I Want my Zit back!!!

I thought my face was bad last week. Now look at me :( It was brought to my attention that Neosporin might help clear up my blemish a bit quicker; so I applied a generous dose before I went to bed one night last week. The next morning, I noticed I had a little bit of a rash and was a little itchy. I decided that Neosporin probably wasn't the best choice for me. After another day or two of not clearing up, Doug made a call to our family doctor, and the nurse suggested I use Neosporin. So before I went to bed I liberally applied the ointment to my face again. The next morning it was worse than ever. I made an appointment with a Dermatologist and discovered that I had an allergic reaction to Neosporin and had developed a staff infection.  I am now taking an antibiotic and applying an antibiotic ointment. Today it looks just as bad as ever . . . I don't think it is clearing up. How long until I should see improvement? Now my chin is swollen and puffy.  Should it really get worse before it gets better??  Luckily I don't have to perform on American Idol anytime soon:)

Monday Memory

This is the view from my front porch one year ago.  This picture really doesn't do it justice. I miss those mountains and my sweet neighbors. Springtime is beautiful in Utah.

A Great Way to Start the Day

Most mornings I start my day with a bright green fruit drink. I know, to the majority it doesn't look very appetizing. My mom introduced green drinks to our family several years ago. We blend these drinks with a Vita Mix. . . a must have for every kitchen. I use this appliance at least once a day sometimes twice. It is easy to use, has amazing power, and super slick clean up.  In this particular drink I put in the blender, in this order. . .

1 C. water

1 ripe banana

1 ripe pear

big bunch of spinach

frozen fruit (Spectrum blend from costco is my favorite right now)

Blend it all up and enjoy. Fast and easy.  A fantastic and delicious way to get those greens into your kids bodies.

Little Miss Haircut

Gracie was dying to have her hair cut short and kept asking and asking for her Dad to cut it.  I suggested we make an appointment with a hairstylist to have it cut - a short blunt cut can be tricky to do. Grace didn't want to wait and Doug wanted to give it a shot. He did a great job! It ended up being shorter than we had in mind and needed a little evening up in the back. On Monday I took Grace to a stylist to get it evened up, and she commented on what a great cut her Dad gave her. Grace is thrilled with her spring\summer do, and I love short hair on her...it frames her little face so cute.

Sisters

A sister is a gift to the heart,

a friend to the spirit,

a golden thread to the meaning of life.

-Isadora James

I love my girls. They are such sweet sisters, friends, companions, and great examples to their brothers. What a perfect way to start a family.

A Great Day!

Oh, it's a great day, a beautiful day

The kind of day that makes me want to say

I'm glad that I'm alive, I'm happy to be me

And that's the way to be.

This is a little tune among several others that I sing to may little kids as they get up in the morning. One of my favorite times of the day is walking into the room of my rested baby in the morning. Always so happy to see me and me him.  What a gift to be a mom.

Thank you so much for your sweet comments on my last post.  I have the most wonderful family and friends ever. Love you all.

Mitchie's Blanket: Baby gift from Mindie...softest most wonderful blanky ever...and his favorite.

Thanks Mind.

One of those days.

It's just one of those days where I can't stop eating. So what do I do, make cookies. I am failing miserably on the "barrel buster's" challenge that I committed to.  

It's one of those day's I just had to squeeze the crud out of  a too soon to be popped zit on my face and now I have to live with the consequence for at least a week. Why do I ALWAYS do that. Abby says to me this morning before she leaves for school, "Mom, you have a zit".  And I have to reply all irritated, "Thanks Abby, I don't think I need you to point that out for me."  

It's one of those day's where I am thinking about my girlfriends getting together for book club without me. I wish I could be there with them, zit and all. I miss those girls.

We all have days like these, and I am not complaining because after all these are silly little things, it's just one of those days.

A gift for his mother . . .

If you've never been thrilled to the very edges of your soul by a flower in spring bloom, maybe your soul has never been in bloom. - Audra Foveo

One of the many things I Love about being a mom are these sweet little treats from my kids. Thanks Nathan for brightening my day.

another fun one...

I don't know...this sounds a bit extreme. I really don't think I am this harsh:)

You Are A Gold Girl

You're dependable and hard working. You never miss a deadline - and you're never late. You have a clear sense of right and wrong. You're very detail oriented. You get frustrated when your friends are sloppy - or when they don't follow through. You're on top of things, and you wish that everyone else was!

What Color Girl Are You?

Give it a go! Kind of fun.

80 words

Speed test

Practice, Practice, Practice....

...and maybe someday perfect;)

Doug has asked me to take pictures of the Auction employees which has motivated me to really figure out my lights to get a more consistent product. My friend, Kelly came over yesterday and helped me work through it, and I am feeling more prepared. When Doug came home from work, he agreed to posing for a practice shot.

I couldn't resist snapping a few of the little boys.