I Heart Michael Buble

Okay friends, turn the mute off on your computers, and crank up the volume. What you are listening to is the fabulous voice of Mr. Michael Buble. His new-ish song "Lost" is the first on the list I have on my playlist, and it just gives me pins and needles all over (and brings a tear to my eye, even) when I listen to it. I love love LOVE his music and voice.

Last fall, I heard he was coming to Houston, so I bought a couple of tickets put them in Trevor's stocking on Christmas. Well, the concert was this last Saturday night. I have to tell you, I am always a little leary of seeing someone in concert, because sometimes they just don't measure up live. Let me tell you, he definitely delivered. What a fantastic show, and he was just hilarious, too. I just wanted to take him home with me! You know, to sing me to sleep every night. :)

If you get a chance to see him in concert, do it. Don't hesitate...it's worth every penny! American Idol holds nothing compared to this. (Although, I am a fan of A.I.--hello, David Archuletta?! Wow.)

I'm a slacker!

I am seriously such a slacker when it comes to blogging lately. I don't know what my deal is. Maybe it's the lack of new material. I mean how many times do you guys want to hear about my most recent trip to Costco, or hear about whatever my kids are up to, or whatever. :) But Trevor just called me and asked me when I was going to blog again....so here I am! By the way, Holly just said something really funny to me. She says, "Mom, I've been thinking about it, and I think we need a new car." Me (laughing): "Why do you think that?" Holly: "Because that one is just making me crazy!" I don't know what's making her crazy about it, but we are NOT getting a new car. I happen to be quite partial to it.

Well, as I write this post, I'm still in my jammies (it's 4:00 in the afternoon), Holly's finally agreed to eat PB and J for lunch (4 hours and a nap later), and Kate is eating her first meal of the day--cheerios. All of you are probably on the verge of calling Child Protective Services at this moment. I promise, this is not a typical day. The reason I am still in my jammies--by the way, I did shower, and they are very cute jammies that my husband gave me for valentine's day--is because the baby was up half the night throwing up last night. Poor kid, it's really all my fault for having the thought yesterday morning that we have been really healthy lately and haven't had flu-like kids in a long time. What was I thinking letting that thought cross my mind?! I totally jinxed myself. She seems to be on the mend, though; hence the reason I'm letting her try her stomach out on dry cheerios. The poor kid's gotta be hungry, since all I've allowed her is water and pedialyte. So we've been holing up at home all day today...no workout, no errands, just staying home and watching the rain come down. I did, however, pull out my wheat grinder today and try out a new wheat bread recipe that my sister told me about. The bread is in the oven as we speak and it smells divine. Yum!
Let's talk about my new jammies. They are SO cute!! Bright pink with white polka dots...I mean, come on! Gotta love it.
Okay, Valentine's day....I'm so glad we actually had one this year. The last two years have been duds because 1)Holly was in the hospital the first year with rotavirus, and 2)I had just had a baby. So, Trevor took me to a really swanky french restaurant. It was nice to get out and enjoy each other's company. The food was pretty good. Probably a little to fancy-shmancy for my taste. I mean, who actually eats foie gras? Disgusting! (Well, I guess I shouldn't judge unless I actually taste...I just couldn't get past the texture.)
Well I hope everyone else's days are going well, and I hope you all made it out of your jammies. :)

Happy Birthday to my sweet baby girl!

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I'll just say it again...where did this last year go?! How is that my baby girl is turning one. It makes me kind of sad that it's gone by in a flash. Trevor had the day off, so while he took Holly golfing, I took Kate to get her pictures taken. Holy cow, can we say that I need a 12-step program to learn how to say no to all the adorable pictures they took? I came home with so many pictures, I really don't know what I'm going to do with them all. Of course, the more you buy the more you save...yeah, I need to get help. If I framed and put on the wall all the pictures I bought, I could put one on every wall of my house. People would come over and think that we only have one child, let alone three. The poor other two are severly neglected in picture representation now. Oh well... I guess when your absolutely darling 1 year old just sits and smiles and poses so pretty and takes so many good pictures, how can you say no. I couldn't. And I must also state for the record that they took 86 shots, and walked away with around 9 poses. So I narrowed it down by quite a bit! So, here is a sneek peak at a few of them. Happy Birthday Kate! We love you so much.

These are the untouched up negatives that they put on a cd for me--some of them were printed in black and white or sepia, or cropped a bit. So you'll have to take my word for it when I say they are even better in real life. Obviously this isn't all of them, because it would take all night to upload everything. :)

Big Time Saturday Night...

Well, here it is...the weekend. Do you remember back in the good old days when weekends were fun and fancy free? We didn't have a care in the world--nothing tying us down. Date nights were abundant (well maybe not abundant, but the possibility of abundance was there.) And even though now our weekends consist of somewhat of the same as what goes on during the week--i.e. caring for children, cleaning up messes, wiping noses, doing projects around the house, grocery shopping, wiping the kitchen table for the millionth time, the list can go on forever--I still find myself looking forward to the weekend. What is it about the weekend? Maybe it's the fact that husbands are home from work, and it just feels like there's freedom in the air. I don't know what point I'm trying to make, other than I look forward to the weekend. But, here I sit, on Saturday night--kids in bed, husband chaperoning a multi-stake dance (I think he could have gotten out of it, but maybe he's brushing up on his dancing skills--ha!) and I'm sitting on my behind-- blogging. Pretty exciting. The girls and I actually did do something fun tonight in the absence of Trevor. We went to some friends' house for dinner with a couple families from our ward. It was fun to visit and let the kids play for a while. (Thanks Kinsey for organizing, and Laura for hosting!)
I keep meaning to post some of the funny things that Holly has been saying lately. Today, she kept saying "yes, ma'am" to me. I thought it was so funny. Because when Grace would say "yes, ma'am" to her, she would say, "hey, I'm not a man!" Another funny thing...slightly sacriligious, but still funny. She gets the words Heavenly Father and Harry Potter mixed up. We were in Costco walking by the bigscreen tv section and they were playing the latest Harry Potter movie. So, she keeps saying, "Mom, mom! I want to watch Heavenly Potter!" She has also been expanding her vocabulary to include the word "totally." Is she my child? Totally. This girl, though exasperating 99% of the time, she sure is hilarious.
So, my baby brother got engaged today. I can't believe it. He's not old enough to get married is he? I called him today to wish him a happy birthday, and he told me the good news. I'm so excited and happy for him. He's marrying a great gal. So I guess it's okay that they are disrupting our plans to go to Ireland in May. We'll just have to reschedule our trip--ooh, and maybe as payback I'll rope them into babysitting!
Okay, enough random ramblings on my part. I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!

Sledding Video

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Whenever I watch this video, it just makes me laugh. Maybe you had to be there to know how funny it is, so here's the story. We all decided to go sledding as a family while we were in Utah. My sister and her kids went, as well as my brothers and my dad. Well, at some point my brothers thought it would be "so cool" to haul a big ball of ice from the bottom of the hill to the top just so they could roll it down again. I know, sounds thrilling, right? Well, it was quite the ordeal getting it up the hill since it was huge and did I mention...solid ice?! Well, this little video clip I was trying to just talk to Grace and see how she was enjoying herself. But the action is all going on behind her. It's just classic Robbie and Jordan playing like little boys. They get the iceball rolling, and then we all notice that my nephew Justus decided to follow it down on his sled. (As soon as he makes impact, I forgot I was recording it, so the actual collision wasn't caught on tape, just the reaction.) Well, as you can see from the following picture, it didn't end well. I think this pic will go down in Glazier family history as one of the funniest. Painful, but funny! Sorry Justus, I just had to share!!

Updates on all manner of subjects...

So it seems the Lord has plans for us to remain in Houston for a while. We fasted all day yesterday and went to the temple. I kept asking Trevor if he had seen a light and heard a voice yet. It's really not fair how he can just receive answers so easily. I think I'm just a lost cause on that front. But after going to the temple, he indeed had received a very clear answer that we were to remain where we are. Now let me tell you what I think about all this.

In our 7 1/2 years of married life, we have moved several times. In fact this 2 1/2 years that we have been in Houston has been the longest we have been in one spot. Because of all the moving, I have become accustomed to changing my scenery every couple of years (or less). And since we have been here for practically an eternity, I am experiencing what I like to call "itchy feet". I just start getting the itch for a change. Does that make sense? Change is hard, don't get me wrong. It's just what I've gotten used to. And the possibility of Oklahoma provided that change. It also provided me with an opportunity escape this next summer in Houston! I need to clarify, though, that I love our home here in Houston. We have a great ward, and there so many great people here. I would have been sad to leave, if only for a year. But no worries about that anymore, because we're here for a while. Grace was very relieved that we are staying. She is such a social being, and loves her friends quite a lot. So, enough talk about Oklahoma. Who needs it!!! :)

So, since we're staying....you should see what Trevor got for himself for MY birthday! Yeah, ask me how I really feel about it. All I wanted was a new tv (to replace the old 20-incher)with HD capabilities for the future event of the switch-over to HD broadcasting. Oh, and I wanted a more sturdy tv console that my 11-month old can't pull over on herself--you know, because anything is an improvement on the nightstand that the tv has been sitting on. So, all in the name of the safety of our children...we now have a new flatscreen tv, with a full theater surround sound system, and of course he also needed a new blu-ray dvd player. You know, because we own so many blu-ray discs. Yes, heavy sarcasm is definitley implied. I won't tell you what the whole thing cost, because I really want to erase that knowledge from my mind. What is it about men and their desire for the best quality, most realistic home movie experience? I will never understand... Although, he's watching Pirates of the Caribbean on it right now, and it is pretty sweet. So I guess I'll stop giving him such a hard time about it.

Funny Holly story of the day...
So today I was kind of on an organization spree. I was going through the girls' room, and throwing away old junk that just seems to pile up. Well, one of the toys that I happened to put in the trash was a little happy meal toy from forever ago. I didn't think anyone would even notice that it was missing. Boy was I wrong. A little while later, I overheard some commotion from Holly telling her dad that she didn't want that toy thrown away. (I guess my children check the trash to see what is in there.) Her dad said that she needed to be okay with it going in the trash. She then comes running in the kitchen to tell me the whole drama. I couldn't keep from laughing when she ended her plea by saying, "but it is just so precious to me." (sniff sniff). Of course I let her keep the dumb toy...I mean, if it's that precious to her, who am I to be throwing it away?

Oh, and an update on my first week of dieting. I did excellent! I actually lost 4.8 pounds, which really surprised me. But, hey, I'll take it! Now I just need to stick with it...

...where the wind comes sweeping down the plains

All right, I'm finally getting around to updating my blog. I feel like it's been centuries! Due to our trip to Utah, I've been a bit disconnected. But I'm sure once I dig myself and my family out of our suitcases, do a mountain of laundry, put away Christmas, go through the gigantic pile of mail that was delivered today (two week's worth), clean my house, teach piano students, and just do the day to day stuff, I will catch up on what everyone is up to on their blogs, too! I'm a little mixed on the emotions of being home after such a great trip to Utah. We had such a blast. And being home is nice and all (their's nothing like your own bed), and having Kate in her own bed (hallelujah!) and bedroom (can I hear an amen?), but their is a bittersweetness about coming off of such a fun trip and going back to reality. Grace went back to school today. I taught 4 kids piano. And I only got halfway through putting Christmas away. Nothing like getting back to the grind of everyday life. On the upside, I did get to go to Costco for a little "therapy".

It was so much fun to visit with family and friends over Christmas. How blessed we are to be surrounded by such wonderful people all the time. Amidst all the family parties, game nights, and general merriment, Trevor and I did find a little time to escape on our own. He planned the whole thing. We stayed at a little bed and breakfast up in Midway that was just fantastic. It was so beautiful up there with all the snow. We swam in the crater, and we even got to spend a few hours in the spa at the Homestead. It was so nice just to sleep through the night, (since Kate didn't do that the entire time we were on vacation--teething!) It's been at least three years since we have "gotten away" like that. It was nice to spend time with each other without the kids and find out that we still like eachother!

And it was so fun to get together with friends a few nights before we left. We all met at Brick Oven, and it was a blast as usual. There's just never enough time to chat with everyone. I love that we have stayed in contact over the years. And I hope we continue to do so. It was so great to see you all!

So, now it's back to the grind, and onto my new year's resolutions. The main one being: DIET like CRAZY!!! I have to lose the 5 pounds that I gained over Christmas (yes, I braved the scale this morning, and it was frightening) and the other 10 that likes to hang around all the time. So, today was the first day, and I have to say I did pretty good. Although, I am starting to get that sugar-detox headache. Hopefully after this first week that will go away. So I'm joining the ranks of everyother person in the known world that has weight loss ambitions. I'm pretty determined, so I'll keep ya'll updated on my progress.

Oh, and I bet your wondering about the title of the post. Many of you already know that we may be moving to Oklahoma City for a year assignment. Well, we still haven't decided whether or not we will go, but hopefully some decisions will be made in the coming weeks. It would be a good training opportunity for Trevor. I am a little worried about the upheaval of our family, but at the same time, I feel the itch for the change. Does that make sense? We wouldn't sell our house in Houston. And if we do go, it would be this coming summer. One thing I do dread, and I know this sounds really stupid, but they don't have Costco in Oklahoma. I know, I need to get my priorities straight or get a life or something. But this is a big issue for me. Go ahead, tell me I'm ridiculous. But maybe there will be a miracle--like, Costco decides to open a warehouse right by us! That would be sweet. Everyone pray for a miracle. Otherwise, I may have to put on a brave face and get a... Sam's card (gasp!). I know. That's how I feel about it, too.

This post is just going on and on, so I will leave you with well wishes. I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas, and is keeping their new year's resolutions! :)