** I posted a new recipe on the Eazy Mealz blog. It’s been a while. I’ll be updating it more often because I am such a cook. Not.

** So… there’s a big women’s activity coming up in my church on April 18. It’s starting with a 1 mile walk/5k run, then breakfast and then a couple hours of workshops. They passed around the sign up sheet and I totally signed up for the 5k. Why? Why did I do that? I’ve run a quite a few 5ks and I always suck. Remember my last 5k? Yes, I got beat by my mom! So… yeah. I will be torturing myself again in a few weeks and I don’t even get a tshirt out of it. I went to the gym yesterday and instead of getting on the stairclimber like I usually do I got on the treadmill and thought I’d run a quick 5k to practice… Yeah, um, it was a nice thought. I ran 1.75 miles and called it good. I hate running. I could have kept going but it is just so NOT fun. Not to mention I could literally feel my butt bounce up and down as I ran. It kinda hurts.

** So to answer some of the questions from a couple of posts ago…
Shelby Lou asked:
Paper or Plastic?
I’m gonna go with plastic. Don’t hate- I do reuse them to throw out poopy diapers and as little trashcan liners… I don’t even think my grocery store has paper. Hmmm….

Nsync or Backstreet Boys?
I really liked both. I liked the whole “Bye Bye Bye” thing by N*Sync, but I’m gonna go with Backstreet Boys. They were cuter in my opinion and I liked more of their songs. I think I have a couple on my iPod. Of course, New Kids on the Block will always be the best boyband EVER… I wouldn’t fly to Kansas to see NSync or Backstreet Boys. (Awesome video alert with pelvic thrusts. Not as clear as on an LCD TV but still…)

If Sei had hair would he still be sexy?
He had hair when he met and I just never thought it was that great of hair, so I like him bald. But of course he’d still be sexy with hair because his head would still be on the same body and his lips and eyes would be the same. Yummy. I’m gonna go call him. BRB….
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Ok, I’m back…

What is the best piece of advice you have ever gotten?
Whoa. That’s hard. I think when I was going thru my divorce my sister told me that one day my prince would come and I would have the best marriage ever. I just needed to be ready. So, I got myself ready spiritually and physically (I got all HAWT for a little while to catch a man!!) And she was totally right. I met Sei.

Yvonne asked:
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you like to live?
I would seriously live on a beach in a hut. I think I would be an awesome, expert beach bum. Ok, maybe not in a hut, but definitely on a beach. Hawaii maybe? I’ve never been there… I told Sei I’d move to Cozumel in a second. He could be a taxi driver and I could sell bobbing head turtles…

More answers soon!!

As I thought back about 2008 there were A LOT of changes. A LOT.

NEW: I moved back to Texas. This was huge. The kids have adjusted well. Sei loves his job. And I am a lard. Obviously I’ve had the hardest time adjusting. I miss our old neighborhood. I miss our old ward. I miss my friends. But I know we are suppose to be here, so I will continue to adjust the best I can. It has been nice having my family near. The kids deserve to be close to at least one set of grandparents!!

OLD: My ex still lives in Texas.

NEW: I started watching kids in my home this year. I actually just started watching 2 more this past Monday. So, now I watch 3 kids everyday and a 4th on Tuesdays. It’s been interesting. Thankfully I am now watching an almost 5 yr old boy and Taj loves having a playmate!! The money is very helpful as we pay off debt and save for missions and college and our Florida vacation this year!! The extra kids is why I will not be writing many blog ads anymore. I was tired of blogging because I had to. I want to blog when I want to. I will do ads occasionally if the pay is ok, just fyi.

OLD: I am still doing paid links in my posts. So if I stick in a weird words that don’t seem to go with the post, like shipping boxes, for example, that’s why.

NEW: I have 7 kids that pee in the toilet.

OLD: I have 6 kids that poop in the toilet…

NEW: My new fave song is “Gives You Hell” by The All American Rejects

OLD: I still love orange.

NEW: I enjoy exercising again. It’s my stress relief and break. And Seiuli has been wonderful about facilitating my time.

OLD: My big butt. It’s still here.

NEW: I traveled by myself several times this past year!! I got to go to Vegas for my brother’s wedding. Oregon for the highlite of my summer! And Kansas City for the NKOTB concert. Note that 2 out of 3 involved Y’ALL!! Yay!!

OLD: I came home everytime to my wonderful husband who I love so much. I can’t believe I am married to such an awesome man. I mean, I think back on our lives, how we met, etc… and I am just amazed. I know we were meant to be together. He’s my lobster. (What’s that from??) And I didn’t mean for this post to get mushy, but Sei went in for an endoscopy today. Basically they stick a camera down your throat and take pics. When he got one 3 years ago he was diagnosed with Barrett’s disease which is pre-cancerous. So, today he went in for another and thankfully a lot of the scar tissue has healed and he no longer has Barretts. YAY! I love him and I am thrilled he is getting better.