These are just random conversations I have had with my kids. Nothing earth shattering, just something that will be fun to laugh about in 20 years.
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I have often referred to the internet when I can't find something, need a recipe, or had to find a way to get a sliver out of Porters foot without hurting him. One time I couldn't figure something out and Madison said, "Mom, why don't you go ask the computer."
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I asked Porter how he liked being five years old and if he was looking forward to turning six. He said, "It's fine. I just thought I would be a lot older when I was five." I told him that doesn't change much. Every age I looked forward to, I thought I was going to be a lot older. In fact, I was sure that by my forties I would be really, really, old. And I'm not! Unless you ask my kids.
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Madison likes to give me "a makeover" with her makeup she got for Christmas. It is a palette of clown colors. I have my eyeliner and mascara in my purse so I was just going to finish up in the car. I only had on eyeshadow so I'm sure I looked a little different. I was walking out the door and Madison said, "Uh, Mom...are you wearing my makeup?"
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We FINALLY got a dining room table. The kids have been eating at a little miniature kids table and it is really hard to even have room for their plates and cups. I was really excited about the table too, so I have been making an effort to have real meals. After the first time, Madison said to me, "Mom, that was so fun. Can we do it again?" I said, "What?" She said, "You know....have real family dinners."
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On the way to school one day we had this conversation:
Madi: Mom, is Nephi real?
Before I could even answer, Porter said, "Of course he's real! Madi."
I interjected and explained that yes he was real. He just lived a really, really long time ago. Before houses, air conditioning, roads and cars, and even cell phones.
Madi: Well, if they didn't have phones then how did they call people when they wanted to talk to them?
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Brant and I were arguing, well just a simple disagreement. Lane came and put both hands on my cheeks, like he always does. He made me look him in the eye and then he said, "Mom, just walk away." He's so funny. He always breaks the tension.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Thursday, January 19, 2012
3 months already?
Can't believe how fast time goes by. I missed blogging about Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years. Not much happened, just the usual. Actually, I can't really remember so that's why I can't write about it. And, that's why I have to write as things happen or I will forget. I've read stuff on my blog from a couple of years ago and don't even remember some of it.
So to update...
About Madison--I hope she doesn't read this until she's older. We had a high hopes of her being our intellectual child. She is struggling at school much more than Porter. Her teacher talked to us about how slow she is with her work and that she is constantly having to nag her to finish. She has an uncanny ability to memorize, so she will memorize her book assignments instead of actually reading them. Which, I guess works out okay if she can learn to memorize each word. She hates sounding out letters and just wants to know what the word says.
She is still headstrong and loves Barbie and Princesses. She is determined that she is going to be a firefighter when she grows up. She is a total Daddy's girl and wants Jayley to be her older sister. Not sure why since she has only met Jayley a couple of times. Maybe because she heard that Jayley was Dad's first-best girl before she was born.
She can be extremely helpful--can be the operative words. She is either a pain in the arse or a loving, sweet little girl. No in between for her. I enjoy her the most when it is just the two of us. She loves to talk forever and especially to me. She has been planning the next Fathers and Sons outing for the last three months--yes it does not happen until May. Reason being, we were able to have a girl party while they were gone. She was so excited she can't wait for those boys to leave. I thought she was going to feel left out because they went and she couldn't.
P.S. She has developed a terribly annoying laugh.
Porter is such as sweet boy. He loves everyone and everything so much. He is complimentary, sensitive and caring. To illustrate, we were watching a music video on YouTube about the Savior and what if he came to your door today. How would you react, what would you do differently. Porter said, "I would do anything different. I would do the same thing." Truer words could not be spoken. He truly is living the way he should be.
Today I was showing the boys a faster way to butter toast. Porter said, "Mom, you are really good at buttering toast." He is always full of compliments. I feel bad about getting frustrated a Porter the most. When I lose my temper, I always feel like I should apologize to him. He is kind hearted. He hates to go to bed at night and hates to get woke up in the morning. I started playing a Christmas Cd for him at night to go to sleep. It has all Christian music which is very soothing and spiritual. Two songs are from Josh Groban, so you get the idea. Porter told me his favorite song was about the baby. (Away in a Manger).
Porter says he wants be a lawyer so he can protect people that need help. Not sure about that one, but he's going a couple more decades to decide.
Porter is doing great in school. He has caught on so quick and really digs into his school work. He is above average in most of his learning. He keeps asking me to teach him Spanish because all of the "brown" kids at school can speak it. Uh...what do you say to that. I am going to try to get a copy of Rosetta Stone from Grandpa Smith.
Both Porter and Madison want to know who to do everything. They are proud that they can rinse dishes, make toast/cinnamon toast, top ramen, oatmeal, and cold cereal by themselves. I am happy I can sleep while they do that. Their primary president stopped me in church and told me we could never move out of the ward. She adores the twins and said that primary would not be the same without the two of them. I don't know if she was just being nice or not, but I'll take that. Most people in the ward tell us that.
Lane, Lane, Laner. Where do I start? He is a handful. He is so full of jokes and laughs and giggles. The party really doesn't start until he gets there. The kids love him and we all could just stand around and watch him for entertainment. He is also very diplomatic. He tells me I am his best friend when he is alone with me and he tells Brant he is his best friend when he is alone with him. When we get together and call him on it, he snuggles between both of us, puts a hand on both of our faces and pulls us close. Then he says, guys we're all best friends.
When the kids are in school and I'm not working we get to have alone time. It is so much fun. I love to hang out with him. He will talk and talk and talk when he has my full attention. I usually take him on errands as one is much easier than two. We were out the other day and a security guard was talking to us. He looked down ant Lane and said, "Are you her bodyguard." I could tell he was mad when he didn't say anything and looked away. We chuckled. After we walked away, Lane said, "That guy hurt my feelings." I said, "Why?" He said, "Because he called me a Potty Guard. I don't potty all day." I tried not to laugh and explained what a bodyguard was and that he was giving him a compliment because he looked so big and strong.
Lane will sneak into bed with me any chance he gets. I wake up with him cuddled up next to me all of the time. I don't mind. Lane is the biggest Momma's boy--more so than Porter if you can imagine. He says I am his best friend...wait he says that to everyone. Lane is a touch little cookie, he takes a beating. He got hit in the face with a baseball bat. He has bruises from his eye to his cheekbone. I'll have to take a picture before the bruises go away. He was playing with the neighbor kids at Rhonda's. One of the boys was swinging a bat...and you know the rest of the story.
Other than that, Brant and I work most of the time. Thank goodness for Rhonda who takes the kids all of the time. The kids adore her. She is so amazing with them. The biggest problem we have is she so much more righteous than the rest of us. So the kids will correct us on our behavior because of what grandma taught them. Oh boy! We have a lot of work to do to get where grandma is. Good thing she's around to set a better example.
So to update...
About Madison--I hope she doesn't read this until she's older. We had a high hopes of her being our intellectual child. She is struggling at school much more than Porter. Her teacher talked to us about how slow she is with her work and that she is constantly having to nag her to finish. She has an uncanny ability to memorize, so she will memorize her book assignments instead of actually reading them. Which, I guess works out okay if she can learn to memorize each word. She hates sounding out letters and just wants to know what the word says.
She is still headstrong and loves Barbie and Princesses. She is determined that she is going to be a firefighter when she grows up. She is a total Daddy's girl and wants Jayley to be her older sister. Not sure why since she has only met Jayley a couple of times. Maybe because she heard that Jayley was Dad's first-best girl before she was born.
She can be extremely helpful--can be the operative words. She is either a pain in the arse or a loving, sweet little girl. No in between for her. I enjoy her the most when it is just the two of us. She loves to talk forever and especially to me. She has been planning the next Fathers and Sons outing for the last three months--yes it does not happen until May. Reason being, we were able to have a girl party while they were gone. She was so excited she can't wait for those boys to leave. I thought she was going to feel left out because they went and she couldn't.
P.S. She has developed a terribly annoying laugh.
Porter is such as sweet boy. He loves everyone and everything so much. He is complimentary, sensitive and caring. To illustrate, we were watching a music video on YouTube about the Savior and what if he came to your door today. How would you react, what would you do differently. Porter said, "I would do anything different. I would do the same thing." Truer words could not be spoken. He truly is living the way he should be.
Today I was showing the boys a faster way to butter toast. Porter said, "Mom, you are really good at buttering toast." He is always full of compliments. I feel bad about getting frustrated a Porter the most. When I lose my temper, I always feel like I should apologize to him. He is kind hearted. He hates to go to bed at night and hates to get woke up in the morning. I started playing a Christmas Cd for him at night to go to sleep. It has all Christian music which is very soothing and spiritual. Two songs are from Josh Groban, so you get the idea. Porter told me his favorite song was about the baby. (Away in a Manger).
Porter says he wants be a lawyer so he can protect people that need help. Not sure about that one, but he's going a couple more decades to decide.
Porter is doing great in school. He has caught on so quick and really digs into his school work. He is above average in most of his learning. He keeps asking me to teach him Spanish because all of the "brown" kids at school can speak it. Uh...what do you say to that. I am going to try to get a copy of Rosetta Stone from Grandpa Smith.
Both Porter and Madison want to know who to do everything. They are proud that they can rinse dishes, make toast/cinnamon toast, top ramen, oatmeal, and cold cereal by themselves. I am happy I can sleep while they do that. Their primary president stopped me in church and told me we could never move out of the ward. She adores the twins and said that primary would not be the same without the two of them. I don't know if she was just being nice or not, but I'll take that. Most people in the ward tell us that.
Lane, Lane, Laner. Where do I start? He is a handful. He is so full of jokes and laughs and giggles. The party really doesn't start until he gets there. The kids love him and we all could just stand around and watch him for entertainment. He is also very diplomatic. He tells me I am his best friend when he is alone with me and he tells Brant he is his best friend when he is alone with him. When we get together and call him on it, he snuggles between both of us, puts a hand on both of our faces and pulls us close. Then he says, guys we're all best friends.
When the kids are in school and I'm not working we get to have alone time. It is so much fun. I love to hang out with him. He will talk and talk and talk when he has my full attention. I usually take him on errands as one is much easier than two. We were out the other day and a security guard was talking to us. He looked down ant Lane and said, "Are you her bodyguard." I could tell he was mad when he didn't say anything and looked away. We chuckled. After we walked away, Lane said, "That guy hurt my feelings." I said, "Why?" He said, "Because he called me a Potty Guard. I don't potty all day." I tried not to laugh and explained what a bodyguard was and that he was giving him a compliment because he looked so big and strong.
Lane will sneak into bed with me any chance he gets. I wake up with him cuddled up next to me all of the time. I don't mind. Lane is the biggest Momma's boy--more so than Porter if you can imagine. He says I am his best friend...wait he says that to everyone. Lane is a touch little cookie, he takes a beating. He got hit in the face with a baseball bat. He has bruises from his eye to his cheekbone. I'll have to take a picture before the bruises go away. He was playing with the neighbor kids at Rhonda's. One of the boys was swinging a bat...and you know the rest of the story.
Other than that, Brant and I work most of the time. Thank goodness for Rhonda who takes the kids all of the time. The kids adore her. She is so amazing with them. The biggest problem we have is she so much more righteous than the rest of us. So the kids will correct us on our behavior because of what grandma taught them. Oh boy! We have a lot of work to do to get where grandma is. Good thing she's around to set a better example.
Friday, January 13, 2012
You Are Hired
Business has always been my passion. I was involved in business management at a very young age and fell in love with every part of it. Interacting with customers, motivating employees, accounting, marketing, advertising, operational management, growth, and most importantly profit margin. I worked with employees, upper level management, vendors, customers, and technicians. I did everything! I had to fix the toilet, sprinklers, water heater, pilot etc. I volunteered or did side jobs for business projects (outside of my regular work schedule) over the years and oversaw the following:
VOLUNTEER WORK
1. Participated as Vice President on Junior Chamber of Commerce
2. Invited as a guest speaker to the UNLV Business Masters Program
3. Organizer for Vibesfest musical festival
4. Created high school newspaper for local community
5. Invited to speak to High School English class about journalism
6. Filled in as a substitute teacher for college journalism teacher/advisor
7. Fundraiser project for Muscular Dystrophy
8. Created blog journal for parents of a 2 year old cancer patient
9. Editor-in-Chief of University newspaper
10. Various public speaking requests
SIDE JOBS
1. Published and wrote for annual newspaper for Modified Motorcycle Association Octoberfest
2. Wrote a newspaper column for 2 years
3. Wrote a technical manual for a money management group
4. Provided business consulting
5. Created a yearly billing spreadsheet for HOA
6. Wrote speeches and consulted for facilitators
7. Taught business classes to cosmetology students
The past five years my full-time work has slowed as I stole a few years to be a mom to my twins who are now 6; and my youngest child who is 4. I was divorced last year, which caused quite a setback in many areas of my life. But I'm a fighter and there is no challenge I have not been able to overcome. I am also great at putting a smile on my face and keeping a positive energy regardless of how hard life can get. I think that is very important. I like to refer to the quote, "Make your smile change the world, don't let the world change our smile."
This past Christmas was the first year without any family or my children. I was initially overcome with a sense of great loss and sadness. But I knew I needed to take ownership for that day and how I would feel at the end of it. I decided to spend the morning cooking. I spent the day delivering lunches and homemade Christmas candies randomly to people who had to work on Christmas day. What I expected to be a sad day, ended up being one of the most rewarding Christmas' of my life.
As a recently divorced mom, I am focusing on creating stability for my children. I would like to make St. George our home as I have several family members and friends for support. I have two sisters who are full-time moms and readily available to assist with my personal child care needs. I have never made excuses for not getting the job done and have not let motherhood interfere in that either. I believe with strong organization and management you can plan most of your time.
I have unbelievable experience for this position. I know I would be an asset and most importantly dependable. My organizational skills are insane and borderline compulsive. I believe strongly in planning and preparing. Over my lifetime I have dealt with angry or disgruntled customers. This has been something I am very proud of--I have never had an angry person that I have not been able to calm down and negotiate a resolution. I am very diplomatic, professional, and can work with all levels of social/economic people.
I hope I've created enough interest for an interview. I can be contacted at (702) 539-7571 or lizlane717@gmail.com. I would be ready to work with a week's notice.
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