And Lyon says...

While munching on some steamed broccoli at dinner.

"Mom, I wove bwokwy, do you wove bwokwy? Yeah, we wove bwokwy!"

:)

Was it poison control or 911....

When I was 4 or 5, maybe 5 or 6,

my sisters and I were at home by ourselves.

My oldest sister C. was our babysitter.

It seems like we were doing some cleaning or something

because I sat on the counter top with a spray bottle.

My hands were just itching to spray that spray bottle for no other reason than the pure joy of squeezing that pump and watching as a stream of cleaner soared across the room.

I gave in to my temptation.

I aimed for the refrigerator, an easy target.

It was like my, just older than me, sister CH. knew what I was going to do and in all her loving kindness she jumped in front of the refrigerator saving it from my blast.

I remember the look on her face.

Her mouth open wide like she is about to laugh.

Her eyes filled with glee.

Maybe she really didn't know I was about to spray.

But I filled her mouth with a squirt of what was in that spray bottle.

After that I only remember panic, fury, and my confusion.

My oldest sister C. called poison control, or 911 I am not really sure.

I just remember I was so scared I ran out into my yard and hid in a group of trees that grew just to the side of our house.

I watched as a big red emergency truck pulled up to our house,

paramedics, or firemen rushing to my sisters rescue.

I was terrified.

In my little girl mind I remember crouching down in my not so well thought out hiding spot as a fireman walked past me and looked right over at me.

He didn't say anything, didn't even stop,

but in that moment I knew what would happen.

The rescuers would take me away in the back of their big red truck because of what I had done.

In this case I was the bad guy.

I thought that maybe they would give me glass slippers so it wouldn't be so bad.

(I was 4 or 5, 5 or 6 remember)

It turned out they didn't carry me away,

( I didn't get any glass slippers)

they finished tending to my sister CH. and then they left.

Why was it such a big deal?

Just what had I sprayed into CH.'s mouth?

Ammonia.

**Stay tuned for the poison finale on Friday.

And Bear says...

"Huh, if someone had 10,000 pounds of poo in their body they would have to push a lot a long time to get it out."

My 2011 Toyota Sienna

When I get my 2011 Toyota Sienna:

My kids will no longer miss out on park day.

I have several friends that meet every week at a park.

The Moms get to visit with each other while the kids play.

Nice.

Sad though, because every week my kids and I miss out.

The park our friends go to is approximately 2.7 miles away from my house.

I wouldn't normally mind walking that far.

However:

It's a very busy road to walk.

It's all down hill getting there, but all up hill getting back.

Lets face it walking home from the park is always harder than walking to the park.

Add an uphill climb to that and it becomes nearly impossible.

In my 2011 Toyota Sienna it would be a brief jaunt in luxury.

We'd probably suggest to our friends that we should be going to a park further away

just so we could enjoy a bit of a longer ride.

My kids and I, we are missing out!

All I need is my 2011 Toyota Sienna to remedy the situation.

It'll happen :D

PS-If you are looking for the conclusion to yesterdays story come back tomorrow.

And Bear says...

"Huh, all the blue stuff on the earth is water and all the other colors is the land."

After the tea party...

I was probably 3 or 4 maybe 5 or 6, I can't really be sure.

I was just a little girl.

Playing outside with one of my little friends.

I played as children do with my mind not entirely in the then and there and my imagination taking over the world as I knew it.

From my point of view my friend and I were not playing in my backyard in shorts and t-shirts,

we were lovely ladies walking through a delightful garden.

As we enjoyed the sights and scents of the garden we came across a tea party.

Set up just for us.

There was no thought as to who might have set up a tea party for us,

just the pure joy of, "Oh what fun!"

"Come on," I insisted to my friend, "We'll have a lovely tea party."

We sat down and I serve my friend a lovely cup of tea.

There was only one cup, and I playing hostess knew better than to take it for myself.

I don't fully remember if my friend actually drank her tea,

I don't fully remember what happened after the tea party.

I only remember that suddenly it wasn't lovely anymore.

After the tea party I was pulled back to reality surrounded by panic.

After the tea party I realized that what my friend and I had thought was a lovely tea party was actually an old metal gas can filled with gasoline.

The one cup was the lid to that gasoline can.

I'd served my friend gasoline!

To be continued....

blog design

Yeah, I've changed my blog design again. The previous blog template was just to busy and bright for my liking. I prefer the template to be a bit simpler. I hope this blog design bodes well with you ;D

Because this blog design bodes well with me :D

Out of the Mouths of babes Meme, And Bear says...

Bear got a small cut on the side of his hand. As I doctored it up this is what he said,

"This hurts so badly! But not as bad as your legs broke."

"Huh, my skin is only supposed to rip if I'm getting new skin

and I'm not even getting new skin today."

"Huh, you sleep for a really long time if you're dead."

What are your kids saying?

American Fork Canyon

On Sunday I went up American Fork Canyon with my family.

American Fork Canyon holds countless memories for me and mine.

Good memories, the kind I like ;D

We gathered together to celebrate my Mother and my Aunts birthdays.

Born on the same day, seven years apart.

Do I have that right?

Some family member correct me if I am wrong.

I always loved that they shared the same birthday, I often wonder if it was purely coincidental or if the day of conception held some meaning for my grandmother, oh yeah, I went there.

So we went up American Fork Canyon.

We had a camp fire and cooked tinfoil dinners.

The boys went exploring and hiking.

And I sat there soaking in the laughter, cupping my children's happiness in my hands wishing for more room to hold it so it wouldn't spill over the side falling and spreading across my lap.

I hate driving up American Fork Canyon, or any other twisted, narrow, cliff trimmed road.

I 've found though, that the memories we make there are worth the stress of the drive.

I can tuck them in nicely and keep them there.

Hidden in the shadows of the canyon waiting to be rediscovered with blissful glee,

like any lost treasure is.

Superhero tee shirt...

I saw the superhero tee shirt at walmart.

I was lured over to the clothing section due to the precisely placed alluring items that caught my eye.

Seeing no way out I made my way in and through, and just as I was about to emerge unscathed the superhero tee shirt entered my line of vision.

Maybe it's not the cutest most fashionable shirt on the planet.

And maybe it was only $7.

But...

The superhero tee shirt has hit a homerun in the eyes of my boys.

They think it is the awesomest shirt I have.

And apparently (even though my Superman hates them) the bangs aren't bad either.

Precious moment...

Precious moment

They are sitting on the back porch eating popsicles.

Enjoying the morning sun.

The quiet solitude of the mountain in the distance.

And the precious moment of togetherness.

I am watching them and their camaraderie.

Knowing at any moment it could break out into a fight.

For now though, it is a precious moment.

I'm cherishing it.

Read me write right

Lately my writing has sucked.

I've gotten lazy.

Very lazy.

Can you tell?

I can tell.

I often go back to read what I've written and I must confess that I do enjoy what I've written,

I just don't know that it is good enough that others will enjoy what I've written.

I don't really believe that there is a certain way for a person to write right, but I do believe that there is a better way for a person to write right. There is most certainly many ways for a person to right rong, ahem, write wrong.

I have a writing style, I tend to lean more toward the funny, silly side of writing.

That's a style isn't it....

The question is, do I write it right?

Is it too much, too little, too hard to understand.

Do you even understand what I am writing right now?

Writing right, it's a difficult task.

One that I intend to take on.

I'm going to start writing right, right now.

Maybe....

;D

Airplane travel tips

It's summer time, people travel quite a bit this time of year, and although summer is nearly over I've decided it's about time I write this post as I have been planning to since I got back from our

trip to Disney World back in February.

My kids are 5, 3, and 1.

I've done a decent amount of airplane traveling in the last year, I think that qualifies me to give airplane travel tips. ;D

These are my airplane travel tips, for when you are traveling with young kids:

First airplane travel tip:

Prepare yourself mentally for the absolute worst scenario

(as far as having kids along)

Prepare for "accidents" including, but not limited to: Your kids peeing or pooping their pants, spilling food all over themselves, falling in mud puddles, falling in toilets, throwing up all over you or themselves, getting soaked with sweat, bleeding, etc...

Any or all of those things could happen, and if you aren't prepared they probably will.

Prepare yourself, and then stop thinking about it. Don't picture these things happening and don't worry about these things happening. Be prepared to deal with it and so you can with a good attitude and a sense of humor should it happen.

Second airplane travel tip:

Bring a medium sized duffle bag as your carry on. In that duffle bag have an extra pair of clothes for you and your kids. If your kids still wet the bed when they sleep bring extra pull-ups

(that kid should really be wearing one for the whole trip)

If you have a little one in diapers keep a smaller bag in that duffle bag with wipes and diapers, this will make for an easy trip to change the diaper without having to bring the whole duffle bag. If you don't have a child in diapers bring a package of wipes anyway,

they come in so handy for so many things.

Bring a small first aide kit with Band-Aids and tylenol.

Bring snacks in that duffle bag, nuts, granola bars, grapes, crackers, water bottles, etc...

Make sure that you are all fed and that your blood sugars are not getting low.

Pack plenty of small and simple activities for your kids in your carry on duffle bag.

When I went to Disney World I brought several different coloring books, several different kinds of stickers, some small simple (no sound) dollar store toys, notebooks , small story books, crayons, markers, etc...

Little kids get bored with things pretty quickly (if you havent' noticed) so you will need plenty of activities to switch out each time your kids start to lose interest in the one they have. I placed all of my activities in my duffle bag vertically so I could pull out one after another with out having to take them all out just to get to the one at the bottom.

Which leads me to another airplane traveling tip,

don't show the activities to your kids before you go, let them be surprised.

It will make them that much more exciting for your kids when you pull them out. ;D

Third airplane travel tip:

Lavender essential oil.

Bring it along in your duffle bag. When you or your kids start to get stressed out, pull out the lavender essential oil and have everyone breath in its fresh relaxing scent. It will help everyone to relax. I've use lavender plenty of times to calm one of my kids from a temper tantrum or to help them to fall asleep when they just can't seem to relax. Note that I do not put straight undiluted lavender oil on my kids. I simply let them breath it in or I mix it in some unscented lotion and then rub it onto their hands or arms. Try it our before you go on your trip, its good stuff to have even if you aren't traveling ;D

Fourth travel tip:

This is important for the whole trip.

HAVE A GOOD HUMOROUS HAPPY ATTITUDE!!!

This will go a looonnnngggg way to making it a good trip.

Stay in control of the situation, show your kids that you are happy and unconcerned and they will be happy and unconcerned. I cannot stress this enough.

I am talking from experience here.

And Superman knows it, lol!

So in short have a

GOOD ATTITUDE,

lavender essential oil,

carry on duffle bag

with snacks and activities,

and be prepared, be prepared, be prepared.

It's an adventure, enjoy it, even the hard parts.

Make the memories good ones!

Most importantly have fun!

:D

I'm getting a 2011 Toyota Sienna!

This is my 2011 Toyota Sienna!

This is what it looks like, and yes it will be silver, and yes I am getting one!

I don't know when, but soon!

I don't know how, but I am getting one!

Superman doesn't want one, but I do!

I am getting a 2011 Toyota Sienna!

I am getting a 2011 Toyota Sienna!

I am getting a 2011 Toyota Sienna!

I am, I am, I am, I am, I am!!!!!

:D

Teaching my baby

I start young.

I start teaching my baby while she is still a baby.

I wonder though, if I've been teaching my baby the wrong things.

For example,

am I the one responsible for teaching my baby this:

First she gets caught being naughty

Then she tries to be really cute so she can get away with it.

She tries and succeeds.

Lesson learned ;D

And Bear says...

Bear was asking me who was the first baby born on the earth.

I know he wasn't exactly born, but I told him that Adam was.

He asked me who Adam was and I told him about Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden. He asked me if Adam was still alive, I told him no.

He asked me if Adam would come back alive and if he would give kids autographs.

I didn't know how to answer that.

Lol!

Tomato picking

They've been tomato picking again.

Tomato picking was a big problem last year

and the goal is to prevent it from happening this year.

I couldn't even get a good crop of tomatoes last year

due to all the tomato picking that was going on.

It might be different if the tomatoes were red,

but they keep picking the green ones!!!

They like to hit them like baseballs.

Or apparently watch them float uselessly and uneaten in the swimming pool.