Tagged.......



1. Choose the 4th folder where you store your pictures on your computer
2. Select the 4th picture in the folder
3. Explain the picture
4. Tag 4 people to do the same. No cheating!

Here's what came up. This is (from left to right) SIL-Raenie, Lil'sis- Ellen, Big sis-Martha, Me and Jayla. We took this picture while visiting Martha in Huntsville, UT it was the fall of '02. At the time this was all the girls in the "Pratt" fam. Since then we have added Cami and Kenzie. When I look at this picture I think..... Wow I feel old!

Tag your it..... Martha, Alycia (if you are reading this you better do it ;), Kay and Kathy. Hope to see some fun pictures!

GUILT.......


I have been feeling this a lot lately. Here are a few reasons why......

Having enough time in the day to get everything done
Family scripture study & prayer
House work
laundry
playing with my kids (lack there-of)
teaching them sports
Lack of sharing my testimony.... especially to my family.
Serving others
letting my family know that I love them
personal scripture study & prayer
etc, etc.

I'll spare the other gory details.

How does everyone else handle this or overcome it? (Probably by not being on the computer so much)

Up date on the "goals"


Well, as far as the goal to go to the gym goes...... I am ace'n that one. I have gone to the gym 6 days a week { Mon. - Sat.}. On Sat. we take the kids swimming after I and Dan's workout. I can't tell you how happy the gym makes me. I get so giddy! During the week my friend and I hit a workout class a day (sometimes she does "two-a-days", because she says she has no life:) ) Too bad the L-B's don't come off quicker.

Reading lessons- Not so hard, because I take the scriptures and Manuals with me to read in the car while waiting to pick up the kids.

The kitchen thing..... lets just say that maintenance is number one priority right now.

FHE.... Failing badly! With 2 kids in basketball(Jayla practices M & W Tanner practices T & TH and games on Sat), one in cub scouts, me as the Den leader, Jayla - miss smarty pants ;) - has gifted and talented after school on Fri 'til 5:30, we are lucky if we eat a meal together {if we do, it's usually sandwiches in the car or dinner at 8 pm}. I'm not complaining, I like staying busy. Especially when it's with my kids. I don't know what will happen when the other 2 start doing things, though.

Little steps......


I am never good at New Year resolutions. I always set myself up for failure, because I think I can turn into Super Woman and get everything done. So this year I have ONE resolution. It is this.....

3-4 goals that can be worked on per month.

January Goals
1. Workout! NO EXCUSES! It has been made easier with the gym that has a cool kid zone. So far since receiving this wonderful gift I have gone at least 5 times a week. YA! I feel like a better person and more clear headed. I hope I will start to see results soon, to keep me going. If not, it is still good for the mental break it gives me.

2. Read the Sunday school lesson and Relief Society lessons in advance.

3. Take one room a month and fix the things that drive me CRAZY. This month I will focus on the kitchen.

4. Have Family Home Evening. I know that this is supposed to be a weekly thing, but I'm shooting for 2 lessons a month. Between all of our schedules it is hard to have a "planned" FHE. We do make time to spend together as a family, but not the structured lesson, song, activity, treat thing.

There ya go! It is written in the blog archives, so it now must be followed through!

I am tired..........

I admit to being somewhat of a blog stocker. I need to get it under control :)And here's why..... I am tired of seeing all these perfect "images" of families, homes, people etc. Everyone makes their lives sound like the epitome of bliss. I am just not buying it!

Why can't people be real. Be real to others and themselves. I understand that for the most part we try to put our best foot forward. Act like we have it all together. I have probably done the same things in my blog and life. I really do try to be as real as I can {without scaring people or freaking them out}. My tendency to be private may be misconstrued as an act that I am "uppity" or , again, thinking I have everything all figured out. Here is me being honest to the whole blogger world......

My house is a DISASTER! Do I like it that way.... NO! I would show you pictures, but I am too lazy to go take them. My kids have been known to maybe wear the same outfit for 2 days. They do wear clean clothes when we/ they are going any where in public, but if it is just staying at home, they look like little Tasmanian devils. I need(want) to loose at least 30 lbs. This doesn't happen easily for me! I have to work at it 7 days a week, and it is NOT fun for me. Although, it has been much more enjoyable having my Christmas present from Dan and having my gym rat, I mean, gym bunny friend endure the pain along with me (you know who you are. THANK YOU!) That leads to the fact that I absolutely hate shopping! Clothes or otherwise. Probably because I want to shed unwanted weight, so I hate shopping the sizes that I have to, and that to loose the weight means eating healthy, which means eating more fruits and veggies, which then means more shopping because they go bad too soon or they get eaten quickly. (sorry for the sentence). It's a vicious cycle. Basically I just wanted everyone to know I AM NOT PERFECT! And proud to say so.

But to turn the tables a little..... I DO have a PERFECT HUSBAND for me, and the most PERFECT CHILDREN for me and I know that the GOSPEL IS PERFECT! Those are really the most important things to me in my life and my life hereafter.

So when you come to my house and there is laundry everywhere, dust on the shelves, crumbs ground into the carpet, children who may have been in their pj's all day, papers on the counter I don't know what to do with, me in my sweats and t-shirt, here is my APOLOGY for not having it all together!

Please read.........http://www.change.org/ideas/view/save_handmade_toys_from_the_cpsia#

And this......http://shedoeshair.blogspot.com/

This is a scary thing to have happen to those who own small businesses or if you sell or give handmade items for children.

I don't sell childrens items or own a small business, but I am concerned that if this passes, what will be next! Will I be able to make things for my own children or grandchildren or will I be prosecuted?!

Write your congress person! Don't know who it is go here........https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml

I will step off my soap box.