Dang flu bug...

Ew I hate being awoken to the sound of one of the kids vomiting. Not my fav. This time, JS threw up in his bed and all over himself. I did hear something sounding like a cough, but didn't think anything of it until he climbed into MY BED. So I ended up washing two beds instead of just his. On top of that, Steven was getting calls for the mortuary all night, and JT wouldn't go back to sleep. We all ended up on a blanket in the front room with bowls next to us. I'd just get back to sleep when I would hear...blaaaaahhhh...splash. Poor kids. Ahhh the joys of being a Mommy.
Wonderful reason #2 for being a Mommy...
So the other day Steven wasn't feeling well at work, (imagine that) and I took him a coke and a muffin to settle his stomach. (Guys are wimps.) I drove past the place where we bought my wedding ring and thought that I would stop to get it cleaned. JLand JS were in school, so this would be perfect. I pull over, and get JT out of the car and go in. They immediately take my 'kidified ring' to the back and begin cleaning it. While we waited, JT and I sat at the counter looking at some rings in a couple of comfy chairs. A man walked into the store wearing an expensive suit with beautiful shoes and shook hands with the jeweler. They sat down and began talking about the diamond business.
A beautiful sparkling diamond in the back corner of the case caught my eye and I shifted my weight to sit up and look at it. Just then, Angel #3 decided to pass some massive gas. The jeweler and the expensive suit man stopped talking and stared at me. I looked around, panicked, and then said..."Excuse you buddy..." They both just gave me a 'yeah right' kind of look. I grabbed JT and as I did, he let another one go, to which he said.."Bum funny.." Needless to say I won't be going to get my ring cleaned without a discuise...like not sweat pants and a pony tail, and DEFINATELY not with stinky Pete JT.

My ring is sparkly.

Tag...I'm it...again

8 TV shows I watch...
1. American Idol
2. Law and Order SVU (even after I swore it off...)
3. The biggest Loser
4. Prison Break (dang sylla)
5. Life
6. ER
7. The Office
8. Yeah..um I guess I only watch 7...sorry

8 favorite restaurants...
1. Olive Garden
2. Red Robin
3. Cafe Rio
4. Javiers
5. Prarie Schooner
6. Maddox
7. The Timbermine
8. The Pizza Factory

8 things that happend yesterday...
1. Steven wrecked his boss' truck
2. Took JL to school.
3. Made some phone calls.
4. Went to my cousin Mandy's house.
5. Pulled carrots out of Nana's garden.
6. Came home and made a yummy dinner with the carrots.
7. Watched High School Musical as a family.
8. Had FHE and did puzzles with the kids and sent them to bed.

8 things i'm looking forward to...
1. Moving out of the mortuary someday...:)
2. Having money to do fun things with the kids
3. Being done with paying tuition for classes!!
4. Watching JL get smarter and smarter...
5. Going on more field trips with JS
6. Having JT potty trained...NO MORE DIAPERS FOR US!!
7. Going to visit Steve's family
8. More neices and nephews...hint hint people...get goin..

8 things on my wish list...
1. A house with more than 2 bedrooms
2. A bedroom just for JL...all fancy like she is...
3. A backyard like Monica's..it's so beautiful!!
4. A laundry room that DOESN'T require going outside to get to
5. New clothes.
6. New shoes.
7. Silky pajamas!!
8. A nice date with Steven.

8 people i'm tagging...
1. Monica
2. Heidi
3. Debbie
4. Stefani
5. Angie S.
6. Traci
7. Cecily
8. Jenny

UMMM.kay...no more accidents..:)

Steve's brother, Todd called me thismorning to ask me to come get them. Yep. They crashed their boss' truck. THEY ARE BOTH FINE. This time it wasn't Steven's fault, but yeah. Does anyone else think that this is a bit excessive?? At least both times he's wrecked someone else's car. That's good, right?? Well, maybe not if he has to use other people's cars. Yeah, don't let Steven borrow your car...
Steven...NO MORE ACCIDENTS, PLEASE.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to a VIP!

I CANNOT believe my little baby girl is going to be 7! It seems like just a day ago, Steven and I were married in Salt Lake and two short months later found out that we were going to be parents. We wondered what we were going to do what with me working and no money..and today we look back and think about the blessing that she is. If we wouldn't have starting having a family then, we might not have all of our team here on earth. Thankfully we did have her then, and we have no more ball players in heaven on the bench waiting to come into the game.
I am glad for my sweet little JL, for the things she's teaching me...(like how girls are super sensitive)..for her crooked smile, and her happy self. For the happiness that she brings to our home, and most of all for the good friend that she is to me..no one has ever been better..
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY JL!! I LOVE YOU!!

A new niece, and a new 2 year old...

Soo...I wish I had a camera...hint hint for anyone who wants to buy me one. I would have pictures here of our new niece Gabrielle Hatch and our big 2 yeard old, JT.
Gabby was born on September 18th and weighed in at 8lbs even and 20" long. She is beautiful, of course and we all love her. After I held her for awhile, we drove back to Heidi's house and took her oldest girls, Kallie and Kaiya to our house for the weekend. We are having a blast! These cousins are so cute with eachother, and they can't get enough of all the fun that they have together!!
I also can't believe that my BABY is 2!! It seems like just the other day Steven and I were where Burke and Heidi are today...in the hospital enjoying our newest addition. And now he's running around with the big kids having as much fun as possible. He's such a good boy and I am so proud of him. Best of all, I get to keep him for eternity! What a blessing it is to be married in the temple to the love of my life, and have our beautiful children sealed to us for eternity. I love them and I love Steven. I am excited for many, many more birthdays with our handsome JT.
Welcome to the world Gabby!! And Happy Birthday, JT!!! Love you!!

Blessed

I look back on all of my recent posts, and I do believe that I needed someone to just say to me..."At least you have your husband and children that are healthy and happy...isn't that what life is about?"
Thismorning at 4am Steven called me to tell me that he was out on a call for the mortuary when he drifted into oncoming traffic and was involved in a head on collision. I sat straight up in my bed, and instinctively patted his side of the bed. Of course since he was calling me, he was doing ok. He was sore and stiff, and so was the girl that he hit, but they were both fine. It was a long day today taking care of kids, and taking care of Steven, but we made it through. I made it through WITH them. I cannot live WITHOUT them. I need them everyday. I need Steven to smile his mischevious smile at me and then wink. I need JL to tell me about a game that she played while her words whistle right through her new adult teeth. I need JS to tell me that he and his buddy James are having a great time playing power rangers..and I need JT to smile at me and ask me if he can watch 'McQeen' one more time. I need them ALL with me when I pray at night. I need them with me at church. I need them to snuggle with, and I need them forever.

I am so grateful for my little family. Especially for Steven who works so hard to keep out heads above water. Who still makes me smile.
Thanks to:
Mom and Dad Fry for coming to watch the kids thismorning and cleaning up :)
Grandma and Grandpa Rogers who came to visit and had Grandpa give Steven another amazing blessing.
Bubba and Traci who came to check on Steven and make sure we were all right.
Brandon and KelliAnn for checking on Steven and staying to play with our kids for a while.
Daren and Andrea for taking care of mortuary duties tonight so Steven can recover, and bringing us dinner from Olive Garden for Monday.
Ben and Megan for bringing us dinner and Steven a 'candybar bouquet' and cute book.
Aunt Tiffany for stopping by and checkin on us, to make sure we were ok and the little ones, too.
Uncle Todd who showed up only minutes after he heard what happend, and started helping me with kids.
Thanks to Monica for letting me call her thismorning and talk to get my head straight, and offering to take the kids.
My Mother in Law, Cindy for putting our names in the temple, and her many prayers.
And all the rest of EVERYONE that called to make sure our Steve was ok.
I don't want to sound cheesy because everything did work out, but it was kind of an eye opener for me to think about what could have happend. I am so grateful for the chance to continue being with Steven here on earth. He is my best friend, and the best Dad. I love you, Pete. You're the best.

WE MAY NOT HAVE IT ALL TOGETHER, BUT TOGETHER WE HAVE IT ALL...

To the SUPER nice person who...

During the chaos of getting ready to go to stake camp, and the stress of money I had just decided that I couldn't take anymore!! HAHA! I know that sounds rediculous, but it's true. I felt like the world might just cave in on top of me because I couldn't hold the world up anymore. I went to the doctor on Friday and found out a lot about my health, and found out nothing at the same time. I have to have a hysterectomy, but I don't have insurance and I don't have $12-18k. We needed new tires for our jeep to go to stake camp, and found out that we couldn't afford that either. It was a pretty darn stressful day.
I came home with crying boys and to my ultimate surprise there was a huge box on my porch! With almost 200 diapers and 3 boxes full of wipes. Oh my! I didn't cry in front of Steven, but the second he took the boys to find other tires (which didn't work out either) I got down on my knees and thanked my Heavenly Father for the kindness that still exsists in this world. I asked him to bless that SUPER nice person, and to continue to bless us as well.
So...to the SUPER nice person that did that...I want you to know how special that was to me. It is small acts of random kindness like this that makes my life easier.