Red Concert

We had a fun date on Saturday. We went to Salt Lake and ate at Chin Wa which is my favorite chinese place. Then we went to a concert. The group is called Red.

Neil and I at Chin Wa

This is Neil posing and trying to show off his muscles to Aaron.

Aaron came with us. This is him at the restaraunt showing off his muscles to Neil.

This is us at the concert. There were three bands that played before Red and they were scream-o bands. I was just looking around going what! Why do people listen to this. There is no way to hear the words. I kept imaginng the sore throats they must have after screaming so much and looking around at all the different people at the concert. It was actually entertaining.

I decided I am old. I just don't get the scream-o stuff. Oh and we were for sure the oldest at the concert. It was kinda funny. It was at the Avalon in Salt Lake which is a dive and there is no parking. We went to park on the street in a neighborhood and these guys come out and tell us not too park there or our car would get broken in to and there was some police action going on at some house up the street. We drove off and parked forever away in a store parking lot.

Are you laughing yet that we are at this Scream-O concert?

Red is a Christian hard rock band. They do have some moments of scream-o but the rest of their music is so good. It was a long wait thru the scream-o bands (which we had no idea would be playing) but it was worth it. Neil loves music and finds all kinds of different music and shares his love with me. He arranges concerts and fun dates all the time for us. Thanks Neil.

The smell of home!

I love the smell of homemade bread baking in the oven. It makes me feel old fashioned. It makes me feel like I am being a good mom. That maybe I am making a memory of something my children will remember.

For the last year I have tried to make homemade bread at least twice a month usually more. I make 3 double size loaves at a time which would equal 6 normal loaves of bread. Last week I made a batch of bread on Thursday night and by Sunday all the bread was gone. We had the kids friends over and they all enjoyed bread with jam or toast with chocolate milk. It was fun to hear them say "homemade bread" like it was such a treat.

Love you and Love who you are...

Someone will always be prettier.
Someone will always be smarter.
Some of their houses will be bigger.
Some will drive a better car.

Their children will do better in school.
And their husbands will fix more things around the house.
So let it go, and love you and your circumstances

Think about it!
The prettiest woman in the world can have pain in her heart.
The most highly favored woman on your job may be unable to have children.
The richest woman you know, she's got the car, the house, the clothes,
might be lonely.

"If I have not love, I am nothing."
So, again, love you and Love who you are.

Look in the mirror in the morning and smile and say,
"I am too blessed to be stressed and too anointed to be disappointed

Today is a sunny day a good day. I bought pea seeds and am getting the garden ready to plant. Ahh the sunshine does a body and soul good. I love the change of seasons. Springs fresh air makes me breathe in and feel alive.

Happy day everyone and Love you and Love who you are.

I for one think you are all FABULOUS!!!!

Will you accept this Rose?

This past week was a tough week. Not sure the main reason really just little things that add and add until it all seems too much. Or maybe just girl issues. Who knows. Neil knew I was having one of those weeks and he was so sweet to me. One day I was at work and crazy busy. It seemed that everyone needed something from me all at once. 

My sweet Neil brought me a single rose to work and the card read " Will you accept this rose" This is an inside joke and well from "The Bachelor."  It was so sweet it made me cry. Ok I had been crying most of the week but these were good tears.  

I hate that I haven't figured out how to handle life better. I feel that I am getting older or as my kids would say I'm old and I just feel I should have a better grip on life. Or at least have learned some skills to cope better. Ok besides eating or avoiding.

Besides I have a really good life. I am so blessed. I have a wonderful husband who is not perfect but who is perfect for me. I have a wonderful son who tells me he loves me every day and is always trying to make me smile. I have two beautiful daughters who are amazing and unique and so tender hearted and kind. They all love me and challenge me to want to be better to try harder.

This time of year seems like the weather changes match my mood changes. Anyone else have this problem? 

I have decided my new coping skills are to...

Not watch the news.

Not check our retirement or investment accounts.

Not balance the check book.

Not look in the mirror while at the gym (please explain why there are mirrors everywhere?)

Not walk down the Easter candy isle.

Find a class on web design. (my business sure needs me to have computer skills)

Eat healthier.

Exercise more. (even with mirrors)

Find more friends.

Be more out going. (I have lost some of this as I get older WHY?)

Listen better.

Spend more time with extended family.

Do more fun and spontanious things. (Any suggestions)

Above all live up to my new years motto.  I want to live...