Happy Anniversary!

Amazingly, Fly Guy & I have been married for 13 years. From the picture, you would think that we went to Hawaii, but really no...that was a few years ago. Looking through our pictures I realized we don't have many pictures of us together.

Fly Guy & I spent the day with our kids and some friends joined us in watching General Conference. I made Fly Guy a really good "sleep-in omelet" http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2008/05/sleepin-in-omlette/for breakfast. This was really really good...not for those counting calories! Fly Guy is known as "the breakfast guy". The way to his heart is through breakfast or fishing. I also made some fabulous zucchini cookies http://realmomkitchen.blogspot.com/search/label/zucchini. The kids really enjoyed these and it was fun to try something different.

Fly Guy & I are still in love and most of the time even like each other....I think that is pretty good after 13 years. We are definitely in this together and I can't imagine it any other way!

Chicken Pox

A couple of days into our Spring break/vacation we realized that E2 and S had the Chicken poxs...yuck! E2 is almost a year and handled it really well. I think it is almost better at this age because they don't scratch the sores. S had them pretty bad. One day I was putting more medicine on her sores and also trying to calm her down when she said, with tears "Mom, I hate chickens...Those are some mean Chickens." It was one of those moments where you want to laugh and cry at the same time. The sad thing is, my older boys really think chickens attacked their siblings.

Meeting the Podiatrist

Last week, I had my first Podiatrist visit. I have been experiencing foot/ankle problems for over a month. I slowed down my workouts and took time off from running and everything got worse, so I broke down and called the doctor. He explained to me that I had a pinched nerved that had become swollen. To fix this, he gave me a cortizone shot.....Holy Cow!!! I wish he would have warned me a little....the shot hurt, but the shooting pain that came immediately after was way worse. After, the pain calmed down he told me to go running and everything should be fine. The problem was that my foot felt like I had a massive infection for two days. I spoke with a different Podiatrist, who explained that this was normal. Now I know that when they smile and say "it will just hurt a little", do not believe them!!

After all this, I did go running and I think my foot troubles are over.....I am still being cautious, but happy to be running!!

Random Updates

Parent-Teacher Conferences: This week has been minimum week...yuck! All the conferences are over and everything was positive...yeah!!! We have come a long way. E and K are doing really well and I am sooooo happy.

New Calling: I am now working in the Stake Primary presidency with some really fun women. The past few weeks have been ward conferences, so we have had a lot of meetings. Surprisingly, I think the hardest part of this job is sitting for hours at a time. Last Sunday, I was gone for 51/2 hrs. I do wish I had this calling before I was called as Primary President....so far these primaries are amazing and have really good ideas...I would have been way more prepared. These primaries that we visit really inspire and teach me.

Biting: E2 has been biting a lot! The other morning he even made me bleed...I am so done with breast feeding. The trick is getting him to drink milk. My goal is to be done within the week. Yeah...! Fly Guy is the only one disappointed! Oh Well!

No Running: I am struggling with the no running. My foot/ankle has been bothering for over a month, so I decided to stop running and doing my high impact workouts...it has really been hard. I am hoping this will be over soon!!!

you know you are Addicted when.......

• the only thing getting you through your cycling class is the reward of a diet pepsi on the way home
• diet pepsi is never put on the shopping list, because it is a given
• your husband's new "I'm Sorry" is walking through the door with a large diet pepsi
• foreplay can begin with receiving a large diet pepsi
• you have knowledge of how every gas station serves their soda
• your favorite sound is the psh ahh when the can is opened
• a fun activity with a friend is going to pick up a diet soda
• the highlight of your day is getting a large one

for those of you that are at a loss for words and don't get this, well i'm happy for you....for the addicted ones, thanks for the company!

No More SPEECH!!!

K has been exited from Speech!! Three years later and K is doing amazing. I am so Happy! We were so worried about the decision to have him enter the bilingual school that his older brother attended. Often, when children have speech and language issues they do not get recommended for this foreign language program. We decided to send him and he has exceeded our expectations. His reading is way above level and I know that his speech challenges are part of the reason he has done so well. This may sound strange, but I think because he has had to work so hard and spend so much time sounding out his letters and improving the way he communicates, it has made him love language. He loves to spend time writing words in little notebooks and reading new books. I also feel grateful to have great speech programs in our area, that are free, available to us. All of this being said.....I am glad this challenge is through for now! It is always nice to see the reward at the end of a long road of hard work. I am so proud of our little guy...We think he is amazing!

Baseball

We signed E and K up for their first year in baseball. They are so happy and are learning so quickly. Trust me we will not be having any major league dreams, but they are both surprising me at how quickly they are improving. The best is seeing them excited and proud of themselves.

This process has been very eye openning for me. Who knew that we were so behind because our oldest is almost eight and has never played baseball. To some people, we have broken a major law or been seriously neglectful. People can be a little Intense! So far, the coaches have been really great and didn't even raise an eyebrow when I asked so many questions about what the boys should be wearing (no one else seemed to have the same issues). My friend Keara has saved me and walked me through the process. Her oldest is very athletic and done baseball for a long time. So, the boys are loving it and that is all that matters...plus they look cute in the outfits...!

The second thing I have discovered is what I hate the most. This week it has been rainy and cold. One of the worst things for me is dragging all four kids out to a two-hour baseball practice when it is FREEZING!! The kids actually have handled it better than me. I HATE to be wet and cold. I am just happy that we have three of the four practices done for the week and the weather will hopefully be turning around.

There are no pictures, because I was too cold to take any!!