Thank You Target!

My dear Khursten is a little obsessive compulsive about having her glasses sit straight on her face.  If they are even a hair off she wants me to adjust them for her.  Having worked as an optician a million years ago, I know how easy it is to accidentally snap a pair of glasses in half trying to adjust them.  I warned her not to bend them herself and asked her to always have me do it for her.  Well... needless to say that didn't happen.  Here's the result.  Some seriously sad and busted up glasses.

                                

And of course I refused to be talked into buying the warranty.  Arghh!!  I took them to Target to see if by any chance they had a few spare parts laying around that I could use to fix these puppies up.  After an oh-so-helpful suggestion from the optician to fix them up with some duct tape, I hung my head low and started walking out the door. 

Luckily for me, the doctor hollered at me to stop.   He told me that since business has been low they're doing a promotion at the Centerville Target.  Kids between the ages of 5-12 can get a new pair of glasses absolutely free. (one pair per household)  No catch.  You have to pick from 10 select frames, and you just need a current prescription.  And since Khursten was in last October he decided that was recent enough and we got a completely new pair for zero dollars.  No tricks, no billing insurance.  Just free.  They should be ready next Tuesday.  Run in there and grab your kid an extra pair while you can!

This was some much needed good news in a week of bad.  Hooray for random great promotions!

I'm Back, (Kind of)

I still don't have a computer of my own, but my dear husband has so kindly agreed to share his.  Here are a few of the things you've missed.

Our house is up for sale.  Nothing's really happened yet.  Not much interest in this market, but we're still crossing our fingers.  We really want to build a new one in the same neighborhood just a few blocks over.  Are we crazy?  Probably.  We haven't even been here quite two years yet.  :)

On an impulse I sold my treadmill.  I already kind of miss it, but it was a good thing.  More space.  I can always walk around outside, right?

I have been teaching the Old Testament to my 11-year-olds in primary.  I'm really enjoying it.  It's been so great to read it so slowly and learn everything again.  The lesson manual breaks things down and goes into a lot of detail.  I'm learning a ton.  It's May and we're still in Genesis.

Ryan is working way more than any man should trying to adjust to his new job.  I think the verdict is still out on it.  Plus, he's getting so close to finishing school.  We can definitely see the light at the end of the tunnel now.  Once we make it through the summer, he's done!

Everyone I know is painting their house.  It's making me antsy.  I need a change. I live for change.  Ryan has declared that painting is out, what else can a girl change?  Ryan suggested I dye my hair.

All my favorite TV shows are wrapping up this week.  Not sure what Ryan and I are going to do with all of our free time in the evenings.  We might actually have to come up with something to do!

We set up mouse traps in the backyard in an attempt to rid ourselves of the devious little voles back there.  No luck yet.  We keep spotting them though.  Georgia has declared hersef a mouser.  She's pretty lousy at her job.  She tries really hard, but they fast little buggers.

Audrey's preschool teacher had to quit unexpectedly.  She's really been missing school.  I can't wait until her sisters are out of school too so she has someone to play with.

I bought a pair of Skecher Shape-Ups.  Now my ankles are sore.  Is that supposed to happen?

The weather is finally turning around.  It's been so nice out.  Our family decided to go for a walk around the Bountiful Pond.  Very beautiful but so many bugs.  Need to remember our Off next time.

I been feeling a hankering to start painting again.  Thinking about trying oils.  Never used them before.  Could be a fun experiment.

I took my jar of change to the bank to cash it in.  There was $52.78 in there.  That was unexpected and a little exciting!

My friend and I planted a whole variety of flowers out in my front yard.  They're starting to come up.  I'm so excited to see what it all looks like when they're fully grown.  Gardening is fun.  I want to buy a tree.  What's a good shade tree to plant that won't get too huge?

Cut Off From the World

It's official.  I'm completely cut off from the entire world.  My computer decided that it was just going to spontaneously die on me.  It won't even power on.  My home phones have given up and ended their own lives as well.  My only link to the outside world is this stupid cell phone I'm on.  Let me tell you... it's pretty pathetic.  This post has taken about 25 minutes to type up so far.  Miss me world, because you won't be hearing from me for a while.  :(

World's Most Patient 4-Year-Old

Wait... What?  Did I say 4-year old?  It's true!  My baby is turning 4 this week.  I can't believe she's so big. 

For Audrey's birthday, my mom got her a Lite Brite.   I couldn't believe how patient Audrey was with herself and with her little project.  It took her almost 2 hours to complete this one picture. One by one she stuck the little pegs in the holes askimg me which letter stood for which color.  Her little fingers struggled big time to make the pegs go in the right places, but she did it!   And look how proud she is of herself!

                  

Today's Goal

Need I say more?

Just Have a Party Instead

Last night I was lamenting to some friends about a couple of really bad days that I have had.  You know the kind... the ones where you just feel like a complete failure in everything you've attempted to do or to teach your children?

A few examples of what I'm talking about are:

1. 
   
   My sweet dog deciding to have a nice big accident at my sister's house and then stepping in it and tracking it all over her entire house.
2. 
   
   My 7-year-old having way too much fun at my parents' house too notice that she needed to use bathroom until it was way too late.  Then she proceeded to lie to me about the obvious fact that her pants were wet and that it was indeed pee and not water like she wanted me to believe. 
3. 
   
   My older two girls taking their hard boiled eggs from their easter egg hunt, going into my parent's basement and deciding that it would be a super awesome idea to throw the eggs at each other.  Yes, they were boiled, but boiled eggs turn to powder quite easily.  Just imagine my parents walls, floors, filing cabinet, pool table, etc. covered with smashed boiled eggs.

JUST TO NAME A FEW!!! 

As I was having a great time being so caught up in my moment of self pity I said to my friends, "Do you ever feel like you're this thin little egg shell of a person and at any minute you could just crack?  I feel like I'm about to have a complete breakdwon any day now."

After thinking for a few seconds, my friend responded with, "Well.... how about instead of having a breakdown, you just have a party instead?"

After sitting there completely dumbfounded for a moment or two, I decided that this could possibly be the best advise I have ever been given.  What a way to see the world!  So to everyone out there I say...although today is following suit with how the last few days have been going, I keep thinking back to his advise, and today I'm having one heck-of-a party in my head!

So Darn Sore

Ouch!  On Monday I started a new, overly intense, workout routine and I'm not loving life today (or yesterday for that matter).  I am so darn sore!  I am also eating my words.  A friend who had started this routine about a week before I did was complaining how sore she was.  I immediately jumped in and said, "I kinda like being sore.  It shows me I'm working hard.  It's a good kind of hurt."  Ha ha ha.  Joke's on me.  I do not like being so sore.

So here's my question... Am I doing the right thing? Is it healthy to be living in a constant state of severe pain?  Because I have a feeling this is going to be the new me.  At least for a very, very, very long time.  Ouch!

p.s.  Is anyone as frustrated as I am that the spell check no longer seams to be part of Blogger?  I have been successfully been hiding the fact that I'm not the world's best speller.  Now my secret is out.  Everyone knows!  :(