Look at this...

Have you read this book?! 

Well, if you haven't, you NEED to!  Even if you're not Mormon.

It is the funniest dang thing and it's a quick read. 

I have a copy if you want to borrow it!

ALSO,

Look at what I did this weekend all, by myself I might add!

I have had really really really sick kiddos! So, as they lay watching movie after movie pracitcally dying (ok, they weren't dying, but they sure sounded like it.), I installed wainscotting in my bathroom!  WOO HOO!!!  I LOVE it!  I have now done 2 out the 3 bathrooms and ready to install it on some furniture!  Can't wait!

I will now live in the moment...

My cell phone.

I LOVE it!

It's actually pretty pathetic that this quote is so me.

(photo found from pinterest of course! oh and I can do it on my phone hee hee, blah!.)

Every single one of these things are true about me.  Without my cell I would have no idea what the time is, what day it is, where I am suppossed to be, where to take my kids, when to wake up...  I can talk to 5 different people at once, check FB, blogs, the news, play words with friends, use the flash light to see in the dark or look down my kids throats when they are sick, take darling pictures and immediately upload them to FB, set my alarm so my kids don't fight over how long it's been since one got to play angry birds, temple run, talking tom etc. all within a matter of minutes and that's not even half of what I can do.  Pretty cool!  Well, it used to be.

A couple of weeks ago, our Bishop got up during sacrament meeting and spoke on just this subject.

He took his little girl out on a daddy daughter date to get ice cream.  As he looked around the ice cream shop, he noticed a family and a father who was with them.  That father didn't put his phone down once.  Not once.  Now he also said to give this poor dad the benefit of the doubt.  Maybe the texts/ emails/ phone calls were an emergency, or whatever.  But, what he did notice was that this dad was missing life as it was happening around him.  He was no longer in the moment with his family.  He was plugged into other things. 

He continuted by saying that technology is wonderful.  It is good, but to be very careful.  It may just be taking time away from the things that matter most.  Family, kids, spouse, friends.

I am just like that father!  I don't put my phone down!  EVER!  Sad.  I took my little girl on a date about a month ago and I was more consumed by a conversation that was taking place on FB than I was with the little miracle that sat directly in front of me.  And the worst part about it?!  When I did put my phone down, she promptly grabbed it from me and started to play a game.  Wow, I taught her well. Life 101, ignore your family. UGH!

Don't get me wrong.  I love my phone.  I love all the things that I can do from it.  But is it weird to say that I resent it at times?  ahhh....I guess I will still check the time every 10 minutes, because I wasn't paying attention the first time I looked at it. I will still take fabulous pictures of little moments and scenery that amaze me.  But mark my words,  it will remain in my purse when I am with my family and friends.  It will not take any more time away from me.  I will NEVER sit at the dinner table, party etc. and ignore what is taking place around me. I just won't.  I feel like I have been robbed of precious time and I will not allow that to happen again.

So, in closing, YES, I LOVE my phone.  But it will no longer jeopordize my time. Wait, someone just commented on my picture, I need to respond.....

Ok...

I do have one question though...

How DID we survive without technology back when I was young? 

Answer: We lived in the moment.  Time to go back in time.

sigh....

The last 10 days list...

1. B has been out of town since my birthday and it sucks! I get cold at night and have to settle using my heating pad to warm me up.

 2.  I am NOT a fan of 3D movies, but my kids are. UGH.  They make me dizzy and want to puke.  It's just the reality.

 3.  William can't quite 'sight' read.  He picked up this book and said, "Grandpa's Pissed?!"  Uh, NO!  Back to reading the basics.

4.Whatever you put on FB will shortly be a reality!  THANK YOU SARAH!  You have no idea how badly I needed this!

 5. I have THE Best Valentines EVER!

6. All 3 of my kids are sick.  I MEAN sick.  All have temps of 103 or more.  William passed out on his way to bed.  It broke my heart.

7.  I have spent more time on pinterest, than sleeping.  That's sad if I don't say so myself.

8.  My uncle Kurt and Aunt Marie are moving to Washington DC.  I could cry, oh wait, I did. I am. Still am!  I will miss them more than they will EVER know!

9.  I can't go to church today because my kids sound like barking seals and are literally hotter than a summer's day.  This makes me sad because I will miss my cute primary kids! So, this is where I found my inspiration today.

That's all for now! Happy Sunday.

The Meaning of Life, According to ELR...

I miss this show! I was looking up something on youtube today and stumbled across this. Made me laugh! It's worth watching!

I love you so much I could....

(photo from pinterest.com.)

This is the 4th year that B has been out of town over Valentine's Day!  This would make most women angry that they don't get to spend that one special day where you are suppossed to be with the ones you love spending unneccessary money and spending as much time together as the day will give!  Was that a run on sentence?!  BUT, I'm ok with B being gone, well, I wish with all my heart he was here, but I get 350+ days to tell and show him how much I love him!  So, I don't need a special day! 

LOVE YOU B, I love you so much I could Squish you!

Happy Valentine's Day from afar!

(Yes, I was taking that picture, while I kissed him!  I'm freaking talented!)

Car, Turtle, Frog and Penguin...

Anna is quite the artist.  She love's art.  You put paint, paper, crayons, scissors or any kind of craft in front of her and you have one happy kid!  Here are some pictures that she has painted at school, along with some pictures of us at her school program!

 Anna with Miss Janice from school.

I love her Car, Turtle, Frog and Penguin!

Dear New York...

 Dear New York,
It's me, Kelly. Perhaps not the Kelly you once knew, but down deep, it's still me. I've been gone far too long. I'm sure you didn't notice my long departure, but I noticed. I left my heart here 4 years ago. Although, not to worry, I felt it reconnect the second my eyes came upon your breathless skyline. Gasp. Your buildings, the smell, the sounds, oh how I have missed our frequent love affairs. I missed your busy streets, sleepless nights, and discovering something at every blink. The smells, are familiar to me and they have remained the same. Small favorite parts of you have changed, but I'm ok with that. We have to change to grow and become stronger. You may not have noticed, but I have changed too.

I have discovered new pieces of you that I love and when I come back, I will have to find once more.

( I soooo wanted to go see this sermon! )

 (Got to love street performers!)

(View from New Jersey)

Part of me is sad that I have to leave again, but I will be back.

Sincerely, Kelly