That's my little spicy sweetie! I love you, Siu!
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Our Little Spicy Girl!
Saturday, July 17, 2010
My Young Women Leaders NEVER Said There Would Be Days Like This!
Ok, to start, I have a big complaint to blogger. WHY??? Why did you have to change the setup and design, just when I finally got it figured out and was able to use it, so now I can't figure out how it works and I wanted to change my picture, but when I tried to post a new picture I could either get it itsy bitsy or gynormous! No in between, normal size. So now I have no picture. Why??
Today I am hosting Siu's 9th birthday party (birthday is tomorrow) with 11 girls attending. She wanted a music theme so here is the invitation Anita and I came up with this: and in case you can't read mini it says:
Mamma Mia, it's Siu's 9th Birthday!! So be a Super Trooper and come help us celebrate! Bring your swimming suit and be ready to Take a Chance and get wet. Music is the Name of the Game, so be ready to sing some karaoke. So, Honey, Honey say you'll be there to wish our Dancing Queen a Happy Birthday!
I thought it was quite clever. Siu hated it. But, being as how it took us all afternoon to make, that's the invitation we handed out. I'm getting ready to make a music scroll cake (don't ask me, I have NO idea how it's going to turn out!). Anyway, it's going to be a busy, busy day and the party starts at 1:30.
Back to my YW leaders. Loved them, thought they were awesome! But they neglected to explain just what would happen AFTER I got married in the temple to the returned missionary of my choice, had some kids, got a house and proceeded to live happily ever after. They did not say, for instance, that no one in the family (except me) will be able to find a trash can. No matter how many I put in each room! And if, by some miracle, they do and that trash can has a lid, they will put the trash ON TOP of the lid! They did not let me know that after spending hours in the kitchen making a delicious meal, my little darlings would then say, "Yuck, is that's what's for dinner? Can I have cereal?" They did not tell me that laundry multiplies exponentially with the each child you add to your family and that the family's ability to get it to the laundry room decreases exponentially. They did not let me in on the little secret that the sure fire way to get my kids to want to go to bed is to say that it's time to read scriptures. Suddenly, active, perfectly lively kids the second before turn into semi comatose slugs who are soooooo tired that, "Can't we read tomorrow?" Insert the whine here. That's just a sampling. Now, granted, these are not major problems, but like a rock can be worn away by water continually dripping on it, I'm being worn down by all the nonsense. They also didn't tell me how to handle having 3 teenagers at the same time. They didn't give me the secret to make sure that everyone gets the love, attention, teaching, discipline, and training that they need so they can be righteous, happy, successful, contributing members of society. But in their defense, I will give them this. They taught me that prayer works. They taught me that I am a daughter of my Heavenly Father who loves me. They taught me that one of my greatest tools is the scriptures. They taught me that you can be happy, smile, and even laugh once in awhile while you are living your "happily ever after". Even it sometimes seems like the "Nightmare on Bree St". So I guess I can forgive them for not telling me the whole story. They might have scared me away if they had!
Mamma Mia, it's Siu's 9th Birthday!! So be a Super Trooper and come help us celebrate! Bring your swimming suit and be ready to Take a Chance and get wet. Music is the Name of the Game, so be ready to sing some karaoke. So, Honey, Honey say you'll be there to wish our Dancing Queen a Happy Birthday!
I thought it was quite clever. Siu hated it. But, being as how it took us all afternoon to make, that's the invitation we handed out. I'm getting ready to make a music scroll cake (don't ask me, I have NO idea how it's going to turn out!). Anyway, it's going to be a busy, busy day and the party starts at 1:30.
Back to my YW leaders. Loved them, thought they were awesome! But they neglected to explain just what would happen AFTER I got married in the temple to the returned missionary of my choice, had some kids, got a house and proceeded to live happily ever after. They did not say, for instance, that no one in the family (except me) will be able to find a trash can. No matter how many I put in each room! And if, by some miracle, they do and that trash can has a lid, they will put the trash ON TOP of the lid! They did not let me know that after spending hours in the kitchen making a delicious meal, my little darlings would then say, "Yuck, is that's what's for dinner? Can I have cereal?" They did not tell me that laundry multiplies exponentially with the each child you add to your family and that the family's ability to get it to the laundry room decreases exponentially. They did not let me in on the little secret that the sure fire way to get my kids to want to go to bed is to say that it's time to read scriptures. Suddenly, active, perfectly lively kids the second before turn into semi comatose slugs who are soooooo tired that, "Can't we read tomorrow?" Insert the whine here. That's just a sampling. Now, granted, these are not major problems, but like a rock can be worn away by water continually dripping on it, I'm being worn down by all the nonsense. They also didn't tell me how to handle having 3 teenagers at the same time. They didn't give me the secret to make sure that everyone gets the love, attention, teaching, discipline, and training that they need so they can be righteous, happy, successful, contributing members of society. But in their defense, I will give them this. They taught me that prayer works. They taught me that I am a daughter of my Heavenly Father who loves me. They taught me that one of my greatest tools is the scriptures. They taught me that you can be happy, smile, and even laugh once in awhile while you are living your "happily ever after". Even it sometimes seems like the "Nightmare on Bree St". So I guess I can forgive them for not telling me the whole story. They might have scared me away if they had!
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
'Tis the Season for Regrets
The past month has been going pretty well emotionally. Then all of the sudden, last night I fell back down the hole. I was thinking of all the things I would like a "do-over" for. Here are a few:
#1 HAS to be, I wish I would have graduated from college (big one, huge one!)
#2 I wish I would have not made all money mistakes I have made over the years (and continue to make, will I EVER learn my lesson?!)
#3 I wish I would have enjoyed my kids more when they were little. I wish I would have played with them more, hugged them more, read to them more, listened to them more, and scolded them less.
#4 I wish I would have been a nicer person. Still can fix that one!
#5 Related to #2, I wish I would not have accumulated all the STUFF that I now have to deal with.
#6 I wish I would have taken better care of myself, my body, my mental health, everything.
#7 I wish I wouldn't have had a tubal ligation after I had Siu. I really feel that we were supposed to have more children. Even the our kids have told us that they feel there is "someone missing in our family". Their words.
#8 I wish I would have learned how, early on in our marriage, to be a good homemaker. I pretty much suck at it! (And you know how I hate that word!)
#9 I wish I would have taken care of my friendships and kept in touch with people I care about.
#10 I just wish I was BETTER. I wish I was smarter, healthier, kinder, more spiritual, more organized, happier, a better wife, a better mother, a better person.
Right now I am paralyzed by my feelings of inadequacy. Everywhere I look I see my failures. I see my successes too (my kids), but today it's not enough. I know I probably need some medication to help me get through these times, but the stubborn part of me doesn't want to admit that I need help. I should be able to handle this on my own, right? Today I don't know. I'm not sure how I'm going to get through the day.
#1 HAS to be, I wish I would have graduated from college (big one, huge one!)
#2 I wish I would have not made all money mistakes I have made over the years (and continue to make, will I EVER learn my lesson?!)
#3 I wish I would have enjoyed my kids more when they were little. I wish I would have played with them more, hugged them more, read to them more, listened to them more, and scolded them less.
#4 I wish I would have been a nicer person. Still can fix that one!
#5 Related to #2, I wish I would not have accumulated all the STUFF that I now have to deal with.
#6 I wish I would have taken better care of myself, my body, my mental health, everything.
#7 I wish I wouldn't have had a tubal ligation after I had Siu. I really feel that we were supposed to have more children. Even the our kids have told us that they feel there is "someone missing in our family". Their words.
#8 I wish I would have learned how, early on in our marriage, to be a good homemaker. I pretty much suck at it! (And you know how I hate that word!)
#9 I wish I would have taken care of my friendships and kept in touch with people I care about.
#10 I just wish I was BETTER. I wish I was smarter, healthier, kinder, more spiritual, more organized, happier, a better wife, a better mother, a better person.
Right now I am paralyzed by my feelings of inadequacy. Everywhere I look I see my failures. I see my successes too (my kids), but today it's not enough. I know I probably need some medication to help me get through these times, but the stubborn part of me doesn't want to admit that I need help. I should be able to handle this on my own, right? Today I don't know. I'm not sure how I'm going to get through the day.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Ward Campout
We got home from our ward campout yesterday morning. We were all wasted! I slept and couldn't seem to wake up and get moving. We had so much stuff to put away and I didn't start unpacking until about 10:30 last night. I went to bed at about 1:30! But at least we got most of the stuff put away. Now on to the laundry! Holy mountain of laundry Batman!
The kids helped so much! Lincoln and I are getting old and the kids did almost everything. The boys set up all the tents (4 of them!) and took them all down. They were great. They also helped other people at the camp set up and take down their stuff. They helped load up yesterday and unload late last night. Anita was a great help, too, getting packed up and everything. I'm so proud of all of them.
We all had a great time. It was very nice and relaxing. The camp site was very clean and nice. There were hardly any bugs, definitely a plus. It wasn't too hot most of the time. I took naps every day. LOVED IT! We hardly saw Pasi and Siu. They were running around with their friends all the time. They had a lot of fun playing in the creek. I watched a tv show about parasites last week and I was a little nervous with them playing in the water, hopefully they didn't get any parasites!
It was a fun camp and great to get away for a few days! We all needed it. It was so fun to see Cody and Faha spending so much time together and having fun together. Pasi and Siu loved being with their friends pretty much 24/7. Anita had time to read and rest. I even enjoyed cooking on our little camp stove. I hate getting ready to camp, I hate setting it all up and taking it all down and putting it away, but I like the actual camp once we're there. We didn't really want to come home. We have one more day of vacation, then it's back to real life. Hopefully we are recharged and will get back to work Tuesday ready to go!
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