Super Saturday

I'm avoiding getting started on the housework. It can wait until 9 or so, I'm sure.

This past week I went to Super Saturday. I made a glass etched vase that says "Let it snow" on it, a wreath of bells for the boys' bedroom door and a painted wooden Christmas tree. It's supposed to say something on it, but I can't decide what I want to put on it yet, so it's still just a tree. I love what I made though, especially my vase. It turned out so well.

My mum stayed over that night and helped Caleb paint some stained glass looking ornaments. He was SO excited. She also bought Brett's stocking for him. The boys all have the same kind of stocking and I didn't want to wait until next year and find out that the place didn't sell them anymore or something. And they're all the same exact size, so no fighting over that:)

Other than that, I don't think too much else is really new here. I lead a boring life:P Our Christmas tree has made it upstairs but isn't set up yet because I still have to find the legs for it. I was looking for a metal stand last week only to realize that I should have been looking for plastic legs. I'll hopefully find them today. My basement is kind of a dumping ground at the moment.

Oh, and John and I made some sugar cookies last night. They're amazing, I love the recipe we use. It's Sugar Cookie Cutouts from Kraft Canada. LOVE EM! For date night last week we played Mario Party 8 on the Wii and had Yogurt Pops and Diet Sprite with Sour Apple syrup, yum:)

Anyway, I hope you have a great week!

Attitude of Gratitude

I actually taught about this talk at Activity Days last night and was reminded of just how amazing it is. It might be my favourite talk. Anyway, here's my Attitude of Gratitude:

1) I am grateful for my dad and him helping us out with an unexpected financial setback. Some gasket thing went on our van last week and we had to have it replaced which I wasn't expecting to have to do only 4 months after we bought it. My dad calmed me down and reassured me that he would help us out. My relationship with him has changed a lot in the last year or so, and I'm grateful for that, too.

2) I am grateful to have a warm home to be in when it's cold outside. I could sit here and complain about the cold forever, because I'm definately not its biggest fan, but really, I am grateful that I have ways of staying warm through the cold months (warm house, vehicle that works, good winter clothes, etc). Plus, it motivates me more to make hot chocolate for the boys and I, because all 3 of us just love it.

3) I am grateful for a husband who is willing to help out so much. He cleaned while I was at Activity Days last night and often does this. He is more often than not the one to load and run the dishwasher. He changes at least half of the dirty diapers on our kids. But the biggest one, in my opinion, is that he has done almost every single night time feeding with both of our kids. Not many husbands would be willing to do that for a wife who doesn't leave the house to work, but mine has recognized that in our house it's a need and does it without complaining. I'm so blessed. I picked well:)

Happy American Thanksgiving today and hope you have a great weekend!!!

PS
Finally got one of these taken. Sorry it's not the best, Caleb (4) had to take it for me. 22 weeks 2 days in the photo.

Day 15

PICTURES OF YOUR DREAM HOUSE















I don't actually have any pictures of what the house itself looks like, but here are the floor plans. It's the Heritage by Pacesetter. I don't have all of my colour schemes decided yet, but I would have dark wook cabinetry with light wood flooring and at least one of my rooms (probably my great room) would have an accent wall in a deep red and the other walls would be tan.

The boys' rooms would be the ones in the basement and bedroom #2 upstairs would be our spare room. The lifestyle room would be our hobby/computer room.

There are 2 reasons why this is the house I want. 1) The master ensuite's toilet has a door that closes it off from the rest of the bathroom. 2) Look at that massive storage room that includes a shelving space in the basement! Not to mention I could overflow storage in the utility room if I needed to.

So there you have it, this is the house that I dream of building. It may not be over the top, but it would be a very comfortable sized house for us. Anything more than this would just be more to clean, right?

PS
Someone asked me what bugged me about Harry Potter. Without giving away any plot, there is a short scene that borders on nudity (I would classify it as such). I find it highly inappropriate and unnecessary. It still makes me mad.

Day 14 and Update

SOME PICTURES YOU LOVE THAT YOU'VE TAKEN



















I haven't taken very many pictures that I like, but I do like these two. The first is the Salt Lake Temple's reflection in the Reflecting Pool at Temple Square. The second is just one of Caleb pouring water that I really like. I think it's the action of the water and brightness of the colours that I like the most.

UPDATE
Not too much is new. I had another ultrasound last week plus my first prenatal appointment for this pregnancy. Apparently all is going well. Brettley is kicking lots now. I can feel him kick from the outside, but for some reason John can't yet.

For our date night last week we went to go see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1. It is so amazing how 1 short scene can ruin an entire movie for you. Less than 30 seconds of something inappropriate killed that whole movie for me, because I loved the rest of it. It was really hard on me, I'm such a Harry Potter geek.

On Saturday night I had some people over for games and snacks. It was a lot of fun and I'm so glad that I had the idea to have the party. I also made a new brownie recipe for the first time and LOVED them!

So yeah, that's pretty much all that's new in the Bly house. I can't believe tomorrow's already the last day of the 15 Day Challenge. I'm going to miss it. Have a good one!

Day 13

GOALS

-Exaltation
-To raise my boys to have strong testimonies, to have them serve missions, to know the value of hard work and perseverance
-To own our own house someday
-To go back to Utah for another visit
-To be a better housekeeper (I'm really working hard on this one at the moment, actually)
-To finish the Book of Mormon before Christmas (Doing great with this one)
-To weight 150 lbs or less by the end of 2011
-To serve in Young Women (I only have so much control over this one, though)
-To see at least 1 more girl earn her Faith in God award before I get released from my calling (Whenever that may be, I'm hoping it's at least a year away)
-To take a trip somewhere in the next 5 years with just John and I, no kids, that lasts for about a week (or more, if possible)
-To become better about saying my prayers in the morning and at night
-To finish Project 52 with a perfect record (We're good so far)
-To go to the temple more often
-To read to my boys more
-To make it through all 3 meetings in Church as much as possible over the rest of the pregnancy (This is really hard to do because of my hip/back pain, but I really want to try my hardest to stick it through)

So there you have some of my goals. Enjoy your Sabbath day:)

Day 12

WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE?

I believe that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the only church in the world that teaches the fullness of the gospel and believe what the church stands for. I believe that I have a Heavenly Father who loves me and a Savior, Jesus Christ, who suffered and then rose again for me. I believe that there is a Holy Ghost who helps to guide me and comfort me. I believe that there is a prophet on the earth today, President Thomas S Monson, and that he, his counsellors and the Quorum of the 12 Apostles are prophets, seers and revelators. I believe that the priesthood keys have been restored to the earth. I believe that families can be sealed together and that marriages are meant to be eternal, not until death do you part. I believe in trying my hardest to do what's right and to try to become like Heavenly Father.

Day 11

FAVOURITE TV SHOWS

I LOVE Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis. They are my top 2 favourites for sure. I also like M*A*S*H. I used to enjoy NUMB3RS, but it got too sexual so I stopped watching it.

With the kids I enjoy watching Phineas & Ferb and Avatar: The Last Airbender. They also love Caillou, but I'm not so much into that one.

Yeah, that's about it. The boys watch a variety of shows, but I don't. I'm not at all a big TV person anymore and am glad that we're cutting off our cable in the next month. It's too much of a time waster.

PS
HAPPY HARRY POTTER DAY!!!