Strong man and lion tamer

Mesa and Ashton had a school play a few weeks ago. It was all about the circus. Ashton decided that it was necessary for him to take the role of "strong man". He lifted a stick with a couple of black balloons attached to the end to look like weights. He worked it and made it look very hard. Mesa was chosen to be the "lion tamer". She had her own whip and got to crack it while the lions were running loose. She was loving it!! For once she was in charge.

Off to Texas

I was so lucky!!! I got the chance to go visit my sister in Plano, TX to help out with her triplets while her husband was at a wedding for the weekend. I felt like I was mainly there to kiss and hug all 3 of them. My sister has it all under control. They have a strict routine, sleep from 6pm to 6am, take 3 naps and in between all that my sister takes time to wash and sterilize bottles, make baby food and more. She is quite amazing. I was loving it, but it was really hot for the first few days. I am not a hot weather girl. I like it about 75 and that's it. It's a good thing I live in Idaho where summers don't show up til mid July. I had a little drama on the way home, it seems that weeping and wailing will get you on a plane that has already closed its gate. I had 30 seconds to run about 400 yards to the plane, sometimes my sprinting skills do come in handy!

ch-ch-ch-changes

A few exciting and challenging things have recently come my way. I was called to be the first counselor in the primary presidency and I took an LPN job for a new ENT in Rexburg. Since the birth of Mesa and Ashton I have consistently felt overwhelmed. But now that I really have to organize and multitask, I actually feel a little less overwhelmed. So silly and ironic. I am so grateful for the help I get with my kids from my husband, neighbors and friends. It makes the road through life more enjoyable!

today

I wanted to list all the things that I love today...so far:
Greyson slept in for the first time since birth
Michael Jackson was on the radio when I turned it on
The snow is melting
No hysterectomy pains this birthday
lemon blueberry cocoa bean cupcake
hand made gifts from my kids
new books
all american cheeseburger and fries
my kids forgetting to give me the 34 spankings that I deserve this year....

prepared.

I have been working on this for about 1 year now. Each of my kids have their own self made 72 hour kits. They are personalized and ready to go. I cleared out a portion of my pantry to put them so we can run out the back door to the car if needed. Aaron gets the big, heavy one but it does have rollers. I have a blanket and change of clothes for everyone along with all the other essentials. My goal now is to get some type of sanitation kit for when the plumbing goes out. I have been so motivated by a neighbor in our Alpine ward who is phenomenal at Emergency Preparedness. I still get all her emails and learn something new each week. Something I am working on now if getting each child their own wallet with all their information and saving quarters and 1$ bills for their wallets. You don't want to pay 20 dollars for a bottle of water just because no one has any change to give you back. It can be so expensive but I did it a little at a time and finally got there! I found tons of things I needed at the dollar store too.

update

So the "mouse in the house" has been dealt with. However, my voice is hoarse from screaming on Saturday when I spotted a tuff of fur (inside the trap) in the corner of the garage. I begged and begged my nephew Keller to save me from the unavoidable melt down I was about to have and take it away. It makes me want to vomit thinking about it....

I really hear something this time....

I am known for waking Aaron up in the middle of the night clutching his arm, leg or whatever I can find and saying "did you hear that?" A few times in Alpine he has made the rounds in the house to see if anything is amiss and it's always a false alarm. I have handed him the bat I keep under my bed a few times and he just looks at me like I am the biggest weirdo in the world. But the other night, I had every right to shake him awake and make him listen to the sound that was keeping me up. A stupid little mouse has crept its way into the wall of our home that is in our bedroom. There is this horrible scratching noise and it is unbelievably loud. How can something so small make so much noise? Aaron loves to lay there and joke about it, but I do not find it funny at all. I HATE MICE!!!! They make me want to scream and run just like on television. Aaron said last night that the mouse was scratching its epitaph into the wall because the exterminator was there the day before and put bait out. Like I needed one more thing to keep me awake at night...