Rockin and Rollin

James was rockin and rollin in the earthquake today. He sent me this pic of his door. And yes this is a new crack.

Summer is almost over

You know summer is ending when all the programs start ending. We had the summer reading program party today. The girls received gum balls and popsicles. WOW, you should have seen Kaitlyn. She was covered in red popsicle. They had fun and we can't wait until next year. Now our focus turns to school.

Reading program

We finish up with the reading program this Tuesday. This year they have had some really neat prizes. Ashley received a sudoku puzzle book this last week. Who knew they made those for kids. She had all 28 puzzles done before dinner. She loved it! Now where do I find more?? As a side note school starts in less than 4 weeks.

Milk, milk, and more milk!

This is what we come home with when we grocery shop. My dad thinks it is funny that we have three different kinds of milk in the fridge. We have the fat free for me, lactose free for Kaitlyn, lactose free formula for Kami, and the whole for Kyle and Ashley. You have to be careful what you are grabbing. Seriously, you should see the looks the checkers give me. Who knew we would have two lactose intolerant children! We still may have to switch Kami over to Soy. I will know more when those teeth finally come in.

Painless

That was pretty easy. I finally installed my software and downloaded my pics from our new camera. I thought it would be harder, but not bad at all.

What did I sign up for!!!

Okay, so I know we have all had one of those days. Those days when you know you should not get out of bed. I have had many lately, but today was by far the worst. I was never one of those girls that aspired to be a "stay at home mom". That phrase never, and I mean never, came out of my mouth growing up. I was the girl that was going to school to get her masters, maybe PhD. I was going to make something of myself and never get married or have kids. So, what am I doing here??? I have been asking myself that most of the day. Between the non stop crying (Kami is teething) and the hair pulling and toy throwing, not to mention the barn. I am really missing the ICU right now. I miss the beeping monitors and the constant chaos and even those cranky doctors, but mostly the break. The break from my real life and the stresses with it. I enjoy these brief quiet moments at night when everyone is in bed, but I know it is all going to start again tomorrow. Maybe it is the months of sleepless nights, or maybe it is just a very bad day, all I know is that it has got to get better tomorrow. Thank goodness for my crazy husband that puts things into perspective and tells me to "wake up and stop being so selfish, that we have a pretty good thing going here". He helps keep me grounded to reality as I am wondering "why didn't I go to BYU Hawaii and sit on the beach". So, even though the day was a bummer, as the night wears down and my girls give me goodnight hugs and kisses things are looking up. I never thought I would be where I am today, but I am. And believe it or not, most days I do enjoy it.

Gone Digital

So, we did it. We broke down and bought a digital camera. I do owe Devin and Julie a big thanks. We had it narrowed down to four cameras, two of which I didn't like. I liked this one and a Sony, which was too big upon further investigation. So, my pick was this one. Well, Kyle liked two other Cannons better, but they had the big side handle. I didn't like that feature. I wanted one that would fit in my pocket. Well, it turns out that Devin and Julie have this same camera. Once Kyle saw it and got to use it, he was sold. So, a big thanks to Devin and Julie for helping me out on this one. Oh, and once I figure out how to get the pictures to my computer I will post some.