If you haven't noticed my blog has collected dust over the last year. It's been on purpose I haven't wanted to make it official, do some sort of announcement or cause an out pouring of response that I'm just not up for but here it goes.
Chet and I separated in April. Our divorce should be final anytime now. It was a long battle. Emotions were all over the place but its the best for us and our children. I have made choices he doesn't want to live with and he has made choices I don't want to live with.
I am so thankful for my family, friends and the church who have been helping me through this. I know in my heart that it is best for us and through many months of prayer and temple visits I know I have Heavenly Fathers support in my life. Sorry to have blocked a year from sharing but to help me and the kids get through so many changes it was my choice.
I started a new blog with our new life it will have essential oil tidbits mixed with our life I hope to see you there.
Amomwithdoterra.blogspot.com
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Fun with Kayla
My girls were the first and only girls born after a great Porter flood of boys so when the older girls get to play with them its always fun. Kayla and Taylor played at the family luncheon after Grandma's funeral and looking at these pictures makes me laugh so hard because this is what she does every time she passes the bathroom mirror. . .
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Hogle Zoo
This past weekend we traveled down to Salt Lake for Grandma Irma's funeral and got to spend some time with family and afterwards we took a side trip to Hogle Zoo so that the kids (Chet took probably 50 phone photos so I think he enjoyed himself too) could have some fun instead of being cooped up in 'Uncle Treven's House' (Chantal's parents house but we couldn't convince them of a difference.)
The Carousel
Owen fearing for his life that he's going to fall in with the elephants.
Which way are we smiling for the picture?
Best all 3 picture (yes still having issues with this)
He came down just to play with the girls.
Seriously, no zoom he's right there arm's reach away and what is Taylor doing taunting him. 'Rawr, Rawr hahaha mommy I said Rawr!'
And this is the very moment I win 'The Worst Mother of the Year' award and I am still laughing. See the cute porcupines? See the girl not facing the right direction? Trying to get her to face her dad I reach out for Taylor and the jacket I am holding brushes her neck. She starts screaming and if you don't understand Taylor talk you just think she is having a tantrum in the middle of the zoo like so many others before her, but no, she is screaming, 'It bit me, mommy it bit me!' Over and over again. I am now holding her and escorting her out of the "Reptile House" I use that term loosely because I think there were only 20% reptiles in that building. I wish I knew what everyone was thinking as she is screaming, "It bit me!!!' as I am laughing and saying back, "No, sweetie it didn't bite you that was just mommy."
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
The moment my kids got interesting :)
Best of Facebook 2009
Sept 9, 2009: Your in the bathroom, your 3 year old runs in screaming FIRE, FIRE, FIRE is your first thought, 'yes, in the movie Bambi there is a fire scene'?
November 16, 2009: Twinkle, Twinkle little pancake . . . Lily's creation. She's so cute!
November 29, 2009: nursery . . . where tights go to die.
December 22, 2009: Lily was going for "most festive" this year. The doctor just extracted a Christmas light from her nose.
Sept 9, 2009: Your in the bathroom, your 3 year old runs in screaming FIRE, FIRE, FIRE is your first thought, 'yes, in the movie Bambi there is a fire scene'?
November 16, 2009: Twinkle, Twinkle little pancake . . . Lily's creation. She's so cute!
November 29, 2009: nursery . . . where tights go to die.
December 22, 2009: Lily was going for "most festive" this year. The doctor just extracted a Christmas light from her nose.
Best of Facebook 2011
January 1, 2011: First quote of the Day for 2011: Mom, Buzz is shooting lasers downstairs you need to tell him to do that somewhere else. (Lily)
January 20, 2011: First fight of the day. . . Owen: Mom Lily keeps drawing 'O' for Owen! Lily: No I'm drawing a circle!
February 2, 2011: If we didn't already decide that my girls were Pretty Pretty Princesses all day Lily walked around 'looking for her prince' and they fought over the Jensen Jeweler's Catalog.
February 5, 2011: I don't think Owen ever had a moment of hatred for his sister until she got birthday ice cream at Red Robin and wouldn't share.
February 6, 2011: Lily quote of the day: (Background: Bought new underwear yesterday and got home to late to wash them before she went to bed) This morning while pulling them out of the dryer she saw them and said, "look mom my minnie's I was worried about them."
February 20, 2011: Went outlet shopping in Park City this weekend and when Lily saw her clothes this morning she said, "Oh Mom look at all my sparkles. Mom did you buy me all my sparkles? Mom, you must love me to get me all these sparkles."
March 2, 2011: Taylor has never really said anything and she just ran up to me and said, 'I want a snack"
March 6, 2011: Just had to hold back the laughter while trying to stop my 1 year old from pushing my 3 year old into the wall.
March 19, 2011: The kids have been frustrating me to no end today. They all just got pillows and laid on the floor and said, "It's the perfect day." Goodness!
March 25, 2011: Owen got a Superman toy in his happy meal, when he saw it he started running around screaming, "I'm Metroman!"
April 8, 2011: According to Owen: We have 2 princesses and a COWBOY!!!!
April 17, 2011: Playing 'slap jack' with the kids and it's a kids deck with a clown named jack. They call it 'Smack that clown'
April 25. 2011: Owen was asking me for a remote that I had just seen Taylor running by with; I told him to ask her. To my surprise he did and a minute later he came back and said, 'Mom, I don't know what she's saying!' Tell me about it!
June 4, 2011: Lily quote of the day (to Owen): Don't worry about the monster under my pillow, he's nice.
June 11, 2011: Taylor's new favorite phrase is 'MY BUM!' She says it just good enough that not everyone would make it out unless they understood her cryptic sign language where she sticks her bum out and slaps it.
June 20, 2011: We have been counting down to today for a week, Owen is now 5 he's now 'the PERFECT number with all the fingers!' Happy Birthday Owen!
July 24, 2011: Bought a bike and went on a ride with the kids today they were so concerned with me riding without training wheels they ran into parked cars.
August 27, 2011: According to my kids my mom is brilliant because she taught me how to fold socks.
September 3, 2011: If Taylor wasn't vain enough when she saw a picture of herself on the computer this morning I asked her who it was, 'Pretty'
September 12, 2011: Only Taylor after being in bed for a half an hour would get up put on lipstick and go back to bed.
September 18, 2011: How to get ready for church by Lily; I need to take a shower and brush my teeth and put on a BEAUTIFUL dress!
September 21, 2011: Lily is doing letter puzzles on my phone, she did the letter S. "S, like shark, like eating sharks, that eat people."
September 23, 2011: Lily sure knows how to treat me after a LONG day we were cleaning up dinner and I handed her something to put away and she said, 'Thank you your majesty.' Yup she got a Popsicle.
October 2, 2011: Lily drew a picture and then told me the story of how when she was born she was in a deep dark cave and she didn't want to come out but then she heard people talking so she came out of the cave and went AHHH AHHH! hmm . . . nice story.
October 13, 2011: Owen lost his first tooth tonight and we soon after found out that Taylor is not only terrified of flies, any bug shaped item and the thought of the tooth fairy coming in at night to get her brothers tooth.
Quote of the day: where is the stick for the vacuum?
Owen: I have no clue mom
Me: is it in your room?
Owen: yes
October 19, 2011: Owen just took a bite of a hot corn dog and said, "oh chick-a-rocka!'
November 18, 2011: Thank you to the woman at Walmart that just chuckled and said yes you are sweetie as lily walked by with a handheld mirror and said mommy I'm beautiful.
November 23, 2011: Problems of teaching your kids things. Owen: Mom you need to g-o! You know what that spells go mom it spells go. Stinkin smart aleck
November 25, 2011: Quotes I need to remember . . . Owen: You're the best Mom! Lily: You're the nicest Mom.
Best of Facebook 2010
The new timeline has made it possible to go back in time and find the best of moments. . . If you enjoy quote of the day here is a look back.
April 14, 2010- Lily just woke up sobbing crying, when I asked her what was wrong she said, 'I'm crying' well didn't she just hit the nail on the head with that one.
April 23, 2010- Owen: Mom, I hurt my buffness.
Owen and Lily are playing this imaginative game downstairs, it's called 'Time-out'. Someone gets in trouble sent to time out and they have to sit until the timer goes off (which is the other one saying beep). I wish I would have thought of it, sounds super fun!
May 30, 2010: While getting the kids cereal for breakfast Owen asked me for a fork. Lily yelled, "No Owen you need a spoon for cereal, forks are for cake!"
May 31, 2010: Lily quote of the Day, "Oh mom, you're getting Taylor dressed? OWEN were going to Walmart!'
June 2, 2010: Lily quote of the Day: "Santa got caught by the PoPo, it's so sad." I think she was going for, "Santa is up at the North Pole, it's so sad."
June 13, 2010: Lily got a black eye at church today. You probably don't hear that everyday.
June 18, 2010: My kids are officially car thieves, the stole the neighbor kids car and drove it into our backyard.
July 7, 2010: Taylor is officially a 'No hander stander!!!!' and Owen is a trash talking son of a Porter. This morning I was playing Mario Kart with him and before the race started he looked at me and said, "Mom, I'm going to make you little." and then when he did he said, "See mom I made you little!"
August 10, 2010: Lily has been saying her 'A, B, Jesus's' today. She wants to know what comes after Jesus. .
August 22, 2010: Just heard this from Owen: 'Flip it over, flip it over, Lily flip it over. ARGH! Your not listening I can't play with you anymore.'
September 5, 2010: Lily quote of the day: Mom the monkeys are going to get me. I've got to go get my hippo, it will save me.
September 8, 2010: Chet just read the kids a bedtime story about pirates. He was using an Irish accent. Kinda weird.
September 17, 2010: Taylor started screaming and freaking out in the kitchen. At first I thought it was Lily her normal tormentor nope there was a fly, flying around her.
September 23, 2010: Bought the Farmhouse sugar cookies at the store today Lily saw them and said, 'Mom I NEED to have one of those pretty cookies.' Then when I told Owen we were having Raviolis for dinner he said, 'Noodles with cheese in them, now that's serious.' They crack me up.
October 3, 2010: Owen and Lily are downstairs trying to kill the Wicked Witch of the West and they don't think they can do it so who did they 'call?' Grandpa. DUH!
October 10, 2010: Lily quote of the day: Ladies and Gentlemen coming right up I'm coloring with BLUE!!! (repeat with all other colors in the crayon box.)
October 23, 2010: Any hope of sleep tonight got shot down with one little sentence, 'Mommy I threw up on hippo.' She did leave out a few things though when I leaned to get up I put my hand in vomit.
November 8, 2010: Lily quote of the day, "The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout, down came the snow and washed the spider out."
November 25, 2010: Happy Thanksgiving and to quote Owen, "This is the perfect day!"
April 14, 2010- Lily just woke up sobbing crying, when I asked her what was wrong she said, 'I'm crying' well didn't she just hit the nail on the head with that one.
April 23, 2010- Owen: Mom, I hurt my buffness.
Owen and Lily are playing this imaginative game downstairs, it's called 'Time-out'. Someone gets in trouble sent to time out and they have to sit until the timer goes off (which is the other one saying beep). I wish I would have thought of it, sounds super fun!
May 30, 2010: While getting the kids cereal for breakfast Owen asked me for a fork. Lily yelled, "No Owen you need a spoon for cereal, forks are for cake!"
May 31, 2010: Lily quote of the Day, "Oh mom, you're getting Taylor dressed? OWEN were going to Walmart!'
June 2, 2010: Lily quote of the Day: "Santa got caught by the PoPo, it's so sad." I think she was going for, "Santa is up at the North Pole, it's so sad."
June 13, 2010: Lily got a black eye at church today. You probably don't hear that everyday.
June 18, 2010: My kids are officially car thieves, the stole the neighbor kids car and drove it into our backyard.
July 7, 2010: Taylor is officially a 'No hander stander!!!!' and Owen is a trash talking son of a Porter. This morning I was playing Mario Kart with him and before the race started he looked at me and said, "Mom, I'm going to make you little." and then when he did he said, "See mom I made you little!"
August 10, 2010: Lily has been saying her 'A, B, Jesus's' today. She wants to know what comes after Jesus. .
August 22, 2010: Just heard this from Owen: 'Flip it over, flip it over, Lily flip it over. ARGH! Your not listening I can't play with you anymore.'
September 5, 2010: Lily quote of the day: Mom the monkeys are going to get me. I've got to go get my hippo, it will save me.
September 8, 2010: Chet just read the kids a bedtime story about pirates. He was using an Irish accent. Kinda weird.
September 17, 2010: Taylor started screaming and freaking out in the kitchen. At first I thought it was Lily her normal tormentor nope there was a fly, flying around her.
September 23, 2010: Bought the Farmhouse sugar cookies at the store today Lily saw them and said, 'Mom I NEED to have one of those pretty cookies.' Then when I told Owen we were having Raviolis for dinner he said, 'Noodles with cheese in them, now that's serious.' They crack me up.
October 3, 2010: Owen and Lily are downstairs trying to kill the Wicked Witch of the West and they don't think they can do it so who did they 'call?' Grandpa. DUH!
October 23, 2010: Any hope of sleep tonight got shot down with one little sentence, 'Mommy I threw up on hippo.' She did leave out a few things though when I leaned to get up I put my hand in vomit.
November 8, 2010: Lily quote of the day, "The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout, down came the snow and washed the spider out."
November 25, 2010: Happy Thanksgiving and to quote Owen, "This is the perfect day!"
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Monday, December 26, 2011
Halloween a little late
It had been mentioned to me that I hadn't updated my blog in a while so I looked at it really quick and thought oh I didn't put the Santa pictures . . . .
Ok going back a little further I didn't add Halloween or anything else so lets get this blogging party started.
I made the girls Halloween costumes this year because I could think of spending $30 on a dress they would want to wear over and over that would last 1 wear. So I looked on Pinterest and found a beautiful costume and the lady was selling it for $75 so I made it for $9.
Ok going back a little further I didn't add Halloween or anything else so lets get this blogging party started.
I made the girls Halloween costumes this year because I could think of spending $30 on a dress they would want to wear over and over that would last 1 wear. So I looked on Pinterest and found a beautiful costume and the lady was selling it for $75 so I made it for $9.
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