It’s time to start telling time


The other day we were at Walmart shopping and they had a display with watches and the were only $3.00. Jayden picked out a transformer watch and wears it without knowing what the heck it says. He’s interested in time and tries to read our clocks.

I came across the coolest thing for kids learning how to read time. Teach Me Time Clock is a talking alarm clock. If you have one of the kids that gets up at sometimes at 4am (Kellei sound familiar?) then they can look at their clock and if it isn’t glowing green that means it isn’t time to get up yet. I actually think that when it turns to green it announces “OK to wake!” That rocks!

For kids like mine that never want to wake up, it can be used as an alarm clock – with a snooze button! This clock is programmable for however you want it used. This definitely is a clock I’m interested in buying for Jayden and then Ella can use it after he’s done.

For the learning part ~ if you press the left toe it will display a random time and your child can try to figure out what time it is saying. For the answer, they press the right toe and they can find out if they’re right or wrong.

Go check it out!

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His Foot Says NO!

Going back to school after a long weekend is always hard. This morning Jayden was no different from the rest of the children in this world, he just did not want to go. I was helping him with his shoes and he said, “My heart says yes, but my foot says no.” I kinda giggled and said, “Your foot?” Jayden says, “I mean, my heart says yes but my brain says no!” LOL ~ he makes me laugh everyday. That in itself is a blessing.

Staying positive

I must say today was a *Bee-u-tiful* day! The sun was shining, the birds were singing ~ all in all it was a glorious day. Okay… the sun wasn’t shining, but the birds definitely were singing. They’ve been building a contraption in some vent that is above my stove. We hear them.

I did have a better day today. I definitely believe that the blessing that I received helped TONS. My husband getting a new battery put into my car helped tons. Praying and begging for some sort of peace inside of me is helping tons.

I have noticed that patience is growing slowly inside of me, and that’s the most important thing. When you lose your patience it’s almost extremely frightening. Your children rely on patience. Your marriage relies on patience. When you lose your patience you can lose it all.

I’m hoping that my hormone levels are regulating themselves. I haven’t called my doctor’s office to schedule getting the Mirena removed, but will be putting a phone call in to them tomorrow.

Step 1 Taken

As I was saying earlier today I need to try to make an effort with my 15 year old sister Alyssa, who lives here. I saw her today up at my grandparent’s when I went to go pick up my battery and I asked her if she wanted to go to the movies tomorrow. She seemed excited! I felt really good about it inside. So, we’re going to go and see What Happens In Vegas, which is a movie I’ve really been wanting to see.

Step 1 has been taken and I feel really good about it.

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Music is such an important part of my life. I listen to music all throughout my day and different types with how I’m feeling. It used to be that we’d have to go to the store to buy our music, but with this wonderful internet that we now how in our lives we can easily go and download whatever it is that we want. However, there’s certain ways that you can go about this. You can either do it legally by purchasing the music you download, or illegally.

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Family Home Evening – Love at Home

Last week I talked about Family Home Evening and how important it is to Mormons and even Non-Mormons. It’s so important for the foundation of your family to have a set day every week that is focused on togetherness. To read in more detail about what Family Home Evening is please CLICK HERE.

This week for FHE we will be doing a lesson on Love at Home. I went and looked at this lesson and it’s going to be sooooo much fun!!! I went and bought a poster board to do it on and afterwards we’re going to eat yummy ice cream sundaes!!

Here is something that a reader sent to me about my post last week that really touched my heart! I actually got chills…

Stitchin’ Girl
said: “Thank you for your kind comment on my blog. I have been reading yours and it is truly inspirational. We are not Mormon, but what you wrote about family really hit home. Tonight we will be starting our Family Home Evening together. I can’t wait!” If you go read her blog she talks about how her first FHE went and it will just show you what it can do to your family. I hope she continues on with her Family Home Evening, because it is so needed in every home in our world.

My Home Makeover

We recently bought a couch. We had owned our couches for 7 years before our recent purchase. I love furniture. I think that furniture screams who you are, what you like, and what your personality is like. My old couches represented who I used to be, but we’ve changed. Life has gotten better for us and we now have a couch that fits our new life.

In the process of upgrading our new furniture I’ve come across a GREAT website that has beautiful furniture. Since we’ve already completed our living room we’re moving on now to our bedroom furniture. They have BEAUTIFUL bed sets that I have completely fallen in love with. I’d love to be able to have some zebra chairs in my room too! The prices are pretty competitive as well.

After we finish our bedroom and make it into our sanctuary we will be moving on to my office. I work from home and in now way have the furniture that I need to have everything organized the way I need it. The home office furniture that they have on their website would work out perfect for me!! I can’t wait to get started on the rest of my home makeover.

A step in a positive direction…. I hope

I think it’s time for me to soften my heart a little and reach out to one of my sisters from my father. Yesterday my cousin who I’m very close to showed up with her baby and had my sister Alyssa (15) with her. I wasn’t sure how I felt about it. I’d made a decision that I really didn’t want to get involved with my dad, and she’s a part of him.

She sat in my living room and talked of how she’s going through some things in her life and I felt bad. Here I have a girl that wants a part of my life, of my kids life and I’m backing away into a dark and lonely corner. She’s never done anything to me. If anything, she kindof (KINDOF) had it like me. She didn’t have the luxury of having my father in her life all the time. However, she did have him. Her mom made sure of it. She has a relationship with him where she actually feels love for him in her heart. I wonder how that feels. I wonder how it feels to have a dad to rely on.

I think I should take baby steps with this and start out by taking her to get our toes done together. It’s not her fault. She’s actually a really enjoyable girl, and I need to do this. I need to stop alienating myself from them all. Baby steps. My goal of the week is to call her and plan a time for us to do something together.

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Going to the holy land

I think that we’ve made a decision after much thought and consideration. Our bishop goes to Israel 2x/year. It is supposed to be the most amazing tour of the country ever and it looks like my husband is going to join him.

Gino has shown so much interest in the church and something has been holding him back from baptism. When I casually mentioned to him that the Bishop was going to Israel later this year he looked at me and said, “I want to go.” To be honest I kinda laughed at first. I can’t picture Gino going on a trip with the Bishop, but he was dead serious.

I prayed about it and I’ve never once received one bad feeling. Something inside of me keeps telling me that this is “it”. This is going to be the maker or the breaker in Gino’s decision to join this church. From what I’ve heard the tour is supposed to be so amazing that he’ll come home begging to be baptized.

This is the website that the Bishop has set up where you can kinda go and see what’s in store for my husband. I’m so excited for him. This is an opportunity of a lifetime no matter what religion you are. The trip is for 10 days and I’m happy that I’ll be able to rely on the members of my church for help while he’s gone, because I have one of the best wards in the world!