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Yay! Today we got sod – but apparently we have to stay off of it for 10-14 days. Yeah, right. We’ll see how long THAT lasts.
Tonight I went with Holly to take a few engagement pics on the roof of the SLC library during sunset. I hadn’t been there yet (WAY cool inside).
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Sunday’s are usually pretty lazy around here. Last night daughter woke up asking for mommy this time (normally she asks for daddy), but she wasn’t screaming so that was nice. I didn’t get back to sleep right away so I tossed and turned for about an hour and a half. About 4ish I woke again and had trouble getting back to sleep. Tonight I think I’ll take a melatonin and see if that does the trick.
We missed the first hour of church but were right on time for the 2nd (we have 3 hours of church on Sundays). In Relief Society (women’s organization) the topic was strengthening marriages. The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman was mentioned; love, love, love that book. The bishop’s wife was invited to tell us about her parents; married 68 years, died 12 days apart and were exemplar role models in the marriage department. The stories were touching about their love and kindness to each other. While we discussed marriage I hung out with my friend’s baby, Boston, who’s about 4 months old, entertaining him then getting him to sleep (I have that knack with most other babies that are not my own, but particularly him). Speaking of but… someone said that an apology isn’t one when followed by a “but” or excuse for the behavior. Thought that was a nice way to look at saying sorry.
Returned home, ate lunch and scribbled changes to the map and phone list I keep updated for our Ward. There is a lot of growth in our neighborhood so the list gets updated regularly. Laid daughter down for her nap and jumped into my bed for my own. A couple hours later slowly woke to Posie licking herself incessantly – gross.
Edited the pictures I took yesterday – got some really great ones (like the one of the baby, above). Helped daughter with Dora games on the internet, played Frogger with son, ate Stoffer’s Frozen Lasagna & Texas Garlic Toast that hubby made for dinner and Nutter Butter’s with milk for dessert. Played the I Spy puzzle game with daughter while daddy and son played a number game before bed. Teeth brushed and into bed (not without some dramatics from daughter, of course). Read the Red Barn book to daugher in her bed then came down to the cooler-than-the-rest-of-the-friggin-hot-house-but-not-cool-enough basement; watched some Miami Ink’s and a little Robot Chicken.
Now I have to go upstairs to get Emily’s email address and send her preliminary headshot images so she can tell me which she likes best before I print them (deadline) then daddy and I will spend some time together before getting to sleep. Hey, 11:45pm – I’m not doing as bad as I thought!
This will be my last dissertation. I think I’ve accomplished what I set out to do ;O)
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Honestly can’t remember exactly what I did today. I’m lying in bed trying to think and nothing’s coming. Did dishes and wiped the counters. Windex’d the bathroom mirrors & showered. Went to my photo shoot in Provo at 2pm and got back about 4. Used my last check to pay the babysitter then picked up another sitter at 5pm so daddy and I could go to dinner/movie. Here’s the thing though. We’ve been hearing all this hooplah over the new theaters between I-15 and Jordan Landing off Bangerter but once we got there it wasn’t worth the drive (and all the stop lights – what the…). Got to visit with hubby about life and stuff though, so that’s worth the time it took to get there. His golfing took longer than expected so I had to scramble for a sitter to make my appointment. He got an earful for that one – I just want a phonecall early enough to take care of things. We saw Pirates – felt a little empty at the end but enjoyed it nonetheless. Called Karen on the way home; she and her sister live right off Bangerter. The were just in Wyoming for a cancer walk/run; they started at 4pm yesterday and stopped at 10am today then drove back to Draper from Wyoming – crazy. The sister, Heather, is a cancer survivor! At home I was unable to find new checks so I told the sitter I’d have to get it to her later. Then she reminded me I didn’t pay her the last time either. EEK! We went to the calendar and there it is, plain as day, that I still owe her for last time. What a loser I am! I guess I’ll be tipping when I find the checks! As I pulled back up in our driveway I saw fireworks and ran inside to pull Jack out of bed to watch. He didn’t understand why I was yanking him out of bed at first, probably thought he was in trouble, but it was worth his surprised look. We’re not sure who’s fireworks they were (it’s July 15th) and they were LONG. I got tired of watching them after a while – isn’t that sad? So I went downstairs to grab my laptop and by the time I was coming back up they were at the finale. Perfect timing. So Jack’s in bed, daddy’s next to me programming on his laptop, Piper’s asleep (she had a nap today so hopefully she’ll saw logs tonight) and Posie is in her kennel. Tomorrow morning is church; 9am sharp but we try getting there 15 minutes early. If I get to bed this time I might have luck getting there on time. It’s 10:47pm – so I’ve got a chance for a good nights sleep!
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Sorry about bailing on you all (and I use “all” loosely) last night, but I must show my support to LaYen because eiye lof herrr.
Oh yeah. I’m tired of using initials to describe the people I know; it’s so impersonal. From now on I shall use first names and make you all FAMOUS :o) Ten percent finders fee is optional but encouraged.
Daddy is between office locations (the other is being sold) so he was home programming. I got the kids bathed & ready for Linda’s so she and I could go to lunch for my birthday. You say, but your birthday was at the end of May! Yes, it was, but I’ll celebrate any day! So my kids played with her kids (with babysitter-aged kids at the house; we didn’t leave two 6yr olds and two 3yr olds to fend for themselves) and we went to Café Rio for some much-needed catching up. Hubby doesn’t care for Café Rio (I don’t either if I’m waiting 45minutes for a friggin’ burrito) so I like to go with girlfriends and get the Fire Grilled Steak Salad that Tiffany turned me onto. Chatted with Kim about Natalie’s pictures and her hubby’s motorcycle (his is orange too) then suggested her friend could use a commercial-grade Café Rio napkin to make it home since none of us had feminine hygiene products on hand. On our way home we swung by the cute one-way street by the Old Star Mill and an amphitheater to check the lighting for photo taking then pulled up to find our too-cute blonde daughters sitting together in the grass eating yogurt.
Figuring that daddy could use more quiet time to program we hung out for a little while visiting with her oldest daughters about the weirdest things, and some normal ones too. Trying to get her 17yr old to the grocery store for some dinner ingredients, it got close enough to dinner that I suggested I provide the missing ingredients if we could invite ourselves along. Agreed. So Piper (that’s P in previous posts) and I came home for the stuff and to check in with daddy (Jack, that’s J in previous posts, stayed to play). Jennifer came to pick up the ingredients and we finalized plans with daddy on the evening (he went to interview a band in SLC then watch their show) and the next day (he’s golfing in the morning, which is right now, then I have a photoshoot in Provo at 2pm and 5pm we’re leaving on a date).
Piper and I drove back to Linda’s and had Radio Chicken (her BIL, Chuck, named it – he heard the recipe on the radio) and more visiting with her, the kids and her hubby. On the ride over I called back Emily to finalize plans for taking her headshots Saturday (she’s a performer and needs them for programs). She reiterated the love for the pictures I took of her son and his cousins (I love hearing that). Walking out in their yard to check the ripeness of their peaches (not yet) we went over to the shop and stepped over a metal 20’ slide that was used by the previous owner as a shoot to send packages from the upper floor to the lower. I about freaked out because I’ve been looking for a 20’ slide to put in our backyard on a slope for the kids to play on. Her hubby said we can have it since he was just going to take it to the dump. PERFECTO! The kids and I left about 9ish to get them in bed.
I couldn’t find lighter pj’s for Piper so I went in Jack’s room to his too-small box of clothes and pulled out the Texas t-shirt daddy brought from a trip and pj bottoms. As I put the shirt on she asked, “Where THIS come from?” I told her daddy bought it in Texas then did some of the Spongebob, Patrick and Sandy dialog and heard Jack in the other room chime in with other lines. She got mad because she was serious and we were being silly. So, we read a Winnie-the-Pooh activity book (Piper was answering all the questions correctly; Jack and I were shocked because we didn’t realize she knew that stuff), brushed teeth and got in bed. She went right down but about 11:30pm woke up crying and I soothed her back to sleep. In the middle of the night she screamed for daddy too. Her nap was missed yesterday and I think that’s what is screwing up her night schedule. The trick seems to be the combination of a nap AND melatonin or she has the night terrors.
Before bed I checked eBay for the stuff I’m watching (looking for motorcycle boots) and went to a headshot website to check out different styles and poses. Jumped online to check blogs and that’s when I came across La Yen’s dilema and postponed my days dissertation. There’s a LOT to read, but it was fun to get different perspectives.
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You Are A: Puppy!
Beloved by all, puppies are energetic, playful, and loving. Your playful and outgoing nature is part of what makes you a puppy. Known for their loyalty, puppies make great pets for young and old alike. And an innocent puppy face can melt anyone’s heart!
You were almost a: Frog or a Squirrel
You are least like a: Chipmunk or a GroundhogWhat Cute Animal Are You?
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Since I went to bed pretty late last night (1ish, I think), this morning was tough for me to wake. The dog needed to go outside and do her business (she’s an entrepreneur) and woke me earlier than I would’ve liked. Lack of sleep and getting woken up before my time gets me either 1) cranky or 2) a migraine or 3) pissy. So I ate some Pops instead of my Kashi Go Lean then layed on the couch on the laptop looking for motorcycle boots while my kids played video games and hubby programmed on his laptop. Daddy (that’s what I call him – an omage to Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon calls him that and I find it endearing) made him & the kids lunch while I scarfed down my famous Dill Chicken Pasta Salad (no, I don’t have a recipe – I wing it – so you can ask all you want but I won’t create one either). P played Dora on the computer for 10 minutes then I put her down for a nap (at 3yrs old it’s awfully tricky sometimes) and tried to take one as well since I had a migraine by then (doesn’t mean I wasn’t cranky or pissy though – double negative, that’s ~j’s favorite). An hour later I still wasn’t asleep and daddy walked in to save the day. Told P to get up, she hadn’t fallen asleep either, and tell daddy mommy’s trying to take a nap. I tossed and turned and still didn’t go to sleep. Then I remembered something my mom told me about headaches. I won’t divulge details but instead of doing what she suggested I thought of something else that’s close to it. Tried but it didn’t do the trick so I just got up and showered (finally). Then I remembered our neighborhood BBQ was in a couple hours and I wasn’t prepared (no shock there). I asked P to go with me to the grocery store but she didn’t want to. After a while my 6yr old said he wanted to go with me (which is shocking because he usually fights me when I try getting him to) then P piped up and said she wanted to go; she is J’s little copy-cat. We toddled off to Macy’s and ran into my friend TS, who I haven’t seen in a LONG time since she lives in Orem and that’s so far away (heehee). The kids played the shy act (which is the thing that annoys me the most lately), we exchanged our new cell phone #’s and she gave me a magazine that she’s in this month after promising to get together at the pool with our kids to catch up. Inside J picked out the hotdogs (at the deli, they’re HUGE) and selected a bunch of fresh green beans (courtesy of my mom turning him on to fresh green beans her last visit) and P and I selected Tang for the cooler we would take to the BBQ. Paid for our stuff then remembered that I forgot the ice so I stepped back to the same cashier and charged $1.06 for a bag of ice. She gave the kids suckers that kept them sane until we got home.
*I actually finished this whole post, selected all to then do the spell check and it erased every last word. The Recover Post button gave me back 1/3 so now I’m going to breeze through, which might’ve been the reason why this happened to me — to speed up the process in the future.*
Went to the BBQ with a migraine (but I took 2 Excedrine Migraine pills before I left — they work wonders with my headaches), saw people, told my hubby I’m so lucky to have him and I love him then walked home with the kids. Oh, before walking home there was a young girl driving down the street and got to the end that’s blocked of where she got pissy, turned around and drove faster-than-she-should’ve back out almost taking out a couple kids, mine being 2 of them. “She’s ephen kidding me!” or something to that matter but using the “ephen” to emphasize my seriousness. When I see her again in that piece of crap car I will be giving her my 2 cents. Talked with the north neighbor about his river that runs through my property when he waters the grass, melatonin with his pharmasist wife and scout camp next week then went in to put the kids to bed. Read a book and was ready for teeth brushing when P came to me with the toothpaste container in her mouth (the dispensing end in her mouth) – I snapped at her so she cried and refused to brush. I coaxed her into letting me and we got through it. She has this thing about putting her brother to bed (if we turn off the light she’ll freak out, turn the light back ON so that she can turn it OFF), giving him a kiff and shutting his door.
They’re in bed so I came down and watched this weeks “So You Think You Can Dance” on the DVR but last nights performances got cut out so I didn’t get to see them (ticked). I’m bummed that Musa was eliminated because he’s hot and I like watching him with Natalie – she bawled and I almost did for her. After that a little SNL with Matthew Perry playing Joey on Friends and Quinton playing Chandler like a wierd gay guy. Then it was Dr. 90210 but it’s a rerun about labiaplasty, breast reduction on a female to male transitioner and anal bleaching.
H showed up at 11:30pm in my driveway but called before she tried coming in (okay because my door is always locked anyway). Luckily I had my phone with me (I usually don’t, that’s why I’m bad at answering it). Hubby returned shortly after that and she left about 12:30am.
Now I’m spent and should’ve been in bed hours ago. I hope I get a goodnight’s sleep so I don’t drag tomorrow. I think I’ll put the dog in J’s room so he can take her out in the morning and I might get a few minutes more shut-eye. At least not get woken up before my time.
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