Silly Frustrations

Do you ever get frustrated with the way women's clothes are sized? It seems there is no rhyme or reason to what constitutes a 4, 6, 8 or S, M, or L.

Case in point:
I have a huge container of capri's-in various sizes due to the different sizes I have experienced throughout the past 4 years (and 2 pregnancies). I pulled it down to sort through which capris I would wear and which needs to be tossed.

As I sorted I grew in frustration. There was no consistency to the sizing (even for the same brand). For example, I pulled out a pair of size 4's and with wishful thoughts tried them on. They fit with a little room to spare! But then I pulled out another pair (a size 8) and they were so tight I couldn't even button them (talk about annoying!!!). Then since I had such luck with the 4's, I tried on another pair but could hardly make it over my thighs. I threw them off in disgust!

Men's clothes are so much simpler. You buy exactly what size you are. If you have a 34 inch waist then buy 34 inch pants. Easy.

Am I the only one who is annoyed by this? Or is there some secret that I am not aware of.

Emily's Perspective

We had a rough afternoon with Emily today and she got in big trouble. Later, Brad asked her why she thought I was so mad at her and her response was, "Because she needs a nap."

Maybe I do.

We Are Back!

Did ya miss me?

I'll post on our Utah/Idaho trip as soon as I go through the stack of mail and do the piles of laundry that accumulated during our trip.

I'll also give an update on the housing situation.

Tune in soon!

Emily's Birthday Party

Amidst the turmoil of selling a house, we decided Emily would have a birthday party with her friends since we will be moving this summer. It was a princess themed party and each little princess attending was crowned on arrival. Here is my 6 year old princess on the big day (excuse the extended middle finger in the picture-purely innocent).Each princess made their own pizza and then we played some princess themed games. The favorite game was "The Princess is Missing her Favorite Things". I had a tray of "princess" items. One child left the room and we took off one item. They had to guess what was missing. I was surprised at how much they liked the game.

After games and dinner Emily opened her presents. Emily absolutely adored every gift. As soon as all the guests left, she played with each toy and even woke up early the next morning to play with them again. Poor kid all her other toys have been packed away.

I'm really glad that we have a picture with each of Emily's friends. They are wonderful girls and I'm glad we can remember them in picture. Here is Emily and Mary Jane G.

Emily and Rachelle B. Emily with Sam (At first he did not want to wear a crown. But when everyone else had one, he asked for a blue crown.)
Emily and Sarah C.
Emily and Alyssa M. I'm so glad Emily invited Alyssa. She is only 4 but she is the only girl in our cul-de-sac. They play together all the time. I was afraid that being much younger, she would be left out. But everyone at the party was so kind to everyone else.

Ella F., Emily and Tessa P. I adore this picture. They look so happy. Emily LOVES the "Emily" mug. I can't wash it fast enough.
Emily and Haley T. Haley and Emily were only 2 when we moved to Minnesota. Haley was her first MN friend.
After presents we had cake and ice cream. Emily chose a chocolate cake with vanilla frosting and Neapolitan ice cream. She blew her candles out too fast for a good picture. Then she had the candles out before I even put the camera down.
Every party has to have a goofy face picture.
After cake and ice cream we had a Princess search. I told the girls that a princess had been captured by a dragon and it was up to them to rescue her. The dragon left pink eggs with clues to help us find the princess. Each girl was assigned one clue. We searched the house to find them all. To help the hunt progress quietly, they had to whisper so they wouldn't wake the dragon (the best idea I ever came up with). Emily drew, colored and cut out a princess to glue to the pinata. I hid it in the laundry room and Emily was really surprised!Here is the first whack!! Unfortunately I did not get a picture of the mad scramble for candy. But there was plenty for all. Because it was cold and rainy outside we had to break it inside. It was so heavy and the girls so strong that the pinata fell from the hook in the wall. Luckily Brad was home and he held the pinata while they took a swing. Brave man my husband!
Hopefully a fun time was had by all the royal attendees!

Happy Birthday my dear daughter!

Grateful Sunday (A Day Late)

I am grateful for...

• The Internet. Ours was down for several days and I felt so isolated. I missed the blogging world (Oh gee-I really need some real human contact).
• Brad. I have been so down and frustrated and worn out lately. He has been really understanding.
• Brad's schedule is back to normal. He was working nights for 2 weeks and as much as I love to see him in the afternoon, I am really happy for normal hours.
• My mom. She let me cry my sorrows away last night with understanding and love.
• Ben. Who can resist a face that is so full of pure love.
• Emily's birthday party went well (I'll post pictures later). I really stressed over having one with the house for sale but it worked out okay even with a showing two hours before the party.
• The hope of summer. It has been so bleak and cold. I long for summer.
• Grateful Sunday posts. It forces me to look for the good.
• Emily and Sam when they play nicely. No explanation needed.

Speaking of Polly Pockets

So I went into Emily and Sam's room to return the Polly Pocket who so kindly posed for my haircut picture and I found them playing with the Polly Pockets.

This is Emily explanation of their play:

Emily: Mom, remember the story in our scriptures that a man can have two wives (she is referring to Jacob, Rachel and Leah). Well, we are pretending that he (Playmobile SWAT team motorcycle man) is getting married to these two (dolls). They are sisters. They are twins.

Me: Hmmmm (how do you respond to that?)

Here is a picture.

At least each "wife" has her own car.

New Haircut

I got my haircut the other day and I thought it looked nice. It's short, fun, and versatile. A day after I got it cut, Emily and I had the following conversation:

Emily: Mom, you look like a Polly Pocket.

Me: Hmmm, is that good or bad?

Emily: Bad. People aren't supposed to look like Polly Pockets.

Me: Oh....

Sorry folks but I'm not going to post a picture of my new haircut (but it looks similar to this Polly Pocket) because who can compete with a Polly Pocket on cuteness.