a day in the life of the bells

Okay so I don't feel like anyone should be super interested in what my family and I do all day but I thought it might be kind of fun to do a pic diary of a normal day for us so....



I try to get up in the morning to workout, but no such luck today. I was way tired I stayed up until 1 in the morning to finish reading a dang good book The Shape of Mercy. way good. Breakfast. yum. ez loves fruit with cereal and soymilk. I have to have scrambled eggs with toast and fruit or cereal. Bri is cereal all the way!

After rushing to get ready, strapping the kiddos in the car we are off to ogden. Only to get stuck in traffic, yuck! Can you see the semi's behind me. Oh I forgot to get ez's pic in the car lately he loves to hold a baby while we are driving.

Yay! Clothes that I bought off of some lady in ogden for dirt cheap from an ad off of KSL. LOVE KSL!

Got too visit a dang good friend Jill! She has the cutest baby but of course she was asleep. They have chickens, horses and mules. Well at least their landlord does. So the bri got to pick an egg. He was so excited. Of course he broke it before we left, oh well.

Finish writing the primary program. No that is not my handwriting I had some of the kids write down what they might say, cute huh.


SLEEP!!!

Wake up!Act like a lion for awhile in the crib.
Then onto dinner. Anyone else do this? I stirfry a bunch of veggies on hand throw some yoshida's on there. Have with some jasmine rice. Yummy.
Water the garden and the yard. Yes that is basil right there. I will forever grown basil in my garden now its so easy and I love basil.

Eat half of a choclate dunford donut. I am addicted to those right now. Oh and bathtime.
Matt got home somewhere around here.

Snack before bed. Love peaches and strawberries.
Supplements as always

Reading books.

Phew, kids are in bed. Some time to myself. Decide to read a great book recommended by a friend. Sleep, finally.

Flowerama--ha ha I really used to work there

Okay so awhile back I did a floral design class given by the rose shop(they have amazing flowers). I never posted the pics and just barely got them downloaded so here we go. Seriously if I have one hobby that I can think of it would be working with flowers, I love it. I love the different colors, shapes, textures, etc.

When I think of flowers it makes me happy, it reminds of this beautiful earth we live on and how there is so much to enjoy. It makes me want to travel and see all there is too see. As that will have to wait for right now as we have lots of other things going on in our lives flowers will suffice for right now. Hmmm... and who said that I couldn't relate flowers to traveling?

Oh and my sister, des inspired this one. This is what I gave to brighton's preschool teachers for a thank you at the end of the year. Seriously, it was sooo easy. I think if I have to make a gift again for someone I will do this.

AAHHH!!!

I hate insurance companies, I hate medical bills. I hate insurance companies for fighting me every step of the way for paying for those medical bills. I hate the fact that I have to fight them every step of the way when they are legitimate things that are keeping us healthy. I hate that our insurance company will pay for only emergency visits and prescriptions rather than preventative methods. I hate insurance companies oh and did I mention I hate medical bills. Do I sound a little bitter?

A LITTLE BIT OF VANITY

So last week I did this

Well, obviously this is not me and normally I would not post pics of half naked men but all the pics I googled were of women and yikes! So back to it. I love it -spray tanning that is-, my sister in law did it and it looked great on her. Now it costs $15 to do and only lasts about 10 days. I really would only do it before a vaca in the summer or something. So if you can get past the fact that it feels like you are breathing in toxic fumes for about 2 minutes, oh and also feel ridiculous for walking into a tanning salon it is a nice alternative to tanning.

This pic of this guy actually makes me laugh out loud!

D. Craig Bell
November 24, 1945 ~ June 13, 2009Husband, Father, Grandpa, Brother, and Son passed away suddenly in his home from natural causes. He will be greatly missed by his family and those who were associated with him. A man of integrity, faith, obedience, and charity, his willingness to listen and his compassion for others will have a lasting impact for us in this life and will be valuable to others in the next life.Craig Bell was born in Malad, ID, but his family resided in California, where he spent his early years “in a warm climate, playing handball with friends”. They later moved to Midvale, Utah where he attended Jordan High and then the newly constructed Hillcrest High. He served a mission in Germany and loved the people and experiences he had. He later attended BYU where he met his wife and eternal companion, Beth Allred, and they were married in 1970. He graduated from BYU in 1970 with a BS in Political Science and a Minor in German. He then went on to attend law school at the University of Utah and graduated Order of the Coif. He was admitted to the Utah Bar in October, 1973. He spent 35 years working for the Western States Water Council, and loved the work, friendships, and close associations at the council.He loved his family and served faithfully in the Church, always willing to listen, give advice, encourage and counsel his family. Craig always liked to plan, make goals, create mission statements, and other family plans. Dad, we will miss your written FHE agendas, chore contracts, and the annual family calendar.He loved playing with his children and grandchildren, and was often found in the home office showing off the latest computer game. He ensured that the grandkids were always having fun even if that meant trying to fly kites in windless conditions (a Bell tradition).Craig is survived by his Mother, Elaine Godfrey, his eternal companion Beth, his siblings Sharlene (Randy) Goff, Ron (Jeri) Bell, Steve (Anna) Bell, his children Aaron (Kim) Bell, Carleen (Cory) Card, Ryan Bell, Nick (Kamilla) Bell, Matt (Shawnee) Bell, Scott Bell, and 10 grandchildren.A viewing will be held Wednesday evening, June 17th, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, at Larkin Sunset Gardens, 1950 East 10600 South, Sandy, Utah. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 18th at the LDS Sandy Crescent South Stake Center, 275 E. 10600 S. at 11:00 am with an additional viewing one hour before the service. Online condolences at www.larkincares.com
sorry no pic, just copied from my sister in laws blog real quick

reality check

As a lot of you know but I just thought I would post really quick, matts dad passed away suddenly on saturday morning because of heart complications. I am sad, sad for matt, sad that our kids will not get to have such a great grandpa, just sad. Thanks for everyones love in support through this hard time.

R.I.P almond blossom

I knew it was love at first sight, the first time I brushed your beautiful particles on my face instantly I looked tanned, and younger. You were the perfect blend of shine and bronzer. I could even use you as eyeshadow, it was the best. It was not meant to be, obviously, the horrible mean evil villians that go by the names of brighton and ezra--if that is even their real names broke you until you were no longer useful. It was devastating, I wanted to cry. Instead I just uttered a few choice words that I regret now because the evil villian named brighton has tried to repeat them. Oh I will miss you, too expensive to buy again for at least another month almond blossom, hopefully our reunion will be a sweet one!