It has been years

 I didn't even realize I could still access this old blog and had completely forgotten of its existence. Then randomly one day, seemingly out of nowhere, I had the thought, "I had a blog years ago, I wonder if I could find it again?" And here I am. Ta da!

I don't actually remember how this works, so we will have to see if I can even figure it out.

What's changed over the years? Everything of course! So, yayhoo or something. We moved from our house in Saratoga Springs over 6 years ago. I am much older and wiser,  or not, it's hard to tell sometimes. 5 kiddos. They are awesome, in spite of me. Ryan is still my one and only. Pets = currently a cat, and a fish (gone though the years a cat, hamster, and many fish).

I still rock out with my girl Denise Austin, if you can even believe it, along with all the extra weight I carry with me since my younger days. Along with some walking and a little bit of jogging on a not so great treadmill in the basement.

I still love to sit and play the piano for my own amusement, but have never gotten good enough to really play for others.

I have served as a primary teacher and now am currently 1st counselor in the Primary Presidency, but have been doing that for three years, so that could be changing soon (hopefully back to a primary teacher because that would be awesome).

Molly is 17, a Senior in high-school. Crazy business. Tessa is 15, Max 13, Lizzy 11, and Peter turns 9 in January. Those baby/toddler years feel long while your in them and like a blink when your out of them. Time is flying! 

Maybe someday I will relearn how to add photos and such, but I am using my phone right now and don't know how yet. Maybe it would be easier from the desktop? 

Anyway, Ryan should be getting home and I have dinner yet to start and many beds yet to make with clean sheets, so ta ta for now.

Wow it has been a really long time since I have blogged.  Everything is set up all differently.  That makes me nervous.  Changing things all up on me.
 I can't believe we've already been in the ol' homestead for over a year now.  I was looking at old pictures and was shocked to see how much Tessa and Molly have changed and grown in just this one year.  Molly is making a lot of little friends in the hood.  They like to play at our house which is cool with me because I am a worry-wart mother and like to know what is going on at all times.  It's not so cool with Molly.  I think she would like to get out different places, new toys and all that.
We are excited to be having a little boy this September.  But I am having a really hard time coming up with a name.  My cute little primary class were giving me suggestions.  Mostly the boys wanted me to name them their names, cute.  Which reminds me that one of my primary kids surprised me with a big hug before he left class last week.  Melt my heart sweet.
Ryan has been busy with work.  We pretty much don't see him Mon.-Th. and usually a few hours on Friday.  So we pretty much want to suffocate him on the weekends, but I try to let him have some down time.  We are thankful for him working a job he doesn't love so he can take care of us all.  He's a trooper.
Tessa really wants me to come and play with her, so I might just have to post what I have and call it good.  Not that anyone probably checks up anymore.  I should probably check on the girls playing in the basement too.  Very suspicious sounds are coming from down there.  As in playing in the food storage.  Tessa is laying at my feet singing head shoulders knees and toes.  Cute.
I feel so blessed to have the family I do, the gospel, a home...

Happy birthday to Tessa!

Tessa turned one today shout hooray!  Here's her "party" special Harris style.

Tee dee da do and so do you or something

Just registered to  run the Halloween half marathon.  No more excuses for not fitting running in, even  if it means having to buy a treadmill.  Not that I've been completely inactive.  I've been rockin out with the ladies and walking at home and doing the biggest loser boot  camp work-out video style.  But we will see if I can get myself up in the lonely dark wee hours of the morn and brave a new neighborhood with no pre-thought out route.  And see if my little video buddies have helped me stay in some sort of shape or if I'll be winded within the first few steps.  Wish me luck!
Anyway, we've been working on the yard.  Well Ryan and Bart and Becky have been.  With a little help from Jenny and Dan.  I've wanted to be out playing in the dirt too, but thought  I would be of more service tending to two little lovins.  But the sprinkler system is all put in and top soil has been dumped and spread around.  Our driveway is still covered  in a couple inches of dirt, but Ryan thinks we should be able to put down seed by Saturday.  Hooray!  Then we can start planting some shrubbery and flowers and vegetable garden and such.  Isn't it just the best? 
 Oh I just love that I'm sitting here in my kitchen in the dark and I can see the twinkle lights across the lake.  It really is pretty out here to Saratoga.  And in the light of day the mountains and lake, it's a beautiful sight.  I feel blessed.
And now off to bed so I can hit the road running!
Oh, but first I must relate that I almost lost my phone today.  We went to wal mart and I realized when we got home it was missing.  Then I remembered how I had put it on top of the car while buckling the girls in their seats before we left.  Ryan found it in the middle of the road.  I can't believe it didn't get run over!  Lucky.

Happy Birthday to Tye

one of those days

Oh dear. The kids went to bed late and woke up early. Not boding well already. Then Molly didn't eat breakfast very well and she needed to "make a stinky"(I will explain). But I had visiting teaching scheduled for this morning so go we did. It started out fine. But our little enforcer who becomes more touchy and explosive when tired, hungry, and "needing to go" came out with a vengeance. It didn't help that she got a blood blister from getting her finger pinched in a toy. We made it through our two appointments and came home to have some lunch and potty time. Lunch went well. Potty time, not so much. I was pretty sure Molly needed to go (she gets grumpier before she has to poop) so I had her sit on the potty. She only tinkled. So I thought perhaps she's only been gassy. She got off the potty and went to play in her room. Did I say play? I meant poop. Geese. I really need to figure out why she has such an aversion to pooping in the potty. Then while cleaning out her unders I almost flushed them down the toilet. This made Molly screech as only Molly can screech. Thus Tessa was awakened from the nap I had just got her down for. Plus I've had no self control and ate way too many chocolate chip cookies (I swear I get grumpier when I eat a lot of chocolate). Plus I didn't get any kind of working out in because I wanted to simplify my morning since I was going visiting teaching. So I just feel blah. So there.
Ahhh, I feel better already. Life really is good. I really do love my girls. Mostly I get frustrated at myself for not knowing how to handle life's little situations with more grace and poise. I know Molly wouldn't be so high strung if her mother wasn't first giving her that example. I need to take some deep breaths and chill out, not just a little. Poor Molly being my first. I've probably ruined her.
But I will keep on keepin' on. And I'm going to smile and laugh about it all, so Yayhoo or something!!

well okay then

Tessa is starting to crawl. She only goes a few inches, though, before she flops on the ground. I think she thinks it takes way too much effort and she would rather be carried around. I'm sure she will discover she likes the freedom soon enough though. Better be getting a baby gate. Molly is turning three on Saturday! Holy horse, I have a three year old. She is on her way to being potty trained, but has some issues about pooping in the potty. The last time she pooped in her unders I got pretty upset at her and repeated over and over and had her repeat over and over "poop goes in the potty and not in our pants!" We will see if the words connect to the actual action. Molly can't say her l's so her name is "Moyee" and this morning she ate "yucky charms for breakfast". Pretty much I love my girls. They are an adventure every day.
It's really nice to be in our own home. I ordered some stools and a dining set. I just got them put together, so now we have seating in our kitchen. I think Ryan is going to dig trenches for sprinklers here pretty soon. We will have to buy top soil because our yard is pretty much all rock.
It looks like we will be getting some neighbors pretty soon. The diggers are in the lot next to us digging the foundation. So that's exciting. The "blind man" stopped by and said his son was going to be our neighbor and that he'd get us an awesome deal on some blinds. Maybe that's who is building next to us. Cool.
Molly told me this morning that she was having a happy day. She likes to tell me when she's angry also. And lately when she says I love you she adds the too at the end even tough she's the first one to say it "I love you too." Molly just told me "I yove you ayot." She is very sweet sometimes. But a second before she was repeatedly asking me "what what doing? What what doing?" whilst pushing me in the back.
She also likes to sing "I love you, you love me. We're a big red family." Except for all those y's instead of l's.
Anyway, just wanted to put up a little of what the girls are up to these days. Molly gets excited about her cousins stopping by, or anyone. "What's here!!?" If she was a dog she would soil the carpet. Oh, today she said she loves santa because you go to sleep and he brings you presents.
So there you have it. That is all for now.