Muldowneys in Motion

Funny Times

2011-12-01T20:54:00.001-08:00

Last night we received tons of snow. Happy December 1st. So today was a nice slippery mess. As I was leaving to go get the kids from school my sister, Carrie, was leaving my house at the same time and was driving right behind me. I came to a stop sign right as she called me on my cell phone. As I tried to move I realized the ice was too slick and I was stuck so I told her. So she asked if I wanted a push. Pretty soon I feel and hear her bumper hit my bumper and we both hit our gas. I slowly started moving and we started giggling so hard about Carries great plan. The best part was some teenage boy was crossing the street as this was happening. His mouth kind of hung open with a "what in the world" kind of look. That got us giggling even harder. Good times.

Wonder of Wonders, Miracle of Miracles

2011-11-29T10:19:00.001-08:00

I realize I have not posted about Joseph and his eyes for a long time.
Two months ago we took Joseph down to Salt Lake City for a check up. His eyes were not looking good. There was junk building up in his eyes again. His vision in one of his eyes was 20/400 with his glasses on. Our doctor decided he to put him back on a medicine and to start a whole new medicine that will hopefully clear up his eyes completely. We put him back on the medicine right away. The other medicine we had to see another doctor and do some testing before he is allowed to go on it. It has the possibility of some nasty side effects. I have been kind of dragging my feet about getting all the testing done because I am not sure if I want Joseph on the medicine.
We took Joseph again to the doctor a month ago and saw the other specialist about the new medicine. I still didn't feel much better about putting him on the medicine. But in between these two visits Rose had broken Joseph's glasses. And between Josephs teacher and me we realized he was reading better and much less stress with out his glasses. So when he had his vision checked this time it was 20/80 in that same eye. We were all amazed. And as his teacher said "it was a miracle".
Joseph just had another check up yesterday in Salt Lake City and wonder of wonders his vision is still improving. His vision is now 20/50 in one eye and 20/60 in the other. At one point the doctors told us he would never have better vision the 20/80 in either eye. Well that little boy just proved them wrong. As we were driving home from Salt Lake City I was listening to the October Conference on CD there was a talk (I can't remember who it was), that said
"there are things in this world that won't matter in the life here after and if they do matter the Lord will provide a way for them to work out."
After hearing this I realized that Joseph life is in the Lords hands. Joseph has been given some amazing promises through blessings that he has received. I have to have faith in this. I know what ever happens it will be God's will and Joseph will be a better stronger person for it. So tomorrow he will have a TB test done. And we will go from there to get him on his new medicine. Please keep my sweet boy in your prayers. He is so strong and faithful. He amazes me often with the gospel insight he has. I know through the power of prayer Joseph and our family will be that much stronger.
We head back down to Salt Lake City in two months. They were kind enough to give us a Christmas break.

Happy Thanksgiving

2011-11-24T19:59:00.000-08:00

We are enjoying our......

Are you????

I am thankful for.....

2011-11-22T20:54:00.000-08:00

..... Friends who will do canning with me. It makes the job so much more fun and the time flies by. This year I was able to do canning with 4 different friends and 3 of them I taught how to can. Thanks my darling friends for the good times. I look forward to next year(even though 1 said she won't do it again =}).

I am thankful for....

2011-11-21T20:37:00.000-08:00

.... Family time.

We don't always get a lot of it because of Jeremiah's schedule. When we do get it we eat it up.

I am thankful for.....

2011-11-21T20:34:00.000-08:00

..... Service.
I have had the blessings of receiving service and giving service.
The other day Isabelle come home with some Chex Mix from our neighbor across the street. We asked her why she was given it and she said because she was shoveling their driveway. Then she ran back outside. As I peered out the window I was filled with joy as I watch Isabelle pick back up her shovel and continue to shovel their driveway.

She didn't stop until she had cleared off the whole drive. She even started cleaning off their other driveway(which is much bigger and longer) but then decided she was done. The next day I received a call from our neighbor, Sister Sorenson, telling me how much she loved and appreciated Isabelle's service. I was so proud of my little girl.

I am thankful for .......

2011-11-21T20:24:00.000-08:00

.... Temples

I am so thankful for the blessing of temples on the earth today. I was sealed to my sweetheart and bestfriend for all Eternity. And our children are sealed to us. What great blessing can there be?

I am thankful for....

2011-11-21T20:21:00.000-08:00

...... my new glove and hat holder.

All it is, is a shoe hanger.Our closet is way less messy now. And the kids can easily find and put away their stuff.

I am thankful for.....

2011-11-21T20:17:00.000-08:00

.... a sewing machine and the talent to know how to use it.

I am thankful for...

2011-11-20T20:02:00.000-08:00

..... Gratitude.

I was given a little book with 30 days of gratitude quotes at a Relief Society activity based completely around gratitude. Amazing activity. Amazing little book.

Every morning to go along with scripture reading we have been reading a quote about gratitude. Afterwords we discuss it and then everyone gets to say something the are grateful for and we put it on our Thankful Tree. It has been a really fun experience for our family. As you can see it is getting pretty full.

I am thankful for....

2011-11-19T20:03:00.000-08:00

..... Sledding

I am thankful for....

2011-11-18T15:09:00.000-08:00

.....Snow. doesn't that face say it all?

I am Thankful for........

2011-11-17T14:50:00.000-08:00

..... Good Health.
Tuesday night I spent a good bit of the night in the bathroom with my head in the toliet ( I know you all wanted to know that). Then Wednesday I spent most of the day on the couch trying to take care of little Rose and recouperating. I am glad today that I am feeling much better and am able to take care of all my little one and clean my house with out wanting to pass out.
I would like to note that Jeremiah was amazing. He got home from work Wednesday morning at 7:30 a.m. and finished getting the kids ready and off to school then slept through the day. Once school was out he took care of the kids and made dinner and cleaned up all before he headed back to work again at 8:30. What a great man I married.

I am thankful for.....

2011-11-11T14:50:00.000-08:00

......Pizza

We just found a new recipe, Buffalo Chicken Pizza. It is amazing

I am thankful for....

2011-11-09T20:26:00.000-08:00

a living Prophet....

What a blessing to know that we have a Prophet on earth at this time who speaks for our Heavenly Father. I always feel so blessed when I get to sit down and listen to General Conference and hear our prophet speak. Sometimes I want to yell out our door "Hey did you know that the prophet of God is speaking right now? Hurry go listen" I think that is what it was like when King Benjamin spoke and all the people gathered to hear him. I could just imagine people grabbing their loved ones saying "come on hurry our prophet is speaking. Let's go hear what our Heavenly Father wants us to know".

This is part of the first talk the President Thomas S. Monson gave as an Apostle. It is so sweet and humble. What an amazing man.

On LDS.org there are testimonies from all the Prophets of this dispensation. What a blessing to be able to read, hear and watch these amazing men.

I will leave you with my favorite by Joseph Smith Jr.

"And now, after the many testimonies which have been given of him, this is the testimony, last of all, which we give of him: That he lives!” ,(Doctrine and Covenants 76:22).

I am thankful for......

2011-11-07T22:50:00.000-08:00

...my Parents...

They have been so kind and giving to me. They have raised me with a knowledge of God and Jesus Christ. They have been there for me when times have been tough. And they have been there at times of pure joy.

Thank you Mom and Dad for being good to me. For teaching me. For loving me.

You are wonderful parents.

I am thankful for....

2011-11-06T21:31:00.000-08:00

....... The scriptures.
Richard G Scott said in the last General Conference....

Scriptures are like packets

of light that illuminate our minds

and give place to guidance

and inspiration from on high.

My wards Relief Society is reading the Book of Mormon in 100 day. We are on day 68. It has been an amazing experience to read it so quickly. I feel so blessed to have the scriptures, that I am able to read them anytime I want. Richard G Scott encouraged us to read all the scriptures we are blessed with and to memorize scriptures. This is something that I will be working on.

Canning

2011-11-05T22:00:00.000-07:00

This year I really got into canning. We had such an abundant garden and we tried our best to use it all and we had very little go to waste. If we weren't able to eat it quick enough it was canned. This year we canned, peach jam, pear jam, mango raspberry jam, peach raspberry jam, pickles, crushed tomatoes, pears, applesauce, pickled zucchini, relish, salsa Verde, salsa, tomato sauce, peaches, apple pie filling, chipotle salsa, peach pie filling.... I think that was it..... I can't remember if there is anything else. I am not quite done. I have a box of apples waiting for me under my counter. But Jeremiah got tired of having no counter space so he made me take pictures and put it all in the storage room. It great trying new things. We are excited to see what we like and what we will do next year.

I am thankful for......

2011-11-05T21:30:00.000-07:00

I am so thankful for the knowledge that I am a child of God. He loves me and wants me to return to him.

I am thankful for......

2011-11-04T21:20:00.000-07:00

.....My home.It may not seem much to some but it is mine and it brings me great joy to have a place of peace and comfort to raise my family in.

I am thankful for.......

2011-11-03T21:14:00.000-07:00

..... BREAD

Who isn't. The best is when it come fresh out of my oven. I am thankful for the talent and knowledge to make healthy, fresh homemade bread for my family.

I am thankful for........

2011-11-02T21:11:00.000-07:00

My Piano. This was my family's piano growing up. I learned (the little I know) to play on this piano. When my parents moved up to Montana I inherited it(They didn't want to try to move it). It is a blessing to have this instrument in our home. Often times one of the kids, Jeremiah or I will be sitting at it playing it. I am trying to get good at playing hymn. Jeremiah has been working on Christmas music. JOY

I am thankful for........

2011-11-01T23:00:00.000-07:00

I love that my sister-in-law Ann is doing this so I thought I would copy her. She is so worth copying.

Ooh I will start with Ann... I am so thankful for her. Every time I leave her home I feel the great desire to be a better person. She is a great mother, loving wife, a good friend and an amazing example. She works hard to be her best. I wouldn't mind being like her when I grow up.

I couldn't find a picture of Ann (surprise surprise she is always behind the camera) So I thought I would put up this picture of her big boy Isaac with my big boys that Ann took.
Look at those muscles

Ann I love you!!!! I am so thankful you married Ryan. You are a blessing to the whole Muldowney clan....

July

2011-11-01T22:27:00.000-07:00

Another float

I am trying to catch up on my blogging. Here is some of the fun we had in July. I am having a hard time getting my pictures in order, so please forgive me..

We started July heading to Sheridan to spend the 4th with Ryan and Ann. We had tons of fun(as we always do. We made floats, had a parade, played in the water, ate tasty food, and shot off fire works.

I don't know how William does it but he some how enbodies the ideal of summer

Making Icecream

Joy

Rose decided she does like the water

Heres our Float

Keep blowing Joseph

Will and Unc Ryan enjoying almost
being hit by a firework

We also had the joy of being there as Ryan blessed his new baby girl Claire. It was beautiful and we were so thankful to be ther for it.

All the cousins(but Rose) for the blessing

Beautiful Rose

I got to go to girls camp again this year. I have many photos but decided to post just theses two. I was the ward camp director this year.

My assistant Tanya and Me

These ladies were the best thing there. I had some ups and downs and they were always right behind me helping thing flow.

My other assistant Kristine

My sister and her kids came to visit for about 3 weeks. We always love having them around. We had many fun days swimming. We also made our way up to the falls.

Carrie and me enjoying the falls

My sis Julia and her kids came a weekend and I couldn't help getting a picture of her little girl with Rose

Rose and Cousin Alexis (29 day apart)

Mike and Joe turn the big 8

Isn't Rose cute? These are the rest of the pictures I couldn't get in order. Enjoy.

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Fun in the Water

Wyoming is getting a Temple

2011-10-02T16:00:00.000-07:00

In General Conference yesterday President Monson announced that we were getting a temple in Star Valley, Wyoming. I am so excited about this announcement. This is the first temple in Wyoming. Unfortunately it is over 5 hours away from Casper. Which makes 3 other temples still closer but not in Wyoming. I still feel as it is a great blessing.
Our Stake President told us we have to have 2 stakes in Casper to be considered for a temple. I kept feeling as listening to conference this weekend that I have work I can personally do to help make this happen.

1-Year-Old Rose

2011-09-11T19:11:00.000-07:00

Casper Chase

2011-07-14T11:47:00.000-07:00

So on Sunday my friend asked if I wanted to run in a 5k. So on Tuesday we ran the Casper Chase before the parade.It was for an awesome cause. It was for all the families of fallen soldiers from Casper. One of them was a friend of mine from High school so it was so nice to remember him and do something for his family.

I am not sure what my time was but I felt great. I kept pace with another lady running. We were almost to the finish line and she turned to me and said "Lets finish this strong I know you have it in you" I said "okay" and started sprinting. I heard her behind me say "I can't go that fast" Well I finished it with a sprint. I will say I felt like throwing up afterwards but within a few minutes I felt great.

Here is Jenn and me before the race (of course it is because we are smiling).

Runs in the Blood

2011-06-20T12:38:00.000-07:00

Yesterday after church I had one of the primary teachers come up to me and ask if I knew William was suppose to give a talk that day. I was shocked. I never saw anything that said he was suppose to give a talk. She told me not to worry. Apparently he got up and pulled out his scriptures. He read the first Article of Faith then proceeded to give a talk on it. She said it was a great talk and was amazed the he did it. Well I was amazed too. But then I was reminded who is father and his grandfather are. I have been greatly blessed to be married into a family of great scriptural scholars. And a apparently it runs in the blood and my kids are being blessed by it too.

Top Secret

2011-01-20T13:23:00.000-08:00

This might look like some regular paper and a picture of some alien to you.

But it is actually a secret message.

Isabelle wanted to send a secret message to some cousins of hers.

We used lemon juice to write it with.

We better not tell you how to discover what is says or you might ruin our secret mission.

Got to Love the Girl who Loves her Daddy

2011-01-20T12:42:00.000-08:00

Isabelle adores her daddy. She has from day one. I came out of my room yesterday to find the two of them like this. I can never get her to take a nap, but snuggling up to Daddy is always appealing.

Good luck to the guy who tries to marry this girl. Her Daddy is already planning on buy a shot gun when she turns 16

Fun in the Mud

2011-01-17T10:37:00.000-08:00

Today as I was rocking Rose to sleep for a nap, Michael came home from the park covered in mud and with no boots on.

“Michael” I asked “what happened and where are your boots?”

“Well mommy Joseph had a very bad idea. He took us to a mud pile and we got muddy and my boots are stuck.”

I chose right then not to yell, though I was very tempted. I remember going out to the fields one day when I was about their age. My sister, a friend and I found a muddy pond. Well of course we jumped in and played in it for about an hour. We came home with mud covering our bodies.

So I told Michael to take everything off and get some new clothes and take a shower. Soon Joseph came home. Of course he was even muddier. First thing out of his mouth “Mommy I got muddy”

“Well I can see that Joseph take off your stuff and get into the tub”

From the bathroom came “Don’t worry Joseph Mom is not mad”
Hmmm interesting. “Joseph where are Michaels boots? And where is William?”

“Michaels boot are stuck and we can’t get them out and William is still playing”

I got the boys started in the shower, though they wanted a bath. After a couple minutes I got worried that William was still not back so I got on my coat and boots to go find him.

I made it all the way to the park before I saw him. He had even more mud then Michael and Joseph combined.

“Oh mommy (with tears in his eyes) I got stuck and I couldn’t get out and Michaels boots are stuck.”

By now I was laughing
“Ok show me where his boots are.”
He led me to a huge, and I mean HUGE mud pile. Bigger then the lot our house sits on. At first we couldn’t find the boot. I made William got out to get them since he was covered with mud and I was not. Poor William tried to pull them out but couldn’t and he started slipping and got a bit stuck again. So I had to go out and get my boots muddy and tried to pull out of the boots. Needless to say I am covered with mud and the boots are still in the mud pile.
William started crying “We need to call Daddy and he will get them out.” Because of course Daddy is all powerful. I love that my kids think so.
“Ok William lets get home and when Daddy get home we will send him down to get the boots”

All the way home William was crying “oh my stupid boots” He was having a hard time walking with his boots and snow pants caked with mud.

When we got home of course I had to get a picture. Then I sent William to the bathroom to take a shower. I heard him crying about wanting a bath and not a shower. I had to explain to him he had so much mud on him he would be taking a mud bath so he needed to take a shower.

So today the boys will be cleaning my bathroom which is now covered in mud (good thing I was going to clean it today) and my front door. What a great day to have off of school.

My New Club

2011-01-09T22:20:00.000-08:00

So my friend, Jenn and I started a diet club. But it really isn't a diet it is more like a Life Style Change. It has 16 members (so far) I am so excited. If any one wants to check it out there is a link on my side bar under 'my other blogs'. If you want to join just let me know.

Our New Year not off to a good start

2011-01-05T20:54:00.001-08:00

So far this year (yes it is only the 5th day of the year) we are not doing to well. New years day Michael got a huge cut on his head by a shovel William was wielding around. We almost took him to the emergency room but Jeremiah was able to clean it up and seal it up with butterfly band aids. Here is Michael with his partly shaven head awaiting his band aids. He really didn't want to go to the hospital. He had total faith in his Daddy, that he could make it all better. He kept saying, "I know dad can fix it. I really don't need stitches."
Our brave solider all bandaged up.

Then today our sweet angel, Isabelle decided to try to open a pistachio nut with a paring knife. Needless to say we did make a trip to the emergency room.

I was upstairs nursing Rose when Joseph ran upstairs yelling that Isabelle was bleeding. When I got a look at her finger she just started bawling, "I don't want stitches, I don't want stitches".

Unlucky for me Jeremiah was at work with our car. Lucky for me my Mom is a phone call away and we have amazing neighbors.

Isabelle's brave face

My Mom drove Isabelle and I to the hospital.
While the Sorensens hung out with the rest of the kids. Isabelle was pretty brave about it all until they gave her the shot. She actually was smiling at me like this is no big deal then suddenly her face turn to horror and she started screaming. Poor thing. Then when they put the stitches in (either the shot never kicked or they took so long to get back to us it wore off, I am guessing the 2nd. We were there for 3 hours) Isabelle could feel the doctor stitching her up. She just screamed and cried. The Doc had to put two stitches in so he decided just to do the second instead of another shot because it would hurt just as bad.

Isabelle said her cut looked like a squished tomato.

Well here's to hoping that is the end of Emergency trips to the hospital and no more cuts.

The Death of some special socks

2010-12-31T15:46:00.000-08:00

These socks my not look like anything special

but let me tell you ..... They are.

Jeremiah wore these socks

9 1/2 years ago for our wedding.

When were were dating my friends and I

would always sing ' Jeremiah was a bullfrog'

very original I know. Well I found these sock of frog princes and had to get them for Jeremiah. Jeremiah has always worn then on special occasions ever since.

So I was sad to see that they were done for. I knew they must have a hole or two but not this. NoT THiS. Jeremiah finally threw away these beloved socks. I am now on the search for a new pair. I know I can never really replace these ones but it would be nice to have something like them. If anyone sees any please let me know.

November

2010-12-31T13:15:00.001-08:00

November at the Muldowney household was a fun, spiritual and thankful month.

I'll start with the one thing of November that I still think about almost daily.

November 1st we were blessed with the birth of our niece Lillian Kathleen Muldowney. Lillian was born with some birth defects and started a battle for her life right away. She lived 1 month and 1 week and then returned to our Heavenly Father. Jeremiah and I fasted almost weekly for this little one and her dear parents. We prayed for their family in everyone of our prayers. It brought spiritual growth to our family. I could often feel the strength of her spirit as I prayed for her. I had the blessing of growing closer to my own sister, Carrie, as I spoke to her often of the loss of her little boy almost 5 years ago. We often had talks with our children of the blessing of eternal families. We are so very thankful that Erin and Micah were sealed in the temple and have the sweet blessing of Lillian sealed to them for eternity. I am thankful that through the sealing power that some day I will get to meet my sweet little niece, Lillian and my nephew Ryan. Thank you Lillian, who has brought so much strength to the whole Muldowney family.

November was also the first month that Jeremiah was done with Clinicals. So how did he celebrate? He went and got a second job. Ha, poor guy. I will repeat the words of my sister, Carrie.. What a good man Jeremiah is. He will do anything it takes to take care of his family....

I love Jeremiah so much!

So here is some of the fun we had this month

We had the blessing of having Lizzie come up for Thanksgiving this year. She is always a joy to have around.

Rose got attacked by a bear.

Isabelle gave us some distressing news.

We had some fun in the snow. Not us much as we would have liked. But there it is.

Lizzie reading and warming herself by the fire place.

What better place.

And then came Thanksgiving

We held our very first Thanksgiving in our very first home.

Ann made a turkey out of rolls.
How fun and tasty!
Always fun with the cousins
I made my first Turkey
Here it is going into the oven

Here it is coming out of the oven.

Just Joking this is after the feast.

The turkey was a hit.

The Feasters.

We are so grateful to have Ryan and his family so close by.

They live 2 hours away and we feel blessed every time we get to see them.

Emmanuel checking out Rose

Jeremiah burned a hole into our hard wood floor.

It's a long story but lets just say we are thankful we still have a house.

Last but not least
Do you see this OLD Man

He is now 32 years old

Enjoying Eggs Benedict for breakfast Jeremiah enjoyed a Banana walnut cake for his birthday.
I am so thankful I married this amazing man.
He bring me and our children such joy and lots of laughter

October

2010-12-31T11:38:00.001-08:00

October we started off with Rose being blessed.

Here is our growing family.

People keep asking me if I am done...
Well here is my official answer. I Don't Know.
There are days where I want to pull my hair out. But then there are days I am so grateful for what I have and the knowledge that my family is eternal.

My life is in my Heavenly Fathers hands. I will do His will.

Rose got a new crib and started sleeping better because of it.

Me and My Beautiful girls

Some Baseball time

Michael got a cavity filled and chewed a huge hole in his lip. His lip swelled up and I had to keep him home from school and a cotton roll in him mouth to keep him from making it worse.
It was pretty gross.

We grew a nice little garden this year.

The kids were big helpers especially when it came to pulling it all up.

Rose chilling out.

This year I did more canning. I am trying out different thing to see how my family does with it through out the winter.

Peaches

Peach Pie filling

This was super yummy.

Cherry pie filling

Jeremiah made homemade salsa

I made some peach, peach raspberry and pear butter.

Then comes Halloween

Carving of the pumpkins

Jeremiah, of course, made the coolest.

If you look close you can see the flames.

All our pumpkins.

We didn't have to buy any pumpkins this year we grew them all in our garden.

For some reason I forgot to take pictures of the costumes this year.

William, Joseph, and Michael were Red Ninjas

Jeremiah was the evil Black Ninja

Isabelle was a pretty flower

Rose was a pink leopard

and I was a fairy.

September

2010-12-31T10:24:00.000-08:00

September was a fun and busy month. First and mostly, we had part of the Muldowney clan staying with us.

Mom decided she was coming for almost a month to help out with the new baby. And believe me she was a huge help. Between Jeremiah at the hospital 80 hours a week, me having a c-section and 3 boys to get off to school every day and do homework every night we kept mom very busy. Mom was a blessing to us at our time of need. Lucky for us too she brought the three youngest of the Muldowneys. They were big helps with the kids.

Climbing Independence RockAbby is very scared of heights but braved the climb. We were very proud of her.

This is just a cool picture of Michael.

We all spent a lot of time reading. Especially the girls. I am not even sure how many books they read while staying with us.
We were lucky to have the Ryan Muldowney clan to come visit us for a day.
We had an awesome game of capture the flag. Which I wish we would have got some pictures of. And we had a fun time at the park.

Grandma and Mommy pushing Isaac and Isabelle.
They could have stayed on all day.

These two are two peas in a pod......
or a swing

Ryan and Ann are always fun.
They also told us their exciting news of a baby on the way.

We played lots of games Inside

and Out

The kids loved having Uncle John read them comics

Abby was always willing to hold Rose.
Actually both girls were always asking to hold her. They were such good Aunts.
I am excited that I get Isabelle home one more year before she goes off the kindergarten. It is nice to have my two little girls home with me.

Rose's Blessing

2010-10-18T11:38:00.000-07:00

Rose was blessed last Sunday. It was a beautiful blessing. At the beginging she was crying pretty good but right when Jeremiah gave her her name she stopped crying and was an angel for the rest of the blessing. We were blessed to

have Jeremiah's brother Ryan and his family come down from Sheridan and join us for this special event. It is so nice to have such wonderful family close by.This is by far my favorite picture. I am so blessed with an amazing husband. Jeremiah is always ready for a new baby way before I am. He usually approaches this subject by saying "just so you know I am ready for another baby so just let me know when you are". He always loves so cuddle with our little ones and even if he is exhausted. I love my Jeremiah so much. I am so very thankful for our sweet Rose. What a wonderful addition to our growing family.

The Birth Story

2010-09-20T10:50:00.000-07:00

For all of those, like me, who love to hear the birth story here it is.
Jeremiah and I got to the hospital at 7 am so that I could be enduced. Dr. Vigneri got here around 8 am and inserted a little pill up behind my cervix. It is suppose to make your cervix soften and start contractions. At this time I was dilated to a 2 and my cervix was 50% effaced.
So around 1:30 pm the doctor came and broke my water. I was still dilated to a 2. He decided to start me on pit.
Around 2:30 the nurse came in and told me she was going to take me off the pit. I asked if the baby's heart rate was dropping. The nurse said yes and it was getting worse with every contraction I had. She then had Jeremiah push the button to call for a nurse. But she told him to press it several times and then she went into the bathroom and pulled the nurse call button in there. This is where I started to realize something was really wrong. One of the nurses called my doctor. I found out later that he literally ran over to the hospital. Dr. Vigneri got there around 2:50 he checked me and I had only dilated to a 3.
He then started talking about how things weren't going well and about a c-section. So in my mind I was thinking if things don't start turning around then I would have to have a c-section so I started thinking of things I could do to make it better. But then they started prepping me for the c-section. I broke down and cried when I realized I was having a c-section. The nurses started having me sign consent forms. The anestheceologist started telling me what he would be doing and what to expect. He told me the doctor thought they had time to do a spinal tap but that if the heart rate kept dropping they would have just knock me out. Withing minutes I was being wheeled off to the operating room. At this point I had settled down a bit. When they brought me in they made Jeremiah stay out in the hall until they gave me the spinal tap. (Jeremiah told me after everything that they told him if I was put under he wouldn't be allowed in. I am glad they didn't tell me that I would have freaked out) They got me on the operating table and a nurse had me lean against her as they gave me the spinal tap. I broke down again. I wanted Jeremiah there holding me and not some nurse (though she was very sweet and kind). As they layed me down they brought Jeremiah in, I was so happy to see him.

They got everything all preped. The anestheceologist asked if I could feel what they were doing. I told him I could feel a slight pinch. He informed me that the doctor was pinching me really hard with sharp tweezers. With in seconds (though it seem much longer) they told me they had started. I felt lots of tugging.

They told Jeremiah he could watch but he decided he needed to stay by me. I remember looking at him and telling him I really didn't like this. Soon one of the doctors put his elbow into my chest and started pushing the baby up toward the incision. That was the only part that really hurt. I couldn't breath.

Then the babies head was out. Everyone commented on what a big head the baby had. Then they pulled the baby out the rest of the way. the annouced it was a girl. Yipee I really wanted a girl. She was born at 3:28 pm The doctor told us that the unblicord was in a knot around the her foot and there was no way she would have came down. At that point I was ok with having a c-section.

The nurses told Jeremiah he could come see the baby but he was very hesitant to come leave me. So I encourged him to go see her. After she was cleaned up Jeremiah brought her over for me to see. She was beautiful and sweet as can be. Everyone in there were betting on how big she was. They all guessed around 9lbs. The anestheceologist said from the time that they decided on the c-section to time she was born was 29 minutes.

After I got to see her for a second they took her off to the nursery while they started stiching me up. That took at least 1/2 an hour. Everything felt very foggy the whole time. I really didn't like the feeling of it. I really don't like the feeling of things be out of my control and everything was completly out of my control. While they were stitching me up the nursery called down to tell us she weighed in at 9lb 3.6 oz. After stitching me up they took me to a recovery room. I was to be there until my pain was under control and I wasn't allowed to see the baby or Jeremaih until then. So after an hour I was finally brought back into my room where Jeremiah, my mom and our new little one was waiting for me. Jeremiah and I finally decided to name her Rose Elizabeth (well mostly Jeremiah decided).
So that is Rose's exciting birth story.

Student of the Week

2010-09-20T08:47:00.000-07:00

This week at school Michael is student of the week. These are the pictures he picked to show off.

Michael is such a sweet boy. He loves babies and loves to be a big helper. He enjoys cooking with mommy and likes to play resturant when ever he can. He has a big imagination. He is very dear to all of us and we are so happy he is part of our family. I love you Michael.

Introducing...

2010-08-30T20:07:00.000-07:00

Rose Elizabeth Muldowney
Born August 24, 2010
3:28 P.M.
9 lbs. 3.6 oz
21 inches long

First Day of School

2010-08-19T14:00:00.000-07:00

Yesterday the boys had their first day of school (I know I can't believe they start in the middle of August). The boys were excited but nervous. They had a wonderful first day. Today when I dropped off the boys Joseph wanted me to walk him to his classroom. Apparently he isn't quit completely comfortable yet.
The boys are sporting their new school outfits Grandma Grissom bought them (Thanks Mom). You may notice Williams pant are a bit short. This boy is sprouting up quick. I have to go and get him some size 9's since he no longer fit in size 8 and he was barely fitting in them at the end of the school year.

Disappointed.

2010-08-16T16:28:00.000-07:00

Today I went to the doctor for a check up. I was very happy to find out that the baby's head is still down. I am not sure what I would have done if it had turned again. Probably sat and cried for a long time. Anyways the bad news was that the baby is really high up and I am not dilated at all. WAHHHH. I was really hoping to have the baby before Thursday because my sister, Carrie is here visiting and is leaving Thursday. The doctor and I have decided that I will go in Monday the 23rd to be induced if the baby hasn't come by then. Isabelle came 2 days after my due date and weighed a whopping 9 lb 6 oz. If this one waits out until it is induced it will be 3 days late. Yippee skippee!!! Who wants to guess the stats for this little one??? I might send a prize to who ever gets closes if I ever feel like it. Hehehee.

Who stole a cookie from the cookie Jar????

2010-08-11T09:59:00.000-07:00

Today I could hear Michael getting into the cookies on the kitchen counter. Here is how the conversation happened.
Me- Michael what are you doing??
Michael- getting a cookie
Me- Michael get out of the cookies you are not allowed to have one.
Michael-(big sigh) ohhhhh
Me- Michael get out of the cookies (because I can still hear him getting into the cookies)
Michael- Ok but I am already eating one
Me- Put that cookie away and get out of the kitchen.
Michael- Oh (wah wah wah)

Apparently if you have the cookie in your mouth you are still allowed to eat it. Silly boy.

Oh the Pain

2010-08-10T16:50:00.001-07:00

So today I went in and had the inversion done. To tell you the truth is was very very painful. This is how it went. I got there at 11:30. The nurses did all the checking in stuff and hooked me up to a monitor to watch my contractions and one to watch the baby's heart beat. Then we waited awhile for the doctor. The nurse came in and gave me a shot to help relax my uterus. It made my heart race and made me really shaky (in other words I did not like it). Then my amazing doctor, Vigneri, and another doctor,Smothers, came in. They got the ultrasound machine out and figured out where the baby was and what was the best way to turn the little one. So then they started turning the baby. It hurt! I lost my breath and I couldn't even cry it hurt so bad. At one point I even cried out "I can't breath". Dr Vigneri told me I need to start taking deep breaths and try to relax(yeah right). Jeremiah, who is the best at calming me down and helping me breath, couldn't even get near me since the doctors were on either side of me. I remember reaching out my hand to him and only being able to grab his thumb.
Oh in case you are wondering this is how they turn the baby. First Dr. Vigneri figured out where the head was and got his hands positioned around it. While Dr. Smothers figured out where the bum was and got her hand around that. Then at the same time, with a great deal of force, they started pushing the baby in the direction they wanted it to turn.
So they started pushing and it hurt a lot then they stopped to see exactly where the head was and to make sure the baby's heart rate was ok. Well while they were doing this the sweet little baby decided to try to move back to where it was. So when they had stopped pushing the baby was 3/4Th of the way turned and when they checked it, it was only 1/2 of the way turned. So Dr. Vigneri said they would try one more time to turn the baby. They were about to start but I made then wait so I could have some deep breaths and prepare myself again. So once I was ready they started again and in hurt even more ( I am sure it was because I was having a really hard time relaxing, Can you blame me???). But they got the baby's little head down and hurried and check the heart rate again. At this time I am just weeping but once they inform me that the baby's head is down and the heart rate is really good I was able to start settling down. Once they got me all hooked back up to the monitors they left and told me they would watch the baby for at least an hour. I ended up sleeping though most of that. The baby's heart rate was great and by 2:45 I was home. My stomach is still pretty tender. I had to remind the kids over and over that my tummy hurt and they couldn't touch it today. So now we just get to wait for the baby to come. Yippee

So here is a picture of me waiting to get all checked in. And if I do say so myself I think I look pretty good. With this pregnancy I have put on the least amount of weight and I feel pretty good. I have very little swelling and I feel my face isn't super fat like it usually is at this point. You may notice I have my hand out with all five fingers out. We are so exited to be having our 5 baby. So I have 1 week and 3 days until my due date.

What do you get........

2010-08-09T21:57:00.000-07:00

When you take.......

A roll of Duct Tape...
A floaty tube...

And PVC Pipe???
A pretty awesome sword. A friend of ours showed us how to make these years ago. We had a set and when we moved up to Wyoming we gave them away. So two years later we finally got around to making new ones. They are pretty fun because you can hit pretty hard without getting hurt. Great boy toys. We now have 6 swords. The kids were worried that we don't have one for the baby on the way. Do you love William modeling everything. That boy cracks me up.

Breached

2010-08-09T14:16:00.000-07:00

Two weeks ago we found out the baby is breached. Today I went in for a check up with the great hope that it had turned. Sadly this little one is still very much breached. The doctor has high hopes that he will be able to turn the baby. So tomorrow I will be heading into the hospital to have an inversion (the doctor will try to turn the baby) done. If all goes well the baby will be head down and I will get to go home and wait until the baby is ready to come. If anything goes wrong I will be having a c-section tomorrow. Luckily my doctor said the baby's bum is up high and not down in the pelvis at all. And since this will be my 4Th pregnancy it will be that much easier to turn. So please keep me and especially the baby in your prayers. I am actually OK with the idea of a c-section as long as the baby is OK.

Swimming Lessons

2010-08-07T21:02:00.000-07:00

In June I put the kids through swimming lessons. They did really well. Sadly none of them passed to the next level but that is ok. They made big improvements in swimming and Michael and Joseph are now swimming around the pool and jumping in with out holding onto me for dear life.

Michael

Joseph

The last day they all had the chance to jump off the diving board. William bravely jumped right off. Isabelle climbed onto the diving board and her little legs started shaking like crazy. Finally a life guard climbed up with her and helped her into the water. When she got out she ran right back into line to do it again. Joseph and Michael were happy watching from the side. The night before when Joseph said his prayer he asked Heavenly Father not to make him jump off the diving board. Such a funny boy.

William's Baptism

2010-04-19T09:50:00.000-07:00

William was baptized on Saturday, April 17th. It was so exciting. Jeremiah baptized him and confirmed him. We were lucky to have Ryan, Ann and family come and join us for the celebration. William recieved his own set of scriptures and was very excited. All day Sunday you could find him pouring over his new scriptures. We are so very proud of his desire to be baptized.
This is the best picture we had from the baptism. We really didn't take me pictures. I really regret that. Poor William he sure is my learning child.

Welcome Spring

2010-04-07T09:38:00.000-07:00

This is how the world looked in Wyoming this beautiful spring morning.

Since we've been gone..

2010-04-03T12:38:00.000-07:00

So, we haven't forgotten about all of you. There has been some blogging complications related to us being sans camera and internet at our house.
Quick update: We are in our new house! Yea!! It is 95% painted, the rest likely not ever to happen, and the kids are loving it. They are especially attached to our new dog, Sadie. So if you are ever, heaven forbid, in the neighborhood, come and see our new luxury accommodations.

Sweet Joseph

2010-02-08T21:03:00.000-08:00

I realized with all the other chaos going on in our life I haven't posted much about Joseph's eyes. Well the left eye is doing great. The right he is losing vision out of again. The things they need to do to fix it could be done just in the office if Joseph wasn't a squirmy 6 year old. But since he is... Joseph and I are headed down to Utah tomorrow for him to go back into surgery. I am not to worried about it and he is such a tough boy. I just hate making the trip especially in the winter time. But Oh Well I got to do what I got to do.

Closing

2010-02-08T21:00:00.001-08:00

So today we closed on the house. Hurray. We will not be getting the keys until Thursday because of some channels it has to go through but we signed the papers today. Life is good.

Mad as Mad Can Be

2010-02-08T20:57:00.000-08:00

Some one posted something really gross under my last post Baby Ticker. So now I have to delete that post because I can't figure out how to delete just that comment. It makes me so mad. I made it harder for just anyone to comment on my blog but it still really makes me mad I had to delete all the nice comments people make. GRRRRRRR!

Choose the Right

2010-01-31T12:53:00.000-08:00

Today in primary the kids learned about choosing the Right. They were asked "how they choose the right". Michael raised his hand and said "today I choose the right because I didn't tell Trevor (his best little buddy) that my Mommy has a baby in her tummy"
They twins were also overheard, walking down the hall, saying "when the baby in my Mommy's tummy comes out"

Needless to say don't tell secrets to little kids.

Cousins

2010-01-29T09:02:00.001-08:00

This last weekend we went to visit Jeremiah brother, Ryan and his family up in Sheradain. We always love going up a spending time with them. And the kids are always so excited to see their cousins. It is always so fun when we first get there to hear little Isaac yell, MISSY! Then he goes searching for all his cousins.
For Christmas Grandma and Grandpa Muldowney got all the grandkids pajama's. It was really fun the Isaac and the twins had matching ones. When Isaac saw the Michael and Joseph were wearing the same pajama that he had he insisted that he wear the same pajama's.
Here are the three cute cousins all happy that they match.

Silly Faces. Isabelle wanted in on the pictures

House Update

2010-01-29T08:59:00.000-08:00

Well we didn't close on the house today. We should hopefully be closing Wednesday but it is still up in the air. I just can't believe we are so close to owning our own home.

Joseph's Glasses

2010-01-19T07:45:00.000-08:00

About 2 months ago Joseph finally got glasses. His eyes are stable enough to have them so Yeah. If you look at the picture below you may notice the line in the middle of the glasses. Yep he has bifocals. Poor boy he is 6 years old and already has old man glasses and will for the rest of his life.

He had a hard time adjusting to them at first. I would often find him walking around holding them. He has lost them at least two times already. But now he is doing well with them. I have never met a pickier boy when picking out glasses. It took him forever. We finally convinced him of these ones because they are red and Spiderman wears red.
I will say he looks so handsome in them.

Inspection

2010-01-18T15:29:00.000-08:00

We had the inspection today. Everything went pretty well. The water wasn't on so they were not able to check the pipes. We will be having a plumber come out and check the pipes and water heater. The furnace needs to be cleaned and checked for leaks. So as long as everything goes well with those the only thing that needs to be fixed is the door frame for the front door. Which will cost about $100. We are pretty happy with how it is turning out so far. Here are some pictures of my favorite parts of the house.

Breakfast Bar
Laundry Room Storage Room

Dinning Room and door to the Backyard

Living Room. But I really want you to see the front door. It has a really cool design on it. I am planning on painting it red down the road. Right now our house is a really ugly green so I will wait to paint the door red until the outside of the house can match it.

Dear Santa

2010-01-16T09:30:00.000-08:00

You may think it is too soon to think about letters to Santa. But not Michael. This is the 3rd letter he has written.

The part I love the best it he didn't ask for any help. Everything is spelled correctly and the letter in in the right form. He is a smart little boy. To bad he won't be getting a cat.

Under Contract

2010-01-15T10:53:00.000-08:00

As of yesterday we are officially under contract. Our closing date got moved up to January 29Th. 10 years exactly from our first date. What a great way to celebrate it. We have to inspector coming in on Monday. I am excited to see what happens.

Camera

2010-01-15T10:00:00.000-08:00

Today I decided we are in need of a new camera. I was looking at my blog and realized I have nothing to blog about because I have no pictures. Post are way more fun to day with pictures. So if anyone know of a good camera for a good price please let me know.

BYU Young Ambassadors

2010-01-12T10:00:00.000-08:00

While down in Utah this weekend I was able to attend a fireside, with my Aunt Bev Clawson, by the BYU Young Ambassadors. All I can say is AMAZING. It was a group of about 30+ students with amazing voices and even more amazing testimonies. One would get up and give a short talk and it would be followed by Hymns sung either as solo's, as the group or a combination. The spirit was so strong. The thing that amazed me the most is that the ones who gave talks didn't know until seconds before they were up giving it. I was in the front row and after a Hymn I could hear the conductor whisper something. I realized later it was him saying who was giving a talk right then. Crazy Huh? Well they did amazing.
This group is know for their high energy, song and dance performances. It was neat to see them in a spiritual setting. If you ever have the opportunity to see them perform believe me you won't be disappointed. I hope this wasn't a once in a life time opportunity for me. I would love to see them perform again.
Thank you so much Aunt Bev for inviting me to come with. It was amazing.

Some day we might own a house

2010-01-08T09:51:00.000-08:00

So we got more news about the house. As of now the Bank has excepted our offer. The guy has agreed to pay the rest of his mortgage. Now it is going to the WCDA to get approved. So we are told we will find out in two weeks. We made an offer on the house over a month ago. The offer is still not completely accepted. It has been a little frustrating because all we can do is wait. We can't do anything to get stuff done yet. We are just waiting. So our original closing date was Jan 15 then it got pushed back to Jan 28. I don't know what it is now but I am sure it will be some time in February. 2 months after we made the offer.

Post By Michael

2010-01-03T15:18:00.001-08:00

I decided to let Michael do a post. So here is what he wanted all of you to know.
This is a picture of my baby cousin Charles and Me. I like him. He is my favorite cousin. And I love him. I love him every day. One time Charles family came to my house. But the next day they left. When he comes over I will show him how to play games. We have to wash our hand if we have germs on them so we can touch him. It is a good thing to wash our hand so we can touch babies. That is all we need to know about babies.

These are my uncles, Uncle John and Uncle Abraham. I have never seen my Uncle Stinky Pants because I don't have one. They are my favorite uncles. I have fun when I am with them. I like John's rat. Sometimes it climbs on my back. We always have to wash our hand when we are done holding the rat and the turtle because they have germs. I like to run and play games with my uncles. When we they come to visit my house I will teach them how to play with my toys nicely.

My favorite color it blue. My Grandpa likes blue. Thats all.

Good New?????

2009-12-31T08:36:00.000-08:00

We got the call from our Realtor. The bank had accepted our offer under the condition that the guy who owned the house will take out a loan to pay off the rest of the loan, since we will be buying it for less then what is owed on the loan. So we are waiting again.
This is what I have found out about foreclosers. Is that if the house goes into forecloser there is a small amount of time that if the house sells the person who owned the house no longer has the forecloser held against him. So it will be in this guys best interest to agree with the deal. Our original closing date was January 15 now it is the 28.

The Punishment

2009-12-19T23:06:00.000-08:00

So today William came running up stairs and informed me that Joseph and Michael were making a mess in the bathroom. So I said very loudly, as I was walking down the stairs, " they better not be because they will be in big trouble".
Even with this loud warning they were still up to no good when I looked into the bathroom. Well I had had it. These two boys, especially Joseph, had been making messes like crazy for the last week or so. So I gave them both a sound spanking (I know I have repented of this and I have fallen back into a routine of doing it again. I am trying, once again, not to spank anymore) and sent them to bed for the night (it was 4pm). They were very worried that that wouldn't get dinner so I informed them that I would be bringing them PB & J sandwiches for dinner.
As I walked away and started cooling down I came to realize that this is as much of a punishment for me as it would be for them. Joseph would most likely fall asleep pretty quickly. Then would sleep for who knows how long and wake up either at bed time or the middle of the night and start waking everyone else up, because he is good that way. Also they would most likely get PB&J all over their blankets (because they are messy) and I would have to clean there blankets.
So I came up with a new punishment. I told them to get into the bathroom because they were going to scrub down the whole thing. I got them into rubber gloves and put them to work scrubbing the shower. With in seconds I hear giggling. Then Joseph says "this is so fun". Arrgg. These boys can turn anything into a game. I remind them that this IS a Punishment and it IS not Fun and there will be no giggling. I few seconds later "hey brother lets trade sponges that will be fun". I give up. At least they are cleaning and not laying on the floor crying. We made our way to the sink then to the toilet. Which, for some reason, was even more fun then the shower. They loved scrubbing the inside with the brush and wiping down the whole outside with cloths. But I finally got them when I made them wipe down the whole floor. They didn't like that. I informed them that they will be cleaning the bathroom once a week until they can stop making messes (they didn't like that idea).
So even though this didn't turn out to be the awful punishment I wanted it to be. I did get my bathroom clean (they did a surprisingly good job with little help from me). And I think they realized they don't want to make messes anymore because they informed William and Isabelle if they make messes they are going to have to help clean the bathroom then all four of them get to clean together (I think they were trying to talk them into it, then that it would be fun to have them their). Silly boys.

House Update Again

2009-12-11T12:21:00.000-08:00

Can I pull my hair out yet??? At what point am I allowed too??? Yesterday we got a call from our Realator and she had no info for us. Today she called and said the house sold(tears). But it sold to the bank that had the loan at it. Sooo since we had an offer in already they are considering it. They said it will take about a week before they will know what they will want to do. So again we are in the Waiting Place. Waiting for the mail to come, or the rain to go, or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow or waiting around for a Yes or No. We are just waiting. So we are just ignoring that we are trying to by a house and living life as normal as possible and trying not to be stressed that we may or may not be owning a house that we want. Oh the Joy! So stay tuned for the next exciting twist of Our Lives.

200 Post

2009-12-11T12:20:00.000-08:00

This is my 200th Post. That's about all.

Sweet Isabelle

2009-12-10T11:51:00.000-08:00

Me: Where is my kiss Isabelle?

(after giving me a quick kiss)
Isabelle:It is right here in my heart Mama.

This is why I love being a Mommy. What job could ever make you feel this good.

For Sale on the Courthouse Steps

2009-12-09T21:07:00.000-08:00

So another update on our hopeful house to be. If the bank doesn't approve our bid by tomorrow morning they will be selling it on the Courthouse steps sometime tomorrow and we most likely won't be able to get it then. So please keep us in your prayers. I know Heavenly Father knows best and what ever happens it is all in his plan. So if is doesn't work out, truthfully I will sit and cry for awhile, but then I will move on and we will just know it wasn't right for our family. If it does work out, truthfully I will still cry, but then jump for joy. More updates tomorrow. I know you are all holding your breath. Right???

Ode to Pero

2009-12-09T20:54:00.000-08:00

For the last 17 years we have had a dog named Pero. And if you are thinking that sound familiar. He was named after Ross Pero. Yes the crazy man who ran for President 17 years ago. That year we had three puppies left over from a litter. One had bushy brown hair (who we named Clinton), one I don't remember quite what he look like I just remember it resembled Bush (so of course we named him Bush) and last was a black dog who always had a odd expression on his fast, he was the runt, and had overly large droopy ears (So of course we named him Pero). Well we slowly got rid of Bush and Clinton but was never able to get rid of Pero (kind of opposite of our country).
Pero was a fun dog to have. He was the oddest looking dog ever. He had a snout of a large dog, the body of a medium dog, the legs of a small dog and the tail of a pig. He was odd all around. He had a funny personality and was a great dog to have.
Well being 17 year old he started going down hill. Last winter we weren't sure if he would make it. But you never know with Pero. This year with the first really cold days we realized he wasn't going to make it. Monday we saw him circling around in one spot for quite some time and it was below zero. Jeremiah had to go outside and carry him in because he couldn't figure out how to get to us. He was kind of out of it while in the house. And even fell down the steps(poor boy). So yesterday my Mom finally decided it was time and took him in and put him to sleep. It was sad to see him go but he was so miserable that I know he is happier now. The kids were a little upset. But once we explain how unhappy he was here and how much better he feels now he is in heaven they were OK.
So here is goodbye to a good, weird, oddball, loving dog who gave us 17 years of companionship and joy.

House Update

2009-12-07T20:03:00.000-08:00

Today was the date to find out if our offer was excepted. Sadly... we haven't found out yet. Our Realtor called and said that they are waiting for it to go through HUD first and we should find out by Wednesday.
I guess this house is going through a short sell. Meaning that they guy is trying to get rid of it before it goes into foreclosure so the bank is letting them sell for less then it is worth. So they have to go through the bank to approve the offer, to see if the bank will be ok with that amount.
Good news to us is that they guy wants to except the offer. He just has to see if the bank will let him.
Keep posted more updates on Wednesday.

Making an Offer

2009-12-04T15:37:00.000-08:00

Today we made an offer on a home.We are very excited about it. It is a 4 bedroom house that is going for 115,000 because they want to sell it before it goes into forcloser. The biggest things we can see that need fixed are the door frame on the front door and a good cleaning and a new paint job. We should find out by Monday if our offer was except and move on from there. I am worried about the inspection because who nows if something will crop up in it. Hopefully nothing. Sadly we won't be in 4th ward anymore and it wouldn't be in 5th ward either (sorry Steph). I am excited it will be in 3rd ward though because there are many people I love in it. So keep your fingers crossed and say a prayer for us. I know if it the right thing the Lord will provide a way.

Family Pictures

2009-11-30T13:04:00.001-08:00

In August when we went out to visit Jeremiah's family we had Family pictures taken.

Here is the whole Muldowney Clan (except Jacob who was on his mission on the time. And baby Jacob who, as you can tell by looking at Mimi, wasn't born yet). It was so fun to be together. I am so thankful for Jeremiah's family. They are so dear to me. I love them all so much.

Some Where Over the Rainbow

2009-11-01T22:37:00.000-08:00

Dorthey (aka Isabelle)

Scarecrow (aka Joseph)
Tin Man (aka Michael)
Memeber of the Lollipop Guild, William
The whole Wizard of OZ clan, Gilda(Ann) holding Toto(Emmanual), Lollipop Guild-Ryan(red) Jeremiah(green) William (blue), Dorthey (Isabelle), Scarecrow(Joseph) Cowardly Lion (Isaac, which he wasn't so cowardly, he kept rarring at everyone) Tin Man (Michael) Wicked Witch of the West (beautiful green Me)
My oh so cute Crew
William and Isabelle showing off their Halloween shirts.

Dinner in a Pumpkin

2009-11-01T21:58:00.000-08:00

Since I had two people ask here is the recipe. I had a friend give this to me at least 3-4 years ago. Thanks Rebecca

Dinner in a Pumpkin
1 1/2 lbs ground beef
¾ c diced celery
1/3 c diced green pepper
¾ c diced onion
1 tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
4 oz can mushrooms (optional)
¼ c soy sauce
2 T brown sugar
1 can cream soup( I add 2 cans and I use mushroom)
2 c cooked rice

Cook beef, celery pepper and onion until beef is browned. Mix in the rest of the ingredients. Pour into cleaned out pumpkins.
Cook at 350 for 1 ½ hours
Decorate pumpkin with
Black olives steamed carrots
Whole cloves parsley leaves

That awfull ice

2009-11-01T18:54:00.000-08:00

On Friday I was out delivering newspapers. It was pretty icy out. Most of the sidewalks were covered with ice and snow so I was walking on the street. I saw a car coming so I started moving over to the side walk and that is when I slipped on the ice. I didn't even realize that I had slipped until after I hit the ground. At first I thought I would just be bruised up. But then I checked out my hand again and realized it was bleeding pretty good. I was up the street about 1/4 a mile from my house so I continued delivering papers. I am sure I looked pretty stupid. I was walking along with my right hand in the air, without a glove and keeping pressure on in it with my left hand until I would have to throw a paper. When I got home my Mom was up getting ready for school so she took a minute and cleaned up my hand and bandaged it.
This is my hand (not a great picture) two days after. I am going to have a pretty little scar. I think the worse part of it all was that the person in the car had to see me fall because they pulled into their garage close to where I fell and didn't even check to see if I was ok. They just closed the garage door. What kind people live in my neighborhood.

Presenting the Lollipop Guild

2009-11-01T18:06:00.000-08:00

For a short time only (until Jeremiah finds out that I put this up and make me take it off) I present, for your entertainment, The Lollipop guild. Please enjoy. And PLEASE no one put this on youtube that is what Jeremiah is really worried about.

What did you eat for Halloween?

2009-11-01T09:45:00.001-08:00

I love having special things to eat for Halloween. We started off the feasting the night before with Dinner in a pumpkin.

This year I used pie pumpkins and it was so much better.

For breakfast we enjoyed a very healthy breakfast of Shredded Wheat. Not exciting enough to take a picture of.

For lunch we started off with Hors d'Oeuvres of Rabbits Brains

The kids wouldn't even touch this. (It was breaded eggplant but I had to give it a fun name)
For the main course Mummy Dogs

We didn't have a small enough mustard bottle so the faces didn't turn out. But you get the picture.

With our meal we enjoyed a nice bubbling broth of Witches Brew.Michael was very disturbed by everything and said he wouldn't eat any of it. But as he saw me making everything he realized it was all fun.

For Dinner we enjoyed Dead Man Over Worms
This one is my favorite. Especially since it even freaks out Jeremiah. It is so fun when one of the kids say " I just want half an arm" What can be better then that.
We finished off the night after trick-or-treating with some delicious Apple Cider that my Mom whipped up while we were out.
I will say it was a very tasty Halloween.

Canning

2009-10-25T20:57:00.000-07:00

This year I have taken up canning. It was so fun to do.My mom even bought me a special canning book that helped out a lot. I don't think you will understand the joy until you have spent a couple hours in the kitchen peeling, pitting and cutting up your fruit to prepare for the jars. Then when you are all finished and have jars of beautiful golden peaches and other yummy fruits sitting on your table it is just sheer joy. It is so wonderful that I know I can do this and if anything arises I have this new talent under my belt. It was also so nice to control how much sugar and such was put into it. I use a light syrup on the peaches and pears. I was considering using juice but the books said that they don't keep their taste, color, and shape as well in juice.

The apple sauce is sugar free in delicious.

My sister-in-law Ann gave me this great recipe for apple butter that is also sugar free. It calls for honey instead. I started using unfiltered raw honey that is so much better for you.

I have some more apples waiting for the works so I can make more applesauce and apple butter. Next year I have big plans for salsa and sugar free jams.

Recieving Priesthood Blessing

2009-10-18T21:58:00.000-07:00

Today I was finally set apart as a Young Women's advisor. I don't know about any of you but I get so excited to receive any type of Priesthood blessings. I just know that Heavenly Father is speaking to me and telling me the thing I need to hear. I also feel so close to him at these moments because I know He knows me. He knows my trails, my fears, the thing I need to hear keep me going. I am so thankful that Jeremiah is a worthy Priesthood holder and he blesses our family greatly because he is.

Promptings of the Spirit

2009-10-17T21:43:00.000-07:00

So Thursday I was getting ready to take Joseph down to Utah for a check up. We were to leave at 3:00pm. At 2:35ish, as I was trying to finish up last minute things before heading out, I just felt so uncomfortable about everything. I had had this feeling earlier and just shook it off. So I as I was experiencing this feeling once more I thought maybe I am not suppose to go out of town. Then whoosh I felt better. At this time I was headed to pick up Joseph and Michael(he was coming with) from school early. I was still battling with the decision because I just didn't know when I could get Joseph down again and we have to be really careful with his eye care. In a split second I picked up my cell phone and called the school and told them I was no longer going to pick up the boys early. Whoosh I felt even better. So I turned around and went home and called to doctors office and spent sometime setting up a new appointment. The funniest part to me was while I was calling to change my appointment I was thinking 'I am following a prompting from the Holy Ghost so everything will fall into place and they will make the appointment for next weekend when the boys have two days off of school, even though Jeremiah will have to switch his schedule around or I will just take all the kids with me.' So it didn't work out that way. They couldn't get us in until November 13, a month away. But as I checked out the calendar it would work out better for Jeremiah if I did it this way. And they thought Joseph was doing OK enough it could be pushed back that much.
That evening I just felt peace and joy. I got to spend a peaceful evening with my kids, which we don't get enough of. And a very pleasant Friday together. I am not sure why I had this prompting. The weather was better then it had been in a couple weeks. But as I was trying to get ready I kept having the feeling that if we went we were going to get hurt. So yay we are alive, healthy and safe.

The Joy of Womenhood

2009-10-05T19:24:00.000-07:00

In Young Women's we had a beauty night. The Young Women's President read this quote to all the girls. It is taken from a talk in a Conference by Sister Nadauld.

The decision for you to be born into this earth female was determined long before mortal birth, as were the divine differences of male and female.
Our outward appearance is a reflection of what we are on the inside. Our lives reflect that for which we seek. And if with all our hearts we truly seek to know the Savior, we will reflect his love to others.
Celebrate your femininity! Part of knowing that you are a Daughter of God is looking your best. Looking your best on the outside should reflect your standards on the inside.
Women of God can never be like women of the world.
The world has enough women who are tough; we need women who are tender.
The world has enough women who are coarse; we need women who are kind.
There are enough women who are rude; we need women who are refined.
We have enough women of fame and fortune; we need more women of faith.
We have enough women of greed; we need more goodness.
We have enough vanity; we need more virtue.
We have enough popularity; we need more purity.

Long Weekend

2009-09-27T19:56:00.001-07:00

I don't often feel like this but I am so glad this weekend is over. We had a very exciting (not in a good way) weekend. It started off with a trip to the emergency room. Joseph started coughing some on Thursday evening. By Friday after school he was wheezing pretty bad. I tried to give him and nebulizer treatment but I couldn't find one part to it. So I had to give him his inhaler but that didn't help much. I ran to two pharmacy's who either couldn't sell it to me because I didn't use their pharmacy or because they just didn't have it. So I went home once more and tore apart my bathroom looking for the one part with no luck. I finally sat down and thought hard of where that part could be. It finally dawned on me where it was and I finally go him a treatment at 8pm. Usually he is breathing a lot better by the time his treatment is over but not this time. Within a half an hour he breathing was pretty hard again. And he told me he couldn't breath. So after calling Jeremiah at work and watching him for a little while I took him to the ER. (This is not the first time we have had to do this. We were actually there in August while out east)
They measured his breathing and it was at an 88. It is suppose to be at least a 92 and that's pushing it. So we were emitted in the ER. He was put on oxygen right away and gave him an IV. They ran a whole bunch of blood, urine and snot test on him and did a chest x-ray. Which we have never had any of that done before. Luckily everything came back negative. So after watching him for awhile and giving him some treatments they decided he needed to be emitted into the hospital.
So around 3AM they brought us to a new room. Jeremiah headed home around 3:30 and after they got everything situated I fell asleep at 4AM. They were back in doing test at 6AM so from then on I was in and out of sleep. The rest of the day was long and boring. The doctor came in and said he could go home once he could breath fine with out oxygen. Jeremiah brought the other kids in to visit. And my brother Daniel came in to help Jeremiah give Joseph a blessing. Jeremiah came in and traded me out around 1pm and I headed home for a day of canning peaches (next post). We were hoping Joseph would be home by supper but he just wasn't improving fast enough. They were able to take him off oxygen in the evening but kept him over night for observation. This morning they had to wait for the doctor to come sign him out. So at noon today Joseph came home. The said with all the medications he was on for his eyes, his immune system is really down. So when he got sick it was fast and bad. We were told we need to get him on a steroid treatment or else we will be in the hospital a lot this winter. Yeah one more medication on his list. It is so nice to have him home tonight. He is breathing really well and is very chipper.

Silly boy

2009-09-13T20:37:00.000-07:00

Joseph is doing really well. Whenever anyone ask how he is doing he says: " I can see out of both my eyes now". It is kind of sad but really funny at the same time.

Something in the water

2009-09-13T20:32:00.001-07:00

In our ward we have 5 sets a twins. Can you believe it. And what is more unbelievable is that they are all boys. One of the Moms had a great idea of getting pictures of all of them together. They are lined up oldest to youngest. It is so fun to look at these pictures. If you look close in all the sets one twin is a little taller then the other. I know two sets where not born in the ward but still that is pretty crazy to have 5 sets of twin boys in one ward. I just hope I some how get a set of girl twins if I get another set

Beware the one eyed man...

2009-09-10T21:37:00.000-07:00

I managed to remember to take two pictures this morning before Joseph had his bandage removed. Here he is in all his glory!

He can see again

2009-09-10T09:36:00.000-07:00

Joseph just went in to get his patch off and check out his eye. He is already able to see some stuff. The doctor his very happy with how is eye looks so far. Joseph has another check up next Thursday.

Joseph Surgery

2009-09-09T21:54:00.000-07:00

Every thing went well. Jeremiah said Joseph was very brave going in. The surgery went well and he is recovering well. They will take off his patch tomorrow morning and we will see if he can see. I can't wait until they get home tomorrow night.

New Diet(not for me)

2009-09-09T21:37:00.001-07:00

So I have been asked why I am going with out sugar. So here is my answer. William has had a tough start at school again this year(yay for life). The second day while sitting in the principals office William teacher and the principal asked if I have had William tested for anything. I told them "no". They went on to tell me the good reasons to get William tested (they were really careful not to say what for but I knew the meant ADHD) and to put him on medication. I told them at this point it is not an option but will think about it. I also told them that I felt that it is over diagnosed and over medicated( and plus I really believe William doesn't have it and I have read a lot to trust you mother intuition on this subject and that is what it is telling me). So I went home and Jeremiah and I talked a lot about it and prayed about it. The next morning around 3 am I woke up feeling like I need to fast for William the next day. The amazing thing is even though I wasn't fasting for the thing I need most (inspiration of what to do)(I was fasting that he would have a good day), I received the answer I need. I felt inspired to change his diet to help him out. So from that day I have taken out all dye's from his diet. And I have tried to take out as much sugar as possible. The whole family is abiding by this diet. I didn't want William to feel singled out and this would benefit all my kids and me. So we have been eating a lot of oatmeal for breakfast. I use sugar free, organic apple juice instead of water to sweeten the oatmeal. But I feel we are all getting bored of this breakfast(after eating it for almost 3 weeks). So this is why I am searching for help. Plus I feel like my kids need a little treat now and then. I have been making some treats with honey instead or by cutting out part of the sugar. But I could still use some help.
Also if anyone had information at there about how to help ADHD kids with out medication I would love to get a hold of it.
William has made a some progress already and I want to make sure I continue it.

Recipe search

2009-09-09T12:07:00.000-07:00

I am on a search for recipes that do not call for any sugar. I am ok with things that call for honey. I need mostly breakfast, bread and treat recipes. Can anyone help me out?????

Joseph Update

2009-08-30T21:40:00.001-07:00

We had another check up about a week ago. His left eye is looking wonderful and so we have schedule surgery for the right eye. It will be September 9. We are praying it will go as well as the left eye. We are once again asking anyone who would like to join us to fast for Joseph this up coming Sunday, September 6. We are so thankful for our family and friends. It sure makes things easier with your support and love.

New calling

2009-08-30T21:36:00.000-07:00

I just received a new calling at church today. I am now a Beehive advisor. I am so excited. I love working with the young women. I am also super excited because one of my good friends in the ward is also the Beehive adviser (we have so many Beehives they have 2 advisers) and so I get to see her more. They have not found someone to replace me in my other calling so right now I am also teaching Sunday school to the kids who are 12 yrs old(which I love). So this next Sunday I am teaching Sunday school and giving the Beehive lesson. What could be more fun then that?

Life is zooming by

2009-08-30T21:33:00.000-07:00

I have been so bad at posting lately. I actually don't feel too bad about it because I have made a desicion not to post on many times because it wasn't a priority. We have had a very busy summer and I am so sad it is already over. I have fun pictures and a lot of fun memories I will post soon when I feel like I can catch my breath.

Uncle Tims Quilt

2009-07-25T21:35:00.003-07:00

My Mom made this quilt for her brother Tim. I helped a little so I felt like I could post it. It is made out of old jean his and his daughters have worn. It also has their Brands on the quilt. I think my mom did an amazing job.

Spiders

2009-07-19T21:00:00.000-07:00

A big conversation in our home is about spiders. Which I guess I can't be to surprised since we find at least one in the basement every day and we see way too many in the garden. So this evening as the kids were going to bed this is the conversation they had.

William: Bad spiders have red eyes

Joseph:What color of eyes do good spiders have?

William: Blue eyes (of course, what a surprise they are the same color as his)

Joseph: Oh I never knew that before(he makes me laugh so hard)

William :Yeah good Daddy spiders have blue eyes and they teach their kid spiders to be good

Me: What about Mommy spiders

William: Well bad Mommy spiders have red eyes and they show Daddy spiders to show kid spiders to be bad (hmm I guess we know who is the meany in our house)

Joseph: When I am a spider I will have blue eyes and be good.

I love the minds of children. They will always give you a good laugh.

Joseph and Michaels B-day Party

2009-07-19T20:41:00.000-07:00

We had Joseph and Michael's Birthday party on Saturday since I will be up at girls camp for their actual birthday. They begged to have two friend from church over so I decided to invite the whole family and play swimming pool kickball. We also had the pleasure of having uncle Ryan and Aunt Aunt (Ann)(as our kids call her) and their cute boys down from Sheridan to join in on the party. We had a lot of laughs and a couple of tears as kids got hit by the ball. At one point we played boys against girls and the men would tell the little girls to lay down so the would get pumbled by the ball.

We also made home made ice cream. The kids were all pushing in line to get a turn. Strong Kaden showed everyone how it was done and even took two turns.

The boys requested Transformer cakes. If you can't tell the yellow one is Bumble Bee and the black one (it was gray and got darker as the day went on) is Jazz. The boys had a great day and we are thankful for the family who made the effort to come.

Joseph Update

2009-07-12T21:22:00.001-07:00

Jeremiah and Joseph headed down to Salt Lake once again on Wednesday. Joseph had a check up early Thursday morning. Dr. Vitali said everything is looking great and his eye sight has improved greatly. One bad thing is that the cataract is already returning to his eye (crazy right?). But luckily it is a really easy procedure to have it removed with a laser. They said it could be done while he is awake (yeah right like that will happen he is too squirmy). We don't go back down until August 21 for another check up and if everything is looking grand Joseph will be having cataract surgery on his right eye September 9. So wish us luck.
Joseph is doing really well with getting around. He is getting good at putting on sunglasses before he walks outside. And he runs around as if he could see fine out of both eyes. He is a trooper.

Climbing Tree's

2009-07-08T21:52:00.000-07:00

The kids have taken to climbing trees. They are so funny to watch do this because they are not yet very good at it. But with some help they can get up a bit. Grandma helped Isabelle get up into the tree. Then Isabelle said "You can leave Grandma, don't worry I am just going to sit here by myself" And she did for a while.