do you have any idea how much poop i’ve cleaned up today?

dallin has been sick. ugh…

he had an accident in his undies this morning. so i put him in the bathtub.
he had an accident in the bathtub. so i moved him to my bathtub and cleaned his tub out. 
he had another accident in my bathtub. so i cleaned him up and my bathtub and finally just put a pull-up on him.
that done, i go to get ella out of her swing and she has poop up to her shoulders.
all this and it’s not even noon yet.

funny, i’d rather it be me wiping their tushies than anyone else. 

and yes…i’m off to change another diaper.  🙂

yesterday…

dallin: "hey mom, i’m stinkin’ up the whole house."

me: "why?"

dallin: "’cause i want to."

me: "looks like the apple hasn’t fallen far from the tree."

oh, how i LOVE the men in my life! 🙂

last night, jeff and i were lying in bed watching the news. seeing as how we live only a short jaunt from the mecca of stardom and celebrities, generally newscasts include a short blurb of the latest ongoings in that town. 

the big story of the night was paris hilton and boyfriend. somehow a run in with cops and paparazzi was creating quite a commotion.

jeff, in disgust, turns the tv off mid story.
"why do people care so much? why is this state so consumed with this stuff? it drives me crazy!"

my response:
"well, this is where it all happens. it makes money. this stuff sells. even your co-workers carry their US and STAR magazines around like scripture. it’s sad, but true."

jeff: "it bugs. let’s go to bed."

cherie: "yeah." as i sit there too guilty to admit that i almost told him to turn the tv back on. 🙂

did you cheat on your spouse?…….nope

are you a weight loss sucess story?……..nope

do you want to meet a hot celebrity?…….not really

are you 30-something and want to tell your story?…….not yet

do you have a mental illness?…….uh, well sometimes if you count trying to figure out how to potty train dallin.

are you friends with your husband’s mistress?…….negatory

do you know a man who has developed breasts?……..huh? what is that topic about? that would be no.

so, i totally admit that i got on oprah.com for the first time last week. a little curious, i decided to click on the "be on the oprah show" link to see if i might qualify for a few moments of fame. much to my dismay, out of a very long list, i couldn’t find one single thing to say yes to. hmmm…i guess you could say that i lead a relatively boring life. but i think i’ll take my life just the way it is…….

i’m absolutely smitten with my hunka hunka burnin’ love husband.
i feel better about myself at 29 than i have ever felt in my life.
i love being a mom, adore my children and i try not to let myself go.
i am growing by finding the good in the overwhelming challenges of life.
i am grateful. grateful. grateful.

maybe someday if oprah decides to do a show on women who love their normal, everyday,  crazy yet hum drum lives, she’ll give me a call.

he did it! he did it! oh yeah, yeah, yeah. no eating here tonight, no eating here tonight, no eating here tonight, you’re on a di–et!  (once again, i’m quoting kid movies. finding nemo this time.)

so…..drumroll please………

The numbers are in and Jeff has sucessfully won/earned the Pfizer Vice President’s Cabinet award!

As
you may remember, Jeff spent all of last year at the very bottom or near bottom
of his region as far as sales performance. Out of 70 sales reps he was #67. Pretty
depressing. So at the beginning of this sales year, he decided to "chart
his course" to win the VPC award. To win VPC, you must be in the top 10
percent of the region. That meant he needed to move from #67 to be one of the
top 7 in the region–a very long way to go.

So,
he really did chart his goal. He outlined some graphs showing him exactly where
his trends needed to be each month in order to win. And then he worked his cute
little tushy off to do EVERYTHING possible. We made it a matter of every prayer
every day that if it was the Lord’s will, he would win. Not just because of the
sweet prizes but it is a HUGE career milestone in the company and a HUGE resume
builder when it comes time to move up. And for the sheer sake of setting a goal
and putting himself on the line to achieve it.

During
the year he was truly blessed to develop some key relationships and really
connect with some of his big targets. So it all worked together and it’s great to
see him so happy and grateful for being blessed so much.

Ok,
without further ado here’s the fantastic awards:

–A
5-day/4-night trip with guest. It was going to be to Costa Rica but it’s
changed to British Columbia, Canada now that he’s in a different division.
Total pampering at a Four Seasons hotel–spa trips, ski and hiking trips, lots
of ritzy stuff that we are definitely foreign to. 🙂
–Business
suit
–Company
car upgrade
–Commemorative
gift for guest
–Special
recognition award on display in NY
–Engraved
plaque
–$500
in ACE points

That’s my baby! I’m so proud of him!