4 mins. to being a better person

I watched this clip on my friend's blog and I had to post it also. This is our beloved prophet who just recently passed, Gordon B. Hinckley. What a wonderful message, it warms my soul.

Master Cleanse

What was I thinking! I know, it was the detox of all the gunk that is building up inside of me from all those Wendy's stops and delicious pizza and candy and all the "no" "no" foods. I'm on day 6 and I really don't want any of those foods right now but I could go for some fruit.
This is how it went down. I heard about the Master cleanse and i thought that i would look into it. So I talked with a few people who had done it and they said they loved it, they felt so great afterward and they lost 18 lbs. I thought, "well I'm in!" So I went to the store got my lemons, Grade B maple syrup and cayenne pepper, the next day i began my 10 day cleanse (that's right, 10 days of this lemonade mix and h20). Day one wasn't bad at all, I just kept myself busy and everything was fine. They say that the first three day are the hardest and if you can get past the first three days you are good to go. The second day was alright, it was hard to make the girls breakfast, lunch and dinner because you are so used to taking a bit here and there, and I couldn't. Also my friend Julie, who lives right next door, popped by and she smelled so good i could have taken her arm off. She said, "oh ya I just got done cooking fried rice, hahahaha." Ya real funny. I booted her out. That night i did a salt water flush and it didn't work. (it is supposed to make you go to the bathroom) Day three was the supposed to be the hardest, but it was actually really easy. I did the swf in the morning on an empty stomach and walla, it worked!! I will spare you the details. In the evening you are supposed to drink smooth move tea, so I did and i got major cramps for about 15 minutes and wammo. 4th day was fine same as the others. Then the 5th day was very hard. Everything i made for the girls I wanted to eat, all the goldfish crackers, popcorn everything, I just wanted it. I even called Micah and told him i was having a weak moment and i wanted to quite. That night I came really close to stopping. Micah was eating a yummy salad and i just wanted to crunch some food. But i told myself that it is the end of the day i tomorrow will be a better day.
So here I am on day 6, great job I say. Today will be busy, I have to drive down to my in laws and I'm doing an Uppercase Living party tonight so the day will go by fast. I just have to keep my focus on why I'm doing this. To rid my body of toxins and clean myself out, losing weight is a bonus. 4 more days left!

Night time fight!!

Well snowball fight that is! We have this neighbor who likes to torment us. She kept throwing snowballs at our house, how rude huh! So what other choice do we have but to fight back. Eventually the whole neighborhood was out in the cul-de-sac. It was so much fun. Karma had the girls over for a sleepover (Ellie and Katie) and the had already put their pajamas on but the insisted on going out right now. So instead of taking 45 minutes to get winter clothes on, out they went in the jammies. Ellie was out in her nightgown, crazy little girl, there was a coat by the door for her to put on but nope she didn't want to. We played for quite awhile and then we went back in for some hot chocolate and Jo Jo's from Trader Joe's (which are delicious, you must try them if you have the chance. They are like oreo's but with peppermint filling, yum!) Now here the are watching a movie before bed which hopefully doesn't turn out to be 11 0'clock again! Julie thanks that was mucho mucho fun! Jessica and Kenny we missed you!

a couple more pics.

Snow!

The first snow of December!!!! Ya, the girls were so excited to wake up and see snow outside. The morning was full of snow angels, snow ball fights, snotty noses and cold wet hands. But the put in some hard snow play for a delicious cup of hot chocolate with marshmallow cream.

First food!!

Well little Xela had her four month appt. the other day and she is doing just fine. I did ask our doctor about her eating habit. She nurses all the time and I wanted to know if she was getting enough to eat. She said that she is growing fine, but if she nurses and still feels hungry you can try rice cereal. Well I usually wait another month but we did it. She loves it. She has had it once a day for the past three days and she is doing just fine one it. I swear I just couldn't get it in fast enough. And the she passed out. So cute when she sucks her thumb.

A great weekend (this is old, i found it in my drafts) oops forgot! Oct. 26

This weekend turned out so good. Our family came up this weekend for Xela's blessing. When Micah picked this weekend to do it, we didn't realize it was going to be the perfect weekend to have everyone come here. Almost everyone was able to come. We had Micah's parents, my parents (who stayed at my house) the Evan, Sara and Sobeida who stayed at Connor and Chelsea's house, who live not to far from us (Evan and Connor are Micah's brothers) then my brother Nick and his wife and kids stayed at my aunt and uncles house in bellevue. So we all got together on Saturday night for our Halloween Carnival and Trunk or Treat at the church. The kids got dressed up and there was good food and lots of candy of course. I dont have pictures because they were all taken on Micah's mom's camera. And then when that was over we all came back to my house and Micah ordered a pay per view fight, a gift for Evan's birthday.

Then Sunday morning came and it was pretty crazy, we actually got to church early which is just unheard of for just Micah and I with the girls to be there at 9 when church starts. And everyone else got there just in the nick of time. When it came time for Micah to give Xela her blessing he did such a wonderful job. Everything that he said was just beautiful we were all touched by his words and he couldn't even keep it together. The spirit was so strong at that moment. I'm so thankful for Micah that he is able to do that for our little girls. I'm grateful for all those who were able to come on Sunday, it meant a lot to Micah and I. And an extra treat for all that was there on Sunday, it happened to be the Primary Program. Karma did such a great job, I thought for sure that she wasn't going to was to go up there but she bravely went up and sang all the songs. When it came time for her age group to go up and recite the first article of faith she did great. They said it perfectly, "We believe in God the Eternal Father and in his son Jesus Christ and in the Holy Ghost." Her and another girl were right up on the microphone so it was hard to hear the others over them. Then they each had one line to say which we have been practicing for awhile and with out being scared or running off the stage she said it confidently, " I can show kindness to all of God's children." It was so cute and I was so proud to see her up there.

Then we all came back to my house when church was over and had lunch and hung out. Even micah aunt and uncle flew in from Utah to see how Micah's dad was doing.