Hostage

I hereby commandeer this blog for the following message...(It was tougher than I thought to crack the code though). brand




I hope you don't mind. We just need a way to tide ourselves over while you drive...

for 13 hours...

with 4 kids...

under 6.


WOW, that's special Sarah! We'll be expecting some very cool entries upon your return ma'am.

We love you and will miss you, again.

are we there yet ?.........and other toiletries

(m& the ikea potty somewhere between Seattle, WA & Highland, UT)

Every parent who has driven long distances with children cringes at two questions

"are we there yet?"

&

" can I go potty?"

typical to any long drive the

"are we there yet's & gotta go's " started just after the sound of seat belts clicking faded

but this is not where our story today is going to begin

here we are just one week after the 13 hour + drive

We took a little vacation within our vacation

Destination: Emeline & Edward Cox Family reunion

Location: Castle Dale, Utah

Distance: 122 miles

travel snacks purchased, suitcases reloaded & refreshed, seat belts secured, freeway entered

the are we there yet's commenced then.......... less than 10 minutes passed

shrieks, squeals, groans from the far back

Jaxson yelps "Emeline has pooped"

"It's not just poop MOM"

"It is DIARRHEA"

"Yuck"

"Gross"

"MOM, It really is the big D"

next Andrew (16 yrs old) & Liam join in

"oh yep we smell it"

"gross"

I stubborn to continue the drive question the accused from the driver seat

"Emme did you poop?"

"M are your panties dirty?"

her sly reply that did less than ease my fears

"nope"

"no poop in princess pantine"

So off the freeway the NOT so weary travelers went

stopping at the nearby gas n' go

I careful unbuckle the guilty looking child

ALAS

nothing

not even a little number 1

not a streak

not even a hint of the afore mentioned "big D"

just perfectly laundered princess panties

of course I wasn't going to chance a rerun

so

I took her to the potty

where she confessed

" I farted"

now this may sound like any other time you have heard that slightly offensive word

but I assure you

you have not heard the word farted until you have heard it from the most beautiful blue eyed two year old, with a slight accent on the "Fa"

I laughingly re buckled the falsely accused into her car seat

and we were off, for real this time

the next sound which in a different time and place would send chills down my spine was actually welcomed

"Are We there yet"

I greeted this question like and old friend.........at least no one has the BIG D

to open a can of worms.......without any idea

So last night I was having scripture study with the kids before bed

in Tio Jonathons room which we have taken over and has become

temporary Casa de Carvajal

We read

Alma 12:24

" And we see that death comes upon mankind, yea, the death which has been spoken of by Amulek, which is the temporal death;nevertheless there was a space granted unto man in which he might repent; therefore this life became a probationary state; a time to prepare for that endless state which has been spoken of by us, which is after the resurrection of the dead."

I said

so, in this life we get to prepare to meet God

what can we do to prepare?

Jaxson looking bereft of knowledge

Well, I just don't get it Mom

how do babies come out of you anyway

Liam rolled to his back spread his legs apart then pointed in between them

They come out from here, right Mom

I said

yes, Liam you are right

Jaxson again

so, what Mom they cut your penis off

Liam, Emme, & I chimed

mom doesn't have a penis

Jaxson

so, what it's like a transformer or something

I said holding back laughter, tears, & anxiety

yep, something like that

Okay so this life is to prepare to meet God, what can we do to prepare ourselves?

All I can say is this mother gig is definitely a mixed bag

left hangin'

I know I know I know

I kinda left ya hangin'

well

I went on a little impromptu vacation

I was on the phone with my mom

Wednesday morning

and she said well why don't you just come for the 24th

I said why not & 3 hrs later we were on the road

Yes, I drove it

with 4 kids

yes it is a long drive

we all had a great time and we are now enjoying being spoiled by Grandma

for pics of what the kids have been doing

check here

Sorry about the week of Reminiscing

we will try it again

soon

When I met the MR. for the first time

I thought " Wow this guy is sooooo handsome"

when he asked my to go salsa dancing with him I thought " Wow this guy likes to dance"

So I did what most would do

I went shopping

I bought an OUTFIT

head to toe in Banana Republic's finest

I met my future Husband

He..........I guess hadn't thought about impressing me with his wardrobe

My beautiful Latin dance partner was wearing

a bad tweety shirt

(tweety bird had on a backwards cap & earrings)

along with a flanel shirt

It was a sight for sure

All I can say is

IT is A GoOd THiNg My mAn cAn DANCE

another funny thing about this night

the night of our first date, this is also the night Angelo asked me to be his girlfriend, when I hesitated he said he would give me until the next day to decide........LOL

He now refers to this conversation as a lesson in why you should be a good missionary .......he was using the commitment pattern

Well IT worked out DIDN'T it

I am glad to have married such a great man

He truly makes me laugh each and every day & that is a BLESSING indeed!

We interrupt your regularly scheduled program

To announce a LOSS in the family

yes my oldest is without tooth

this involved** a week of giggling, that grossed the mom out, crying by mom, and one swift PULL by dad

while still a little emotional my love mentioned that this was the first tooth our eldest had got

I still can't believe that he is this old

he has been asking when he would loose a tooth and I kept saying not for another couple years

WRONG MOM

we can see the adult tooth surfacing---yikes I really can't believe this is happening it seems as though yesterday I was bringing him home from the hospital, scared to have charge over such a little person

I remember thinking as we drove away from the U of U hospital

they just let us take him, I can't believe they don't ask anything, how do I know what to do with a newborn

Well it seem to have worked out we have had 3 such car rides since each

easier than the previous

I am grateful to Jaxson for putting up with being the first child

I know it is hard teaching your parents how to be

PARENTS

we are just trying to enjoy the learning curve!

a new week has come

it has become a custom of the family Carvajal
to tell stories of how the family came to be

this week I will share some of the reminicings


sunday the kids asked why we were using a vase
as a water pitcher
so the story came out
when Angelo & I were first married we got the most beautiful glass pitcher for a wedding present
I LOVED IT
then a week into the new union my husband
BROKE IT
which was sad in its self---but the same week my love tried to do laundry and ruined my
FAVORITE Mohair sweater
which he tried to make up for that Christmas by buying me a sweater from
LANE BRYANT
----he just wouldn’t listen to the sales women who told him they didn’t carry size 2 in the store
----he said fine if they wont help me I can find something on my own
which he tried to justify by calling me his little fatty--which is an endearment in
COSTA RICA
Jaxson says: did MOMMY cry
Angelo replies: I think mommy cried the whole first year we were married

LOOKING back I just can’t help but
LAUGH OUT LOUD

I am definitely not the 19 year old bride I once was,

and that my love and I are both grateful for!