Motherly Guilt

Dear Bailey,

I hope that you can forgive me for missing your 3rd birthday.  I'm sorry I won't be here to sing you Happy Birthday in bed while giving you your breakfast, and watching you open a present.  I'm sorry I won't get to kiss you to sleep the last night you are 2.  I'm sorry I won't get to grab you at any given moment during YOUR big day and wish you a Happy Birthday and smother you in kisses.  I'm sorry I won't get to make your lunch for you, and put a candle in it.  I'm sorry I won't be the one that does your princess hair in the morning. I'm sorry I won't get to put your princess panties on you and tell you that you are more beautiful than ANY Disney princess. I'm sorry I won't get to give you juice all day long, because that is how you survive.  I'm sorry I won't get to lay you down for your nap and read you however many books you want to read before you rest your beautiful head of silky blond hair on your princess pillow.  I'm sorry I won't get to come and get you when you wake up from your nap, and see your glowing face when I tell you, you get to go to the "Pirate Place" and have dinner with Spencer.  I'm sorry I won't be there when Captain Jack Sparrow comes and talks to you, and wishes you a Happy Birthday.  I'm sorry I won't get to help you blow out your Pirate Princess candles.  I'm sorry I won't get to pry you out of the beloved fantasy world of Pirate Paradise, bring you home, put on your pull-up, sing to you one more time, and kiss you off to your princess dreams of wishing on stars and marrying your prince in the temple.  

I'm sorry sweetheart.

I'm so happy that I get to be your mommy.  I'm so happy that you are such a sweet girl, with a spicy attitude that puts people in their place.  I'm so happy that you want to grow up and go to the temple like Mommy and Daddy.  I'm so happy that you are such an amazing sister, who begs for Chloe to wake up so you can play. I'm so happy that you and Chloe are best friends and you laugh together all day long.  I'm so happy you help me do my make-up.  I'm so happy that you love your Daddy so much(it makes me feel good to know I did such a good job picking out a daddy for my babies!)  I'm so happy that you love all of your cousins so deeply.  I'm so happy that 3 years ago you came into my life, making me a mommy, and making me want to be better.  I'm so happy that you fill my world with magic and laughter, and life, and living, and make-believe.  I'm so happy I have such a beautiful, happy, cheerful, hug giving, kiss receiving, stinky breath telling girl to come pull me out of bed in the morning.  

I'm so happy I have you big girl!

Happy Birthday!!

Love, Your Mommy forever, because of the temple.

People of Utah County Part 2:

(Peter warned me that I shouldn't have too many posts like these or people will think I am being really judgmental, and I assured him that all of you already knew I was judgmental. Heeee heee,.. just kidding.  I just like to find the humor in life, and this is some of it!)

I ain't no secreat that I am addicted to Dr. Pepper,.. and when I say addicted, I don't mean that lightly,... I really believe it is going to take a 12 step program to help cure me, with lots of relapses.  It's bad.  

Anyway,.. Late one night, I was feeling the need to fill my void with liquid love, as I call it.  Texaco and I are friends.  Patty at the drive through have some good conversations,.. I even thought I would give her a Christmas card this year.  Well the drive through was closed, which meant I actually had to GET OUT of my car.  So I walk in and there is a girl behind the counter that I had never seen there before,.. She was sitting on an empty, upside down, 5 gallon bucket, hunched over.  I filled my green 44oz cup, and walked up to the counter.   She looked up at me.  The shock of what she was doing set in, and I, in an almost comatose state looked at her like a deer the in the head lights.  My whole body frozen.   I looked her in the eye,.. even though one was wondering, and the other met my stare, she spoke.

The worst words my ears could hear. (with-in reason) 

"This is the worst IN-GROWN TOE NAIL I have ever had. I've been picking at it for hours."

Oh goodness,.. I wanted to throw my Dr. Pepper and barf all over my self.  Serious, I can't stand feet,.. and the part of the foot I can't bare to even talk of, is the toes.  Gross.  Ewe.  

I need to go take a shower and brush my teeth now that I have shared these stories.

gahdshdljadjshflajshdfljahdfg(That is me shivering.)

This is who I think of when I see her.

p.s. very little of this post has to do with the eye thing,.. it's purely the foot thing really,.. the eye thing is just an added bonus.

Random People of Utah County: Part One

The other day, in a moment when I pulled into my parking spot at Costco, and stared straight ahead, thinking to my self,........

"Do I dare open the door and go into this store, fully knowing that both of my children are WAY past tired and so am I."

I just decided to sit there and stare.  And then I thought,..  I should totally blog.  

But about what!?!?

And then a black Lexus filled the parking space in front of me.  

It was a lady.  Who was probably in her early 70's, I'd say.   She was wearing FAR too much eyeliner, and I'm pretty sure she just used her eye line for her lip liner, because that was ALSO very dark and thick, with no other lip color.  I thought, how strange.  Does she really look in the mirror after she is done applying her make-up and say,.. "Dang, I look hot"  (cause that's what I do,... and then I make Bailey re-affirm my hotness by asking her how I look, and she replies,.. "Dat's hot mom".  She comes by it naturally, I didn't teach it to her.  

*(if you would like to feel good about your self teach your 2 year old to compliment you in non traditional phrases,.. it's AWESOME)*

ANYWAY,... I already thought she was odd,.. and then it got better.

Her cat crawled into her lap.  It was one of these cats.

(Which I find revolting in and of it's self.  When I think of animal lovers I picture them loving the soft, cuddly animal that wants to snuggle,.. not something skinny, bone-y and hairless!!)

BUT THEN,..... before this lady could depart from her beloved cat,.. they first needed to embrace in a saliva exchanging, tongues meeting, face licking, passionate kiss.  

I'M SERIOUS,.. she was TOTALLY making out with her cat/thing.  

BARF.

SICK.  

NASTY.

But now I understand her make-up a little better,.. her cat was the one telling her she looked good,.....

My Planter

Dear Jerk Face that stole my brand new planter from the front of my house while I was gone this weekend,........  

I will hunt you down,...........

and cut you.

And then I will call your mother and tell her about how big of a disappointment you are to society.

And then I will take you to a tattoo parlor, and instead of letting you pick out your own tat,.. I will have 

THEIF

written on your forehead,.. misspelled, and in beautiful calligraphy,.. just to throw people off.

You weiner.

Love, The Owner of beloved Planter.

Memorial Day & A Wedding

Memorial Day was fun,.. We love spending time with Peter's Family at Spring Haven.  It's always a blast when everyone gets together.  Catch Phrase at midnight is bound to produce side-splitting, pant wetting(NOT ME THIS TIME!!!!) laughter, espically when people are talking/singing jibberish and trying to despratly to give clues to something, NONE of us have ever heard, or just plain skipping the ovbious clues and instead opting for a song.  I am lame and took like 2 pictures.

What a cute Grandpa with his little grand baby!

The next weekend we were able to go to Riley's wedding.  Riley is Peter's cousin,.. and best friend.  Peter's buddies from College(and High School) are really awesome, and happened to marry AWESOME women, and we all really like each other.  I think it's amazing.  So thanks Peter for having awesome friends,.. and thanks awesome friends for waiting for my stamp of approval on your chickas!!!  ;)  

Aren't my in-laws stylin'!?!? 

Yes.  They are as cool as they look.