Have a nice TRIP? Gonna come again next FALL?

What is your most embarrassing moment?
Well, I haven't had a whole lot of them. OR I have conveniently forgotten about them all; I only remember a handful of times. Like when I peed my pants in school. I can't even remember how old I was.
Anyway, I had one of those moments today @ church!
I am already a self-conscious person and don't like to be up in front of people.
The YW and their leaders had to get up and sing in Sacrament today. And since I am one of the leaders... (man THAT'S magnifying your calling!)
I don't sing (well) and so I was pretending to sing. :) I was so nervous to be up there in front of people and singing (or should I say mouthing). And the song is such a pretty song that the tears started to come. So I'm up there trying to cover up the fact that I'm crying and not succeeding very well. Imagine my relief when the song comes to an end!
That moment of relief only lasted about 3 seconds! As I walk down the 3 steps leading from the choir seats to the pews I stumble....
and fall!
Not a graceful fall either! A full on sprawl! As I hold on to the railing to help me stand, I look straight into the face of the Stake President. Oh, did I fail to mention that he was there?! Yep, sitting right there on the stand in full view of my crash.
Some of you will understand how much more horrible this situation was with President Brown sitting right there. :)
But the embarrassement didn't die there!
Bishop was the next speaker and got up and said...

"I'd like to thank Sister Little for relieving some of the pressure I feel about having to speak right now."
Yep, he said THAT! Our Bishop - gotta love him - isn't the most subte person. He also likes to tease people! I guess my "situation" was too much for him to pass up. :)
The rest of the day was all down hill! I should have stayed in bed!

My Christmas Message!

Pause my music down below before starting this video.

This was the video that we played Thursday night. Thanks Mela!

You Know You're a Bad Housekeeper When.....

your husband does your job for 4 days and does better than you! :(
I've been doing the Holiday Shop at school for the past 4 days and Bret has been home with Livvy and everyday that I've come home the house has been cleaned and the laundry all washed AND put away! (sigh) Pretty bad huh? Some days it's all I can do to take a shower much less clean a house or do the laundry. I think that he's going to trade me in for a more effective model. :) Does anyone have any ideas on what I can do to show him that I'm worth it to keep around? :)

Well, I was supposed to be at the Holiday Store again today - but last night was real bad and my back is really bad today. I have so much to do for Enrichment today and I don't want to be a painful mess tonight.

On a happy note - I've been released from one of my Callings @ church. Enrichment Leader. I just have tonight and then I'm done with that responsibility. I'm a little worried about how tonight goes. I always am. I really want the women to enjoy themselves. I think the hardest part to Enrichment is worrying about kids. It's hard trying to find someone to work in the Nursery and quite a few of the sisters have to bring their kids. Their husbands either work or have callings and have meetings on Thursday. I remember my old Bishop in the last Ward, he was/is such a wonderful man. Bret was in the Bishopric and I was the Enrichment leader and he made sure to not have any meetings on Enrichment night so that the brethren could be @ home watching the kids. That was such a blessing for me as the Enrichment Leader and as a mom who would have (and at times did) bring her own kids to Nursery.

Well, enough for now. I need to lay down and also get started on Cinnamon rolls for tonight.

ARGH!!!!!

Again, I'm sorry to all my fans out there. :) This time I DO have an excuse for why I haven't posted in a while. I hurt my back! I don't even know how it happened. I woke up last week with a sore back and it got worse and worse until I was laid up in bed and could barely even walk. I"m recovering - slowly. I still ache, but I've got SO much to do this next week. YW stuff, our Christmas Enrichment, and all this week I'm running the PTA Holiday Shop @ the school. Bret has Holiday break at work so he'll be able to watch Livvy for me while I"m at the school.
SOOOOOO, I won't be posting much this week either. I swear - once this week is done, I'll post more again.
Well, I need to get ready for Church.

Ok, lets try this...

I just did up a VERY VERY VERY basic page on PhotoShop (trial version). I don't have a lot of add ons to put on the page, but I thought I'd give it a try. Now lets see if I can post it here on the bloggy.

Sorry, Sorry, Sorry

I am very sorry to all my devoted fans out there (Mom)! I haven't posted in a while. Not many excuses. I haven't been on the computer much at all this week. I've been a little sick and my body aches. It's hard for me to sit at the computer which is making me a little frustrated. I'm wanting to delve into the world of Digital Scrapbooking. If anyone out there has any tips or advice, email me. I'm trying to figure out what sort of software I need for what I want to do. Plus, I have a Mac and there's a lot less choice of stuff out there. I don't want something real complicated. Simple and inexpensive. I enjoy Scrapbooking, but really can't find the time or energy or creativity to do it. Some of my friends have such a talent for it. I get overwhelmed with all aspects of it. So I decided to try the digital way. I LOVE my computer so maybe.....

Other news this week - the kids had Christmas Concerts this week. Eli and Jake had theirs on Tues. evening and they did Wonderfully!!! Jake didn't want to go though. :) He gets a little embarrassed at times.
Elizabeth had hers on Thurs. evening. She also did Wonderfully! They had the school band play too. I'm thinking of letting her learn an instrument next year. I played flute for quite a while and loved it. She loves music and this would be a good way for her to learn something special. I am going to teach her a little piano this year to get her started. We need to tune ours first. And I'm not a piano player much at all. I know music a bit, but struggle with piano. Any advice on how to teach a beginner?! :)

We've been sick around here. Cold, fluish stuff. In fact, we cancelled our Date night tonight cause we don't want Mela, Kyle and kids sick too. They've had enough yuckies in their life!

I'm loving my calling in the YW! I am so happy to be working with the Youth again! I'm also still glad to be Enrichment Leader. It has been fun planning the December (Tis the Reason) Enrichment. I'm even having a special for the Sisters - one of my dearest friends and her sister are coming to sing for us. Sherena has the most beautiful voice! (Shhhh don't tell anyone - I'm jealous) :) But really, I can't wait to see/hear her! The women in our Ward are in for a real suprise!

Well, I must sign off for the night. I wanna work on my Scrapbooking stuff for a few minutes before I get up in pain. Big pain in my buttock region! :) Hey Heidi (and Amie I saw your post) - against the ass....... :)

I Got Tagged!

Thanks to Mela, I got tagged! I actually enjoy these. :)

A- Attached or single: Attached
B- Best Friends: Bret, Mom, Jen, Mela, Meagan, Amie B. - I have a lot of special friends in my life (and heart) but these are some of the ones that know me the bestess!
C- Cake or Pie: chocolate cake with buttercream frosting
D- Day of choice: Tues. nights cause Bret works late and I have a little alone time. And then Fridays - Date night (every other one)
E- Essential Item: computer
F- Favorite Color: not orange! i like most other colors for different things.
G- Gummi Bears or Worms: chocolate :)
H- Hometown: none - Military growing up so we lived everywhere
I- Indulgence(s): YEE HAW - MT DEW!! (Livvy says this all the time - its from an OOOOOOOLD commercial)
J- January or July: January in Phoenix, July almost anywhere else :)
K- Kids: Lizzy 9, Eli 8, Jake 6, Livvy 3
L- Life is Incomplete Without: Lots of things! Top of the list - the Gospel
M- Marriage Date: January 11th and its a joke between Bret and I that I always forget it. I have for the past 3 years.
N- Number of Siblings: Mike, Rob, me, Jen, Greg - AKA the Boys, the Girls, and the Greg
O- Oranges or Apples: strawberries
P- Phobias or Fears: death of loved ones (especially Bret and kids)
Q- Quotes: More Than Yesterday, Less Than Tomorrow (this is Bret and mine)
R- Reason To Smile: Lots of reasons: hubby, kids, my family (i always smile with my mom and sister), friends, coupons, Yee Haw Mt. Dew, blogging, crafts, sometimes my callings, RAIN!!!!, a clean house, a good book, chocolate, feeling pretty, losing 3 pounds, impressing Bret (can we say Mouse), helping someone, learning something new, church, sitting on the back patio with Livvy talking my ear off, the 3 older kids singing in their choir and sounding so sweet (this week)
S- Season: I LOVE LOVE LOVE autumn - we don't get much of that here in Phoenix
T- Tag Three: Amie, Jen, Lisa
U- Unknown Fact About Me: there's not much - i'm an open book! :) hurm.........
I loved working at McD's
W- Worst Habit: drinking Yee Haw Mt. Dew and also not exercising
X- X-Rays or Ultrasounds: what no mammogram?! ha ha ha - ultrasounds!
Y- Your Favorite Food: Mexican!!!!!!! Macayo's or Chipotle
Z- Zodiac: Taurus

Red, Yellow, and Blue....

Do any of you remember the old Primary song, "The Primary Colors?" It goes like this:
The Primary Colors are 1, 2, 3
Red, Yellow, and Blue
Each has a message for you and me
Each has a symbol (?) true.
Red is for courage to do what is right
Yellow's for (something - I can't remember)
Blue is for Purity in thought and deed.
We will be happy for this is our creed.

Remember this? Well, it is the song I've been singing all weekend as I've been doing my laundry. Why, you ask? I can answer that best by changing the words in the Primary song. Here is my version.

Steph's white laundry is 1, 2, 3
Ocre, chartruis, and Pink
Each has a message for you and me
Each is a blunder true!
Ocre's when brown rug is washed with your whites
Chartruis is for bleach that didn't work quite right.
Pink is for dye remover that's making me scared
We will check washers before we put clothes in.

Wow, that was an odd song!
I will explain in more detail. Thursday morning, I put a load of whites into the washer, I didn't get it put into the dryer until the evening. And when I opened that washer and saw that my whites were all yellow (ocre to be more exact) I started to cry (it had been a tough day).
I called a friend who brought me some bleach and let the clothes soak in that overnight. While I poured the bleach into the washer, it started to come out of the bottom of the washer. I'm not sure why and really didn't care at that point. I just wanted to stop the bleach from getting all over the floor and seeping into the carpet a few inches away. I grabbed two towels and later realized that the bleach ate 2 huge holes in the towels.
I'm surprised that our little family didn't die of some sort of gaseous poisening in the night.
Well, the next morning everything was still yellow only more of a chartruis (I know that my spelling is horrible). I had to help set up the Church for a thingy and while I was there a friend told me about the Rit dye having a dye remover. So on my way home I picked some up and threw it in with the clothes (minus the bleach). I got a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach when everything immediately turned pink - some things were even a bright pink. But I let it all soak. I prefer pink over yellow anyway - what could it hurt?!
After a few hours, most everything was white again! YEAH!!! There is a faint pink hint to some things though.

It's amazing how something like laundry that is so miniscule in the grand scheme of things can really affect your moods, emotions, and blood pressure! :)