One BAD Weekend!

Friday morning, I woke up feeling really awful! My stomach hurt so bad that I couldn't move. I also couldn't breath. We decided to take me to the ER. To make a VERY long story short, I had a cyst on my left ovary. It ruptured and bled into my abdomen. They ended up removing the cyst, which was larger than a tennis ball! And sucking all the blood out of my abdomen, which was 500cc's of blood! Here are some pictures.

Sorry if you have a weak stomach!!!

This first picture is a picture of the cyst. It is on the right side of the pic. The dark red part is were the cyst ruptured and bled into my ab.

This is the cyst again. They are pulling it back exposing the blood vessel that caused all the damage.
This is the pool of blood in my abdomen. 5oocc's to be exact!

Anyway, I feel sooooooo much better now! hahaha!!!

Craft Time!!

Always in January, I get the blues. Oh how I wish I lived some where warm!!! I feel much better when I do the things I love. So here are a few of the crafts I've been making. I am focusing on the girls rooms right now! If anyone has another cute craft idea let me know, we can craft together!

Heart for O's room!

(yes there are rhinestones on the big heart! I love bling!)
O for the O!

K for the K

OOps!! I just erased the "Child of God" sign for Oakley's room! Hers is brown and it sits on her shelf. K's is red and hangs from her shelf.

K's room

The Super Bowl!!!

We had such a fun night tonight! We went over to our friends house to watch the Super Bowl. I was rooting for the Cardinals. They lost, but that's okay. At least we got to watch our commercials with our funky glasses!!! And the food.... the food was sooooooo good! We had pizza and salads. I made my caramel brownies and chocolate caramel pretzels!!! We had yummy cookies, and rice crispy treats!!! Aahhhhh.... I will definitely be hitting the gym tomorrow!

The gang!

Yes I really am that much taller than everyone! And, I'm kind of hunched over too!
The crew with their glasses!

We locked the kids in the basement with a TV and their glasses! (Just Kidding!)

Oakley the Sun Beep!

"Mom it is not Sun Beams, It's Sun Beeps!" So there you have it! Here is Oakley our little "Sun Beep"

Hallelujah!!!

School is now BACK IN SESSION!!!!! Don't get me wrong... I absolutely love these girls, but 5 weeks of off track is more than I can handle! They are on A track. They went off right before Christmas, had Christmas and New Years off, then had their three week off track session! It has been hard because there is not a lot to do in January! It's too cold to go outside all of the time, and any indoor entertainment (bounce zones, movies, etc.) cost an arm and a leg! I think next year I might be looking at C track. I don't know though! All I can say is HALLELUJAH!!!! :)

Quick Trip to St. George!!

Bryce works down in St. George every three weeks. The girls and I decided to hitch a ride with him on Wednesday. When we got there, I couldn't believe how warm it was!! 68 degrees!!! We didn't need coats or anything! It made me wonder, "why do we live in Salt Lake again?"

Here are some pics of our fun times!!

The girls love playing on the luggage racks!
Oakley testing out her swimming puppy! She got it for Christmas and won't put it in the tub, "only swimming pools!"

Kaybree and her noodle!

Happy Birthday Bryce!

(***WARNING!!!!!.....cheesey post! :) ***)

Friday was Bryce's Birthday!!! I would have posted a happy birthday message sooner, but we were in St. George! I just wanted to say happy birthday to Bryce and let him know how much I love him. He is my best friend in the whole world and the best daddy ever! Happy Birthday!!! Love ya!

Since I'm talking about Bryce and how wonderful he is... I thought I should probably mention...Bryce won an award this last week!! Bryce works for Wyeth, a pharmaceutical company. Last week he went to Atlanta, were they held their national conferences. At the meetings, he won the Achievement Award!!! This award is the third place award for Wyeth reps nationwide!!! This is Bryce's third year with Wyeth, and his second award! Good Job Bryce!!

I Know Why Some Mammals Eat Their Young!!!

They must be off track!!!!!!!

Shayla is Here!!

I am a new AUNT!!! The favorite aunt might I add!!! Shayla Maria Franco was born January 15th, 2009 at 5:59 pm. She weighs 9lbs 4 oz!! and is 21 inches long!!! She is a CUTIE!!! I know I'm the favorite aunt because when I was born, I weighed 9 lbs 3 oz!!! Pretty close! hahaha!!!! Congratulations Brooke and Jeremy!!! She is beautiful!!!!

Happy Birthday Grandpa Dean!

Wednesday was my dad's birthday! He turned 54!! He took us all to "The Pie" were we enjoyed some yummy, yummy pizza!!! Happy Birthday Dad!! You're the best!!

Grandpa and Kaybree!
Oakster totally asleep in my arms!

Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act

So recently The "Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act" was passed. This act will end my bow business. Not only will it put me out of business, but almost every other childrens business out there. Here, read for yourself....
The new law requires that domestic manufacturers and importers certify that children’s products made after February 10 meet all the new safety standards and the lead ban. Sellers of used children’s products, such as thrift stores and consignment stores, are not required to certify that those products meet the new lead limits, phthalates standard or new toy standards.The new safety law does not require resellers to test children’s products in inventory for compliance with the lead limit before they are sold. However, resellers cannot sell children’s products that exceed the lead limit and therefore should avoid products that are likely to have lead content, unless they have testing or other information to indicate the products being sold have less than the new limit. Those resellers that do sell products in violation of the new limits could face civil and/or criminal penalties.

How to Love Your Family...

So I found this little poem thing... I had no idea there was an instruction manual on how to love your family! hahaha! I'm going to put it on my side bar, but I wanted post it as well.

How to Love Your Family

TEACH KINDNESS...share feelings... MAKE LOVING SAFE... dress up for tea... HAVE PEANUT BUTTER PICNICS... don't yell

TANGO IN THE MOONLIGHT... wish upon a star... SURPRISE THEM WITH ICE CREAM... listen... PLANT JELLYBEANS IN YOUR GARDEN... sing Jesus loves me out loud with joy...

PLAN A TRIP TO THE MOON... cry during movies... ENCOURAGE SILLY... carry lots of band-aids... TAKE DAFFODILS TO GRANDMA... laugh at yourself... SHARE A WISHBONE...

Be kind to one another... MAKE HAPPY-FACE PANCAKES... celebrate everything... RIDE BICYCLES INTO THE SUNSET... feel their aches... CELEBRATE THEIR JOYS...

Say yes as often as possible... WHISPER SECRETS... handle with TLC... teach them to reach for the stars... LOVE THEM... learn from them... BE THERE... BE THERE... BE THERE...

by Patsy Gaut

Pregnancy!

No, I am not pregnant! But everyone I know is!! Congratulations to all of you!!! I actually did love being pregnant! I was one of the lucky ones and never got sick! I went to my cousin Shiree's baby shower the other day. It had me reflecting back to when I was prego! It never ceased to amaze me at how large everything got! My boobs, my belly, and my butt, all grew to abnormal sizes. I was sure of that! Isn't it funny how everyone else that is pregnant looks fabulous, but when it is you...well me, I was just a beached whale! hahaha!

Here is my list of pregnant friends, and friends that have delivered in the last 6 months:
1.Andrea, 2.Annie 3.Ashley 4.Brooke 5.Bryn 6.Camie 7.Cindy 8.Cody 9.Erin 10.Jamie D. 11.Jamie H. 12.Jasmine 13.Jessica H. 14.Jessica Y. 15.Kristin 16.Kirsten 17.Mandi 18.Marcie 19.Melinda 20.Melissa 21.Mackenzie 22.Monica 23.Natalie 24.Nikki 25.Shanelle 26.Shiree 27.Tracie

Again, Congratulations to all of you!!!
Let me know if I have missed any of you!

More Birthday Fun!

On Kaybree's Birthday, we went to see Bedtime Stories! SOOOOO CUTE! My girls loved it, as did I! After the movie, we went to dinner at Chili's. Kaybree chose Chili's because of their Chocolate Molton! If you don't know what that is.....Go get it today, or we can't be friends! I don't know where Kaybree gets her love for chocolate!?! Anyway, after Chili's, we had grandparents over for cake and ice cream! Kaybree was spoiled to death! She got a new bike, a CD player with Cd's, a hair braider thingy, and the money jar!!!!

A few things about Kaybree at 6 years old:

Kaybree is a very thoughtful little girl. She loves her family, and her friends. She is very creative, and love drawing pictures for people. She has an infectious laugh, and can make most anyone smile. When Oakley is pouting, she is the only one who can cheer her up. Kaybree is very smart, at parent teacher conference, her teacher told us she is the smartest in the class. She wants Kaybree to work on a report of her choice and present it to the class. Kaybree is very dependable, and is very punctual! I am in deep trouble if we are ever late!

I could go on and on, but really I just want to say, We love you so much Kaybree and we are so happy that you are part of our family! Happy Birthday Punkin!

Kaybree's 6th birthday!
Close your eyes...it's a surprise!

Kaybree's new bike

Oh my gosh!!! A Cd player!!!

THE CHOCOLATE MOLTON!!!

Me and my girls!

Monkey see monkey do!

Happy Birthday Kaybree!

Santa Delivered!!!

I know I'm a little late in posting this....but we've been a little busy at our house! With Christmas, New Years, and Kaybree's birthday (that never seems to end!) I always feel so bad for her having her b-day so close to Christmas. Anyway, back to Christmas. We had a great one. Santa did not forget us this year. The girls both got lots of present. Santa brought art easels, and a Barbie house. He didn't wrap either of them, so they couldn't decide what to do first: Look at the easels and Barbie House, or open presents. It was pretty funny!

Bryce with some of his presents! Our little family at Grandma's and Grandpa's house!

Kaybree and her Little Mermaid Barbie!

Oakley and her Swimming Puppy!

Kaybree and her make-up!

Oakley and her Little Mermaid Barbie!

The girls and their easels and the very tip top of the Barbie house!

(I forgot to get a picture of the girls with that!)

As usual, there are no pictures of me...but I was not forgotten, Bryce spoiled me with clothes, a necklace, and a cricut! I have no idea how to use the cricut yet, but I will learn soon!

Hope you all had a very Merry Christmas!