Today Brayden devulged his deepest, darkest secret to his friend at the park, as they were making wishes by throwing rocks into the sewer hole...they both came running up & she told me, "Brayden said he loves Mikayla!" During the confession, Brayden was yelling & doing everything he could to get her to not spill his beans. Well once the word was out, he went a little ballistic. A lot ballistic. I would like to call it rage. Instant tears streamed down his cheeks, screaming, clinched fists, veins popping out of his neck & all. It was quite embarrassing for me that he was so embarrassed! I have never seen him react so out of control!
When I tucked him into bed just now, I told him that its OK that he likes Mikayla, I like her too, she is a sweet girl. Lots of boys & girls "like" each other. I told him he wont be embarrassed about it when he is about 25 & ready (allowed) to get married. He said, "I can't marry Mikayla because she is bigger than me though. She's 8 & I'm only 5." I told him not to worry about it for now but sometimes a girl is older than the boy when they get married. I told him again, he can tell me anything & I don't want him to feel that embarrassed like that again. He said, "But Mama, that is the 'syest,' most embarrassed 'fing' in my whole life & earth!" Oh the turmoil, what am I in for...he's not even in Kindergarden yet.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Sunday, February 24, 2008
What a man
Peeee-you...I am gagging from the odor as I type. You may remember around October, Brayden insisted on spending his birthday money on a pet fish. Well we ended up with 3 because the bowl was pretty big & he didn't want them to be lonely. No biggie, since I was thinking in my head that they will all die in the next 3 weeks, right? Well true for 2 of them. Mario and Wario Quickly passed. But as for Luigi, that stubborn little-life-loving fish is still hanging on tight with no sign of slowing down. Unfortunately. I know I'm terrible but honestly Brayden was "over it" as I knew he would be after 2 weeks. He is not capable of cleaning the fish bowl out himself every week, so Jer and I made a pact...to each take a turn every other week. Well I dropped out after week 2. The smell is by far the most putrid I have ever experienced. It literally fumigates the entire left side of the house for about an hour, post cleaning. It smells like you literally fell into a sewer hole. I told him that I was sorry for breaking our pact, but he had to understand that it was too much for me to handle! Thanks for taking one for the team Jer! I'm sure Luigi thanks you too.
Next up.. this week both my kids got the stomach flu. There were many times when I thought to myself, what on Earth would I do if I were a single mom or had a not so nice husband? There is no way I would've survived. After each throw up/diarrea explosion, and there were MANY, I would take the kid & clean them while Jer cleaned up the horror. I don't know how he did. Again, the smell/view was enough to make me throw up myself. And we are talking about 3,4, 5 in the morning. I seriously wondered, if I were alone, is there a person/company you can hire to clean up grossness that you really seriously CANNOT!? Because I really, truly promise I could not. I won't get into the details, but I know most of you have been through it a time or two. I have no problem cleaning up the child & throwing stuff in the washer, but come on cleaning it out of the carpet & getting rid of the stuff that can't go in the washer, that's where I am worthless. Now here is the aftermath..the infamous Mount Rushmore. Which is not including 2 more loads that are still in the laundry room! Jer is always kind enough to help me fold the laundry. Thank heavens since every single towel, sheet, pillowcase, clothing, and bath mat is in that pile from the week we've had. Who wants to come help? :)Sunday, February 17, 2008
love. love. love.
In honor of Valentine's Day, I wanted to post some things I just LOVE! In no particular order.
Kosty's face of pure joy while watching his all time favorite part of Harry Potter--- the flying car! Tell me that's not LOVE!
Oh, and his muy importante sound machine! A good nights sleep for all!!! Hooray!
There are SO many good ones this year, I don't know how I'll ever pick a fave! Oh, and I have to mention how much I love Simon this season! Talk about a major heart softening, that guy is as cuddly as a kitten...he must be in love. Yay Simon!
Whoops!
Loving Grandparents. Jer's parents are the best ever & I am SOOO grateful for the close bond they have with my boys. They are such good people & I love em!
Jer surprised me with my favorite shampoo ever for Love Day. I consider it a small luxury that I never buy for myself. My hair is so thin & limp & needs all the help it can get! Thanks Jer.
Speaking of hair...I am in love with my hair girl from my ward, Crystal. Crystal just had a baby so I was forced to try a new girl at a new salon & she missed a major part of my hair...uhhh the roots!! Hello!? So I went back for a re-do & OOPS! she did it again! GRRRRRRRR! Crystal-- I NEED you!
Something I swore I would never let my kids do...tacky up their walls! But when he grabbed my hand to show me "a super awesome surprise!" Followed by, "do you like it?" how could I not??
Rob & Big. This is Jer's fave show & he always persuades me to stay up way too late watching it. It is SO funny & on the last episode the little one (Rob) dressed up in a fat suit for the day & Jer & I were both crying we were laughing so hard.
Kosty's super cute feet...I could seriously eat them. I adore his little feet! 
Speaking of yum, Jer got me a bean & cheese burrito from Some Burros one night & I have been hooked ever since. Simple, cheap, & delicious!
Apples in the tub!
The Pampered Chef garlic press, my favorite & most used kitchen utensil
A thought occured to me one day...I get a whole heck of a lot more done when: A) my hair is pulled back, and B) I am wearing my magic Nikes. So, yes, I should wear them every day but I don't particularly enjoy running myself raggad! Usually Monday's are my Nike day.
As much as I love an easy & delicious crockpot dinner, I HATE cleaning it more than anything. You just toss these & your done. I loved them even more before a certain someone (ahem, Jamie) brought it to my attention that they aren't as well priced as I thought they were. $1.97 for just 6, I thought there was like 20 in there. Dang. Oh well.
Oreos. Mmmm. Eating oreos with Brayden. I like mine super soggy & he likes his crunchy. I never let him eat them without me! Thursday, February 7, 2008
skateboard lessons from my boy
Everytime we're out front, Brayden "coaches" me on how to skateboard. I've mentioned before how much he gets a kick out of things I can't do or am scared of...and he eats this up! I am terrified of going over the hump on the driveway & no matter how many times I try, I always jump off at the last second. Grr! He cracks up & he can't believe I am more scared than he is. But he is so insistant on me learning, & he never stops trying. SAD that my 5 year old has more guts than I do. I am almost envious of his fearless attitude! He does it with no qualms..I almost have a panic attack. I can't believe he hasn't given up on me yet. I love his encouragement, he is so adorable. There is no other coach I'd rather have!
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
A selfish, flaky chameleon! Dang.
What "Chelsea" Means... |
 You are very open. You communicate well, and you connect with other people easily.You are a naturally creative person. Ideas just flow from your mind.A true chameleon, you are many things at different points in your life. You are very adaptable. |
Sunday, February 3, 2008
I guess my age is starting to show!
So Brayden & I were looking through his "Friend" magazine & in it was a kid friendly 'Plan of Salvation' that you can cut out the shapes & place everything in order. Anyways, I was telling him about Earth life, we all die someday & then live again. He was concerned exactly "when" we die. He wanted an exact age! Its so hard to explain these things but that magazine helps SO MUCH! I told him he would be really, really old, like 100ish (he better be!) then he said, "I want to meet Jesus so I can get his autograph!" and he asked if his Grandpa was one of the really old people, sad. Jer's dad is actually the youngest of all the Grandpas but he has been sick for years & Brayden notices. Anyways, I told him, "No, Grandpa is not very old at all, he doesn't even have grey or white hair yet!" (how to put it in kid terms?!!) and he said, "Oh, well you are getting really old, because your hair is almost white, huh?"
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
enough already!
this my friends, is a boy. I know you all know this~ but come on, the general public obviously has little to NO faith in me at all. They actually think that I would dress my so called "daughter" in skate tees & jeans everyday? Blues, browns, whites, blacks, greens & jeans...you get the picture. That is all HE wears. What kind of mother would I be to dress a sweet little girl like a transgender? that's borderline abuse. Everywhere we go, every day, all day, any place at all, my innocent little BOY gets called a {she, her, daughter, girl, sister, pretty, etc}...poor kid! I know he doesn't notice it...YET! 99.9 % of the time I do not correct them unless its more than 3 times in one minute. And of course I am NOT cutting his hair off. It just wouldn't look like Kosty any other way. So forget it folks! I guess the next option would be getting BOY tattooed across his forehead. Hmmm, maybe...
Well, anyways, he is sure is ALL BOY for always getting called a girl. He loves to wrestle & play any sport at all, he loves to play with ninja turtles, tech decks, motorcycles, cars, he loves to "fight!" & he is always making the cutest sound effects, I love that! He loves riding his bike, scooter, skateboard & quad. Sometimes when he rides his quad he stands up, yes he is a daredevil. Either that or he lays all the way back like he's just too cool to sit up straight. He cracks us up!
okay, maybe he does look like Madison's twin...but he likes her, & that's a good sign!!
and okay, okay...maybe I get it. Looking at this picture I can maybe see the resemblance! So, I guess I won't hold it against 'em...for now.
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