Church

It is such a struggle to get ready and out the door for church every Sunday. I just about want to die! Here are some reasons why: the kids are screaming at each other, hubby can't find his tie, I do not know why my hair isn't acting right, Ian doesn't want to wear tie shoes... only boots and Sashi flat refuses to get her hair done....this happens EVERY SINGLE SUNDAY!!! Why is there SO MUCH DRAMA at my house? Why can't we just get dressed and out the door without a fuss? Is it too much to ask?
As I sit here thinking about my day...I know why it is important to go to church. When we go to church we learn about heavenly father and his son Jesus Christ. We learn about old scripture stories and people from the past. We learn how to live. We learn how to love. I believe church is one of the pieces of the pie to a wonderful relationship with God....the other two are prayer and scripture study. When you put all of these together, you have a wonderful gift. I want my children to love Heavenly Father. I want them to have a wonderful life. My gift to them is teaching them as much as I can about God. I hope that they pray everyday and form a relationship with him. So is it worth the early morning fights, complaining and tantrums to get to church? I believe it is. =)

All About Sashi

M- miraculous
U- unique
S- serious
A- amazing
S- studious
H- nourishing
I- idolized

My little girl fills my day with her sweet presence. I love having her around me. I often do not understand her demeanor at times, but I adore her the way she is. My wishes for my "butterfly" is to have the best life that she can and to remember if you humble your heart you will be able to take the world in. Life is full of learning and learning helps to grow your heart and your soul.
I think my girl is awesome! I am happy heavenly father has given her to me.

We Are Done!!

Ian had testing all this week. This is not the normal run-of-the-mill test but, the- mother-of-all-tests. The dreaded SBA testing or Standards Based Assessment test. The SBA test includes English/grammar, writing and math and it is given over a three day span. This test can bring horror to even the best of students. Ian has had a love/hate relationship with this test since he was in the 3rd grade. He loves the challenge of the test, but not being timed. He finds being timed a nuisance. He loves to say, "When I am timed my brain doesn't want to corporate...I just worry about the time running out but, I really DO know everything." I have always felt a little sad for him. It WOULD be frustrating to know everything in the test, but mess up just because of time limits.
This year Ian lucked out! The tests were a little different, for some reason... they were not timed! JOY! Ian started the week off with English. Ian was so excited when he came out of the English test he practically yelled, "They didn't time me Mom!" I could see by the way his little eyes were shining that this might be a good test week for him.
Ian worked his way through the English, writing and math. He smiled most days..he was happy that he was doing so well. Today was the Math test. Ian loathes math and really would be happy if it would just disappeared off the planet earth. He went into the test a little scared but, came out with a exhausted smile on his face. I was worried he didn't do well. I asked him a few questions and this is what he said:
Mom- Ian how was your Math test?
Ian- Mom, I am tired my brain is about to explode.
Mom- Was it that bad?
Ian- No, it was ok, but I think I used my mind too much today.

I am happy to say we ARE DONE with major testing for the year!

The Carpool

I never thought I would be a mom who would carpool a bunch of kids every week. When I think of carpooling I think of an old station wagon with fake wood paneling and a bunch of screaming kids all fighting over the the backward seat in the way back.



I do not see a modern woman with a gray Malibu driving around a bunch of kids...no no something is not right with this picture! What happened?? How did I become a Chauffeur for the neighborhood? Am I too nice too say no? Do I look like a mom with nothing to do? Maybe I have a stamp on my forehead the reads USE MIA!! Whatever the reason...oh wait! I know what it is... I am cute!! Everyone wants to ask someone who is cute to help them. =)
So, CUTE Mia runs 4 boys to scouts every Wednesday. CUTE Mia listens to loud talking, music and burping every trip. CUTE Mia has to endure strange smells the waft from the backseat from pre-adolescent boys. CUTE Mia answers a million questions in a span of 15/20 minutes. Could it be that CUTE Mia is a saint? No! That's not it... I think I am a good friend plain and simple. So bring on the boys and I will bring the deodorant!!

Easter came with all of it's glory

This year the Easter bunny was feeling a bit different, so instead of an egg hunt...we had a maze of yarn to go through to find the baskets. The kids LOVED this idea. Ian's yarn color was blue, Sashi's yellow and Genji's orange they each had to follow their color through a maze that ended up at their baskets. The house was COVERED in a colorful web of yarn.





Sashi started the hunt by screaming with joy about finding her string first! She went all around the house, over and underthings and winding her yarn about her hand. Then, she found her basket in the hall under a coat and BOY was that fun!!



Ian then ran off and followed his blue -yarn -of- happiness and found his basket in the bathtub! He shouted, "I found it!" Then as he was giggling about all the chocolate eggs..he was shoving them as fast as he could into his mouth.


Genji too got into the act. He found his basket under the table. He thought it was funny that he had to walk around everything just to end up in the dinning room. =)




The day was wonderful. Happy Easter.

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Gettig ready for Easter

Last week the kids and I started to decorate the house for Easter...we put up handmade, cutout rabbits and eggs. This week we dyed the Easter eggs and made a HUGE mess. My fingers are still bright orange! Every activity that we do brings so much joy and laughter...it is worth the terrible disaster in my kitchen. Here are some photos to show how much fun we all had.



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April brings....funny sayings.

I love laughter. Laughter brings joy to my life. I strongly believe that a part of me would die if I could not have some form of silliness in my day. I have been deeply blessed to have children who are just as silly. Ian and Sashi bring laughter to my heart each and everyday. Today Sashi was watching TV and heard what she thought was her name...

Sashi: Mom, did you hear that?
Mia: Hear what?
Sashi: They said MY name!!
Mia: Are you sure?
Sashi: Yes! Don't they know that I am the ONLY one?!?

Ian was chatting it up with me today about how lucky his cousin is that he has cereal and candy named after him...

Ian: Mom, do you know how lucky Rhys is to have cereal and candy named after him?
Mia: Ian, the cereal and candy are spelled different..they are not really named after him.
Ian: Ya, I know, but when is Ian going to be big? I need candy named after me.

I love my kids...hahaha.