hum.

I don't really know what to write for this post.
I do know this though:

• more LARGE changes are coming for our little 4 person family.
• We will be strong enough to handle all of it.
• It will come to a comfortable place at sometime.
• We won't always feel overextended in our time and/or work.
• We will be okay.

That's about all I can say for our changes to come right now.

on a positive note I am starting interviews for salons :) it will be fun to be in a salon again. It will be hard to stay on top of being a wife, a mom, and a housekeeper...(lol...I never clean anyway so maybe it won't be much of a change for being a housekeeper.) Definitely very different working that much (I'm looking to be working about 4 days/week) but it will be good for our family. This is what jack and I KNOW is right for our family right now. and I'll be darned if I'm going to say NO to promptings while in the temple.

hope you have a good week! I'll let you know when I have any more news.

loves.

amanda

Here's the plan for the "kick off party"

Let's not do a party tomorrow night (saturday, jan 30). Let's all just EMAIL in your commitments to how many days per week, and length of time for our work outs. If you don't want to email them to me- comment on this blog post. We will START doing our workout commitments as of FEB 1 2010!!! I vote we go with simple rules to start and maybe a week or two in we could have a msn messenger chat or something where we can discuss things we'd like to change. So the starting rules are as follows:

• Make a WRITTEN/TYPED commitment. Send it in to me. Post it up in your house so you remember what you've commited to.
• Start/KEEP exercising!
• If you commit to three days a week- it doesn't matter if you squeeze them all in thurs, fri, and sat. Just as long as it is 3 SEPARATE work out days. (I don't think just doubling up on your time one day should count as two days.)
• Each Saturday night or sunday email me how many days you missed and I'll keep track on an xcel spread sheet.
• Each day you miss you need to put $.50 into a jar, cup, baggie whatever, just as long as you put it someplace where you can't dip into it. Mark it so you don't forget what it's for, and your family doesn't use it for other things.
• (have I missed anything??? add some in the comments if I have...)

Let me know when you'd like to hold a night chat via msn messenger or facebook or something so we can tap out other rules. Thanks for being with me on changing nights or something. I just couldn't pull it together for tomorrow. :)

okay. let the stressing continue...

I've gotten way over my head this week. lots and lots and lots of things to do and not enough time to do them. Thus bringing me to a *kinda* sad announcement: I don't think I can bring myself to host the kick off party saturday @ 7. Especially if only 4 people are coming... So here's my proposal: Either someone else host that night, or we just email in our commitment for exercising and have a big party after we've been going for one month. These are the options. However if more than 4 people respond to this post saying that they were planning on coming I'll make it work ANYWAY. So either tell me "yes I was planning on coming and I was bringing... X number of people with me" (also kids are totally welcome to come and we'll put them someplace with a movie while we talk) or "I'll host!" or "let's do it in a month after we've started" Thanks :) {just so you're aware, my saturday will start at 8:00 am and go until after a party is over if we have one....kinda long day at the end of a LONG week...anywho- I love a good party so if people were actually planning on it I'll DO IT :) }

aw moments.

Corban has his bad moments, and his "aw he's so cute I could just eat him up" moments. Tonight for family night he had a few of both. (and I'm not blogging about family night like we do it every week- we try but to no avail.) Anywho- we went to burger king (on a gift card from tj *thanks*) for some dinner. There was this totally adorable homely couple that looked to be in their 60's that were completely taken with our two boys. We kept hearing them giggle across the restaraunt when our boys were doing some of their regular cute things. Take for instance the fact that both of them will dance to background music no matter the setting or the song. Gabe does baby signs for more food, but if you don't notice and act quickly enough he squeels and balls his fists like "oooo I'm soo frustrated but I'm still a happy guy". Corban would occasionally smile at them, and make cute faces in their general direction. After we finished eating we came home and had some ice cream cones with carmel and hot fudge. Before we started our little lesson from a former Friend issue we asked Corban if he'd say our prayer for family night. It went something like this: "Heavenly Father, thank you for the sprite, thank you for the mohawks, ...and thank you that we could smash our mohawks and go like this (he shook his head all over for that part), and thank you for family night..." And those were his aww moments for the evening. Now I have to add the mohawk pictures from saturday night so you can understand why they were participants in Corban's prayer. Trust me- sometimes I think my boys really Deserve?? a mohawk considering their attitudes and behaviors- and to top that Corban requests one quite regularly. That being said- here are the pics of the boys' snazzy do's on satruday night


***I wrote this jan 25th but my computer won't download the pics...so no pics until I figure that out sorry****

a shout out.

I don't know if this post will make any sense but I'm making it anyway. here goes.
I'd NEVER had a full on legitimate massage. I got a gift card for one when I got married but the ladies massage parlor went belly up before I took the opportunity to go get one. I've always been kinda iffy about getting a massage. Lets face it- I always looked at it kinda like a "naked blind date". scary. I'm writing this post to correct my past thoughts about massage publicly! I had the privilege of getting a massage tonight. My friend Kellie is a massage therapist and we decided that I'd do her hair and she'd do a massage as a trade. I was less than....enthused about the whole naked + touching part...can you say awkward? I don't really make appointments with my OB/GYN for fun. nudity isn't my idea of a good time with other people around. Let me say this: the massage was TOTALLY UN-AWKWARD!!!! AND SOOOOO WONDERFUL!!!!! I will now explain why it isn't awkward, and why others out there that would be uncomfortable about the idea of getting a massage could possibly try one out.

• Your butt crack is never visible! (believe me, I was worried about this one for some reason. ) Only one "side cheek" is visible at any given time.
• Your front torso is never visible! Promise.
• You're totally covered except like one limb at a time- so you're all toasty warm under a blanket.
• It's not some silent ceremony where you have to not talk or joke around. It's fun and comfortable.
• You control how hard the massage is- it's sooooo relaxing.
• Totally worth it.

Now here's my plug for Kellie!!! :)

She's AMAZING. So talented for sure. She used to work up in Park City at a day spa where clients would tell her that she was the best massage therapist they've ever had. That coming from people that can afford to get pricey massages all the time is a HUGE compliment and now I know why!!! She makes you so relaxed and even for someone perceiving the experience to be a "naked blind date" at first. She reminds you to breathe deeply so you're relaxed and so that the massage is doing the best that it can for you. She has a huge selection of music to play and nice candles and YUMMY eucalyptus oil. She has one of those nifty soft cushy massage tables. So comfortable. You must call her if you have any desire to have a massage. Even if it's just a back, neck and shoulder one!!! For the full body one that I received it is $45. An hour of bliss for just $45. A total steal. When she was up in Park City a one hour massage would have cost you an arm, your first born child, your pet, and the title to your car. Please Please Please let me know if you're interested! Make a comment on my blog and I'll get her in touch with you. Really. totally worth every cent.

***VALENTINES DAY is only 1 month away. you'd totally score points with a massage!!!!****

Seriously. You need one.

( For those of you that have seen the movie Benchwarmers I feel like Howie {the guy that's scared of the sun} at the end where he steps up to the microphone to say: "I used to think the sun was bad. But it's not! IT'S NOT A MONSTER!!")

yikes.

corban's trying to give up napping...my reaction???


Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!
Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy????


the end.

Kick off party!

Okay. kick off party. my place. jan. 30. 7 pm. we can discuss rules, make our commitments, talk about exercise ideas, and get started! PLEASE RSVP to my email or call me. if you don't have those options then write a comment saying so and I'll call you. can rsvp'ing get any easier???

Also, coming sooner than the kick off party: girls night at my place this next fri jan 22 starting at 8:45 going until the last crafter wants to go home. that's right- as late as you want to craft is fine! whether that's 2 am or 4 am I'm game. Bring your own supplies to work on whatever you want to work on. I don't care if it's an actual craft, scrapbooking, card making, sewing... whatever. Just come in comfy clothes and enjoy yourself. I'll have some snacks and possibly make crepes around midnight. You need to let me know if you can come (I don't care if you can't come until midnight- you're still welcome ;) ) so I can have enough crafting space set up. You're also welcome to just come and socialize I'll probably set up a classic chick flick in the family room.

Let me know for both parties whether you're game or not please.
ps hubbies, friends and the like are all invited to the kick off party for exercise pact folks, just make sure you rsvp for them as well :)




does it seem like I have an addiction to hosting parties?? should I be seeking medical attention for this disorder? just saying...