FALL LEAVES

Jack: "Mom, how long is college?"

Me: "For you, at least 8 years, so you can be a doctor."

Jack: Sigh...."But Mom, I thought I was gonna be Iron Man?"

BOO to you, and other stuff too!

We had a wonderful Halloween this year.

Apparently my frumpy mom costume was quite frightening and made the kids cry. Success.

I guess Mr. Incredible isn't so tough, after all.

We visited This is the Place Heritage Park during their "Little Haunts Days," where the kids could dress up in their costumes and trick-or-treat througout the pioneer village.

Wheeler Farm-Pumpking Patch, Hay Maze and Wagon Ride



Jack's 4th Birthday!

I have REALLY been wanting to blog, but it seems I am JUST too busy to get around it, what with my one kid and 3-day a week job and all;)

There is SO much to blog about and catch up on!

Here's a preview, in no apparent order....

• Jack turned 4!!



• I ran/walked/was dragged across the finish line of a HUGE, LONG, UPHILL the whole way 5K(I'm still trying to catch my breath)



• I can seemingly survive any sort of natural/nuclear disaster that may come our way, thanks to the fact I have bottled every fruit and vegetable from here to Kingdom come



• I, {insert title of person who is the polar opposite of animal rights activist/peta member}, got a cat



• I turned 29...ugh....



• I officially became the 29-year old, single, crazy cat lady



• Jack rode a sheep at the local Labor Day festivites for 0.2 seconds, and ONLY cried for 1.2 hours after his painful dismount



• We visited Wheeler Farm for their Pumpking Patch and Corn Maze, and were sorely disappointed in how it compares to Staheli Farm



• I missed St. George, yet again



• Jack started an "active hour" kids class and has learned to skip, chasse, do somersaults and backbends



• He has, however, NOT learned that wrestling the other kids during class is inappropriate



• Jack had an amazing Super Hero birthday party



• I pulled an all-nighter preparing for said event, and only had one meltdown during my preparations when I couldn't get the flour bucket lid off

I guess even SuperMom has her kryptonite.

"Happiness does not depend on what happens outside of you but on what happens inside of you; it is measured by the spirit with which you meet the problems of life."
-Harold B. Lee

Lost and Found

I've been lost for a while.

Lost from the blogging world.
Lost from friends.
Lost from schedule and routine.
Lost from my identity.
Lost from meaningful relationships.
Lost from a lot of things.


The problem is, I didn't realize I was lost until I slowly started to find myself.


I moved{again}, and for the first time in 2 years, I am finally unpacking ALL of my belongings.
It was unpacking a box of necklaces{as silly as it seems}, when I had my "lost" realization.
At times it is fun and exciting to sort through treasures, decorations, clothes, pictures and memories.
And at other times, its a painstaking task.
Each box's contents are a reminder of my old life; one that was full of hope, wishes, goals and dreams of a future very different than the one that is currently playing out.
Its not that I'm not hopeful or don't have a wonderful, blessed life now, its just very different than where I thought I'd be.


Lucky for me, I've been taught that there is opposition in all things. I can be found again.


I realized in 'finding' myself, how much I have missed. I have truly missed keeping in touch with old friends and blogging. I miss who I think I used to be and the confidence I had and how I felt about myself. I miss being in a relationship and looking forward to seeing someone and feeling like someone loves and cares about me. The moment I saw the necklace, I was taken back to a different time, and I remembered the girl that wore it and how I used to be, and the way I used to feel. I want to find that girl again. It's going to take a lot of introspection, and a GIANT leap of faith.

Now I just have to convince myself that I'm up for the challenge!

P.S. Click here to see the cutest pre-schooler. Ever.

Summer Fun!!