Tannerisms

On Friday he was being stubborn and I was trying to be firm with him.

T: do you think I'm a bad boy?

M: No, I don't think you are a bad boy at all

T: Well, what do you think I am? Gullible?

M: *not good at containing my laughter*, Tanner, do you even know what that word means?

T: yeah....what does it mean Mom?



While eating tonight this was bits of our conversation:

T: Did I know Nephi when I was a baby?

M: I don't think so.

T: Well I knew him in heaven before I came here

later

T: when we were in heaven we had Family Home Evening and we were all there. You and Me and Grandma and Auntie Carolyn. And Heavenly Father told every person who would do the scripture and the lesson and then we would have a treat.



I love when he talks about before he was born. It's like a tiny glimpse into Heaven. We are so blessed to have him in our lives!

I love...

Surprises. My family is seriously the BEST at them and I love them. My sister came down as a surprise this weekend and we all went to the Temple together. It was the best!

Walking in the morning. Some mornings, I feel sluggish and lack the desire to get out of bed but when I put on my running shoes and start walking, something instantly changes and I am happy and feel so much better

Fall. There is something so magical about fall and the leaves turning and the smells and...well, I could go on and on.

Work. Both my jobs are great and I enjoy both for different reasons.

Cleaning my bathrooms.

Talking about possibilities of what to do with our yard.

That Matt makes Tanner's lunches. I think I've made them once since the start of school. I'm usually busy trying to get ready for work in the morning so Matt does it. I have such a great husband.

Tanner's love of his stuffies.

Not having any hills to walk up/down in town.

When people think I'm funny. Someone who I think is really funny told me that I was NOT funny and it gave me a slight complex. I am not a seriously funny person...if someone laughs at me or something I say they think is funny, I laugh with them. I am not a straight faced funny person.

My exercise ball. It is the best $8 I have spent in a long time.

Shoes. I think I love shoes as equally as earrings. That could be really bad, although I am not a huge shoe/earring spender. I just look at them and wish for them. I don't have a problem...not yet : )

Oatmeal. Let me tell you that this is kinda huge. I use to detest oatmeal. I avoided it at all costs. Now, I love it and for a bedtime snack, it's so yummy.

Applesauce and Pork chops...who knew?



So that's about all for now. Have a great Wednesday!

Life is too short

Lately I have been thinking about this a lot. A friend told me recently (and I'm just para-phrasing) that I was not a typical person that cares about if I have a ton of friends or not and that I seem happy no matter what.

As I thought about this, I thought about how I have some really truly amazing friends who I love dearly with my whole heart. Then I have friends that I just really click with and that I really enjoy hanging around with. I don't like to be exclusive when it comes to who I choose to hang out with. Then I realized, no matter what kind of friends I have, my happiness in having friends is not co-dependant on the number of friends I have.

I have a small group of friends that I trust with my life but for the most part, I enjoy hanging out with lots of different people. I think it's so silly that there are people that don't get along with other people and as a result of that dislike, don't go to certain things because the person they dislike are there. Some women are just really catty. I'm not saying that it's not normal to dislike people (there are people that I just don't get along with very well...not everyone's personalities match) but I would never miss an opportunity to meet new people somewhere just because x was there. I mean if a person chooses not to go a certain place because so and so is there, they are the ones missing out. Life is too short to worry about stuff like that.

I hope that this attitude shows in my real life too because in all honesty, life is too short to worry about if other's will like you or not. Undoubtedly, inevitably, there will always be people that don't like you for whatever reasons but what's most important is what I think of myself and weather or not I feel I am being true and honest to what my personal values are. I value simplicity and worrying about weather or not people like me does not fit into that for me. If I worry, it gets emotionally complicated and draining. I have other things to worry about that are more important.

Who I want to be friends with is my own choice and I am a very social person so I like to hang out with lots of people. Age, race, religion has no boundaries in who I choose to be friends with. We are all God's children and we are all loved equally by Him and that's what matters to me.

And that's all I have to say about that : )

Random Musings

I've noticed that I eat certain things the same way each time. Example: When I eat cheese string, I always tie the piece in a knot and eat it. When I eat a banana, I take the peel totally off and then eat it by breaking a piece off. I'm sure we all have these tendencies, but I've been noticing mine a bit more lately.

My sister is safely is P.E.I. She wasn't effected by the storms which was a relief to all of us.

We have Tanner's baptism invites ready. We just have to put a picture of him on it and then they are ready to print. We went to a little fireside on Sunday. All the children turning 8 or who have turned 8 were invited and they talked about what was going to happen and the blessing it is to be baptized. Tanner is really excited and he can't wait. He is so much smarter than we realize and we are so proud of him.

I have been walking/jogging in the mornings or when Matt's home at night on the weekends. I am trying to take my health a lot more seriously. Since I have cut back on the amount of sugar I eat, I notice very quickly what my body does when I do have more sugar than it needs.

We have been reading our scriptures in the morning with Tanner. Tanner gets into bed with us and we read 5-10 verses. It has been a great blessing and we are loving the routine of this. We all get to start the morning together as a family in the comfy-est place in our home....our bed.

Tanner decided to play basketball this year. It is 8 weeks and it won't run into when he turns 8 and starts cubs (eeekkk!!!). I think I'm a little more excited he gets to go to cubs. Actually, I know I am. The cub leader has a very positive magnetic energy and I think Tanner will LOVE it as much as I love him going.

Other than that, things are just tickety boo. Nothing too drastic to write about.

You know you're tired when...

...when you act like a complete weirdo at work all day and your boss just laughed at you ALL day!

...when you laugh (out loud) at the fact that your son decided to sleep in the guest room and not his own room. Why is that so funny???? Normally I would be a teeny tiny bit annoyed

...when you can't stop laughing at the thought of the events that happened at 7am this morning which in actuality were not funny...there was some contention in the home but you laugh about it now anyway

...when you think up words that you're not sure are real or not and laugh at the thought that maybe they could be real

...when you re-read the 4 sentences you just wrote and realized you made a mistake in every one of them...which normally, under normal circumstances you wouldn't because they are easily constructed sentences

...when you remember a commercial you saw 4 days ago and laugh at the absurdity that it was (yes, Susanne, you know the one)




I think I need to go to bed

What's the first thing you're gonna do?

When Susanne and I were driving to Kalispell I asked her "What's the first thing you're gonna do when we get to the hotel?" I believe she said something very politically correct like 'put down my luggage'. Then she asked what I was going to do. Well, you can see exactly what I did as soon as we got in the door of the hotel!















Here's us after I stopped jumping on the bed


We decided to have a little 'rest' after shopping ALL afternoon. We ate some dinner and climbed into our separate Queen size beds and watched.......


America's Next Top Model. This is actually how our friendship started. We both share a joy in watching (and making fun of) this show and since we didn't have t.v. Susanne invited me over for weekly girls night to watch this. Of course our friendship is based on more than this show...lol


Here we are about to go swimming. The pool was not very big but we had a good long swim. We even raced and did hand-stands in the pool.


So after Friday, I forgot to take my camera with me on our Saturday adventures so Susanne has the pictures. We went to the Conrad Mansion, Big Sky water park (a total blast!) and then to the House of Mystery and Vortex. The following pictures are pictures of our trip home. We decided to head through the Logan's Pass and it was so beautiful!



















Okay, I took this picture just as Susanne closed her eyes, but then when I got home and looked at the picture I took after this, she is STILL closing her eyes. She was trying to hide the food she had in her hand.









I've been looking for some red shoes and we found these fabulous shoes while looking for boots for Susanne. These are not for the faint of heart. I would wear them all the time if I could but a girl does have to be practical sometimes...I mean, could you see me wearing these cleaning the house???? I can't.

And last but not least I got myself 2 new pairs of earrings. I'm not quite brave enough to get chandelier earrings but I really like dangle earrings. TJ Maxx has really nice stuff for a good price.












All in all, it was a great trip and exactly what I needed to rejuvenate. And yes, I did get stuff for Matt and Tanner. Tanner got a mountain sheep and a Ninjago and Matt wanted a special kind of Mountain Dew that he saw on a Food Network show. Plus I got him some Hostess treats and some potato skins. And who can come home without cereal? We can't. It's such a great selection and we love that it's so cheap.

Now to get back to routine and normal everyday life!

Random Tidbits

Megan: Who am I?????



Here are some random pictures of Tanner and Matt with Matt's Mom in Waterton















Here's my little munchkin on his first day of grade 2!







Is tidbits even a real word? It's sort of an odd word, don't you think? Anyways...

I love when it's cold at night. I love cuddling under a warm blanket next to a hot husband (he's hot blooded and ALWAYS warm) at night. I love waking up with the crisp air and wrapping a blanket around me.

I love a warm cardigan and scarf

I rarely wish people happy birthday on Facebook. I, personally, feel it's really impersonal when people on your friend list who you rarely or never talk to or write on their wall wish you a happy birthday. If you're my friend, I have your birthday written on my birthday calendar and I'll wish a happy birthday either by card or a phone call. Or if I see you I'll tell you happy birthday. Some people like that. It makes them feel more loved or whatever, but I actually don't like it. If you know when my birthday is and write it on my wall, that's fantastic...you've taken the time to show that you know me and care about me on a personal level, but if you don't know when my birthday is and write it on my wall on my birthday, I'm sorry if this sounds rude but I'm not sure how else to put it, but it actually doesn't make me feel any more special. That's just my own personal thing. If I mean something to you, then just call me up or send me a card : )

I love walking to church

We have our Halloween shirts and I'm pumped to be a 'matching' family this year

Tanner is in musical theater again this year.

Tanner told me he didn't want to be our son anymore because I made him pick up the toys that he knocked out of my hand. He apologized real quick when he realized that I wasn't going to read to him. He said he didn't mean it and that he was sorry.

I was a rebel and took out my earrings one week early (it was 5 days, actually). I love, love, love my new earrings!





Please excuse the yellowness. There's not a lot of good light today.



We had a great bon fire with Susanne and the girls.

I got myself 2 necklaces from bcharmed. It's a new company with very affordable jewelry. Just go to www.bcharmed.com to check it out.

We went for a bbq to a new friends house on Monday. We got Jolly Ranchers for the treat because we read this story about 2 ranchers and in the end they became friends so they became 'Jolly Ranchers'. We were asked to take a Jolly Rancher and give it to someone we care about (we assumed the kids would give theirs to their parents) and Tanner took his and gave it to the other Mom....ahhhh!!! He's so sweet.

So that's about it for now. Enjoy your blustery day!

Well, that's a fine how do you do

We were right! Telus came and just replaced part of our line (because the sidewalk layers spliced it) and now it works perfect! Danny (our Telus guy) said that we shouldn't have any more problems with it. We better not because this random phone working business is getting old. We had a strong feeling that the line needed to be replaced but when the other telus guy came out, he said there was nothing wrong with our line...yeah right! So now Telus is back in the black and not in the red, which makes us VERY happy. Welcome back to the land o real phones!

Another plus is that we didn't have to wait all day. The guy showed up at 10:30 and was gone by 11. How nice is that?

Tell us equals sheer stupidity!

I am totally frustrated with Telus right now so to get my mind off of the lameness that they totally are, I'm going to do a post about the things that make me happy.

#1. I am grateful (SO grateful) for a husband that doesn't complain or bat an eye when I spend money on things like earrings or faucet. I have to say, he didn't once object to upgrading our faucets in our house and every time I look/use them (I know this is going to sound super lame) I am reminded of how grateful I am for him allowing me/us to spend the extra money and get the faucets we really loved. Am I silly???

#2. For Matt taking Tanner to the Doctor and as a result has to stay a bit later at work today. Tanner hasn't been sick in a long time (at least 3-4 months) and he has a terrible cold right now and his nose, upper lip and chin are SOOOOO chapped. I thought I saw white spots in the back of his throat last night so we were able to get him into the Doctor today (another thing I'm so grateful and happy for). He doesn't have strep just a red throat and bad cold. They did swab him just to double check for strep but he didn't think Tanner had it.

#3. The peace that the Nephites had in the Book of Mormon. I wish we lived in a world where for even a day, or week, we could ALL live in total peace. I'm grateful for the gospel and for the peace it brings in my life.

#4. The Sears wish book. Nana brought this over to Tanner on Saturday and EVERY night he reads and studies it. This is a yearly thing and it reminds me of when my sisters and I were little and did the exact same thing. Except we initialed everything we wanted.

#5. My Mom. I have a super awesome Mom. She took us to Swiss Chalet on Friday and then we went shopping for some house things that we needed/wanted. She's such a good Mom and I really love when she comes to our house.

#6. Making Banana bread. I have probably the best recipe for Banana bread...super moist and yummy. I have tried to make it every Sunday or Monday for the last month. I have missed a couple weeks but I got back on the train this week.

#7. I'm going to tell this story because I already told Jamie the same thing. For my birthday(yes, my birthday is in April and I just got it 3 weeks ago. We're totally cool like that) she gave me this really beautiful necklace. I don't have my camera, otherwise I'd post a picture but it's a round silver disc with Tanner's name engraved on the bottom and his birthstone gem in the middle. Anyways, it was a really special gift. When I was little, my Dad gave my Mom a string of pearls and she had them restrung because they were a bit too long for her. So she kept the extra pearls thinking she would do something with them one day. Well then there was a YW activity where the mothers were asked to give/present their daughters with something special/meaningful for an activity and my Mom gave us 3 girls a single pearl from that necklace. Well, I lost mine a year ago and I was really upset because it had special meaning and it was like my Dad was part of me when I wore the necklace (which I wore 90% of the time). The necklace she gave me has the same meaning in that now I have Tanner with me all the time when I wear it. Am I the only one that gets attached to jewelry? or am I just weird?

#8. Picking up my earrings. Remember the post with the earrings? They're the first pair. I can't show you them with me wearing them because I'm not supposed to take my studs out for another week. I'll show you when I take a picture.

#9. Getting super excited about going to Kalispell!!!! Swimming and Big Sky and shopping here we come!

#10. No headaches for 10 days! Before that 10 days, I was getting a headache every day for nearly a week. I decided to eat more veggies and fruit and cut down significantly on sugary/fatty things. It totally worked! I just have to tell myself when I'm tempted to eat lots of cookies or chips "is this going to be worth the headache that will follow?". It's worked pretty good so far.

#11. Winning scrabble on my iPod touch. I have a couple of really hard competitors that I play against and I don't really play to win most of the time but when I start strong and keep strong, I like to win. Mostly I just play for fun but when I beat people that are really hard to beat, it feels good.

#12. My subway clock is finally up. We got it before we even moved and I am so happy to have it up. We don't have any clocks except on the microwave and stove (which are coincidentally in the kitchen right above each other) and that gets annoying sometimes because then you have to go into the kitchen to find out what time it is. We had clocks in most rooms in the old place so this is nice.

#13. Laundry, Laundry, oh and more Laundry! I LOVE laundry.

#14. QVC and HSN. Yep, as addicting as Pintrest (did I just say that?)

#15. Family Home Evening. Tanner taught the lesson this week. We talked about the importance of the Sacrament and how we should behave. He did awesome. Usually he reads to us out of 'The Friend' (99% of the time it's the Matt and Mandy story), but he was asked by his Primary teacher to teach a friend or a FHE lesson on the Sacrament. It was a good refresher for all of us on how to act and behave.

#16. My Pampered Chef Measuring Cup. It makes measuring butter and sticky stuff so much nicer and easier.

#17. Scentsy. Do you have a favorite scent? Mine is Peach a la Mode right now. It is so yummy. I had Root Beer Float on the other day and I had to turn it off because it made me crave a real root beer float and I only had half of the float (ice cream). That's how good it smelled.

#18. A really good visit with Jill. It's so nice to make new friends and I love that we are neighbors and our boys can (and DO) play with each other so easily and conveniently.

#19. A fan at night that acts as white noise. I thought that our fan was breaking this week because it was making a funny noise...turned out all it needed was a little tune up aka. tightening and dusting. Phew!

#20. I didn't realize that I had so much that made me happy and/or grateful this last few days. Well, that was a nice surprise!

Until next time...Happy last week of Summer Vacation!

Fascination

I have a slight fascination with earrings right now. I am constantly looking at them online and have found some ones that I love. These are the ones that I ordered recently and am waiting for them to arrive.








These ones I didn't know were the birthstone of Tanner until I read about the gemstone. They look big but on the description they're not actually super huge.







These ones are just dainty






I'm not really sure if I could pull off chandelier earrings but these are kinda fun







And these are pretty





So those are my faves for now. I have to wait and see if my ears will handle lower quality stuff before I get to excited about expanding my collection of earrings.