My Personal Manifesto....

-To be true to myself; to have no need for the approval or validation of other people.

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”– Ralph Waldo Emerson

-To let my kids constantly know how valued and loved they are.

-To not take things personally; what others say and do is a projection of their own reality.

-To constantly let the many good people in my life know how grateful I am for them.

-To serve others every day, be it small acts of kindness or big.

-To see mistakes as feedback, to adjust my aim, and to try again.

-To make my home a peaceful place where one can come in from out of the world.

-To make healthy lifestyle choices.

-To always remember and accomplish my goals throughout life.

-To make everyday an adventure.

-To remember the best things in life aren't "things."

-To look at everyone as someone's child, sibling, spouse, parent; a child of God.

-To laugh instead of cry.

-To remember that I cannot change the way I feel inside by changing the outside.

-To persevere.

Preschool is the best!

I am so proud of Jaakson! He has learned SOOO much from his preschool class he goes to MOn-Friday. Jaakson can now spell his first and last name, recognize all of his upper-case letters, most of his lower case letters , and he knows all of his numbers! His teacher, Mrs. Scholle, is such a patient and kind teacher. Here are some pictures of his class during Show & Tell last month. He had to take something educational so he took our camera! His classmates are so cute!

To play catch-up from December, here is a cute picture from Shae's birthday!(procrastinator extraoridinaire) Shae turned 2 and loves all things girly and having to do with babydolls.

"I don't like tro'en, Mommy..."

Klint's sister, KayCee, married a cowboy (Brandon) this summer! They are the cutest couple! A couple weeks ago they invited us down to their place to ride their horses! We had so much fun. Shae LOVED it and is still talking about the "horseys." Jaakson on the other hand liked it but was pretty nervous at first. Jaakson and I were on Brandon's horse, Kid in the beginning- Kid was so cute! The horses were all so obedient but Kid would get sidetracked easily so we'd end up behind most of the time. I'd have to get Kid to trot to catch up and Jaakson would start whimpering and say, "No! I don't like tro'en!" (trotting) I thought it was so cute how he says it. Here are some pix of our adventure...


KayCee & Shae on Kid


Klint & Shae on Scooter, Jaakson & I on Kid


Kid & I lagging behind, haha! (He was so cute.)

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Favorite Halloween movies?

Since we've been stuck inside for the past 5 days, we're burning through movies and games. What are some of your favorite Halloween movies? For kids AND/OR adults? I LOVE Scooby Doo cartoons but you can only watch cable for so long!

Sickies!

We all have been sick in one form or another for the past 3 weeks! We're just getting over our sicknesses and just in time for Halloween! Can't wait!

In the meantime, I'm posting this mash-up vid of "New Moon." I'm really excited about it! I found out last night that just like last year, the Chop Shop is paying for me and Klint to go to dinner and the movie on November 21st.

Organization....

As of late, I've been a little obsessed with organizing EVERYTHING in my house. It's not only good for my brain but my family. Everything flows a lot smoother in our household when everything has a organized space. I'm finding this is not so easy w/two curious kids and one husband who has zero time to help out around the house this semester. With all of the world's many distractions, I find myself wasting time, space, energy. I was wondering if my lovely blogging friends could give me their best organizational tips? I would SOOO appreciate it! For example, what are some good ways to organize your food pantry, your children's closet (toys, clothes, etc), and etc. using limited space? Basically, what are the best ways you've found helpful in organizing your life?