Moments that Define

March 08 I took Ty for a drive by of Mesa View Middle School. Check out the new school!!
Some kids were out running for PE so we watched them, and sized them up for awhile. It was not the Queen Creek Az crowd he was used to for sure. I could see my 13 year old's eyes well up just a bit. Maybe from fear of the unknown, PTSD from leaving a very comfortable social situation or all of the above.
Moving when you are a teenager is hard. Moving a lot growing up is harder. Nonetheless I told him he would be fine. But my heart ached just a little bit also. I was hoping we had done the right thing moving to Farmington.

After I enrolled Ty I saw on the Marquee that track had started. I told him to talk to the PE teacher and stay after school for practice. His reply..."Gay". I did not pick him up for school and he texted me several times...Come GET ME!!! I did not.

Long story short he did very well last season in 110 hurdles, 400 meters and long jump.

Fast forward to Tues. April 28, 2009.
It was one of those days where you witnessed life changing events. Ty competed in Basin Finals for the 110 hurdles, 400 meter run, and 200meters.
Watching him I wanted to vomit, cry and scream. (When I figure out how to post video you can witness the screaming.) Ty set a record in the 110 hurdles, Basin Champion in the 400 meters 55.3 and got 2nd in the 200 meters 24.05.

Like Lee told me the morning of the Track Meet this is a time and an accomplishment that he will always have..."no one can ever take this from him."

I guess we all need moments of Greatness to get us through this life. What an honor to witness that moment in someone else's life.

Puppies are Good

I am so behind in some of my paper work and invoicing!! I have been trying to be consistent at exercising but other things suffer...like my work, my lesson plans, my kids, my house, my patience etc.
I know I wouldn't have to exercise if I would just give up Mt. Dew and Reece's. But I also could not accomplish everything I need to and stave off my stress from letting the above mentioned items slack. A vicious circle I know! But back to being grateful for puppies. This morning I did not go work out with my friends. ( I exercised at home, novel idea) So I had almost 2 extra hours to catch up. However Paige had other plans for me that included, Moon Sand, Tents, Chocolate Milk, many many books, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Shampoo, Water, two changes of clothes and my best lipstick.

Finally I sent her out with the dogs. She fed them, screamed NO NO NO, carried the puppy, and basically occupied herself with them for almost a full 45 minutes. You would not believe what I accomplished in that amount of time.

Thank you, you nasty little pooping machine. (puppy not Paige)

Payback Time

So our wonderful little addition is not a good night sleeper.
Surprise, Surprise!! But I figure that I was not consulted on the decision to get the puppy and I already raised 4 newborns. I got up with them at night, fed and changed them so I will just pretend that I do not hear the yelping and crying that has continued for the last 3 nights.

Last night was especially bad and Lee was tired and lacking in nurturing skills.
He got up yelled at the dog, put it in the garage, changed the newspaper and pads, and then finally gave in and brought the dog to our bed. EWWWWWWWWWWWW. But I continued to pretend to sleep like a baby. The puppy would still not be content.
So Lee pulled out the big guns. (And I did laugh out loud just a little at this) He told the puppy he was going to "Kill it... with a Knife!" If it did not stop.

It did not stop but alas it is still alive to yelp another night.

My need to Nurture...

Aunt Candy had a beautiful post about women (her nieces) who nurture children and their fulfillment. I have four beautiful children and struggle with nurturing. So Lee brought home a gift that I could continue to practice my nurturing skills on. She was intended for Shani but I know how that goes... Mom will pick up poop, train and feed the "kids" dog.

Also a big shout out and thanks to Brother-in-law Colby who bought a little puppy for his boys while we were visiting during Spring Break. Lee of course could not control the impulse to get one also.

Lucky me this is an "inside" Dog!!!!

This is going to be so0000 fun.

The "damn" Leprechaun!!

So I sometimes try to be a good mom and have traditions for my children to someday look back on and emulate with their children or just remember fondly. Anyways St. Patrick usually comes and hides candies or does a scavenger hunt. However sometimes it is an afterthought for me and I do a less than adequate job as a Leprechaun. I was remembering when we lived in Socorro and I forgot to do anything with the gold I had. So that night I stuck a back of chocolate gold on the wreath hanging on the door. I told Trey to go outside and look for something in my car. (Hoping that he would see the gold on the way back in.) Well he swung the door hard and the gold came down and hit him on the head. He was sure that the "damn" Leprechaun (as Lee says) threw the bag of gold at him. Makes me laugh whenever I picture his face and him telling the story of the Leprechaun that threw the gold at him.

Yet another time I forgot to be a good Leprechaun and a few days later I had Shani look in my glove box on the way to school. She was sure that the Leprechaun had hid the candy so good that they could not find it on St. Patrick's Day!

This year no gold throwing and just a trail of gold pieces leading to each child's See's Candies Gold Pieces.

All Before 10:00 o'clock in the Morning

I decided to track Paige's Morning today.

-tried on 8 pairs of shoes
-filled 2 purses with everybody else's stuff
-laid on my bed naked with a UofA hat
-took a bath
-took another bath with clothes on
-ate two lip glosses
-ate some lotion
-ate some shampoo
-put on Shani's mascara
-sniffed deodorant
-used 74 wipes
-unloaded the silverware from the dishwasher to the floor
-tried to put laundry soap in the washing machine
-cried a lot (Cause Laundry soap hurts your eyes)
-read two books
-mashed 6 chocolate donuts
-talked on the phone
-made 6 copies of nothing
-found three passies
-made beds for three babies
-refused Life Cereal
-begged for Life Cereal
-Threw the bowl on the floor
-cried
-read the same book again

-another Chocolate milk bottle (I know shame on me for letting her still have bottles!)

I am too old to have a toddler!!!

Rebound Relationship

Okay, so I have not completely quit seeing Mr. Dew. I admit in my closet at school I have a 2 liter that I chug when no one is looking but I have had it there for 2 weeks. Also it is my rule that if a student uses the "F" word in the wrong context in class they will bring me either Mt. Dew or Chocolate. (that rule was in place before I decided to change my evil, white trash, unhealthy ways.) So I do have a few unopened Mt. Dews for emergencies.

I decided to try a new love. My sisters have a fondness for Diet Coke with Lime and occasionally I will share this drink with them. I think it is a waste of a drink. No real kick and just a bad headache...

But since I have faithfully been working out with my neighbor friend for 3 weeks now I thought I should do the diet thing. We have made it our ritual to stop in Bloomfield and get a diet drink after working out.

I am about to go back to Mt. Dew. I have not lost any weight and look like a very STRONG Fat woman!!!