The Family that Sings Together.....

Mothers Day was yesterday and it was pretty chill and pretty great! My kids and Hubz and I all sang in sacrament meeting ( Kevin was nervous but tried very hard to learn his part and help the kids sing and never once complained -even though I totaly make him do it- and we all sang pretty well together ( Baby Sloan even helped 'sing' from the pews) and my goal was met - we started and ended together .My Mom and Gramma Great came to watch the kids stood still and didnt fight or fidget during the song ( a real concern of mine). Everyone looked nice and cute( but I did notice in primary that Nash had on blue soccer socks instead of black church socks-beggars cant be choosers).I wore the cool charm necklace my uber talented mother made for me and my sisters for Christmas(it has pics of my kids ,parents wedding ,my wedding ,sister pic and other charms too) and Ava kept askin' who's pic was on each charm and totaly playin' with it while I was singing my little solo part. Oh Well, The show must go on! We trudged through and it was very sweet to do that with my good Hubz and sweet kids. I felt very fortunate to sing with them and to help invite the spirit of motherhood and family to the meeting.Honestly, I am amazed daily at what smart and funny kids they are and greatful for a Hubz that still thinks I am the bees knees . I also need to give a shout out to my wonderful Mother who has always been SuperWoman to me. She has boundless talents, beauty beyond compare and a very generous and kind heart.I hope I can be half as cool as she is one day!Momma Fabulous I Love You!!!

Ants in yer' pants DO NOT make you do a Boogie Dance!

More Reasons Not to like Ants

1. They ruin perfectly good food that has been on the ground even if you invoke the 5 second rule.
2. They sneak in where ever they want cuz' they are so tiny.
3. Sometimes they watch you .
4. Super Ant strength makes all the other insects crazy jealous.
5. If you have several children who sneak granola bars into your room and eat them ON your bed and let granola goodness fall between the mattress and the wall and down under the bed frame making a pile of ant delicacies -Ants think they can saunter in and chow down !-then search all over the TOP of your bed for more treats when you are sleeping and masticate on your corpse like body ,chillin' in slumber town you scream cuz' big fatty ant kisses are growing into welts the size of a winebago and wakin you up from a perfectly deep sleep !So #5 is that Ants dont have manners and invite themselves over for dinner whenever they feel like it! Oh, and they dont bring a Hostess Gift!

Crack Kills

I always tell my angelic daughter Ava to Say No to Crack but sometimes kids want to find out the hard way.Good luck in crack rehab I'll visit and bring cookies.

Those Were the Days...

Remember when David Hasselhoff was beloved in Germany AND the USA ? Remember when Kit was his best friend Not a Double Double and a quart of Jack Daniels? Remember when Gary Coleman was askin Willis what he was talkin about and NOT appearing on Divorce Court with a woman he met on the set of Church Ball ( I've seen it and the best thing about that movie is my favorite guy Fred Willard-he's hilarious as always).Oh, and they were arguing about if they did or did'nt consumate their marriage( I wasnt aware that a grey area existed where that is concerned) and about how he throws temper tantrums.

Lets harken back to a simpler time when Arnold just needed a hug from Mrs. Garret and The Hoff had a bright musical future not just shirts that say "Dont Hassel The Hoff"(Genius by the way) . This has been a cautionary post about the dangers of childhood stardom and slow motion running . Consider yourself warned.

Some Pictures so my sweet little Cherubs will stop Buggin me about it!

Here are a few pic's to satisfy my dear ones cuz they are dying for me to be a better blog lady -so kids I love ya and here ya go!

Cinco De Mayo

Its A Beautiful Day Here in Az and its also Cinco De Mayo a time to Partay ! I was thinkin about my fiesta menu for dinner and realized that I have pretty much NO IDEA why the fifth day of the fifth month is Muy Bien for our neighbords to the south! I saw a peice on the news about its meaning and several people of different ethnicities were asked and no one knew either.Hilari called and offered a fiesta for me and the bambinos and so I guess Im off the hook for makin' an entire fiesta myself - I just need to whip up some salsa and bust out the queso - thank heavens for Hilari! I have since given up on tryin to figure out the true meaning of Cinco De Mayo ( It cant be as cool as Christmas or Groundhog day) and I guess Im a person that will take a party for any reason whatsoever!I always like an excuse to boogie down !

Walkin to School

I walked today.

Yep I walked . Im not crippled or anything so its not THAT big of a deal (like a wounded veteran who walks after years of painful therapy and finally is able to put one foot in front of the other to walk his daughter down the aisle at a beautiful wedding in New England in the fall) but every day I think I will get all the kids ready and be able to go to school early enough that I can walk them and we can bond, talk and get some exercise - enjoy the fresh air for heavens sake! Every single day there is no time- barely enough time for hair , breakfast ,teeth brushing , backpack checking ,baby feeding ,toddler changing let alone leaving 30 miutes early to walk. Well today I got up at 6 am took a shower and was ready to make my walkin dream come true ! Helped Nash finish the homework he should have finished the night before and !/2 of them cereal and the cereal haters had eggs. Fed Baby Sloan and left her with Kevin and Ava and said adios !We got out the door at just the right time !Hallelula!As we sauntered along a super busy street we talked about our favorite flowers ( 2 votes for Venus Fly traps 1 vote for a pink rose) and the way New York has subways and taxis why its important to brush our teeth and I thought this is great -----till i looked down and saw stretched out before us like a beige snake -a USED condom !
C'mon Man, I thought to myself why here? Someone had to have thrown it out the window as they zoomed by and just EEEWWWW GROSS!!! I didnt call attention to it and the kids kept walkin along discussin their preference for New Yorks transit system and I prayed it would' nt be noticed . We got to school ( I rapped a little walkin to school rap much to the chagrin of my boys and Remi and I sang a few choruses of High School Musical) and I walked back and saw it again and thought about how you can never fully protect your children from all the bad stuff of the world and how it is impossible to not want to. I dont want them to see nasty naughty junk and it just goes to show that you do your best and pray it will all work out and bad experiences and choices will still happen you just hope you taught them well enough to repent and walk on by the next time . Oh yeah and teach them not to litter.