Happy Birthday Holly!

June 15, 2010

Happy Birthday Little Jo!

Your Dad and I can't believe how old you are. Where did the last 8 years go? You impress us everyday with your kind heart and your imagination. You are funny and good and make us smile.

When you were born we were terrified to be parents but you won us over and we have loved you from the moment we met you.

When your Dad first saw you he was hooked and you got away with everything. Cake for dinner? No problem.

My favorite things that you do are:

1. Tell stories. You are a story girl. You always have 4 or 5 stories in your head ready to tell.

2. Try new things. Sushi. Holy Cow. I didn't try Sushi until I was an adult.

3. Play with everyone. You love people and play with anyone available. It doesn't matter to you how old they are or how different they are you don't seem to see any differences and you just play.

4. Tease. You love to tease and you are good at it.

5. Read. I love that you love books. What a blessing that will be to you.

6. Bravery. You are the bravest little thing. reciting a poem for the whole school on stage. Getting baptized even though you are a little afraid of being dunked (afterwards you said "Mom I was a little nervous but I am so happy I did it anyway") I didn't even know you were nervous until you told me after. You hid your nerves well. The Tidal Wave and Rattlesnake rapids. You impress me with your tenacious desire to overcome your nerves and "do it anyway".


Holly you are such a wonderful kid. Your Dad and I love you and are so happy you are in our family.

Happy, Happy Birthday!

Creative minds

So The kids and I were reading scriptures before bed. I was telling them about Nephi being tied to the ship by his brothers.

Me: "His bands were so tight and he had been tied up for 4 days. His arms and legs were swollen and sore. Heavenly Father sent a storm. The waves were pushing the ship back."

Sam: "Jesus needs a big pair of scissors"

A little irreverent but hey he's thinking.

Back to the Weight Watch

I have been silent about this for a while. I hate discussing it with myself let alone friends but here we go.

I have always struggled with weight. I know where my problems are. Overcoming them though that is different. There is a lot of bad habit and a little physcological stuff to overcome. I even studied Health in College to help me. But the weight crept back in.

I have started running again. I used to be a runner. I ran an hour a day in Highschool. I have struggled with it since. But Thanks to Wii fit and my family I have started again. (A sidenote about wii fit. It can be a little insulting but in a funny way). I know you say running in place is not the same as running. True but it is not sitting either. It actually is a great workout and one that hopefully will build muscle so that I can run again.

So here I am trying to be accountable again. I am not secure enough to weigh myself regularly. I am just going to do my BMI test regularly, exercise every day and eat less. Rob and I started a no sugar month where we just are not eating sugar. It has been hard but I find myself craving it less.

Thought for the day

Sam:

"Popsicles don't have sugar. They are just lick-able and bite-able."

Fantastic News!

Rob just got an offer from Harper publishing for his book Variant.

"Robison Wells's debut VARIANT, pitched as a modern day LORD OF THE FLIES, set at a boarding school where not everything is as it seems and every day is a fight for survival, to Erica Sussman at Harper Children's, in a significant deal, in a three-book deal, by Sara Crowe at Harvey Klinger (world)."
http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/deals/


We are all excited. Congratulations Rob!

I solved a mystery

I just found out why little kids pick their noses and eat it.

Sammy said that he had a booger in his mouth and couldn't get it out because it was sticky. I asked him why he had a booger in his mouth.

He said: "Because I didn't have any place to put it."

A goal completed

I am not a scrapbooker. I have tried and tried but I hate the time it takes and the mess it leaves behind. I love the books. I have many friends who love and are good at scrap booking and admire them for it but I am not a scrapbooker. I want the equivalent of a scrapbook but on my terms and I found it. I finally finished part one of my goal. My family for the past 4 years preserved in a book.

I downloaded Booksmart from Blurb.com and created this book with Rob's and My blog posts for the past 4 years. I even added Holly's blogs at the end.

I love the way it turned out. This is my scrapbook. This is my family history.

Here are just a few pages




Also my weight loss is going horrible but I never give up. It will get better.