My samples

I recently applied for a job at Stampin' up!  They have asked for me to submit some samples. They wanted 4} 3-D pieces, 4} scrapbook pages, and 4} cards, and I have some people who want to see them but I no longer have them, so I took some pictures! Here you go guys! 

3-d piece # 1....

 a photo block

 from different angles. 

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3-d piece #2... 

this is a favorite

 close-up of each photo.

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3-d piece #3...

not my favorite.

it hangs on the wall I guess? it might look good in the trash too.

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3-d piece #4...

I think this is my favorite too.  

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2 of the 4 scrapbook pages.

the pages together 

and the other 2 scrapbook pages.

...and the pages together

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The 4 cards.

(The inside)

All of these samples had to be hand stamped... considering it's for a stamping co. I really hope it's what they are looking for. This would be the type of job that I think would be worth leaving the kids for. And it would be something I would really enjoy doing! I haven't heard back yet but hopefully soon. We really need the $$. Thanx guys.

Hangover anyone?

I think terrible 2's started long before Kaiyenna turned 2, but recently after she turned 2 she has figured out how to get into more trouble. She has also "tried" to get Keydran in trouble. As soon as Kaiyenna figured out how to open cupboard doors and drawers, shortly after turning 1, I have baby proofed them, except for 1, which is her own special drawer. Well, even though they have lock things on them, her arms are still little enough to fit thorough the small opening and pull stuff out. Her favorite drawer to pull stuff out of is the wooden spoon/spatula/whisk drawer. I didn't mind so much cause it's not a knife, but as soon as she started running around with it in her mouth I was afraid she'd fall and get it jammed down her throat. So now, both Joey and I get after her for getting into the wooden spoons. The other day she comes running into the Front room to Joey and starts saying; "Keygoo, spoon. Keygoo, spoon" with a little scowl on her face. So Joey goes into the kitchen and Keydran is sitting in the middle of the floor holding a wooden spoon. Clearly he's too short to even reach the drawer let alone get a spoon out of it. Joey then put that spoon in to the sink and went back into the front room. Obviously Kaiyenna's plan to get Keydran in trouble failed.... so she tried again, grabbing yet another spoon and doing the same thing as before.... silly girl! A side from that, she has also learned how to open doors. Our first incident with that was the pantry door... She snuck in there and grabbed a can of Hot Chocolate, and started eating it. The first place everything goes... her mouth.

Now knowing she can open doors, putting her to bed became another issue. So we switched our bedroom door knob that has a lock and put it on hers with the lock out, so we could lock her in at night... a trick learned from a friend! Our door knobs are oval shaped, so the door knob covers won't work, in case you are wondering. Anyways... Last night I was cleaning up the Kitchen while Joey cooked dinner. The kids were in the front room playing with toys, when all of a sudden it got quiet. I then realized that I forgot to put the gate up. Keydran can go up the stairs fine, but going down... he tries to go down head first. So I was panicking, totally oblivious to the fact that our bedroom door no longer locks. So I race up stairs and as I reach the top of the stairs I could smell a familiar but strong oder. I immediately knew what it was, Johnson & Johnson's clean & clear facial astringent. Which has salicylic acid and alcohol and some other stuff in it. So I rushed to Kaiyenna and I could smell it on her breath. She said it was a "yummy drink". Keydran was just crawling around, no sign of drinkage for him. phew. After putting him in a safe place... away from the stairs. I immediately grabbed Kaiyenna and Joey called poison control. We told poison control that we had no idea how much she consumed. The bottle was a little more than half full, but It had been used so I know she didn't drink that much. Well the poison control told us that even 1 oz. could be very toxic and the alcohol that's in it could make her a little drunk. It was very possible that Kaiyenna could have consumed that much. Because we were 40 minutes away from the hospital, poison control advised us to head out and get Kaiyenna to the ER, So Kaiyenna and I headed out. After waiting 30 minutes in the waiting room, we were finally taken back. Dr. came in and said that she looks fine, there's been no vomiting. He called the poison control to confirm the call and to see if he could take her blood levels to see how much she actually consumed. But the poison control told him that it wasn't necessary. Dr. also said that salicylic acid is the same ingredient that's in aspirin but that it's very diluted and that she would have had to consumed a lot for it to be toxic. But that they can monitor her for 30 minutes just in case. Or... we can go home, and if she throws up to come back... well, I decided to stay to avoid having to pay 2 $100.00 co-pays. While waiting I could clearly see that Kaiyenna was a little drunk. 10:00 at night, she's usually ornery, but last night she was bouncing off the walls, and hitting me.... not normal. Not even during the day is she that wild, especially the hitting part. They gave her some crackers, pudding, and apple juice while we were waiting. That helped her calm down, and then she became ornery. But soon after the orneriness kicked in they came to tell us we could go home. $100.00 later we find out that Kaiyenna in fine, poison control didn't do the research very well, Kaiyenna got some crackers, juice and pudding, and now me and Kaiyenna have matching bracelets.

And this morning, I think Kaiyenna might have a slight hangover. She is extremely ornery.

Happy Birthday Kaiyenna

So this post is a little late...Kaiyenna turned 2 on the 28th of August! I can't believe how much she has grown in just 1 year. love you baby girl! Her Aunt Nini took this picture. I Love it!

Kaiyenna on her 1st birthday.

The day Kaiyenna was born.

Our families are so big, that we had to celebrate her birthday 2 different days. Grandparents one day and the rest of the family the next. And some of both of our families didnt't even make it. Well, I guess we celebrated her b-day 3 different days. Her Aunt Cas and Eric went to Oregon on her b-day and wanted to celebrate a couple of days before. It was quite hectic considering I had just had surgery. I did have Joey...for a couple of days, then he had to go back to work. :( My mom came up from St. George for the week to help me out too. Thanks for everything mom, I love you so much. We all miss you and can't wait for you to be up north again. I love you again. I also want to thank all you guys for your concerns and comments. And thanks to everyone that helped out while I was recovering. Also, Joey mentioned in the previous post about them finding a second use for my belly button. The incision was actually made right above my belly button, but close enough. I think there is too much scar tissue to actually use the belly button for something like that. Well everything is going good, And I'm back to normal. The lower incision is still a little sensitive, but all in all everything is great. I can pick up my children now, well Kaiyenna. Keydran is such a momma's boy that I had to snuggle him, otherwise he wouldn't go to bed at night. shhh don't tell. That was probably the hardest part of the whole thing, not being able to hold Kaiyenna. If I wouldn't have cheated, Keydran too. I was just supposed to take it easy the whole time, Dr. orders. The healing seems to be okay, so no harm done right? Anyways...thanks again everybody.

A fright of a night! WARNING! The following contains graphic images that may not be suitable for younger readers.

It was a typical Sunday afternoon. We were sitting in Sunday School enjoying yet another Brother Brown lesson, when Kimbie felt a slight pain in her tummy tum tum. She thought nothing of it at first. Later in the afternoon as we were out obtaining the necessary items for a delicious lasagna dinner she had a sudden urge to purchase a pregnancy test. Apparently my cousin and Grandma had mentioned something to her about thinking she was pregnant. She supposed that the strange feeling in her stomach was related to a potential 3rd pregnancy. I was not too keen on the idea of having a 3rd child this quickly. I refused to let her purchase a test, as the dollar stores were not open and I don't agree with paying anything more for a pregnancy test. Plus, I was not sure I was ready to admit that we could have potentially started the creation of another child. Moving on...I slaved for several hours in the kitchen creating the first hand-made lasagna of my life. It was a great success...however, I made enough to feed about 30 people (I haven't figured out how to proportion for just 2 people yet, 20 is much easier.) Anyhow, Kimbie didn't feel well all evening and didn't really have much of an appetite for dinner, but muscled some down. Shortly thereafter she went to bed and I fell asleep watching the closing ceremonies for the Olympics down stairs. At about 2:30 AM I woke to Keydran screaming from his room. I went into the kitchen to prepare him a bottle. As I was walking up the stairs he was still screaming, which was unusual, as Kimbie normally responds much quicker than I to the kids' screams. When I picked him up and took him into our room, Kimbie was curled up in the fetal position moaning in agony. She couldn't describe what the pain was, but there was something seriously wrong. We called the on-call doctor and were told that if she can't adequately describe the pain then it would be in our best interest to go directly to the E.R. We packed the kids up and headed out. We arrived around 3:00 AM and were briskly admitted to a room. The doctors immediately began running every test in the book, including a pregnancy test. We called Cassi and had her man-slave Eric come and get the kids to take them back home to bed, as the doctor informed us that our stay would be rather lengthy. All of the blood tests came back negative, including the pregnancy tests. That was a slight relief. We were then informed that she would be taken in for a CT Scan. When the results came back, it was news that neither of us wanted to hear. Kimbie was to be taken into surgery at 1:30 PM to remove an infected appendix.
They found a use for her belly button. They made three incisions in her stomach, one for the camera, one for the instruments used to remove the infected organ and a third for good measure (I can't remember what the third one was for). Prior to her surgery my Dad came out to the hospital and gave Kimbie a blessing. She was insured a quick recovery and that the removal of the infection would ultimately be a great benefit to her physically and mentally. It was comforting to hear that Heavenly Father new of the situation and was watching over us. All that said, I was still a nervous wreck while she was in surgery. I kept imagining what would happen if something went wrong. Fortunately my sister Cassi was there with me to help keep my mind on other things. I don't know what I would do if my Kimbie-love was taken from me. I don't know that my sanity (or what's left of it) would remain intact. The surgeon came out about 40 minutes after they had taken her in and informed me that the operation was a success. Everything had gone smoothly without a hitch. We would just need to wait for her to regain consciousness from the anesthetics. When she finally came to we were returned to her recovery room where we spent the next several hours sleeping. Kimbie was frustrated because she wanted to wake up, but the anesthetics wouldn't allow her to open her eyes. It's the classic, mind is awake but the body is sleeping story. She was released to go home at 9:30 PM that evening. The doctor informed me that she was to do no lifting, no housework and was to do as much walking as she could handle. Fortunately my boss was very understanding and very supportive and has allowed me to take some time to care for my beloved. It's a miracle that the doctors were able to locate the infection before the appendix ruptured. I've now heard many horror stories about appendices that have burst and the extended length of time one has to be hospitalized for such a case. We were truly blessed to have been able to get it taken care of so quickly. Although this will be an expensive event, it's nice to know that Heavenly Father helped Kimbie recognize the pain and the doctors to locate the problem as soon as they did. It may have potentially saved us a ton of money.

Kimbie asked me to mention something about her having Kaiyenna and then a week later Kelly Neff having Kembry, and then Kelly having her gall bladder removed a week prior to Kimbie having her appendix removed. All I can say is that you two must spend too much time together. I've heard of women spending so much time together that they end up on the same cycle, but major medical issues within a week of each other...that's a little strange.

Anyways...I'm glad everything went well and that my lady-love is doing well. My work sent her a beautiful plant that helped cheer all of us up. I work with the greatest people on the planet! THE END.

Poor Guy

Today Keydran got his first FAT lip. He was trying to stand up to Kaiyenna's bed, and his hand slipped and he fell and hit his lip in the edge of her bed, not only that, but he hit his lip so hard he actually bounced back and hit the back of his head on the floor. At first I didn't even know he was bleeding, and then he kept rubbing his lower lip on his upper lip and blood started gushing out and I thought we were gonna have to take him to get stitches. But right before I called the Doctor, he had already clotted. I ended up calling my sister instead, just in case. She has 3 boys, and it saved time on the whole doctor phone call, leave a message, call you back an hours later process. He also got a bruise that goes across his cheek too, it just a thin line from the very corner of Kaiyenna's bed. He was actually pretty tough. He didn't cry for too long and he's been eating normal. He's such a trooper. I love my little guy so much!Then later tonight, I was trying to find a good recipe online for dinner, well in the mean time, Kaiyenna decided to move Keydran's high chair to the counter and climb up it to get to the Banana's. She LOVES bananas, she would eat an entire bunch if I let her. You'd think she was a monkey with the way she climbs on things to get to banana's!! Joey's in eye view of her, why he chose to tell me after she had climbed on the counter ate the banana. And, why he didn't just get up and get her himself. You ask.... He's been hypnotized by the olympics. So after Joey tells me she's on the counter eating a banana, I hurry down stairs to put her in "time out"...doesn't work very well for that one. I start talking to her, telling her that she's not allowed on the counter and that she can't get into whatever she wants when ever she wants and if she needs or wants something, to ask first. blah blah blah. Well, She started to argue with me in her jibberish talk. I was trying SO hard not to laugh. But what do you do? She was up in my face and everything....you jinxed me dad. I did end up putting her in "time out" just so I could get her mess cleaned up so I could start dinner. Which took a lot longer than I had planned on. So after I got dinner done. Oven fried chicken with mashed potatoes. We finally got to sit down and eat. Kaiyenna only liked the mashed potatoes, and she's a really messy eater, she refuses to use a spoon or fork, so she uses her hands, sometimes she'll ask for help, but that doesn't last very long. After getting it all over her hands, she tried to "shake it off" and some got in her hair and Joey says, "Oh no don't do that, you're making a mess...ah, now it's in your hair." As soon as Kaiyenna heard the word hair, her hands went immediately into her hair and she started rubbing the potatoes into her hair like shampoo. It was really funny, but gross. She is so crazy. But I love her to death.