Signs of Listening!

Yesterday I told Fisher that he shouldn't let the dog lick his face. "She uses that same tongue to lick her bottom and we know what's on her bottom...poop!" It was gross, but he didn't seem to care. "What will poop do to my face?" That's a question no mother wants to hear.

So this morning we are having a wonderful time lounging on the couch and he and Rider are playing with their stuffed puppy dogs. He licks my face with his stuffed puppy and quickly says "Oh, don't worry mom, she didn't lick her bottom." I'm really hoping that was a sign he grasped the concept.

Side Effect of Our Life

I get a call at the end of school. Trapper can't ride the bus, he has a bloody nose. I go and pick him up. He has had a Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day. He prides himself on NOT getting into trouble. So when he teased someone and his teacher said "Trapper you teased someone," Trapper had to inflict a sentence upon himself.

So, without hesitation he did what any 7 year old boy in his right mind would do, he punched himself in the nose and gave himself a bloody nose. One consolation is that he doesn't have to hit himself that hard. Trapper gets bloody noses very easily. When we were driving home, I was trying my very best to get him to open up about his day. He wanted to be home schooled. We moved past that.

Then the truth came out. "I don't want to move!" I told him that we wouldn't be moving for a very long time. He said "a year is only 12 months and that is NOT a long time! I told him that we weren't moving after a year. "We always move again after 1 year!" Trapper cried out. I said that we had over 3 years left here. Then he was astounded. "3 years?" "Yep." I said. You will be 11 when we leave. "11?" He couldn't believe it.

You see, Trapper has moved every year that he has been in school. He has been in a different state for each grade! He was thrilled when he learned that he got to stay on for another 3 years! Sometimes the sweetest things are a bit sad too! He broke my heart:)

Melanie Tagged Me!

Things I was doing 5 years ago...

1. Having babies..Go figure!
2. Putting hubby through school...go figure
3. Pinching Pennies...go figure
4. Trying to lose weight...once again-go figure (yeah, it went, my figure that is!)
5. Trying to keep some form of hygiene after baby #5!


Things I Did Today...

1. Tried to parent all the babies I have had
2. Cleaned after all the babies that I have had
3. Played on the backhoe with the boys, that's in our yard..still
4. Pretended to eat good to lose weight
5. Thanked heavenly Father for all the babies that I have and the amazing husband that I have had the pleasure of staying by for almost 17 years (and staying with through school:)

5 Things that I would do if I had a Million Dollars is...

1. Pay off all of our debt, and that might take it all up!
2. If it didn't, I would get a maid
3. If the maid didn't steal the rest I would go somewhere warm with a Pina Colada and family.
4. All the money would be gone, because I would drink a lot of (virgin, of course) Pina Coladas.
5. There isn't any money left for #5, sorry!

5 Places I have lived-

1. Alaska
2. Hawaii
3. Utah
4. Florida
5. Ohio

5 Jobs I have Held-

1. Showed reindeer to tourists in Alaska.
2. SeaHawk Seafoods- cleaned salmon and salmon eggs
3. Did the voice for commercials-paid for our cable!
4. Walmart- before Shylee was born!
5. McDonalds- when I was 16

5 Things I would like to be doing in 5 years

1. Seeing a paycheck with another numeral added- 6 digits instead of 5- we're at the low end of 5 digits!
2. Then take that money that looks great on paper and turn around and pay our loans that are 6 digits!
3. I want to go to that warm place with my friends and family and my best friend-that (virgin) Pina Colada.
4. Lose weight (I'm sure) and keep up with hygiene (of course)!
5. Still remembering how blessed I am! and checking my pits for the great smell of deodorant!

I am tagging Jessi, Mellissa,Cally, Linda, and Rebbekah, and whom ever else I want to! Hmmm....

What a Cute Tot! (the boy, that is)

Two minutes ago here I am doing dishes with my little helper, Rider, right beside me standing on a chair, scrubbing with the scrub brush. He says "It's OK baby, you're OK baby." I look over, and there he is gently washing a potato with a dish scrubber, coddling it saying sweet words to it. Now he is walking around the house with his Tater saying "it's OK baby, it's OK." He said he just brushed HER hair, but he actually just stuck a toothpick in it. Anyone want Rider to brush their hair? Who says men don't have motherly instincts?

Pinewood Derby & Snow Forts!

Oh, the Pinewood Derby...My first experience wasn't good. Lance was in Vegas. He couldn't make it back. SO it was left to me. Though I love most adrenaline related activities, this one was lack-luster! I put Lance Albern in charge (with assistance) of his own car. I didn't know the rules. So when they had to bring the wheel out to be the right width, it (off course) broke off. So then came the tears. The other Cubs trying to show support by cheering charitably for the poor shmoe that came in VERY last EVERY run down the track.

Least to say, it can only get better from there! We had a lot of fun this time. I am Cub Master so I got to run the show. Though I know diddly-squat about Cubs I know tons about how to have fun!!!

The boys have been diligently working at an awesome snow fort!

It has been pretty cool to watch them working together and enjoying themselves. Lance Albern, Hunter, Trapper, Fisher and Rider (if they want him or not!)

have put in their time everyday after school and on the weekends taking advantage of the plethora of snow!


They have holes and a cool half tunnel inside the cave. It reminds me of the days my sister Carey and I would spend hours upon hours building snow forts, playing games, sledding, and if should could drag me with her, ice skating!

Look Ma, I'm naked under here!

Sorry for all my funny kid stories, but I can't help it! This one is from Trapper, again. It happened yesterday. It may just beat out all the other things that he has said and done! He didn't want to go to school. He took a couple days off over the last couple weeks and learned a few techniques of how to get out of school. This one was a doozie. We are standing at the end of the driveway, waiting for the bus and he blurts out "we forgot to get me a belt." I asked "those pants need a belt?" Because the pants I set out for him weren't ones that required a belt. He said "I'm not wearing pants!" So low and behold I checked and there wasn't anything under his snow pants! He was making an attempt to skip school by only wearing his snow pants! Then he was going to break it to me at the point of no return, so that he had the best chance of not going to school! Pretty slick, eh? He still had to go to school and I called his teacher to let her know NOT to have him take his snow pants off!

I can't wait until I'm 8

"Where is that place that you need a lap-top? Oh yeah, college. So when I am at college...." This is just a simple portrayal of the great things that Trapper comes up with. Man, does he pay attention!! Last night our ward had a Baptism Fireside that I highly recommend. They started it last year. It's for all the kids (only 3 in our ward!) that will be baptised that year. They go through all the steps they will have to take and get them familiar with the font, how they hold them etc. Last night they asked the kids why they would need to go into the water again if they didn't get fully submerged. Trapper said, "because all your sins wouldn't have been washed away!" They told him "no." The answer they said was correct was that he didn't get fully wet! I thought Trapper's answer was much deeper in thought than theirs, thank you very much! He paid attention like he was going to be quizzed at the end. It was adorable. Here, we can set any day after their 8Th b-day to baptise them! I am so excited! His birthday is April 4Th. So we could even do it on his birthday if he wanted to. I think that is pretty neat. Most wards/stakes have a set night, but I think this place is small enough that they can do it this way.