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Wednesday SayingZ | Busy

{ This week’s quotes }

I want to live a full life. Busy does not equal full.
– Ali Edwards –

…being busy does not bring meaning to my life.
– Tara Whitney –

…Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?
– Mary Oliver –

I’ve heard a few quotes lately that have just really stuck with me and made me think about how busy my life is. I want to incorporate this into my life – I’m actually kind of desperate too and it goes right along with my goal of simplifying my life this year. It’s a work in progress and I’m just not sure how to change things at this point, but I’m hoping it comes to me soon. I hope by posting this that it will be a reminder to me to seek ways to simplify and achieve more in my life.

Wednesday SayingZ I am a collector of quotes/sayings/titles and I am excited to share them with you each Wednesday. I hope they will inspire you and make your day a little better! I am also creating pieces of wordart with these quotes and will be offering them to you as a freebie! Feel free to use them in your scrapbooks or just print them out for wall decor!

Life 365 | Week 29

Monday, July 12, 2010

Over the weekend I realized that my drivers license had expired on my birthday – OOPS! So today while the kids were at their schools, I headed off to spend some time at the driver license office. An hour later and I was done and had my temporary license in my hand (until the permanent one gets mailed to me). I am thankful that it was shorter than I thought it would be and glad to have it over for another 5 years!

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Beth is loving science camp and I think we’ll have to get her in every year. They made paper rockets today and got to shoot them off! We made up some red velvet cookies today – some for us at home and some to take to the Relief Society Dinner in the park. It was fun to leave the kids home with dad and go visit and play games with the ladies in my ward!

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Today was Beth’s Science Camp field trip to the Planetarium and Bean Museum at BYU. I was so glad that I was able to go with her. She made a buddy at the camp and it was cute to see Beth and Rose together. We went to the museum first and then got to have a live presentation with some of the animals and then walked over to the planetarium. The kids thought it was an awfully far walk and I was very glad to get my “orange group” there safe and sound. We got to sit and watch the stars overhead while the lady showed us constellations and fun things. It was a fun day!

Thursday, July 15, 2010

This summer has truly been the busiest one that I have experienced since becoming a mom. My kids are old enough now that they have things to do and places to go and so I guess I am now an official soccer mom/chauffeur. My hardest thing about being on the go so much is that it has been all in the MORNINGS. I would much prefer it being stuff in the afternoon/evening, but I guess that’s how life goes! This is the last week that I will have to be on the go in the mornings until school starts – and I truly am glad that my kids have had the opportunity to do fun learning things!

Friday, July 16, 2010

Beth’s last day of science camp and she was pretty sad about it. She loved Mrs. Peterson and we had to get a photo at the end of camp with her. I’m glad that Beth enjoys being in the classroom and learning. I can’t believe she is going to be in Kindergarten this coming year!

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Today, was my monthly dinner exchange. I made Cheddary Pasta Casserole last night and had it all ready for today. I had planned on just going up to Salt Lake City and back, but I decided that I really didn’t want to be without my family today. So I impromptly planned a trip to the planetarium at the Gateway mall. So we dropped the food off at Brandon and Sabrina’s house and went to the Trax station and had a ride on the train that took us right to the planetarium. The kids loved exploring all the fun things they had there and Joey bought them some fun spiral balls. We also planned to go to the movie theater and see Despicable Me. Unfortunately, during the movie, Beth got sick and threw up all over Joey. They got cleaned up and then Joey and JJ finished the movie while I stayed out with Beth. We were hoping to also go see the children’s museum at the Gateway, but Beth was not doing so well. She also threw up at the Trax station while we were waiting for the train and also in the van on the way home. But even though my poor Bethie didn’t feel good, I think we had a good time.

Sunday, July 18, 2010

We stayed home from church today because we weren’t sure if Beth was still sick and JJ was having a really hard day. Sometimes JJ just has days that he is really overactive and it doesn’t really mix with people. Beth was feeling good all day though – so we decided it must have been heat exhaustion and we got plenty of fluids in her today. For Family Movie Night we did Pete’s Dragon and had Dragon Eggs (Baked Potato Bar) and Corn on the Cob.

And here is my weekly layout:
I used my Just BeeZ CuZ & Digital 365 to create this layout!

Life 365 | Week 26

Monday, June 21, 2010

It was such an exciting day for JJ. He left with his cub scout troop at 6:30am for the Jeremiah Johnson Scout Day Camp. JJ has never done anything like this before so I was a little nervous about how he would handle it – but I shouldn’t have worried. He came home about 2pm with a huge smile on his face! His leader told me how amazing he did today and that he actually started initiating conversations with the other boys and just trying and doing his best at everything. I’m so proud of him! He got to make a paper rocket, a wood airplane, and do lots of belt loops and other requirements! It was a wonderful day for him.

Soon after JJ got home – Grandma Smith arrived. She spent the afternoon and evening with us and the kids loved having her play with them. She helped us finish up organizing the toys in the kids room too. We had Uncle Aaron over for dinner and we had some really great conversation. After the kids went to bed and Joey took Aaron home – Mom Smith and I had a long conversation into the night and it was so great to have someone to lean on. Thanks Mom!

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

It was a hard day for me. I started the day with a bad panic attack that basically wiped my whole day. I’m so thankful to Joey and the kids for helping me through the day. JJ had his pack meeting tonight and got lots of belt loops from his day camp yesterday. He was so excited!

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

It was Beth’s last day of Soccer Camp. She had so much fun. The coaches played soccer games with them and then they got to have a huge water fight. Beth was completely drenched and completely happy!

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Grandpa and Grandma Sorensen arrived today. They brought Uncle Clint and cousin Colby and some of their team to the BYU Basketball Camp, so they are staying with us for a couple of days. The kids were so excited to have them here! We attended the boys’ first game at the camp and then we picked up Joey and went to Cabella’s. What a store! The kids were fascinated by the displays! Then we went to IHOP for dinner (since Sizzler was closed before we could get there)!

Friday, June 25, 2010

It was a fun, busy day. We took JJ to school and then went and watched another basketball game before running Grandpa and Grandma around for this and that. After picking JJ up, we did some more shopping, had lunch, and went to another basketball game. It was fun to just be with my parents and visit!

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Another exciting day! Grandpa and Grandma left early to go get some tar in Salt Lake City and they left for home later on in the afternoon. But we didn’t see them after that – because we had a lot to do! It was our DATE WITH THE KIDS DAY! We started by going to JJ’s last Tball game – where he got a fun trophy! Beth and I left a little early and went back home to curl her hair and dress her up. Then we headed over to the wonderful Princess Festival! It was our first year but we will definitely have to plan on making it a tradition. Beth got to go on a treasure hunt for a wonderful princess story & autograph book. She got to go on a princess adventure where she helped all the princesses. We did a little shopping at the booths, ate lunch, and took lots of pictures with the princesses. Beth ADORED it! While we were gone – JJ and Joey headed off to the arcade where they had lunch, played games, and JJ got to play his first laser tag game which he loved! About 3pm we all arrived home – hot and tired, but the kids were so happy! JJ then headed off for an hour of water time fun at a friend’s birthday party. We did a bit of down time before having pizza for dinner. Then we switched and Joey took his little princess to the Ball at the princess festival and JJ and I went to see Toy Story 3 in the theater. Beth had so much fun at the ball with the entertainment, the snacks, and the dancing and JJ really loved the movie! So I think our day was a COMPLETE SUCCESS!

Sunday, June 27, 2010

The kids loved that Grandpa and Grandma left them DONUTS! It made for a great snack after church!

And here is my weekly layout:
I used my Digital 365 to create this layout!

Project 365 | Week 31

Monday, July 27, 2009

JJ is one of the most active kids I know. He’s always busy and hardly ever sits still – even when watching a movie or eating or anything else. Today, I walked into the living room and found him laying on the couch watching a movie. I thought for sure he must be getting sick or something and I sat down and finished the movie with him. As soon as the movie was over, he was back to his normal busy self and running around the house. I am grateful for the little moments when my boy will still snuggle with me – even if it is just for a little awhile.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

So I went outside to discover a very long branch had fallen onto our lawn from the tree in our yard. It was pretty heavy too. Not sure what is happening to our tree – but we keep discovering small branches on our lawn – now, I am a little scared to just let the kids go play outside by themselves!

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Joey bought me an iPhone!!! It was a very nice surprise – and he got a great deal on it too. I never expected to get one and never really thought I would even want one. I had my iPod Touch and I loved it – but I didn’t really think I needed a fancy phone – but when it arrived today and I started playing with it – I fell in love with it. I spent the whole day goofing around on it – it is definitely addicting! Thank you honey!

Thursday, July 30, 2009

The kids got out their big coloring books today. It was fun to see how much they enjoyed coloring and they got along so well today!

Friday, July 31, 2009

My family arrived in town today. We had dinner and played at our house tonight. Both my sisters weren’t able to come, but all 4 of my brothers made it and it’s not often that all 4 of them are together – so of course we had to get a picture. I only regret not getting a picture of me with my brothers – I really should have done that – but of course – being the photographer, I didn’t even think of it until later. It was really fun to have us all together and my kids enjoyed playing with their little cousin that they never get to see!

Saturday, August 1, 2009

So it was a long but very fulfilling day today. We got up early and went to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House as a family and it was very beautiful. I love that I have been able to take my kids to 2 temples in the last few months. We then headed over to Hogle Zoo for awhile and then we headed back to Orem for some shopping and then a BBQ at my house for dinner. It is SO FUN to have my family here.

Sunday, August 2, 2009

My family headed home today and I’ll miss them. One of the things that I enjoyed this week was trying my hand at a new skill – bread making! I love bread, especially rolls and I finally gave baking them a try and I think they turned out amazingly well. I made them 3 times this week and it was good to be able to share them with my family. Yea!