July 18, 2008
Okay so summer is slipping away so fast I barely have time to complain about the heat. There are so many things to do before School Starts. Ahh elementary school, the years of being just a kid before that completely sporatic, gangly, awkward "Jr. High stage" begins. (I don't envy Natalie having to go through that)!
I have been working as a Primary teacher-something that I haven't done in a long time. I teach one of two CTR 5 classes. The primary is so big the kids all have to meet for opening exercises in the chapel-And we keep growing. There were 3 baby blessings last fast Sunday. SHEESH! In Murray we were lucky to get 3 baby blessings a Year! My class has such cute kids in it and they are still at that sweet stage where they actually "like" their teachers (if we bring candy). I was a little unsure of having a Sunday calling because of all the "going out of town" and stuff. HAHAHAHA...we haven't gone anywhere, nor are we planning on going anywhere. Two mortgage payments SUCKS! Okay so at least we finally have the Murray house rented out. Actually they are leasing it so hopefully that all goes well and they can buy it soon! I HATE renting, and people who choose to be landlords are (say it with a high voice) CRAZY!
On to a more exciting topic like this amazing new thing called...reading! Yeah you all should try it, I highly recommend it. I just finished this small set of books...maybe some of you have heard of them they're called Harry Potter. Yeah they are pretty good...
HA, who am I kidding they are AH-MAZING! I have totally caught the reading bug this summer, which all started with Twilight. I would love any recommendations for books, if anyone has them...of course Breaking Dawn comes out in two weeks so I'll be reading that, but two days after I'm sure I'll be ready for something else to bide my time!
SO I have this Reunion coming up that I have been trying to "get in shape" for-I know, let's not all laugh at once. I think there should be a RULE-No Reunions after you've had a baby (at least for a year). Oh well, our committee has worked too hard NOT to want to go to it, I think it's going to be fun. Brandon on the other hand is so not looking forward to it, and honestly...I don't feel the least bit guilty about dragging him there!
I have this 30 Things before 30 list that I'm working on which includes such things as learning to SURF-yes Surf, running a 5 and 10 K (with the possibility of a marathon), Reading the Book of Mormon again, and other random things that I've been wanting to do, just haven't had the UMPH to do them. We shall see, we shall see. I'm not the type to be like "Oh I'm a terrible person 'cause I didn't finish my list before 30". Because there is always 31!
I warned you this was going to be the ravings of a loony, but I better go because I'm sure none of you care about the babbling. It was just some much needed blogging time!
XOXO-Michelle
The Ramblings of a Madman-er-Woman!
HAPPY 6TH BIRTHDAY MISS NATALIE!
On June 14th Natalie had an exciting 6th Birthday party at a place called Kangaroo Zoo! They have a dozen or more inflatable mazes, slides, and bounce houses. There are 3 Party Rooms for Birthday Parties, and Natalie chose the Cosmos Room, which had a big mural painted on the wall and cool star lights hanging from the ceiling! The kids Bounced around non-stop for about 2 hours then we ate cake and ice cream and Natalie opened presents. Kangaroo Zoo provides each party with an assistant who follows the kids around, she takes their pictures, and even plays with them too. It was a lot of fun to watch all these little "Roo's" bouncing around! Thank You so much to everyone who came to Natalie's Birthday Party. It was out of this world!
"WHAT IS THIS FEELING?"
June 16, 2008
Definitely not "LOATHING"!
I'm super excited because my "WONDERFUL" friend Sarah Reeder and her "POPULAR" Mom Becky totally "DEFYed GRAVITY" and got us tickets to see WICKED next year "THANK GOODNESS"! Yes we have to wait till April...I know it's not "ONE SHORT DAY" but hello it's WICKED, it is sooooo worth the wait! I'll be "DANCING THROUGH LIFE" until then!
(Sarah, tell Becky she's the "SHIZ". Hahahahahaha)!
Yes all the caps are song titles from the show...You know me I can't just say "Hey we're going to Wicked"!
SAY GOODBYE TO KINDERGARTEN!
June 6, 2008
Well today was Natalie's last day of kindergarten and it chokes me up a bit knowing how well she adapted to all the changes of this year! New baby, new house, new school...and yet she managed to be above average and did really well on her SAT's (yes SAT's at 5 years old). It really shows how easily children can deal with change.
The kids were allowed to wear whatever they wanted to school today and so I had to capture a picture of her on her final day in Kindergarten. The other picture is her in her class the day they had their spring program. Such a sweet smile she has (when she doesn't try too hard). I can't believe she only has a week and she'll be six, my goodness where does the time go?
LIKE-TOTALLY HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND STUFF!
MAY 26, 2008
My homegirl Sarah Reeder celebrated her 30th Birthday on Saturday the 24th with a radical 80's party! We dressed up in our most gnarly 80's ensembles, played 80's video games, listened to tubular music, played a trivia game (complete with prizes of a rubix cube and slinky) and of course ate cake-actually cup cakes made into an awesome Rainbow with Care Bear toys on it! It was such a fun time-I hope you enjoyed it Sarah!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOU BODACIOUS BABE YOU!
489 Pages in 2 days!!!
MAY 5, 2008
IT'S A RECORD FOR MICHELLE!!!
Yes I did it. I finally read Twilight and oh my gosh...what can I say except AWWWWWEEEESOOOMMMEE!!! I know some of you are thinking "Why is she just reading these books now"? It's not that I didn't WANT to read the books, trust me, I've read a lot about the series, and even gone to the book and Stephenie Meyers's websites, but as most of you know, I'm not a big reader, but when I find something good to read (that requires more "imagination" then "thinking") I give it all I've got...which means ignoring most everything else around me!
So Friday I decided to start reading and was instantly hooked and yesterday I found myself sneaking off to read what little I could (it gives new meaning to the words "couldn't put it down") When Samuel had to be fed, I jumped at the chance so I could use it as an excuse to read a little more. If I had to go pee, Guess what? The book came to. All day it was like this...Brandon didn't mind much, because basketball was on!
When midnight finally rolled around I was on the second to last chapter but was so stinking tired and knew I had to go to bed, so I closed the book for the night but then the baby woke up and started crying. I was so excited, (not what usually happens) and as I fed him I read the last chapter by the light of his closet!
I cannot wait to start on the next book, I'm picking it up today! I am excited that I can finally chat about Twilight when it comes up in conversation.
And get ready girls...for a big GNO in December when the movie comes out! WOO HOO!
THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKING, AND WALKING, AND WALKING!
April 23, 2008
So Natalie got these boots from her cousin Gabi, and once she fit into them it was all down hill. She wore them with everything-her school uniform, church dresses, capris. You name it and it was accessorized with theses boots. Every time we went to buy a new pair of shoes we came home empty-handed because nothing measured up to "the boots". Finally, I gave her one last weekend with her boots and told her she couldn't wear them anymore. When she took them off she hid them under her bed so I wouldn't find them...but being a mom, I did, and out to the garbage can they went without hesitation! As you can see from the pictures, they got plenty of wear, pretty good for hand-me-downs I must say!
