~Dec 30~

• Rocking out to John Cougar Mellencamp on my way to work. I felt like I should have been in a garage working on a car..... I have no doubt I would look like Megan Fox in Transformers. HAHAHAHAHA
• Great deals at Express today. I have said it before and I'll say it again, I love when an item rings up for less, and to think I would have paid more.
• Kristan is on FB again
• Funny, funny blog, mormonbachelorpad.blogspot.com
• Getting home safe on the crazy slick roads today

Lame things:

• The crazy slick roads today
• My husband is cracked out on this online computer game, and I haven't seen him after 9pm for days
• Another stupid headache today
• Gained 5 lbs over Christmas
• Selfish people... Cuz I am never selfish. :)

~Dec 29~

• A laid back work day
• Ice scraper
• Great Harvest
• My new hair accessory creation, thanks to Kristan for getting me started
• Salsa with cheese melted in it

~Dec 28~

• White chocolate chips
• Sloane asking us to open the back door so her toy dog could go potty :)
• Brevan has the sweetest voice on the phone. It makes me want to freeze time
• Spying on FB
• Cheese

~Dec 27~

• Making it to church since we have been major slackers lately
• Playing a little Battleship and Guesstures with Brev and Brandon
• Watching Wizard of Oz with Sloane
• Sauteed mushrooms
• Getting caught up on this blog

~Dec 26~

• The Princess and The Frog
• Relaxing
• My fireplace
• Taking a nap
• Putting my exhausted little boy to bed in his own bed tonight, he gets exhausted through the holidays

~Dec 25~

• Celebrating our Savior's birth
• While still dark outside, my cute kids coming down the hall saying "Santa came!"
• Sloane being content with just one present.... After the first one she thought she was done. :)
• Having my Dad over for breakfast
• The most AMAZING dinner by Carol!! She always outdoes herself.
• BONUS: My kids getting everything they wanted and more

~Dec 24~

• Christmas Eve!!
• A beautiful tradition... Spending Christmas Eve with Brandon's extended family
• Which includes great food, and Grandma's homemade carmels, Mmmm
• Also, the kids acting out the Nativity scene as someone reads out of the scriptures
• And singing Silent Night, which you can hear Brandon's Grandma over anybody else :)

~Dec 23~

• It's Christmas Eve-Eve!
• Only working a half day
• The coolest Christmas ornament Brev made for me at school
• Christmas lights synchronized to music
• Running into Amber, an old neighbor

~Dec 22~

• A white Christmas
• No more inversion
• Finally getting a package I have been frantically awaiting... This has kinda been a pattern this year
• The wonderful and thoughtful gifts I have already received
• Purchasing an item and realizing it is on sale. And to think I would have paid full price

~Dec 21~

• Brevan growing his hair out
• Brandon Christmas shopping for me!
• Sloane sleeping in two days in a row
• Brandon: Tell Mommy you love her! Sloane: Love her!
• So far it appears we all may be healthy for Christmas! Knock on wood!!!!!!!!!!

~Dec 20~

• 100% of my wrapping done!!!!
• Salads, in any form
• Playing Elefun with Sloane
• All the holiday specials on TV
• The feeling of excitement as Christmas nears

~Dec 19~

• The best quotes from National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
• All the holiday treats from neighbors and friends
• Olive Garden's soup and salad
• Getting 100% of my Christmas shopping done
• Getting 90% of my wrapping done

~Dec 18~

• Going to the bank Christmas breakfast with Deeds and Kristan, I so love them
• Making a major dent in my last minute purchases and errands
• Going to see lights with the kiddos at Thanksgiving point
• Enjoying the reindeer, carolers and a treat there as well
• This beautiful holiday season. I am truly overjoyed this year

~Dec 17~

• Made a dent in my wrapping
• All I have left of my Christmas shopping is the gift cards!
• Feeling needed
• Time-outs
• Sloane falling asleep fast

~Dec 16~

• Cookie exchange
• Milk
• Homemade carmels
• Salt
• Did I mention cookie exchange

~Dec 15~

• Christmas is 10 days away!!!
• Mall bargains
• Sloane's kitchen arrived!
• My baking skills are so bad, I think I am officially of the hook for the rest of my life
• Coming home from work to my kids sweet faces

~Dec 14~

• Photo Christmas cards
• A sweet Christmas story
• Jaden's emails
• Brandon thinking his own jokes are "good ones"
• Sloane is so proud to be a "big girl"

~Dec 13~

• Christmas parties are over and they both turned out awesome!
• Leftovers
• Brevan and Sloane getting the perfect gifts, they haven't stopped playing with them
• Having all my family at my house, I love love loved it
• My bro hooking us up with his snowplow

~Dec 12~

• A fabulous day of shopping with my Mom
• Shocked how warm the 30's felt after that single digit weather we have been having
• Dale asking me how Spacebook works :)
• Making a gingerbread house
• Finally getting my brown boots!!!!

~Dec 11~

• Having my parents stay with us for the weekend
• Our Christmas party was a success
• Sloane finally taking a nap in bed instead of the car
• My hubby helping out and getting things done
• Brevan playing so hard he could hardly get in bed he was so tired

~Dec 10~

• Heated seats
• Sloane thinking she is so funny and clever
• My cute new boots
• Just love hanging out with Deeds and Kristan
• Four Christmases

~Dec 9~

• Mellow work day
• Cough drops for my sore throat
• Brevan told me that I helped him learn how to divide better than his teacher
• Great visit with Odile, she is such an amazing lady
• Brandon just brought me a bowl of egg nog ice cream... Such a sweet hubby

~Dec 8~

• My mad driving skills this morning
• My Christmas spreadsheet
• Kleenex
• White chocolate covered popcorn
• My warm bed

~Dec 7~

• Having a 4 wheel drive vehicle
• Mucinex D
• Eggnog ice cream
• The sweetest neighbors, I just love them
• I LOVE my new hair color

~Dec 6~

• Brevan is home safe and sound after a suprised Disneyland trip with his Dad. He had an amazing time
• Spying on my kids and catching precious moments
• My trust in prayer
• Sweet and sour chicken Brandon made for dinner
• Closing in on my Christmas shopping

Catching up....

Last Tuesday I woke up with a crummy earache/sore throat/cold, so I have neglected this blog. However, I have still been grateful for all the little things that have been happening daily, especially during this wonderful and giving time of year.

~Nov 30~

• Finding clothes for Brev he actually likes and will wear
• Promptness
• My funny kids, they crack me up daily
• I love how giving people are this time of year
• Homemade gifts

~Nov 29~

• I think Sloane's cough is finally getting better
• Vegging
• Bean Dip
• Getting all my recipes transferred over to cards
• Smack talking, thanks Max Hall

~Nov 28~

• Finally finishing the shelves for Sloane's room
• Cafe Rio's tortillas
• Another lazy day at home
• Sportsmanship
• All the Christmas lights in our neighborhood

~Nov 27~

• Great black Friday deals!
• Breakfast with my black Friday posse
• Lazy afternoon at home
• French onion dip
• Being in bed by 9:00

~Nov 26~

• Turkey
• Stuffing
• The green bean casserole that shows up every Thanksgiving with my family, and I finally tasted it this year... Brandon still won't :)
• Pumpkin pie
• My beautiful family, I feel so blessed to be surrounded my such amazing, supportive, down to earth people

~Nov 25~

• Knocking out a few more Christmas gifts
• Time for myself
• Egg Nog
• Family move night
• One month until Christmas!

~Nov 24~

• One more month to Christmas Eve!
• Christmas music that moves me to tears
• Brandon taking Brev to the RSL victory rally
• Brevan's obnoxious singing... Drives me nuts and makes my day, all at the same time
• Costco hot dogs

Lame things:

• Adam Lambert
• Brevan starts out the day watching Dora with Sloane, and ends the day thinking Taylor Swift is hot
• AND he wants to read Twilight! I don't think so!
• Holiday traffic has begun
• Brandon's snoring, this is a repeat but it is so loud!!!!

~Nov 23~

• The morning after a snowstorm before the snow melts of the trees... Beautiful
• Chocolate chip cookies
• Major self control when it comes to shopping
• Bacon
• Night lights

~Nov 22~

• Amazing guest choir at church today
• Getting together with my family for a pre-Thanksgiving dinner
• Visiting with Deeds
• An amazing RSL win... CHAMPIONS! Woot Woot!
• Having Brev all weekend :) :) :) :) :)

~Nov 21~

• The cutest Santa I always get my kids pics with
• Picked up my Christmas cards today!
• A get things done around the house day
• People who already have their Christmas lights on
• Bargains

~Nov 20~

• Getting up my other Christmas tree
• Left over movie theater popcorn
• This conversation, Brev: Are you ever going to tell me if Santa is real or not? Me: As long as you believe you will get presents. Brev: I mean like when I am married, will you tell me then?
• Totally being able to function on no sleep
• Sleep

~Nov 19~

• Love staying at my parents because my Mom always cooks a big breakfast
• Girly time with Mom and Sloane
• Knowing I make Brev's day when I pick him up from school
• One of the most fun nights I have had in a long time!!!!
• NEW MOON is amazing and so are Jacobs muscles!

~Nov 18~

• Bagels
• My schedule working out so I could go visit my parents
• Portable DVD player
• Sloane's sense of humor
• Snuggling all night with Sloane

~Nov 17~

• Getting my kids H1N1 vaccinated!
• Clinique bonus time at Nordys
• Tortilla Soup
• Shopping with Kim
• All the New Moon media, woot woot!

~Nov 16~

• This blog
• Being a person someone can confide in
• Happy little Brevan when he got his new gloves. Now he can stop wearing girl gloves!
• Brev's first day back on track
• Early Christmas presents :)

~Nov 15~

• Feeling guilty about not going to church
• Hot showers, drained the hot water two days in a row
• Playing games with my family
• Brevan thinks I draw really good(I'm horrible), and he can't believe I never took lessons :)
• Flannel

~Nov 14~

• Little girls love for princesses
• Snow
• Panda Express when it's fresh
• Thoughtful neighbors, and we really have the best
• Putting up one of my Christmas trees

~Nov 13~

• The last weekday Brev is off track
• Swimming with my kids, and I actually got in all the way
• Close parking spaces
• Turning on the outside Christmas lights!
• Catching a movie with Dianna, loved seeing her

~Nov 12~

• A great air guitar session with my kids
• Brevan's first futsol practice and it looks pretty fun
• Being able to back out of basketball since we didn't realize are soccer team was going to futsol so soon
• A few tender moments of Sloane being a Mommy's girl
• Loved that the Alpine folk are already in the Christmas spirit... That or it is a city ordinance to have your Christmas lights on already :)

~Nov 11~

• Kids are feeling better
• Playing Twister with Brevan, he just thinks it is the funniest thing
• Finally finished my Christmas blocks
• Cole's "accident" came out of Sloane's comforter... He is a lucky dog
• A lovely day with my kids and not one of us took a step outside... Probably should do something tomorrow so we don't get cabin fever

~Nov 10~

• Christmas scents
• The smell of modge podge... I know weird
• My fireplace
• Another short work week
• Glasses

~Nov 9~

• Getting to work with Anne again
• Annie bringing me some fabulous pumpkin chocolate chip cake from Utah County
• Brandon won't let me go to the grocery store with him anymore because I am too big of a distraction, YEAH! I hate the grocery store because they are too cold, and I hate spending that much money on food
• Singing/yelling Little Mermaid in the shower... Sloane loved it and Brandon hated it, which brings me to my next item
• Irritating my husband. Sometimes I just can't stop myself and it is so rewarding to get under his skin

~Nov 8~

• Sluffing
• Getting a big portion of the basement organized and cleaned
• Finally turned on the Christmas music... This year it came later for me
• Kim hooking me up with her Cricut
• Brevan home safe and sound

~Nov 7~

• Getting the Christmas lights hung!!!
• Lunch with some of my favorite people
• Mowing the lawn in November
• Puppy breathe
• White chocolate

~Nov 6~

• Staying in my PJ's until 3:00
• Sloane digs the Grinch
• Love how my hubby makes me feel pretty
• Cilantro
• VH1's reality shows
  

~Nov 5~

• Playing PIG with Brevan
• Making a huge dent in my laundry
• New mascara
• The creamy cilantro dressing Brandon and I discovered, it is Lighthouse and taste similar to Cafe Rio's
• Not leaving my house until 5:30 this evening

~Nov 4~

• Seeing Kristan happy!
• Finding an old friend on FB.. Feels like just yesterday when she was part of my life
• Stuffed mushrooms
• Brandon's quesadillas
• My kids staying up late so maybe they will sleep in!!

~Nov 3~

• Sconecutter fries
• Found some great presents for Brev for Christmas
• It feels so good to not worry about soccer practice!
• Leslee's perspective
• The City

~Nov 2~

• Making a dent in my little one's Christmas
• Contacts
• Hash browns
• Sloane's imagination
• Mouthwash

~Nov 1~

• I am in total Christmas mode
• Realizing how much I am going to miss my primary kids
• Owen letting us know multiple times he is going to miss us too
• I think Brevan has actually had a growth spurt
• Fawn's hand me downs

~Oct 31~

• I think I have finally convinced Brandon to put up Christmas lights on the house
• Brandon and my first attempt at taco soup and it was pretty good, especially since we were able to enjoy it with the Selman's... Maybe a new tradition???
• A perfect evening for trick or treating and Sloane absolutely loved it
• All the goodies we received from our neighbors, especially the chocolate dipped pretzels that look like witches fingers!
• I love seeing all the kids costumes and the sheer excitement in each of their faces, priceless

~Oct 30~

• Showing off my kids in their costumes
• Soccer is over for a couple months
• Pumpkins
• The most AMAZING tamales my Dad gets from some guy that comes into his work and sells them on Fridays. Definitely see this being our standard Friday dinner now on
• Fab IM session with Reyes

~Oct 29~

• A stay at home day
• Brevan loves playing by himself, he can play with sports cards for hours! It is so nice
• Letting Brev play football with a friend even though it was already dark out and freezing. It totally reminds me of when I was a kid and my parents let me stay out after dark playing tag
• Homemade carmels from Carol that Brandon didn't tell me about until today!
• Jimmy Fallon's smile

~Oct 28~

• Thinking about how amazing my friends are brings me to tears. I love them so much
• Power of prayer
• Garden Espresso's asparagus soup followed by a sugar cookie
• A weight lifted off my shoulders
• Chowing down on movie theater popcorn while in bed

~Oct 27~

• It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas....
• Taking my lunch today, so I didn't have to go out in the snow
• Kim using me as motivation to get Addie to do something
• My kids are crazy adorable in their costumes
• Sneaking the good candy out of Sloane's trick or treat bucket... Brevan has wised up and takes a count of his inventory

~Oct 26~

• Finally getting a new pair of jeans
• Great advice from some peeps at work
• Sloane being so stubborn about not wanting to put away her new favorite whistle, so she let me throw it away
• Late night convo with Andy and Leslie.... Love them
• Late night nacho run

~Oct 25~

• Brandon taking care of sharing time for us
• Being released from primary... I am just going to leave it at that
• Pulling out the heating blanket
• Pop rocks
• My husband (Brandon told me to put this:))

~Oct 24~

• A breathtaking fall morning
• Mitch's time and talent
• Pumpkin jamba
• Being Deeds therapist
• Brevan putting himself to bed

~Oct 23~

• The colors of fall
• Ponytails
• Stickers
• Bribery
• School Halloween carnival

Lame things:

• Anxiety
• Shallow people
• Losing our soccer game tonight(one sided ref) and Brevan getting hurt two games in a row
• My Little Pony DVD that Sloane has to watch every freaking day.... I seriously want to break it
• My overwhelming desire to punch someone

~Oct 22~

• Finding Sissy's shirt for the Disney Princesses on Ice
• The dark chocolate covered pomegranate's from Costco... I am addicted
• When Brevan realizes he is excelling in an area it motivates him to work even harder. Right now it is his reading level... He is above the average for his grade, so he wants to read even harder books
• Only one more week of soccer and I am so excited to have my evenings and Saturdays back
• Lint rollers

~Oct 21~

• This is my 240th post!!
• Bought my kids Christmas PJ's today
• Being someones type
• Got Brev's report card and he is well above the average and his teacher loves his sense of humor :)
• DIY projects

Lame things:

• My superstition
• Saying "whatever" too much
• Scary movie trailers... If I see a scary movie trailer before I go to bed I can't even turn out the lights or walk in front of a mirror!!!
• People dragging their feet when they walk
• What my toenails look like since I have ripped off my glitter toes.... Two of them keep bleeding!

~Oct 20~

• My little man was AMAZING at his soccer game tonight
• Sloane stomping around in her pink ugg style boots
• THIS
• Addi's love
• Sportsmanship

~Oct 19~

• My bed in the morning
• Another addition to my headband addiction
• Homemade carmels... Even thought I bought them :)
• Kelly Osborne
• My life

~Oct 18~

• Sloane falling in love again with her exersaucer. Yes she is WAY to big for it
• The Proposal
• Leftovers
• Brothers and Sisters tonight, ooh la la
• Relaxing

~Oct 17~

• I am so proud of myself for not getting on my computer for two days!! Therefore, I am not going to make up the days I missed of my gratitude journal. Just know they have been beautiful. :)
• My best neighbor Kim for setting out my rolls to raise. Thanks for always helping me out girl!
• An amazingly warm day for October
• Our little Halloween party with the hubby's family including a pumpkin patch and pumpkin painting
• Seeing the kids in their adorable Halloween costumes, scrumptious!

~Oct 14~

• The Trick or Treat bucket I made for Sloane turned out beyond perfect thanks to Deeds
• The most ADORABLE headband from Quilted Bear
• Modern Family... The funniest show on TV right now
• Flash back to fourth grade... Brevan is learning how to play the recorder
• Sloane didn't have a melt down tonight, Yeah!!!

~Oct 13~

• Conditioner
• A short work week
• Standing up for myself
• Fry sauce
• Finally starting on my bookshelve project

~Oct 12~

• Columbus Day off!
• Jalapenos
• Stopping to admire the flowers
• Sticking to our guns and not buying Sloane what she wanted. However, we paid the price anyway when she had a meltdown
• Sloane going to bed early!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

~Oct 11~

• A simple Thank You goes along way
• Being a brunette
• Seeing my little super model and her intoxicating smile
• An amazing dinner by Carol
• Kim and I can just be real, love friendships like that

~Oct 10~

• Neil's respect for my opinion
• A perfect day for soccer and Brevan played hard
• The season for scarves!
• Good people
• Eating out

~Oct 9~

• My goggy aka my doggy
• Getting all the blinds cleaned upstairs
• Finally getting the butterfly wings for Sloane's Halloween costume
• Variety
• Confidence

~Oct 8~

• Carsten's freaking awesome hip hop mini van!!
• The cute ideas Deeds and I came up with today
• Brev's mouth is making progress
• Sloane's tutu for her butterfly costume turned out majorly cute
• Seriously the most attentive husband, love him

~Oct 7~

• A Holly call
• Great finds for our Tinkerbell Potty Party... Hope I don't back out
• Defender Brev rocking as a forward with a one assist and one goal
• Betos breakfast burrito
• Reflecting

~Oct 6~

• Clinique bonus time
• My new lipstick, muah!
• Taco soup
• My Leslee is happy
• Brev is finally feeling better after missing two days of school. Not sure what is up with his teacher giving him 20 pages of homework. Literally!!!!

~Oct 5~

• Getting the book, Potty Training in a Day, wish me luck
• Some tasty creamy broccoli soup, totally hit the spot today
• Shopping with Kim
• Finally finding some cough medicine to suppress Brev's horrible cough
• Singing in the shower

~Oct 4~

• Waking up to rain
• Sloane's room deco came together so FREAKING cute
• Sloane only threw up once, how does that happen
• Having friends that I can just be myself and they still love me :)
• Clorox wipes

~Oct 3~

• Socks
• Sloane was the absolutely sweetest girl today
• Precious little Ireland is going to be okay
• Overalls, weird I know but I love them
• Getting to bed early

~Oct 2~

• The first night in I don't know how long Sloane didn't get up
• Getting Brevan to eat a little healthier, and I mean little
• FINALLY getting Sloane's room painted and I love the color.... A very pale aqua blue
• Sloane repeatedly saying "thank you" because she loves her new wall color
• I didn't step one foot out of my house today... It was nice to have no where to go

~Oct 1~

• Loved having Brevan home
• Brev's help with Sloane, she adores him
• Building forts
• Peas
• Brandon kicked up the heat before he left for work, and it was heavenly waking up to a warm house

~Sep 30~

• Being on time for once in my life
• Discovering a yummy little bakery in AF - Flour Girl Dough Boy
• A great writing class
• Wearing a turtleneck
• The Hangover... Hilarious!

~Sep 29~

• Finally finding Sloane's shoes
• Brev's cool new tie
• My new jewelry... Overall a successful shopping day :)
• Brevan finally getting his Captain Underpants book collection... He is so so excited!
• Feeling appreciated

~Sep 28~

• Popcorn for breakfast
• The chocolate drawer is back!
• Finger nail file
• Brevan doesn't have spelling this week
• Sloane's Eskimo kisses

~Sep 27~

• Primary program is over!!!
• The best nap
• Cleaning the hall closet
• Catching up with a couple of my girls
• Sunday night TV is back on!

~Sep 26~

• Popsicles
• Being reminded how hot my hubby is :)
• Being in the sunshine
• Brevan's awesome soccer moves
• The way Sloane says "Tinkerbell"

~Sep 25~

• Crisp morning air
• Finding the hottest pair of denim leggings, just hope they fit since I ordered them
• A kick A soccer game... Little man can hold his own
• Getting my MOUNTAIN of laundry folded
• Stuffed strawberry french toast

Lame things:

• Sloane's sticker fetish
• The food that gets caught in Brevan's expander
• Sloane beginning the phase which they watch the same movie over and over and over....
• Crumbs
• Procrastination

~Sep 24~

• Waking up without a headache
• Brevan speaking like an English man with his expander
• Brevan is starting to be more responsible.... He took it upon himself to clean off his bookshelf
• Hanging up the few Halloween decorations I have
• Seeing a trailer for a Christmas movie.... This is my favorite Holiday!!!!!

~Sep 23~

• Brevan being in the highest spelling group
• My pillow
• Diet pepsi
• Cougartown
• Sweats

~Sep 22~

• Tonya coming to my rescue
• A serendipitous day
• Brad Paisley
• My new shirt makes me look like I have ta ta's... kinda nice for a flat chested girl, woot woot!
• Peaches and cream

~Sep 21~

I have a headache and I am grumpy...

~Sep 20~

• Gum
• Thankfulness
• Generosity
• Sloane's cooking skills
• Knowing I am going to sleep like a baby tonight

~Sep 19~

• Seeing little miss super model
• Ethan's energy
• Starting my Christmas shopping
• Applebee's fries
• Grey

Lame things:

• Sloane's Halloween costume I ordered is too big!!
• Exhaustion
• Sloane's stubbornness in combination with her crying fits
• Brevan camping where their is no cell phone service :(
• Bloating

~Sep 18~

• Hanging with the oh so sweet and fun Ame and Elisa
• Functional finds
• An intense soccer game
• A good old fashioned pine wood derby
• Swiffers

~Sep 17~

• The cutest Ugg style boots I found for Sloane at Target, in hot pink
• Leapfrog's Letter Factory
• Garden tomatoes
• Brandon finally getting Sloane's hand prints off the Sequoia windows... This will last a day
• The breathtaking sunset tonight

~Sep 16~

• The song playing right now.. love, love, LOVE it!!!
• My sense of humor
• Repeat... Conan O'Brien. He makes me LOL every night, in fact I am laughing at him right now!
• Finishing my map art
• I am a serious boutique/Etsy junkie and I have discovered a find!! Eva Sky Couture, check it out: www.evaskye.com I will be getting Sloane a cute bandana dress!

~Sep 15~

• Banbury Cross Donuts with sprinkles
• The heel of my shoe breaking, so I had an excuse to go buy a new pair, or two
• The best turkey breast sandwich at Sugarhouse BBQ
• Talking to my Mom
• Love

~Sep 14~

• Coupons
• My new cute black top
• Sloane reading with Brevan... This is one of the sweetest things
• Kayne West's apology on Jay Leno
• Getting the crib put away

Lame things:

• Getting the crib put away
• Jay Leno
• The annoying guys working at the kiosks in the mall that always want you to try their lotion or makeup and when you say no, they want to ask you a question
• Freezer burn
• Patrick Swayze losing his battle

~Sep 13~

• Homemade fresh salsa
• Finally organizing my ribbon
• VMA's
• The way Beyonce handled the Kayne's outburst by inviting Taylor Swift back on stage to finish her acceptance speech
• Tinkerbell

~Sep 12~

• My honey is home!
• Getting my mountain of laundry folded
• Our regular season of soccer started
• Sunshine
• Kissing Sloane between the eyes... Probably sounds weird

~Sep 11~

• Being married to one of the most beautiful people I know
• Brandon is such a giving father and husband
• I love the way he loves me
• He is so hot!!!!
• And I love that we are finally the same age again :) Happy Birthday Babe! Muah!

~Sep 10~

• It is so nice running errands with Sloane because she just follows me. I remember Brev at this age, and he ran... Everywhere
• Nothing Bundt Cake, chocolate chocolate chip
• Making new friends on FB
• Change of heart
• Leslee feeling happy

~Sep 9~

• A fun lunch with Annie
• Making a decision on the color of paint for Sloane's walls
• Resolve carpet stain remover
• Bandaids
• Microwave popcorn
• BONUS: Confrontation, I know this probably sounds bad, but it was long overdue!

~Sep 8~

• Tweezers
• Laughing
• Brandon trying to make me feel better after experiencing my first FB rejection
• My work week is already half over!
• Kate Beckinsale

~Sep 7~

• A beautiful day spent with my family starting with the Zoo
• Sloane saying "funny Mommy"
• Brevan holding back tears when he got a soccer ball to the nose, talk about blood
• Finally getting everything hung on the walls in my living room... My map looks awesome!
• Sloane has the cutest little legs I have ever seen

~Sep 6~

• My primary kids always making me laugh... Lauryn was being a chatty box, so I had her switch chairs with me... Well, she started to giggle and informed me she wiped a booger on the chair I just sat on!!!
• Overboard, I love this movie
• Sloane absolutely loves her "big girl" bed!
• Fawn and Leslee, what beautiful girls
• The Ugly Truth, a hilarious but raunchy movie

~Sep 5~

• Sloane's girl bed and bedding coming together amazingly perfect
• Costco samples, you could seriously go around sampling instead of eat lunch
• Finally finding a garbage can that fits in my downstairs bathroom
• Kim and I on the front porch, I could stay there all day
• The new sheets I am about to go crash in

~Sep 4~

• Waking up with somewhere to go
• Appreciating a little of what Utah's scenery has to offer
• Having a girly day at Swiss Days
• I thoroughly enjoy hanging out with Sloane, even at 2, she is just one of the girls
• Fresh garden tomatoes... Mmm

~Sep 3~

• Sloane's love for stickers
• Brevan getting to go to the Utah game
• Corn on the cob
• Finally getting a pedi
• Fantasy Factory

~Sep 2~

• Kleenex
• The beginning of a 5 day weekend!!
• Leslee finally forcing an end to her drama
• Book club
• Hanging out at Kristan's even though she didn't clean up her toys, LOL

~Sep 1~

• Starting the day out with George Michaels, Faith
• Sloane not wanting to wear shoes because they were dirty, she is def my daughter
• Seeing Reyes kiddos, what beautys!!!!
• Even though it was warm today, I get a feeling of fall in the air and I love it. I went and bought a pumpkin candle today and I can't wait to burn it
• Brad's rad 57' Ford truck

~Aug 31~

• Finally finished a really challenging book and I thoroughly enjoyed it
• Knowing Brevan is a good student
• Car charger for my cell
• Clean windshield
• Relaxing evening in the yard

Aug 30~

• Waking up to a camp fire.. Doesn't get much better
• Sloane finally getting her balance at the Ranch
• Syd, what a great babysitter
• My shower
• Sweet Kim for taking care of Cole, so we didn't have to worry about him getting eaten by a cougar!!

~Aug 29~

• My Mom!! She is so koo koo in a great way!
• Sloane loving the 4 wheelers
• Fun dino birthday party for the kiddos
• Dutch oven!!!
• Sleeping in the Saloon :)

~Aug 28~

• Two days in a row Sloane has wanted to go to school.. When we drop Brev off she says "I school" and gets upset when we pull away
• Lunch with Les and Susie
• Brev's hair color, I love how light it is... my cute little man
• Sloane singing to her baby... so sweet
• The show Jockeys on Animal Planet

~Aug 27~

• A much needed day to just stay home
• Making progress on a book I am struggling to finish but need to for book club next week
• My kids just made me love being a Mom today
• Shopping with Brandon
• Rob Dyrdek

~Aug 26~

• Finding the shorts I have been eyeing for Sloane at Gap were on clearance!
• McDonalds fries
• Chocolate gorillas
• Sloane bear hugs
• Twist cones

~Aug 25~

• Having one nostril that I can breathe out of... I am trying to be optimistic about the fact I have a cold and can only breathe out one side of my nose
• Brevan finally feeling good enough to go to soccer
• A couples Pampered Chef party... Great idea
• IMing Kim!
• NyQuil

~Aug 24~

• Brownies for breakfast
• Babysitter and alterations, One stop!
• Email, sometimes it's the only way I want to talk to people
• Walking outside with bare feet... This is one of the things I miss most in the winter
• This day being over!
• Bonus: This video of Beyonce's new song. Love the song, love the vid, love her! I wish I could dance like her!!

~Aug 23~

Sloane's words that make my day:

• Elmo... Sounds like Memo


• Rainbow... Sounds like Bubbow


• Chapstick... Sounds like Catsup


• Doggy.... Sounds like Goggy


• Come here... Sounds like Mere

~Aug 22~

• Dayquil
• Costco's artichoke dip
• 17 Again
• Getting caught up on the dusting
• Therflu

~Aug 21~

• Feeling better
• Hangin out with Deeds, even if it was just for an hour
• Rock rugs
• Brandon grabbing me some of my favorite red apple carmels that you can only get on the way up to the Uintahs
• What Not To Wear

~Aug 20~

• Mammumals
• Some super fun girly time with Sloane at Thanksgiving Point
• Amazing chocolate cake with a hint of lemon topped with a chocolate covered strawberry... Mmmmm
• Pink princess potty complete with handles
• Smokin deal on some new shoes for Brandon

Lame things:

• My lack of muscle
• Cole getting into the hamburger buns and eating two
• This convo: Sloane: Daddy? Me: Daddy is at work. Sloane: No. Daddy home, Mommy work. (she is saying she wants me to go to work and Daddy to come home!)
• Being sick again, this is BS
• Mental illness

~Aug 19~

• Visiting with T
• Cole snuggles
• Sloane seeing a pic of me and saying "Wow, Mommy pretty" ahh, that made my day
• Orange
• Lady Antebellums new song

~Aug 18~

• Kinkos
• Crushed ice
• Red heels
• Jacob
• Nice weird people

~Aug 17~

• Brev starting 4th grade
• Littleman rockin the teatherball
• Witnessing the love Sloane has for Brevan
• Rainbow sherbet
• Genuineness

~Aug 16~

• Seeing Sloane play with others, it is seriously so cute
• My first time doing the grocery shopping since we have been married
• Waking up from a nap to the smell of lasagna
• Cole going crazy when he sees a cat, it is hilarious! He doesn't realize it would tear his head off
• Illegal fireworks that the neighbors were doing... Brev said "I don't wouldn't want to be out there in case the cops see me" LOL

~Aug 15~

• Watching soccer in the rain... never really liked this before
• Intensity
• ZS what a great coach!!!
• Extreme weather, so even after the rain we got to soak up some sun
• The HOT jalapenos from Julie's garden, Woooooo!

~Aug 14~

• The Little Caterpillar
• Last weekday before Brevan goes back to school
• Diet Pepsi was extra good today
• Sloane is such a trooper at Brev's soccer games. She just hangs out right by us and we actually get to enjoy the game
• An intense game resulting in a tie

~Aug 13~

• Brandon staying home from work so I could work.. He totally cleaned the house... sexy
• The adorable outfit I got for Sis at Naartjie
• Another soccer tournament, I am really starting to enjoy the sport
• IMing on FB tonight
• Feeling bad about bashing

~Aug 12~

• The fact that you can find everything on the Internet
• Limes
• Leftovers
• The kids at the babysitters love Sloane and two of the little boys fight over who gets to play with her. lol
• Stories others share about their naughty kids... Makes me feel normal

~Aug 11~

• Feeling good enough to work today... I guess
• Mash potatoes and gravy
• Walking to Maverik with Kim
• My creative way of making a three way call
• Snuggling with my hubby

~Aug 10~

• More sleep
• Sanitizing my house so hopefully no one else gets the flu
• Daytime TV
• Imitrex
• Sloane’s fangs aka Sloane Cullen

~Aug 9~

• Sloane picking out my shoes two days in a row to match her shoes
• Toilet
• My pillow
• Gatorade
• Sleep

~Aug 8~

• Getting rid of my regrowth
• Going to a movie with the family
• Brevan got a watch and sunglasses yesterday that he hasn't taken off, it is hilarious. I think he appreciates them more since he bought them himself... mostly. He has also cleaned his sunglasses at least a dozen times, lol
• Charleston Chews
• Having full on conversations with Sloane, she is brilliant :)

~Aug 7~

• Vegging with the kidos... very relaxing day
• Finally finding a frame for Sloane's big portrait
• Finding frames for my experiment for my living room wall with a replica of an SLC map from 1870. Fingers crossed it looks as good as I envision
• Coree's bday present done
• I think one of our tomato plants might make it!

~Aug 6~

• I am actually starting to like Brev's soccer games
• Sloane was such a good girl today! This is huge because I feel like she has been whiny for days
• Hashbrowns
• Our tramp survived the wind storm
• Brevan's home!!!

Lame things:

• Stepped in dog poop
• Our tomato plants did not survive the wind storm, snapped at the root :(
• Brevan did not take a shower at Bearlake... He has been there since Sunday... In a cabin with multiple showers!!!!
• The pain and suffering when you lose a loved one
• Addictions

~Aug 5~

• Sloane's ADORABLE new flower clip
• Deidre's boys.. Love their smiles
• Kathie's pasta salad, I want some right now
• Brandon being my own personal chef
• Sloane's fangs

~Aug 4~

• Plaid flannel
• Kim and I shopping without kids... We stayed til they were closing!
• Christmas
• Rocking Sis
• Toe nail clippers

~Aug 3~

• Ding Dong's... this is probably a repeat
• Lion House Pantry cinnamon rolls
• I don't decorate for Halloween, but I bought the cutest "Trick or Treat" today at Interior Elements
• Leslee always knowing how to make me feel good, love her
• Hearing Brev's sweet voice... 1 day down 3 to go

~Aug 2~

• Brandon, Sloane, and I all squeezing into our bed for a two hour nap
• Brevan safely arriving at Bearlake, now the worrying begins
• Bratwurst, with mustard, pickles, and onions, yum
• Cole not leaving my side since yesterday... Even if Sloane is a total Daddy's girl, I always have Cole :)
• Marbles

~Aug 1~

• Shade
• Brevan's team taking first in the tournament!
• Being home since I felt like I was gone for a week
• Soft water
• Catching up on my blogging after being 4 days behind!

~July 31~

• Brevan loving the Alpine slide
• Sloane loving the merry go round
• Snagging another win against some old teammates
• Hanging out with Landen, JoDee, and girls... We had a blast!
• Live music at Spring Chicken Inn thanks to Mr. Toupee

~July 30~

• Leaving for Park City when planned
• Brev's soccer team's first game together and they played awesome!
• Southwestern Burrito pizza at Main Street Pizza, OMG it was good
• Sitting in the hottub in a beautiful PC setting at the sunset, gorgeous
• Only forgetting my PJ's and glasses.. not so bad

~July 29~

• Being super busy at work
• Egg salad sandwich
• Greenleaf's pomegranate scent
• Addison's adorable room... Kim and my craftiness paid off!
• Knowing I am heading off to a mini vacay tomorrow

~July 28~

• Mac makeup
• Having will power at the mall and not buying anything... besides makeup. Brandon just told me this was stupid to put because I still bought something. He doesn't realize all the cute clothes I put back!!!!
• Eating our first tomato
• Glitter toes.. Actually I am undecided
• Chatting on FB

~July 27~

• The Sonic ice water w/lime that is on my desk every morning
• Seeing Kristan's gorgeous face back in the Murray office
• Grillin
• We are starting to get tomatoes!!!!
• Sarcasm

~July 26~

• Owen's controversy, CTR vs. CTL (left)
• Sunflower bread
• Brevan's home yeah!
• I made dinner... spaghetti... noodles were hard... Still, I made dinner
• My happy place

~July 25~

• A crafty day
• Lemonheads
• Ribbon
• Sloane wanting me to hold a sippy in her mouth and treat her like a baby, she cracks me up!
• Fever Pitch and many LOL's

~July 24~

• Pioneers
• Brevan and Sloane having a blast together with the hose on the tramp
• Reminiscing
• Sloane taking two naps and waking up in the best mood :)
• Our sweet neighbors inviting us to crash their firework extravaganza

~July 23~

• The ladies I VT
• Watching Sloane run at the splash park
• Evening walks
• Sidewalk chalk
• A beautiful night

~July 22~

• Carly's love
• Jaden's tan
• Braids
• Bee's game with my fam
• Sunroof

~July 21~

• Edward
• Costco
• Water with lime
• Shopping with Kim and Addi
• Sloane's independence ( I am actually trying to convince myself I like this)

Lame things:

• Cheaters
• Seeing people you think you know just because you saw their blog
• Phoniness
• Leather seats in the summer
• Brevan at his Dad's :(

~July 20~

• Sloane being a Mommy's girl this morning for once
• Honesty
• Freshly mowed grass
• Old photos
• Stephenie Meyer

~July 19~

• It doesn't matter what kind of mood I am in, my primary kids can always make me smile
• Reading. It doesn't matter how good the book is, I can't put it down until I have read the entire book
• Our new veggie basket for the grill
• Concealer to cover the ginormous blister on my nose
• My beautiful bee balm

~July 18~

• Our kids letting us sleep in an extra hour
• The beautiful Uintahs minus the mosquitoes
• The best red apple caramels that I have only found at the Samak Country Store on the way up to the Uintah's... Yum
• Brevan singing Thriller
• Sloane singing everything

~July 17~

• Being able to stay home today with my kids. I am sure I have said this before...
• Going to Syd's game... She's got a good little swing
• BBQ with some really fun neighbors and we had an amazing time
• Are tomato plants are finally growing!!!
• Being home with my family on a Friday night

~July 16~

• Snuggling with Deidre's beautiful little Cole
• Kissing Lou Lou
• Having a swimming pool we can spontaneously go to whenever we want
• Brevan's love for the color purple ever since he could identify color
• Hanging out in the yard and visiting with the neighbors.. I absolutely love this in the summer

~July 15~

• Sloane's love for Syd
• My new mirror for my orange wall
• Beating the 5:00 traffic
• Brevan's sunkissed face
• My orange wall... Maybe

~July 14~

• If it looks like a duck and sounds like a duck... It must be a duck
• Dierks Bentleys new song "I wanna make you close your eyes" mmmm
• The homemade Cafe Rio dressing Brandon made tonight
• Genealogy
• Finding out my cousin lives across the street :)

~July 13~

• Bandaids
• A relaxing lunch
• Evening walks with my family
• Kim always willing to let me borrow her stuff
• Finishing Annie's bows

~July 12~

• Sloane thinking she is a big girl and belongs in primary instead of the nursery
• Internet
• Tweezers
• My Dad taking us on a spontaneous historical tour
• My special lamp

~July 11~

• Brevan getting Sissy a pink bat signed at the Bee's game... What a sweet big brother
• Waking up with no where to go and no appts
• Leslee watching Sloane, she had the best time and didn't even care we were gone
• Kristan as a beautiful bride
• Baskin Robbins

~July 10~

• A fun morning "hike" up Butterfield Canyon with the result being some beautiful pics
• My little helper Brev
• Ostler Family Reunion
• Mini me
• My new hand weights

~July 9~

• Sloane's pedicures
• Making a dent in my mountain of laundry
• Char's warm swimming pool
• Sadie kisses
• Iceberg

~July 8~

• Brevan being proud of himself for not waking up grumpy
• Sloane getting spoiled with attention from her grandparents
• Cafe Rio's tortilla's
• My fearless little Sloane
• Hanging out on the front porch with neighbors

~July 7~

• Brevan selling snow cones with his cousin out his cousins bedroom window, lol
• Sonic ice
• Sloane and Addi ROCKING out to a lullaby
• Microwave popcorn
• Soccer camp... Brev is sleeping like a baby

~July 6~

• My boss totally going to bat for me
• Kathie's brownies
• Getting to see Brevan on my lunch
• Quail families, I love the floppy feather on the top of their heads and that they are mates for life... sweet
• Hot shower

~July 5~

• Crayons
• Nap
• Dalish salmon Brandon BBQ'd
• Zucchini
• Pineapple

~July 4~

• Food, Family, and Fun at the Barber's
• Brevan's love for teatherball
• Hand me downs
• Sloane falling asleep on me during the fireworks
• Proud to be an American

~July 3~

• Brevan and Syd's collaborative imagination
• Hanging out at the parade with my fam
• Grandma B looking absolutely adorable as the Grand Marshall
• Sunshine and summertime
• Sour cream and onion chips

~July 2~

• Brevan's last day of 3rd grade... He now considers himself a "free agent"
• Mrs. Bardolph
• Brandon and I had our first date 6 yrs ago
• My Little Pony
• Dishwasher... Tomorrow we will have clean bowls!

~July 1~

• Summertime tunes
• Reading
• Not turning the AC on until about 1:30 and having no one there to care
• Addi wanting to talk to me on the phone
• The cute shirts Kim and I made

~June 30~

• A car driving by blasting "Beat It" I love the renewed love for MJ
• Seeing Jill's beautiful face today
• My new face wash
• Water with lime
• Pride

~June 29~

• Reeses Pieces
• Genuine people
• 5:00 pm
• My front porch
• Brevan starting to mow the lawn

~June 28~

• Morning sunshine
• Sloane's Idaho rock
• Portable DVD player
• Cole loves
• John Mayer saying it best...."We don't have to reconcile the Michael Jackson we love with another Michael Jackson. In a way, he has returned to pristine condition in death. We can be free now for the rest of our lives to love the Michael Jackson we used to love."

~June 27~

• Hanging out with Kim and Addi at Herriman's parade
• Idaho
• Brevan playing the funny little games at the Welsh Festival
• Hanging out on my parents patio
• Rootbeer floats

~June 26~

• All the great Michael Jackson videos/music being aired today
• Sloane randomly saying "Mommy home, Yeah!"
• Artichoke pasta sauce
• Brandon took Brevan to see Transformers 2, and Brev was smuggling in his jaw breaker that he has been working on for over a week.... When they got out of the car he said "Brandon put this in your pocket!! Their is a cop over there!!!!"
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

~June 25~

• All of Morgan's help, it was such a nice break
• PB&J
• Clean car
• "Saving" Kim... She ran out of gas :)
• Quality time with Kristan and Deeds, miss them

~June 24~

• World Market
• Dunford Donuts
• Windshield sun reflector
• Sunglasses
• Being in bed by eleven... I only have one minute left!!!

~June 23~

• Morning chats with Brev on my way to work
• The cute shorts I have been wanting were on sale!
• Hormel microwave meals, love them
• Brandon having a yummy dinner ready when I got home
• Working out after a day break.. I'm determined to get toned abs

~June 22~

• SUNSHINE!
• Sloane kissing her own owee's better
• Kate Gosselin
• Pillows
• Brev's primary teachers saying he made them want to have kids... ahh

Lame things:

• Brevan bombing his spelling test
• Jon Gosselin's pierced ears
• My attempt at trying to find a modest swimsuit
• My road rage
• Divorce

~June 21~

• Being married to an amazing man and dad
• Sloane saying 5 words at a time. She is so smart!
• Brevan and Sloane play fighting with light sabers
• Leftovers
• Falling asleep to the rain

~June 20~

• The Oquirrh Mountain Temple
• Ireland's happy eyes
• Costco's vanilla icecream
• Leatherby's carmel
• Quality time with the in-laws

~June 19~

• Clean house
• Sloane's "rock you"
• Sloane's nap time
• Shia LaBeouf
• Aromatherapy

Lame things:

• The way Brandon flips through the channels
• I feel more exhausted now I am working out. Isn't it supposed to give you energy???
• Sloane's tummy ache
• Sloane insisting on watching "My Little Pony" over and over and over
• When white trash people hang "something" of the hitch of their truck to let you know what gender it is

~June 18~

• Finally getting Brev's warts treated
• Little Debbies
• The smell of horses
• Brevan thinking he was pretty big time with his new braces
• Miracle of life

~June 17~

• Deals
• Sloane kissing my owees better
• Brandon folding clothes :)
• Working out three days in a row
• Even though I miss baseball horribly, I love hanging out with my family instead of the usual run-a-round

~June 16~

• Going to lunch with my favorite Aunt and cousins
• Working out two days in a row, Go me!
• Annie's motivation
• Brevan's excitement over a jaw breaker
• Leslee's sweet words

~June 15~

• Sloane's jibberish when talking on phone
• Brevan taking his ball and going home
• Self control
• Loud laughter
• Sloane's new Tinkerbell music box from her cousin Meagan who just got back from Disneyland

~June 14~

• The cute things that come out of my primary kids mouths...

Victoria: Where is your wife?

Brandon: She stayed home with a headache.

Victoria: Oh, she must be sick in the head.

• Transformers, I saw this for the first time today and absolutely love it. Now I can't wait until the next one comes out
• The cute Tinkerbell Sloane's BFF Addi gave her for her birthday
• Clorox wipes
• Hand sanitizer

~June 13~

• I literally watched movies and read all day.. Thanks HBO
• Wrapping up in a blanket in front of the fireplace with a book during an amazing thunderstorm
• Sloane being a total Mommy's girl today which is rare
• Tight socks
• Sloane not crying when she went to bed tonight, it has been a rough week

~June 12~

• Nothing Bundt Cake for breakfast
• Sloane finally weighing 20lbs
• Getting lost in a book
• HBO being FREE all weekend!!
• The sunshine we had for a minute today

~June 11~

• This day two short years ago
• Sloane LOVING her presents
• Her bday lunch at Chilis which consisted of chips, black beans, corn dog, fries, and sprite
• She also loved being sang to and blowing out her candles
• Being blessed with such a beautiful, healthy, brilliant little girl

~June 10~

• Mini concert on my way to work... I should have been a rockstar
• Completing quarterly testing
• Watching Wipeout, we laughed our butts off! Sloane was even trying to do stunts!
• Chatting on FB
• Conan O'brien

~June 9~

• Thunder
• Brevan finally getting his new Guiness Book of World Records
• Using and abusing the camera on my phone
• Taylor Swift
• My babies when they are sleeping

~June 8~

• Great $1 finds
• A new book
• Gum
• Corn
• Soap

~June 7~

• Having one of the laziest days EVER
• Sweats
• My couch
• The Wedding Date
• Anything chocolate I can get my hands on

~June 6~

• A beautiful day at the zoo with the in laws
• Loved how active the monkeys and bears were
• Churros
• Nap!!!!
• A nice walk around the Daybreak lake

~June 5~

• Girly moments with Sloane
• Yellow
• An extra good diet pepsi
• Wrapping up another season of baseball
• Sleeping

~June 4~

• Missy doing a fab job on my color
• Sloane's laugh when she thinks she is funny
• Braids
• Floss
• I love that Brandon loves to take care of me

~June 3~

• Getting Sloane the cutest silver gladiator sandals
• Catered lunch
• Digging out Brev's old slide which Sloane can't get enough of
• A no sport night
• Brevan enjoying a quick fishing trip to Daybreak with Brandon

~June 2~

• Paradise Bakery chocolate chip cookie
• Nothing Bundt Cake chocolate chocolate chip
• Art Garden sugar cookie.... Yes all in the same day!
• Facebook quizes
• Brevan playing awesome at his game. It was one of the best games of the season

~June 1~

• Wandering the mall... I always find this so therapeutic LOL
• My new lipstick
• Marianne being so kind to let me know I was wearing my shirt inside out!!!!
• Salsa Verde Doritos
• Monday being over

~May 31~

• Goonies Book of World Records... That is what Brev calls it anyway :)
• Sitting on the front porch in the rain
• I am a Rummikub addict... Nerd Alert!
• The New Moon Trailer
• Edward

~May 30~

• Meeting Brev's new soccer team
• Putting the finishing touches in our flower beds and they are looking good!
• Otterpops
• Brevan's tender heart
• Helpful neighbors

~May 29~

• Ambush makeovers
• People who look like the belong in a country song
• Living in a safe neighborhood
• A no makeup day even though I need it :)
• Laughing with Brandon

~May 28~

• Morning walk with Sloane
• Facebook friends
• Ever since Sloane has been sick she likes to fall asleep laying on me and I love every second of it
• Brandon being told by a stranger at Maverik that he has a beautiful family
• Leslee thinking I am one of the funniest people she knows

~May 27~

• Maclaren stroller organizer
• Singing
• Sarah McLachlan
• Onsies
• Sloane finally starting to feel better this afternoon, poor angel

Lame things:

• My work blocking access to my comcast email
• Sloane only wanting Brandon
• Eating McDonalds two days in a row, gag!
• Breakouts
• Lowering my standards and signing up for a Facebook

~May 26~

• Brandon staying home with Sloane.... she has strep
• Sloane's allergy testing results.... peanuts low, walnuts and pecans moderate
• Watermelon
• History channel. I normally can't stand this channel but it sucked me in tonight
• Antibiotics

~May 25~

• Being home today since Sloane is so sick :(
• tickle, tickle
• Still loving our clean garage. Brandon closed the garage door when mowing the lawn so grass didn't get in. LOL
• My new hanging basket
• Tigger and Pooh

~May 24~

• BBQ with friends
• Being a Rockband rockstar
• Sienna's hand-me-downs
• Rummikub
• No work tomorrow!!!!!

~May 23~

• After two years finally having a clean organized garage!!!!
• Sidewalk chalk
• Brev's buzz
• Getting rid of the farmer tan
• A perfect overcast day

~May 22~

• Sloane being such a trooper when getting her blood drawn
• Brevan's excitement over his success at soccer tryouts
• Finally getting to one of Maddie's games... She is such an amazing pitcher
• Char showing Sloane off to everyone she knew and claiming her as her own child :)
• Finding out Carrie's pregnant!!!!!

~May 21~

• Clean house
• Sloane toting her purse around all day... so cute
• Brevan telling me he thought it was rude when a kid on his team talked back to his dad in front of everyone and he would never do that in front of people, just at home :)
• Eating dinner on the back patio
• The sound of crickets

~May 20~

• The way Sloane interacts with Go Diego Go
• The mega cute outfit I got on clearance at BabyGap for sis
• Visiting with Missy and Ireland... Ireland is delicious
• Using sports as an effective leverage when Brev is being naughty
• Having a job

~May 19~

• I always love when Kristan and I meet for lunch... Thanks for lunch love!
• Mangoes
• The smell of rain
• Greenleaf's Orange & Honey
• Kris Allen

Lame things:

• Rain on my newly washed car
• Brandon and my constant battle over the temp in the house
• Dirty laundry
• Sayings on license plate covers
• Finding out my cousin Travis is being deployed to Iraq

~May 18~

• This day 9 years ago
• Getting Brevan something for his birthday that he didn't ask for and he loved it!
• Getting to experience life through Brev's eyes
• Brevan growing up to be such a fun, smart, cool kid... Did I mention funny?!?!
• Knowing Brevan felt special today on his birthday

~May 17~

• Our neighborhood
• Family time
• ladybugs
• Central air
• Sloane words

~May 16~

• An absolutely gorgeous day
• Seeing Bronson, Kristy, and kids, even if it was only for a few minutes... we miss them.
• Putting up Brev's old playhouse for Sloane. She loves it!
• Applebee's California Shrimp Salad
• Brev's soccer coach, he really made the boys feel good about themselves

~May 15~

• Meeting my girls Z, Leslee, Fawn, and Krickett for my birthday lunch, oh, and of course Sienna and Avery :)
• Helping out in Brev's class, I really love to see how it makes him feel so special
• Char watching Sloane today so I could have some "me" time
• Braiding Maddie's hair for her softball tournaments every weekend. It is a little 5 min. mini bonding session
• When I read a book I become the main character... I am feeling very mythical

~May 14~

• Meeting Amber for lunch and
• The fabulous shirt she surprised me with for my birthday
• The truffles Susie sent me for my birthday that have been sitting in my mailbox since last week.... we never check our mail
• How much Cole loves me
• Most of my shows have had the season finale, so know I can have my life back for a little while!

~May 13~

• Beyond Glazed donuts which I'm afraid are going to become my new addiction
• Seeing Amy after almost two years!!!
• Tampons. I know!!! TMI!!! LOL
• Rocks instead of weeds
• Asparagus

~May 12~

• Sugarhouse BBQ
• Lemon raspberry gelato
• Sheet tent giggle session with Sloane
• Sloane's cute little ponytail... She looks so big
• Remotes

~May 11~

• Sloane's love for Odile, she cried when I accidentally drove past her house because she thought she wasn't going there today
• The yummy strawberry dessert that was made for my b day at work
• An attempt at running again. I am gung ho so we'll see how it goes!
• Old Navy
• Another Annie story... What is that sound?

~May 10~

• All the gifts Brandon, Brev, and Sloane gave me for my birthday/Mother's Day. I really love that so much thought was put into my gifts
• Smiling while hearing Sloane screaming because Brevan was tormenting her... It just reminds me how blessed I am to be a mother
• All my beautiful friends and family that called/text me for my two for one day, my phone was beeping all day, I really love my friends. Char and Jeff have not called yet!!! I have to document this so I can use it for amo later :)
• Playing catch with Brevan
• Sloane singing "five dolla, five dolla, five dolla footlong"
• BONUS: The delicious salmon dinner Brandon made... so good!

~May 9~

• Working in the yard... Yes, I know I am repetitive with this one but I just thoroughly enjoy it
• The way the Pirates are coming together, they looked AWESOME tonight
• Hearing my Dad say he lives in the ghetto, this is funny coming from an old man :)
• Sloane saying "mere" when she wants you to come here
• Brandon helping my parents and working his butt off fencing up in Idaho, thanks hun

Lame things:

• I totally squished a worm with my finger when planting a flower, EWWWW!
• Dropping my Jamba Juice and having it bust open all over in the parking lot before I even got in my car... I am still mad about this
• Brevan's soccer team losing by 1
• Brevan's baseball team losing by 1
• I am so tired I almost bagged this post tonight, shame on me!

~May 8~

• Sloane's loves when she is not feeling well
• Planting my new perennials by myself while Sloane picked pine cones
• My ferns and wigiela's are actually going to survive
• The Little Mermaid
• HGTV

Lame things:

• Sloane sick with a fever and cancelling her allergy appt
• Brevan complaining daily
• Betos putting hamburger in Brandon and my breakfast burritos instead of bacon!! LAME!
• Sweaty basketball players
• Brandon falling asleep on the couch and then getting mad at me for letting him and keeping him up late... This happens almost every night

~May 7~

• Singing with Sloane
• Getting my laundry done.. well most of it
• Another evening at the ball park
• Brandon finally being cool with me getting a Facebook... Now I don't know if I want one
• Maverik for my late night cravings

~May 6~

• This "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" version by Kathryn McPhee
• Finding a cute trike that Sloane is gonna love for her birthday
• Annie telling me I didn't look like I was about to turn 33, this made my day
• Picking out plants/flowers for my yard. I NEVER thought I would enjoy my yard like I do
• Sloane streaking through the house. This is funny every time!

~May 5~

• Dale walking short distances on his own
• Dale being able to partially open his eye
• Nacho cheese
• Pinatas
• This blog because every morning on my way to work I wonder what simple little things will I get to experience today

~May 4~

• Brevan going back on track
• Sloane's love for her sitter
• Phone cameras
• Texting
• My Dad's childhood stories

~May 3~

• New razor
• Ireland looking precious as ever in her beautiful blessing dress
• Sore abs from a great ab workout yesterday
• Portable DVD players
• Sloane's beautiful complexion which I am totally envious
• TV on a lazy Sunday afternoon

~May 2~

• Nothing to do today but relax
• Brandon, Sloane, and I all taking a two hour nap
• The sound of rain
• Enjoying one more day of our fireplace since Brandon is going to turn off the pilot light
• Nachos

~May 1~

• Chocolate licorice
• The best crock pot jerk chicken and I made it!
• Watching a few minutes of the Herriman high school rodeo, which brings back such great memories, and seeing an old friend
• I just love the opportunity to be able to be home with my kids even though it is only part time
• Finally getting a pedi

~April 30~

• Getting a cavity fixed without being numbed... I'm a rockstar!
• Sloane's closet game
• Spring FEVAH!!!!
• Purple
• Chapstick

~April 29~

• Going to the mall and not finding anything I "needed"
• The way Sloane says "hippopotamus"
• Ball park fries
• Brevan playing second base and yelling at his team "ready position!!" or whatever else he thought they needed to hear
• Blog stalking... I seriously found half my neighborhood tonight all from Deidre's blog who doesn't even live in my neighborhood. In my defense I never look at friends-friends, I never have time. However, I did tonight. :)

~April 28~

• Phone calls from Brev
• Brandon packing my lunch
• The cutest headbands I made for Ireland... I wish Sloane would still wear them
• Being home after a long day at work
• After watching "Out of the Wild: Alaska Experiment" which they have to kill their food to survive, Brandon told Brev they should kill their food next time they go camping.... Brevan said "why don't you just hide some corn dogs in a tree and I'll find em"

~April 27~

• Dark chocolate cake
• Sloane's love for her Daddy
• My new shoes which are very cha cha!
• Brevan playing so hard today he couldn't even eat dinner
• Green grass

Lame things:

• Swine Flu
• My kids dry skin
• When people don't take care of their yard
• The way Medium ended
• Still mad about my tulips

~April 26~

• Sloane loving to hang out on Leslie and Andy's bench at church, it was really cute and a nice break from the usual. Sorry Ethan.
• A rootin tootin day in primary... no pun intended :)
• My tan husband, he looks hot!!!!
• Eucerin
• Kevin Walker

~April 25~

• A fab day at the Oh Sweet Sadie Boutique with Missy, Carol, and friends :)
• Sloane's singing/yelling
• Brandon returning home safe
• Kim thinking I'm funny because we all know I do!
• My new ice tea scented lotion

~April 24~

• Syd staying over and entertaining my kids so I could get something done
• The fact that Sloane was disgusted when she pooped in the tub today... Thank goodness!!
• Sloane being such a big girl at her first dentist appt
• BREVAN GETTING THIRD PLACE AT THE DISTRICT SCIENCE FAIR!!!!!!!
• Being on the west side

~April 23~

• Sloane sleeping in until 8:00! Yes!!!!
• Freckles
• Brev's baseball game, it was a fun game and he scored on all three runs!
• Little rascals at the game
• Sloane playing with Syd and Brev like she is a big kid

~April 22~

• Char's warped sense of humor
• Having self control and not drinking a diet pepsi
• Running
• New running shoes
• An overall low key day

Lame things:

• One of my weigela's didn't survive the winter
• Neither did one of my english daisy's
• My tulips only grew half way and they never flowered
• Grumpy kids
• Grumpy husband

~April 21~

• Getting the coolest book shelves to mount on Sloane's wall, thanks to Deeds for the idea
• Knowing Kim reads this everyday... Hi Kim, I hope you are having a lovely day :)
• Running/Walking 2 miles
• Sloane being a sweet sister telling Brevan "don't cry" (he was crying because we told him we were going to make him go see Hannah Montana, lol)
• Kirkland's fantastic dried fruit medley from Costco

~April 20~

• Sloane looking at herself in the mirror and saying "I pwetty"
• The way Brev leads off a base, he looks so crazy cute because he is so into it
• My Dad always being supportive of Brev and coming to as many games as he can
• Finally getting my lazy butt running again. Go me!
• Brandon always being so concerned about my well being... he wanted me to have mace before Kim and I went running since it was getting dark

~April 19~

• My weeping cherry tree, it looks so gorgeous right now all in bloom
• Salsa since that is all I ate all day until.....
• Brandon made yummy lasagna for dinner
• The neighbor boy using one our rocks as his stage to belt out "If your happy and you know it" over and over and over
• Just being outside

~April 18~

• Working in the yard, now everything just needs to grow!
• Our outdoor furniture is out finally
• Hanging out outside and visiting with the neighbors, since literally everyone was working in their yard on our street
• Just the overall feeling summer is near
• Brevan's new favorite word "technically"

~April 17~

• Oh Sweet Sadie!
• New black fringy boots for Sis
• Hanging out with Fawn and Amber
• Zupas
• Due to a minor distraction, I accidentally rolled in to the car in front of me at a red light, and the reason why this is on my list is because their was no damage and the girl was very nice.... LOL

~April 16~

• Curious George
• Headbands
• My heating rice bag
• Baseball being cancelled
• Reminiscing about high school with Leslee... I didn't even realize but apparently I had the best wardrobe... I do remember everyone always getting ready at my house and wearing my clothes!

~April 15~

• This day three years ago
• Brandon blogging about our anniversary
• My creativity
• Little cross eyed Ireland pic... priceless
• Apple Green

~April 14~

• Dark chocolate M&M's
• Kris Allen's version of "Falling Slowly", I have always loved this song
• Brevan being a sweet big brother and buying Sloane a new box of crayons with some of the money he won from his bracket... I do need to mention, he did win $180 and the crayons were only $.79 :)
• Brandon surprising me with fudge brownie ice cream cones!!!!
• When Sloane decided she was ready for bed she said "I nigh nigh"
  

~April 13~

• Going to lunch with my Dad
• Brad Paisley's "Then"
• I know I have said this before but Brev is so stinking cute in his baseball uniform... I can't even stand it
• Madeleine Peyroux (note the song playing)
• Addison (she's 2) telling me she saw me on blog :)

~April 12~

• Brevan coming in at 3:00 am wanting to go see what the Easter Bunny brought
• As soon as we put Sloane's Easter dress on she started twirling
• For some weird reason I actually enjoyed watching golf today
• Reeses Pieces
• Kites

~April 11~

• Hanging out with Kim
• My new trendy scarf
• Sloane's love for her Easter basket
• Carol's FAB strawberry salad
• Brevan so stoked for the Easter bunny he couldn't even fall asleep... He is sawing logs now!!!

~April 10~

• Getting my hair done and having great conversation with Missy
• Brevan being such a good big brother
• Shopping with Kim and the great idea we came up with for a tutu
• Sloane's deep laugh
• Yellow

~April 9~

• Rain
• Krickett helping me(basically doing it all) make a freaking cute skirt for Sloane
• Jumping little Sloane
• Char always willing to help
• Kim and Addison unexpected visits

Lame things:

• Brandon using my car last and leaving it on empty
• The dentist
• Brevan's crappy appetite
• Not having laundry detergent
• Brandon's snoring... He doesn't know it but I let Kristan listen to him on the phone!!!!

~April 8~

• Shopping with Marianne on lunch
• Getting off work early
• Seeing and visiting with Dale
• Brevan in a giggling mood to the point everything is funny to him
• Cole's extremely soft hair

~April 7~

• An absolutely gorgeous day
• Kristan's beautiful wedding dress
• Brandon getting Brev from school and to baseball, today and always
• First baseball game of the season... Love it!
• Sloane's independence

~April 6~

• Easter candy
• Leslee totally getting my warped sense of humor
• Dale slowly getting stronger
• Brevan being creative and taking a package of Ramen Noodles for his morning snack... He ate them uncooked
• Brev's first soccer game

Lame things:

• My work blocking access to blogs
• Brandon waking up grumpy
• People projecting their problems/insecurities on to others
• Metal paper clips
• Headaches

~April 5~

• Landen jumping in Char's pool to save Carly
• Sloane's curled hair
• Carrie Underwood's stylist
• Matt McConaughey
• Dipping strawberries in yummy chocolate fondue

~April 4~

• Snow with nowhere to go
• Sloane mimicking everything we do... vacuum, dusting, fake eating, picking nose, etc...
• Hobby Lobby
• Victorian cameo
• Rhodes cinnamon rolls

~April 3~

• Brevan qualifying for District with his science fair project... Thanks Leslie!
• Target
• Sloane being very particular about what bow she wore in her hair... surprisingly it matched
• A last minute afternoon get together with Susie, Leslee, and our little girls
• Clean sheets

~April 2~

• Cole finally getting a haircut
• Nutter Butter shake
• Being amazed daily by the way Sloane learns and grows
• Not putting on makeup all day
• Jay Leno's Jaywalking

~April 1~

• Given the horrible snow storm, I gave a random kid wearing only a hoodie a ride to school... Brev is still shocked the boy got in our car
• Talking to Dale today and hearing him sound strong and confident, even though he is pretty upset about his eye
• Pulling an AWESOME April Fools joke on Brandon... told him I was pregnant
• Brevan helping me pull of the joke by convincing Brandon I was crying in the bathroom
• VH1's one hit wonders of the 80's

~March 31~

• Sloane using her "makeup" to fly around the room like airplanes
• Closing the door to my office, putting my feet up, and taking a nap on my lunch
• Annie's runaway story
• How stinking cute Brevan is in his baseball uniform
• Chandeliers

~March 30~

• Getting to work on time
• "Hey"
• Being so busy the day flew by
• Finishing Brev's science fair project
• Brevan's sweet "I love you mama"

~March 29~

• Sleeping in until 9:00
• Hot showers
• Long naps
• Krickett's cute skirts
• Cheese Nips

Lame things:

• Being sick
• Only having one team in the Final Four
• All the kids in our primary class picking their nose (I wasn't there, so this one is for Brandon)
• Nothing on TV tonight
• Brevan staying at his Dad's two nights in a row.... I miss him

~March 28~

• Last day of swimmng lessons
• Brandon's sense of humor
• Bubble Baths
• Sloane's love for her bows
• Chocolate fudge icecream cone

~March 27~

• Lunch with my girls, Leslee and Fawn
• Leslee's thoughtfulness
• Brandon cleaning the house
• Makeup
• Lysol

~March 26~

• Big snowflakes
• Acting like I'm in high school and actually being okay with it
• Watching Sloane try to be like Addison
• Making up my own yummy asian pasta salad
• Cell phones

~March 25~

• Going to lunch with Kristan and seeing how happy and excited she is about getting engaged over the weekend
• Paradise Bakery's chocolate chip cookies
• Leslee and my country song we wrote today
• Blue
• Rockin to "If I Were a Boy" as I type this

~March 24~

• Car singing sessions
• M & M's
• Brandon's kisses
• Chapstick
• Brevan's random questions like "Does the guy on AFV and Dancing with the Stars make more than $100,000?"

~March 23~ PART TWO

• Actually having a coat on the back of my office door
• French fries
• Neil's help
• Rubber soled dress boots
• New music on my ipod

~March 23~ PART ONE

Lame things:

• Yelling at Brevan today
• Snow in spring
• Forgetting my coat this morning
• Cheeseburger at lunch was still mooing... Sick!
• Having enough lame things to blog about midday :(

~March 22~

• Sloane's love for books
• Sloane insisting on a family dance session
• Sunless tanning lotion
• Brevan losing a tooth
• Warm Fireplace

Lame things:

• Brevan questioning the Easter Bunny
• Cold weather
• Sloane's relentless cry/scream
• Monday morning
• Dennis Rodman

~March 21~

• Texting
• Brev's baseball starting up again
• Fawn and Leslee's friendship since high school
• Talking to Dale but I wish I could see him
• Lady Antebellum... Seriously can't get enough

~March 20~

• Hearing Dale say he is going to walk again
• Playing match maker
• Visiting with Leslee
• Warm sunshine
• Sloane's kisses

~March 19~

• Flowers
• Brandon's skin
• Brevan wanting to wear cologne to his school program
• Brevan's dance moves
• Power of prayer

~March 18~

• Finding the perfect scrapbook paper for the wood "S" I am making
• Britney Spears "Womanizer"
• Brevan's smile
• Brandon going to the grocery store... finally
• Circus peanuts

~March 17~

• Hearing Dale's voice
• Dale being able to stand with a walker
• My tulips finally coming up
• My label maker
• Sloane's hair

~March 16~

• Lady Antebellum
• Dale being moved to a rehabilitation center only three days after stroke
• Having self control and not buying Sloane another pair of shoes
• Brev's FHE
• Great conversation with Krickett... While running!!!

~March 15~

• The funny things that come out of my primary kids mouths... One little girl told me today that the cut on her finger felt like herpes. WHAT!?!?!
• My heating blanket
• Sloane singing to herself in her crib for a half hour before she finally fell asleep
• Midday nap
• Crystal Light

~March 14~

• I am so grateful they were able to treat Dale for his stroke within the first three hours
• Being able to talk to Dale and my Mom today
• Holding precious Ireland
• Visiting the in-laws
• Sloane's funny crouch walk

~March 13~

• Seeing the smile on Brevan's face when I help out in his class
• Sloane dancing/jumping and playing dress up with her little BFF Addison
• Cheating and having a Diet Pepsi today - totally worth it
• This 30 second salsa mix we bought at the outdoor expo
• Watching a movie by myself

~March 12~

• Being able to drive Brevan to school today, he has been begging all week
• The best Cherry Coke EVER since it has been two days
• Seeing Brevan run around at soccer practice, its been so long
• Rock Creek Pizza Co.'s fabulous cinnamon desert pizza
• Having a random stranger say we have a beautiful family

~March 11~

• Target
• Brevan's sense of humor
• Email
• Making bows
• Ellen DeGeneres

~March 10~

• Getting Sloane's CUTEST FREAKING EVER big girl bed, even though I am not putting her in it until mid to late summer
• Diet Coke (Diet Pepsi wasn't available) because I can't have another until Thursday
• My space heater under my desk at work
• Caring people
• Ice cream (if Brandon would scoop me a bowl)

Lame things:

• Being so tired I can't function
• Not wanting to get on the treadmill for almost a week
• Brandon critiquing my blog as I type it right now
• Brevan not telling me what girl he thinks is cute in his class
• Brandon not getting me some ice cream right now!!!!!

~March 9~

• Finding a cute cheap vest at the mall
• Brevan being stoked about his new tie and saying "this is the coolest tie ever!"
• My car staying clean for over a week
• Sloane getting excited to go to bed
• My doggy always being a snuggle bug

~March 8~

• Sloane's piggytails
• Starburst
• Brevan's soft skin, it is seriously the softest skin I have ever felt
• Diet Pepsi (as of today I am only going to have one every other day)
• Brevan's snuggles

~March 7~

• Seeing Brevan in his cute little baseball pants for tryouts, spring is on the way!
• Super cute gerbera daisy balls for Sloane's room
• Colton and his friends all done up for prom
• Fortune Cookie Restaurant
• Watching TV with the warm fireplace going

~March 6~

• Being home today
• Dancing with my kids
• Singing to Sloane while trying to get her to sleep
• Ice water
• My bed

~March 5~

• Brevan asking me what he could help me with this morning while I was getting ready for work
• Tonya watching Sloane and setting her on the big girl potty
• Homemade mango salsa we made
• Family Survivor night
• Running a 1/2 mile on the treadmill without stopping

~March 4~

• Sloane falling asleep on my shoulder
• People that can't control their excitment
• Ibuprofen
• Playing checkers with Brevan
• Clean sheets

~March 3~

• the cutest green ballet flats ever that I found for Sloane
• both of my kids asleep before 8:30
• hot showers
• Jorge Nunez on AI
• Brandon apologizing after being a butt all night

~March 2~

• Short sleeve shirts
• Holding Ireland... What a love
• Ireland's soft skin
• Children's Motrin
• Jon and Kate Plus 8

Lame things:

• The Bachelor finale... never watching again
• Wild wind threatening to blow the tramp over the fence which would be the third time
• Half of my face breaking out repeatedly
• Sloane staying up two hours later than normal because of teething

~March 1~

• My beautiful, healthy, wonderful, amazing, smart new niece Ireland
• One of my primary kids (Kylie) bringing me one of her art creations
• Brevan tormenting Sloane... As annoying as it is now, I look forward to reminiscing about it someday when they are grown
• Sloane shushing me when I sing
• Brothers and Sisters