Hackworth

So very numb....

2011-09-29T08:27:00.000-07:00

Stephanie Lee Ashby Westcott

February 13, 1974 - September 28, 2011

Yesterday I lost my sister and my 3 beautiful nieces lost their mommy. She was only 36 years old. I am at a loss for words and all I can say is we will miss you so much and I am so sorry that this has happened. I have only the slightest feeling of peace knowing she is with our mother again and they are both watching over all of us. I love you Stephanie and truly ache for you and your girls. We will miss you very much. Please give mom a big hug for me!!!!

Brooklyn's first day of kindergarten!

2011-08-31T11:41:00.000-07:00

Well yesterday was Brookie's first day of kindergarten. I took the day off of work so I could walk her to school and be there when she got out to walk her home. When I dropped her off she was excited and nervous and I was teary eyed. I told her that I loved her and to have a good day and say goodbye to her and that surprised her. She got a quiver in her bottom lip and she got tears in her eyes which made my tears worse. She thought I was going to stay with her. I explained to her that mommy couldn't stay but I would be back in a little bit. I waited in the hall and peeked in a few minutes later and she was smiling and looking around so then I felt ok to leave. She had a great day and explained all her fun when I went to pick her up and was excited to go again today. I can't believe my baby is growing up and both my babies are in school. Today was a little bit harder for me and I have been more emotional cause I am not at home to get them off an home from school. I dont think I was ready for this. At one point I thought I was excited to have both kids in school, but now I realize how fast time goes by when they are in school. I am sure I will adjust eventually, but for now I am sad.

Kenna's first day of 4th grade!

2011-08-23T06:31:00.001-07:00

I cant believe she is another year older. Time goes by so fast. McKenna is growing to be a smart and sophisticated young lady. She is still young enough that she is sweet and innocent, but she knows when someone is being disrespectful and isnt a good person to hang around. I love that she is a good influence to her friends and she knows when to come home to mom and dad when something is not right. I love that Brooklyn looks up to her older sister and wants to do everything that Kenna is doing. She makes me so proud to be her mommy. I love you so much Kenna! Keep being the sweet and thoughtful little girl you are!

(stay tuned in...... Brooklyn starts kindergarten next week!)

Cool School of the Week!

2011-03-10T07:25:00.001-08:00

Kenna's school was chosen for Cool School of the Week because of the Pennies for Peace project they are doing in our community. They are raising money for children overseas. So if anyone want to donate your pennies let me know! Here is the clip she was in and you can check out all the other clips on Fox 13 that show what they are doing!

http://www.fox13now.com/videobeta/6336adb3-9a37-40f7-b948-4ce2ece6a9fd/News/Student-artists-at-Cool-School-Roy-Elementary

Sleeping Beauty and A Witch......... Cutest princess and witch I have ever seen, if I do say so myself!

2010-11-02T09:26:00.001-07:00

Here are some cute pictures of the girls in their halloween costumes.

Sad time in the Hackworth home.

2010-08-30T13:01:00.000-07:00

We found out this morning that Aaron's cousin was killed in a plane crash this morning. He will be greatly missed and our hearts pour out to his wife and young children! We will miss you Jarrod!

One person dead in plane crash west of Bozeman
August 30th, 2010 @ 1:24pm
A Utah man died when a small plane crashed Monday morning west of Bozeman, the Gallatin County Sheriff's Office said.
Jarrod Dearden, 34, of Ogden, Utah, died in the crash at about 8:11 a.m. The plane landed in a barley field west of Four Corners near Anderson Road.
The crash site was located approximately 10 miles from Gallatin Field airport, Dearden's destination.
Dearden was a mechanic and had borrowed the plane from his employer. He was headed to Bozeman to work on a friend's aircraft, said Sean Reid, the Salt Lake City-based owner of the plane that crashed.
Shortly before the crash, neighbors reported hearing a plane flying low in the area.
The plane was a Cessna 182. Cessna's website lists that model as a four-seat, single-engine aircraft.
Authorities said Dearden did not file a flight plan.
The Federal Aviation Administration has investigators at the scene this afternoon, and they expect to be at the site into the night, the sheriff's office said in a written statement.
The National Transportation Safety Board will also investigate the sheriff's office said

Brookie wookie wookie!

2010-08-27T12:55:00.001-07:00

Isn't she adorable?!?! I cant believe how fast my kiddos are growing up. I love her eyes in this pic! Brooklyn who just turned 4 in March amazes me every day with how fast she is learning and sometimes I have to do a double take when I hear things come from her mouth. She is a character! For example,

Me: Brookie you have a lot of bikes.

Kenna: We should have a yard sale.

Me: That is a good idea. What bikes should we sale?

Without missing a beat:

Brookie: How bout we sale Kenna! Is that a great idea?

I couldn't help but laugh for the longest time. We get these quick witted comments from her all the time. I really need to write down more of them so we can refer them into the future. Love ya Brookie!

Kenna's first day of 3rd grade!

2010-08-25T12:01:00.001-07:00

(Ashtin, Braxton, Kenna, Brylie)

My baby girl is growing up! I am not sure how I am going to deal with Brookie starting kindergarten next year. Bittersweet!

Growing sooo fast!

2010-07-15T09:26:00.000-07:00

(Kenna being funny)

McKenna just turned 8 on July 9th. I cannot believe my baby girl is 8 years old. She is growing so fast and amazes me everyday. I love sitting back and watching all the different phases she goes through and she is maturing into a young woman right before my eyes! A few years ago she would not admit that she liked a boy. Boys had cooties and now I am hearing her say, "he's hot, what a babe, I LOVE HIM!" usually referring to Taylor Lautner, Justin Bieber, and Zac Efron. And most recently she has been watching How To: Make-up videos on You Tube. Ugh! She is growing up too fast, but she is still my little girl. I will be worried the day she stops playing with barbies. There is nothing better than being a mom and hearing a little one call you "mommy" or to be needed by them. I struggle with both Kenna and Brooklyn wanting to do things on their own cause I know it means they are growing up.

Kenna you are a beautiful, amazing, bright, and funny little girl. I couldn't ask for a better daughter. I love you so much baby girl. Happy Birthday!!!!!

Best husband in the world..........

2010-05-17T14:01:00.000-07:00

For the past few weeks we have been having issues with our Audi. It kept misfiring (for those who don't know what happens when it misfires it idles hard and then when you try to drive off from a stop it gives the jolting feeling and clunky feeling like when you are out of gas. It does this for a few minutes and then finally it will go as normal) We took it to the dealership and dropped it off for them to fix. They called the next day and it said it was fixed. Aaron picked up the car and got a mile down the road and it started doing it again so he took it back and they could only conclude it needed a new coil pack which Aaron replaced a few months ago. We bought it online so maybe it was faulty? Anyhow i did not want to spend more money for a part we just replaced and convinced Aaron to go car shopping with me on Saturday. We spent Saturday morning shopping for cars which I hate just to end up in disappointment. They only wanted to give us 1500 for the Audi and we were not ok with that. We decided we would go ahead and fix it and then sale it on our own and then go back to looking for cars. I was bummed and went home and Aaron had to be in SLC at noon. Well while moping at home my husband was being sneaky. His niece has been eyeing our old Audi for a while. He worked it out with her and her parents that we would fix it up and sale it to her. He came home he pulled out the paperwork and showed me that we were the new owners of an Audi A6 Quattro. I was so happy but then worried about the other Audi at the same time till he explained what he had worked out. Thanks honey you are the best!!!! Also lets not forget to mention Ashlee thinks your the best Uncle ever! Welcome the new addition to our family.

Wow! 4.9! In Utah!

2010-04-16T05:12:00.000-07:00

I was sitting on my couch minding my own business when I heard a boom and it sounded and felt like someone hit my house! The dogs were going crazy, my couch shook, the plants were swaying, and my blinds were rattling. This went on for about 10 to 15 seconds. I got the chills. I immediately flashed back to when I lived in California. Was this an earthquake? No way! We live in Utah! When we finally have an earthquake in Utah it is going to be the big thing that ends it all (at least that is what is in the movies lol). I went outside and walked around my house to observe to find out what hit my house and sure enough I could not find anything. I switched through the news channels and there wasn't any breaking news reports. I got on Facebook and updated my status, "I think I just felt an earthquake!" and seriously seconds after all my friends were updating their statuses with similar experiencing and then a few minutes later Breaking News flashed on the TV. How crazy is this! I cant help but wonder what does this mean? All these huge earthquakes have been going on does this mean there are going to be more? If so I am totally not prepared. My goal this year was to get our food storage ready and have a plan in place in case of this kind of thing. I am so not ready. Mother nature could you please hold off for a while?

I learned some new useful information. All these years we have been taught to hide under something sturdy in case of an earthquake i.e door frames, desks, tables, etc...... Well just recently I heard that is not a safe idea. I was listening to a radio and they were interviewing a guy who goes and surveys the aftermath of earthquakes and a few years back there was a school that has multiple deaths and all the ones killed were under their desks (so sad) because when the beams and such fell it crushed the desk and I am sure you get the picture. Well he discovered something in this incident. In case of an earthquake duck down next to something. This gives the Triangle effect. You are in the pocket of the triangle. It is called "Triangle of Life" and you can google to read more about it. I just makes so much sense to me like DUH why wasn't this known before now. I guess it took an earthquake to open up my eyes! I need to get my butt in gear so my family and I can be prepared in case something bigger happens.

Earthquake!

2010-02-27T08:34:00.001-08:00

I am at work and I just found out there was an 8.8 earthquake in Santiago, Chile! What is the deal with earthquakes lately!

The scary part is my friend Haven from work is in Santiago on vacation and I am hoping he was not affected. Please keep him in your prayers! He did not take his phone with him so I cant get a hold of him! For those of you who know haven and happen to hear from him please let me know and lets make sure to scold him for not taking his phone!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Change! UGH!!!

2010-02-17T05:54:00.000-08:00

I thought we didn't have to do this anymore!!!! Aaron's work called a meeting in the middle of January and in that meeting, he and his coworkers were told they were getting rid of their shift. This is very sad news. We loved the shift he was on. He only worked Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, from 5:30am to 7:30pm. Granted it was long hours and there was an added 2 hours for the commute there and home, but he got to be home 4 days a week and was home in time to help put the kids to bed. It was awesome! For so many years before that, we always had to work opposite shifts and would only get to see each other in passing. He was leaving as I was coming home. Now, we don't even get to do that. The shift he is on now is 3pm -11:30pm, but because of his commute to West Salt Lake he has to leave at 2pm. The only time we get to see each other is on the weekends and when he is coming to bed he gives me a kiss while I am sleeping and I do the same when I am leaving in the morning. This is not fun!!! The kids are having a hard time with this too. They got in a nightly bedtime routine with their daddy. And now they keep asking why can't daddy be home and my 3 year old keeps saying, "but I want my daddy." This is hard on me too at night because I have to do everything on my own without my partner by my side to help me. To say the least I am not happy with this at all. It wont be until Brooklyn is in school that he will be able to put in for days and I am just hoping, really hoping they give him his shift back because they will see how much less work is done in a shorter shift. Aaron said that 14 hours was a perfect shift because after set up time they were able to finish jobs and now with 6 less hours in a day they barely have time to set up the machine and start running and before he knows it, it is time to clock out for the day. And not to mention they are losing 1 day of production because now no one will be there on Saturday. So we are hoping they see this is a down fall and switch back being that they are way behind on schedule. Keep your fingers crossed!!!!!!!!!!

P.S. I CAN"T WAIT TILL TAX SEASON IS OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love this guy!!!!!

2010-02-12T18:45:00.000-08:00

I dont know if it is the mood with Valentines coming around or that I took a Loratab for my foot ( I always get sentimental when I am loopy), but I just want my hubby to know how much I love him and couldn't ask for a better husband and father! I love you more than life itself!!!!

Caution! Wet floor!

2009-12-11T06:26:00.000-08:00

Tuesday started out to be a great day. It is the starting week of our sales blitz and I was killing it. I was getting one sale/renewal after another. I was in a mad rush to turn in some of those renewals to our accounting department and was looking down at the paper making sure I wrote everything in that needed to be there. I walked out our double glass doors and into our main lobby when all of sudden gravity went against me. I was wearing wedge shoes and their soles do not agree with the combination of water and polished cement floors. As the ground started getting closer to me I stuck out my left foot to try to brace myself, I landed on it wrong and rolled my foot and heard a pop, then I slammed into the wall (just picture it in your head. I am sure it was hilarious to see). Well once i composed myself and took a few steps I thought to myself that hurt but I am ok and it id not bother me to continue walking. After I got back to my desk and sat down for a couple hours I didn't even think more about it. I went to stand up and that is when the pain came rushing. I thought i was gonna pass out and throw up cause how bad it hurt. I went and got ice and propped my foot up for to finish out my day at work. I thought I am sure i just sprained it or pulled a muscle. I decided I wasn't going to go to the Dr. unless it got worse.

Later that night the pain started to get untolerable and nothing worked so that is when I decided to head to urgent care. I felt stupid for going cause I was for sure I was wasting mine and the doctors time. I was convinced they were gonna say its just a sprain, keep ice and heat on it, and take IB profeun. I made sure the doctor knew how dumb I felt and was worried I was wasting their time.

The results were in! The doctor came back in and reassured me that I did the right thing by coming in. My foot is BROKE!!!! I couldn't believe it. BROKE! So they put me in one of those huge black boots and then made an appt. for me with a podiatrist.

Yesterday was my appt. and I left there sporting a purple hard cast that goes up to my knee cap! Sweet! I have the pleasure of wearing it 6-8weeks. Yay me!!

I leave Monday for Kansas City, MO for work and I am not excited at all about going through security with this new friend of mine!

Oh and by the way I finished out tuesday 5 sales and 8 renewals! Not too bad while suffering through an injury. LOL!

Oink, oink!!!!!

2009-10-05T11:15:00.000-07:00

Stay away from the Hackworth household cause it is contaminated with the swine flu! Kenna started getting sick Wednesday night and wouldn't eat or drink and later that night she spiked a fever. I just wrote it off thinking it was a cold with flu like symptoms. Well Thursday evening I found out a neighbor kid had the swine flu and their parents let them continue playing out side and going to school even though he was diagnosed earlier in the week. So, I called the doctor and they fit her right in on Friday even though they were full. Thanks Dr. Allred!!! Well we went and left with the news that she tested positive for the swine flu!

Last night Brookie spiked a fever and we haven't gotten it to subside yet so I called Dr. Allred and he had us go in and sure enough she is positive too! Dang it! Two kids with fevers are not fun at all. Not to mention I woke up this morning all achy and am freezing and cannot get warm! I am not even gonna bother going in cause I am bound to get it. Needless to say we are isolated to the house for the next 7 days!!!!! Wish me luck! I am sure I am gonna go bonkers!

I guess I should blog about something other than puppies....

2009-09-29T09:58:00.000-07:00

Well all the puppies are gone now and it was sad to see them go, but also a relief that I no longer have to clean up after them in their box and feed all 9 of them twice a day. Taking care of puppies involves a lot and we are not gonna do it anymore. Max and Maggie will be fixed at the end of this month! YAY!

So anyway, not much has been going on in the Hackworth Household these past few days, but if you asked me last weeks and the weeks prior it would have been hectic. One weekend I drove with my mother-in-law to Oregon on Saturday to drop my nieces and nephew off half way home to their mom and then came back Sunday. The next weekend was mine and Aaron's 9 year anniversary and 3 year wedding anniversary where we celebrated by going on a benefit ride for the fallen and then my 10 year high school reunion and then Sunday I sat in front of Wal-mart all day trying to sell puppies. The following weekend I spent in front of Home Depot selling the pups and then spending time up at Aaron's grandparents because his grandpa was suffering from cancer and they didn't think he had much longer and the weekend after that was spent with family and attending funeral services. We did sneak in one family night where we took the girls to The Mayan and they loved it!!!!! And a night of playing the Wii with Aaron's bro Stuart and his wife (my best buddy) Tracey and their kids. This past weekend was so nice just to relax and clean and do laundry and not have to worry about going anywhere!!! Here are some pics I took with my new camera that Aaron got me for our anniversary!!!! YAY!!!

(kinda blurry. I was playing with the differnet settings on my camera)

Oh and I cant forget the part where Aaron came home one day and said he saw his life flash before his eyes! I thought he was just being funny, but to my surprise he wasn't. Stuart called cause he got a flat on the freeway and his spare wasnt any good so Aaron being the good brother he is went to help him out and went and got the tire fixed and took it to him on the freeway. As they were finishing up Aaron was waiting in front of the truck for traffic to clear so he could get in. Well most of the cars were swerving away as you would when there is someone on the side of the freeway. Just as he started to walk to the driver door Aaron saw this car coming at him and thought to himself this car is not seeing me and just in the knick of time aaron dove to the grounf to be avoid being hit while the car side swiped our Expedition and the guy kept driving. Well Stuart took off after the guy and Aaron got to his feet and jumped in the truck to go after him. Stuart kept driving on the freeway and Aaron decided to get off the exit just in case the guy happened to get off. Luckily he did and Aaron saw him and drove on the shoulder to catch up with him and when Aaron caught up to him he let the guy have it with some not so nice words. Well once the guy got Aaron calmed down the guy was sincere and said he didnt even notice what happened and just thought he ran over plastic that was in the road. I still dont know how much of that I believe being that it knocked his morror clean off and did some major damage to his car. Luckily we came out of it with just a broken mirror. Anyway freak this is 3 accidents in less than a year and none being our fault! It's just our luck. Hopefully there are no more to come!

Ok so this is my last post about the puppies!

2009-09-04T07:13:00.000-07:00

The puppies are ready to go tomorrow. They have had their dew claws removed, tails docked, had their first set of shots, and they are pretty much potty trained. Let me know if you are interested. I have 4 girls left. They are $300. Here are some updated pics:

Born to be .........

2009-08-31T13:33:00.000-07:00

WILD!............OK not so much! So this weekend Aaron and I celebrated 9 years together and our 3rd wedding anniversary! It was the best weekend ever! We farmed the girls out to Aaron's moms Friday night and woke up early Saturday morning and left about 7:30am to head up to Logan on the bike. When we got there we were surrounded by all the hundreds of people who also came up to support Utah's fallen soldiers. We enjoyed the beautiful opening ceremony where they did a 21 gun salute, sang the national anthem, and spoke about one soldier in particular whose family put this all together. It was fabulous and I am so glad we got to be a part of it. We took off on the bikes around 9am and went through bear lake to Preston, Idaho and back to Logan. The procession of bikes was about 4 miles long. It was so awesome! When we got back to Logan they had a great lunch for us and had a closing ceremony. We got home about 5pm. I think this will be something we will do every year. It gave us such a great feeling and we both shed tears and glad we can contribute in someway for all the soldiers that give up so much for our country.

(Our good friends Jason and

Chappy Came along with us!

Thanks guys!)

Once we got home and got showered and cleaned up we attended my 10 year high school reunion at the Timbermine and had a great dinner! I also got to catch up with some great old friends who I hadn't see in years, I also arranged a marriage with 2 of my divorced former classmates ( I am sure I will post about that if it all works out at a later date), and just got to have some great alone time with my hubby!

I love you sweetie! Thank you for 9 of the best years of my life and for our beautiful daughter! Without you I don't know what I would do!!!!

PUPPIES!!!

2009-07-27T11:57:00.000-07:00

We have puppies! Maggie started laboring Saturday around 6pm and didn't have the last one until 1:30AM Sunday morning. It was a long night but we have 9 adorable puppies. 8 girls and 1 boy. Completely opposite form last time. She had all boys and 1 girl the last round. So if any of you or anyone you know are interested in purchasing a puppy let me know!!! They are Miniature Schnauzer's and cute as ever. I will post pics later. They will be ready by September 19th.

UPDATE

2009-07-16T14:28:00.001-07:00

I added the pictures from Aaron's surprise party if you want to check them out. I tried putting them in sequence order of how it all went down!

Puppies!!

2009-07-14T14:58:00.001-07:00

If anyone is interested my Mini Schnauzer Maggie is due this month. If you want a puppy they are $300. Let me know if you have any questions. Pictures of the parents are on the right hand side of my blog. THANKS!!!

Happy Birthday Kenna Bo Benna!

2009-07-09T11:37:00.000-07:00

I cannot believe my baby is turning 7 today! She is growing so fast! I cannot believe how the time has flown by! I couldn't ask for a better daughter. Mckenna is so caring and loving to others.

Kenna's Grandma Cathy asked her what she would like for her birthday and she responded with " I want a

pink and brown frame with a big picture of Grandpa Mel in it." What an Angel.
Rather than asking for a toy or a game or something she wants a picture that she can hang up in her room so she can see his face everyday. She misses him dearly as we all do. This brought alligator tears to my eyes. I love you Kenna and cant wait to see you grow into the caring woman that will make a fabulous mother one day!!!! Happy Birthday Baby!

No way! SHUT UP!

2009-06-15T09:11:00.000-07:00

This past Saturday I threw my husband a surprise party! It was great. It couldn't have gone down any better! I told him we were going to my best friend Staci's house for her surprise party because her birthday was the next day and little did he know what I had in store! He came around the corner and he got the surprise. He was so happy. He was amazed at all the friends I got to come and he was so happy to see all of them! Well that as not the only surprise! About 5 minutes later I had the next surprise for him. I had his brother ride up on it behind him! Yeah that is right, I got him a 2008 Kawasaki Vulcan 1600! It was brand spanking new. We rode off the lot with 1 mile on the odometer. When he turned around to see it all he could say was SHUT UP, NO WAY, YOUR KIDDING, THIS IS STUPID (meaning amazing) and then he turned to me and asked REALLY?!?! It was hilarious to see his reaction. He is now on cloud 9. And even happier that it is sunny because it was suppose to rain this whole week! It was a great party and surprise and I need to thank all those who helped and just showed up! I couldn't have done it without all of you!!! Love ya all!

All is well!

2009-06-03T13:13:00.000-07:00

So it looks as though I am not going to have the surgery for now. I went and saw a second surgeon (one whose opinion I trust cause he has been my surgeon for all my other surgeries) and he had me go and get some more tests and the news came back good. The papilloma is no longer there and things are good. Dr. Jordan thinks with proper screening every 3 months I shouldn't have to have the surgeries unless more papillomas show up. Whew! Dodged that bullet! I couldn't be happier. I need to count my blessings!

Genetic Testing

2009-05-11T10:18:00.000-07:00

Well, so I haven't posted in a while, but there has been so much going on. Lets just start out with a few months ago I was trying to be proactive and go get some genetic testing done to see if i carry the gene that is prone to causing cancer and with my family history I wanted to be cautious. My appointment to do the genetic testing was May 7th, but as my luck would have it a few weeks priors some things started happening that lead me to making an appt with the doctor where they found a papilloma in my left breast. This is common in most woman but more severe for women with a family history like mine. They sent me to a surgeon right away and he wanted me to go through with the genetic testing and after i had it done to contact him the next day cause without the genetic testing they also give you a risk factor of developing cancer. Mine is 40-50% which is really high. As a result we are not waiting for the genetic test results and I have a pre-op appointment set for tomorrow to do a bi-lateral mastectomy and reconstructive surgery. I am really nervous but also relieved at the same time because we caught things early and will lower my risk factor to 10%. I will keep you all updated as best as I can and thanks for all the support you have given already!

Update

2009-04-09T13:39:00.000-07:00

So I was going through my blog and I realized I never posted an update on Aaron's job hunt and interview. He got the job through Aerotek who just interviews and does the hiring for many other companies. It is not a Temp Staffing agency so it is a full time permanent job. He is not working for ITT/EDO Fiber Science in Salt Lake by the airport so it is a long commute but a great job and pay. He is making more than he did at Williams. He is working with Composites and does a lot of working with making parts for Helicopters. He cannot share what exactly he does because he had to get security clearance because it is Top Secret and could end up in Federal Prison if he divulged on any of the processes.

He really likes the job but dreads the shift. He works Mon-Wed 5pm -7am. A very long shift but he gets 4 days off. He was suppose to just be on that shift for training and then go to Thurs-Sat 5pm - 7am (which we were both unhappy about but at least he has a job in this falling economy), but we got some great news on Monday. At the first of his shift he was pulled into the bosses office and he was offered a supervisor position after only being there 2 weeks and he gets to stay on the Mon-Wed shift as swing shift supervisor. This is really great and I am so excited for him. He is a great worker and I am not surprised at all that his bosses recognized this early on. I am so proud of you Aaron and I love you so much and could ask for a better person to spend my life with. Thanks for all the hope and prayers!!!!

Celebrity sighting!!!

2009-03-31T20:49:00.000-07:00

Check it out! Here is my brother Casy with Mischa Barton in his showroom:

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DVo8crv3gTlw&h=99aaadf542113b54c488bad3227493c2

Ive been tagged!

2009-03-31T07:37:00.001-07:00

I've been tagged! I am suppose to pick the fourth picture out of my fourth folder. Here is my princess Kenna scarfing down some haystacks at our ward 2007 Christmas party. Man she is getting too big and growing up so fast. I cant believe she is getting ready to turn 7!!!!

I tag Heather, Walker & Kristin, and Casey B.!

IBC!!!

2009-03-26T13:58:00.000-07:00

I learned something new today. Something I didn't even know existed. Most of you know I lost my mom 15 years ago to Breast Cancer and I have a long family history of it so I have had to take precautions way early on than the recommended age of 40. I actually have an appointment May 7th at the Huntsman Cancer Research Center to get Genetic testing done and check out some possible preventive procedures. I will let you know how it all goes. I want to share this video that was sent to me today and hope to teach you all something new too.

40 and counting!!

2009-03-19T19:37:00.000-07:00

Let me just start by saying I feel great other than the Influenza B I am suffering from. I have lost 40lbs since December. So that fat lardin my family pictures in my older posts is no more. I will post some before and after pictures as soon as I have them, but just wanted to share how great I feel. I didnt realize how much weight I had gained until after I lost it and saw pictures. I hope to lose about 40 - 50 more to be where I was after I gave birth to Kenna. Wish me luck!!!!!

Things are looking up!

2009-03-06T08:41:00.000-08:00

Well Aaron just got back from taking Kenna to the doctor and all is well. The more aggressive antibiotics did the trick. We do not have to go see and ENT!!! Woo Hoo!! I am so happy. I was so nervous.

Also, Aaron had a phone interview with a company called Aerotek and they want him to come in today for a face to face interview. It has a great starting pay and he will work three 12 hour day shifts which i s fabulous and he loves that shift. This will help with our day care needs. The guy on the phone made it sound like he already had the job, but we are trying not to get our hopes up in case he doesn't get it we are crushed! Keep all your fingers crossed!!! I will update as soon as we know.

Are you kidding me!!!!!!!!!!

2009-02-27T10:46:00.000-08:00

So the other day I was talking to my brother PJ and he said that Aaron had said there were rumors of lay offs at Williams International. When I asked Aaron about it and he said they are just rumors like as always. They had asked the bosses about it and they said they didnt know anything about it.

Well early yesterday morning at like 6AM aaron got a text from a friend saying it wasnt a rumor and that he had just gotten laid off and to be prepared when he went in that night cause they were announcing the lay offs. Aaron was positive and thought because he was one of two people in the plant that know how and are certified to do his job he was safe. From that morning till 3pm was the longest wait of my life. I was on the phone with my sister-in-law and Aaron walked in the door at 3:40pm. I was shoked and couldnt believe it. Not again. This is the 4th company that has laid him off because of the economy. I am trying to stay positive, but it is hard because of my last two blog entries. We no longer have insurance!!!! Kenna has to see an ENT specialist and now what do i do without insurance? If i am able to get insurance through my work cause it is a life changing event will they consider it a pre-existing condition and not cover it? So many things are running through my head and I am scared!!! Please keep us in your prayers!

Here is the news story on aarons lay off:

http://www.kutv.com/content/news/topnews/story/Job-Cuts-Hitting-Ogden/KIoGH53KLUGvFeTPBlBKbA.cspx

Kenna's Ear

2009-02-24T13:45:00.001-08:00

So Aaron took Kenna to the doctor and they said it is definately still red if not worse and prescribed a more aggressive antibiodic. We need to see them again next week and from there a Ear, Nose, and Throat specialist cause she may have permanent damage that will affect her hearing for the rest of her life!!!!!!! Of couse, I am now panicing and hoping for the best. When she was an infant she had multiple ear infections and they threatened us with tubes if it happened again. Well it didnt and she hasnt had once since and now 6 years later she has the worst ear infection I have ever seen.

It is so foreign to me to have Kenna not hear me and I am so scared at the thought that she may lose her hearing and never hear us again. I am probably being dramatic, but as a mom I dont know how else to react. Will she lose her speech with the hearing loss? Will she have to wear hearing aids? Will we all have to learn sign language? These are all thoughts that run through my head. I know Heavenly Father is watching over us and what is suppose to happen will happen, but I am praying for the best. I hope I am just being dramatic!!!!

C'mon really!!!!

2009-02-24T07:26:00.000-08:00

So I think I have had it this year with sickness. valentines weekend Kenna got really sick which included pneumonia, strep throat and a horrible ear infection. She was finally starting to perk up this past weekend after she finished her antibiotics on Sunday. This was the worst ear infection I have ever seen. It was leaking this horrible fluid and it was all crusty when she woke up the next morning and she was in extreme pain. Well Monday she was complaining her ear was still hurting and figured it was just the end of it and stuffed her ears with cotton and sent her off to school. Well later that day after she got home from school my mom was here and was outside getting ready to leave and said something to Kenna about giving her hug and Kenna walked right past her and didn't acknowledge that she had said anything. I was standing at the door and thought that was strange cause that is not like Kenna at all and I kind of got on her and said to go give her grandma a hug and said that was not nice and she looked at me confused like she had no idea what was going on. Well as the night went on I noticed that she had turned the TV way up to hear it and was talking louder than usual and I would have to say her name multiple times and get louder each time for her to hear me and didn't think much of it cause she tends to space off all the time and we always have to repeat her name to get her attention. Well this morning it all hit me when i was trying to get her ready and she couldn't hear anything i was saying unless i got to her level and made contact with her. I asked her, "honey, are you having a hard time hearing things?" She said, "yes, it is like everyone has their hand on their mouth when they talked to me and I have to say what all the time and my ear still really hurts. There is liquid coming out still when i lay down and it feels like it is all the way up here (pointing to just above her temple)." This scared me. I called her teacher this morning and asked if she had noticed Kenna struggling with her hearing and having to repeat things to her and she agreed with me and was going to let me know in out Parent Teacher Conference later this week. This settled it. I made her a doctor appointment for this morning at 10. I am anxious to see what is going on and hopefully it will ease my paranoia from doing research this morning on it and read this article:

http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/disorders/causes.htm

I will post her results later. I am hoping for the best.

And on top of it all Brooklyn got sick at the same time as Kenna and was just getting better when Sunday night she came to me and said "mommy ouchy!" and was scratching the back of her leg. So i turned her over to look and she has freaking CHICKEN POX!!!!!!!!!! I have had it. I am ready to just put them into bubbles for the rest of their lives!!!!!!!!

Hammer Time!!!!

2009-02-20T05:09:00.000-08:00

So a few weeks ago my husband surprised me with concert tickets and when I asked for who? He said I have 2 things to say 2-la-git, 2 la-git to quit!! My first thought was no way!!! MC Hammer is way too over for him to be on tour. Well to my surprise they are not on tour but doing a special concert and not only is it MC Hammer but Vanilla Ice too. This is going to be sooooo fun. We have a bunch of our friends going with us and Aaron wants to dress up in 80's attire. I am sure it is going to be a great night of laughter. I cant wait! Thanks honey!!!!!!

When they first made it big I remember wanting hammer pants so bad and my mom finally had found some. It was so hard finding them for me cause every where they had boys hammer pants and not girls. Somehow and somewhere my mom found a whole out fit. It was a mustard yellow shirt with some designs on it and mustard yellow pants. Oh heck I don't know what I was thinking when I would wear it proudly. I guess that is proof of the times of the late 80's and early 90's! Boy were there some crazy times. I am not sure what we all were thinking back then!!! I will make sure to give you an update on the concert and post pics if cameras are aloud in the concert.

Valentines!!!

2009-02-18T18:54:00.000-08:00

So every year valentines day is a big ordeal in our house. I grew up always celebrating it and getting stuff from my parents and couldn't wait till the day i grew up and had someone to share it with me. Well Aaron was brought up totally opposite. Holidays were never a big thing. And Aaron has the the idea that he does not need a special day to tell me he loves me. He likes to do special things randomly. So I was all worried that it wasn't going to be a big deal. And in all my worries I almost ruined it by interrogating him. What girls doesn't want to feel special on Valentines day and share with her friends what spectacular gift her fabulous husband gave her? Well my husband is that fabulous guy! I have been asking for a remote start for our car forever. I work early mornings and I HATE HATE going outside to start my car in the cold to warm it up. WELL I GOT ONE YAYYY!!!

Aaron is pretty excited about it too. He is all into electronics and he gets to install it which is almost a present for him all in itself. But he had a good Valentines too. He had been wanting a Shop Vac forever and always hinted around to it like, "if I had a Shop Vac......." Well his hinting worked. I got him a super duper top of the line Shop Vac ( not really top of the line. There was one that was $20 more and stainless steel but it held less capacity, but all the specs were the same) . I ordered it online and when it was delivered I was surprised at how big the box was. See I had to get the best. Aaron always gets the top of the line name brand stuff and I am more of a "payless" girl. So I was worried it wasn't good enough. But it was. I got it at Lowe's.

He is a happy guy and I am the luckiest girl ever. I have a great husband and couldn't ask for anyone better. I love him so much and could not imagine life without him. I love everything about him. I love that he makes me laugh. I love that he gets along with my brothers and he and my dad are like two peas in a pod. When I was little I always said I wanted to marry a guy like my dad. Well I did. They share the same sense of humor, personality, and politic views. He is very romantic and always lets me know how much he loves me. I love you snookums!!!

We spent Valentines helping my brother PJ move in to our house and then later on we farmed the girls out to the neighbors and went to dinner with my parents to Cactus Reds (not impressed with their food and service), but all in all we had a great day. I loved just spending time with my husband and now realize Valentines Day isn't as big as the idea I had in my head and I should appreciate the love and time we have with each other. (Honey this is your get out of jail free card, next year we don't have to go all out.) I would rather just be with my best friend and husband and yes Aaron I am talking about you. (if you know him you would understand my last comment with his sense of humor.) I hope all of you had as much fun as we did together!

Going Private!

2009-02-03T05:18:00.000-08:00

So I know a while back I said I was going to do this and never did, but I am now. I had a wake up call and it dawned on me the importance of it. If you want to be added in so you can view my blog leave a comment with your email address and I will add you in. Thanks guys!

Celebrity Sighting!!!

2009-02-02T12:30:00.000-08:00

Don't mind the psycho look he has on his face, not sure what is going on with his face. This is Casey walking Vanessa Hudgens to her car after a fitting he did for a photo shoot they have coming up in Brazil.
http://www.gossipgirls.com/vanessa-hudgens/photo/vanessa-hudgens-1449?magnify=true&type=image&profile=82604

PJ Sparkles!!!!!

2009-01-30T05:51:00.000-08:00

For those of you who do not know this is my devilishly handsome little brother PJ. He has been on my mind a lot lately and I just want him to know how much I love him and the joy and laughter he puts in my life is priceless. I love it that he can look up to my husband Aaron as a older brother and they get along so well it is scary!

I am so proud of PJ. He is a highly motivated person and he does well at everything (especially basketball). He is a great dad and brother. I know one day his dreams will come true and he will be a basketball coach for a great winning team one day!!! I loved going to all his church ball games and other organized sporting events. I loved watching him and my dad getting excited over the Jazz games and yelling at the TV. They still do this, but I just don't get to see it as often. PJ has touched so many peoples lives in a good way. I don't think there is one person that doesn't like him. He has a great spirit and I will not be surprised if is a great bishop one day. I love ya PJ!

Way to go Casey!!!

2009-01-22T06:00:00.000-08:00

So my brother made it in the USWeekly magazine article WOO WOO! Take note of the last paragraph:

http://www.usmagazine.com/news/sarah-jessica-parker-michelle-obama-was-perfection-in-inaugural-dress

I am sure there will be more to come. I just heard one of his dresses made cover of People. As soon as I find out more I will share with you all!!!

Living vicariously through........

2008-12-15T10:14:00.000-08:00

CASEY!!!! My little brother is living a great life in Hollywood. He has a great job which involves working with celebrities and providing the wardrobes for the casting of some popular shows (i.e. Desperate Housewives, 24, Brothers & Sisters, So you think you can dance, etc.) He also has a movie coming out soon. I love hearing about all the things going on in his life and all the celebrity run ins he has. He lives in a popular area among many other famous people. I am so proud of him and I always knew he would make something great of himself. I love getting emails from him telling of his latest adventures and the random pictures he sends of him and different celebs. The latest is him with Carmen Electra!

Here is a link of a video of Lindsey Lohan moving into his house last year. My brother was traveling a lot so he rented it to her while he stayed in a loft while he was in town:
http://x17video.com/celebrity_video/lindsay_lohan/does_lindsay_have_a_new_housem.php

There are more but these are the couple I had on my work computer. Casey I am proud of you and could not have asked for a better brother! Love ya bugs!

I'm leavin, on a jet plane......

2008-12-12T10:29:00.000-08:00

So off to Kansas City, MO AGAIN!!! I leave on Dec. 28th and will return on the 31st. I am going to finish up the trainings for the agents on the call floor there. I am having to do all the trainings that we normally do in 3 weeks for our new agents here in 2 and a half days. I am nervous, but these kids there are sharp and I know I can do it. It will be better this time cause they have had time to explore our software program so they will be ready with questions when I get there.

Things at home will be easier cause Aaron has a plant shut down at work so he will be home for the girls. I hate leaving my family and I will miss them like crazy, but it will be a great learning and growing experience for me so I can learn how the call center there works. So not only am i going to teach but I am also going to learn too!

I am happy that my boss selected me to be the trainer and relies on my experience and knowledge to share it with others. I also have great co-workers (Jeremy, Walker, Brad, Haven, Brooke, and Brock and many others that I am probably missing) that have helped me to grow and learn to get where I am at. So I hope they know I value their influence they have had on me. I love my job and glad I came across it by accident. I was a stay at home mom looking for a part time job just to get out of the house and I was looking through the classifieds and there was a vague non-descriptive add saying seasonal positions call Blake(learned a lot from him too). Normally I don't respond to those (because they are usually those pyramid schemes) and only respond to the descriptive adds. Well I decided to call for some odd reason and had an interview the next day. I interviewed with Matt Rawson (another person who has taught me a lot) and got hired on the spot and found out later it was a seasonal job for a call center and they supported a tax software. I started not knowing anything about taxes or technical support and just had call center experience. They decided to keep me on after the season and now WHAM BAM 5 years later I am still here and loving it. I get to work from home from April - October, travel, and go to the office October - April. It is better than anything I can ask for. I LOVE MY JOB!

Anyway back to my original post I just wanted to let my family and friends know I will be gone those days. It is better than calling you and telling you each individually that if you call and I don't answer it is cause I am busy and to the babysitters (Staci, Emily, Ashley, and Mama Cathy) the girls won't need to be tended those days. Love you all!

The Miracle of Life.

2008-12-08T13:29:00.000-08:00

I am happy to report that my beautiful Maggie (miniature schnauzer) gave birth to 6 little puppies. Mother is doing fine and all the kiddos are healthy. There are 5 males and 1 Female. The first and last born are salt and pepper color and the 4 in between are dark black. They are so cute and it is fun to hear their little squeawking voices. This is a new experience for our family and we have thoroughly enjoyed it. If you or anyone you know is interested in adopting one of these puppies please feel free to let me know by comment or email me at: tina.hackworth@taxworks.com

I will be posting pictures as soon as possible.

What Next!?!?!?!?!

2008-11-13T09:50:00.000-08:00

So I am officially announcing myself as the bearer of bad luck! This past year has been the worst of my life beside the year I lost my mom. In the past year I will list my major events that have no good in them and have all happened to me in order:

Emergency Hysterectomy
Dislocated my Knee cap
Appendicitis and gull bladder removal in the same surgery
Went home and developed an infection from the double surgery and had another 2 week stay in the hospital
Lost my father-in-law
Broke my arm
Dislocated my shoulder
Wind blew my fence over
Ran my Audi into our fence
Car Overheated
Got Bronchitis

and last but not least I was driving home early from work yesterday because I have bronchitis and I am minding my own business sitting at a red light that just turned green and before I could take my foot of the pedal a Dodge Durango slammed into the back of me. My head flew forward and I hit my head on my hand that was on the steering wheel. Instantly my neck and back were tingling and I burst into tears and all I could think was WHAT NOW!!!!!!!! Don't get me wrong I was in pain but was more mad and last place I wanted to go was to the hospital! I called 911 and luckily my brother-in-law was on duty and got the call so he was there and that was comforting to me. The ambulance and a firetruck showed up. I couldn't get a hold of Aaron so I called my neighbor to get him to come up all while not being able to move my neck. The EMT's wouldn't let me get up and thought because of the pain i was feeling it would be better to stabilize my neck & back and take me by ambulance to the hospital. I asked if my husband could take me but that was a no go. After a few hours in the ER everything is fine. I have some pulled muscles in my neck and back and I am just really sore. Luckily the hitch & frame of my SUV got the brunt of it and there are a few dents and tears in my bumper but the lady who hit me now has a totalled car so I guess I am lucky there being that we have only have the Expedition a month.

I am convinced nothing good can happen to me this year so I am wanting this year to get over with. I have had it with 2008! I want to just crawl into bed and not wake up till Jan. 2009. Aaron's co-workers have been getting a kick out of what can happen next to Tina. I am glad someone can get a kick out of my bad luck. Here is hoping to a better year. PLEASE ALL KEEP ME IN YOUR PRAYERS I NEED THEM!

McCain for President!!!

2008-10-23T08:55:00.000-07:00

I want to put my 2 cents in on this upcoming election and spread the word if it helps deter Obama from becoming president. I will lose all faith if he makes it. Sorry if i offend any of you. There was an article released yesterday by a democrat, Orson Scott Card, supporting the Republican party. Reading this article made me very happy so I thought i would share. It is kinda long but worth it:

Would the Last Honest Reporter Please Turn On the Lights?

An open letter to the local daily paper -- almost every local daily paper in America:
I remember reading All the President's Men and thinking: That's journalism. You do what it takes to get the truth and you lay it before the public, because the public has a right to know.
This housing crisis didn't come out of nowhere. It was not a vague emanation of the evil Bush administration.
It was a direct result of the political decision, back in the late 1990s, to loosen the rules of lending so that home loans would be more accessible to poor people. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were authorized to approve risky loans.
What is a risky loan? It's a loan that the recipient is likely not to be able to repay.
The goal of this rule change was to help the poor -- which especially would help members of minority groups. But how does it help these people to give them a loan that they can't repay? They get into a house, yes, but when they can't make the payments, they lose the house -- along with their credit rating.
They end up worse off than before.
This was completely foreseeable and in fact many people did foresee it. One political party, in Congress and in the executive branch, tried repeatedly to tighten up the rules. The other party blocked every such attempt and tried to loosen them.
Furthermore, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae were making political contributions to the very members of Congress who were allowing them to make irresponsible loans. (Though why quasi-federal agencies were allowed to do so baffles me. It's as if the Pentagon were allowed to contribute to the political campaigns of Congressmen who support increasing their budget.)
Isn't there a story here? Doesn't journalism require that you who produce our daily paper tell the truth about who brought us to a position where the only way to keep confidence in our economy was a $700 billion bailout? Aren't you supposed to follow the money and see which politicians were benefitting personally from the deregulation of mortgage lending?
I have no doubt that if these facts had pointed to the Republican Party or to John McCain as the guilty parties, you would be treating it as a vast scandal. "Housing-gate," no doubt. Or "Fannie-gate."
Instead, it was Senator Christopher Dodd and Congressman Barney Frank, both Democrats, who denied that there were any problems, who refused Bush administration requests to set up a regulatory agency to watch over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and who were still pushing for these agencies to go even further in promoting subprime mortgage loans almost up to the minute they failed.
As Thomas Sowell points out in a TownHall.com essay entitled Do Facts Matter? "Alan Greenspan warned them four years ago. So did the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers to the President. So did Bush's Secretary of the Treasury."
These are facts. This financial crisis was completely preventable. The party that blocked any attempt to prevent it was ... the Democratic Party. The party that tried to prevent it was ... the Republican Party.
Yet when Nancy Pelosi accused the Bush administration and Republican deregulation of causing the crisis, you in the press did not hold her to account for her lie. Instead, you criticized Republicans who took offense at this lie and refused to vote for the bailout!
What? It's not the liar, but the victims of the lie who are to blame?
Now let's follow the money ... right to the presidential candidate who is the number-two recipient of campaign contributions from Fannie Mae.
And after Freddie Raines, the CEO of Fannie Mae who made $90 million while running it into the ground, was fired for his incompetence, one presidential candidate's campaign actually consulted him for advice on housing.
If that presidential candidate had been John McCain, you would have called it a major scandal and we would be getting stories in your paper every day about how incompetent and corrupt he was.
But instead, that candidate was Barack Obama, and so you have buried this story, and when the McCain campaign dared to call Raines an "adviser" to the Obama campaign -- because that campaign had sought his advice -- you actually let Obama's people get away with accusing McCain of lying, merely because Raines wasn't listed as an official adviser to the Obama campaign.
You would never tolerate such weasely nit-picking from a Republican.
If you who produce our local daily paper actually had any principles, you would be pounding this story, because the prosperity of all Americans was put at risk by the foolish, short-sighted, politically selfish, and possibly corrupt actions of leading Democrats, including Obama.
If you who produce our local daily paper had any personal honor, you would find it unbearable to let the American people believe that somehow Republicans were to blame for this crisis.
There are precedents. Even though President Bush and his administration never said that Iraq sponsored or was linked to 9/11, you could not stand the fact that Americans had that misapprehension -- so you pounded us with the fact that there was no such link. (Along the way, you created the false impression that Bush had lied to them and said that there was a connection.)
If you had any principles, then surely right now, when the American people are set to blame President Bush and John McCain for a crisis they tried to prevent, and are actually shifting to approve of Barack Obama because of a crisis he helped cause, you would be laboring at least as hard to correct that false impression.
Your job, as journalists, is to tell the truth. That's what you claim you do, when you accept people's money to buy or subscribe to your paper.
But right now, you are consenting to or actively promoting a big fat lie -- that the housing crisis should somehow be blamed on Bush, McCain, and the Republicans. You have trained the American people to blame everything bad -- even bad weather -- on Bush, and they are responding as you have taught them to.
If you had any personal honor, each reporter and editor would be insisting on telling the truth -- even if it hurts the election chances of your favorite candidate.
Because that's what honorable people do. Honest people tell the truth even when they don't like the probable consequences. That's what honesty means. That's how trust is earned.
Barack Obama is just another politician, and not a very wise one. He has revealed his ignorance and naivete time after time -- and you have swept it under the rug, treated it as nothing.
Meanwhile, you have participated in the borking of Sarah Palin, reporting savage attacks on her for the pregnancy of her unmarried daughter -- while you ignored the story of John Edwards's own adultery for many months.
So I ask you now: Do you have any standards at all? Do you even know what honesty means?
Is getting people to vote for Barack Obama so important that you will throw away everything that journalism is supposed to stand for?
You might want to remember the way the National Organization of Women threw away their integrity by supporting Bill Clinton despite his well-known pattern of sexual exploitation of powerless women. Who listens to NOW anymore? We know they stand for nothing; they have no principles.
That's where you are right now.
It's not too late. You know that if the situation were reversed, and the truth would damage McCain and help Obama, you would be moving heaven and earth to get the true story out there.
If you want to redeem your honor, you will swallow hard and make a list of all the stories you would print if it were McCain who had been getting money from Fannie Mae, McCain whose campaign had consulted with its discredited former CEO, McCain who had voted against tightening its lending practices.
Then you will print them, even though every one of those true stories will point the finger of blame at the reckless Democratic Party, which put our nation's prosperity at risk so they could feel good about helping the poor, and lay a fair share of the blame at Obama's door.
You will also tell the truth about John McCain: that he tried, as a Senator, to do what it took to prevent this crisis. You will tell the truth about President Bush: that his administration tried more than once to get Congress to regulate lending in a responsible way.
This was a Congress-caused crisis, beginning during the Clinton administration, with Democrats leading the way into the crisis and blocking every effort to get out of it in a timely fashion.
If you at our local daily newspaper continue to let Americans believe --and vote as if -- President Bush and the Republicans caused the crisis, then you are joining in that lie.
If you do not tell the truth about the Democrats -- including Barack Obama -- and do so with the same energy you would use if the miscreants were Republicans -- then you are not journalists by any standard.
You're just the public relations machine of the Democratic Party, and it's time you were all fired and real journalists brought in, so that we can actually have a daily newspaper in our city.

Family Photos

2008-10-20T13:39:00.001-07:00

So we went and got out family pictures done. My brother in-law always takes them and does an awesome job. He found these cool places and I am very happy about the turn out. I am blessed to have him as a talented brother. Thanks Stu! These are not the final drafts cause i am going to have him play with the colors and crop them, but even so I think they are fabulous!!!! If you are interested in using him just let me know and I will get you his name and number.

I look like a fat lard in this picture!!!

I love these people!

2008-10-17T15:04:00.000-07:00

For those who don't know Aaron lost his dad and my father-in-law this past May. It has been hard on all of us not only because we loved him dearly, but he was a great man. If ever anyone in the family had a question, needed help with their homework, or got hurt he new the answer or how to help us. He was an uncertified, unpublished, disguised encyclopedia. But anyway to my point I love my in laws so much. I am so blessed to have married into the family and have a great mom and dad besides my own parents. I have been able to go to them for anything and get unconditional love no matter the situation. They are always nice and welcoming to anyone on the street. I don't know what I would do if i did not have them in my life and the short time I did have with Mel. I am sure they would walk on fire for me and i want them to know i would do the same. I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!!

WINTER IS DANGEROUS!!!

2008-10-14T15:47:00.000-07:00

Leave it up to me to have my doctors first winter related injury for the year. It was a monday morning and I was just getting ready to leave for work. I walked out my front door and took my first step off the porch and hit a patch of ice and my feet came out from under me and down 8 steps i went. I tried to use my arms to catch myself and ended up with a dislocated shoulder and a hairline fracture on on forearm. WAY TO GO TINA!!!! I am now in a sling for the next 4-6 weeks. Lucky me.

SNOW!!!!!

2008-10-14T15:43:00.000-07:00

I cannot believe we had snow already. I went out of town for the weekend and came home to a winter wonderland. I was so excited this year cause it has been warmer than normal and was hoping for a warm Halloween so I dont have to freeze taking the kids out. That hope was shot down as soon as I hit Layton coming back into town. Although later it gave me a smile when i came home to Aaron and Kenna building a snowman. Here is their masterpiece.

Shawna Lee Runchel Hillyard 1954-1994

2008-09-23T12:05:00.003-07:00

I want to take the time to reflect on my mom. Next month, durning the whole month of October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month. I always try to participate to help raise funds for research. I cannot believe it is now 14 years ago that my mom lost the battle to this horrific disease that took her life. I am a stronger and more aware person because of it. I do get my mamograms yearly and encourage any woman 35 and up or who has a family history of cancer like mine to go and get your yearly checks. It is so important!!! If you can get involved in the any awareness for all kinds of cancer. It will help our future.

My mother was a great woman and was young! I miss her everday and wish she was here to see me turn into a woman and have my beautiful girls and family. I know she is watching over us now and saving us a place up in heaven so one day we can reunite. Knowing that i stil wish I had her here to give me the motherly advice that i need in raising my girls. I will forever love her and miss her. I LOVE YOU MOM!

Scentsy Party

2008-09-22T14:43:00.000-07:00

I am having a Scentsy party this Friday Sept. 26th @ 7pm. If any of you would like to come feel free. My address is:

2789 W 5400 S
Roy, UT 84067

Or if you cannot make it just view the catalog at http://www.scentsy.net/ and email me at tina.hackworth@taxworks.com and let me know if you want to order anything. All orders need to be in by friday. They are smelly good and I wont ever buy another candle.

Time Flies when your raising a princess and a Houdini!

2008-09-05T07:21:00.000-07:00

Kenna is 6 and started 1st grade last week and Brooklyn turned 2 in March and is going on 20. She is so stinking cute and smart. Anything that is child locked or kiddy protected she is a Houdini and can figure out to break through it. The door knob child locks don’t stand a chance with her. She is a freaking monkey too. She scaled the fridge like batman would do to a building and sits on top of it. Kenna was so good that it is only predictable that I would get a kid as ambitious and hyper as I am. So basically Brooklyn cannot be left alone for 2 seconds. She is already speaking full sentences and can count so I am amazed. She does something new every day that amazed me. Kenna is my princess. It was so funny her teacher told me on the first day of school they were introducing themselves and they were suppose to say their full name and if they had a name they wanted to go by for instance her name is McKenna and she goes by Kenna well when it got to her she said my name is Mckenna and you can call me Rosabella. LOL I laughed my butt off when the teacher told me that. She is so girly girly and fun. My kids are the best and I love watching them and laughing at all the funny things they do.

Oh also I got a promotion at work and will be the Seasonal Technical Support Trainer. This is so exciting cause it is alot more money and I can only move up from there. The one thing that is a downfall for me is I have to go back into the office. I am going to miss working from home and seeing my kids all day and there isnt a better commute waking up at 7:45 brushing my teeth and walking down to the basement to be ready to work at 8. Now I am going to have to get up alot earlier cause I have been going to the gym in the mornings and then come home get ready, get kenna ready for school and then go to work. All well I am very happy. Things are really good in our lives and I am blessed to have a wonderful husband, great kids, fabulous parents, and extended family.

2008-08-14T13:37:00.000-07:00

What are your middle names?
His is Farrell and mine is Danielle

How long have you been together?
7 years n Aug. 20th and 2 year married on Sept. 1st

Do you have any children together?
Yep, 2 beautiful girls. McKenna 6 going on 20 and Brooklyn is 2.

What about pets?
Two Miniature Schnauzers, Max and Maggie

Which bill is the hardest on you as a couple?
Right now the payment on the Taurus cause I hate the situation of why we had to get the car and I just dont like driving it.

Did you go to the same school?
Nope

Are you from the same hometown?
No

Do you live in the same town now?Hopefully since we're married! Duh!

Who is the smartest?
Depends on what issue we're dealing with!

Who is the most sensitive?
Well he is but i have my times

Where do you eat out at most as a couple?
Umm I dont rememebr the last time we went out to eat alone but we like trying new places

Where do you shop the most as a couple?
Walmart

Who has the craziest exes?
Aaron by far

Who has the worst temper?
We never really lose our tempers but again i have my moments

Who does the cooking?
ME!

Who is more social?
He is

Who is the neat-freak!!
Me

Who is the most affectionate?
We both are.

Who is the most stubborn?
Me

Who hogs the bed?
He is, I hold on to the edge for dear life between him and the dogs.

Who wakes up earlier?
Me

Who said I Love You first?
I did on accident when we were hanging up with each other on the phone and when i realized what i did i screamed and hung up. He told me late that night that he loved me.

Who has the biggest family?Me as far as siblings go

Do you get / give flowers often?
No, I dont like flowers all that much cause they cost so much $$$$ and then they just die.

How do you spend the holidays?
With family

Who is more jealous?
We dont get jealous

Do you have little pet names for each other?
I call him Farrell (which he hates) and babe. He usually calls me babe and sweetie when we are in dicussion or a disagreement

My Cute Puppies

2008-08-06T11:21:00.000-07:00

So I think i Have stinking cute dogs!!! Here is some cute pics of them today before we dropped them off to get haircut. Max is a little dare devil. Aaron had the windows down a bit to give them some air and while he was driving Max jumped out the window!!!! He is fine. He was a little shaken and scared. It was in a residential area so Aaron was only going 25 luckily it wasn't on the main road. I will post more pics after they get their haircut.

Max 8 months

Maggie 1 year

AFTER:

Brookie finally did it!!!

2008-07-30T13:53:00.000-07:00

I am happy to announce that Brooklyn went poopoo in the potty. I was going to the bathroom and as always she wants to sit ont he toilet after me and usually doesnt do anything so I walked out and left her to it. A few minutes later she came out bare naked and was crying cause she was scared and I walked in and there was a number 2 in the toilet. I quickly cheered her up by doing the happy potty dance and gave her candy. I hope this is the start of the end of diapers!

I thought i might share what I did this weekend. My mother in law Cathy went out of town on Friday and she wont be back until Sat. Aug. 2nd. She has been wanting to fix up her house to sell but just hasnt been able to do it on her own. I went over the previous weekend and painted a bedroom. After learning she was going on vacation I got with the tracey my sister-in-law and decided to do a while you were out kinda of thing. We started friday and finished Monday at midnight and was up till 3am all the other nights doing it. It is beautiful. We got 2 rooms, the front room, and the kitchen done. the all have fresh paint, new decorations, and new bedding all to her liking. I had been fishing for info the week before she left and getting ideas on what she liked. I am so excited for saturday to come when i pick her up from the airport and reveal the changes to her. She has no idea and I am excited to see her reaction to it. I will let you all know what happens.

Zzzzzzzz.....

2008-07-17T13:24:00.000-07:00

I don't know what it is but I am so unbelievably tired. I feel like I cant catch up. Today on my break I laid down in the bed next to Aaron and I zonked out for a bit and woke up 10 minutes past my break time OOOPS!!!! I don't know where my brain is these days and cant seem to find it to get my head on straight. Also, to add to it, has anyone heard of the terrible 6's. It seems these last few weeks Kenna has been so difficult and maybe it is a coincidence that she just turned 6 a couple weeks ago. Everything I tell her to do she does the opposite and puts up a fight. She has been rising earlier than usual and she is sure to let me know. The other day she woke up at 6 and my alarm doesn't go off until a quarter to 8 and from 6am and every ten to 15 minutes after that she was coming in and waking me up for something. Maybe that solves my tiredness mystery.

If anyone has advice on terrible 6 year old girls please feel free to throw it my way.

Family Gathering

2008-07-15T13:24:00.000-07:00

Well a few weeks ago all my family was in town and it will probably be one of the last time we are all together. My grandpa is really sick and most likely wont be able to travel here again. It is way to hard on him. I will cherish these pictures forever and always. So I hope you do too:

My nephew Bo shooting some hoops

Now isn't this picture perfect (Bo and Brooklyn)

Mr. Hollywood (Casey)

Gramps, Bo, and Deacon

PJ, Grandma, and my wonderful husband Aaron

One of my favorite guys ever!! My brother-in -law Michael

My favorite brothers Casey & PJ

The grandma's Jeanne (my step-mom) and grandma Sammy

Michael handling his celebrity business, Mandy (my sister) and her Fiance Juice are chillin

Kenna-bo-benna after a long day of swimming

Peyton loves her ice cream

My nieces Kodi and Halia and Brooklyn in the background

Kyleigh (my niece) and Cassie (sister-in-law)

My family:
From top left:
Brooklyn, Me Aaron, PJ, Chris, Marci, Casey
Cassie, Mandy
Grandpa, Grandma, Jeanne(mom) and Bo, Rich (dad)
Peyton, Kenna, Kyleigh, Halia, Kodi

THE END

I love my girls!

2008-07-07T11:49:00.000-07:00

So I finally got my pictures that I took of the girls around Mother's day so I thought I would share them:

Brooklyn 2

McKenna 6

My beautiful princess's

Oh so adorable

All the nieces and nephews.
From top left: Brooklyn, McKenna, Deacon (Chris's son)
From bottom left:(Marci's three) Kyleigh, Bo, Kodi, and Peyton (PJ's)

Long Week

2008-07-01T15:10:00.000-07:00

So since Wednesday of last week I have had family in from out of town and it has been great. For those who really know me know that my side of the family has been a sore subject for me. Things seem to be very different now. I think that my parents have come to realize I am the normal one and see what a great life and family I have.

My sister Mandy, her fiance Juice, and his daughter Halia came into town from Denver on Wednesday and what a cute family they are. I had a really good time with them and talking with them. Mandy and I really never spoke much or had in anything in common but we were able to talk and have good conversations.

My brother Casey and his friend Michael came into town Thursday and they stayed with me and man they are a fun couple of guys. i felt like I was laughing they whole time with them. I also must say i feel star struck when they are around because they live a life in Hollywood. Michael is a major Hollywood producer and life in Hollywood is normal for them. Casey is a big wig at Hugo Boss and outfits the cast of many popular shows (i.e. 24, Desperate Housewives, So you think you can dance, etc...). It was really fun hearing stories about the glam life. I am very proud of my brother. He has a movie coming out in 09 called "Killer Movie" so watch out for it. He plays a bartender in it. He also has a clothing line coming out in January sometime. I am in awe and love hearing about his life.

My grandparents made in Friday and it has been great. I love my grandparents and hearing their southern philosophies. They are from Arkansas and can you believe that as hot as it has been my grandma has been wearing a jacket thinking it is chilly out here. Man i would hate to be in Arkansas right now. Also, they are very concerned about the great grand kids,(to me paranoid is the word) my grandma was constantly trying to keep jackets on my kids. It is cute.

All in all it was long and busy weekend. My grandparents are the last to leave tomorrow. I have really enjoyed my time with my family and got along great with the parents. I don't know the last time i was involved in a family get together. It feels weird but I am very happy about it. I just thought I would share this and hope it continues on like this. Keep your fingers crossed!!!

Before & After

2008-06-26T09:19:00.000-07:00

So we have been in our house a year and a half and I am finally going to share some pictures of some of the changes we had. I had many requests to see what we have done with the place. We forgot to take before pictures so all I have is the listing pictures for the before pics. These are just pics of the outside and main level of our house cause we haven't gotten to anything else.

Here are some of the craft projects that I am proud of:

I Started a blog!!!!

2008-06-09T09:41:00.000-07:00

SO i decided to start a blog and get with the times!!!! I guess i can start off by saying what a great weekend we had. I threw a birthday BBQ for Aaron. His birthday is June 10th and he will be 31. He is getting old. The birthday BBQ started off by being a surprise party but didn't last long when Kenna told him, "I am not suppose to tell you about your surprise birthday party." I got irritated and said "Kenna!!!" and her rebuttal was "Well I didn't tell him that people were coming!" I guess that is kids for ya!

I am happy to announce that I am finally starting to feel better! After all the havoc I have been through with my health I am finding out more and more each day how much more active I can be and cant wait to start back at the gym on Monday. I need to get back into shape and down to size so I can fit into my clothes. I didn't think i would ever miss going to the gym.

So we have been working on our house and have gotten a lot done but have too much more to do. I am proud to say we finally got our guest bathroom done!!!! I will attach photos later of some of the artwork that I am very proud of my crafty skills.

Well guess i better get back to work!!!