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SuperAva

When should we tell her the truth, that she came to us last year in a rocketship from the planet Krypton?

The Happiness Countdown

Recently, I celebrated my 31st birthday. All in all, it was pretty good. Abram was even home that night to go out for dinner and he made a yummy mint chocolate cookie ice cream cake for me. I even bought my own present this year, which saved him the nightmarish experience of trying to figure out what I wanted. So, thanks Abram for my new Nike + shoes. Of course, I also got a bad knee from all the running prior to getting the new shoes. Dang.

Just before my birthday, Abram and I had a conversation about how my birthday stresses him out. Doing endless hours of mundane tax crap doesn't stress him out but taking one day to make me happy does! What's up with that? So, I thought I would make a list of 31 things that would make me happy so that next year and the years to come, my family will know how to make my birthday a happy birthday without the stress and all.

31) A clean kitchen---meaning it's clean and I didn't have to clean it.

30) No whining.

29) When my husband wakes up early in the morning to take care of the girls--meaning actually dressing them, feeding them and attending to them, not just sleeping in the same room while they kill each other or pass out asleep.

28) A cute yard where my kids can play.

27) Taking a shower without a baby screaming and trying to pry open the shower door and climb in.

26) When my husband does his hometeaching.

25) When my husband exercises and takes care of himself

24) When my husband is home by 6:00.

23) Playing games--but here's the catch, I have to win.

22) Opening presents.

21) My family calling me to chat for no apparent reason than to just say "hi, how's it going."

20) Friends who call me. I really only have one. Thank you, Melissa. I love our chats.

19) Taking fun trips with my family.

18) Brooklyn using the potty.

17) Ava clinging to someone else.

16) Mackenzie reading me a book.

15) Desserts

14) A good hair day.

13) When everything is in order in the house.

12) The economy getting better.

11) Abe getting a bonus.

10) My girls singing Primary songs.

9) Ava napping.

8) Warm weather

7) Celebrating my birthday on my birthday.

6) A new bed

5) Shopping (without children)

4) Southern food

3) Seeing my husband spend time with the kids

2) The beach

and the #1 thing that makes me happy is....

when my girls are being not only sisters, but more like best friends. This was taken on my birthday and I think it was the best present ever. Mackenzie can be the best big sister. I really, really hope they grow up to love each other.

Vote for the Birthday Dessert

Please vote for the dessert you think Abram should make me for my birthday! Here are the options:

1) Death by Chocolate
2)Carmel Apple Dessert
3)Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie
4)Chocolate Cake with Choc. IceCream & mint cookie layers
5)Chocolate Cake with Cream

I have also posted this on Facebook. Check back to see which one he makes (and how much weight I gain).

Race Update

So, I just looked up my time for my 5K run:

28:56

90th overall out of 341 runners and 6th in my age group.

Not too bad for my first run!

Six Tunnels 5K Run

A few weeks ago, I signed up for a 5K. I don't really know why except that I wanted get in shape, lose some baby weight and be an active mom/role model for my kids. So, I started running. At first it was pretty hard and I was feeling pretty old. But, now I really like to run. On days that I can't run (b/c I can't wake up early or b/c of busy season) I sort of miss it. This week Abe was really busy so I only got to run twice. The race of course was today. So, I didn't know how I would do or even if I could make it the whole way. My goal was to run the entire 3.1 miles without stopping or walking. I am happy to say, "I did it." I don't know my overall time but it was under 30 minutes. It was a really fun race, overlooking Lake Mead. The wind was kind of feisty but overall it was great. My favorite part was when I got home Mackenzie saw my medal (that everyone gets) and she said, "Mom, you won!"

Mr. Joe Joeson

This is the strange, lonely man who has been creeping around my blog. I just want to say, get a life. My family does not concern you and we would appreciate it if you just go away. I would like to keep my blog public so that all the normal people that I know can look at it. I did not intend it to be visited by strangers.