The Garfield Family

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2010-12-21T14:37:00.000-08:00

Baby Names

2010-07-22T19:40:00.000-07:00

Ok, so the little Garfield boy's big debut is only a few weeks away. So far we can only come up with two names that we like and I want everyones opinion. I'm not computer savvy enough to do one of those official poll thing-y's on my sidebar, so everyone will just have to leave a comment. And, for those of you who already responded on Facebook, thanks!

Dawson

Carter

I hate both of those names, so here is my best suggestion.

Dancing Queen

2010-04-25T21:08:00.000-07:00

Noelle informed me before we even got all the way home that I had to post this on my blog. She's bossy.

Noelle did her first individual at a competition this last Saturday. She wasn't a bit nervous (and neither was her mom) but told me a few days before, "Mom, I REALLY want to win". No pressure. I knew she was good, but I'm her mom and could possibly be a little bit biased. I also knew that nerves and judges both come into play at a competition and I didn't want her to put that kind of pressure on herself, but I didn't tell her that. I just told her that no matter what happened she had worked very hard and had improved so much as a dancer. If she just went and did her best, that's all that matters.

We got to the competition early so that she could get warmed up and ready. I worried that at this point she would start to get scared, but she's not really the shy type and she seemed fine. The competition started and she (being #11) waited and watched until it was her turn. Still not nervous. She ran onto the floor, they started the music, and she danced as well as I have ever seen her dance, smiling ear to ear the entire time. When she finished she was so pleased with herself that I quit caring whether she won or not, it had been a really good experience for her.

After 3 hours of watching other dancers the awards were given. She was announced as 1st Runner-Up in her division. I have to admit, I turned into one of those moms. What? Are you serious? She danced circles around that queen!! But, I managed to keep it to myself, and was pleased that she had done that well. It was her first time, and she still had lots to learn. She was happy and smiling, but I could tell she was disappointed. They gave her a trophy and we headed for home. Since she hadn't won her division, I knew an Overall Award was out of the question. We talked on the way home about how she won in my mind and she had done an amazing job. We read her judges sheets and I still couldn't figure out how on earth she didn't win. About 10 minutes out of town, my cell phone rang. There had been a mistake. Noelle had actually out-scored the other dancer by 19 points! I knew it!! We turned around and headed back to get her new trophy and her crown. As we pulled into the parking lot I got another call that said to just park anywhere and run in. They were handing out the Overall trophies and she had won that too!

Needless to say, she has been on cloud nine since. We have called everyone she can think of, invited people over to see her loot, and hauled her trophies, crown and sashes around showing them off.

On the way home (the 2nd time) she giggled and asked, "Now are you more proud of me mom?". I told her that I couldn't have been any more proud than I was before. Queen or not. She did awesome and we are so amazed by her skill, determination and her nerves of steel! Keep up the good work Noelle! We love your guts!!

YARD SALE!

2010-04-16T18:53:00.000-07:00

Come buy my junk! Seriously. Tomorrow (Saturday, April 17th) 8:00. My house.

So....

2010-03-19T13:05:00.000-07:00

...the ultrasound guy says our baby is a BOY!! Should I believe him? I'm not sure I do.

Guess What!?!?!?

2010-02-14T14:33:00.000-08:00

We're having a baby! I guess that's a good excuse for a new post! But just a short one.

I'm Thinking....

2009-11-14T20:05:00.001-08:00

....about doing an update! Just thinking though.

Mya's (Mom's) Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

2009-04-17T20:09:00.000-07:00

Look at that sweet, innocent face! Isn't she darling? This kid has been keeping me on my toes since she could crawl. Neither of my older girls really got into things or made messes. I never baby-proofed my house until she came along. Today was no different.

Notice the new bangs? She decided to sleep with a sucker last night and when she woke up this morning it was stuck in her hair. Rather than asking me to help her she hurriedly cut it out. Luckily she has a hair-cut appointment tomorrow morning. Abby can work miracles.

That was just the beginning. I have been spring cleaning, and today I decided to clean Mya's room. I decided to take a few before pictures just for fun. Also to document all of the naughty things she has been up to the last little while! Keep in mind she "cleaned" her room less than 12 hours before these were taken:Notice there isn't a sheet on the bed. That's because she decided to cut holes in it. It's in the garbage.

Half eaten peeps. Nice.

This is where she decided to glue her art work to the wall.

This is the door of her armoire. There were also very nice drawings on the wall, her bed, the closet door, her toybox and the window sill. Remember, she's 5. WAAAY too old for all of this crap!

And now for the after shots:

Much better! I think I'll sleep well tonight and I may even let Mya live. All of the drawings came off, the glue didn't remove the paint, and I got rid of TONS of toys. Now, on to the next room.

P.S. Her room looks so cluttered, even clean. Any suggestions? It's a small room and I'm sure it would help if I toned down the 400 colors I have going on in there, but I'm not going to (cause everything matches!). I hate pushing all of the furniture up against the wall, but maybe I need to. I could make the bed into a day-bed and put it lengthwise against one wall. What do you think?

P.P.S. I know that nothing in here is terribly feminine. It has to be that way. Mya is a "girl-tom" (Someone once told her she was a tom-boy and she can never remember it right. She tells everyone she's a girl-tom) and hates anything pink or frilly.

Recipe

2009-04-14T18:47:00.000-07:00

I found a yummy and healthy recipe that we tried tonight and I wanted to share it. I have been training for my first 5K and they tell me that running is easier if you have a healthy diet. I'm all about making my running easier (cause if it gets any harder I'll probably quit!), so I've been trying to cook healthier. This was so easy and my family seemed to like it.

Chili

1 onion, chopped
1 yellow pepper, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
3 tomatoes, chopped
1 pound ground beef, cooked and drained --- (I used ground turkey)
1 can black beans, rinsed
1 can garbanzo beans, rinsed
1 can tomato sauce
1 can diced tomatoes
1 bunch swiss chard, carefully washed and torn --- (I used kale)
salt, pepper, chili powder and cumin to taste

Over medium high heat, start cooking the veggies in the order you see here. Add the swiss chard last to maintain the green-ness.

Garnish with low-fat cheese and diced avocado.

HAPPY EASTER!!

2009-04-12T20:42:00.000-07:00

We had a great Easter weekend! Here are some pictures of the highlights.....

Three of my favorite things........

You can tell by their squinting that it was a beautiful spring day! Don't they look beautiful? I couldn't resist taking a couple of pictures before we left for church.

Also, this holiday weekend, Jade got glasses! Doesn't she look cute in them? I think they make her look even more like her daddy!

The Easter Bunny found our house, and was very good to us. The kids were on a full-fledged sugar high by 8:00 am!!

These next pictures are from Saturday. Traditionally, on Easter Eve, we go to Grandma and Grandpa B.'s house and have a "lunch hunt" (we hide each part of their lunch around the house) and a picnic and then an Easter egg hunt outside. Darcy always goes way overboard planning and the kids have so much fun!

All of the "B" cousins.

I think she looks like she could belong to me. I might steal her.

She may not fit in as well, but I'd take her too.

Please take a moment to appreciate this picture. Noelle had to jump to get this egg out of the tree. Her feet aren't even touching the ground! Amazing, right? I'm available for hire.

Hmm....some of these "kids" look to big to hunt for Easter eggs.

These next pictures are from Mya's preschool Easter Egg Hunt. It was a tad windy as you can see. Luckily they finished before the rain started.

We hope your holiday weekend was as wonderful as ours! Only one more day till school starts again!!

Mya's Special Day

2009-03-31T20:59:00.001-07:00

Mya goes to Miss Ginger's Small Wonders Preschool (and loves it). They have set aside a day to honor each child and tell them how special they are. Today was Mya's day!

We have been looking forward to this for a long time! Unfortunately, we haven't been preparing for quite as long. I know, I'm a slacker. Preschool starts at 11:45, and at 11:50 this morning we walked out the door, finally finished with her poster. Luckily, Miss Ginger lives just across the street!

She had a great day at school! She got to look inside the secret box and pick a toy (an army set with a tank, a helicopter and a hummer, in case you wondered what she picked), show off her poster full of pictures and information about herself, and share a treat (Transformer fruit snacks) with all of her classmates. In her honor, we had hot dogs and fruit salad for dinner. It doesn't get any better than that!

I thought today would be a good day to spotlight Mya on our blog. She will be so excited to see this! Sorry there are two posts. Apparently there is a limit to how many pictures you can put on one post, so keep going on to the next one.

WE LOVE YOU MYA!!

Mya and her poster this morning. She picked her outfit and her hair-do. I love that kid!!

In front of the door at school.

Miss Marci, Mya and Miss Ginger. She LOVES these guys!

We love Grandma Bette!

And Grandma House!

Mya and mommy. Could we be related?

Hollywood!

Dreaming!

Riding her Dora bike.

With cousins at Disneyland.

Chief Mya.

This picture was taken at midnight. I put her in her bed and this is her on the floor.

Mya loves Izzy!

Taking a cat nap on the chair. They are both totally zonked!

Teaching great-grandpa Barraclough the ways of the Jedi.

Mya's Special Day Continued

2009-03-31T20:02:00.000-07:00

Teaching Chandler to ride.

This is the definition of addiction. No time for dressing or cleaning! I have to save Batman!

Reading to Chandler. "And it came to pass..."

Teaching Darth Vader a lesson.

With Daddy at LegoLand.

First dip in the ocean.

Easter picnic.

Putting herself in Noelle's shoes.

Look at that baby face!

Driving lessons at LegoLand. She's apparently very concerned about the driver behind her. Not so much about the one in front of her. This is why we never let her drive.

Sassy!

Soooo tired!

Her first bike. Within a few weeks she parked it directly behind my car in my blind spot and I backed right over it. We had to re-live that moment again today.

She seems so girly! Very deceiving!

Minnie Mouse!

Cousins

2009-03-20T09:10:00.001-07:00

Maggie, Ani and Mya

Our California cousins are here for a visit and this morning we fixed their hair the same and we decided we needed a picture. Aren't they cute!?! Noelle also has this same hairdo, but she was at school long before I had everyone ready. I thought 4 heads of hair was a lot. 6 is more. Lots more.

Identify Yourselves!

2009-01-15T08:56:00.000-08:00

I'm kind of creeped out. I got a comment on one of my posts that had pictures of my kids from someone I don't recognize. So....if you are foodstr2, please identify yoursef so I don't have to go private! I find lots of people I haven't seen in a long time and I want to keep my blog open for that reason, but when a stranger tells me I have *beautiful* kids (stars and everything) I get a little uneasy. Thanks!

My Eyes Are Bleeding!

2009-01-03T15:08:00.001-08:00

One day I will learn. It is easier to stay caught up than to spend 4 hours making 7 posts all at once.

Who am I kidding. I will never learn.

If you're interested, scroll down. A lot.

Christmas

2009-01-03T14:48:00.000-08:00

My mom would not only not be proud, she would be downright disgusted with my picture taking on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. On Christmas Eve, since it is Ryan's birthday (I told you! Craziness!), we always have family over for a soup dinner. (He turned 36!! His mid-life crisis should hit any day!) You'll just have to take my word for it, because I didn't take a single picture! Anyone care to send me any? Cara (my sister) and Dustin (her husband) spent the night at our house since their lives are empty and child-less. We share ours. Aren't we nice?

Here are some of the pictures that I did manage to take:

The Christmas tree.

Jade's gifts from Santa. Damn Santa. We don't want a cat!! Although if we did decide to want a cat, a really mild mannered and adorable persian named Isabelle would be a good one.

Noelle's gifts from Santa.

Mya's gifts from Santa.

The aftermath.

Other stuff happened that day. I just didn't document any of it. We got TONS of snow and spent the entire day on Christmas at my mom and dad's house. We got sickening amounts of gifts and ate sickening amounts of really good food. It was awesome.

Noelle's 9th Birthday/Barraclough Family Christmas Party

2009-01-03T14:28:00.000-08:00

Noelle turned 9 on the 20th (have I ever told you how crazy this week is at my house?!?). The Barraclough family had their party on her birthday this year, so she got to share her birthday. She got tons of presents! She may have been a little excited as you can see!

Jana, knowing of her ballet obession, made her a tutu.

Zoey and Lucy gave her Hannah Montana undies and bras. How embarrassing!

Grandma Shirley and Grandpa Don know exactly what they want! Cash!

Mya got a medical kit and a tool kit (and apparently some chocolate cake). I told you Grandma Shirley and Grandpa Don know exactly what they want! Does she look happy or what!

My mom might not be as proud of my picture taking at this party. I'm still getting the hang of it. Be patient. I was a little shaken. On our way there we barely (and by barely I mean miraculously) missed being involved in the 31 car pile-up in Willard that afternoon. Ryan has been preparing for that moment his whole life! It was like a scene from Mario Kart. We were sliding on and off the road, dodging cars left and right, never once stopping. If I hadn't been there myself I wouldn't have believed it. I think my mom prayed for us before we left. It's the only explaination I can come up with.

Huggins Family Christmas Party

2009-01-03T14:07:00.000-08:00

The annual Huggins Family Christmas Party was held on December 19th. We ate too much, laughed too much and then ate some more. Santa made his appearance and the kids all sat on his lap.

No, Jade isn't too big to sit on Santa's lap. Especially if he brought her a gift!

"What do I want for Christmas? I could go on and on and......"

This is a close as Mya would get.

She did like what he brought, though!

I took tons of pictures with my new camera. My mom would be proud if she knew how many! Just for fun I threw these two in.

I was trying to take a picture of Mya opening her present, but Jana got jealous and wanted to show us her new jeans.

Chandler and Uncle Ryan sharing a sucker. Aren't they cute!?!

Mya's Preschool Program

2009-01-03T13:50:00.000-08:00

Mya's preschool performed some Christmas songs they had learned at a local assisted living center. It was nearly impossible to get her to let go of my leg and stand next to the rest of the kids. Most of my pictures look just like this:

Ok, maybe not the nose one. I just liked that one. If you can't tell, I have my leg stuck out and she is leaning against it. She had to stand at the very end of the line so she could be touching me. I've never had a shy child, so this is weird to me. She did eventually get into the performance and did some of the actions and yelled out random words as she could remember them. It was awesome! She loves her teachers Miss Ginger and Miss Marci and would do just about anything they asked. They are celebrities at our house! I'm pretty sure that's the only reason she didn't stand behind my legs the whole time. The outfit she is wearing is her FAVORITE!! The only acceptable reason for not wearing it every single day is if I haven't washed and ironed it. I made the mistake of buying her the white shirt and khaki pants to wear on Halloween when she was Indiana Jones. Now she wants to be Indiana Jones every stinking day!! The braids are another favorite. Not too feminine. My guess is that is the only reason she likes it. She's not my girliest girl. Her dad has lured her to the dark side. She loves anything that involve super heroes, pirates, swords, light sabers or cars. I'm slightly concerned.

Jade's Recitals

2009-01-03T13:27:00.000-08:00

Jade has been taking piano and voice lessons for just over a year now. This year they put on a Christmas recital. Her piano recital was just a small group of students. Only Mya and I were able to attend because it was in the middle of the day. She has made a lot of progress in the last year. She is now playing out of the Hymn book (only because I made her move on from the simplified book....they were too easy!). She practices constantly! It's quite aggravating actually. I'm trying to be patient. It's hard. I'm taking donations for a Clavinova. Then she can do all of her practicing with headphones!!

Her voice recital was in the evening so the whole family was able to attend. Her teacher has several private students and a singing group so it was a longer program. Jade performed several times. She was in a quartet, a group, and my favorite, a solo. She's pretty brave! I would guess that there were 100 people in attendance and she stood up and performed like a pro! We were so proud of her! Her dad was so proud that he treated the family to dinner at Maddox afterwards!

My New Camera!

2009-01-03T13:16:00.000-08:00

Ryan got me exactly what I wanted for Christmas. A Canon EOS Rebel. He's awesome, isn't he!?! I practiced on Chandler and she agreed to demonstrate some of my feelings on my new toy. Here they are:

Super Excited!!

A little retarded.

Frustrated! I thought I was smarter than a camera. Nope.

Hopefully I can get a little better with some practice. The instruction manual, though it appears to be in english, is written in a language I do not understand. I may have to take a class or something. Until then, just know that I am trying.

If school doesn't start soon....

2009-01-03T12:16:00.000-08:00

.....someone may get hurt!!!!

Consider Yourself Carded!!

2008-12-24T07:16:00.000-08:00

WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

So, you knew I wouldn't get around to doing Christmas cards, right? So, please consider this your Merry Christmas wish from us!

Love, The Garfield Family

Christmas Pictures!

2008-12-14T23:27:00.001-08:00

I know it's been a while, but I have a really good excuse! Ok, so no excuse. Not that anyone cares but I do like to pretend people are dying for an update of our exciting lives! The girls and I had our pictures taken last week. My SIL Aspen Garfield (check out her website http://www.aspencreations.net/) is just starting out in the photography business and I volunteered my girls as guinea pigs! I'm glad I did. They turned out pretty cute if I do say so myself! Maybe some of you will even get a Christmas card this year. Don't hold your breath though. Here are a few of my favorites:

All the girls

I swear, I don't look that fat in my mirror!

At least one of them looks like me!

Mya's happy face!

Mya's sexy (or don't make me mad) face!

How Mya really felt about having her pictures taken!

Check out that attitude!

Aww, you might even think she was sweet! She really is sweet, you just have to threaten her before she shows you!

So grown up.

Speaking of grown up! Jade thinks she's big!

How did that happen? She's my little girl!

Go away boys!!

Jade

2008-11-24T15:16:00.001-08:00

Since my camera is broken and not much is happening at our house, I thought I would post a few pictures taken before my blog existed.

In no particular order:

She makes a perfect devil!

Easter 2007

Cousin Makayla, Jade and Aunt Brookie

Posing with Dr. Daddy (who claims to be a hero for fixing her arm after Noelle broke it).

Modeling mom's pageant earrings.

Best Friends!

Piano recital May 2008.

Voice recital May 2008. You should hear her sing!

Hanging out in Goofy's chair.

Telling Santa what she wants. Who says she's too big to sit on his lap?

School play "The Princess and the Pea". 3rd grade (2006).

Cute! Disneyland, January 2007.

Playing with Mya in the snow.

Jade and Noelle in the Chorus of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat."

Noelle

2008-11-24T14:17:00.000-08:00

Daddy's shoes. They almost fit!

Scarecrow Festival 2003.

Easter 2007

Noelle sleeping with Barkley and Woofy, her two favorite dogs.

Creepy! She fell asleep in the tub!

She is the craziest sleeper......keep looking and you'll get an idea of what I mean....

...kneeling on the floor...

...on the couch...

...in the car...

...and in the car again (You will see Woofy in most of the sleeping pictures. She doesn't sleep without him!)...

With her daddy on her Baptism Day. January 2008.

Fancy birthday hair for a night on the town!

She was a little bit unhappy about this costume. The hair was just not right. Note the swollen eyes. I had to threaten her to hold still for a picture. Smiling was just too much to ask!

With cousin Ani at Newport Beach. Summer 2007.

With cousin Zoey at the Shirley's cabin in Bear Lake. Summer 2007.

Ellie is the best cheerleader! She's obsessed with it and she has some serious talent! (Not sure where she got it from. Maybe Ryan. Have you ever seen his high kicks? Ask him to show you next time you see him!)

Grandma Bette made dozens of Disney costumes for Christmas 2006. This is Noelle as Tinkerbell.

Noelle and Jade in the "Wheat and Beat Days" parade. August 2005. They were in a play called "The Granny Awards". (Jade is the one in the background with the extremely sunburned face. Great picture, huh?)

Mya

2008-11-24T13:33:00.001-08:00

This picture sums up Mya perfectly. Pajamas, messy hair, a pirate hat, a sword and mom's boots!

Indian Girl. Halloween 2006.

One of the few times Mya has played dress up and actually worn a dress!

Hiking in Zion Canyon with her "stick".

Cowboy Mya.

With cousin Ani.

Super Mya! Now this is dressing up, Mya style.

Beautiful!

Sleeping on the kitchen chairs!

Good birthday, dude!

Doesn't everyone unload the dishwasher in the nude?!

How Cute is That?

2008-11-18T14:04:00.000-08:00

Mya and Chandler sporting their Disneyland souven-"ears"!

The Merriest Place On Earth!

2008-11-17T13:10:00.001-08:00

These are two of my very favorite things!

As my family can attest, I love few things more than Christmas and Disneyland. I am what my cousin Char calls, a "Christmas Pervert" (I'm pretty sure she will also be calling me a "Disney Pervert" after she reads this post). So when Disneyland puts on their Christmas cheer I am giddy almost to the point of needing medication!

This past weekend Ryan and I took a quick vacation to California. Ryan had a medical conference to attend and I needed to shop, so we left the kids home with Jana and headed for warmer weather! (Much warmer, to be exact. It was 90 degrees when we left for home on Saturday!)

We got to spend the entire day Thursday in Disneyland and California Adventure without any kids! If you've never done this, I highly recommend it! No strollers, no crying, no packing snacks around the park. You get to ride whatever you want, whenever you want, and it doesn't require a mortgage on your house to get lunch in the park. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE to take my kids there, in fact I consider it one of the most awesome privileges of parenthood, but this is also pretty great. Also, if you've never been to there during their holiday festivities, it is a must!! They go all out and, true to Disney tradition, leave no detail un-done. "It's a Small World" is completely remade and plays "Jingle Bells" mixed into the regular music, "The Haunted Mansion" is converted to "The Nightmare Before Christmas", and lights and decorations are hung from every possible surface. It even snows, leaving icicles and patches of frost on Snow White's Castle! YOU MUST GO!!!

The rest of our trip was spent relaxing, shopping and, of course, driving. We stayed with Ryan's sister Ginger and her family. She's a great hostess and we always have so much fun when we stay there. Since Ryan went to a medical conference, his boss would have paid for us to stay in a hotel, but we love the excuse to see the Akins. She's a great shopping partner, the best tour guide and an awesome cook! What more could we ask for! Not to mention their adorable kids that we don't get to see enough of. Thanks for a great time Akins!

You'll also be happy to know that this post only took me about 2 hours! That's a great improvement over the last one. I even learned how to drag pictures but the line spacing is giving me fits! I may figure this out eventually.

St. George

2008-10-15T07:57:00.001-07:00

Oh my gosh!! I am so computer illiterate! Someone needs to come over and teach me Blogging 101. This is why I can only post once a month (all of you naggers, come over and help me)! How do you get pictures in cute collages, or make borders, or even move them around? I'm not even sure they are uploading correctly, because it takes forever and then I can't move them or change them. I started this post 2 weeks ago! Whatever!

Anyway, we took a family trip to St. George in October to celebrate Jade's 12th birthday. (In case you were wondering, no, I am not old enough to have a 12 year old daughter. She ages much more quickly than I do. And I'm definitely not mature enough!)

John & Bette drove from California to celebrate with us. On Thursday night we went to Tuacahn Theater to watch "Les Miserables". It is an outdoor amphitheater near St. George that does musicals. The kids had never seen it before, and I thought this would be a fun way to introduce it to them. Ryan and I love Les Mis (in fact I'm pretty sure Ryan didn't stop crying the whole time......big baby!) and we wanted to pass that love on to them. I think Jade appreciated it, Noelle tolerated it, and Mya fell asleep. Mya actually got really into the guns and fireworks and several times asked if the actors were really dead. She was very concerned! I'm not sure they love it yet, but we will definitely take them to it again.

On Friday we spent the day in Zion National Park. We rode the tour bus around and hiked as much as the kids could handle. The weather was beautiful that day and the temperature was perfect for hiking. If you've ever been there, you know that the scenery is amazing and that one day is definitely not enough to take it all in. Maybe we'll go back next year and spend more time.

On Saturday we slept in, shopped, and went swimming in the hotel pool. The kids love to swim, but I HATE it. Jade and Noelle are little fish and are brave, but I think Mya takes after me a little bit. You can see in the pictures that she spent most of her time sitting on the steps. She did eventually jump, but only from the stairs and she only trusted Ryan to catch her.

We had a great time, with the exception of the stupid 5 hour car ride. Our car is small, and unfortunately my kids are allergic to each other. Touching causes irritation, crying and extreme dislike. I might be allergic too, because I think I had hives and I definitely felt the extreme dislike! We apparently need a 15 passenger van that includes a bench seat for each of them, 3 TV's with DVD players, 3 Nintendo DS's, and 3 iPods with headphones. Expensive, but TOTALLY WORTH IT!! Either that or a soundproof window between the front and back seats. I might be exaggerating a little bit. It was a little rough, but in time I think we will forget the ride and only remember the trip.

Hello!

2008-10-14T19:02:00.000-07:00

Hey, it's my first post! Hmmm......what to say......I hope you don't want to hear about how crafty I am, or how perfect my life is. You wouldn't believe it anyway, so I'll spare you the sappy-ness and go straight to the truth. I do have a pretty great life, but I've been resisting making our family a blog because I don't want to feel the pressure of making everything appear perfect in order to compete with the rest of you. But I'm weak, and under a little pressure from my kids and a cute (but pushy) friend, I caved. Besides, this is the closest I'll ever come to scrapbooking and my poor kids will have nothing to look back on and reminisce. This counts as keeping a family history, right?! So you'll have to cut me some slack and decide for yourself whether you want to continue reading, because I'm not going to sugar coat this!

My kids are punks! Beautiful, smart, helpful, amazing punks, but punks none-the-less. My house is a disaster most of the time, the laundry pile is currently big enough for my kids to bury each other in (I have pictures, but I refuse to post them), I don't make any of my kids hair bows, and I am always running 15 minutes late! I am in the P.T.A., but I'm pretty sure they would like to fire me, I hate yard work, and some days I forget or choose not to shower and get dressed. Let me know if I've left anything out.

My husband is a punk too! He's also brilliant, thoughtful, funny and supportive, not to mention kind of cute. He spoils me rotten and he's really fun to hang out with, but he knows exactly how to push my buttons and thoroughly enjoys making me crazy a lot of the time. We fight every single day and we make up (almost) every single day. Are you jealous yet? Keep reading. This is our life.