Annual Melissa and Doug Toy Sale/Fundraiser

Every year, I do a toy sale that is a fundraiser for this great charity organization, One Heart Bulgaria. They help orphans in Bulgaria and they provide so much relief and love. You can read all about this organization here: http://www.oneheart-bg.org/. (My sister was one of the founders of this organization, and I have been involved for a few years, so I know it is totally legit, etc) Melissa and Doug have allowed us to sell their toys at a discount of what they are sold in the stores, and we can give ALL the proceeds to directly help the children. The past years have been successful, but I think this year will be VERY successful. Would you please attend??? And please, either post this on your blog, or link it, or email it on to your friends so we can have a huge turnout and raise a grand amount to help the Bulgarian orphans!

Wednesday, October 29th

10 am til 6 pm

Open house style

Come when you can, look through the catalog, and order what you want. You save 25%! No sales tax! Three weeks later, come back and pick up your order. Easy and quick way to get all your Christmas shopping done early.

Melissa and Doug toys are high quality, durable, and educational. Go to their website and check out their inventory: www.melissaanddoug.com. Then you can come prepared with what you would like to order. Please do not order online, as you will not get the 25% off, and none of the proceeds online will go to the charity. Please be prepared to pay with cash or check.

If you would like to attend and want my address or phone number, please let me know in the comments area, and I will email you the information.

******If you do not live nearby, but would like to order toys, you would have to pay for shipping. I am unsure what the cost would be to ship it to you. If you are really interested, let me know what it is you would like to order (by looking at their website) and then I will see how much it would cost, and if they would ship it to you.

Wanna see something funny?

Our little bum scooter.
The first one is shot sideways... but is really funny cause he is laughing so much. The second is cute too, and shows how fast he goes on tile!

Craziness

I had all the unpacking stuff to do once coming home from DL; we had to make dinner out of nothing on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday; I had an eye doctors appointment on Tuesday, and then Scouts; babysitting at Jazzercise on Wednesday morning, and then Weston's Kindergaten Halloween party. And among all this (and a bunch of other stuff) we have all been sick (well, Aidan, Brennan and me). Brennan is so sick he won't let me set him down. So, I haven't been on top of it all. I was in charge of this party, so all I was thinking was getting everything ready and get to the school by 11:50. At 11:26 I gasped and realized Weston was supposed to be at school at 11:25!!! I had completely forgotten! I got him in his awesome pirate costume and Sharidan (THANKKKK YOUU!!!) took him to school. I usually drive her boy and Weston to school and she picks up. Yesterday I told her "I bet I will forget to get them to school early.... I will probably be too caught up in getting ready for the party." I actually did that!!! How crazy am I???? But, hopefully things will calm down a bit. All I MUST do tomorrow is grocery shop (we really need an actual dinner).

Disneyland 2008

Well, here is the post you have all been waiting for. Our trip to Disneyland--your favorite thing to read about! Let me tell you all about it!
First story: The airport! We left in the afternoon, didn't forget to pack a thing! Parked in long-term, got out all our bags (8 of them), loaded up on the stroller, got on the bus, got into the airport and THEN realized that we had forgotten the carseats (all three of them of course--two carseats and one booster)! Scott had to go back while I sat with the kids. When he returned, we RAN through security (putting on the scanner the eight bags, three car seats, one stroller, and all our shoes, then putting everything back together) and racing through the airport, reaching our gate just as they say, "Final boarding for Flight blah blah". We were the last ones on, and made it JUST IN TIME!

Next: Just the days at Disneyland. You must look at ALL my photos of course. There are some KEEPERS. Like Brennan with Goofy, so cute! Weston in Jedi training--he got to fight Darth Vader! Aidan loving the rides--what a smile! The kids LOOOVED the entire trip! DL was so much fun. We went with my sister Ali, and her family and they helped us get right up there in line... It was great! It was so fun being with my sister. (Side note: Two awesome things about my sister: She is always giving compliments and making others feel good, and she is good friends with her two boys. It was great to see her interacting with them) We spent Friday at DL, and then returned Saturday morning, and then went over to California Adventure for the rest of Saturday.



Story 2: On Sunday we went to the local ward, to lunch, and then to the LA temple--hoping to go to the visitors center, just to find out it was closed for remodeling. I had checked lds.org and it said it was open, nothing about remodeling. So when we got there and found it closed I said (jokingly of course) "I am mad at the church" (you know, because it hadn't updated the website....) Well, Aidan then repeated what I said!!! EEEEKKKK! You must always watch your mouth when around children... Also, on our long drive to the temple, Weston started getting carsick. Not good. I sat beside him, and put a shirt over his lap, in case he blew. He did. Three times. The shirt was not enough to hold all that. The car got it, his clothes got it, and my hands got it good. Ah the joys of motherhood.

Story 3: We were a crack up in those airports (note: we didn't check any luggage, just carry-ons). Imagine if you can (cause we didn't take pics of this--really we couldn't have): Brennan in the front of the stroller (probably crying), a bag shoved under the stroller, Aidan sitting on the back of the stroller (there is a little seat for him), holding another bag. A bag hung over the handle of the stroller, with a booster seat hooked onto it. Myself pushing the stroller while carrying a carseat. Weston carrying a bag and pulling a rolling bag. Scott carrying the other carseat and two bags, plus pulling a rolling bag. We were quite the site! So many people stopped and stared. The hardest thing was un-doing all that to get on the bus, or through security, or etc, and then putting it all back together again to go on. But, we made it! And not only did we make it, but we were all happy and loved being together!

Last: We highly recommend a trip to DL. Our favorite rides are Autopia, Buzz Astro Blasters, Star Tours, Jedi Training, and in California Adventure you must go on TOY MANIA!!! It was so cool! It was a great trip to take for a five year old and three year old. It is nice to be home, but man, what a lot of work! My next post will tell about my craziness lately!

Great deals...

Two things I want to let people know about. Mostly for those who live near me... :)
The dollar store down by the Smith in Herriman is going out of business (poor guy who runs it, he is so sad it didn't work out for him...), but they sell PREGNANCY TESTS for $1.50!!!!! And everything (but toys and candy) are 10% off (so actually $1.35). Those are cheap tests. I have used them before and they work! Stop buying the very expensive ones and stock up before the dollar store goes out of business! I noticed the dates on the test box is for 2010, so they will last awhile, even if you aren't planning on being pregnant soon!

Also, Ann Taylor (anntaylor.com) is having a deal, if you buy over 100$ worth of stuff, you get $50 bucks off! I bought some things and accidentally ordered the wrong size in something. So if anyone takes advantage of this amazing deal, and needs 15$ more, I'll order the shirt.... Let me know. It is only 6$ shipping right now, too! The stuff I bought was on sale and clearance, so I got 7 shirts for 67$ (that's including tax and shipping!!!). For Ann Taylor, that is amazing.

I have been really busy but will soon post Disneyland info!!!

Going crazy

Only two days til we leave for California to go to Disneyland, and I am going crazy! I feel so behind and need to do so many things... EEEEKKKKK!!!

GC, so far

Well, I'm famous. The guy who gave the opening prayer for afternoon session, James Dunn? He was my Stake President right before I got married. And, Gerald Causse, who spoke in the afternoon session? He was my Stake President when I lived in France. So, I'm cool, right???

SOOOOOO excited for the temple in Italy!!!! They have been waiting for so long and I believe it will be a huge impact on the missionary work there. Yippee! My family is already planning a trip over for the open house and dedication (our family LOVES Italy).

Loved all the talks. I loved Elder Holland's talk about angels. I have been looking for a picture I saw in an Ensign of Jesus with his head in his lap of an angel in Gethsemane. It isn't the one by Carl H. Bloch, but does anyone know of one?

Anybody else just want to be better? I am so happy I have a simple testimony that this church is true. I don't need to doubt, ask questions, I just believe and try to live as best as I can. I know what is taught it right and will lead me to be happy and ultimately to be able to live with my family forever. What else could I ask for?

Weston just came in with a picture and some words. He tried to sound it out all by himself. Anybody have guesses to what he wrote? the duoxsid It is: The dark side. I just love him! What a funny and cute boy!