Sadness

Do you ever feel like one look at someone else's struggles make you grateful yours. Read this blog http://themcclenahans.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-06%3A00&updated-max=2010-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-06%3A00&max-results=22. I am not sure how to make a link. I started bawling immediately. Jeez coupled with reading the book Night about the holocaust and this I have cried a lot today.

funny sayings

Okay so with brighton talking a lot more I really need to remember what I say in front of him. Almost all moms can agree with me on this one. Well I am sitting in ezra's room and in walks brighton in such a matter a fact voice he says "mommy's a weiner". Well I just busted up laughing and then of course because of that he proceeded to tell me that ezra was as well. Yup I really need to watch it!

the past month

My Christmas post is coming soon!

The Best Place on Earth!

I just wanted to tell the world that the BEST PLACE ON EARTH is LDS FAMILY SERVICES where I am so blessed to work with the greatest people ever! The other secretaries there are more awesome than you could ever imagine, like Chelsea.... she is a blonde bombshell hottie!!! Louise is the best child therapist there is on the face of the earth. Nanon, well, if there were ever a teen with problems, she could work miracles! Now, probably, this post wouldn't be on my blog if it weren't for the lovely ladies in the office. I accidentaly left myself logged into my account so, these wonderful people are taking advantage of my blog and helping me with my posts.... aren't they WONDERFUL!!!!

I've been tagged!

I don't usually do these but my kiddos are both asleep so why not.

5 things I need to do this week:
1. Get my hair done, yay!
2. Make some stuffing for thanksgiving
3. go running
4. watch twilight again, the more I think about I really did like it.
5. clean my house, it never seems like I can keep up

5 snacks I enjoy eating:
1. chips and salsa
2. Apples with Peanut Butter
3. crackers and cheese
4. candy!
5. bananas on toast with peanut butter

5 things I'd do if I became a billionaire:
1. go shopping!
2. remodel my kitchen
3. go backpacking through mexico.
4. get rid of our stupid jetta and buy a truck for matt
5. save, save and invest. man I sound like a dork

5 places I've lived:
1. Sandy, UT.
2. South Jordan, UT.
3. Cedar City, UT
4. Sandy, UT-jeez I sound boring
5.

5 jobs I've ever had:
1. Chili's as a hostess
2. Wonderful Snowie or snowshack working all the different concerts
3. Flowerama-started my love for flowers
4. Jetblue
5. LDS family services

5 people I miss the most:
1. My best friend Jill
2. Old roomates Amy and Laura--they were awesome
3. my sister des
4. Kamilla-you guys need to move back
5. I can't think of any more

5 Nicknames I've had:Oh jeez I could go on forever
1. Sho-the worst one
2. Shaniqua-that was way bad too
3. shawn
4. shawna-I hate that one too
5. shawnee-the nickname I really only like

5 favorite people I see weekly:
1. Matty b-my hubby!
2. Becky and Charlotte-the lds family service crew
3. My momma
4. Des
5. I wish I saw Jilly weekly but I am not that lucky

5 things you may not know about me:
1. I love to cook
2. I like to be home a lot
3. I used to have my belly button pierced-embarrassing I know
4. I still love punk and emo
5. I get a lot of mosquito bites in the summer when no one else does. Not fair!

5 favorite musicians or Bands
1.love old madonna.
2. missy higgins
3. ben kweller
4. phantom of the opera and les mis are awesome.
5. random cd's that my little bro makes me for cutting his hair

5 things I was doing 10 years ago
1. Hanging out with the middle school crew
2. Probably driving my parents crazy
3. Thought I knew everything when in fact I really didnt know anything
4. Thinking about boys!
5. Ditching yw's activities to watch felicity I used to love that show.

5 bad habits
1. Oh man I don't know if I want to admit this but I always forget to wear deoderant
2.Leave my clothes all over my room--I hate to put them away, so does matt our room is always cluttered
3. shopping just can't kick that habit--only matt thinks of it as a bad habit I really think of it as a talent.
4. procrastinating a lot of things
5. eating too many sweets

Okay guys that actually was kind of fun. So I now tag Kristy because I think it would just be funny to what she would have to say.

*SIGH*

On days like these--cold, windy and rainy--I sure wish I was in Maui!

wow what has gotten into me?

wow! I am feeling oddly sentimental today. It has to be because with my normal blog surfing I have come upon some very inspirational blogs. Those who have lost little children to illness or accidents, miscarriages, etc. I think of those people that are going through these trials and am in awe. They are amazing. My heart aches for them, for I cannot think of anything worse than that. These people find hope and comfort in these trials and stand strong with faith in their hearts. It makes me think about mine own life. Would I be able to do it? I think about my own mother losing one of her precious children to a heart defect and how hard that must have been. She is amazing, I never give her enough credit. I truly am grateful for all that I have. My beautiful children, strong and capable husband, amazing and supportive family. Lately I have felt weighed down by the normal "stuff in life. You know finances, potty training, etc. Letting the world and all the crazy stuff in it get to me and thus not treating those around me--especially my husband, as he seems to be the one that I usually take stuff out on--with the love and respect that I should. I love these moments--a reality check ,if you will, from the lord. A realization of my blessings-all of them- well not all of them because as human being I will never begin to understand all that the lord has blessed me with. But I need and feel blessed to have these moments to take a step back and gain a new perspective.
On a different note I will be better about blogging and updating all the crazy things that have happened lately. Still trying to find my memory card to my camera, brighton truly is the best at hiding things sometimes. Oh and bookclub ladies--you know who you are-- I have started reading my book-A girl named zippy. You better get going because this book is so funny skimming over it will not do it enough justice!