I'm "Too Polite"

I work at a treatment center that gets a little crazy... ok, a lot crazy. I've been called everything under the sun. I've had curses put on my family. I've had death threats. I've seen girls (and this is gross) poop, smear it all over their arms, and then eat it. I've had girls try to kill themselves and have had to stop them from doing it.... Needless to say, through all of this, I really feel like I am good at my job. No, I'm great at my job. I don't want to sound prideful... but I really do take pride in being able to do this exceptionally well. Almost 3 years down the road, a position opened up that I felt was perfect for me. I felt like I was ready to take on more responsibility so I applied!

And like all the other many jobs I applied for.... I didn't get it! AGAIN?! I won't go into details because I could go on and on but I won't. I'll save you the theatrics and give you the basics: I am one hundred and ten percent confident that I was the better, more qualified applicant.... and just about everyone else on my shift agrees with me. The hard part is that the person who received the position is my friend... who I trained for 6 months. Sigh...

The reason why I didn't get the job? I'm "too polite". Oh well....

After talking with my supervisor, she feels like I AM ready for more responsibility so even though I didn't get the position, I will be put in charge of some programs that will hopefully give me the edge some other time. So I guess this all works out??

Welcome to the End

  We wanted ugly Christmas sweaters but they were $60+ online and the ones we found at the stores weren't ugly enough.... so we made our own sweaters!! (Except Peyton... ) 5 ugly sweaters for $20? 

Yes please! 

I figured since the world is supposed to end sometime this year, I better come up with some really good goals, right? haha

#1 - Read scriptures and pray DAILY. I feel like I need to make the gospel a bigger priority in my life. A friend of mine who is on his mission said "if you don't feel it, find it." I plan on doing just that!
#2 - Go to the temple at least once a month.
#3 - Join a fitness class (either kick boxing, jiu jiutsu, yoga, pilates, or spinning) with my friend Tashi (her sister will babysit Peyton) and go once a week... at least. Classes are offered 3 times a week. (aka. get into shape...and here's how I'm going to do it because now I have a friend to go with and no excuses!!)
#4 - Pay my bills... on time. Don't judge. I just forget!
#5 - Blog!
#6 - Make memories this year! And I know I will be! Things to look forward to: Riena comes home from her mission, Glenn will go on a mission(!!!!!YAY!!!!!), Kalilimoku reunion in Washington, Ben's hiking trip to the Grand Tetons, going on a cruise with Cassyie, buying a house, Peyton turning 2 (T.W.O!!) and hopefully so much more!!

What are some of your resolutions??

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

New Year's Resolution # 5: Actually write blog posts... instead of logging onto my blog and reading everyone else's.

Resolutions #1 - 4 will wait for another blog post.

Peyton... 7 months

Buy 1 Get 2!!

My sis-in-law introduced me to Snapfish and PHOTOBOOKS!! I love love love these. They make the perfect gift and they are personal, fun, and just awesome..... yup. They're doing a great deal right now... and in time for mother's day too! Or you could just keep the books for yourself, haha....Ready?

BUY 1, GET 2 FREE!

Good deal, right? Right. You end up paying about $25 instead of $73.... and I promise, it is so worth it! I get these books every year for Christmas for my parents and they are the BEST presents ever. You have to get the 8×10 Classic Cover Book or Classic Photo Book with 20 Pages in order to get the deal.

The other day they had the same deal for collage coffee mugs so I got one for my mom, dad, and sister. They turned out super cute!

Just wanted all of you to know :) (especially since I haven't blogged in ... forever.... )

Coupon Code: MOMMYBOOKS
Expires: April 18th, Monday

I Don't Want To Brag BUT.....

My husband is pretty good at snowboarding....

and my baby is pretty dang cute.

How Much Would You Pay for Child Safety?!

Me? I paid almost $50 just to hear the doctor say that my baby has the common cold... thank goodness for insurance! (Story behind that: last check up the doctor says to be careful cuz RSV season is coming. He said if my baby coughs, then caution flags should go up ASAP. My baby coughed....stupid caution flags)

Oh well, I guess $50 for piece of mind isn't that.... oh wait, it is. Thankfully, I'm not the kind of parent who spends this much money on these fancy baby products... and if you have one or more of any of the following products, then yes, I am judging you. And no, these are not in any particular order of ridiculousness...

Serious?! How could you look at this and think: yes, I would love to buy this because it looks so fashionable and at the same time it can keep my baby AND me warm. Because I can promise you that isn't what I will be thinking when I see you...

Ok, I'll admit that having to go to the bathroom at the store with a child is no easy feat... but lets be honest, you laughed because this looks stupid, right?

Is it REALLY that difficult to change the kids' diaper?! You're AT LEAST twice as big as your baby!! And you call yourself a parent....

And here's another one... If you need a rubber duck to tell you if the water is too hot for your kid, then maybe parenting just isn't for you. 

Um... what?! So if your baby has a snotty nose, go ahead and stick one part in the nose and the other in... your mouth?! WTF?! (F = freak or F... not the other one. I'm Mormon.)

I guess it sorta makes sense for your baby to wear a helmet... especially if you have hardwood floors or whatever. But think about it. Your baby's head is already the heaviest part of your baby so lets go ahead and make it heavier! Yeah! So instead of a few bumps on the head, let's get a broken nose or something. 

Don't worry, I'm not REALLY judging any of you moms out there for having any of these... but if you do have any of them, I may laugh at you. 

Just a little bit.