I've been scrapping a bit!

The pictures are from 2003. I'm almost done scrapping that year! I'm excited to get this year done and get all of the pages printed in a book so that we can enjoy them. I'm still working on 2008 and will eventually get all caught up! The 3rd page is my favorite. I love that picture for so many reasons but mostly because they are off MY children. I cannot believe how blessed I am to get to raise these two beautiful spirits. They are amazing. I cannot believe the changed that I've seen in them. Being a mother is truly one of the most amazing callings in life!

Happy Saturday....

Boy it's been a busy day! We had way too many things on our to-do list and it's way too late in the day to get the accomplished.

This mmorning the girls had dress rehearsal for the Primary Program tomorrow. Then we had to rush to Lindsay's basketball game (we were a couple of minutes late...oops!). After the BB game we decided to run into town to buy the girls each a laundry hamper for their rooms. I am so tired of the dirty laundry that seems to blanket their rooms. Libby also has a tendenacy to confuse a pile of laundry with her litter box (stupid cat) so we really need to keep the clothes picked up before she gets it on the carpet.

We also had to go to the grocery store but because we were starving and because Texas Roadhouse smelled so good and because we still had a gift card from last Christmas and because JJ had it in his wallet we had a fabulous lunch first! I love Texas Roadhouse!

I cannot believe how incredibly expensive food has gotten. It seems like the prices on some things have doubled. One pound of butter was $3.09. Last time I was there it was $2.00. It's crazy and I'm just thankful that we have good jobs so that we can pay for all of the groceries we need to feed our family.

On a brighter note, JJ just finished installing a second shelf in the laundry room so hopefully I can utilize that space a bit better. The room is so small and we so much stuff in there. I've been reading several decorating blogs lately and have found some super cute laundry room decor iteas on the cheap so I'm in the beginning stages of planning that room. I need to watch for some cute baskets to put on the shelves now and decide on a paint color for the room. I'd like to brighten it up a bit.

Enough rambling for one night..... :)

Happy Radiologic Technologist Week!

Did you know that my profession has a whole week to celebrate our achievements???

We do several little things at work to help us celebrate. We had a potluck on Monday and lunch brought in yesterday, today and tomorrow and then we get ice cream on Friday. It's not nearly like it used to be due to some party poopers in other departments so it's bit more low-key than in years past but it's still a nice treat.

Kendra called last night and asked if I could watch her kids for a couple of days so that she can fly to Florida to spend the weekend with Grant. She's leaving on Friday and I'm so excited for her. It's got to be tough being away from your spouse and being a 'single' parent for several months at a time. I'm hoping that this might be the last time that he has to be gone for a while, although he's supposed to go to Iraq next summer. I'm praying that the plans change so he won't have to leave.

Kendra needs a ride to the airport on Friday and then we'll keep Mynga (her dog) until Sunday night, when Kendra's in-laws will drop off the kids and pick up the dog, and then I'll have the kids until Wednesday night. That won't be too bad and I bet that the girls will have fun playing and having sleepovers during the week.

JJ will find out today if he has the day before Thanksgiving off work. His brother is having major brain surgery that day and JJ really wants to be there during the surgery. Dave has Parkinson's Disease and it has become very advanced. This surgery offers the chance at a normal life without tremors. I hope and pray that it is a success and that JJ can be there. We did find cheap airfare for him to fly down and back (so he can be here for Thanksgiving dinner) we're just waiting for FedEx to approve his time off. Keep your fingers crossed!

I'm off to get the kids to school and then to work. Have a great day!

Prank on Kendra

So Kendra and I had made some plans to watch General Conference and eat some carmel corn but then Kendra forgot and made some plans with her family (totally understandable). But since I was scorned we decided to get some revenge on Kendra....that'll teach her for giving me a spare key to her house.....eh?

She took it in fun and believe it or not she actually still likes us.....anyone have ideas how to get rid of her??? (JK)

Good Morning....Happy November!!!

I cannot believe that it is already November. That means only 53 days until Christmas!

We had big plans to finally get the siding on the shed but it's raining and so now JJ is going to have to take a day off work to get it done. So instead we took down all of the Halloween decorations (didn't waste any time did I???) and we cleaned up the front flower beds and JJ hosed down the front of the house to get rid of all of the dust and cobwebs that we were saving for the trick-or-treaters. Hehe! Now I've got to find something fallish to put out front to make the house look nice until we can put up the Christmas decorations, which is not happening until at the very least, December 1st. Please do not throw anything at me for this next comment! I know I'm a bit of a scrouge but for as much as I like Christmas and all of the beautiful sites, I get a little tired of red and green and by the day after Christmas it's all down too!

Since it's raining Lindsay and I are going to go into town and see if we can find some fabric to make her some new bedding. She always seems to get Sage's leftovers and she never, ever complains about it. It's time to do her room. I think that we'll probably paint (probably not this weekend) and add some shelving in her room. Hopefully we can find just the right fabric and hopefully it's on sale!

Until next time....