A L M O S T all girls

it has been over a year since i have blogged about anything.  important or otherwise.  since malcolm and i went into the business of being in business and the whole entrepreneur life, everything has changed.  we are busier than ever but not in a way that is unpleasant or displeasing.  we are enjoying the shift but change has a price.  the price for us has been how we spend our free time or lack thereof as of late. tonight i had a project to work on and i chose to watch a TV series instead.  i don't even know what the title is...something about a candle and a lark?  the bbc has great programming and while i am choosing to avoid my work (the script for a video series i am going to film tuesday) just 'being' is kind of nice for now. it is my intention to pick up some blog time in the near future as to chronicle the crazy mixed up activities of our life but until then...i'm going to sit and do nothing

I think our family is just about OVER BEING SICK. My poor husband is lingering between getting sick and staying well. It seems every day he's on the brink and yet nothing really happens. Everyone except Emma missed at least 2 days of school and I missed 4 days of work plus a weekend. I am on day 9 and still have the cold symptoms and they are slowly wearing off. I do believe that illness is one way of slowing down and forcing us to get rest, stop the madness of every day life and just let go of the mundane things that drive us each day. I welcomed my illness....and now....it can get lost!

August came and went....in a flash. Along with September. We spent many refreshing days lounging by the pool, enjoyed late nights outside until it became dark and we just enjoyed each other and the fun being a family brings. School started at the end of August. The 3 youngest children began their first year in uniforms. I am very excited about the fact that I don't have to worry about 'clothing drama' every morning. Jasmine started her senior year and began depleting my bank account with classes that require hundreds of dollars for books and concurrent enrollment etc. Free, public education you say? I spent a few days back and forth between Utah and California taking care of my parents. Definitely a challenge to be caring for the elderly long distance. We picked a house model to build and found a suitable lot. Money has been put down and the upcoming design center day is just around the corner. We will miss our friends in this neighborhood but are welcoming a ...

Want to take a cake decorating class. I have lost my skill and want to retrieve it. Jasmine finished EFY . She didn't want to go at first but felt very spiritual about it and is glad she attended. On the 4 th , Malcolm and I took each one of the girls on a 2 hour 'mother/father/daughter' excursion. Lizzie wanted to clothes shop at Naartjie so she got 4 dresses. Emma wanted lunch at Einsteins; she got her chocolate chip coffee cake and Ellie got breakfast at IHOP . Jasmine ended up having dinner with us the next night at Applebee's . It was fun to have just one child to focus on. I think we should do that once a month but maybe not spend so much money :) Had a BBQ with Jennifer and Mark at their house. Took Ellie to see my mom on her 75 th birthday. She had surgery the day before so we wanted to lift her spirits. They removed the rod in her leg in hopes to heal the wound from the break. My dad seemed weak and tired. Poor guy. Had our windows cleaned. Elli...

BLOGGING really is a treat for me. I enjoy taking the time to create cute pages, type a bunch of fun stuff about my sometimes but not usually boring life and click 'publish' . In a few minutes, I have created a journal of sorts that can be referred to in the future. But for some reason, I don't take the time to talk about the things that are important. Some days I feel like....'who wants to read about the hair I cleaned out of the corner of the bathroom or the purchase of comet vs ajax '? Is it really so necessary to be so narcissistic all the time, every day? Probably NOT so important after all. Since I can't seem to make it priority, yet the desire is still there, I have changed my ideas about blogging on a daily basis. It doesn't _have_ to be every day....who said it does anyway? I have worked out a deal with myself and that is my blog of such great importance will be attended to on a monthly basis with grand highlights of the larger, more memor...

I HAVE BEEN SORROWFULLY NEGLECTFUL to myself and my blogging friends. I have not yet figured out the balance between family, work and plain ol' time wastin' fun a.k.a blogging. My good intention has always been to document my life. I am still alive, but without record. I will be more diligent, more focused on setting aside time for sharing my life with my followers. Yes, all 4 of you! Pictures to follow soon. Until the next post.....