I feel like something's coming. Something different. I feel all crisis-y
...is that even a word?
See, I'm a chicken. Not a pioneer in any way. I've ALWAYS lived here. I've ALWAYS stayed close to home. Never brave enough to try anything new.
But I feel a change. In me, in Dustin.
We're applying for jobs outside of Vegas. I hate the thought of leaving. The last couple of years have not been easy. The last couple months have been worse. I feel torn between comfort and adventure. I'm tired of being a wimp. Tired of feeling trapped.
I want my husband to be happy.
I want him to feel fulfilled.
He wants to work hard, use his brain, flex his muscles...be challenged.
I want my kids to see that you can start over. You can take control of your life. You can choose happiness.
I want to feel happy.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
"Oh Da Bubbas Mitder Man"
He's 6 mo. old now, almost 7.
He lights up our lives and we are all completely smitten.
No teeth. Hates baby food. Sucks the first 2 fingers of his right hand. Kicks his legs wildly in his crib when I enter his room. Rolls everywhere. Laughs out loud without being tickled. Loves his Dad's voice.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Gosh, I'm a bore...yawn...
I say I'm going to post more and then don't. This week has been really busy.
On Monday Archer had a little baby surgery that went way, way better than I had overly, dramatically imagined. Thanks to a great baby urologist. Just for the record, there was no "botching" involved. I'd hate for him to get a complex...
I can't express this enough. We have wonderful friends who help us out AND bring treats. So, thank you! Gosh, I love treats!
Scott's in t-ball (so adorable!) and Madison's swimming and Dustin is asst. coaching both!! Our Saturdays (well, and every other day of the week) are getting pretty hectic but today we were able to go to both. Sometimes we have to split up and/or send in the Grandparents. On top of it all, Paige had her dance recital tonight. Her last dance recital. Miss Jolynn isn't teaching next year and we're very sad. Her husband made a slide show of some of the past years and it was kinda nice to look back. Paige was so tiny when she started. We have so many fun memories of all the recitals and watching our girls and our friends' girls dancing. Now that part of our lives is over and I'm mourning it. On a positive note, looks like we'll be spending lots of time together at ball games and swim meets.
* If and when I can figure out how to get pictures from my phone to my computer there will be some...
I say I'm going to post more and then don't. This week has been really busy.
On Monday Archer had a little baby surgery that went way, way better than I had overly, dramatically imagined. Thanks to a great baby urologist. Just for the record, there was no "botching" involved. I'd hate for him to get a complex...
I can't express this enough. We have wonderful friends who help us out AND bring treats. So, thank you! Gosh, I love treats!
Scott's in t-ball (so adorable!) and Madison's swimming and Dustin is asst. coaching both!! Our Saturdays (well, and every other day of the week) are getting pretty hectic but today we were able to go to both. Sometimes we have to split up and/or send in the Grandparents. On top of it all, Paige had her dance recital tonight. Her last dance recital. Miss Jolynn isn't teaching next year and we're very sad. Her husband made a slide show of some of the past years and it was kinda nice to look back. Paige was so tiny when she started. We have so many fun memories of all the recitals and watching our girls and our friends' girls dancing. Now that part of our lives is over and I'm mourning it. On a positive note, looks like we'll be spending lots of time together at ball games and swim meets.
* If and when I can figure out how to get pictures from my phone to my computer there will be some...
Thursday, February 2, 2012
currently under investigation
Last Thursday was a busy day. Leah was in and out all morning getting ready for her trip and running last minute errands. Something mysterious happened.
HERE ARE THE FACTS:
Dustin had just come back from somewhere and was ready to go meet his mom when Leah noticed an envelope had been shoved into the door.
It had a label taped onto the front that read: Darrington Family.
It contained $60.
Whoever left said envelope has incredible timing and is unbelievably sneaky considering Leah was just on the other side of that door moments before.
Dustin was going to collect money from his mom for Scott's t-ball raffle. Thought she might be in a hurry and dropped it by. Dustin called his mom. she confirmed it was not her.
Leah felt sick to her stomach trying to figure out who would do such a thing.
Dustin told her to just stop.
Leah is so very grateful.
So very, very grateful.
I guess some mysteries will never be solved. We are so blessed and feel so loved so, Thank you!
HERE ARE THE FACTS:
Dustin had just come back from somewhere and was ready to go meet his mom when Leah noticed an envelope had been shoved into the door.
It had a label taped onto the front that read: Darrington Family.
It contained $60.
Whoever left said envelope has incredible timing and is unbelievably sneaky considering Leah was just on the other side of that door moments before.
Dustin was going to collect money from his mom for Scott's t-ball raffle. Thought she might be in a hurry and dropped it by. Dustin called his mom. she confirmed it was not her.
Leah felt sick to her stomach trying to figure out who would do such a thing.
Dustin told her to just stop.
Leah is so very grateful.
So very, very grateful.
I guess some mysteries will never be solved. We are so blessed and feel so loved so, Thank you!
I'm back from my trip. So much fun. We left out Thursday and my sister's hub drove us to California while I sat in the back to tend to the chilin's. It was really nice to be chauffeured around and I took advantage of nearly every opportunity to not drive.We got all checked into our hotel and hit the hay. In the morning we'd be going to the Happiest Place on Earth...Disneyland.
Here are some great things about Disneyland, some newly discovered.
asparagus wrapped in bacon
beignets
mint juleps
popcorn
coke (yes, I said it! It's better at Disneyland. Ask anyone!)
banyan beef
dole whips and dole floats
caramel apples
Mark Twain's riverboat
We had a lot of great treats and the park wasn't crowded at all so we got on a lot of rides considering how many times I parked myself to feed Archer and people watch. The park closed at 8 thank goodness because I don't think i could've been on my feet any longer. Scott wanted to ride the train so at the end of the night we rode it back to Main street station. oh I wish everyone could've seen his face when we went past the dinosaurs. incredible! and watching Scott at Disneyland. oh be still my heart!! 5 is just the perfect age. i spent nearly the entire day with Paige, Scott, and archer while Madison and Karley went off by themselves with their cousins.
I love Disneyland. I LOVE Disneyland. It was so nice to be there with my family and try new things. I feel really lucky that we could go.
Here are some great things about Disneyland, some newly discovered.
asparagus wrapped in bacon
beignets
mint juleps
popcorn
coke (yes, I said it! It's better at Disneyland. Ask anyone!)
banyan beef
dole whips and dole floats
caramel apples
Mark Twain's riverboat
We had a lot of great treats and the park wasn't crowded at all so we got on a lot of rides considering how many times I parked myself to feed Archer and people watch. The park closed at 8 thank goodness because I don't think i could've been on my feet any longer. Scott wanted to ride the train so at the end of the night we rode it back to Main street station. oh I wish everyone could've seen his face when we went past the dinosaurs. incredible! and watching Scott at Disneyland. oh be still my heart!! 5 is just the perfect age. i spent nearly the entire day with Paige, Scott, and archer while Madison and Karley went off by themselves with their cousins.
I love Disneyland. I LOVE Disneyland. It was so nice to be there with my family and try new things. I feel really lucky that we could go.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
My Dad is 60 yrs. old
Wow! I know there are AT LEAST 60 things I love about my Dad. I'd list them but not tonight. When I was a kid 60 seemed so old yet my Dad doesn't seem old to me. When I was 20, 30 seemed old, but it's not! Just goes to show I'm getting older too.
We're celebrating at the end of this month in California. I can't remember the last time we went to California. Oh yeah, last year sometime but Dustin and I were just reminiscing about our many, many trips to California when we were just youngins and our kids were really little youngins and we'd go to Cali. for the weekend at the drop of a hat. Those days are over and it's much harder to get away now. Anyway, back to my Dad. We're partying at Knott's Berry Farm's Chicken Dinner Restaurant. If you haven't had Mrs. Knott's famous fried chicken, well, then you simply haven't lived. It is SO good. Like, last-meal-on-Earth good! My brothers are coming in from Texas and Utah and my sister's coming from New Mexico. The rest of us are traveling from Vegas. I'm looking forward to it. I could use a little mini vacation.
We're celebrating at the end of this month in California. I can't remember the last time we went to California. Oh yeah, last year sometime but Dustin and I were just reminiscing about our many, many trips to California when we were just youngins and our kids were really little youngins and we'd go to Cali. for the weekend at the drop of a hat. Those days are over and it's much harder to get away now. Anyway, back to my Dad. We're partying at Knott's Berry Farm's Chicken Dinner Restaurant. If you haven't had Mrs. Knott's famous fried chicken, well, then you simply haven't lived. It is SO good. Like, last-meal-on-Earth good! My brothers are coming in from Texas and Utah and my sister's coming from New Mexico. The rest of us are traveling from Vegas. I'm looking forward to it. I could use a little mini vacation.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
In case you were wondering
Here are a few things that are going on in our lives.
-Dustin is testing for the fire dept. He passed his National Registry and is now an EMT-I. We are praying and hoping (and sometimes even pleading) that he will be hired soon.
He is the Young Men's President in our ward and loves it.
He left his crappy job at Step Suckers (not the real name) in Nov.and is now working at a hotel/casino as their EMT/security. It's been eye-opening to say the least. The schedule has been great for our family and it somewhat pays the bills so I can't complain.
In May Dustin started a room addition in our house with the help of my Dad and brothers. We no longer have a formal living room but we do have an extra bedroom that will someday be complete (I hope). We just need a few more things done and then it will be finished i.e. baseboards, door trim, paint. Almost there.
-I am still babysitting. I tend a few kids a couple days a week. They're all great kids and it's nice to have a little extra money.
I'm the enrichment leader in our ward. I have the entire year planned out and I've gotta admit I'm kinda excited (which means I'll probably be released soon. ha ha)
I'm loving our little Archer. There was a void before he joined our crew and if my kids can agree on one thing it's that Archer is last years greatest blessing. We are all in love. He's been such a great baby.
I have a good feeling this year is going to be a great one for our family.
-Madison IS IN HIGH SCHOOL!!! Yes, it is true. She goes to early morning seminary. She is attending a technical academy with all of her friends and she loves it. She also LOVES going to church dances with her best friend, Emma. She started out the school year running Cross Country and even lettered. We were so impressed, she really did a great job and trained really hard. It was fun to go to her meets. Running Cross Country kept her from trying out for Cheer (her true passion) so we'll see about next year. She's the Mia Maid class president and is working to get her YW medallion.
-Karley's in middle school. She plays the cello and also the piano. She attended girl's camp over the summer for the first time. She's the beehive class 1st counselor and told us last week that she "loves church" which might be for purely social reasons but hey! we'll take it. She got 4 fish for Christmas all of which have died but she's definitely our animal lover. Last summer Dustin took her to water polo and discovered she is " a natural." Dustin couldn't be more proud. He's been coaching the team and helping out where needed so it's been fun for both of them. Karley's also our little entrepreneur and is always looking for ways to make a little extra cash and around the holidays had a successful candy selling business.
-Paige is in 4th grade and loves her teacher. She got to spend an entire month with her cousin, Rhiannon, that lives in Texas. They had a great time together. She also camped at Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks over the summer with my family. She's in dance class and still loves it and also got to try out doing water polo which she's very good at. She just recently got her ears re-pierced and can't wait to wear all of the cute earrings she has. She is always asking to hold Archer and is such a big help with the baby.
-Scott is in kindergarten and is learning to read. He does very well and he really likes being in school. He's making friends and is always asking for friends to come over and if that doesn't work he'll just invite himself over. We're working on that. He tried water polo and loves it but we decided to wait until he's a little older and a little less wiggly. He loves to swim and can't wait to go again. He's super sweet to Archer and has a couple nicknames and a few songs he'll sing to him. When Archer was in my tummy Scott called him eyeball so we did too. But now our favorite nickname he calls him is Oh Da Bubbas, Mitder Man. It just sounds so cute coming from his little voice. He is a wonderful big brother. Scott loves to wrestle his Dad and wants to be just like him. I've noticed if Dustin wears basketball shorts Scott will change into his. If Dustin wears his sweats to bed then so does Scott. They are the "boy team."
-Archer is the sweetest. Maybe it's because he's our last or maybe I'm just more aware now how fast time really flies but we just can't get enough of him. Right now he has very blue eyes and we're hoping they stay that way. He's a great eater and probably weighs close to 16lbs. He's a chunker and is growing way too fast. He's also a very good sleeper. He's a little over 3 months old. He "talks" and coos and smiles so big it looks like it hurts sometimes. He says "goo" all the time. He loves his swing. He loves his Binky. He brings us so much joy and we love him so very very much.
Hopefully I'll be able to stay on top of my journaling this year so I won't have to do such a lengthy recap.
-Dustin is testing for the fire dept. He passed his National Registry and is now an EMT-I. We are praying and hoping (and sometimes even pleading) that he will be hired soon.
He is the Young Men's President in our ward and loves it.
He left his crappy job at Step Suckers (not the real name) in Nov.and is now working at a hotel/casino as their EMT/security. It's been eye-opening to say the least. The schedule has been great for our family and it somewhat pays the bills so I can't complain.
In May Dustin started a room addition in our house with the help of my Dad and brothers. We no longer have a formal living room but we do have an extra bedroom that will someday be complete (I hope). We just need a few more things done and then it will be finished i.e. baseboards, door trim, paint. Almost there.
-I am still babysitting. I tend a few kids a couple days a week. They're all great kids and it's nice to have a little extra money.
I'm the enrichment leader in our ward. I have the entire year planned out and I've gotta admit I'm kinda excited (which means I'll probably be released soon. ha ha)
I'm loving our little Archer. There was a void before he joined our crew and if my kids can agree on one thing it's that Archer is last years greatest blessing. We are all in love. He's been such a great baby.
I have a good feeling this year is going to be a great one for our family.
-Madison IS IN HIGH SCHOOL!!! Yes, it is true. She goes to early morning seminary. She is attending a technical academy with all of her friends and she loves it. She also LOVES going to church dances with her best friend, Emma. She started out the school year running Cross Country and even lettered. We were so impressed, she really did a great job and trained really hard. It was fun to go to her meets. Running Cross Country kept her from trying out for Cheer (her true passion) so we'll see about next year. She's the Mia Maid class president and is working to get her YW medallion.
-Karley's in middle school. She plays the cello and also the piano. She attended girl's camp over the summer for the first time. She's the beehive class 1st counselor and told us last week that she "loves church" which might be for purely social reasons but hey! we'll take it. She got 4 fish for Christmas all of which have died but she's definitely our animal lover. Last summer Dustin took her to water polo and discovered she is " a natural." Dustin couldn't be more proud. He's been coaching the team and helping out where needed so it's been fun for both of them. Karley's also our little entrepreneur and is always looking for ways to make a little extra cash and around the holidays had a successful candy selling business.
-Paige is in 4th grade and loves her teacher. She got to spend an entire month with her cousin, Rhiannon, that lives in Texas. They had a great time together. She also camped at Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks over the summer with my family. She's in dance class and still loves it and also got to try out doing water polo which she's very good at. She just recently got her ears re-pierced and can't wait to wear all of the cute earrings she has. She is always asking to hold Archer and is such a big help with the baby.
-Scott is in kindergarten and is learning to read. He does very well and he really likes being in school. He's making friends and is always asking for friends to come over and if that doesn't work he'll just invite himself over. We're working on that. He tried water polo and loves it but we decided to wait until he's a little older and a little less wiggly. He loves to swim and can't wait to go again. He's super sweet to Archer and has a couple nicknames and a few songs he'll sing to him. When Archer was in my tummy Scott called him eyeball so we did too. But now our favorite nickname he calls him is Oh Da Bubbas, Mitder Man. It just sounds so cute coming from his little voice. He is a wonderful big brother. Scott loves to wrestle his Dad and wants to be just like him. I've noticed if Dustin wears basketball shorts Scott will change into his. If Dustin wears his sweats to bed then so does Scott. They are the "boy team."
-Archer is the sweetest. Maybe it's because he's our last or maybe I'm just more aware now how fast time really flies but we just can't get enough of him. Right now he has very blue eyes and we're hoping they stay that way. He's a great eater and probably weighs close to 16lbs. He's a chunker and is growing way too fast. He's also a very good sleeper. He's a little over 3 months old. He "talks" and coos and smiles so big it looks like it hurts sometimes. He says "goo" all the time. He loves his swing. He loves his Binky. He brings us so much joy and we love him so very very much.
Hopefully I'll be able to stay on top of my journaling this year so I won't have to do such a lengthy recap.
I resolve...
Like so many I'm trying to keep a better record of my family's comings and goings this year. I haven't been on my own blog for so long that I forgot how to even get to it. It took me ten minutes to figure out how to post and I still can't figure out pictures. In 2010 I made a video of some pictures I had taken mostly for the sole purpose of announcing we would be having another baby (#5) in 2011. That was my last post. 2011 got no love even though I sat down at the computer many times to share my thoughts or a photo and I just couldn't do it. My kids were sad, my husband was sad, and now I'm sad that the entire year passed and I don't have it preserved. This year I promise to do better.
I'll start at the beginning.
January 1, 2012 was our 13th wedding anniversary. Dustin worked, we went to church, and after church we all slept. Well, most of us slept. For dinner we went over to my mother-in-laws without Dustin for yummy enchiladas (Madison's birthday request.) We watched Indiana Jones and went to sleep. We had big plans for the next day. Dustin and I were going to go out for our anniversary, Madison wanted to go to the mall to spend her birthday gift cards, Karley had plans to ride her bike all the way to her friends new house, and Paige and Scott wanted to play one last time before school started up again. During the middle of the night we all got sick with some sort of 24hr. bug except for Dustin and Paige. It was a sad and uneventful last day of winter break.
I'll start at the beginning.
January 1, 2012 was our 13th wedding anniversary. Dustin worked, we went to church, and after church we all slept. Well, most of us slept. For dinner we went over to my mother-in-laws without Dustin for yummy enchiladas (Madison's birthday request.) We watched Indiana Jones and went to sleep. We had big plans for the next day. Dustin and I were going to go out for our anniversary, Madison wanted to go to the mall to spend her birthday gift cards, Karley had plans to ride her bike all the way to her friends new house, and Paige and Scott wanted to play one last time before school started up again. During the middle of the night we all got sick with some sort of 24hr. bug except for Dustin and Paige. It was a sad and uneventful last day of winter break.
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