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The Familia

It's only as I've gotten older that I've come to realize that my family isn't like everyone else's families.

We have our oddities and quirks

While some families might hang up artwork of cooking utensils or roosters in the kitchen, we have a framed Happy Bunny poster and pictures of jelly beans.

Most families have nicknames for each other: Sport, princess, sweetheart, pumpkin, etc. My family has nicknames too..

Mom- Mammogram
Dad- Pap Smear
Katie- Katheter
Kristi- Krisyphillis( yes, after the STD)
Rascal- Rascoliosis

Some parents discuss the weather or their work day over dinner, my parents throw their glasses of soda at each other.

I love it! Getting to spend my Christmas break with family has helped me see how utterly awesome we really are. Step off, families of the world. The Wallwork's are bringing sexy back.

One Way or Another, I'm Going to Find You...

I'm a stalker.

I find things that I'm in love with in the store, and wait until they go on sale before buying them. Some might call me cheap, I like to think I'm practical.

I love Torrid. They have way cute stuff, but they're so freaking expensive!

A great thing about them, is that they have a 50% off clearance sale like every 2 or 3 weeks. Their clearance section is updated regularly as well.

So I try something on in the store, and then proceed to stalk it online for the next 2-3 months until it pops up in the clearance section. Then I buy it when the 50% sale starts.

The wait is sometimes difficult, but knowing that you got this awesome thing on the cheap feels good!!

A few little beauties that I am currently stalking...

Red Yellow and Blue Plaid Ruffle-Front Smocked Top Size 1

Blue Buffalo Check Western Hoodie Size 1

Black Tiered Lace Zip-Front Top size 2

These babies I've already caught with my Torrid gift card...

Hematite Beaded Pearl Flower Elongated Ring

Silver Rainbow Stud Disc Ring

Aspirations

As 2009 ends, I'm already making plans for 2010. While I feel like I'm a totally awesome person, everyone can use a little polishing right? If you read my sister's blog, then you've perused her post about New Year's resolutions.

Anyway, I'm going to do a similar deal where I report back on my progress on the 1st of each month. This way my butt's on the line, and you guys can help keep me straight.

Plans:

• Do Power 90 at least 2 times a week (Let's not get crazy...)
• Read my scriptures regularly
• Write at least a page a week in my book
• Start a book.
• Be a better pen pal to friends on missions
• Be a harder worker, as posted about before.
  

They all seem fairly manageable, I'm going to do this people. I am woman hear me ROAR!!

Truth

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Word.

Best Day Ever

What a babe!

On this day, an undisclosed amount of years ago, my mother was born. Ever since then, she's been raising hell. Haha, just kidding. But no, really...

She's the kind of mom that I'm sure made other kids jealous. For years Katie was convinced she only had friends because they wanted to come over and hang out with our mom.

As you've all probably figured out by now, I like to list things. It helps me get all my thoughts out, so here's another list...

The Top 15 Reasons Marti Wallwork is the Coolest & Most Awesome Mom Ever:

1. Her cousin is Robbie Benson, the guy that does the voice of the Beast from Beauty and the Beast.
2. She collects leather-bound books because she loves the smell.
3. Her eyes sparkle when she laughs, it's kind of pretty.
4. She has always stood up for us, especially against loser middle school vice principles.
5. Have you seen her shoes?
6. Her jewelery collection is pretty great too.
7. She taught me how to play backgammon with her.
8. She taught me how to make delicious spaghetti.
9. She laughs at my jokes.
10. She believes entirely in my genius, or in the fact that I have a genius.
11. She's funny.
12. She takes us chalk tagging.
13. She suggests we go chalk tagging.
14. She's funny.
15. She loves me.
    

Check out that killer skirt she's wearing as she holds that chub a lub (aka ME)

She's entirely too good for me, but I feel honored to even live in the same house as her when I come home. She does so much that I'm shocked she hasn't been nominated for something. She is easily the strongest person I know. Live it up Mom, it's your birthday today!

Growing Up

My chin in the bottom right pic looks lumpy. Don't ask.

I'm kind of a lazy person. That whole , "never put off for tomorrow, what can be done today" nonsense has never flown with me. I'm all about putting off what can be done today for tomorrow.

Sure I do what's necessary to get by. I do my laundry when my jeans are dirty enough to stand up by themselves and I am completely out of underwear, and there is no money in the bank to go out and buy more.

I do the dishes when the faucet becomes unreachable because of all the crap in the sink.

I pick up my bedroom when it starts to look like a bomb went off. I'm sure if you were to move my pile of dirty clothes, you would find Osama Bin Laden, the perfect man, or some other elusive creature hiding out. It. Gets. Bad.

I'm also horrible about keeping in touch with people. I have a hard time maintaining a relationship with people when we live in the same town, let alone in another state.

I suck at writing letters to people. My good friend, Coop, has been on a mission for over a year, and I have written him once. My roommate, Beth, is serving in Russia and I have yet to send words to her. I'm horrible! If I write the letter, then I don't have stamps. Or if I have stamps, I don't have time to write the letter. It's a vicious cycle. Things just seem to get in the way. I always rationalize this problem by saying " they have other friends writing to them."

But they don't have other friends named Kristi Wallwork writing them, and I'm the only one they got. Sad as I may be, I like to think that I have a little somethin somethin to offer people.

As I've been home for Christmas break this year, I've had the opportunity to serve my mother, who's been ill recently. You can bet growing up that it was harder than all get out to get me to do anything. I pretty much did, and do, whatever I want. What kid in their right mind wants to scrub the bathroom, or do the dishes?

But being able to help my mom I found that a little hard work isn't a bad thing. I've cleaned the kitchen many times this past week, and I appreciate how quickly it gets dirty again, and that's without little kids in the house.

The effort to keep ones' house clean is endless. I find that I'm still able to abide by some mess, but I start to feel guilty for some reason, if I'm laying in bed in the morning and the kitchen is dirty. It's a new development I'm not sure I like.

With the new year approaching, I'm getting an early start on my resolutions. I'm going to be a harder worker. I'll keep you posted folks!