I don't want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully, tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long perfectly manicured fingernails. I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking kids to scout camp. I want to be there with grass stains on my shoes from mowing Sister Schenck's lawn. I want to be there with a smudge of peanut butter on my shirt from making sandwiches for a sick neighbor's children. I want to be there with a little dirl under my fingernails from helping to weed someone's garden. I want to be there with children's sticky kisses on my cheeks and tears of a friend on my shoulder. I want the Lord to know I was really here and that I really lived."
~Marjorie Pay Hinckley

Friday, December 11, 2009

Christmas Card.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Stuck.

Alyssa loves to climb on the treadmill.
The other day she was on it and started squealing.
When I looked back

this is what I found...

Her little bum was wedged between the treadmill and the wall.

Did I mention that she makes me smile?

Monday, December 7, 2009

Sick-O's

For the last week we have all been coughing our little heads off.
I thought for sure that after a few days we would be feeling better and on with our life.

(like always)

But be just got worse.

So today we all took a trip to the Doc.
After listening to Anthony and my lungs the Doctor decided that she wanted chest x-rays.
I guess we sounded bad enough she thought that we could have pneumonia.

Luckily we didn't.

But we both have a really bad case of bronchitis.

After prescribing z-packs all around,
and the 'good' cough syrup for Anthony, we were sent home.

Hopefully in the morning we will all be feeling much better.

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Wowzers...

I think I'm having blog A.D.D.
I can't seem to find a background that I really like.
Maybe I shouldn't have one.
Hmmm.
You'll have to be patient for a while.
Maybe it's because I'm not really in the Christmas spirit.
I know.
It's so SCROOGE of me.

It snowed all day today,
and...
I think it's still snowing.

Did I ever mention that I hate snow?

On the other hand, I love my baby's giggle.
It makes me smile.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

27th Birthday

On Sunday the 29th,
we drove home from St. George.

We stopped at Anthony's sisters house on the way and she had a nice big roast in the crock pot.
We ate there with her and her family and Grandpa and Grandma Vick and Uncle David.
Belinda also baked me a birthday cake.
She is so sweet, and it was all very yummy.

Anthony's mom tried to get a picture of us but Anthony wouldn't put his head up.

What a Butt!

On Monday,
my actual birthday,
all of my sisters and Mom and my close friends called and gave me their best wishes.
My friend Shannon even brought me banana bread!


Then later, for dinner, I bought Jimmy Johns.

Yum.

Later, for my birthday present,
I had a bubble bath and Anthony gave me a back massage.

(it was heavenly)

Now that it's over,
I'd have to say that I had a pretty good day.