Something You Wore . . .

Given the choice you will either find me in 

black yoga pants or blue jeans. 

I definitely am a blue jeans, tennis shoes and sweater girl. I love the spring weather here. 

I am going to be sad when sweater & jean weather is over.

5 pm

Today was SUPER TUESDAY and at 5pm Adell and I were excited to start watching the numbers.

I am excited to say that Mitt won 6 out of 10 !!!

2.22.12

This is my friend Richelle. We have been friends since junior high. I think we can go years without seeing each other (we have) and be able to pick up like it was yesterday. That is what a good friend is. 

We are about 5 hours apart. So All through high school we celebrated our birthdays together. 

Today is her birthday - she is older than me !!!

2.21.12

I LOVE Tuesday's

I don't cook dinner on Tuesday

For as long as I can remember we have gotten pizza on Tuesdays

I can feed my family for $15

Love it !!!

Watch me juggle . . . .

Do you ever feel like this ? Welcome to my life the last couple of months. I know it will get better. But sometimes I feel like I don't have one more minute in my day to balance one more thing. But regardless of how hard it gets to juggle the bills and everything else I know it will be okay in the end. Just gotta keep having faith.

2.20.12

Say a little prayer . . . . 

This is Don's dad and Delainie. So glad she got here in time for him to snuggle with 

His health is declining and for the last month he has been in the hospital more than out of the hospital. He has multiple health issues that are taking a toll on his body. I guess I am amazed he has hung on as long as he has been able to. 13 years ago he lost his sight to diabetes. His kidneys are shutting down, he has two blockages in his heart and he has a very low platelet count. The doctors have been honest with the family and shared that he would be better off enjoying the life he has left at home vs. being in a a hospital. The hospice nurse came today. We love the hospice nurse who will be caring for John. It was the same nurse that took care of my friend Marge. She is fabulous. She will help to make sure she can help John be as comfortable as he can. He is actually in good spirits since he has been home. He just wants to enjoy what he has left. (here is hoping for 6 months + )  just include him and my family in your prayers. My heart just breaks for my kids. I know how hard it was on them when my dad passed and they had to see him so sick. Now it just brings everything back seeing Grandpa Paolacci sick. I am so grateful that we have an understanding that we will be together again as a family. What comfort that brings.

2.19.12

2.19.12

Well one of my favorite things to do every spring is plant new flowers. I love working outside and planting flowers, always reminds me of my dad. He had an immaculate yard. We gave everything a break over the winter and didn't plant winter lawn or flowers this year. So my yard was looking pretty sad. So I was really looking forward to spring flowers. Today was the day. I got kind of a late start and was at Home Depot and picked up my "six packs" and then headed home to start the planting. Let's just say there is not a picture of the finished project, because it is late and  it is dark and I am tired. But they are all planted and I will wake up bright an early to go see the finished project in the early morning sun. Now if my gardener would just get here and pull these spring "weeds: then I can get the yard in tip top shape.

Off to prepare my sunbeam lesson . . . . it will be morning soon and I have a busy Sunday.

2.18.12

Morgan and Trent are in San Diego for the weekend and today they took the girls to Sea World. They said Malorie loved it and I cannot wait for her to get home and tell me all about the "whales"

2.17.12

HOME ALONE

Probably the first time in over 20 years I am HOME ALONE on a Friday night. Don, Coleton, Logan, Morgan, Trent and the girls are all in San Diego for Chelsea's wedding (I had to stay home and work and keep and eye on the girl and her boy) Rest assured that I do not share the same expression as Macaulay Culkin when he discovered he was HOME ALONE.

I am actually so excited to just relax tonight but  my to-do list for tomorrow when I am done working just keeps getting longer and longer. But I am so tired from lack of sleep last night that I do no think I will accomplish anymore than just simply making my list. 

So since I need to stay up and wait for the boy to bring the girl home at midnight, I think I will put my feet up and enjoy trying to figure out how to work my TV !!! (pitiful I know)

2.14.12

Due to finances and lack of time I did very little for Valentines day. I did leave them treats on the table before I left for work so they would come home to a "chocolate" fix !!!

2.13.12

Seriously in "LOVE" with my sweet little grandbaby. Take a look at those eyes. I think we are going to have dark hair, olive complexion and blue eyes !!! 

2.1.12

2.4.12

I don't even know how to share the words in my heart right now. As I was trying to decide today of something I wanted to take a picture of I was driving past Alpine Ski and snapped a picture with my phone (as you see there was no traffic so I was being safe) This place reminds me so much of my boy. This is where Dylan worked for 3 ski seasons before his mission. He loves it. They love him and remind me whenever I have gone in there how much they miss him. It is right by our house and I drive by it often in my daily travels and it often reminds me of my crazy ski loving boy !!! My adventurous, crazy boy. See the photos below for just an example of how crazy he is on the slopes.

I must admit I have had two worry free ski seasons with him on his mission. I also must that I was so nervous everytime he hit the slopes, I admit that I would worry sick about him until he would call me and let me know he was off the slopes. 

One of the reasons I worried so much was because I knew what could happen on the slopes when you have a son that is an adrenaline junky.

A few years back one of Marissa's really good friends was in a snowboarding accident and sustained pretty severe head trauma. They were not even sure if he was going to make it or even walk again.

 Derek is the middle guy in the front row. His life was changed forever in an instant. 

I am not sure of his progress now. But I sure do think about his accident every time my boy hits the slopes.

Then yesterday we found out tragic news about a skiing accident of a young 16 year old boy. He is the youngest son of a family that was in my ward growing up. The Greene's. Their youngest son Wesley was in a  skiing accident and broke his neck in two places. He has undergone a long surgery, but right now he still has no feeling or movement below his shoulders. There is alot of swelling and it is definitely too early to tell. He has an amazing family and a Heavenly Father who is watching over him. I never knew Wesley personally. But if he is anything like his older siblings and rest of his family he is an amazing young man with an incredible future ahead of him. It is amazing to see how many people are praying and fasting for this young man. 

I will be honest. Would I like to sell my son's ski's before he comes home and just have his golf clubs waiting. That sounds like such a safer sport. But I know he loves to ski and somehow I am going to have to learn not to be nervous Nellie.

Our prayers are with the Greene family at this time, I know that our Heavenly Father is watching over them and he is so mindful of Wesley.

If you know the Greene Family you can keep updated on Wesley's progress here

http://wjgb.blogspot.com/

Please take a moment and say a prayer for them.

2.3.12

2.2.12

So today Janna and I drove home from California. It is always nice to get one last night when the trade show is over so we are driving home late at night dead tired. We had a nice peaceful drive (I guess I shouldn't be talking - Janna drove the whole way - I think I may have dozed off a few times) She dropped me off at Don's office as we rolled into town and then Don and I headed to the hospital to visit his dad. I was so happy to see him doing to much better. What a relief. I think the Italian in him makes him a little to stubborn to miss Tina's wedding on March 10th. He's a fighter. Then I made it home to feed the family and catch up with my kids and hop on the computer for the Mixin Mania Crop from my friends at Memory Mixer. They are so fun and they help me to get at least one page done every week.

Morgan sent me this picture of Delainie while I was at CHA and I knew I couldn't wait to get home to scrap it. So I made it onto the facebook page with about 8 minutes to spare and joined them for their online class. 

Here is what I created (In about 15 minutes) I will get it printed from Costco to add to Delainie's album.

Now my house is quite and I think I will catch up on a few emails and head to bed in my big comfy bed !!!

1.30.12

Morgan sent me picture of Malorie playing at the park while I have been gone. I am missing my little monkey !!!!

1.29.12

Instead of a photo today I have a video. This is a tradition at the start of every CHA trade show

1.26.12

1.25.12

So before I left for CHA I wanted to make sure to get packages off to my kiddos. Dylan needed some stuff to help with the fleas and Marissa's birthday is the day I get home and I want to make sure to have a present to her to open before I leave. I LOVE the flat rate boxes and envelopes from the post office. I fit as much as I possibly can inside of them and then go crazy with the tape to keep them sealed. Can't wait to have all my kids home again one day !!!!