awesome

awesome;
- adjective
1. inspiring awe

This is one word I don't like to use lightly, it is far too powerful. At times I cringe when hearing used as slang. This sensation is spiritual. This word is one I use when something truly touches my soul.

Tonight I had an experience that helped me remember why. An old acquaintance, when faced with a challenge I have had in my life, chose a different path than I did. She chose to finish school. This is something I think about frequently. Will I go back? Why would I want to go back? Would I be able to succeed?

I remember sitting in a room for college orientation. A man was explaining how more than half of us in the room wouldn't receive a degree. More than half of the people in the room would fail. Sitting there unaware of how the next few months of my life would unfold, I thought, "This man has no idea who I am. He has no idea the determination that is so deeply rooted in my soul. I will not be a statistic."

When the world shattered this is what I thought of. All of my life I have fought to be the best I could. I have fought to be the the exception to the stereotype. I fought to be the silver lining. At that moment in time the stain glass window of my life that I had meticulously crafted and designed shattered. At that moment there was no broom. There was no dustpan. There was no glue strong enough. There were just pieces of broken plans, beautiful colorful plans that promised happiness and stability. Time passed, and those who were able to help me see the
silver lining through the rainbow of broken shards helped me look up. When I looked I saw a path that I never had seen before. My stain glass window has rebuilt itself into something more beautiful than I ever could have designed or planned and is sleeping in the crib next to me. This window is my guiding light. He is my hope. He is why I wake up in the morning. He is why my life makes sense. He is why I strive to be better.

Tonight I feel like throwing on a sweater, drinking my coffee, and picking up my paint set. Something I haven't done in some time. I feel closer to my dreams of being a great mom and wife, an educated colleague, and the woman I am supposed to be.

Soulfully signed,

the grateful statistic

Awesome Holiday Designs-fixed my links :)

So...Not only is my older sister one of my best friends but she is just so darn crafty! She's always getting compliments on her web designs and has done a few wedding announcements/invitations. This year she has put together some really awesome Holiday Greeting/Card designs. My absolute favorite has to been the colorful reindeer one.

She's also doing a giveaway for 100 Custom Photo Cards or Letters. Her blog usually has personal posts about family life so not many people know about it. However, if you go to her blog and comment on the post you can get extra entries to her giveaway.

So to those on a budget this year but still want to send out holiday greetings I'm recommending www.kennalyn.com. She has great prices! And for those of us who get competitive and FREAK OUT over giveaways because we just lurve free shiz, visit her blog. :)

Happy Holidays!

Why yes...yes I did.

I've recently joined my aunt's book club and can't wait to read Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. I'm only about 20 pages in and I'm lurving it.

Happy reading!

The risk of being extremely offensive outweighs the guiult of not sharing this with the people who know me best.

I was having an extremely tough day today and my Mom2 (my lingo for step-mom aka Whitney aka superwoman aka no less of my mom then my real mom aka dear friend who, as I grow older, seems to know be a lot better then i probably know myself) sent me this little nugget of love.

*NOTE: She's offensive, crude, not for the faint of heart, at times NSFW and speaks directly to my soul.

Back to my story... I was having an extremely hard day. You know the days where you don't smile at all because your being spiteful or you didn't get to see your kid that morning, or your several co-workers are being especially ridiculous OR dear Auntie Flow is kicking your ass? I'm sure everyone understands. So my dear mother sent me the nugget of love that brightened my day.

Rayder went to sleep about an hour ago and I snatched up the computer to read up on what my new BFF the Bloggess had to say. I found this wonderful Q&A that especially spoke to my soul because I've asked several people this question time and time again and get different answers every time.

· Dear Bloggess, What is the proper etiquette of pooping in public restrooms? Do you just let it go all willy-nilly, regardless of other people, smells, sounds, etc.? Or do you carefully time your grunts, farts and plunks to occur when someone flushes so you can disguise the fact that you're doing a number two? ~ Brittany

What exactly do you mean by “public”? Do you mean an airport bathroom filled with strangers, or the shared bathroom in your office? Because there are different rules for that shit. If it’s like an airport then your goal is to get out of there as fast as possible and screw the noises because it’s not like anyone there is taping you, probably. If it’s a public bathroom where you work and your coworkers might recognize your shoes then you should sing to yourself while you poop because that masks the noise. I suggest something by Journey because it’s impossible not to join in when someone is singing Journey and then the whole bathroom starts singing and it’s awesome and also good for work morale. Unless no one starts singing in which case you work with assholes and you shouldn't even try to protect them from poop sounds. Only the spiritually dead don’t sing along. Like, watch...“Just a small-town girl, living in a lonely woo-orld. She took the midnight train going aaaanyyywheeere.” If you weren't just compelled to sing the rest of the song out loud you need medication because you are dead inside.

Read more: http://askthebloggess.pnn.com/articles/show/49120-yes-virginia-there-is-such-a-thing-as-a-bad-blow-job#ixzz0Mtiv8mQJ

I not only snorted on my couch laughing so hard I think I may have peed a little. :)

Rugby anyone?

Kris is in Florida right now playing rugby for UVU. If you want to watch it live for the next hour or so go to http://usarugby1.tampadigital.com/mediamanager/.

Or if you miss the live viewing you can go to www.usarugby.org and search for the game. USA Rugby is calling the team UVSU (Utah Valley State). You can do a search by that.

:) Enjoy and cheer loud for our boys!

Happy April Fools Day!

Look at poor Alice, she's getting whomped on by Arora (what a beyotch). Don't forget to check out Cinderella's teeth. LOL this picture is too hilarious!

Dear Aunt Dev...

Dear Aunt Devani,

I've been trying and trying to capture Rayder doing 'Crazy Boy' but he's being extremely reluctant. So here are the attempts I've made at capturing his new little trick. Hopefully I will be able to catch him on camera soon.

Attempt #1 Feb 28th 6:03 PM



Attempt #2 March 22nd 9:23

I don't think I'm going to put the video because he's in the tub and the last 10 seconds of it you can see his junk. I can't figure out how to edit and cut out the last 10 seconds of the video. :(

Attempt #3 March 30th

K so this one is mostly jumping...but still. (I can't figure out how to turn it on it's side).