okay so I am stealing another Idea from a friend(okay em it's you again!). Blogging can become overwhelming but I love it! Since I found a site that will print it for a minimal fee with pictures, I don't feel quite as bad about not keeping my journal as good as I should. And scrap booking is 4 years behind and with blogging I get to kill 2 birds with one stone. so I am only going to blog once a week....Sundays. It will be called seven on Sunday. so here it goes....

SEVEN on SUNDAY

1. The beginning of may Brendan had drill up in wilder(past Boise). We stay with my brother in Caldwell each month and it's lots of fun....except for the kids start fighting by Saturday afternoon! Darn girls just get along. So we decided this month that on Saturday evening we would have our monthly family date. Especially since there is more to do in the Boise area than Blackfoot. We took the kiddos to Chuckie Cheese's. It was Brevan's first trip and they all had tons of fun. Okay so did mom and dad. here are a few pictures from that trip.









2. Brendan finally fixed the camera for me so I can up load them onto the computer. So here are the pictures of the pooh Mackenzie played in(aka garden fertilizer) a few weeks back.



3. So is it Spring yet? It snowed 2 weeks ago and left a small accumulation. Here is our back yard on May 7.

4. Brendan is finished with this semester of school and is leaving on Friday for 16 days...it's his national guard annual training. I should be used to it by now, but I still hate it when he's gone from home. Even after being apart for a year while on active duty, two weeks still stinks. So I will probably be a grouch for a few weeks now.

5.I was totally bummed that David Archuleta didn't win the AI Finale. David Cook is the best alternative for me. I have to say I wasn't as faithful this year as I have been in the past. We use to turn our phone off on the evenings of American Idol. This year we just hoped to catch the quick playback. Oh well there's always next year.

6. Brendan gets to chooses a new work schedule this week. I will be so excited to have him able to come back to church after a LONG year with 3 kids by myself during Sacrament.

7. So My sucky Idaho attitude is back and I don't know how to get rid of it permanently. The weather hasn't helped. this past year has been AWFUL, but after marriage counseling, a good job that actually pays the bills, no house on the market, and kids getting older I am looking forward to this summer. The hard thing for us is in the past with each new move brought a new set of friends. This time we moved into an area that seems to not allow newcomers into their circles. I am fine with having family as my friends, but I do miss all my dear friends from the past 7 years. I am going be the PTA VP this year and there seems to be a lot of neat people so hopefully we'll make some friends here. If not we only have about 2 more years. On a positive not....our ward is nice. people our friendly...I just wish we had people who had a similar personality as Brendan and I. Oh well i need to get off of my soap box and be more optimistic. oh yea...mackenzie tried out for a dance team. we are still waiting for the results. it's harder for me than her. she has a good attitude that she'll try again. as a mom you hate to see your kids not succeed at something they really want to try. so next week I'll let you know what comes of the tryouts. have a great week.

So I am stilling this idea from another friend's blog. It's about honoring our friends who seem to be miraculous. Since my dearest friends have finally joined the world of blogging I am dedicating this blog to them, Ben and Jeanie Miller of Pennsylvania soon to be Kansas. They are a Army family and he is going to be deployed to Iraq this Fall. What is so amazing about this couple is how they can conquer all Together. They know how to have fun with life no matter what comes there way. You will never meet more devoted parents either. Don't mess with there kids or you will feel the wrath of Mr. Ben! (also you better treat Jeanie with the respect she deserves or you don't want to be around Ben:)) This family is wonderful and full of optimism. When I thought I was dumb for running my first 5K who was there to support me in spirit....none other than the Millers. When my husband has been a bone head who still understands why I Love him so much....my Jeanie. So hear is a tribute to some of the greatest friends I have and ones that I miss dearly....those late night karoke parties were the Best. Now I just hope they read this!!!! Love you guys and good Luck with the move.

Pictures: 1. Kyle and little Olivia holding hands at Codorus. They were the Best of friends! 2. Josh, Kelley, and Mackenzie loved playing together. Truth be known Kenzie kissed Josh once! 3. Jeanie and Olivia 4th of July soon after we all moved from Maryland to Pennsylvania. Those were the good ol' days 4.Ben encouraging Brendan to pick up a Boulder at the lake. Man those men sure turned into boys when they got together, fun times! 5. The kids at 6 flags near DC with the super heroes. Jeanie helped me big time on this trip. I was 2 weeks from delivering Brevan and Ben told her to make sure I took care of myself on the very hot day! and she did...made sure I was well hydrated.

Once again here's to the fabulous five...the Millers!!!!

Once again I HATE Viruses!!!! Brevan woke up Friday morning with Croup. Usually not a big deal for me to deal with when one of the kids get this particular virus. I thought great we need to go out this morning to the breakfast with momat Mackenzie's school the cool air will do him GOOD. Needless to say he progressively declined throughout the day. Brevan spiked a fever of 104.3 and started the high pitch wheezing, or stryder as we in the medical field say, and he had severe retracting in his abdominal region and nasal flaring. THe poor kid was in respiratory distress. We got him to the clinic at 4:30. The doctor(a Moron, I won't tell you who it is) comes in and says, "Oh it looks like he's not breathing very well!" I wanted to slap the man and say DUH! By the end of our 3 hour visit of temp, albuterol treatments, Pedia pred(a steroid) and x-rays, it was decided since he wasn't improving like he should and was still in distress that he needed to be hospitalized. So we took him to Bingham Memorial( I know megan not the best:)). The respiratory therapist was AWESOME! He started the epi treatments immediately. Thanks to my Wonderful Brother-in-law with all of his connections that got us treated so well at the hospital. After no SLEEP and lots of steroids Brevan was able to come home on Saturday. He is doing much better, Especially considering his O2 sats got down to 89% . So now we are playing catchup on sleep. But hey we are home and enjoying each other. Thanks also for the Power of the Priesthood that I know helped Brevan recover so quickly. Thanks for all of the support. We love you all. Mackenzie and Kyle were so cute when Brevan came home, they were both excited to see him home. Man I love my kids and it makes me happy to see my kids love each other so much. Have a Great Day.

For all of the Mothers who can understand the following. A friend of mine sent this to me in honor of Mother's Day. It is SO TRUE! Have a Happy Mother's Day to all the mother's in our lives. I will do an updated blog when we are all well again.

BIRTH ORDER OF CHILDREN 1st baby: You begin wearing maternity clothes as soon as your OB/GYN confirms your pregnancy. 2nd baby: You wear your regular clothes for as long as possible. 3rd baby: Your maternity clothes ARE your regular clothes._____________________________________________________ Preparing for the Birth:1st baby: You practice your breathing religiously.2nd baby: You don't bother because you remember that last time, breathing didn't do a thing. 3rd baby: You ask for an epidural in your eighth month.______________________________________________________ The Layette :1st baby: You pre-wash newborn's clothes, color-coordinate them, and fold them neatly in the baby's little bureau. 2nd baby: You check to make sure that the clothes are clean and discard only the ones with the darkest stains. 3rd baby: Boys can wear pink, can't they?______________________________________________________ Worries: 1st baby: At the first sign of distress--a whimper, a frown--you pick up the baby. 2nd baby: You pick the baby up when her wails threaten to wake your firstborn. 3rd baby: You teach your three-year-old how to rewind the mechanical swing. ______________________________________________________ Pacifier: 1st baby: If the pacifier falls on the floor, you put it away until you can go home and wash and boil it. 2nd baby: When the pacifier falls on the floor, you squirt it off with some juice from the baby's bottle. 3rd baby: You wipe it off on your shirt and pop it back in.______________________________________________________ Diapering: 1st baby: You change your baby's diapers every hour, whether they need it or not. 2nd baby: You change their diaper every two to three hours, if needed. 3rd baby: You try to change their diaper before others start to complain about the smell or you see it sagging to their knees. ______________________________________________________Activities: 1st baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics, Baby Swing, and Baby Story Hour. 2nd baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics.3rd baby: You take your infant to the supermarket and the dry cleaner. ______________________________________________________Going Out: 1st baby: The first time you leave your baby with a sitter, you call home five times. 2nd baby : Just before you walk out the door, you remember to leave a number where you can be reached. 3rd baby: You leave instructions for the sitter to call only if she sees blood. ______________________________________________________ At Home:1st baby: You spend a good bit of every day just gazing at the baby.2nd baby: You spend a bit of everyday watching to be sure your older child isn't squeezing, poking or hitting the baby 3rd baby: You spend a little bit of every day hiding from the children. ______________________________________________________ Swallowing Coins:1st child: When first child swallows a coin, you rush the child ! to the hospital and demand x-rays. 2nd child: When second child swallows a coin, you carefully watch for the coin to pass. 3rd child: When third child swallows a coin, you deduct it from his allowance! ______________________________________________________