Last year at work our school reached our fund raising goal. As a reward we won a "famous" guest speaker. Debra Dytric came and spoke to all the Future Professionals and staff. You probably have never heard of her, but her resume consists of doing make up for movies like the Matrix and Sweeny Todd. Her most current project is hair and makeup for Trama (NBC)
Anyway, she started her AMAZING presentation by asking for a raise of hands of people who had made their beds that morning. Thanks to my OCD Mom, my hand shot up! She then said " you can tell a lot about people by looking at how they keep their bedrooms. If your life is a mess, your room probably is to. So if your life is a mess, go make your bed!"
I don't know why, out of everything she said this stuck out to me. Sometimes life is crazy, sometimes it sucks and sometimes its hard. But lets be honest, who doesn't feel better when they know their bed is made at home.
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We are on our yearly trip to Palm Springs...The Desert as we like to call it. 7 days of NO WORK!!!!! YE HA!!! It's gorgeous here..72 and sunny!! Poor suckers back in Sacramento.....ha ha ha!!! We eat,sleep,eat, swim, eat, shop, and today we ventured to Knott's Berry Farm. We braved Disney last year, Big Mistake! It was so fun, those who haven't been there lately, go check it out. Super fun rides!!
Sydney made me swear I wouldn't post some pictures we took at the Crab Pot because we had bibs on...it was grub. So this picture of Klair with the cowboys is from Knott's. She thought they were pretty cool!!!
Happy New Year!!!
I have just finished browsing my favorite blogs and there seemed to be a very distinct theme. Thankfulness. Seems like the state of our nation has caused much reflection, even to the youngins' (SAM:) ) anyway, I too am feeling the Thankfulness vibe, but am often hesitant to share. After reading my sisters blag, i apparently need to suck it up and just do it. -
I am thankful for a Heavenly Father to hears and ANSWERS my personal prayers. Even the silly ones said prior to Dr. appts and road trips. For 2 healthy kids, and for the 1 angel sent to us 9 years ago who wasn't. For nightly scripture reading and family prayer and the difference it makes the following day. For a husband who keeps his wedding vows to me and my kids. For the possibility of creating eternal vows in the future. For his ability to support my membership in the Church including tithing and serving in callings that take me outside the home. For my healthy body and the ability I have to work, even when I'm exhausted. For my parents to managed to stay married for 37 years. For the freedom living in this country affords all of us.
Finally, for my Savior and his example to me and my kids to follow. The knowledge I have, that we can all return to live with our Heavenly Father and family members again for time and all eternity.
Most of my posts' are about my kids. But this is a personal victory for me :) The people in this picture are Icons' in the "Hair World" They are, Linda Yodice, Staphanie Kochoski, Jackie, and Lucy Doubty. My awesome boss at Paul Mitchell sent me to a specialty color training in ORLANDO! It really was a once in a life time experience. These people were amazing. The 2ND day they gave us a mini-hair show that was so cool! I feel so blessed to have had my husband, mother in law and kids totally support me in going, and believe it or not they really missed me!!!! YEA ME!!!
Sydney has begun her endless journey through orthodontics. She has 2, count them, 2, expander's in her tiny little mouth. And to add to all this good fun, she had to get the BIGGEST tooth
ever pulled! All I know is, they called this tooth #J and it is GINORMOUS!!! I could barely watch....but 4 shots later Uncle Joe had that bad boy out. So sad, her little face is all swollen. Ahhhhhhh the joy of being a women truly begins with braces. Should I tell her about acne, boys and puberty? Naaaaa....I'll let Danny handle that one....HA!
So, I worked a long grueling day at the salon. Danny kept calling and asking if I was on my way. After about the 6th call I finally realized that there was something going on that I either need to see or fix....this is what I came home to...1. The girls and their friend were selling water (not lemonade) down the street. It was a pretty busy street too. If i had been home I would never had let them do this. Especially with the recent developments in the news. Anyway they actually earned $9!!!
And 2. My husband thought he would wash all of his golf balls in my BRAND NEW washer!!! Are you kidding me???? Who does this kind of stuff????? All I could say was....wow.
It's hard having the cutest kids in the world!
Allow me to intorduce you to my 2 BEAUTIFUL kids!
Sydney Donn is 7 almost 8...she is looking forward to getting baptised with her couisn Kyle in July (yea!) and the upcoming soccer season...GO JAGUARS! She kicked some major butt last season and went undefeated :) She absolutley adores Mrs. Z her 2nd grade teacher...whom, by the way she tells everything too. She just won 2nd place in the school's science fair. Syd's favorite thing to do is...talk. And talk, and talk, and talk. Geez! She is a sweet girls who pushes the envelope DAILY!
Klair Bear is 4 almost 5. Every commercial she sees on t.v. she informs us that, that is EXACTLY what she wants for her birthday. This started like 6 months ago. She is the family comedian for sure. For example: on Halloween she wanted to be a Mexican person...so we convinced her to be a Senorita instead....see pictures. She then went up to each door and said "Trick or Treat, I'm a Mexican!" Holy Crap...anyway she also picks out her own outfits. Which according to my family aren't all that great. I think I'll start a Outfit of the week spot on the blog so you can decide for yourself!
