on top of things, i think

so, i've done some cleaning and organizing that last few days. i got all my stuff, minus notes taken care of from last semester (i still need to type them up and print them out). i got my food storage labeled and organized again. i made master sheets that i put up on the doors so that i know what i have and what i don't. i've gotten my desks mostly cleaned off. we actually had an fhe this week, where we are trying the "bribe" thing.

oh, btw-the kids decided that they wanted to change their reward to swimming at a pool.

dead dishwasher

so this morning, i discovered that the dishwasher is full of mold. not only that, but it only sort of cleans the dishes. so, we decided that the dishwasher is toast, and we will proceed to wash them by hand.
sucks to be me!

bribery, or reward?

so we went down to provo last week for candice's graduation. the girl was practically giddy. got to spend some time with my mom and her family. i had such a good time. it's too bad that it all had to end. i wish, and i know they do to, that we weren't so far away from my parents. it was really hard to put my mother on the plane and send her home.
of course, because i can't go anywhere without having health issues, i had two gall attacks on the same day. talk about a killjoy.

so, i've started something new with the kids. we'll see if it works. i took a pint mason jar, and told them that when we got the jar filled with beans, they got to do something special. how do they fill the jar, you ask? by obeying, by doing the jobs i ask them to, by behaving. they can also lose beans, by not doing what they're told, by sassing mom and dad, and by running off. so, when the jar gets full, they get to go choose some new toys. let's hope it works.

tonsils, to be or not to be

ok, we took elizabeth in today to have her tonsils looked at. we became worried about them when we noticed that there was less than a 1/4 inch between them. so, we got a referral from the dr and had them looked at. we are supposed to keep an eye on her, see if they cause any sleep apnea. if they do, they will take them out. if not, they will leave them in.

holy crap, this is awesome!

http://confessionsofabyuco-ed.blogspot.com/2009/04/love-story.html

it takes awhile for it to load up, but the wait is well worth it.

catch up

ok, life has slowed down for a bit, and i have a spare moment to write something.
my mother-in-law, one of them, gave us a trampoline. i know, it's crazy! but, they don't use it, and it's too hard for dad to be putting up, so they gave it to us. it now sits in the front yard, and the kids keep begging to go play on it, it's dark, hello!
we got the rotten apples cleaned up from underneath the tree, so the yard looks a little better. i went to clean up right around the base of the tree. someone had put landscape brick around it, but it needed fixing and cleaning up. in the process of trying to clean it up, i found the mother lode of ladybugs.
taylor had cavities filled on friday. so we spent the rest of the day, and majority of the weekend making him feel loved and more comfortable. he got milkshakes, and puddings, and all sorts of goodies that they don't have on a regular basis. we opted to have it done in the surgery center, because his fear of needles and anything that causes pain would make him freak out. so, they completely put him under, and took care of it that way. he did have a problem when he woke up and discovered the iv. he tried to take it out himself.

milestones!

as it's the easter season, i thought perhaps we should update and post something.

the kids made a haul for easter. the easter bunny was very generous, grandma williams and nana got new clothes for them. we did easter dinner at our place, since we have room now. it was fun, but i was ready for it to be done long before it was over. apparently being a hostess wears me out fast.
as we were going through bags of candy that morning, shannon pulled a milestone on us. i had her laying on the floor, on her belly, and she pulled her knees up underneath her and started rocking. i have the feeling that she'll be crawling in the next few weeks. aahh, mama is not ready for that!

i forgot to mention that taylor registered for kindergarten today.

what?!

we went down to provo for little benjamins funeral on friday. drove home during conference satruday morning. then, i started on homework, and got in trouble for trying to do it during conference. called about a house that we were interested in looking at. sent shaun off to the priesthood session, and got to work on homework again.
about 20 minutes before shaun got home, i started having pain in my back. i tried curling up on the couch and relaxing. it didn't work. the i went and laid down on my bed thinking that might help. it didn't. shaun got home, talked with the kids for a minute, and came into the bedroom to find out what i was doing. i started moaning and not being able to talk or think. he called his sister-in-law, and she said to get me up to the hospital. he gave me a blessing, we informed rosie about what we were doing, and went to the hospital.
to make a long story short, i have gall stones and need to have my gall bladder removed. however, since it's finals week, and i'm already going crazy, it will have to wait for a bit. i need to finish up the semester, have elizabeths tonsils removed, and get the kids cavities taken care of first. i can't be down and have to deal with all of that as well.

rachel, we feel for you

for those of you that know her, rachel mothersill abbott had a baby this week. he was born alive at 22 weeks, but sadly didn't survive. they are having a funeral this friday.

our hearts and prayers go out to the abbott family.