Obsessed...

I'm obsessed with a few things as of late...

These headbands are making me crazy...

in a good way...

look how cute they've become...

now the ruffley one in the middle is my new fav...

These little gems...

But, only the cinnamon flavored ones...

Yum!

Our small vegetable garden...

Tomatoes, squash and some cucumbers...

I go out there every day to see if any of my tomatoes are red...

And these little cuties...

Free Labor...

So my genious SIL had this idea for a Chore Stick Jar...

I quickly copied her as fast as I could because it was so genious...

Each stick has a different chore on it, such as:

Vacuum Kitchen

Empty Dishwasher

Get Dirty Laundry

Dust

and there is even a 'Free' one...

I usually go through the chores every day to decide what needs to be done and then the kids pick 2 or 3 of them for their chores...

Simple...

My baseboards never looked so good!

Grady cleaning the tub...

Sparkly clean...

Taylor getting ready to dust...

(she hates it when she gets the baseboard stick)

More Headbands...

I was talking to my SIL about these cuties, she has had experience in the craftiness department and explained to me that I would only get better with each one...and that I would have newer and better ideas every time I made them...and she was right!  The ideas are going crazy in my head and now I am just trying to figure out how to put them together out of my head...easier said than done!  I am having so much fun with them though...

The white ruffley one is my new fav!

Dog Days of Summer...

This was the scene at my house the other night...

Yeah, you heard me...

I said NIGHT...

7:30 pm to be exact...

Holy Shnikees it's been CALIENTE!!!

Don't even ask...

cuz I have no words to explain my child...

Laughter always works though...

Again...

Don't ask!

We are such Parade Junkies...

Every summer about this time we try to hit every Parade around...
no matter if we live in that city or not...
We are such Junkies we love them so much!

Kaysville Parade

Grandma and Grandpa's house lighting illegals...

Richfield Parade

Grandpa's Ghetto Pool

(we are pool snobs...I know)

Farmington Parade

All tuckered out from all of our Parading...

Look what I made today...

I just got put in as a Laurel Advisor and I had this genious idea for an activity...

Felt and Fabric headbands...

They are all the rage...

So I got to work practicing...

And, lucky for me...

I have 3 beautiful daughters to use as my models and muses...

So I may have shot myself in the foot with my last post...
I was just being real...
Sometimes being real can be hard...
It took alot of courage for me to write that all down...
But writing things down is how I learn and deal with things...
I am really not a TOTALLY bad person...
REALLY...
I do have some redeeming qualities...
Like I said before...
There are some things I want to work on and I am trying to be better...
I love you all...
My 'certain people' only include a small % of the people I associate with...
It's not any of you!

Complaining...

I complain too much. 
I am negative. 
I have bad feelings towards some people. 
I dislike some people.
I say mean things.
And...
I want to change...
I need to change...
I have been feeling this way for awhile now and I am really tired of being negative and cross towards certain people...
I think we all feel this way sometimes but for me, I really want to be rid of it!
I am sick and tired of the way I feel...
I need some positive energy flowing through me...
I am determined to be better about all of these things...
I am determined to be more positive...
I am determined to look for the good in all things and in all people...
I am done with the old me and I look forward to my new self!
I am done!

BTW, if you are reading this blog...I am NOT talking about YOU!  Hugs!

A few more of my cuties...

Silly Little Girl...

My silly little Jenner...she is so funny sometimes!

I have a story to tell but I must first set it up...

Jenner loves Michael Jackson songs...loves them...

Our Dentist's name is Dr. Jackson and so when we say his name, Jenner interprets it as Michael Jackson...

We went to the Dr. Jackson's office last week for some check-ups for the kids...

even Jenner...

When he looked at her teeth and counted them for her he asked her if she still has a binky...

and she does...

He then told her that she needed to think about throwing her binky in the garbage so it won't ruin her teeth...

we've been telling her this for awhile...

So on Friday (1 year anniversary of M.J.'s death)...

when we getting ready for bed, I asked Jenner where her binky was...

Her reply, "Mom, I don't need my binky anymore...Michael Jackson told me I need to throw it in the garbage!"

LAUGHING SO HARD...

I ALMOST FELL OVER!!!

ps...picture was taken by my good friend Nicholai and there are more to come!