Tagged again...are'nt you lucky?

10 years ago: I actually met Mitchell for the first time 10 years ago today. I was living in Alpine Utah and Mitchell was visiting his "girlfriend" in Provo. She took her eyes off the prize for two seconds and ... (well...It went something like that :) But the rest is as they say...History!

I just got off the phone from sending him a tasty little Anniversary treat to the office :)




5 things on my list to do today:
1) Cook the chicken which is defrosted in the fridge
2) Clean my bathrooms / Do some laundry / Vacuum
3) Bath the babies and shower Avery and hopefully myself at some point
4) "10 Minutes of Love" with each of the kids individually and Daddy too
5) Dance Revolution Party Dance off with the family (you should try this at your house if you haven’t already ~ Great calorie burner and a ton of fun!)

Things I enjoy: Spending quiet time with Mitchell...my favorite time being between climbing into bed and just prior to falling asleep. It seems to be the only bit of peace I get all day.


What would I do if I were a billionaire? What do you mean if...don’t you mean when I am a billionaire? I plan on having the biggest, sickest, indoor/outdoor pool you have ever seen...I am talking natural waterfalls, waterslides, etc. Mitchell will never work another day in his life unless of course he wants to but I think we will just hang out and co-parent our beautiful band of children. I would Pay off all my family and friends mortgages and cover all their kids college and mission funds. I would have a personal trainer who would keep me interested in my workouts on a daily basis. Hey and now that I am a billionaire we might as well throw in a cook, a housekeeper, driver, and anything else I might need on a whim....lol. Anyone else need anything while I am at it?

Places I have lived: Alexandria, VA ~ Mechanicsburg and Greencastle, PA ~ Rockville and Elkton, MD ~ Rexburg, ID ~ Salt Lake City, Logan, and Alpine UT ~ Middletown, DE

5 jobs I have had:
1) Assistant Baker
2) Collection Agent
3) Swim Instructor
4) Video Store Checkout person
5) Bank Manager

5 things people don't know about me:1) The closest thing I can imagine to Heaven is swimming laps in a pool
2) Having the fridge stocked somehow makes me feel safe/comfort
3) I love to Vacuum and do so almost daily but I may dust a few times a year if that
4) I have two classes left to take prior to graduating from Utah State with a Bachelors in Sociology
5) I love thunder and lightning storms

My Darling Nikki...

Phoenix Nicole that is... She is one of my sweet little Valentines this year! I have been oh so very sickly this week. I even had to call for back up for the first time ever to help care for the kids while I "took ill" in my bed for a day and a half. When I awoke from my 36-hour coma there next to my bed laid four petrified chicken nuggets on a princess plate and a glass of water. My precious little girl was looking out for her Mommy.

Mitchell was looking out for his Girl's too this year during Valentine's Day. As I said I was sicker than sick on Tuesday and Wednesday. By Thursday I was able to care for my kids again, but I was still feeling like crap! I also had, by this time, two other children who are now down with the same thing. So when Mitchell called and said he needed to make a few stops before coming home from work, my first response was "I need nothing for Valentines Day just bring home a flower or something for the girls and hurry home!" He said "Okay"... I said "seriously...hurry!"

He walked in from work carrying a Grocery store packaged rose bouquet for me, a flower bouquet for the girls and Valentines day mugs. We already had Stone and Daddy's favorite chocolates set aside for them. The girls were so excited! They absolutely love flowers...especially from Daddy!

Avery wont pass by a Store flower display without asking to smell the flowers. We are all too often found parked next to the display pulling out pack by pack of flowers as Avery takes a huge sniff. She always comments on her favorites both colors and smells. It usually adds an additional 10-15 minutes to our shopping time...sometimes I just wonder what people are thinking as I say "just one more and then we have to more on"

Phoenix's flower wish was to have her own special vase for her room. So the next morning we opened up the flowers and got busy. You should have seen the mess! We made two arrangements...one for the kitchen and the other for Phoenix's room. I must say the high priced flower shops have nothing on us Pheany Bean!

Dandelion Tag...Are you it?

Check "T" to see if your one of the next lucky taggee's. Don't get mad at me...you can send your special "Thank you's" to Linda. Think of it this way...at least now you have something to blog about :) The time may be hard to come by but hey....that's not my problem! lol.


A- Attached or single: ....there is just something about that word...attached...for some reason it makes me think of being shackled or stuck rather than I choose someone to share my life with...but whatever I'm attached!
B- Best Friend: I have a few...each of you know who you are and why you are.
C- Cake or Pie: Where are the cookies? If I had to pick it would be Pie...Pumpkin, (Libby's from the Can recipe) right from the fridge with a dab of Cool-Whip.
D- Day of Choice: Friday. I enjoy the anticipation of the weekend almost as much as the weekend itself.
E- Essential Item: ice water with the correct water to ice ratio
F- Favorite Color: I don’t have one.
G- Gummi Bears or Worms: Are either of them covered in chocolate?
I- Indulgence(s): 1/4 lb. cheeseburger with only mustard and extra pickles and a small chocolate frosty from Wendy's.
J- January or July: January. I hate humidity!
K-Kids: 5
L-Life is incomplete without: Family and close friends
M- Marriage Date: October 30, 1998
N- Number of Siblings: 3
O- Oranges or Apples: Apples as long as they are crunchy.
P- Phobias or Fears: Right now...Fear of the twins learning to walk (they have not yet started, but they will soon)
Q- Quote(s): "My favorite flower is a dandelion because when they are yellow my children will pick them for me. Then when they turn into wishes my children love to run the yard making wishes and blowing them to the wind...and to think some people think of them as weeds!" My most recent favorite quote...by me :) Chris...

R- Reason To Smile: I'm not crying...
S- Season: You can’t grow up in Rockville without Fall being your favorite season. (Norbek Dr. anyone?)
T- Tag Six: Mitchell, Megan, Lisa (Start your blog!:), and all my bratty siblings whose blogs are boring me to death as updates are way too scarce!
U- Unknown Fact About Me: I have a kidney stone making its way through my body...as if I don't have enough on my plate :)
V- Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animal: Do I look like a bunny...pass me the filet mignon!
W- Worst Habit: Becoming frustrated easily and letting it show.
X- X-Rays or Ultrasounds: My first inclination would be to say ultrasounds because I have had so many of them and how great is it to peak in on a baby in utero, but quite literally I hate lying there about to pee myself as some sadomasochist pushes on my belly with all their might. I guess the answer is I find the fact that I can actually look at my insides...while still alive fascinating!
Y- Your Favorite Food: Chicken or Popcorn
Z: Zodiac: Aries

Look whose sporting the Halle Berry...

I recently cut Phoenix's hair to shoulder length, as she has been asking/begging for months to have it done. I am not one for calling and making appointments as I have proven to be a last minute, spur of the moment kind of girl. So when Phoenix finally convinced me I said "Go wash and condition your hair and I will get the scissors."

As soon as Avery saw Phoenix she wanted a hair cut as well. I went ahead and cut her hair too and both of my girls looked beautiful! Me not being a stylist by any means (I am able to get by because the girls hair is curly and curls hide a ton of mistakes) then took Avery to my girlfriend who is a real licensed stylist and she cleaned it up for me.

Point being Avery has had two haircuts in the past month. About three months ago I was cleaning up around the girls room and found stuffed in the back of Phoenix's drawer a couple of good sized clumps of Avery's hair. Phoenix was grounded and Avery was given the rule... "Who's allowed to cut your hair?" Answer: Mommy and Ms. Jenn (my friend the stylist.) We have been practicing this question over and over again during the subsequent two haircuts and she was well aware that no one was to cut her hair including herself!

So imagine my surprise when Phoenix came up the steps from the basement with a huge clump of hair in tote, yelling, "Avery is hiding in the closet cutting off her hair!" I ran down stairs seeing additional clumps of hair along the way. I opened the closet door and there sat Avery with a pair of safety scissors, clumps of hair around her on the floor, she looks up at me and said "It wasn’t my fault" My first question "Who's allowed to cut your hair?" She obviously knew the answer as she looked at the floor with a sad face and never answered me.

I tried so hard to ignore the pure amount of hair that was now missing from her head and the fact that she had cut it down so low at the bangs and around the ear that we may have no choice but a shave down. I called my girlfriend and she said "Do not shave her down" that we could try and blend it as much as we could and wait for it to grow out. I just keep repeating, "Yeah but Jenn, you have not seen it yet!"






Two days went by and I tried to ignore what was going on. I washed it and conditioned it and styled it and it was just as bad. Below was the picture of her hair when she woke up the next morning. I swear she was looking like the 80's band Flock of Seagulls. I simply could not stand to look at her, but I let it go two more days...





Yesterday, I could no longer take it. We were in the middle of watching Handy Mandy when I took her by the hand and lead her up the steps. I brought out the clippers put on a 8 and shaved that mop off. I then combed it out and took it down to a 5. Mitchell and I both had a hard time with it last night, but she is starting to look much cuter this morning. Quite frankly she looks a lot more like Stone to me now. I was on Mitchell to take her to get her ears pierced (Mitchell said no) and I will have her in the "girliest" dress she owns on Sunday. Lol. I also painted her fingernails :)



But the best/worst part of this whole ordeal is that she is not bothered by this at all. She thinks she is just as beautiful, which she is! and is quite happy that she no longer has to have the knots brushed out of her hair. The worst being that she may just think she likes this look enough to style it again on her own in the future.

Have I mentioned before that my days are crazy in Delaware? You probably thought I was kidding did'nt you!