I had a very interesting experience this evening. I was asked to go dress the body of a sister in our ward who passed away over the weekend. I never met her -- she lived in a nursing home, and was very ill -- but she lived to be 94. She was a tiny little thing, which helped a lot.
When the Bishop first asked me to go I wasn't so sure about it. Of course I said yes, because it needs to be done, and I'm able to do it, so I should do it. But I was a little apprehensive. But really, it was just such a simple but neat experience.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Sunday, March 15, 2009
where to begin...
Last weekend -- March 6-8 we spent in Dubuque. My brother Brian had his high school musical that weekend, and we drove 3 hours to see it! They did a really nice job on The Music Man. I was very impressed. The first night we were there, however, Dallin & I had a very nice dinner date to celebrate our 6 years of marriage. Our anniversary was on the 8th. Saturday morning my mother and I went to a gardening class offered by the ISU Extension office in Dubuque. A lot of the lectures went over our heads, but we learned a little bit about gardening. This is my first year with a yard, and I'm determined to grow something this year! Before going to the gardening class however, I was hit hard with a sharp pain right under my rib cage. I honestly didn't think anything of it because I've similar symptoms before and they always seemed to be due to constipation or something. I also had an upset stomach. But that all went away before we had to leave for our class, so I didn't think anything about it. I figured I had just eaten something the night before that didn't agree with me. Not surprising with you're pregnant.
Tuesday evening Dallin & I bought a new dishwasher -- yippee! I will have to get pictures later. I didn't remember to charge my camera battery before the guy came in to install it on Thursday. Thursday night will always be burned into my brain...I woke up around 12:30 or so feeling just uncomfortable. Again I thought it was just constipation. I hadn't really eaten very well that day, or had much water to drink, so I tried to just walk off the pain, go to the bathroom, etc. Well, I went to the bathroom. And the pain didn't go away. In fact, as the night went on, it got much worse. To top it off both children decided they needed to be up too, and I think both of them spent part of the night in our bed. I went out on the couch and watched some 3:30am news to try to get my body to relax enough to get to sleep. I dozed for a few minutes here and there, but never really had a good sleep. by 5:30am I called my OB's office. The answering service paged the doctor on call. An hour later he had not called me back. So I had him paged again. This time he called me and told me to try to take some Tums or Tylenol, but if I thought there was a real problem to go to the ER. Well, I tried the Tums. I felt nauseas the moment they were in my mouth. I took some Tylenol, but threw those up an hour later. By this time I had emptied my stomach and you can imagine how pleasent that is to throw up on an empty stomach! Dallin left for work about 7:00 Friday morning, and he called me at 7:30 to see how I was doing. I told him he needed to come home. I couldn't stand up, I couldn't walk, I couldn't sit. etc. A little before 10:00am I told Dallin this was not okay, and that I needed to get to the hospital. They checked me into the OB floor at the hospital around 10:30. I told the same story to everyone who came to see me that day! The OB on call that day was Dr. Olson. And now I know why everyone loves her. She is the only female OB in town, but besides that, she was fanstastic. It's always nice to have a doctor who knows what it's like to be pregnant.
As soon as she found out where my pain was -- right under the right side of my rib cage -- and that I was in my 3rd pregnancy, she gave a tenative diagnosis immediately. She said it was either a gastrinal problem or my gallbladder. She ordered an ultrasound for me -- and let me tell you, that was the most painful ultrasound I have ever had! I will no longer complain about needing a full bladder for an ultrasound again! When Dr. Olson came to see me she said that the ultrasound showed that I had several gall stones in my gallbladder, and that it looked inflamed and possibly infected. She discussed the case with the surgeon, and he agreed with her diagnosis. So I was admitted the hospital Friday afternoon, and they gave me some Morphine for the pain. I got the little button I could push for my own pain control. That is the most blessed thing ever! Not only did it give almost instant relief, but the machine doesn't allow you to OD. Nice. But I gotta tell ya, that Morphine gave me some pretty funky dreams! They also put me on some antibiotics Saturday night because my white cell count was high.
Saturday morning about 11:30 I went into the OR for my surgery to remove my gallbladder. I spent the rest of the day and 1/2 of Sunday in the hospital. I'm now at home feeling better than I did yesterday, and TONS better than I did on Thursday! The surgeon said my gallbladder was definitely infected. I am so glad we got it taken care of now! My diet will need to change a little bit. Not too many greasy foods like hamburgers, pizza, french fries, but I think I can handle that! I'm just glad that the baby's okay, I'm okay, and I'm on the way to a great recovery!
And as pathetic as it may sound the biggest downer for me during the whole weekend was that I missed the awesome Friday deals at the local grocery store...
Tuesday evening Dallin & I bought a new dishwasher -- yippee! I will have to get pictures later. I didn't remember to charge my camera battery before the guy came in to install it on Thursday. Thursday night will always be burned into my brain...I woke up around 12:30 or so feeling just uncomfortable. Again I thought it was just constipation. I hadn't really eaten very well that day, or had much water to drink, so I tried to just walk off the pain, go to the bathroom, etc. Well, I went to the bathroom. And the pain didn't go away. In fact, as the night went on, it got much worse. To top it off both children decided they needed to be up too, and I think both of them spent part of the night in our bed. I went out on the couch and watched some 3:30am news to try to get my body to relax enough to get to sleep. I dozed for a few minutes here and there, but never really had a good sleep. by 5:30am I called my OB's office. The answering service paged the doctor on call. An hour later he had not called me back. So I had him paged again. This time he called me and told me to try to take some Tums or Tylenol, but if I thought there was a real problem to go to the ER. Well, I tried the Tums. I felt nauseas the moment they were in my mouth. I took some Tylenol, but threw those up an hour later. By this time I had emptied my stomach and you can imagine how pleasent that is to throw up on an empty stomach! Dallin left for work about 7:00 Friday morning, and he called me at 7:30 to see how I was doing. I told him he needed to come home. I couldn't stand up, I couldn't walk, I couldn't sit. etc. A little before 10:00am I told Dallin this was not okay, and that I needed to get to the hospital. They checked me into the OB floor at the hospital around 10:30. I told the same story to everyone who came to see me that day! The OB on call that day was Dr. Olson. And now I know why everyone loves her. She is the only female OB in town, but besides that, she was fanstastic. It's always nice to have a doctor who knows what it's like to be pregnant.
As soon as she found out where my pain was -- right under the right side of my rib cage -- and that I was in my 3rd pregnancy, she gave a tenative diagnosis immediately. She said it was either a gastrinal problem or my gallbladder. She ordered an ultrasound for me -- and let me tell you, that was the most painful ultrasound I have ever had! I will no longer complain about needing a full bladder for an ultrasound again! When Dr. Olson came to see me she said that the ultrasound showed that I had several gall stones in my gallbladder, and that it looked inflamed and possibly infected. She discussed the case with the surgeon, and he agreed with her diagnosis. So I was admitted the hospital Friday afternoon, and they gave me some Morphine for the pain. I got the little button I could push for my own pain control. That is the most blessed thing ever! Not only did it give almost instant relief, but the machine doesn't allow you to OD. Nice. But I gotta tell ya, that Morphine gave me some pretty funky dreams! They also put me on some antibiotics Saturday night because my white cell count was high.
Saturday morning about 11:30 I went into the OR for my surgery to remove my gallbladder. I spent the rest of the day and 1/2 of Sunday in the hospital. I'm now at home feeling better than I did yesterday, and TONS better than I did on Thursday! The surgeon said my gallbladder was definitely infected. I am so glad we got it taken care of now! My diet will need to change a little bit. Not too many greasy foods like hamburgers, pizza, french fries, but I think I can handle that! I'm just glad that the baby's okay, I'm okay, and I'm on the way to a great recovery!
And as pathetic as it may sound the biggest downer for me during the whole weekend was that I missed the awesome Friday deals at the local grocery store...
Monday, March 9, 2009
Sunday, March 1, 2009
my ah-hah moment today
My mom posted a couple weeks ago about how she had an ah-hah moment during Primary that day. I had mine today. I need to give a little bit of background here. Our Primary theme this year is My Eternal Family. My dilemma in teaching this this year was that in my tiny primary -- only 9 active families represented in the primary -- there are only about 3 or 4 who have the ideal family with active member parents married in the temple and kids BIC, etc. I'm not not sure about this, but I'm pretty sure that's an interesting ratio compared to larger primaries. Anyway, so what we've been concentrating on is the pattern of the family that we are to follow. I taught a lesson using the analogy from Elder Holland HERE. I used my own examples of making dresses using patterns and how hard it was with the pattern, and the dresses are no where near perfect, but they would have turned out much worse if I didn't use a pattern. Heavenly Father has given us patterns and we find them in the scriptures, in the Church magazines & General Conference, and our main pattern this year is the Family Proclamation. So every Sharing Time that I teach I try to point out the pattern we are being taught.
Admittedly, I didn't have a lot of time to prepare this lesson. I was filling in for my counselor whose mother died last weekend. I didn't read through my scripture passages too closely because I thought I knew the stories and the lessons in there.
Today I taught about the responsibility of fathers. I had several pairs of Dallin's shoes and we talked about all the different responsibilities he and other fathers fulfill wearing their various shoes. We also read parts of 1 Nephi 1 & 2 and talked about Lehi as a father. With Jr. Primary we talked about how fathers are the leaders of the family, and that they teach the family, provide for, and protect the family. Pretty basic stuff. It wasn't until I was teaching Sr. Primary that I got my ah-hah moment. I realized the obvious pattern. When Jeruselam was in danger of destruction Lehi went and prayed for his people & his family -- his stewardship -- then he received instruction for his family, and then he lead his family. When Nephi's bow broke and he had to make a new one he went to his father -- the patriarch of the family -- and Lehi again prayed, received instruction, and then led (or told) Nephi where to find food.
So the pattern is: 1. righteous fathers pray for their families, 2. they receive instruction, 3. they lead their families. It was awesome. And one of those, "Duh, why didn't I figure this out before?" moments.
Admittedly, I didn't have a lot of time to prepare this lesson. I was filling in for my counselor whose mother died last weekend. I didn't read through my scripture passages too closely because I thought I knew the stories and the lessons in there.
Today I taught about the responsibility of fathers. I had several pairs of Dallin's shoes and we talked about all the different responsibilities he and other fathers fulfill wearing their various shoes. We also read parts of 1 Nephi 1 & 2 and talked about Lehi as a father. With Jr. Primary we talked about how fathers are the leaders of the family, and that they teach the family, provide for, and protect the family. Pretty basic stuff. It wasn't until I was teaching Sr. Primary that I got my ah-hah moment. I realized the obvious pattern. When Jeruselam was in danger of destruction Lehi went and prayed for his people & his family -- his stewardship -- then he received instruction for his family, and then he lead his family. When Nephi's bow broke and he had to make a new one he went to his father -- the patriarch of the family -- and Lehi again prayed, received instruction, and then led (or told) Nephi where to find food.
So the pattern is: 1. righteous fathers pray for their families, 2. they receive instruction, 3. they lead their families. It was awesome. And one of those, "Duh, why didn't I figure this out before?" moments.
Friday, February 27, 2009
i swore this day would never come
When I was a teen I swore to myself that I would never be like my dad (and my mom sometimes) and listen to AM talk radio. I swore that I would listen to FM radio and know all the new songs and artists and be a cool mom. I realized many moons ago that I have become just what I didn't want to become. I would rather listen to AM talk radio than to the FM stations. Don't get me wrong, I still listen to my CDs, and if there is nothing on AM then I will venture to the FM side, but I find that the songs on the radio I enjoy the most are the songs that were popular when I was in high school. I feel so out of touch, and it doesn't bother me in the slightest -- which is probably what is so disturbing to me!
Friday, February 20, 2009
lulu's boutique
Cute stuff here at Lulu's Boutique. I love other people who are creative for me! She's also having a great giveaway. Check it out here.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
just some fun
Hopefully by summer she'll be at least tall enough to get her toes on the ground!
Dallin had done something to make Adeline upset, so she took off down the road -- she's so much like her mother, I'm in a for real treat later on -- Tyler went off and tried talking her into coming back. They ended up walking to the corner together and coming back.
I think Dallin has decided that Saturday nights are pizza nights. He picked this one up at Papa Murphy's on Valentine's Day. This was the extend of our holiday celebrations.
Dallin had done something to make Adeline upset, so she took off down the road -- she's so much like her mother, I'm in a for real treat later on -- Tyler went off and tried talking her into coming back. They ended up walking to the corner together and coming back.
I think Dallin has decided that Saturday nights are pizza nights. He picked this one up at Papa Murphy's on Valentine's Day. This was the extend of our holiday celebrations.
mmm...yum
To anyone else this may just look like a regular canning jar filled with 
a dark substance. But to our family this is the elixir of life: real homemade Wisconsin maple syrup. My sister's in-laws make their own syrup every year. And every so often when Stacy's family visits our parents she brings my parents & us a couple jars of this heavenly creation. This jar will not last very long as I will make pancakes & waffles as conduits for the elixir as often as possible. Have no fear, because there is another jar in the fridge just begging to be opened! So, here's to you, Penny & Dennis up in the great white north of Wisconsin, and to your incredible elixir of life. Our family thanks you. Yum!
a dark substance. But to our family this is the elixir of life: real homemade Wisconsin maple syrup. My sister's in-laws make their own syrup every year. And every so often when Stacy's family visits our parents she brings my parents & us a couple jars of this heavenly creation. This jar will not last very long as I will make pancakes & waffles as conduits for the elixir as often as possible. Have no fear, because there is another jar in the fridge just begging to be opened! So, here's to you, Penny & Dennis up in the great white north of Wisconsin, and to your incredible elixir of life. Our family thanks you. Yum!Des Moines River Ice Jam
I think this is self-explanatory. I was standing on the road for this picture, but I was still standing on ice. I can't even tell you where the shore is supposed to be. You can kind of tell because of the grass showing in places. I've never seen anything like this before.
This is looking up river. You can see where the ice has crept up almost to the road.
More of the same. This is taken looking down river from the bridge that was in the background of the other pictures.
This is the furthest down river the ice jam goes. It's about a 2 min. drive from the bridge. It's not the best picture ever. We were sitting in someone's drive to get this picture.
Monday, February 9, 2009
sick
| This morning while Tyler was at school, I spent most of the morning in the bathroom with an upset stomach. I managed to pull myself together enough to go pick him up, and then Tyler threw up 3 times on the drive way while bringing in the garbage cans. (When Dallin got home he mentioned that what we had done to the drive way was interesting.) Tyler felt better after that, in fact, asked for some food. I gave him some crackers, and I had a couple, and we managed to keep those down. I had emailed Dallin to let him know that we wouldn't be meeting him at the library, but that I did need him to come home and get the books that needed to be returned. I also called the Elders to cancel our dinner appointment. And I talked to my friend whose kids I'm supposed to watch tomorrow. She mentioned that her youngest was also sick today and couldn't keep anything down. Adeline wanted a snack later so I gave her some carrots. Tyler wanted some too, and since he had kept the crackers down for a couple hours I let him have some -- and myself. After Dallin came home and got the library books and Adeline, I promptly disposed of my carrots -- and felt SO much better! Tyler was doing very well keeping his food down, but he was getting really tired, and kept leaning on me as I was washing dishes. Just after Dallin got home -- with pizzas -- I know he was helping so that I wouldn't have to fix anything, but it just makes my stomach growl from hunger & I'm so bummed because I can't eat it right now -- Tyler disposed of his carrots in the middle of the living room floor. The nice thing about the wood floor is that clean up is pretty quick. The bad thing about the wood floor is that the clean up area is HUGE! And usually this stuff doesn't bother me, but cleaning up after Tyler this evening, I thought I was going to go through it all again myself. Through all the tummy troubles though, I got one load of dishes done, and 4 loads of laundry through the washer & dryer, which will get folded tonight during my prime time down time. I also managed to drive the kids to the train tracks to "find" the train we could hear from our house, and all of us got dressed in clean clothes & Adeline has eaten 2 meals so far. I also took Tyler to school & picked him up from school. I've also done 3 easy crossword puzzles, and finished a book. Ahh...isn't it great being a sick mom? Apparently this is some bug that's been making the rounds. I really hope Adeline has a strong stomach constitution like her father. She's never had the stomach flu before, and I'm not looking forward to going through it with her. I just think it's worse for me when they can't fully communicate about how they feel. |
Monday, February 2, 2009
happy birthday, tyler!
When I first asked Tyler what he wanted for his birthday breakfast he said, "cake." I suggested coffee cake, and he thought that was a pretty good idea.
After I went grocery shopping he noticed that I had bought frozen waffles -- then he said he wanted waffles instead.
You'll probably notice that there's no syrup on his waffles. That's because they're still frozen. That's how he likes them. Frozen waffles -- frozen. I admit he got that from his mom. I like 'em that way too.
After I went grocery shopping he noticed that I had bought frozen waffles -- then he said he wanted waffles instead.
You'll probably notice that there's no syrup on his waffles. That's because they're still frozen. That's how he likes them. Frozen waffles -- frozen. I admit he got that from his mom. I like 'em that way too.
I did great with the gifts this year -- despite my hubby's lack of confidence in my ability to shop for a 5 year old boy (my own son) on my own.Man, I am the coolest mom ever -- this week.
Okay, and notice the books on the floor. The 360 loop isn't enough for this kid. He likes to stack up the books under the track to make the car jump off the track after it's done the 360 loopy thing.
Okay, and notice the books on the floor. The 360 loop isn't enough for this kid. He likes to stack up the books under the track to make the car jump off the track after it's done the 360 loopy thing.
Tyler blowing out his number "5" candle set in his mac & cheese birthday dinner. Mac & cheese with a side of green salad with tomatoes and ranch is his favorite dinner.
more pictures
This is what happens when you help Daddy make the bed...
Adeline has finally "allowed" me to do her hair -- and she now leaves it in. I took this picture a week ago just to prove that it had been done just in case it didn't last. In order to keep her from playing with her hair, we remind her she looks pretty with it done up. So now when her hair is done, she goes around pointing to it and saying, "pri-ee."
Okay, I realize by snapping pictures of this event, I am some how sending a message to my children that I condone such action...but really, had you been there, and walked into the room to find the two of them putting on a little show on the kitchen table, you would have been snapping some pictures too.
what addie does while tyler's at school
Dressing up in Mom's shirt.
Pretending to sleep on her accumulated pile of shoes.
Crying because she didn't get her way.
Okay, technically, this is after Tyler comes home from school...
snow
Tyler went out with Dallin to play in the snow while Dallin shoveled the drive & sidewalks. Tyler thought it was the coolest thing to ride his bike into the snow and topple over.
Notice how tall the snow pile is next to Tyler. Tyler's at least 3 1/2 feet tall.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
the quriks in all of us
My cousin posted this on her blog, and I thought I'd have a go. Basically, I get to list 7 quirky things about me.
1. T.P. must come off the roll from the top. I do not change it in other people's homes -- though I'm sorely tempted -- but I have found my guests have changed the roll in my house. Grr....
2. I like things alphabetized. Our movies right now are not alphabetized because I have resigned to the fact that until my children stop pulling them off the shelves (Addie) or until I get them in a cabinet with doors, I will have to be satisfied with the fact that at least my family knows which shelf each movie goes on. We have a Sunday movie shelf, a Mommy & Daddy shelf, and a kids' shelf. As long as they are getting the movies on the correct shelves, I will relinquish the alphabetizing frenzy...for now....
3. I like things labeled. Dallin got me a label maker for my birthday last year, and I have gone a little label happy. I'm tempted to take it to church and label all the shelves in my closets there.
4. I like even rows. This is particularly important to me when it comes to ice trays, egg cartons, and the Sacrament water trays. I always put enough ice cubes in my glass so that both rows are even when I'm finished. And I always take ice cubes from the same end of the tray. Admittedly, my family is not quite as obsessed about this as I am, and so sometimes there will be missing cubes from random places in the tray, and it drives me nuts. I will literally take as many ice cubes as necessary to make the tray even again.
Egg cartons & the water tray are a little bit more difficult. If the recipe calls for just 1 or 3 eggs, there's nothing I can really do about it -- unless I make hard boiled eggs that day -- which has happened -- but it eats me up inside putting that carton away with an odd number & non-even rows.
And with the Sacrament water tray I always try to keep the row even when I'm taking the cup of water. Not always an easy task, but since our family is the first one to take the Sacrament from that tray -- we sit near the front -- it's not too hard to keep things even -- at least until the tray is out of my sight.
5. I like my kitchen to be cleaned spotless after dinner -- but I'd rather bribe Dallin to do it for me -- but it must still meet my cleanliness expectations.
6. I procrastinate like no other. But really, I'm not procrastinating, because technically, I'm working it all out in my head before I actually do it. For instance, all the papers I had to write in college were written in my head for days before I sat down the night before the due date to actually type it out. Same with my scrapbook pages. I plan the entire page out in my head, and then, when I've got it just right -- whenever during the day or night that may occur -- I put it together. So when I stay up until 12 or 1 am on a Saturday night doing stuff for Primary, I really haven't procrastinated, because in my head I've been working on it, it's just Saturday nights are the best time to do the actual foot work.
7. In my blue eyes, I have a brown spot on my right eye. It's been there forever. Guys used to tell me it was cool. I wonder if my hubby even knows it's there -- he still thinks my eyes are green...long story...
1. T.P. must come off the roll from the top. I do not change it in other people's homes -- though I'm sorely tempted -- but I have found my guests have changed the roll in my house. Grr....
2. I like things alphabetized. Our movies right now are not alphabetized because I have resigned to the fact that until my children stop pulling them off the shelves (Addie) or until I get them in a cabinet with doors, I will have to be satisfied with the fact that at least my family knows which shelf each movie goes on. We have a Sunday movie shelf, a Mommy & Daddy shelf, and a kids' shelf. As long as they are getting the movies on the correct shelves, I will relinquish the alphabetizing frenzy...for now....
3. I like things labeled. Dallin got me a label maker for my birthday last year, and I have gone a little label happy. I'm tempted to take it to church and label all the shelves in my closets there.
4. I like even rows. This is particularly important to me when it comes to ice trays, egg cartons, and the Sacrament water trays. I always put enough ice cubes in my glass so that both rows are even when I'm finished. And I always take ice cubes from the same end of the tray. Admittedly, my family is not quite as obsessed about this as I am, and so sometimes there will be missing cubes from random places in the tray, and it drives me nuts. I will literally take as many ice cubes as necessary to make the tray even again.
Egg cartons & the water tray are a little bit more difficult. If the recipe calls for just 1 or 3 eggs, there's nothing I can really do about it -- unless I make hard boiled eggs that day -- which has happened -- but it eats me up inside putting that carton away with an odd number & non-even rows.
And with the Sacrament water tray I always try to keep the row even when I'm taking the cup of water. Not always an easy task, but since our family is the first one to take the Sacrament from that tray -- we sit near the front -- it's not too hard to keep things even -- at least until the tray is out of my sight.
5. I like my kitchen to be cleaned spotless after dinner -- but I'd rather bribe Dallin to do it for me -- but it must still meet my cleanliness expectations.
6. I procrastinate like no other. But really, I'm not procrastinating, because technically, I'm working it all out in my head before I actually do it. For instance, all the papers I had to write in college were written in my head for days before I sat down the night before the due date to actually type it out. Same with my scrapbook pages. I plan the entire page out in my head, and then, when I've got it just right -- whenever during the day or night that may occur -- I put it together. So when I stay up until 12 or 1 am on a Saturday night doing stuff for Primary, I really haven't procrastinated, because in my head I've been working on it, it's just Saturday nights are the best time to do the actual foot work.
7. In my blue eyes, I have a brown spot on my right eye. It's been there forever. Guys used to tell me it was cool. I wonder if my hubby even knows it's there -- he still thinks my eyes are green...long story...
Saturday, January 31, 2009
tagged
Allie, Allie, Allie. Thanks for the tag, dear friend! Seriously, I had to think about a couple of these.
Five things I was doing 10 years ago
1. Just starting my last semester at Ricks
2. Filling out paper work and such to move to Berlin, Germany
3. I was rooming with my new roommate from Brisbane, Australia.
4. I was still wondering why Jenn moved out -- love you, babe. So glad we've mended those fences!
5. Writing for the Rixida, Rick's College's yearbook.
And I know now one else will care but me, but here are all the pages for the stories I wrote.
18-19, 26-27, 28-29, 48-49, 51, 53 (they put in the wrong bi-line), 55, 68-69, 70-71, 84-85, 86-87, 88-89, 96-97, 108, 118-119, 132-133, 138, 140, 143, 156-157, 164-165, 178-179, 207, 226, 366 (my picture)
Five things on my to do list
1. clean the office/scrapbook room
2. make invites for Tyler's party
3. clean the kitchen
4. wash the towels
5. give away a Book of Mormon the missionaries asked us to give away
Five of my favorite snack foods
1. cheese spread & crackers
2. chips & pico de gallo
3. apples & peanut butter
4. combos
5. my mom's crab dip
Five things I would do if I were a billionaire
1. get out of debt
2. put aside money for kids' college
3. spend a year traveling the world
4. pay off my siblings & parents' debts
5. retire to the alps
Five things I was doing 10 years ago
1. Just starting my last semester at Ricks
2. Filling out paper work and such to move to Berlin, Germany
3. I was rooming with my new roommate from Brisbane, Australia.
4. I was still wondering why Jenn moved out -- love you, babe. So glad we've mended those fences!
5. Writing for the Rixida, Rick's College's yearbook.
And I know now one else will care but me, but here are all the pages for the stories I wrote.
18-19, 26-27, 28-29, 48-49, 51, 53 (they put in the wrong bi-line), 55, 68-69, 70-71, 84-85, 86-87, 88-89, 96-97, 108, 118-119, 132-133, 138, 140, 143, 156-157, 164-165, 178-179, 207, 226, 366 (my picture)
Five things on my to do list
1. clean the office/scrapbook room
2. make invites for Tyler's party
3. clean the kitchen
4. wash the towels
5. give away a Book of Mormon the missionaries asked us to give away
Five of my favorite snack foods
1. cheese spread & crackers
2. chips & pico de gallo
3. apples & peanut butter
4. combos
5. my mom's crab dip
Five things I would do if I were a billionaire
1. get out of debt
2. put aside money for kids' college
3. spend a year traveling the world
4. pay off my siblings & parents' debts
5. retire to the alps
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
good news, and not so good news
Good news: Dallin was released as 1st Counselor in the E.Q. & was put in as the YM Pres. He also started school tonight
Not so good news: meetings, stake dances, Wed. night activities -- away from the family, meetings, Wed. night classes, homework, papers for me to read
Good news: We had our first Primary activity last Saturday, and it went very well.
Not so good news: Now I have to plan for the next one.
Good news: Tyler is enjoying school.
Not so good news: He comes home so tired, but I can't have him take a nap or he'll never get to sleep at night. You can imagine how enjoyable that makes him in the afternoons.
Good news: Adeline progresses every day in her development.
Not so good news: She can now take off her shirt, pants, socks, shoes, and diaper. I have to keep a onsie on her so she doesn't get the diaper off -- she hasn't figured out the snaps yet. But I often find a trail of clothes throughout the house. You can tell where she has played throughout the day. She is also strong enough now to drag a table chair over to the kitchen counter or the piano -- since we still don't have a bench. She can also climb onto said chairs -- and the toilet and consequently the bathroom counters. The kitchen counters are still too tall for her to climb on them. But if anything is within reach on the counter, she'll grab it. She can also open twisty lids, zippers, Ziploc bags, and Tupperware.
Good news: The baby is doing well, and we heard the heart beat again yesterday. The Dr. also gave me a date for my c-section -- Tuesday, June 23. Lest you think I influenced this decision, I did not. My due date is June 25, but that is the Dr.'s day in the office. He does his hospital rounds on Tuesday.
Not so good news: I only have 5 months before my life becomes crazy!
Good news: Tomorrow's high is supposed to be near 40 -- and after -45 wind chills last week, I'm looking forward to it.
Not so good news: It's going to be 22 the next day and 9 the day after that...I am so ready for spring!
Not so good news: meetings, stake dances, Wed. night activities -- away from the family, meetings, Wed. night classes, homework, papers for me to read
Good news: We had our first Primary activity last Saturday, and it went very well.
Not so good news: Now I have to plan for the next one.
Good news: Tyler is enjoying school.
Not so good news: He comes home so tired, but I can't have him take a nap or he'll never get to sleep at night. You can imagine how enjoyable that makes him in the afternoons.
Good news: Adeline progresses every day in her development.
Not so good news: She can now take off her shirt, pants, socks, shoes, and diaper. I have to keep a onsie on her so she doesn't get the diaper off -- she hasn't figured out the snaps yet. But I often find a trail of clothes throughout the house. You can tell where she has played throughout the day. She is also strong enough now to drag a table chair over to the kitchen counter or the piano -- since we still don't have a bench. She can also climb onto said chairs -- and the toilet and consequently the bathroom counters. The kitchen counters are still too tall for her to climb on them. But if anything is within reach on the counter, she'll grab it. She can also open twisty lids, zippers, Ziploc bags, and Tupperware.
Good news: The baby is doing well, and we heard the heart beat again yesterday. The Dr. also gave me a date for my c-section -- Tuesday, June 23. Lest you think I influenced this decision, I did not. My due date is June 25, but that is the Dr.'s day in the office. He does his hospital rounds on Tuesday.
Not so good news: I only have 5 months before my life becomes crazy!
Good news: Tomorrow's high is supposed to be near 40 -- and after -45 wind chills last week, I'm looking forward to it.
Not so good news: It's going to be 22 the next day and 9 the day after that...I am so ready for spring!
Friday, January 16, 2009
cutest blog on the block
Just thought I'd let everyone who uses Ashley's site for their blog backgrounds that their server is down. I kept getting some crazy authorization thing, so I did some googling. Here's her blog with the explanation about her server crash & some cute Valentine's Day backgrounds.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
finally updating
I finally have updated this blog -- so scroll down a ways. There are lots of pictures! I apoligize to anyone whose day was ruined because I failed to update you on our family. (*HA*) I have been busy with Primary, and I'm tired all the time -- details below (see: Christmas -- the rest of the story.).
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