Happy Mother's Day

It is Mother's Day. So I guess I should do a post on it :) Here goes nothing.

Mother's Day is an interesting day. A day we honor our mothers. A day our children honor us/appreciate us.

I had some expectations of what I wanted my mother's day to look like. Breakfast in bed, kids dressed and ready to go to church 30 minutes before church, long afternoon nap, no preparation of meals, sitting on the couch doing absolutely nothing....etc.

But here's the deal. I am a mother. I like being a mother. I can't sit by because it's my job. It is what I love. I love being a mother. I love getting my kids up and ready for the day. I love eating at the table with them. I love sitting/fighting in church with them to get them to be quiet. I love to wake up to Isabella needing me or Savannah knocking on her door to be let out, and I love to cook for my family. It is not in my nature to just sit and watch.

I did however, get CUTE cards, chocolate, breakfast IN bed, a NAP!, and some yummy dinner NOT cooked by me, by my amazing husband :). Thanks babe!

We got to talk to my brother, Elder Walter in Portugal. It was great. He looks good (you look good Danny) :). It was good to talk to him (to you!). I just wish Isabella would have sang you a song. She is HILARIOUS!

My only wish is that I would have been able to receive a call from MY missionary. I mean come on. Daxton is serving a mission. Shouldn't I get a phone call twice a year with an update? Boy that would surely be nice. Alas, it is not so. I get to visit his grave. At the cemetery. And call that good enough. Sometimes it just plain sucks. Yes I said it. The "S" word, at least it was filtered :).

I wish he were here. Going on walks with us, pushing his monster trucks around the neighborhood, throwing balls at Mikenna, picking up bugs with Savannah comparing the biggest one, and being a big brother to Isabella.

However, I know that Daxton is serving a great mission. I can feel it. I know he is involved in a great work. I just wish I could get a report. Someday Tiff. Someday.... just not today.

Hope you all had a GREAT Mother's Day. I love you mom. Happy Mother's Day.

Dear Elder...

Wow. I wonder if any of you are still reading this. I have been less than stellar at writing lately. Ok, practically non existent! Have you wondered where I have been? Or have you just given up on me?

My brother who is on a mission so wonderfully pointed out that he goes to check my blog to see the going’s on of the family and has come up blank. I have officially been cussed!

**ok Isn't she A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E**

Speaking of my brother, who is serving a mission, Daniel, is his name, or Elder Walter more recently, has been out on his mission for almost a year! I can’t believe how fast the time goes. It sure has been lonely around here without his wit and sarcasm. Luckily we get to talk to him in a few days! YIPEE! Thank goodness for skype, we actually get to see who we are talking to. I remember back in the day when snail mail was the only means of communication. Does that make me old? No. But it likely makes you older J.

**and her too**

I don’t know what my problem lately with my blog is. I get looking through my google reader at all the blogs I follow and I guess I just feel inadequate. Like my blog is less important so why even bother. Or some people have really good “themes” trickled throughout the week, and mine is just ramblings, so why bother.

**seriously, anymore cuteness would be illegal**

Well people I am turning over a new leaf. I have just come to the realization that that isn’t all that important. So what if I am not the most popular blog on the block or have the most followers or the most comments (or any at all J), my life is important to me. And it is important to my kids. So I will carry on and post my boring ramblings and ADORABLE pics of my kiddos.

**officially ILLEGAL**

Aren’t they adorable? Don’t you want to scoop them up and bring them home? Too bad. They are mine.

Congratulations!

I officially had the WORST blogging month in the history of my blogging career. I don't know what it is. Maybe I am just lazy. Or busy. Or lazy. Ya. More kinda lazy.

Well folks. I have an announcement to make. Some of you may be disappointed that I haven't told you in person, but I apologize. It is what it is and sometimes it is just easier to "blog" about it.

I am...... a STUDENT again! I have officially been accepted to the ASU graduate Doctorate of Pediatric Nurse Practitioner program. SO, as of June 1, I will be in class!

Some time ago, ok, my whole entire life, I knew that I needed to do something more, to be something more. I prayed and I fasted and I prayed some more. I prayed that I would be satisfied and content with being a mom and a nurse. I did. I really did. I tried to ignore the burning inside to continue on to graduate school. I have fought it for 3 years now. Some of my classmates from my undergraduate went right into their respective graduate programs. I knew that it wasn't for me at that moment, and now I know why.

It is actually a cool program. Most of it is online and there are only 6 days a semester that I will have to physically be in class. And some of those are NIGHTS! Yay! Hopefully work will work with me as long as I can stand to work :) AND go to school AND be a mom :). I love all of those things and it is sooooo hard to choose which ones I want to do, so I suppose I will do them all.

SO there you have it. That's all folks!