Well that was awkward

I've been at my grandma's house doing projects for mothers day and her phone rang so I picked it up. A man was on the line and he said "hey what's going on" so I figured he was someone that knew me, I just didnt know him (a great uncle or such). So I said "oh, nothing much just lots of sewing projects". We talked for awhile like we knew each other and suddenly he said "Wait! Who is this?" I replied "Kaitlyn" and he said, "whoops! Wrong number!"


embarrassing!!

The Things Kids Say

Ande "I'm going to marry Bruno Mars!!"

(Ande and I have a competition to see who gets to marry him, just because she "lubs" him so much I tease her about it)

Me "That's okay, I'm going to marry Eugune"

(Flynn Rider is pretty attractive :))

Ande gasping "Noo!! You can't!! Punzel has to marry him!!"



Maybe I shouldnt add the fact that after I stopped laughing and asked who I was going to marry then she said with a smirk on her face,
"Justin Bieber!!"

This is what we do on days off

We have picnics consisting of raisins and tortilla chips. We would've

stayed out longer but the bees came out and I was out of there like a bullet.

We have ice cream for lunch

We sing while doing the dishes

We make some nice little drawings on the sidewalk


We put our hair up in crazy ponytails and smile

Then we decide silly faces must follow

We try to fulfill a lifelong dream of Kaitlyn's to do a headstand, but there she is...falling.

We get scared [and scare] sometimes

We jump for joy

We show you some love!

And we show ourselves some love!

I sure do love my sisters :)

(Got to give credit to my handy photographer Steele, without him this wouldnt have been possible. So I love him too!!)

Guess What? 100th Post!

Well, in honor of a 100th post I don't really want to write something ordinary, yet I can't think of anything really extraordinary. So how about I give you some weird facts about me?

1. My favorite treat is Country Time Pink Lemonade and peach rings

2. I am terrified of bees.

3. I have exactly half and half of my parents. For example, different ears and fingers

4. My eyes change shades of blue, in every extreme way

5. I want to be an 'extreme couponer' so badly! Anyone out there good at this that'll help me?

6. I don't like ice in my drinks

7. Cookie dough ice cream is what I choose no matter what

8. A lot of my body has seemed to stop growing. I have baby hands and feet....they're incredibly soft and, as my cousin puts it, plump. Out of my seminary class, mine were the smallest and my (almost) 12 year old brother's hands are bigger

9. I have the darkest hair in my family, I live in a house of very blond blondies

10. Brown sugar and cinnamon pop tarts are my guilty pleasure. YUMMY!

11. Im pretty OCD when it comes to locked doors at night and set alarm clocks, I check them a few times before going to bed.

12. People watching fascinates me

13. Some people would call me a textaholic

14. I have worn the same ring consistently, never leaving my finger, since 4th grade

15. Sleeping Beauty is my favorite princess, and I'm quite upset she's being replaced. Okay...maybe a little more than quite upset.

Funny Story

President N. Eldon Tanner told a humorous story about a young boy who had invited several friends to a party. It was scheduled to be held outside, but the weather turned bad and the boys moved indoors. As the noise level reached greater and greater intensity, the mother came up with an idea. She announced a contest to see which boy could make the ugliest face. A prize would even be given to the winner.
After the boys had practice for several minutes, the father came in to select the winner. He walked around the room looking carefully at each boy until he finally said that he was ready to announce his decision. He then stopped in front of one of the boys and said, "You are the winner." The surprised boy replied, "But I wasn't even playing."


I need to learn to present myself better. I always feel happy, but people always tell me I always look bored or sad. I don't want this to ever happen to me though, so I'm going to work hard on it. Even if we aren't trying, we're being an example and so we need to make sure we represent ourselves well so that no one will judge us wrongly or make quick assumptions about the church.

So I Don't Get Discouraged

Lots has been going on lately.. Mostly regarding my health. Let's just say...it'll be a glorious day when this is over. For now, here's a story I really like. It's from "Living the Book of Mormon"

"Elder Hugh B. Brown and two other officers entered the city of Arras while it was under siege. The city had been evacuated, and Elder Brown thought that no one was in the city. He described what they found when they entered a cathedral:

"There we found a little woman kneeling at an alter. We paused, respecting her
devotion. Then shortly she arose, wrapped her little shawl around her frail shoulders, and came tottering down the aisle. The man among us who could speak better French said, "Are you in
trouble?" She straightened her shoulders, pulled in her chin, and said, "No, I'm not in trouble. I was in trouble when I came here, but I've left it there at the altar." "And what was your trouble?"
She said, "I received word this morning that my fifth son has given his life for France. Their father went first, and then one by one all of them have gone. But," straightening again, "I have no trouble; I've left it there because I believe in the immortality of the soul. I believe that men will live after death. I know I shall meet my loved ones again." "

She lost 6 members of her family...all of her family...yet she was okay because she dropped off her troubles and had faith. What an amazing testimony. I definitely don't have troubles like this going on in my life. And I know that Heavenly Father has a plan for me and there's a reason why I'm sick and in the end it'll all be for my benefit. Because, that's the way it always is :).

A little trip.....

On Monday I was feeling really sick. Well, lets be honest, I've been feeling sick for a really long time. But, this past week has been especially bad....especially with my coughing. It got to the point where I was past exhaustion and I couldn't breathe. With the pageant coming up and end of level testing, along with the fact that I just need to get better my mom decided something needed to be done.
We went to the emergency room and checked in. We were immediately helped, which surprised my mom, but then it took forever until we could finally get back to a room.
The nurse took me back and hooked me up to all these heart machines so they could see if they could catch one of the heart palpitations that I've been having.
The doctor came in and first thing he said was, "Oh wow! You're young, really young. 100 years younger. No, 1,000 years younger than all my other patients". Then he walked to the machines and looked at me and said "Woah, she looks pale, does she look pale to you?" to my mom. I looked just the way I always do, ha! Then he told me everything that was gonna happen to me.
I got 3 vials of blood taken. For any of you that really know me, you know blood and I most definitely do not get along. I faint at the sight of it. But, I survived! My mouth tasted really salty and I felt sick, but I didnt faint. Then I got my first xray, an xray of my chest to see my lungs. The lady asked me if I was pregnant and I laughed out loud. I felt bad and she said, "yeah I know, I just have to ask, I'm sorry." I also got the nose swab test, which was really uncomfortable, but I survived!
So, after sitting there for another 45 minutes waiting for my results the doctor came back in. He said "well, it's nothing that'll kill you", but he looked really sad. Turns out I have bronchitis and mono...which explains why I've been so stinking tired all the time! Nothing can be done about the later but the first I have to take antibiotics which are no fun...and also yucky cough medicine.
Here's a tip...and I dont know why I've gone through my entire life not doing this! Eat a piece of candy after taking that nasty medicine. Washes it right away. First time I had two M&M's and the other times I've just been eating Mambas...works like a charm! I can finally handle taking it. :) I think I'll avoid a lot of problems with my own kids in the future knowing this now ;).
I've just been lazying around the house all week, I miss school like crazy! It's really hard for me to sleep which stinks because I am so tired, so it's pure torture to just sit there and lay in bed unable to do anything about it.
The first few days of being sick I was craving brownies like crazy! I wanted that or orange chicken. My sweet friend Ashley found out and made me a plate of brownies and wrote me a nice little note, it made me feel really loved! I'm so thankful for thoughtful people.
So, to wrap up this boring post...finally found out what's wrong, and had a fun adventure the last day of spring break. If I'm less than enthusiastic about things for a while, please forgive me...I still love you!