gazelle intensity

Anyone who has read or knows of Dave Ramsey, knows what I mean by "gazelle intensity". For most of his graduates he talkes about, I'm probably not as "intense" as them but I'm learning and am more intense then I ever have been.

I love numbers and math so I obviously LOVE handling our finances. Sometimes though, ever since I've started putting into affect Dave's tactics, I find myself stressing out because I wanna get out of debt faster then I can.

Just yesterday, however, I was going over our accounts and noticed a monthly payment we make of $200 was only like $186. My heart kind of almost stopped when I realized what this meant. That's right folks, I just gained an extra $200 a month because im done paying on a camper we took a loan out on!!!!! So, since January of this year when I made a resolution to get out of debt I have managed to pay off one credit card, a loan AND I have smaller truck payments because we decided to trade in our vehicle!

My snowball is starting to get a little bigger and role a little faster and I'm nearly giddy with excitement about it all! I still have a long list of debts to take care of but now that Vance and I have been able to take control of where our money goes, it's been almost freeing. It's been hard though. We've had our little moments of weakness. Luckily, we're both in this together so we help motivate each other. You've gotta get in the right mind set and JUST DO IT!

Doing what we've been asked to do and avoid by the church (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) has been such a blessing. We have been able to stick to our plan and still take care of the needs of our family and then some.

Now, if only I could stick to a healthy eating plan.

moses

Meet Moses. A hairless rat with the ugliest behind you'll ever see but, I think he's abselutely darling. I'm tempted to get one myself. This here is my cousin Banner's new joy in life and he is the sweetes thing. He doesn't bite and loves to cuddle. (Not Banner, the rat though I'm sure he doesn't bite and loves to cuddle just the same.)

I was quite surprised to find that Gemma was ecstatic to play and love on Moses. She kept calling him the doggy and couldn't get enough!

9 months

STATS

Head- 45cm

Chest- 43cm

Weight- 21lbs

Height- 291/2

Can't believe my baby will be 1 in 3 months!

Happy 9 months to my

sleepy (not so much) 

Happy 

Wild child!

(whom I'm madly inlove with)

attempts and then a lil' success

 He has finally crawled about 3 or 4 feet but before hand, this is how he preps. (I'd say it's a little more tricky than just getting on your hands and knees.)

 Momma's little sweet cheecks!

And now for the real treat! Vance is getting pretty good at standing himself up. WooHoo!

(Don't mind the mess. That's what happens when daddy is supervising.)

ps. my water is fine! When the water guy finally came and checked our water, it wasn't acting up anymore. (go figure) He told us that it was backed up oxygen causing all the bubbles and fizzyness. Whatever, just glad it wasn't anything serious.

"someone's poisened the water hole"

Vance and I really got into The Unit series and have recently finished watching them all. In one particular episode, the sprinklers and faucets start leaking a deadly gas and ends up killing a lot of people. Great episode and series! I recommend them to anyone!

Well, Vance came into the kitchen this evening after his shower getting ready for work and said, "Heather, you need to see something." I could tell he was perplexed and maybe a bit worried so I got up and went over to the sink where he was standing. After staring at the running water for a bit I finally asked him what it was he wanted me to see. He said, "Do ya see that?" Umm, nope. See what? He grabbed a glass cup and filled it with the running water. The water was white from the billions and billions of itty bitty bubbles (im assuming) and was fizzing like crazy. He held it up to my nose and it had a very strong chemical odor. Nope not the sulfur kind but the kind that your science teacher would probably make you where a mask during an expirement. Vance also mentioned it seemed to him that it was extra slippery feeling than normal.

He left for work shortly after showing me this situation with careful instructions to not drink the water or even let it run. I was feeling pretty happy that I had decided to buy water yesterday. I got the kids dressed and in bed and after giving my son his meds, I went into the bathroom to rinse his suringe and watched the water go down the drain. What the heck was that?! The water wasn't hot enough to be steaming. I switched it to cold water and bent down to get a closer look at the drain. Yep! I did in fact see what I thought I saw. As the water was draining, vapor came steaming up out of the drain. It emmediatly reminded me of the above mentioned episode or perhaps a job for Ghostbusters. Either way, tomorrow is a holiday so there's no fixing this until tuesday.

Can I at least safely shower or bathe my kids? Who knows. Luckily I have a pretty darn good friend who's offered up her house to us if we need some clean agua.

So, anyone have any idea what may be going on?

25 and feeling awckward

The last time I can remember feeling like this was in Junior high. I was a shy awckward gal because there lacked a certain important element. Oh yeah, self-esteem, confidence! I never was the pretty or popular one. I remember wishing so badly that I was. Was I fat? No. Did I have a rediculously ugly boy haircut? Nope. Hmmm, what could it have been? You know how older women wished they had there young plump healthy skin from when they were 12? Apparently my skin has reverted back to its younger days. And I dont mean in the young, healthy and plumpish way.

My lack of self-esteem stemmed from my big forehead and dare I say it, acne. Back then, I tried everything in the book. To my dismayed and depressed self, nothing worked and I unwillingly accepted my fate. I covered and covered that face of which I speak of with foundation, which I'm sure didn't help the issue but was a quick fix for hiding those horrible monsters.

Years went by and I entered my Senior year of High school. I had some self-esteem, a little confidence and was happy and didn't feel quit as ugly as before. What ever could be the reason? My skin decided to be my friend! I don't know what made it change its mind but it did and I was grateful! No more cover-up for this girl! Yeah, sure, I'd get a pimple every once and while but who doesn't. This wonderment continued through graduation, some college, a couple of years of marriage and then BAMB! I got prego and my hormones started throwing everything out of wack. I got the prego acne, which BTW I had no idea was even possible. You're always told about the glowing radiant skin. Mine was definitly non existent.

I gave birth a few weeks later my skin was clear and back to its healthy normal self. Well, I got prego again and delt with the very same thing AGAIN! This time, it seemed a lot worse but didn't last as long, thank goodness. Gave birth again, skin was still good. I had a few issues but nothing that lasted long. Non the less, I was pleased with my complection.

This past week I feel like that awckward 12 year old I once was. My skin has been acting funny only it aint that funny. My normal cleansing routine stoped working for me so I started something different and still nothing. Once again nothing's working! (and no im not prego.) I'm 25 and never in my dreams did I think I'd be dealing with such adolesent skin. I'm hoping this passes soon and can all be forgotten. Can we shoot for clear skin by Sunday? I've got a RS lesson and it would be my greatest wish right now. That's all I'm asking, a little compromise. I think there's been enough damage.

(Okay, enough of my ranting. Lets just pray things get clearer, eh.)

be mine, valentine and some vomit

I've learned over the years to not expect anything on days such as these. It's not like it's that big of a deal anyways, right? It's just not Vance's thang. He tends to forget or he's usually working.

Well, when you're not expecting anything, it's quit the surprise when there is something! It wasn't a big something but I very much enjoyed it. In the hall on our little table, Vance left me a box of chocolates and the movie Eclipse. (Yes, I'm a sapp over this series so get over it.) It put a big smile on my face and made this day perfect.

Now, to rewind a couple of hours to earlier this morning. Vance got up with the kids so I could get some extra sleep and the poor guy had two sick kids who had vomitted in there beds. Both had slept in their mess I felt so awful. Vance had gotten them up and cleaned and changed them, all done in peace and quiet mind you. How did he do this? It's abselutely amazing! I hardly heard one peep while I got some sleep. My hubbs is wonderful, brilliant, amazing, careing, understanding and I could go on and on. Thank you sweet cheeks!

Now, to the underlying problem of the vomit. The kids and I were at a birthday party saturday. It was super fun with great food and sugar cookies. Well, I found out this morning from my friend Kelli that apparently, every cute kid at that party was throwing up. And from what I understand, some still are. I've been trying to think as to how this has happened, and I can only come up with food poisening. I think it was the eggs. There I said it. Sugar cookies and potatoe salad. Definitly the eggs. I hope this passes quickly because it is no bueno. My poor babies.