Are there days you just wonder if you're doing anything right for your family?
Today was just one of those days. It started off with everyone being tired and grumpy (I say everyone because that included me) and not only do you not have the energy to clean up the house, but you also have a fussy baby (he got shots 2 days ago and they're still wearing him down) that won't let you put him down for even a second. So you're husband comes home from work and you feel guilty because not only is the house not clean but you haven't even thought about what you're cooking for dinner. When you go to look for something for dinner there is no food in the house (You don't even have Top Ramen). Then you decide to go to Idaho Falls (30 Minutes away) for a big shopping trip at Winco. You don't really have a shopping list made up so you're dragging you're husband and baby all over the store trying to go through a shopping list you made in your head 5 minutes ago. As you're checking out at the grocery store you're poor baby is screaming his head off because it's getting past his bedtime. You're trying your hardest to unload all the groceries, pay the cashier, and bag your groceries while everyone is glaring at you because you're letting this poor little baby scream his head off and you're not even attempting to do anything, you're just trying to get out of the store and away from all the judgmental looks. When you get home you're trying to take care of your tired baby and you see your poor husband just grabbing a quick snack because he knows you won't be getting around to cooking anything. He helps you with the baby and then goes to bed without even a "goodnight". Finally at 11:30 when your baby is asleep, you sit on the couch in the living room looking at the mess and debating whether you should clean and risk waking the baby up, or go to sleep and wake up to a messy house on Sunday morning. You feel guilty about everything that happened today and try to decide what you could have done to make the day better for everyone. Now don't you just feel like the mom of the year? Ya, right!
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Living in an amish paradise...
I am not being melodramatic when I say I dropped to my knees and thanked the Lord when our internet got set up and it worked. For the past few months it has been
"There's no phone, no lights, no motorcar
Not a single luxury
Like Robinson Crusoe
It's as primitive as can be
We been spending most our lives
Living in an Amish paradise
We're just plain and simple guys
Living in an Amish paradise
There's no time for sin and vice
Living in an Amish paradise
We don't fight, we all play nice
Living in an Amish paradise"
"There's no phone, no lights, no motorcar
Not a single luxury
Like Robinson Crusoe
It's as primitive as can be
We been spending most our lives
Living in an Amish paradise
We're just plain and simple guys
Living in an Amish paradise
There's no time for sin and vice
Living in an Amish paradise
We don't fight, we all play nice
Living in an Amish paradise"
Ok, so maybe it's a little melodramatic, but seriously... Try going a few months without internet and only getting phone service in one corner of the house. It takes it's toll. We are spoiled peeps.
Either way, the internet is back and hopefully my blog will get more attention from me.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
For the past few weeks I've had an overwhelming feeling of gratitude! I have so many blessings in my life. Sometimes I get really homesick being in Idaho with none of my side of the family up here, but I really have no room to complain. I have family that comes and visits me to help me out, or even just to take me out to breakfast :) I have awesome family that is always one phone call away and I can call at any time in the day to just chat, or to ask for advice from.
I have a very hardworking husband who works all day, and then comes home and takes Maddox for a while so I always have some "me" time. Not only does he do all that, but he also wakes up in the middle of the night and takes Maddox out into the living room and lets me get some sleep. He is always looking for ways to help and make sure I know how much he loves me. He's my real life prince charming!
I have such a sweet baby boy that brings so much love and joy into our home. I cant set him down for even a minute he's just such a sweetie.
We have had awesome opportunities with our housing and have been blessed so many times to find such good deals that suit us perfectly.
We have both been blessed with awesome job opportunities that allow us to provide for our family and allow me to work from home while staying with my sweet boy.
We truly are so blessed and im grateful for everything and everyone in our lives!
I have a very hardworking husband who works all day, and then comes home and takes Maddox for a while so I always have some "me" time. Not only does he do all that, but he also wakes up in the middle of the night and takes Maddox out into the living room and lets me get some sleep. He is always looking for ways to help and make sure I know how much he loves me. He's my real life prince charming!
I have such a sweet baby boy that brings so much love and joy into our home. I cant set him down for even a minute he's just such a sweetie.
We have had awesome opportunities with our housing and have been blessed so many times to find such good deals that suit us perfectly.
We have both been blessed with awesome job opportunities that allow us to provide for our family and allow me to work from home while staying with my sweet boy.
We truly are so blessed and im grateful for everything and everyone in our lives!
Friday, June 7, 2013
Why do I love my momma?
I love my momma! She is an amazing woman. But do you want to know why I love my mom? Here's a few reasons...
#1- she had me and raised me. I now fully appreciate labor and then sleepless nights, being pooped on (story for another time), and patience. Maddox is one good baby. Seriously, we never hear this kid fuss now. But I still need patience. That being said, I can't even imagine what kind of kid I was. My mom seriously had to have some serious virtue (patience is a virtue) to raise me. So I appreciate her for that.
#2- I called my mom about 7 times today. She answered every single time. Not only that, but I called her for stupid things. e.g. Me: Hey mom, quick question...is chicken breast, you know the kind in the can that looks like tuna but it's not, is that cooked? Mom: Yes...it's definitely cooked Me: Oh ok. Josh opened a can thinking it was tuna, but then realized it's chicken, but I told him he had to eat it, so he wanted me to make sure it was cooked first. Thanks love you bye!
Ya...so even after that conversation she still answered my phone calls haha. My mom is like the go to google. My phone is right there...but my mom is just more awesome than google.
#3- After I called her a million times asking all these questions about leases, deposits, and renting, I finally call her and tell her that we found a place and put down a deposit...do you know what one of the first things she said was? "Well let us know when you are moving and I might be able to come up and help you move." This is coming from a lady that is going to girls camp, trying to get my dad off on a 50 mile hike, being the ward compassionate service leader, and running all their rental properties. And still she says "I might be able to come up and help you move" which leads us to....
#4- My mom is a very giving person. She is always offering to help people in any way she can. I asked her to come up and stay with us after I had the baby and she dropped everything and came up here, cooked us AMAZING food, cleaned our house, and snuggled my baby in the mornings so I could get some sleep. She took me out shopping and out to lunch and was so sweet the whole time she was here. She is always looking for ways to help us.
These are just a few of the hundreds of reasons why my mom is so awesome. But today it has been on my mind all day long how amazing my mom is and how lucky I am to have her. I can't say enough how much I love her, and I am so homesick it's not even funny. Luckily we are going to Nevada in 2 weeks and I get to see all of my family!
I love you momma! Thanks for all you do!
#1- she had me and raised me. I now fully appreciate labor and then sleepless nights, being pooped on (story for another time), and patience. Maddox is one good baby. Seriously, we never hear this kid fuss now. But I still need patience. That being said, I can't even imagine what kind of kid I was. My mom seriously had to have some serious virtue (patience is a virtue) to raise me. So I appreciate her for that.
#2- I called my mom about 7 times today. She answered every single time. Not only that, but I called her for stupid things. e.g. Me: Hey mom, quick question...is chicken breast, you know the kind in the can that looks like tuna but it's not, is that cooked? Mom: Yes...it's definitely cooked Me: Oh ok. Josh opened a can thinking it was tuna, but then realized it's chicken, but I told him he had to eat it, so he wanted me to make sure it was cooked first. Thanks love you bye!
Ya...so even after that conversation she still answered my phone calls haha. My mom is like the go to google. My phone is right there...but my mom is just more awesome than google.
#3- After I called her a million times asking all these questions about leases, deposits, and renting, I finally call her and tell her that we found a place and put down a deposit...do you know what one of the first things she said was? "Well let us know when you are moving and I might be able to come up and help you move." This is coming from a lady that is going to girls camp, trying to get my dad off on a 50 mile hike, being the ward compassionate service leader, and running all their rental properties. And still she says "I might be able to come up and help you move" which leads us to....
#4- My mom is a very giving person. She is always offering to help people in any way she can. I asked her to come up and stay with us after I had the baby and she dropped everything and came up here, cooked us AMAZING food, cleaned our house, and snuggled my baby in the mornings so I could get some sleep. She took me out shopping and out to lunch and was so sweet the whole time she was here. She is always looking for ways to help us.
These are just a few of the hundreds of reasons why my mom is so awesome. But today it has been on my mind all day long how amazing my mom is and how lucky I am to have her. I can't say enough how much I love her, and I am so homesick it's not even funny. Luckily we are going to Nevada in 2 weeks and I get to see all of my family!
I love you momma! Thanks for all you do!
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
The moving games...
So a little history...
Last August as we were moving from Malad to Rexburg right before school started, we decided to rent a house. We found one (that allowed dogs) and signed a lease. The landlords ended up getting super sketchy and not following the terms of the lease as far as the rent and deposit went and everything. Luckily it was before we moved in, so we were able to get out of the lease and out of a sketchy situation. Then we found a house from a girl I used to work with. They were moving and letting their house go back to the bank, so we figured we might as well rent it cheap for a few months and get cash for keys when their house foreclosed. We packed up our house on moving day and drove the 2 hours to Rexburg. When we got there the people hadn't even began to pack up their stuff. Their house was full, unpacked, and we were packed and had given the keys from our old apartment back to our landlords. So we ended up leaving our trailer full of stuff at the house and spending the weekend and Josh's parents, hoping that by Monday the people would have been moved out. Monday rolls around and we go back to the house, basically nothing had been packed or moved. They just cleared out the master bedroom so we could put our stuff in. We moved into the master bedroom and lived out of there for a week. Finally by the end of the week we realized these people were never going to get their stuff out of there. Not to mention none of the electrical outlets worked, and there was black mold growing on the tub that I just could not seem to scrub off (even with bleach, bleck!) So we cut our loses, and went on a house hunt again. We finally found this house that we are in now. It has been great! It was such a blessing to find it. Our landlords are amazing and we love them to death, the ward is awesome, and the rent is cheap. However, almost 1 year later we are on the house hunt again. The house we live in is about 10 miles (one way) to the school, or to Josh's work...so we spend a boatload of money on gas each month. Also, one of the major problems is it is out in the woods (which we love) but that means we get absolutely no internet. We have tried LITERALLY every single service provider out here (PS. I'm pretty sure CableOne is owned by the mob. When I called I talked to 3 guys Carmine, Mickey, and Josephio. They all sounded like the mob. I was scared to tell them my address!) Anywho... It seems so petty to say that we can't "live" without the internet, but it's true! I am working from home and need the internet for my job, and I have been coming into the public library to get work done, but it's getting really hard to do that with a baby. Also, Josh is starting school again in the fall and needs the internet to do homework. If we don't have internet we end up spending MORE gas money to come into town to get internet. We have been told the only option we have out there (that might not even work) is dial-up...and I will not go back to the 80's! Urghh So we are back on the house hunt. We are looking at 3 apartments today and one on Friday. Hopefully our landlords can let us out of our lease 2 months early, or hopefully we can sell it (it really is a cute house and an awesome place to live, we just can't stay there any longer).
Last August as we were moving from Malad to Rexburg right before school started, we decided to rent a house. We found one (that allowed dogs) and signed a lease. The landlords ended up getting super sketchy and not following the terms of the lease as far as the rent and deposit went and everything. Luckily it was before we moved in, so we were able to get out of the lease and out of a sketchy situation. Then we found a house from a girl I used to work with. They were moving and letting their house go back to the bank, so we figured we might as well rent it cheap for a few months and get cash for keys when their house foreclosed. We packed up our house on moving day and drove the 2 hours to Rexburg. When we got there the people hadn't even began to pack up their stuff. Their house was full, unpacked, and we were packed and had given the keys from our old apartment back to our landlords. So we ended up leaving our trailer full of stuff at the house and spending the weekend and Josh's parents, hoping that by Monday the people would have been moved out. Monday rolls around and we go back to the house, basically nothing had been packed or moved. They just cleared out the master bedroom so we could put our stuff in. We moved into the master bedroom and lived out of there for a week. Finally by the end of the week we realized these people were never going to get their stuff out of there. Not to mention none of the electrical outlets worked, and there was black mold growing on the tub that I just could not seem to scrub off (even with bleach, bleck!) So we cut our loses, and went on a house hunt again. We finally found this house that we are in now. It has been great! It was such a blessing to find it. Our landlords are amazing and we love them to death, the ward is awesome, and the rent is cheap. However, almost 1 year later we are on the house hunt again. The house we live in is about 10 miles (one way) to the school, or to Josh's work...so we spend a boatload of money on gas each month. Also, one of the major problems is it is out in the woods (which we love) but that means we get absolutely no internet. We have tried LITERALLY every single service provider out here (PS. I'm pretty sure CableOne is owned by the mob. When I called I talked to 3 guys Carmine, Mickey, and Josephio. They all sounded like the mob. I was scared to tell them my address!) Anywho... It seems so petty to say that we can't "live" without the internet, but it's true! I am working from home and need the internet for my job, and I have been coming into the public library to get work done, but it's getting really hard to do that with a baby. Also, Josh is starting school again in the fall and needs the internet to do homework. If we don't have internet we end up spending MORE gas money to come into town to get internet. We have been told the only option we have out there (that might not even work) is dial-up...and I will not go back to the 80's! Urghh So we are back on the house hunt. We are looking at 3 apartments today and one on Friday. Hopefully our landlords can let us out of our lease 2 months early, or hopefully we can sell it (it really is a cute house and an awesome place to live, we just can't stay there any longer).
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