"Let's get down to the Nitty Gritty"

Whidden blog~ written by the mother
about the children
the dad
and a lot of ramblings about life here in Utah.

A few things we love
Traveling
Camping
Fishing and Eating Nachos

5.28.2008

has this ever happen to you?

So yesterday was a really busy day, between the kids, house, a neighborhood BBQ, and a meeting with the primary for our summer BBQ (I am activities committee) so I was in a hurry to get ready late in the Afternoon. I jumped in the shower washed my hair and then all of the sudden I did not know where I was at or what I was doing. Obviously I figured it out really fast. It was kind of like when you are driving somewhere familiar and you don't remember the last five minutes.

It was so weird I couldn't help but crack up laughing.

5.26.2008

if you have a chance...

My mom is taking care of this guy at work and his mother posts a blog every morning, if you get a chance read her blog entry for Memorial Day.

The mother keeps a daily log of how he is doing, and she tells anyone they can read it, she just askes that you keep him in your prayers. She has had over 40,000 hits.

He is a 33 year old with Cystic Fybrosis, that recieved a double lung transplant 13 weeks ago and has been in the hospital ever since then.
http://www.willharbison.blogspot.com/
It is such a great entry as are many others, take a look if you have a minute.

5.25.2008

2 months old~




Kessler is 2 months old now, and man he is a sweet little guy, he loves his brothers and sister, he loves all the chaos around him, (at least I think he does) He hasn't gone to his 2 month well child check but this week we will go see our beloved Dr. Lei. He is the greatest pediatrician, he has been with us from the start and I mean Alivia.
This memorial day weekend Alivia and Cooper are sleeping at Grandmas house, they get very spoiled at her house, popsicles, pancakes, you name it they ask for and usually get it.
Thanks Grandma, it has been an unusually quite night. Bauer has been out of sorts though, kept asking for Cooper and was getting into EVERYTHING, since no one was around to entertain him......

5.21.2008

Bag tagged.....?

So I was bag tagged, I thought this was quite funny so here ya go.
Sadly I don't have my own personal bag anymore, really just out of laziness, it is easier to throw it all in the "diaper bag".
I go through quite a few bags, this year I have used 3 so far and this is a picture of the latest one.











So the items include ....
size 4 diapers
size 2 diapers
wipes
diaper rash cream
my itty bitty wallet
my cell phone
chapstick
a iron pill, I put them every where so I will remember.
lip gloss
a pen (don't you hate it when you can't find a pen)
gum (don't like to go with out)
sunglasses, cannot live with out
Kessler's shoes
What's missing, a change of clothes for Kessler (I used them today due to a 'blow-out')
And usually we have snacks, a bottle of water and some hand sanitizer, but like I said this is a newer bag so I have been trying to keep it clean and throw stuff away.
So you ALL have been bag tagged, anyone reading this blog
Jenny Roberts
Jen J.
Tracie
Stacy H.
Stacy S.
Julie
Deb
Jen R.
Whitney
Leah
Gina
Stephanie Lyons
Jamie H.
Jamie Stubbs (if you read this)

5.19.2008

I'm leaving on a jet plane....

Time to go back to work. Yes in 11 days I will start part time flying again. It goes by so fast, actually 2 weeks early. I went back early so I could bid for the whole month. If not I would be on reserve and we don't like reserve.
So I got my schedule today, that it what prompted this post. On the 1st,2nd,3rd. I do a night trips or what we call them stand up's, you don't get much sleep. The nice thing about stand ups the kids hardly know I left. I get to the airport about 8:00 or 8:30 pm and then back in the morning about 8:00 am.


I do two more trips between the 5th and the 15th and don't have any trips between the 15th and the 30th, it was kind of weird, I usually just do one trip a week, but it packed 3 into one week and then the second half of the month off.
The pro to working part time flying, it is a mini vacation, I get to sleep in a hotel (not interrupted for 5-6 hours) which is better than what is happening now. I also get to fly with, a lot of my friends. Nice adult conversation in the friendly skies.
So I tried my uniform on today and it is okay, not loose like I was hoping, (Stacy S., looks like I will be training for that 5K as well :)
So if you are off to Spokane, Missoula, Oakland, Austin, Pasco or Billings let me know I will save you a seat.

5.17.2008

Sous Chef

A nice neighbor of mine gave me some strawberry jam for my birthday, and Alivia and I wanted to try some.
As I brought the toast out of the toaster, Alivia said "MOM, you know how to make toast, I didn't know that."
That is one of my specialties I said, she was very impressed.

5.13.2008

Tag, Alivia is it......

1. What is something mom always says to you? Yes or No, or not right now or in a second.
2. What makes mom happy? give her presents, get her some roses.
3. What makes mom sad? if you do something bad
4. How does mom make you laugh? make funny faces
5. What was mom like as a child? she was cute
6. How old is your mom? 33 (that is how old Ben is;)
7. How tall is your mom? high as a giant
8. What is her favorite thing to do? plant flowers, put make up on and share her makeup
9. What does your mom do when you're not around? watching TV
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? because great moms become famous (??)
11. What is your mom really good at? driving the car
12. What is your mom not very good at? listen like a mom (??)
13. What does your mom do for her job? help me clean up my room and clean up the whole house, for my dad.
14. What is your mom's favorite food? Tomatoes (??)
15. What makes you proud of your mom? when she builds something
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? Pocahontas
17. What do you and your mom do together? Go to Grandma's house, dance to music
18. How are you and your mom the same? our skin is the same
19. How are you and your mom different? we are different people
20. How do you know your mom loves you? because she says she loves me....
Alivia tags: Rocco Fassio, Carter Whidden, Brooklyn Haight, Cache Johnson, Allie Rae Harris, Sammy or Austin Roberts.......Have Fun!