Heaven in a Packet!!

In all of my pregnancies, I have suffered from heartburn. In fact, I went through my ENTIRE first pregnancy not knowing that it was heartburn, and that it could be treated easily. I just assumed it was just part of being pregnant. But, I later learned the symptoms of heartburn and so I was very prepared when the next baby came along. Prevacid was my drug of choice for a long time until now. Here is why I decided to switch. I absolutely hate taking a pill of any kind. It makes me "gag" just thinking about it. So when heartburn sets in, I do not want to wait any amount of time for it to go away. But, instead of taking a pill, I just suffer through it, hoping it will go away before the Prevacid had time to "kick in" anyway. Call me crazy, but in all reality I am probably just lazy. Ok, ok, now to the story of the discovery: After Sunday dinner at my Mom's, my usual hearburn set it. I decided to complain about it, and my Dad suggested I try the NEW Tums QuickPak. I immediately turned him down but he insisted that I try it. He convinced me that he is the same way ("gaggy") about taking pills, let alone chewing a "chalky" Tums, and that it works great for him. So I took the plunge and now I am a huge fan!! It really didn't taste bad at all. It was berry flavored and it dissolved quickly and I didn't feel the urge to drink a gallon of water afterwards. I owe my new addiction problem to my Dad!! Thanks, Dad!!

Window Cleaner Recipe

I always love it when people blog about a new recipe or just something they love to use. So, when I stumbled across this recipe a couple of weeks ago and I thought I would give it a try. I haven't mixed it up yet, because I want to use up the rest of what I have first. Let me know what you think if you try this.

1 Gallon water
2 C rubbing alcohol
2 Tbs ammonia
2 Tbs Ivory liquid dish soap (this is supposed to be the secret)

Enjoy!!

Sneak Peak!!

Wes, Annie, Caprie, and I went to St. George on Saturday to take some pictures for Jeff and Wendie. It was 70 degrees and I really did not want to come home!!! We ended up taking 320 pictures LOL, but we had a lot of fun. Here are a few that I like. I can't wait for them to get married. We love Wendie and Skylar, and would probably trade them for Jeff if we had too:)

Our Anniversary

We were married Feb. 13, 2004. Yes, it was on Friday!! We had a rough start, like many, but we have grown up alot (I guess we mostly grew out instead of up, LOL). We met the day Wes moved to Beaver. He was doing an internship at Circle Four pig farms through the Utah State Ag. Deptartment. I was working at Annie's Drive Inn and he and one of his roommates came in for ice cream. I was 16, he was 22, so obviously we remained friends for 7 years before we started dating. Oh, and that is NOT why we named our first daughter Annie. I could go on and on about the good and bad times we shared, but I won't. We are better friends than we have ever been and we are more in Love than we have ever been, so I guess we are on the right track. I love you Wes, Happy 5th Anniversary!!!

Happy Anniversary...for the next 5 years!!

Well, here is my Anniversary/Valentine's Day present from Wes. I know, I know, what on earth did I need a new diamond for???? Well, I didn't need a new diamond. I have been telling Wes that I want a diamond for every daughter we have, so when I die they can all have one. I told him it would be perfect if he bought me one every five years on our Anniversary:) As long as we keep having girls, he'll have to keep buying!! I'm not the type of girl that needs much of anything for any occasion, so that is the only way I can justify it. Anyway, we got a pretty good deal on Caprie's inheritance:)

Pay It Forward!!!

So, I got this from a friend. The first 3 people to leave a comment on this post will receive a hand made gift from me during this year. When and what will be a surprise. There's a small catch...You knew there would be didn't you? Post this on your blog then come back and leave a comment, telling me you're in. Fun, huh? Remember, only the first 3 comments receive the gift. Let's see who looks at my blog!

Cheer!!

Here is Annie's latest cheer performance. I have been trying to post a video for awhile but I never have the patience for it to download. This is her first year of cheer and she is loving it. Annie is in the front row on the very right.