Sunday

Our family was asked to speak in our new ward today. It was on the blessing of the scriptures. London had never spoken in sacrament before, and she did an amazing job. She had some of the words of scripture power in her talk, and unexpectedly she sang them when it came time to say the words. It was so cute that it brought a little tear to my eye.

Brooklyn is a natural at speaking and she did a good job too.

Jocelyn was so funny today. She was looking in the bathroom mirror and she said, "I don't like this circle on my chin". I told her that it is very pretty and that Heavenly Father gave it too her. She asked me why I didn't have one, but I was quick to show her that I did. It might not be a deep black hole like hers but I do have one!

Her dimply chin never did go away, and I love it so much!!!!!!! So cute!

 She asked me why Dad didn't have one. She's so funny! When Matt was speaking in church he said something about a brother in his talk. She came up and with her hand turned my chin toward her face, and said in a serious voice, "Why don't I have a Broda?" Haha.  Poor thing wants a brother, but won't ever have one.


The girls were accepted in Vista Charter School that focuses on performing arts and technology. I'm so excited about it. I'm going to go hand in the paper work tomorrow then Brooklyn and London start on Tuesday. Kindergarten there doesn't start until September 7th. I'll list their classes next time I blog with pics of them in their uniforms.

I went back to crossfit, and the last 2 times I didn't cry and it was a lot easier, and I felt stronger. I'm going back tomorrow morning.

Exciting Things

I got my first paycheck from cleaning Heidi's house.  I'm still surprised that she is paying me the amount that I told her I charge because I would never pay someone that much........even if I was rich!I still love the job because I only have to do it once a week. On Tuesday when I went to clean she hadn't really even been home so it wasn't that bad. She had me decorate her daughters room however I wanted with vinyl flowers and butterflies. I usually spend the first hour just talking to her while she gets ready for the day, or I help her daughter get ready for school if Heidi is running behind. I'll just comb her daughters hair, and get her some breakfast. So easy!

Jocelyn started preschool today. Her teachers name is Sharon. She'll go two times a week from 9 to 11, and the bus will pick her up by our house.

Jocelyn loves the trampoline at her school! I love the one that shows her excitement. I'm horrible at taking pics so it's blurry.

The picture of Jocelyn with her teacher reminded me of something Brooklyn thought, and said when she was 6. We were driving to Blanding, Utah with the family to go see my sister Sarah. We had to stop in a town that was on a Native American reservation. There were mainly Native Americans, and we were the minority. Brooklyn who had never been around any was very fascinated ! She would say, "Dad do indians go to school like humans do?".  This may sound rude, but she was an innocent child trying to learn about them. So she asked many questions like that. I thought it was funny, but it was a great time to teach her about different races and stuff. We tease her still to this day that she asked us that question.


I get my teeth trays from the dentist so I can start whitening my teeth before I get veneers to replace my two ugly front teeth. I would hate to have to get a yellow veneer :).

You can see that they've been chipped, and half of the one on the right is fake. I've had it since I was 8.  Especially in pictures it's very yellow.

Cry All You Want But NEVER STOP!

Matt started doing Crossfit at work, and fell in love with it. So we went to the actual gym to check it out. We have been trying it out, and I've been trying to figure out why he loves it so!

This week has been an emotional roller coaster for me! I discovered on Monday that I am a big cry baby when I push myself really hard. I felt very embarassed......who doesn't when they break down into tears in front of people.....especially people that I don't really know?!  It is so intense that I'm dying after the warm up!

I  went to Crossfit Dixie without my crutch, and encourager, Matt. I had reached my limit after I had gone for a 400 meter run, and done my warm up which consisted of:

• 10 Push ups
• 40 Sit ups
• 10 Cobras
• 10 Pull ups
• 10 Knees to Elbows
• 10 Ring dips

The workout of the day were medicine ball squats and ring dips.
 So, on my 30th squat with a medicine ball  the trainer told me to do 12 more, then do 12 ring dips....... I'm  not sure what they are called. Then do 9 medicine ball squats, then 9 rings, then 6 medicine ball squats, then 6 rings. During the squats I was breathing like a weazing idiot because I was out of breath, and crying at the same time. I felt like such fool! I wiped the tears away and kept going and I made it through the painful workout. I was okay, but I told myself I wasn't coming back, and I MEANT it!!!!

I was walking out to my car when the trainer guy, Kade, chased me out. He asked me if I was coming back tomorrow, and I told him maybe if I can move tomorrow I will. He said, "No we'll see you tomorrow, no excuses!". I told him maybe, but I knew I wouldn't be there. I hate crossfit. Why would anyone want to torchure themselves! My shoulders feel like any second they are going to cramp up into a charlie horse, and they want me to come back? I can barely move, and they put me through hell!!! I bawled for a half an hour on the car ride over to Jocelyn's doctor appointment. I would have cried longer, but I had to go into the Doctors office with Jocelyn. I was sobbing, and Jocelyn and Hailey were like what's wrong mom???? That's right! I take the chillins with me because there is a play area for them.

 Anyway I think I am going to go back and give it a little more time. I just don't want to have a break down in front of everyone. Maybe pray for me to be normal :). People never know what to do when someone cries.

This may be boring, but I researched online to see if I was experiencing something that others had. It made me feel better when I read this:

"Sometimes exercise may release a surprising slew of pent-up emotions, according to fitness instructors and psychotherapists who have seen or heard about clients crying during yoga, Pilates or other body-mind classes.
"We use our bodies to physically tense up against pain or negative experiences,"

In the field of "body psychotherapy," Ward and other therapists maintain that the body holds on to feelings, even if it seems the mind has dealt with them. "So if a person has the opportunity to relax that area, whatever has been held there can come to the surface," Ward says. "The body wants to complete the emotional experience."
 
 
I also found this article that made me feel a lot better. I feel like it gave me some kind of encouragment. I really liked that is says to cry all you want to but never stop.
 
Maybe I'll look back on this and laugh.........or cry!

What We've Been Up To

I have a sugar cookie obsession still so there is some dough all made up in the fridge. I'll make them later today. I don't think I'll eat as many as I usually do because I've started a new workout that leaves me super super sore, which reminds me with every step I take to eat a little healthier.
The workout is at a new gym called Crossfit Dixie. I've never felt worked out to the point of feeling like I'm going to throw up. I tried to do a pull up with a band on my foot after I had done a ton of squats, but my legs were like jello and I almost kicked the guy that was helping me in the head. I also almost passed out......gotta remember to breathe! It's really awesome because it's like having your own personal trainer! Matt and I are doing it together. We took some before pictures but you'll never see them unless I end up looking better after.
crossfitdixie.com

I made some peach freezer jam yesterday. I had never made any before so I was nervous that it wouldn't turn out. It did though! The kids love it, and that's what matters since it's in their lunches. It tastes so much better than the jam from the store!

I was asked to help our Relief Society out with Christmas in September. I am going to teach people how to make modge podge notebooks. They are so easy and way cheap if you get the notebooks when they are on sale at the first of the school year. I had only made them with spiral notebooks in the past, and tied raffia or ribbon on the spiral which turned out way cute. I looked online and saw that it is easier to buy the composition notebooks then you don't have to worry about the spiral.
I got instructions off of this ladies blog:
http://livelearnlove226.blogspot.com/2010/05/personalized-notebook.html

Here are the ones that I made.

Hailey's first day of school was on Wednesday. She was so excited and nervous at the same time

While Hailey was at school Matt and I took Jocelyn to story time at the Santa Clara Library. It was so fun for her! It was kind of like a little pre-school. Here is a pic of Matt and Jocelyn waiting for the library to open.

While we were waiting I couldn't believe what I was over hearing! A lady about my age was talking to her friend while she waited with her kids to get into the library. She was talking about how pretty whe was and that she always looks good. She also said that her son that's about Hailey's age told her that she doesn't even look like a mom......Oh my it went on and on and on for like 15 minutes. I've just never heard anyone talk about themselves like that before! I don't think it's bad at all to have a good self esteem, but for heavens sakes don't brag to your friend about how cute you are. I felt bad for her friend for having to listen to that. Oh, and just for the record she wasn't all that.

Brooklyn is filling out an application to try to get onto the yearbook staff. She is such an amazing girl. I love her confidence! I don't think I would have had it when I was her age. Matt and I were talking and he thought the same thing about himself. I'm glad she tries to do things. She's going places, and she'll get what she wants out of life. I love that!

London is going to join the choir at her school. She not only has an awesome voice, but she writes bits and peices of some songs that I can't believe that she came up with!

Matt has been able to spend the last 4 days with us which has been nice, but now he's back to work for the weekend.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO!

Made To Be A Maid

When I lived in Kanab, Utah I had a sweet cleaning job with my friend, Eliora McCowan. We cleaned 5 model homes, 2 clubhouses, and a very large office suite. I loved this job because the houses were basically clean, and it was $15.00 an hour. The best part was that it was only 1 day a week for 6 hours. When we moved to Salt Lake City I was the cleaning lady for The University of Utah at the Early Childhood Education Center. I didn't like this one as much, but it helped us get by. It was nice because it was about a block away from our apartment. It was 5 nights a week and 2-3 hour shifts. They pay sucked way bad too.....$8.00 an hour!

I didn't want to have to get a job when we moved to Ivins, but I could quickly see that we needed just a tiny bit more money brought in. I kept telling Matt that I want a job that I can work personally for someone, and I only wanted to work 6 to 12 hours a week.

When I saw that a lady was looking for someone to clean her 3000 sq ft home in Ivins once a week for 6 hours I naturally thought it was meant for me! I kept running into all sorts of problems trying to email her back. I was so persistant thinking it was the job for me that I went to the library and it still didn't work. GENIOUS me! I was emailing my response to the job post to the wrong email address. So I emailed the lady, finally! I told her that I charged $15 an hour.

 Her assistant contacted to do a trial run so  the lady could see if she liked the way I cleaned and organized. Sounds kind of silly since it's just a stupid cleaning job. Not to me though! I needed this job, and I was determined to get it! She was going to try 2 other people and then get back to me. I didn't hear anything for a week whether she liked what I had done or what. Well a few days ago I got a phone call and she hired me permanantly! She loved what I had done.  It's pretty easy since it's just her and her 4 year old daughter, and they are hardly ever home.

Sharing Brooklyn

Jon, my ex-husband wanted to bring Brooklyn her hamster cage over for her Birthday today. I was stressing out is because Matt was at work, and I also don't feel comfortable hanging out with him without Matt being there. Everything worked out good though. Jon brought his 19 year old babysitter, Kendra along which I totally appreciated. After he put the cage together he took Brooklyn to the movie. I watched his three daughters (from his last marriage) while they went. When they got back from the movie he didn't stick around, and I was happy about that. I don't hate him or anything. I just don't like hanging out with him. Jon says little put downs, and he thinks he is so much better than everyone else. Everytime I'm around him it makes me appreciate Matt.  I'm so lucky I found such a good husband. A lot of people end up getting married over and over and over again when they get divorced like my parents.  I'm glad that didn't happen to me.

Cookies, Cupcakes and Hamsters....

I have never been good at making cookies! They have always been to crunchy, and we all know that a crunchy cookie is a yucky cookie! I started out with snickerdoodles. They were to die for! Then it was sugar cookies. Now I have  made some chocolate chip cookies that are to die for! 

Brooklyn wanted a cupcake cake for her Birthday so we made this today.

She got a hamster named Nutmeg "Meg" for short. She is so cute!

This is the hamsters fancy cage.