About Me:
My name is Mimi. I am a mother to 4 little humans. They are my life. When they decide to sleep,
I get to blog. Their lives are 99% of what you will read about on this
blog. I am highly motivated to document
every waking minute (not really) because my long term memory is next to
nothing. I am a wife to JB who totally
gets me, and is hilarious beyond husband hilarity. He indulges/supports me in all of the
following:
Me Me (Mimi):
I pretty much love everything and everyone. I take that back, I pretty much love
everything with the exception of Olives, and
empty gas tanks and everyone with the exception of bad guys.
I am a documentary junky- and usually go
through a phase after watching each one where I implement whatever I learned
from it. There are a lot of thought
provoking documentaries out there- go… watch… enjoy!
I am one of six daughters of two hardest working,
knowledgeable, and greatest people I know. They work and work and on their days off…
they work. I wish I could claim their
work ethic, but all of my “hard” working comes as a result of having no choice
but to do it. Oh and they have a farm... hence all the work.
I love to dance! We dance a lot in this house. I’m reaching an age where my body cannot
respond to what my brain is telling it to do.
No more high kicks for me. My
children love to dance too… if music is on…everyone’s groovin’.
I try to do something young at heart everyday with my
children. This usually ends up being a big fat mess. We are not big fans of house work... but we get it done. Eventually.
CHD Survivor Me:
I was born with aoritic stenosis- I have had three
surgeries, and currently live with a donor valve in my heart. This is called
the “Ross Procedure.” The “root” behind
my homograft valve is dilating. It is at
a 4.7… when it gets to a 5 (millimeter) I need a repair. I have never truly been that affected by my
heart condition until recently when I had to start taking blood pressure
medication. Now I am dizzy every time I
stand up, and have to cough frequently (both side effects). I am still trying to work out the kinks with
my meds, but have lived a healthy life with my heart condition- AND had four
children of my own. Take that!!... Heart
defect that should have prevented me from having children.
CHD Mommy Me:
For all of you heart mommies out there- it is WAY more
difficult to be the mother than it is to be the patient…in my opinion. Consider yourselves the unlucky ones in
regards to what your kiddo is going through. Don’t get me wrong, what is
happening to them is devastating, but the agony of the mother’s heart is far more
painful (once recovered from surgery).
The heartbreak I felt in the hospital watching my little Mia cling to
life was unbearable. Please email me if
you have any questions. Mia is my CHD baby and is living with an angel heart. She is possibly the happiest 2 year old on
the planet. I can’t get enough of her! We (Mia and Myself) enjoy advocating for organ donation awareness.
Thrifty Me:
I am a closet frugalista, not so closet if you know me
well. I love to buy and sell. If I had
my own warehouse I would get entirely carried away. Everything I am selling has to fit in our
garage/shed. The only item I wished I
had not sold was a vintage speak n’ spell… and a snobby Mercedes Benz. You will never see me blog about this, but I
have also been known to rock the coupons.
Foodie Me:
I am one of six girls and we all love food. All food (except olives) and love to talk
about it. Someday I want to grow the food
we eat. My garden this year was a
complete disaster. Again, I don’t blog about food because I am a habitually
behind in blogging about my children (which is what I want to read about when
I’m 60.) I rarely follow a recipe and tend to over spice everything I
make. I love new food ideas, and get a
lot of ideas online. Thank you food
bloggers!
Picture Me:
I absolutely love taking pictures! Love it! Capturing my children's lives through images brings such joy to my heart. My shutter is my BFF and I will always enjoy photography. Lately I am really enjoying the video side of creating. Capturing video is really calling to me, and I hope to create some beautiful videos in the next couple months.
Dancing Coach Me:
One of the best things about moving home is getting to be involved with the local high school Drill Team. I am the assistant coach for the Wasatch Waspettes and I absolutely love it! The girls keep me young, and dancing has always been a passion of mine. Go Waspettes!
I absolutely love taking pictures! Love it! Capturing my children's lives through images brings such joy to my heart. My shutter is my BFF and I will always enjoy photography. Lately I am really enjoying the video side of creating. Capturing video is really calling to me, and I hope to create some beautiful videos in the next couple months.
Dancing Coach Me:
One of the best things about moving home is getting to be involved with the local high school Drill Team. I am the assistant coach for the Wasatch Waspettes and I absolutely love it! The girls keep me young, and dancing has always been a passion of mine. Go Waspettes!
My Faith:
I am a member of the LDS church through and through. I love the LDS culture; I also
love laughing at funny things about our culture. My faith
is what brings me happiness and keeps me from going crazy. I wish everyone would read the Book of Mormon
at least once.
mimimcdonalds(at)yahoo(dot)com
