Sunday, November 30, 2008

Camping

We had a fun little camping trip a bit ago to celebrate Byron's birthday. Just some things we did:
  • Wyatt falling asleep while riding the Rhino
  • long sleepless night because you're in a new place
  • puzzles and bubbles with Wyatt
  • taking pictures for our Christmas card
  • campfires and marshmallows
  • people watching in the Ely grocery store
  • I miss my laptop, so does Wyatt

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Happy Birthday to my Man!


Today is Byron's birthday. I would tell you how old he is, but he is so youthful in spirit, I wouldn't want to ruin it for you (37!). Ha! Monday night we had dinner with his mother, Jeri. Today we are going camping with Byron while he hunts for another "big buck." Sadly, for the first time in 11 years of marriage, this is the first time I will be with Byron while he hunts for something. He claims during our engagement, I promised to go hunting with him every year, but you know how senile old men get! I'll post pictures from our camping trip soon, along with the gift that I made him, I hope he likes it (like he really has a choice!).


Friday, November 14, 2008

Autumn at the Bellagio


Looking for a great place to go? The Bellagio Conservatory is all decked out for Fall until Nov. 29th. Our Play Group from church had a great time seeing all the Fall colors. Then there was the chocolate waterfall! We were doing great until we started splashing in a water fountain and was chastised by a security guard! Oops! Enjoy the pictures and don't forget to go to Summertime Designs for these digital pages.










Going in for the kiss! Wyatt is such a flirt!













Field Trip to the Lied Discovery Museum

Thanks to Cooper and Particia for inviting us to come along! We had a great time!








Saturday, November 8, 2008

100 Posts!

A few days ago I noticed I was just a few posts away from my 100th post! So here I am! 100 posts of useless information! 100 posts of late night rantings! 100 posts of family outings and pictures, in the hope that someone would care about our simple little family! What have these posts taught me? What have blogs, in general, taught me? Well, I've said it before, and no matter how cheesy it sounds, the power of a blog is insane! I have found so many old friends through blogs, and some have even found me! (Hi Travis!) People visit my blog from North Las Vegas, Washington state, even Ireland, and Japan (Hi Yuki!). It is so cool. And I am addicted to knowing about what is going on in my fellow bloggers' lives! I check your blogs every day, people! What else I have learned? Recipes, craft ideas for Wyatt, how to change my blog background for the holidays (so important!), how a mother is recovering from being severely burned in a plane crash, and how another mother grieves the loss of her child. Blogs allow my cute friends from Japan learn to read English (though my grammar is not the best), and blogs give my grandmother a way to see her great-grandson grow to be a big boy. I actually felt guilty starting this blog, because my job, though only part-time, was a lot more demanding than I thought, and I had just started some big responsibilities for church. I had no time and no business starting some frivolous activity wasting time on the computer, but I'm so glad that I did! Along with some other hobbies of mine, this is a stress release. I can write and vent, and let you in on feelings that I don't like to share with people face to face. So friends, keep on reading! I wonder what the next 100 posts will share?

Friday, November 7, 2008

It's 2:45 AM...and I'm Awake...so is Wyatt


Don't you just love it when your child wakes up in the middle of the night for absolutely no reason and refuses to go back to sleep? Then let's just make it worse by having a mind too wound up from the busy night before and so your crazy head won't let you go back to sleep if you wanted to. Welcome to my world.

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Too Tired to Think of a Title

I just finished helping put on a craft night for the women in our church. I am tired. For the last 3 weeks I have been cutting words, squares, paper, snowflakes, lettering, blah, blah, blah. I've had lots of willing help putting kits together for cards, cutting blocks of wood, phone calls, etc. But still being in charge of an evening for a large group exhausts my mind. Constant thoughts of doubt fill my mind, "What if they don't like the crafts? How much money should these cost? Who paid? Who didn't pay?" I never really know if it was worth it until the end of the evening. When I see smiles of gratitude on these women's faces. There were a few times certain woman seemed really grateful and it made me feel a little better.

On an unrelated note, my dog Duke is having some self esteem issues today. I must be neglecting him. He has been under my feet constantly and as I sit at the computer he is staring at my whimpering and whining. How sad is my life that I am so busy, not even my dog gets the right amount of attention.

I need some ice cream. Just discovered a little trick yesterday: Melt Crunch bars (leftover from Halloween) and a couple of spoonfuls of Peanut Butter in the microwave and pour over vanilla ice cream. 5000 calories but soooooo worth it.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Pray for our country. We are going to need all the help we can get.

Sunday, November 2, 2008

A New Obsession

I finally tried my hand at digital scrapbooking and now it is all I can think about. Here are my first attempts. And go to http://summertimedesigns.blogspot.com/ for the free digital kits. The designer's name is Summer, too! Dang those Summer (Sommer) girls are talented!



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