BUSTED!!!!

Let me tell you a story......

Yesterday when I got off work I went to pick up my kids at the sitters.  We were driving through Stansbury and I guess I didn't fully stop at a stop sign.  "I like totally paused"  There just happened to be a Tooele County Sheriff right there and he flipped his lights on.  I pulled over in the parking lot of Stansbury Elementary and gave him my info.  He was gone a few minutes and when he came back he asked me to step out of the car and come talk to him.  I walked to the back of my car and he asked how many kids I had with me and I said 2, he then asked if someone could come pick them up and I asked why.  He proceeded to tell me I had a warrant out for my arrest from a ticket that I got clear back in November 2008.  My Yukon back then wasn't registered.  I didn't realize it was a ticket, ticket I just thought it was a get it taken care of ticket so I did and forgot all about it.  He said that because it was issued in Tooele he had no choice but to take me in, and if I didn't have anyone to come get the kids they would be placed with the state.  Of course I called my mom crying and she said she would come get them.  The officer was very nice and let me drive home to meet my mom there.  That also means he didn't impound my car and I appreciated that.  Well when my mom came to get the boys she had to go back to work so he waited for my mom to leave with the kids before he told me to turn around and put my hands behind my back.  He cuffed me right there in my front yard!  As we are making the what seemed to be 10 hour drive to Tooele I told him I was kinda bummed that I didn't have my camera because I would have totally taken our picture together to put in my blog.  He said he was glad I had such a good attitude about this.  Now here comes the more embarrassing part.  When I was being received at the jail I knew a few people that worked there from my dealings at The Home Depot.  I had to place my head on a wall why a lady patted me down, well it really felt more like a slight grope.  lol  I had to give them my shoes, belt and jewelry.  I did tell them that out of all that stuff I really wanted the belt back the most.  I paid a pretty penny for it and I would hunt down whoever took it.  They brought me over to a desk where an officer asked me all sorts of questions.  One being if I had any gang affiliation.  I was like you know it!  He said he could tell. : )  And when he asked if I worked and where I heard 2 or 3 of the guys standing behind me answer "Home Depot" in unison.  I made the best out of a crappy situation.  I laughed and joked and even the lady that frisked me asked where I got my super cute capri's.  They stuck me in the room where you can have visitors behind a wall of glass that you can talk to them over the phone.  I was offered yummy jail food but I passed because I was supposed to have a date that night.  I sat there for 2 hours all while being completely grossed out that I had no shoes on. I had half a mind to ask for something to clean the room I was in because it was disgusting!  Jarom was very nice and came and bailed me out.  A big thanks to him!  Well it turned out to not be as bad as it could have been I guess.  At least they didn't put me in the holding cell with a VERY intoxicated woman who probably didn't smell to well.  Also I never got the ticket for rolling through that stop sign!!!!

Fan-Freaking-Tastic Weekend!!!!

For those of you who do not know I absolutely LOVE the 4th of July!  It is my second favorite holiday.  It even means a little more with brothers serving in the Military and especially since one of them is deployed right now.  This is how I spent my weekend.  Started out Friday with shopping for fireworks. Didn't get a whole lot, just enough to make the kids happy.  Saturday I took Shad, Jaxon, and Eilee to Deseret Peak pool.  Kelly, Ryan, and Ethan met us there along with my friend Kristy and Laramie.

After the pool I picked Adam up and we came to my house for dinner.  I tried a new recipe. Pulled pork enchiladas and they were so yummy!  We all watched a movie then did fireworks with the kids.  Sunday I got up and decided to make french toast for breakfast.

Also very yummy!  Sunday turned out to be a relaxing day.  It is the switch day with my kids, so after I dropped them off I headed to Adam's for steak and baked potato.  I am very upset with myself because I forgot to take my stinking camera with me on the fourth.  We got up early and went to the parade.  We then made our way to the city park where Eilee was performing.  We saw Transformers 3 WHICH I LOVED!!!!!  BBQ some hamburgers and brauts.  We watched a little of neighborhood fireworks.  Then we went and parked at the bottom of Settlement Canyon where we could see fireworks all over the valley.  It was awesome!  I had a great weekend with all of those I got to spend it with.  I am so grateful for my family and friends and the freedoms we get to share together!

On a quick note last weekend Adam took me camping.  Just the two of us. It was nice to get away.  The best part was he did everything! He packed, he cooked, he set up and took down.  There really was not alot I did.  He is so sweet and is always wanting to take care of me.  I do love that, but love doing it in return.  Here are a few photos from that trip.

We did meet up with his sister Mandy and Austin and Charlee for a nice ride on Saturday.  Just another wonderful weekend in my book!

Rigby Idaho 2011

This last weekend I took Jordan, Shad, Jaxon, Skyler, Adam, and Eilee up to Rigby to visit my Grandpa and Grandma.  It was so much fun to see them and they have the best accommodations for guests.

 This is Grandpa's house where Adam and Eilee slept.

This is the guest house grandpa built above the garage.  It has three beds, a bathroom and a small sitting area with couch and t.v.  I kept telling the kids we were "fancy" camping.

Our activities included:

Four wheeling

Hobo horseshoes

A football game

 Just chilling outside

I even gave the kids a choice between the Bodies exhibit and going to Bearworld.  Can you believe they all wanted to go to the Bodies?

Being lumberjacks

Dutch Oven cooking

And a watermelon tossing contest

We spent every second of both days outside and it was fantastic.  Our second night there Jordan, Skyler, Adam and I just sat around the table telling stories.  It was a great time had by all.  At least I hope so : )  I hope we are able to make it up again later this Summer.



New adventure!

So by now you all have heard that I met a really great guy.  He is so sweet and has nothing but kind things to say.  He opens the door and does the dishes if I cook.  He has surprised me with flowers when I had a bad day.  He also knows that I love baseball and he surprised me by taking me to a game.  He made me dinner (which was hard for me not to be in control in the kitchen) and set up his massage table and gave me a great massage.  He enjoys doing things with my boys.  I have to say one of my biggest fears was finding someone who liked my kids as much as me.  They in return like him.  He is so sweet with his daughter and is very close with her.  I also enjoy spending time with her.  We clicked the first time I met her and she is so cute.  We talked one day about what family meant to us and it was like he found my journal and was reading it back to me.  It was so refreshing to hear a man say how important his family is to him and I love that because I am very close with mine.  I love spending time with him even if we do absolutely nothing.  We have some of the silliest things in common like we both LOVE Taco Bell or we are both lactose intolerant.  I have met most of his family and he is very concerned about winning the approval of my brothers.  He has gone with me to my kids game and practices and has even just played catch with them at the park.  He is a very special man and we grow closer and closer everyday.  I wasn't looking for a relationship so soon, but we work so well together why fight it?  I am excited for the future and what it may bring for us!!!

Whirlwind dating!

Some of you know, others do not, but I was asked out on my first date.  I have had an eye on him for a couple of months and I guess he has too.  He finally struck up a conversation with me last Monday.

Well we set our date for Sat. however we didn't waste anytime waiting.  We saw a movie on Tues. and talked through the whole thing. Then on Wednesday and Thursday we had a jammie date.  We attempted to watch movies but we just talked and talked through all of them.  Friday he came to my house for dinner then we went to his for another movie.  lol  Fell asleep and ended up at home around 4:30 a.m.  Why did nobody tell me you don't get any sleep when you are dating someone new?  Last night we went to dinner and a movie.  Boondocks was cancelled due to the fact it started to rain.  After the movie we went to my sisters and visited with them for two hours.  When we got back to my house we got in the hot tub in the snow.  We were up again till about 3:45 and I finally took him home about 6:45 a.m.  I AM EXHAUSTED!!  He is so sweet and so easy to talk to.  I have enjoyed every minute I have had to spend with him.  I also love that I was able to confess all the things I did wrong in my marriage and he did not judge me or hold it against me.  I am glad I met someone who makes me feel special!

To trust or not to trust... that is the question

I think I need some advice from anyone willing to give it.  How do you trust anyone after you have been burned so badly?  When you have been lied to time after time after time, and the forgiving nature you have is so easily taken advantage of?  It is who I am.  I forgive because I don't think I need to hold onto all the bad things that people can do to you.  How do you ever trust someone after that though?  I can't continue letting people take advantage of me.  My fear is I am going to analyze every little thing that someone tells me.  Look at it in all directions, and all the possible lies they may be telling me.  I am afraid I am going to sabotage anything good that I may come across because of how I was treated in the past.  I don't want to make the same mistakes, so how do I trust again????

Day 14 A person I would trade places with for a day.....

Well this will be short, sweet and to the point.  This is the person I would trade places with for one day.

Johnny Depp's wife Vanessa Paradis.  Um hello, he is soooo super delicious!  I would do anything to get to spend a day with that yummy man.  Then I could just take a small chunk of his change before I switched back to my normal awesome life : )

I do have to say though there would only be one other person I would switch with, but I am going to keep that one to myself : )

Day 13 A story about a past relationship.....

I have chosen to write about the relationship that has had the biggest impact on my life, and that would obviously be my 14 1/2 year marriage to Jarom.   I met Jarom when I was 13 years old and when you are that young you don't quite think straight.  Needless to say I was pregnant by 15 and had a baby and was married by 16.  It was rough.  I don't know that we ever saw eye to eye on anything.  Not the way we raised our kids to the way we treated each other.  We did have some wonderful times so don't get me wrong.  There were some awesome trips we were able to take, and of course I have three great boys that I love so dearly.  Jarom and I fought A LOT and it really took a toll on us.  He worked on Saturdays and he was in a profession that if he didn't work he didn't get paid.  So any family event that took place I would have to go without him and that was upsetting to him.  There were many events in our marriage that added up to the demise of our relationship, not all his fault.  I absolutely had a hand in some of them.  I think we had a love for each other but were never fully in love.  I have many regrets on some of the decisions I made and I can only hope that he does too.  The hardest thing to do was finally stick to my guns and leave.  It is a very scary situation to be comfortable and stable financially to being a single mom and having to make it on my own.  I am very grateful for the support I am able to receive from my family.  Especially my parents right now.  It was to the point that I felt worthless and nothing I said or did mattered.  I felt I could not express myself or even be myself because he could not understand how I could be happy all the time when he wasn't.  My divorce was final a week ago Monday and I do feel a large black cloud has been lifted off my shoulders.  I will always love him, but not the way he needs to be loved.  I truly wish nothing but the best for him and can only hope he treats his next relationship with more respect then what he gave to ours. 

I also know what I want out of a new relationship.  I have thought long and hard about this so if you find this person for me, send him my way.  Most of all I want to laugh.  I want to be able to talk about the most unimportant things and because it is us talking about it, it is important.  I want to joke and kid around and laugh at really silly things. He has to appreciate the fact that I have three kids and want to include them in everything.  He needs to accept my crazy family and know they are a HUGE part of my life.  He needs to enjoy asking me out for a special night, but know I am not that picky when it comes to spending time with the right person.  I love to just curl up in a blanket and watch a movie at home or maybe even a sporting event.  He needs to give me my girl time.  I wont ask for a lot, but I need it.  In return I would never deny him of boy time.  I think having mutual and separate friends in any relationship is important.  He needs to speak kindly to me.  I don't need to be treated like I am a child and scorned for not doing exactly what he tells me to do.  I am my own person.  I want someone who will just wrap his arms around me and thank me for the things I do.  I want to be treated as an equal and have him be willing to help me out when I feel I am drowning.  I want someone who loves the outdoors, because I don't mind getting dirty.  I want someone that I can't imagine my life without, someone who makes me a better person.  I hope this is not asking too much because if it is then I am up a poop creek!

Birthdays and Coffins!

I know what you are thinking.  What kind of a title is that?  Well let me take a moment to explain.  On Friday, March 18 my baby Jaxon turned 5.  Jarom, Jordan, Shad and I took him to McDonald's and then to go see Rango.  Then on Sunday Ben, Kelly, Ryan and Ethan came over for hamburgers and then some cake and ice cream.  YUMMY!  Here are a few candids from the evening.

Jaxon is soooo excited about his Slip n' Slide.  Everyday we come home from the sitters and he asks if he can go play on it.  I am so tired of hearing it that I am almost tempted to let him.  Hehehe!  Maybe he will quit asking.

Kelly and Ben got him play doh , a harmonica and silly bands.  Thanks Kelly he goes to bed with that stinking harmonica EVERY night!  He enjoyed getting to play with his cousins and had a nice time both evenings.  Thanks everyone for celebrating with him!

Now on to coffins.  I had a marvelous conversation with Liz the other day and it went a little something like this.

Summer starts to laugh uncontrollably as she usually does with Liz.  I don't know if it is her voice that puts a spell on me or what.

LIZ:  Why do you always do that when I am on the phone with you?

SUMMER: I don't know, maybe that is why you were put on this earth.  To make me laugh.

LIZ: Great are you saying that when you die I am going to die also?

SUMMER: Probably, we might as well just be buried together to save money.

LIZ: I get top!!! 

SUMMER: No better yet we should spoon that we we will forever be Big Spoon and Little Spoon.

HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

Hey Liz, do you think this will be adequate enough?

The best things in life are free!

I had a wonderful, relaxing evening tonight with my babies.  We first watched Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2.  Shad has been dying for the network premiere on ABC family.  He wasn't able to watch it so I DVR it for him. We finally had the chance to see it.  Then we were channel flipping and I found old school Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Marvin the Martian and Road Runner.  We watched an hour of this while Jaxon was laying on my stomach and we snuggled in a blanket.  Did I mention we were eating awesome homemade peanut butter cookies?  YUM YUM!!!  That's what I call an accomplished evening!

Day 12 Put my I pod on shuffle and list the first 40 songs....

This will be easy enough!

1. Rainy Monday by Shiny Toy Guns
2. Sing A Song by Earth, Wind and Fire
3. Why Don't You Get A Job by The Offspring
4. Hey Baby by No Doubt
5. My Love by Justin Timberlake
6. Who Let The Dogs Out by Baha Men
7. The Most Beautiful Girl by Charlie Rich
8. When You Say Nothing At All by Alison Krauss
9. The Power Of Love by Huey Lewis and The News
10. Welcome To Paradise by Green Day
11. The Diary by Hollywood Undead
12. Love The Way You Lie by Eminem feat. Rihanna
13. Lost by Katy Perry
14. Another Brick In The Wall by Pink Floyd
15. Lady Marmalade from Moulin Rouge Soundtrack
16. Peace of Mind by Boston
17. Elephant Love Song Medley from Moulin Rouge Soundtrack
18. Life Is A Highway by Rascal Flatts
19. Hysteria by Muse
20. Freak On A Leash by Korn
21. More Than Words by Extreme
22. Low Rider by War
23. Peaceful Easy Feeling by The Eagles
24. On Broadway by George Benson
25. Dance In The Dark by Lady Gaga
26. Butterflies And Hurricanes by Muse
27. One Of The Boys by Katy Perry
28. Damn Girl by Justin Timberlake
29. Footloose by Kenny Loggins
30. It's Your Love by Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
31. Mr. Roboto by Styx
32. One Step Closer by Linkin Park
33. Chocolate by Snow Patrol
34. Jesus, Take The Wheel by Carrie Underwood
35. The Phantom Of The Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber
36. Safety Dance by Men Without Hats
37. Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes
38. Baby Love by The Supremes
39. Love Is A Battlefield by Pat Benatar
40. Flightless Bird, American Mouth by Iron & Wine

See I told you I had an eclectic collection of music on my I pod.  I  do enjoy my music!

Day 11 A place I want to see before I die....

I actually have a couple of places I want to see before I die.  As I have mentioned before I love to travel.  Heck I LOVE to road trip.  As long as my passenger does not sleep.  If you do, you have been warned that I can not guarantee you will wake up with a clean face.  Any way you can't get to some of the places I want to go to by car.  I sure wish you could though.  I hate to fly and flying over the ocean is even scarier.  Number one on my list would be

Italy

I just want to travel and see the whole country of Italy.  I do not think I could narrow it down to even three cities..The country is beautiful, the city is beautiful, the fact that it is shaped like a boot is beautiful.  I would kill to visit here. 

Number 2

The Smithsonian and D.C.

I love our nations history, I find it very fascinating.  I would love to learn even more about it.  I really want this to be my next family vacation.  Just to travel to cities that have had an impact on our country would be amazing!  Now that would be the awesomest, yeah I said it, road trip EVER!!!

Last on my list would be Cancun.

I have been to some of the other big hot spots so I just thought I would put this on my list for the heck of it.  I hear the water is absolutely gorgeous and the sand is so white.  I hope I don't make this trip when I am 80 because I can't vow that I will be bikini ready at that age.

I know I dream big sometimes, but if you can't dream big then you have nothing to live for.

Day 10 Nicknames I have or had and why.....

As I sat here looking at this title I thought I don't really have any nicknames.  The longer I thought I realized I sure do so here they are.

• Charmin- As in the toilet paper.  I developed quickly and by the time I was in the 4th grade I was in a D cup bra.  I was made fun of a lot and all throughout elementary the kids called me this because they thought I stuffed it.  RUDE!!!
• DPOC- This was given to me by my brother Brant.  It stands for deranged piece of candy. I walked downstairs one morning in these pajama bottoms that were brightly colored with vertical stripes on them and Brant just blurted that out and it stuck.
• Big Spoon- This is what Liz calls me.  We have spent many a night in the same bed and I always warned her that I cuddle.  So I will be forever be big spoon and she is my little spoon.
• Summer Bummer- Who hasn't called me this at least once in their life?
• Sue Jo- My brother in law Shane gave me this for some reason and he calls me that everyday.  He is the only one I answer to when I hear it called out.
• BFFL- Given to me by Jennie.  It is best friends for life.  She has always called me that and she is my BFFL.

• Blanche- From the Golden Girls and I can only say that the only people who know why are Liz, Zabrina and Jennie because we are the Golden Girls!

Blanche, Sophia, Dorothy and Rose

There you have it a list of my nicknames.  Don't even think about trying to call me one of them because they are already taken so come up with your own : )



Kids say the darndest things!!!

I am going to use this times to write about some super funny things I have heard my children say over the years.  They are so honest sometimes.  I wish I would have written them down because I can't remember everything, so here we go.....

One day shortly after I had Jaxon I was working out.  I still had baby belly and you mothers can relate.  I was on all fours getting ready to do push ups when Shad looked at me and started to laugh.  I asked what was so funny and he says "look Jordan, mom has udders."  Jordan to this day calls me momma moo.

My dad is a little hard of hearing so he is always telling the kids to quiet down when he is watching TV.  Well one night me and my boys were watching a movie and my dad kept talking to my mom.  So Jaxon finally looks at him and says "grandpa less talking, more watching."

One night I was getting Jaxon ready for bed.  I put his pull up on and he starts to thrust his hips back and forth quickly.  I looked at him and said what are you doing and he replied "I am trying to shake my wiener down, I don't like it pointing up."

I was taking Jordan home to his dads one night and we were having a semi serious discussion.  I asked him about a term he had used and how he knew what that meant.  He said to me in a gruff voice "cause I'm a big boy, and I put on my big boy pants."

I was giving Shad a kiss goodnight and getting him into bed.  He just randomly blurts out "mom you don't need to tell me where babies come from.  I already know that you just poop them out."

And one of the sweetest things is last night at a hockey game there was a man in his Army Cami's.  Shad walked up to him and said "Thank you for serving our country!"

My kids can be so sweet and funny at times.  I chose to do this post now so I could remember that they very special to me.  I was actually very angry with them today for not getting along AT ALL!!!  I needed to remind myself that you have to take the good with the bad in order to survive.

Day 9 Something I crave....

I am a total girl when it comes to certain things.  So this should be completely obvious.

What girl in her right mind wouldn't crave chocolate?

Pepsi and Doritos are very high on that list also.  I really love them together too.

Once again back to being a girl.  I LOVE SHOES!  My dream is to one day own a pair that cost in between $500 and $1000 dollars.  Call me crazy, but that is a lifelong goal.  Even if it doesn't happen till I am 80.  I don't care, I will wear them even if it kills me. ( Or brakes my hip )

Those of you who know me, know that I am a huggy person.  I would have to say at this point in time I crave passionate kisses.  They are so yummy!

I also can say I crave walks on the beach.  They are just so much fun.  This is me a Zabrina in the Atlantic ocean.  She was my walking buddy that day. If there is anyone out there willing to give me something that I crave it would be greatly appreciated.