Boob.

There.  I said it.  I've been a big boob lately.  And actually I really hate using the word "boob" as a description so let me change that to crybaby.  I don't know what's wrong with me lately but I seem to cry at the drop of a hat.  And no, I'm not pregnant.  Menopause, perhaps?  Seriously though, I used to be tough.  It was a rare day when I'd shed a tear and yes, it's slowly gotten worse since I've become a Mom.  However, these last few weeks have really done me in and I have no good excuse.  Yeah, I've been under some stress with this house building, and preparing to move, and yada yada yada but nothing REAL.  So why would I cry while watching a rerun of "The Voice" when the sweet young man didn't get picked by the judges. . . . . . . .  or be on the verge or bawling when one of my fabulous young women sent me a text OFFERING to babysit for me.  I didn't even have to call her, she came to me.  Amazing huh?  Oh and Brielle spilt half a box of cereal on the floor and I didn't have my broom because it's out at the house.  Normally I'd kinda laugh at the irony of it, but instead I just wanted to curl up in a little ball and cry.  I cried while watching "Wipeout".  Isn't that supposed to be hilarious?!  Normally it is!  I love a show that invites you to laugh at others' misfortune! Anyway, last time I had eyes full of tears, Brielle and Taylee both sat on my lap to comfort me and Breeze said, "It's OK Mom, we're being good and not makin' a mess."  At that very second Taylee reached over and slugged her sister right in the face.  And you know what I did?  I LAUGHED.  I found it hilarious.  There's something not quite right here! 
Anyway, hopefully things will become a little bit more "normal" very soon.  We're going to be moving very shortly.  I can't wait!   I certainly have a new respect for single moms, that's for dang sure.  We have been so so busy, but I have to say it feels awesome to be able to accomplish something like building a house.  Again.  There's an entirely different pride envolved.  It feels good.  I wired just about every outlet in my house and for someone like me (OK or good at lots of things but not great at anything really), that's exciting.  I'm proud of that.  Except for the part when I was stripping wires and had done 3 rooms already so I wasn't really thinking about the power source. I'd asked my husband if I was good to go.  I was SHOCKED so badly it went up my jaw and down my left leg.  Craziest thing ever.  Hey. . . . . . . maybe THAT's the reason for my hormone craziness!!!  I just had my aha moment!  I went to Trav and told him what happened.  He looked at me and said, "Oops, sorry".  Oops?  That's it?  I would have attacked the man but I couldn't feel my left side enough to jump.  I would have just fallen.. . . . . . and then probably cried :)

Here are the few pics I've taken in the last month:

Checking out the bunnies at the neighbors.  Tay was super brave while brielle hid behind me the entire time.

Taylee especially loved feeding them carrots. . . . . and sneaking a bite for herself in between giving the bunny little tastes.

Valentines Day.  Sequence of Events:

I really wanted a picture of them like I do most holidays.  So I took this one.  Decided I didn't really want the sippy cups in the pic. . . . . .

Taylee was NOT happy to stand there for a second picture.

So I did what any mother would do and bribed her with a piece of candy. But then Brielle wasn't smiling.  Dang.

And all Taylee wanted was her candy. And now so did Brielle.

Climbing and reaching for her tootsie roll.  A picture at this point is not going to happen.

But I still have another cheeser who will do anything for that grape tootsie.

Yep, even a pic with Mom.

Now we're all happy.  Well, sorta.  I never did get a cute pic of them both!  But at least I finally got a smile from Taylee and a great big hug from Breeze.

Since Trav was working on the house all night and I had YW anyway, we went out to lunch to celebrate.  The girls really don't get to see their Daddy too often, so we took them along.  They were so happy to see him.  Can you see Taylee's drool?!

We had New Beginnings tonight for Young Women's, and I always like to see pictures of these types of events in other wards to get ideas and whatnot so here's what we did for "Arise and Shine Forth".  We chose a firework theme.  Even did a flash mob to the song, "Firework".  We had sparkly gloves that lit up and flashed and we turned off the lights so it was pitch black besides the gloves.  It turned out pretty fun, and funny too but that's another story. 

Here they are practicing:

We did the baby picture guessing game while everyone trickled in.

They all had nametags and of course I had to find a way to sneak in my favorite candybar so I wrapped these butterfinger bars in a quote about shining that I got from pintrest.

I really like my calling working with the young women, but I'll admit I'm glad this night is over.  Now, it's MOVING TIME!