GOAL!!

Here's a few pics of Jordan at last weekend's soccer game. He's so serious! He loves playing the goalie position. The team actually plays well together & they all love Coach Chris!

My stinkin' mother-in-law!!

Wow, I feel so much better just getting that out there. :)

She isn't really stinkin', I just wanted to get her attention so she knows she's thought about & loved. *SMOOCH*

First Haircut!

Hayleah is 16 months old now & just got her first haircut today. That probably seems a little late for one, considering how much hair she has now, and it probably is, but I wasn't sure I wanted it to be cut. Dave was the one who suggested it since she won't keep anything in her hair & it always seems like her bangs are in her face. She did great for Miss Holly, our favorite hairdresser. She sat still the whole time, fascinated by what was going on, and didn't make a peep. She hates it when I comb her hair but did great for someone else!

So I accepted the challenge...

finally, that is. I fight my tendencies to be late every day of my life. Today is no exception.

While Pres. Hinckley was still alive, he issued a challenge to the members of the Church to read the Book of Mormon in 97 days. I don't know if I'll make it by the date everyone else who started on time will finish or not, but I'm going to try. I'll have to read approximately 20 pages a day to do so. Honestly, I'm not really bucking for it. I kind of feel like if I actually read 20 pages a day I won't get the most out of it, so I read 8 pages today & I'll probably do about the same tomorrow, along with my current studies of personal revelation. I'm also working hard on family history stuff, so between those things & my family, I don't want to spread myself too thin. As it is I'm trying not to take any medication (allergy or back pain meds) that might make me sleepy or make my thinking less than clear right now, because I need more "alert" time than ever before to accomplish the things I want to accomplish each day.

Now if only house cleaning was a bit further up on my list of things I want to accomplish. Don't get me wrong, I love having a clean house. I just find I'd rather spend my time reading than doing dishes or laundry. Is that selfish of me?

Gone forever

Twenty pounds, that is. :D It was my first goal & I feel so good I've reached it! I haven't really started with an exercise plan yet. I know when I get going with that the weight will come off faster. My second goal is another 20 pounds. I think I've been watching what I eat for about 6 weeks now, so a 20 pound weight loss seems pretty good to me.

Things are busier than ever around here. Between soccer for Jordan & basketball for Tyler, school for both of them, & driving Dave to & from work every day, I'm feeling like a taxi driver. It's been this way for a while now, but it doesn't seem to get easier. I don't know how parents with lots of kids involved in different things do it! My hat goes off to them.

Jordan had a soccer game this past Saturday & his team, the Sharks, won for the second week in a row. Jordan got to play goalie, which he loves to do, but didn't see any action. The other team wasn't very good at actually getting the ball down to the other end of the field.

Tyler had a basketball game on Saturday, too. His team got creamed, though. They lost 72 to 20. Needless to say, they were all pretty down about this. Especially Tyler. He's never been a very good sport when it came to losing. He's practicing more, though, so hopefully these experiences will help him to reign in his attitude when it comes to losing.

I'm still doing my daily scripture study & I can totally tell a difference in the way I feel. I'm doing really well in that department. I've also started a study journal & have Tyler starting one, too. I'm going to go through the Missionary Preparation course with him. I'm excited for that to really get going!

New website!!

I forgot to add I finally got the new website up & running. What a relief & a thrill! :) Please go check it out & let me know what you think.

HeartsandHandsLV.com

It worked!!

Tonight I'm trying to spend as much quiet time as I can reading & writing about what I'm reading in the scriptures. I've had this problem lately, though, that makes me want to knock myself out with a Tylenol PM or a Unisom before I can even get a chance to crack open my book. I get these weird sensations in my arms & hands, like I need to move & stretch them. It happens mostly in the evening time, much like restless leg syndrome, only it's just my arms. I can't manage to sit still for long. If it kicks in while I'm nursing Hayleah, mentally it sends me through the roof & I have to figure out a way to get her to stop nursing so I can get up & shake my arms & hands. It's really bothersome & annoying.

So like I said, tonight I wanted to spend some quality time with my scriptures & the feeling came on, making it hard to focus on anything but what was going on inside me. I decided to try a different route tonight & took 3 squirts of Chill, a tincture found at Herbally Grounded that is meant to relax you. It worked!!! Hallelujah!!!! Thank goodness for Chill!! Now I'm back to what I was doing. :)

It's April Fool's Day!

First off, this day is my official half birthday. No, I don't really celebrate it, I just like that it falls on a fun "holiday". When I was a kid, my Dad would always play pranks on us on this day. I remember he had these string popper things that he would tie to doors so when we opened them it would make a loud crack & scare the crap out of us. He especially liked to scare me, as I was the easiest to prey on & would be the one he could get the biggest rise out of. It's a fond memory now, but back then I remember getting so mad when he & my brothers would do things to scare me. I'm still a jumpy person to this day! LOL

Hayleah came very close to warranting a trip to the ER today. She's been pretty sick for a few days now, not being able to keep anything down or in. She was just so lethargic &, having experience with this when Ty was a baby, I just wasn't going to mess with it. I remember the doc telling me if I would've waited another 2 or 3 hours Tyler could have died, he was so dehydrated. I had no idea it was so bad. Anyhow, she was scaring me, so I took her in to see Dr. Bakerink's PA Candice. She's such a great person, by the way! She said Hayleah looked okay, all things considered, & that she would likely be fine if I got aggressive with fluids, no matter the fact everything makes her throw up. Luckily, she seems to be past the lowest point & I'm guessing she'll be smiling by the end of the day tomorrow. I sure hope so, at least!

Unfortunately, Logan managed to get this illness too. He's pretty miserable tonight. I'm exhausted & am praying no one else gets it. Especially me. I hate throwing up!!