Another year older/ A new school year!

In August I got older. The wiser part doesn't seem to fall into place for me for some reason! (HAHA) But Savanna made her first cake ever. And it tasted really good. And we had a great day! The kids and Brandon made it special for me. Here is a picture. I HATE pictures of me, but figure the kids need some kind of picture of mom someday. I wish I didn't look like crap, but I do. Oh JOY!





School started yesterday! Savanna is now in 3rd grade and my Weylon is a Kindergartner! That is NUTS to me! Savanna is so into styles now! I was trying to help her pick out what to wear on her first day and I would pull out a cute pair of capris and she would say, 'seriously Mom? No one wears that kind of stuff to school." And thus it went for EVERYTHING I picked out. I knew I was bad with the trends and styles, but I didn't think I was bad enough that my 8 year old could pass me up on it! What a fun girl she is! She could teach me a few things about style I am sure! Now as for Weylon, we took him at 100 yesterday to meet his teacher and get started. He was so big! When the teachers aide took them and lined them up to go outside to play while we discussed the year with Mrs. Gutsche he left with a BIG SMILE! A huge change from last year in preschool. Last year, he went after a LOT of convincing, and then ran from the teacher outside and found his way back in to me. And he cried the whole time! This time he played good and when it was time for Parents to leave he said 'bye mom'! And he stayed HAPPILY and rode the bus home! Today he begins the all day every day routine. I pray he will do good and LOVE it! He is so ready for school! Its going to be so quiet at home with just OakLeigh and Memphis. Well and of course daycare kids. But they are all little ones now. (Thank goodness!). OakLeigh was so upset that she couldn't stay for school too at the open house. She even took off her shoes and lined them up with Weylon's PE shoes. And screamed and bawled when we had to really leave. She gets to start preschool there are Rozet school next year and go 2x a week. That will be so good for her. She is such a people person. And my Memphis boy is doing good. He has an ear infection and is just getting over a terrible cold. He was miserable there for a while, but we are on the mend. He is now 15 pounds and smiles ALL THE TIME! What a blessing he is! Well all my kids are, but to have a baby that likes to sleep at night, hardly EVER cries, and very happy and content is GREAT! Here are the pictures of Savanna and Weylon's first day of school! I am so proud of my children.

Sometimes I wonder what is wrong with me as a mother. Why do my kids behave a certain way? Why do they continually do the things they do? Why do I continually do and react the same way every time? What can I do better to be a better mother? Today is one of those days that I want to scream and pull my hair out. And of course I reacted badly and made it worse for EVERYONE in the house. After the tears, and having to put Weylon in his room for a good 45 minutes so I could cool off, I got on my knees and prayed for help. And I was able to calm down and go talk to him in a way that was good for him and he understood WHY his actions were wrong. He actually understood what I was trying to get across to him! Hmm, maybe calmly talking does work! Who would have thought that? LOL...Sheesh I have been a mom for how many years now....8 - and I am just getting the hang of that part. I wish I was better. I wish I didn't first yell and spank and then figure it out. But I will keep praying and keep working on it. And hope I dont screw up all my kids. I hope someday when they leave home they can leave KNOWING without a doubt that their MOM DOES LOVE THEM.

So I found the First Presidency Message. It is about Love at Home—

By President Thomas S. Monson
Blessed Family Life

“When we have sampled much and have wandered far and have seen how fleeting and sometimes superficial a lot of the world is, our gratitude grows for the privilege of being part of something we can count on—home and family and the loyalty of loved ones. We come to know what it means to be bound together by duty, by respect, by belonging. We learn that nothing can fully take the place of the blessed relationship of family life.”1
Sharing Our Love

“Give your child a compliment and a hug; say, ‘I love you’ more; always express your thanks. Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved. Friends move away, children grow up, loved ones pass on. It’s so easy to take others for granted, until that day when they’re gone from our lives and we are left with feelings of ‘what if’ and ‘if only.’ …

“Let us relish life as we live it, find joy in the journey and share our love with friends and family. One day, each of us will run out of tomorrows. Let us not put off what is most important.”2


“To you who are parents, I say, show love to your children. You know you love them, but make certain they know it as well. They are so precious. Let them know. Call upon our Heavenly Father for help as you care for their needs each day and as you deal with the challenges which inevitably come with parenthood. You need more than your own wisdom in rearing them.”3
Expressing Our Love

“To you parents, express your love to your children. Pray for them that they may be able to withstand the evils of the world. Pray that they may grow in faith and testimony. Pray that they may pursue lives of goodness and of service to others.

“What is most important almost always involves the people around us. Often we assume that they must know how much we love them. But we should never assume; we should let them know. Wrote William Shakespeare, ‘They do not love that do not show their love.’ We will never regret the kind words spoken or the affection shown. Rather, our regrets will come if such things are omitted from our relationships with those who mean the most to us.”5

“May our families and homes be filled with love: love of each other, love of the gospel, love of our fellowman, and love of our Savior. As a result, heaven will be a little closer here on earth.

“May we make of our homes sanctuaries to which our family members will ever want to return.”6

“Inasmuch as the family unit is under attack in the world today, and many things long held sacred are ridiculed, we ask Thee, our Father, to make us equal to the challenges we face, that we may stand strong for truth and righteousness. May our homes be havens of peace, of love and of spirituality.”7

TALK ABOUT A LESSON I NEEDED TO READ TODAY! PHEW. Take a breath. My Father in Heaven heard my prayer. He helped me...ONCE AGAIN. What would I do without the knowledge of prayer? REALLY? How does anyone go throughout life without prayer and knowledge that we do have a loving Father in Heaven just a prayer away? Thank goodness for the prompting to get on my knees today. I am so blessed. It WILL be a good day. I will make it that way. I am not alone in this!

August So Far-

August has been a great month so far. We were able to go to Vernal and Roosevelt Utah for Jacey and Paige's baptisms. It was so great to be able to be there and show them some support. It was a long drive. We drove all day Friday and had a great time and came home Sunday. It took us about 10 hours to drive-which isn't bad with my kids! Memphis did great for his first real time going anywhere far. He slept a lot. He screamed till 400am friday night but did great the rest of the time! He was a better traveler than any of the other 3! It was good to be there for Jacey and Paige. They are such good kids and am so thankful for the choice they made to be baptized! They had such big smiles on their cute little faces. I wish I would have thought to get a picture of them and Savanna. Since they were all baptized so close together!

A couple of Sundays ago, I was called into President Jones office. Oh great I thought. He asked me if I would be willing to teach the youth Sunday School class. Are you kidding me? I started to laugh. Because I really wanted to bawl like a big baby. The youth scare me to death. Don't ask me why. They are all great kids. But I am a big dork and don't know nearly as much as they do, and am SCARED TO TRY TO TEACH THEM! So I told him yes. Trust me if I had been taught differently, the NO would have been blurted out very easily. But I very quietly said yes. It wasn't very convincing. President Jones could tell. He asked me, and I said, "you have just asked me to do the ONE calling I always told Brandon that I WOULD NEVER DO'. I said I would rather be Relief Society President again. LOL. But after today, it wasn't so bad. They didn't bite. They were all good kids and even participated. So I take it back. I DO NOT want to be RS president again. I rather enjoyed the lesson. And I got to go to RS again. I haven't done that since I was released I think. It was a good day. Its funny to think. I have been feeling like I haven't been doing my part in studying the scriptures. I haven't felt like I have been in tune with the Spirit at all. I have been dragging my feet about EVERYTHING! And because He is MY Father in Heaven, He knew it. He knew that I needed a big swift kick in the rear end to get me on the ball. And let me tell you, this calling is what I need. I read my scriptures this week. I started studying for that lesson on Monday. I studied for it every day. I haven't actually STUDIED my scriptures in a long time. It felt good. So, once again, my Heavenly Father knows best. I will accept His call. I am NO Fonzy or Leroy, because they are just naturally awesome teachers, but I will do my best, and I am sure I will be the one who benefits the most from this calling.

What a day!

Well today started off like any other regular day. I was able to do some time on my elliptical. I got the house straitened up a little bit. The kids had breakfast. Well I was sitting down to nurse Memphis. Weylon and OakLeigh decided to go outside to play. Nothing new. They do it all the time. A few minutes later I hear banging on the front door and screaming. I jump up to see Weylon COVERED in blood. And he was holding his foot. I threw Memphis to Savanna. Grabbed him and blood was SPURTING out of his foot. I panicked. We ran to the bathroom and I put a towel on it and it bled through a pretty large towel. And he is STILL SCREAMING. I was shaking but started to get control so he could calm down. I called Brandon. I don't know why. I guess for some reassurance. Then I called Brandon's mom cause I knew he needed stitches. It was pretty deep. I got the spurting to stop but it was still bleeding really bad. She came right over (thank goodness cause the last thing I needed was to take 4 kids to the ER). Anyways, turns out he found a leatherman outside in the dirt. Popped open the pocket knife part and was trying to "mow the grass". I looked at his shoe, sure enough there is a LARGE slice out of it. He only had to get 3 stitches, but the knife went in 3/4 inch deep. Thats deep for a little 5 year old foot. He has been a champ though. So he decided to go outside a few hours later, came in and blood was all over again. I was praying that he didn't bust open the stitches. He didn't and has parked it on the chair and hasn't moved since. Poor guy. But he is pretty proud of those stitches and yes, he is soaking it in for all its worth. What a trooper. He told me he will "never play with a knife again. OR EVEN TOUCH SCISSORS". Guess he was scarred for life. GOOD. Here is is relaxing in the recliner. I didn't dare take a picture of the stitches yet. They are wrapped for now.

I am just thankful that he didn't cut off his foot. It got stopped on his shoe by the thick leather. A moment that made me proud though, Savanna and OakLeigh were in the living room crying when they saw the blood. So OakLeigh told Savanna they needed to say a prayer and that he would be ok. So they did. Makes me feel like I am doing something right! I love my kids. Even when they do these kind of things to me and literally give me a heart attack. This is why I can't have kids their age at 45. I would probably have dropped dead from the sight of the spurting blood.
Oh and on another note, I got to go to dinner with my friends last night. We went to prime rib. But as I was walking out the door to leave, OakLeigh and Weylon (once again those 2 together is a bad deal) were caught up in the fishing pole and Weylon was reeling in OakLeigh. Thankgoodness he only caught her pajama top. But man alive it was wedged in that hook really good. Could have been another catastrophe, but I am glad we are being watched over. I know prayers are heard every morning and night for our families safety! I will finish with some pictures I found off my phone. They are all blurry as I don't get the smart phones. I am not "smart" enough to figure them out. LOL

Savanna got a bling belt for school at the NHSRA. She was so excited and its really cute!
alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636822179117086930" />

She had fun on the monkey bars at the Rozet school park.


Weylon tried on a hat at the Flinstones park. I love how all you can see are his teeth and big grin.


Memphis is sleeping. What a sweet baby boy.


OakLeigh insisted on playing in the rain. She had a great day!