{TEN on Tuesday}

.....because apparently Monday has come and gone ha ha some weeks;)

 i lose track of

 time

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Turn up the volume to enjoy my new favorite song of the day:).love the first line is anybody out there sometimes its a lonely place isn't it nice to know when someone is listening:) or reading...pretty sure a few of you will love it too kind of touches close to home...

i ♥ music

1. I ♥ instagram.{all pics on this post are from my iphone with instagram} love K2's love of football shirts he has to wear a shirt with a football everyday {he doesn't have that many but he loves to ask every morning.} Love this sweet girl who is getting so big !! 

Stop growing kids please! 

 2. I am so proud of this brave little girl who sang in church with a cute little friend Sunday in our ward they sang "I am a child of God" 3 verses -only we didn't realize it was also a missionary homecoming and the curtain was opened all the way to the gym two curtains long:) She leaned over and said "I'm scared Mom" I said "say a little a prayer than" and she folder her arms said one and went up and did a great job! I was so proud of her but even better she was so happy with herself and loved the self esteem boost:)

 3. We had a ranch skate party Friday the kids loved it and had so much fun!

4. I made this yesterday and love it! Can't wait to show you the new and improved redecoration of my buffet table:) hopefully sooner than later lol but for now I love reading pieces of it as I go downstairs!! Love it!

5. Went to a beautiful but sad funeral last Wednesday read about it here. She said it better than I could..Made me think a lot about what kind of life I live and what legacy I would be leaving if I didn't wake up in the morning. Made me want to work harder.

6. Found out I'm related to {ha ha like 2nd cousins I never knew about till I went to the the funeral} some musicians/pop stars.... our moms are cousins and were also best friends growing up Carmen and Camille who sing this.... I laughed when one of the songs is one I always turn the radio station off when its on its kind of rude song ha ha...
interesting randomness eh.

7. This boy {M} makes me so so mad, frustrated whatever you want to call it sometimes. its hard to get him to understand choices and consequences. hard to keep him entertained. hard to keep him busy. hard to keep him in. hard to help him understand the word "no".
It will come right:) 

But thankfully not hard to love.{most of the time;)} ha ha

8.  I won a giveaway on Rebecca's blog for three cans of thrive food this week:)  If you don't know who she is go read away she is as amazing in real life. real.

9. I love having such great neighbors/friends.... the kind you can borrow eggs from or count on to help out and know that you can return the favor probably a day or two later love it:)

10. I packed up all my little baby boy clothes, tiny shoes and little ties car seat and jumpers bumbos and couldn't help the few tears that came along with it....I don't want to be done but hey if I give it all away doesn't karma work that way so here's hoping ha ha. Anyway a lucky little boy coming in June to my sil Alley will enjoy them much more than my attic will.....

check out how cute she is.... here.

and a great quote for the week...

"The home is the first and most effective place for children to learn the lessons of life: truth, honor, virtue, self-control; the value of education, honest work, and the purpose and privilege of life. Nothing can take the place of home in rearing and teaching children, and no other success can compensate for failure in the home."
David O. McKay  

have a great week. make it count.

bonus 11.  Here is the photo a day challenge for March if you doing it and even if your not its not too late to start theres also an app my365 that makes it easy or do it on your blog. I love doing it but how do I post my whole month from my phone to say a post on here?? When I'm done the month anybody know?

Most of all I love seeing how everybody takes it their own twists on daily life. I really would like to post each months with the previous challenge so if anybody can help lmk:)

{Questions you ask yourself..}

Asking the right questions is the answer…

It’s not the answers you get from others that will help you, but the questions you ask of yourself.  

Here are 40 thought-provoking questions to help you refresh and refocus your thinking:

 {Question first then the answer.}
First answer that comes to mind write it down.....

1. Being Primary President

2. If our family is complete or not.

3. Peace.

4. LOVE/happiness/ health/ money/ fame

5. bored.

6.Getting in shape.

7. I am a mother of four, wife of one living each day the best I can.

8. Living a selfless life... serving others thinking of others helping others....

9.family.

10.We all change in a year so we will be different then we are today just because its another year.

11. My husband.

12. honesty, kindness, loving.

13. To much.

14. travel far away.

15. money.

16. I get on my knees...pray.

17.When my friend and cousin died at young ages....

18. getting on my knees with the kids reading to them again and taking the time more often so they know they are #1

19. my messy drawers ha ha pretty deep eh...

20. watching interesting things and little by little letting things slip till they become the norm. dishonesty.

21. That my life is perfect which it is clearly not so its a big misconception.... nobody has a perfect life. We have a good life but we have our share of trials too...

22. My testimony why I am here and where I am going.

23. Water.

24. a little freedom but that goes with the stage of life we are in right now...

25. All K2'slittle milestones....well all of my kids milestones make me happy...seeing them grow learn and enjoy life right now free of drama..

26. time management

27. exactly.

28. Raising a family and working so hard to get them here..I am proud of that....That from nothing with have something beautiful... a family.

29. That I can do more then I ever thought possible if I put my mind to it.

30. My little children their innocence all the beautiful memories we make together as a family

31. EVIL.

32. That I am a lucky, blessed girl.

33. To look at what your doing and evaluate your life and find the plan of happiness....it makes sense....here

34. Lots of things life is full of them.

35. My perfect plan.

36. My trip to Germany...awesome

37. Stop worrying things happen for a reason and keep moving.

38. I love you.

39. I hope not.

40.

Love this article from Zite magazine from here

Give it a try it makes you think that is for sure.

Sometimes we get more from the questions then the Answers.

Makes you think doesn't it 

What legacy am I leaving??

What am I doing with my life...

and do I like it..

Have an awesome weekend....

Make it count.

I am His daughter

This is a beautiful song I heard it at baptism I went to a couple of months ago and have looked for it ever since.... If I had a wish it would be that we all understood the extent of how much each of us are so so loved. If we only realized how much our worth is..... life would be so much easier...If we could only get our daughters to know this, our own selves to know this and forget about all the things out there that don't matter. If we could understand our true worth and not let the unrealistic images that throw themselves at us everywhere we go, or believe the "worlds" view on beauty on what we are "supposed" to be and live up to look like. If we only knew who's daughters we really are none of that "other" stuff would matter.. I am so thankful for music that moves me.....love it. {Make sure you pause the music at the bottom...}

The photos in the magazines
Don't dictate who I'm supposed to be
The world can't recognize, all that I am inside
But I know in His eyes, I am a part of, the bigger picture,

There's so much more to me
He helps me see that I have so much to offer
I am His daughter
He loves me the way I am,
He's my strength when I stand
He is my King, and my Father,
I am His daughter.

The people on the TV screen,
The leaders, rulers, and queens
I watch them shape the world,
And though I'm just a girl, I still know for sure,
That I am a part of, the bigger picture

There's so much more to me
He helps me see that I have so much to offer
I am His daughter
He loves me the way I am,
He's my strength when I stand
He is my King, and my Father,
I am His daughter

And when I'm feeling small,
And wondering if I'll ever, find courage to stand tall
Through His love I remember

There's so much more to me
He helps me to see that I have so much to offer
I am His daughter
He loves me the way I am
He's my strength when I stand
He is my King, and my Father,
I am His daughter

{This and That Me Thinks}

......sometimes thats hard to remember.... I needed that one today. 

maybe you do too....

 Onto the this and that part of my post :) L's "new" dresser and desk for her room that used to belong all her aunts growing up it turned out really cute! And L loves them!

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onto the yummiest bread recipe ever that its taken me 15 years to get and we all love it and it actually turns out and its good for you bonus....

 my instagram pic

found here. 

my kids and D loved it! 

It only made two little loaves though so next time I'll 3 x's it and make four loaves ....but it is super good...

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Love this:

Putting your phone away & paying attention to those talking? There's an App for that. Its called RESPECT.

{ RESPECT is what is severely missing in todays society}

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So I was making these 

 

for a service auction last week in my ward. I thought they would be totally easy to whip up.... although I should have realized I'm a beginner sew..er {um wait doesn't that spell sewer? if you put it all together} lol  anyway I should have know that to whip something up in my case means it doesn't necessary happen that way.  

But then my beautiful mother showed up right on time and helped me out by sewing them all for me haha...thanks mom:) and they made it to the auction undone no eyes..... but a super talented girl:) won the bid on my half done easter themed basket anyway said she would finish them so its all good:)  But try them they are so cute...here's the link

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 some of my favorites iphone pics of the month so far:

real life.

ME THINKS.

is being frustrated sometimes when all the kids seem to do is fight

it's having another week off of school and trying to figure out what to do so we don't all go crazy

real life.

is picking of the pieces of shattered dreams and letting it go

when it threatens to burst out time and time again when it feels like to much to handle and then its praying really hard and feeling peace. for a moment.

real life.

is asking why?

real life

is realizing that 

"A bad attitude is like a flat tire you won't get anywhere till you change it"

it really isn't going to get us anywhere.

real life

is cleaning up poop, puk and tears in the middle of the night and realizing how much you love this little person...and don't want them to hurt

real life

is taking each day each minute and taking a deep breath, taking it a day at a time because being a PARENT

is hard..watching choices our children make, watching others around them that hurt our kids and realizing that its all what life is about and how we handle it

Real life.

is wondering what tomorrow holds but living right now.

Because we are all in this together and this stage right now isn't easy it isn't perfect, we aren't perfect but time passes faster everyday and what we do now is what matters most tomorrow.

Real life. whats yours?