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at 11 32 pm 10 comments 1 11 12 reflection resolve i really love a new year it must be the ocd side of me that likes to keep things nice tidy and fresh i get excited for another opportunity to organize my life i also enjoy reflecting on the previous year and celebrating my successes as well taking inventory on where i still need to get better i like holding myself accountable and writing my goals down really helps me to do this here were my goals for 2011 and how i did with them be better at holding family home evening including short lessons not just treats although we didn t do this every monday we did make a good effort to teach the kids about the scriptures using the gospel art kit we could do much better but i m happy with the progress we are making be more forgiving and less judgmental this one s always going to be a struggle for me but there were many times i took a step back from a situation and made a conscious effort to change the way i was thinking about someone i remind myself i too have many faults that i wouldn t want others to judge me by that helps put things into perspective but i could be less quick to jump my judgmental notions i think i ll keep this one on my list for 2012 learn illustrator making lots of progress on this one i ve taken two courses already and am enrolled in a third one next month i ve taken on many projects that i would have been terrified to do before and have learned a lot along the way i m doing more business projects these days but i still love anything to do with design finish 2009 2010 blog books yikes i am so behind i failed in 2011 however i did complete by books for 2009 2010 and 2011 the first week of 2012 yeah i m so excited to have these done get dressed more often and work out clothing does not count i know i am going to struggle with this one i m definitely better than before but there is something so cozy about my workout clothes and a hoodie at least i m working out right more reading to my children with caden in first grade i was somewhat forced into this one we read lots of books every week and when caden is done reading abbie swoops in right behind him making sure she gets her fair share of reading time too i think we re good here learn to say no when my plate is full or i just don t want to do something yes i ve done better but this one is going to be a life long goal for me goals for 2012 organize and clean out filing cabinet ugh i am dreading this it s full of stuff that i know i don t need and it s going to take awhile drink ast least 60 oz of water every day for christmas i bought all of us nice insulated water bottles i can t believe how expensive they can be that we are taking with us wherever we go we ve been doing really well so far but scott and i each put on a few pounds at first of pure water weight luckily we lost them but you could tell our bodies were holding onto it since they weren t getting as much as they needed step up workout regime i been doing physique 57 for 16 months now and i still love it but i think it s time to mix things up a bit to give my body a new challenge i m adding a little running which i absolutely despise into my schedule as well as some other fitness activities i want fitness to become a lifestyle for our family and not just something on my to do list everyday be in bed by 10 30 and everyone up by 7 00 i m a late night owl but i pay for it in the mornings we all love to sleep in until the lastest possible moment with kids in school i m trying hard to be up making a well rounded breakfast not just cereal and have the house picked up and few household chores done by the time the kids get on the bus it feels good to get so much done so early but again i m going more for a lifestyle change and not just a few good days here and there be better prepared spiritually in every calling i ve ever had in the church i am constantly reminded that if i am prepared spiritually everything else falls into place in primary there have been times i put a lot of effort into my sharing time props object lessons being creative etc thinking it will grab the kids attention and they will learn however the times i have felt the spirit the strongest and have felt most successful in my calling were the times i used the theory less is more and just prepared myself spiritually and let the spirit work through me it isn t about me at all or what i did the spirit will touch those i teach when i invite the spirit into the room through preparation and prayer happy new year at 8 13 am 3 comments 12 7 11 i m joining the club i ve toyed around with the idea of going private on and off for years now but i always pushed it off because i know it is a hassle for other people but after being thoroughly creeped out this week my gut is telling me to finally do it or i may just end up changing the name not sure yet not that i post a lot on here anymore but if you d like to be included please leave me your email address or you can message it to me everyone is welcome well almost everyone unless you re one of the creepy ones thanks and sorry for the inconvenience at 8 49 am 21 comments 11 13 11 candy man i ve been putting blogging off for a whole month now so much has been going on in our lives and i haven t had the emotional energy to sit down and attempt to organize all my thoughts and emotions into something coherent for others to read to sum it all up let s just say this last year has been full of trials opportunities to really learn patience and accept the lord s timing in our lives ups downs and a whole lotta growth the experiences we ve had have really shaped my testimony and i hesitated sharing because i was worried putting something so personal on paper would cheapen what the sacred experiences meant to me there s way too much history behind the story of where we re at today so the short of it is a year ago we came across a company scott felt would be our next step and the right career opportunity for him for one reason or another the opportunity came and went not just once but many times with each disappointment we wondered why we felt so good about something that wasn t turning into a reality for us i m not proud to admit that i wasn t always faithful or hopeful and really struggled with not knowing his plan for our family i don t do well without a plan and i know at least for me faith was something my heavenly father was trying to teach me among many other things i cried a lot during this last year there were a few times i felt like i was falling apart from all the stress and i wanted to give up and go the corporate route i wanted to feel settled and not just picking up small companies along the way that were fun and would help pass the time until we found the one that felt right luckily my husband is a very patient man with me himself and the lord he knew the course he wanted to take but he also knew it would happen when the lord felt we were ready he is so wise and i am so lucky i have him i m not sure we ve learned all the things he wanted us to i know i still have many weaknesses to work on but i also know if we are humble the lord will continue to mold and shape us through our challenges and rough patches in no way is this post the life couldn t be better spiel i ve learned better our life is good very good for many reasons but it s also good because of those rough patches and the growth that comes from them i guess you could say we re learning to celebrate all of it the successes and the challenges because if we re doing all that he asks of us in the end it s all for our benefit i never ever thought i would say this but scott is officially a candy man if you re in the market for a ridiculously creamy old fashioned caramel look us up at 8 43 pm 0 comments 10 10 11 go team soccer is already over and just in time for us to escape the cold weather that has been creeping up on us scott and caden made a deal that if caden practiced hard and scored a certain number of goals throughout the season he would be rewarded with some kind of lego toy that i can t pronounce we thought we were going to get off easy but caden came through and scored the last goal he needed during his final game of course he wanted to leave the game the second he scored to go purchase his toy but we made him finish out the game and a fun season with his team their coach was unable to coach the second half of the season so scott volunteered and he had so much fun he s already looking forward to the spring when he ll have his own team at 12 42 pm 2 comments 9 15 11 i m a soccer mom again three years ago we attempted to put caden on a soccer team he hated it he didn t like playing with a team or by the rules so during his first game he sat down in the middle of the field and refused to get up needless to say scott and i were humiliated and vowed he was never playing soccer again fast forward three years and he is begging to play again with his friends we had a long talk about not giving up and finishing what you start blah blah blah he promised he would do his best he had his first game a few nights ago and it was really fun he had no idea what he was doing our fault since we pretty much gave up on soccer based on our first experience with it but he loved being in a uniform and running around with his team in fact he was having so much fun out on the field we had to remind him several times to stop dancing doing handstands and climbing the goal post and keep his eye on the ball and get agressive i haven t laughed that hard in a long time three years ago isn t he so cute this is before he knew what he signed up for scott s lecturing this three year old to get back on the field and play the game after refusing to play he s in timeout on the wall this time around at 4 34 pm 5 comments 9 9 11 baby girl goes to school i fear i have given abbie a bad rap on my blog since most of the time i am commenting on her not so nice behavior not today today she is a big girl who went to preschool and we both couldn t be happier about it she s been wanting to go to school ever since caden went to preschool two years ago she finally got her turn and she did great she was a little hesitant at first but after a quick pep talk and bribing her with a celebratory lunch at mcdonalds she confidently left my side with no tears and no whining success she kept checking the door to make sure i hadn t left yet at 12 11 pm 1 comments 8 29 11 alter ego i jinxed myself those mellow days with abbie were short lived and today we endured a full blown battle of the wills i need parenting classes i m not kidding either my children are so different and what worked with caden is not working with abbie i m running out of ideas energy and patience everyone keeps telling me it is the age but i m not so sure it is i am beginning to think it is just her hard personality and my lack of experience today i feel defeated it is bedtime and i haven t even showered or gotten dressed for the day pathetic huh i spent a good hour and half attempting to work through a temper tantrum yes sometimes they last that long i am trying really hard not to give into her demands to be consistent stand my ground and yet show her the patience and love she deserves today i barely survived her and she barely survived me there are times when she looks me straight in the eye and smiles as she does something naughty she knows what she is doing and i m afraid she might enjoy it a little bit she s finally in bed for the night and i just want crawl into bed pull the covers over my head cry and pray that she grows out of this i ve done my research and read my fair share of parenting books i ve tried all sorts of things but nothing seems to work long term how do i deal with the extreme temper tantrums and her desire to get into trouble somebody please point me in the right direction or at the very least let me know that i am not the only one dealing with this sort of personality will my sweet little abbie always have this alter ego at 8 22 pm 11 comments 8 25 11 new beginnings summer is officially over in our house caden started 1st grade today and he s beyond excited he carefully selected and laid out his outfit his backpack was full of new school supplies we discussed his bus routine in detail and he was given a beautiful blessing by his father last night he s confident and ready i was a little nervous about abbie being home all day by herself but so far so good she s my handful if you ve never heard me mention that before and the thought of having to entertain her for eight hours all by myself scared me a bit but she has been so mellow and agreeable today hmmm i m not going to jinx myself but maybe all she needed was a little one on one time with her mama and no big brother around to interfere it s been a good day i love new beginnings and a fresh start next up fall my favorite season i m anxious to see the leaves turn to feel the chilly air and to start baking at 1 57 pm 0 comments 7 23 11 summer happenings scott and i are really into instagram right now i m tired of carrying around my heavy dsl camera so most of our summer has been captured by iphone here s what we ve been up to we bought season passes to lagoon and are taking full advantage of them it doesn t have the charm magic and cleanliness of disneyland but there are so many fun rides for the kids and us adults and the water park isn t a bad way to end our hot sweaty day either caden s thoughtful and selective about the rides he goes on only doing his absolute favorites and always holding out for the next best thing abbie on the other hand does them all she s fearless and approaches each and every one with the same enthusiasm my two little people couldn t be more different our abbie girl turned three and we celebrated with a little family bbq and strawberry cupcakes she is such a blessing to our family yes she is a handful yes she has more energy and attitude than i can appreciate right now but she is my little sunshine and her smile and laugh are contagious she s working hard at teaching me to be a better more patient mother and as hard as many of my days are with her strong independent personality running the show i love her to pieces caden is almost done with summer school i ve been busy running him back and forth everyday but we really wanted to make sure he didn t lose the reading skills he left kindergarten with and we were hoping he would start first grade with a good head start we re so proud of him for all the reading he has done this summer and for advancing three reading levels in only a few weeks he s excited to start school again in the fall with a new teacher and class caden s pretty mature for his age not sure yet if this is a good or bad thing he s very thoughtful and calculating in his approach to life he constantly weighs out the expected investment vs the expected payoff to help decide his course of action he definitely takes after his dad in this way scott 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