Miracles

This week has been a week full of miracles. You don't believe in miracles? Well, let me share with you what has transpired in the last week in my life and you may change your mind.

• Hair. I have done my hair twice this week. I have actually used the hair dryer, straightener, and even a little mousse. And to top it off-I applied makeup. Not just mascara, but blush AND eye shadow. Usually I only do my hair twice a month, so here is the first miracle.


• Mess. A couple nights ago our kids decided to empty out our blanket closet and put all the blankets in the TV room and jump into the pile. We seriously have 15 blankets in there so it was quite a mess. When we put the kids to bed I went down and started folding blankets before Trent and I caught up on our Tivo'd shows. Trent came down and asked what I was doing. He told me to just leave the mess and we could clean it up tomorrow. WHAT??? That has never happened in the history of mine and Trent's relationship. Miracle number 2.


• Weight. Most of you know that I have been trying to get rid of my pregnancy weight for a LONG time now. We started the Fat Girls No Mo' challenge to help motivate the weight loss. Well, for the past few months I haven't been able to get below a cursed weight. I kept gaining and losing the same couple pounds. It has been very frustrating. Things changed this week and I finally dropped a pound below the unbreechable weight. THAT is miracle number 3.


• Reeses Peanut Butter Cups. One of my favorite all time treats are the Reese Peanut Butter Cups seasonal shapes. You know, the HUGE Easter Eggs, the bat or pumpkins for Halloween, Hearts for Valentines, and, yes, the Christmas Trees for the Holidays. These are a little bit of heaven on Earth. Well, I have been down the Seasonal aisle at Walmart twice in the past week and have stopped and stared at these devils and then kept on walking. Having the will power to resist such a tempting treat is my miracle number 4.


• Spending Diet. Most of you have heard/read about my spending diet. Trent and I have a little bit of a problem. We spend too much money. My escape from life/kids is to go out and go shopping. (I am not the only one, Trent has issues too) Well, we have realized we were not being smart with our money and decided to start The Diet. I am happy to report I have drastically reduced the amount of money I part with and I haven't bought a single article of clothing for myself or the kids in 3 weeks. That may sound dumb, but my friends, that is miracle 5.


• Vomit. My kids have issues with throwing up. All of them have eventually grown out of it. Morgan was probably the worst. We tried to figure out if it was stuff she ate or if she had issues with bulimia. But it seems she has just started to grow out of it and she hasn't thrown up in a few weeks. I wish I could say I haven't cleaned ANY throw up in a few weeks, but both Aiden and Andrew have thrown up a couple times. But hopefully, Morgan is done with her purging and stays throw up free. Miracle 6.


• Gas. I am loving the decrease in gas prices. I try not to think about the reason it is going down so I can enjoy it more. Back in the day it came close to $150 to fill up the Bohemith. I filled up a few days ago and it came to $60. Aaaaahhh. The heavens parted and I could hear Angels singing. That would be miracle number 7.


• Cooking. Or something like it. Because of The Diet, we have tried not to eat out anymore. Which means I have to cook more. I think I have prepared 5 "meals" in the past week. You know, a meat, side, and rolls. It is hard to get motivated to cook real meals when my kids won't eat anything beside dino nuggets, PB sandwiches, and cereal. But they have been eating some of the stuff I have cooked. So, cooking and having the kids actually eat it is miracle number 8.


• Sacrament. On Sunday we made it through the ENTIRE Sacrament with all 5 kids. Granted, we were at a Jensen homecoming so there were about 8 more adults to help control them, but we still made it through. We don't even attempt Sacrament with all 5 usually, so that was miracle 9.


• Life. I complain a lot about going crazy, cleaning, kids, fatness, and everyday problems. I need to stop. Life is a miracle and I am lucky for each day I get to enjoy it. Being alive, healthy, with a good family, the best husband, the cutest kids, and all the extras in life is the last, but definitely not least, miracle number 10.