My New Friend...Tofu

Apparently, my liver is not happy. Damn liver. Nothing too serious, just not happy. So I need to eat like a fricken rabbit now. Which will be good for me. But I so love food. You know, really good, rich food with cream and butter...mmmm butter. But reality, like it always does for me, comes knocken' at my door. Damn door. I need to give up sugar, bye bye cookies, flour, bye bye bread, and animal products, bye bye lean roast beef sandwiches. I'm even supposed to give up alcohol. Now wait just a damn minute. No wine? How will I cope through Haley's teenage years. I was stocking up. Oh deep sigh! So say hello to my little friend, tofu. Now, I am game for tofu in miso soup. Yes, it's a winner. And occasionally in stirfry. But tofu burgers and tofu pretending to be a taco? I guess I will learn to love it. Damn tofu. So I will post some of my encounters with tofu and we will see how this goes. Then there is Troy. Damn Troy. Who can eat ANYTHING. Never gains weight, never has any health concerns and eats like a 17 year old boy trying to fatten up to be on the Offensive Line! Not fair (here is the pity party). My house is full of treats! But, as my pity party ends, I am going to be good and not snack on them, see if my levels go down and try to maintain a healthy loving lifestyle. Damn Troy.

Dad's 86th

My dad turned 86 in February. We had a party to celebrate. It is total chaos. Family all over, no one can hear anything,TV on, kids running in and out of the house. Dad has a great time, he loves to have his family around, even if it is chaotic. His favorite part of the day was earlier that day when Max came out and wished Grandfather a Happy Birthday. Then promptly turned around and "mooned" him. My dad laughed and said that made his day.


Max and Grandfather (just after the "mooning")


Josh and Grandfather

First tooth!

Max lost a tooth, then he really lost it. We need to write a letter to the tooth fairy to tell her we can't find it. I think he accidentally swallowed it and NO I am not going to look for it. The tooth fairy completely understands these situations and she "magically" finds it. Thank God. This is Max's first tooth that he has lost. Josh hasn't lost a tooth yet, but desperately wishes to lose one, just for the glamor. He asks me every day to feel his teeth to see if one of them is loose. I say, yep, it's getting a little loose. Come on tooth. How long can I keep this up, a year? I don't think so. So I hope his tooth gets loose soon.

Sweet Niblets

Josh says, "Sweet Niblets" whenever he is expressing disbelief. It is from Hannah Montana, and better than his previous saying of "holy crap." I don't mind the Sweet Niblets saying, so here are some Sweet Niblets from the past month. It has been so long since I have updated my blog, I don't know where to start. I guess we survived Christmas. I am always glad that it is over and I made it through the season without having to say to my kids "get mother another drink." My house is still not the same. I can't seem to get every toy or Christmas decoration put away. Just when I think I have every ornament put away, one appears from under the couch or under something. And I hate that, because then I have to go downstairs, find the little container that that ornament goes in and put it away. It's like God is punishing me for something and there it is another damn ornament. Will it ever end! What am I supposed to learn from this, to appreciate Christmas a little more? To cherish the season a little longer? What is it?

So since my short term memory is pretty much toast these days, I will go with what I did this weekend. Last night some of my classmates from good ol' Granite High got together. We do this every year around this time when our friend Scott Sleater comes in from New York. We had about 15 people there and it was so much fun. I brought yearbooks and we laughed at our 80's hairdos (the mullets, the bi-levels, the bleaching, the Flock of Seagulls) and wondered what people were up to. It was a great time. They are the best bunch of people. I don't know what it is with me and getting together with this kids. Maybe it is a wish to go back to a simpler time or maybe I liked the way I was in high school.Either way, I love seeing my high school friends and look forward to seeing them again.

Today at church the kids were practicing for an upcoming family concert at the Tabernacle. It is some concert for all kids of different religions to sing. It was so cute I had to tape it. Obviously, we need a little more practice and to learn the words.

Birthday Boys

Josh and Max turned 6! I can't believe it. I wish they were still babies. They are fun now, but I miss holding them. I remember the day they were born and after everyone left that night, I held both of them and just layed them on me and we fell asleep. I couldn't believe those babies were both mine and they were so sweet.

We went to Jungle Jims to celebrate their big birthdays. We had a great time. Rode every ride there and played everygame. Then we went to Hires and had some dinner. It was a fun night and at the kids had fun. We had two cakes. Max wanted a Pokemon cake, and Josh wanted a My Little Pony cake. They got Bakugan (I have no idea) game pieces and loved them.
Riding rides


Two cakes

Festival of Trees

Haley is the second one from the right! The kids had a dance performance at the Festival of Trees. They all did so good. They danced their little hearts out. Then for the next 4 hours we walked through the trees and did the kids crafts thing until I forgot where I lived and began to think I lived there, in the South Town exhibit hall.
Here is a video of the boys dancing. Bless Max, he tries. This gives me Christmas cheer!