Madeline Bailey

My first niece was born on the 21st and she is the most wonderful little thing. My brother Chris and his wife Maryann have been married almost as long as I have and they have been unable to have kids. They were all set to try in vitro when one thing after another kept getting in the way, sickness, visitors, sickness. Then they got the wonderful call from Maryann's aunt that she new of a 15 year old girl who was pregnant and due in 6 weeks. They sent the birth mom a letter and picture and flew down to met her and her family. The young girl said, "They are the ones I am carrying this baby for" Everything has run so smoothly for them. They even got to be in the room when the baby was born. The hand of the Lord was over them and I think they can all feel of His goodness.

Her she is weighing in at 8lbs 1oz. I already love her so much.This picture makes me cry. Two hearts finally coming together.

Really, how precious is this? He just look so at peace with her.

I love this famliy of mine

I have felt so sad to not be closer to my brother right now. He has had none of his family to be with him and support him with the birth and adoption of his sweet Maddie. My heart was so full when he told me how wonderful the birth families were to him and MaryAnn. He said they felt like one big family and when things were hard for them (when they had to take the baby from the birth parents and see their grief) these sweet people cried with them and loved them just like we would have done if we were there. I am just so thankful to God for watching out for Chris and helping him in his time of worry and hardship.

I booked a flight for this thursday to go visit with them. Ryan, Josh, and I are on our way to Dallas. The other kids are bummed that they can't come but at 250 a ticket I just can't swing that. I am so excited and I am going to bring my camera and try and get some great shots of my first and maybe only niece. With the distance that separates my family from me I can not help but feel so grateful for the close ties I have with my husbands family. Now that we live so close to them I have felt the bonds develop. I had to decorate for a fund raiser the other night and I just called up my SIL's and they were all willing. When I need help with my children I always have someone to call, When I feel frustrated or sad, again I just pick up the phone. When I need help finding the perfect outfit, just a phone call away. I gave a talk in church last week and I talked about the gifts we all have and I shared the wonderful gifts my sister, SIL's, Mother and MIL have shared with me. They are all different and all needed. I just feel so blessed to have such wonderful family.

With that said... these next pictures show why else I love this family. They had a lip sync contest at their church tonight.

The one in the middle is Ryan's aunt Chris

This is my SIL Sarah. She was so awesome. She rocked out and had me cracking up.

"Ice, ice baby"

Sarah, you look just like Reeghan in this picture, And look how cute my MIL is. She is the one on the far right. No one would guess she has 13 children and 18 grandchildren.

Tribute to Sarah

Just a fun picture that makes me smile to start of the post. This is Joshua with Emma laughing in the back. I love them.

This was Sarah's week. First she was baptized and then she got to perform in her first musical. It was little vignettes from Annie and Music Man. Her main part was Marian the librarian from Music Man. Ryan and I were both so impressed with how well she sings and the confidence she personifies. I thought she was on f the best up there. Watching her act out so passionately1 was so much fun. Even when she was in the background and just part of the ensemble she was full throttle. It was great. Sarah has made a lot of wonderful friends and her teacher was so great and gave them such wonderful stage experience. The only bad part? After all the practicing and fun.... it's over.

Here she is with on of her good friends from the show

Sarah is the one in the middle with her mouth open.

Sarah is holding the sheet on the right

You can really see Sarah's haircut here. It is so easy to brush and making life simpler is a big deal for me right now. What a beautiful girl she is becoming.

My budding actress.

Sarah was so excited that she got to wear a head mic. They were real professional.
This was one of her big parts. They were the only three on the stage for this."Gary Indiana."I just love her purple hat and gloves.

Her solo line here, "It could be curtains or dishes"

She is in the front just of to the right

Wow, really? Wow! To quote my SIL Erynne. That is really the only way I know how to describe Saturday. We moved some major things Friday night. That was fun because we got to sleep at the new house. We moved first thing in the morning. I think because we have moved so many times my heart was just not into another move. I didn't pack well and it became more noticeable and painful as the day moved on. A week and a half latter and I still have stuff over there. Taking life one day at a time. Sarah was getting baptized at 5 so I felt a little rushed and stressed.

We decided to have the get together before instead of after and I think this worked out nicely. It allowed me to step away from the chaos of the move and start to unwind to prepare myself for the rest of the spiritual evening. We had planned to have it in the park but the Santa Ana winds were really bad so we had it at my SIL Sarah's house and that was so the opposite of stressful. It was nice to visit. Then I was able to get the kids ready there and meet Ryan and Sarah at the church. When we got there Ryan's uncle was there with his kids. I felt so bad. When we changed plans to have it at the park I didn't call them because I thought they were not coming. Turns out they waited for some time at the park for us. I don't know if I can ever make it up to them.

Through no fault of her own, my MIL was running late to the baptism. It was so wonderful that Sarah was the only one in the whole stake getting baptized, we were able to wait. After waiting 15 minutes and kids were getting restless we decided to sing primary songs and that seemed to be a life saver. 30 minutes late we start the program and I though it went really well. My sister spoke and Tyler my 15 year old BIL spoke. Joshua was a little restless but thanks to an amazing visiting teacher I was able to hear her confirmation and it was wonderful. To hear blessings pronounced upon my children I always feel humbled but a confirmation blessing is just so powerful and I felt overwhelmed with gratitude to be able to be this little girls mommy. Why God thought I deserved to have her to love and to love me is something I just may never understand. I felt so full in my heart. Then we sang Sarah's favorite song, I like to look for rainbows. I had a hard time getting through the song because my eyes were filled with tears. Then I look at sweet Sarah and see tears streaming down her face. The joy I could see in her face was all a mother hopes for. These precious moments are what life is about. They carry is through rough days and frustrating moments. I have always wondered how I could bottle them and set them on the counter so that I could see them when life feels hard. That's why we blog right? In hopes that we can remember these moments a little more clearly.

Family pictures crack me up.
To try to get us all looking decent and happy, what fun would that be?

Thank you to all my wonderful family who came to support Sarah in her decision to be baptized. She loves you all so very much.

What a beautiful girl inside and out.

Yeah conference

I absolutely love conference and look forward to it. Even considering how hard it is to try to get kids to sit still or to stay quiet for 4 hours a day for 2 days. Ryan is still out of town so I got to try it on my own and I was some what apprehensive. Actually, the thought made me want to cry.
When the conference did start and we individually stood and sustained our dear new prophet such an amazing feeling came over me, I was literally brought to tears. The spirit moved me so strongly and with such conviction that this sweet man is truly the mouth piece for God. To think, I was a part of his sustaining.
I am anxious to hear what he has to say and to find out what his mission for us is. Each prophet seems to have a theme and I wonder how soon we will find out his.
I used to really stress out when my children were noisy and I would not get to hear everything. But last conference I finally learned that you can not take it all in. So I focused on one talk, the one that moved me and I felt was exactly what I needed. Now I recognize that once I hear that one talk, I can reread it over and over again. And at future date when I read through the conference talks I missed part of -because I was helping a child to quiet themselves- I will learn what I am supposed to at the time I am supposed to . This also helps me not feel overwhelmed by the magnitude of knowledge and goodness that we learn.
By the very end today I started to feel upset again with my kids when I realized that I could pause the conference, Yeah Internet, and watch it when they went to bed. It was very cute that Jared and Sarah were upset and made sure I promised them they could finish watching it later also. What sweet kids.
To help break up our day Jared had a baseball game. I feel a nasty head cold coming on so I was not really up for trying to keep the little ones out of trouble for 2 hours while I tried to watch Jared. So we dropped him of and hen ran a few errands. We then parked in the parking lot and watched the game from there while we ate lunch. This lasted until about 30minutes till the game was done. I thought we did rather well. While I was gone Jared got hit in the face with a ball and I think he will have a nice black eye tomorrow. I felt so bad. At his game on Tuesday he got hit in the shoulder and was pretty sore. I wonder if he will want to play again next year?
After our the second session of conference we drove by the house to see if our driveway is yet done. No, not yet. But the good news they have poured another chunk and have set up half the boards to pour the rest. Monday they will finish the prep and Tuesday they will pour. The have been in limp for almost two months being told every week that it will just be 1 more week at most. I am sick of fast food. I have not wanted to do big shopping just to move it all and I have most of my kitchen packed. I am so excited to be out of limbo and be ready to start fresh in our new house.

I have bought a few new things to decorate the house over the past few months. The three boys are all going to share the great room. Joseph sleeps on the floor instead of his toddler bed. I thought if I gave him and Joshua (when Josh is out of the crib) Emma's full size bed and bought her a twin size bed the boys would love it, and I would save money. I am also trying to convince my son to sleep in a bed. When we saw this bedding at target a month ago and he loved it so much I finally bought yesterday.

When I was buying it he was so excited about these lights I couldn't tell him no

And what cowboy room would be complete without these wall decals?

He is such my little cowboy it is fun that he was so thrilled about this. Yeah we are both happy. The funny thing is that Joshua s very big into his cows. He has slept with one for almost a year now. He has several different cows and he goes through phases with which one he wants to sleep with. Right now it is his cute brown one I got from France. I think I will find some cow fabric and make pillows and a valance. How fun!!!!

Jared will have the other half of the room and he wants a football room. I think I am going to make his blanket with matching colors and decorate his side with football stuff. My SIL is giving me a sports dresser that will match perfect.

I have all kinds of ideas for the girls room. I bought there blankets awhile back on clearance at target. Since they are so into flowers I am going to print of some of the pictures I took in France of flowers and make a collage on a big piece of canvas. I need to repaint there bed and I want to add some flower details. I guess it is good we have not been able to get pregnant, otherwise I would not have the energy to do any of this, let alone some of it.

Speaking of babies. My brother Chris and wife MaryAnn are about to adopt a sweet baby girl. They are unsure of her due date and the Dr's tell her she could have the baby between today and the 15th of may. What a crazy waiting game. I am so excited for them. They have been married about 9 years and for them to finally feel the joy of parenthood is so wonderful. I bought a few things for her already, They think they will name her Madeline and call her Maddie. I love it. We considered that name and I am hoping they stick with it.

Here she is as of last week.

The kids tried to convince me to go to the movies but I was not feeling that brave so we decided to buy a movie and have a movie night at home. By the time we got home it was kind of late for my kids. By 7:30 or so Joshua starts walking up the stairs saying "eep" I think he is saying sleep but that seems weird for him to want to go to bed so I dismiss it. Then he comes back with his blankie and again says "eep" Then he grabs my hand and takes me to his bed. That is one tired kid.

One last thing before I go, Emma sat in my lap today as we watched conference and I couldn't help but think what a sweet girl she is. She is so loving and so fun. Sometimes I get after her because she just loves life so much it can be hard to focus. I hope that I can be a better mommy for her. That I can let her true beautiful self shine and not quiet her anymore. I hope she knows how loved she really is.

Her she is looking up from the inside of a submarine.

We were at Reegans dance show yesterday and a lady commented on how pretty she is. Is it wrong to have pride in your children? Yet really I know she is so much more then her pretty face.

Help!

I was wondering if anyone could guide me to some good parenting books. I am looking for something that will help me with a good rewards program other then accountable kids. We just need a fresh look at things and a good reward system for helping the kids get there school work/ jobs done with out complaint.

Thanks in advance.

A well balanced meal

Ryan is going out of town tomorrow so we were going to take him to lunch today, just the boys and I because this is the kids one day at school. He forgot about a conference call he had to be on so the boys and I went anyway. We went to this mom and pop mexican food place I love. It was so funny to watch them because they truly are my boys. They both ate so much chips and salsa and when there food was all gone they ate more chips and salsa. I think if chips and salsa were a complete meal the three of us would eat it everyday. Joseph got his own little chip bowl and when I told him he had to finish his food before he got more chips he told me, "Mom, the box wants more chips." Very matter of factly like it made all the sense in the world. Then when it was time to go he got excited at the thought of taking the "box" home so he could put it with his "stuff"

Today... is a good day.

Kidisms

The reason I started my blog was to remember the cute things my children do and say yet I have not been doing that lately. Here goes my re-dedication to the funness that is mine through being a mommy.
Jared
This week was the much anticipated pine wood derby. I think Jared was convinced he was going to do well. I want that for him, to believe that he will do well in life. They did a round robin. What that means is every child races every child, best 2 out of 3. Whoever whens gets a point. Jared won his first race and so we were so excited for him. Little did we know that would be the only race he would win the whole night. He was such a trooper. You could tell he was bummed but he held his head up high. He did fire Ryan and said he wanted Grandpa to build his car for him next year. Even though he didn't win I was glad Ryan worked with him and taught him how to use the tools and let him be in on the process.
Sarah
Friday my 16 year old BIL babysat for us while we went to the temple. Sarah likes to try to stay up late when a babysitter is over. She wouldn't stay in bed and Todd told her if she didn't get back in bed he would spank her, (he was not serious) Sarah then matter of factly stated, "My dad said that if you do, your not going to be able to babysit for us ever again." Todd commented on how smart she was. Although we have never said this to her she was right. Is a babysitter spanked our kids they would be fired.
Big news, Sarah is getting baptized on April 12th. She is trying to finish the book of Mormon before then and she is actually not to far off. She is in 3rd Nephi. This is so impressive for me considering I didn't read the BoM all the way through until right before I was first married.
EmmaLee
Emma is getting very good at reading and is always the first one doen with her school work. At first it was a challenge to get her to sit still for very long but she does so well know. She is learning so fast. She can count by 2's, 5's, 10's, and sorta by 25's. She can count to 200. She can read along with us when we read scriptures. She still needs help but she is getting really good at sounding things out. She loves to look at books and loves when we read stories.
She loves to recount stories her primary teacher tells her. He is a funny guy and she really likes him. This is the story she told Ryan tonight when he asked her what she learned at church "I don't remember,(pause) oh wait." she then slid her finger down her nose. "Flick your nose" We are not sure how this ties into the story that follows. Emma, "When my teacher was on his mission he did some bad stuff. He and his companion would jump onto the ladders on the back of trains and one time the train kept going faster and faster. He didn't know what to do because if he let go he would die but if he held on it would keep going faster and faster and he would slip and die. Then he thought he heard his companion tell him to let go so he did. He landed on rocks but they were soft and when he told his companion thank you he said for what and he didn't even say anything. It was the Holy Ghost." She was really excited about this. I think she will be a great writer some day.
Joseph
This little boy cracks me up. He has become a pack rat and keeps his "stuff" in his "castle" The tent he got for his birthday. A couple days ago we got the zoonooz and a scouting magazine in the mail. He was so excited. He sat and looked at them for about 5 minutes and then with this thrilled sound in his voice proclaimed, "I got to go put this with my stuff" I have not seen the magazines since. Jared was bummed because he would have liked to look at them also.
Joseph loves his little brother. The are so fun together. Tonight he walked by Joshua and just said, "Hey little buddy." and kept right on walking. It was so tender. A good moment.
Joshua
He is talking so much. Today he tried to say awesome. Some of his favorite things to say are:
no ap- no nap
no daddy- really no anything
yes, he says it very clear
amol- animal
I U- I love you
I done
Hi
hello
Yellow-repeated over and over again
nose
eye
mow- mouth
er-ear
fun
ink-drink
jew-juice
on
dow- down
que-cute
He walked by Ryan today and said "Hi dad" It was so clear we thought it was one of the other kids.

I love when we ask him a question and he nods his head yes in a most loving way.

I will work on writing about these cute little people whom I love so very much more often.

In case anyone is wondering, we are still not in our house. It should be ready for us to move in this week but Ryan is going to be out of town until late Saturday so I guess we are looking at next Monday. If it is longer then that, this is no longer funny. We have been going to our new ward and we both have callings there. I am the 2nd counselor in the young womens and the girls really are amazing. I wish all girls could grow up with so much love.
The kids and I may camp out one day while Ryan is gone if I can get power and water, will see.

Blessings 13 & 14

I was thinking tonight what I would write as my blessing for the week. It has been a tough week, I take that back, It started out tough and got much better. I thought it would be hard to think of something but the more I thought about it a lot of little things came to mind. I had a good talk with my sister and then Ryan and I went to the temple. These two things are such a blessing in my life. I love my sister so much and I feel so blessed to have her in my life. We have grown so closer and I am sad for anyone who does not share in the blessing of sisterhood. (By the way I think amazing friends and SIL's count) To be able to complain, cry, and laugh together. To get mad at and then quickly forgive. Even when we don't always see eye to eye we still love and we almost love more because of our different views.

I also feel blessed with feelings of peace. Peace that is found in the temple, in a child's eyes, in close relationships, in the warmth of the sun. In the comfort of our Saviors love. When life can feel so hard that peace is never far away. Sometimes it never seems to last long enough. Sometimes I am slow to seek it. But when it comes and it is all enveloping, how sweet is that moment and how I long to hold onto it. This is why I seek to recognize my blessings more frequently.

Percentiles

Joshua has this weird rash on his body that he has had for over a month. We saw the dr a month ago she thought it was an allergic contact reaction. After it didn't clear up we then saw the chiro an he thought it was a heat rash caused from the fever he had. Now that it is still there we went back to the dr and she now believes it to be related to eczema. So we bought some serious lotion and by this morning I already see an improvement. I guess when you have eczema bathing every day makes it worse.

My point? Joshua was weighed in at 33.5 lbs and measured 37inches that means he is 97% in weight and off the charts in height. It was also validating for me when the Dr commented on how active he is. Like she was surprised.

So then I was curios and I measured all the kids
Jared 56 inch 85%
73 lbs 75%
Sarah 54 inch 95%
75 lbs 91%
Emma 49 inch 93%
47 lbs 55%
Joseph 42 inch 85%
39 lbs 75%

This was just interesting for me to note. They are all tall, we could have guessed that though right?

Sarah and Joshua have similar builds
Joseph and Jared have similar builds
And Emma is built like Emma

And what follows a grumpy day?

Something drastic.

Turn that frown upside down

I had a grumpy day today. So when Ryan got home from work I took Jared and Sarah we went for a photo shot. I love these kids. It was so fun to play with them.

A full heart.

With it being Easter my heart is drawn to the Savior, our Redeemer. The words that came into my mind today during church were, "Oh remember, remember and know that you know your redeemer lives." Such a burning came over me. What a blessing it is to me to have this knowledge.
Because of this knowledge I have experienced a huge miracle in my life this week. It may not be huge to some but for me it was a life altering. I have felt so deeply the true power of forgiveness and the peace it brings. It was as if I had finally been washed clean of my anger and my hatred. It was as pure a feeling as if the Savior were literally standing beside me taking away those harsh feelings I have held onto for many years. I felt like a child being held in her fathers arms being told it was all going to be ok but the difference this time was that I finally believed it. The peace that followed overcame me and I sobbed. I don't like to cry and this raw emotion was so deep for me.

The interesting thing for me to notice is that nothing externally in my life changed in regeards to this incident I held ill feelings about, nothing changed. But God gave me this special gift to be able to let go so that I could heal. Bad things happen in this world. Really horrible things. But if these things never occurred we could never taste of this pure, raw, wonderful emotion called peace. "Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." John 14:27
I feel blessed to have experienced hard things that I may now truly say I have tasted of this peace referred to in this scripture. Because God loves us he allows us to experince the evil and its effects that we may more fully experince and then understand the joy and peace that we can feel if we allow ourselves to come unto Him who suffered all things for us.

So on this Easter Sunday I express my gratitude for the blessing the cames from a healed heart.

This picture symbolizes all that I have felt.

Peaceful beginnings

The 52 Blessings Project

Once a week I will post something or several things I am grateful for. This will give me an opportunity to reflect on the good things I have learned, the things I enjoy or what has made me better in my everyday life. I want to try to include a picture that captures the emotion behind my blessings
I got this idea from here
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Who got it from here

I have a gratitude for miracles. Some are so big and yet most are so small.

To big miracles
(Joshua has no known side affects from sticking a pencil in his skull) and to small ones
(The abundance of love I feel for and from my children)

As I looked through my pictures my heart swelled with gratitude for the many every day
Miracles in my life...
The 1st ten that came to me

1.getting several kids to look at me for a birthday picture for my nephew.
2.great family that sup
ports each other.
3. Kids love for life.
4.Watching the girls at there dance recital and realizing we live in such prosperous times. Even when things are "tight" we still have so much.
5. Great parents who love me.
6. That by some huge miracle Ryan and I found one another, married so soon, and could not be more perfect for each other.
7. a great calling at church with adorable girls who are so kind and gentle with each other. (I can tell they are going to teach me so much)
8. A body that allows me to keep up with my kids and to do most of what I desire.
9. Blogger-without this miracle I would have guilt over still not journaling.
10.Digital cameras that allow you to take 1000's of pictures in a relatively short time with instant viewing. This is a big one people!

I would love to see people feeling gratitude more often. Let me know if your in on project 52????

Feb 23rd

One of my Favorite pictures of the day. Taken from the top of the Castle Beynac.

I had the first night of good sleep since Sunday. Boy did that feel good. I am back to happy me again. We got up at 7 so that we could drive to a city called Sarlat. It is about 2 hours from Bordeaux.

On the way there we saw these amazing buildings built into the sides of the mountains. Some where built into the caves. We ran out of time and didn't get to visit the caves. Maybe next time. Oh..right, cause I am going to get back real soon???? Ok, maybe in the millennium.

Look close and you will see the houses at the base of the mountain.We got there around 10:30, just in time for the open market. One thing that is interesting here in France is that all the stores close down between noon and two for lunch and then they open back up for business. The restaurants are only open at that time. So everyone eats then. Even the schools break for two hours to let the children go home for lunch. The first thing we saw was a stand with what they call Paella. It is a mixture of mussels, shrimp (whole), sausage, huge pieces of chicken, rice, peas, onions, I think it also had bell peppers, and saffron.
I really don't think the picture does it justice. It was a sight to be seen and we had to get that for lunch since I knew I could pick through the meat and eat it. We got one big plate and shared it between the four of us. We didn’t even finish it. There was this big long skinny red thing I could see and wondered what it was until my dad picked up a shrimp and it was the antenna. SO weird. Oddly enough it tasted very good. It is nice that we are so close to the ocean and they eat a lot of sea food.

We then walked around the market. It was very fascinating. It was an old town full of shops. Then on Saturdays, in front of the shops, people come and set up little stands full of their goods to sell.

Even the spices are set up in such an artist way.

While there I bought things to bring back to family in the states. I bought something for my SIL Sarah for helping Emma with school while I was gone. And a beautiful scarf for my MIL for helping Jared and Sarah with school. I bought something for Ryan that I think he will be excited about. I did buy myself one little thing. I don’t need to buy myself much as my pictures are all I really want, but when I found these cute nesting dolls I had to get them. I got red ones so that I could put them out at Christmas. I enjoyed the slow pace of the day and just walking through this old village with modern shops.

This was a simple water system in the middle of the town and even this is cute.After this we went in search of a Chateau with gardens. This was harder then we originally thought because it is the tourist off season and nothing is open.

This was the first one we tried. We spotted it from across the lake. I loved this castle or Chateau.

Once we realized this we looked on the pamphlets to notice which ones were open. On of the glorious things I learned on my trip was how to enjoy the ride. In searching for the castles we came upon this village.I love this picture because the building looks like it has been there for hundreds of years and yet it has a tv antenna on top.

And then this village on the lake. It truly is breath taking. This is why I love taking pictures. To try to capture the beauty and emotions seen and felt in this world.

With all the driving around and lack of sleep this is what Laura and I did every day on the long drives. Truly we were like kids again.

We finally found "the" gardens called Marqueyssac. It had mazes made out of evergreen bushes and it had an amazing view from all sides.

We walked around the gardens and again enjoyed the slow pace that accompanies this beautiful land.

I think my parents are the cutest. Thanks again for everything Mom and Dad!The actual Chateau was closed and we could not get inside but they did have one window open so we could look inside. The Chateau, or castle, was on top of a huge hill and you could see two other castles from the gardens. One of the castles was so large with a huge walled city that we realized we just had to make our way over there. The Chateau was called Beynac. I think this was my favorite place we have visited so far. The inside of the castle was closed (we have yet to see inside a castle) but the city that surrounded it was so intriguing. As we walked down the narrow streets that were surrounding the castle it was silent and I could just imagine what it would have been like to live in the 12th century when this was built and have my horses go through these narrow streets. Up at the top you could see the river and overlook the vineyards. As we continued to walk down through the streets to the bottom I realized that people are still living in these houses. In one of the yards I saw a tricycle. The town below was so tiny with not much more then a small bakery, butcher, and grocery store the size of our quickie marts. There were a few restaurants that were for the tourists. I felt like I had traveled back in time and there was something so serene about the quiet stillness of it all. It made me want to take my family and move to some remote location so that we could experience this wonderful slowing down pace. We bought bread at the bakery as it was closing down and ate yummy sandwiches made of Mexican tuna salad from a can and avocados. If they had this stuff in the states I would buy stock in it. Again I will say yum! We headed for home around 8 and I think I feel asleep right away. When we got home I woke up just enough to walk inside, get undressed, and conk out. I had another goodnight sleep and when my mom woke us up for church I was so excited to realize I had slept so well.