Time Flies

Well I know I promised pictures of Maui but I haven't got to it yet. I can't believe it is December. I swear it was just July. Here is a brief history of our Trip.

Friday November 7th: Message at Beyond Spa in Layton then to the Airport we went. We arrived in Maui around 8:30 their time. Went and checked out the Condo then went to the grocery store. Eggs $6.29 a dozen. 12 Pack of Pop $6.59 Smallest jar of mustard $3.59 Maui PRICELESS.
11-08 Went to the beach, then later we went on the America II sail boat. Had a blast!
11-09 Up by 4:30 met the Scuba Shack dive boat by 5:30. Did a few dives, not the best but pretty entertaining. Poor K.C. got sick on the boat. Thanks for feeding the fish.
11-10 Again up early to Dive, Dustin went Deep Sea fishing, caught some fish but none were keepers. Then we went on a shopping trip to Lahaina. Dustin and I ate at Bubba Gump's everyone else went to Hard Rock. We had such a great time with just the two of us. He bought me the most beautiful lei.
11-11 We just hung out at the beach then went to a Luau that night. The food and drinks were great.
11-12 We went on the very long and bumpy road to Hana. 70 miles and 9 hours later we finished. Next time we will ride in the "Fun Bus" with everyone else. We will thank Christy for the laugh of the day. We stopped at a rest stop and she had on a pink skirt and tank, I guess when she came out of the restroom she had tucked her skirt in her swim suit. A lady behind her said something to her about it and without hestitation Christy replied"Well thats how classy people roll" We had dinner reservations at Cafe Ole that night. Prime Rib was killer, the Long Islands were also not bad. Yum Yum.
11-13 We got up and went to the Zip Line. We rode with Scott and Lindsey in the Jeep. This was by far very entertaining. It was so fun to see everyone flying through the air.
11-14 Our last day, we got up and did some cleaning at the condo. Julie and Lou headed to Lahaina again. Dustin and I stayed in Kihei with Chad and Christy. I have to say I don't think I have every laughed so hard. "Thanks Chad and Christy" Then we went and got our Tattoos. Since Dustin was a tattoo virgin I had to watch. He got a Tribal band around his leg and I finally got my Shamrock on my back. Chad and Christy came just as we were getting done and we went and got something to eat then off to the airport. I can't believe it's over. But I can say it was by far the best vacation I have ever been on. Thanks everyone!

Aloha and Mahalo!

Just wanted to let you know that the day has come for my long awaited trip to Maui. I am so excited, I don't know if I will be able to sleep tonight. I promise I will post pictures when I return. Mahalo!

Amazing...

The things that come out of kids mouths. I had to share this funny story with other moms who also enjoy kid humor. As we were driving home from day care last night here was the conversation.

Jaylee " Knock Knock"
Jaylee "Jace you say who's there"
Jace "Who's there"
Jaylee "Big Bad wolf"
Jaylee Telling Jace " Jace say What do you want"
Jace "Chicken Nuggets"
Jaylee " No Jace you say what do you want"
Jace "Chicken Nuggets"
Jaylee " No Jace you say what do you want"
Jace "chicken" he forgot the nugget part this time
Jaylee " No jace you say What do you want"
At this point they are kinda yelling at each other
Jace "I said I want chicken nuggets"
Jaylee " Jace you are not listening to me, Listen to me"
This is where I broke out laughing. She sounded exactly like me telling her to listen to me. Needless to say Jace and I never heard the rest of the joke.
She started the Joke again this morning but Jace was not even interested in playing, because he never got his nuggets.

To cut or Not to cut?

So Jaylee keeps asking me to cut her hair ( she would love it if we shaved her head) but I can't bring myself to do it. Although I curse when she comes home from her dad's house because he can't figure out how to use a comb and it takes me 30 minutes of me pulling and her crying to comb it out. I love it long, for those of you who know Brinley it reminds me or her hair. It's beautiful long and straight. But everyday she makes me put it in a pony tail, and it wont curl if it had too. So I would like to hear from you. Should I cut it to make our lives easier or leave it long and suffer?

Crazy 8's

8 TV shows I love to watch:
1. Desperate Housewives
2. Brothers & Sisters
3. Law & Order ( all of them)
4. Dirtiest Jobs With Mike Rowe
5. Grey's
6. Biggest Loser (I'd like Jillian to kick my butt)
7. Lipstick Jungle
8. The Office

8 things that happened yesterday:
1. Worked
2. Worked on my basement with Dustin "Thanks Babe for your help"
3. Saw an old friend from High School
4. Ate Piccolo Bros Pizza for Dinner YUM YUM
5. Colored
6. Chased my cat around the nieghbors yard because she got out.
7. Looked through old High School pictures, Just wait Nicole till I post them.
8. Broke my Toliet handle off

8 favorite places to eat:
1. El Matador
2. my mom's house
3. Dustin's House. The Boy can cook!!
4. Piccolo Bros Pizza
5. home
6. Arby's
7. Del Taco (Spicy chicken Burrito)
8. 7-eleven every morning for my diet Pepsi for Breakfast. It has all the essential food group right?

8 things I am looking forward to:
1. My basement being finished
2. Maui 30 days left
3. The weekend
4. Going to the Zoo with Jaylee's first grade class
5. Jace to be 100% potty trained at 85% now.
6. Getting my "To Do" list complete
7. Scuba in Maui
8. Maui would be my final answer

8 things on my wish list:
1. Tape measure ( I know I'm dumb but I really need one)
2. Screwdrivers ( Someone took all mine)
3. My basement finished
4. It to be November 6th
5. Jace Potty Trained
6. happy and healthy family
7. Coma (Those that listen to Dane know what this is!)
8. Dive Gear

8 people I am tagging:
1. Jill D
2. Kim G
3. Nicole S
4. Melissa C
5. Anyone
6. that needs
7. something
8. to post

This is about Me....

What year did you graduate? ninety-nine ninety-nine ninety-ninety-ninety ninety '99
1. Did you date someone from your school? Yes-, however(I wised up!!)
2. What kind of car did you drive? 2000 Red Mitsubshi Eclipse
3. What was the most embarrassing moment of high school? Flying the Blimp at the Basketball agmes.
4. Were you a party animal? Yes, I attended many.
5. Were you considered a flirt? Yes
6. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? No Thanks
7. Were you a nerd? I don't think so.
8. Were you on any varsity teams? Nope
9. Did you get suspended/expelled? Never I was an angel
10. Can you still sing the fight song? No, Can't even remember a note of it.
11. Who were your favorite teachers? Mrs. Citte (AP Human Biology)
12. Where did you sit during lunch? Arby's
13. What was your school's full name? Bonneville High School
14. School mascot? Laker
15. Did you go to Homecoming and who with? Nope
16. If you could go back and do it again, would you? Yes, I would actually attend the second time.
17. What do you remember most about graduation? Singing the School Hymn for the last time.
18. Where did you go senior skip day? The Dam
19. Were you in any clubs? No
20. Have you gained some weight since then? no, about the same.
21. Who was your prom date? Didn't attend
22. Are you planning on going to your 10 year reunion? We'll see.
23. Looking back, what advice would you give yourself? Attend school, Date more people,Get over it.

Where in the world is.......

Where have I been? Last post July 27th? Are you kidding me. I can't believe it is October, I swear just lst week it was March. I can't keep up with anything. Here are a few example.
Jaylee's Homework her teacher would like 20 minutes a day on her reading words. So guess where we do it. On the way home from daycare in the car. Mind you she's in the back and Jace is always trying to spell right along with her. So does that count for her 20 minutes per day? Jace and potty training. I was doing so well 6 months ago then fell off the band wagon and just can't bring myself to day it again. Spo this weekend I tried. Failed horribly by the way. Example #3 Jace turned 3 September 25, we finally had his birthday party tonight. Nothing like a couple weeks late. I could go on and on, like I forget to feed the dog and cat, and the fish pond in the back yard I am so surprised they are still swimming. I have a list of things to do and no matter how late I stay up I can't get caught up. I guess that is what happens when you are a single full time working mom with two little munchkins. Jaylee told me tonight "Your mom is so nice" and I replied "I know she is a good nanny" and she without missing a beat replies "your almost that nice" I know I will never win mother of the year award.
Here is a list of my fun filled activites for the past few months.
August:
Yard work, work HUHH why can't I just win the lotto and stay at home?
Jaylee started first grade, so school shopping and trying to find food the school can actually feed her. Not the fun in the least bit. Jace dumps the whole bottle of fish food in the pond. Thanks Jace because I can't remember to feed them. Took the boat out once. Very sad about that, once the whole month of August. Next year it better be more.
September:
More yard work, although kinda annoyed at the neighbors weeds growing into my yard and on the verge of giving up. More work.... Still working on getting Jay's food correct through the school. My poor child has to eat the weirdest food and is so hard to feed. Worked in park city for 3 days, missed Jace's birthday because I was working. Again why can't I win the lotto?
This month: My family meaning Julie, Joe and Joanne along with my parents and my children and niece are flying back to Iowa for 6 days. I just love flying with kids. I have birthday's and of course the normal yard work. I took a different job at work and am currently working on both so behind in both because I can't keep up. But on a much better note, I have 33 days until we leave for Maui. I can't wait. I have been counting down for a year now and it's crunch time. Guess I better hit the treadmill hard this month so it doesn't look like Shamu washed up on the beach. This is a vacation with no children, just 30 or so friends.

Bear Lake

So the kids and I spent the last five days at Bear lake with my Family and Friends and had a blast. I took all the older kids out wake boarding and tubing and they had so much fun. They love the Taylor Swift "Our Song" so we blasted it. Joe has some trouble keeping things from falling in the water. He lost his wallet, eye glasses, cooking utensils, and a piece to the BBQ grill. Lucky for him Scuba Steve was there to retreive all of it. Here are a couple of Pictures of our fun.

Check out my Slide Show!

Count Down is On.

So some of you may know that one of my Favorite all time things to do is Scuba Dive. We have been planning a trip to Maui for over a year and I started the count down today. I can't wait any longer. So as of today I have 115 more days to wait. Wow my impatience is really kicking in. Seven days of laying on the beach, Scuba Diving, and hanging out with friends is really calling my name. As of this date I am on my own but my friend KC promised to be my dive buddy. So if any one has any ideas or comments on how I should pass the next 115 days, I am open to your suggestions. I also started today e-mailing my friends and Family that is going a tip of the week. Here it is...

Drinking is not a solution, unless we are talking about alcohol.

My friend Nicole had this on her blog and I though that it was really cute, plus a really fun thing to document if you are using your blog as a journal. So....let's do this and take some trips down memory lane!

1. Add a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments. I can't wait to see what people remember

I'm Jasmine

Independent and adventurous. You don't want much; just to break out of the guilded cage society has put you in and experience life to the fullest. Following orders isn't really one of your strong points, and you would rather live a life of poverty than being forced into something that you hate.

Which Disney Princess are you?

http://www.greatestjournal.com/quiz.bml?Q=16354

My Family!

Here are a couple of our pictures from the fun shoot with Veronica.

Gotta agree with Bree!

Ok, so Jake's step grandmother gave me the Pedi egg for mother's day, and like Bree said it works wonders. I am normally pretty good about keeping my feet up because I can't stand sandpaper feet. But I tried it the other night and I love it. It's been a busy month and I just checked my schedule and it is only going to get worse. I am going to make the fun filled trip to Mesquite again for work. You guys are thinking that sounds like fun, but trust me it's not. I think I will take a couple of the books I have started and somehow can't find time to finish. I think I will make a base camp by the pool. Ok on to more exciting news. Veronica took our pictures last week and I got to see the finished product this week and I love them. I am so excited to get them and put them up. She did a great job and I would recommend her to anyone. I should have some in a couple of days so check back.

What the?

So the kids and I went to the Zoo and I said I would be a good mom and take pictures, but I failed. Pushing them both the in the stroller with one hand up the hills about killed me. Jaylee didn't feel well and about an hour into our adventure I couldn't get her out of the stroller. I did manage to get a cuple pictures, but I can't say any of them are my favorite. Jace's new thing to say this week is "what the?" good thing he doesn't finish it or I would have some explaining to do. But it's so funny when he says it I can't help but laugh. Some of the highlights this week are that I started puppy class with Jack our dog. That was very interesting, maybe it was just me. I sat next to the talker in the class and her German Shephard and by the time I left I was covered in dog hair. Little pet peeve of mine, thats why I have a dog that doesn't shed. I did get my cast off, I am free of that stupid thing. On the flip side Jaylee and I are still struggling with her food allergy's. She is starving and I am ready to pull my hair out because she can't eat anything. She enjoyed Cheerio's and Soy milk for the third time this week for dinner, as we ate pizza. They are running more tests and hopefully we get the results soon.

Where does all the time go?

So, I admit I have been quite the blogger slacker the past couple of weeks. Jace and I have been really sick and this was the last thing on my mind. Plus the fact that I am crippled with this stupid cast, it takes me five times longer to do everything. Including typing. Keep your fingers crossed that I only have one more week of it. The kids and I are going to the Zoo this weekend so check back for pictures. I will try and be a good mom and take some.

St. Patricks Party

So I had a couple requests for photo's. So I picked out some of my favorite.

Easter 2008

We had a good Easter this year, lots of food and of course it wouldn't be Easter without Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs. Yum! Yum!

A-to-Z About Me!

A-Attached or Single? totally Single and loving it!
B-Best Friends? Julie, Becky, Kayelynn, JIll
C-Cake or Pie? Cheesecake
D-Day of choice? Sunday
E- Essential Item? caffeine
F-Favorite color? Black
G-Greatest accomplishment? Children
H-Hometown? Riverdale Utah baby!!!
I-Indulgence(s)? Chips and salsa
J-January or July? I'd have to say July because I love the sun and being at the beach in Bear Lake.
K- Kids? Yep, Two Jaylee and Jace
L-Life is incomplete without? My family
M-Marriage date? September 16, 2005
N-Number of siblings? 3- 1 Brother-Joe, 2 Sisters, Julie & Joanne
O-Oranges or apples? Apples of course, but only with caramel.
P-Phobias or fears? None
Q-Quotes? "This isn't Burger King you don't get it your way"
R-Reason to smile? My Monkeys
S-Season? Summer for boating
T-Tag three friends? My friends are alittle slow when it comes to computers
U-Unknown fact about me? My life is an open book, if you have a question just ask!
V-Very favorite store? New York & Co. and Target
W-Worst habit? picking at my fingernails
X-X-ray or Ultrasound? Both the same to me
Y-Your favorite food? Mexican
Z-Zodiac? Libra

Disney on Ice

We had a great time on Sunday. Jace was really just in awe. He just watched the whole time, he didn't even move around. Jaylee loved it except when the dragon spit fire out she was afraid the place was going to go up in flames. Here's a breakdown. I think it would make a great Mastercard commericial.

3 Tickets $63.00
2 Lemonade drinks $20.00
2 King Trition Swords $32.00
2 Cotton Candys with foam hat $20.00
1 Popcorn and drink $9.50
The look on their faces = Priceless.

What a day!

Last night I finally saw JUNO. It was really funny. I highly encourage you to see it if you haven't already. So far it's been a slow day, cleaned the garage. Yuck!!! I went to take down the Christmas Lights and realized it snowed again. So I am putting it off until there is no snow on the roof. I know it's March and they should be down but not alot of time around here. I was thinking about becoming redneck and just leaving them up all year. The Annual St. Patricks Party is tonight. I am very excited for that, can't wait to see everybody. Check back for wild and crazy pictures of the evening. I better go run my errands and find my children.

About me Questions.

I am suppose to answer random questions in just one word, the first word that comes to mind. Here is goes...
1. Where is your cell phone? work desk
2. Signifigant other? none
3. Worst bad habit? caffeine
4. Favorite food? meat
5. Hair? too short
6. Your Favorite thing? my kids
7. Your dream last night? none
8. Favorite Drink? Any with caffeine
9. Dream/goal? to be happy
10. Room you are in? branch
11. Your fear? bad mother
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? housewife
13. Where were you last night? home
14. What you're not? liar
15. Muffins? no thanks
16. Wish list item? Jay to get better
17. Where did you grow up? Riverdale
18. Last thing you do? kiss the kids
19. What are you wearing? Shamrock hoodie (real professional)
20. Your TV? ON
21. Your pets? Dog & Cat
22. Your computer? Slow
23. Your mood? Happy
24. Your life? Drama
25. Missing someone? Kids
26. Your car? Needs Cleaned
27. Something you are not wearing? Underwear Just Kidding
28. Favorite store? New York & Co.
29. Your summer? Busy
30. Love someone? Just my kids now.
31. Last time you laughed? Last night Sky and Jake made fun of my blog
32. Last time you cried? What would I cry over?

Am I crazy??

So I thought I would let you all know that I am training to run the Ogden Half Marathon. So far it is kicking my butt. Hopefully I will make it. So any encouraging words or helpful hints would be much appreaciated.

March 10, 2008
Things have been pretty crazy at our house. Jace wont put Jaylee's "puter" which in his language means computer down. Jaylee is busy itching and scratching of course. Everyones knows she's my special needs child. We are seeing a new doctor and start Allergy shots next week. Aren't I excited. There is a light at the end of the tunnel for Skyler. He will be graduating on May 22. Yeah!!!! We are looking forward to going to Disney on Ice next Sunday. I will have to take out a small loan for the treats, tickets, and of course cotton candy.