Dating After Divorce

I just wanted to inform those of you who are interested. I started a new blog to document and record the funny stories that I hear from my single friends. It's a fictional blog, I wanted to protect names, but it is based on real live events.
Thought it would be fun to write about.
Let me know what you think.
http://divorceeexploits.blogspot.com/

Do I have to Share?

Sharing a special day with someone seems like no big deal when you are older, well it should be no big deal.

Elizabeth turned six on Monday. We had a small family celebration. She wanted to go to see the movie "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs". That was going to be the plan until her sister, "Say It All Sydney" decided to spill the beans. Sydney later admitted that she couldn't help it, Elizabeth kept asking her what her present was and she couldn't keep it in any longer.

So William decided to shake things up and took us to Wahooz. It's a little family fun center in Meridian. We played miniture golf. I learned one thing while playing Mini Golf with William. I am highly competitive and I want a rematch as soon as possible. I had a nice finish with a hole in one on the 18th hole, but William still beat me by six strokes. Oh It's On Baby. He won't be getting away with that kind of landslide win for long. Elizabeth got two holes in one on her round of mini golf, and most of the holes she 2 and 3 putted her way around the course. We were all impressed. Sydney wasn't bad either, she actually won the round between the kids. David, well he through his ball in the bumper boat pool on the 15 hole. I think he actually thought it would swim back and when it didn't he through his club and said he wasn't playing with us anymore. Hilarious!

Later that day, I frosted a cake that any six year old girl would giggle over. (I also know a few adults that would go nutsy for a pink cake) Not only was the frosting pink, but the cake itself was strawberry. Yes Elizabeth loves pink. Her grandparents and cousins got her this wonderful dollhouse. She is very excited.

Now, I must address the sharing of a special day.

Six years ago, I was pregnant with our dear little Elizabeth doll. Her due date fell on William's birthday. Oh but he wasn't having any of that. I made an appointment with the doctor to make the delivery happen a week earlier so that William wouldn't have to share his birthday with his daughter. However, the date of Elizabeth's blessed birth fell on our anniversary. So this monday was also the day that William and I celebrated our 13th wedding anniversary.

Oh the Humanity!

I still can't believe that he still likes me. One day he will wise up and realize what a pain I am, in the mean time he is snookered into believing that we have an awesome marriage. From my end I couldn't be happier. I make jokes all the time that I should trade up, but in actuality there is no such thing. Can't get any better, I love William with every fiber of my being. And even if he is fooled into believing I am good for him, I hope to continue fooling him till the end of time.

I was really sneaky this anniversary and I purchased an engine hoist for him without him finding out. Pretty amazing. I usually can't keep my mouth shut. Well, where else do you think Sydney got that flaw?

Some Assembly Required. The directions called for two physically fit adults to assemble the hoist. David helped his Daddy to put together the new toy. That was loads of fun for a whole twenty minutes. William had to finish up without his little helper, because David had more pressing things to do. Like fly his airplane while sitting on the back of William's car. Very Important Work!

William gave me a sweet gift, she is a little puppy dog named Tabby. She taps her foot and bobs her head while wagging her tail to my music. She is a little robotic dog that plays the music off my phone, so that I can listen to the music while doing chores, primping, or doing work in the kitchen without having headphones on.

Needless to say Elizabeth's birthday was the focus of the day with our anniversary taking a back seat. Even though our anniversary wasn't mentioned much and we shared the day with our adorable daughter, William and I had many stolen glances, smiles and yes a few grabs and pinches that told us both that we knew it was our day too and that is all that mattered.

Faith Trust & Pixie Dust

I Can Fly, I Can Fly, I Can Fly.

Oh wait, no I can't. This was horrific for people who aren't afraid of heights. By the way, I am terrified of heights. It's more the falling part that really gets to me. Not more than two weeks prior to my attempt at suicide, did my sister fall from an extension ladder and do some serious damage to her lower leg and knee, which now requires surgery. This was in the forefront of my mind the entire time I was ascending the two story high wall without a safety harness.

What we do for people we love.

Okay Sharon, I hope you love your pink stripes because if you don't......TOUGH! I ain't going back up there if you paid me twice what you paid me to put those stripes up.

For what it's worth though, they really did turn out well.

Terror is written all over my face, good thing you can't see it.

My Mom and I took turns going Up Up Up, so that I didn't have to freak out every moment, just every other moment. Good thing that Sharon wasn't home for most of this project or she would have FREAKED!!!

The finished wall turned out so cute. I can not wait to redo her back splash and pull that whole kitchen together. It will be fantastic.

For all you fans of pink out there, eat your heart out. The next step to this painstaking process will be to fill her hundreds of candy jars with candy and carefully place them on her cabinets. What a candy shop themed kitchen this will be. I would love to convince her to put some canopy lighting up above the cabinets to really bring the whole look in. If I am crazy enough to suggest it, she actually might be crazy enough to let me do it. Scary to have so much to say about a project and have someone actually listen. I could really screw up this woman's life.

Onto the next little somethin' somethin'.

When Pigs Fly

Well this week as been full of activities. On Tuesday I had to opportunity to learn and laugh about the Swine Flu. Hence the title of my blog this time. ha ha ha.....yah I know bad joke. Anyway, our Relief Society put on a class and we had a couple of nurses fill us in and let us know how to prevent and treat the H1N1 virus. One thing that the class did for me, is calm my nerves about the whole PANDEMIC thing. It's hard for young people (kids) to fight off. So they are more susceptible to complications, but for the most part it's a flu. So this week I spent a lot of time teaching my kids the importance of washing their hands often and sneezing and coughing into their shirt sleeves rather than their hands. PHEW that was tough. (add hint of sarcasm)

This was our first full week of school and the toughest part was my problem, not theirs. The kids adjusted well to getting back to work. However, I was struggling with the idea of waking up in the morning. The birds singing and the sun shining and the wonderful weather, just not doing it for me. I am loving that pillow of mine. Another adjustment for me to make is teaching two kids. I have been worried about this all summer. I think we are working it out pretty well. I can honestly say, I am a bit spoiled though. Sydney's school only took about one to one and a half hours the last three years. This year it's taking closer to 4 to get everything done. A lot of that time is spent arguing with her about writing her stuff down. She hates to write. But it still takes a huge chunk out of the day. Elizabeth on the other hand only takes about an hour to get done. David, well he runs around and plays most of the time, but he frequently comes in to interrupt and ask questions that don't make any sense at all. The following pictures are the kids working on their first art project this year. They are supposed to be painting birds. Well, I believe that they will make great pieces of abstract art.

Just a side note.....Sharon has not finished with me......if you recall she is the woman that has a really effective strategy to consume my nights and days. We will be wallpapering her kitchen this coming week, which requires me to fly. Hence wings on a pig is wishful thinking. I also have a few more assignments from her. I am really excited about a mosaic piece that she has agreed to let me make for her kitchen. Totally psyched about that.