Life is good

Life is good. Today I have decided to officially take my thoughts of minimalism seriously.  I am working on decluttering right now and plan on working on debt elimination.  I strongly believe in the saying "the most important things in life aren't things".  

Tonight for my exercise I took the family to the big rock trail. We had a good time and I got all my steps in!  Addie got sick of riding her bike so I carried her on my shoulders part of the way. Sadie was speedy and kept going far ahead then coming back to check up on us. 

Addie found a spot she thought she needed to pose at. 

The weather was perfect and the scenery was beautiful. I love making these kind of memories with my girls. 

To end it nicely there was a rainbow on the way home. 

Late

So.... I am not doing as great as i wanted to do at this but i will keep trying!
Addie had her adenoids out and her second set if ear tubes put in on the 16th.  The poor girl has been quite miserable since December.  I hope this helps!  So far so good!  She seems to have changed over night.  She is talking non stop and its almost like she couldn't hear before because noises are loud to her now. Sadie got to sleep over at grandma Berkley's house and hang out with my dad on Tuesday which she was pretty thrilled about.  The next night she got to stay at her grandma Shellie's and of course she was happy.   Addie turned 2 on the 18th. We had cake at mcds and she had a blast! I had two finals in school and i passed them wahoo!

This last week was a little crazy.  Poor Brady has passed 3 kidney stones this week. I started two new courses at school.  The weather has gotten nice so we have been spending more time in the yard which is nice.  Saturday my aunt Michelle and I ran in the Christensen's red rock run which is a 4.2 mile trail run.  It was rough but I survived!  After the race we took the girls to see the fish at the nursery.  They loved feeding them.  While we were there we also went and pet the Guinea pigs in the pet store.  Next we took them to a friends farm where they Sadie and Josey got to ride a horse.  Addie was not impressed when we tried to get her on it.  Sadie let a baby cow suck on her finger and she loved it.  We got to hold a baby goat.  He was so cute!
We had a great weekend with our family even if every part of me is sore...

Goals

So a friend of mine told me how she uses her blog as a journal and then prints it if for her kids at the end if the year.  I thought this was a FANTASTIC idea so I now have a goal to journal for my kiddos.  Wish me luck!
So any ways couple things for this last weekend.  Sadie has a fever along with a cough and snotty nose.  Addie needs surgery to get her adenoids out and new tubes put in.  Bradys dear sweet grandma Roberts has colon cancer and decided not to get surgery since there was only a 20% survival rate.  They have given her 6 months =(  we plan on making the trip to Grand Junction CO  to visit her and let her get to visit with the girls again. 

Its been a while...

ok so i havent blogged forever and thought i would try to get a post in today. life is crazy. i do know that everyones life is crazy and i have to remind myself that everyday, otherwise i know i will end up complaining about my life to someone who is having a harder time then i am.

ps i am blogging from my phone which if you ask me is insane, i never even thought something like this would be possible. please forgive the typos. our world has changed so much. i was reading an article on too much technology the other day and realized that i am addicted, in fact my whole family is. i am guilty of playing a game on my phone and telling my daughter to hold on. do you think our parents were ever neglected by their parents over a stupid game, knowing my grandparents, the only possiblitly of them not giving their children the attention they needed was due to them having to work to put food on the table. so i am making a goal that i will work on my addictions to my phone, facebook and netflicks and spend more time playing with my amazing daughter. some of you may be thinking that i am an aweful person to even have to work on this but really after a long day at work and being ready to pop makes me want to come home and vegg. not sure when my next post will be but hopefully i will have good news to report and also some cute pictures of sadie and our soon to be new nameless baby girl.

Family Picture Day

We had our pictures done by Margie Turner. She did a great job! We went to a few places in Salina and finished right before it started raining. Her grandson Dylan was with and he was so entertaining! We had a few pictures taken with him but I can't seem to find them on my computer. Brady had fun with him and Dylan was sure to entertain us. I like this picture of us and am trying to except that I just have squinty eyes and there isn't a lot I can do about it.

Sadie LOVES pumpkins! Whenever she sees one she has to try and pick it up.

I just love her!

This is one of my favorites!

Awe I love my cute Family!

Mom has always been worried about having a picture for her obituary just in case something happens =) She is funny. But I love this picture of her. My mom is my best friend and I couldn't imagine life without her. I hope she knows how much Brady, Sadie and myself appreciate everything she does for our family. I hope to one day have the same relationship with Sadie as I have with my mom. LoVe YoU!

Smile

Today I was uploading some pics from a friends wedding and started going through some of Sadies old pictures. I can't believe she is already 16 months old! She is getting so big and independent. Brady and I we talking about how we are crazy because we are just getting to a stage where she doesn't need our undivided attention, no more bottles and sleeping all through the night, and now we are getting ready to start all over again... I am trying to get a better attitude and after getting more IV fluids yesterday I am feeling a little better. I will share some of the pics that brought a smile to my face today =)

Guilt

Forwarning: This post is basically me whining
Today I am 11 weeks pregnant and I am FREAKING out. I don't think its due to the fact that I am pregnant that I am freaking out, but more the effects of being pregnant. I HATE morning sickness! bleh I thought last time this was hard but boy was I wrong. Last time I just had the guilt of not entertaining my poor husband. This time I am having the struggle of trying to entertain him and my 16month old daughter. This is not going over well. There is also the guilt of not spending enough time with Sadie girl and then the time when I am with her I am not fun mommy, I am grouchy vomiting mommy who is always on the verge of tears. Sadie is also getting her molars in so the last few days have not been at all pleasant. She has also decided that she does not need a nap and throws these fits that I could never imagine that "my sweet precious baby girl" could ever do. Not to mention getting her to bed at night has also been a nightmare. Meds in her and she throws another fit that I have no idea whats wrong, I don't know if she is hurting or what but I panic thinking is she hurt is she sick, then the logical side of me says she is just throwing a fit and it will pass but the guilt of maybe something is wrong does not pass.
I have guilt that I wish April would hurry and get here but then think that's not fair because I am wishing away Sadies littleness. I am envious of people here at work with their new babies and think boy I wish I could have mine now. But then I dream that I am not grateful for this wonderful gift that I have been given so there is an irrational fear that it will be taken away. I feel bad because I should be so happy to feel this YUCKY.
I also have guilt because I know that I need to become an active member of our church. I believe it but it is so hard to get my butt there on Sunday mornings when I am struggling to even function. Not to mention that the thought of trying to wrestle Sadie the whole time while trying to control the nausea is terrifying. I also know that I am just making an excuse and just need to go.
If anyone reads this know that I know I am losing my mind and at this point I think I am OK with it. Prozac anyone?