{ME} & My So Called Life

I have MOVED!

2008-01-03T14:50:00.000-07:00

Check out my new blog here.
Make sure you change me in your favorites.

One Good Bumble Bee Lovin'

2008-01-02T22:41:00.000-07:00

The kids got lots of fun items in their Christmas Stocking this year.
A lot of goodies came from One Good Bumble Bee One of my favorite items was the Magic Garden.
Add water and watch it GROW!
The world that you see is also a coin bank. HOW STINKIN CUTE IS THAT?
Also can you see that Pink Dog in the background...that would be a pencil sharpener. You turn the tail with the pencil in the dogs mouth and TA DA--pencil sharpened.What a cool looking tree dude!
The Magic Garden is complete. Sidney kept telling me that it really was magic. Kinda the opposite of the saying, "now you see it, now you don't" but "now you don't see it and now you do". Don't ask me what I am talking about. Just smile and nod your head.

{OsCaR & hAzEL}

2007-12-26T19:58:00.000-07:00

Hi! I am Oscar.Hi! I am Hazel.

We are Hilary's Owl Pals.

~ {OSCAR & HAZEL}~

Do you like my Owl Pals?

Do you?

I love my new owl pals. I also like to call them my {hOOters}.

One of the best Christmas presents this decade.

Feliece (sweet sister) made them for {ME}! A few months ago I blogged about some owls on Etsy that I feel in love with but were also $55 bucks. She printed the picture, and made these adorable {hOOters} just for me.

Yesterday afternoon I was taking down all the Christmas decorations.

Oscar and Hazel were nestled on the Mantel.

Porter walks around from the being in the kitchen, points at Oscar, and said, "Mommy, I like that owl."

Talk about cute.

So stinkin Cute.

They Call This {LOVE}

2007-12-26T09:44:00.000-07:00

Peter and I sitting at the fire place
Peter and I at dinner Sunday night.
Sidney & I on the sleigh ride. Look how happy Sidney looks.
Peter and Porter at the Ice Staking Rink.

Porter didn't want any of my business--No, more picture mom.

{Thanks Brittany} for taking photos of us. It's nice to get photos of myself. I feel like I am always behind the camera taking picture!

Here Comes Santa Right Down McConkie's Lane

2007-12-25T21:19:00.000-07:00

Porter was a good boy.

Geo Tracks from Santa Clause

Peter so tired. {Like he did all the work. (-wink;}
Sidney must of been a good girl. ~A Doll House~
~M~A~G~I~C ~

the look on Sidney and Porter's face. I Believe, do YOU?

Cute Boots, eh!

2007-12-21T13:11:00.000-07:00

Do you remember these boots?

Do you? (click "do you" if you have forgotten)

Well, I can.

I looked under the Christmas tree last night and there was a big box under the tree {YIPPEE}...it must be my boots.

I can't wait. Somebody been a good girl this year.

ScOtTiE dOg LoViNg

2007-12-20T21:47:00.000-07:00

*HaPpY*hOlIdAyS*
~Merry Christmas~

Duncan in his new winter vest.

He hates it when I "dress him up"!

Now, Duncan, "just be a good boy and wear your vest.

Ears up, come on boy".

Molly has a vest too. Sidney and I looked everywhere for it and couldn't find her vest. With my luck...the vest is under my bed.

Molly found it first and chewed it up.

I'll have to check tonight after work.

...this is why I love the "jacket's" during the winter..

Cute Scottie Pictures

2007-12-19T16:14:00.000-07:00

2007-12-18T11:38:00.000-07:00

***Gingerbread House***

Sidney's Kindergarten class invited all the parents Monday afternoon to makes Gingerbread Houses with their kids.

Good Times, Good Times.

Peter and I were both there to help Sidney. Sidney and I.

Note to Self: Don't let Peter take pictures or make sure you have him take more then one.

Evan and his Mom, Donna.

Meesha, Cloe, Miss Kelly, Sidney and Miss Carol. These are all the girls in Sidney's class {Angie, the only other girl in Sidney's class had already left}...the rest are "Stinky boys" as Sidney likes add.

I Just Can't Seem To Get Enough of...SCOTTIES

2007-12-14T12:53:00.000-07:00

...looking at Scotties makes me think of my two Scotties at home, both of which have vet appointments in the morning. Molly is ready for the next series of shots for being a puppy eh--poor puppy and Duncan...poor, poor Duncan, he has this growth on the side of his neck. Peter and I noticed it about a month ago and in the past week it has doubled in size.

For the love of Scotties. I sure do love them. How could you not?

Molly's latest "victims" in the house...she chewed through the cord on my heating pad. Ate half of the Velcro tab on Porter's winter coat, around the arm cuff. Hummm...seems like that is all I can think of at the time... Not to bad. You would think with all the dog toys and dog bones around the house that Molly wouldn't need to chew on other household items. Apparently not. I will not start with the digging in the back yard until Spring. Scotties are known to be diggers...Molly is a digger. I can already see a few spots he seems to be fond of.

Well, I will update tomorrow in Duncan's growth.
I am off to look at lens for my camera.
The lens that Porter broke for me.
This is the Camera I have.
Gotta love your kids, eh?

I love NetFlix

2007-12-13T11:08:00.000-07:00

These two {2} movies will be in my mailbox tomorrow for my viewing pleasure over the weekend. I didn't have to go to a store, wait in a line, park my car or even take my children any where to get these two movies. I can keep these movies for weeks and not worry about returning them with a late fee. I also have the fifth Harry Potter movie at my house which I have watched the last two nights. I am in heaven...movie heaven that is.

{P.S. I am trying to past Kari up on the number of post, hence the 6-7 post per day.}

{P.S.S. Boss Man is also out of the office which helps with the posting 6-7 times per day}

Yipppeee...it's here. FINALLY

2007-12-13T10:47:00.000-07:00

I have been checking every single day this month...yesterday it was finally up on Barney's site.
Barney Cam VI: "Holiday in the National Parks"
Once you get to Barney's site from the link above, look over on the right hand side you will see a picture of Barney...click on "Watch the Latest Barney Cam".
Who doesn't love a Scottie in a movie? Anyone?
I must add after watching this years movie...last years Holiday movie was much better then this years. It's not Barney's fault he had a poor director this year.
Last night on the news they showed a clip of Barney's latest movie. Porter was yelling and screaming while pointing to the TV, "Look at the Scottie Dog, Mommy", over and over again. Talk about cute.
You know what I am doing, right? Inbreeding Scottie Dog lovers.
Yup, that right. I am inbreeding.
Not only can you call me MASTER but you now can call me an inbreeder.

20 Ways To Maintain A Healthy Level Of Insanity

2007-12-13T09:32:00.000-07:00

1. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car With Sunglasses on and point a Hair Dryer At Passing Cars. See If They Slow Down.
2.Page Yourself Over The Intercom. Don't Disguise Your Voice.
3. Every Time Someone Asks You To Do Something, ask If They Want Fries with that.
4. Put Your Garbage Can On Your Desk And Label it " In".
5. Put Decaf In The Coffee Maker For 3 Weeks Once Everyone has Gotten Over Their Caffeine Addictions, Switch to Espresso.
6. In The Memo Field Of All Your Checks , Write "For Smuggling Diamonds".
7. Finish All Your sentences with "In Accordance With The Prophecy".
8. Don't use any punctuation.
9. As Often As Possible, Skip Rather Than Walk.
10. Order a Diet Water whenever you go out to eat, with a serious face.
11. Specify That Your Drive-through Order Is "To Go".
12. Sing Along At The Opera.
13. Go To A Poetry Recital. And Ask Why The Poems Don't Rhyme?
14. Put Mosquito Netting Around Your Work Area and Play tropical Sounds All Day.
15. Five Days In Advance, Tell Your Friends You Can't Attend Their Party Because You're Not In the Mood.
16. Have Your Co-workers Address you at the end of your conversation, oh, yes my fearful Master.
17. When The Money Comes Out The ATM, Scream "I Won! I Won!"
18. When Leaving The Zoo, Start Running Towards The Parking lot, Yelling
"Run For Your Lives! They're Loose!"
19. Tell Your Children Over Dinner, "Due To The Economy, We Are Going To Have To Let One Of You Go."
20. And The Final Way To Keep A Healthy Level Of Insanity is to pass this on to all your friends.
SMILE

{I'm invisible}

2007-12-13T08:23:00.000-07:00

It all began to make sense, the blank stares, the lack of response, the way one of the kids will walk into the room while I'm on the phone and ask to be taken to the store.
Inside I'm thinking, "Can't you see I'm on the phone?" Obviously not. No one can see if I'm on the phone, or cooking, or sweeping the floor, or even standing on my head in the corner, because no one can see me at all.
I'm invisible.
Some days I am only a pair of hands, nothing more: Can you fix this? Can you tie this? Can you open this? Some days I'm not a pair of hands; I'm not even a human being. I'm a clock to ask, "What time is it?" I'm a satellite guide to answer, "What number is the Disney Channel?" I'm a car to order, "Right around 5:30, please.
"I was certain that these were the hands that once held books and the eyes that studied history and the mind that graduated sum ma cum laude-but now they had disappeared into the peanut butter, never to be seen again.
She's going ... she's going ... she's gone!
One night, a group of us were having dinner, celebrating the return of a friend from England. Janice had just gotten back from a fabulous trip, and she was going on and on about the hotel she stayed in. I was sitting there, looking around at the others all put together so well. It was hard not to compare and feel sorry for myself as I looked down at my out-of-style dress; it was the only thing I could find that was clean. My unwashed hair was pulled up clip and I was afraid I could actually smell peanut butter in it.
I was feeling pretty pathetic, when Janice turned to me with a beautifully wrapped package, and said, "I brought you this." It was a book on the great cathedrals of Europe. I wasn't exactly sure why she'd given it to me until I read her inscription: "To Charlotte, with admiration for the greatness of what you are building when no one sees."
In the days ahead I would read - no, devour - the book. And I would discover what would become for me, four life-changing truths, after which I could pattern my work:
* No one can say who built the great cathedrals - we have no record of their names.
* These builders gave their whole lives for a work they would never see finished.
* They made great sacrifices and expected no credit.
* The passion of their building was fueled by their faith that the eyes of God saw everything.
A legendary story in the book told of a rich man who came to visit the cathedral while it was being built, and he saw a workman carving a tiny bird on the inside of a beam. He was puzzled and asked the man, "Why are you spending so much time carving that bird into a beam that will be covered by the roof? No one will ever see it."And the workman replied, "Because God sees."
I closed the book, feeling the missing piece fall into place. It was almost as if I heard God whispering to me, "I see you, Charlotte. I see the sacrifices you make every day, even when no one around you does. No act of kindness you've done, no sequin you've sewn on, no cupcake you've baked, is too small for me to notice and smile over. You are building a great cathedral, but you can't see right now what it will become."
At times, my invisibility feels like an affliction. But it is not a disease that is erasing my life. It is the cure for the disease of my own self-centeredness. It is the antidote to my strong, stubborn pride. I keep the right perspective when I see myself as a great builder. As one of the people who show up at a job that they will never see finished, to work on something that their name will never be on.
The writer of the book went so far as to say that no cathedrals could ever be built in our lifetime because there are so few people willing to sacrifice to that degree. When I really think about it, I don't want my son to tell the friend he's bringing home from college for Thanksgiving, "My mom gets up at 4 in the morning and bakes homemade pies, and then she hand bastes a turkey for three hours and presses all the linens for the table." That would mean I'd built a shrine or a monument to myself. I just want him to want to come home. And then, if there is anything more to say to his friend, to add, "You're gonna love it there."
As mothers, we are building great cathedrals. We cannot be seen if we're doing it right. And one day, it is very possible that the world will marvel, not only at what we have built, but at the beauty that has been added to the world by the sacrifices of invisible women.
--My sister Feliece sent this to me today. Love you Feliece.

Who would like to have one of these at WORK?

2007-12-12T16:06:00.000-07:00

The things I find on the Internet during the day,

while I am doing "research".

{"research", as Diane likes to call it. Thank you Diane}

Boss Man has been in "one of those moods" for about 5 weeks. Don't get me wrong, he is a great boss, is very understanding, we work well together and we get along. There are still a few occasions that I needed the CATAPULT and more so in the last few weeks then in the last three years.

Do you think he would get the hint every time I got this catapult out?

No, not with my luck.

Fred Flare...gotta love him.

FAB Scottie Pics

2007-12-11T16:21:00.000-07:00

Are these not the cutest picutres of Scotties you have ever seen?

Talk about Cute.

Mark Your Calendar....

2007-12-11T11:45:00.000-07:00

No, not for the final book sillies, but for the opening of Wizarding World of Harry Potter, in 2009 in Orlando.

Not that Florida is quite right for the setting of Hogwarts...

{Really, FLORIDA?}

I'm extremely curious to know how they'll pull off a snowy street in Hogsmead on a hot humid day!

Etsy Owl Finds: I He{art} Owls

2007-12-10T18:20:00.000-07:00

I love Owls...funny thing is that my Grandma Holbrook, my dads mom collect owls. I have asked my dad a few times if he has any of her owls that I could have but he doesn't. I wish when she had past away I had taken some of them. Every time I see an owl now I think briefly of Grandma Holbrook. She past away in 1992. I was still in high school. Owl Find for Grandma Holbrook tonight. Think of you Grandma. Love you.

A fews things....

2007-12-10T12:04:00.000-07:00

The Organized Chaos pocket organizer was given to me by Kari for my birthday. Every time I open that thing I can't help but LAUGH. It sums me up to a "T". Love ya Kari.
The Disco ornaments balls are a hit for me...I have the plained mirrored balls on my Christmas tree now but these COLORED balls sure would spice my tree.

Not for $42.00 for 12 ornaments. OUCH.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is releasing tomorrow. YIPPEE...

I checked my Netflix and it shows that it will be shipping today for delivery tomorrow.

{I am doing the "Happy Song" in my head right now}

I have mastered Netflix shipping and release dates so that I can time it perfectly for new leases.

You may call me "Master".

Saw this cute swim suit at Old Navy on line today. Hearts and crossbones. CUTE. I wish I could find one in my size. I would be all over that.
Found this GLOW IN THE DARK OWL Shirt on line at Fred Flare. Yes, I said glow in the dark. Hello...awesome. Seriously, I can't get enough of owls. LOVE THEM.

{nativity scene}

2007-12-06T20:43:00.000-07:00

After looking at the Fisher Price Little People Nativity Scene for the past two years I finally gave in today and purchased both of the above sets.

The funny thing is...last night I looked at these two items at regular price and didn't purchase them...I just couldn't bring myself to do it.

This morning I was talking to Brittany about how I wanted to get the nativity scene from fisher price and she e-mailed me and told me that they were on SALE...last night regular price....today on sale...that was it...done deal...I ordered it.

This IS {ME}

2007-12-06T08:25:00.000-07:00

You Are Christmas

More than most people, you are able to find magic in life's small moments.
Traditions mean a lot to you, and you tend to be quite nostalgic.
You are a giving, kind person who really understands the true meaning of holidays.
You inspire others to be as altruistic and caring as you are.

What makes you celebrate: Tradition and a generous spirit

At holiday get togethers, you do best as: The storyteller. You like to recount memories with everyone.

On a holiday, you're the one most likely to: Give a gift to everyone you know

What Holiday Are You?

~FROSTY~

2007-12-06T08:23:00.001-07:00

Your Christmas Song Is

Frosty the Snowman

Frosty the Snowman
Was a jolly happy soul
With a corncob pipe and a button nose
And two eyes made out of coal

Snowball fights, sledding, and tons of hot chocolate with candy canes.
Christmas is all about reliving the adventures of your youth.

What Christmas Carol Are You?

This Is Why I LOVE Keri Smith?

2007-12-05T13:53:00.000-07:00

I SOOOOOOOOOOOOO need this Portable Hole/Portal.

Who wouldn't want it?

Hilary Was A Good GIRL

2007-12-05T09:59:00.000-07:00

You Were Nice This Year!

You're an uber-perfect person who is on the top of Santa's list.
You probably didn't even *think* any naughty thoughts this year.
Unless you're a Mormon, you've probably been a little too good.
Is that extra candy cane worth being a sweetheart for 365 days straight?

Were You Naughty or Nice This Year?

Which of Santa's Reindeer Are You?

2007-12-05T09:50:00.001-07:00

You Are Prancer

You are the perfect reindeer, with perfect hooves and perfect flying form.

Why You're Naughty: Because you're Santa's pet, and you won't let anyone show you up.

Why You're Nice: You have the softest fur and the sweetest carrot breath.

Which of Santa's Reindeer Are You?

{ME} a contradiction...who knew?

2007-12-04T01:18:00.000-07:00

Your Element Is Water

A bit of a contradiction, you can seem both lighthearted and serious.
That's because you're good at going with the flow - but you also are deep.

Highly intuitive, you tune in to people's emotions and moods easily.
You are able to tap into deep emotional connections and connect with others.

You prefer a smooth, harmonious life - but you can navigate your way around waves.
You have a knack for getting people to get along and making life a little more peaceful.

What's Your Element?

What SuPeRhErO R U?

2007-12-04T00:57:00.000-07:00

You Are Elektra

There's really no superhero with more style than you.
Because who could beat being sexy assasin ninja?

What Superhero Are You?

Yep, that's right...I am a BAD ASS!!!

The {CUBES}

2007-12-03T09:25:00.000-07:00

The picture above--well, something like that could be in my basement by the end of DeCeMbEr...Look how pretty, neat, organized, arranged, orderly and structured these cubes are. It makes me want to do cartwheels down Sinclair's hallway RIGHT NOW...and trust me, I have done cartwheels in a Sinclair's hallway...just ask Diane.

Apparently, the "Scrap Box" is out of the picture for {ME}. No word from Peter means that I have been noped. The $1,000.00 bucks was a bit to ask for, I do realize this but these small scrap booking cubes might just be the thing I can get away with instead of the $1,000.00 SCRAP BOX!I found these cubes on LTD Commodities. LTD makes this product ExClUsiVeLy for crazy craft people--that would be {ME}!

Luck is what I need right now. Keep your fingers crossed.

I am going to ask Peter tonight about these cubes.
I think I would only need like 8 or 9 @ $22.95 a piece, that makes it about $210.00 plus shipping. Tonight I am going to pick up some beer, make a great dinner and clean the house before Peter gets home from school.

Do you think Peter will suspect something when I make a real dinner?
:) Tee Hee :)

~WISH {ME} LUCK~

{See Jane Work}

2007-11-30T14:17:00.000-07:00

As you all might know...I have a thing for office supplies. Not just one or two "things" but ALL OFFICE SUPPLIES "THINGS" make me happy. I saw this Journal/Notebook today at See Jane Work and thought it was adorable.

This Multi-task book is just calling my name...can you hear it..."Hilary, Hilary...I want to come to your home. Buy me now DAMN IT...YOU KNOW YOU WANT to BUY ME! DO It. BUY ME NOW!"

2007-11-30T13:30:00.000-07:00

I am seeing these key caps on more and more web sites...I really do like the skeleton keys...These are my favorite caps of all...
I found these Monkey's at Party Loft...too bad I don't have tons and tons of keys to add all of these caps to.
And these fun and funky key caps come from One Good Bumble Bee...which I love her funky and style of her items she sells.

{Creepy but Fun--just like me}

2007-11-26T09:58:00.000-07:00

Ha ha ha ha...The Big Voodoo, oh how I have needed you. I can't remember where I was when I saw these dolls but I just loved them. Not so much that I would buy one. I thought some of the tags hanging off each doll and what they did--well, it was pretty funny.

I love Mr. Mummy...

I have a lot of SKELETONS that I need to kept in my closet.

The ZOMBIE is my favorite one of them all...

Helps you dig up all the information that is buried inside of your head.

I can't even begin to count how times I need this "Mr. Zombie" in a day.

You can find these cute critters at this site.

~toddles~

~HO~HO~HO~

2007-11-25T19:30:00.000-07:00

Porter and Sidney went to Sinclair's Children's Christmas Party Saturday morning. See how HAPPY Porter is while getting his photo with Santa? Now, Porter is trying to JUMP off Santa's lap. Porter still looking oh, so miserable.

Poor guy. Santa, that is, having to spend his Thanksgiving weekend holding screaming children. The KICK and SCREAM works every time, eh.
Now, let's try with Dad.

Can you see how Porter is leaning away from Santa even when Peter is holding him?

Now Sidney on the other hand was a complete CHARM. I know that's hard to imagine. Telling Santa down to the last detail what she wanted for Christmas.
~ChEEsE~
~MERRY CHRISTMAS~

Tee Hee...I need to find a DORK QuiZ

2007-11-22T23:57:00.000-07:00

20% Geek

HooTie FinD on {ETSY}

2007-11-22T23:21:00.000-07:00

tHaNkSgAvInG dAy

2007-11-22T22:41:00.000-07:00

I am Thankful For {HUBBY PETE}
I am thankful for Peter and his ability to LOVE {ME} just as I AM.
I am thankful for his ability to FORGIVE.
HIS SMILE :)
How he supports the kids.
I am thankful for Peter letting me BE a SCOTTIE DOG freak.
I am thankful for Peter for going to school to better himself, our lives and especially our FAMILY but most importantly the time he sacrifices (and my time too).
I love how committed he is in all that he does, i.e., family, work, school, and the outdoors, just to name a few.
I am thankful for our marriage, our unity, our loving union that keeps us strong and together and our deep founding FRIENDSHIP.
I am thankful for PETER.
{I Love YOU Peter Merrill McConkie}

To Tuck or Not To Tuck: That is the QUESTION?

2007-11-20T12:22:00.000-07:00

I {hate} tucking in my shirts.

Matter of Fact.
End of Story.
I bet if I were to count how many times a month I tuck in my shirt...it would be less then one...really.
That my friend, is how much I hate tucking in my shirt.

--So I started the day, first thing in the morning, without my shirt tucked in.
--Got to work and thought my shirt looked to long, so I tucked it in. This is where the problem starts. ONCE YOU TUCK...you have committed to the tuck...you now have wrinkles on the bottom of this shirt.
--Three times this morning I had to use the bathroom each time having to {obviously} tuck my shirt in after each break.
--Once today, I noticed that the back of my shirt was untucked...therefore having to re-tuck my shirt. This is where the whole restriction of the tuck-in really starts. Bending or stretching your back, arm, whatever it is that you are moving and what do you get? The uneven tuck. One side has come out or you can't move your one side (or whatever) being afraid of the untuck.
--Went home for lunch. Untucked my shirt. Ahhhh, that feels better. Loving it. Thought about ironing my shirt. No, I am not going to do that. I don't care that much or do I?
--Now back at work. Shirt is untucked, wrinkled and needs to be tucked back in. Now I feeling like I have a bit Obsessive Compulsive disOrder going on with the tuck.
FOR THE LOVE HILARY--IT's JUST A TUCK.
--Now I am heading back to the bathroom so I can tuck in my shirt.

FOR THE LOVE of the TUCK
To Tuck or Not to Tuck:
That is my question
So, do you tuck?

I hEaRt HoOtiEs In All ShApEs, SiZeS & fOrMS

2007-11-16T00:44:00.001-07:00

~All of these cute

HOOTIES

were found on Etsy tonigt~

{I am horrified}

2007-11-15T13:44:00.000-07:00

I am horrified...really I am.

Yesterday, the 14th of November 2007 was

DUNCAN'S 5th BIRTHDAY!!!

I was talking to a friend of mine and we were talking about my Scotties when it hit me like a

Bolt of Lighting {BUZZ BUZZ}

Duncan's Birthday was yesterday.

OHH MY!! I totally forgot.

What kind of parent am I?

{Apparently} the kind that forgets about their most precious Scottie dogs birthday.

Duncan and Sidney were born the same year, back in 2002.

Duncan was a gift to me from Peter. A real surprise and it was a complete shock when I got Duncan.

April 2003, Peter had informed me that he was/needed to go climbing for the day. That the owner of the company he still works for still to this day day, had asked Peter to take him climbing.

How could Peter tell him no, therefore how could I tell Peter no.

Humm...sticky situation, eh.

It was a Saturday. Sidney was about 9 months old at the time.

It had been a long day at home with Sidney. I had run some errands earlier in the day and hang out with my mom and dad for a while before heading home around noon.

Peter pulled into the driveway about 5ish. He had left pretty early in the morning which meant I was (a bit) irritated at him for being gone

ALL DAY LONG.

Peter calls me to the backdoor. I was in the kitchen doing the dishes. Peter asked me to help him bring in some of his climbing gear. Being a bit bugged by this and the fact he had been gone all day long, I slowly walked to the back door and headed towards the car letting my actions speak louder then words--that I was not happy about helping him--

He told me that his gear was in the back seat of the car...ODD, climbing gear always goes in the trunk of the car...I open the back door and what did my pondering eyes see...

A 5 MONTH OLD Brindle SCOTTISH TERRIER

LALA la LA la lA lllaaa

{this is my happiness for those of you who don't know me}

For the first time in my life and still to this day, I cried over a gift someone had given me. Not just any gift and not just from anyone but a gift from Peter, a SCOTTIE DOG.

Only Peter truly understands my love for Scotties.

I already knew his name.

DUNCAN--what else could it be?

I had his name picked out for months.

Talk a stroll with me down Memory Lane:

Sidney was born in July of 2002.

On June 11th, 2002, Peter and I had to put down my first Scottish Terrier, Nick. He was eight years old. I was eight and a half months pregnant with Sidney at the time.

I wanted Sidney to meet Nick so badly. I kept asking Nick to hold on for a few more weeks until Sidney could meet him. I wanted both "loves of my life" to of had a chance to sniff, lick or kick each other.

Nick was so sick. His liver was failing, he had early stages of diabetes. He had jondious, had stopped eating and most recently, had lost control of his bowls--the doctors could do nothing more for him.

Fast Forward--December 2002:

I am home, Sidney is in bed and I am watching the Pet Physic on the Animal Channel. Peter calls me from Britt's place and he can tell that I am crying.

"Hilary, are you watching the Pet Physic?"

"No", as I am sniffing into the phone.

"Hilary, you can no longer watch the Pet Physic...never again. You get all weirded out on me."

"Peter, I miss Nick. I feel empty inside and my heart aches. I miss him like he just past away last week."

This continues for a few more months...even without watching the Pet Physic. I miss Nick.

Sooo...a long story later...That is how Duncan came into my life, our lives. I can honestly say that Porter's first real word was "dog" and shortly after that the next word was "scottie dog".

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DUNCAN

To this day Duncan reminds me of what love does for a person. Both on the receiving end {me getting the cutest scottie dog ever} and the giving end {Peter truely knowing how much scotties mean to me}...
Thank you Peter for loving such a crazy dog lady and making my heart sing.
P.S. Check out this link

P.S.S. Edit...after reading Kari's comment.

I still don't see anything wrong with taxidermy. Those "animals" look like they are real to me.

So whatever Kair. Tee Hee

{A Carrot, An Egg, and A Cup of Coffee}

2007-11-14T13:28:00.000-07:00

{A Carrot, An Egg, and A Cup of Coffee}

--You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again--

A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.

Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil; without saying a word.

In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl.

Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked,

"Tell me what you see."

"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied.
Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg.

Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled, as she tasted its rich aroma the daughter then asked, "What does it mean, mother?" Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.

"Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?"

Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?

Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?

Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst; you get better and change the situation around you.
When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?

May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy.

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.

When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling.
Live your life so at the end, you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.

{OLD NAVY}

2007-11-14T11:03:00.000-07:00

I love OLD NAVY clothes.

I buy A LOT of clothes from Old Navy.

Really, I do.

Currently Old Navy is having their

OLD NAVY OUTERWEAR SALE

---ALL STYLES 40% OFF---

See these three jackets.

I want them.

I want them so bad I can taste them.

I want them more then I want

Hootie's hanging

on wall in the living room.

All three of these jackets at

{regular price total $157.00}

Green Fleece was $29.50, now $20.00

Hooded Sherpa (not an actually Sherpa) was $39.50, now $23.70

Long Pea coat was $88.00, now $52.50

I could get all three of these jackets for

$94.20 plus $5.00 shipping

(old navy ~famous~ $5 shipping)

which equals

***$99.20 for all {3} jackets***

I am drooling at my desk.

What am I going to do?

{Look At These Cute Hooties}

2007-11-14T10:59:00.000-07:00

I am soooooooooo going to make these
**he{ART} Hootie's...

oh my, what fun**

{Hootie Finds}

2007-11-13T19:10:00.001-07:00

Meet Mrs and Mr Owl...

by Elisecake on Etsy
...Mr and Mrs Owl want to come and

perch on my living wall...

Hootie Says "hello"...

2007-11-12T14:42:00.000-07:00

NOW THIS IS CUTE

2007-11-11T21:58:00.000-07:00

Scottie Loving going on at the McConkie's home last night.

I found two Scotties "nesting" on the couch last night but by the time I get my camera and take a snap of them...well, this is what you get. Still cute but not as cute as when they are both sleeping, eyes shut and laying on the couch together, like "they" {they meaning Duncan} like each other.

{Note to Self: leave camera out in open so I can capture "these" moments more often then not.}

L@@K Who Got Hair Cuts?

2007-11-11T21:34:00.001-07:00

Before Pictures:

DUNCAN

Look at this Scottie of mine.

He is a mess.

He looks like he is 10 pounds heavier then he actually is.

MOLLY

This was Molly's first real haircut.

I had given her one or two trims during the summer but nothing close to an

"actually haircut".

After Pictures: Duncan Loves his New Do...Here you can see that Duncan is awaken by {ME} taken photos. Molly loves the new do too. After I brought her home she leaped for hours in the back yard...like she was a new dog.
It was totally cute.

The cutest thing yet...Sidney was at my sisters house when I dropped off the dogs at our home after their hair cuts. Later in the evening when Peter and I were returning from picking up the kids from Feliece's, Sidney walked through the front door and looked so, so, very confused. "Mom, why is Duncan in Molly's kennel?", while Sidney was looking at Molly in her kennel, Duncan was standing by Sidney's side. Sidney kept looking from Duncan to Molly until she caught on to what was going on. Sidney's face lit up like Christmas lights on a Christmas tree and was grinning form ear to ear while turning her chin towards her shoulder--"Mom, Molly looks like Duncan. Molly got a hair cut. Ohh, Molly!" This kept happening for a good ten minutes. Molly's first hair cut was a "HIT" both in my book and Sidney's.

Naughty or Nice?

2007-11-08T16:16:00.000-07:00

Dear Santa {PETER},
Heavens knows I have done my fair share of bad deeds this year.
{Side note: I feel it's in my benefit if I don't list them. Seeing them, is believing them & I don't want to do that}!
Here is my Plea:
I am a mother, a wife, and have many other titles...{do I really need to name them?}
For those who know me or read this blog often enough...well, you all know how crazy my so called life is and you would also know how much I love to ScrapBook.
Back in August I finally, after almost four years, gave into Peter and moved all my scrap supplies into the basement. Peter wanted the "living room", if you can call it that, to be clean, less cluttered and was sick of the mess being the first thing you saw each and every time you walked into our home.
I agreed.
Last weekend while scrapbooking with the girls in Edan, Utah, Rebecca had a pamphlet of this, also the picture below. Two of the girls that were there had purchased this Scrap Box less then a year ago for $1750.00. OUCH, I bet that hurt a bit. Rebecca, who owns Sassafras Lass, therefore having an "IN" in the industry, well, she called the company on Monday and she is able to purchase "The Scrap Box" for $906. OUCH...still very painful but how different is this from buying a $1,500.00 mountain bike or purchasing ice axes from Black Diamond for over $300 bucks?
So Santa, my Idea is to have the box upstairs in the "living room". I know, I know, such a AWESOME idea. I would be able to scarp UPSTAIRS anytime I wanted to without having to leave a HUGE mess out and about for days on in (for those of you who scarpbook--this is always the case). The basement is cold, unfinished, cement floors and walls, exposed ceilings, and the worst possible thought of all, the basement has SPIDERS. What would the kids do downstairs because you know Sidney and Porter would end up where ever I was?
AND, what are the odds that Peter will really clean up his gear each time he gets out (and this has happened more then once now)?
$906 seems like a huge amount of MONEY but can you put a price on happiness?
Really, can you?
Apparently you can and today it comes in the dollar amount of nine hundred and six dollars.
So Santa, have i been NAUGHTY or NICE this year?
Think hard Santa.
Also, don't forget that when I am happy, everyone is HAPPY. This is KEY!
Love,
{ME}
Hilary

SpOoKY{Not ReAlLy}

2007-11-07T20:59:00.000-07:00

Apparenty I am {only} ACCIDENTLY EVIL. I guess that is a good thing right?
Raw evil score: 31.11%

Results Are In:

2007-11-07T00:09:00.000-07:00

Went to the doctor today and...
This will be a BIG surprise.
Are you ready?
A sinus infection.
Why the hell I waited for over six weeks to go to the doctor, I will never know.
So, I stayed home today.
I cried too long last night when Peter and I were fighting and I woke up with a swollen face.
My face (eyes, checks and eye lids) was not like a blemish that you can put a dab of make-up on and you are good to go.
My eyes lids, eyes, and cheeks looked horrible because they were so swollen. I am sure it didn't help that my sinus were blocked from my infection and to top it off I only got a few hours of sleep.
I slept on the couch.
My back felt wrecked.
When you add all those things together, well it means I felt like POOP.
I didn't tell Peter I was going to stay home.
I knew he would be pissed off...he already was. We were not talking when we woke up.
I felt drained emotionally, mentally and physically.
I HAD NOTHING TO GIVE FOR THE DAY.
How was I suppose to go to work?
I slept tell about 9:30 and heard my phone ring more then a "few" times.
I didn't care. I was tired, trying to sleep and to be honest with you, I didn't want to talk to anyone.
About 9:30ish I wake up to Peter sitting on the side of the bed.
He was worried about {ME}. Not sure what to think about that.
Not something Peter normally does...that is, show emotions.
Peter and I talked for about an hour and he went back to work.
Things are fine. I am normal.
I am not sure what I did for the next hour. I think I was sitting on the couch just looking at the t.v. but not watching what was on.
Then kids kampus called. Sidney didn't feel well. I went and got her, stop and got gas, then came home and watched t.v. until it was time for me to go to the doctor.
The day flew by. I hate it when that happens.
Well I am off to bed...or I should call it pretend sleeping. I have not be able to sleep at nights for a few weeks now. It's 12:23 and I am not even tired.
FOR THE LOVE OF {ME} AND MY SO CALLED LIFE

this.is.me.trying.

2007-11-05T21:50:00.000-07:00

I.Am.Trying.
To be normal, to be fun, to be lovely, to climb out of bed each day, to get ready, go to work.

Trying to find some sort of joy each day.

I am trying. I am doing laundry. I am doing the dishes. I am trying to keep the house clean, trying to love my kids, trying to be patience. I am trying to get out of the house. I am trying to remember this is my LIFE.

I.Am.Trying.

Peter and I got into a fight tonight.a.big.one.
Peter.
Why do I fear that the quieter I am the less you will listen? Why do I say I'm fine when it's obvious I'm not? Why do I have to scream before you listen? Why is it such work to stay conscious and so easy to get stuck? Why is it so hard for me to tell you what I want? Why can't you just read my mind?
Peter.this.is.me.
I.Am.Trying.

{Too Much To Do With Little Time To Do It}

2007-11-01T12:54:00.000-06:00

Girls Weekend is HERE:
Scrap booking in Edan, Utah this weekend.
NO KIDS
NO HUSBANDS
AN ALL SCRAP BOOKING Weekend
...lal al al la la la--this is {ME} being HAPPY :)
LOVING IT
BUT...
I have not even started putting my scarp booking stuff together.
I went downstairs yesterday and Peter has all of his outdoor gear spread out and I can't even get to my goods to organize.
( I so knew this would happen when I moved my scrapbooking supplies downstairs)
AGH!!!
Peter has class tonight, meaning I am a single parent this evening.
Porter is at JoAnne's out in Bountiful (Ann is Closed) which means I will not even get home until 6:30ish.
Make dinner, bath the kids...it will be 8 before I am able to start anything on my list.
I need to fill out refinance paper work before I leave or Peter will have my head on a platter. {Really}
Bank
Store for food
Order photos from Costco and find a way to pick them up before I leave.
When am I going to pick these photos up? I am not sure becuase I have a dentist appointment tomorrow during my lunch.
Do some laundry
How I am going to be able to accomplish all of this before I head out tomorrow night after work?
FOR THE LOVE
I am sure I have more to do but I can't remember right now.
AGH!!!
I should be working but instead I am blogging about how I can't function to work. ~Kinda funny how that works~
Where did this week go?
It's already November 1st.
I am feeling really anxious today, right now, at this very moment.
I hate when I feel like this. I run around inside and outside my head and don't get anything done.
spinning
spinning
spinning
spinning
Feeling a bit out of control in my head.
{TOO MUCH TO DO WITH LITTLE TIME TO DO IT}

This Is HOT stuff

2007-10-31T14:00:00.001-06:00

Star in Your Own JibJab! It's Free!I can't stop laughing.
This is so dang FUNNY!!

{Fun In The Fall Sun}

2007-10-29T11:44:00.000-06:00

Sidney coaching Porter on the proper technique of Leave JumpingPorter thought it was funner just sitting in the leaves
Sidney demonstrating her jumping skills for Porter and I

Love the new smile with the missing tooth

{by-the-way sidney lost her second tooth last night}

Porter loves that blanket.

That their is called the death grip. Nothing and I do mean nothing will come between a porter and his blanket.

{Pumpkin Carving Is Fun To Do}

2007-10-29T10:44:00.000-06:00

*Boo* Spooked Cat by Tree...I did this one.

{Nice Job Hills}

This would be a GHOST floating. I did this one too.
Spooky Cat lite upFloating GHOST lite up
The kids and I went in the backyard and carved pumpkins. Sidney was done in like two minutes and was swinging. Porter was playing with Molly and sliding down the slide. I looked around and thought, why am I doing this? This was meant to be "Family Time" and I was the only one doing the carving. I bought this cool carving kit from Michael's and it came with five different stencils. The ghost and the cat by the tree are two of the stencils. It was so easy to do and looks so cool.

This is Why I don't Bake?

2007-10-28T22:46:00.001-06:00

CORRECTION TO TITLE:
THIS Was NOT EVEN BAKING.

This Cookie House kit was preassembled.

I just had to make the frosting, add the candy and TA DA...
SPOOKY Halloween House
Sidney spent more time licking and eating the candy then actually helping put the house together...So I can't blame Sidney for the way the house turned out...

Cookie House

...our House...

ONCE AGAIN...Cookie Kit House...

Sidney and our House

Sidney and I a blast hanging out making spooky boo Halloween house.

That's what matters in the end, eh.

Hootie Find.

2007-10-25T00:24:00.000-06:00

I He{art} Etsy.

I also love these owls I found on prettylilthing.
This little guy.

The one below. He is my favorite.

He wants to come to my home. I wish he could.

{HOOO you lookin at?}

How cute would these Hootie's look on my fire place mantel?
So dang cute.
The price, not so cute.

Porter Is All Grown Up

2007-10-23T15:16:00.000-06:00

Seeing these three photos makes me sad. Porter is the last child Peter and I will be having. I have always known that we, Peter and I, would only have two children.

Fact: Knowing this small tid bit of information does not make me feel any better.

He is my baby. Always will be.

Ohh Porter, stop growing up. It makes Mommy sad. Okay? Porter loves pockets. Sunday he realized this jacket had pockets.

It took me a hour to take the thing off once we got inside.

Smile Porter--"Okay Mommy!"

Owl Pals

2007-10-23T13:10:00.000-06:00

How Cute is this little Owl Pal? This is going to be Hard to believe but I have named him Hootie. Hootie says "Hello".

Love all the different owls.

{side note: If you have not already noticed, I am going throught an owl fetish.}

Loving the owl.

Love the dark brown background with the pink owls.

Here is Hootie's page. Hello Hootie. Owls on clouds--what an awesome idea.

This is one of my favorite papers.

Hence this paper was used for the cover.

All the paper is from Sassafras Lass

This is proof that I do actually scrapbook and not just buy the product.

Guess Who Stopped By My House for the FIRST time Last Night?

2007-10-22T13:00:00.000-06:00

~The Tooth Fairy~

Sidney lost her first tooth on my birthday. A picture from last night...right after "it" happened.
Somebody is HAPPY about the Tooth Fairy coming
Yep, that's how Peter got her tooth out.
~Big SMILE Sidney~

Birthday Girl Pictures

2007-10-22T09:53:00.000-06:00

Our new rock wall in the front...AWESOMERock wall from the top
Kare Bare & Hils Bils
Who is that young man?
Some of the goods a.k.a birthday presents
The Cutest Damn Shoes
Porter Loves Pockets--Loves Them!!
Charm Necklace I made over the weekend
Giddy Love
My Girlfriends Rock

20 October 1995

2007-10-21T22:02:00.000-06:00

12 years with this boy

20th October 1995

Peter and I became Husband and Wife

Today being 12 years later

A picture says a 1,000 words

Happy Birthday {sweet} Hils Bills!!!!!

2007-10-21T17:12:00.000-06:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR HILARY! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

Happy Birthday to my BFF Hilary!!!! I hope you had a great day girlfriend!!!!

Let's get to know Hilary on this the 33rd year of her birth!

Hilary loves IKEA even though she's never been to one yet!

Hilary loves, loves, loves Scottie Dogs!

Hilary loves Halloween!

Hilary loves to shop!!!

Hilary is a super duper scrapbooker!

Hilary's favorite colors are green and pink!

Hilary has a lip gloss addiction!

Hilary loves this song!

Hilary drinks way too much Red Bull!

Hilary loves scary movies!

Hilary loves to eat Mexican food!

Hilary is a great mom to Porter and Sidney!

Love you bunches my friend! Here's to another year of laughter and smiles!

Love, ME {Kari}

It's {ME} BirThDaY

2007-10-21T04:27:00.000-06:00

Happy Birthday to {mE}

HaPpY bIrThDay to {ME}

Happy Birthday Dear Hilary

HappY BiRtHdAy to {ME}

{1 and 1/2 Days & Counting}

2007-10-19T23:43:00.000-06:00

Friday 11:49 p.m.

24 hrs and 21 minutes tell my actual birthday...okay, I was born at 6:29 p.m.. I can't remember the actual weekday.

My mom tells me that her and my dad knew they were having a girl. Knew the whole pregnancy that I was going to be a girl and they would name me Hilary. With one "L", please. My parents brought me home to the same house I grew up in and the same home my parents live in today. I came home on October 24th, 1974. Waiting at home for me where my two oldest sisters Noele {10} and Feliecce {7 } and my brother Christopher {4}. That October 24th, the day I came home from the Hospital, well, it was Noele's 10th birthday. My parents did not have a present for Noele. Noele informed my mom and dad that she didn't need a gift. That I, Hilary, was the best birthday present Noele could ever of asked for. Mother Noele came about and still to this day Noele is known as "Mother Noele".

I like these BooTs

2007-10-19T10:28:00.000-06:00

I found an online shop that is selling these boots for $69.00, regular price is $169.00!!! I have been looking at these boots for a while now.

So today...I ordered them.

Shipped them to Peter's work.

Then sent Peter a link to these boots, explained that I have purchased them and where having the boots shipped to Liberty Mountain.

Talk about a NICE WIFE.

I am doing my own Christmas shopping for Peter.

Also bonus for me:

I can't see them before hand and I can't peek while Peter is away cuz Peter can keep the boots at work.

{Damn--Lucky Peter, not am I really good looking but I am also damn SMART}

SMILING

HAPPY

JOY

BLISS

TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY

FA LA LA FA LAA LA LA LA

I love birthday weeks.

I love being "chipper".

I love being {ME}.

I love Fridays.

I love Scotties.

I love lattes being made at my desk.

I love not working on Friday while at work.

I love shopping on line while at work on Fridays.

...and I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen...(I am going to hell for that one)

I He{ArT} Mini

2007-10-17T20:40:00.000-06:00

This past weekend...I MADE A MINI BOOK...a HaLLoWeeN {MINI} bOOk.

Halloween-- being my favorite holiday, and it's my birthday the 21 October

(this sunday if you would like to send me gifts...tee hee)

{Who's the birthday girl? I am.}

I loving working the dork card. No one better then {ME}!
~I want Hootie~

This book came preassembled(i.e.plastic protector sheets not the spooky boo, fun filled Halloween pages)--32 pages...and I even cut a few pages out.

~hoot~hoot~
...a few more...

Back (orange and black dots)

Front (spooky tree)

Front Inside Cover
Pg 1
(I just noticed that I am missing a total of 6 pages)

This book was fun but it took me ALL WEEKEND LONG...I couldn't stop...The product felt good in my hands and it flowed. It was nice. Halloween. Good Times. Friends. Kids. Scottie Dogs.Rain. Food. Thor. Sugar.home.warmth.spooky-boo.happy.

ThIs iS My BrAin on BirthDaY WiSheS

2007-10-17T10:00:00.001-06:00

DOH!!

Fun Game

2007-10-17T08:08:00.000-06:00

What is your name: Hilary a.k.a.,{birthday girl}

4 letter word: Hill

Vehicle: Honda

TV Show: Huey, from "Huey, Duey, and Luey".

City: Honolulu

Boy Name: Henry

Girl Name: Hayley

Alcoholic drink: HOT DAMN

Occupation: Hoover Vacuum sales person :)

Something you wear: Heels

Celebrity: Hilary Duff

Food: Hot Tamales

Something found in a bathroom: hair spray

Reason for being late: Hurricane

Cartoon Character: Homer Simpson

Something You Shout: HA HA HA

Good Moods, Birthday Week and a Camera:

2007-10-16T23:19:00.000-06:00

Hootie Wall--I finally got her all up and I might say, it's lookin HooTie HotSee how fun it is to get off work and pick up the kids.

See {happy} Smiling FaCe of Porter.

*~Sidney is hApPy~*
Pouty Porter...NOT SO HAPPY!!!

This is what happens when you have your camera in the car at a stop light...AND it's your birthday week.
Yet another view of my hootie wall. So stinkin CuTe...don't you think?
Oh look...more kissy face. Even cutier then HooTie wall, don't you think? Be nice, it's my birthday week.

{BiRtHdAy wEeK}

2007-10-16T13:09:00.000-06:00

la la la LAAA La La La Laa laAaa Laa Laaa
birthday's are fun to do, fun to do, fun to do
especially if you get a birthday week
Seven days, one week, the week before your birthday--that's what you got in our house growing up--seven days of "Special privileges", like, no doing the dishes, picking what you wanted for dinner, you know, fun birthday stuff--it was cooler when you were ten but hell it's tradition, eh!
{BiRtHdAy wEeK}
My birthday is on 21 October
but you can't count today...because it's today,
you can't count Friday or Saturday because it's the "weekend".
So really, my birthday is in like two days.
Tee Hee
{BiRtHdAy wEeK} RuLeS

FOR THE LOVE

2007-10-16T13:02:00.001-06:00

BoUncE
bONg
Bouncie, BoUNce, bong
BouNcE
BoNG
bOUnCe
Bongie
Boobies are bouncing today...bong, bong, bong.
{Please see earlier post from today if you need help with this post}

{Two} Days In {One}

2007-10-16T11:09:00.000-06:00

Working at work.
That blows.
Sidney was sick yesterday.
Tuesday now becomes Monday/Tuesday/I have two workdays in one.
I also have an:
Uni-Boob: when the space between your boobs is less then a finger apart from the other boob, squashed, smashed, slammed against (having only one boob.)
Why?
I'm wearing a tank with that built in shelf bar under my shirt. I am not one that can wear a tank with the shelf bra alone: without a bra. Some can do this, I can not.
Why I choose to do so today...I will never know because I had my bra out with the pre-assembled outfit last night before I went to bed.
Hummm...
So here I am sitting at my desk and I can feel them chillin'. One more thing...the tank is one size too big, therefore making my problem only worse.
sagging uni boob...ewwwwwwww
Special, real special.

Ya'll, I'm from the West

2007-10-11T12:49:00.000-06:00

What American accent do you have? Your Result: The West Your accent is the lowest common denominator of American speech. Unless you're a SoCal surfer, no one thinks you have an accent. And really, you may not even be from the West at all, you could easily be from Florida or one of those big Southern cities like Dallas or Atlanta.
North Central
The Midland
Boston
The Inland North
The Northeast
The South
Philadelphia
What American accent do you have? Quiz Created on GoToQuiz

L@@K WHO'S {2}

2007-10-10T22:36:00.000-06:00

Sidney's New Jacket{s}

2007-10-09T10:08:00.001-06:00

So, I couldn't decided on which jacket to get for Sidney.
...so I got her both of them...
Sidney already has a snowboarding coat which is too big and heavy for everyday use.
She has a few jackets from last year but are too small this year.
How would it be to get a new wardrobe two or three times a year?

Kari has been a real BLESSING--Kari's son that was born two years earlier then Porter in the same month---Kari has been giving, yes, given me Matthew's clothes as he grows out of them. I don't know what I would be doing else wise.
I can tell you {ONE} thing...girls are way more expensive then boys.

{Knock On Wood}

2007-10-04T12:39:00.000-06:00

Yesterday I got a thinkin' and I thought how my stomach has been feeling GREAT lately.
I thought to myself again...it has been 6 or 7 weeks with NO PAIN.
ImaGiNe that!
Knock
Knock
Knock
{KNOCK ON WOOD}
That's me a knocking on wood.
Late last night, it started hurting.
Today it's down right pissed off.
{I thought "pissed off" was a bit harsh and thought about using angry but it's more then angry}
Steve, boss man, was kneeling by my desk and he could hear it rumbling.
It's that bad.
The rumbling is not coming from my intestines but up by my rib cage.
...it's not gas or because I have not eaten--my stomach is just plan old, spell-it-out P-I-S-S-E-D O-F-F
AGH!!!!

{Hump Day}

2007-10-03T12:52:00.000-06:00

The last few weeks have been hard on me.
Change of weather, the rain, being sick and now the kids are sick too.
So tired when I get home I don't have anything to give.
I hate that feeling.
Then to make it worse when Peter comes home from school and can't understand why the house is not clean.
I am over today.
I don't want to work anymore. EVER. NOt yesterday. NOt Today. NOt Tomorrow. NOT Next weeK or NeXt month or even next year.
My alternative world:
I want the kids to still go to school {OBVIOUSLY} and I would like a servant to do all my cooking/grocery shopping. Then I could scrapbook, watch Judge Judy, Dr Phil and Oprah.
Makes thousands of $$dollars$$ from my crafty ideas.
Hang out with my two Scottie dogs, Molly and Duncan.
You always want what you can't have?
You always want what you can't have.
You always want what you can't have!
{Why do you always want what you can't have?}
I want...I want...I want...I want...
I am seeing a pattern here.
Want.
Wants & Needs
Why can't I bE grateful for what I have.
lets name a few a few things that I am grateful for:
Family
Home
Job
Friends
Scottie Dogs
Transportation
God
Peter
LEtS sEE hOw lonG this LaStS...eh?

WHY?

2007-10-02T13:27:00.000-06:00

florescent lighting in restrooms---why would someone do that?

i swear it makes a persons face turn RED and highlights all the stuff a women tries to hide/cover up

...so...
i just left the bathroom feeling GROSS and OLD.

looking close at my face in the mirror was NOT A GOOD IDEA.

let me name a few things i saw :
dry skin from change of weather
zits from talking cold medication and not just one or two but lots of red bumps
flakes of dried burgers around my nostrils from the lingering cold
dry skin around nose because of blowing it so stinking much
dry scalp from change of weather
food in my teeth from eating lunch a few minutes ago
i still can spot my grey hair that I notice from last week

{the grey hair was a tragedy in it's self}
it must be the florescent lighting, right or that I am getting older?

even peter made a comment to me the other day that he felt like he was getting older.

maybe it could be that i am turning 33 in a few weeks and it has nothing to do with the lighting.

i have noticed lots of things changing with age.

three that are really driving me nuts:

(1) my wrinkles around my eyes and on my forehead,

(2) my sagging boobs and

(3) the age spots around my eyes.

"Way to go on NOT using sunscreen when you were younger hilary. way to go."

why couldn't i have been one of those girls that was born with small breasts? really?

you always want what you can't have, eh.

i know that i don't act like i will be 33...that puts a SMILE on my face.

oh crap, smiling might cause wrinkles...tee hee

{NO MOJO}

2007-09-28T10:18:00.000-06:00

...no mojo today...

can't seem to pick myself off the ground

could it be the middle of the night lying in bed for three hours

maybe

could it be that i could hear munch snoozing thought out the night

yeah

could it be the underlining headache that i have had for the most of the day

sure

could it be from the bloated tummy

yep

...........

which

brings

back

...no mojo dude...

{Tender Heart}

2007-09-24T23:12:00.001-06:00

Can you See it?

Can you see Duncan's tender Heart when you look into those eyes?

Duncan has been by my side from Friday until this evening.

He is such a good boy.

What a lucky mom I am to have Such a good Scottie Dog.

~Good Boy Duncan~

How Cute Is This?

2007-09-24T13:29:00.000-06:00

Serendipity- Sweet Skully

2007-09-24T09:22:00.000-06:00

Still waiting for something SpEcIaL for this SwEeT paper.

I wanted to use her for Sidney's board but I thought it might be a bit too much.

Last night I was feeling a "bit stir crazy"--so I whipped this up. Tee Hee I have been thinking about doing something fun to this cork board for a while...Ta Da. How Cute is that?

It's all fun goodies from Sassfass Lass's Serendipity-Sweet Skully line.

{Who'S BeeN A GooD GirL?}

2007-09-23T16:57:00.000-06:00

Cute Shirt From Kari.

Kari is supporting my OwL FeTisH...

Thanks Kare Bare. Early Birthday present from Chris and Sharon. Sidney Got {ME} A SuRpRiSe while she was "Buffalo-Stone":

NEW CHACO'S

{A Birdie was keeping an eye out for ME}

{OwL HEaVeN}

2007-09-23T13:57:00.000-06:00

Die Cuts, patterned paper...

And it keeps coming....Owl Clear Stamps.
Over and over again...owls popping out of everywhere.

Look what my wondering eyes came upon....OWL PALS

By Sassafras Lass...my favorite scrap booking company ever. And seeing that I have been on an owl fetish lately...well, I almost did cartwheels when I saw the collection. If it were not for the head cold I think I would of been bouncing off the walls, cartwheels will do, eh.

BLAH, BLAH, Blah...

2007-09-21T12:49:00.000-06:00

Yesterday I woke up in the middle of the night with a sore throat.
At that point it's too stinking late to do anything...it's coming and you know it.
By last night I felt the actual cold hit.
Right now, I feel down right miserable.
Total balloon head going on.
Glazed over at my computer screen.

Steve just told me to go home so I am going home now.

17 Things Every WO{Mom} Should Know How To DO:

2007-09-17T11:39:00.000-06:00

Every Woman Should Know How To DO:
1. Take off a bra through a shirt sleeve
2. Select the right color foundation
3. Choose the proper people to accompany you to the bathroom
--whenever, where ever...
4. Change purses with the seasons
5. Describe the difference between the colors "off white", "bone", and "cream"
6. {Call someone to} change a tire
7. Mix patterns on furniture and clothing {still learning how to do this}
8. Keep kids busy in order to go to the bathroom alone
9. Prepare an elegant appetizer from random pantry supplies for unannounced company
10. Discuss the differences between capris and cropped pants
11. Get makeup off a cell phone screen
12. Extract the good candy from the Halloween bags without the
kids noticing
13. Make him think it's his idea
14. Create 3 or more plausible reasons to "stop by Target"
15. Make store bought bake sale goodies look home made
16. Drive in the snow
17. Surprise a child by going to 7-Eleven for a "treat" without her knowing it's because you need a Diet Mtn. Dew

2007-09-16T03:29:00.000-06:00

Jenny had this on her blog and thought it would be fun to pass along.
If you want to play, consider yourself tagged, too.

1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car),Molly Corolla
2.YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie), Peanut Butter Gingersnap
3. YOUR “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name),
H-McC
4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal), Green Scottie
5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born), Holbrook Salt Lake City--that's not really cool or fun
6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first),McC-Hi
7. SUPERHERO NAME: (”The” + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink),The Pink Red Bull
8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers), James Leo
9. STRIPPER NAME: ( the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite candy), Pink Grapefruit
10.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names ),Elizabeth Parkin
11. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter),Cena Chicago
12. SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday, flower).Fall Poppy
13. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”)Cherry Pajamie
14. HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree), Toast Lace Leaf Maple
15. YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: (”The” + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + “Tour”),The Scrapping Thundering Tour

Fun, huh?

{If It Were Only This Easy}

2007-09-13T16:03:00.000-06:00

Happy smiling faces.

Etsy {Owl} Find

2007-09-12T15:40:00.000-06:00

Currently in a OWL FETISH.

Have a HOOT HOOT looking at these finds.

Owl Paper {HOOT HOOT}

2007-09-11T15:11:00.000-06:00

HOOT HOOT HOOT HOOT

HOOT HOOT HOOT HOOT

Now Miss Molly

2007-09-11T13:19:00.001-06:00

Miss Molly, did you dig a hole by the fence?

It wasn't me Mom. I promise.
I have been sleeping in this chair the whole time.

Not A Good Idea

2007-09-11T13:11:00.001-06:00

I thought this would be a GREAT tote around bag, just like the

"Mother On The Edge" t-shirt is a GREAT IDEA.

{and you all know I need the t-shirt}

Any way....Fun, cute canvas tote, so I can haul all my

office supplies around.

Then I remembered this weekend:

Not such a good idea with Sidney saying the

B-I-T-C-H word three times.
OH, how easily I forget.

{TA DA}

2007-09-10T13:58:00.001-06:00

With a little bit of time and Photoshop,

my wish come true.

BROWN HAIR "Mother on the Edge" T-Shirt

It's hard Being {ME}.

2007-09-10T13:30:00.000-06:00

{ME} LOVES MYSELF AND I HATES {ME},
BUT {ME} THINKS I IS FAKE AND MYSELF
TALKS ABOUT I BEHIND HER BACK.
MYSELF WISHES I WOULD SHUT
UP AND {ME} THINKS MYSELF IS
AMAZING. I BELIEVES IN MYSELF,
{ME} MYSELF AND I
BUT I THINKS {ME} NEEDS A
LOT OF WORK
~WHAT DO {YOU} THINK?~

MY {2} SWEET THINGS

2007-09-09T23:42:00.000-06:00

~Porter sitting on Sidney's lap~

Does It Get Any Cuter Then This?

Just Another Sunday

2007-09-09T21:13:00.000-06:00

Handsome Boy DuncanMy Brown Eyed Boy What am I going to do with you Miss Molly?Where's Sidney?

Anyone seen her?

Oh, wait---could that be her...OH Sticker Face SIDNEY

{Numbers} of Today, Saturday, September 8th:

2007-09-08T20:18:00.000-06:00

ONE--pair of Chaco's Molly chewed up.

THREE--how many times Sidney said "bitch"
TWELVE--how many times I cleaned up dog urine
TEN--the number of times I ((hugged)) Sidney.
SEVEN--the number of times I sat on the toilet feeling...OH so uncomfortable.
ONE--the "one" saint mom who just showed up for a few hours (even though she was not feeling great).

FOUR--the calls I AVOIDED today. I just couldn't do it.
Five---the number of times I cried
THIRTY Minutes--the amount of time Sidney and I "talked" tonight about number "three".
Two Hours--the length of time I held Molly...Molly and Duncan were in the backyard and I heard "yelping". I run out side and Molly couldn't walk on her front right leg. Seems much better now. Only limping every so often.
One--one glass dish Sidney dropped and broke.
Eight--the loads of laundry that I washed but didn't fold.
SIX--the hours of sleep I got last night.

Nine--the hour of which I got into bed.

48--hours until Peter is home from Texas.

Sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....tomorrow is a new day eh.

{2} Sweet Things:

2007-09-07T15:26:00.001-06:00

1. Seeing Def Leppard in concert tonight. The picture above is what the group looks like currently. It would be so much better if they still looked like they did in the You-Tube video. At least I think so.
WHY I am going?
Because my {SWEET} friend Kari had an extra ticket (why she even had a ticket, well I am not sure) and asked me to come.
Formula as I see it:
Time w/Kari + Free Ticket+ No Kids = FUN
Def Leppard was not my "type" of music back in the day and it might of been a bit before my time (heavens I am only 32) but what person has not heard of "pour some sugar one me"?

2. TOTALLY NEED THIS SHIRT.

What better way to let people {PETER} know where I am at!

If it were not for the blond hair I would have already ordered the damn t-shirt.

Man, I really want that shirt---it's ten bucks dude. Bargain.

It says so much for saying so little.

Ramdon Things

2007-09-05T22:11:00.000-06:00

I be wreckin--boy am I having FUN!
For my sweet friend Diane:

Office Supplies on the Go--yes, these would be the office supplies that I carry with me everyday in my purse.

You never know when you might need:

Double sided tape

post-it's

flags

white out

paper clips

highlighter

permanent maker

calculator

12 colored pencils

Sidney posing as usual. These jammies are called the whooo, whooo pj's, hence the owl.

Wreck This Journal by Hilary McConkie

2007-09-04T22:17:00.001-06:00

Here are a few wrecked journal pages.

Enjoy.
Not sure how this page got started but it is one ugly page.

EWWWWWwwww

A bit disappointed how the Jelly Belly Tongue Painting turned out. Next time I will eat blueberry's or something with more of a COLOR KICK.
This Wreck This Journal is by Hilary McConkie not Keri Smith...DUH!!!

Fire, Fire, fire. Burn baby BURN.
GLUE+PINK+GLITTER=TOTAL HAPPINESS & BLISS
CIRCLES, CIRCLES and more CIRCLES
Enjoyed feeling destructive.
LOTS & LOTS of junk mail everyday.

These stamps were from just one day of mail.

{L@@K WHO is a KINDERGARTENER}

2007-09-04T20:16:00.000-06:00

Sidney started Kindergarten today.

Peter takes the kids in the morning as he does everyday. While I was driving to work in the opposite direction as Peter takes the kids to school...I started feeling the tears forming in my eyes. My baby girl was starting Kindergarten today and I was not taking her. I was seriously shocked and sadden that I had not taken the time to take her to Kids Kampus.

Note to {ME}: Take Porter to his first day of Kindergarten.

Okay, no more needs to be said. What's done is done. I love you Sidney and she knows that I love her and LOVE is what matters the most at the end of the day eh.

{Side Note: The only reason Sidney was excited to start kindergarten today...she NO longer has to take naps. When she was in pre-school, last week, she had to take a nap every afternoon. SHE HATES NAPS. I don't like Sidney useing the word "hate". I always tell her it's a strong word and to use it wisely. When she talks about naps she will use the "hate" word. "NO NAPS MOM!", this being the real reason Sidney was excited to start Kindergarten today}.
PINK + SKULLS = Princess RockStar

"Mom wait before you take a picture.

I need lip gloss on",

as she flips open her cell phone lip gloss case and pulls out her lip wand.
Ohhh my!

What have I created?

Totally posing for Peter as he takes pictures of her at

Miss Billie's Kids Kampus.

This is my one and only {mini me}--Miss Sidney McConkie

{ME} & My So Called Life

I have MOVED!

One Good Bumble Bee Lovin'

{OsCaR & hAzEL}

They Call This {LOVE}

Here Comes Santa Right Down McConkie's Lane

Cute Boots, eh!

ScOtTiE dOg LoViNg

Cute Scottie Pictures

I Just Can't Seem To Get Enough of...SCOTTIES

I love NetFlix

Yipppeee...it's here. FINALLY

20 Ways To Maintain A Healthy Level Of Insanity

{I'm invisible}

Who would like to have one of these at WORK?

FAB Scottie Pics

Mark Your Calendar....

*Etsy Owl Finds: I He{art} Owls*

A fews things....

*{nativity scene}*

This IS {ME}

~*FROSTY*~

This Is Why I LOVE Keri Smith?

Hilary Was A Good GIRL

Which of Santa's Reindeer Are You?

{ME} a contradiction...who knew?

What SuPeRhErO R U?

The {CUBES}

{See Jane Work}

{Creepy but Fun--just like me}

~HO~HO~HO~

Tee Hee...I need to find a DORK QuiZ

HooTie FinD on {ETSY}

**tHaNkSgAvInG dAy**

To Tuck or Not To Tuck: That is the QUESTION?

I hEaRt HoOtiEs In All ShApEs, SiZeS & fOrMS

{I am horrified}

{A Carrot, An Egg, and A Cup of Coffee}

{OLD NAVY}

{Look At These Cute Hooties}

{Hootie Finds}

Hootie Says "hello"...

NOW THIS IS CUTE

L@@K Who Got Hair Cuts?

Naughty or Nice?

SpOoKY{Not ReAlLy}

Results Are In:

this.is.me.trying.

{Too Much To Do With Little Time To Do It}

This Is HOT stuff

{Fun In The Fall Sun}

{Pumpkin Carving Is Fun To Do}

This is Why I don't Bake?

Hootie Find.

Porter Is All Grown Up

Owl Pals

Guess Who Stopped By My House for the FIRST time Last Night?

Birthday Girl Pictures

20 October 1995

Happy Birthday {sweet} Hils Bills!!!!!

It's {ME} BirThDaY

{1 and 1/2 Days & Counting}

I like these BooTs

*I He{ArT} Mini*

ThIs iS My BrAin on BirthDaY WiSheS

Fun Game

Good Moods, Birthday Week and a Camera:

{BiRtHdAy wEeK}

FOR THE LOVE

{Two} Days In {One}

Ya'll, I'm from the West

L@@K WHO'S {2}

Sidney's New Jacket{s}

{Knock On Wood}

{Hump Day}

WHY?

{NO MOJO}

{Tender Heart}

How Cute Is This?

Serendipity- Sweet Skully

Etsy Owl Finds: I He{art} Owls

{nativity scene}

~FROSTY~

tHaNkSgAvInG dAy

I He{ArT} Mini