The Nelson Family: February 2009

Monday, February 23, 2009

Life can be crazy

Life has been quite crazy around our place lately. I don't know what I was thinking when I thought I could work, go to school, be a mom, be a wife, be a homemaker, etc all at the same time. I do not handle stress well, and it has started to take its toll on me. I feel bad for Greg because I feel like I have been hard to live with lately. Sorry sweetheart!

We are still in the process of trying to decide where we will be going to grad school after this semester. It seems like each day we think one way and then the next day we think the other way. We are hoping that the trip we take at the end of March will help us make this decision.

Saturady we decided to go to the temple to help us relax a bit, and it was such a great experience! I am grateful for the temple and for being able to escape all of the stresses. Life is overwhelming right now with LOTS and LOTS of changes coming, but we are excited for what is ahead of us!:)

Monday, February 16, 2009

Syracuse University!!

Greg has been accepted to Syracuse University!!! We found out on Friday, and we are just so excited!! Greg is going to get his MPA, and Syracuse has the #1 rated MPA program in the US!! I read the letter for Greg, and I almost cried I was so excited! Now we have to choose between two REALLY good schools; George Washington and Syracuse. We are planning a trip out east at the end of March to look at both schools so we can make a decision. I am so proud of you sweetheart!!!

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

New Phone Number

We switched phone providers, so my new cell phone number is 1-801-971-4980. I am canceling my old phone number tomorrow so call me on my new number if you need me!

Saturday, February 7, 2009

To Ashley...

Life has been so crazy the past couple of years that I feel like I have not been as good of a sister as I would have liked to be for you. I don't know how to make it up to you, but I was hoping that I could at least let you know why I am so blessed to have you as my sister:

1-All of my life I have someone I could rely on.

2-I always knew that no matter what I did, you didn't think less of me.

3-You have always been excited when I have been excited.

4-I remember the nights when we shared a room we would laugh and laugh for hours.

5-In high school, you were the reason that I made it through. Those were some tough years for me.

6-I have always regretted us not being roommate when we came to college. I know it is not good to dwell on the past, but that is one thing that I would change if I could go back.

7-When we came to college, I was so grateful to have you here with me because I couldn't have done it with out you.

8-Since I got married, I have missed being around you all the time so much sometimes that I seriously cry about it.

9-I wish that I knew how to balance my time more so that I could spend more time with you and act like we did when we were young.

10-You have no idea how much I look up to you. You always have the desire to create peace and that is something that I have always wished I could do.

11-It might be hard for you to see at times, but your desire to serve the Lord is so strong that you are my motivation to be a better person.

12-I want twins so bad because I want my children to experience what we experienced when we were growing up and what we are still experiencing!

13-Change is so hard for me, and the thought of moving this April makes me emotional.

14-I can't even begin to tell you how many people I have come in contact with that know you and tell me how amazing you are. I always have to agree with them because you seriously are amazing!

15-I pray every day and night for you to be happy. I want you to be happy more than anything!

This probably doesn't make any sense because I have been crying the whole time that I have been writing it so my thoughts are jumbled. The jist of this is that I feel horrible for not being a better sister to you. I would do anything to make it up to you. You are my best friend and will always be! I hope you know how amazing you are and how lucky I am to be your sister!

Love you lots!!!!!!!

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

George Washington University!!

Greg got accepted to George Washington University in Washington D.C. today!!! We are still waiting to here back from more of the schools he applied to, but GWU is one of his top picks. We are so excited that we can start planning for our future!!! Congratulations sweetheart!!!

Kids do and say the darndest things...

I don't want to forget all the cute things that my children have said or will say, so check back often to see what the Nelson family has to say!

March 26, 2013

Kayden: Do I still have my eyeballs or are they still at Grandma and Grandpa's house?

Me: I never knew they were there...

January 8, 2011

I was tired this afternoon, and I needed to nurse Kayden. I felt too tired to go pick up Kayden from where he was, so jokingly I asked Deagan if he would go change Kayden's diaper, nurse him, and then put him down for a nap.

He took it seriously, and said, "I have little boobies mommy! But do I have milk?"

Me: "No you don't have milk. I was just kidding."

Deagan: "But do I have water in my boobies?"

Needless to say, he did not follow through with what I said:)

January 6, 2009

*We went to Olive Garden for dinner tonight, and after the waitress brought us our breadsticks my son yelled after her, "Thank you lady!"

*My oldest loves to bring toys with him to bed. Tonight he had a couple of toy dinosaurs that he got for Christmas. The rule we have of bringing toys in bed is that the toys can't play, they have to sleep too. Tonight, he was having a hard time just letting his toys sleep, so I kept asking him to stop playing with the dinosaurs so he could go to sleep. He was getting really frustrated at me because of this and towards the end he started saying, "I am very mad at you!" It was so hard for me not to laugh at that.

January 4, 2009

He has done this for a while now, but whenever we are in the car he will ask, "Where are we going?" in a annoyed kind of voice. Later on he will ask really sadly, "Where did my house go?"

October 29, 2009

My oldest woke up really early this morning, and was whiny and impossible to please. At this point, I am dreading the day ahead and it is only 7 a.m. My oldest was sitting on his play table coloring and playing with his paint box (that was empty). He dropped the paint box, and began whining for me to pick it up. The conversation went something like this:

D: "Pick it up Mommy!"

Me: "It is right by you, you pick it up."

**Pause from Deagan**

D: "Michelle! Pick it up!"

I couldn't help but smile when he called me Michelle. Maybe this day will be better then I am expecting.

September 6, 2009

I think that wanting your privacy while going potty is a natural instinct that we are all born with and that develops over time. D is beginning to show signs that this privacy is a very important time when going to the bathroom. This afternoon I was making dinner and came in to the living room to check on him. As I walked into the room, he held out his hand and yelled, "No Mom! Go back!" I can always tell when he is done by him allowing me to stay in the same room with him.

August 30, 2009

D wants me to always watch what he is doing regardless of what it is. His new favorite thing to say is, "WATCH MOM!" over and over.

July 11, 2009

I was taking a bath, and locked D in the bathroom with me while I did so so I could keep an eye on him. During this process, D was very interested in his old nursing buddies (if you get my drift) and kept saying "Yummy!" "Yummy?" I asked him. "What did it taste like?" "HOT DOGS!" He replied!

July 8, 2009

D is a big help around the house. He puts things away when I ask him to, sometimes. He helps me fold the laundry, by that I mean he lays in the laundry. He is just a great help. One of his new things is to throw away his diapers after I am done changing him. After a diaper change this afternoon, he proceeded to pick up the diaper and head to the trash. His normal trash that he uses was out of reach, so I told him to go into the bathroom right off of the kitchen and to put the diaper in the trash right next to the toilet. I think all he heard from that was, "Put it in the....toilet." because that is where he put it. Like I said, very helpful! :)