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Too Good To Pass Up

Thursday my mom and sister were over on this side of town so we did what all girls like to do SHOP. My plan was to not spend any money but my little sister wanted to go to Old Navy for a minute. Okay, that will be painless; I was there last week and didn’t find any great deals the sales were only okay. We walked around for about 10 minutes before I realized that the sales were an additional 50% off YEAH, and the kicker was that the sale was only a few hours old. I had the pick of the litter oh and did I pick.

I got Owen 1 outfit, 6 shirts, 2 pair of PJ’s, 1 pair of pants, and a jacket
I got Brinley 5 dresses, 1 cover up, 1 pair of sweat pants, and 10 shirts
28 ITEMS FOR UNDER $$$$ 60

Sew What...

I attemped to make a skirt for Brinley...

Almost done

I hope to get better as I practice. It was fun however and it only took me an hour (not bad.)

Confession

So, about 6 months ago I walk up the stair exited to tell my husband that I am going to go back to school to get my nursing degree, a bit overwhelmed he responded by saying, “lets just think about it, it may be too much for you.” Oh, Justin you know me better than that, you have just made this a challenge. So, it was on, I made all the phone calls, set up all the times, talked to all the people. I was ready to go I only needed one class, and to take the NET test and then I could apply. I was going to start my class in two weeks (actually on the 16th.)
BUT THEN, I was blessed to go to the temple to watch my dear friend Patty and her husband take out there endowments and I got my answer loud and clear (even though I wasn’t ask for it) being a mother is the MOST important job you can have. So there it is my answer when I wasn’t even asking for it. I know that I need to focus on the two I have and think about the others to come. I thought that I was doing a good thing, I even felt at times that I should be getting my nursing degree but I guess I talked myself into that because there defiantly was no question that I am not supposed to purse that right this moment. So, for now I can put that dream on the backburner while I live my dream of being a mother and a wife to two fabulous children and one patient hard working husband. I plan to still dabble in coaching and do hair so that should keep me busy enough RIGHT??!!

Sweet and Sour Week

The first part of the week was great!

We were able to go to the Splash Park for the first time this season (thanks to the 100 degree temperature.)

We went to Donovan’s and ate a “Super Fancy” dinner. Brinley loves the Fancy Nancy books and after we talked about the nice restaurant we were going to celebrate Grandma, Grandpa, and Uncle Bubu’s birthday at, she insisted that she was going to be just as Fancy as Nancy. Oh and was she!!! She once again gobbled up all the attention and basked in it. And daddy gobbled up all the steak and basked in that for a while. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for a truly delightful and FANCY night. Brinley loved it as much as we did.

Later in the Week…

Yesterday Owen got sick for the very first time. We have been blessed throughout this very harsh sick season. When most of the families we know have been going through terrible illnesses, Owen had not even had a runny nose. So I thought I could start telling people just how lucky we were and not two day later… He did all the things sick kids do, throwing up in the middle of the night, couching, running an absurd fever, snotty nose, and looking so heartbreakingly pitiful. I forget just how hard it is to have your baby sick. (Shouldn’t have spoke so soon:)

Today I got my ONE and ONLY wisdom tooth pulled. What a delightful experience that was. No, it wasn’t terrible but I much rather spent the money and time on something else. Plus, I can’t drink out of a straw, Bummer.

Later today Brinley wanted to test out how blisters are created and she was successful. She has a blister on every one of her fingers and her thumb on her left hand. She purposely reached up to the stove and set her whole hand right on it just after grandma took the eggs off. She knows better and I totally thought she was out of that stage, she knows the stove and oven are hot by now RIGHT!!!? I called my mom she said that it is most likely one of many times that kids have to learn from there own experiences. Brinley it would be a lot easier if you just did exactly what mom said to do your whole life:)


After soaking her fingers for an hour daddy put Neosporin on each finger and wrapped it with a Hello Kitty Band-Aid and that really helped.

My Little Pea

This morning Briny asked me

“Mommy can Owen be the Pea?”

Interested to understand exactly what she meant by that I allowed her to show me. She then proceeded to layer pillow after pillow on her brother.

“See mom he is the pea.”

Oh, I get it from the Princess and the Pea, and then she continued to crawl on top of him. Of course this is where my curiosity stopped and I knew exactly what was going to occur. I know you’re a Princess Briny but no sleeping on my Prince of a Pea.

He seemed to enjoy her antics for a while even encouraging her but, that was fast lived when she tried to crawl on him. How grateful I am for the imagination of children, however it can quickly get into some troubling situations.

Happy Easter

I am truly grateful to have the knowledge that he lives again!!!