WHAT?!?

Laila's prayers:

And thank you for all of the animals that give us food, and all of the animals that are just to look at. And just, thank you for everything...except black widows. Amen.

After the Prayer:

"Mom cuddle with me....cuz one day I know you'll die when you are 78 and then you can't."

WHAT?!?

I asked Laila if she wanted to take a bath last night?

Her response: "I don't like resting in my own filth."

WHAT?!?!?

I don't know where she heard this from, or who said it, but she has been waiting to use this line....that's for sure.

Totally Random Tuesday

What totally random thoughts are bouncing around in my brain?

So many beautiful blossoming trees outside....I loved driving down main street.

I noticed that the prettiest and most abundant white blossoming trees are circling KFC....ah the colonel with his secret spices and now the blossoming trees.....He knows how to get me!

I teared up watching Laila in her dance rehearsal. She messed up twice. Literally went the opposite way as everyone in her entire class. Her eye roll and exasperated look really got to me. I teared up and I'm not even PMSing.

I burned my hand on a hot pan while making mac and cheese from a box. Now I'm mad. I can't even say I burned myself cooking...because that doesn't count.

The playhouse/swing set boards sit and mock me every time I pull into the garage. When will it ever be put together in the back yard? Will it lay around FOREVER? It's a metaphor of my life, my hopes and dreams, right? Or maybe it's just an undone playground.

Online school testing is a pain. I have to be up, put together with make up on and looking professional by 7:15 for 9 mornings . I can't believe I taught high school for 12 years and had to do this all of the time. I love being in my green work out suit til noon...with no makeup on and no hair done....it is my costume of choice.

I am either gaining weight and eating non stop or losing weight because of a diet and not eating much. There is no middle ground. There is no maintaining weight. What is wrong with this picture?

Why can't my obviously talented son get a theatre department scholarship? Who are these scholarships going to? I want to know.

1. I'm thankful to hear from my missionary,Truman. He called from the Chicago airport...and even though we only had 4 minutes...I could tell he was happy and excited to be on his way to England. I'm thankful that his first companion is going to train him well. I'm ready for the mission letters to begin. I'm ready for Truman to be inspired and humbled and happy and homesick. I'm thankful that I have another son to help share the gospel for 2 years.

2. I'm thankful for nature. I love watching the seasons change. So many different shades of green. I think that is my true favorite color. I never tire of it. I love the daffodil's and tulips and crocuses popping up. I love the stark branches preparing to bud with the first light green on the tips. Popcorn trees are popcorning! Love it.

3. I'm thankful for my Wayne. He left his work 10 days ago...and has jumped into a new project. He is happy to be in charge of his own schedule. It's certainly different to have him around in the mornings....a good different. I'll have to work him into my schedule, since he won't be heading out til about 8:30. He seems "lighter" and less stressed already.

4. I'm thankful that I still have two kids left at home. My two babies. Baby Boy Monson and Baby Girl Laila. They keep me laughing and using my referee skills daily. Their current fight is over what kind of avatar they are... airbender, earth, water or fire... Truman was the "know it all" when it came to this, so if you say you are a different bender than Tru says you are...it's a fight. Guess who likes to disagree and fight? Mons and Lai!

5. I'm thankful for Dancing with the Stars....and specifically that Kate Goslin got voted off. She needs to stop whining about how her life is all over the tabloids and on TV and get home and be with her kids. We all know her dead beat ex won't. It's crazy....so I guess it makes me thankful that atleast my dysfunctional family is a lot more functional than most! OH, that's right...she didn't get voted off...aaarrgh...what is wrong with the tv voting audience? SHE CAN'T DANCE and SHE'S ALWAYS GRUMPY! Better luck next week.

6. I'm thankful for an exercise partner. We go to the gym or walking atleast 4 mornings/afternoons a week...rain or shine, summer or winter. IT's good to be accountable to someone that makes me do stuff that I don't really want to do. AND....I just say, "You faddah than her" and she is more than willing to come.

7. I'm Thankful that I look better in person...hopefully....than I do in pictures. I just saw a really "flattering" pic of myself on another blog. It's a beaut. Good thing I have a sense of humor!

8. I'm Thankful!

Tru's in ENGLAND!

Truman with Pres and Sis Bullock outside of the mission home.

Truman's first companion is Jared Cowley......Lizzy Cutler's boyfriend ( girl from our ward) .

It's a small world!

Spontaneous Spring break

ROAD TRIP

Wayne went to work on Monday and two hours later he was home-- HE QUIT!

So....we ( Monson, Laila, Wayne and I) all jumped into the car and took off for Palm Springs, La Quinta, to be exact.

We drove to Vegas the first day, slept over, and proceeded to the sunny, warm, vacation home of the Morley's.

It was so beautiful, so warm and so awesome to get away from the cold and snow.

We swam in the pool and hot tub

We played Card Games

We played Wii games

We ate good food

We sat in the SUN!!!

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We hung out with cousins

we got lots of SUN and SWIMMING!

We slept...

SPRING BREAK WAS GREAT!

April fooled

The biggest April Fools joke of the day is the weather!

This is what greeted us this morning in our back yard.

Laila thinks Mother Weather Nature is having a good laugh.

In other news.........

We just found out Laila has an identical twin.

Maybe even an identical siamese twin.......