tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70015663899622817282024-03-14T01:36:35.782-07:00Moms and MemosDaily, weekly...maybe monthly accounts of a working, just one of the boys, mother.Moms & Memoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16876062365287767011noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001566389962281728.post-36027221807706917012014-02-03T14:59:00.001-08:002014-02-03T14:59:32.724-08:00The end of the beginning and the beginning of the new.
This is a post of my struggle with mental illness. Not every story can be happy, frankly this is a downer, however I hope that this post can also relate to someone else struggling.
2013 was a struggle for my family. More of a struggle for me. We all have issues from childhood, sometimes those memories include individuals who are hard to forgive, allowing ourselves to compromise, losing sight Moms & Memoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16876062365287767011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001566389962281728.post-12841091369487077722014-01-24T17:32:00.001-08:002014-01-24T17:50:23.336-08:00B.A.U.A.C.P.W.L.C (no really you need to read)
Many days I wonder where my children came from. Often people will suggest that they are a mix between Mike and I. Maybe so, but I also know that they come with special, quirky personalities all of their own.
Case in point:
My 10 year old daughter is a weirdo. She is beautiful, smart, does a mean robot, and totally in her own world. She wants to be a baker. Yes, I know, nothing sounds quirky Moms & Memoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16876062365287767011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001566389962281728.post-27127472811493570652014-01-17T10:30:00.000-08:002014-01-21T16:28:18.704-08:00Dinner Time Judgement
Our 14 year old son taught us a lesson the other day that frankly embarrassed my husband and I. As we ate our amazing rosemary pork roast and bruschetta, my son thought he would open the dinner conversation with "I've decided our family is too judgemental."
After 5 seconds of silence I responded, "You are probably right, Dad and I really need to work harder on that."
Just when I thought I had Moms & Memoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16876062365287767011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001566389962281728.post-21508655135264087572014-01-16T12:58:00.002-08:002014-01-16T15:05:07.251-08:00Unfortunate but addictive tv.
Unfortunately I have discovered some disturbing TV that I cannot stop watching. After years and years of withstraint, I have caved into watching "Dexter". I am starting from the beginning. Season 1 episode 1. The other disturbing show I started watching in 2013 is Fox's "Following". This brings me to my husband's concern and ultimate question. "Why do girls want to be scared?" I don't knowMoms & Memoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16876062365287767011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001566389962281728.post-3797378290562541212013-12-18T12:14:00.000-08:002014-01-16T15:42:11.221-08:00Jewelry Design
So, I am a creature of comfort. I am a hippy at heart and don't always display my fashion sense to my surrounding network. however, I do have great taste. A few months ago I saw a job listing for a "Jewelry Buyer" for Sundance Catalog. I don't have buying or purchasing experience, however I have started my own businesses. That is beside the point. Because I love fashion and jewelry so much IMoms & Memoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16876062365287767011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001566389962281728.post-57118305038630025022013-12-18T10:59:00.002-08:002013-12-18T10:59:49.801-08:00Been away for a little while.
To my very few readers, I have been away for awhile. The last two years has been challenging and educational for me. Now that I am ending 2013 I have a few memories and lessons I would like to share.
I have been running a beauty school and with around 70 students and over 17 staff it has definitely been a learning experience.
Not only has my professional life been askew, my personal life has Moms & Memoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16876062365287767011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001566389962281728.post-87546000969417178132012-03-22T12:50:00.002-07:002012-03-22T13:30:32.294-07:00Love Notes.......
I remember a period in my life from the age of 5 to around 21 that I was always deeply in love. Yes, I was that girl. So, when my 12 year old son started to have a crush of his own, I felt his pain.
He has always had a small crush on one girl in his class each year. Only he and his mother knew of his crush each year.
Until now.
This year it is a little different, he has upped the ante. Not Moms & Memoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16876062365287767011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001566389962281728.post-2978357220324489302012-01-12T10:45:00.001-08:002012-01-12T10:45:57.744-08:00Getting the Romance Back!
Here we go. A new year has started and my husband and I will be entering into our 14th year of marriage this year.
Things to know about my husband:
He is starting to grow more hair every year.
He will help you out at any time.
He is an incredible baker.
He is extremely dry and sarcastic.
He continues to be in love with my body even though it is oddly stretched and rounded in places that you Moms & Memoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16876062365287767011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001566389962281728.post-57097219062373746802011-12-16T16:44:00.000-08:002011-12-16T16:44:54.443-08:00Cutest dog ever!Ok, so I am behind the times, I have never joined Pinterest until today. My girlfriends at school keep talking about this site and with a little downtime in my work schedule, I decided to visit.
What I have found is disturbing. I am a major advocate for NOT dressing up your animals, however, once I saw this, I changed my mind. Attention to pet owners everywhere, unless you can produce such a Moms & Memoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16876062365287767011noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001566389962281728.post-10791107031796254972011-12-14T07:55:00.000-08:002011-12-14T08:45:33.209-08:00Ice Cream and weightloss?So, yesterday I was contacted from an associate of a professional partner of mine. They would like help promoting their product through women and mom blogs. The product is a mix that you mix with crushed ice and freeze. It is ice cream for weight loss. Seriously. Who wants to stop feeling guilty for eating ice cream.
I never thought this day would come? Ice cream, 150 calories, high in fiberMoms & Memoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16876062365287767011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001566389962281728.post-36850574721510872372011-12-12T11:05:00.000-08:002011-12-12T11:06:04.420-08:00Lesson # 2: It is the little things that Matter.As a church goer, I have my own struggles with what kind of mother and woman I should be. Where do I fit in? I think that most of us go through similar issues, and I don't know that I have an answer yet.
However, I was thinking of the lessons that the holidays have taught me. So lesson number 2 is as follows.
Despite the fact that I am not crafty, I do not have play dates, I work full timeMoms & Memoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16876062365287767011noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001566389962281728.post-287489492453139622011-11-27T20:02:00.000-08:002011-12-12T11:07:21.000-08:00It was worth it!In my last post I lamented about the Holiday season starting and everything I am dreading about it. Yes, sounds a little grinchy but I was not ready AT ALL. So, I am learning my lesson and have decided that with all of our flaws, spending time and making the effort to enjoy the holidays is worth it.
I just left my brothers house where we spent the Thanksgiving Holiday. There were 40 or so familyMoms & Memoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16876062365287767011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001566389962281728.post-81360732005709807462011-11-19T16:50:00.000-08:002011-11-19T16:56:03.260-08:00Are we ready for the season?I am a genius. I know that this sounds a little conceded, but my actions have proven this to be true, or not so true in actuality. I have started a new job and Aesthetics school at night both in the same week and just one week before Thanksgiving. Once Thanksgiving comes around, then we start the parties and family gatherings, the shopping and celebrating of the season. So, why not tack on aMoms & Memoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16876062365287767011noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001566389962281728.post-83634133745109124042011-10-12T09:11:00.000-07:002011-10-12T09:11:28.134-07:00It has been a while........It has been a while since my last post. This is the same starting line that covers 75% of blogs. This blog is no different. Sometimes we forget that as we are living our lives, we need to post our lives. I will take the challenge. ( Yes a little dramatic, but this post was seeming to go there. )
August and September were big months for our family. After 13 years of marriage,starting Moms & Memoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16876062365287767011noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001566389962281728.post-88073808813131573002011-08-19T10:55:00.000-07:002011-08-19T10:55:07.294-07:00Soul MatesA little over 13 years ago just 2 months before my husband and I were married, we adopted our first child. She was the runt of the litter, a beautiful chocolate color, and had a tail that never stopped wagging. Our chocolate lab Roxy has been with us for every move, every new home, every child's birth. She was very annoyed by each new dog we added to our home, but ultimately invited and mothered Moms & Memoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16876062365287767011noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001566389962281728.post-2007588432112034612011-07-12T11:26:00.000-07:002011-07-12T11:26:25.430-07:008th Birthday! What a list!My daughter is turning 8 in August. She if very excited. I tell my children to make a list of what they want, they may only get one or two things, but make me a list. Below is a picture of the list that was left on my nightstand last night.
In case you can't read her list, it is as follows:
Dork Diary's
Slushy Magic (as seen on tv)
Puppet Collection
Pink DS
A Robot
Craft Set
Makeup Set
Mustache Moms & Memoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16876062365287767011noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001566389962281728.post-67202664151502734692011-06-17T16:00:00.000-07:002011-07-07T13:46:55.427-07:00I did it for a girl.I have an eleven year old boy. He struggles with his weight. He is 5'6", 170 lbs, size 11 men's shoe and just finished the 5th grade. I have tried not to make him feel self conscious, but we do try to limit mindless snacking and my husband and I have been waking early with him to do workouts, bike rides, "Just Dance 2", whatever we feel like doing to get some exercise. Shamefully I must say Moms & Memoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16876062365287767011noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001566389962281728.post-75158380098699441582011-05-10T13:14:00.000-07:002011-07-07T13:43:26.604-07:00I was 26 and I had the best cancer.Unfortunately in today's world, we all compete. We even compete in the sickest of ways. "You are on Prozac, that is nothing, they give me _______ (fill it in) which is inevitably worse than your Prozac." "Oh, you had a finger amputated, I lost an entire leg and I live with the pain everyday."
Since I am not innocent or immune to this weird phenomenon, I will start this blog out with "I was Moms & Memoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16876062365287767011noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001566389962281728.post-10194512892078490222011-04-27T18:46:00.000-07:002011-04-27T18:46:26.015-07:00Got an offer, turned it down, crap! The hell that is Wyoming.In my desire to relocate my family, I had a job offer in Douglas, WY. For those from Douglas, WY, sorry, you probably shouldn't read on.
Douglas, WY is 11 hours away from my home, one way. Because I couldn't tell my current employer that I had a final interview and job offer, I had to squeeze the 22 hours of driving into about 48 hours of actual time. Which for those of you that can't help your Moms & Memoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16876062365287767011noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001566389962281728.post-48451591077361063032011-04-15T13:55:00.000-07:002011-04-15T14:05:33.520-07:00Falling into the abyss. Dreading the next day.I have been looking at relocating my family. But, applying for jobs 100's of miles away is seeming to be quite the task. So at work, although I get all my work done efficiently and effectively, I am sidetracked by wanting desperately to go somewhere else. I have spent 25 of my 34 years in my small town. I moved away when I graduated and as I got married have since returned. So, I am at that pointMoms & Memoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16876062365287767011noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001566389962281728.post-7485300999192112112011-04-12T20:00:00.000-07:002011-04-12T20:03:59.314-07:00The 5th grade anatomy/hormone talk, yippee......I am sitting at work, swearing at my network blocker that won't allow you to read blogs, post on Facebook, basically anything interesting. Anyway, as the expletives launch out of my mouth, I get a call. It is from my 11 yr old's son 5th grade teacher.
So, last week there was a bright blue form that came home in the back pack from school. I love how they make the forms bright colors so you don't Moms & Memoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16876062365287767011noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001566389962281728.post-91695403254839985692011-03-29T12:29:00.000-07:002011-07-07T13:27:14.728-07:00Modesty is a virtue.I have a 7 year old daughter. And in spite of my efforts, she has remained modest and aware of her body. Why should this matter? Well frankly, I am impressed.
Today's dolls & media show our children that people with giant eyes, an even larger head, and minimal clothing are the most attractive of the bunch.
Good news for troll dolls, but alter to nature for the rest of us.
To the story: Moms & Memoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16876062365287767011noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001566389962281728.post-30711526262313367282011-03-26T19:29:00.000-07:002011-03-29T15:47:00.618-07:00Hare Krishna Festival of colors of 2011What a fun time we had. Family and I are in Utah visiting extended family and doing some work stuff. My beautiful cousin called and had a fun activity for us to do together. The Hare Krishna Festival. No, we weren't required to chant, although the mixtures of rock music and chanting were interesting. There were thousands of attendees covered in multi color chalk, dancing, singing.
But, the most Moms & Memoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16876062365287767011noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001566389962281728.post-73755196259220800422011-03-23T13:45:00.000-07:002011-03-23T13:45:00.823-07:00Sleeping my way to ruin.As a working mother, there is always some running, running, running. I however have been more like crawling, crawling, crawling, lately. I get plenty of sleep but cannot seem to wake up refreshed or just wake up without wanting to kill someone. I am sooooo tired.
Skip to last night. Work, off at 6, check, dinner with two elderly friends 6-7:15, check, pack bags and off to overnight sleep study, Moms & Memoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16876062365287767011noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7001566389962281728.post-30440231015825841612011-03-05T16:18:00.000-08:002011-03-05T16:18:45.796-08:00Relationships, family & balance.As every mother knows, the art of balance is tough to master. But, as a mother, it is essential. Working, stay at home, step mother, who ever you may be to your family, balancing love, time, food, your checkbook, all without being committed to an asylum, is hard.
Now I am a huge believer in schedules, and lists, and organization and everything you have heard before, but today I was thinking more Moms & Memoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16876062365287767011noreply@blogger.com1