"Let us all try to stand a little taller, rise a little higher, be a little better. Make the extra effort. You will be happier. You will know new satisfactions. A new gladness in your heart."
-President Gordon B. Hinckley


Wednesday, January 30, 2008

It's a small world after all.

We had a playdate today with a friend from my little girls preschool. Apparently the girls are great friends and are continually making plans for parties, sleepovers, and playdates. The girls finally succeeded in getting us Mommies to get together. Perhaps they were inspired or something because I had a great time visiting, and haven't met someone with so much in common with me- for a very long time! She's a GREAT photographer, and has a blog as well. Check it out.


In other news- or not news. Josh has been having a really rough time with the night schedule. Working 3-4 nights in a row, then being at home to sleep 3-4 nights in a row. It's actually been pretty rough on all of us! We are constantly adjusting back and forth. We kinda feel like in healthcare we will always have to be dealing with this. It makes us wonder if it is really the right career path for him! Has anyone else had to deal with the all night work shift? If so, how did you handle it? For now we'll keep trying to be happy with what we've got.


My sweet baby boy has Excema BAD! We got him into the Dr. again yesterday, and we came home with 3 perscriptions. I miss his soft baby skin, so I'm really hoping that we can get him all healed up quickly.

His cheeks don't look too bad in this picture, but they have been to the point where they were blistering, and beginning to crack. His whole tummy and back feel like sand is stuck all over him. I feel so bad every time I look at him, thinking that I messed up by not knowing how to prevent this. My new friend recommended Aveeno lotion for it too, so I'm going to get some and add that to his 3 other medications. :D Wish me luck!

Saturday, January 26, 2008

There's no place like home.


As much as I love our home, sometimes I wonder if making our lives so hectic- just to afford it is really worth it. With Josh working nights, we don't see him really for 4 sometimes 5 days of the week(not literally, but when we do see him he's sleeping. ) And the days he is home, he's 'off' because his schedule is all messed up. I tend on M,T,TH, and F. I also am doing at home data entry- only two hours a day, but still. Last but not least, I'm considering doing a little flower delivery job that will allow the kids just to come with me for a few deliveries a few days a week. Insane.


Bad day, can ya tell? I feel very blessed to be in my home. But today a small hut sounds appealing. (a small hut, with heat, and at least a bathroom. ;) )
Oh yeah, and thanks for listening to my pity party.

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Our new favorite place

Our dear friends were in town from NY, and we decided to visit SkyHigh. This is the perfect place for kids(and adults) to play and get lots of energy out. We had a blast, and only wish we got to play with these friends more often! I highly recommend this place!









It seems as if I'm headed towards shaving my head!


This was probably about 6 months ago...
This was last week...
This was yesterday....



Tuesday, January 22, 2008

The Winter blues

So we got our gas bill the other day. $175.00 later!! ouch! We called the builder of our townhomes- they had a few suggestions. And boy do we feel silly for not knowing these easy tricks. We had tried to figure out the thresholds on the door to the garage because it had a half inch gap that had been sucking the cold air in. We had been putting a towel in front of it, but that wasn't working very well apparently. Well, with a simple twist of a few screws that problem is fixed. Now if we can figure out how to make the door shut a little tighter that should fill all the gaps that we are *aware* of. The warranty guy also said that keeping our ceiling fans going to get better air movement will help. I'm hoping that it won't be as tricky keeping our home cool in the summer!