Thursday, January 29, 2009

Feeling Especially Gypped Today...

I'm feeling especially Gypped today. I don't normally talk about it, but I'm just so sad.
I decided to take the kids to the mall to play. I needed to pick up a little gift for a baby shower, so kill 2 birds with one stone right?


Well I got to the mall before they opened at 9:30 while all the fun cute little snow birds are still there walking the mall for exercise. So the first little couple passes me and I smile, they nod and smile, the second set stops and pats Corwin on the head making a comment about how cute he is. At this point a little twinge in my heart reminding me how much I miss my Mom and Dad.
So we make it to the little play center and I look up and on the second story is the cutest little couple so far, the man has his arm around his wife and they are looking over the railing adoring and talking about all the cute little kids. I bite my lip to stop myself from crying, then in comes one, two, then Three couples to sit and watch the kids. Two sets have a couple grand kids in tow. And I couldn't help it. I started crying, in front of all these people I don't know.
I felt like a 30 year old orphan who's kids are seriously Gypped out of grandparents. Mom and Dad were the best grandparents, always reading books, a sitting just to rock or hold the kids.



GRRRRR Why! Why do some people get to have parents until they are old themselves, while I have none, and no Grandma's and Grandpa's to spoil my babies.
I hate sounding bitter. I'm grateful for the years that I did have with them. I'm just sad today for some reason. More so than usual.

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Dinner Time Conversation

Emma: Damn it! I can't get in behind the bench

Mom: What did you say Emma?

Emma: Damn it......

Tanner.....(snickers)
Brigham....(eyes wide)
Tate...(lowers his eyes to his plate)

Dad: Emma, that is a bad word

Emma: What is....Damn it?

Mom: Yes Emma, it's a bad word and you can't say it.

Emma: Only Mom's and Dad's can?.....................

Dan: Only very angry Mom's and Dad's can.

Mom: (flash Dad a dirty look) SIGH..............

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

My weekend in Numbers

2~ Sick Babies




Dan spent 1.5~ hours working on the pool and fishing a total of 10~ oranges, (1 of which was sucked in and stuck in the return) 3~ pool toys and 1~ pair of goggles. (all thanks to the above mentioned sick babies, aka my daily double dose of "Don't do that!")

1~ Crazy Son who doesn't know its Winter


He successfully retrieved 5~ Rocks and 1~ bottle cap (also thanks to the "wonder twins")
2~ future missionaries, reminding their mother why it was all worth it.


1~ Finally pink toting sister moving to Utah with her 6~ sons and 1~ baby girl.

Countless tears falling by all the Oakes clan that will miss them terribly.

1st~ family get together at Mama and Daddies house (Now Lynnie's House) in 5~ years. 47~ family members


Hundreds upon Hundreds of Meals made in this kitchen.



4~ Siblings, 4~ in-laws, 34~ Nieces and Nephews 3~ Great nephews

1~ Favorite Sis-in-law (that's right I said it)


And 1~ Super awesome (most sexy and wonderful, down officially ~107~ lbs) Sweetheart.

RAWR baby! Nuf said