Me

So I decided to do this blog as kinda a journal of our life since I am such a slacker when it comes to jounaling. I do have scrapbooks but I am so far behind that I can not imagine catching up in this lifetime. So if you are not interested that is fine but I want to write about me today. (I got this idea from my friend Tiff)

1. I am a nurse. I have been a nurse forever it seems (13 years) and have worked in most of the fields. I am currently working in postpardum and newborn nusery (mom's and babies) and I LOVE it! I love cuddling babies and teaching new moms how to take care of their babies. I really have not loved a job in a long time and I really do love coming to work every day right now.
2. I have 4 kids that are the joy of my life. I have 3 boys and one girl. My kids range from 13 to newborn. To say I am busy is an understatement but I would be crazy if I was not doing something every minute of each day. My 13 year old is starting 8th grade, 11 year old is starting 6th grade, 4 year old is starting preschool and Kayla the baby is just being cute. I could not ask for a better teenager, I know that it has only been one year of teenage life, but other than grades, he is such a good kid. It is so nice to go to church and and have all of the scout leaders tell us what a great kid we have. I must be doing something right!
3. I am married to the best husband ever. He is not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but he is so good to me and understanding. He is always willing to help with the kids, take them to everything, play with them, change diapers and feed the baby. He also is usually the one to plan our date nights. He has never forgotten an anniversary, and forgot my birthday just once (he will be constantly reminded of that). He also is working more so that I can stay home with the kids more. He knows that it is my dream to be a stay at home mom and only work one day every other week for my sanity, so he is really trying to accomplish having me able to stay home as much as possible.
4. I love to scrapbook. I go once a year on a girls retreat with all of my sisters in law and my mother in law for the weekend and scrapbook the whole time. I have the best time catching up with them and scrapbooking my family memories. I have committed myself to completing scrapbooks for my grandma and have caught her up to 1977. This is a slow process but I love it. My sister in law Jenny got this really cool book that I borrowed this summer and it was a huge help with the speed of getting pages done.
5. I love the heat. I am a desert rat. I grew up mostly in the desert. I lived in the Mesa, AZ area for 13 years and then in Lake Havasu, AZ for 7 years and the St. George,UT for 9 years. I am wild about the heat. I love summer and think 100 degree is perfect weather. I am not sure why the summer is so short in Northern Utah, 9 months of summer would be ideal for me.
6. I am passionate about reading. I am always reading at least one book at a time. My problem is that I usually get so involved that I forget I have other things that need to be done and I loose track of time until my children interrupt me.
7. I am a control and clean freak! I can not think of anything better than a clean house. My family does not always think this and so we do battle daily to get them to clean up after themselves. I love waking up and seeing a clean house and coming home to a clean house. I can not relax unless my house is clean, otherwise I think of everything that I need to be doing and worry about how and when it is going to get clean. I thing things should always go my way and I do pout a bit if it does not work out that way. My husband has come to just accept this and does his best to comply. We rarely argue anymore since we both know each others little likes and dislikes! HA, HA, HA!
8. I love to go on vacation. My favorite is to go on a cruise. You are not having to worry about food or traveling anywhere or finding entertaining things to do. It is all planned out for you and you just show up and do as much or as little as you want to. That is the life. The only downside is that I get very sea sick so thank goodness for the patches to prevent that!
9. I am a homebody. I love spending time with my family and friends, but I pretty much like to do it a home. I am not one to invite people over much or go out much. Sad I know but I think it goes back to the control thing. I can control things at home.
10. I am very interested in photography. I would love to take some classes to get better. I love how light changes photos and the cute expressions that can be captured forever on film. It is so wonderful to look back at photos and remember what was. One of the better inventions was the digitasl camera. How cool is it to be able to plug the camera in the computer and send photos to whomever you choose!
11. I am a shopping queen. My dad is always teasing me about how much I shop, but it is true. I think I am addicted. Whenever I am sad or depressed I feel so much better after I go shopping. My dad says I should buy stock in clothing stores and make some of my money that I spend back. HMMM...that is a good idea!

Well, that is me in a nutshell. Maybe my family will look back years from now and realize that I was not that crazy after all!