Wednesday, February 22, 2012

February

My life sometimes feels like I am always in fast forward.  I am constantly going and I miss crucial moments in life and I can't figure out how to slow it down and enjoy it.

Libby is growing up and amazing us each day with something new.  Its crazy to see her acting more and more like a kid rather than a toddler.

on friday night I was putting her to bed and more often than not it is usually a fight and then lots of crying (from both of us).  well she was happy a first in a long time.  We read scriptures, a book and had said our prayers.  I was giving her our usual good night hang and she asked ever so sweetly "oh mom can I PLEEEASE her a drink of water" then batted her eyes and smiled.  I started to laugh and could help but say  yes.

last night while getting her PJ's on she pulled her pans off and then purposefully dropped her under ware.  then says in a nasel guttural voices "my panties" (which she does this every time we get dressed) Me being annoyed says." you don't have to take your under ware off we only change them in the morning and then you still don't need to say 'my panties'."  she looks at me and say "well I say it because my daddy laughes."

She come to my moms after preschool and loving playing with haley's dog.  they are pretty good friends.  but the beast part of being at my moms is when she and the dog play outside.  I don't have to worry about her and she has a little buddy to hang with when they are in the back yard.

We took her to dinner with us on Valentines day.  And I let her stay dressed up in her Princess dresses.  she had a 5 bracelets on and a necklace too.  she was so happy It made me smile.

She has been having problems sleeping and staying in her room at bed time.  so we put a child lock on her door and a gate at the end of the hall, So she can still get to the bathroom but not come and wake us up.  Wel this morning she came into our room at 7:!5 and says Mommy Im awake. marshall and I both groan.  he had stayed up until 3 doing homework and I just didn't want to get out of bed yet.  well come to find out she pushes the gate until it falls over.  but about 10 min later she says she wants to go get her dress so she can get ready for church.  I figured she would be back up because she couldn't get into her closet.  nope.  she brought me the "broken" child lock for the door.  and said here mom.  so at this point I don't know if I should be mad or impressed.

With Marshall graduating in may we are planning a family vacation to go watch him walk (he is getting his  masters in human resource and development).  So we have been talking a lot about our trip.  trying to plan and figure out why is going to work.  We made the mistake of telling Libby that we are going on an airplane.  and since January I hear about going on an airplane at least once every day!  I am glad that she is excited to go.  I am very excited to be able to finally have my husband back.  We have a count down of 11 weeks left until life will become normal.  I can't wait to be able to talk to an adult again.  go somewhere without having to worry that we have to be home so marshall can do homework.  the 3 years straight has been hard but I can not only see the light at the end of the tunnel It is only a few steps away from us being out of the tunnel!!!!!

Haleys surgery has been rescheduled again for mid april.   This is a change from the mar 6 that was changed due to a scheduling issues with dr. and their vacation times. she is miserable and exhausted.  And its hard to watch her suffer.  So please keep her in your prayers as she is suffering.

Sunday, January 15, 2012

January 2012

The new year!!

Well the last few months have been pretty crazy!

We finally got some family pictures and I am grateful for a friend who was so kind to take some pictures last minute.  Our little family of Three will be as Happy as We can be!








Sunday, November 6, 2011

My crazy week

For those who are not in the loop this was my week
Monday oct 31 Halloween-- the usual get ready for the crazy trick or treating, get a text that my mother-in-law is having a brain tumor removed on Saturday!
Tuesday- take care of Haley (9-1 every tues and thurs) Paparazzi show2-6 7:30-9 conference call to help my business grow
Wednesday--Marshall leaves to go to Cincinnati, the power goes out all morning, paparazzi show 3-9
Thursday- My sister-in-law has a brain tumor removed (yes it is the same tumor my mother-in-law has)Take care of Haley, make 10 freezer meals for freezer exchange
Friday- leave at 8 to pick up mar shall from the airport, stop at the hospital to visit, lunch together(me, Marshall and Libby) home at 3:00 eat dinner and then head to Marshall's company movie day, then to my in laws for a last hurrah before her surgery.
Saturday--4:45 meet at ALA for bountiful baskets, home at 8am, cut and put away my basket until 10 (yes I cook and freeze lots of food) all the while waiting for my mother in law to come out of surgery.  make more freezer meals to finish up.  lunch and then to the hospital to check on my mother in law, home and load up my vehicle for another Paparazzi show and then home in bed by 11.

if being a caregiver and helping my mom care for my sister doesn't cause enough feelings of helplessness then having her in and out of the hospital every few weeks makes me sad.   But add brain tumors on 2 family members that you love makes the stress even more unbearable.

so for those of you that want to know how I do it... I don't.  I spend days crying because of my inability to take care of my daughter, husband, home and family.  I finally have exhausted all my everything.  So on Monday when I wondered how I was going to deal with this week  all alone I knelt down and prayed harder than I have prayed in a while.   I prayed because I had no where else to turn.  no help and no relief from the rigors of life.  and just asked my Father in Heaven to give me the strength that I needed to be able to make it one more day!  I know that he answers prayers but in that moment I had an immediate relief of my pain, frustrations, sorrows, feelings of inadequacy.   I was calmed down enough to move forward with my day.

I still feel like I am not doing all I can or even enough to keep a float but I know on those days that I cant do it alone that the savior steps in and makes my burdens light and bearable.

I know that answers to prays don't always come fast and are not always what we want but he does bless us with small miracles.  We may all be looking for large miracles but if we step back and look we will see the Lords hand in our life.  Look for the small blessings and you will be amazed at how often the Lord answers prayers.

ps.  Both brain tumors were successfully removed.  My sister in law is home and doing well.  My mother in law was lucky at the timing of her surgery.  So we are feeling blessed that the lord prompted the surgeon to do the surgery so quick.

Monday, October 24, 2011

Today, yesterday, and the month before!

Well if you hadn't noticed ALL of my blogs have been lacking in the love department.

I am putting a blame in a few areas.

First-- I went back to work Part time for the summer.  July aug and sept.
second--Haley has gotten worse.  She is needing more care than before.
third--marshall has gotten a new position at work and spending a bunch of time working
Forth-- Libby is feeling like I don't pay enough attention to her and she is starting to give up ...nap time... I think every mothers worst nightmare.
fifth--I started selling paparazzi jewelry and that is taking up all my extra free time.
sixth-- libby has been on and off sick the past 3 weeks and so have I.

I hope those are enough reasons that you all feel sorry for me and forgive my absence in the blogging world.

So that was the short of it I will give some tidbits to make it all worth while.

Libby Turned 3 yeah and we had a party.  we were going to take her to the zoo but I didn't give us enough time in my planning to figure in rush hour traffic.  so instead we went to thanksgiving point and road the pony and saw lots of fun animals.









She  choose  dinner at wingers because she loves the popcorn!



We had a friend make a repunzal cake and it turned out great.  
Libby was super excited about it!  it tasted great and really made her day!




She got a special birthday hat at preschool!!  she loves preschool and I am 
glad she has somewhere fun to go meet new people!



When I turned 3 they found my Heart block.  I have been nervously and impatiently waiting for her to turn 3 so that we can check her heart to see if what I have is hereditary.  


She reluctantly let us put stickers on her (she whined and cried the entire time).  but when all is said and done she is perfectly healthy and does not I repeat enthusiastically she DOES NOT have a heart problem!!!!!!!!!!!

one of her many wonderful gifts was a princess dress she wears all the time she is my little princess through and through!!


towards the end of september Haleys illness took a turn for the worse and she was in a lot of pain.  so they decide that it would help her if they put in a GJ tube (it is one that goes though her  stomach into her intestines)  so they took the nose feeding tube out and now she has hole into her stomach.  for the most part is has been a hard transition but what major surgery doesn't require a bit of healing.  We hope that after the 6 weeks of recovery she will be feeling up to par.  for now she is looking better and in a bit better spirits.  This was a picture of one of the days of her week long stay at primary children's.





We took libby down as part of her birthday and just because we could.  to go see the little mermaid at the tuacahn in st george!  it was amazing she loved it.  she loved the songs and the whole experience.  We are excited to take her next year to go see Aladdin.  But for now she is singing ariels songs still.  and mermaids are her favorite thing to talk about.
 this was her look through out the entire movie she sat on the edge of her seat and watched.  with intermittent smiles and laughing with glee.


Hope that filled the long and short of our september Maybe next week I will blog about oct.

Monday, August 29, 2011

Life is crazy

Some days I wonder when is my life going to slow down. 

I have been really busy and have not had the time that I want to get the things done I need too. 

I have been working Part time at Larry Miller Chevy in prov since the beginning of July since my Good friend Got ill.  I fill in 3-4 hours 3 times a week.  I forgot how difficult it is to get stuff done when you are constantly on the run.  I will be done working at the end of Sept. after the inventory is through.  I cant wait.

Paparazzi Accessories logoI also started selling Paparazzi Jewelry!!! its $5 anything and everything is $5.  the little girl stuff is usually $1 so a really great deal.

I just got my first shipment of product and already sold 10% of it and have put in another order today.  I am really excited to start selling. 

The reason I decided to sell Jewelry is because I needed a hobby.  Marshall is going to be really busy with school for the next 6 months and if I have something I can do to keep me busy while he is studying I can not be bothered by his not being around as much. 

Libby is starting Preschool next week.  I cant believe how gown up she is getting.  She keeps asking if she can have a cherry for her birthday.  I just laugh and say sure. 

Marshall and I went to st George a couple of weeks ago and Had a nice getaway with our friends.  We went an saw Grease at the tuachan.  We decided while we were there that we are going to bring Libby back in September to see the little mermaid.  We hope she really likes it. 

I started taking the financial peace university classes from a women that is in my ward.  I really Love how inspiring Dave Ramsey can be.  I hope this helps me plan make My 5 year plan more concrete.  Mine always fall through where Marshall's always work.

so that's the long and the short of the past few months.  So if anyone is interested in great jewelry or jewelry holders please give me a call and I can hook you up.
I love how happ marshall Looks in this picture!!!

Monday, August 22, 2011

For Sale

  
Does your jewelry box look like mine??



Well I have found a way to fix my problem 
Earring and Necklace Holder

5x7 sell for $5



10x13 Black is $15


 


12x12 Ocean Breeze Blue is $15



26x10 Green Apple is $20
26x10 Rich Plum is $20


Sizes Available
26x10 $20
16x12 $20
17x13 $20
12x24 $25
26x12 $25
18x24 $25
8x10 $10
5x7 $5

Colors Available
Fire Red
Rich Plum
Black
Blue ocean Breeze
Green Apple
Real Orange
Watermelon Pink
Cream

If you would like to pick your own color you can. 

If you are interested in purchasing a Jewelry holder please Drop me a line at
marshallandbrittany@yahoo.com let me know what color you would
like and the size you want.  I have lots ready to go!!!

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Grandma camp 2011

http://grandmacamp.blogspot.com/

Lots of really cute pictures on the grandma camp blog.  check it out!!! she also has a book with lots of ideas to help you get started with your own grandma camp.

WHAT GRANDMAS AROUND THE WORLD SHOULD TRY

this year was space themed.  What an awesome job grandma did!!!

All the kids had a great time and she was well prepared. 
the long end of the shuttle "rescue"

"Space Saucers" donuts

Little kids space shuttle


space shuttle race



Space goop


Libby meeting the Space alien(grandpa)

Libby in her space suit getting ready to leave for her mission