Madison's first talk in Primary

I know I'm an old Mom 'cause I'm pushin' forty, but can't I still get excited when my eldest child--who's only 3--gets chosen to give her first talk in Primary? Madison came home with a sticker from church. She is assigned to give a talk in Primary on February 7th. I'm so excited! I'm not sure what to do though--any ideas? Brant are already grinning about going to Primary to watch her. We even traded weekends--they were going to go to St. George next weekend--but I'm going to come here again so she can give her talk. I know--I'm overexcited, but despite my age, I'm still a first timer at alot of this stuff.

Awesome 80's

So...I'd never pass up a chance to dress in 80's clothes. We're promoting a new product call Flashback, so for work we were able to dress in our favorite "flashback" era. Of course, I chose 80's. Flipped collar, big hair, heavy makeup, and leg warmers. What more could a girl ask for. My Service Coordinators (who are half my age) said I looked like an old lady who had never left her high school years. Vicki and I used to laugh at those ladies. They were stuck in whatever era they went to high school. We swore we would never do that. Dressing up once in a while doesn't count, but I sure do miss the 80's.

Another week

Here I am at the end of another week and not much has happened. I think blogging is rather dull when you remove all of the cute things your kids do. I am happy to report that Brant brought the family over yesterday and will be staying here for the weekend. We have set a date for them to move--by February 15th. I am so excited. It's going to be like Christmas. It is always fun to settle into a new house and routine.

Last night was the first night Porter and Madison have slept in separate rooms. They have had a few times where they weren't together when they were babies--but this is the official separation of the twins. Brant thought Madison would want to sleep with "her boys." That's what she calls them. But, she was quit anxious to leave them and go to her own room with her own bed. She even shut the door when she went to bed.

This morning, I asked Porter and Madison what they liked most about their new house. Madison said she liked her bed and her own room. Porter said he liked that his Mom was here. (Aaah....he's my sweetheart...I don't care if he is a Momma's boy.)

When I came home from work yesterday, Brant had the kids sitting quietly at the table and he was fixing dinner. I joined the kids and we waited for the food. I can definitely get used to having a man-wife...especially if he cleans the toilets and vacuums.

Thank Goodness It's Friday

Only one more work day...and then it's back to Vegas. I love my job, but I miss my family. Hope to get them in the same place soon! I don't have as much stuff to write about without the kids around.

My life is pretty boring. I work, come home and piddle with cleaning or setting a few things up. I've been trying to exercise more, but can't say I'm a hundred percent committed yet. With no TV, I've plenty of time to catch up on reading and listening to motivational CD's. You'd think I'd have my life perfect.

Any Ideas, Anyone?

I am in charge of a fundraising for work. I will have a group of students working with me...I want to raise about $5,000. Any ideas?

Weekend's over too fast

What a wonderful weekend with my family. We had so much fun. It was nice to be together. The kids were so restless I felt like we needed to get outside and play. It was a nice 63 degrees in Vegas and the sun was shining. They were resistant to go outside, but once they did we had so much fun. We played in the dirt and I chased them around. Is it bad that your 3 year olds can run faster than you? I'm going to have to work on that.

I had to coax them into letting me take a picture with my phone. The twins insisted on putting their hoods up since Lane was wearing a hat. That devious grin on Lane's face is a devious grin! He's my little devil child. Sweet, but what a temper. And, look at the meat hooks that kid has. He's only a shoe size behind Porter and Madison. He's going to make the little bunch look like a group of triplets if he keeps growing at this rate.

Brant and I went to Avatar this weekend. We saw it in an IMAX with 3D. It was very, very cool. I have to say I really liked it. I'm not much of a movie buff, but this one was good. I highly recommend it. Actually, I don't know anyone who hasn't liked it.

Now I'm back in St. George--living my other life--bachelorette working Mom. I'll sleep well, look good, and gets lots of sleep. But, I'll miss the little ones.

I am sitting in a ham radio class

That's the text my Mom sent to me when she didn't answer my phone call. I had to laugh...but also have alot of admiration for. She is 63 years old and she still is doing new things and she's very active. Last week she went with all the guys to hang out with them while they were snowboarding. She was out there taking pictures and being with the boys. I hope I am just as active and ready to try out new things in 24 years.

The long distance relationship continues

Brant brought the kids over this weekend. This was the first time they got to see our new house. They had a blast chasing each other through the empty rooms. We have bunkbeds set up in the boys room. Madison loved that she is the only girl in the "girls room." They played in the back yard. Porter kept asking me if this was Travis' house. They have no memory of living in a house that wasn't someone else's. I kept telling them it was just our house. They slept until at least 8 every morning.

We're still living in two cities, because we need to save a little more money. We need a few basics like a washer and dryer, microwave, dining table, and mattresses. We can probably live without everything else for awhile. We're going to alternate weekends--I'll go over there one weekend; and the kids will come over here the next.

It's rough, but could be alot worse. I'm sure the time will pass quickly and we'll all be under the same roof soon! Can't wait. Until then...we keep plugging along.