Keeping kids busy.

Friday steph went into have her baby and me and my mom and Ron were on kid duty. I had went to the craft store to get some stuff to entertain them. We made some foam necklaces and then these bags that they were going to take treats home in later.

We made smores on a stick. The kids had a ball doing this all by themselves.

getting into the chocolate dipping.

some of the finished product.

They put these in their bags and took them home with them. Over all we had a good day. I think the kids had fun. And congrats to steph and clint on their new baby girl. she is beautiful. And a BIG thanks to my wonderful husband who watched all of the kids (at one time) for about three hours while we all went to the hospital. he is not used to that and so i know how nervous he was. i appreciate you doing this for me so I could be a part of stephs baby's birth. I love you your the best.

Tanner's Toilet Flood

Wed night tanner headed to our bathroom to do his thing. From previous posts you all know that it seems that when tanner uses the bathroom it always seems to go bad (the clothes starting on fire earlier this year). Well I knew he was back there I was doing something and forgot about it. He came out and I knew he was finished I should have went and checked to make sure tings were still standing but I didn't. Ron was gone and about an hour later Ron came home he headed back to use the bathroom and I heard a few choice words escape his mouth and I knew something was bad. Tanner had clogged the toilet when he flushed and the pump had stuck at the same time and water was pumping out pretty fast from the toilet bowl. WE hurried and shut off the water and Ron headed to home depot to get a new toilet. I got the shop vac and began to suck water. We worked until late into the night until we both finished our projects. The next day I called the insurance company because the water was out into our bedroom about 2 feet, into our closet ,and had went down the heating vent and soaked a wall downstairs . They said I should tear back the carpet and take the pad out. So sat we did this but didn't want to tear up the bathroom floor until we knew what they were going to do. The adjuster from the insurance came today and looked at it. She said we would need to replace all the carpet and the linoleum and fix the sheet rock tape on the wall downstairs. They cut us a check to do this. I am thankful we have a good insurance company because without it we would not be able to repair this mess. I think we are going to build an out house outside for tanner that is the safest way for him to use the bathroom.

This is what my bedroom looks like now minus the carpet pad we cut out. I will keep you posted and show you the new photos when we get it all put back together.

Pumpkins, Halloween and our Anniversary

I need to catch up on my blogging so bear with me on this.

We go to the pumpkin patch every year in paragonah to pick our pumpkins, this year it was freezing and the girls had fallen asleep on the way over and were extremely ornery. So it was a quick miserable trip but we got the pumpkins none the less.

Stetson with his big pick

Tanner with his pick

Lainee showing her misery so Kaylie helped her get a pumpkin

Preslie all bundled up and everyone ready to go

stetson getting his guts out


Tanner was the least thrilled about gutting his

Lainee was having a blast

Preslie just dug right in. She loved it she even enjoyed eating the raw seeds

The proud carvers with their finished products. I think they all done a great job.
I didn't get a lot of Halloween pics but we always have our carnival a week early so I took some of the kids in their costumes then.

Stetson as a pierced devil. He done his all by himself while I was working on the girls. I think he did a really good job.

Tanner was a vampire

Lainee was a fairy.(she wore the wings upside down)

Preslie was Tinkerbell she loved her costume

And today is our Anniversary. EIGHT years today!! It seems like longer but in a good way it just seems like I can't remember my life before Ron. I don't think I want to remember it without him. Here is a trip down memory lane. ( It took me forever after I scanned these pictures to convert them into jpeg format. After that I could not get them to go to a regular size so just bear with them.)

Me and Ron at our wedding

Me and my dress. I loved my dress!!

Ron putting my ring on

Our cake I loved it too!!


Now This is us EIGHT years later. (We are missing shawn and Kaylie in the pic)

We are sure alot more now. But I love it!! We have both changed so much But only for the better.I love every one of our children and could not imagine life without them. I adore our life we have built together. It is hard and some days I just want to scream. But I chose a good man who loves us so much and is a wonderful husband and an awsome father. It has been the best EIGHT years of my life and I know that they will only get better. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY baby I LOVE YOU!!!!!

FOR SALE

I have a truck for sale and I thought would use all my resources to try and sell it.

It is a 2001 Ford Ranger Ext. cab. four wheel drive. Has new tires and tool box. It it in great condition and runs great. It gets good gas mileage and is an overall great truck. We just bought it a few months ago and really liked it. However I decided that we did not need three vehicles and we needed to get rid of one of them. The expedition is the only one we can all fit in. The dodge truck is what we have to have to pull the trailer with. SO as much as Ron wants to keep the truck It has to go. We just can't justify one vehicle sitting in the yard never being used.
So if you are interested or know someone who may be give us a call it's a great little truck. we are asking $4000.00 we have just dropped it by $1000.00 435-463-1274 thanks.

Tagged

Tina tagged me. i thought it was an easy one so I tried it.

1. Go to your Picture's
2. Upload 4th Picture in The 4th Folder
3. Post and explain Picture
4.Tag 4 people
I tag. cindy,Chesi,Amy and Josie



This was the day of lainee's third b-day party. she was mad at me and my mom and sheena because she was rubbing her head on the couch and it was making her hair stand up if you look close you can see it. We were all laughing at her and taking pictures she did not like it.

famous mormons

Ok so today I was thinking about the people that I have been hearing lately that are lds. I was thinking about derek and julianne hough from dancing with the starts and so I decided to do a little investigating on the subject. I found some pretty interesting names. Their are alot more if you want to look for yourselves you can go to http://www.famousmormons.net/ and look for yourself.



Christina's parents met at Brigham Young University and married in the Washington, D.C. Temple. They were divorced when she was seven. When she was nine, her mother was still receiving home teachers, but it is unclear if Christina herself was baptized.

What do you think of when someone mentions Elvis Presley? What you probably don't think of is his spiritual side, witnessed by notes he left in a Book of Mormon.
Movie Shows Spiritual Side of Elvis click here to read the story on KSL
While he was filming Blue Hawaii (1961), filmmakers used the Polynesian Cultural Center as one of the locations. At that time Bobby Kauo taught him the discussions. Brother Kauo was a high councilor for the BYU 9th Stake in 2000.Source: Here's the skinny on LDS celebrity urban legends by Pete Thunell, BYU News Net, 28 Nov 2000.

She was born in Payson, Utah to Mormon parents. According to Jewel, she was "raised a Mormon until the age of eight." She moved to Alaska with her father when her parents divorced, but the question of her own baptism remains a mystery.



The Killers were nominated for MTVU "Woodie" Award - Best Emerging Artist. They were also selected as one of the top ten finalists for the 2004 Shortlist Music Prize for Artists Achievement in Music. Brandon Flowers, a Mormon from Las Vegas has spoken out about his chosen career path and his religious beliefs: "Being a Mormon is just like following any religion. It's not much different than a lot of them. But it's difficult sometimes when you are on the road."
Songs of praise A practicing Mormon, 25-year-old Brandon Flowers is married to a primary (Elementary) school teacher and desperate to start a family. Craig McLean talks to the Killers' singer about resisting temptation From the Observer Magazine in The United Kingdom
The Killers Don't Do Sex, Drugs And Rock and Roll
The Killers Avoid Rock 'N' Roll Lifestyle

According to Wikipedia Gary Allan is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The Gary Allan message board discuses Gary being LDS
Gary Allan was born Dec. 5, 1967, in Montebello, Calif., with the name Gary Herzberg. He was raised in La Mirada, Calif., and in his teens, he began to play the honky-tonk circuit.

He commanded a seven-person crew aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. The space shuttle was launched on 17 Apr 1998 and after 256 orbits, landed at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 03 May 1998. He is the first Mormon to ever command a NASA space craft.

Served a mission in the Philippines. Excommunicated in 1974. In 1983, when questioned by police regarding the disappearance of a neighborhood boy he knew, he confessed to having killed him and four others. Alonzo Daniels was killed in 1979 at the age of four after being kidnapped from the courtyard of his apartment complex. Kim Peterson was killed in 1980 at the age of eleven after being lured into Bishop's house to sell roller skates. Danny Davis was killed in 1981 at the age of four after being kidnapped from a grocery store. Troy Ward was killed in 1983 at the age of six. Graeme Cunningham was also killed in 1983 at the age of thirteen. Arthur Gary Bishop was executed by the State of Utah by lethal injection.

He was attractive, smart, and had a future in politics. He was also one of the most prolific serial killers in U.S. history. Ted Bundy screamed his innocence until his death in the electric chair became imminent, then he tried to use his victims one more time to keep himself alive. His plan failed and the world got a glimpse of the true evil inside him. crime.about.com
In late 1974 Bundy moved from Seattle to Salt Lake City, where he attended law school and became a Mormon convert. converted to Hinduism on death row.

Dr.Rey (Dr.90210)

He came to the U.S. as a troubled youth on a cargo ship and is now known for liposuction and breast augmentations on the rich and famous in Beverly Hills. His last act on his native soil of Sao Paulo, Brazil was to rob a grocery store. He was rescued from his dysfunctioal, poverty-stricken life by American missionaries.

Ron Fellows

He played for the Dallas Cowboys as Number 27 from 1981 to 1987 with Danny White and also Glen Titensor. In 1986 his coach described him as “as our best pure cover man because of his speed and quickness.” He will be remembered most for his pure flat out speed at right corner. He was nicknamed “Bird” because his playing weight was a slight 160 pounds. He was named specialty team captain in the mid 1980’s He played for the Los Angeles Raiders as Number 21 from 1987 to 1989. He joined the Church in 2002.

He served a full-time mission in Culiacan, Mexico from 1997-1999. He is 25 years old, and undefeated as a heavyweight in the professional ranks with a record of 10-0-1 (7 knock outs). He was the 2001 & 2002 U.S. National Heavyweight Champion. He competed internationally and had victories over Korea, China, France, Australia, and Germany. He was the only American to win gold at the France Four Nationals Tournament in Laval, France. He defeated the 2004 US Olympian, Devin Vargas, three different times in national tournaments. He is promoted as a professional by Main Events, Inc. and managed by Lou Mesorana.

Plays for the Indian's as a relief pitcher. In his first week in the bigs he pitched the final two innings in the historic 22 to 0 whooping of the Yankees in their ownstadium.
Jeremy Served a mission in Spain.
Guthrie said serving a mission has had a "tremendous" effect on his career. "My beliefs are deeper and stronger than they were before my mission. There are situations that aren't conducive to the spirit, so it's good to have that foundation," he said. Deseret News

He was born in Garfield, Utah. He began his Major League baseball career on May 5, 1943, with the St. Louis Browns. He played 7 seasons for 3 teams and ended his big league playing career in 1951.

Kelly Chemane Packard was born in Glendale, California, and grew up in Arizona. She later moved to Canyon Country, California. Packard began her career in television commercials at the age of 8 before going on to win the title of Miss California Pre-Teen in 1988. She has been in The Wonder Years, Boy Meets World, Step by Step and Living Dolls. TBS Superstation's RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT! She was also in California Dreams as a main character and was cast in Baywatch

Paul Walker

The guys I respect are the guys who manage it well. You hear about the scandal in the industry. I was raised Mormon, and I went to Christian high school, and I thought it would be impossible to have a family, so for that reason I was reluctant to be a part of it because I thought it meant sacrificing all that."Source On the Wild Side by Kate Perchuk, Women.com
Paul was brought up in a Mormon-household, though in the last few years, Paul has said that he considers himself a non-denominational Christian

“Schroder is ... a religious man; four years ago, he converted to Mormonism, joining his wife, who was already a member.” Source: East Valley Tribune, 26 Sep 2004
Rick Schroeder joined the Church in Pacific Palisades Ward in the California Santa Monica Stake.

Amy Adams, who grew up in a Mormon household in Castle Rock, Colo., the middle child of seven.
Amy Adams was raised Mormon until she was 11, when her parents divorced. She never practiced after that.
Fast-forward to today and Adams, 33, is a Hollywood princess - literally. She plays an animated Disney princess who comes to life in "Enchanted.Some of that curiosity comes from her Mormon upbringing. But it also mirrors Adams' own quest for balance and fulfillment - balancing her private, personal life with her public, professional one

Aaron Eckhart

He served a full-time mission in France, but "he becomes annoyed when asked how his Mormon faith influences his work, saying he shouldn't be 'the poster child' for the church. "'It's a great moral culture. It has a lot of character. It's family-oriented. It stands for hard work. It stands for believing in something. Whether or not I personally can abide by it 24 hours a day, seven days a week -- that's my own problem. People are titillated by that sort of stuff.'"

Katherine Heigl was born to a Mormon family in Washington, D.C. November 24, 1978. Katherine is the youngest of five children. Growing up, her life was much like many American families. Her parents moved the family several times before settling in New Canaan, Connecticut. Katherine's life was not free from the agony of tragedy. She lost her brother, Jason, in 1986, when he suffered a car accident. Following, the accident, Katherine's family donated her brother's organs and she has remained an advocate for organ donors to this day.
Katherine grew up in the church but is not active at this time.
"I'm not as disciplined about it was I once was, but I hope to find my way back as I get older and a little less selfish," Katherine tells Britain's Daily Mail. "I'm ashamed to say that I've just got very lazy about it. I satisfy my vices instead of fighting them."
Katie's values come from her parents and the Mormon church. She did not begin dating until she was 16. "Part of it was the rules of the religion I was in, and the other part was my parents enforcing those rules," she says. "I really trusted my parents and believed they wanted what was best for me. I didn't always agree with everything they said, but I'd always defer to them." Katie hasn't had much success overcoming what she sees as her faults. "I haven't been an actively practicing Mormon in years," she admits. "I still have a fondness for the Mormon religion and theology. A lot of my friends are mormon.

He was the executive producer of the $35,000 independent film Blair Witch that made $140 million, in 1999. Matt Anderson, an alumnus of the Germany Berlin Mission announced 28 Jul 2002 on the alumni web site that he helped the elders teach the discussions to Kevin Foxe, and he set a baptismal date. Kevin confirmed in an email to Famous Mormons that he is very proud to be a member of the Church.

Stay at home mom (sort of)

WARNING: This message is long and may insult some readers. Please proceed with caution and at your own risk. If you willingly read you cannot hold anything said against me. Kyla

I work about 25hrs a week. The rest of the time I am at home with my kids. Recently I was told how nice it would be to stay at home and relax and do nothing. I was so peeved By this comment I decided to document my day to show those people what I do in a typical day. Though the circumstances may change slightly the hectic schedule is the same.

My day begins at 8:00 am When I wake the boys for school. I give them clothes and make them breakfast. Then I make and pack their lunches and their back packs and send them out the door to meet the bus at 8:30 am. I then feed the girls breakfast and get them ready for the day.


At 9:00am I cleaned the kids bathroom and started my laundry.

At 10:00am I cleaned the breakfast dishes and counters in the kitchen. I then swept and moped my kitchen floor. and changed my laundry.




At 11:00 am Stetson called and said he had a migraine.I needed to run errands so I quickly got my stuff ready and went to the school and picked up stetson. I then went to maverick because I was out of gas and pulled up to the pump only to realize that they were out of fuel ON EVERY PUMP!.

So we head to kb and grab gas. Lainee begins to scream because she wants a sucker and I will not go get her one. The screaming goes the entire time that we are in town she has to sit on her bed when we get home for half and hour screaming before she finally calms down and asks for a hug and kiss and says she is sorry.

Meanwhile in town still preslie begins to copy lainee and starts chanting. Want sucker please mom want sucker please. This goes on as well. We make it to the bank where I will pay my bills only to find that the sign read closed. That's right it's Columbus day!! So our painful trip was all for nothing. and we head home. With the want sucker music in the background.




I get home and gather the trash from all of the garbage's in the house and take it out clean and vacuum my front room I also vacuum under the couches and under the cushions. Then I make lunch and feed the kids it's about 2:00pm . I take a short little break before I change and fold more laundry. Tanner arrives form school at 4:00pm and we gather to do homework.

I start to make dinner and the kids beg me to help them make their roasted pumpkin seeds so we do. Still trying to get all the homework done. (stetson is being difficult this particular night and does not want to do his.)

Tanner finishes his homework and stetson gets his migraine back we medicate him again and send him off the lie down hoping we caught it in time that he doesn't get sick enough to throw up. The rest of me and the kids eat dinner. And I clean up the kitchen and do the dishes.

At 8:00pm I fold my last batch of laundry and begin to put it away. I get the girls bathed and in their pj's by 9:00pm and get the boys tucked in.

Ron gets home and I get him his dinner by a little after nine i think. (it tastes much better than it looks I promise). I go in and cuddle with the girls for a min. and by 9:30 they are snoring logs. I pick up a few things in my front room and sit to enjoy my favorite show that I recorded THE HILLS. I enjoy every last quiet min. of it and at 10:00pm I head to bed feeling frazzled and ready to begin again tomorrow. (I work thurs. night and a double shift on fri). SO Ron has duties on these days. I also lay in bed thinking of what didn't get done. Lainees bedroom my bathroom. The pantry .the dusting. All the things to remember to do tomorrow.


This is what my days are like now I confess while I was busy folding laundry I did chat on the phone with stephanie and josie for awhile. And I did enjoy a few chapters of a book my sister in law gave to me in my down time before tanner came home from school. I love my family and I love being with them. I also enjoy my work days because I get to socialize a bit. But what irks me is people thinking that just because you don't punch a 9to5 job every day that you are at home sitting on your A** watching t.v. or they come to your home and see a few toys on the floor or some mess becaue trust me their is always one that you did nothing all day. Not considering that you are one person doing everything. Live in my world or any other mothers for a day and you will see it's not so easy. If you are one of those people who have this all figured out hey I'm all open to suggestions.