Ode to Laundry!

Ode to Laundry
Oh you pile of filth
I see you mocking me
Taunting me as you grow
Didn’t I just wash you?
Your collection of grime and slime
It’s repulsive to my nose
You boast of freshness
Only to waft odorous tendrils after a day of wear
I must brave the stench
Touching each aromatic article
Unfolding arms and legs
Removing loose prizes I claim for my own
I stuff you in the washer
Pour that perfumed liquid over your rumpled mess
Praying that the ketchup will be coaxed out
Along with the sticky goo-Oh dear, is that a melted gummy bear?
Sigh
Oh, you chore that haunts me
Beckons to me
Shouts your displeasure of being ignored
You long to be worn again
Ready for a new day,
A new adventure, a new stain

I will conquer this beast
Perform this menial duty
Wash and dry you
Obligingly fold you
Put you in your various places and
Pretend this chore is over

Country bumpkin...

The beauty all around Cedar City is very extroadinary; The flower baskets that hang outside the main street stores, islands filled with flowers that are being taken care of by home owners instead of the city and then you have the Mountains! Today was a strange and welcomed day for the Flowers family, a day of no vomit and good spirits. So Cody, Parker and of course myself decided to take a drive up over the mountain to find Charlie who is camping for the deer hunt, Surprisingly I didn't get lost, Yes I took a wrong turn and we found ourselves sitting at the end of a lovely cinder path where a tree had fallen recently so we all got out of the car and just breathed the mountain air. The boys loved being outside Parker was no too happy about the dirt but played with all the pine needles, the beauty of being surrounded by nature is difficult to express. There is so much freedom the mountain holds so many secret trails, the road that just flows with the mountain the music as the wind blows through the trees and not forgetting the smell of fresh flowers and trees. after a few minutes we decided we had better go look for Charlie and we climbed back into our seats and drove back out of the trail. After just a few minutes we were on the right path and found Charlie we sat briefly watching a chipmunk steal the chocolate cake out of the window of one of the trailers opposite us and the wife come running out with a broom chasing him away only to realize he was quite content to sit on the roof of the trailer. That chipmunk had the right idea in my opinion.. Charlie caught a hornytoad for the boys to look at only to set it back down as Parker tried really hard to eat the poor thing, At least we know he wont starve if ever left alone on the mountain!
Afetr a few hours of being in the dirt and trees we decided to head home such a peaceful day and so much natural beauty all around it was tough coming home. I am a true country bumpkin. I would more than happily spend the rest of my life on the mountain!

House update..

Yes folks we are practically all packed up for the big move. We are currently still on schedule for the 27th this house is mostly packed today wemove the big screen TV, the 4 post canopy bed and the Piano leaving just the mattress' and the sofa. We plan on living with bare minimum over the next few day's which Hopefully will fly by quickly.

School for Cody has yet to be determined he loves TP's so I think if he does get into SE he will find it especially hard. The move in itself has been hard on him he is very confused at all the packing and moving. In preparation for the big day I actually borrowed an idea from my dear friend Alycia, We were at there house relatively close to Christmas one year and for Tori to understand time concept for Christmas day Alycia had made a chain out of paper where Tori would tear a piece of daily until finally there were no more links left to tear.. With this concept we have made on for Cody he knows each morning he wakes up he gets to tear off one link and slowly but surely we are approaching the moving day. It has certainly made life that little bit easier! So Thank you Alycia a wonderful idea!

We will update again soon maybe with some pictures. Have a happy week xx

5K on Saturday.

And I have been such a flake The last time I truly exercised was well over 3 weeks ago! I have a run this coming week and I am so not prepared for it! I did run around the back yard briefly a few nights ago but it wasn't 3 miles of a run! I hope I don't let myself down! I have a time of 36 minutes that I either need to tie or beat somehow I am doubting my abilities.
Cody had an evaluation in St George today that determined he needed further evaluation for another area which we will go into at a later time but he is understanding things at the age of an 8 year old I am so proud of him he is a smart little bugger.
Parker is growing like a weed and doing exceptionally well he can walk but chooses not to he will suddenly sit on his butt and laugh as soon as he realizes exactly what he has done its adorable!
Now for the big news!! We are moving we have found a house in Cedar City which is much closer to the stores, Charlie's work, Pediatrician etc 5 bedrooms 3 and a half bathrooms and absolutely perfect both Charlie and I love it we are scheduled to move by the 27th July. Watch this space for updates.

My second 5K

I beat my time by many minutes and even managed to win the race I was so over the moon I am even entering to run the 5K for the Utah summer games its a olympic style sports thing I am way exicted you can read all about the Utah summer games here

https://secure.utahsummergames.org/about.html

Succeeded at the fun run.

I had so much fun at the fun run I finished in just barely over an hour and had so much fun that I have already put in for my second for May23rd! I am running daily at my in laws house as they have a treadmill and I don't so hopefully I can improve on my time a little I will be running daily to try and strengthen my legs and get my time up. Now I have the 5K run bug who knows how many I'll enter into. Either way wish me luck!

May 8th 2009

So today is a beautiful day so we decided to play outside Jess (our fav neighbor) lent us a infant swing we had so much fun. We made a little movie of Cody pushing Parker....




Watering the trees..





Finding out that grass and weeds are not much fun!!

Don't be alarmed!!

I know The phantom of the opera can sound a little dark but its my fav so if you don't like how the music starts fast forward a track or 4. xx

Fun run.

5K run here we come! Get ready to have your socks knocked off!! Parker and I will be in the race walking as I have to have him in a infant carrier due to lack of babysitters we are ready and willing to go! 3 and a bit miles walking with Parker in his carrier should be ok I do this on a regular basis whenever we go out anywhere I am the one to carry Parker mostly due to the fact my back appears stronger than Charlie's (I'm certain you other moms understand this Isn't usually the case!) Anyway here we are about to walk around outside preparing ourselves for this walk! I feel a little intimidated as friends and family are laughing at my decision but I know with or without your support my butt will cross that finish line!

ARGH

ARGH I am signing up for a 5K run! Thankfully you can walk crawl or whatever through it this will be my first ever run since leaving high school I used to be quite good at running away from something that scared me so lets see if I can run for fun.. Who in there right mind would run for fun??? yeah I'm a little bit of a fool but I'm getting excited!

Now to go shopping for a running suit and running shoes! I only have 11 days to prepare for this! ARGH!!!

Happy St Georges Day England

April 23rd St Georges day!

Have a great day xxx

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Its been a while

Since I updated so here it is we survived Disney and loved every minute we had so much fun in California it was almost too busy. We met Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Pluto, Winnie the pooh and Tigger Cody didn't quite know how to react but did very well he had so much fun spending his birthday in Disneyland or as he calls it Mickey Mouse house!
Meeting Mickey!



Group picture



Meeting Goofy



Parker and I



It was a great deal of fun that we will remember for a very long time..

we also went to sea world and Hollywood Cody was in awe at Shamu he said "mommy will my fish get that big?"







Hollywood was interesting Rebecca and I met Captain Jack Sparrow! Oh boy did he smell bad!! I'm shuddering just thinking about it!









Still cringing!

when we got home we went off to a so called professional photo shoot!
On the way Yes I get pulled over for speeding! Yes my Biological father got pictures!!







Supposedly doing 50 in a 35 zone I do not believe I was going that fast and neither does Charlie thankfully I didn't get a ticket we flirted our way out of it at least Chris (Step mother) did she kept telling him how handsome he looked in his uniform!!

We were not too impressed once we got to the photo shoot which incidentally was only yards from where I was pulled over!! Notice how Cody was photoshoped?






So I think this can be it for the latest Flowers update Oh I didn't mention my biological father coming over he is in one of the pics up above they flew out for 3 weeks to celebrate Cody's birthday with us it was fun meeting my half sister they are all a riot! There were no dull and boring moments thats for sure!
So here it is our long awaited update sorry it took so long.

Getting ready

Yes we are getting ready to take Cody to meet Mickey Mouse for his birthday he is so excited just a few short weeks left and we will be on our way we already booked and paid for the hotel so now all we need is some spending money! WOO HOO we are almost there!!

Flowersbutts

My blog for Flowersbutts is up and running as of a few days ago, I decided to make and sell cloth diapers and all baby accessories, business is going well. I have several orders in that I am getting ready to mail out. I am thankful to all my friends and family for the support received It is greatly appreciated.

Check out the site at www.Flowersbutts.blogspot.com

See they match!

Cody comes running in to the bedroom at 6 am yesterday morning bright as a ray of sunshine and full of energy, "Look Mommy I have Daddy's eyes" and then preceded over to a sleeping Charlie pulling his eyes open "See they match" with such a huge smile on his face. I'm surprised Charlie didn't wet the bed!

My challenge!

I was sitting on my butt watching TV while Parker slept and Cody sat with his map of America (Thanks Christa) and a commercial came on for www.discoveryhealth.com its a challenge to spend 8 weeks getting into shape and loose weight so I log on according to there site I only need to loose 4lbs to get to my ideal weight for my height and body frame. They have exercise routines online with videos to watch and full instruction so you can't go wrong. I think I can do this they expect a minimum of 30 minutes of exercise per day and with school starting back up tomorrow I think I can actually pull this off and well lets face it if I loose a few extra pounds in the process then YAY I am really excited at this thought so tomorrow I get to go shopping for my new meal plans for the next 8 weeks. if it works I will stick at it to remain healthy. I will keep you all posted. They also offer a 30 day free pass to Bally total fitness only downside to that is that we don't have one in the state of Utah! Otherwise I would be there daily!

Is this how a guy feels?

I am sitting here on my laptop while Charlie watches what could be considered one of the worst movies of all time! When it occurred to me, Is this how a guy feels watching a chick flick??? I may be a little more considerate with what I watch on TV.


Well for a little while at least!

Gastroparesis.

Cody has been doing well but constantly struggles with his battle against Gastroparesis. We (Charlie and I ) are still learning how to handle this disease Cody refuses to eat and on the seldom occasion he does its generally just a few bites at any one time He doesn't get the usual treats that most 4 year olds would get and more often than not he will say no to chocolate as he understand it hurts his tummy. He maintains weight well by drinking carnation instant breakfast with full fat milk and a few ounces of V8 juices in a day .
Cody had a great Christmas enjoying all of his gifts (many came from friends) and he especially enjoyed making a birthday cake for baby Jesus.



Gastroparesis, also called delayed gastric emptying, is a medical condition consisting of a paresis (partial paralysis) of the stomach ("gastro-"), resulting in food remaining in the stomach for a longer period of time than normal. Normally, the stomach contracts to move food down into the small intestine for digestion. The vagus nerve controls these contractions. Gastroparesis may occur when the vagus nerve is damaged and the muscles of the stomach and intestines do not work normally. Food then moves slowly or stops moving through the digestive tract.

You can see the full article at :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastroparesis

There is also a website that I visit for any extra information at:

http://www.g-pact.org/gpinfo.htm