I won the battle (but I'm pretty sure I haven't won the war...)

For those of you that know our 6 year old, Morgan, you know what a stubborn streak she has. (And where do you think she got that from?? Brett says its from me and I say its from Brett...neither one of us is willing to bend. ;)Well, she is a very determined little girl and when she sets her mind to it, she's not willing to change her mind. There have been VERY few times when locking horns with her that I have walked away victorious. Unlike Sydney, who still lets me pick out her clothes, Morgan has her own opinions about what she will and won't wear. I think I'm pretty good at letting her do her own thing (pretty good, but still have my own opinions about what she should wear!) and most of the time, she wears me down and I give in. Well, yesterday was another one of those days...I have just bought her some new clothes and she didn't want to wear them. (for whatever reason her little mind comes up with) I forced her into the clothes right after her bath and after crying for about 1/2 hour, she went downstairs and changed her outfit. And, I had also bought her some new shoes that she LOVES that she wanted to wear. I let her roll around on the floor and bawl her beautiful brown eyes out for an hour or so, then had a brainstorm. I explained to her that she had 2 choices, she could wear what I picked out and keep her shoes, or wear what she wanted and I was going to return her shoes. I continued to try and help her understand that I can't keep buying her new stuff if she won't wear it. All of these things cost money that dad works really hard for and we can't let it go to waste. Those were her choices and she could decide. Well, she sat there for a minute and you could tell there was some serious thinking going on. She's always thinking of ways to get out of things, so I could tell she was weighing her options. Finally, she jumped up, left the room, came back 5 minutes later wearing MY outfit and her favorite shoes. I could hear the choir singing, "Hallelujah!" and I felt like I was on top of the world! She had a smile on her splotchy, tear stained face and says, "I want to keep my shoes!" So, hopefully, this will be a lesson learned about choices and that sometimes it's not about what you want, but about sacrifice and what's worth it in the long run. I'm not so naive as to think that things will be different the next time we argue about clothes, but maybe a little easier. :)For the memory, I had to document it with a picture...

I've been tagged

Been tagged by Val, so here goes...

8 (only 8?!) Favorite TV Shows:
1. Brothers and Sisters (Sally Field. Enuf said.)
2. Desperate Housewives (Yes, Taylor, a guilty pleasure..)
3. Super Nanny (she has great tips and the show reminds me that my kids aren't THAT bad!)
4. Criminal Minds (fascinating to me, I love the "whodoneit" mystery stuff, but don't like the gore)
5. ER (still THE BEST and yes, Val I did see the episode with Anthony Edwards...fabulous! I miss him and Carter....)
6. Grey's Anatomy (been a little bit disappointing with the whole lesbian story line, but it looks like its probably over....)
7. Survivor (still hooked)
8. Dancing with the Stars (yes, I'd LOVE to do that show!)

8 (Ok, there are 9)Things That Happened Yesterday:
1. Woke at exactly 7am to Kendra yelling, "Mom,Mom,Mom,Mom,Mom,Mom,Mom!!!!!)
2. Washed 2 loads of laundry (that have yet to be folded and put away)
3. Won a battle with Morgan (I'll blog about that later....)
4. Saw "Twilight" with my friends. (didn't want to, wasn't going to, especially the first day (I've learned that movies are never as good as the books, and Edward did NOT fit the role!)but who could resist a 11am show and lunch with my girlfriends?!)
5. Lunch at Guru's. LOVE the sweet potato fries!
6. Took a little "catnap" after the girls got home and they took Kendra out to play! :)
7. Went to dinner w/ my hubby and went to Home Depot to get some wood to make a bigger table for my family at Thanksgiving. (pretty ingenious idea, on my part, if you ask me...hopefully it will turn out!)
8. Went to Hale Center Theater with B and saw "Aida". I bought season tickets last year for Brett for Christmas and we've only seen probably 1/2 the shows but it's been a fun "date night".
9. Was woken up at 1:30AM (this should technically count for today, but I'm counting it for yesterday) by a phone call from Theran's cell! Some stupid recorded text and I'm still fuming as to why we got it in THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT!! That reminds me, I need to call him this early Saturday morning. :)

8 Things I'm looking forward to:
1. Hopefully squeezing in a nap this afternoon
2. Hearing about the pranks that our BYU vs. UTAH neighbors played on each other.
3. Jaylyne's lesson in RS tomorrow.
4. Taking Taylor and Val's family pics
5. Thanksgiving with my Family
6. Taking Theran and Kim's family pics
7. St. George
8. The next date night with my hubby

8 Things on my wish list:(not in order of importance!)
1. A clear complexion
2. A flat stomach
3. Happy and healthy children
4. Kendra to stop being so whiny and needy with me, only me!
5. My mom to find a man and receive the happiness that she SO deserves
6. To find the strength and determination to get up at 5:30am and go back to Yoga
7. To be content
8. To get my cold storage inventoried and organized SOON!

Okay, I'm tagging Jana, Colby, and Brett. :)

I can't smile without you

Well, we're back and had a wonderful weekend. The Barry Manilow concert was good, but what was even better was just hanging out with my husband. It was so nice to go back to the city that provides so many wonderful memories from our first years of marriage, our first home, our first child. The weather was perfect, the company even better and I just want him to know how much I appreciate his efforts to make it such a great weekend for me. I love you, hon.