Concerned?

Are you feeling sick? Feverish? Achy? Piggy?


DO YOU HAVE THE SWINE FLU??????????

Check your symptoms HERE

When..........

Did they go from THIS:



to THIS?????

A cry for Help

Dear Anyone who cares:

Help me. My mom is a slacker. Big time.


I have to forage for my own food. Mmm, tasty.



I even have to check the nutritional facts myself. She's always trying to feed me junk food.




It's getting so bad, I had to leave the house to search for food. I took Riley along to help. He never lets me down. I think I wore him out though. Pansy. Searching for food is serious stuff.



Thankfully, my big brother Keegan came along to help as well.



He found a few extra food rations.




We were desperate. I mean, come on, who wants to eat something that has been found in the grass, or bushes, or trees? I suffered through it, and we survived.


By the way, you may also notice that I have to dress myself. She's really dropped the ball. Thank heavens I have my trusty fire boots to protect my feet. For some reason, she keeps trying to take them off of me when it's bedtime, but I always let her know that I don't like that idea.....



This is serious, people. Dad, are you out there? Will you come home from school and feed us? Grandma? Sugar mama? This is an SOS!

- Kayden & Keegan

Happy Easter

"At this Easter season of hope and renewal we testify of the glorious reality of the atonement and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. The empty tomb brought comforting assurance and provided the answer to the question of Job, “If a man die, shall he live again?” (Job 14:14).

Because of the Savior’s resurrection we will overcome death and become the beneficiaries of His mercy and grace. In a world of trouble and uncertainty, His peace fills our hearts and eases our minds. Jesus is in very deed “the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6).

We give our sure witness that Jesus is the Christ. Though He was crucified, He rose triumphant from the tomb to our everlasting blessing and benefit. To each member of the human family He stands as our Advocate, our Savior, and our Friend."

- The First Presidency of the Church; Thomas S. Monson, Henry B. Eyring, Dieter F. Uchtdorf

We are Advocates of.........

Child labor. Start 'em young, I say. In this economy, we'll take all the help we can get.

Don't be Surprised

If you see this when you come to our house. He is our own personal watchdog.

Catch up

I have been seriously unmotivated lately, and my blog (oh yeah, and my house) are showing the effects!!! For memories sake, I need to do some recapping of the last few weeks!!




To start off with, Sugar Mama's visit. IT WAS GREAT! In fact, I wish she was still here. I never did any dishes while she was here, the boys were constantly entertained, and I got to enjoy talking with her and having her capable hands to help with so much. I can't say that we did anything particularly special, the best part was probably our outing to "Out of This World" pizza & play, this fantastic HUGE playplace that just happens to serve pizza along with it. The boys had a blast running, climbing, sliding, jumping, and just generally being wild. Most of all, Kayden got to enjoy a lot of one-on-one time with Sugar Mama, which was special for him since he didn't know her that well prior to this. He adores her now and is constantly pointing out pictures of her around the house!
She also had some excellent timing for her trip. The same morning she arrived, Zach was rear-ended in the priceless Celica while sitting at a red light. The damage wasn't visually horrible, but it compressed the frame enough that the car was totaled. Not hard to do when it isn't worth much!! It was good to have Vicki here while trying to making numerous phone calls to insurance companies, she kept the boys busy and I was able to talk on the phone without constant interruption or disciplining! We absolutely loved having her here, and were sad to see her go. Zach didn't get to spend much time with her, which he was bummed about too, but that is what happens when he is in crunch time for his qualifying exams.

That basically sums up the rest of the month......Zach was at school. All the time. It's been rough, but I have defnitely gained a respect for single mothers - and a profound realization that I am not cut out for it! It is really hard having Zach gone before the boys wake up and not home again until 10pm or later. Thankfully, his qualifying exams are this coming week, where he will make a presentation to a committee of his thesis proposal. He presents, and then they grill him about it; please keep him in your prayers that all will go well for him, he is a little stressed!!! I'm going to be able to go see him make his presentation (thanks Megan) and I am hoping that his schedule will get a little easier after he finishes the exams.

Other than that, the boys and I have been keeping busy with a visit to Grandma's house before she had surgery on her ankle, swimming lessons, preschool, and plenty of playing. We snuck in a session of bowling with Amy, Derek, and Jack, which was a total blast and we can't wait to hang out with them again. I'm working on some more posting, but it will have to wait through the weekend. I want to enjoy Easter :-)

AND.....................................

Josh is going to OKLAHOMA TULSA MISSION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah for Josh!!!!!!!!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Coming SOON

My little (younger) brother got his mission call today!!!!!!!!!!
We are having a 'over-the-phone' opening this afternoon - stay posted for the details!!!!! I AM SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!

Drumroll Please

Alright, I know that my promise of "today" morphed into a couple of days, but come on. I was busy. Seriously. Just ask me.

Without further adieu, our winner is:

TARA P.

Congrats Tara!! Keegan wanted to keep drawing for more, but I can only afford so much ;-) Just so the rest of you know that Keeg was pulling for you!

Now if only I could think of something to make you?