Check THIS out.

Today is shaping up to be a pretty good day! I am at my computer looking out the window at THIS:

Clear blue skies, majestic white-peaked mountains
(and as an added bonus, 4 of my neighbors backyards!)

It's a beautiful and dare I say warm day (that's relative, of course), and my sister and I might even head over to the mall with our youngsters in celebration. It all depends on how much I can get done in the next couple of hours, thanks to THIS:

Don't get me wrong, I love her to death and she's cute as a bug, but she's at that stage where she's only happy in my arms or under my feet . Here she is at the bottom of the stairs with her crocodile tears because I had to run and get my camera out of my purse for 2 seconds and I chose not to take her with. Girls sure know how to whip up the tears in a hurry, sheesh.

I've successfully sent THESE off to school:

Here are the boys a couple of weeks ago in Wayne County Utah, doing some
field research with their dad for Tyler's upcoming county project at school. They are such good boys and I just love it when they get along, which fortunately is most of the time.

Thank goodness for THIS:

Here's Hannah "helping" me at a Pretty Petal boutique last Saturday in Sandy. Hannah has been such a sweetheart lately. She's becoming so capable and caring, and she's almost always happy and enthusiastic about whatever we're doing. I will miss her companionship when I'm not the center of her universe anymore. Why do they have to grow up? I'm loving this stage!

And on the very rare occasion, thank goodness for THIS...

Last week I discovered Rachel sprawled out on the floor watching television. Her normal attention span for T.V. is about 5 seconds and that's with me holding her, so imagine my surprise!

I probably should be doing THIS...

There's even a sink-ful to replace 'em!

Or THIS...

Why does it never end?

Or even THIS...

Believe it or not I am actually developing a relationship with my
elliptical machine of all things.
The love may even outweigh the hate at this stage (did I just type that?)

Instead I blog.
Because I feel like it.
For once.