Aunt Tahnee the GENIUS

Okay... so I was just reading my friend Tiffany's post on laziness vs being tired and it made me think of this... So I thought I'd post it, cause it's funny... at least to me it is. Just for the record, this is me being both tired and lazy, at the same time...
So... the other night I was in the living room talking to Nic. They just got these bar stools that we are going to re-upholster. I had my legs resting on them because I was TIRED. The kids love to play on these things because, as kids often do, they found that they are fun to spin around on (can you blame them... no!) so Davey wanted to sit on the stool. I decided to be Aunt Tahnee the genius teacher and educate him on compromise- cause let's face it... first come first serve, and I was first come, at least my feet were. SO... I say to Davey "Okay... you can sit on it, but you have to hold my feet." He agreed. SEE... genius. Enter... picture 1...

He looks enthused, right? LOL!!! Trust me when I say.. my legs are NOT as heavy as he is making them look in this picture...

Well... this only lasted a few minutes, if that, and Alex (he's 2... everything looks fun to him... they're clueless at that age) wanted a turn...

This is Alex attempting to hold my feet. But how cute is this picture? STINKIN' CUTE... right?

Christmas and other stuff...

Here are some pictures taken recently, over Christmas, that I thought I'd post....

Here's me and Alex, waiting in the truck for Dave and Nic in Sportsman's Wharehouse so we can go up to Coalville to Par-Tay! I was trying to keep him from crying for his mom, and he loves his picture taken... so... Aunt Tahnee to the rescue. It worked LIKE A CHARM!

And Keili and I on the way home. This is actually Miley's christmas present but she was asleep, and Keili was lovin' herself some Dora. My mom thought that lightning was striking the first time I snapped a picture. Probably would have been best to foreworn her... oops!

I was trying to take a picture of my new hair, but you can't really see the colors in this... there is more red and carmal color to go with the brown. I really like it this time. Plus, it's really short in teh back... but you can't see that either. And the new make-up I got from Jen, but again... hard to tell from a picture.. oh well.

This is Dad opening his Sure Lock bow attachment thingy. I have been so excited for this gift. It was kind of bitter sweet for me, but worth it. He was actually crying in this picture. He couldn't believe we got this for him. This was on my Dad's "wish list", you know... the list of things you wish you could have, but probably never will. It was so AMAZING to give it to him.

Mom's Kinect... she was excited. This is the funnest thing since I discovered Jumpin' Jacks (the bouncy place, not the throw your cash away place).
More Christmas stuff...
I don't have my presents on here mostly cause I was a bit emotional that day and didn't get around to my own stuff. I got a picture board from Mom and Dad that is BEAUTIFUL and says Families Are Forever on it. And a sign from Rustin and Sarah that says "In a world where you can be anything... Be Yourself" I broke down crying when I opened this and saw what it said. Right now... these are words I need to hear. Thanks Rust and Sarah! I love you guys. You have truly been key in rescuing me from the raging sea I found myself engulfed in.
These are pictures of the Snow Day we had in Beautiful Santaquin last week. I couldn't even go to work because I couldn't get my car out. I posted about that on the last post. Remember... the "someone is trying to kill me in the shower" day? Yeah... that day! We got 22" of snow that night.

A Night of Firsts

This post is actually for Thursday, but I've been occupied so... it's a couple days late. Sorry. Thursday night I went out on a double date. We went to The Cheesecake Factory- a first for me. I've never been there, but it was SOOOO good! Then we went to The Desert Star. Oh. My. Heck. It was amazing. I loved it. This was a first for me as well. I have been wanting to go for a while now and I finally got to go and it was worth the wait. I laughed a lot. If you have never been to The Desert Star, you have to go. It's a theater where they put on plays, but they are funny plays, usually spoofs of something else. This one was called A Christmas Story, the Bipolar Express. So funny! We got a picture, I'll have to post that later. Anyway... if you are looking for a great date idea this is it!!! It was a really fun night.

Oh... and P.S. Did I mention I cut my hair and it's a whole new color. I'll post pictures later, but I like it. And Jen, my bestest friend gave me all this new make-up from Mary Kay and I absolutely love it. Move over Clinique.

Wait Until Dark

Okay... so yesterday morning I was in the shower and all of a sudden the lights and the fan go off. Anyone who really knows me knows that I am VERY afraid of the dark, SOOOO... at this point, every scary movie I have ever seen starting running through my head. I thought someone was trying to kill me. I thought... Did Dave lock the door? Are they coming in to rape me and kill me. I stretched my arms out to hold both sides of the shower curtain so they couldn't get me. I was scared TO DEATH. I then started to pray my guts out. I had to finish the shower so I quietly try to feel around for the conditioner and face wash all the while thinking, he is probably sitting on the toilet waiting for me to finish so he can KILL ME! I stood in the shower after shutting off the water waiting to hear breathing or moving around. After a few minutes of nothing I decide to get up my courage and get out and feel my way to the door. SCARY! I kept feeling all around fearing I would feel someone there, but nothin'! Finally I open the door and try to turn on any lights and none would come on so I knew it just the weather, and the power was out. It was so scary, my heart finally decided to stop racing!!! But I couldn't get ready cause we had no power.

Great Movie

I went out last night and we went to dinner and a movie. We saw the new Chronicles of Narnia and it was SO GREAT!!! There were so many REALLY GOOD lines from that movie. I just love the Narnia movies. I love the symbolism in them. Here are a few of my favorites from the new one. I know there were more than this that really struck me, but I can't remember them all.

Lucy wishes she was pretty like her big sister and Aslan says this to her at one point because she no longer existed. "You wished yourself away." I thought... holy smokes... that is exactly what you do when you say that stuff. I always do that. I think.. I wish I was pretty like so and so. I wish I was like that person, or I want to be like this person, I wish I was skinny like her, blah blah blah... I can't do this anymore cause I'm Me, and I have a mission here and I can be great too. It just struck me.

Lucy is sad to leave Aslan again and he tells her that even though she got to be with him for this short time in this world, even though he won't be in her world, he'll be watching her and she will be able to get to know him so much more in that world, than here with him. I can't really remember how he worded it, but it was so profound. If we let ourselves and really try... THIS is the life where we really get to be close to the Savior. THIS is where we get to know him so that when we meet him again, we will know him and remember him and holy smokes... I was totally motivated last night. I have been studying the book of mormon and praying and listening to/reading everything from prophets and apostles I can get my hands on like crazy lately and it has really changed me and my life and it is all I want to do. This movie last night and the little things I got out of it totally motivated me even more. Last night I was listening to the talk by Sheri L. Dew "God wants a powerful people" and it was FABULOUS! A MUST listen to! All morning I have been saying in my head... God wants a powerful people, and I want to be powerful. I AM GOING TO BE ONE OF HIS POWERFUL PEOPLE! I am. I want for nothing more than that. There are such great things happening in my life right now and I am so grateful for them, I'm grateful for repentance and godly sorrow. It hurts, but (and here's another really great line from the movie) when the Lord removes something from your life it's like removing a thorn. It hurts really bad when it is being removed, but it is the best for us and that is when we begin to heal. Anyway... I recommend the Narnia movies if you have never seen them and watch them looking for the symbolism. Last night in my prayers I thanked the Lord for inspiring CS Lewis because I truly believe in a lot of what he said, he was truly inspired. If this weren't true, the prophets and apostles wouldn't quote him. I'm not saying everything he says is correct, but there are some really great insights we can get from him.

Anyway... my rollercoaster of a life is past the "I'm going to barf all over this ride" stage and starting to be more enjoyable- hopefully there isn't another hill right around the corner, I'm banking on there being a fast downhill (give me butterflies, make me smile and laugh) slope. Isn't that usually what you get when you climb a really steep slope on a rollercoaster?