Parkerism

So our little puppy who is 8 months old has been doing some weird things lately. I won't go into detail cuz it's gross. Anyways last week my daughter said Bella had poo stuck on her, I went and looked and down under did not look right at all. Our other dog had a belly button hernia that was fixed when she was fixed. I thought "Oh my gosh, Bella has a down under hernia!!" I took her to the Humane Society to get her shots and asked them what was wrong. They said it was a hernia and that it could be fixed when she gets fixed, but it would have to be at a Full Service Vet. I love my dogs, but there is no way I am paying for a Vet. Way too expensive! So I took her over to the Salt Lake Spay and Neuter where our other dog had been fixed. They took a look at her and said that it wasn't a hernia, that she was in heat! Thank goodness that is all that was wrong~! We had no idea that it would happen to her being that young. So I took her home and told the kids.

Matt comes home from work a little later and Parker tells him " Dad! Poor Bella saw the Dr. today and she is in Warm!!!"

LOL We were totally laughing how he mixed up the heat with warm! Gotta love kids:)

Good Times!

Yesterday I met up with my girls for lunch. We all went to Jr. High and High School together, some as far back as Elem. We try and go every month, although the Holidays made it hard to get together. I am so glad that we have all stayed friends throughout the years. It is so fun to see everyone, and even more fun to see people who haven't come before! I love that Kristy and Ang keep us all going! I love these girls! I love that we can reminisce about the old days and catch up on what we are up to these days. I love that some of us weren't friends in school but now have become friends from going to the Girl's Outings! True Good Friends are so hard to find and I am so grateful that I have all these girl's in my life! I know I am a better person because of their friendship! Love ya girls!!!!

(Jenny I swear we will get you down here one day:) We miss you!)

What a Man!

I just had to post about what a great guy Matt is. I started a small kitchen renovation while Matt was out of town, and poor guy it has turned into a BIG one! I found beautiful Mosaic Tile on KSL that a guy had used on a job and had 4 boxes of left overs. They were only $35.00 for the 4 boxes which is a steal!!! I hurried and called Matt and he went and picked them up right after work. Then he said in order to do the back splash we had to do the counter tops (YAY!) so we went to Sutherlands and scored a great deal on Granite Tiles. My Aunt called us and gave us her Appliances because she was getting new ones and we were really excited because ours are SO old. So Matt has been working non stop on our kitchen. The tile is laid, some of the back splash is going up, the appliances are installed and as we speak he is putting in our new sink and faucet. Seriously the guy is amazing! He does such a great job on everything that he works on! I am so grateful for him! Somehow I will have to figure out a way to let him know how grateful I am..... maybe Jazz tickets:)

Oakleyism's

Oakley says some pretty funny things. Here is one she said to her dad the other night. She is sick and was coughing. She came in our room to his side of the bed (thank goodness!) and told him she needed medicine. He dragged himself out of bed and took her into the kitchen.

Matt starts picking up the medicine....

Oakley:"Not that one"

Oakley:"Not that one either Dad!"

He finally grabs the right one and stares at it..

Oakley:"Daddy, I'm 4."

I could hear the whole conversation in our room and just cracked up. How sad is it that she had to tell him which medicine and how old she is so that he gave her the right amount. She cracks me up!

Yay! Matt's Home!

We are so excited! Matt came home home Sat night. We were so excited to go pick him up at the Airport (poor Parker was too sick to go). He had a great time in Tonga and was able to see alot of things. He said that it made him very grateful for all that we have. He said a Policeman in Tonga makes $100.00 a week! How hard would that be to live off of that!! We love the Polynesian Culture (that's why we lived in Hawaii) and it was great for him to see another part of it. Matt brought us home alot of neat things. He got the kids Mask's to hang on their walls, carved pigs, turtles, and dolphins, tiki statues, and a really neat swordfish that has a neat carving on it. He brought me alot of beautiful jewelry and a few bracelets for the girls. We are so glad to have him back!

When he arrived at the airport in L.A. they had to grab their bags and check them in at Southwest. A lovely person on his flight had packed wet fish and it leaked ALL over Matt's bag. It smelled so bad that as they were walking up to Southwest, the agent said "Eww! What is that smell?" !!! It was pretty bad, and our car didn't smell to great on the way home, but it is now washed and sprayed a million times with Febreze and smells alot better!

I am so glad I had my friend Charese ( her hubby was there too) to help me make it through! We talked, IM'ed and hung out a ton! Thanks for making the long trip down here so much girl!!! I miss our late night chats:)

Crappy Day

READERS BEWARE: I do consider this my journal so I am just giving you a fair warning that this post will have alot of complaining, whining, and just a downright pity party.

So far with Matt being gone, I have done alright. I am lucky that I am friends with one of the wives whose husband is also gone. We always get pretty close when are hubby's are gone. She is alot of fun to hang out with and has the cutest kids. We always have a great time. She knows what I am feeling and vice versa.

So here comes the complaining. Today was just one of those "Are you serious?" days. I talked to Matt on the computer for a few minutes today and it was great, but after I really felt like crap. I miss him a ton. Honestly he is my soul mate. I love talking to him. I love being with him. The temple has let them call home a few times and it is so great to hear his voice. So anyways I was having a total debby downer moment. I am excited he comes home Sat night, yet it feels so far away. I am trying to do some work on our kitchen before he gets home and I really didn't have the strength or willpower to do anything today except feel sorry for myself.

My daughter Taylor bless her little heart was the biggest pain in the butt today. She kept calling me while she was at the book fair begging for me to bring her money. At one point she started whining and crying and I decided that was it I was going to pick her up. I got there and her friend's mom that she was with had BOUGHT her all the things she had wanted. I was a little frustrated because I had told Taylor "no" and we would talk about it later. The rest of the day Tay drove me crazy. She was yelling in the car, crying, complaining about getting food and where we would get it. I got them food and then when she found out she was sharing with her sister it started ALL over again. I had had it with her. I started yelling like a crazy person and told her to be quiet, that she was in so much trouble, that she was grounded for the way she had been acting. I swear people driving by probably thought I was mental. I yelled so loud the pressure gave me a migraine. (yes I was that psycho).

My other two kids were no angels either today. Lots of digging in my purse trying to take money, talking while I was trying to talk to someone, fits and all sorts of fun stuff.

I put the kids to bed and took a bath. But guess what? Just my luck barely any hot water! Again "Are you Serious?" Now I am getting ready for bed and I am trying my hardest to keep the tears away. I know it is just a bad day and things will be fabulous tomorrow. Also I should mention my kids have been SO good for the most part. I think we all just miss daddy and we are ready for him to come home. Bless all the Single Moms out there!! You are amazing at what you do!

Happy Birthday Tay!!!

My little Tay turned 7 today! We had a family party on Tuesday before Matt left for Tonga, and she had her friend party today! We went to a little Tea House and had a Tea Party. I took pics at our house, but of course I left the camera at home so no pics at the Tea Party except with my cell phone. Happy Birthday Taylor! I love you!!!

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