Health For The Cure Blog

I have been secretly working on a new blog over the last week and although there is much I would like to still do on it, I think it is ready to be checked out. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. We will still have this family blog, my new one is focused on health (mostly women's), exercise, nutrition and other issues. I still have many things to add, but this is what it looks like so far.......HEALTH FOR THE CURE

LUCKY 7 TAG

7 Things I Can Do:

1. Write and speak, although it is hard to tell with my messy blogging. I used to write short stories and poems. I loved to writing research papers and taking essay tests. The longer I am out of school, the more I realize my grammar and writing skills are getting poopy. I don't know that I am a good speaker, but I sure enjoy it.

2. Coach a kids team, not that I plan on doing it again anytime soon.

3. Plan a party

4. Multitask. It drives Mike crazy because when we watch a movie I have to be doing something else too. I don't like to hold still. Or I just can't hold still.

5.Make up a story that my kids want to hear over and over and over again.

6.Mike told me to put organize. I think he is trying to put my OCD in a good light.

7.Nurse Summer while running after Everett at the same time I am cheering for Tracy at his baseball games.

7Things I Cannot Do:

1. SLEEP without crazy ambien.

2. Run long distances without chewing gum (weird quirk, I know)

3.Stop calling people douches. I have really been trying, but sometimes it just feels good. And let's face it, there are a lot of douches out there.

4.Eat the recommended caloric intake my trainer suggests. I don't eat a lot of crap, I just like to eat. I would rather do extra cardio than give up my late night bowl of cereal. Sorry Thomas!

5.Do anything around electricity. I am TERRIFIED of being shocked!

6. Leave the house without the beds made.

7.Touch raw chicken without gloves. I am not kidding. We have rubber gloves that I use. I also cannot eat meat if it isn't VERY WELL DONE. Unless it is sushi, that is.

7 Things that Attracted Me to Mike

1. He had really nice calves-I am a legs lady.

2. Sense of humor. We have a good time with each other and now with our kids.

3. His knowledge of the Gospel. He always has answers to my questions and never makes me feel stupid for not knowing things I should have learned in Primary.

4. His persistence. No matter how hard I tried to drive him away, he kept coming back for more. I eventually gave in and we got married. :) He is very driven in everything that he does. He puts so much effort into his job and his callings and into our family.

5.He keeps me on a pedestal. I just asked him what thing I can't do and his answer was "I don't think there is anything you can't do." He indulges me. He also spoils me, but not just with "things". I go out with girlfriends quite often, get busy with Primary stuff, go off about politics, get anal about keeping the house clean/organized... and he just deals with it. He also shows appreciation by telling me he doesn't know how I deal with the kids all day without killing them.

6.He can change a tire. Seriously, I broke up with a guy once after I had to change his tire. I like a handyman and Mike fits the bill. He knows so much about cars, electronics, houses.... he can do pretty much anything.

7. He is such a great example. He never swears or watches R-rated movies. I don't either, but having him around makes it easier for me. He is one-up on me though because he never calls anyone a douche or a sphincter. Stake conference was always a day to sleep in when I was growing up, but Mike has never missed unless he was out of town. Our kids are so lucky to have him as their father.

7 Things I Say Most Often

1. dude (usually referring to the boys)

2. douche

3. hilarious

4. No way!

5. radical (I think I am a wanna-be surfer)

6. seriously

7. I'll do it. I can't seem to say no and often take on too much. I tell Mike I just like to know things are going to get done correctly. Correctly often translates into "my way".

7 Celebrity Admirations:

1.Will Smith- He is smart and has a great look on life. He is a great father and husband and has his priorities in order. Plus, he has the body of a Greek God, albeit a God with funny ears.

2.Bill O'Reilly -He speaks his mind in an arena of people who generally oppose his views.

3.Ellen- Who doesn't love her? She is so hilarious! I admire how sure she is in herself and her convictions.

4.Eva Longoria/Eva Mendez- I have a huge crush on them. I also have a crush on Kat Deeley? from So You Think You Can Dance. She was the host. I am worse than Mike about checking out chicks.

5.Audrey Hepburn-She is a classic example of style and grace.

6.Mitt Romney. He is honest, educated and driven. He dealt with the Olympic scandal with grace and ran a good campaign. Romney 2012? I hope so. I would love to run for office one day(locally) and hope to follow his example. Maybe it is in the genes (Mitt is my mamma's cousin).

7.Kate Hudson. She is just so dang cute and seems like a fun person to be around.

7 Favorite Foods (in no particular order):

1. fish, actually any seafood

2. cheesecake

3. cereal/oatmeal

4. fruits and veggies- any kind, any time

5. milk

6.salads (Boooooring!)

7.peanut butter on or in anything

7 People to Tag:
1.Lizy

2.Charity

3.Mike (you said you would do it)

4.Alicia

5.Tonya

6.Meg

7.Sari

Pageant

The Egyptian Theatre is proud to present the return of the Smash-hit musical comedy, PAGEANT!

PAGEANT features six lovely “women” competing with amazing style, comical wit, and genuine desire to be the next Miss Glamouresse 2009. See the contestants at their best as they show off side-splitting talents from ventriloquism, to roller-skating and even award winning iced tea recipes as they all vie for the crown and title. They are the picture of grace, talent, charisma and a little “something” extra. Don’t miss your chance to see the next great beauty queen of Park City!

Mike's mom, sister and I have this annual GNO where we see this awesome play in Park City. It hasn't been on stage for a couple of years so when I saw it was back I was THRILLED! Unfortunately, we caught these guys after they had taken off their makeup and heels. The guy on my right(with the Utah hat) is actually a fellow Pottery Barn worker. He has played Miss Texas all three times I have seen it and he is seriously the best! Marc is the other guy in the picture and he has played Miss Great Plains all three years I have seen it as well. If you are looking for a fun night out with the girls, definitely check it out. It is playing for a couple more weeks and is worth the drive. Word to the wise: DON'T BRING THE GUYS! Mike came one year and he thought it was creapy. Especially because one of the "girls" was actually pretty hot. The amazing thing is that they have a swimsuit competition and you cannot SEE anything! (They tuck really well.) I will have to get a photo from Doug of them in their beauty gowns and wigs because they are so HILARIOUS!

BTW, I am SO not ready for it to be this cold. Mike and I stayed overnight in Park City a couple of weeks ago and it was beautiful. Last night my tushie was FROZEN!

HOORAY FOR MEN IN HEALS AND LIPSTICK!!!

Too much blogging?

I have been blogging a lot lately because Summer seems to always be hungry (MOOOOO!) and because I am working on launching another blog. The boys are always interested in what I am putting on our blog and I have thought it was cute. That is why we added the little pet widgets. They like to feed them whenever they can. Anyway, I realized today that all my blogging is really rubbing off on them. Tracy was playing with a toy camera and pretending to take my picture. After he was done he said, "This is definitely going on my blog!" Kids today.

Transformers, the classic

5 REASONS TO WATCH THE CLASSIC CARTOON TRANSFORMERS MOVIE:

1. 1980's animation is SO amazing! Who needs CG effects? :)
2. 2005 is considered the distant future and we have rocket skateboards.
3. You can't beat the awesome 80's music. It makes me want to crimp my hair and rat my bangs.
4. It uses cool slang like referring to someone as "bozo".
5. A gigantic mass-eating planet threatens to chomp down on Earth. Global warming solved!
Ultimately, it is fun to watch a movie with my kids that I grew up watching. We LOVE transformers in our house (shocker) and can't wait for the new movie to come out.

JOIN THE ARMY OF WOMEN

Because it is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, you are likely to see a lot of posts regarding this issue from me. I hope you are all giving yourselves self-exams, getting mammograms and taking care of yourselves. Women are too important and we want to stop losing so many of us to this awful disease. One way to help is to join the ARMY OF WOMEN. Thanks for sending me the link Sari. I challenge all of you to tell at least 5 people to start doing monthly exams and getting mammograms at the appropriate time. If you are curious as to when that time is for you, I have posted a link on my "get in the pink" icon on the left. If just one person finds cancer before it is too late, you have saved a life!

Baby Mac

I came upon this blog tonight and it really touched me. Do not look at it unless you are prepared to shed tears. It is a beautiful memoir to a little stillborn baby whose name was Mac. There are photos of his sweet little body and of the funeral and my heart just goes out to his parents. I do not know how people survive without the belief that families are eternal. Luckily this family shares this knowledge and I am grateful they have shared their experience. Here is the link:
http://babymckallister.blogspot.com/
I hope you are all as touched as I was. I haven't been able to put Summer down since I saw it.

Everett Godiva

One night after giving the boys a bath I had Ev sit on the floor in his room while I grabbed his jammies. When I looked over this is the sight I found......
At least he had just had a bath-right?

Summer's Big Day

Yesterday we blessed Summer. She looked so sweet in her long white dress. I had it made out of my wedding dress and the lady did an awesome job! I am glad there are talented people out there. It made it special to see her wearing basically a smaller version of the dress I wore when I married her Daddy. Tracy was disappointed that Mike gave her the middle name Daisy. He really wants it to be Bumblebee, or Jazz, or Optimus Prime. Sorry buddy. BTW, he was too busy to get in this family picture.
It was a busy day but a lot of fun. I love when our house is full of people. Especially when we are celebrating someone special. Summer is very blessed (as am I) to have the support and love of so many wonderful friends and family members. It is on special days like this when I especially miss having my mom around, but I am glad I know she will get the opportunity to know Summy and the boys one day.



It was a very long day and we crashed after everyone left. I love this photo of Everett sleeping on Troy. He is Ev's favorite big buddy.

Tracy's shiner

Well, I didn't think we would have to deal with driving incidents until our kids were in High School, but Trace ran his Power wheel Jeep into a pole today. He was driving full speed and wasn't looking where he was going. The result? Tracy has this awesome black eye and Everett has a fat lip. Of course Tracy had to go to preschool and baseball today so there was no hiding it. I made sure he told everyone how he got it. I wasn't home when it occurred and when I asked him what happened, Trace said, "I almost broke my light!" He was more concerned about his Jeep than his eye (or his brother's lip for that matter). Boys will be boys, I guess.

So You Think You Can Dance

Last night Mike and I went to see the SYTYCD show and it was AMAZING! It was so fun to see our favorite dancers live. It is fascinating how much emotion can be expressed through movement. Three of the dancers are from our great state so the energy in the crowd was crazy. Go Utah! I've never been a big Comfort fan but she seemed to have gotten over her angry, I want to beat someone up attitude and I actually enjoyed watching her for once. Gev and Kortni kept their flirting alive and the friendly rivalry between Joshua and Twitch was as fun as ever.
On our way out we saw a mom and three little girls dressed up in tu-tu's and dance costumes.We started to laugh at the mom but then at the same time realized I will probably be that mom one day. I don't know what do do until the next season begins. People have been trying to get me into IDOL for years, but I just don't know if I could get as into it.
By the way, Joshua's butt IS that big! WOW!

Everybody was Kung-Fu Fighting

HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVERETT!!!

On the 18th, our cute little Everett turned two years old. I cannot believe how quickly time has passed. He loves Kung-Fu Panda so I threw him a little party and even donned my geisha costume for the event (sorry again to those of you whose kids were scared of me).

Everett and Kung-Fu master Mamma

We began the party with Kung-Fu trials. Each child had to prove their worthiness by completing four trials: chinese star throwing, balloon skadooshing (if you've seen the movie, you understand), bubble kung-fu and sword fighting. Below is a photo of Everett's very best friend Deac-Deac (Deacon to his parents). He is the sweetest little kid and loves Ev even though he pushes him around.Tracy-san vs. Tolman-san

It was really fun because most of Everett's friends have siblings Tracy's age. I invited them as well and I am glad I did. They understood the trials better and helped show the little ones what to do.

I love this picture of Tracy balloon skadooshing. This is definitely going on his wedding video!

After completion they were rewarded with great prizes. Well, okay they were just chinese food containers with candy and furtune cookies.

Finally, we ended with cake and ice cream. Ev was more interested in eating the cookies off of his panda cake than the actual cake itself. I shouldn't have gone to all the trouble and just put a candle in a cookie. No, I enjoy making a big deal out of birthdays and parties. I am dreading the day when my over-the-top, cheasy ways are embarrassing to my kids.

Two months old

We can hardly believe our little Summy is two months old. She has been such a fun addition to our family. She is rolling over and smiling and even babbling a bit. We love to watch the boys with her. The novelty still hasn't worn off. Every morning they run down stairs wanting to see her and every night they won't go to bed until they've given her hugs and kisses.
Funny story: The other night Mike was holding Summer in one arm and some chicken for the grill in the other. As he walked out to the BBQ, Tracy asked Mike to get him something. Mike replied, "as soon as I put this on the grill". Tracy got a horrified look on his face as he replied, "No Daddy, we love her!" He thought Mike was going to put Summer on the grill. I do have to admit some times I am tempted to eat her. She is much chubbier than our boys ever were and her thighs look nice to bite. Don't call DCFS anyone, I said I am tempted to bite them.

Happy 4th Birthday Aiden!

On Saturday, we went to a birthday party for my nephew, Aiden. The boys had fun running around, playing games, shoving cupcakes in their mouths and playing with his new toys.

Bad Mommy!!!

I took the kids to the store simply to pick up some groceries. Well, the boys kept yelling"get out of my way" and "what are you doing?" to fellow shoppers. I thought that they were acting like race car drivers initially, but soon I realized they were simply mimicking the way their mother speaks to drivers in the car. Most people laughed when I pointed that out, but I was a little embarrassed. It could have been much worse. They refrained from referring to any one as a douche or douche freak, of geriatric douche etc... I have realized I need to be more patient on the road, or at least keep my mouth shut! I don't use profanity, I just like to yell out sphincter and douche in colorful ways. It is a good thing my car only holds three car seats, so none of your children will be subjected to my road rage.