Extraction

I had a tooth pulled yesterday and all I can say is I wish I could take loritab all day. It aches.
Getting out of elementary school I have not had any more cavities until this last pregnancy. My tooth fell apart and I found pieces which is kinds funny since I have had many nightmares where my teeth are falling apart.
The only real bad part was having a piece of gauze in my mouth for hours to absorbe the blood. It made me gag.
So, always brush and floss.

Yuck

I was washing dished and Kyle was just kinda walking around. Scott was not awake yet and it was getting quiet. After like 5 minutes I realized it was too quiet. And all you mothers out there know what that means. He was doing something he was not supposed to. I went in search of my 18 month old son and I found him in the bathroom. He had a medicine cup in one hand, the kind that come with children's Tylenol and a medicine syringe, the kind that come with antibiotics, and he was having a great time drinking toilet water.
I know! How gross is that?! I had no idea what to do other than clean him up and hope Scott had flushed recently. It still makes me cringe to think of him drinking toilet water.

Let the training begin.

I have always wanted to be a runner. In high school every summer I would say I was going to join the cross country team. My high school, Mountain View, has the best cross country team in the country. No Joke. When I traveled people knew of my high school because of the cross country team. Well every morning for about 3 weeks I would set my alarm and say I was going to go running with the team. And for about 3 weeks I would turn the alarm off and go back to sleep saying I would go tomorrow.
Well then I met a really athletic friend, Trina, who for fun would run. She would run like 3 miles in the morning and sacrifice sleep for endorphins. And she was faithful. FIve days a week for at least an hour she exercised. And she was happy and healthy and was nice to her kids. That is what I want to be like.
So here I am officially committing to a 5K to start with. I don't know the name but my sister-in-law's work is doing a 5K and I said I would do it. THe most I have ever run is 3 miles and that was only once. So it will be a challenge. I think a goal of 25 minutes to finish should be a good goal right. Just under 8 minutes a mile. I can do a 10 minutes mile now and that is pushing it. Well the race is in April and I hope that even though the air is cold, the kids are heavy in the stroller and I don't run as of now, that I can run everyday, get used to the cold air and well, the kids are not getting any lighter.

Sledding

I went sledding with my good friend Trina and her family. It was awesome. It was Scott's first time sledding and he needed no instruction. He got on and went, and went, and went until he got bored with the little hill we were on, then he went and found a hill to sled off. That kid has no fear.
Kyle was more happy when he was sitting on the sled, not moving, eating and throwing the snow. I wish I could have gone down more. It was great. I need to go sometime with Stephen and find a big hill where bodily damage is likely.

Been a while and has it been a time ever.

Stephen has mono. That is why we all kept getting Strep Throat. He would never get rid of it and pass it all around. Not his fault and I still love him.
We are thinking about houses. Kinda scary with all the uncertanty out there. Orem would be nice to live in being close to family and friends. Orem is so walkable that we would only need one car.
Scott is potty trained so well by now.
Kyle is crying himself back to sleep this week. (That means we are all tired.)
Stephen got himself his dream computer this week. He is still working out the bugs and it bugs me that he is still working on it. :)
I fixes all the bikes this week. Well I had some help from the bike shop but I did 90% of the work. My goal is to do more riding this winter. I got some cold weather gear and the boys will stay warm in the trailer. I see people all the time riding in the winter. Look for me, I will be out there.

First Business trip and a wedding.

Stephen had his first business trip. Just to Ogden for 3 days. I thought I handled the kids well all by myself. Wednesday and Thursday were spent is Salt Lake City playing with Trina. We slept out in a tent. It was the first time I "camped" with my kids. It was a late night but i thought it went over well. Except when Trina's boy Allen threw up. Thursday evening we BBQd and it was so great to see all my village friends come out and play. Trina and Corey hooked up their slack line. It's a great challenge to walk on it. Even funner to watch people attempt.

Saturday we went to cousin Jasmine's wedding. I am so happy that she found her soul mate. Their wedding ceremony was one of the sweetest weddings ever. It's always fun going back to the SLC temple, bringing back memories of that great day 5 1/2 years ago. It was cute seeing the grooms as they sat on a bench waiting for their brides. I remember when I came down the hall to see Stephen sitting on that bench. The day was finished with the ring ceremony at a farm in Lindon. I want that farm. :)
Sunday was real peaceful. Just spending time as a family. That evening we went to Uncle Grants house in Maplton. Most of the Madsen family was still in town. It was real fun as everyone was is a great mood, no drama, and my kids were entertained for me. Grant and Delia Madsen have done a wonderful joy raining their 9 kids. I hope mine will turn out as successful and talented.
Oh yeah, the one divorce was a friend from SLC. It is sad to see her go through such pain but it does make you look at your own marriage and work harder to communicate, love and appreciate your spouse.

Week in Review

I have been such a slacker when it comes to this blogging thing. I guess I just need to do it more and I will figure it out.
5 Things I did this week that were awesome:

1. Visited the Village and all the cool peeps.
2. Hung out with some awesome women while doing Humanitarian projects.
3. Learned a new hooping trick with Trina.
4. Hiked to Stewart Falls with the boys.
5. Bought 2 new dresses and my first pair of heels. (I am tall so I always felt I couldn't wear heels.)