Swensen Sentral

I can't believe it's been 10 yrs! Crazy. I've been busily planning my upcoming high school reunion with the help of some great girls. We want it to be a huge success, and the best way of doing that is to get as many people to come as possible. So if you are a long lost friend from CHS that "happened" upon my blog one day, please check out our class blog for details of the event! It's going to be August 7th! http://centennialclassof2000.blogspot.com Hope to see you there!

Yesterday was quite possibly the most wonderful Mother's Day I've experienced so far. It started Saturday night with Rick getting up and bringing Sawyer to me in the night, so all I had to do was lay there and feed him. Then he got up with him in the morning and let me sleep in, which was delectable! I can't remember the last time I just got to sleep in with no children calling! He even had the house nice and clean when I awoke. The kids greeted me with hugs and kisses and "I love you"s which set the feeling of the day. Then, we attended church with my parents which was a special treat. I think my mom was in heaven just having the kids there on her special day, and I was in heaven not having them crawling on me! After church, we went to my mom's house and she and I lounged on the couch and watched Oprah while the guys fixed dinner. Hev-uuuuuhn! And to top it off, the food was actually delicious! mimied eggs, bacon, and hash browns...Mmmm...nothing...

I haven't posted for a while, mainly because my camera has been broken and it's been in the shop and I'm waiting to get it back. Posting without pictures just isn't quite as exciting to me, but alas, I need to keep up with the goings on of our life for record sake. So....Rick got a summer internship! We are so happy! Nothing was looking good and we were getting worried, and at the last minute the Lord came through for us. Rick got a call from a guy with ConAgra up in Boise offering him a paid position this summer! some of the brands they own are: He's going to be marketing for the Lamb Weston division on a healthy line of French Fries made from none other than Idaho Potatoes. Try them out if you see them at the store (they say ALEXIA at the top). It was an answer to prayer, not only will we get to live close to my family for the summer, but we're going to live in my brother's house while he and his wife are away for the summer. It's just so perfec...

Oh my goodness, this has been such a sick season for our family. I don't know if we're just not good handwashers, or if stress has lowered our immunse systems, or if it's just a bad season, but it seems like we've been sick SO much. It all started back in October with Rick and Amelie and Chase all catching the Swine flu, and then Chase being hospitalized. It's been off and on coughs and runny noses since then and flu symptoms, and this past couple weeks have been really bad. Rick got strep really bad last weekend, and both Amelie and I got it too. Ours wasn't as bad as Rick's so we didn't get on antibiotics right away because we didn't know we had it. I only had a minor sore throat, but I had a terrible stomach ache along with the usual flu achiness and chills. Amelie never complained of a sore throat either, but she's complained of stomach aches and also had some fevers. Who would have known strep couldn't manifest so differently? And poor ...

I'm not into too many shows on TV, but I do love American Idol. I've been watching this season from the beginning and I just have to give my prediction of who's in it to win it. They're down to 16 right now, so I'm shaving off 10! I've done this before and I'm usually pretty right on so here's my bold prediction... Top 3 guys: Lee Dewyze Casey James (best guy) Michael Lynche Top 3 girls: Siobhan Magnus/Lacey Didi Benami Crystal Bowersox (best girl) If I'm right you can give me a pat on the back, if not feel free to rub it in! Happy Watching!

Amelie wasn't feeling well so while she rested on her bed I brought in some music for her to listen to on my ipod. While I was plugging it in she said, "Is that your ipod or daddy's?" "It's mine," I replied. Her response, "Oh, I didn't know girls could have ipods." I bought some Cheetos for the kids as a fun snack, and when Chase saw them he was so excited and said "Nardos! I want some Nardos!" I told him they were called Cheetos (while chuckling inside). Then I gave them each a handful and put the bag back so they wouldn't eat anymore. Then later I see Amelie carrying around the bag. I tell her to put it back and she's says, "Can I have just ONE more? Please?" To which I reply, "Ok, just one more." Then she says, "Ok, I'll just have one more, and then one more, and then one more, ok?" She's a smart little thing. I think she'd make a good lawyer because she's good ...

We woke up to it snowing. Chase and Amelie hadn't noticed yet so I brought them over to the window and said "Look!" Chase looks out and exclaims "Oh! That is SO romantic!" Where did he learn that? We were sitting at the table for lunch and Amelie proceeded to tell us who was a boy and who was a girl. After pointing out all the boys she then said pointing to me "And mama's a girl and I'm a girl!" To which I replied "That's right! Give me five!" And while giving me five she says "Girls Forever!!!" Sawyer was crying on the floor, obviously wanting my attention. I was almost done with what I was doing and ready to go pick him up and Chase says, "Mom? Babies are a lot of work huh." I'm glad he noticed. My days are just full of these little moments, wish I could write them all down but alas, I have other things to do. What makes these moments so funny is that I don't know where they get these saying...