. 

You know those days when you just feel like you can't make it to the evening, without fail my best friend, Tara, will show up at my door and take all of my kids so that I can take a nice long nap.  For the dinner club, she ALWAYS brings me a little something extra, just because she knows I am usually still hungry after everyone elses meals.  She has showed up at my door and cleaned my house, fed and bathed my kids, and made sure everyones homework was done, while I lay in a bubble bath relaxing.  She is seriously the most spiritual friend I have, and she ALWAYS know exactly what to say to me.  Don't even get me started on how awesome her aerobics classes are.  On the days that she comes over and gets me out of bed to go to them, I most definitely sweat and feel pain that shouldn't be felt be a human being.  She even teaches dance to my little Emma.  She is so incredible, I sometimes wonder why she is even friends with me, I mean, what do I have to offer her???

So, I would just like to publicly tell Tara how much she means to me.

You are seriously my best friend in the whole world.  I don't know what I would do without you in my life.  Thank you for being SO AWESOME!!!

When I say "BFF's" I mean it from the bottom of my heart.

You're the best!

 

New Years Resolutions

Most people make new years resolutions in January and usually forget about them around February. I always think there is such a sense of fulfillment when I achieve one of these goals and am able to check it off my list. I set 12 goals this last year and I have to say my lay up probably got the most attention and most nights I can see an improvement except when a freakishly strong college track girl is guarding me. The goal to read to my kids more is being fulfilled by there dad every night and they are nearing the end of "On the Banks of Plum Creek".
I guess you could say I am psychic or just super in tune but I didn't think I would fulfill # 12 on my list so soon. Today I am able to check that off my list. Most likely come new years , I will be a little more careful in choosing my goals.

** I know you all assumed I would be pres.(as did I) but I think the secretary is the perfect fit for me.

Saturday night my computer contracted a thousand viruses and just about died. I dropped it off to my personal computer tech and I haven't heard back yet............... So I am without a computer so I will most likely not respond to emails very timely(nothing unusual).

Oh yeah, and I pretty much delivered my niece Monday morning so that has kept me pretty busy. I have to go see her every day so that she loves me more than everyone else. It was the easiest labor I have ever seen (and I try not to see too many) and she came right out. She is the cutest little baby and it was so fun to be there for the birth! When I get my computer back and can edit some pics I will definitely put some up. OH and they ended up not taking my advice and named her Ava Kate. I love it though so they are lucky.

Ben's personal prayers at night are said aloud, he thinks they are heard easier this way. They don't vary too much night to night actually I think they just change in order.


~ please bless that I wake up before everyone and no one wakes up until I am all ready and say "done"

~ please bless that I get dressed fast and beat Hunter

~ please bless that I brush my teeth really fast and do a better job than Hunter


You should really try to incorporate some of these into your personal prayers. Do you think he has some sibling rivalry?


*Unfortunately Hunter is always up and ready well before Ben and I. It is on rare occasion that Ben wakes up before everyone else and he has never attempted to get ready but uses that time to play.

The cute couple

These two were looking at eachother like this the whole time we were doing the shoot.
I had to get an individual shot of them staring at eachother. I can't wait to finish the rest of their engagement pics. They are soooo in love!

These pics have nothing to do with the post.....

but I can't post without pics so your stuck.

The real news is I have the greatest club that has made life a little easier which is always nice.
My mom actually told me of the idea and then the next day I was starting it.
It's a Dinner club.
I make dinner once a week for 3 other families that are similar in size to mine,
and 3 days a week dinner shows up at my door.
It is a great feeling knowing dinner is on it's way and you don't have to do anything.
Other perks are.........it's cheaper because you can buy in bulk for that
one meal and it's fun to come up with something fun for that one day.

When thinking of people to do it with my criteria was.....
similar cooking styles
no inside pets
I've cooked with them before and know that they wash there hands
and obviously I am friends with them and know there house is clean....
I think everyone should do this because I am loving it.................and dinner dishes suddenly became a lot more simple with no pans.

now about the pics.........I begged my friend Tara to come with me and make Emma smile for me because..........well me and Emma and the camera don't always mix. Tara did a fabulous job making Emma laugh and looking happy for these. To top off the photo shoot she took all my kids to her house and fed them dinner while I came home and edited them as fast as I could. That's why we're friends...........

Our April Fools

We dropped off a little after school snack to some of our good friends.

The 2 ingredients:

I'm pretty sure most the kids thought they were "minty' Oreos and they have now ingested more than the maximum pea size amount. We may no longer have any friends.............which was the plan all along.