Stinkin' Rotten Day!! 9/10/08

Okay, aren't blog's suppose to be about wonderful things. You know, sunrises, flowers, loving families and wonderful activities. Well this one isn't!! If you aren't in the mood to hear me gripe then you might not want to read this, I tell you, I give you fair warning!! What a crappy day! Starts off with Macie's truck breaking down, then the water to the house (We are on a spring, fed to the house and pumped in)decides to plug-up with roots. I know this because there is no water to help wash my mountain of stinkin' laundry. So I trudge up to the spring to see what I can possibly do to fix the matter. Bart always does this and I am impatient to wait the hour until his arrival home. I lift the home made million pound lid some man made never thinking a women would lift it!! I dig for roots. I can't reach them because the pipe is to far down so I have to lay on my belly to pull and dig. I am covered head to toe in stinkin' mud and muck. Finally I give in and try to use my toes. Hey it worked pretty good. I know I can now survive if my arms get severed in some farming accident. I get down to the house and still no water. Bart comes home and gets to looking and something has flushed through the whole water system and plugged every screen to every faucet and my washers. Yes I have 2 washers and they are going all the time!! Thank goodness I have a smart Husband! We pull washers out and get things rolling again.So I have to run back to town to get Macie's truck, stuck on the side of the road, luck has it, it starts. Well time for baths and late homework and..... then I hear this sound out side. I look and wouldn't you know it, it's our annual "digging of the porcupine quills" out of bunny. Dumb dog! I know I bragged about her in the past and how smart she is but how can that dog be such a stinkin'dummy when it comes to pain? We have to totally hog tie her down. There's blood and sweat and cussing, pliers and scissors involved. It is a horrible mess. Why Why Why? She does this every Stinkin' year!! Then it's bed time and Brayden decides it's time to figure out where he has lost/left his football pads. We make phone calls and nobody has seen them, tomorrow's his game. I finally crawl in the shower and get out and there is a phone call from my sister's. They must have felt I needed them because I unloaded. I'm not a crier but I tell you IT FELT GOOD! Thanks Kerri and Leah, you're always there when I need you. I'm glad you'll listen to me about my STINKIN' day. It seems like lately we trade off days, it was my day today. SEE I WARNED YOU! It wasn't no STINKIN' roses today!

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September Reflection

This is such a special and reflective time of the year for Bart and I. This is when we were preparing to become parents 20 years ago. All my life I knew that my roll on this earth would be to become a Wife and a Mother. I never had any doubt and I couldn't wait to have that first baby once Bart and I were married. I wanted so much to have a Son first. It just seemed to me that if I had a Son as the oldest, that he could be a strong example and strength to his siblings and that's exactly what he is, plus I knew how much Bart wanted a Son!
When I see the Sun start to shift and I feel the cool of the evenings, it takes me right back to that special moment in time. It's ironic that we were living here on the Ranch then and we have come full circle and are living here again. I remember waking up early in the mornings with Bart and he would build me a little fire so I could warm my big belly up. We would lay in bed and watch my belly move like I had cats in there or something, okay we were bored and didn't have T.V.
We LOVED our baby boy so much. Every thing he did was documented with pictures and video. His first real words besides daddy and mama, was "Har pray" hair spray. Why you ask? Because he was mocking his daddy. Bart said it to me and Landon had to say it too.
Bart couldn't wait for his baby boy to grow up. He wanted a buddy so much and that is what Landon was, his little buddy. Bart took him EVERYWHERE!! He would take him snowmobiling with a diaper bag in tow. He would even change him. Bart couldn't wait for the first "real" father-son camp out. He spent many cold mornings bugling for Elk, Landon could do it way better than his Dad and Grandpa Bill at age 3. Sometimes I would get nervous sending my little guy out but he had a daddy that took good care of him. Landon had so many mountain moments with his dad. That's where he grew up, at the side of his dad.
It is so surprising to me as the moments flew by; Baptism, Receiving the Priesthood, Passing the Sacrament then Blessing it for the first time, that was a hard one for this mom. Landon left out one word and had to say the Sacrament prayer over and over again. I wanted to absolutely cry for him. But he didn't give up and his Bishop knelt beside him and helped him. I'm sure those moments are what help build his character.
Landon was born to be a Missionary. We said that, the moment he was born! "We have a little Missionary" We bought him a suit and tie when he was little and I found a little "Future Missionary" tag. We were so proud of him. I just didn't realize how hard that moment would be to send him off. My heart was in my throat for days with the anticipation of the "Airport Goodbye". I know that Heavenly Father blesses a Mother at that time. He must or we would be running down the terminal after them bawling our eyes out!
He was so adored by his grandma's and aunt's. Kami loved all the hair he had so she had to dress him up as a little girl, I do say, he made a darling little girl, with his long eye lashes and curly hair.
He was such a good little boy. He was full of mischief but he was always so happy. He could be a rotten tease but that little grin was hard to get mad at. I would get mad at him and it didn't seem to fase him.
We just adored our first baby boy and he made us better people. He was the "trial child" We had to learn a lot about being a parents and made many mistakes along the way. I hope he will forgive us for the things we did wrong and build on the things we did right. It's just amazing how fast this little guy grew into a MAN! When did that happen? Where was I at when it went by? I know the day will come when He will be a Husband and a Father, I know it will surprise me because I still can't believe that our "Little Missionary" is fulfilling that role. He has been a blessing and a joy. So this time of the year brings much melancholy to us, as parents. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!! So Happy BIRTHDAY to US, Landon, because it certainly was!

Funny Bunny

I know I should write about something grand like my helpful children but I chose my DOG! I think Bunny is the funniest dog ever. She listens to me and minds better then my kids. This past Saturday Macie and I were trying to move her dead car so we could weed eat underneath it. We were pushing and pulling and giving it our all. Bunny came around the back to where we were. She watched for a second and I said to her "What are you looking at, get up here and help push." She did. She put her fat little paws on the bumper and tried to push then slipped off. I thought maybe it was a fluke so I told her to help us again. She did. Isn't she amazing? She does all she can to make me happy and minds so well. I just wish I could get my kids to do the same. Maybe then I would write about them and say they were amazing too!

Special Moment

This past Saturday was a special day for Brayden and Me. It was Brayden's first time doing Baptisms for the dead at the Temple. He was so excited. I decided I would go and do a session also. We drove over to Snowflake and had such a good discussion. It's so amazing that your children grow up and you can share such special experiences. I was so happy to walk up to the desk with him and realize that my child was in the temple with me. I think there is no greater feeling. Life has its moments and this was one of them. Afterwards we went to Showlow and had dinner. We talked about what was the greatest feeling. He said he was one of the last ones so he got to sit in there for a long time. He was excited that he got to stay in the font and wipe the glass down and help put the cover on. I can't believe how fast time goes, he's almost my height and will soon pass me. I need to really saviour these moments!

It's official!! School has really started!

Okay, it's official. I don't feel like School has really started until you have to drag a 40Lb. Kid out of the car and throw their shoes in the bus while you try to pry their hands from the bus bars while the cute little bus driver is trying to put shoes on a child that is flailing their feet in the air. YES, SCHOOL HAS STARTED!! Weight loss, work out, this IS my WORKOUT!!

School Starts, Whoo Hoo!!

It's Friday and I'm thinking "Where did the first week go?" I do have to say it was a great week. Tuesday night was the first "School night". It was a challenge to get kids to bed after being on summer schedule. We did it! Then I get this late night phone call and I'm thinking "who is that?" Not even putting the thought of Kami and Erick. I hear this frazzled voice on the other end and realize it's Erick and something about contractions and leaving for Showlow and all that! I thought I'd call Kami back and see how things are going and I hear her friend, Ross Masey's voice. She said they left and I realize it's for sure this time. I jump in the car and drive to Showlow and we wait for Brooklyn to make her grand appearance. And we wait, and wait. Then finally she makes it. I am always in awwe when I can see a baby born. Kami did so good. She is amazing. Erick and Kami are my example of being a great family and teaching their children how to be good people. Brooklyn came into the world all eyes. She just looked around. She is adorable. We haven't had a girl baby in the Wiltbank-Wright family for so long. It will be a fun experience, again! I will save all the details for Kami so go read her blog.
School, of course took a back seat to all the excitement. Macie starts her Senior year, Brayden is a 7th grader and Jaxten is in 2nd grade. We have a strange morning schedule. Macie has to be to school by 7:00 for Show Choir practice and the boys catch the bus at 6:30, so Macie drives them to the top of the hill and puts them on the bus and then heads off and the boys ride the bus for a while. I know it's a weird plan but I guess it will have to work.It's part of the "JOYS" of living out of town. If Macie took them, they would get to School way to early and with gas the price it is, I don't want to take 2 cars in. So that's the plan. I know Jaxten's going to fight it once it gets darker. He cracked me up. We were going to the open house and I said "School is starting Whoo Hoo!" and he said "It's not Whoo hoo for me!!" Once he met his teacher and saw the gold fish in their room it was alright.So I guess it's off to the races for all of us mom's, right?

Here's Brayden's Stitches

Brayden's arm is healing good. His stitches look really good.They are a little red but not bad. This is the first time we have had to deal with stitches, I'm sure it won't be the last. He starts football practice tomorrow and it's going to be hard on him because he can't play until the stitches are out. We bought him some cleats this past weekend and he has worn them every where. It's going to kill him to watch the other boys playing and not being able to participate.
We got our school shopping done this last weekend....boy I'm glad that's done!! I don't like it and I don't like watching the money fly out of my wallet. It seems like each store wants more money and I don't think that the stores are giving us much of a break as far as the sales go. I didn't find very many sales and Target was totally picked over. I think I found more sales on the Internet and coupons. You can google "coupons" and find quite a few and most places have free shipping. The only problem is the trying on. That's my tip for the day.