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Mimicry is the highest form of flattery right? So I am following Tawnya's idea and making a "to do" list for Summer.   EOTS (Edge of the Seaters) Melodrama Best 4th of July Fireworks ever Parade (watch- not be in) Netflix movies on the Wii Make it to 36 weeks (and beyond?)  Have baby Come up with name for said child Sleep before and after baby is born Party for Sean's Golden Birthday Plan Ian's Birthday Party (he's already given me a lot of suggestions) Park Days Pool Days (and pool Dates which are even better--no worrying about kids drowning) Zax Pizza in Moab after kidlet is born Family Reunion Campout in September to finish off the summer Cookouts Roasting parties over the firepit in the backyard (need to get starbursts...) Flip Flops Swim suit days instead of regular clothes Soda or Ice Water Runs (depending on my mood) Ok well that's really probably about it.  Hm.  Not very exciting.  Looks somewhat exhausting.  Though the first 3 will be checked ...

I woke up this morning from a dream and immediately thought of this scene;  the final scene from The Wizard of OZ.   You can watch it HERE .  Or the M&M's version.... All my dear friends were there.  You and you and you....  there was talk of babies and books and politics (Oh My!)  Lovely food and laughter.   It certainly felt like HOME.  To the lovely ladies of the book club: Dorothy said it best, "Oh, but it  wasn't  a dream! It was a place! And you - and you - and you - and you were there. But you couldn't have been, could you?" "There's no place like home." You are all loved and missed. 

So we've been working on organizing things around these here parts.   Here's our closet:  It's about as wide as a big suitcase and has to work for both me and Sean.  Do I smell a challenge? So I went to Organize.com and purchased some hangers that help expand the possibilities for this small space. These little do-hickeys allow multiple hangers to fit in the space of less.  6 hangars in the space of 2 or 3:  See?  It makes it to where before we could only fit some things- now I can fit all of my regular shirts (my Maternity wardrobe is slightly more limited than my regular wardrobe which helps) and pants and Church clothes- and Sean can fit work clothes and play clothes and church clothes.  And shoes.  I'm happy that now things are a little more organized and not so much on the floor.  (Those are the boys' clothes that I don't know how they ended up in OUR room).  But I digress... Progress has been made and I think it was worth it. ...

Pioneer Woman says to write my blog like I'm talking to my sister. Well in that case: Sister Girl- we totally should try THIS for 4th of July. Oh and I painted my toenails today. Dayglow Yellow. See?  No I know- NOT the greatest paint job.  I'm more of a be-messy-and-let-the-excess-come-off-after-my-next-shower kind of girl. And in my defense- I can hardly reach my toes as it is.  And then the boy children took off their socks and requested "too".  Ian is a little sad his aren't as bright as mine are but that's because I didn't do a white layer under theirs.  Did anyone else paint their nails with White Out and Highlighter Markers in high school?  I totally did and I'm kind of excited that the yellow is the same color as the Highlighters.  I like to think it is so bright it almost makes my feet look tan.  Now if I could figure out a strategy for the rest of my body I'd be set.  I'm thinking lighting bolts. All over.  A bit much?...

Little Suzy Homemaker decided to make muffins this morning. This is what I did: Take One of these:  Add one of these:     Some of this (15 oz. or so-which is 1/2 a big can): And finally 1/2-whole bag of these: (Chocolate Chips: mine were Western Family Milk Chocolate and I used about 2/3 of the bag) Spray cupcake/muffin tin (or line with paper cups). Bake at 350* for 20 minutes.  Pour cold glass of milk and enjoy.  Not quite the chocolate Costco Muffins (my own personal brand of heroin)  (if you watch the clip imagine me saying this to a chocolate Costco Muffin-cheesy and a bit hilarious) but pretty darn good.  I also like to pretend they're kinda healthy because they have pumpkin in them.  That's got to be good for you right? (My 4 year old said this morning, "I don't want anymore because you put too much chocolate in it."  I'm pretty sure my kid has been abducted by aliens sometime in the night.)

About trying to sleep and allergies.  My allergies have been on full attack lately and it drives me batty.  Happens every year since I was a kid.  Some are worse than others. I've tried every medication under the sun for it.  Some work just fine- others knock me out- and others don't work at all.   I remember distinctly in 6th grade coming in from recess and getting a wet paper towel to put on my eyes.  It must have been after lunch recess because we always had reading time after lunch (and I think some of the kids slept).  This was also when we'd make glue balls--but I digress.  The teacher questioned why I was getting a wet paper towel and NOT reading.  So I told him it was for my eyes.  Allergies.  He understood.  Most people growing up in the Valley  could empathize.  For some it's the Walnuts, for others the cotton, and others the pollen from any number of blossoming things.  For me it's all of that.  A...

SO how did I do on my list from yesterday?... Shower (at some point)--- I did in fact shower- at which point the boys thought it would be a good idea to escape.  Luckily Aunt Nikki and Uncle Tyler caught them. THANKS GUYS!  Clean Kitchen- we've all been so pooped at the end of the day...it needs some serious attention. -- I managed to get the dishes done and wipe the counters.  Took out a load of garbage that almost did me in at the end of the day.  Read my Book: Currently Book 1 of Hunger Games.  (Note to self: need to get a library card ASAP) -- Seriously loving this book.  I just finished section one of book one so I'm not moving very quickly but I've been busy with other things. (See below) Bagillion loads of laundry- why do they sneak up on me? (really I'll probably do one maybe 2)  Only managed 2 loads (my guess was correct) but they are 99 percent put away- which doesn't usually happen. On load 1 for today after a night of "I wet my bed" ag...

"Sammach!" "Panpake!" Evidently the kids were pretty hungry this morning.  Landon ate two maybe 3 pancakes before a smile returned to his face.  He's a much happier camper now. I just like the way he talks.  His brother used to take the first syllable, or some other part, of a word and double it.  Example: Granola Bar was "Nol Nol Bah" whereas #2 frequently takes the last syllable "Ah Bar".  Landon is getting better at communicating exactly what he wants and sometimes doesn't have to be pointing at it for it to make sense.  "Wih Me" means "come with me"- as in he wants to explain/show me something but cannot do it without the object.  It saves the frustration of mommy saying, "I have no clue what you're talking about kiddo." Cute kids.  Their saving grace. Wanna know what's on my list today? Shower (at some point) Clean Kitchen- we've all been so pooped at the end of the day...it needs so...

Ian has requested this song EVERY morning. Not bad. And he is learning the days of the week. And what "detest" means.

And now for:  A look back.  Apparently Landon doesn't want to look back.  He'd rather look forward.  In a minute kiddo. For now, bear with me.   HAIL THE CONQUERING HERO! The proud parentals. Thank you so much for instilling a love of learning and hard work into Sean's life.   The fam-damily that came to watch him graduate.  Thanks for coming! Ian and Landon are not pictured here because they were either asleep or grumpy.  Sean has been through 5 graduations and some of these folks attended them all. Seminary, High School, Basic Training (or was it AIT?), Bachelor's Degree and now a Master's.  Crazy!   I'm so proud of you babe for working so hard!  Hooray for the Class of 2011! Kid: Ya gonna go to school Dad? Bill Cosby: No, I graduated. Kid: Ya gonna go to school Dad? Bill Cosby: NO, I graduated. Kid: Ya gonna go to school Dad? Bill Cosby: NO, I GRADUATED!

Currently: The boys are asleep. *Sigh of relief* I've been up (kinda) since 5:30 this morning which my body didn't appreciate today.  Headache is waning though.   I am listening to Classical Baby  CD that either my mom or I found at a thrift store.  I throughly enjoy how it relaxes me.  Clair de Lune is probably my favorite.  It also happens to be the first one so I don't have to skip any other songs to get to it.  Tertius loves track #4.  He went nutso just a bit ago when it came on (On the Beautiful Blue Danube).   Tertius is what we jokingly call baby #3.  We cannot come up with a decent REAL name for him.  Tertius comes from the movie Stardust . I'll hit my 30 weeks mark tomorrow which means 10 or less to go.  Kind of freaking me out.  Washed the wee sized baby clothes yesterday.  Still so worried that he's going to come early and we'll be in Grand Junction for a week (or more).  So I'm trying to get stuf...