I'm sick and tired of dealing with Rachel and her bad moods all the time!!!!!! I don't know how to get her to stop throwing her fits over every little thing!!! How do I get her to be happy?! I know now why Heavenly Father blessed me with another little boy in stead of a girl. I couldn't handle another Rachel! Any advice?

Well so far so good. No candy or soda for 2 days now! It's the working out I'm having a problem with. My boys seem to know when Mommy wants to get up early to exercise. Carter was up twice last night(after sleeping through the night for weeks now), and Jarrett got up to sleep in our bed for about 15 minutes between the times Carter got up. Then he went back to bed in his own bed. Grrr! I might have to plan on exercising way early or in the evening.

So yesterday wasn't so great. We still had Martinelli's Sparkling Cider left over from New Year's, so James and I decided to finish it off and THEN start no soda. Well, that got me looking at the leftover candy(which I should've thrown out but didn't) and I thought what the heck!, I've already broken the no soda rule, so why not? So much for will power. So today I started over. I also started Yoga Booty Ballet again. I need a fun way to lose all those extra holiday and baby pounds ;)

New Years Resolutions

I've decided I'm going to try to keep some resolutions this year. I also want to blog about my progress each day so I can document it. I have one resolution so far and that is to stop eating candy and drinking soda. James is doing this too.

I'll start with yesterday and today. I have successfully made it through 2 days without; and I'm feeling great!

Until we meet again, Grandma

My sweet Grandma passed away last night. She started having back pains Saturday morning so my aunt had her lay down and she was in bed all day(except going to the bathroom). My Mom went over to her house after work and James and I went over to have dinner with them. Poor Grandma just stayed in bed because her back was hurting her so much. The kids went in to say hi to her. I'm glad they did, even though I didn't know it, this was the last time they were going to see her. My aunt Barbara took her to the hospital sometime on Sunday because she started urinating blood and was still in so much pain. My Mom called me after she got off work, which is when I found out she was in the hospital where they were trying to stableize her. That was when I knew she wasn't going to be here much longer. I don't have all the facts straight as to when everything happened, but I do know some things. Her kidneys were failing. They found out from other records that she was only running on 10-15% of her heart, too.

We had a family prayer with everyone that was in the hospital and everyone got to say their good-byes one by one. She had a hard time talking, but had something to say to everyone. She even talked to some on the phone taht could not be there. She waited until she had seen everyone of her family members that could make it to the hospital. I think it was around 8:00 when it happened. There were only 5-6 people in the room with her those last couple of minutes. She waited until three of her daughters left the room, and then she was gone.

Sad as it may be, I know we will be together again someday through the plan of salvation. I miss you, Grandma. You were one of my very best friends in this life and it will be hard without you. I imagine you are happy and healthy and not in pain anymore. I know you are beautiful and imagine you dancing and running and doing everything you love to do. Thank you for all you have done for me and given me. I will always have you with me in my heart and remember you. "I'll see you soon!" I love you, Grandma!

Glee was awesome last night! For those of you that don't watch the show, it was mostly about people with disabilities. Growing up with an older brother in a wheelchair, you can see why I was touched by this. I didn't understand then the way I do now the struggles he must have gone through living every day in a chair, not being able to do many things on his own. I'm glad the writers of the show sort of addressed this issue and others. I was touched the most when the mean cheerleader coach went to visit her sister. I'm glad my family was blessed with my brother Casey, who has passed on from this life to the next. He taught me alot; especially about the gospel. I'm grateful for moments like this that help me remember him and how truly awesome he was!

Our new house

I've posted some pictures of our new house. I didn' t get a lot of pictures, but they give you an idea of the house. It's really cute and a great size for our little family. Of course there are things I want to change (like the color of paint in the dining room), but it's a great house and I love it!

This is one of the 4 bedrooms; since I'm no photographer, I didn't get very good pictures of the other rooms...
Dining room
Back yard
Back yard patio

upstairs bathroom
view of the front room from the hallway
front room from the front door
other half of the front room

New house pics

This is the front of the house..
Back of the house and fence
Kitchen
view of the kitchen from the dining room