Life is a Dance

We're going through changes....

2010-08-06T10:17:00.001-07:00

Well, things have been pretty interesting to say the least for the last couple of months. I have really sat back and reflected on life and what I have done and what I really wanted. There have been many trials, tribulations and stupid decisions made LOL What I need is a clean slate. Somewhere that I can go and start all over. For myself and my family. It is time to leave Cedar City, but this time, we are even going to leave the state. The kids and I will be packing up and moving to Oklahoma in October after the first quarter of school.
Some of you know that my Mom was diagnosed with breast cancer and is now in remission thanks to many prayers and the power of our Heavenly Father. She recently had to undergo back surgery and could really use some help. She really misses us and would like to have her grandbabies so close again and honestly, my little girl would be much better off being around Nana and Papa again!
Scott will hopefully be able to join us as soon as he is released and as long as the Interstate Compact goes through, he will complete his three years probation there. He has a much better chance of succeeding away from this place and the people who he has interacted with in the past...people, places, things...it will be a clean start for the both of us. And hopefully, we can pick up where we left off in improving our relationship and hopefully still have the goal of going to the Temple. As of right now, that is more Scott's goal and what he wants. Don't get me wrong, I want it too, but lets just say that his faith is in a better place than mine right now...I am still working on it.
I am also going to be starting school again this month. I will be working torwards my BS degree in graphic arts with an emphasis is print media design. I am very excited!
There is so much change coming and I don't really know what to expect but I do feel that I am making the best decision for right now. Hopefully it will all work out ok!

So Much For That Idea...

2010-05-29T13:05:00.000-07:00

Hi! Well so much for my great idea of posting alot more blogs this year. My mom calls me the world's greatest "PRO"-crastinator! I guess the nic-name fits. Anyway-I figured I would sign on and at least say hello and that we are still hanging in there! This school year has gone quickly and my little girl will be entering the 2nd grade in the fall and my baby boy will in Kindergarten! I guess, it may be time to start thinking about adding a new addition to the family...It's been a thought in mine and Scott's head for about a year now though, so I really don't know..We are also considering a big move...I'll keep ya posted!

A New Year

2010-01-18T15:17:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year! I know I am a little late (as usual)I am really hoping that this year goes much better than what last year had in store for us. I guess time will tell. I am blessed to have a wonderful family & I love them very much! Do I always like them, nope,I don't, but that's a hurdle in life I plan to jump, not crash into!It's definitely been one of those days...well, actually make that a year where I had been living by this motto...A smile is the best way to deal with difficult situations. Even if it's a fake one. Used properly, you can fool anyone with them...Needless to say, we survived the year!
I decided not to make any resolutions this year because in all honesty, I don't keep them and then I get mad at myself for not living up to my own expectations. I AM going to appreciate what and who I have in my life and be grateful and not take a day for granted...if anything would ever happen, I don't want to be saying "If Only..."
Now a little update on everyone. Scott and I are doing great. I am still working at the Picture Me! Portrait Studio, and I am the Assistant Manager. I am also still working on Mon Cherie Photography but I really don't focus to much energy on it right now as I really dont want to start my studio here in Cedar City.

I am also working another part time job as a customer service rep for Itzy Bitzy. If you have little ones that can wear these shoes and accessories, check us out at www.itzybitzy.com Scott is doing well, he had quit smoking but kinda fell back on the habit! He is working full time at Parkway Ford and also part time at Brian Head...he is so excited to get to snowboard for free!

We had a wonderful holiday and all of us were pretty spoiled! Our favorite gift was our new addition to our family. Meet Duchess Blu Skyelee!

She is our purebred Blue Merle Great Dane! (please excuse the messy house behind her!) Both Scott and I have a passion for big dogs and Danes are such wonderful pets! She is very smart and pretty mellow which is nice! She is a gem with her kennel training!
Anyway, the kids are getting so big! They are pretty much driving me insane on some days but I wouldn't trade them in for anything in the world. There are some days that they can get along so well and are literally best friends and inseparable, but on another day they are screaming at each other and usually throwing blows...

Ysabella is coming up on seven, I just can't believe how fast she is growing up. She is a little drama queen and I can seriously already dread her being a teenager!! She comes home from school with all her little stories about boys chasing her, and this girl not liking this girl and so on and so on...It scares me how fast our society is pushing little girls to grow up! She can be sweet and innocent when she wants to be...she is a whiz at math and loves the color blue and purple. She adores My Little Ponies and Tinkerbell and is in fact, pushing for a Tinkerbell birthday party as I am typing this up!

Trystan is 4 1/2 now and wow, is he a character. He is my monkey! The boy has no fear!! He will start kindergarten next fall...so sad for me, my baby is getting too big! He knows his ABC's and can count to 20 and then skips all the way to 100! His favorite color is green and the boy loves Transformers, especially Bumblebee! He is a little scrapper for sure, I am having to tell him to be good and be nice every single day at daycare!!

Well this has definitely been a long post! I will be posting again soon, we are due for some new family pictures so I will get those up as soon as we have them done.

Just a quick note

2009-12-16T20:09:00.000-08:00

I haven't posted anything in a while so I figured I would jump on and at least say hi and let everyone know that we are indeed, still alive and doing ok! I love the Christmas season and I am so excited! I had the best experience tonight with some of the girls that I work with at one of my jobs. We all decided to get together and have an ugly sweater Christmas party. Ashley had put her mission papers in about a month ago and she got her call! She was so excited and we all gathered around the computer on Skype while her Dad read her mission call, She is going to the Phillipines! It was quite funny and ironic, as soon as we found out, there was a knock at the door and it was....the Missionaries!!! We were quite entertained! LOL I can't believe that this year is almost over! I hope that everyone has a wonderful and safe holiday. Merry Christmas!!

I have the Best News Ever!!!!

2009-09-21T19:55:00.000-07:00

My Mom is cancer free as of today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Biggest Scare of My Life!!!

2009-09-10T21:02:00.000-07:00

My little man, Trystan definitely keeps me on my toes. Today though, he just scared me beyond belief and I mean hysterical crying scared. We were just ready to go pick up Ysabella from school and I ran upstairs to use the restroom before we left. Trystan was sitting on the couching watching that PBS cartoon, Word Girl. I came downstairs and he wasn't on the couch. I poked my head out the back door because sometimes he will go out and play in the backyard. No Trystan. I went next door to my friend's Codey and Kristi's house because they are Aunt and Uncle to my kids and he wasn't there...that's when I started getting scared. My other friends live two doors down and we checked there as well and Trystan was just no where in sight!My friend Aaron got on his bike and rode to check at my daycare providers house because Trystan had been upset that he had left his cup there so we thought maybe he went there. By this time, I am freaking out and I am late picking up Ysabella. My friends kept looking for him and I drove over to the school to pick her up. I was going to call the police as soon as I had her and was on my way back. I double parked a car and left my car running right across the street from the school and ran to find Bella. People were looking at me like I had lost my mind because tears were just streaming down my face. Right as I heard Ysabella say my name I look down and there is my little boy, all safe and sound and all grins and proud that he came and picked up Bella from school. I couldn't even say anything...I just grabbed him and was holding on to him for dear life and completely broke down, The principal came running over and asked if everything was ok and one of the sweet sisters from my ward was right there as well. I have NEVER been more scared in my life and more relieved too. Needless to say, the kids have not left my sight today afterwards and I am just so thankful that Heavenly Father looked after my little boy who decided to walk by himself four blocks away and across a fairly busy intersection!

A trip to the ER

2009-06-01T19:44:00.000-07:00

Whoever said that May we live an interesting life...well it is! Trystan was wearing a shirt today that completely fits him...it says "All my great ideas get me in trouble" Today he definitely got in trouble and it landed him in the ER. Ysabella and Trysatn were out back playing while I was trying to sell my tv...anyway they come back in and sit down on the couch to watch Arthur. All is fine and dandy, I'm studying they are quiet and content and then after the cartoon is over Trystan comes over and starts crying "Mommy, I'm almost dying!" I'm stinking his drama queen sister is rubbing off on him and I laugh and tell him he's not dying and he's ok. He then proceeds to tell me "NO! I drank gas!!!" I ask Bella if he really did and she verifies it, I tell him to show me and sure enough he shows me a gas can laying out in the driveway! I'm about to freak out but instead I grab my keys and get him in his car seat and rush him to the ER. They did x rays and kept us there for a couple of hours but he is ok. Luckily he only drank a little bit and it didn't do any damage I just have to make sure he stays hydrated and just watch him. It sure scared me though and now I am just pissed at whoever decided to leave the gas can out of the hiding spot anyway.

When It Rains, It Pours...

2009-05-24T18:49:00.000-07:00

Wow! What a week! This has been such a hectic week yet also filled with blessings. It was sooo busy with the end of the school year and I can not believe that Ysabella has graduated Kindergarten. She was so excited. I took her to get her hair styled before her graduation because I knew she would not sit still long enough for me to do. That was one battle I really wanted to avoid! Needless to say...all the cute curls lasted all of like 30 minutes. Oh well, it was cute while it lasted! (There are a few pics at the end!)
I got hired as an office assistant for Itzy Bitzy Designs and will be starting on Tuesday. I really needed a second job, the downfall will be that I will never have a day off but that is the price I pay!!!
On Thursday, when it was time to pick up Ysabella from school, I couldn't find my keys anywhere! Luckily I have a spare so I grabbed that and Trystan and I were on our merry way to get her, that is until we got to the car! The good news was, I found my keys!!! The bad news, I had left them in my ignition when I had taken Bella to school in the first place and my battery was dead. So, I called a friend and she picked up Bella for me and came and gave me a jump. I let the car run for about 30 minutes and then shut it off. On Friday morning when I left to take Bella to school, my car wouldn't start! Again, I called my friend and she gave me another jump and I got Bella to school on time. Well this time I drove around for like 45 minutes before I even went to work and it started up just fine every time for the rest of Friday. I thought everything was fine...guess again! LOL On saturday, my car was dead AGAIN!!! Again, the same friend came and jumped me and I went to work, with kids in tow since my babysitter I had lined up called me 45 minutes before work and cancelled!!!!! (I couldn't find anyone to watch them so I had to take them...It was a GREAT day at work, let me tell ya!!! I'm just glad it wasn't too busy! Anyway, I got off and yep, you guessed it, my car was dead! My Manager came and jumped me and by this time, I had had it! I drove straight to Checkers and had some diagnostics ran on it. My battery had pretty much had it and I needed a new one...So now I think it's okay!!!
School has been going great. I am carrying a 3.8 GPA. I thought I was going to graduate next year but I double checked and I am actually scheduled to graduate this October!!!!! The bad news about school is that I ordered the textbooks for my next two classes and found out today that I was told the wrong textbook for one of the classes, and it starts tomorrow!!! Gotta love that!
Anyway, You gotta take the good with the bad, I had to work today and left to two happy and smiling kids and now I have one very upset little girl. She says she has a sore throat and she's sitting here crying because she was asleep for about an hour (which in itself is a miracle...it was 7:00!!) and Trystan just woke her up. So I think we are heading back to WalMart for some medicine!

Happy Easter!!!

2009-04-11T12:24:00.000-07:00

That cute little bunny has hopped all day,
delivering baskets for the holiday.
His paws are so tired and his nose how it itches,
He left you something special to fulfill all your wishes-
Lots of cute little Easter bunny hugs and kisses.

2009-04-07T10:09:00.000-07:00

Spring Greetings!
Again, it has taken me a long time to sign on and blog...figures, I'm a procrastinator, what can I say?! Anyway-my trip to Oklahoma was great! we had such a good time and I seriously did NOT want to come back to Utah. My brother's wedding pics were wonderful and it gave me the opportunity to see where I need to improve. My mom is doing ok. She has had two chemo treatments now and although it makes her very tired, she is handling it all in stride. Scott started school yesterday...wow! LOL I never thought he would ever decide to go back to school. He is going for Automotive Technology. Yesterday was a pretty rough day, I came home from work sick and had/have a combo of strep throat (thanks for sharing Trystan!) and a sinus infection. Needless to say...I slept pretty much all day long until I had to pick up Ysabella from school and slept more after we got home. I am so grateful that my kids are pretty much old enough to entertain themselves! My little girl is the best ever!! Anytime my blanket would slip off she would come retuck me in and kiss me on the cheek. She even made me hot chocolate (even if it was a little watered down!) This morning before I took her to school she was so proud that she had taken care of Mommy...too cute...anyway, I'm still alive and able to actually do stuff today!
I hope everyone is ready for Easter! I think we are. The kids keep asking how many days are left like every 10 minutes...don't you love that! Well- I am still not too clear headed but I guess thats all I am going to write for now...I'm gonna add some pics...I still have to do my Easter pics of the kids...just haven't done it yet!

Happy Valentine's Day!

2009-02-13T20:38:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone! I just want to say hi and hope everyone has a great Valentine's Day! Whether you are going out or staying at home with the kids (like we are!), Have a good one and cherish those that have a special part in your life. Thanks for being my friends!

Time Goes By Too Fast

2009-02-08T08:39:00.000-08:00

I have gotten really far behind in alot of things and this is one of them. This year has been a bit hectic and it will continue to be that way I am sure. We started the year off on a bit of a challenge. My mom who has moved to Oklahoma was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had a mastectomy done last week and finds out tomorrow if she has to undergo chemo. It is a bit scary....let me take that back, way scary! I can't bear with losing my mother just yet. She is doing fine though and healing really quick according to my dad and brother.
Another year has come and gone, Scott's birthday is tomorrow...Happy Birthday Babe, I love you!....and mine is coming up soon. It's crazy how quick time flies by, I don't think I like getting older lol
Speaking of getting older, Ysabella is going to be 6!!!! Wow! She is so excited, she gets to have two birthdays. We are having a party here with her friends and then another party when we get up to Oklahoma for our visit... She will be really excited when she finds out her birthday present from my brother...concert tickets to see David Archuleta! Yes, my little girl is madly in love with little Archie from American Idol. I wonder how long this little crush will last, she says she is going to marry him, I guess she can't do any worse...he is a member LOL
As I mentioned up above, we are getting ready for a little trip...The kids and I will be heading to Oklahoma for a couple of weeks from Feb 28th-March 12th. My brother is getting married! Ysabella and Trystan will be the flower girl and ring bearer and I am going to be their photographer. I am very excited and so honored that my brother would rather have me take his wedding pictures over the other photographer they had in mind!
Today is quite cold and dreary, I think we will be staying inside the whole day. Scott and Bella will be going to church but I am staying home with Trystan as he has pneumonia. The poor little boy, he is one sick baby.
Anyway-that is all for now, hopefully it won't take me another month to jump on here again.

Love this time of the year

2008-12-15T08:05:00.000-08:00

So we kinda slept in yesterday and didn't make it to church...OOPS! So we decided to take the opportunity to make some Christmas treats for our friends and neighbors. We made hot chocolate and put it in bags with marshmallows and candy cane sticks and made candy coated pretzel sticks in fun designs such as snowflakes and santas and snowmen. It was alot of fun. We then bagged them up in these cute little snowmen bags that we found at Wally World and started delivering them. Ysabella and Trystan were so excited!!!! One of our neighbors were like Hold one, hold on, we have something for you and gave the kids some old fashioned orange sticks. As we were walking home Ysabella stopped and was like" the other people didn't give us anything!" It gave me the perfect opportunity to give a good lesson about the spirit of giving. When Scott took me to work later on in the afternoon the Salvation Army was outside ringing their bells and I gave each of them a dollar to go give away. Hopefully they understand a little better now!!

2008-11-27T07:14:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

May your stuffing be tasty
May your turkey plump,
May your potatoes and gravy
Have nary a lump.
May your yams be delicious
And your pies take the prize,
And may your Thanksgiving dinner
Stay off your thighs!
~Author Unknown

Have a wonderful holiday!

Sittin here....

2008-11-25T17:42:00.000-08:00

So I am now just wasting time lol. The kids and I are getting ready to watch A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and I think they will enjoy it. I can remember watching all the little cartoon specials that came on with my Mom or Dad around the holiday season and I do believe that it was one of my favorite parts of the holidays!! Anyway-today was the last day of school until next Monday. I hope I don't pull my hair out this week! It is amazing that the kids can be so wonderful when you only have one at a time...but put them together and you feel like you you have two completely different kids! LOL Maybe I am exaggerating and maybe I will get lucky and they will actually not climb the walls during the Thanksgiving break!
On another note...I don't see how people think that they are excused from certain policies! I had a lady come in today demanding to pick up her daughters pictures and when I asked her for her receipt, she got very irate and was just like "She's my daughter, why in the hell can't I pick up her pictures?!" For one lady, your daughter is an adult and put the pictures in her name and for two, you could pick them up if you have the receipt!...Needless to say, I explained all of this and she was like fine, I'll be right back...well she never came back!!! Which proves that she didn't have the dang receipt....UGH...LOL Oh well enough with the ranting I guess.

2008-11-24T15:21:00.000-08:00

Happy Holidays!!

If you can't beat em, join em!

2008-11-24T14:20:00.000-08:00

Hey Everyone!
Well, I decided I might as well start the whole blog thing. I kept putting it off since I had a MySpace but I have a lot of family and friends who don't use MySpace but wouldn't mind reading a blog....so here I am! LOL
I guess a lot has changed within the past year. Scott and I are doing well, it's almost been 7 years and that is crazy to me. He is working Full Time at Rocky Mountain Furniture, he really enjoys the work and the people he works for. I am working PT at PictureMe! Portrait Studio and still love it. For those of you who don't know, I am working on my Business Management Degree and although I don't like all the coursework, I can not wait until I am done! I am planning on opening my own Studio, but although I have quite the clientele built here in Cedar City, I don't really want to open my business doors here. I really want to move to either Oklahoma or Idaho. I guess we will wait and see when that bridge is ready to cross.
Ysabella is doing great in school. She is such a good student and is always willing to do her homework which is nice. Trystan is completely potty trained now!!! I can't even begin to express how excited I am! Anyway-I guess that will do it for right now...I'm a bit loopy as I am getting over bronchitis. It has been a hard week!