I DON'T SEW!!! and I AM ok with it!!!

I admit it, I finally free myself of this terrible secret!!!! I DON'T SEW! YEP! NOT EVEN A BUTTON! I came to this VIVID realization when i tried so hard to be the good scout mom! my first born son enters the 11 year old scouting troop! my husband buys the patches and when i ask him if they are the adhesive ones, he says "oh, they don't make those for the 'scouter shirt.' well, i thought, 'this ought to be interesting!" So, you know those times where you give yourself the "you can do it-it can't be that hard" pep talk? that's what i did......................and so after a few bloody fingers and a few bloody "swear words" i finally had the purple patch sewn on over the left front pocket.....crooked! "dang" ok, i rip that out and start over (mind you i only have an hour,,,but i still think i can do it) so i get the purple patch on right (i said, right not tight. which is apparently a necessity when sewing on a patch). then i went for the grand canyon council patch....i'm pretty sure that IT is made of STEEL. with every %&*# poke of the needle i got more....shall we say...frustrated~! i actually sewed that on strait. then it was on to the 852 numbers that go on the sleeve. i began with the 5. i figured if i got that centered i could line up the 8 and the 2. i started this adventure at (4:20) just as Stockton entered the room and inquired, "is my scout shirt gonna be done by the time i need to leave?" "that is what i am shootin for" i replied, in my still-nice-mom voice. then between that moment and 5:00 i probably had to thread the needle at least 6 times.......per patch!!!! then when i got it finished i looked (squinted...because my eyes were permanently squinted after that one) and i had sewn the patch on the sleeve alright, i had some how sewn it to the entire sleeve....making it very difficult for my son to put his arm in the arm hole...ugghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! so i thought, "oh, maybe i should just take those stitches out and tie knots in them. so that is what i did. and i presented my masterpiece to my son. when he put it on (now i had walked it 7 steps) the purple patch and the numbers were sliding out of the shirt ever so slightly....no not tightly. so i pulled those patches off and sent him with the patch of steel....still on. when i told my husband what i had attempted to do. he says, ' i know, i saw there was some kind of mishap on the bathroom sink' then i told him the entire story,,,i was laughing my butt off so hard i couldn't even tell the story. then he says to me..."i don't get it..you are a dental hygienist, you play the piano, you are very good with your hands...why can't you sew." i replied:'i don't know, it doesn't compute with me, its too many steps that i have to think about and some how that doesn't work with me..its okay, i have come to the realization that i DON'T SEW and i am ok with it. It is not a talent nor is it even a SKILL i can master nor want to master. my mind just won't connect...i literally have to have someone over me telling me each step and even then i will not remember the next time i try....obviously i have only done buttons. and no i don't need anyone offering me their sewing skills to teach me, nor do i want anyone feeling sorry for me because i don't sew....like i said...I AM OK WITH IT! i'm pretty sure that they make adhesive patches at the scout store, i just need to go and get them...that i CAN DO! two steps: stick it on and put it in the dryer! DONE!

I'm pretty sure this picutre tells it all....or at least the highlites!!!!

WHEW! LETS PLAY MUSIC RECITAL

I DID IT! MY FIRST LETS PLAY MUSIC RECITAL! whew! gotta say i am pretty happy with my rookie recital! it was LOTS of fun to watch my classes do their things on stage...they have learned so much this year. it was great to work with my good friends, shelle and amber. My new lpm friend, cindy was awesome to work with as well. If you haven't checked out one of these recitals, its a must! just for the entertainment value!!!! what these kids end up with is knowledge of music that is never taken away! its great! Its great for me to be a part of this program!!!

April is the month of birthdays

Its Birthday month at our house. First we celebrated McKelle's 5th birthday on Sunday, April 6th. she had a hannah montana bday and got to have the "best of both worlds!" she had her party on the saturday after because mom had to take her dental hygiene c.e. courses at the dental convention the same weekend as her bday! but when we finally had the party....LOOK OUT! it was ROCKIN'!!!!!!

After McKelle's bday Stockton's 11th birthday was Monday the 28th. His party was a little smaller this year...at his request. we had family over for a barbque and he had two friends over who he doesn't get to play with as much. He spent the better half of that friday the 25th hiking roosevelt lake with his cub scout troop. I would say his party day was eventful and his bday gift this year was an ipod shuffle and he only wanted 6 songs on it....hahahaha, serious. he cracks us up!

I also surprised him at school with lots of balloons! its rare that you capture the true emotion in a picture....its safe to say i GOT IT!

the bee movie right in our back yard

i was so excited to buy the bee movie and watch it with my kids on friday. that idea came to a screetching halt after my son came in and said..."mom! have you seen all the bugs outside?" "what?" i asked. then i looked out side and right above our splash pad and on most of our patio were at least 100 hundred bees swarming and mad! i didn't know who to call... so i hopped on line and called the first company i could get, maybe we got the argie pole...i don't know, but $495 dollars was not how i wanted to spend our tax return. the bee 'specialist' says all this fancy intelligent things and i stop him a few minutes later and say, "buddy, i'm still tryin to get over the price and pick my jaw up off the floor! sheesh!" he says, we do offer the $50 dollar discount that is online. whatever! they needed to beeee removed and i felt trapped in my own home...so i said have him come out. they were out right away, and took care of it and within 24 hrs...they are gone! dead! kaput! "waxed out" hahaha. but i still feel like we got the pole...any comments from anyone on this would be sooo helpful!

THINGS THAT WILL ONE DAY MAKE ME LAUGH....BUT NOT TODAY!

Picture a beautiful chocolate cream pie, with homemade pie crust (thanks sara). picture me hard at work in the kitchen all day long. picture me putting the finishing touches on to the pie. cool whip and dollips of chocolate chips adorn the top. i was so excited to finally do something for someone else that was nice and i was so excited to have my family deliver it for family home evening that night! as i deliberated on which frig to place my work of art...i decided on the frig out in the garage....why? for safety of course. i wanted sister quigley to GET the pie! as i walked towards the garage, someone caught my eye...my beautiful t-man was smiling at me and so i lovingly looked sideways at him and did NOT SEE the cabinet door that had been left open by my darling son! well I HAD TO STOP on a dime to avoid hitting that cabinet...whew....ahhhhhhhhhh, yep the pie did not stop as quickly as i did; in fact it went flying as far as i have ever seen a pie fly and then landed upside down!!!!!!!!!CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP! i left it there, i couldn't bear to look at it and clean it up! so i CRIED OVER MAKING OUR DINNER. than my wonderful husband came galloping thru the back door only to see that pie on the floor and say, "did you know there was a pie on the flooor?" this is where i ask, you, the reader: have you ever had an ugly cry? you know the one, where you are trying to hold back the tears and explain your situation only to have sound come out of you that closely resembles camels in pain. my husband, says, "ok, its ok" and proceeds to clean it up..........so i thought.....about 15 minutes passes and i am now feeding my baby on the couch wondering what we are going to take for family night to this wonderful sister in my ward, when tim says: "well...i saved the pie; i skimmed the top layer and it worked out ok!" i blurt out: "we are NOT TAKING that pie that fell on the floor to sis. quig..........." and before i could finish he says: " not her.. US; we can have it for family nite." well it wasn't what i had invisioned but i knew that one day in a few short weeks, i would laugh about it, but it wasn't that day!

ohhhhh!!! this bloggin thang!

ok so, if you didn't already notice, i am way new to this bloggin thang! i wish i was more creative with the layouts, etc. i thought i would give it a whirl. i'm just tryin to go digital with my camera and feel like i'm just gettin the hang of that and now i get to blog too! so enjoy! and if you leave here with a good laugh or have been uplifted in any way, than it was worth it!