HAPPY BIRTHDAY MALLENA!!!!!!!

This Doug. I just wanted to wish my wonderful wife a Happy Birthday today. She is the most wonderful and sweetest person in the world. She is just as, if not, more beautiful as the day that I married her. I hope you have a wonderful day. I love you soooooo much!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love me.

Taylor Swift

This morning on the radio I heard about an incident that happened on the VMA's last night. I thought it was horrible, but then I watched the video of it. I seriously started crying. I watched it again, and cried again. Watch and see what I'm talking about:


I feel bad for Beyonce and the position she was put in, but I LOVE the face of the guy sitting behind her. He looks so disgusted.

This is what the radio station had on their website (klce.com):

Fortunately, Taylor got another chance to complete her acceptance speech. When Beyonce accepted the Best Video Award for "Single Ladies," she invited Taylor back on stage.

"Wow, this is amazing," Beyonce said when receiving her award. "I remember being 17-years-old and up for my first MTV award with Destiny's Child. It was one of the most exciting moments in my life. So, I'd like for Taylor to come out and have her moment."

Taylor then joined Beyonce on stage and recited her acceptance speech, only making a subtle reference to the incident. Before rattling off her special thanks, she said, "Maybe we can try this again."

This is the music video Taylor Swift won the award for:

SHAME ON YOU KANYE WEST for taking away someone's moment. I've spent WAY too much time reading articles about what happened and the reactions from other artists. I have to say, I'm curious if Pink has any music I'd like. She was escorted away from Kanye West by security. Way to go! I've never been a fan of Beyonce, but after she willingly gave up the spotlight for Taylor to come back on, I'm willing to give her music another try.

Okay, now that I've included my two cents about celebrity goings on, I'm going to go pick Shay up from school. Have a good day!

Miriam's Hair Creation

This morning Miriam chose how we would do her hair. I thought it was pretty creative. I don't know if she saw someone else with their hair done the same way, but she was really excited about it.

We're Almost Done, I Promise

Okay, we're almost done with the new clothes, I promise. I think there are two more shirts that haven't been worn. Don't worry, as soon as Doug has seen all of the pictures, I'll be done posting about Miriam's clothes. Now that I think about it, I could have just sent him the pictures by email. Hmmmm.....oh well.

Another Day, Another Great Outfit

Today was our first grouchy morning. Not because I made her wake up, but because I made her turn off the movie she was watching. Miriam woke up while I was in the shower and decided instead of getting a few extra minutes of sleep, she wanted to watch a movie while I got ready. We won't be doing that again! It was a fight to get her to stop watching and get ready. I'm surprised she smiled in this picture. I think it was because I let her stand wherever she wanted and she wanted to stand by our new fall decorations.

In case you were wondering, she wore the same shoes she did yesterday--the shiny blue ones.

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Day 5, Outfit 5

Look at how cute these pants are! They look so cute on her tushy!

Aren't these shoes SO cute?

Sweet, Silly, With Some Sisterly Rivalry Mixed In

For the past two days I've been struggling with some lower back pain. Since I don't exercise except to get off the couch to grab another cookie, I know it isn't from doing something strenuous. After saying family prayer on Saturday night Miriam turned to me and said, "Mommy, I wish it was my back that hurt so that you wouldn't be in pain."

Yesterday my mom came and took the girls to her house so they could go to Church with my family. When the girls arrived home later in the evening Miriam started crying. I asked her what was wrong and she said, "I felt so sad being at Church and having fun without you. I didn't like that you were here all by yourself with your back hurting." In talking with my mom this morning, apparently she said the same thing to her on the walk home from Church. She was pretty upset. It must be pretty scary to see the one parent you have at home unable to function properly.

Last night Shaylynn was being very difficult so I gave her bum a little swat. She kept acting up so I asked if she wanted a really hard spanking. She nodded her head and came closer so I could reach her bum. It's hard to be mad at her when all you want to do is give her squishes. Silly girl!

Last week during Sacrament Meeting Miriam was eating Goldfish (the crackers, not actual fish) out of a little container. Miriam was trying to share the crackers with Shaylynn, but Shay wanted to hold them herself. Earlier the girls had been playing with my three tiered necklace, assigning each tier a person. It was funny listening to them trying to make all four of us fit on a three tiered object. After fighting over the Goldfish, Shay looks at Miriam with a defiant look, grabs my necklace, and very clearly says (as she's pointing to each level), "Daddy, Mommy, and Shay, NOT Miriam". Miriam and I looked at each other and tried not to laugh. Shaylynn was very serious that Miriam should not be a part of our family because she didn't let Shay have the cup of crackers. A little later Miriam handed Shay the cup and Shay fixed the necklace to be "Mommy, Miriam, and Shay". Sorry Daddy, you got left out that time. Even though it wasn't nice, I was still amazed at how Shay's mind worked to create her little necklace revenge.

I decided to post the picture of the necklace so you'd understand what I was talking about.