9 lives at last!

"9 lives" could of been my Grandpas motto! Who would of thought today would of been the day that my Grandpa Hendricks left this earth? Most would assume his life would end in a car accident (with the way he drove it was likely) I wouldn't of been surprised if he had died in a horse accident, but no, my Grandpa left this earth quietly in his sleep!
Today has been a day of mixed emotion, how can you not hold back your tears of sorrow and your sympathy for your family around you! Just last week my mom had told me "I will be devastated when my dad dies!" He truly has molded my mom into the strong person she is today! Sometimes I feel like she tries to be too strong, and I want so much for her to just let it go!
For my sweet sweet Grandma, pure sadness when you lose a spouse! My heart goes out to her! I loved watching how she would respond to my Grandpa!
My little brother Jeff, I cry every time I think of him, my Grandpa meant the world to him! I pray every night pleading to my Heavenly father to just give my little brother a "break."
But behind all these tears there is also laughter. Those who know my Grandpa know what I mean! I love sitting and talking to my family about the funny things my Grandpa would do! He was always putting us on these wild horses, I truly believe hoping one day we would take after him! He down right scared us all, none of use wanted a thing to do with the horses! We named a mountain after Grandpa...It was a huge rocky mountain in West Yellowstone that had maybe 5 trees on top representing the 5 hairs he had on his head! I believe at one time a few of my cousins rubbed icy hot on top of his bald head {I am so glad I was not present at that time!}
I am so grateful to come from such an amazing family! Because of my Grandpa all 7 of his children are Strong, hardworking but yet the most compassionate people! I AM SO PROUD! My heart if full tonight with sorrow, love but most of all Gratitude.
Grandpa you will be missed! We'll miss hearing about you jumping out of an airplane with your brothers, we'll miss the sarcasm that made you, you! We'll miss hearing all your cowboy stories! We love you!

"ABC" GIVE AWAY!

I Had such a great response regarding my alphabet letters I made for my refrigerator I decided to do an "ALPHABET GIVEAWAY!" {I will custom make them to match your home!} Here are the rules: I want to hear your funniest {embarrassing works!} memory! I love to laugh so...whoever can make me laugh the hardest wins! The deadline will be next Tuesday the 2nd! {ONLY ONE WEEK!}
May the Best Laugh win!!!
{Oh and if the memory involves me...extra bonus:)}

LETS KEEP IT REAL!

YOU MIGHT SEE THIS SITTING IN MY DRIVE WAY FROM NOW ON!! HAHAHA! All I can do is make fun of myself!

THIS WEEKS PROJECTS!

What a busy exciting week! When my mom came down we were able to get everything done including every last bit of laundry! It has given me the time in the last few days to do things that I have wanted to do for months! I have been scouting out a book shelf for Gracie's room for weeks and I finally found one at an antique shop! I loved it and it has so much character! With a Fresh kiss of paint, it looks just like new and fits her books perfectly!
I have been just staring at my kitchen table for months now just sick with how dirty it was! Every time some one came into my kitchen I said the same thing "I'm refinishing them soon!" "Soon" finally came around and I was able to reupholster and paint my table and chairs! {I should of taken a before picture, they were bright green with a cute striped material!}
Next I took on the task of painting my own art work! Not something I'll be doing again, but fun and full of color, I placed this in my down stairs bathroom!
Last but not least...I was able to make cute letter for my refrigerator...I got sick of looking at the big bright plastic ones! These were easy and cheap, I spent maybe 5 bucks doing them!

ZOO CREW!

My mom has been down here since Sunday to help me clean my carpets, and watch the kids while I went to MORE hair classes! My mom is truly inspired when it comes to my family! I was praying I could find a way to get things done and have someone to watch the kids! My mom calling and offering her services could not of come at a better time! I am so Grateful to have her in my life! Today was a fun day of going to the zoo and a little bit of shopping!

I'm officially back!

I am officially posting a "REAL" post! I fail to recognize my last 2 post as anything but explanations!
SO after 19 LONG days...and many many hours of intense organizing and cleaning I am back!
These past few weeks have been so great! I have been such quality time with my little family! Preparing Gracie to go to preschool has been so fun for Matt and I! Our little children truly are spirits straight from our Heavenly Father! How Grateful I am to be the one to prepare them to be valiant members of this church! {Grateful but oh so scared!}
Now enough with the "suga" talk. Here is a few pictures from our many adventures we've had the past few weeks! IT WAS FULL OF MANY FIRST...

EASTONS FIRST KISS!

Kristins first time attempting the flapping lips! {Kristin please forgive me!}

OUR FIRST JOHNSON/ NELSON JUMP OFF! {The men were good sports!}My first time floating the Provo River! {Thanks babe! I had such a fun time!}

My first Bee's game! {It really was a fun game...except for all the butt kissing we had to do!}

{I posted these freaken FAT hot dogs to merely show where the $178.00 bill went to! What are they made of gold??}

HAIR NEWS!

I am sorry to report to ALL my clients {friends and family included}, I have made the decision that I will not be doing hair out of my house! I have been debating for months now if this is something I wanted to do. But I feel like it is important for me to do so I can meet my families needs, and be a mom when I am home, not a mom/hair stylist! I start working at Life salon and spa September 1st, 2 nights a week and every other Saturday! If you would like to make an appointment call the salon at 801 727 2600 because they will know my schedule. {I usually won't} I am so grateful you all stayed with me working out of my house! I am so sorry to do this, but I truly feel it's something I need to do!
THANK YOU!

Step Back!

Apparently my last post came across a bit oh I dunno...Dramatic! Curl up and die is harsh but hey when it's 2 in the morning nothing sounds nicer! As for being anxious...that is just something I deal with from time to time! Thank you for all the sincere comments and phone calls but that blog was simply to say I'm not going to blog until I get my house organized and I tie up a few loose ends!
As for talking about comparing our selfs to others...yes I do that But I was posting that in reference for a few of my friends! I'm glad to announce I am almost back to normal life so yes I'll be back sooN!