Priesthood Power

Oh mother of pearl who is glad it's Friday?!?!? Cause I know I sure am! After sitting with the 1 year olds for 20 minutes to fall asleep for nap, and laying with one of the 4 year olds for 50 minutes until he fell asleep, I am ready for a break, FOR SURE. Thank you weekend for making your appearance! Oh goodness I just remembered some good ol homework I have to get done before midnight...it should be fun. Ha. But I'm going to spend the evening with my husband first, because I can. Then I'll allow myself to stress about the homework, but only a little bit. Anyways...lots to do, so the blog is going to be short tonight.

Today is the 13th...so #13 is priesthood blessings! Life happens ya know, sometimes people face trials that others are not even one bit aware of, and sometimes they just break. Well it's safe to say it happens to ALL of us, including myself. I'll spare the details, but tonight I broke. And what did my amazing husband do? He held me, he comforted me, and he talked to me about how it would be okay. Then he told me to go pray and plead with Heavenly Father. So I did. And I felt better. Then he came and sat with me for a minute and asked if I'd like a blessing. I didn't even think of asking. I need to remember that amazing opportunity I have to get a blessing from my husband whenever I need. I am so blessed to have a husband that can give a blessing at any given moment, because he is worthy to do so. I can't imagine not having that in my life. 

Priesthood blessings are powerful things my friends. And priesthood holders are here to give them. So don't be afraid to ask, and don't forget to ask either. They are amazing blessings and they really do make all the difference. 

"Pooh"py Day!

Oh boy boy boy...I am going to jump right into day #12 thankfulness! I am soooo thankful for hand soap! And to add to that, hot water to kill all the germs! As I say quite often, I do love my job. But every job has it's downfall. What's the downfall to my job? Oh it's just a small one. Bathroom. Enough said.

It all started at 9 this morning, I changed a poopy diaper. And then like 2 hours later, I changed another poopy diaper. Then like 3 seconds later I changed yet another poopy diaper, then I heard the dreaded "Halllllleeeeeeyyyyy" coming from the bathroom. Time to do the dirty work. Diarrhea. Then two precious little boys peed their precious little pants during nap and were soaked, head.to.toe. So I cleaned 'em up! Then right after the cleaning up is done I hear the "Halllllleeeeeeyyyyy" again...round two. Same thing. Oy. Needless to say I washed my hands so many times today that they are pretty dry my friends. And I used really hot water one time that it was burning...but it was killing the germs so that's all that mattered! I be loving me some hand soap!

Tomorrow is Friday everybody! Are you as excited as I am?! Probably not...I'm not sure anyone could be quite as excited as me! I love the kids at daycare, but sometimes a person needs a break.

So, I have made my bed EVERY DAY so far since the new year. That's 12 times in a row! Go me! That's just a little update on some of my goals. Also, I've started training for Epic, good things should come from this in a few different ways. Making sure to get morning and night prayers haven't always happened with Kohn, but we do our best. We usually miss night prayers because we're just so tired that we forget...but we'll keep working on it! :) Weight. I don't know what it is. I decided to not be so obsessed with the scale and just try to feel good. I'll let myself weigh myself in February. We'll see what happens.

I need some serious sleep. Gosh last night I think I got like 7 hours, which was way more than I got when I was in Rexburg going to school, but I am just drained every day by the time I get home. The kids couldn't possibly have anything to do with that, could they? :) Oh they're little pills but they say the cutest things that just make me laugh, and honestly being called mom is kinda sweet too. The fact that they see me in that way kind of makes our relationship special. Maybe I don't know what I'm talking about, but I definitely feel like I have a special relationship with Luke, he's the one that calls me mom every time he sees me. Sometimes when another little kid is sitting on my lap he'll try to push them off and climb on me, although he's not very successful since he's only 1, and he'll say "Mine". He's precious.

Anyways...now that I've rambled I'm going to go check on dinner and see how it's coming along! Have a great night, everyone! :)

I Love This Crazy Life!

Life is crazy, crazy busy! So bear with me. However, it is my last semester, as I have mentioned what feels like a zillion times, and I am so ready for it to be over! And it has just begun. I have been working full time all week, which I didn't plan on because I am part time. But life happens and I was needed! Don't get me wrong, it's been great, I just didn't have a full time week planned into my schedule! So needless to say, I'm a little tired and flustered. But it'll all work out! Ready for another short and sweet one? Cause here it comes!

#10 (From yesterday) I am thankful that I live so close to my job! It makes it easier to get there at a decent time when I am asked hours before if I can work full time that day! And it makes it easier on my sleep schedule, because I get to sleep longer cause I only have to drive like 5 minutes to get there! It also is nice for after work because I can just get home and start getting things done quick! Also, if ever I need something from home I know I can quickly leave during nap time and be back in a flash! Living so close to work really is a pretty great thing! Less time driving makes a huge difference!

#11...for today of course! I am thankful that I have such an understanding boss! She is pretty great about letting us leave for doctor's appointments or even for school! As I mentioned, I was not prepared for a full time week this week, so I am a little behind on homework! My normal schedule is supposed to be 10-2! The last few days it has been about 8:30ish-5. I would be in earlier but I have to get ready, because it's short notice! But she's also very understanding about that, she tells me to be there when I can be ready, on days she asks me in the morning! Anyway...back to what I was saying! So I've been at work all day the last couple of days instead of 10-2! Well Cindy knew that I was a little behind on homework and was stressing a little bit too, so today she let me leave at 2! I've been able to get caught up on homework for the most part and she's just been really great about it! We didn't plan on me being there full time today, but the other worker is still sick, so yeah. Let's just hope she is better tomorrow! Doing 2 peoples jobs is not the easiest thing. But I get by, and still love my job!

Anyways...I'm off to do a little work outage and then I'm going to hit the sheets! Unless I think of more things that need to be done...

Two In One

Okay...fail. I missed another day. But again...the day was spent with family! Little Roxie Jade was blessed and she looked beautiful! It was just a good day! We got to be with our Thedell family and we got to just relax and partake of the sacrament! How awesome.

This leads me to what I am thankful for #8...of course it would be having the opportunity to take the sacrament. How lucky are we to be able to renew our covenants every week? Seriously such a blessing! I love the peaceful feeling I have when I take the sacrament and how good it makes me feel to be worthy to partake of it. I just love it. I love the spirit that is felt in sacrament meeting, and not just from the taking the sacrament part. But also from the songs and the amazing talks. Sacrament is just amazing.

Okay...#9. I am thankful for the sweet innocence of children. I got to work all day today rather than 10-2. I got to spend a little more time with the kids and they are just the sweetest things. I love how willing they are to help me whenever I am doing something. I love how good they were when we were doing our preschool lesson. I especially love how smart they are. For being so young they have got some serious brains! It makes me sooo happy that they feel so comfortable around me. They feel comfortable enough to cuddle with me during movies or stories, they feel comfortable enough to call me "mom", and they even feel comfortable enough to scream "Halllllllleeeeeeyyyyy!!!!!!" while they're sitting on the toilet waiting for me to come do the dirty job! Haha oh they seriously make me smile! :)

I definitely know that I picked the right profession for me! Day care, day care, day care! :) Or maybe just a 2 hour preschool or something to that affect! :) gotta have my "me" time don't I?! ;) I love kids! I can't wait to have my own....but it'll be a while! Or will it...haha seriously though. Give it a year or so!

That's all for now.

Family Matters

Alrighty-roo...I realize I forgot to post yesterday. Shame on me! But I had good reason. And that reason brings me right into what I choose to be thankful for yesterday...

Family. We got home from work and went out and had a little Texas Roadhouse and off to Weston we went. We went to celebrate Grandpa Turnbow's birthday! Had a little cake and ice cream, chit chatted with the fam and then we were headed back home. Sure it wasn't a lot of time spent, but at least we got to see them! Better than nothing I always say! I love that we all have families to feel special with and to love! The most precious thing happened the other day at day care. I was holding little Luke just cuddling up with him when his brother walked through the door to pick him up. When Luke gets the TV on in front of him nothing can take his eyes off of it and I mean NOTHING. So, his brother walks on, so I whisper in Luke's ear "Luke, look who is here...it's your brother" as soon as I said "brother" his eyes lit up, he stopped watching the TV and got reallllllly excited and yelled "bruva" his way of saying "brother"! He ran up to him and jumped in his arms. It was so cute. Also, we have sisters at the day care. Jordyn is 5 and Allie is 2. Jordyn is such a good sister to Allie. Whenever Allie cries Jordyn goes right to taking care of her. She is always watching out for her. During nap time Allie seems to have a really hard time going down. She sleeps by Jordyn. Most of the time Allie will start crying and she'll cry out "Jojo"! Then Jordyn will reach over and hold Allie's hand til she falls asleep! I seriously love their relationship! Family is the best!

Okay, so now it is a new day. And so now I choose something to be thankful for today. I choose lazy days! Yes, that is right! We all need them every once in a while! I had a long week. I was supposed to start part time this week and had mentally prepared myself for it but I ended up being needed full time all week, so I did it. And school started. And I didn't have as much time to do all my school work for the week because of working full time. So there was basically a lot of lack of sleep. Today was lazy, and it was needed. We woke up around 8:45, I made Kohn some breakfast, and he was off to ref some basketball games. I ate some breakfast and read a blog I've been completely obsessed with lately. Then I took the next few hours to sit in bed and do my homework. So doing homework isn't exactly lazy, but the way I was doing it was. So I finished everything up and then Kohn and I went and got some fro-yo! Then we came back and made a grocery list and off to the grocery store we went! Oh and I might add that we did all of this in our sweats...me with no make up and unbrushed hair. Then around 5:15 we were getting ready to put dinner together, and just as we were getting ready to start my sister-in-law Shannon called and asked if we wanted to go eat at Pizza Pie Cafe with them. Well, how could we say no?! No cooking? More laziness? Sweet. So we went to Pizza Pie Cafe, still in our sweats, but don't worry...I brushed my hair before we left. Then we planned on heading back to the apartment and getting some cleaning up done. But instead we went to the Aggie game. Good times, good times. Now we are just sitting on the couch...continuing to be lazy. Gotta love the lazy days. I can't let it become too much of a habit though, because today really was pretty great. Now I'm just feeling super tired and ready for bed. So ya know what? I think I'll probably hit the sheets! I need all the rest I can get because Epic training starts Monday! Exercise and eating! Oh goodness! If anyone knows of good runners diets LET ME KNOW PLEASE! I once had one, and had it down good. But now I've forgotten it! Haha. So help a friend out! Thanks. Peace and blessings.

Forever and Always

Welcome back to school...welcome back to no time, welcome back to no sleep...oh boy. It's my last semester. I CAN DO IT. I just think it's going to be a wee bit crazy teaching preschool, doing school, training for Epic, being a wife...but hey, I'm up for the challenge. Bring it. 'Cept...I'm super tired, and I'm sitting in bed and Kohn is sleeping and I want to be sleeping...so I'll make this quick.

Today on the 5th of January I choose to be thankful for the gift to be sealed to our families forever. Kohn and I have been married 2 months, today, and I cannot imagine my life without him. I am so lucky, so blessed that I get him for eternity! Awww he's so cute with his book! Poor guy can't stay awake for much lately ;) he's just too tired, cause he's a hard worker. But seriously. I really am just ridiculously thankful that I get to be with him forever! He makes me so happy that life without him would definitely be soooo empty! Gah, I love him!!!

Tonight we went to my friend Savannah's wedding reception! She and her new husband, Josh, got married in the Bountiful temple this morning! Yay for eternal marriages! She looked beautiful and the cheesecake was divine! ;) I love love, as I've mentioned a time or two! It just makes me so happy when I see that people are making the great decision of eternal marriage! I am so happy that I have my eternal companion to spend my eternity with! Seriously, I love him so much...deal with it. Haha.

Anyways...tomorrow is Friday! Wahoo! Normally tomorrow is supposed to be like a super great date/relaxation night...but that was during the break when there was no homework. So tomorrow is go hard on homework. And get preschool plans done. And...yeah. Wish me luck. Wish me sleep. I'm hitting the sheets.

Work, work, work...all day long!

All day, errryday, we work, work, work. My work is definitely a lot more enjoyable than Kohn's work though. Or so I say. The kids had so many moments today. But I love them nonetheless. This job is good for me, because it makes me less afraid to do "motherly" things. Like...putting my hand in a babies mouth to get a googly eye ball out, holding a tissue while a 2 year old blows an extremely "boogery" nose, and helping another 2 year old get his "too big caakie" out of his mouth before he chokes. I also wipe bums without getting grossed out, deal with slobber all over my pants, and yummy kisses on my nose. I have such a glamorous job! ;) But being called "mommy" and being told you're loved makes up for it all!

You guessed it...today I am going to be thankful for our jobs! I'm thankful I found mine, when it was the last type of job I expected to get at this time of my life! And getting this job has helped shape my future, and I am stoked! I also am thankful for Kohn's job cause he brings in the bigger check. He gets more hours and such. In fact, he got home about a half hour ago. That's right. He worked 3 hours past the time he is supposed to get off. It'll be good for his pay check though. I have to be thankful, even though I missed him tonight! It was a good thing I guess though, because I had no choice but to be focused on school. Last semester folks, let's hope I can find some motivation. Anyway...I'm glad Kohn can have a job cause it means I can have a treadmill. And I love me my treadmill. This brings me to my update on resolutions...

-I am starting to train for Epic! Wahoo! I am so ecstatic that Haley and I really decided to put a team together and do it! The treadmill is good because I did my first bit of training today. You see I've been working out pretty good with the hubby this week, my arms are soooo sore, and my core (I guess) but I haven't been running. Because I have this nasty cold and can't really breath, so running distances isn't really much of an option. Anyway, the cold is still here, but it's gradually going away. So I decided to try to run tonight. I got a 5k in, not a beautiful time, but it was a start. So I guess I can say the training has officially started for Epic.
-The bed has been made every morning thus far!
-My bathroom is still clean!
-Kohn and I haven't missed a prayer yet!
-I find work a lot more enjoyable because I am playing with the kids because I am showing them more patience!
-I keep finding great things for my preschool lessons coming up in a few weeks!

Things seems to be going pretty great. My biggest goal is the weight. I'm going to weigh every Friday...so we'll see how things go. I need to work on my eating habits...oh food. No bueno. I suppose the Epic training should definitely help with this goal as well! So yay for that! Anyway...I'm still thankful, and I'm still loving life with my best friend...my hubby, Kohn! :)