Our New House

We did it!! Finally we signed on our new house today. We are renting on the east side of the 17. It is a nice house. It is still in our ward (One big plus).It has a big family room and the kids are really excited about the backyard (Nothing special, but no coyotes run across it like our yard now). We got the keys today and the big move is next Saturday... Now if I could only get in the mood to pack...

Swim Lesson Videos

Soooo Frustrating!!

I am packing, so my house is a disaster area. I hate moving. To top it off, yesterday, the realtor told us the owner of the rental we were going to move into decided to rent to a friend, not us. I am going out to look again today. Lets all hope I find something that does not suck:)

Happy Birthday, Afton!!

All of the girls went to get Pedicures for Afton's Birthday. Sooo Fun!!

These are our cute toes.

Silly Oaklee
Oaklee and Brinlee got to sit in these cute bear chairs.

They got to pick their own colors.

Happy Birthday, Afton!!

More House News

We looked at what I thought was a nice house a few days ago, but Brian was not completely sold. We found a really nice house... it was already rented. We found another beautiful house and while I was looking through, the realtor called our agent and yep... already rented. I looked at some crappy houses... and now we are signing up for the first one. It is a palace when next to the others for rent. It will be fun. I am so excited to move and move on. I feel like we have been in limbo for too long. Whoo Hoo!! Here is to moving on!!

Everyone wants to know where we are moving. We are staying in our new ward. This kind of limits the rental possibilities, but I am trying really hard to have a positive attitude about it. Now to find the right house to rent...

We're Moving!!

AAHHHHH! ok. Got that out of my system. The short sale offer on our house was approved this morning which means... We are moving! Within 30 days. yeah, Yikes. I am a little worried. I have a lot of stuff. I may have a "Come help Scottee pack up all her crap" party. It is kind of bitter sweet. The equation is:

Dream Home + Big House Payment= Stressed Out Husband

Little House Payment+ Nice Home (Not the one I designed)= Happy Husband

I don't know about you, but the second one is much better for me because...

Happy Husband= Happy Me!!

Thanks, Pam!!

Brian mentioned to our friend, Pam, that he missed her hot fudge at Christmas this year, so she brought him a jar and the recipe. He was so excited. (He would not admit it, though) So, Thanks, Pam. It is great. He is hording it in the back of the fridge:)

It is hard not to feel dorky when you tear up at the drop of a hat. I feel like I am on the verge of crying about half of the time. I am very happy, but I feel like if I cry and let it out, I will completely loose it. I want to cry when I see the temple or think about the eternal spectrum of life. I cry when I think that people are pregnant and having babies and I will never do that again. I am so happy and content with my 3 beautiful children as well as my 2 perfect angels, but when I think about eternity, I am so humbled. I hope I can be good enough to make it to be with my angels. I know I have a little cheerleading section in heaven rooting for me. When I think of eternity, I feel like every little decision I make now is so important... How I raise my children, How I show love to my Fabulous husband. How I befriend people and share the gospel. These things are so important to me. I only hope I can be good enough at them here on Earth to earn the blessings in Heaven. I miss being pregnant. I miss the dorky little pregnancy count down clicker on the side of my blog. I miss Journee and Trevee, but I have so many things to be happy about as well. The song "I should have been a cowboy" was on the radio and Oaklee asked, "Dad, why does that boy want to be a cowboy?" Jaxson was going down for a nap and told the babysitter, "I only get water in my bottle. The dentist said NO MORE MILK!!". Charlee read 3 books with me today and did 4 timed addition tests. She loves to learn and she loves when I praise her for being so smart. She gives the best hugs and kisses, too. Brian took care of me all week without question or eye rolling. He loves me and I love him. He is truly my best friend (BFF). I have so much that I am thankful for... The tears just remind me of these things sometimes. :)

The Fathers and Sons outing

Playing "Cracker Whacker" (don't ask...)
Dirty Jax made a rocket.

Jax loves camping.

CHEESE!!

Surgery Update

My surgery went good. It has been a rough couple of days, but thank heavens for good drugs. My friends told me that the first few days would be rough and they were not lying. I am feeling a little better tonight. The feeling of burning from the inside has subsided a little. I have 3 incisions instead of 2, so I look forward to my two week appointment to find out why. So, All is good around here:)

No Food

I think one of the worst parts of surgery for me is not being able to eat. I love food. I get very angry when I can not have any food. I am not allowed to eat for 8 hours before my surgery this evening. I report to the hospital at 4 and my surgery starts at 6 this evening. I had to stop eating at 10 this morning. I am nor hungry, but having someone tell me I CAN NOT eat, makes me miss food and water right now. I am trying to stay busy and not think about food. I am sure the surgery will go well. I am hoping to be home by 9 this evening. Wish me luck!!