~ Thought for the day ~

Will I ever be able to take my 3 kids to the grocery store without wanting to leave one or all of them there?

After a stressful trip to the grocery store, I called my mother for some sympathy and she informed me that I was the worst of all her children to take to the grocery store. I guess I'm getting what I deserve. I told her that shopping at midnight and getting mugged might be more fun than taking my kids in the afternoon. Tough call.

Puzzle fun!

We did it! We thought it would take at least a week to put together, but we did most of it Saturday night and finished the sky Sunday. Scott's parent's do a lot of puzzles and we've worked on some at their house, but have never done one ourselves. With nothing to do Saturday night, we went out and bought this 1000 piece puzzle. I was surprised how much fun we had! Good family time. Bradley even put a few pieces together. Here's what we accomplished.

I'm so proud, I don't want to take it apart!!

Tagged

Ok, so my blog is typically for my family, or in other words, my kids. I have a few family members that live out of state and this website is an opportunity for them to see my kids and what they are up to. But, I've been tagged. Thank you Alicia. The rules are to post 6 items about yourself (habits, traits, deep dark secrets, etc.) on your blog, then tag 6 more people to do the same. I've been looking for an excuse to write more personal things about myself. It's taken a few days to come up with stuff that I think not a lot of people know. Here it goes.

1. I love "Nightmare on Elm Street" movies! I grew up watching them with my brothers and I love them! I like scary movies in general, but Freddie Kruger is my favorite.

2. I also love bacon. I think bacon is the only food I could eat every day and not get tired of (except chocolate, which I do eat every day). I love BLTs. Once (when I was pregnant) I ate a half pound of bacon all by myself. I know that's really gross, and I'm not sure why I told you that, but there it is. We all do things that are gross when we're pregnant.

3. I am a tummy sleeper. This makes sleeping very difficult when I am pregnant. This past pregnancy, I discovered that I was much more comfortable on an air mattress on the floor because I could sleep on my tummy. Also, when I'm pregnant, I snore really bad the last few months. A lot of times, Scott will end up on the couch because my snoring actually wakes him up. So, there were nights when our bed was empty because I was on the floor and Scott was on the couch. My loving husband never complained.

4. I used to be addicted to the soap opera "Days of Our Lives." I don't use the word "addicted" lightly either. When I would miss the show, I would go online to find out what happened. Sad, I know. The good news is, I broke myself of that habit a few months ago. Seriously, how much bad stuff could really happen to one family AND why do they keep making the same mistakes!!! Why can't the just be honest with each other!!!

5. I've found a new show to watch in it's place that is not so addicting. On the Discovery Channel at 2 pm, I watch "The Haunting." It's really the only t.v. I watch during the day, and it's during nap time, so I'm usually folding laundry or on my exercise bike while I watch. It's a show about haunted houses. They show a house a day and they have actors act out what happened while the people tell their stories. It's really interesting and I don't freak out if I miss an episode. However, the more I watch it, the more I think that my house may be haunted. Good thing Scott has the Priesthood and can take care of those ghosts for me if need be.

6. My favorite candy bar is Twix. It used to be Kit Kat. Then when I was in high school, I thought I'd try a Twix and discovered I love them! My Dad used to ask me to tell him this story over and over. He said he loved the story! I know this sounds weird, but if you've met my Dad, you'd know it's not so weird for him. I love you Dad!!! I'll tell you the story again if you'd like, it's been a few years since you've heard it.

Ok, so now I'm going to tag Kenia, Amie, Suzie, MeKell, Kyla and Melissa H.