tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74690232777134296722012-01-20T13:13:13.280-08:00Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11087388463689428934noreply@blogger.comBlogger1621100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469023277713429672.post-82697471443316579052012-01-11T19:33:00.000-08:002012-01-11T19:33:43.155-08:00

This has been a question I have been mulling around for a while and I figure I might as well throw it out there.  In today's world of social networking, constantly being updated on what is going on in others lives how do you go about face to face interaction?  This may seem like a weird question but allow me to give an example or two.           I was recently at a wedding of a childhood friend.  

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Christmas is different for me every year.  Some years are really great and I am into the Christmas spirit and then other years I am scroogy and depressed because I miss my Dad.  This year is one of "those" years.  With so many changes happening in my life this year it reminds me what my dad is missing and how much I miss sharing my life with him.  Life goes on,  and I am not sad ALL the time but

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You know how it starts.  You promise yourself you will exercise self control today.  The day starts off well.   You treat yourself to a piece, a small piece, of pumpkin fudge. Evening approaches and the candy bags that have been safely sealed, open.  As the chocolate aroma reaches your nostrils, resolve weakens.  No, stay strong.  That candy is for the trick or treaters.  You resist... until the

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You know how you read tricks and tips about how to loose weight in magazines all the time.  Every once in a while they will throw in get enough sleep.  The main reason sited, I have found, is when you are well rested your more appt to exercise and eat right.  Let me put that into easier terms to understand. When you are living off of 5 hours a night or less cookies look better than carrots. 

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Why is it that all baby equipment takes different batteries? ??  Case in point:  I go buy AA, AAA, and D batteries.  Thinking I have everything covered I come home.  I open up his bouncy seat vibration thing and see the need for two batteries... C batteries.  Curses!  By the way, why are there no B batteries in exsistence?  Was that size inconvenient? 

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Today was Charlie's two month check up.  After the usual weight and height business came the immunizations.  I am not a crier and have never felt like crying when my kids get shots.  Today was different.The nurse came into the room and had everything ready.  I held Charlie in my arms, turned him to one side, and pulled up the pant leg on his outfit.  I did not watch as they gave him the shot but

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And I love it!  Being the crazy mom that I am I signed Frank up for soccer this season and volunteered to be team mom.  Our team is amazing!  These kids play so hard and have a great time. Our first game was last Saturday.  Although we aren't suppose to keep score let's just say our team won.  I am of a slightly competitive nature so it was only natural for me to keep track of who scored goals. 

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From the mouth of babes comes truth, at least what seems to be logical and true in their eyes.  Recently, my son Frank, has given me some gems to remember.  Here are a few of our conversations as of late. One morning Frank and I were sitting at the breakfast table.  Charlie was still sleeping so I decided to hurry and get ready before I didn't get a chance to and ended up in my pjs all day. Mom

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Quote of the day up there.  There are some days that is all I feel is stress.  I stress about getting the boys to school, stress about if my baby is getting enough to eat, stress about my photography business I left hanging etc.  I have learned how to let alot of that go but sometimes it creeps up on me.  Today I woke up to a baby with a snotty nose, diarrea and a fever.  All Charlie wants is to

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I know that I have been MIA because of the new baby craziness.  There have been plenty of times that I have thought "gee, I need to blog." Charlie has been a new kind of hard for me.  The honeymoon period ended around two weeks and the next 3 and a half have been hard.  I am talking tear evoking, sleep deprived, earnest prayers to God, hard!  Charlie has taken food sensitivity to a different

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Yes, he came.  July 8th at 2:08 am little Charlie came into the world and has made our lives complete.  Aside from the usual baby stuff (sleeping 3-4 hours at a time at night) he is an easy baby.  He can put himself to sleep and loves to be held.  The boys are smitten with him and love to help me all the time.  My delivery was good.  I had to be induced because they measured my water and it was

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So I woke up this morning determine to fill this day with things to do.  Lately, with baby on the way, I have kept our schedule open in hopes he will arrive and change my life in the crazy ways that babies do.  Today was going to be different!  I decided to ignore my aching hips and non-productive contractions and have a good day with the kids.              We started with going to the library in

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Read this and laugh out loud:) The Haircut                  A teenage boy had just passed his driving test and inquired of his father as to when they could discuss his use of the car.   His father said he'd make a deal with his son: 'You bring your grades up from a C to a B average, study your Scriptures, and get your hair cut.  Then we'll talk about the car.'   After about six weeks his father

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The baby's room has been a major stopping point for me lately.  I just can't seem to get my nest on!  Well not any more!  As some of you know we had mold growing in that room.  I was super upset and demanded the invader be neutralized immediately!  After cutting out the affected area, fixing the leak, drying it out, sterilizing it, mudding, taping, texturing, and priming we had a new wall and

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I rarely blog about other people's giveaways but this is an amazing one.  A phonics reading program designed for early readers that is usually $200.00 is being GIVEN AWAY for free!  Click here to learn more and show Amy some love.  Let her know I sent you so I can get extra entries :)

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This morning I woke up with a cloud over my head and tears in my eyes.  The third trimester hormone roller coaster is not my favorite ride and this morning I hit a low.  Thanks to a super busy weekend plus Monday with NO regular exercise I was in bed ignoring my children and trying not to cry. I assessed the day and realized that something had to give.  I belong to a wonderful group of

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I know what you are thinking skeptical you: An eye make up remover that actually removes my make up?  That is a myth.  Everyone knows it doesn't exsist.  Or does it?         All you ladies know what I am talking about.  We use the gook from the store to remove the make up from around our eyes, wash our face, and then when we dry our face we see two marks on our towel where our eyes have been.  

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That is what my brain has been doing lately when it comes to blogging.  I want to write about what is going on and what I have been thinking about but anytime I think of something clever or thought provoking I am in the middle of my day.  By the time I sit down to chill in front of my computer and blog I forgot what was so funny, cute, or cool and sit in front of the keys staring at the screen.  

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Yes, it's true.  The warm weather and pool days will be here before you know it.  In honor of the coming of warmer weather her is Frankie doing a spectacular dive and Ollie doing something entirely different.  I love my two little fish:)

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We have moved to a new house and lucky for us right beside our house is a creek and land reserve.  This thing is full of lizards, frogs, and tadpools.  Perfect for our boys and dog.  A couple Sundays ago we decided to take a nature walk.    We all ended up muddy, wet, and tired but it was a great Sunday.  If you want to see more artsy pics click here

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Jesse got a deal on Knott's Berry Farm tickets and really wanted to take the boys.  The last time I went to Knott's I was about 14 but I said ok.  I knew I wouldn't be riding the big rides but Jesse and I were free to get in and the boys were only $15 a piece.  Why not?  Here is the real question.... why?  Knott's is a big kid amusement park, it is not like Disneyland.  I was barely 2 1/2 months

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I am not one to complain but I have never been this sick with a pregnancy before.  I know some women are much worse but I am so tired and nauseous.  I have done the B-6 suppliments and that had helped some what but seriously, the smells are out of control.  Jesse opened a package of chicken about a week ago and I had to bolt upstairs to my room and shut the door until he was done cooking it.  I

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I know that I have not been a very faithful blogger.  I haven't been journal writing either but a few things must be noted. Jesse was called to be the Ward Mission Leader about a month ago.  What that means is we have the elders over more times than I can count within this last month!  I love the elders of the ward and all the work that they do.  Jesse, as always, is putting his heart and soul

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Here are my two swash buckling pirates on the school carrrrnival night.  I did a photo booth for their school.  These are their best pirate faces. Halloween weekend was fun.  We did the carnival Friday night, the ward Halloween party Saturday night, and passed out candy at my Mom's on Sunday.  I was a parrot to go with my two pirates.  Everyone else got a picture of it for me and I didn't get

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We had our Primary Program today at church.  Frankie was very excited to do his part.  "I get to give my testimony in the big one today," he told me when I reminded him about where he was going to sit and what he would be doing.  He already knew:)  All the kids sat up in the choir seats during sacrament and tried their best to not wiggle during the beginning.  I sat with my class at the top of

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I feel as though I don't write anymore about what is going on.  Perhaps it is because I feel compelled to add pictures.  I know I shouldn't but as a photographer I should.  It is a complicated mess.  I do like to keep my professional life and personal life separated some what.  So if you want to see pictures more often go to my photography blog.  So here are the haps in my world.             Erin

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Yup, that is Jesse and me after waking up @ 2:30am driving till 6:30am and stopping for gas and breakfast.  Thank goodness the flash filled in the bags under my eyes.  As some of you know our family went on vacation this last week to Northern CA.  We went to Jesse's cousin's wedding at a place called Sea Ranch.  The house we rented for the weekend was fabulous!  We biked, went tide pooling,

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Every girl goes through it and no, I am not talking about puberty.  We reach a stage with our hair where it is too long to be a cute short cut but too short for the versitality that long hair can bring.  Usually at this point I do one of two things: give up and cut it short again or wear it in a ponytail everyday until I give up and cut it again.  I am trying to be strong and resist.  My hair

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It is sad but true!  I am telling people to get a current family photo and here I am with one that is three years old.  Soooooooo, this morning I had a studio shoot and Frank begged me to let him stay home and take pictures too.  I told him he had to go to school.  "Sometimes we have to miss school," he explained to me "like when we are sick or need to take pictures."  I assured him taking

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That is what I became when I went to Frankie's school yesterday to help out in his classroom.  I was in the office helping a girl and one of the PTA board members asked me if I want to be "classroom parent." "Sure," I said.  She looked at me hesitantly and asked me if I knew what was involved.  "You would have to call other parents when we have an event and get volunteers." "That is fine." I

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I know I posted this on facebook but I couldn't not share it here.

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Dr Frank... paging Dr Frank.... I haven't been feeling well today so Frank took it upon himself to help me feel better.  First, he did a verbal evaluation. "Are you still sleepy?" he asked. "No, I am just resting.  Mommy has headache." I answered. "Are you feeling better?" he asked. "Not yet." "Are you going to get up?" he continued. "Maybe a little later."  I said "hmmm..." he retorted and left

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Recently Ollie has realized that we live somewhere.  We don't just live "here", we live in the city of Lakeside.  He also learned that we live in the state of California and that we live on Earth.  These are important facts to know and ones that need to be explored.   He figured out the whole planet issue when he asked me if we could go to Earth.  I told him that is where we were.  "No," he

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All you need is the proper motivation.  I was doing a preggers shoot with my sister recently at my Mom's house.  She looked amazing by the way.  During one of her wardrobe changes my boys came in and asked me to take some pictures of them.  Here is what I got. Yup, even Erin got into it.  To see some more pictures of Erin click here

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Being a photographer I am the worst at getting in family pictures!  I am always the one behind the camera taking pictures of my adorable kids and watching my husband play.  For Jesse's birthday this year we spent it with his Mom up in Carlsbad.  I turned my camera on auto and went to play with my family.  My mother in law is by no means a professional but she did a great job catching some of

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My family is destine to be famous... well not really but we usually put on a good show.  We all went to the zoo and I got to give my new lens a test drive.  It performed rather well.  Unfortunately we had a cloudy day.  Not the good cloudy, even over cast cloudy either.  It was the " I can't decide wether I want to let the sun shine through a little, a lot, or just bust up my gray cover" cloudy.

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Since summer began so much has happened.  Frankie and Ollie have taken to the water like fish first and formost.  Frank is most impressive.  He is already working on his butterfly and deep water diving... no kidding! Ollie is still Mr Evil Canevil!  Here are some recent pictures. We had many UFO sightings: Unstoppable Flying Ollie Can you believe this boy is going to Kindergarten this year??

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As I sit here working on my computer, for what seems to be the umpteenth hour, I am reminded of how blessed I am.  I have a husband sweet enough to support me and take the kids while I catch up on business.  I am raising two great little men who understand when mommy has to work but also reminds me when I have worked too much.  My sweet Pepper dog just lays at my feet, always in reach for a pet.

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Why is it that people in this world try to get all they can for as little as they can???  Imagine going into Payless and having to pay $100 for a pair of shoes.  You expect to go in there for a bargain and you don't expect those shoes to last forever so paying $100 is not worth it.  Now, imagine going into Nordstroms and buying a pair of shoes for $100.  They better be quality and last for a

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Sam, the last real pirate, was at another event I did over the weekend so I called Jesse.  He brought the boys down to meet "Jack Sparrow".  My kids were in awe as they approached and Sam was super sweet with them.  He gave them each a business card with his picture on it and took some pictures with them.  When the event was over Sam needed a ride to his next gig.  My truck was full of equipment

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There are few fictional characters I would want to meet in person and Jack Sparrow is definetly one of them!  Most of you know how drooly I get about Johnny Depp anyway.  This guy was almost as good as the real thing. On Saturday I covered the Santee Street Fair and he was waltzing around.  This impersonator was exceptionally good.  He had Jack's accent, gestures, and walk down to a tee and he

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My baby sister Heidi went to Prom last night.  Wow!  It is weird to think that she is a Junior in high school.  I went over yesterday to do her hair and makeup and take some pictures.  Here are some of my favorites.

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Here is my only girl.  As most of you know, when we lost Willis, I felt the need to fill the void.   A dog is just a necessary part of our family.  It is extremely helpful when Jesse is gone for his 48 hour go arounds or scouting trips or whatever he is doing.  A dog keeps me company.  So, after much searching we settled on this little girl.  We found her up in Riverside County.  Almost $250

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In the movie "Up" the dogs that talk through their collars have total focus on the task at hand... well almost.  The will be talking when suddenly one will shout "SQUIRREL" and they all look for that illusive animal.  I applaud Pixar for pegging what dogs are thinking to the tee.  I can't tell you how many times my dog has been completely focused and then "SQUIRREL!"  The same can be said about

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On Friday of last week it was confirmed to me that I have obsessive compulsive disorder.  I have had many people come into my house and say..."Wow!  It's so clean."  Their is an average standard of cleanliness that I must keep to remain sane but I didn't know how necessary it truly was until Friday.  My boys and I had a great day.  I taught my water aerobics class in the morning, we went home and

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That was the title from an article I was reading in the New Era Magazine.  The answer is yes.  Boys and girls don't know how to go out and have fun together in a dating situation.  There is alot of "hanging out but dating is dead.  Too many young people believe that being boyfriend and girlfriend is the only way to get to know each other.  I have eleven year olds in my class that have girlfriends

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When Jessica came into town we all went to the flower fields.  It was expensive but fun to enjoy the flowers.  Then we walked the Carlsbad Company Stores where the boys preceeded to SOAK themselves in the fountains.  I admit I didn't stop them even though a sign posted said I should not allow them to "stand on, sit, or wade in" said fountain.  KILL JOY!  I didn't let them wade BUT they still had

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My life is filled to the brim with stuff to do.  Every second of every day is scheduled with something I should be doing.  So, when plans fall through it's like a small gift from God.  Such was this morning's beginning.... I got up this morning and went jogging hard core with the dog at 7 am.  Just me and Pepper pounding the pavement this morning with my tunes blasting for about 20 minutes.  I

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Going to the zoo is not a huge deal since we have passes but I almost never bring my camera. This time I remembered it so here are some pics of our fabulous time and some of the amazing animals. practicing our yodeling skills The best tiger face ever! Our attempt at a family picture This was probably the cutest monkey there.We had a great time. I am trying to take advantage of the

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Some of the jewels that have come out of my boys mouths lately...Mom: "We are going to dog beach guys."Frank: "Not kid beach, dog beach."Ollie did a "trick" for us tonight at our family gathering and after we were done applauding he turns towards his audience, points towards the ceiling, and says "That's right!!" I fear my son has an extreme confidence issue."Mom, I want to wear my cake?" says

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In an effort to make Valentine's Day a happier holiday in my life I decided that we needed to do something special. Frank, Ollie and I baked two cakes to celebrate the birthdays in February. Jesse's mom and my dad. My dad's birthday was on Valentine's Day and so was the day he passed. I do not want my kids growing up NOT celebrating this holiday because of me so I decided to celebrate my

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Hello blogging world. I have two stories to tell today that have nothing to do with each other so I decided to write them both in one entry and number them instead of using some sort of witty transition or trying to connect them... which I could... but I don't feel like it.Story #1:I got a disturbing letter in the mail a couple of weeks ago. A letter from my credit card company arrived saying

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I cannot stand that abbreviation, and rarely do I use it. BUT, if you watch this video and don't laugh out loud you need to go to the doctor. Something must be wrong with your funny bone! Check it out. PS- Thank you Arica for finding such an entertaining morsel:)

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Here is what is going on in the photography world for me. I went to a charity fashion show. These clothes were so great! click here to check out the slideshow on my website.

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That is his new nick name. Haha! My husband is a DIY, figure it out, I'll grab my drill kind of guy. Lately he has been doing every one else's projects. During the rains he saved our apartment complex from flooding. He was on the roof clearing debris. He was setting up sump pumps and digging trenches. What a man:) He helped the elders fix a bike and paint a helmet. Yesterday he planted

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About a week and a half ago, when it was raining cats and dogs, we took a trip to the ER with Ollie. I was taking Pepper for a quick walk to do her business while my neighbor hung out with our kids at my house. All three boys were playing up stairs when Angele, my poor neighor, heard a few loud thuds proceeded by "I'm hurt" screaming. She came upstairs to find Ollie and her son, Bryson, crying

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It's raining.The parched ground drinks deeply.Pitter raindrops patter softlyon every surface.Dry riverbeds flow.Flowers and trees revive.Mother Earth is washed clean again.Like anxious ants, people scurry aboutlooking for shelter. The only ones not reveling in God's musical... not me.Here I sit.Quiet, still, listening.The premature night envelopes meIt's raining.

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I have been up all night getting ready for my photography event tomorrow. I am shooting a charity event with a fashion show. I get a vendor table, which I can't man while I am shooting so I am making flyers, coupons, and chocolates to entice people to come over and have a look. I hope this will boost my business. We'll see:) Those of you who want to come it's from 1-5pm in La Mesa. 8384 La

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here are the sassy red heels I wrote a love letter to on my blog. I was at a Christmas party for my husband's company and Santa hadn't shown up yet. That's his chair I am in. The photographer and I had been talking shop earlier. He called me over and told me to throw my feet over the side of the chair. Now, as most of you know I am incredibly shy.. hee.. haha.... hahahaha! I was totally

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Loose weight...It's on everyone's list right? Well now you don't have to do it alone and you will have some sweet motivation as well. Check out the contest here . The coolest part? If you spread the word by posting this on your blog you get entered to win a $50 gift card! Who doesn't need free money? What are you waiting for???

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Yup that's right. Frank is at the age of budding creativity. He is pretending more... mostly pretending to shoot and kill bad guys with guns made out of Thomas the Tank Engine train tracks. Sometimes he just makes up silly names for things or sings what he is thinking. Let me tell you, that is entertainment.For Christmas Frankie got a stuffed cat from his preschool teacher to go along with

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Christmas Day was fabulous! The boys woke up to this in the living room.and turned it into this... Pepper's Christmas present was all the wrapping paper.Here they are in their cute chef sets. Frankie's hat is a little big. I gave the wrong size to Allie, SORRY:) They love them. Ollie went over to my mom's house in his.Our Christmas was fun and filled with family. Happy New Year everyone!

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Dear Sassy,I cannot tell you how many times I have been out looking for the perfect pair of red heels and have come up short. Too strappy, too low, too high, too orangey, too shiny, too pointy etc. I had a vision of what I wanted yet heart broken and frustrated I settled. Oh so many times did I settle. My closet is a pink and red graveyard of second rate heels. But then I found you! Thank

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Here I sit Sunday night tired from the day but with a buzzing brain. My thoughts are a jumble of bouncy balls pinging about in my head. I have alot going on and I try to supress it so I can enjoy life day to day.I am a future thinker. I always try to think about my future and plan out what to do and which path to take. I weigh my options. Look at past experiences. Try to make the best

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I know that I have not blogged in FOREVA but I had a good excuse. I'll write about that another time or I may not tell you at all.....anyway.We have had plenty of rainy days lately and if any of you have kids you know it's hard to keep them inside for too long. One day on the way home from running errands Frank says"I want to make a boat."Random. Jesse and I just smiled and nodded."Ok, buddy." we

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I don't care what people say about America becoming lazy, fat and complacent. Drive Thrus were created for moms and here is why. example #1: I have two hungry kids in the car. They are so grumpy they are crying and fighting and I don't have anymore snacks in my bag. All I need is a small snack to get us all home in one piece. I most certainly don't want to haul them inside somewhere to eat

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Most of us out there love to be creative. I love to sew, take pictures, and scrapbook. I love to play the piano, draw, paint.... ANYTHING. If I can make something out of nothing I feel so accomplished. Some of us are better at it than others. My cousin Allie is quite crafty and has put her skills to work for her. She has set up an Esty shop: Cut.Sew.Repeat. She has an amazing aray of

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Better late than never right? Well this is what we were for Halloween. Monsters! If you can't tell or haven't seen the movie: Dad: Derek (trying to make a Link costume was beyond me.) Mom: Ginormica, I even sprayed my hair white. It didn't work as well as I had hoped. If I use the costume again I'm getting a platinum wig. Frank: BOB, all night he kept saying "BOB Blob, BOB Blob!" Ollie:

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I know I haven't blogged in a while and that is because I couldn't share much of myself when I was feeling so low. I was sick with the flu and a sinus infection over last weekend and by Monday the 24th of October I was beginning to recover. That is when my tragic week began.Jesse took Frank to school that morning and then took Ollie and Willis to a local park in Santee. There are alot of

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Family Portrait SpecialI know Christmas is coming up and that is the traditional time to get family photos done. I am running a special from now through November 30th.Book a sitting with me and get a CD of your best shots all for $75.00! Contact me soon for an appointment! rwattson@rachelwattsonphotography.com

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Some of the gems I have heard from my two little rascals lately...Ollie: "Do you have a boo boo?"me: "What?"Ollie: "Is that a band-aid?" pointing to a panty liner in my hand.(it kind of looks like one.)Frank: "Give me the plates of grass."Frank crying "I want the lifesaver!!!" as his friend Donnie takes away his toy light saber.Frank: " My bike only has two wheels.." like there is something wrong

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One phrase: Hand-me-downs. If any of you have siblings you know what I am talking about. The older sister usually gets all the new stuff and you get to wear it when she has grown out of it and is on to more new things. This was the story of my life as a kid growing up in a family of four sisters... and it still is. I have always been the "plump" or "curvaceous" one in the family. Up until

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Girls never change. No matter how old you get there will be some girl to make you feel insecure. I am a confident person but sometimes...Thursday morning I went to Ralphs with Frankie to do some much needed shopping. I was wearing fitted jean shorts that came below the knee, a purple scoop neck top, and a waist-length fitted tan jacket. I had on gold flats and a multi colored scarf with a

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We have been commanded to exercise moderation in all things. What we spend, what we let consume our time and what we consume. The last was my problem tonight. Our family went out to a buffet for dinner for FREE. Hello, who doesn't love free?! We went to the Barona Buffet. Jesse works as a fire fighter on the reservation. Every once in a while he will get a free pass and we'll take the kids

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I am all about sweetness. That is my weakness. So I alter what I can to get similar results. I do NOT use artificial sweeteners most on the market have a horrible after taste and are not good for your body. I use natural, unprocessed sweeteners. Agave Nectar is what I use the most. Now I can eat without the guilt, sugar hang over and general nasty feeling I have after I eat something LOADED

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Isn't that how the song goes? Ok, I know I am up way too late and I really have to pee but I came across a question on a blog that I wished to address. So, if I refuse to allow my son to eat junk food, but then I have chocolate chip cookies for lunch (Don't worry. I didn't just have cookies. I also had some cookiedough.), does that mean that I'm a hypocrite, or just that I selflessly value the

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My life has been full of downers this week (as some of you know who follow me on Facebook) and I have decided that I need to look back and find the silver lining. Here we go....(five minute pause)Frank learned how to do a cartwheel this week.I got to work out by myself twice on top of teaching my two classesOllie hasn't earned a lasting bruise for over 48 hours (this is huge)Jesse got OVERTIME!!

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I wish I could have had a camera man walking around with me today. There were just so many little moments that were funny and cute.Frankie is on a dress myself kick right now. Some of his recent outfits have included a pair of fairy wings and tutu, a dinosaur hat that looks like the head of a dinosaur, plaid shorts with a stripped shirt and so on. He has worn the same accessories for the past

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I just need a moment to be happy. I love my jobs.... ALL of them.I love being a mom to two of the cutest little boys who make me laugh all the time. Frank and Ollie are at such a fun age right now. They play together and love to be silly with me. We have some of the best dance parties. We can go to the Zoo or Sea World without hauling the house. Life without diapers is grand! I love being

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You know how you shave down your expenditures so that you can save some money? Where does all the extra green go? To something else you now have money for! Jesse and I trimmed down some minor stuff and saved about thirty bucks a month. What happened to that thirty dollars you might ask. It got sucked up into a new phone plan that we had to get when we upgraded our phones. Thirty bucks, big

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Kids go through phases and I understand that. Some don't sleep that well in general. Put a kid who is going through a phase together with a kid who has never been a great sleeper and you get DISASTER!!! If we get naps our bedtime is almost nine. I put them to bed at eight and spent the next hour of my night walking up and telling them to get back in bed. Then trotting up and firmly telling

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There is something that I love. Learning. I love being in a classroom and receiving information that makes me go "ohhhh." I like seeing it all click. I enjoy working at something that I have never done and see it acheived. There is something that I hate. Homework. It's hard to find the time and usually it is mundane. It is unfortunate the two have to go together so often. I am learning

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About 5-6 weeks ago Jesse and I signed the boys up for the American Mall Model Search for fun. They provide people for fashion magazines, TV, movies etc. It was free to sign up so we thought what the heck. I got a call on Monday for them to audition Tuesday night. So we decked the boys out and hussled them over to the mall for their 7:30 audition. There were about 23 people there at that

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We all know what happens when sweets are in the house... they get eaten. Usually by moms who hear their seductive cry when we are looking for something quick. Or to ease the stress of a rough day. Regardless of the reasons, we find ourselves eating more than our fair share and almost anticipating eating the last cookie or brownie so they will no longer be a temptaion. Then there are other

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There is nothing better than a good laugh. At someone else's expense gives me a fiendish delight. Don't hate! It's all in good fun. We have a pair of elders in our ward right now that make me laugh so hard. Elder Swan is the the straight man and Elder Roberts is the goofy slapshtick one. HILARIOUS! Roberts takes all these videos of doing stupid things like eating the world's hottest chili

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My car! Jesse and I made our last payment on our car this month. Wow! I can't believe we are the official owners of our vehicle. Thank goodness we still fit into it:) Two hundred and fifty nine dollars a month is now... going to another debt. Debt is a scary thing. I am starting to see the light as we slowly crawl our way out of that hole we dug one swipe at a time. As we tighten our

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Lady Gaga has a few hit songs on the radio right now. Frank LOVES to sing along. We were sitting at the table tonight eating dinner when he started singing "poker face". And I quote"Cutie pie, cutie pie, don't need, let's poke our face." after which he poked his face. Soooo silly.

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I was helping my mom download some pictures from girls camp and came across this one. This is my sister Heidi practicing archery. Yes that is a tutu:) Oh man, this brought back alot of girls camp memories.

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FHE, Family Home Evening, is hard to do when you don't have a set schedule. We have tried and failed to do FHE regularly with the whole family. So that means some weeks we have it on Monday and some weeks we have it on Sunday. That never kept up for long. Well, some members of our ward go out to the beach every Monday for FHE during the summer. "What a great way to get into the habit," I

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Yes I am. No I'm not. Yes I am... I guess it just depends on the day:)

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I like to get creative but I never seem to meet my expectations for the finished product. My goal with my current project is to undermine my perfectionist self and let it be what it will be. Why would I do such a thing??? Because my kids will eventually destroy it. I am creating a daily routine chart and chore chart for Frank and Ollie. I was feeling extra creative so I decided to go all out

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There is a group of people in our ward that goes down to the beach every Monday for family home evening. They all pack dinner or come later for dessert. Our family decided to join said people at the sandy shores of La Jolla. It was a beautiful evening, though over cast, and the salty sea was a perfect 75 degrees. While Jesse and the boys were playing I cracked open an IBC root beer. Those

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Stressed. Like a cold, we all get it from time to time and, just like a virus, it breeds. They are called stress factors. Individually they are harmless but one can breed another. Then they swarm your brain and whamo! Your stressed out!My summers are always crazy. I teach my own water aerobics classes and sub for people who actually go on vacation. In between aerobics I teach children swim

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I woke up.I ran a mile and a half, maybe walk some too.I cleaned the tub, sink, counters, and mirrors. I forgot the toilet.... shoot!I'll do it tomorrow.My sons played with trains.My swim lessons rocked.My student Ruthie swam without me for the first time.My mom and sister laughed with me, or at me.My toes are cold.I got to hang out with Ollie solo.I watched him swim/drown (he needs to learn

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The true pulse of home is mom. Mom's attitude and well being determines the atmosphere of the household. She is the one who gets things done. She is the one that makes sure every one's lives stay on track. Moms, especially stay at home moms, are essential to the attitude of the home. If mom is happy, you feel it. If mom is angry, you feel it. If mom is sad, you feel it. With that being

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Here is what happens when I go to teach a water aerobics class. The boys (all of them) get bored and start to do crazy things:) They all played outside after dinner. Running, crawling, and jumping around. They got nice and sweaty before bed. Jesse then decided to give the kids a little dessert. A slice of cake with a smudge of jam and whipped cream. The kids were stoked! Once he got it

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Sleep is so precious and illusive. It is always hovering above me. Flitting around like graceful butterflies waiting to be captured. I wish I had a proper net. Once the kids are in bed it feels like there are a million things to do. I do those and by the time I am done and unwinding it's about 11 pm. Why...sniff...why can't I get done earlier??? So here is my attitude tonight. It will all

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Water and land are two different worlds. Gravity pulls us down and water pushes against us in all directions. Some of us naturally take to land or water better. I am part fish myself. I have been teaching water aerobics for about six years. I find it challenging and an excellent workout. It may not look like much from above the water but if you get in and start working with us you come to

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That is what is happening everyday. Day in and day out we put something off thinking we "have time." NO, you don't. Stop waiting! Don't put it off. If you want it, go for it. Yes, you are worth it.

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My calling at church involves planning activities for the Elders quorum. The first one that I planned was the Summer kick off camp out. It was to be held out at the mud caves. We planned for the last weekend in June, and it happened to be the start of all the hot days this summer. The camp out was for the elders and their sons if they had any. What a perfect opportunity to get Frank to the great

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