random observations

I read my sister Angela's post this morning and thought it was a good idea to just write about whatever, so here it goes...

-Ashlen has had two showers and is now in the bathtub and it is only 10 am. She likes the water and it gives me a break.

-Last night Ashlen wouldn't go to sleep so I put her in bed with me and sang her every song I knew and then started making up songs. She finally fell asleep. She loves to hear singing.

-All the kids are taking the TAKS test today. It is a mandatory test that all Texas students have to take in order to pass their grade. I woke up early and cooked them a full breakfast. Hope they don't get any ideas cause I am not going to do that again any time soon.

-I am sad cause I was suppose to leave today to andy's house in vegas but my back is bad right now due to some pulled muscles. I was getting carried away with myself, thinking I was all better. I need to still take it easy.

-My house is a mess

-The sun is shining and it is suppose to get up to 75 today.

-I am sad that Mitt Romney is not the Rep. Candidate, but I voted for him anyway.

-My sister Angela is having another baby, in two weeks we find out what it is.

-We just bought a Chrysler Dealership and closed on it yesterday, well, not me but Brent and his partners.

-I love Jalapeno chips, the spicier the better.

-We are going to the Temple tomorrow to do baptisms. I love to go with lauren.

-My cat is snoring

-I need to find a new tutor/babysitter for next school year.

-I need to clean out my closet.

-I need to read the Book of Mormon again before summer gets here.

-I want to get up to Dallas to see Shellee and her family.

-I wish more people would do this blog thing, it helps keep friends informed and I love to read them.

-I miss my family and friends who live far away.

-My kids are the love of my life as well as my hunky husband Brent

Tournamnets

This past weekend all three older kids played in Tournaments and all three came in 2nd place.  Peyten and Austen played baseball and Lauren played volleyball.  I didn't get to see Austen but I saw Lauren and Peyten and they did well.  I love watching them play sports.  Also, last week Lauren had her first track meet for school and she did really well.  It brought back so many memories of my own track meets and it was weird being the parent instead of the child.  I called my dad the next day and we talked about that.  I have so many great memories of my dad always being there for me when i would run.  He was and still is a great dad.  Thanks for everything my father!!!!

My brother Alex called me last week to tell me that he took a new coaching and teaching job at a high school in Cedar City Utah.  They will be moving sometime this summer.  he is very excited and i am very proud of him.  My parents live by Alex in Idaho so they have decided to move as well.  They may make the move out here to be by me, or move to be by Alex again.  I would really like to have my parents closer.  I think I could help my mom get better and my kids need to be closer to their grandparents.

Next week Ashlen and I are flying to Las Vegas to visit my brother Andy and also see Brents sister Laura.  My brother and his family haven't see Ashlen yet so I think it will be lots of fun.  I hate leaving the other kids but we need to make the visit.  The next week after that it is spring break and all the kids and I are flying to SLC to see Angela and then head to Idaho to see my parents and Alex's family.  It will probably be the last time we ever go to Idaho since they will be moving soon.  My kids love going to Idaho, especially to birch creek where we go camping.

I am almost all recovered from my surgery now.  I can start exercising again in a few weeks and I feel great except if i am in the car for too long.  I am just so grateful that the pain is gone.  I can't tell you how great that is.

surgery

Last wed. I had to go under the knife and have back surgery!!!! Scary for me, very scary. I have endured incredible pain all down my right leg for over a year now due to a pinched siatic nerve. After numerous chiropractors and other things and then trying to just live with it, I finally found a doctor who said he could fix it easy with a simple outpatient surgery. I was at this point ready to cut off my leg so I decide to go for it. The surgery lasted about two hours and I was home a few hours after that. I felt the relief immediately in my leg. I have just been taking it easy this week sleeping and not doing anything gettig the incision to heal and I can not lift anything for 4 weeks, including Ashlen. Kari my sweet sister in law took Ashlen for me and still has her. The kids are missing her so much as well as me so we will get her back this week.

I am looking forward to being my self again. I have lived with pain or so long that I am excited about all the fun things I can do and just enjoy them instead of endure the pain.

what's up

It's tuesday morning and it has been a long last 7 days or so. Austen was home from school for 3 days due to the flu, and I also felt like crud so we layed in bed together all day with Ashlen crawling all over us. It was also my bday last week and I turned 25. Brent brought me home flowers and some other sweet things. I also went to the doctor for my back last week and he had me get an MRI the next day. I am still waiting on the results from that, hoping that they can do something for me besides surgery. The pain is so bad that I may not object to surgery if it will help.

Our friends from Dallas, the Wilsons, came down for the weekend and we had a great time. We spent one night here and then after church we went to the cabin to spend the next night. The kids had a blast riding the 4 wheelers around. All my kids were super sad when they left, please come back asap. My kids love company.

I don't really have anything else to say. I need to get the laundry done today, it is piled up so high that I am having a hard time walking in the laundry room.

Chow for now

Christmas morning

Ashlen trying on daddy's new christmas shoes