Life is Wonderful!

I have been tremendously blessed these past two years and I am so very grateful for my life. I have had many great things happen and I couldn't be happier! Among having happy children, loving family and supportive friends, the opportunity to go back to school and fulfilling my church calling, I have been given another blessing in which I am feeling much gratitude for at this time that comes in the form of a MAN. That's right! I am dating again and I have been made a believer that love can happen for me again, because it has. I am grateful for his kindness, patience, understanding, righteousness, spirituality, humor, athleticism, determination, dedication and love for life. His list of qualities do not stop there. Here is his Blog debut!
Mr. D!! We love and adore him.

Yeah, I Can Sew.

I'm heading off to be on the food committee for our Stake Youth Trek soon and I get to wear pioneer clothes. I borrowed a couple of dresses and bought a skirt but as I was thinking about my "outfits" I realized I needed one more skirt. Sew(haha), I broke out my sewing machine I got for Christmas and made me a pioneer skirt. I Googled "how to sew a pioneer skirt" and I found a blog that had step by step directions. It was fun. I'm trying to find more things to sew! My mom is SEW happy that I finally put my skills to use :) .... I forgot to mention that I made it out of a bed sheet! It took me several hours to do this, and my mom whipped up an apron to go with it within an hour. I'm all set!

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Silver Star

Slade was such a tough guy when he got his filling, or as the Dr. called it, a silver star. Luckily he will lose this tooth and hopefully I can help him floss better :) He and I made a deal that if he fully cooperated and didn't cry when he got the shot in his mouth, I would get him more Hot Wheels to add to his collection. He was the best 5 year old patient and said he didn't even feel the shot! I am so proud of him! The hot wheels are waiting for him on the counter when he wakes up. Can't wait to see his reaction!

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Shades

Grandma Stock sent down Easter gifts for the kids and Slade received some sweet shades! He was SO excited about them and demonstrated several ways to wear them. I can't get over how much he looks like Skylar when he wears sunglasses. I love it! I'll have to find a picture of Skylar wearing some to compare. So far, a very sucessful *early* Easter gift!!

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Smashed

Several months ago I dropped a can on my toe. About a month after that, my toenail fell off! It is starting to grow back but in the meantime, I made myself a new one :)

BTW, I posted this from my cell phone! I am amazed with how far technology has come everyday. And if I'm way far behind with figuring out this "blogging from smart phone" technology, please don't tell me. I'm enjoying it :)

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"Is Maylee Bigger Yet?"

Maylee celebrated her 2nd birthday on the 3rd! Its hard to believe that she is 2, but she sure acts like it! She is lucky to share her birthday with her daddy, who would have been 29 this year. Maylee has always been my best sleeper, so on the morning of her birthday Slade and Daisy kept asking me when they could see Maylee. I soon realized they were so anxious to see her because they thought she was going to LOOK bigger! Haha! They were disappointed when she woke still the same small peanut she was the night before. For breakfast she enjoyed a pink sprinkle donut (just the frosting and sprinkles, of course) and a nice big sippy cup of milk. We took her to Build-a-Bear to get her very own bear, went out to lunch, went clothes shopping and then out to dinner. She enjoyed being the princess of the day!!

She went in for her 2 year well check yesterday and weighs a whopping 21lbs! She is still in the 2nd percentile for height and weight but she IS growing! It was determined to keep her on a modified gluten-free diet, seeing how it helped a bit. She is done with shots until its kindergarten time and the doctor was impressed with her speaking skills. He said there are no concerns at this time and I am thankful for that!!

RUN!!

I finally did it!! Each year that London's Run comes around, I tell myself that I am going to run in it. Well, most years I was either pregnant or nursing so I wasn't able to participate. This year I am neither and had NO excuse not to run. Three weeks before the event, I signed up for the 10k. I had been sick the past two weeks and hadn't ran since before Thanksgiving but my mind was set and I told myself I would do it regardless if I had to walk the whole way! I ran three times a week but could not run more than 3 miles! The night before the race I started my "ladies days" and I ate at Olive Garden at 9pm! I knew then and there that I would not be able to run the whole race and mentally prepared myself for not reaching my goal of running the entire time. However, as I started the race, I felt great and energized and with each mile I told myself I would run just one more mile before having to walk. As mile 4 passed, I told myself it would be silly to have to walk the last two miles, so I kept going. I ended up running the ENTIRE time! It was a great feeling to cross the finish line knowing I had accomplished my goal!! During the race, I could hear Skylar's voice telling me that I could do it. You know, in his "why do you think you can't do it?" voice. My thoughts wondered to wonderful memories and it motivated me to keep going. It also helped to have pictures of the children that had/have cancer along the course, with encouraging words. It turned out to be an emotional race and I didn't expect that at all. It was an AMAZING feeling knowing that Skylar would be so proud of me for running the whole time and not giving up. I DID IT!!

My official time was 1:08:52, or 11:05 minute miles :)