My "Paycheck"

Today was a pretty good day. My sister had her baby, a beautiful baby girl named Ruby Lynn and I got my "paycheck" for the week. Tonight after I finished tucking Madison in to go to bed she said, " You don't have to do that you know, I can do it myself" and I answered while giving her a kiss on the cheek "I know, but I like to do it." She kissed me back and then said "I know because that is how you get your paycheck" "Because you just got it huh". Now to explain the "paycheck". Earlier in the week Madison was being really rude to me so I tried to explain to her why it bothered me so bad. I told her that my job was to take care of her, Ashlyn, and Daddy by cooking and cleaning and everything else we mothers do and that I don't get an actual paycheck like Daddy does. I told her my paycheck was love.

Being a mom is hard sometimes, but the "pay" is pretty good.

Halloween 09

This Halloween was pretty crazy. We had alot going on. Madison had a fun week at school full of pumpkin carving, a party, and a parade around the school. This year Madison dressed up like a vampire and Ashlyn was a witch. On Halloween day we woke up and went to the NHRA Drag Races that are here twice a year. It was alot of fun and had alot of things for the kids to do in the pits. We left the races early and still barely had time to feed them, get them dressed, and rush to our ward's Trunk or Treat. We were done with Trunk or Treat by 8pm so we decided to pass out candy at our house. It is still pretty warm down here so we sat outside and waited for the trick or treaters. I will never look at my neighbor across the street the same again. I actually couldn't sleep Halloween night because he is so creepy. lol He had his garage all decorated with creepy things and he was playing creepy music. We walked over to introduce ourselves because he hasn't lived there very long and also to get some candy. As we got up the driveway he came walking out of the corner of the garage dressed like the guy from SAW. I've never seen the movies, but from the previews I pretty much know what it's about. He didn't say anything and just stood there! My kids were freaked. Even his daughter didn't say anything! Ashlyn ran up and got her candy and we just laughed and started walking away. As we were leaving his daughter said "It's a Happy Halloween, haunted house style!" and then they both laughed creepy laughs. We sat outside and watched him scare people for a while because he was so weird and it was pretty funny to see people's reaction to him. Maybe he didn't talk because he was so incharacter. I'm still kind of creeped out by him. lol