Excuse me, I've Lost My Little One.

I am beginning to wonder if I am not subconsciously trying to lose my children. In the past couple of weeks I lost Emily at the mall, Benjamin at Costco, and Rachel at church. Emily and Ben got lost on the same day because Nate and I were out looking for new cell phones. There we were, chatting with the T-Mobile guy. Not a care in the world. Well, Nate got tired of him so he thought he would do a head count on the children. Uh-oh. Emily was gone. I ditched the salesman and we began wandering store to store. With each consecutive store I began to panic a little more. I mean, this is my one year old. What kind of parent am I. Finally, I spotted a mall maintenance woman holding her a little way down the hall. Thanks goodness.

Well, since we weren't successful at the mall, we moved on to Costco. This time I strapped Emily safely into the grocery cart. We headed over to the cell phone kiosk. Ben and Rachel were running around in circles. They were happy and no one was around so I figured we were safe. Eventually we worked out a contract on a couple of phones and we were ready to be on our way. A quick call to the little speed demons and we'd be out of there. Low and behold, I found Rachel alone. Ben was gone. Something told me he was hiding. I began to search amongst the aisles while Nate headed over to check the bathroom. After ten minutes I finally decided to accept some help from a Costco employee. She got on her radio and began describing Benjamin, the missing child. Well, about that time, Ben stuck his head out from behind a large stack of boxes. He had been there watching the entire time.

Today, after church Rachel disappeared. I had all the kids with me, but I headed down the hall one way and Ben and Rachel went the opposite direction. Now, Ben loves to do this. "I'll meet you there mom." He likes his independence. So, I headed out to the van, figuring that I would find them there. However, as I peered inside I saw only Ben. "Not again" I thought. I got Ben and Emily settled and headed back to find Rachel. I did a full circle and a half around the church before I found her, crying next to a nice woman from the Spanish Branch. Poor, poor Rachel. So, I think I will invest in those harnesses. Or maybe some squeaky shoes. I have a friend who tells me those are fabulous. Or, perhaps, I should just invest in some parenting classes.

Easter is Eggcellent

Easter 2008

We had a really wild Easter this year. From Easter egg hunts to birthday parties we were constantly on the go. We also got way too much candy! After 3 nights of my children complaining about not being able to sleep I confiscated it all. It is safely hidden away where hopefully no one will discover it until next year. Thanks for the fun everyone.

Diaper Diversion

As is with most children Emily loves living the natural way so she'll do anything to keep me from getting the diaper on her. Usually she screams and kicks like a crazy woman, but on this particular occasion she decided she would show me that diapers can be put to use in other ways. Perhaps she will be one of the first high fashion designers for Huggies.

Book Tag!

I am only doing this tag because it is so very simple. Generally I am terrible with these tagging games. Anyway, I was tagged. Here are the rules:

1. Pick up the nearest book (at least 123 pages).
2. Turn to page 123.
3. Find the 5th sentence
4. Post the 5th sentence on your blog
5. Tag 5 people

My nearest book, because I am reading it, is Timeline by Micheal Crichton. Here's the sentence
"But on the other hand, they all seemed to be in decent physical condition, particularly the foreign guy, Marek."

Gee, it sounds like I am reading some steamy novel that takes place in some exotic foriegn country. Oh yea, I tag anyone else who wants to play.

Babe Trapped Inside a Pleasantly Plump Body

I have decided to abandon my unhealthy life in exchange for a better more active lifestyle. For a while I have been in mourning realizing that I will never again be in my twenties. In fact, in a couple of months I will be 32. Ouch. But, I really think that healthy lifestyle makes all the difference. I may not be 20, but I can feel like it. I am working with a website called sparkpeople. It is free and covers everything. They will customize an exercise and diet plan for you. There are groups that you can join. They have exercise videos. When I say they have everything, they really do. I have used weight watchers online. Spark People is every bit as good. Probably better. Anyway, in order to get started I had to set a goal to tell at least one person about my plans to get healthy. Hopefully at least one person will read this blog. If your interested in Spark People then just follow this link.
Spark People

Who is Anita Renfroe?

This woman is almost too much. She is awesome. If you haven't heard the mom song then listen to that before continuing with this particular blog. I posted the "Mom Song" in the previous post.
Anita Renfroe is the creater of the beloved "Mom Song" but in being fair to all men, she has also created the "Dad Song". Click here and you'll be taken to her website for and exciting rendition of the "Dad Song".

Just Because I Felt Like It

Many of us have seen this before, but some days I just like to watch it again for fun.