Lately around here ... and a little decor thrown in

Very exciting around here.
Very.

Ok you got me, I lied. Quin has been gone most of the week (4 days) the last while. I think I am starting to deal with it better. I've figured out that if I just plan on him being gone than if he shows up I'm surprised and we are all so happy. Before if he ended up leaving then I was upset and sad that he wasn't going to be home. Much nicer to just be happy. I've been teaching preschool the last 2 weeks, glad my turn is over :) Working on planning the kindergarten valentine party for coop's class, you know me, always up for a party.
I got the Christmas stuff taken down this last weekend (impressive, i know). When I brought in the huge box Cooper stood it up on the end and opened it up and walked in and said "mom this looks a little like the loveshack to me". Nice, loveshack. Just what the mama wants to hear.
Miss Maggie is growing and growing! She is walking along everything, no desire to walk alone yet - but all she has to do is squawk and a brother is right there to do her bidding, tough life. :)
I've been organizing and decorating like crazy around here. I am planning on painting my front room walls red and then painting my piano (a really old, beat-up one) a pretty dark yellow color. I got inspiration here


this is a dresser/entry table that a bought at my fav shop the black sheep boutique it's darling
i love it and it looks so perfect, can't wait to get all the little stuff (and BIG stuff done and post some pics. so fun

don't even worry about it

ok i figured it out.
i know, i know, it may not seem like that big of a deal, but i've been thinking and pondering DEEPLY about what word i want as my word (and motto) of the year. and after nearly a month i know.

REMEMBER.

this year 2010, i will remember what i am, who i am, and why i am here. so many times i feel like i am rushing, planning, dreaming, and doing. i will slow down and remember that i am here for a purpose. i will remember that i am a daughter of God. i will remember that i have such a strong heritage. i will remember those that have passed before me and the sacrifices that they made. i want to learn (and remember) my great grandparents (and grandparents). i will teach my kids about them. we will sing "how great Thou art" and remember gpa kunz. i will wear my red patent leather heels and remember my sweet gma alta and her green polka dot dress. we will smell a skunk and think of gma grace (haha). my life has been so rich with memories of my grandparents, and i will remember to take my kids to see their gparents more often (we see tulips and think of pa elmer). i will remember that i can't do everything, so i will relax and enjoy what i can do. i want to remember to do the things that bring me joy -- sewing, painting, decorating, crocheting, gardening ... i will remember that my children are gifts and try to remember that everyday with them is a blessing!! i will remember the millions of reasons why i love quin. i will remember ...

(if you get lucky i may even remember to blog more often, lol)

2010

are you planning on saying it twenty ten or two thousand ten? mmmm, can't decide myself.
either way you say it the new year is here. it's already a week into the deal, but i'm gonna type myself some little thoughts. someone somewhere told me that they pick a word every year as a theme and then they work on goals that pertain to that specific word. i love that idea this year! the only problem is that i can't decide on just one. i have sooooo many things that i want to get done, new flooring in my house, paint kitchen cabinets, can more food, double the size of my garden, learn to pole dance (just checking to see if you were paying attention), get chickens, figure out how to stay organized (for longer than a week), and make more cookies. check in later for what the magic word of 2010 will be! if you have any suggestions feel free to leave them! love to all --- maybe someday i'll finish getting pictures downloaded onto my computer. maybe not. :)

really fabulous

maggie's birthday was really fabulous -- had to share a quick pic of her magical cake made by a sweet mud lake lady who is very talented. working on a lot of fabulous christmasy things around here ... not time to blog :) maybe later when the children are nestled all snug in their beds. don't worry I will post all the fabulous birthday pics soon!!

Princess

The princess is officially one year old today!
I can't believe how quickly the time has flown by ~ Miss Maggie is truly a delight!
She is sweet and darling ... but I must say she has a little red-head temper :) Since the time that we brought her home from the hospital the boys (especially daddy) has been in love. They call her princess so much I'm worried that she will think that's her name, lol. She is moving and shaking and getting into everything (poor christmas tree) but she doesn't care about walking ~ but why would she when she shrieks and the boys come get her and move her into the other room. I have loved having this sweet little girls spirit in our home ~ she is so nearly perfect that it's almost scary! Happy Birthday my sweet Miss Maggie-girl!!

life in the fast lane

we are some happening people over here. we have been RUNNING and RUNNING from one thing to the next.
finished wrestling ... wyatt doesn't want to do it again until he's 8. i said ok. i don't think he realizes that will be next year when they start again :)
to celebrate the kids and i went with my bestie chrissy to her parents house in south jordan for the weekend. we just played and played!
the boys are working hard at school ... coop is a smart little man and wyatt is rocking the math thing. hyrum loves preschool, he is meticulous when it comes to his coloring and cutting. i am used to the other 2 that are always in to big a hurry to color in the lines, what a patient little fella. i planned the 1st grade thanksgiving party, now that was entertaining.
thanksgiving was awesome -- spent time at both families. we had quin home for 4 days straight (and yes maggie had withdrawls when he went back on monday). chrissy and i braved the black friday crowds, it was a 1st for both of us and we made it to toys r us by 3:30 AM! yes crazy, that's us!
then last weekend we had the 3rd annual hobley christmas shin-dig. this year we used mom and dads timeshare points (thanks guys) and stayed at a SWEET condo in west yellowstone. we took the snowmachines, but something about the -20 degree temps didn't sound appealing to me. the men are wild and went a few times. quin and adam bonded by staying up until 3 in the morning (3 nights in a row) playing the new mario bros game on our wii (yes, it rocks and brings back some awesome memories). the cousins LOVE each other!! it's so fun to have them play and hang out. we are still trying to get caught up on our sleep :) then when we got home on sun night quin headed straight down to salt lake to go to a cummins and hitachi school for work. yes he is having fun on his vacation (when is my turn, lol). he will be back on fri and then we are off to salt lake with bri and rusty (quin's bro). we are excited to show the boys the lights at temple sqaure, it's been a few years! then on tues the 15th my baby miss maggie turns 1 !!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!! i can not believe how quickly that happened. she is still nearly perfect. she is happy almost all of the time and loves her brothers and daddy so much! her favorite words are bubba and dad --- someday i'm sure mom will be in her vocab, i can be patient. i am excited for her birthday party, there will be an amazing cake and lots of fun i'm sure!

seriously so blessed

i have so many things to be thankful for. (although messes are not one of them)
this month i am trying to think about peaceful things.
trying to remember the little things.
i am going to be posting the things that i am thankful for (ok just a fraction of them really).

today i am thankful for a house.
the wind is howling and the munchkins and i are safe and warm.
lucky us!
even when they mess up the rooms i spend time cleaning and organizing, at least they have something to dirty up!



somehow the month of october is over. how the world did that happen?
we've been decorating, shopping (ok, thats what i've been doing), and the big 2 started wrestling. it feels weird to have them wrestling for ririe. in fact we went to a meet last week in sugar city and the boys walked in wearing their bulldog colors and and we saw that west jeff had their jr. high wrestlers there. i asked quin if we should make them keep their coats on, lol. coach sawick was there and as we shook hands and i realized that i had kids old enough to wrestle i felt old. old and even a little mature (and that doesn't actually happen that often). so odd.
we finished harvesting the garden. pulled up the corn and sunflowers and feed them to shorty tuckett (lucky little pony). i've started drawing plans for next years garden (even bigger and better) i LOVE LOVE LOVE my new tiller and lawnmower ... am a little sad that i don't get to mow my lawn for the next MONTHSSSSS. oh well, at least i have a lawn (see me being thankful). love to all ... (only halloween costume pics i got ... the 2nd pic was when i was trying to get everyone on the porch for pics and a stray steer ran across the road, wyatt ran inside to grab his rope and coop ran to go bulldog it, i love that maggie still looks happy and hyrum looks worried!)