Our house is sick. My poor babies have fevers and the beginnings of ear infections.
I've been alternating tylenol and some essential oils. I LOVE my essential oils. They work better than most medicines, and they have no yucky effects on your body.
My kids love them, too. Christy loves to rub them on the bottoms of her feet, and then she does Wesley's feet.
They sure help me, too. I'm happy that I got over my sickness quickly so that I can care for my babies.
I hope you are well and if you are sick that it will go quickly.
Want some essential oils? You'll LOVE them!
www.mydoterra.com/blueoasis
Friday, January 29, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Love Your Flawz
First of all, I love her music. Second of all, I think she really makes a good point. Do you ever get tired of looking at all these "fakes"? I think that real beauty should be celebrated.
Check out her website www.loveyourflawz.com or www.caitlincrosby.com
Love, Aimee
Check out her website www.loveyourflawz.com or www.caitlincrosby.com
Love, Aimee
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
My rights as an American Citizen...
I would not consider myself a racist or a prejudiced person. I generally get along with everyone and I enjoy celebrating the differences in people that make us so unique from one another.
However, today as I entered the building to apply for welfare, I felt as though I had to be. My social worker took me back to his office, gave me a funny look and said, "You look too well dressed to be here, I'm sure you wont qualify for anything." This was before he had even looked at my application. So already I wanted to cry. Then as we went over the application, he said I made too much money to qualify for anything except maybe food stamps. So, I continue with the food stamps application, and just before he's finished, he says to me "what do you do with your money?" It wasn't meant to be a nice comment. As I'm leaving, another girl waiting says to me, "You're just the wrong color."
Again, I am NOT racist or prejudiced towards anyone. I don't have anything against anyone being here. I'm not against gay rights, I'm not against civil rights or anyone having rights.
Don't worry, Mom. My complaint has already been filed. :-)
I guess what I am trying to say is that, I too deserve these equal rights. And I actually detest the fact that I'm in need of welfare services, but the truth is that I do. I need help getting back on my feet so that I can be a successful provider for my children. And, I did pay my taxes and my tithing so that others, too, may have the same privilege.
Excuse my babbling...
In other news, it's POURING rain! I so need to get me an umbrella....in the meantime, I'm going to call my wonderful, Auntie Christy Lynn to see if she will rescue me and take me to the bank and the store.
Love, Aimee
However, today as I entered the building to apply for welfare, I felt as though I had to be. My social worker took me back to his office, gave me a funny look and said, "You look too well dressed to be here, I'm sure you wont qualify for anything." This was before he had even looked at my application. So already I wanted to cry. Then as we went over the application, he said I made too much money to qualify for anything except maybe food stamps. So, I continue with the food stamps application, and just before he's finished, he says to me "what do you do with your money?" It wasn't meant to be a nice comment. As I'm leaving, another girl waiting says to me, "You're just the wrong color."
Again, I am NOT racist or prejudiced towards anyone. I don't have anything against anyone being here. I'm not against gay rights, I'm not against civil rights or anyone having rights.
Don't worry, Mom. My complaint has already been filed. :-)
I guess what I am trying to say is that, I too deserve these equal rights. And I actually detest the fact that I'm in need of welfare services, but the truth is that I do. I need help getting back on my feet so that I can be a successful provider for my children. And, I did pay my taxes and my tithing so that others, too, may have the same privilege.
Excuse my babbling...
In other news, it's POURING rain! I so need to get me an umbrella....in the meantime, I'm going to call my wonderful, Auntie Christy Lynn to see if she will rescue me and take me to the bank and the store.
Love, Aimee
Monday, January 18, 2010
Martin Luthor King Day
Yesterday was Stake Conference. I feel so uplifted and motivated to do good in my life. Elder Holland and Pres Uchtdorf spoke on forgiving yourself and others, having a temple recommend, reading your scriptures and talking with God. I haven't been doing very good on any of those. Sometimes life gets so hard. I tend to want to blame God for those times. I tend to not want to speak to him during that time. But I recognize that most of those "hard times" I bring on myself. Not always, but often. Infact, more often than I would like to admit.
But I've been thinking. Alot. I've come to the conclusion, that I need to make some changes in my life. Some major, some not so major.
I started out with this "resolution" by taking today off. Mondays are my days off. It was also a holiday. Growing up, my mom celebrated every holiday. And I want to be like my mom in many ways. So, I celebrated today by doing nothing. We slept in. Snuggled (Christy is with her dad, so it was just Wesley and I) and had a visit from my Aunts Siobhan and Christy and also my cousin Jason. I've also done some studying.
I love days like these. I love my son. And I love my doggies.
I love being a Latter-Day Saint. ;)
Now it's time to take action and live up to my own expectations of myself.
Happy Martin Luthor King Day!
Love, Aimee
But I've been thinking. Alot. I've come to the conclusion, that I need to make some changes in my life. Some major, some not so major.
I started out with this "resolution" by taking today off. Mondays are my days off. It was also a holiday. Growing up, my mom celebrated every holiday. And I want to be like my mom in many ways. So, I celebrated today by doing nothing. We slept in. Snuggled (Christy is with her dad, so it was just Wesley and I) and had a visit from my Aunts Siobhan and Christy and also my cousin Jason. I've also done some studying.
I love days like these. I love my son. And I love my doggies.
I love being a Latter-Day Saint. ;)
Now it's time to take action and live up to my own expectations of myself.
Happy Martin Luthor King Day!
Love, Aimee
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Goodbye '09, Hello '10!
I feel like, especially lately, my life keeps making these plans without my input. How rude. Oh well, what more can you do other than go along with it.
My Christmas was wonderful! My kids left to their dads on the Sunday before, I went home to Utah on Wednesday evening. I had so much fun! I wish I could have stayed longer.
My flight to Utah was interesting, to say the least. We had to stop over in Phoenix. On the way to Phoenix, I sat by the window. Next to me sat "Old Man Rivers" and "Ms. Talks-A-Lot". Oh My Goodness! Old Man Rivers asked me to dinner. I'm happy to say, his stop was Phoenix. Ms. Talks-A-Lot was trying to hook up with Old Man Rivers. And wanted to tell me about all of her health issues. Now, I'm not opposed to talking to someone about health, it is up my so called, ally, but there are some things one must keep between themselves and their own physician. Thank you. I was so happy to get off the airplane, until the cold hit me! I forgot how cold snow and winter were in Utah. (I know, it hasn't been that long) After layering on my layers, and cursing the nasty white stuff, I hugged my sister, Kaytlyn and my Dad. I was so excited to see them both. I had dinner with my girls, Aubrey, Heather and Caulene. We played at Smith's with Deven and went shopping for goodies. The next morning I had breakfast with more friends. Christmas eve my family did our traditional french toast for dinner, the Christmas story from the bible, and as well from the Book of Mormon. Then we got to open our PJ's so we could wear them that night.
Christmas day was so relaxing and non eventful. We did go and see Avatar, which was very well done, in my opinion. I love Joel David Moore. Check him out!
Saturday, my dad, my uncle Ted and my sisters all got up and drove me back to California. I missed the warmer weather and the green grass. lol! I picked up the kids Sunday and had a nice turkey dinner that night. And then my children had Christmas at our house, with some of our family. Some of the members of my church had brought us so many gifts for Christmas the Monday before. Someone really loves our family.
I've been so blessed since I've moved out here. Even with all the trials and breakdowns. I have met some amazing people, seen my children bless and enhance lives and have been given an opportunity to grow. So much more than I would have thought. I've made some wrong choices in my life, and like anyone have seen some of the consequences but I'm not going to let those define who I am. I'm more than that.
New Years Eve was spent with my children. We had our own little party. Toasted at 7:30 (the kids were ready for bed) And I stayed up a little later until my phone died and I decided it was time to go to bed for the first time this year!
One of our clients from the salon has been trying to set me up with her son (this story is for Brittany). As flattered as I was, I'm happy to say, i'm not ready. But she brought him by NYE anyway to meet me, dropped him off to have dinner with us. He's 34 years old, doesn't have a job, hasn't been to school, still lives with mom and was kicked from the navy (he wouldn't tell me why). He didn't let me speak more than two words at a time and within 10 minutes of them leaving his mom was on the phone with me saying she could so see me as her daughter in law. UMmmmmmm....I'm going to have to say NO WAY, JOSE! Okay that wasn't much detail, but I couldn't really understand a word he said. I know that I'm no English Major (well, at one point I was) but mumbling, even when it's loud is hard to hear.
I recognize that I come as a packaged deal with two kids and my dogs, but I'm not desperate, and I'm not hopeless. I still have some standards of what I look for in a man. And I'm really in no hurry, either. I am still working up picking up the pieces of myself that I lost during my first marriage/divorce.
I have come to the decision that I am happy with where I am at in my life. No, I'm not perfect, I'm not the ideal super model, I'm not making a lot of money (or any money). But I'm healthy, I have a roof over my head, I have two beautiful and smart children, I'm a rockin Kool-Aid mom, I am beautiful, smart and I feel like 2010 will bring some great changes, and new doors to knock on.
My goals:
Take the National Certification test for Massage Therapy
Apply for my California State wide License
and get a job in Burbank working at the Studios doing massage.
Keep up with my writing. (Char, I have one review off to you, there are many more to come!)
I have written these out with time lines and everything. And I have a few others. I didn't make a resolution this year, just goals that I feel I have written out well. Now it's time to get up and get on with the day. I need to get to the store and get some dog food!
My Christmas was wonderful! My kids left to their dads on the Sunday before, I went home to Utah on Wednesday evening. I had so much fun! I wish I could have stayed longer.
My flight to Utah was interesting, to say the least. We had to stop over in Phoenix. On the way to Phoenix, I sat by the window. Next to me sat "Old Man Rivers" and "Ms. Talks-A-Lot". Oh My Goodness! Old Man Rivers asked me to dinner. I'm happy to say, his stop was Phoenix. Ms. Talks-A-Lot was trying to hook up with Old Man Rivers. And wanted to tell me about all of her health issues. Now, I'm not opposed to talking to someone about health, it is up my so called, ally, but there are some things one must keep between themselves and their own physician. Thank you. I was so happy to get off the airplane, until the cold hit me! I forgot how cold snow and winter were in Utah. (I know, it hasn't been that long) After layering on my layers, and cursing the nasty white stuff, I hugged my sister, Kaytlyn and my Dad. I was so excited to see them both. I had dinner with my girls, Aubrey, Heather and Caulene. We played at Smith's with Deven and went shopping for goodies. The next morning I had breakfast with more friends. Christmas eve my family did our traditional french toast for dinner, the Christmas story from the bible, and as well from the Book of Mormon. Then we got to open our PJ's so we could wear them that night.
Christmas day was so relaxing and non eventful. We did go and see Avatar, which was very well done, in my opinion. I love Joel David Moore. Check him out!
Saturday, my dad, my uncle Ted and my sisters all got up and drove me back to California. I missed the warmer weather and the green grass. lol! I picked up the kids Sunday and had a nice turkey dinner that night. And then my children had Christmas at our house, with some of our family. Some of the members of my church had brought us so many gifts for Christmas the Monday before. Someone really loves our family.
I've been so blessed since I've moved out here. Even with all the trials and breakdowns. I have met some amazing people, seen my children bless and enhance lives and have been given an opportunity to grow. So much more than I would have thought. I've made some wrong choices in my life, and like anyone have seen some of the consequences but I'm not going to let those define who I am. I'm more than that.
New Years Eve was spent with my children. We had our own little party. Toasted at 7:30 (the kids were ready for bed) And I stayed up a little later until my phone died and I decided it was time to go to bed for the first time this year!
One of our clients from the salon has been trying to set me up with her son (this story is for Brittany). As flattered as I was, I'm happy to say, i'm not ready. But she brought him by NYE anyway to meet me, dropped him off to have dinner with us. He's 34 years old, doesn't have a job, hasn't been to school, still lives with mom and was kicked from the navy (he wouldn't tell me why). He didn't let me speak more than two words at a time and within 10 minutes of them leaving his mom was on the phone with me saying she could so see me as her daughter in law. UMmmmmmm....I'm going to have to say NO WAY, JOSE! Okay that wasn't much detail, but I couldn't really understand a word he said. I know that I'm no English Major (well, at one point I was) but mumbling, even when it's loud is hard to hear.
I recognize that I come as a packaged deal with two kids and my dogs, but I'm not desperate, and I'm not hopeless. I still have some standards of what I look for in a man. And I'm really in no hurry, either. I am still working up picking up the pieces of myself that I lost during my first marriage/divorce.
I have come to the decision that I am happy with where I am at in my life. No, I'm not perfect, I'm not the ideal super model, I'm not making a lot of money (or any money). But I'm healthy, I have a roof over my head, I have two beautiful and smart children, I'm a rockin Kool-Aid mom, I am beautiful, smart and I feel like 2010 will bring some great changes, and new doors to knock on.
My goals:
Take the National Certification test for Massage Therapy
Apply for my California State wide License
and get a job in Burbank working at the Studios doing massage.
Keep up with my writing. (Char, I have one review off to you, there are many more to come!)
I have written these out with time lines and everything. And I have a few others. I didn't make a resolution this year, just goals that I feel I have written out well. Now it's time to get up and get on with the day. I need to get to the store and get some dog food!
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