The Crazee Chick's View of Life

We 'boo-ed' our neighbors last night! We had so much fun hiding in the bushes and waiting for them to open the door. Unfortunately Mo got caught on the last house. She rang the doorbell and waited almost 3 minutes but no one came. She knew someone was home because the van was in the driveway and the dog was barking inside the house. Just as she approached the door to ring the bell again, the lady switched on her light and opened the door. Mo attempted, in her words, to "book it" from the entrance way but to no avail. The lady opened the door and said, "Hi Mo!" Mo was a bit bummed but still had a smile on her face. So now we have three more Boo's in the windows of our cul de sac...two from us and one from our other neighbor who was paying the Boo forward. This has been a really, really fun activity!! We got a lot of laughs from beginning to end. For our goodie bags we bought a talking door bell that says a number of spooky phrases, and a box of Cadbury Fi...

..started out with a little visiting teaching: lots of visiting but not so much teaching! :) ...afterwards I took a moment to appreciate the fall colors: they are amazing this year. Normally we aren't privy to such a vivid display of foliage because the rain always knocks the leaves off the trees before they can turn. This year it's been dry so we've had a real visual treat! I love how God blesses this world with beauty: in the fall we have reds, oranges and yellows; in the winter we have the white, crisp snow that blankets the landscape and makes us feel cozy; in the spring we have a rebirth when the new flowers begin to emerge and the trees caress our senses with their beautiful blossoms; and of course, there's summer where the blue sky and the purples, reds, yellows and pinks of all the flowers in their splendid glory bathe us in beauty. Yep...the Lord gives us sooo much... ...we went to visit the temple site. The steeple has arrived and, now that the foundation is ...

Y'know...blogging is hard! It's not like having a conversation where your thoughts are stimulated by a certain subject, or you find something funny and giggle about it for an hour. It's all you. Alone. Trying to think of something to write to keep your blog 'current.' Well, people....I got nothing for ya. Nothin' new. Just the same old, same old. I'm still packing lunches, ironing clothes (yep...can you believe it!), shopping for food, making supper and sleeping. Oh...and shopping! Got some dang good deals too! Like a pair of $565.00 Louis Vuitton shoes for $9.00! Yes! Seriously! A leather Mexx purse for $8.00 and a pair of Adrienne Vittadini shoes (leopard print) for $8.00. All in pristine condition; never been used! I guess I can hold a one sided conversation... as long as it's about shopping! I'm off to the store...toodles.

My heart is so sad tonight....a wonderful family has been broken apart. A foster family has lost three of their children; children they nutured and loved as they did their own biological children. To see this foster mother with these children was to see true love. I never saw her scold, say an unkind word or even glance disapprovingly at any of these children. She is a beautiful woman both inside and out. A true role model. Because it is their mandate, the Ministry aims to re-unite children with their biological parents. That all sounds really great but are the children's best interests taken into consideration? Consider these three little ones; they lived in a home filled with love, they were taken to a choice school and they participated in extra curricular activities that included dance. These kids were CARED for; they are now back with their biological mother who might be capable of loving them (but how is that possible when she's been apart from them for their ...

New Look! New Name! Same blogger. Have you ever found something you didn't know you'd lost? I have. Guess what I found? I found ME! Strangely enough, I didn't realize I was lost until I started to find myself. Amidst the mothering, the cooking, the cleaning and the homeschooling, somewhere I got misplaced. Lisa got covered up by all the 'stuff' in her life. I didn't miss her...I didn't even know she needed to be looked for...but when I decided to send the kids to school and I went to put "Lisa" on all of a sudden she was not there. There in front of my mirror stood a tired looking, tired sounding, slightly chubby woman wearing old yoga pants, a t-shirt and worn out runners. This wasn't the woman I knew 12 years ago. Where did the young, vibrant, well-dressed one go? I began to look for her... I found her. She's a little older and a lot out of shape but she's also a little smarter and a little wiser. I lovingly took her out, dusted ...

...then watch this video. That's all I have to say. ZAP! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-NOZU2iPA8

I took Mackenzie shopping yesterday because her birthday money was burning a hole in her pocket and what do you think I saw? Leg Warmers. Lace fingerless gloves. Faux glasses. Halllooo....welcome to MY teenage years! The whole Madonna Wannabe look? I owned it! I had the ratty hair with the oversized headband/rag thing; the lace gloves (even wore black ones to my graduation) ; the leg warmers with the high heeled shoes! Holy fashion batman, I never thought THAT stuff would ever come back in style. I mean NEVER! Now, don't get me wrong...I'm not about to run out and buy any of it for myself (although I must admit I really wanted to buy the glasses: they made me look really stylin' and SMART!) , but my kids are scooping this stuff up! Mackenzie and Morgan both have leg warmers and the cutsie dance socks...I know it's just a matter of time before the fingerless, lace gloves enter our home! My girls better be careful...pretty soon I'll be stealing their accessories! Can ...

Well...ye olde toothe fairie might have overdone it. She left $10.00 and by all the reactions we've had today over that amount I'm preeeeety sure it was too much! Why was I so far off base? It's not like I haven't had other children who recently have lost their teeth. Mackenzie even reminded me today (although I'm sure she's terribly mistaken) that not only did the tooth fairy not give her any big amount of money for her first tooth, that apparently the hag did not leave her ANY MONEY for the first 8 teeth!!! I totally beg to differ but she's adamant about it. And she's hardly ever wrong. So anyway, I feel like a grandma or something that's totally out of touch. Weird, 'cause my babes are still losing teeth...all of them!! I (oops, I mean ye olde toothe fairie) should be a little more used to the game, you know...with the tour; along for the journey; seen that bag of tricks etc. But apparently...I've (I mean 'she's' ) for...

Today was such a neat day. It started when Kiki came home from school and told me that she got 10 out of 10 on a writing assignment. That was great enough but when she told me the teacher read it out in class and used it as an example of 'how to do it right', I was feeling...do I admit it?.... PROUD!!! When you've homeschooled for two years and suddenly put your kids back into school there's a little trepidation about how they're going to do. Questions go through your mind such as...Did we do enough writing/math/reading/socials? Did I miss teaching something crucial that will rear it's ugly head once school gets going? Did I do okay? So today after this happened in Kenzie's class it helped to dispell those fears! I DID do something right! I did teach them stuff! Yay!! The next exciting thing was that Zee lost his first tooth. He seems a little young, at only 4 (almost 5)years old, to lose that first tooth but it was definitely time as the tooth has been ...

Happy Birthday Kiki!! My little girl is nine years old now! How and WHEN did that happen? I remember watching her skip down the sidewalk the day she turned five and thanking my Heavenly Father for the gift that she is to our lives. Now she's nine! Four more years have passed. In another four years she'll be 13!!! I'm not ready for time to go this fast. My kids will turn into teenagers and adults before I'm ready for them to. Sigh. I can't stop time but I can live every moment to it's fullest and love every second of it. Tick...tick...tick... Slow down time ....don't make my babies grow so fast !

Okay so today I'm 'standing for something' not terribly philanthropic, alturistic or even environmental, but it sure is something fun! I've fallen back in love with CLOTHES! And...believe it or not...ironing! Now if you know me, you will know that I am NOT, I repeat NOT, an ironer. In the 12 years since my kids have been born I have maybe picked up an iron 5 times. In the past if it's been wrinkled, I wear it, or I buy a new one. Yep...that's me. So anyway...turned over a new leaf. Now that the kids are back in school I discovered that I am living in a mini Hollywood. The moms are gorgeous, skinny and dress like they are movie stars. I gotta fit in...don't want to stand out in my Costco yoga pants (that are worn out and getting fuzzy) and my 5 dollar t-shirts...so I started shopping. Wow...did that unleash the beast!!! I am having sooooo much fun buying new pants, sweaters, leather jackets, boots etc. that I find I haven't needed nearly as mu...