It's About Darn Time...

My avid followers (ok, only TWO - Shout out to Scott and Summer!) have requested that I update this blog. I do so hesitantly because I am still unsure about how the amount of time I dedicate to this blog. I may or I may not quit blogging. I haven't decided. Which probably means I will continue...

January flew by. Zoom. Looks like February is following suit. Here is a list of things I accomplished this month:

1. Finished the children's beach room (pictures to follow)
2. Organized the food storage room. (Thanks to Jeff...I mostly watched.)
3. Was the keynote speaker for Young Women's Winter Camp (Certainly not my choice)
4. Spoke at a baptism. (What I get being married to the Ward Mission Leader)
5. Am speaking next Sunday..WHAT THE?? WHY ME? WHY NOT SOMEONE ELSE??
6. Got permanent makeup eyeliner. (Thank you Jeff!)
7. Packed up Scott and Karalee (Tear. Tear.)
8. Went to Las Vegas and won a couple dollars. (Wahoo!)
9. Finally burned Family Home Video DVD's.'
10. Celebrated Jake's 7th Birthday. (How is he SEVEN?)

Yeah, it's been a crazy, busy month. But I better get used to it because it doesn't look like things are changing any time soon.

We decided to move the kids to the basement because their little closet they were living in was overflowing. They decided on a beach room. We had a blast creating the palm trees and surfboard. Jeff is a little artist! Who knew? He's the artist behind the art. (Profound!) He also created a cute little surfboard mirror, not pictured. As I was putting the finishing touches on the surfboard, Juliana came in and looked around.

"Where is the beach?"

I started to point out the sand, the sun, the sky and the water. She looked at me all disgusted and said, "THAT is not the beach. THAT is the wall!" She's no dummy!


Jeff and I (mostly Jeff) spent a Saturday organizing our food storage. It's awesome. I know where everything is! Thanks Jeff!
We celebrated Jake's 7th birthday. He got breakfast in bed, of course. Remember the new room? Yeah, well, they don't sleep in it. They spent their nights on the floor of the den in sleeping bags. Had I known...

Anyway, back to the birthday party. We went to the Nicklecade in the afternoon. After that, we went to the Mayan restaurant. We had a great time, but I spent the entire day wondering where these seven years went.

Jeff and I escaped to Las Vegas for a couple of days. Well, I escaped, Jeff worked. I shopped, read and slept in until 10 am!! We had a nice retreat. We ate at the Bellagio, my favorite. I tried almost every dessert, although I did make Jeff carry most of them so that people wouldn't think I was a pig!
I tried my hand at a table and I won!! I walked out of there with a little extra cash, but then I felt guilty about it. It's still in my wallet...

Jeff got laser eye surgery this month. He was the first person who actually came close to death after laser eye surgery. Ok, he just thought he was dying. You also need to remember that his drama level is off the charts. He's doing much better.

This is a classic story: One night Addy was fussy. I brought her into my room and laid her on the floor. She literally cried EVERY half an hour. She cried, "Owie, owie, owie" ALL. NIGHT. LONG. I tried to hold her, rock her and give her tylenol. But she wouldn't stop. I assumed it was her ears. But she was fine the next morning. I took off her jammies to give her a bath and out popped an INK PEN! Poor girl had slept with an ink pen stuck between the back of her knee and foot. Everytime she moved, it would jab her. The funny thing is, she can communicate. I would have taken it out, had she said something. And had I thought, "hmm...I bet she has an ink pen stuck in her leg of her jammies." What a terrible mother I am!!

That's January in a nut shell! Here's to another post. Enjoy it; who knows when the next one is! ;)