Weird Dreams

My name is Linda and I have weird dreams....
During the night, last night, I was dreaming that I was brushing my teeth. I was spitting out my toothpaste like normal, however I needed to spit extra hard for some reason. I woke up and I was spitting......gross. (don't tell anyone K? )

I have a reoccurring dream. I am in my garage backing out when all of the sudden, I press the accelerator to the floor and shoot out quickly. I stomp on the brake and my brakes don't work. I am going really fast and I am about to hit the house behind me, I try to put the car in gear, turn off the engine, nothing works. Just as I am about to crash, I wake up.....weird.

Another reoccurring dream. I have a big piece of bubble gum in my mouth, so big that I can't talk. I try to spit it out but I can't. I try to section it off into a smaller piece because I am embarrassed that I put so much gum in my mouth, and nothing I do works. I can't spit it out. It occurs to me while I am typing....if the toothpaste dream and gum dream were together I'd be fine. =)

I also have a dream where I am back in high school except I know I am married and have kids. I don't remember my schedule or locker combination so I go to the office to get an extra copy. By the time I make it to my first class I am so late it's time for 2nd period. Again, I can't find my schedule and I have to go back to the office for a copy. This repeats all day......strange

I have a dream where I have to talk in church but I am not prepared. I stand up with my scriptures knowing I can talk about something for 10 minutes and start scanning through my book. I can't find one thing I understand or could talk about. I stand there forever flipping through pages and not being able to think of one thing to talk about. I apologize and sit down....dumb

These are just a few of my weird reoccurring dreams. I don't think it means I'm crazy does it?

Off and rolling

I am responding to Marianne's tag...with a twist. I decided to put all the things we say that if taken literally wouldn't make sense.. Here goes:
-cry your eyes out
-knock yourself out
-break a leg
-sleep tight
-you crack me up
-bite the bullet
-get away with murder(except if you are O.J.)hee hee
-on the same page
-apple of my eye
-kick the bucket
-right off the bat
-backseat driver
- the ball is in your court
-behind the 8 ball
-blow the whistle
-call the shots
-he's in left field
-go to bat for someone
-hit below the belt
-take the wild out your sails
-never mind
-get the lead out
-I've got to get this off my chest
my personal favorite:
-holy crap
Feel free to tell me more! Or start a list of your own.
Have a great day!

Remember when....

Today I have been looking back fondly on some nice memories.

I Remember When:
- I slept through the night. The only thing that woke me up was Brent putting him arm around me to snuggle with me. (too sweet, I know)
-I showered every day =) . I still shower, it's just sometimes late, late at night when nobody needs me anymore.
-I told Brent I would never be one of those women who stopped wearing make-up because they weren't going anywhere. Sorry Brent. =I
-I could remember anything like....oh, I forgot.
-I felt sane more than insane.
-my kids didn't think I was an ATM.
-my kids would do anything for a quarter, or if I timed them.
-I thought 30 was REALLY old. Now I am almost closer to 40 than 30.
-I thought it was so hard to have 2 kids, I couldn't imagine how to take care of more. Between Brent and I our laps were full.
-I turned 21. I was finally old enough to gamble, only by this point I realized it was
a waste of money.
-my brakes went out in my car and I cried and cried because it was expensive to fix it.
-when getting my brakes fixed, the headlight also went out, I thought it was the epitome of poor. My parents had a new car every 2 years. I didn't think their headlights ever went out. That's officially when I new I was on my own...and poor.(with Brent, of course)
-we moved in our first apartment with no couch or dinning table, we thought all we needed was love =)...good times.
-5 days later, we realized we needed a couch.

Feel free to send me your fond memories too. It's fun to think about how much things have changed.

Word

I got tagged by Lorenne, Here are the rules:
Answer each of these questions with one word Only, then pass it on to others.

1. Where is your cell phone? Jared
2. Where is your significant other? T.V.
3. What is your hair color? Brown
4. Your mother? talented
5. Your father? heaven
6. Your favorite thing? family
7. Your dream last night? intense
8. Your dream/goal? patience
9. The room you are in? bedroom
10. Your hobby? "dietcokeing"
11. Your fear? loneliness
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? earth
13. Where were you last night? home=)
14. What you're not? organized
15. one of your wish-list items? Blackberry
16. The last thing you did? cook
17. Where you grew up? striving
18. What you are wearing? sweats
19. Your T.V.? annoyance
20. Your pet? invisible
21. Your computer? turtle
22. Your mood? fair (to partly cloudy)
23. Missing someone? badly
24. Your car? blessings
25. Something you're not wearing? lipstick
26. Your summer? quick
27. Favorite store? TJ Maxx
29. Love someone? definitely
30. When was the last time you laughed? today
31. Last time you cried? Hmmm...
32. Favorite music? loud

That was harder than I thought it would be, I pass this on to(not to repeat Lorenne's list):
Heidi, Nate, Brooke, Carrie, Rekehl, Jill, Shelly and the guy from Tennessee that I see on my feedjit.
And anyone else who wants to, let me know so I can check up on ya'!

Why I don't clean

Last night, I was up late cleaning my bedroom like a mad woman. I took advice from Marianne and did the 27 Fling Boogie. I got in my closet and threw out 27 things, except I think I was up to 40 by the time I went through Brent's stuff. (don't tell him, I don't think he'll miss his ugly favorite shirts!) Consequently, I am dragging today. If I sit down I start to fall asleep. (Here's my point) My Tyler is a snow monkey. He loves it! I think he was frolicking yesterday, he was so happy. Well, I am sitting on my couch and I woke right up and thought I should check on Ty. Sure enough, he was outside throwing snowballs at cars. (actually, for a 5 year old, he has a great arm. He can get the cars on the opposite side of the street. Also, surprisingly, he has impeccable timing.) So, I scolded him, told him to stop blah, blah,blah, and went back inside. Two seconds later I checked on him again...sure enough, he hit a truck on the opposite side of the street. I am pretty sure the truck didn't notice, but I am mortified! If my son hit your car, I apologize! I yelled at him to come inside, he immediately starts into freaking out! He tried to bite me and I flicked his mouth....he wailed! After I did it, I thought, what if someone saw me. It sounded a lot worse than it was. I may need some friends to vouch for me if Child Protective Services knocks on my door. To make s short story long...this is why I don't clean.

Vote! (but if you don't, I won't judge you) :)

I've got to be honest... I wasn't going to vote today. The prospect of long lines and not feeling passionate about any particular issue(except pres. but we no that our vote doesn't REALLY matter). However, patriotism got the better of me. I drove Jared to Oquirrh Middle school this morning for an all-day SBO confrence at BYU. I passed the polling place and decided to go in. No shower, no bra, not a brush for my hair, mind you, naively thinking "I won't see anyone I know". Out of the 20 or so people there, I knew 10 of them. One women was so nice as to say "wow, you clean up nicely" #%&@!! was the name I called her in my head.
God bless America! You know what I mean? I am thankful for the right to vote, I can't believe I almost didn't do it. My dad served in the State Senate for 20 years, I know the differece that a good politicain can make. They are out there(good politicians, I mean). When people start thinking they can't make a difference is when we all suffer. As for the lady who felt the need to insult me, I'll take my dad's advice, "If someone offends you, think of one nice thing about that person." hmmm....here it is,....still thinking......she...no that's not good.....okay. She looks very pretty when she smiles. :) She is very outgoing, and laughs alot. Does 3 things make up for the bad name?

football is over...time to fall back

The day I thought would never come has sadly arrived. The Riverton Little League football season has come to an end. (did that sound sad enough?) Seriously, it was kind of sad because the boys fought so hard to make the play-offs, but they lost today 20-13 to Brighton. I guess that puts them in 4th place which isn't so bad, right? Anyways, just as we were about to start the game, Jared's basketball coach came up to us and said, "are you ready for basketball? We are thinking of doing a few out-of-town tournaments, as well as the league." Do all kids play every sport? Oh well, I wouldn't like being bored. Katelyn signed up for basketball too. She is pretty good, and she loves it....good times.
So, tonight we set the clocks back one hour! I wished I could say I was doing something special now that I finally have more time in a day, but honestly I am looking forward to sleeping in late. Let's hope the kids feel the same way I do. What are all my blog friends going to do with the extra hour? Please don't be an hour early for church!

Happy Birthday Tyler!

Happy Birthday to Tyler! I can hardly believe that TY is 5! It seems like just yesterday he was 4. ha-ha. He has brought so much joy and noise ( I mean happiness) into our home. He's been up since 4:30 so excited. He wanted to see how "tall" he was on our scale. He's 50, he says. He has been telling me all of the things he can do now because he's 5 like climb a mountain, ride a skateboard(no-way) climb all of the fences and play soccer. He loves the snow, he prays every night that it will snow. He likes to play with friends, ride his 2 wheeler, playing Wii, loves his family, likes to play any sport with Jared and Katelyn, does not want to go trick-or-treating and does not like losing or not getting his way. I can't help but have a special place in my heart for him because he is such a mommy's boy and hugs and kisses me all day long.

Searching for inner peace and tranquillity and a nap

I am starting to get this blog thing down. It's kind of fun! Tomorrow is potentially our last football game. (If we lose, no playoffs for us) It's been fun and busy. Brent and I actually went out on a date tonight...by ourselves! It was a lot of fun. We could actually finish a sentence without being interrupted. At least I could, I don't know about Brent. Ha-ha.
Next week, Tyler is turning 5. I can't believe how time flies. He is so sweet, tonight when we came home he said "mom, I can't even believe how much I love you!" AHHHHH :) :) He melts my heart!
So, my pity party is over (thank heavens!). I've been thinking about what to do now. Last night I was talking to a friend/client about life and happiness and stuff and I realized that I am pretty darn happy. I won't get into any details but I am drawing a line in the sand (proverbial) and looking forward not backwards anymore. I've always been able to handle the trials that come my way and come out of it a better person and this time is no different. So there!
I decided that I want to make my bedroom my little sanctuary. That will be my new project. Any suggestions from my blogging buddies? I need a place to relax, read, sleep and ......
My biggest issue is my laundry. Every one's laundry is in my room. I sort it in here and everything. HELP! I also have my treadmill in here, I think I want to leave it, but only if it goes with the new tranquillity. So, I am counting on my friends for suggestions! PLEASE!!! Love ya' all!

Durrrr...I forgot I had pictures of everyone. I am still learning how to post them. But they are such cute kids, I had to put them all in!

Cute kids

So I am embarrassed to say, this is Jason's first portrait. But here are my handsome boys. They look angelic and they are (when they are sleeping). Tyler's big smile came when I said "remember the diaper?" One time, Jared was taking out a stinky diaper in a grocery sack. He started swing it around like doing the hammer throw. The diaper ripped out the bottom and splatted against our house and exploded all over the house and concrete......good times.

It's a great day in my imagination

Every once in awhile, we all need a reminder that we are a valuable member of society, that we are loved and appreciated, and what we do makes a difference. I think I am having one of those days. I decided a long time ago that I wouldn't look for personal validation from my kids because let's face it....it ain't comin' from them. But today I am going to imagine what that would sound like.
-Mom, thanks for doing my laundry and caring that I don't smell bad.
-Thanks for caring about my dental hygiene, I'm glad you remind me to brush my teeth twice a day.
-What would I do without you mom, I am grateful for the ride to football, piano, school because I missed the bus, ect. (feel free to insert your own activity)
-Thank you for telling me to shower and change my underwear.
-Thank you for helping me with homework.
-Thank you for the countless hours of worry and prayers on my behalf.
-Mom, can I talk to you about something? (that would make my day Jared)
-Thanks for feeding me delicious food. I don't like carrots but if you say they are good for me, I know it is true.
-Mom, I want to go out with my friends, how could I earn $10 to pay for that?
-Thank you for the clean bathroom! That mirror sparkles!
-Can I say family prayer tonight? (all of you with little ones, enjoy that they want to say the prayer)
-Mom, I'm bored. What can I do for you?

Aren't my imaginary kids cool? In all seriousness, my kids are pretty good. I'm probably just feeling a little sorry for myself today. Oh well. Tomorrow will be better right?

Luck or is it?

I am sorry about the lapse in blog posting. I was so sick last week, Brent took 2 days off work to help me with the kids.(Big thanks to Brent!) Laying around does have an upside, it gave me a chance to think about all of my blessings and all what I have to be thankful for. My favorite quote of the week came from Jared who said, "wow mom, you are really pale can you take me to Sports Authority?" Such sympathy and care, it was amazing! Thankfully I don't get sick often.
Now I am playing catch up with cleaning and laundry, just think, if it was already done what would I do today? I am lucky.
Speaking of lucky, last week Brent's dad fell 10 1/2 feet to a concrete floor. Some how he landed on his feet and fell sideways. The only problems are relatively minor compared to death or being broken all over. So we are thankful for our blessings.

Math, shmath

I have been trying to help Jared with his homework. I got a little cocky last year because I could do 7th grade algebra. This year has been a little harder. I must admit, 8th grade geometry is kickin' my butt! I don't understand it at all. In my defense, it has been 20 years since I did it, and I didn't understand it then either. My pride was getting the better of me. I've been trying to figure it out for 2 hours and I decided that it truly is better to be humble...so I quit.
I am excited for the long weekend. Does anyone have any fun ideas to occupy my kids so they don't kill each other?

These are a few of my favorite things

WE WON< WE WON< WE WON!!!!
Did I mention we beat Bingam Saturday! It was a great game, it was 6-0. Jared did really well and Katelyn cheered her lungs out!
It's kind of sad, I have realized since I started blogging just how mundane my life is. Every day it's the same stuff. I'm not complaining, it's just become apparent that I don't have much to say.
So in order to keep my blog fun (for me) I am just going to have to be creative. Since it's my blog, I am going to tell some things you may not know about me.
-I finished High School early on home study because I was going to Beauty school. During "hair school" I wanted to quit but the song from Grease would run through my head...."Beauty school drop-out" So, I finished. I am so glad I didn't quit, I'm kind of embarrassed about the reason why.:)
-Brent and I grew up in the same ward. Not smart if you are looking to score big on wedding gifts. You need at least 2 wards to draw from. lol
-That is the first time I typed " lol". I might start using it more often.
-My favorite colors are purple, burgundy and navy blue (not all together).
-My favorite book is usually whatever I am reading at the moment. But I always like "the Screwtape Letters" by C.S. Lewis, Gifts of the Spirit by D. Crowther. Last year I read the Book of Mormon 4 times, this year I am only on my 2nd time. :(
-My favorite sport is whatever season it is. And my favorite teams are Jared's and Katelyn's.
-My favorite holiday is Christmas. I love how it puts more people in a good mood. I love the anticipation of Christmas morning, and seeing the kids happy unwrapping gifts.
-My favorite move is "Evita". Seriously....with Madonna. I've seen it probably over 150 times.
-When I grow up I want to be a fun Grandma and maybe teach Seminary.
-When I was little, I wanted to be a mom, a psychiatrist and for a little while I wanted to study paranormal psychology(now that just freaks me out).
-I love Riverton. I will probably always live here.
Okay, enough for now. I hope all my blog friends will share some stuff about them that I may not know.

Week in review

We have had such a busy week! I thought I'd share a few highlights.
First, let me say that I never want to be alone in this world(without my Brent). He's almost home from Cedar City...not a moment too soon! I rely on him so much for support. Not only is he a great dad but it is no fun watching the news without him.(our fav pastime is news heckling) So that being said, this week was chaos and mayhem.
I had to cram all of my work in to two days. I don't know how mom's do it...I mean work full-time and manage the house. I only work part-time, at home, with a flexible schedule and I am still 3 weeks behind. One of my favorite sayings is "I am so far behind, I thought I was is first place."
Tyler had a field trip to Cornbelly's Maze. I took the opportunity to take all the kids with me. We had a blast! I had never been there, it is a little pricey but well worth the $3 entrance fee with field trips. (normally $10.50 per adult) We spent 4 hours playing. The big kids went through the "David Archuletta" corn maze and stood on the microphone. I guess that is cool. They have a little sand box-like area filled with dried corn. Tyler and Jason had so much fun until Jason wouldn't stop putting corn in his mouth. It really grossed me out when Jared was in there walking around in his socks. I don't like to touch his socks, let alone put them in my mouth! We all picked out pumpkins. Tyler decided he wanted the smallest green one with a stem that he could find. As you can imagine, they are rare. We did finally find one, it looked like a little maraca.
Our busy football practice week ended with a pep-rally earlier tonight. Katelyn was head cheerleader and she was on top of the pyramid. I was so proud. Not even 45 degree weather with a stiff wind would have kept me away. (I just realized that you can't hear the sarcasm in my typing) :) Then it was on to the Riverton High football game, they lost to Bingam 48-21. Let's hope our team is a little better tomorrow. Did I mention the big game is tomorrow?
We went to dinner with my mother-in-law 2 times this week. It was a lot of fun. My kids don't get to see her as often as we would like, so it is great to get together. Thanks Sandy! We were at Winger's and had a cute little waitress. Jason fell in love with her. One time he was watching her walk away when all of the sudden he stuck his hand to his mouth and blew her a kiss. It was crazy because Tyler didn't start doing that until he was two. :) It is seriously bred in them to be attracted to girls! Jared would try to touch the waitress as she would walk by, and it just so happened that his little hand was butt height. We apologized many times for him. After he was about three, he liked cars more than girls. I am still waiting for that to happen to Tyler.
All-in-all, I'd say we've had a great week. I love the weekends! I hope all my blog friends have a great weekend! Love ya all!
(Oh Yeah, for my neighbor friends, if you haven't seen Jill Bearden's blog, her baby is almost as cute as my kids!)

My daughter, my pride, my joy, my saving grace

I need to go to Shelly's so she can help me get a purple silver and black blog page. (Go Riverton!!) Can you feel the excitement? 2 1/2 days 'till the big game. How am I suppose to sleep tonight?Hmmm.


Tonight we went to Training Table(mmmmm) with my mother in law. It was pretty fun even when Jason started to play the "I'll drop everything, you pick it up" game. It's great to be with and have fun with our family. They are nice people who know you and love you anyway.





During the night last night, Jason was screaming like crazy. I let him go for a minute then decided to get up and make him a bottle. It was 4:00 a.m. I went to the family room where Katelyn had the T.V. on and was making the bottle. I asked her what she was doing when she told me "mom, he started crying at 2:00 and so I brought him out here and watched signing time with him(his favorite show. sign language, music playing ect.). After it was over I made him a bottle and put him back to bed. He stayed for a little while and then started crying again. So I am going to try another bottle and put him back to bed" I asked her why she didn't wake up me or Brent and she said, "you were sick last night(a little nausea, not preg) and I knew dad had to drive all day so I thought I would take care of it myself." I almost started to cry! Can you believe how sweet and thoughtful she is? Jason is so close to her and will cuddle with her on the couch. I love seeing the bond they have. I am constantly reminded that I am a lucky mom. I have always said that everyone needs a Katelyn. Love ya' Kay-Kay!





Hey, Have you heard? Boomerangs are coming back! (For those of you who can't see me falling off my chair laughing hysterically, just understand that everything is funny when your exhausted!)

Rivalry week (little league style)

It's a big football week for us! Jared's team plays our rival, Bingam. Katelyn is head cheerleader this week(it means that she calls out the cheers, says READY! the other girls say OKAY! oh yeah... and she' on top of the pyramid.) Last year some of the Bingam fans were rude to our cheerleaders so I get to be with the girls this week to make sure they are okay. It's one thing to be heckled by kids but quite another when it is parents. I don't really expect any problems most people aren't insane.(I hope)

I'm out of time .....I'll post again later. Bye.

Random thoughts at 4:00 A.M.

I've had a bit of an insomnia problem from time to time lately. So I am going to tell you what keeps me awake at night. Maybe it's diet coke....hmmm....doubtful.
I keep having weird re-occurring dreams. Tonight I was dreaming that I was staying at a hotel and I needed to leave quickly. I started to get out my luggage and found all these weird things that I packed for my trip. I had baby toys that Jason hasn't played with for months. I had stacks of winter clothes for my entire family but near as I could tell, only Brent and I were there. (and it was hot there) I had 10-15 sippie cups with no lids. Still, no baby.I had two extra scooters for Tyler. Still, no Tyler. I start packing and wonder why and how I brought all of this stuff and how the heck was I to get it home? For some reason, I need to leave in a hurry. I get all packed and I can't find Brent anywhere. Then it's like the hotel turned into a circular maze. Not only can I not find Brent, now I can't get back to my room to find all of my crazy stuff! The only reason this is weird to me is that I've had this dream 7 or 8 times in the past 3 months. It's always a different hotel, and different stuff but same concept. Maybe I need more "lovin". he-he
I have to get up at 7:00 to take my car in to get new brakes. I guess I'll try to sleep again.

Things I am excited about!!!

This is the most current thing I have to call a family picture. It was taken almost one year ago, on Tyler's b-day.

Do you ever feel like a dork? I do, only two or three times a day. But to expose my dorkiness even more, I decided to post a few things that I have been excited about lately.

-I have been doing some continuing education for my job. Mean boss, she's a slave driver. But I am really excited about some new techniques that I have picked up with hair cutting, color and up-do styling! I am blessed to have a job that I absolutely LOVE, I would do it for free if I could.

- I have been way excited for General Conference. I need a little kick in the "booty" from time to time. (okay, daily)

-My sister had a baby today. I am way excited for her, it is her 2nd little girl. Her kids are adorable!

-I'm also excited the I am learning how to blog. I posted this pic. I can't edit it to fit the right size, but I am posting it anyway.

-I just signed up for http://www.facebook.com/ it is pretty fun. It's like a High School reunion. I have been back in touch with some really good friends that I haven't heard from in 15 years.

-I am excited to be a mom. My kids are a stressful yet really fun stages. Jared in Jr. high. Katelyn in 6th grade. Ty learning to read and Jason learning everything.

-I am excited about on-line bill pay. It has made my life simpler.

-I am excited for the Holiday season. I love Christmas. I've already started shopping. So much fun! Oh yeah...I forgot to mention on-line shopping.