Greatful Heart

My best friend (Ashley) made me a grateful heart journal a couple of years ago. It works really well for me because I am not very good at sitting down and writing in a journal. You just write down 5 things you are thankful for each day and it really does help you recognize the little things you might otherwise take for granted. So....today I am going to share my 5 things with YOU! (Don't you feel so special??!!)

1. My mom. She has been so great ever since we moved to Boise with helping watch the boys so I can get things done and have a break once in awhile. I honestly don't know what I would do without her. She watched Parker and Landon today so I could take Dallin to his first day of golf lessons!

#2. The way the boy's faces light up when they see each other after they have been apart. When I brought Dallin back over to my mom's to pick up the boys after golf lessons, they ran with their arms out and embraced like they hadn't seen each other in days!

#3. A husband who knows how to spend QUALITY time with his boys. With Nathan's new job, he puts in some pretty long days but he always makes sure to play with the boys and give them the time that they need.

4. GOOD FOOD! I am making ham, potatoes, strawberry jello with whipped cream on top and rolls for dinner group tonight. I can smell the ham cooking right now and so I am grateful for that today!

5. A good book to look forward to at the end of a long day! I know lots of people are reading these books right now and NO its not Harry Potter. ( I still need to read books 4-7) I know....I'm way behind! I just finished Twilight by Stephanie Meyer and so right now I am reading the sequel, New Moon. Eclipse (the sequel after New Moon) comes out Aug. 7th! Hooray!

1/1000 Woman...and yes, I am that 1.

This might be a little bit TMI for some of you but its on my mind and so here it goes. Nathan and I have decided that we would like to wait awhile to decide whether we want any more kids. I decided the best way to prevent us from having another baby is by having an IUD. SO....6 weeks ago I had that done. Right after though, I was in EXCRUCIATING pain. I could hardly walk, I couldn't even carry the baby all the way into the house. I left him in the laundry room asleep in his carrier. The boys just ran wild all day while I slept. I was in so much pain I couldn't even call Nate or my mom to come and help me out. I thought it was normal to have some pain but I didn't think it would be this bad. The next day I felt fine and I haven't thought about it since then. Well...a couple of days ago I had a follow up appointment and come to find out THE IUD IS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND! I was sent right over to the hospital and I had to have an ultrasound. The ultrasound tech told me I needed to go right back over to the doctors office. I'm totally freaking out here. I get back to the doctors office and she says...."When we put the IUD in we preforated your uterus and so the IUD is floating around in your body." CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS? So, Friday morning I have to have lapriscopic surgery to remove the IUD. They will make 3 small incisions in my stomach and go in with this machine to fish it out. It has to be removed as soon as possible becuase it can cause internal scarring and infection. I guess this happens in 1/1000 women. Nice luck I have. NO WONDER I was in so much pain! Sometimes I hate being a woman!

Me in 5's

Its been a long day today. Not really feeling like getting into it, so I think I'll take my mind off of it by filling out one of these quiz things. This one is called Me in 5's.

5 things I was doing 10 years ago:

1. I was a cheerleader for Boise High School

2. Played my flute in the orchestra

3. took drivers ed

4. was a candy striper at the hospital

5. snuck to my first high school dance. (wasn't 16 yet)

5 things on my to do list:

1. start packing

2. prepare my singing time for Sunday

3. go grocery shopping

4. fold the laundry (I hate that job..it has to be the worst)

5. take the boys to the zoo...Parker has been begging to see the animalts. (he always throws that t in there!)

5 snacks I enjoy

1. peanut butter M&Ms

2. cheese and crackers

3. grapes

4. Twizzlers

5. TCBY

5 things I would do if I were a millionaire

1. pay off all of our student loans

2. pay off our house

3. invest

4. go to Hawaii or on a cruise

5. buy myself a brand new white Tahoe

5 bad habits

1. biting my fingernails

2. leaving my chapstick or lipgloss in my pockets (and then putting the pants/shorts in the washing machine) OOPS

3. not putting the cap back on the toothpaste (that one drives Nathan CRAZY!)

4. Dr. Pepper

5. Being overly anxious

5 things I will never wear again

1. anything neon

2. overall shorts (with only one side hooked together)

3. No Fear t-shirts

4. Hypercolor t-shirts

5. Jelly shoes

5 things I like to do:

1. read

2. go waterskiing with the family

3. travel

4. one on one dates with the hubby

5. shop

Our 1st home!

Only 3 short weeks until we move into our new home and I CAN"T EVEN WAIT. All they need to do is paint that mantle and it should be finished! After years of small apartments, a duplex with the dryer outside, and a house with nothing but weeds for a backyard we will FINALLY have a home of our own. It will be so nice to pay our own mortgage and have the freedom to paint a wall if we want to! I just felt like this day would never come and I am ecstatic to say the least. I guess its time to start collecting boxes again....ugggh! I am NOT planning on moving again any time soon!

Why not?

I've have had a myspace page for over a year now and I love checking up with old friends and adding the occasional blog. I figured, why not just start a real blog for our family? So....here we are! I guess first and foremost, I will give a quick overview of our family and what is going on in our crazy lives! We have lived in Boise now for a little over a year and we absolutely love it here. Nathan can't even imagine living anywhere else....(which is crazy coming from my California crazed hubby!) He is an attorney at Moffit, Thomas which is his dream job. His health is awesome. The tumor we found a little over a year ago has diminished in size that it can't even be measured by an MRI. So...things are great!
Just 2 1/2 short months ago, we welcomed our newest little boy to our family. Landon Cooper was born on May 1st! He is such a joy! I just melt every time he smiles! I absolutely love being a mom to boys! I am so very blessed! It's so nice to have a sweet little boy to snuggle with as the other two run around screaming and driving me crazy!

Parker (my 2 1/2 year old) is my stubborn little monkey. He is very curious and gets into mischief all day long. I can't leave him alone for 1 minute. His hobbies and interests include: any kind of sport, hiding in clothes racks each time we go shopping, escaping out the front door every chance he gets, drawing on walls, painting with makeup, and ripping up books. I sure do love him though!

Dallin is so much fun. He is the smartest little boy. He loves to read books and write. He has always had a strong desire to learn and so it's a lot of work keeping him busy. He reads at a 2nd grade level and can already write sentences, and add and subtract double digit numbers. Ok...this kid still can't even go to kindergarten for another year! (he misses the cut off by 20 days) Seriously....I don't' know what to do with him.

Most of my time is spent taking care of all of these boys! Some days are hard and seem to drag on forever but I really try to enjoy each minute. They just grow up so darn fast! I stay very busy keeping this family running. Keeping everyone clean, fed, and entertained takes up the majority of my time! When I do find time for myself, I love to read, shop, spend time with friends, craft (a little), and hang out with Nate.

So...that's us! I think this will a lot easier for me to keep family and friends updated so I am looking forward to becoming a full fledged BLOGGER!!! We'll see how it goes!