concert

So this weekend I was blessed to be able to attend the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's Christmas concert. It was the most amazing experience. I was so impressed. They dancers were beautiful, they had local bell choirs performing also. if you didn't have the chance to see this beautiful concert in person, be sure to watch it when it comes on your local public television station it is well worth the time.

back to work

So to fight the effects of this downhill economy and to help our family heed the profit, I decided to go back to work to get our debts payed off. so guess what I started back at Swensens yesterday. I love working there they make me feel so important but I also love the customers they are soo friendly. well just the new news and that is about it.

Growing up, Moving on, and looking back

So I am feeling a little nostalgic today. This year is my 10 year class reunion. and so I could get in touch with everyone so I could be found basically. I registered on myspace with my highschool. through this I found a couple of my best friends. One I haven't spoken to since just after I got home from my mission and the other( who I was roomates with just before my mission) I haven't spoken to, other than a brief update 2or three years ago over email, since I went on my mission. I learned the bothe live in boise just 1 1/2 hours away. Katie the one I lived with doesn't keep in contact with anyone from our hometown except her parents. and Tessa my other friend from 2nd grade through high school, is better friends with people she barely communicated with in high school than she is with either katie or myself.

anyway I come to my point....
We all care so much about the friends we have in high school and other times in our lives. Then we get to a point where, excepting a very few elite people, we lose touch. we hardly even think about these people who we thought were so vital to our existance. I don't know maybe it is just me and my incompetence in communicating with others over a distance.

To those of you with whom I have lost touch. I am sorry. for those of you who keep in touch with me thank you cause you probably know by now how bad I am at it. Sorry

Garden

So this year we decided we are going to start a garden. we planted our first plants today. we planted our raspberries. I am so excited. They are not exactly in our garden plot but with the limited space we have for a garden we have to go with what we have. I am soo excited.

On geocaching

So if you are interested in getting started go to www.geocaching.com they have all the info you need and locations of caches in your area

great clip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5kGUW6M7W0

Our new hobby

So we have this new hobby. it is sooooooooooo much fun it is basically extreme hide and seek. It is called Geocaching. We started last thursday and have gone out everyday but one since then.
If you don't know what it is....basically you get GPS coordinates to send you out in search of a cache. sometimes they are very difficult to find once you get there other times they are easy. it is a blast. If you want to try it with us sometime just let us know. we will take you with us.

Good news

So I have officially completed one week of weight watchers and have lost 5 pounds. I am so excited. David is doing it as well and he has lost 7 that I feel is no fair. but it is ok. I also went to the doctor and got some meds for my depression and I can finally remember what I was like before I had kids cause I am finally me again.

let's get started

So my mom in law brought over the stuff for me to do weight watchers with her yesterday. So now we are just trying to decide which day to start I think we might start Sat. because Friday is pay day then we can go shopping for all the healthy food we need. I am soooooo excited that David is going to do this with me. And I am thankful for such a thoughtful mother-in-law.

me time

So I fail to take my personal time(which is supposed to help with my postpartum depression) because I never know what to do. So then it doesn't help. so this morning I decided I am going to practice my bass playing and gt back into that. so now I just need to make myself practice everyday for my me time, unless I can think of something else to do.

my babies

well we are starting the whole potty training thing and so far it is going ok. she is pretty good about the peeing in the potty but she has problems with the pooping part. we are getting there slowly but surely right. Tarren is starting to be more vocal. and he is starting to laugh a lot more. We think he might be slightly tongue tied. I am going to talk to the doctor about it at his next appointment.well here are some new pics(finally).

Gabby got to play in the snow over Cristmas and loved it now everyday she wants to go play in it. sadly I don't want to get tarren out there and to cold so she doesn't get to play in it often.

one month later

well.......I haven't done a single thing toward my goal. I haven't even put forth the effort. Of course I have tons of excuses... like I am fighting depression, or I am waiting to have the money to join a gym, or I am waiting for my mom in law to let me know when we are going to start weight watchers( she did 2 weeks ago and told me 2 days ago) I am recouperating from being sick. wow when you look for them there are tons of excuses. but I am a stay at home mom with 2 kids and a husband who is never home. so those are my excuses and now I need to overcome them and accomplish my goal. anyone have suggestions for how to get in the exercise while being a mom, cause it is too cold to take thie kids outside for a walk?

A New Year...A new ME

Well it is a new year and time (I guess) to make a few resolutions. why we do this as we start a new year I do not know. maybe we should do new month resolutions. then we can't procrastinate changing our lives for 11 months. anyway I have decided to put a few of my resolutions up here so I have others helping me keep in track not just myself. I need to be accountable to others so thanks for our willing(or unwilling) participation.

This year I turn old... It is my 10year class reunion. and I want to loose some of my flab. and get healthy again(if I ever really was). After 2 kids one really feels the need to slim down and get healthy if only to be able to keep up with my two year old as she runs around the house saying,"getchu getchu" wanting me to chase her in circles around the house. and thinking on the miserable pregnancies I had due to bad hips and extra weight. so hopefully, when the time comes for another litlle curtain climber I will be able to survive the nine months. Don't worry I plan to wait quite a while before the next one.

I also want to watch less tv. not only so I can actually accomplish something(anything) this year but also for my children. Gabby watches way to much. and it is not good for any of us.

As a result of getting my daughter to watch less tv I would like to do more activities with her. crafts, games, outdoor activities thaose sorts of things can help really with everything.

So I am counting on every one to keep me in check. Thanks