thursday thoughts...

so I got my carpets cleaned today. they looked like someone was massacred on them. ella was running to show me her strawberry harvest from the backyard and fell flat on her sweet little face. unfortunately her strawberries were under her and died all over my carpet. the carpet guys name was trevor.

I learned a lot abut trevor in our 40 minutes together

1- he just moved to utah. he had to call to get directions

2-he turns his ipod on and sings right out loud. (confident little soul)

3- he likes the color blue.

4- likes converse shoes even if they don't have very good traction

5-takes his job very seriously. once got out a banana stain that happened 20 years ago.

6- accident prone. almost fell down my stairs 3 times and ran into his equipment twice.

while trevor was here it happen to be art time for me and ella. we were coloring. she asked me the same question over and over again. trevor asked me if it was hard being a stay at home mom. i replied that yes but that i loved it. he said "don't you feel like your brain is oozing out from listening to a 2 year old everyday?? i don't think i could stand it. i don't have the patience to listen to them all day. i cant stand it when your at the store and the kid is falling all over the floor and crying. i use to look at those kids and think what is wrong with you? now i know it was really the parents fault for not telling the kids to stop acting that way." as i sat listening with a little smirk on my face, i wondered how to respond to his statements. i thought oh poor trevor. you don't have a clue. i answer the same questions over and over again because that's my job. she is learning so yes i am going to tell her 125489657 times that the crayon is red. i am actually quite intelligent and my brain never ozzes out of my head after a conversation with my kids. and in some years from now when your kid is falling on the floor crying at walmart, i am going to pat you on the back and direct you right to the ben and jerry's isle because guess what?? 2 year olds have a mind of their own.

but instead of telling trevor exactly what i was thinking i just said. well trevor you might feel differently when you have kids of your own:)

today's is the day!

today was a big day at the brown household. the mimi ( a.k.a. binky) is G.O.N.E. gone! yup we made the leap. i always have such a hard time taking it away which is why all my kids have had it WAY too long. i feel so bad taking away their best friend even when the best friend is giving the baby buck teeth. so the plan was layed out

1- figure out how to make her think it was her idea not mine!

2- present her with the plan. "ella, do you want to trade your mimi for a doggy from the store?"
(clarification- NOT A REAL DOG!)

3- get in the car and give her the mimi to suck on like crazy for the last time

(isn't she cute??)

4- pick out the cutest dog we could find

5- leave the mimi on the shelf to trade for the dog.

6- wave bye bye to the mimi

7- leave it on the shelf and just walk away. don't cry just walk away

and that is exactly what she did.

7- stock up on patience, hugs and kisses, and LOTS of diet coke to survive the next 3 days.

the BIG twelve:0)

That's right I am an OLD women. My little bitty baby Preston turned twelve this week. It was a important week for this young man:)

Since I am geriatric now I couldn't remember the number twelve in sign so we got a 10 and a 2. I think it is still cute:)

For his party he invited a few boys over for a movie on the house. Preston wanted to watch Clash of the Titans so that's what he got for his present before school. He choose donuts to give to his class for his birthday treat:) Preston has ALWAYS wanted to go to Washington DC. So for his "rite of passage trip" Josh is taking him to DC!!! They leave in October and Preston couldn't be happier!

Most importantly, though, Preston received the Priesthood on Sunday!

When we asked Preston who he wanted there he said Grandpa, Pappy, and Uncle Boyd. These are the men in Preston's life that have really made a difference to Preston's and we were so thrilled that they made it to this important event in his life. After church we were having a BBQ but Preston was asked to go do fast offering collection. Josh would normally take him but Boyd offered.

This was such a memorable experience for Preston. It was a great weekend. Thanks to all of our family and friends that made an effort to be here to celebrate. It was a great weekend!