We did some major decluttering in our house this month. No room was ignored. We got rid of so much stuff. It was astonishing how many things we've accumulated over the years. We still have a lot, but the amount was reduced significantly.
I read some James L. Ferrell books. They were amazing. I borrowed them from a friend and definitely plan to get my own copies at some point. I learned so much from them and would highly recommend them.
My Relay for Life team reached its goal this month, which was really exciting. I reached over double of my initial personal goal. I'm really looking forward to taking part in this in May.
John and I took the boys to the Telus World of Science for a day. They had a blast. We checked out the Angry Birds exhibit. Ty and Brettley had fun in Discoveryland and Caleb enjoyed the Robotics Lab. It was a fun family day.
I'm pretty sure that was where Brettley picked up his croup from. All 3 boys ended up with it, but Brettley's came first and was the worst by far. He had to miss several swimming lessons because of it.
We took the boys to go see the temple. We love being there and feeling the spirit just walking on the grounds. That was where I'd told John that I knew I was supposed to marry him. The boys really enjoyed hearing that story during our trip.
I started watching hockey, which has prompted a lot of texting between my step-dad and I. A few days ago our team, the Edmonton Oilers, clinched a spot in the playoffs. This will be their first time in the playoffs since I was pregnant with Caleb, when we went for the Stanley Cup, so we're super excited.
The boys finished school this month! They worked so hard and finished their curriculum early last week. They still have some things we plan on having them work on over the summer, a bit of extra work to strengthen their weaker areas, but they are technically done their 2016-2017 school year and finished before Edmonton Public kids even went of spring break. I also put their portfolios for the year together and they are ready for the facilitator visit next week.
Yesterday was my late father-in-law's birthday. We had our annual tradition of having some sort of cake to celebrate. This year was cheesecake.
The boys also finished their swimming lessons yesterday. Caleb was the only one who passed, so he'll move up to Swim Kids 4. Ty just has to work on his distance. Brettley, well, we knew going in that he would take a few different rounds of lessons to pass. Swimming coordination is not his forte. They had so much fun, though, which is great!
Well, that's about it for this month, I think.
The goings on of our geeky little family and the musings and soapbox moments of the lone female in the group.
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Thursday, March 30, 2017
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
New Nephew, New Calling and Fall
My little nephew was born on Monday :) Well, technically he's not my nephew, but I get called Aunt Nikki anyway. He's the sweetest little guy and was so content for the whole time John and I were holding him yesterday.
I can now announce that I have a new calling on the Relief Society board. I'm pretty excited to be going into that calling, I really feel like it's what I need in my life right now.
And yeah, I feel like that's about all that I have to say. It's been a pretty boring week, I've mostly just been reading a lot. I've gone through 4 books now in the last week, and only one of them was a thinner book (213 pages). I am mostly just looking forward to summer holidays being over and getting the kids in school and having a nice routine again for the next 10 months. I'm not a summer person, I definitely prefer spring and fall. So on that note, what part(s) of fall are you looking forward to the most? I'm looking forward to the kids being in school, 3 of us having birthdays, no more crazy summer storms and getting to wear sweaters again.
I can now announce that I have a new calling on the Relief Society board. I'm pretty excited to be going into that calling, I really feel like it's what I need in my life right now.
And yeah, I feel like that's about all that I have to say. It's been a pretty boring week, I've mostly just been reading a lot. I've gone through 4 books now in the last week, and only one of them was a thinner book (213 pages). I am mostly just looking forward to summer holidays being over and getting the kids in school and having a nice routine again for the next 10 months. I'm not a summer person, I definitely prefer spring and fall. So on that note, what part(s) of fall are you looking forward to the most? I'm looking forward to the kids being in school, 3 of us having birthdays, no more crazy summer storms and getting to wear sweaters again.
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Ouch and Ouch and Reading
I really hurt myself this week. On Monday I was making Rice Krispies squares for FHE. I was so proud of myself for actually making something instead of just buying something, because I'm not a "let's bake perfect treats and make perfect handouts every single week" kind of a mom. For me, if we manage to have any kind of lesson that week then it's a win. So I got everything mixed up in my large cooking pot and transferred it to my lasagna pan to cool. There were a couple of things in my right side sink, so I rested the pot between the two sinks while I cleared it out. I moved the pot into the sink and started running hot water into it. As I was adding dish soap to the pot, I made the genius mistake of resting my arm where the pot had just been resting for the past couple of minutes, and proceeded to receive my first 2nd degree burn. It's been a very painful few days. My burn is about 5 cm long and about 1 cm wide and got a really nasty blister. So for the time being, FHE treats will not require a stove, ha ha. It's Caleb's turn to pick the treat for next week anyway, and he picked Brown Cows (root beer and milk), so I'm good to go for that :)
I also read a new book. The Selection by Kiera Cass
I really enjoyed it, enough that I'm anxiously awaiting the sequel from the library. The sequel was just released last month, so once I've read it I'll have to wait quite a while for the next one. Anyway, reading the book I think to myself "I think I've read this story before in a few other books", but it's entertaining enough to keep me highly interested. I'd recommend it for a casual read.
I also read a new book. The Selection by Kiera Cass
I really enjoyed it, enough that I'm anxiously awaiting the sequel from the library. The sequel was just released last month, so once I've read it I'll have to wait quite a while for the next one. Anyway, reading the book I think to myself "I think I've read this story before in a few other books", but it's entertaining enough to keep me highly interested. I'd recommend it for a casual read.
Friday, September 7, 2012
Post 2: It's About Me
I decided to do one of those quiz things just to add some fun facts about myself on here, since it is my blog and all...
WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? My middle name is also the middle name of both of my grandmothers
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Wednesday night I had a full out cry but ended up getting a lot out of it.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Roasted Turkey or Honey Ham. Also, I hate bologna with a passion.
DO YOU HAVE KIDS? Yes, I have 3. (Caleb is almost 6, Ty is almost 4 and Brett is about 19 months)
IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Yes and no. I come with a lot of baggage that can be frustrating, but I'm an extremely loyal friend and I love to listen.
DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? I tend to be an extremely sarcastic person. Witty sarcasm is my favourite kind of humour.
DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? I don't. They came out right before I turned 10 and should have been out YEARS before that.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? I don't eat a lot of cereal, but I love things like Quaker Harvest Crunch and Honey Bunches of Oats.
DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Only if I need to in order to get them off of my foot.
DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Physically, no. Emotionally this is a frustrating thing for me because I've had to do things that make people think that I'm strong (and I hate people telling me that I am), but I personally don't feel that I am.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? I love Haggen Daaz Cookie Dough Dynamo, the PC brand of Cotton Candy and Marble Slab's Cheesecake.
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? I notice shoes a lot, actually. And hair.
WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? Physically, my underdeveloped chin (which is a VERY sore spot with me after years and years of teasing). As a whole, I'd have to say my bipolar.
WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My father-in-law, who passed away in March and was one of the most amazing people I've ever met.
WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Eggs
WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Dora the Explorer that Ty is watching.
IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Pink
FAVORITE SMELLS? Lilacs, vanilla and cinnamon.
FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Hockey, Soccer and Curling
HAIR COLOR? My hair is, medium brown? I think...
EYE COLOR? Fun cause I recently learned a term for this. It's Glasz. My eye color changes all the time between blue, green, grey and even a bit of yellow on occasion. Today they are a bluish grey.
DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? No, but I am trying to wear my glasses more.
FAVORITE FOOD? I like a good lasagna or chicken parmesan.
LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? The Hunger Games
FAVORITE SEASON? I think it's a tie between spring and fall.
FAVORITE DESSERT? Either cheesecake or sticky toffee pudding.
COMPUTER OR TELEVISION? I use my phone or computer for most things, including Netflix.
WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? I just finished The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer. Today I'm starting Fishers of Men by Gerald N Lund.
FAVORITE SOUND? Running water (river, rain...) or just a good song
WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Nova Scotia for distance, Utah for out of country.
DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? I'm really good at planning things out in detail. Execution is another story.
WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Nova Scotia, Canada
WHERE ARE YOU LIVING NOW? Alberta, Canada
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BOOK? So everyone's expecting a Harry Potter book, right? I'd have to say, though that Behold The Man by Gerald N Lund is my favorite.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE? Again, it's not HP. My favorite movie is Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (the extended version).
WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? My middle name is also the middle name of both of my grandmothers
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Wednesday night I had a full out cry but ended up getting a lot out of it.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Roasted Turkey or Honey Ham. Also, I hate bologna with a passion.
DO YOU HAVE KIDS? Yes, I have 3. (Caleb is almost 6, Ty is almost 4 and Brett is about 19 months)
IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Yes and no. I come with a lot of baggage that can be frustrating, but I'm an extremely loyal friend and I love to listen.
DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? I tend to be an extremely sarcastic person. Witty sarcasm is my favourite kind of humour.
DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? I don't. They came out right before I turned 10 and should have been out YEARS before that.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? I don't eat a lot of cereal, but I love things like Quaker Harvest Crunch and Honey Bunches of Oats.
DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Only if I need to in order to get them off of my foot.
DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Physically, no. Emotionally this is a frustrating thing for me because I've had to do things that make people think that I'm strong (and I hate people telling me that I am), but I personally don't feel that I am.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? I love Haggen Daaz Cookie Dough Dynamo, the PC brand of Cotton Candy and Marble Slab's Cheesecake.
WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? I notice shoes a lot, actually. And hair.
WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? Physically, my underdeveloped chin (which is a VERY sore spot with me after years and years of teasing). As a whole, I'd have to say my bipolar.
WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My father-in-law, who passed away in March and was one of the most amazing people I've ever met.
WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Eggs
WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Dora the Explorer that Ty is watching.
IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Pink
FAVORITE SMELLS? Lilacs, vanilla and cinnamon.
FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Hockey, Soccer and Curling
HAIR COLOR? My hair is, medium brown? I think...
EYE COLOR? Fun cause I recently learned a term for this. It's Glasz. My eye color changes all the time between blue, green, grey and even a bit of yellow on occasion. Today they are a bluish grey.
DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? No, but I am trying to wear my glasses more.
FAVORITE FOOD? I like a good lasagna or chicken parmesan.
LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? The Hunger Games
FAVORITE SEASON? I think it's a tie between spring and fall.
FAVORITE DESSERT? Either cheesecake or sticky toffee pudding.
COMPUTER OR TELEVISION? I use my phone or computer for most things, including Netflix.
WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? I just finished The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer. Today I'm starting Fishers of Men by Gerald N Lund.
FAVORITE SOUND? Running water (river, rain...) or just a good song
WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Nova Scotia for distance, Utah for out of country.
DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? I'm really good at planning things out in detail. Execution is another story.
WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Nova Scotia, Canada
WHERE ARE YOU LIVING NOW? Alberta, Canada
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BOOK? So everyone's expecting a Harry Potter book, right? I'd have to say, though that Behold The Man by Gerald N Lund is my favorite.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE? Again, it's not HP. My favorite movie is Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (the extended version).
Post 1: Book Review
I decided that every time I read a book for the first time I'm going to do a bit of a review for it on here. To be honest, it doesn't happen very often, because I'm a bit re-reader. I got to read a new book this week though.
The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell
by Chris Colfer
I'm going to be honest and say that when I first heard that he'd written a book, I had no intention of reading it whatsoever. I assumed that the book got published simply because it's Chris Colfer and I don't believe in buying/reading something just because of who put it out (read: George Lucas). At some point I ended up finding out what the book was about, though. It's a modern day fairy tale telling the continuing story of the characters from the fairy tales we grew up with (Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks, etc). My interest was piqued. So I asked my brother if he'd heard anything about it (my brother works for Chapter Indigo). He said that the writing itself wasn't great but that the story was probably okay. In the end I decided to see if the story concept would override the writing itself and put a hold on it through the library.
In short, yes, the concept overrode the writing. I could tell that writing wasn't the sole focus in his life. However, I was so interested in his take on things (The Charming Dynasty, the back story to characters, how the Bailey twins fit in to things) that I sped through the book. It was very obvious that he's a fan of J.K. Rowling by how he revealed things in tiny bits and pieces through the story before revealing it all at the end, with a bit of a twist. I also greatly enjoyed his witty sarcastic sense of humor, mainly through Conner Bailey, one of the twins, who fall into The Land of Stories and are completing tasks to be able to get back home.
The book itself is a children's book that I would relate to Shrek, Madagascar or any Disney movie. Kids will enjoy it, but there are a few jokes thrown in there for the adults to chuckle at. There are quite a few profound statements in there as well, which I want to write down before I return the book to the library tomorrow.
All in all, I really enjoyed the book. It kept my interest, it kept me laughing and I'm looking forward to the sequel. On the con side, you can tell he's not an accomplished writer and there are points where his writing style got a bit frustrating. I would still happily recommend it as a fun light read, though.
The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell
by Chris Colfer
I'm going to be honest and say that when I first heard that he'd written a book, I had no intention of reading it whatsoever. I assumed that the book got published simply because it's Chris Colfer and I don't believe in buying/reading something just because of who put it out (read: George Lucas). At some point I ended up finding out what the book was about, though. It's a modern day fairy tale telling the continuing story of the characters from the fairy tales we grew up with (Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks, etc). My interest was piqued. So I asked my brother if he'd heard anything about it (my brother works for Chapter Indigo). He said that the writing itself wasn't great but that the story was probably okay. In the end I decided to see if the story concept would override the writing itself and put a hold on it through the library.
In short, yes, the concept overrode the writing. I could tell that writing wasn't the sole focus in his life. However, I was so interested in his take on things (The Charming Dynasty, the back story to characters, how the Bailey twins fit in to things) that I sped through the book. It was very obvious that he's a fan of J.K. Rowling by how he revealed things in tiny bits and pieces through the story before revealing it all at the end, with a bit of a twist. I also greatly enjoyed his witty sarcastic sense of humor, mainly through Conner Bailey, one of the twins, who fall into The Land of Stories and are completing tasks to be able to get back home.
The book itself is a children's book that I would relate to Shrek, Madagascar or any Disney movie. Kids will enjoy it, but there are a few jokes thrown in there for the adults to chuckle at. There are quite a few profound statements in there as well, which I want to write down before I return the book to the library tomorrow.
All in all, I really enjoyed the book. It kept my interest, it kept me laughing and I'm looking forward to the sequel. On the con side, you can tell he's not an accomplished writer and there are points where his writing style got a bit frustrating. I would still happily recommend it as a fun light read, though.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
AWESOME WEEKEND!!!
I feel like a completely different person than I was on Thursday. I kind of hit my breaking point that day. A good friend gave me a lot to think about along with a well needed dose of reality.
Friday I headed to Time Out for Women with my SIL, H. We met the rest of the family there and had a very yummy lunch at Olive Garden. We got checked into our hotel and my youngest SIL, A (who is still older than me) and I got to go swimming for a little bit. We could have had a longer time, but neither of us knew that the other wanted to go. Off we headed to the venue for Time Out. Here is my favourite part of the whole weekend. I got to see C and hug her for the first time since placement. It was the most special part of the whole weekend. As mothers go, she is second in my life only to my own mother. LOVE YOU, C:)
I loved Time Out. The presenters talked about everything I'd been needing to hear and I feel so renewed. I got a couple of books for myself:
In Trying Times, Just Keep Trying by Merrilee Boyack
The Mother's Mite by DeAnne Flynn (Why Even Our Smallest Efforts Matter)
There are many other things that I would have loved to have bought but they were either sold out when I went to get them (TOFW journal and Another Testament of Christ) or else I just couldn't afford to get them (Book of Mormon for Families). I love what I got, though and am fine waiting for the rest another time. I got to see C again on Saturday, which happened to be Birth Mothers Day.
John and the boys gave me a gift card for Chapters Indigo earlier in the week in case I wanted to buy a book for the trip. I chose Season 2 of Stargate Atlantis. This morning they made me breakfast in bed of bacon, croissants, Turtles, Tootsie Rolls and orange juice. It was really yummy. I also got a card from the boys and one from John. I had a wonderful day at church. We got great snacks in Relief Society and scented candles from the youth. John didn't take long with tithing today so he let me go and take a long nap when he got home. It was a wonderful day, the best Mother's Day that I've had.
Happy Mothers Day to any woman that is nurturing to anyone and helps teach the rising generation.
Friday I headed to Time Out for Women with my SIL, H. We met the rest of the family there and had a very yummy lunch at Olive Garden. We got checked into our hotel and my youngest SIL, A (who is still older than me) and I got to go swimming for a little bit. We could have had a longer time, but neither of us knew that the other wanted to go. Off we headed to the venue for Time Out. Here is my favourite part of the whole weekend. I got to see C and hug her for the first time since placement. It was the most special part of the whole weekend. As mothers go, she is second in my life only to my own mother. LOVE YOU, C:)
I loved Time Out. The presenters talked about everything I'd been needing to hear and I feel so renewed. I got a couple of books for myself:
In Trying Times, Just Keep Trying by Merrilee Boyack
The Mother's Mite by DeAnne Flynn (Why Even Our Smallest Efforts Matter)
There are many other things that I would have loved to have bought but they were either sold out when I went to get them (TOFW journal and Another Testament of Christ) or else I just couldn't afford to get them (Book of Mormon for Families). I love what I got, though and am fine waiting for the rest another time. I got to see C again on Saturday, which happened to be Birth Mothers Day.
John and the boys gave me a gift card for Chapters Indigo earlier in the week in case I wanted to buy a book for the trip. I chose Season 2 of Stargate Atlantis. This morning they made me breakfast in bed of bacon, croissants, Turtles, Tootsie Rolls and orange juice. It was really yummy. I also got a card from the boys and one from John. I had a wonderful day at church. We got great snacks in Relief Society and scented candles from the youth. John didn't take long with tithing today so he let me go and take a long nap when he got home. It was a wonderful day, the best Mother's Day that I've had.
Happy Mothers Day to any woman that is nurturing to anyone and helps teach the rising generation.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Books, General Conference And A Rant
I have a confession to make. I love reading self improvement books put out by Latter-day Saint authors. My favorite ones are by Merrilee Boyack. I found books in the Time Out For Women Store that I want to buy. They are:
Wake Up To A Happier Life: Finding Joy in the Work You Do Every Day by Amanda Dickson
In Trying Times, Just Keep Trying! by Merrilee Browne Boyack
I Hate It When Exercise Is The Answer: A Fitness Program For The Soul by Emily Watts
5 Spiritual Solutions for Everyday Parenting Challenges by Linda J Eyre & Richard M Eyre
I feel like these types of books help keep me motivated to work on the things that I need to work on. I love that feeling, and I especially get it when I'm watching General Conference. I enjoy spending 2 weekends a year hearing the leaders of the church speaking to us about the things that we need to know for our time. It was an amazing Conference this past weekend and I'm so much looking forward to studying the talks over the next 6 months until the next General Conference.
Over the weekend I kind of had a rant that I feel compelled to share a bit on my blog, since John agreed with me that it's a huge issue that needs awareness. I was reading that someone I know ended up having to stop breastfeeding and switch to using a bottle for a very good reason. Just over 4 1/2 years ago I went through that as well. We were never able to get Caleb to latch and he was starving. I had to make a choice. I chose to not let my son starve. Yet, there are so many women out there who treat us mothers who have to choose to bottle feed for whatever reason like we should be put in front of a firing squad for not breastfeeding our children. Seriously!?! It's disgusting how self righteous and judgmental these women can be. I wanted to nurse my children, but I can't. My body will not cooperate and I tried several different things to try to make it work. None of them did. So instead of letting my children starve to death trying for weeks on end to make this work while stressing myself out to the absolute max, I chose to give them the next best thing in order to save the health of both of us. How on earth does that make me a bad mother? I know that breast milk is better, but I didn't have that option (pumping wouldn't work for me either). We rarely know why people make the choices for their family that they do, and it is not our place to judge them for it. I think that's a valuable lesson. Okay, I'm stepping off of my soapbox now.
Anyway, I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Other than my 15 minute rant, mine was great!
Wake Up To A Happier Life: Finding Joy in the Work You Do Every Day by Amanda Dickson
In Trying Times, Just Keep Trying! by Merrilee Browne Boyack
I Hate It When Exercise Is The Answer: A Fitness Program For The Soul by Emily Watts
5 Spiritual Solutions for Everyday Parenting Challenges by Linda J Eyre & Richard M Eyre
I feel like these types of books help keep me motivated to work on the things that I need to work on. I love that feeling, and I especially get it when I'm watching General Conference. I enjoy spending 2 weekends a year hearing the leaders of the church speaking to us about the things that we need to know for our time. It was an amazing Conference this past weekend and I'm so much looking forward to studying the talks over the next 6 months until the next General Conference.
Over the weekend I kind of had a rant that I feel compelled to share a bit on my blog, since John agreed with me that it's a huge issue that needs awareness. I was reading that someone I know ended up having to stop breastfeeding and switch to using a bottle for a very good reason. Just over 4 1/2 years ago I went through that as well. We were never able to get Caleb to latch and he was starving. I had to make a choice. I chose to not let my son starve. Yet, there are so many women out there who treat us mothers who have to choose to bottle feed for whatever reason like we should be put in front of a firing squad for not breastfeeding our children. Seriously!?! It's disgusting how self righteous and judgmental these women can be. I wanted to nurse my children, but I can't. My body will not cooperate and I tried several different things to try to make it work. None of them did. So instead of letting my children starve to death trying for weeks on end to make this work while stressing myself out to the absolute max, I chose to give them the next best thing in order to save the health of both of us. How on earth does that make me a bad mother? I know that breast milk is better, but I didn't have that option (pumping wouldn't work for me either). We rarely know why people make the choices for their family that they do, and it is not our place to judge them for it. I think that's a valuable lesson. Okay, I'm stepping off of my soapbox now.
Anyway, I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Other than my 15 minute rant, mine was great!
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Attitude of Gratitude Day
I almost didn't remember to do this today, since we spent most of the day on the road.
Christmas was good. We spent it with John's family. The boys really seemed to enjoy it, except for Caleb puking on Sunday night.
Anyway, I'd love to do a full Christmas update, but I just want to do the Attitude of Gratitude for today and then in a few days I'll probably write about Christmas.
1) I am grateful that we made it home safely today. We saw a few accidents in Calgary (one looked quite bad) and I'm so thankful that we weren't part of any of them. I'm also glad that I remembered to pray for a safe trip home. I always feel better after we've prayed to travel safely.
2) I am grateful for a man that I feel is the best father-in-law in the world. He's always there for me and helps me to keep my cool when my anxiety level is shooting through the roof. I really REALLY lucked out in the father-in-law department.
3) I am grateful for the book that John gave me for Christmas. It's 'Toss the Guilt and Catch the Joy: A Woman's Guide to a Better Life' by Merrilee Boyack. I have 2 other books that she's written (Strangling Your Husband is NOT an Option: A Practical Guide to Dramatically Improving Your Marriage and The Parenting Breakthrough: A Real-Life Plan to Teach Your Kids to Work, Save Money, and Be Truly Independent) and I love them. I love how down to earth she sounds and that she doesn't make herself out to be perfect or anywhere close to it. I'm about 2/3 done this new book and it's been great. I'm so thankful that John bought it for me.
Christmas was good. We spent it with John's family. The boys really seemed to enjoy it, except for Caleb puking on Sunday night.
Anyway, I'd love to do a full Christmas update, but I just want to do the Attitude of Gratitude for today and then in a few days I'll probably write about Christmas.
1) I am grateful that we made it home safely today. We saw a few accidents in Calgary (one looked quite bad) and I'm so thankful that we weren't part of any of them. I'm also glad that I remembered to pray for a safe trip home. I always feel better after we've prayed to travel safely.
2) I am grateful for a man that I feel is the best father-in-law in the world. He's always there for me and helps me to keep my cool when my anxiety level is shooting through the roof. I really REALLY lucked out in the father-in-law department.
3) I am grateful for the book that John gave me for Christmas. It's 'Toss the Guilt and Catch the Joy: A Woman's Guide to a Better Life' by Merrilee Boyack. I have 2 other books that she's written (Strangling Your Husband is NOT an Option: A Practical Guide to Dramatically Improving Your Marriage and The Parenting Breakthrough: A Real-Life Plan to Teach Your Kids to Work, Save Money, and Be Truly Independent) and I love them. I love how down to earth she sounds and that she doesn't make herself out to be perfect or anywhere close to it. I'm about 2/3 done this new book and it's been great. I'm so thankful that John bought it for me.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Yesterday, Today and Attitude of Gratitude
Wow! What a big day for my blog. This is my 200th post! I'm not going to be doing much of anything special, though. Also, according to my ticker on the side of my blog, there are officially less than 100 days until Brettley is due to enter this world.
Yesterday we read How The Grinch Stole Christmas together. The boys sat so well through the entire thing, I was really impressed. I also read Cat in the Hat to them since Caleb saw that story when I was opening up to our Christmas one and wanted to hear both. Have you ever noticed how your mouth almost seems exhausted after reading 2 Dr Seuss stories in a row?
Last night was date night in our house since Saturday is Christmas Day. John and I played Lord of the Rings Monopoly (and I totally beat him) and ate strawberry rhubarb pie. Lots of casual fun:) I'm glad that we made sure to do our date night this week even though the weekend is booked up.
Today we are playing a board game together and drinking hot chocolate. This will have to be done during the morning since I have to fast during the afternoon to do my glucose screening at 5:20, which means I will be gone until 6:30 at the earliest. I'll definitely be bringing a book with me.
Today also happens to be Attitude of Gratitude day, so here we go:
1) I am grateful for an amazing man who was born in the humblest of circumstances, lived as a perfect example, suffered pain so great as he took upon himself our sins, infirmities, afflictions and more that he bled from every pore, went through the perfected (oh yes, the Romans had pretty much perfected it) painful death of crucifixion and rose again from death on the third day. How can you not be grateful for such a man at any time?
2) I am grateful that I've gained more perspective and am learning to stop wishing my life away. John and I were talking about this yesterday and we realized just how much of our time we spend wishing it away. It's sad, really.
3) I am grateful for this Christmas season, where everything seems to radiate a spirit of festive cheer and people tend to treat each other a lot better than they do the rest of the year. Christmas time always seems to have a magical feel to it, and I love it. I have a carol I listen to by Anne Murray and my favourite line from it is "Thank goodness this season will never grow old". That's how I feel. It hasn't mattered yet how old I am, this season is still so special each and every year.
2 MORE DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS:) :)
Yesterday we read How The Grinch Stole Christmas together. The boys sat so well through the entire thing, I was really impressed. I also read Cat in the Hat to them since Caleb saw that story when I was opening up to our Christmas one and wanted to hear both. Have you ever noticed how your mouth almost seems exhausted after reading 2 Dr Seuss stories in a row?
Last night was date night in our house since Saturday is Christmas Day. John and I played Lord of the Rings Monopoly (and I totally beat him) and ate strawberry rhubarb pie. Lots of casual fun:) I'm glad that we made sure to do our date night this week even though the weekend is booked up.
Today we are playing a board game together and drinking hot chocolate. This will have to be done during the morning since I have to fast during the afternoon to do my glucose screening at 5:20, which means I will be gone until 6:30 at the earliest. I'll definitely be bringing a book with me.
Today also happens to be Attitude of Gratitude day, so here we go:
1) I am grateful for an amazing man who was born in the humblest of circumstances, lived as a perfect example, suffered pain so great as he took upon himself our sins, infirmities, afflictions and more that he bled from every pore, went through the perfected (oh yes, the Romans had pretty much perfected it) painful death of crucifixion and rose again from death on the third day. How can you not be grateful for such a man at any time?
2) I am grateful that I've gained more perspective and am learning to stop wishing my life away. John and I were talking about this yesterday and we realized just how much of our time we spend wishing it away. It's sad, really.
3) I am grateful for this Christmas season, where everything seems to radiate a spirit of festive cheer and people tend to treat each other a lot better than they do the rest of the year. Christmas time always seems to have a magical feel to it, and I love it. I have a carol I listen to by Anne Murray and my favourite line from it is "Thank goodness this season will never grow old". That's how I feel. It hasn't mattered yet how old I am, this season is still so special each and every year.
2 MORE DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS:) :)
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Lights & The Grinch
I discovered last night that Edmonton is really not big on Christmas lights. I realize that I don't have any, but I also don't have an electrical outlet anywhere on the front of my house so there isn't much I can do about that. I have a wreath on my door though. But yeah, there was next to nothing in the way of Christmas lights. Ty was excited just to see any lights though and Caleb ended up falling asleep.
We didn't do very much yesterday, my cold is kind of knocking me out a bit. I'm hoping that today will be the worst day of it. Tonight we're going to read How The Grinch Stole Christmas as a family.
3 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS:) :) :)
We didn't do very much yesterday, my cold is kind of knocking me out a bit. I'm hoping that today will be the worst day of it. Tonight we're going to read How The Grinch Stole Christmas as a family.
3 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS:) :) :)
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Epic Failure, Lights and FHE Board
So watching Joy to the World was an epic failure. Neither of the kids would cooperate, so we watched a whole 2 minutes of it. Caleb did manage to make it through a family council, though.
Tonight we'll be getting groceries and picking up library books and doing our family activity for the day, to drive around and look at Christmas lights. I figure as long as I buy the boys some chocolate milk to drink that they'll be up for this one. Ty in particular really loves to see lights when we're driving around.
Last night John and I made name tags for our brand new Family Home Evening board. I forgot to mention that my mum had made us one for Christmas. I love it and I'm really excited to use it. Our tags aren't high class right now, but I have a plan to get some more permanent ones eventually. These will do for now.
That's about it for today, I think. I've got a bit of a cold, but I'm trying to down water like I'm a fish and it seems to be helping to flush it through me a lot faster.
4 MORE DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS:) :) :)
Tonight we'll be getting groceries and picking up library books and doing our family activity for the day, to drive around and look at Christmas lights. I figure as long as I buy the boys some chocolate milk to drink that they'll be up for this one. Ty in particular really loves to see lights when we're driving around.
Last night John and I made name tags for our brand new Family Home Evening board. I forgot to mention that my mum had made us one for Christmas. I love it and I'm really excited to use it. Our tags aren't high class right now, but I have a plan to get some more permanent ones eventually. These will do for now.
That's about it for today, I think. I've got a bit of a cold, but I'm trying to down water like I'm a fish and it seems to be helping to flush it through me a lot faster.
4 MORE DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS:) :) :)
Monday, December 20, 2010
Christmas Dinner #2 & Church
Our dinner with my dad went really well. Caleb got a new tie, a Mario Kart Wii shirt, some guitar pyjamas and uDraw tablet and studio for the Wii. Ty got a pair of jeans, 3 shirts, a zip up hoodie, Handy Manny pyjamas, a Caillou DVD, a Veggie Tales DVD and the Toy Story 3 DVD.
Church was good yesterday. We made it through all 3 meetings, which was nice. I love Relief Society and I'm always sad when I'm not feeling up to sitting through it. Caleb got a book from his Sunbeams teacher. He will miss her so much next year, he was very attached to her. He will be a CTR 4 next year and Ty will stay in nursery.
Today's activity is to watch the Joy to the World DVD and eat popcorn, so that's what we'll be doing for FHE tonight.
Well, I guess that's it for today. 5 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS:)
Church was good yesterday. We made it through all 3 meetings, which was nice. I love Relief Society and I'm always sad when I'm not feeling up to sitting through it. Caleb got a book from his Sunbeams teacher. He will miss her so much next year, he was very attached to her. He will be a CTR 4 next year and Ty will stay in nursery.
Today's activity is to watch the Joy to the World DVD and eat popcorn, so that's what we'll be doing for FHE tonight.
Well, I guess that's it for today. 5 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS:)
Monday, December 13, 2010
Reading, Cleaning, Gingerbread House and Decorating
Last night I read 'The Night Before Christmas' to the boys. When we read Polar Express it was Ty that was really into sitting down and listening to the story, but not yesterday. Caleb, however, sat through the whole thing and gave lots of smiles. Also, at some point yesterday I managed to sprain my wrist somehow. I'm still not sure exactly how I did it, but it's definitely aching today. I'd planned on doing lots more cleaning today, but my wrist has other ideas. So I've been doing a fat load of nothing. Well, that's not entirely true. I did manage to get the downstairs bathroom totally scrubbed down before my wrist told me to knock it off. I also got the dishwasher unloaded, most of the dirty dishes put into it and made gifts for the sisters that I visit teach.
Our activity for tonight is to assemble a gingerbread house, take pictures of it and then each sample a piece. That should be interesting. Last year it was just Caleb and I putting it together. I applied the icing and he applied/ate the candies. I'm not artistically talented, so our gingerbread houses are never much to look at, but they always taste great, which is the part that the kids will care about the most.
I'm also trying to think of cheap ways to decorate my house in the new year, so if you have any tips, please let me know.
12 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS:)
Our activity for tonight is to assemble a gingerbread house, take pictures of it and then each sample a piece. That should be interesting. Last year it was just Caleb and I putting it together. I applied the icing and he applied/ate the candies. I'm not artistically talented, so our gingerbread houses are never much to look at, but they always taste great, which is the part that the kids will care about the most.
I'm also trying to think of cheap ways to decorate my house in the new year, so if you have any tips, please let me know.
12 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS:)
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Caleb's Back, Tub Cleaning and Belly
So I ended up having to stay home from Church with Caleb today. He fell while we were cleaning the chapel yesterday and scraped his back up, which I didn't know until I washed his back in the bathtub this morning and caused him to cry. He was hurting pretty bad so I let him stay home, but the deal was that he had to help me clean his room. (He spit chewed up carrots all over it) So we did that and then I cleaned our upstairs hallway and our upstairs bathroom. I tried something for my hard water stains on my tub that I read about way earlier this year on Feigning Fertility but hadn't actually gotten around to trying. So I spread a whole bottle of toilet bowl cleaner around my tub and let it sit for 45 minutes while the fan was going in there, during which I pigged out on junk food that I definitely should not have been eating. Anyway, I got back up to the bathroom which smelled somewhere in between the smell of sickly sweet bubble gum and spearmint. It was overwhelming, but I stuck it out. I proceeded to use a sponge to rinse off my tub. Notice I said RINSE, not 'scrub until my arms were ready to fall off and then scrub some more'. Long story short, there are no hard water stains left on my tub at all. It's amazing! So if you're reading this Ashley, THANK YOU!!! (For the record, I do realize that I just publicly admitted that I clean on Sundays)
Anyway, our activity for the day is to read 'The Night Before Christmas', which we'll do later once Ty wakes up from his nap. Also, I got some belly photos taken this morning, so here I am, in all my fat belly/b
utt glory, at 25 weeks
:
Oh, 13 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS:)
Anyway, our activity for the day is to read 'The Night Before Christmas', which we'll do later once Ty wakes up from his nap. Also, I got some belly photos taken this morning, so here I am, in all my fat belly/b
utt glory, at 25 weeks:Oh, 13 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS:)
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Attitude of Gratitude, Paper Garland and Activity Days
It's Attitude of Gratitude Day!
1) I'm grateful for John who has been cleaning the house the last 2 nights as I've been out. A lot tends to slip when I'm pregnant, especially at this point where the most normal things cause me lots of hip and back pain, so it's been wonderful the last 2 nights to come home to a house that's even cleaner than I left it. I love my husband:)
2) This past week I've found a renewed appreciation for the plan of salvation and the sealing covenant. I can't go into why because it's a rather personal family matter to be putting up on my blog (at least at this point), but I can tell you that I am SOOOO glad right now that I have a knowledge of these things and I'm so grateful for the peace that they bring. It is so obvious through these things just how much our Heavenly Father really does love us and want nothing but the best for us.
3) I'm grateful for how happy the Christmas season makes me every year. There's a feeling that comes this time of year that I can't compare to much of anything else. It's amazing, I love it and I look forward to it every year. I'm also glad that Caleb has started picking up on it too (Ty just thinks it's great because he loves the lights on trees and houses).
*****
So yesterday the boys and I read the Polar Express book, which Ty loved, and then we watched the movie, which Caleb loved. They also watched Frosty The Snowman, Frosty Returns and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (all 3 are classic Christmas movies). Today we are making paper garland to decorate their room with. Ty has red strips and each one has the name of a family member (the boys' brothers, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins) on it. Caleb has the same in green. Ty will get to pick a strip out of his bag and Caleb will have to work on his letter recognition skills to find the name that matches from his bag. I'm excited that I found a way to work his "school" work into a craft. Hopefully he goes for it.
Also, I had Activity Days last night and it was the last night for one of my favourite girls. She earned her Faith in God award about a month ago, which made me really happy/proud. It has been wonderful to have her in Activity Days and I will miss her so much. She brought a cake to share with us and made me a wonderful card that I absolutely love. Now I don't have any girls moving up to Young Women until September.
Well, I should get going for now. 16 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS:)
1) I'm grateful for John who has been cleaning the house the last 2 nights as I've been out. A lot tends to slip when I'm pregnant, especially at this point where the most normal things cause me lots of hip and back pain, so it's been wonderful the last 2 nights to come home to a house that's even cleaner than I left it. I love my husband:)
2) This past week I've found a renewed appreciation for the plan of salvation and the sealing covenant. I can't go into why because it's a rather personal family matter to be putting up on my blog (at least at this point), but I can tell you that I am SOOOO glad right now that I have a knowledge of these things and I'm so grateful for the peace that they bring. It is so obvious through these things just how much our Heavenly Father really does love us and want nothing but the best for us.
3) I'm grateful for how happy the Christmas season makes me every year. There's a feeling that comes this time of year that I can't compare to much of anything else. It's amazing, I love it and I look forward to it every year. I'm also glad that Caleb has started picking up on it too (Ty just thinks it's great because he loves the lights on trees and houses).
*****
So yesterday the boys and I read the Polar Express book, which Ty loved, and then we watched the movie, which Caleb loved. They also watched Frosty The Snowman, Frosty Returns and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (all 3 are classic Christmas movies). Today we are making paper garland to decorate their room with. Ty has red strips and each one has the name of a family member (the boys' brothers, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins) on it. Caleb has the same in green. Ty will get to pick a strip out of his bag and Caleb will have to work on his letter recognition skills to find the name that matches from his bag. I'm excited that I found a way to work his "school" work into a craft. Hopefully he goes for it.
Also, I had Activity Days last night and it was the last night for one of my favourite girls. She earned her Faith in God award about a month ago, which made me really happy/proud. It has been wonderful to have her in Activity Days and I will miss her so much. She brought a cake to share with us and made me a wonderful card that I absolutely love. Now I don't have any girls moving up to Young Women until September.
Well, I should get going for now. 16 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS:)
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Polar Express (Again) and the Party
The boys and I ended up not watching the movie yesterday because it was a really rotten day for me (it's just been a tough few days in general), so today we're going to watch the Polar Express movie AND read the Polar Express book. I'm sure they'll be more than fine with doing 2 things in one day.
Last night I had our RS Christmas party, which was awesome. A great dinner and the right mixture of fun and spiritual activities/thoughts. I was in charge of putting together one of the broccoli salads and I wasn't sure if I'd end up liking it because I normally don't do well with things that have a mayo base, but it was really good. I came home and found a nice clean house, too, which is always wonderful. Then, my wonderful husband, being the great man that he is, gave me a foot rub and after that he helped me put together all of my goodie bags for Activity Days so that I wouldn't have to do it by myself today. I am so blessed!
So anyway, that's what's going on at the moment. I'll be posting pretty much every day until Christmas just so that I can keep a log of our daily family activities that we're doing. Sorry if it's incredibly boring for you, but since I drop the ball every single time with a paper journal, I feel like I need to at least do something. Have a good one!
17 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS!!!
Last night I had our RS Christmas party, which was awesome. A great dinner and the right mixture of fun and spiritual activities/thoughts. I was in charge of putting together one of the broccoli salads and I wasn't sure if I'd end up liking it because I normally don't do well with things that have a mayo base, but it was really good. I came home and found a nice clean house, too, which is always wonderful. Then, my wonderful husband, being the great man that he is, gave me a foot rub and after that he helped me put together all of my goodie bags for Activity Days so that I wouldn't have to do it by myself today. I am so blessed!
So anyway, that's what's going on at the moment. I'll be posting pretty much every day until Christmas just so that I can keep a log of our daily family activities that we're doing. Sorry if it's incredibly boring for you, but since I drop the ball every single time with a paper journal, I feel like I need to at least do something. Have a good one!
17 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS!!!
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Another Tuesday Already?!?
I am so proud of John lately. He's been amazing at counting his calories and is still losing weight. I didn't do as great this last week, but I'm back on track now. We've been eating so much fruit and vegetables. Last night we had frozen pizza since I'd had a bad headache, and Caleb decided he wanted an apple instead of pizza...Such an awesome little guy. So he went and got himself and apple and sat on the front porch to eat it. It feels great to be eating better.
I've been continuing with a series on loan from my SIL, Kathy. It's Lynn Gardner's gem series. Right now I'm on Sapphires & Smugglers. I love reading LDS fiction, I don't have to worry about what kind of content is going to be in the books.
Other than that, we're just waiting to see what happens in primary. Our president is moving and only has 2 Sundays left with us, so I don't know whether I'll be in primary in a few weeks or not. Guess we shall see, although I do have an idea of what's going to happen, but don't want to say anything because I don't want to jinx it...I'll keep you posted on that.
I've been continuing with a series on loan from my SIL, Kathy. It's Lynn Gardner's gem series. Right now I'm on Sapphires & Smugglers. I love reading LDS fiction, I don't have to worry about what kind of content is going to be in the books.
Other than that, we're just waiting to see what happens in primary. Our president is moving and only has 2 Sundays left with us, so I don't know whether I'll be in primary in a few weeks or not. Guess we shall see, although I do have an idea of what's going to happen, but don't want to say anything because I don't want to jinx it...I'll keep you posted on that.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Pounds Are Dropping, YAY!
So I've been trying to eat better lately, and I've started exercising again, and it's paying off. I am now 160.9 lbs. I know it sounds like a lot, but I'm so happy to be below 175 again, it's been a long time. We didn't do much for Canada Day today. John helped a family load up their U-Haul to move to Calgary and then we went and got groceries. We all had a super long afternoon nap and then I made supper. I tried some new recipes from 30 Minute Meals, and they were really good. We will definately be having them again, that's for sure. I made Calzone Rolls, Roasted Garlic Romaine Salad and then for dessert we had Angel Food Cake with real Whipped Cream, Toasted Almonds, Raspberries and Blueberries. Super yummy! Then we played with the boys for a while before bedtime. I read to Caleb (we're reading The Little Prince right now) and now I'm just catching up on here before John and I go watch some Stargate Atlantis. Ha ha, he's turned me into such a geek. We are having family pictures taken this coming Saturday, which I'm very excited about. Tomorrow I meet with my OB/GYN to get my Thyroid test results. Hopefully we can figure out what's wrong with me soon. Anyways, that's about all that's new here, just looking forward to having only 2 Sundays left before our Primary President gets back. Hope you all had a great Canada Day!!!
PS
Yes, I understood what you were saying, Christal. Don't worry, I type tired all the time too, ha ha. And to the anonymous person who responded to my last post, thank you so much, your comment really brightened up my day for me.
PS
Yes, I understood what you were saying, Christal. Don't worry, I type tired all the time too, ha ha. And to the anonymous person who responded to my last post, thank you so much, your comment really brightened up my day for me.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
I Am Thankful
I'm going to be a lot more upbeat in this post than my last one and do 10 things or people that I'm grateful for.
1) John - An amazing husband and father who helps get through things even when I think there's no hope.
2) My Sons - Caleb and Tyrell are such huge blessings to me. Caleb was a miracle in my eyes, that I was able to take him home with me, that he was born in the covenant. Both pregnancies were very tough on me, but every single moment was worth it.
3) Lauren and Her Parents - So much good has come into my life because of Lauren. It was my being pregnant with her that lead me to the Church. She made me want to become a better person. And I'm so grateful for her parents, who love her so much and take such good care of her. I still think of them every single day and I'm so grateful for them and the love that they have to share with her.
4) The Gospel - Everything good that I have in my life stems from the gospel. It is the most amazing and miraculous thing. It gives me so much hope and comfort.
5) Canada - I am so grateful to live in a free country where I can worship as I choose.
6) John's Job - I am so thankful that John has a job that is enough to support our family so that I can stay at home with the kids, and that his supervisor is so understanding about when John needs to take time off of work.
7) My Mum - She is such a wonderful lady who just last week took emergency leave from work to be with me when I was having a lot of emotional difficulties. She does all that she can to help me and I really hope and pray that one day I will see her go through the temple.
8) Books - I love reading so much. It helps to relax me and I get so much enjoyment out of reading.
9) Bootlegger - Sounds funny, I know, but I'm so grateful that I can still fit their clothing so that I can wear clothes that don't make me look old and frumpy.
10) Jodi - I am so thankful to have a friend who always understands what I'm feeling and who has helped me out so much when I've needed it.
1) John - An amazing husband and father who helps get through things even when I think there's no hope.
2) My Sons - Caleb and Tyrell are such huge blessings to me. Caleb was a miracle in my eyes, that I was able to take him home with me, that he was born in the covenant. Both pregnancies were very tough on me, but every single moment was worth it.
3) Lauren and Her Parents - So much good has come into my life because of Lauren. It was my being pregnant with her that lead me to the Church. She made me want to become a better person. And I'm so grateful for her parents, who love her so much and take such good care of her. I still think of them every single day and I'm so grateful for them and the love that they have to share with her.
4) The Gospel - Everything good that I have in my life stems from the gospel. It is the most amazing and miraculous thing. It gives me so much hope and comfort.
5) Canada - I am so grateful to live in a free country where I can worship as I choose.
6) John's Job - I am so thankful that John has a job that is enough to support our family so that I can stay at home with the kids, and that his supervisor is so understanding about when John needs to take time off of work.
7) My Mum - She is such a wonderful lady who just last week took emergency leave from work to be with me when I was having a lot of emotional difficulties. She does all that she can to help me and I really hope and pray that one day I will see her go through the temple.
8) Books - I love reading so much. It helps to relax me and I get so much enjoyment out of reading.
9) Bootlegger - Sounds funny, I know, but I'm so grateful that I can still fit their clothing so that I can wear clothes that don't make me look old and frumpy.
10) Jodi - I am so thankful to have a friend who always understands what I'm feeling and who has helped me out so much when I've needed it.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Back To The Grind
Once we got back home we mostly just hung out and relaxed, although we did manage to get the Christmas stuff put away and rearrange the living room. I like it a lot better the new way because it's set up a lot better for when I use my WiiFit. For New Year's Eve we went over and hung out with Rawd and Jodi, which we really enjoyed. Caleb had a blast playing with Chloe and Brenna. It was a great 2 weeks together.
This week was trying to get back into our routine, which was hard the first few days. On Wednesday I was getting Caleb ready to go over to Lynn's when he decided to jump up under my chin at the wrong time and my tooth ended up going into my lip. The bleeding was pretty bad and the pain was AWFUL so I had to call John home so that I could take a T4. It's a good thing he was home because it made me higher than a kite. That evening I had the book club meeting which made me feel SO young since the person there closest to me in age was still about 5 years older than me. It was good though and I'm looking forward to the meeting next month. I hope we'll get more people out since it's for The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. I think it's a great book to do because a) It's a classic, b) It's short enough for people to get it read and c) It will help bring up gospel discussions because of how it was written.
Yesterday we got our digital cable back, which I am VERY happy about. John and I watched Ace of Cakes last night, which we really missed being able to watch. This morning Caleb even yelled at the TV when a commercial came on because he's not used to them anymore. It was super funny. So that is pretty much all that's new in the Bly home.
This week was trying to get back into our routine, which was hard the first few days. On Wednesday I was getting Caleb ready to go over to Lynn's when he decided to jump up under my chin at the wrong time and my tooth ended up going into my lip. The bleeding was pretty bad and the pain was AWFUL so I had to call John home so that I could take a T4. It's a good thing he was home because it made me higher than a kite. That evening I had the book club meeting which made me feel SO young since the person there closest to me in age was still about 5 years older than me. It was good though and I'm looking forward to the meeting next month. I hope we'll get more people out since it's for The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. I think it's a great book to do because a) It's a classic, b) It's short enough for people to get it read and c) It will help bring up gospel discussions because of how it was written.
Yesterday we got our digital cable back, which I am VERY happy about. John and I watched Ace of Cakes last night, which we really missed being able to watch. This morning Caleb even yelled at the TV when a commercial came on because he's not used to them anymore. It was super funny. So that is pretty much all that's new in the Bly home.
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