Our Easter Weekend

Our Easter Weekend was pretty busy! Friday night, we went to Papa and Grandma's church for their annual egg hunt. That is always an interesting event, with children pulling out all the stops to get the most eggs. Safety first!!! Saturday, we went to dinner with Grandma and Grandpa Nef (my mom's parents) and my brother and his wife. Sunday, the kids woke up to pillow pets (why didn't I think of that invention???? $$$$$$) and more candy. Jackson, Kaydon, Colton and I went to church with Grandma and Grandpa. Braxton stayed home. He had been throwing up pretty violently all night and into the morning. When I got home after Sacrament, I layed down with him and tried to help him get some rest. It didn't work. The vomitting continued. By the afternoon, it was obvious that he needed to be seen. Off we went to Insta Care. It was apparent right away that he was a pretty sick kid. They hooked him up to an IV and gave him some intravenous medicine. It took two full bags before he had the urge to pee. Poor kid. They said that with severely dehydrated people, it usually takes half of one bag for them to feel the need to urinate. Whoa! I'm not sure what it is with holidays and my children feeling the need to become extremely ill... but I'm kind of done with it!!! He is feeling better this morning, and despite getting so sick, I hope he enjoyed his Easter, too!

Worst Mom Award

Colton received a birthday party invitation a couple of weeks ago for "Thursday, the 4th" at Bouncin' Off The Walls. I only read the "Thursday" part. So, last night, after I fed them dinner, we headed off to the party. I got lost on the way and called my dad, who was driving on the freeway, and asked him to look up the correct address on his iPhone. The great dad that he is, he pulled off the freeway and looked up the address for me. We arrived, only to find out that the party took place the night before (on the 4th). I felt horrible. Silent tears rolled down Colton's face. Braxton and Kaydon just looked as if they knew they ought not say a word, for fear that i might flip the flip out right then and there. I huddled them together and told them that I was so sorry, and that we would go get an ice cream cone and drop the gift off another day. Then, the sweet girl behind the counter explained that if we wanted to wait about 30 minutes, she would empty out a room and allow my children to jump. We waited the 30 minutes. I asked her how much I owed her and she refused to allow me to pay. After about one and a half episodes of Tom and Jerry, she came and got us and took us to a huge room filled with bouncing fun and told my children to jump to their heart's content. And that, they did! I even joined in, until I felt like I needed dramamine!!! I was so grateful for her kindness... I would suggest Bouncin' Off The Walls to ANYONE for all of your party needs. They are clean and organized and SO nice!

Quotes & Stuff

My children come up with stuff that is just plain amazing... or something like that. Recently, Josh and Braxton were having a little disagreement on who was "right." Out of no where, and completely randomly, Jackson says, "Brax you're going to need an ocean to put out that burn!" For a split second, Josh and I just looked at each other with confused stares, and then broke out laughing. Jackson was so impressed with himself. Braxton is a special young man... wink wink. He is absolutely adorable and his laugh is contagious. This week, he has been wearing football pads around WHEREVER he goes. He's not in football. FYI. Kaydon. Oh, Kaydon. You never do know what's going to come out of that kid's mouth. You have to be prepared at all times for what might spring out of there! For the past three days, he has work a "name tag," which he staples to his shirts, by the way, that reads "Scary Dr. Jorgensen." Huh? He informed Josh and I that when he graduates from high school, he plans to "get" a used trailer and move to the mountains to be a mountain man. Shoot for the stars KK! However, his morning, he saw me and gasped and said, "Mommy, you are beautiful!" Colton is sure entertaining. Oh boy! Last night, while on our walk/bike ride/roller blade adventure, Gunner crapped on the sidewalk. Colton stopped, as if he was mapping out the area. Then, turned to me and exclaimed, "For the rest of my life, this sidewalk here is OFF LIMITS and closed." Oh. Brooklyn. That girl! Her new thing is, "Peace out homey!" However, she has picked up, "I'm not going to tell you again Colton." I can't imagine where she got that from. My latest favorite of hers, however, came last week. Josh told her that she was funny and she said, "My mom says I'm crazy!!!" Cute kids of mine. On another note, I had lunch with B Beck and Mo yesterday. Oh, those girls! I looooooove those girls! B Beck has another ultrasound tomorrow. Please say a little line for her in your prayers. Baby Kevin needs all of our prayers. Mo makes me laugh til I pee myself, I'm telling you. However, last night she sent me a text about some conference talks. All I could tell her was that I love her. Because I do.

Flip Flop

These are my cute little feet this morning! Flip flops. Cute nail polish. This girls is happy!

Happy Weekend!

Happy Birthday Nana

Today is Nana's birthday! Last night, we took her to dinner to Mt. Fuji. I would have taken pictures, except my children were struggling and I was struggling to keep them from struggling so that we would all be anti-struggling. UG! Anyway, today is Nana's birthday... did I mention that? We love her and hope that she has the happiest of birthdays!

Chasing Happiness

I am a race-runner. Not really a runner, like I cringe when I see people running because it just looks so miserable. But, a racer nonetheless. Maybe a chaser, actually. I chase happiness. I have done it my whole life. All 34.5 years. Chasing happiness. Wanting what I don't have. Wanting to be married... ONE TIME. Wanting to own a home. Wanting children, whose father I remained with. Wanting to be a mother-of-the-year. Wanting my family to be proud of me, not embarassed by me. Wanting, wanting, wanting. Fail enough times and you don't feel like trying anymore. That's where I am. Why try? It'll fail just like every other time.

Well, I decided this week that it is time for me to be satisfied... to be content. I am running away from what I have today... and what I have today is pretty great. I have everything I NEED. I don't have everything I WANT. But, I do have everything I need, and it is enough.

Priscilla Shirer, author of "The Resolution for Women," says, "The more you believe that God's grace to you is overflowing, the more you'll be convinced that you will always have everything you need. And the more certain you are that you'll never lack, the more willing and able you'll be to give of yourself and your resources when called for because you'll be certain God will always replenish your supply. You can just bank on that. Your God can be trusted to grant you the supply you need to excel at His purposes. So, if you don't have it - whatever it is - it's because you don't need it."

"Contentment is the equilibrium between the enjoyment of life now and the anticipation of what is to come. It is the faith-filled belief that what God has bestowed now is worthy of gratitude and appreciation, not merely because it is enough, but because it is GOOD."

So, I need to focus right now on being satisfied and content with what I DO have and stop chasing what is out there!

Funny Little Story

I came back to work on Monday. I had a rough day and left at around 3:00. Tuesday, I stayed all day and went home and slept. Then, yesterday. Good times! I was feeling pretty good, in my sweats, sitting at my desk. My boss was in my office and we were talking when all of a sudden something went very wrong. I told a lady in my office that I needed to go to the bathroom. There was bright red blood all over. Then, I felt like I was going to pass out. I have never passed out. It's one of my biggest fears, and I have never, ever felt like I did at that moment. I kept telling her that I was going down. Once she finally got me back into my office, my sweet boss came in and very quietly and calmly informed me that we were going to the doctor. I didn't want to! I just wanted to put my head down and sleep. He wasn't having that. So, he somehow got me out to the parking lot, leaned me up against someone's car, went and got his car and took me to my OB. Ever had your male boss take you to your OBGYN?!?!?! Good times! He carried my purse, pretty much carried me, and got me there. He was great. He stayed very calm and told me stories in the car. When we got there, I laid down on the table and they took some blood. Then, I had yet another pelvic exam. I'm pretty sure my vagina is my doctor's most familiar right now! Just saying. The doctor immediately found a large blood clot and removed it. My blood count was at 40%. Whoops! That's pretty much why I was "going down." The doctor said, "Heidi, nothing with you is normal!" Thanks Dr. Tanner. He has no idea where the clot came from. I only have two stitches left up there that haven't dissolved yet. He said it was a very, very good thing that my boss got me to the doctor. Things could have gotten very bad. I, too, am so thankful for my boss... and for Paula who got me back and forth from the bathroom and made sure I had what I needed. I'm back at work today... a little sore and a little tired, but feeling much, much better. Just another chapter in my funny little story.