First Blog

Ok, bear with me because this is my first attempt at a blog!!! It will probably be mighty sad for a while....so try to get the out-loud laughter and mocking out of your system before you respond or call me up.

So many of my friends have blogs, which I regularly check up on....but I seem to be the only lazy turd that does not have one.   I have such a limited amount of time and energy with our four kids + Matt!  But..........here goes.........nothing.............much................

Ok so, I am 32 and the love of my life--Matt--is 30! We have four beautiful kids, one of which is crying at this very moment.  PAUSE. Ok I re-attached the limb...all is well for now.  Anyhoo, 

• Jordan is the oldest (and loneliest boy in our family), he is 13 years old, soon to be 8th grader.  He is smart and becoming funny even.  He does not have a girlfriend as of yet, because I think he has had enough of annoying girls/women to last at least another 6 months.  His grades were not so awesome last year, but once we threatened going to his school in break dance attire with a cardboard mat and boombox...he straightened up! He loves his beloved XBOX 360, but his Nazi mom does not let him play with it too much.  he has chores and complains each time....oh what a joy.
• Andrea is next, she is soon to be six (on July 24th) going on 16 if you know what I mean. She is going into 1st grade next year. She is a total Diva and is very girly! She loves fashion, hair, sneaking Mommy's makeup, sparkly things, posing for pictures and jewelry.  She is very creative and smart....too smart for her own good.  She is also very stubborn (from Matt I think) and crafty when she wants to be.  She is also a drama queen, but a sweetie on most days.
• Isabelle is the second girl and is four! She is going to Kindergarten and will be five on HALLOWEEN! Yup, born on Halloween like her uncle Brian. It was as magical as you can well imagine. Full of Kodak moments and anesthesia.  She is a tom-boy, but girly at times too.  So a good mix.  Everyone knows she did not get the athletic ability from me!  She is "energetic", but is such an amazing girl. She is really good at sharing and using her imagination.  She is very smart as well (from me) and loves to dance and sing.  She also LOVES to color for hours!!!!!  She used to be able to cut and color until she tried to give herself a haircut! She ended up looking like Lloyd from Dumb and Dumber...poor kid.  The day after that hair-catastrophe was  "operation hair clip"--because we had to run out and buy lots of them so she looked somewhat sane.  She has a huge, stuffed animal dog that is her best friend and seems to follow her around--his name is Tuggy!
• Last, but definitely not least, is Carolyn who is 19 months old and such a cutie!  All of our kids were blessed to be cute and she was no exception. She is such a good girl! Heavenly Father had mercy on me and blessed me with such an obedient, narcoleptic, happy baby for our LAST ONE!  She really is great! So smart and chubby. She so wants to be a big girl and adores her big sisters! She is all ready trying to put jewelry and purses and sparkly shoes on.  I bought her this pair of sparkly shoes last week and that is all she wants to wear. She brings them to us every time we are getting ready to leave.  We are so excited to see her grow! She also thinks the sun rises and sets with Jordan and the feeling is mutual. He is going to be a great Dad one day!

I have recently discovered scrapbooking and genealogy...both of which I have been meaning to do forever! I still have eight thousand diseases, one of which is Lupus.........but I am trucking along. As I get older, it gets harder on me and the ailments pile up....but I am still wishing on a star for the Supermodeling Gig at 35.  I've got some work to do yet though, like 3, 5 or 40 pounds to lose.  Matt is still serving and protecting and we still actually like each other :-)

I will post the geneology info I have found soon. Ok, till later.....cyp