I've Been Tagged!!

I've been tagged!! 

8 things I'm Passionate About:

1. kids- and making their lives better by showing them love

2. staying in contact with my friends and family and investing in their lives

3. being honest and true to my word

4. my church family at East County

5. helping others make their load lighter

6. being healthy and living a lifestyle that allows me to do that

7. God and my faith

8. loving others the way I have been loved

8 Things I want to Do before I Die:

1. go to Africa and visit my sister, brother in law and niece

2. marry a man of God

3. have children

4. become a Doula

5. learn how to change a tire

6. ride a real roller coaster

7. travel to Europe

8. have full trust in God all the time 

8 Shows I watch:

1. America's Next Top Model

2. American Idol

3. Chuck

4. Grey's Anatomy

5. Private Practice

6. The Hills

7. Project Runway

8. Ace of Cakes

8 Things that Attract me to my Friends:

1. they are compassionate 

2. they make me laugh

3. i can be myself around them

4. they are honest

5. they are loyal

6. they love to have fun

7. they bring out the best in me

8. they challenge me

8 Things I say Often:

1. Derek Paul

2. Jacob Allen

3. Brandon Ross

4. Alyssa Joy

5. No- don't do that!!

6. I love you

7. Don't pee on the floor-pee in the toliet! 

8. Please and Thank you

8 Artist I never Tire Of:

1. Coldplay

2. Nickelcreek

3. Jack Johnson

4. Casting Crowns

5. The Beattles

6. Colbie Callait

7. The Shins

8. Newsboys

8 Things I learned in 07:

1. I was going to be an auntie!!

2. My sister, brother in law and niece were really moving to Africa- and I was sad, excited, sad and happy all at the same time!

3. I want to be a Doula

4. I have a very amazing, loving and compassionate family

5. I can't always get everything accomplished in one day, and that is ok! 

6. I love checking items off my "to-do" list

7. I am loved by God and that is all I need

8. I have the best church family ever! (yes, I do favor them, but they are amazing!!)

who I am tagging:

Bethany

Aimee

Drew

I survived...

I am done being with the kiddos for a few days and I am so glad! It was a long week and I am very tired even after getting a great night of sleep last night. I was able to come home last night and just relax. I still have laundry to put away, which I will have to do before I go to bed since that is where all the hangers and clothes are that somehow need to make it into my closet! I guess I will go and do that after I am done here! So lets see..the rest of my week went pretty well. I ended up taking Brandon to the doctor on Friday and he gave me the name of some stuff to go buy for him to help his little system start moving. So we went and got it and he had all ready pooped once before I left on Friday, so that was a big relief! It was great taking a shower last night that lasted more than 5 minutes and not having a monitor in there to listen for kids. I was able to take the kids outside on Thursday and Friday, which was a huge blessing because it does us all a lot of good to get fresh air! The sun finally shone here and it was beautiful! I am ready for spring time!

Today my parents got here. We went out to lunch for my grandma's birthday with some of our relatives that live here. It seems like we have a bazillion relatives, most of which I am not sure how we are related  and have to re-connect the dots every time! But we had a good time and a nice visit with them. Tonight we just hung out at home. Tomorrow we will go to church and then to lunch. My mom really wants to go to Ikea while she is here, so maybe we will do that tomorrow. I am glad they are here and am grateful to have such a great family! 

one of those days..

This has all ready been a long week and it is only Tuesday!! This week I am at work 24/7 because the parents I work for are out of town. So I am on duty all the time. Yesterday was pretty good. There was more crying than I would have liked, but that tends to happen when the big sister is around! There always seems to be a little bit more conflict when she is here! But my family came over to have dinner with us so that was great. And when I finally went to bed last night, I conked out! So that brings us to today...and from the time Brandon woke up, he kept telling me his bottom hurt. He was constipated all day..so after trying several different things,and having him cry and scream a lot, I put him in the bath (why did I wait so long to try this??) And with in like 5 minutes he started going potty. It was a lot of fun fishing his poop out of the tub!! So, after getting him cleaned up he was much better, thanks goodness!
Then tonight after all the kids were in bed I started running water with dish soap in it in the sink. Then I went to do a few other things...and I totally forgot about the running water. I came back into the kitchen to find water all over the floor. So I finally got that all cleaned up. Then I put in a load of laundry, and half way through it washing, I rememberd I had some money in a pair of jeans, and I had even checked my pockets!! Apparently I did not check them well enough! So I was able to save the money from the dryer!
I am glad tomorrow is a new day. I am glad I get to go to bed very soon! Lets pray tomorrow goes a little smoother!

My first post!!

So I have officially been a member of e-blogger since November, but I am finally putting a post up~ I know that the one person who reads this will be so happy! I really enjoy writing, or it least I used to when I was a student. I will write on here when I feel inspired to do so. And for some reason, right now is one of those times! 

If you view my blog, you will most likely read about my daily adventures with the children I nanny, I take care of triplets that are all boys who turned two in September and a little girl who is 5. Speaking of the little darlins, it has been quite the week. It all started a week ago Thursday when Alyssa stayed home from school with the flu. Then Jacob, Derek and Brandon all got it too. I am waiting to get it myself. I was barfed on 3 times on Wednesday. It was disgusting. Needless to say, I am glad it is a weekend and I will have a few days away to rest and be out of the sick house! 

I will also talk about my adorable little niece Anaiah Dawn who lives in Fort Portal, Uganda. She moved there with her mommy and daddy in December and i miss them all a whole lot. But she is pretty cute and amazing. I was in the room as my sister gave birth to her and it was amazing. God is amazing and I pray his safety and protection over my family as they are so far away. 

I love life. I love my job on most days. I love my church family. I love my family. I love my friends. I love God. I love the beach. I love music. I love to laugh. 

So this is a strange and random post, but it least I finally did one!! Now I need to be off to bed, so goodnight!