excuse me ma'am....

Tonight we were going to dinner at PF Changs and as Rylie, Davis, and I were running in the parking lot toward the restaurant and woman in an SUV pulls up beside us and says "Excuse me ma'am but your daughters pants are completely falling off." I looked down and her whole little bare booty was showing. Her panties and pants had fallen off while we were running. She was wearing stretchy sweat suit pants so the fronts were still up. I could not stop laughing. Just picturing a little kid running down the street with their bum hanging out. She didn't even notice. And what were people thinking as they saw her? Luckily someone told us. I still can't stop laughing.

Little brothers wedding

My little brother got married yesturday. It was a great day. There were a lot of people from home (Camarillo) that were able to come so it was really good to see them. I love when my family gets together. Here are some pictures:





My beautiful new sister, Christine

Rudd, Vaughn, Jacob, Andrew

All the Camarillo people: Andrew Campbell, Vaughn Gibbs, Matt Bell, Rudd Hopkins, Me, Mike Tao, Scott Olson

s'more stuff

I have an extra Queen sized Areo Bed that we have only used 3 times. It has a built in electric air pump. $60
Super cute lamps. $10 for both

I found more stuff to sell

I found a few more things that I need to sell. Enjoy.

Panasonic TV with VCR and remote control. $30Super cute bathroom set with shower curtain and matching rug and toilet rug. We only used it for a few months. $20

Chocolate fountain $10
Old (and I mean old) blue recliner $15

Fold up bar stools $10 for both

6 Player Croque set. New in box. $15

Leather computer chair $25

I also have another cute bathroom set with a white shower curtain and light green rug and toilet rug.

embarassing story

Today I was helping a friend move some of my stuff she bought into her car and I saw a creepy guy with a beard standing by her van and I heard a noise that sounded like he was trying to open the door. So a asked my friend if she knew who he was and she said no. When he saw us he seemed to start walking away really fast so I screamed at him "Hey, were you just trying to get into that van!" And he looked at me and said "Was I trying to get into that van?" I said yes and he said "I am the mail man, I just delivered your mail because this van is parked in front of your mail box." then he continued to walk to his mail truck and drive away. Wow did I feel stupid. I was so embarassed. But I was just trying to protect my friends car. And he did look creepy.

Kelly, Leanne and I went and saw Confessions of a Shopoholic today. It was alright. I thought the beginning and end were good, but the middle was kinda boring. The story was pretty wierd. My advice would be to wait til comes out on dvd and rent it if you want to see it.

woops

So I din't think my microwave would sell so fast. I posted it on KSL and literally 1 minute later someone wanted to buy it, and get it today. So now I don't have a microwave. We're not moving for 3 weeks. Woops.

Moving plans

We bought our dream condo!! We are so excited! We have been working on this project pretty much since I wrote the post about it a few weeks ago. My dad was the master negotiator and got us SUCH A GOOD DEAL!! We have yet to sign the contracts but everything is agreed on and ready to go, we've just had scheduling problems. Our move in date is March 14th. I think I'm going to ask for the move in date to be a few days earlier so I can make trips over there and start bringing little things over before the big moving day. So since we are downsizing, we are selling SO much stuff. I took some pictures of a lot of it but there will be more to come. I will probably post this stuff on KSL as well, I just wanted to see if anyone I knew wanted a sneak peek. So take a look and see if there isn't something you can't live without. :)


This is a microwave stand/butcher block with wheels. $20


Outdoor Fire pit- $30



Outdoor Table and 4 chairs. Awesome condition!! (I think Trine might have dibs on this) $50



Gazebo with mosquito netting. Pretty good condition, maybe a little dirty from being outside. We bought it bran new for $250 last summer. Its awesome for entertaining outside and keeping the flys away from your food. So sad to see it go! But I must get rid of it.- $120


Microwave in awesome condition- $20, or $25 for the Microwave and Toaster oven


Toaster oven- $10

Kids size picnic table, needs to be sanded and refinished, but its really cute.- $5

Deep freezer, ya it used to have dead mice and rats in it, but we'll clean it. :) Not sure on the price yet.

I also have a really pretty maroon area rug, I don't know exactly how big it is but its in really good condition. I also have a bunch of random other stuff like ice chests, kids toys, home decor, Holiday decor, scrapbooking stuff, possibly a old blue recliner, possibly my kitchen table, and some shelving units. Please come shopping at my house! I MUST get rid of all this stuff! There is no room for it the new house!! I wish I could just do a big garage moving sale but it's too cold outside. I'll probably do a first come first serve to be fair. Anyway, thats whats going on at my house. I hate moving more than anything because I don't like seeing how much crap I have. I need people to come help me pack and just throw away things. Don't even tell me, just throw it away. I probably won't know its even gone.

Babysitting ad :)

I knew this would reach just as many of my friends as if I would have sent out a mass text message so.... My brothers wedding is in 2 weeks and I need sitters for Wednesday night and Thursday pretty much all day. The 25th and 26th. I would be happy to pay those who are willing to help out. So let me know if anyone can do it. Thanks!!

Happy Valentines Day!

My whole family is incredibly sick right now. Such a bummer. And I had to suffer through a whole day of work. Sniffing and coughing all over my clients. But my husband had Cafe Rio and roses waiting for me when I got home. My mom sent these cute outfits for the kids for Valentines day. Love it.

Cheesecake filled chocolate covered strawberries

I make these for my hubby every Valentines day. They are super easy and really really good. Albertsons has there strawberries on sale for $2.99 a box. Pretty good. So all you need is strawberries, milk chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, cheesecake flavored jello pudding. When you make the jello, it asks for 2 cups of milk but only put in 1 3/4 cup so it will be thicker. First make the jello and have it chilling in the fridge, then take a wooden skewer and hollow out the strawberries from the top. You have to be really careful not to make holes, but the chocolate will help plug them if you do. Then you melt the chocolate chips in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds until melted. Dip strawberries in milk chocolate. Melt white chocolate the same way but add enough veg oil to make it runny. Use a spoon to drizzle over strawberries. Put in freezer for 5 minutes to harden. Put the jello in a zip lock bag and cut a small hole the corner. Fill strawberries with cheesecake pudding. And your done. They are gorgeous and delicious. It took me about a half hour to the whole thing.

A few new new articles of clothing

Since Michael sold every snake he owned, we did the responsible thing and blew it all on new clothes. Just kidding. We now have our emergency savings account set up and we payed off a whole entire credit card!! Yay! So we were feeling so proud of ourselves that we gave each other a few bucks to buy some new clothes. I haven't bought anything for myself in a really long time. And my sister just moved in with us, she's the one with the crazy style. So we went shopping today and she convinced me to buy bright red skinny jeans. They are actually really cute-

Don't be jealous when you see me wearing them.My sister wanted to get bright green ones and we wear them at the same time. But she chickened out. I also got the shoes I've been wanting for a long time-

And these awesome skinny jeans from Forever 21 on sale for $19.99. I got a few more things from Downeast and Forever 21. I feel awesome. I love getting new clothes and I love paying for them with cash and not credit cards. It's a great feeling. I know we're poor, but sometimes its okay to reward yourself. I have definitely earned some of that snake money after putting up with them for so long.

Birth control

This post, again, is for my own future referencing. You don't have to read it unless you're interested in birth control. And its really personal, so don't say I didn't warn you.
I am currently using the Nuva Ring. I have tried every birth control ever made and still haven't found one that I like. I started with the patch and it made me sick and crazy, then I tried the pill, which made me fat and crazy, then a low dose pill with no difference, then an IUD and that gave me 3 week long periods, now I'm on the Nuva Ring because I have ovarian cysts. I swore I would never go on birth control again after all the other disasters but this was medically necessary. I thought I liked it at first because I didn't notice any difference, but I am now on month 4 and in the last month I have gained 7 pounds. That's kind of a lot. And I know its not anything that I'm doing cuz I work out almost every day and I don't eat crazy things. And I'm not crazy vein and freak out over 7 pounds but it's enough to make my pants fit differently and that bugs me. And I don't know when it will stop, 7 pounds, 15 pounds, 30 pounds. Who knows. So I'm left frustrated once again. I'm also feeling the birth control crazies. If you've ever been on birth control you know exactly what I mean. I feel angry all the time, emotional, anxious, sad, crazy, its so all over the place. I am a mean lady. I have to keep reminding myself that its just the hormones that are making me feel this way. I personally don't believe the human body should have artificial hormones in it, thats why we feel this way. I hate that I have to use this stuff. Our bodies are so perfect the way they are in creating just the right amount of hormones we need. When you put artificial ones in the mix it just throws everything off. Some girls have no problem with it, and they are fine, that's great, more power to them. They are like the girls who don't get sick when they are first pregnant, good for you, but I hate you! :) So I just wanted to remember how I feel at this moment. And if I go off of it, I will get pregnant. Thats how it works with us. So those of you who are on the fence about birth control, I'm not saying don't do it, I'm just trying to help you make an more informed decision. If you think about what birth control hormones are doing to your body, they are stopping you from ovulating. Stopping you from dropping an egg. That doesn't sound natural. And everybody is different and reacts differently to it. So try it out and the first time you cry because you can't find your other shoe, or because you burn the brownies, or because its to cold outside, or because you can't get your bread to rise, you'll know you have the birth control crazies. Or you're pregnant, one of the two. I think Heavenly Father just wants me to have 25 kids because birth control obviously hates me and I'm good at getting pregnant. I'm wondering what other peoples opinions are of birth control. My mom didn't like it either, thats why she had 6 kids in 7 years. Do people think its a safe thing to do? Ethical? Responsible? The greatest invention ever made? I want to know.

I'm never making bread again

Since Trine was grinding wheat the other day I decided to grind some of my own and attempt to make bread. I don't understand this process. I did everything right. I followed the recipe exactly, the yeast was fine and bubbled up like it was suppose to, I mixed it all together and kneaded it for 10 minutes and let it sit so it could rise and 2 and a half hours later I went to check on it and it was still the same lump of dough it was when I left it. No change at all. I even put in in my bathroom with the space heater on super low so its kinda warm in there. Nothing. It has now been almost 4 hours and it won't move. What the heck is going on? I spent like 3 hours making this stuff and it won't even work. I waisted 6 cups of freshly ground wheat flour! I'm so frustrated! What did I do wrong? Someone please tell me. I'm not going to try agin, but I just want to know. I spoke to my mom and my mother in law and they both wondered if the yeast wasn't good, but it bubbled up like it was suppose to. Nothing was wrong with the yeast. So here's my advice if you want homemade wheat bread. Step 1-drive to the store. Step 2- buy a $3 loaf of wheat bread. Step 3- enjoy your bread with the knowledge that you didn't just spend all day trying to make it.

the stamp act of 2009

Those are postage stamps. Layers and layers of postage stamps. About $50 worth. Rylie always thinks they're stickers and she has gotten in trouble for this before. Thats what's so blood curdling angering about this. I had to send her to her room immediately so I wouldn't throw her out the window. And once they are stuck together like that, they are ruined. They do that on purpose so they will stick to envelopes so well. And to top it off, when I pulled them off they ripped the paint off of the chair. I heard on the radio that the average 3 year old ruins about $10 worth of stuff a week. In my house it's way more.

I am experiencing a miracle

When Michael and I were dating I knew of his love for animals. He had over 50 snakes living in his appartment with him. I am not scared of snakes and they don't bother me at all. The only think that bothers me about them is if they take up to much room in my house. Or if they stink. So I have lived with hundreds of animals in my house for 5 years. And have worked darn hard at having a good smelling home too! He can actually make a lot money breading and selling them. Anyway, since we found this condo it got him thinking that he may have to get rid of everything he has. Now, I didn't even say anything to him about this. So he came to me yesterday and said "I'm going to Vegas this Sunday and selling all my snakes." Wait.....what? I was blown away. I thought he was kidding. He wouldn't even sell his snakes when we lived in a 2 bedroom house and I had my first baby, they stayed in the front room. Discusting. I thought this was going to be a huge fight. He's just going and selling everything! I am so amazed. I never thought this day would come. Ever. And we still don't know if we'll get this condo, but still, his commitment to getting what we want is very impressive to me. This is a huge sacrifice for him. And I'm sure the fact that he has NO time to take care of them is a contributing factor, and I found 2 dead snakes (in their cages) yesterday. I don't even know what to do with no animals living in my house! I can save about $10 a month from buying Fabreeze!

weekly lunches

Trine Lassen Krueger and I have been doing our weekly lunches for about a year and a half now. We get together at each others houses and have lunch and let our kids kill each other, I mean, play with each other. It's usually my kid picking on her kid. They have been getting better though. Today it all started well with dress ups and laughing and ended in a brawl over a magna-doodle. Story of my life. But it is really fun to get together and talk about "mommy" things. And I love holding her yummy little baby girl! Our daughters have a love hate relationship and some days its exhausting, but we keep on getting together in the hopes that some day our children will go 5 minutes with out pulling hair or stealing toys. Today we laughed because we realised that we both have the exact same hair cuts. So funny. I got a wheat grinder for christmas so we ground some wheat for Trine. Now I want some wheat to make bread. I might steal some of hers. Don't tell her! :)
Is she hugging her or trying to secretly strangle her? I know that sneaky smile.

I need a little persuading

So some of you know of our plans of buying a house. It has been in the works for about 4 months now. We've kept it kinda quiet because we didn't' really know if it was going to happen. (and still don't) I know what you're all thinking...."How the heck can those dirt poor people afford to buy a house?" That's what I said! But there are some interesting financing options out there that allow dirt poor people like ourselves to afford a house. My parents are helping out a lot as well. We are looking for seller financed contracts which is basically us buying the house directly from the owner instead of having to take out a mortgage. This works well if you can't get a mortgage. Like us. So we've been looking for a long time and this specific kind of financing is very difficult to find. So I put an ad on KSL classified that we were looking for this type of financing and I didn't get any calls on it.....until yesterday. This guy calls me and says he has a condo (which we weren't really interested in because we really wanted a backyard) that he wants to sell and is interested in seller financing. So I go over there by myself to look at it thinking that I wouldn't really like it because it was a condo. I absolutely fell in love. They are the Belle Monet luxury condos that just got built in Pleasant Grove about 9 months ago. They are GORGEOUS! I'll let the pictures speak for themselves:

Granite Counter tops, brand new stainless steal appliances, huge master suite with a double sink and a jetted jacuzzi bathtub and a double walk in closet, 3 bedrooms, 2 bath, underground parking, clubhouse with a pool, hot tub, gym, 2 huge playgrounds, theater room, you name it. It is so perfect. Here's my dilemma, right now we live a 1900 square foot, 4 bedroom 2 bath house. This place is maybe 1300 square feet and only 3 bedrooms. All 4 of our bedrooms are fully furnished and full of stuff. Plus we have an unfinished basement that has all of our food storage and other crap in it. And there would be no room for Michael's animals, which is okay with me but it really is his passion and hobby and I would be really sad if he couldn't do it anymore. We would have to do some serious downsizing of our stuff. That's always hard. I feel like I worked so hard to get even what we have. And we eventually want to have another baby and so the kids would have to share a room. I know its not that big of deal and people do it all the time. Its just hard to go from having so much space to practically none. But my mom brings up a good point when she says "lets just buy it and you can live in it for a few years and get some equity and then use that to move to a bigger place." That's makes sense. Plus they are building the biggest out door shopping mall in Utah County right across the street and the value of these places is suppose to skyrocket. I guess I just need some persuading about moving to a smaller place. And how to convince Michael that he can buy back all his animals when we move to a bigger place some day. I wish we had a big (free) storage unit that we could put all of our stuff that wouldn't fit in this house and save it for when we have a bigger place. You can buy detached garages here but they are expensive. What to do! I really don't think we will get a better deal than this. The price is outrageously cheap for a brand new house and the value is just going to go up. And it just so happens to be the perfect financing that we need. I know I'm an idiot for even talking about it because it still might not happen. But I just wanted some help deciding.