Five Days Feels like FOREVER!

I have 5 days worth of blogging that I never published! So here's a quick recap of my week!

Sunday, June 5th

The kids have been begging that we use the slip n slide. Since it was 87 degrees today here in Elk Ridge Utah I gave in and let them slip and slide away. Five minutes later the slip n slide broke. They were mildly disappointed so I turned on the lawn sprinklers! Little did I know that today was fast Sunday in the LDS church. The first Sunday of every month the young men go out and collect fasting tithes. Just as I was starting them up one of the young men were walking across my lawn! I felt pretty bad, but I know his parents, it was ok.

Monday, June 6th

I am biting the bullet. I am going to suck it up and take Ethan, Rileigh and Parker to the Payson Aquatic Center...Every time we drive by there my cutie patootie Parker screams "WATERSLIDES!", even if it's the dead of winter, he wants to go there.

So imagine this little guy:

And the excitement he felt when we actually pulled into the water park. I thought he was going to go into convulsions. When we got up to the entrance there was a rather long line to pay the admission fee. He kept jumping up and down and after about 5 minutes in line he tugged my hand, I looked down and to my shock... he handed me his shorts! He was ready right then and there! :) He had a great time even though he was disappointed that he wasn't big enough to ride the big slides :)

Tuesday, June 7th

Today is BUNKO. The first Tuesday of every month this amazing group of ladies from the Elk Ridge area get together and play BUNKO. I love going and hearing the stories, sharing laughter and of course playing a fun little game. Rileigh had a softball game tonight. It's amazing the progress this little girl has made in three weeks!

Also, Tuesday is special for another reason... I am addicted to The Voice. :) I love the show and I don't mind Adam Levine! 

Wednesday, June 8th

I decided that I was going to try the Sacred Heart Diet...My friend Wendy and her Daughter Aubrey came over and we made the soup. It smelled great. Then I did some research and learned that it's just a fad and it's not really going to help. I guess that's how all diets are huh? So I have decided that I new a "lifestyle" change. No, I'm not coming out of the closet thank you very much. But I am going to start eating healthier. I am going to commit to the gym more. And... I will....give up.... Coke. LOL That might kill me.

Thursday, June 9th

I am at my wits end. The kids are driving me bonkers. I think they know that. In my mind I really believe that they are plotting against me. I can see Parker and Griffin chatting under their cribs with a flashlight planning their next moves to make mommy crazy. I can make it one more day as a single mom. I can. Maybe. Just keep repeating that! lol I give mad props to all the single mothers out there. You have strength far beyond imagination!

Friday, June 10th

This morning was chaos. I had a doctor's appointment and have to get the house ready for Chad to come home. His flight doesn't get into Salt Lake until 10 and then its a 80 minute drive home for him so it's going to be a long day. I have a marathon of cleaning to do... not looking forward to that!

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Then The Shoe Dropped

I went into the office on Monday all set to get going on a few big projects. I worked on them all day Monday through an awkward silence between the owner (my boss) and my co-worker and I. I didn't think too much of it. I chalked it up to him being nervous about the dip in sales we have had over the last 30 days or so. At 5:30 I packed up, went home and had dinner with the family. The next morning I went into work and my coworker wasn't there yet. That was a HUGE red flag. She usually beats me into the office. Within 10 minutes I was back out the door with a severance package and a lay off. What exactly does it mean that I have been laid off from the last two jobs I've had. Probably nothing....I was at KMG for 5 years and there was nothing they could do and no where for me to go and that worked out great. I spent all winter and the spring getting ready for the move to Utah and the State of Michigan helped pay for that. But this time, wow. I was there for 8 months. It was a cool gig. I got to go to Broadway shows, time off when needed, I got to work from home on the weekends, it was great. Then our sales dropped and I was expendable. Oh well, it really doesn't bother me too much, just really bites when your plans aren't what God has in store for you. Sometimes I wish he would lend us his vision for our lives. I'd want to see what the next step is. Where do I go from here? I've toyed with opening a daycare so I can stay home with the boys while they grow up a little more but then I think that I'd still like to work...at this point I have time. Time to think about where to go next and what's really important.

I feel like it's Christmas Eve!

You know that feeling you get the night before Christmas? The excitement about the festivities that will follow going to bed that night? I am pretty sure everyone in our house feels that way today. Tomorrow the in-laws are flying in from Michigan for a weeks visit. The kids are so excited. They haven't seen their Papa since last July and their Nana was last here in October so this is long overdue! We have lots of great things planned. We are taking them on a surprise trip to an awesome place. I really want to tell you, but they read this blog so I can't spill it, but trust me it will be awesome! We are pulling the kids out of school for three days to enjoy the time with them. We've rented a Suburban so we can all ride together on our adventure which means we will fit in with every other Utahn on the road!

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