this morning we were really late for church. getting used to 9am church after 4 years of 1pm church is hard and I really just want to sleep in.
when a primary child turns the magic age of 12 in this ward something really special happens. If you are a boy going into Priesthood, all the little guys and bishopric come in and sing a cute song they made up just for that boy. They are always hilarious.
If you are a young lady, all the young women and leaders come into the Primary Room, sing a cute song, give the girl a tiara, a bag, and sash that reads "Queen Bee".
There have been many of these little ceremonies as of late...lots of little girls moved up in Nov, a few more in January, and only one was left to be with about 50 boys in sharing time. Today was the day she has so longed for...not me though. When I saw all the little young women come in today for my daughter, my baby girl, immediately the water works. I did manage to get lots of pictures, bc Anna could not run away from this. (of course I will add these later!)
where does the time go?! how could this be? We have our mom-daughter issues, she wants to grow up, I want her to stay little. In all her tween moments, she is a fine example to me. She works hard, is conscientious, strives to do good, a big helper, smart, very talented, becoming beautiful young lady, has a wonderful testimony that I pray she never looses. I love my Anna.

great skin and cupcakes

my mom has been a QVC gal for many years...Chris ordered a scooter for Jake that we happened to see while flipping through the channels this past Christmas.
last night I was channel surfing and saw the Philosophy Hour and cannot believe I ordered the Today's Special Value! it really is a bargain price and now I will get a jumbo purity cleanser, micro cleanser and some microderm abrasion thing. since anna and Chris both use this stuff, there will plenty to go around now! and what is more exciting, it will come every four months. thank you QVC.

it is getting me through bc the fancy cupcakes I worked all morning on for an EQ social are now all over the floor. thanks to a child of mine, which I did not yell at but he/she had to clean up the mess and that was a BIG mess. I didn't even help, I had to leave the room because I wanted to get really upset!! still a teeny bit mad. ok more than a teeny bit. i guess I can bring those Girl Scout Cookies. No, I will go buy some popsicles.

I think there should be some sort of drive-ins, where you could get milk, bread, and essentials and those things you forget at the grocery store but don't want to go back for that one thing even though you have to have it for what you are cooking for dinner. Perhaps a maximum of items so it doesn't get to crowded. It would make my life easier!

just so you know, buying EIGHTEEN boxes of Girl Scout Cookies was not one of my brightest ideas. that and getting my eyebrows waxed by a gay guy in a mall salon on a whim.

crazy that this is the second "snow" day we have had in Mississippi. Jakob is wondering why, because we told him he could pretty much wear flip flops all year here. Not the best fluffy snow, it is a bit slushy but the kids are enjoying it. Not even close to what the east coast is getting, but a big deal for the deep south. I like it bc I know it will be gone soon enough and we will not have to deal with it until April, like in Erie (that place was kind of miserable!). Anna is having her big TWELVE bday party tonight. silly ladies and lots of junk food and fun!!

so, of course when I start whining...(yes, sometimes I do stop!) I want new curtains, buy me a new rug, blah blah. I don't like this or that.... I get a good slap in the face.

the last time someone passed away that was related to me was back when I was Anna's age. My uncle died yesterday. I did not know him very well.you can read about him here. I do know that my aunt and he were retired and setting off to enjoy their golden years together. I know that it was unexpected and horrible. (a bad motorcycle/car accident) I know that even though my man and I are passionate people (that is just a nicer way of saying we are hot headed, stubborn, and tend to fuss at one another more often than we should) I want to spend the rest of my life and beyond with him. So I will TRY (until the next reality check) to love him and my kids, not get all crazy about retarded stuff. I am really trying not to raise my voice/ ok YELL at my kids so much. I hate that I do that. and hate is a bad word around here, so I have to really mean it to use it.

and in my last post when I mentioned a reason for lack of posts was bc I was cleaning more, that is really a big fat lie.

why I never blog anymore

too lazy to upload the pictures

doing loads and loads of laundry

my normal computer time is in the morning, and now we go to the gym

I don't want to complain when I should be really grateful for all I have, but it is a hard adjustment moving here because the schools are different, the weather, well I do not like being hot, getting a good haircut, not a lot of parks. SEE ? yes, people have lost their homes in earthquakes, natural disasters....I am not sure if it is since I have never lived in one place forever I just am scared to put down roots. and we are having a difficult time finding land to build. no, we did not get that house close to Brett Favre. though he could use a good friend right about now to comfort him.

I carpool all day long everyday to school, activities, etc

my house is bigger so there is more to clean, taking up more time

I am trying not to "waste" my time on the computer and do other things, I have read a ton of books lately. last one was THE HERETIC'S DAUGHTER by Kathleen Kent. very good historical fiction.

for the last few months, we had thanksgiving, I went to Chicago with my friend Cybil for a few days. It was fantastic!! I love Chicago!!! Christmas, New years Eve (Chris was on call and went to sleep and the kids and I missed the ball drop bc we are now in Central time, lame!) Chris' mom visited for a few days. Had some crazy cold for Mississippi or even Alaska weather. Chris and I celebrated our 13th wedding anniversary, Nolan finally got a haircut...now we need to get Sam to cooperate for one.Saw a bunch of movies, blah blah. If you are a facebook friend I put some pictures up there. I know you are dying to see the beautiful babies!