Yay..An update!

I think it has been a very long time since I've blogged. Yup, it has. I guess life has gotten in the way of cyber-journaling.

In a nutshell this is my last couple of weeks:

Austin in in HS and once we got his schedule corrected, he decided it is good. Unfortunately, the correction put him in English with his ex-email/text-girlfriend who he broke up with during the summer. It sucks because I don't want him facing that temptation everyday. She is a DARLING girl, gorgeous really, and I think fairly popular and I believe the temptation could arise. They "text-dated" for 9 months (luckily there were no "text-babies"). Ha Ha, I slay myself!



He also made the Varsity swim team and is so so happy. He loves it and is doing so much better in just 2 weeks! Wow, the difference a little coaching makes is a-maze-ing! He is a doll and I think he is so fun.

Austin probably wouldn't have done swim team if it required a "speedo", instead he wears "Jammers".

He is running for Soph. class Pres. Yay! I hope he gets elected. He would do a great job!



I love that kid! Really! A couple weeks ago I got to sit by him in church, he is usually ushering so I don't get to, but that week I sat back with him while he ushered. So anyway, we laughed at all the drama with parents and young kids in the chapel... we have an extremely entertaining ward, but I usually sit up front so I didn't realize this. Anyway, he leans over at one point and says to me, "I forgot how much fun you are to sit with , mom." Made may day. Really.



Rocky is doing the K12 virtual academy and is dual enrolled with band at the middle school. He plays the trombone and has such a terrific band teacher that I am so glad he is taking band again this year.



He quit football. Not a suprise to me, but a disappointment. He got hit in the face by a kid wearing a helmet when he wasn't. It was a bad start to a demanding sport. 2 1/2 hours a day, 5 days a week, and he was doing it for the wrong reasons (because his friends were, not because he wanted to). That's okay.



I hear people say, "I just won't let my kid quit." And I get it, I do. I feel the same, but at some point the kid really is making the decision. I told him the consequences of doing football beforehand, how demanding it is and all that. And I told him the consequences of quitting; watching from the side, not playing, not hanging out with friends after school, etc. He still made that choice and he is too big for me to drag him from his room to the car. I can't force him to put on the pads and uniform. I just have to let him choose.



He loves gymnastics and swimming, so I think that is where we will focus our energy.

Rocky loves playing with Lulu.

Rocky is a pleasure to have around during the day. He is happy and helpful. He makes me laugh and is easy to get along with. I really like the virtual academy. I just wish I could be more involved and less "Do this, then tell me when you are done." Ug...I don't like the busy-ness life takes on sometimes.



Young Women's is good. I love the girls and always enjoy the chance to visit with them. I talked with one of them tonight for about 25 minutes and it was so fun to just visit. I think they are amazing girls and they have so much potential and are so bright and good. I really do love them!



Work is good, busy though. However, I am starting a new business as a Scentsy Consultant and I am so dang excited about it! I really am! At first I was just thinking this might bring in a few extra bucks, but now I feel like it really can go places. I did a bunch of research and I think I am getting in right on the ground floor. There is so much room for growth and the marketing plan is awesome! I really am so excited so I think it will be good. I've compared it to two other well known direct marketing plans and I can't believe how well it is doing in comparison. I am going to go back east I think and see if I can't share this opportunity with others. I know it is a great opportunity and so fun! So we'll see where it goes!

Here is my Scentsy webpage. www.scentsy.com/kfrench Feel free to log on and browse the catalogue and leave me an order. Everything is 10% off through August 31st. (The catalogue is viewed best if you switch to PDF format after you click on it). If you want to host a party or find out more about the business opportunity, just let me know!

Okay, I have more to blog about but I should save it so I have something to say later. So I will.



yeah...bye.

Pretty Things, Happy Kids, and other Sunshiney Crap

So I promised that after my pity party I would be upbeat again. So here goes.

I took my boys to registration the other day. Austin's schedule is totally messed up, but it's okay because he goes to the "prettiest" school in Idaho. Rocky Mountain High School is NEW! Brand new! New lockers, enough so students don't have to share! New books! New desks! It looks like a building on a college campus. Austin signed up for swim team and had tryouts on Monday. That deserves it's own post so stay tuned. He is also thinking of running for student council.

Checkin' out Rocky Mountain High School!

Here is one of my "Happy Kids" kicking back at RMHS.

Rocky went to register at Heritage Middle School and found he wasn't enrolled in band as had been planned. We got that straitened out and he also decided to play football. He is a linebacker. He is loving it.

Heritage Football Line Backer.

First football injury. Ow!

WARNING - PITY PARTY GOING ON HERE

I have never gone through as many trials at one time as I am now. I wish they were small ones, but in all honesty, I believe they are as big as they get next to the death of a child or beloved spouse. You know that stress index they have with the point values. They say a score of 150 puts you at a 50-50 chance of developing illness because of high stress, a score of 300 puts you at a 90% chance of developing illness. Yeah, well my score is 467. I will probably die soon, so come wish me goodbye.

I really am a basket case sometimes. I wasn't going to blog about it, but you know, it's there. It's real. And right now, it is really what I am going through and although tomorrow I will get back to blogging about pretty things and wonderful kids and sunshiney crap, today I am pissed, and tired, and feel like I can't get a freaking break anywhere!

Anyone know how to fix sprinklers? I can't do it again, I've looked them over, and I can't fix it this time. I have fixed them several times this summer, in fact I have repaired several appliances this summer too. I have taken my car to the shop too many times to count (I'm dropping it off tomorrow morning at 8:00), and I just can't do it anymore.

I can't sleep at night, I just lay there worrying or crying, and then I have to get up at 7:00 to get to work by 8:00. Okay, this is turning into a full blown pity party. I'm not going to continue this here.

Tune in tomorrow for pretty things, happy kids, and other sunshiney crap. Sorry for the reality blast!

Very Funny Blog

My completly amazing sister turned me onto this blog and I totally heart it! It is SUPER cute! It's like taking a mini vay-cay just for me. I think Tiffany/Amber/Megan/Nicole (the author of the blog) is SUPER insightful and totally fun!!!

You should totally check it out!!!

I heart you!!!

http://seriouslysoblessed.blogspot.com

Favorite You Tube

This is my all time favorite YouTube. I don't know what made me think of it today, but I did and thought I'd share it.

I couldn't figure out how to post it, so I just posted the link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVCvthr95io

Enjoy!

Commenting for dummies

Okay, I've been told it's still too hard, so here you go:

read blog

click comment

write comment - include your name

choose anonymous (or if you have an account you can do that)

click "Publish your comment"

***Nancy, this doesn't mean you can't lurk. You don't HAVE to comment, I like knowing you read it anyway. :)

This is the place...

"This is the place." If you are Mormon, that phrase conjures up a visual image of pioneers, who have just travelled over thousands of miles of desolate plains in wagons and on foot, pulling handcarts. You see in your mind's eye them standing on a precipice, looking over the Salt Lake Valley, and rejoicing to know the journey is near it's end.

Except...if you live in the Salt Lake Valley now, I wonder, does this phrase still bring out those feelings and images? How about the acronym, CTR, most often seen in a green shield on a cheap adjustable child's ring, of course, it means "Choose the Right", and brings back fond memories of primary.

I just wonder because this past week while I was in Utah I saw a giant billboard proclaiming, "THIS IS THE PLACE" followed by "to find your next job", it was an advert for a job search site. Or, there was the "CHOOSE THE RIGHT realtor" sign. If I were a true blogger, I would have taken a picture as I zipped by on the freeway at 75 mph, but I value my safety too much.

I don't know, it just bugged me. Like, "Hey, let's capitalize on those Mormon phrases". I'd almost be tempted to boycott those companies just for the principle that you don't use your religion (if it is even their religion) for financial gain. Ick!

I got to wondering, do Salt Lake Citians still get that pioneer image, or that reminder of primary days when they hear or see those phrases, or are they callused because they've been commercialized?