Tagged

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? no
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?2 weeks ago
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? not really
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? turkey
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? yes 3 girls and 1 boy
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Yes.
7. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes.
8. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? vanilla infused granola
9. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Sometimes.
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Mint Chocolate Chip or mocha java chip
11. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? their eyes and hair.
12. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? where do I start :) probably my hair.
13. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Great Falls Montana
14. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? blue sweatpants...as usual, no shoes or socks as usual
15. FAVORITE SOUNDS: the ocean
16. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? what have you done for me by tree 63
17. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? blue or green or burgundy or...
18. FAVORITE SMELLS? bread baking...roses....cinnamon candles...crisp fall air....air right after it rains....onions, garlic, and celery sauted in buter!
19. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Jan...our idea teacher
20. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Football
21. HAIR COLOR? Brown.
22. EYE COLOR? I have an orangish/brownish then mustard yellow then green rings sometimes the green is more prominent but most of the time the darker orange/brown is so that at a quick glance it looks more brown than green
23. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Nope
24. FAVORITE FOOD? I have lots. Thai, pizza, a really good burger, a salad with great dressing, and of course any chocolate anything!
25. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy endings.
26.LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? House seasons 1-3 in the last couple of weeks.
27. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Burgandy.
28. SUMMER OR WINTER? both.
29. HUGS OR KISSES? kisses.
30. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? who knows.
31. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? No clue.
32. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? I am reading "Lost Women of the Bible the women we thought knew" by Carolyn Curtis James.
33. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Puppy's.
34. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? House Hunters on HGTV.
35. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Isreal.
36. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? Basketball and baking and being a mom.
37. WHO DO YOU WANT TO COMPLETE THIS LIST? The Zolls, Leah and Dave Delange, The Reinharts
38. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING? Every one's :-)

A sunset we had about a week ago.


Mason's favorite position to sleep in!


He has spent more and more time awake playing and interacting with us which has been fun.



Heidi sitting for a picture.

Getting into the swing of things

I have been working with a trainer now for two weeks and I must say that it has been really hard to begin juggling all the new aspects that this brings into my already crazy world. I want to do it.....I need to do it, but I am not doing it well. I feel very overwhelmed by all the homework and the food logs with the calories, fat, carbs and protein broken down and the classes themselves along with the duties that I have need to fulfill for my family at home. How do you mothers who home school and exercise etc. do it all?!!! I do know that in the next few months Mason will not be as dependent upon me as he is right now. A lot of this has to do with something I have never been very good at and that is organization and time management along with procrastination. If I was better at those things I would definitely be a lot better off. With God's help and the will to get healthier I am convinced that I can do this though. Please pray for me.

The great outdoors at 30 below zero!

Last night as I was trying to put my son to sleep at 2 am, the moon and stars were shining brightly and illuminating the snow covered trees. It is one of the most peaceful and beautiful scenes and I wish that I knew my camera better to capture what I really saw but here is one of the pictures that actually made out some of the trees.

This is what they look like during the day. I keep forgetting to bring my camera to town with me to get other outdoor photos....instead of all from my enclosed back yard. Oh well another post I guess! :)

I have been very much into baking so here is a picture of some of the yummy bread I made!

This is outside our door at night when it is -25 and there has been no wind so all the snow and frost is still stuck to the trees! I love how mysterious it looks.

Saturday Evening!

On Saturday just before I went up to put the kids to bed I was feeding Mason. Over the monitor I heard a comotion for a minute and then it got to be more and more of a comotion and Chad was telling me that after doing one thing he would go up to put them into bed. Just then the comotion turned into screaming and I raced up the stairs to see what had happened. Emma was crying hysterically and so was Heidi andMadison seemed to be ok.
Heidi has been a brave little girl lately and has been climbing into the top bunk bed to play...of course not being able to get down on her own. Her older sisters like to take on the role of mommies and decided to get Heidi down on their own. Madison was at the top lowering Heidi down and Emma was at the bottom to catch her. The problem was that Madison let go before Emma was ready and Heidi fell and hit Emma somewhere on her body, which caused Emma to fall backwards.....but the full force of the fall was on her head. Heidi had a little bruise and a gash on her head but otherwise everyone seemed to be ok and I got them all into bed. At about 10pm Emma comes downstairs complaining of a headache so I gave her some jr. Tylenol and she promptly threw that up. She stayed downstairs with us so we could keep an eye on her and after a half and hour she threw up again. Chad and decided that it was time to take her into the emergency room to get her checked out to rule out any serious problems. When the doctor looked her over he ruled out anything serious but decided that she definately had a minor concussion and to keep an eye on her for the next 24 hours. If she threw up anymore we were to bring her back in and she would have a CT scan done. Luckily for us she has just had minor head aches every now and then, but seems to be fine otherwise. So that was our scare for the week!
I think it scared Heidi enough that she has not attempted to go up to the top bunk bed now for a while at least. :)