Which One?

It is exactly 1 month from my birthday. Yes, I'm counting. I love celebrations and parties and special days and, yes I love presents! Ever since I was little, my mom has us make Birthday Wish Lists.
So, help me decide which suit I should put on my list. After having 2 babies, I've tried a few different brands, and Hapari is the only one I feel good pretty in. Their control top bottoms go up to your belly button and hide the tummy area and have little shorts and skirts that match the tops. Let me know which print you like better!

One of my favorite thing about these tops is that you can tie them up 3 different ways in the back!

so you can switch up tan lines and just have fun. They really should be paying me for this post. Maybe a free swim suit? I'll ask...

A New Look for Kirstikoo!

I'm so excited to present my new banner and web design for kirstikoo!

Created by the lovely Jenna at q.a. design

Go snag my new button for your blog {it works now} and become a follower if you want.

I just posted about a fundraiser I'm doing for Relay for Life. Be a part of this great cause!

Missing you lots and lots especially today!

My mom and dad were supposed to come to visit this weekend, but one of my dad's best employees had surgery and is recovering, so Dad couldn't leave. Darn appendicitis.

Anyway, just wanted you to know I'm thinking of you and missing you and also a little bit feeling sorry for myself. Just a little...

So, here's a funny story with a little background for those of you who don't know my family. My parents own a grocery store that has been in our family since 1917: Wolfe's Market. It has delicious gourmet items you can only get at specialty stores and a beautiful deli of home-made meals that I miss all the time (especially when I'm pregnant, which I'm not by the way) and has a gorgeous mural on the wall. Anyway, it is always the second or third place we go when I visit home. I miss it often.

Growing up, there was really only one other grocery store in town. My friends were not allowed to shop there. Or tell me that you got something there. It was a swear word in our home. The place we are not allowed to step foot in. The place that we only go at desperate times, like when Jeff had a horrible cold sore and needed medication on the way to the mountains over Thanksgiving. We were having so much fun in the car waiting for him, that we snapped some pictures:

and then we noticed the V-word made it in our picture. Oops. Evidence.

There. Much better!! I don't remember how long we laughed in the car after this picture. A long time.

I love you MOM and DAD! Can't wait for the 4th or 5th week in April. We will have so much fun: Target runs, eating out, playing trains, catching up, carousel rides. I'm sure Jeff will try to find Avatar playing somewhere in a 50 mile radius, and if there is still time, planting flowers. As long as that doesn't get in the way of all of our other fun plans. Oh, and Hobby Lobby. Just for you dad.

How I've Missed You!

Dear Blog,

Sorry I've been away for so long. I have New Year's Resolutions. None of them are to update you because I'm already too good at that. I have been cleaning and organizing, prioritizing my time, and spending one-on-one time with my 3 boys.

Since we've been back, I have:

-Moved Tyler and Jackson in the same room. I needed my sewing room back and a calm master bedroom space. The boys have done pretty well together and I had to massively organize their closet to make all their clothes, toys and furniture fit in one room. But I feel like it is the right thing. I've solidified their nap/sleeping schedule and they are already bonding more.

-Cleaned my bedroom and bathroom. If you've seen my master bed/bath in the last 6 months, I'm so sorry. It contained all of the following: bed, clothes, sewing machine, measuring/cutting area, inventory, play place for the kids to sit while I work, mess! They say don't put work in your bedroom, so true. I could never relax. I moved it all back into the bedroom Jackson used to be in and now it is all under control. I walk into my room and breathe. I love it. If you'd like a tour of my house now, I'm not ashamed anymore, I'll show you!

-Taught preschool twice. We did the letter "p" and square shapes. We had a blast!

(p-post coming soon!)

-Taught a private art lesson. I am going to be teaching art lessons again! I'm so excited. I love all the resources there are online now! I'll show you some great projects when we get to them.

-Worked on orders. It's amazing what a 2 week break can do to your stress level. I left frazzled, overwhelmed, and sick (I think mostly from exhaustion.) I came back with a killer cleaning bug (think nesting hormones- luckily it's not from pregnancy this time), and tons of energy to get it all done.

I am determined to become a better person. My 2010 goals include reading my scriptures daily, saying personal and family prayers daily, spending time with each family member individually, keep my house presentable and allow for the spirit to dwell, and do something nice for someone else daily. It's amazing how when that is what I pray for, Heavenly Father allows for me to be in the path of someone who's in need. I have already had 2 great experiences where I have been in the right place at the right time to help someone who needed it.

When I make time for the important things first, my attitude is better and somehow there is always enough time to get it all done.

I still need to update my blog from our trip: Wolfe Christmas, Clark Christmas, Jackson's Birthday, New Years, so much to do! I'll have to do it slowly so that I can keep doing the important things in the process. Self control is a hard one when it comes to spending time online!!

I have loved reading your blogs and thanks for the updates. I love how close I feel to family members and friends who I haven't seen in so long!

Love,

Kirsti

Why I'm excited for Tuesday

1. Because hopefully by then my cold will be gone.

2. Because that is the day I get on an airplane (and you know how much I love airplanes. Especially with kids. I get nauseous. I've had to use the barf bags. More than once.)

3. Because I will get to re-meet my brother-in-law who I have really only met twice. The first time I was really sick and he was strategically keeping his distance. The second time was the wedding and for some reason he was paying way more attention to my little sister than me.

4. Because I just bought this game and I am excited. I LOVE playing games with my family.

5. Because on Tuesday I will get to body slam my mom and dad, and of course, my little sister and new brother. Can't wait!!