Well, the last few days have been busy and tiring. But good. Saturday night Isaac and I were up way too late laughing our head off for a great book idea. We got up and hurried to church where we both gave good talks. Then we drove to the Shawn and Christi's house were we enjoyed a scrumptious dinner and great conversation.
Monday we went and voted early and then went shopping and I made the cutest counting jars! Look:


They are for our Halloween Party at work. They are "Potion Ingredients!"

Yesterday was our date night and ward temple night so we combined the two. It was fun and we had some good food afterward at Chili's. YUM!

Well, tonight I finished Jacob's 'Shadow the Hedgehog' costume. I must say, I did a dang good job considering I didn't have a pattern and was going off internet pictures. And you'll never guess that I used 3 Christmas stockings and a scarf! :) Yeah. I surprise myself with brilliance once in a while.... Go me!

I also finished fixing Isabel's costume. Her costume was way too big around the middle and shoulders... I know... that doesn't surprise anyone. :) It turned out way cute and its hard to tell that it wasn't supposed to be that way! Again.... Go me!!

Well, I have exhausted myself these last few days and desperately need a nap... I have no idea when I'll get it. Oh well. Thus is life.....

Halfway

I am officially halfway done with cleaning my garden out! Go me! I'm hoping to get the other half done before the snow sticks... *big sigh* As soon as its all done I will post a before and after picture of my garden. :) And then next year I'll post more "after" pics as I plant and harvest goods in my garden! Yay! I'm actually really excited about it!

So, that was pretty much all I wanted to say. I got some good thinking done while working in the garden. I have to write a talk tomorrow and now I actually have some things to talk about. :) Gotta love a garden to work in to help clear the mind and generate ideas! Yippee!

Okay, I'm done now..... :)

Sick Day 3

Jacob was home sick again today... so I was home again too. I dropped Isabel off, picked up Jacob's homework, snuggled with Jacob for a morning nap (it was so nice!), woke up in time to get Isabel from Kindergarten, came home, showered, made lunch, did some laundry, chatted with my wonderful mom, caught up on computer stuff, and went shopping. I was gone shopping for almost 3 hours. We were so out of food! What took us the longest was Isabel trying to decide what she wanted to be for Halloween. She kept changing her mind and I had to threaten her with no costume this year before she finally settled on one! Crazy girl! And of course it was the original costume she wanted when we first got to the store. *Rolls eyes* We forgot to bring a picture of Jacob's character so we'll have to pick up his another time. His won't be too hard to create.

Anyways, I just had a great day today. I'm ready to go back to work tomorrow, but I'm also very ready to be home full-time. Gotta pay off that darn, ugly car! I will succeed!! :)

Sick Day 2

I'm home again with a very sick boy. He actually sounds worse today. If he keeps getting worse I will have to take him to the doctor! I really don't want to... So, since I didn't have to go to work today, I chose another project to tackle. So, I totally cleaned and organized my laundry/food storage room. It beautiful! I even took some pics! Here they are:



Nice and neat! Now it won't drive me crazy trying to do the laundry! I am really happy with how good it looks! :)

So, I never got to the store last night due to being too immersed in "Brisingr." I have to say it is a great story but an annoying read. If you like details about who, what, and where about the environment... then this is a fabulous book. But, if you are like me, and the details are better spent on the characters and a fast paced plot, then you will have a good time skimming the details to get to the good stuff. Overall, I liked the story and the twists, but not the boring details of what everyone was wearing and who was sitting where and blah, blah, blah....

Well, I've gotten a lot of good organizing done in my house the last few days. I feel so much better! I have one more major organizing project and then I think I will be able to breath a little easier... until my brother moves out! Then I'll have 3 more house projects to complete! :) Yay! Until then, I think its time to focus on my garden again. I'm almost halfway done! *Sigh* Back to work!!

Sick Day

I called in "sick" today because Jacob sounds like a frog. I think I am getting a preview of what he'll sound like in 8 years. :) Its been a great day! I took a nap, picked up Isabel from school, cleaned and organized Isabel's room (it was a disaster!), caught up on finances, lists, and comics, and now I'm catching up on my blog! And the day isn't even over yet! I still have plans to go grocery shopping, make dinner, water my lawns, and work on some other projects I enjoy doing. It's been a great sick day! :)

Days like today really make me anxious to be home full-time... Look at all the wonderful stuff I could accomplish!! Someday.....

One Month

So yesterday was our one month anniversary... I admit I didn't realize it until my sweet husband came home with flowers and a book! He really know the way to my heart! :) He bought me the 4th "Leven Thumps" book which just came out. I put it on my to read shelf since I'm still in the middle of "Brisingr". We went out for a nice dinner, hit the bookstore, and just had a nice evening chatting and hanging out. I really enjoyed it. :)

Tonight, Isaac and I went down to the BYU Bookstore to join Brandon Sanderson at his book signing. He just released the third and final book in his "Mistborn" series. A series I highly recommend! I'm excited to finish reading them. Anyways, Isaac did all the maps and symbols for this series so he signs the maps when Brandon signs the book. The fans really like having the artist sign their book too! I had a good time chatting with a few people and then getting kidnapped by my wonderful friend Kali for a tour of her new home and delicious Taco Soup (I LOVE Taco Soup!) It was a fun night for me and I know Isaac really enjoyed himself too.

Well, I'm off too sleep. Both of us are fighting colds... mine is losing... I hope!!

I Have an 8 Year Old!

I would loudly exclaim that I am not old enough to have an 8 year-old child except that I obviously have an 8 year-old son. So maybe I should confess that I'm starting to get old? BUT I remember my own mom and other's moms when I was 8 and I remember them seeming so "adultish." I'm so not "adultish!" Then again, maybe my son views me that way.....



Jacob's Birthday Bash was a HUGE success! We had over 80 people attend the baptism and over 60 attend the party. Yeah... we had to go buy more propane, chips, and drinks. But it was a blast and a half!


And look! I got pics!! Well, actually my awesome cousin Becca was in charge of the camera which (I really appreciated) since I had others things on my mind (like throwing a good party!) so then I didn't have to worry about not getting any pictures of my son's momentous 8th birthday. We had family from all 4 sides of his family. :) And tons of friends. It was just awesome and I had way too much fun!

Jacob got some pretty cool gifts, I just have to add. I admit I coordinated most of them (less I had to buy!). He got a lot of fun toys and most important- church and scout stuff! This was his favorite gift... a BIG Bionicle!!


After the party, Jacob and his posse of friends played his new game "Mario Party 8" until I had to send two of them home because they were getting to annoying (to put it bluntly). Then Jacob and his cousin Zach worked on the Bionicles that Jacob had received. It was very quiet for a long time. We spent the rest of the evening with my sister Aprilynne and her wonderful family. We played "Nertz" (a very fun, fast card game) and chatted until they had to go home. Here's a picture of her son Gid eating the leftover birthday cake.... I think its cute!

Anyways. The day was a success. Isabel is feeling tons better. I'm excited to post pics on here now. And now I'm looking forward to sleeping tonight. :)

A First!

Well, I got to ride in an ambulance for the first time today... after I flagged it down.... because I had an inkling that my daughter was in the back.... and she was! Yay! Seriously! It's really funny now that I look back on it, but at the time I was very shaky and worried. I received a phone call informing me that Isabel was having a hard time breathing at school and that her Grandma Ann had taken her to the Urgent Care and that they had called an ambulance to transport her to Primary Childrens Hospital. What mother wouldn't run out of her work shaking and crying? Yeah, there will be lots of questions on Tuesday. So I rode with Isabel to the hospital and we got checked in and they checked her out, diagnosed her with "Croup", gave her a steroid, and then informed me they wanted to keep her a few hours for observation. So, Isabel and I had fun drawing, reading books, eating lunch, and sharing snacks. It was really quite fun! It was like a mother/daughter date! After her observation period was over, Isabel and I headed home and took a nap. It was wonderful. The meds they gave her at the hospital have already made a huge difference in Isabel. She's sounding SO much better!

Anyone that knows me, know that I am rarely without my handy dandy cell phone. It's just a part of me and I feel totally naked without it. Well, today I went to work "naked." Of all days to forget my phone at home... really... it was horrible! I couldn't call anyone because most of the people I would call have long distance numbers. So, I called people from Jimmy's phone while he was there and then had to call my brother at work for the rest of my calls. I don't have my husband's phone number memorized and its long distance so I had to call my brother who got the hospital's number from caller ID, I gave him Isaac's number that I had gotten from Jimmy's phone (ironically enough!), and then he called Isaac to tell him what was going on and give him the number to contact me. I thought it was hilarious! By that time, things were good and settled down so I was out of panic mode. The whole lack of phone was an adventure inside an adventure. Pretty funny!

Tonight, I got to see some of the Chrisman relatives that I miss and love. We hung out for a while, had a great dinner made by Molly, and they got to meet and chat with Isaac. Overall, a very fun and renewing experience. :)

Well, I'm exhausted from my crazy day and I'm excited for tomorrow! I want to post pics of tomorrow so hopefully that will give me the motivation to figure out how to post pics here.... hopefully I'll remember to take some!!

Trimming Away

I did a ton of trimming today. I trimmed my grass, I trimmed some trees, and I trimmed some weeds from my garden. I still have a ton to do to get my garden prepped for spring, but every little bit helps! I now have a massive pile of tree branches in my drive way and almost 4 bags of yard stuff! Hopefully I'll fill some more tomorrow!

Jacob gets to go to his first Cub Scout meeting tomorrow. He's just a little excited. The cub leader came over tonight to talk to him which I thought was really nice. She seems to be a really fun leader! So, one more thing I get to work with Jacob on!

We decorated our cubicles at work today. We strung spiderwebs all over and put up some fun bats. We called it "The Batty Cave". Very appropriate. :)

Well, that is it for today. I'm excited to be out working in my garden again tomorrow.....

Starting Things

So, today I came home with the resolve to get started on stuff that needs to be done on my yard (there's a lot, but it will be worth it!). And I did! I chopped up and bagged all the tree branches my mom had cut off while trimming my trees (She did a fantastic job BTW), I filled in some holes left in my yard from taking down some really ugly and old trellises, I pulled most of the big roots out of my front flower bed (stupid ivy had grown into trees!), and I planted the two trees that I had bought on clearance (heck yes for $5 trees!). So, I feel pretty darn successful! Tomorrow I need to spray my lawn with some weed killer so it will soak in before it rains this weekend. Hopefully it won't take very long cuz I'm supposed to be helping my friend Kali clean her old apartment. We'll see if that still needs to happen....

I am also started to catch up on "Heroes". I love that show! There is a ton going on this season and I'm excited to see how its all gonna work. Its got a lot of crazy, dark, and some disgusting scenes already...... should be good!

I started something else today....but I can't tell what it is..... but I'm excited for it!

Tomorrow I'm gonna hopefully start a new book. I am going to read "Brisingr" and hopefully it will be a good read. Took long enough to come out!!

I like starting things....I really hope I'll be able to finish all the things I'm starting.... Wish me luck!!

Fun and Stress

What a weekend! I had family and friends over and we partied till we dropped! We celebrated my dad's birthday.... HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!! And we are just going to do it all again next weekend due to it being my son's birthday this coming Saturday. Good times ahead!

Well, I had such a busy weekend that I didn't get a chance to write about the book I finished reading. It is called "Gone" by Michael Grant. I really enjoyed it!! It is about how all the kids in a small town cope with having everyone 15 and older suddenly disappear. And some of them left, have super-powers. Very cool. I loved the characters and I think the author did a great job at guessing how these kids would react and manage themselves under these extreme circumstances. He put some great twists in there that really made this story unique. Anyways.... I highly recommend it!

I've been trying to not get stressed out about my potentially gorgeous yard. It's very over grown and there's a lot of work that needs to be done and I just don't seem to have a lot of time to do it. *Big Sigh* Luckily, my mom has been helping me see how I can do little things to slowly get it to where I want it and she has helped me to have a "vision" of what I want my yard to look like. That has helped a lot! Its hard to plan steps to get somewhere when you don't know where you're going! So, I now have a plan, and hopefully in a year or so, most of the plan will be accomplished! I took some pics so I can do before and after comparisons. As soon as I learn how to post pics on this blog, I'll post them.

Later!