Ordonez Family

Christmas

2012-01-24T15:08:00.005-07:00

Will post more when I have more time!

Frustrations and Thoughts...... Thy Will Be Done!

2012-01-22T14:57:00.005-07:00

At church today it was supposed to be combined for RS. It ended up not, and we found this out during Gospel Doctrines... so I hurried and searched online for an article that I could teach. The one I found was from conference a couple years back. It was Uchtdorf's talk from Priesthood session, Continue in Patience. What a wonderful reminder it was for me to be more patient towards my husband. To be more patient with myself. To be more patient with Elidia. To be more patient with the Lord's timing and not have the attitude of "I want this now" and get upset or discouraged when I don't get it.

Well, I ended up not even teaching. Another sister did, that was asked by the Bishop, because she was sitting closest to him during Gospel Doctrine :) The lesson was a talk by Robert D. Hales, Waiting Upon the Lord: Thy Will Be Done. It seemed to go right along with what I was reading and went hand in hand. I just thought that was so great. Well, she did such an awesome job. I love when all the sisters are involved and there is a lot of discussion and comments. So many of them had to do with having children, which was the one thing I kept thinking of as I read the lesson I was preparing. So many sisters were in tears by all the sweet comments shared and I was just so touched and felt like Heavenly Father knew exactly what I needed at that time and what I am struggling with the most right now. Something that really stood out, also, was the sister who gave the opening prayer asked for the teacher to teach what we sister's needed to hear and to be guided by the spirit. Wow! What a great lesson to me because I feel like all the comments and the whole lesson was for me specifically. AND it was a reminder not only do I need to have patience, and be willing to wait upon the Lord's timing.... BUT that maybe I'm not done.....(I explain more on this below.......)

One sister made a comment about having faith and being fervent. I keep telling Sam that I am not going to get my hopes up again about having another child. I told Sam that when I pleaded with my Heavenly Father in prayer, that I had asked over and over to just give me the opportunity once...ONCE, to have that joy of the positive on the pregnancy test, and to be able to tell my parents and Sam's the wonderful news, and to be able to have that huge pregnant belly, and feeling the baby kick......just once....ONCE! I feel and KNOW that I have already had that remarkable blessing, that miracle of that happening and I am so grateful that after years of pleading and mostly remembering to keep the faith in Christ (sometimes I did waver in my faith), it had happened miraculously. I often thought when I was pregnant, that because I didn't include... "and have a healthy baby, to grow old,......etc.." that I pleaded just to be pregnant, that my baby would die before she was born...especially when I got really sick while pregnant. I just knew she was going to be taken from me. Thankfully, that didn't happen! BUT now my question is....is it selfish for me to ask for another? I am struggling so much right now because I really want another child...right now...and I mean in my arms NOW! BUT I feel selfish to ask for another. I feel like since I pleaded with Heavenly Father for just the ONE, that I can't ask anymore because HE had already answered my prayers and gave me the one I asked for. BUT the sister who made the comment about remaining faithful and being fervent, (she wasn't talking about children, just in general) said something that made me think that maybe I am just not having enough faith in Christ. Maybe I am giving up, and the pleading just for one is my excuse. Don't get me wrong, I really do feel so selfish asking for another, when I know darn well that Heavenly Father had answered my prayer, but I can't help but think that maybe I shouldn't feel selfish for wanting to ask to conceive another child. After this lesson, I am going to have to keep reminding myself that it might be a long and hard journey again. That I will need to be patient. I need to wait upon the Lord and His timing. I need to not get discouraged and be content with "waiting." BUT I am still unclear if I should or shouldn't.....? To do or not to do...that is the question!

Anyways, that's just my frustration lately. Wanting another child now has been on my mind since it has once again been over a year of trying. I had a sister at church tell me I need to have another soon so Ellie won't be spoiled...I can't be too mad at this sister, because she is sweet, and has been so kind to me, but I just wanted to come home and cry. If only it was as easy as "okay, let's have a kid" and "POOF"... 10 months later their it is!

Oh well! Lessons like today will hopefully help me keep my sanity and keep away from all my thoughts of why.....or having "woe is me" thoughts... or how long will it take.....or what is the purpose?

"As we ask these questions, we realize that the purpose of our life on earth is to grow, develop, and be strengthened through our own experiences. How do we do this? The scriptures give us an answer in one simple phrase: we “wait upon the Lord.” Tests and trials are given to all of us. These mortal challenges allow us and our Heavenly Father to see whether we will exercise our agency to follow His Son. He already knows, and we have the opportunity to learn, that no matter how difficult our circumstances, “all these things shall [be for our] experience, and … [our] good.”

Does this mean we will always understand our challenges? Won’t all of us, sometime, have reason to ask, “O God, where art thou?” Yes! When a spouse dies, a companion will wonder. When financial hardship befalls a family, a father will ask. When children wander from the path, a mother and father will cry out in sorrow. Yes, “weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.” Then, in the dawn of our increased faith and understanding, we arise and choose to wait upon the Lord, saying, “Thy will be done.”

"Patience is not passive resignation, nor is it failing to act because of our fears. Patience means active waiting and enduring. It means staying with something and doing all that we can—working, hoping, and exercising faith; bearing hardship with fortitude, even when the desires of our hearts are delayed. Patience is not simply enduring; it is enduring well!"

NACHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

2012-01-22T14:40:00.002-07:00

Okay,

Just a quick, cute story....

Elidia the last few days will ask for "movie, movie." Then she will say "NACHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" while arching her back way back and grab the movie Nacho Libre. It's one of her favorites! She also likes to sing the "Bubblegum, bubblegum, bubblegum, for me!" Not sure why she loves this movie, but she does.

On another note, she is doing much better at praying(at least at night.) She will kneel down, fold her arms, and bow her head and will mumble. It is the cutest thing! She sure is growing up fast.

She is so smart, too. We have been practicing counting, and she gets up to six, with little help.... sometimes 10. She also loves pointing out all the different animals and the sounds they make.

Looking back at 2011

2012-01-01T13:29:00.003-07:00

Brynn--I am stealing your idea and doing "Highlights" since I think Ellie would appreciate it in the future of what went on in her young little life :) AND since I am horrible at keeping a journal!

So, 2011's main highlights....

Sam and I celebrated our 5th Year Anniversary (crazy how fast it went.)

We went to Guatemala (Ellie's 1st time out of country (and out of AZ--minus the lay over in TX for our flight,) Sam's first time since he was 6, and my first time to Guatemala!)

Elidia got the oppurtunity to meet her Great Grandpa Ordonez and all of her Daddy's aunts, uncles, and cousins. (they all loved her.)

Ellie had gotten her first tooth a week before she turned 1, and now has most of them.

Her favorite things to do are read books (she LOVES reading, especially if there are animals in it), movies (her faves are Madagascar, Curious George, Elmo and Pocoyo-on NetFlix), LOVES singing songs (Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star; Wheels on the Bus; 5 Little Monkeys....SNAP, that monkey right out of that tree; 5 Little Ducks) She likes to finish the senetences in all of these songs, too, while I sing, but I catch her many times singing, and sometimes can make out what song it is by the last word she sings! She LOVES dancing -even if it is mostly just a gallop! She loves playing with her babies and saying "Shh..." with her finger to her lip and rocking and singing her baby to sleep. She loves being outside. LOVES taking baths!

She talks a lot now! She copies words we say and knows all the animals and sounds (all the 'normal' animals) and knows all the usual words to stuff she uses/says daily- ex... baby, brush (toothbrush), movie, shoes, diaper, poopy, gross, yucky, yummy, eat, milka (milk), agua (water or juice), read, no night-night, .....and the list goes on.

Christmas time she learned to climb out of her playpen (atleast not the crib, yet.)

When you tell her to say "cheese" she does a SUPER cheesy smile while saying "cheese"

She loves to color with pencil or pen the most, and especially on walls, or anything not paper!

She no longer has her ears pierced :( I took them out and they are probably pretty much closed. Her ears are like mine, and keep getting infected, really bad! And she would scream and cry when we even just tried to look or touch her ears, and so decided "why should she have to go on with ouchy ears?" It's not a huge deal!

Still loves to suck her thumb....but while sucking her thumb, she has to play with her belly button, OR hold on to/rub her ear lobe (maybe that's why they kept getting infected?)

Her schedule is:

8:00/8:30am -wake up, milk, eat
12:00pm - milk, lunch
12:45/1:00pm- nap
4:00pm - wake up, milk
5:00ish pm- Dinner
7:30/8:00pm- milk, bedtime

Halloween and Thanksgiving 2011

2011-11-30T20:55:00.004-07:00

For those of you without Facebook.... (AKA Lucia)

Vote for ellie

2011-11-03T14:40:00.000-07:00

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Vote for the cutest minnie mouse ever :)
will post halloween pics soon!

Minnie Mouse

2011-10-26T22:32:00.001-07:00

I made this and have been ANXIOUSLY awaiting Halloween so she could wear it and be the CUTEST Minnie Mouse...EVER! Will post pics of the full costume after Halloween!

Elidia 13 1/2 months

2011-06-17T20:42:00.002-07:00

Okay....I have been horrible at updating the blog and Ellie's journal lately.....so I am just going to post quickly so I can remember this when I update her journal!

Words: Right now her favorite things to say are....
Dah yee........Daddy
What's that
Who's that
Go(not too much lately though)
Bah (pronounced as in bottle)...........Bye
Hi (always said with a cute innocent smile)

BUT she can say many more words....just not her favorite! And will copy what you say sometimes.

Sounds:
Quack
Moo
Baa
Mmmmm (when eating and nodding her head in approval at the same time)

Favorite Songs to dance to:
Old McDonald Had a Farm
Five Little Ducks

Songs before bed:
A Child's Prayer
Kneel to Pray, everday....I speak to Heavenly Father
I Like to Look for Rainbows

Schedule:
8am wake, eat, play
10am nap
12pm wake,eat,play
2pm nap
4pm wake, milk only
5:30pm dinner
7:30 milk
7:40-8pm bed

Loves to:
Suck her thumb
Play "I'm gonna get you"
Watch old mcdonald on YouTube BUT has to be a specific one
Stand by door saying bye....loves outside and loves going for walks
Play in water
Kiss and hug and love her babies and stuffed animals
Eat Otter Pops
Spinning in circles
Sing songs
Reading books

Dislikes:
Eating...not a good eater
Diaper changes
Getting her hair rinsed out
Getting her hair done
When we change out her earrings
Vaccuums....hides in shower screaming and crying when vaccuum my room
Leann's cosmetology head

2011-04-10T14:03:00.001-07:00

"Everywhere in nature we are taught
the lessons of patience and waiting.
We want things a long time before we get them,
and the fact that we wanted them a long time
makes them all the more precious when they come."

~Joseph F. Smith

GIVE A WAY - 2 winners!!!

2011-04-06T12:56:00.003-07:00

GO HERE to enter to win a crayon bag from KnotSewShabby or a purse from PeaceLoveNPolkaDots,......or even both :)

Good luck!!!

Tutu Cute!!!

2010-09-25T15:41:00.006-07:00

Look at this cute necklace Beck gave me a few weeks ago for Christmas!! I LOVE it and wear it almost everyday!!

This is how I found her one morning!! She was just in her crib talking to herself and stuck!

Look what I made......I am thinking of making Baby Ellie into a little ladybug for Halloween and having her wear this cute Tutu!! Thanks for coming over Jershon and learning how to do it with me(although you don't read my blog-lol!!) So easy to make and soo much fun!! The red/aqua one and red/aqua/black ones I made for my neices birthday gift and giving her 2 so she can share with her sister....lol. Maybe I should make Tai one, too ;)

Projects completed!!

2010-09-25T15:33:00.003-07:00

Remember this project I posted over a year ago??!

I FINALLY finished it...minus the hands! Plus I got a dresser from Goodwill for $1 that I gave a paint job...I just need to finish the knobs!!

Baby Ellie has been rolling over for a couple weeks now, which I used to think was sooo great...although now she rolls when she sleep and HATES being on her tummy, so I have to wake up a few times through the night to flip her over and during naps......I am starting to not like it anymore...lol

She is FINALLY here!

2010-05-23T12:22:00.002-07:00

Saturday, May 1st I woke up at 8:30am and kind of rolled over to my side and felt like maybe I peed my pants...so I jumped out of bed and ran to the bathroom. I got back into bed and as I was going to roll over I felt as if I peed again. I layed there for awhile talking to Sam trying to decide if I just peed my pants or if it was my water that broke. So I got online and started to research everything so I wouldn't go to the hospital and feel stupid if I did just pee. I tried a couple tests they recommended and was convinced it was my water that broke. So I called my mom and asked what I should do and then headed to the hospital around 10:30am. I wasn't having contractions or anything so I was totally calm...taking it slow, while Sam was kind of "Hurry, hurry!"

When we get there, we are admitted right away and they confirm, yes, my water broke. They hook me up to an IV put monitors on me and use Petocin to get my contractions going. They checked and I was dilated to a 4 and 70% effaced. I asked Sam to give me a blessing because I was freaking out and getting scared. Finally like 3 hours(maybe longer) I get contractions that are killing me, making me want to cry, so I asked for the epidural. While waiting for it, I am shaking and scared. They finally do it and it wasn't at all as bad as I thought it would be. So I lay in the bed and then we play the waiting game. Trying to sleep. Texting people telling them it was almost time....and so on. They keep checking me to see if I am dilated and no progress AT ALL. Dr. Ossanna comes in and broke the remainder of my water and said in one hour if there is STILL no progress, then we will have to probably do a C-Section. I am freaking out MORE and more just thinking about being cut open and I am teary-eyed and wanting to BAWL! (This was like 8:45pm) About an hour later they come check and NOTHING, so he said we will start the C-Section. I hurried and text Leann to tell mom it was time and that I had to do a C-Section and my mom just thought Leann was joking and didn't believe her at first. Anyways, so they start wheeling the bed and I off to go get ready for the C-Section. I start shaking like crazy and am just so scared. Once everything was ready we went in to the room and Sam came and sat by me and held my hand the whole time. I was shaking even more and kept my eyes closed almost the whole time because I could see the reflection of what the doctor was doing on the lamp overhead and it scared me even more. I couldn't feel anything but tugging and pulling and could smell, what smelled to me like burnt flesh and kind of like a dentist office. Every once in a while I would open my eyes and look at my heart rate and blood pressure on the machine. AND the whole time I was singing in my head, the Primary song, "A Child's Prayer" to keep myself calm......

Finally the doctor said "Let's see why weren't you coming out? Oh-because there are THREE of you." I was so shocked like "WHAT? TRIPLETS?" Then Sam peeped over to see and realized the doctor meant the umbilical cord was wrapped around her neck three times. He thinks that is why I wasn't dilating because the cord wrapped so much wouldn't let her drop down more. I think it was a blessing in disguise/miracle they did the C-Section and I wasn't dilating more. She could have strangled if done naturally. Well, so he cuts the cord and I hear a little baby screaming and crying. All I can do is think of "that is my little girl. She is finally here-after all these years it really is happening." They bring her to me so I can 'hold' her...I couldn't move too much and was still kind of in shock so they just kind of set her on top of my chest. I got to look at her for a minute or two then the nurse says "okay mom, kiss her goodbye." So I kissed her check and they took her away.....Sam went with her. They then started stitching me up and cleaning everything up. (the whole process from start to end of the C-Section was under 45 minutes...so fast and nice.)

Finally I got to go into recovery and see Ellie and Sam and I just laid there so relaxed and dead and GLAD the C-Section was over with and finally stopped shaking! Sam called my mom and I talked to her for a little bit about everything and decided that we would wait 'til the next day before visitors because I had to be in recovery until 1am and no visitors were allowed....and I wanted to rest, so no one until later Sunday morning. They asked if I wanted to try breastfeeding her and I said "no." I was soo exhausted and didn't think I could do it. Then a couple minutes later they asked again and I said "sure" and it went good! I got to sit there and hold her, too, for a while after feeding her. She was just so precious and I didn't want to let her go.

HUGE UPDATE

2010-04-17T23:44:00.013-07:00

I need to update.....A LOT

Doctor's appt on Monday, April 12th, I was dialated to 1 and a half and 50% effaced.......... they scheduled another U/S this last Monday. The U/S tech says Ellie has quite a bit of hair, chubby cheeks, and is about 7lbs 10oz. I was dilated 2cm and still about 50%. He says this coming Monday they can strip my membranes if I want.........umm...still debating! haha...kind of scared!

My mom made super cute paintings on canvases for Ellie's nursery. She also helped to recover and redo her old rocking chair she gave me :) THEY TURNED OUT SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CUTE!!!! I am so excited to get the nursery all together.She also made a cute flower "light" garland...I think Becky helped? It's SOOO cute!! I love my mom sooo much and she is soooo stinkin' talented. I LOVE everything she has done so far and am so grateful she is helping me get it all together. The quilt is just soooo cute and amazing. I love appliques and she appliqued the whole panel. She has put in soooo much work into these that I probably will be paranoid about Ellie dirtying them, lol. BUT they are so special to me right now and I know will be even more special when Ellie is older! Thank you soooooooooo much mom!!! I really have the best mom EVER!

THEN I had my baby shower March 27th that Nanna threw for me!! Thank you SOOO much Nanna! I was sooo shocked at how many people came. It was sooo much fun to see everyone and catch up. It was a LOT of fun. I also got really REALLY cute stuff and stuff I need. I look in Ellie's closet and see the HUGE stack of diapers and wipes and get a huge smile on my face :) ..... and then all the cute outfits make me want her to come faster!!! Thanks to you all who came and for everything!! It was sooo fun to see you all!

THEN I had a ward baby shower that Susie Shepard threw for me April 17th.... (Thanks Susie, so much, although you don't read my blog.) I was kind of dreading it at first when she asked if she could throw me one because, those of you who know me really good, I don't like parties being thrown for just me. I don't like the attention at all and get super nervous....and because I already had one, I felt like it might make me look greedy! and because I am still kind of shy in the ward, I thought I would be nervous the whole time. So I worried about it for like two weeks, then as it got closer I actually started to get a little excited. It was just a small one, but it was sooo much fun. I kind of like it better that way. I got to talk to some other ladies in the ward and just had sooo much fun getting to know them more. It was a lot of fun and now I don't think I will be as shy in the future when talking to them. I have such an awesome ward and everyone has been soooo nice since we have moved in!

Last Friday night Dave and Natalie Reheis invited us to a little get together at Skyline park and that was a lot of fun. I got to catch up and talk alot to friends. Pigged out on pizza and played with the little kids while those who wanted to be athletic went and played volleyball. (Sam had a lot of fun too..... he is the active, sport lover...not me...lol...) but it was fun getting together!

After that we visited Becky and Trav and watched some SNL skits and played Balderdash, laughing at some of the stupidest stuff until like 2 am. SOOOO much fun! We used to do that a lot when we lived in Florence, close to them. It is sooo nice to have them live closer!!!

I have been working CRAZY busy to get ETSY ready for Becky and I to go into labor so my mom can stay caught up and not have to do too much....Becky is, too. We are getting our stock up nice and are ahead!...which means I had time to finish Nanna's and Linda's purses...YAY!!! I am soo excited to give them to them. They are turning out soooo DANG cute!! Hope you both like them!

Oh and here are th curtains I made for the kitchen.........I LOVE them!!!

Elidia May

2010-03-17T21:01:00.003-07:00

We are so excited. May can NOT come soon enough! We have chosen to name our little girl Elidia May. (pronounced Eh-Liddy-Uh) and will call her Ellie for short :)

This is Sam's grandmother's name (Sam's dad's mom) and we can't think of anything more perfect. We love the name. It is unique and sounds so pretty. I never did get a chance to meet her, though. She lived in Guatemala, so the last time Sam even saw her he was 6 years old and she passed away last year(December of 2008).

A little after finding out I was pregnant, Sam's grandparents were on their mission in Guatemala and their photo was in the Liahona. Sam's mom called us up and told us that she bought us an extra copy so we can keep it for our scrapbook/memories. So we went and got it and looked at the photo. I read their names and saw "Elidia" and thought "that's her name!-my little girl's name." Kind of weird, I know! At this time too, we didn't know we were having a little girl, but I just knew that was her name and that she was a girl.

Well, now the middle name.... Sam liked May because she is due in May....and might be born in May. I then told my mom and Nanna that her name would be Elidia and they LOVED it and my mom said..... "You can call her Ellie, too. I have always LOVED that name and Elidia is such a pretty unique name." Then Nanna said.... "Ellie May would sound cute, since she will be born in May you can have her middle name that." I then told her that Sam actually really loved the middle name May and I still wasn't too sure. Then my mom said "You can name her middle name May....that is really cute, and you could even make it after Grandma Dorothy Cory's (my mom's mom)mother named Maybelle(my mom's Grandma Maybell.") By that point I knew I wanted Elidia May! I wanted to name her after Grandma Cory....but honestly couldn't make her name sound cute with Dorothy or Louise....and wasn't really digging it....so I decided after granny Cory's mom would be perfect!

Christmas and New Years....

2010-01-09T22:46:00.011-07:00

In case you don't know...... we are having a GIRL!!! yay!

We had such a fun Christmas! The Monday before we went to my brother Brian's home and made gingerbread houses and had dinner. Brynn and her girls were in town so it was so much fun! I got to go to my mom's and hang out with her a little and play with the kiddo's. We even got to open gifts from Yee, since she wouldn't be able to make it to Christmas Eve white elephant.

Christmas Eve we went to my parent's and ate Bulgogi....YUM!! and did a white elephant. It was so much fun. Sam and I both love doing the white elephant.

Then we went to Sam's uncle Hugo's home and ate tamales and did our Secret Santa gift exchange. So much fun. I had Sam's mom and Sam had Tio Hugo.

Then we went to Sam's parent's home and at midnight we opened gifts, then went to bed almost immediately after. I got maternity shirts...so cute, and Sam got a shirt, too.

We then woke up at 5:30am and headed to my parents to open gifts. No one even woke up until 8:30 though, so we crashed on the couch for a couple hours. I got a Lowe's gift card for baby girls' room, and perfume and Sam got AVATAR: The Last Air-bender Season 1. (We can't wait for July for the real person movie to come out.)

Immediately after opening our gifts and watching everyone open their's, we ran out the door to get to Sam's parents at 9am so we could talk to Sam's sister Lucia on the phone, who is on a mission in Utah right now. Then after talking to her, we came home and did our own little Christmas! I got a camera...yay! I convinced Sam we REALLY needed one, especially if we are going to have a baby, lol. Then Sam just got some Hugh Nibley books and a pillow...movies, games, storage shelf, shoes, and that's pretty much it. Not too much because we are stressing about finances so we can be a little more ready when baby girl gets here. It was still so much fun though to spend time with both families and have a blast. (Although, Christmas Day wasn't tooo great...I spent all day sick and throwing up....ugh! oh well!)

Lately I have been feeling baby move a lot! It is such an awesome feeling. I think Sam even felt her kick once, although it was really soft. It is such a neat experience to be going through.... Kind of crazy too, though, to think we will be parents soon.....wow!!! We are still trying to come up with a name. We have a few we like, but are weeding them all out pretty fast. We will use a name a few times and one of us will decide it doesn't click...or that it sounds too close to a family members name and it might be too confusing, lol. We have the nursery all cleaned out :) We even got it painted, wooo hoo! We have the fabric all picked out of what we want....although, my JoAnn's coupons weren't printing for some reason, so we still need to actually buy the fabric.

New Year's we went to my parents and had shrimp/steak. Then we did poppers with the little kids and then a pinata! So much fun......and then went home and got in bed around 10pm.

We have had fun this year (2009) and now are planning this next one especially since we will be welcoming our little baby girl!

Excited!!!

2009-11-28T00:20:00.002-07:00

We put up the Christmas tree this morning and decorated it! So excited! I love this time of year!!!

Thanksgiving was fun, it was kind of interesting. For dinner Sam's family came over and ate. His mom showed me how to make the turkey, yay! Although it was only Sam and I and his parents, Grandpa Guzman, and his sister Linda. It is so weird having a little crowd for Thanksgiving, but still fun. Then after that, we headed over to my family's house to see everyone. It was so much fun! Played with the neices and nephews :) and I think I got a cold sore from Carly's glittery lip gloss... I have 3 and they are HUGE....one is like branching off into lots of little cold sores...UGH! oh well!

Baby update...supposed to get ultra sound December 7th to find out the gender....but that will probably change...because we will probably switch doctors. Also, EVERYONE is telling me I should feel baby move by now and asking if I feel it....... I don't know, honestly. BUT I really don't think so. SO I am just praying that the baby is just really REALLY LAZY...(like it's mom...lol) and that's it...I'm a little worried, though! I am so paranoid...atleast I am still nauseous a lot, so I don't worry tooooooo much.

Little update....

2009-11-04T13:57:00.002-07:00

I wrote another post, but decided it was probably a little too personal to post and I would rather keep it to me and my journal.

BUT the jist of it is....I am extremely grateful for the gospel. I know God hears and answers our prayers in small ways and sends people to help us. I know it is really important to act upon the promptings we get from the Holy Ghost. I love having the Priesthood in my home and being able to have Sam give me blessings to make me feel so much better. My testimony has been strengthened so much the last week and a half and I am just so grateful! I love God's tender mercies!

Well, ANYWAYS.... Yesterday no throwing up......YAY!!! and so far today none either!! EVEN BETTER!!! I hope my morning sickness is subsiding! I am on Zofran and Phenergan...I switch back and forth between the 2 and they seem to be working wonderfully(right now.)

My one BEST FRIEND right now(while I can eat) is one slice of bread(no crust), Miracle Whip, and two pieces of Buddig thin sliced turkey.......YUM! I crave this sandwich all day long, even if I just finished eating one.

My other craving that will have to wait.... Cold left over Thanksgiving turkey meat, Miracle Whip, cranberry sauce and a little dash of salt........YUMMM! hopefully I can wait until Thanksgiving!

Hypochondriac <----- that's me!

2009-10-21T13:30:00.003-07:00

I really thought I was over the whole "throwing up" part because of the medicine... guess not :( yucky!

I weighed myself today and I have lost 30 pounds just from being pregnant. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the weight loss, but I know it isn't good. I am also worried for baby, too!

Sam thinks I am a hypochondriac because I diagnosed myself with HG(Hyperemesis gravidarum.) lol. I guess I kind of am for this circumstance! He thinks I am just over reacting and it is the "norm" for pregnant ladies and I just can't handle it as good as the other ladies. Maybe he's right, I think that too, sometimes. Who knows whether I have it or not...and it really doesn't matter if I do because there is nothing you can do about it anyways, except what I already am doing (taking Zofran.)

Hope everyone is doing good!

Ultra Sound #1

2009-10-13T19:19:00.003-07:00

Sorry I'm posting so much, but this is just so I can remember the experience.

Went today to do the ultrasound....no twins, just one. I got to see the baby move it's hands a lot and a little of the head and feet. I got to hear the heartbeat again... Heartbeat was 162....which she said was perfect and said that due date matches up with the size of baby. I got to see the heart beating and the umbilical cord moving a little. It was such an awesome experience. Something I had thought I may never be able to experience. I almost cried everytime the ultrasound tech would point out everything to me. It was just amazing! She also gave me picture print outs and a disc of it.

Such an awesome day :)

and then afterwards I went to my mom's and got to see Carly and Kena :) It seems like I haven't seen them in FOREVER! Very good day!!!

First Dr. Visit

2009-10-12T13:45:00.002-07:00

I finally got to go to the doctor's today and I was so excited! I filled out lots of paperwork, then the real fun began :)

I am 10 weeks and 2 days along. Due date is May 8th, 2010. AND I got to hear the heartbeat, which he said was about at 170. He said it was probably too soon to hear it, but he would try, and it took him a long time to find it, but I was praying(almost crying) that he would find it so I could be re-assured the baby is okay. It made my day :)especially after my horrible dream of doing an ultra sound and the baby not moving and heart not beating.

He also said since he knows I am exact on the day of my last period, we don't need to do an ultra sound for a while, I was kind of bummed. Right before I left though, he changed his mind because he said he needed to check for twins as soon as we could :) because I was on Clomid a few months before getting pregnant... so I get to do that tomorrow morning!!! I hope there are twins...although just one is just as great!

Hope everyone else is having a WONDERFUL day!

Happy Birthday Sam....

2009-10-07T20:50:00.004-07:00

okay, Sam's birthday was yesterday he is 24! How exciting......yet I realized we are getting old. It's so crazy! Honestly, we didn't do too much. I still am not feeling very well to go out and do stuff, although I tried to convince him I would be fine if we went to eat at a place that doesn't have a strong "food" smell, lol. I let him pick out a few things he wanted...family called and sang Happy Birthday to him...and a member from our ward took him to a place to eat right after work. That's about it. We just spent the night chilling at home watching Law and Order and he played a little Shadowrun.

Just right now we got home from seeing Grandma at the health center and she looks like she is doing pretty good, so that's good. We visited with her for awhile and a little before we left, we also got to see Linda, Rhonda, and Marcie and catch up a little. It was nice to sit there and chat.

Morning Sickness....

2009-10-03T17:45:00.002-07:00

I pretty much have not left my bed for the last 2 days. I love being pregnant but can't stand throwing up every hour on the dot... I was at my moms on Wednesday and Thursday to sew for Etsy, and most of Wednesday I didn't leave her couch and decided to go home right after throwing up. I threw up 7 or 8 times in 7 hours and so Sam and his dad gave me a blessing because I was freaking out and couldn't stop throwing up. Thursday I laid on my mom's couch ALL day and anytime I sat up, I threw up.... my mom had to drive me home because I couldn't stop throwing up. She also called the Dr. for me because even just drinking a sip of water would make me throw up and she didn't want me to get dehydrated. Now I am on the generic brand of Zefron and it's a love/hate thing. I LOVE that I am not throwing up but my stomache is still upset and I can only drink a few sips before feeling yucky. Also, I am still at the point if I am sitting up or standing/walking I get really nauseous, so I lay down most the day to try to stay only a little nauseous.

I love being pregnant............!!!! October 12th I go in for my appointment,so yay!!

Something Perfect

2009-09-29T17:31:00.002-07:00

This sums up my feelings lately :) ......

There's an ache that's missing today.
There's an emptiness that's been filled.
There's a cloud thats lifting and drifting away.
There's a raging storm thats been stilled.
There's a joy that's real.
There's a wound that finally healed.
There's a future replacing the past.
There's breath of new life in the cast.

And there's something perfect happening here.
And this moment will bury mountains of fear,
and through countless tomorrows, it wont dissappear.
There's something that's perfect happening here.

(Song 66 on my playlist.... LOVE it right now!)
SOMETHING PERFECT by Michael McLean

It's official!!! 7 1/2 weeks along.....

2009-09-22T20:16:00.007-07:00

After 3 years of trying, I am so grateful to say we are officially pregnant! I didn't believe it at first and wouldn't believe it now, although I have the nice morning sickness and throwing up to remind me everday that it is real! It is truly happening!! I can not say how much I love being able to experience the nausea. I honestly would cry because I thought I would never be able to experience it or any of the fun and not so fun things of pregnancy. All day I say a little prayer because I am so grateful for this oppurtunity to be able to be pregnant. It is just a miracle to Sam and I and such a blessing. We know Heavenly Father answers prayers. For everyone it is in a different way and I have had to change what I prayed for many times on this journey. I am grateful though for the experience, and I think I appreciate it a lot more, than if I didn't have to wait as long and go through what we did. (although I still wonder why we had to wait this long and can't understand, but I do trust in the Lord and know that He knows what is best for us and that there must have been a reason we needed to wait.) Thanks for keeping Sam and I in your prayers. I know they helped and I don't think I could have survived this long without them.

Well, we have been working hard to make our home and yard ready for the BIG day. (Sam actually has. He has been helping me soo much, thankfully! I am so glad for him.)

I also went shopping with Nanna yesterday....(bless her poor heart she had to be seen with me, lol) because just 10 minutes being in Forever 21, I threw up all over the floor and in my hands....and yeah....it was soo embarassing and gross. Thanks Nanna for not leaving me there :) She even helped me clean it up, if I even smell anyones puke, I throw up, so I don't know how she could do it! What a wonderful sister-in-law you are....I am sure my sisters would have gotten mad at me, gotten embarrassed, and would have just left me there and pretend they didn't know me....haha,jk! Well, then after that happened, I felt so much better so we finished shopping, then Taisei and I got to ride the train around the mall! He had fun...but it was too slow of a ride for my liking, lol.

Etsy has been slamming with orders lately, so we are sewing and it is hard to stay concentrated when feeling yucky, but I still got quite a bite done, thankfully. Then I went to institute with Sam and only 5 minutes of being there I told him to take me home because I felt sick. On the ride home, I puked all over. (Thanks Nanna for the idea of ALWAYS carrying a plastic bag with me. Not sure what I would have done without it, lol.)

Well, hope everyone else is doing as great as we are! I know we couldn't have done it with out all of your prayers. Thank you so much!

going private!

2009-09-07T02:15:00.002-07:00

Hey I am going private....just like EVERYONE else, although I don't have a super good excuse.... I just like the thought of knowing who is reading my blog and knowing it is somewhat safer!

So leave your e-mail addresses if you want to be added!

Thanks!

Sam is the cheese to my macaroni ♥

2009-09-03T22:06:00.003-07:00

♪♫♪♫"It's like I'm in a race, but I already won first place...."♪♫♪♫ Okay so Sam and I celebrated our 3 year anniversary yesterday by going to Tia Rosa's to eat... Yum! Then Sam so graciously offered to let me go clearance shopping for a couple hours.....SWEEEET! It was freakin' awesome! Although I ended up buying nothing and he bought a "Magic" wallet....it's super rad, you just have to see it! and some notebooks that were on clearance....(he is obsessed with notebooks and pens/pencils...don't know why.) Then we had Cheesecake Factory for dessert......can you say YUMMY!?! it was soo good! and we will just stop there! Such a fun night! and pretty inexpensive! These have been 3 awesome years together. Bring on the rest! We have been through soo much in just the past 8 months, and have become a lot more closer and love our time together, just us two. (We always have, just we have been strengthened SO much more with the trials and experiences we have had to face, that we have become so much closer, stronger, and rely so much more on the other person.) I love Sam so much and I am so glad he is stuck with me :) He can always make me smile, even when I am sad and crying. He knows how to give me hope, when I feel I have no more left. He helps to lift me up, when I feel like giving up. He makes me forget my worries and misfortunes, when it seems I just want to dwell on them. He helps strengthen my testimony, when I start to doubt or fear. He is everything and anything anyone could ask for! I am soo lucky to be with such a wonderful man, and am so glad he will be with me for all eternity. Life with him is so great and I can not wait until our 50th anniversary and be able to look back! How fun, eh?! Love you lots Samuel! Thank you for ALL you do! You make life worth while! ♪♫♪♫"I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else but you!"♪♫♪♫

Give-A-Way

2009-08-14T17:08:00.007-07:00

Angie is having a give-a-way and it is super easy to enter!! You get a photo session with her and there are 2 winners! Yeah, 2.....so that betters my chances! ENTER HERE!!!

EVERYONE seriously, check out these photos on THIS blog! http://angies-photography.blogspot.com/
Check out her amazing photos! You will NOT be disappointed! LOVE them!

See??? SOO cute, huh?! ENTER NOW!!!

Because I'm a Guthrie.....

2009-08-09T12:01:00.003-07:00

......I have a weird sense of humor and think I am HILARIOUS, and no one else get's my jokes....hee hee :) (and if they do, they just don't think they are that funny!)

I was just thinking this morning before church how I was an OWLcaholic....and started laughing and thought that was soo cool because it sounded like alcoholic...haha!

Okay, anyways....For Becky's birthday we went to Rainforest Cafe....supposed to be really awesome....it was pretty cool, but we sat near the bar, and weren't part of the "whole" experience and it was pricey! We bought a few things and passed it around the table and told the little kids we would take them out for more food later after we left....haha..it was pretty funny....and totally lame! oh well!

Then they came over to my house and Becky started to help me decorate....I will have to post pictures of it when it get's finished! I am excited!

That's about it....just sewing a lot lately, and job hunting! Not a lot available, but I did manage to find like 3 to apply to.

Well, hope everyone had an awesome Sunday! I am going to go take a nap!

Oregon Fun!!

2009-07-31T19:18:00.004-07:00

We went to Grants Pass, Oregon the 29th of June and got home July 6th! Sam and I had a blast! It was so much fun, although Grants Pass weather wasn't too much cooler than AZ's. We got to play with the Miller kids all day, go swimming at their friends, go in their hot tub, see their cute home, and go camping on the beach!

It was awesome. It was so foggy on the beach and pretty cold. It felt so good. It was so nice to just sit and relax by the fire or walk down the beach. One day it wasn't foggy and was sunny and so Sam and I went for a swim. It was FREEZING but so much fun! Sam got in ALL the way and I was in up to my chest...I wimped out towards the end, lol. It was fun though to "run away" from the waves with the little kids.

We also went to Crescent City, CA and went to the aquarium Ocean World. It was soo cool! We got to pet Starfish, two types of sharks, and stand not even 4 feet away from a seal with no gate between. We also got to see all the tanks with the sharks, fish, sting rays, and another seal that was swimming around. It was so awesome....although it did take me a LONG time before I could talk myself into petting the Starfish and sharks.

We also visited the Redwood Forest. That was sooo awesome. It was amazing to see those HUGE trees and how pretty and green and peaceful it was in the forest. It was amazing!

We had so much fun on vacation! ALTHOUGH I am so glad to be home and kind of back to normal life.

Should I do my cabinets like this???

2009-07-16T08:00:00.002-07:00

I LOVE them!

Hooooo doesn't like cake???

2009-06-26T10:20:00.002-07:00

Okay............ I don't like cake soo much...haha...... BUT this is just SOO adorable!!! Who can I convince to make this for me for my birthday?!

Free Paint and Free

2009-06-25T19:15:00.002-07:00

Holy cow! If you go to:

https://www.glidden.com/promotions/free-paint-giveaway.do

Pick a color online or at Home Depot and they will send you a free quart.

Yeah, not a lot...but FREE!!!!!!!!!I am boring--I just got black so I can paint my frame that has been waiting for me to finish it!

Can't WAIT!!!

2009-06-20T15:55:00.002-07:00

Anonymous...are you the same one in the past?? NO IDEA who you are....lol...sorry!

Anyways, I am soooo excited!! (sorry Brynn we probably won't be seeing you because we are flying--which is cheaper and faster and because Sam's never been on a plane and I am trying to convince him how fun it is!)

On June 29th we will be flying up to Oregon to visit the Miller's!!(My sister Carey's family)You have no idea how excited I am! I can't wait! I get to see their new home, lol..... I get to see them, I get to see what Oregon is like, we are going CAMPING ON THE BEACH over 4th of July weekend and watch fireworks on the beach, I get to get away from AZ and the HEAT, and so much more!!

I am even more excited because I bought the CUTEST swimsuit EVER! I am so excited to wear it! I also bought just some plain white board shorts and am going to see if I can applique something sooo cute on them....(I need to get an opinion from my mom first...to see if it will work)

Well, I am subbing for the 8 year olds this week again and have sharing time tomorrow, so I need to go "practice" it and see what to do!

Hope everyone has an AWESOME weekend!!

House pictures........

2009-06-18T12:04:00.006-07:00

Here are the house pictures I promised....although 6 months later...:) lol...

We need to paint and decorate still, but I will get to that eventually! Just need to choose a wall color and decide whether or not I am painting the kitchen walls...or maybe the cabinets?!?

Here is my {cute} owl collection!

My kitchen and my AWESOME table....I LOVE IT!!

Kitchen counters....

My sweet faucet...it's electronic and tells me when to change the filter for the built in water purifier thingy.

My bathroom and the matching set we got for a wedding present from our friend Jessica Reynolds!

Family room with built in entertainment center...we need to buy a LOT bigger TV for it....haha....

Living room is BIG with awesome crown molding.....I love it...and better yet, we didn't have to put it up...:)

The cute chlakboard my sister Becky made me! It is going to go in my kitchen! LOVE it...Thanks Becky!

My Etsy room....ALTHOUGH the shelves are WAY more filled in now...and not as tidy!

AND here is where you will find me now-a-days.....most the time...... <3......Knot Sew Shabby....eh?!

And two random pics...... a recent one of Sam that I LOVE!!! and the one where Wii Fit is making fun of me!

Hope everyone is having an awesome day! I can NOT wait until FRIDAY!!!

CUTE idea!!

2009-06-10T19:01:00.003-07:00

I think I am TOTALLY going to use this idea in my front room and can put cute owl paper in it, and family pictures....etc.... SO CUTE!!! See the post here...

So over it!!

2009-06-05T08:18:00.002-07:00

I am so ready to quit running! Ugh! Today is the end of my 4th week. It is exhausting. Especially waking up at 6 am and I haven't seen any results.....UNTIL today!! yay! I lost 3 pounds out of no where!!! Now I have a little more motivation to keep jogging!

I have been sewing a lot lately and have gotten a lot done! Yay! I also sewed myself the CUTEST(to me anyways) tablecloth!!! It only cost like a dollar for all the fabric! I LOVE IT! I was really paranoid the first day and wouldn't let anyone eat on it, lol. I thought they would get it dirty and then of course the next day, I burnt a hole through it while working on Etsy! Grrr.....

I can NOT wait to go on vacation! We are going to go visit the Miller's in Oregon!!! NOW if only mom and dad will hurry and choose when they are leaving! lol. Then we can hurry and leave!

Sam and I have been called in to substitute for Nursery a few times and I love it! I ACTUALLY sadly, miss being in there! Yet at the same time, I LOVE not being in there because then I can learn more from Gospel Principles and Relief Society. Oh well!

That's it! My life has been boring and uneventful lately!

i need to update.......

2009-05-19T22:45:00.002-07:00

but honestly, not too much has been going on...

We went with our really good buddies, David and Natalie, to the temple last week and Friday played games with the Taylor's. Both were really good and fun! ***We are now officially addicted to Settler's of Cataan!

I have been sewing my life away...Etsy has been doing AWESOMELY lately!! and we are trying to figure out a new quiet book since our other one is selling good!

I am going on 2 weeks of running and walking every weekday morning at 6 for 45 minutes and about 35 minutes of Wii Fit(which asked me if I found myself tripping a lot when walking) when I get done walking.....let us hope this will last longer than last time!

I have learned so much tonight, too. I went with Sam to his institute class....my third time in the last year...lol. I know I am a horrible wife!.... and evil for not wanting to go and instead sewing. I really do LOVE the class, though. The teacher, Bruce Porter, knows so much and backs it up and has historical evidence and all kinds of stuff. He also makes me think of things in a whole different way and helps me to understand it so much more. I LOVE IT! and today it was mostly about Adam and Eve and the Priesthoods they received and patriarchs and temple ordinances and more...

That's it! Hopefully I can get a garden planted and started soon! That has always been part of what made my home "complete" when I imagine it...lol....

"The Show" by Lenka (LOVIN' this song right now and relate to it, lol)

Im just a little girl,
lost in the moment.
Im so scared
but I don't show it,
I can't figure it out
It's bringing me down
I know
I've got to let it go
AND just enjoy the show!

this one too....

"Anything Im Not" by Lenka

I will never be
I will never be you
No
I will always be
I will always be me
That I know
But oh
Even though
I'm happy being me
I want to get away
From all
This harsh reality
Oh

Gimme a break
A little escape
I am so tired
Of being me
I wanna be free
I wanna be new
And different
Anything I'm not

What a great Sunday!

2009-04-27T10:53:00.003-07:00

First...Brynn, hurry and leave to come to AZ.......it is horrible waiting, especially the last 4 days, thinking "is she coming today?" and still, no Brynn here!

Anyways, we had to give talks yesterday in church.........talk about scary. Atleast this ward is half the size of Usery Park, so not as many people to speak in front of--less nervousness, lol. After our talk, we had TONS of people introduce themselves and stuff, it was really cool actually. A lot of them said something like "I have been meaning to introduce myself............."

I think the talk was like an ice breaker for me...and I suppose for others. So that is good. Well, the last few weeks I have been really loving my ward. I have been meeting more people and getting to know the ones better that I have already met. Still have not gotten the nerve up though to call any of them to play games or do anything....Anyways, everyone is so nice and I think because we did the talk and now I know way more people, I am getting out of my shy "bubble" more. I am starting to get to know members who live down my street(well, atleast the parents/wife of 2 families.) There are actually quite a bit of members living down my street, which is awesome. They are so nice, too. I can't wait to get to know them more. I have always wanted to be like my sister Carey, lol. She moves to a new place and just fits right in and is instant friends with lots of people and her neighbors-although she is more outgoing than I.

Well, and because we gave talks...and because Gospel Principles class went a little longer than supposed to, in Relief Society I couldn't sit in my "usual" spot. Which turned out to be awesome and a blessing because I have been trying to contact the lady I visit teach with and she just moved, so I didn't have her address or phone number(because they cancelled it.) Well, I sat down behind a lady I have seen a few times, but never talked to, and she turned around and all she said was "good talk." I said thanks and was going to leave it at that(because of my shyness.) Then I thought I should ask her name so I can get to know her better, and I actually did....and Lo, and behold, it was my visiting teaching companion! I am really excited. I hope I don't sound too weird, but I like when my visting teachers come and actually like to go myself.

Sam and I have been thinking we needed to find couples in our ward to play games with and to get to know better, and a really nice sister in the ward came and told us we did good, and then said she has been meaning to introduce herself, and that her and her husband love playing games and we should get together and play sometimes. I am excited...and this same sister sat next to me in relief society. I love meeting new, nice people. It is so much fun! You can even ask Sam, lol. I went on and on about how yesterday was the best day at church. It started out a scary, nerve filled morning, and after the talk it was just awesome and so much fun. Then another couple, the Taylor's, called and invited us to their house last night to play games. I honestly had no idea who they were. I have never seen them before, but I have seen their baby before....Yeah...because I am obsessed with babies....but not only that, because Sis. Hathcock(lives 2 houses down from me) in my ward holds her in relief society a lot, and I would always try to connect....is it her baby? is it her grandchild? is it the sister sitting next to her? You are probably wondering why I was so concerned, huh? I guess just because she has a lot of kids, like my mom, and so I was just trying to make a connection, although I didn't think it was hers. Well, now I know, lol. BUT Sam and I had fun playing Settlers Of Catan with them and getting to know them. We had a lot of fun and can't wait to go again and have them teach us the "extended" version, lol.

Then, I saw on Be Different, Act Normal's blog this yummy looking cake and decided I was going to make it to take to Sam's family when we went for dinner. --I love that blog....I have used and tried to think of ways to use her ideas on there!
Mine looked nothing like that...well, not as pretty, and no cute cake stand, but it was yummy! and so easy to make.......

Well, have a good rest of the day........and week!!

It's all fun and games........until someone loses an eye(or job)

2009-03-15T22:23:00.004-07:00

Don't forget the give-a-way posted yesterday!!
First read this article released by the church
about "Big Love" (click there for the full article).....it says to not boycott or make a big deal out of it and explains exactly why!
"The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as an institution does not call for boycotts. Such a step would simply generate the kind of controversy that the media loves and in the end would increase audiences for the series. As Elder M. Russell Ballard and Elder Robert D. Hales of the Council of the Twelve Apostles have both said recently, when expressing themselves in the public arena, Latter-day Saints should conduct themselves with dignity and thoughtfulness. "
***Very good article, and honestly, with them airing it, I think we will get more investigators and people interested in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Okay, so Saturday we went to Kirk Blackburn's going away party! He is leaving for the marines...:( It was so fun to see Asheli and Taryn though! I miss hanging out with Asheli so much! I hope both her and Kirk are very well, while he is away!

Then that night we had Suzi and Ben Quist AND Natalie and David Reheis over to play games and eat pizza! It was soo much fun! We definitely have to do it again!!! Sam and I did pretty good!! heehee! jk!

Then today we went to Sam's parents and ate dinner, then played games...and I was scum like the WHOLE time......I was doing so horrible! Oh well! Still tons of fun!

Well, for quite some time now I felt very blessed that Sam's work has stayed busy and that we got the house, and the awesome tax break... WELL, with so many blessings, now I think it is time for the trials...EEK! So Sam's work gave everyone, but the sons, two weeks to find new jobs! We are lucky, because with the tax return, IF WE SAVE our money wisely, we can go about 4 months(maybe 5) without Sam having to work while he looks for a job. All last night I was up searching for jobs for him, and sadly, there are NOT very many electrician jobs. I found 4 total. I feel so bad for his parents though, because his dad worked with him. I know they don't have any money saved up, and I just hope he can find some job and way to support his family! My heart really does go out to ALL those who have lost their jobs and are still searching, those who had a good job and now have to settle with a 'not as great' job or as high paying job, and those who know they will soon be laid off or let go! I always felt sad when hearing someone lost their job, but kind of thought "they can find a new one"....now that we are in the position, I realize it is much harder to find a job. They are so limited now. I can't help but feel, things are just going to get much worse :( and I don't know about you, but I definitely need to be better prepared.

It is kind of funny. My next door neighbor came over to get me so we could go walking. She saw all my canned foods piled up(I am assuming) because towards the end of our walk, she started to say how she watched a TV show where this family only went to the store once a month and kept their shelves always stocked and rotated. She said she wanted to try because it would be convenient. I then said yeah, but not only convenient, it is just peace of mind, JUST in case something happens. I told her how the church wants us to have food storage. She then asked why and if we HAD to or what. So I just explained how we are strongly urged to have ATLEAST a 3-month supply and how we need to try to get a year supply next, and so forth. How they don't make us do it, it is our choice, but strongly recommended. I said it is good for if someone gets laid off at work and can't make ends meet, if there is a famine, if there is an epidemic, or even you just simply are having money problems. I then told her about growing up with 13 brothers and sisters, my family often lived off of food storage for a year, multiple times, and how my parents were so greatful they listened and stocked up on food storage so their kids wouldn't go hungry. She was in "AWE" and I felt like she was really understanding and interested in it. Hopefully she will start gathering food storage. She kept commenting on how it was a great idea and everything!

Well, I gotta get going. NIGHT!!

GIVE-A-WAY--our bigget one yet!!!

2009-03-14T12:46:00.002-07:00

Who wants to win our most popular item in our shop right now?
We have sold many Quiet Books and I know you ALL would just LOVE to win THIS:

CHECK out our Knot Sew Shabby blog HERE to enter!!!

Birthday Fun!

2009-03-02T10:57:00.005-07:00

Okay, well, on Friday Becky and my mom took me out to eat...and we went to Waldo's BBQ..YUM! We took Tai, Carly, Kenadee, and Grandma Cory with us. Between the 4 of them, I think I decided I can wait to have kids...lol, jk! Those 2 year olds though can be stinkers! haha!Here are some photo's (courtesy of Carly, the 2 year old.)

Mom, Tai, and Leann

Grandma Cory, my mom, and Tai

Supposed to be Taisei

Becky

Me

Mom

Grandma Cory

Becky

We worked on purses/appliques almost all day. (see Knot Sew Shabby blog for what we did. www.KnotSewShabby.blogspot.com)I posted lots of pictures on that blog. For my birthday Becky gave me the Bird "List Taker"(on that blog you can see the picture) and I love it! I use it for EVERYTHING! It is especially great for church!

Then I went and got an eye exam for my contacts...courtesy of my mom! Thanks! So now I have contacts, that I still kind of need to get used to. BUT then Sam bought me the contacts. Thanks Honey!

Then Saturday morning Sam actually let me sleep in and didn't try to wake me up. (that is the BEST gift, ever...haha.) AND when I woke up, there were flowers on my nightstand! What an awesome husband. I also think for my birthday he is letting me pick out paint for my living room! Woo hoo!

Aren't they so pretty!!??

So overall, I had a good birthday! We went to Kazuma's blessing and got to hear him being blessed, but not see him.:( We went to the wrong church building first, so it made us late! As soon as we opened the chapel doors we hear my brother Derrick say "Dear Heavenly Father..." or however you start off the blessing.

After the blessing, Nanna made dinner for all of us Guthrie's for MY BIRTHDAY! Thanks Nanna! Haha, jk. She made Japanese dinner for afer they blessed Kazuma. It was soo YUMMY!!! I love croquets(sp?)!!

Best news yet, on my Birthday I found out that we qualify for the $8000 dollar first time home buyer tax credit, and it doesn't have to be paid back. AND to think, I was SO ANGRY when our house didn't close on December 30th, like they said it would. Now I am glad that we didn't close until just after January! woo hoo!

Hope everyone else has an awesome day! and week!!

2 posts in one day? We got a calling!

2009-02-24T14:13:00.004-07:00

Yeah, post below this that is better. 2 posts in one day, very rare for me anymore...lol. BUT Laura, I really do not have much of a life, I just pretend, lol, jk. I just never know what to write!

BUT So, like I said, I was out pulling weeds. I didn't get very far before the neighbor on the right started talking to me. She is such a nice lady. We met her the day we were moving stuff in and I thought she was really nice from the start. Then I have talked to her a little bit, but today we talked for like 45 minutes, to maybe an hour. We talked about our families, were we grew up, a little about mormons, about etsy, and about excersizing.

So, she goes inside, and I continue weed pulling and not even half an hour later, neighbor on the left gets home. I have never met her and she came and introduced herself and said she has been praying that we would be able to meet soon and that it would be good. She said it was a great start and that she could tell we would have a special friendship. She is a little older, I would say my mom's age. BUT she too was so nice and we talked about gardening, she kept talking about how God put seed in the ground and so she watered her dirt for a long time, and after a long time, it finally started to grow grass. She was really nice.

Well, then she goes inside and I went inside because I was soo thirsty and I start thinking, "wow, I pray that I can be a little less shy and that I could meet the neighbors and get a long with them. I pray for missionary experiences, and I seem to get my answers all at once...." I was thinking it was really cool, then started thinking of how I can be a good example to them and how now I need to prepare myself more so I can be better at sharing my testimony.

Just like an hour ago, the bishop and first counselor came over to welcome us to the ward and extended the calling to us of Stake Missionary's...or ward missionarys, can't remember which one, but Sam and I both were so excited, yet I was a little scared after they said what we would be doing. Like I have to call people on the phone and set up an appointment to go visit with them......Yeah..this is shy me. WOW. My prayers are being answered whether I want them to be or not. I think this calling will be really good for both Sam and I and I think that it will help me out a lot, also!

Don't you just love free..........?

2009-02-01T00:01:00.003-07:00

Okay, I will do a house post when I can get my hands on a camera...but for now....

Our home was foreclosed...NO APPLIANCES, NO WATER HEATER, NO LIGHT FIXTURES.......and not very much money we could spend on those things....

Well, I LOVE Craigslist ads, especially the FREE ads. I am addicted. Like a year ago, I got some free stuff, and it wasn't that great, so I stopped. BUT since we have been moving I have looked and got hooked and here is what I have gotten.......

A FREE OVEN/Stove range...yeah, a little dated, but in awesome shape and works wonderfully and FREE!!

Free stack of moving boxes!!!

Free ceiling fans and light fixtures!(One from mom and dad)

FREE fridge (From Becky and Trav....so not craigslist, but still!)

VERY cheap and in good shape washer and dryer!!

Then we happened to just be at a Goodwill and they had a "Week 49 items are only $1" day, and I wasn't planning on buying a dishwasher or built in microwave hood vent, because I DOUBT THEY WOULD WORK, BUT my awesome sister Leann said "HEY look, they are only a buck! week 49!" I was extremely excited and bought them because I was willing to lose a dollar to chance them working! and they both work beautifully! (and if they did't home warranty covers them and replaces them for $50--so not much to lose!)

I am so thankful we have been blessed so much recently. I promise these things just popped out of NOWHERE and I definitely know the lord had His hand in all of these. I know this is where we are supposed to live, too. I am not sure why but it just feels right and felt right and everything was and is just working out so perfectly!

Well, also we did A LOT of yard work Saturday--doesn't look like it, but I promise, we were out there like 4-5 hours! I posted on craigslist free ads, all the aloe vera plants, the other palm plants, the planter pots, and the landscape rocks........because I do not want to have to worry about taking them to the dump and hate to "waste" stuff....and lots of people are sooooo interested in the 3 BIG boxes we have of the aloe vera. I am excited! PLUS someone wants our ugly rocks! WOo Hoo, less work for Sam and I to do!!! Don't ya just love CRAIG??? lol.

Well, hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!! Good Luck Cardinals..although I won't be watching the game, and honestly can kind of care less 'bout football, lol! Have a good FaSt SuNdAy!

update.........

2009-01-27T18:41:00.002-07:00

Okay, so Little Miss ANONYMOUS says I have to update........ Thanks.......gave me the little boost I needed, I guess, lol!! I do need to update though.

BUT I need to get a camera and take pictures because according to my brother Tim, he doesn't bother to look at my blog because it is boring because there aren't any pictures...........so IF I get a camera or use my phone..............then I will post.........................................................

Because we now have a home...WOO HOO..

well, I will update later, and hopefully have pictures, but we are leaving right now

Update

2008-12-24T00:06:00.000-07:00

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I wrote a WHOLE different post than this one, but it ended up with me just venting and complaining on something that has been on my mind and something I am just so upset about. So I thought I would spare you all and only do my good news update because Christmas is coming...yay! and that other post I just will print off and put in my journal, eventually.

Well, Happy Christmas EVE....it is 12:03am!!! Yay...I need to go to bed. We have a busy night today and ALL day Christmas. Anyways... Sam and I have put an offer on a home and we close the 30th of December!! Yay! Our own home, finally! I just can't wait. I feel like I can't do anything until I move. It is kind of horrible. BUT I am sooo excited. It is so awesome. We had put in like 3 or 4 other offers on other homes. Each time things just were not running smoothly or other people put a better offer. I this WHOLE time would pray every night and fasted a few times to KNOW for sure which home and that everything would fall into place(yeah, kind of selfish but I heard we are supposed to ask for specifics to test our faith more) And this home we are getting, it just seems PERFECT. We like the location A LOT, although the realtor thinks we are kind of crazy...lol. It is a very good size. AND guess what??? EVERYTHING just fell right into place even though the realtor told us he didn't think we would get it because it was just put on the market and other reasons. Sam and I both agreed on this one. We both just fell in love with it! And so far everything has been running smoothly. Just as it should. It has no appliances and we have managed to find all appliances effortlessly for free, or even just extremely inexpensive. We have been so blessed!! This is about the only good news for now.

Merry Christmas!!

Thanksgiving Time

2008-12-23T21:48:00.003-07:00

Okay, time for a REAL update!!! **2 new posts below this!!
I will add pictures later...... they are more exciting!!

Well, we have been SOOOO busy lately. We had family come down for Thanksgiving. One of the most fun ones EVER. We all were together, all there, not a single person missing. We haven't had that FOREVER. It was nice to be all together. We took some pictures and partied and didn't go to sleep until well past midnight, sometimes 2 am. Jon and Carey's family came down a week before and it was soo much fun to take Elise and Katelyn around with me and buy them stuff!! Brady boy is getting so big and is just so much fun! Leesie and Katelyn are so grown up and cute little personalities and Eden didn't seem too thrilled anytime I tried to hold her...lol BUT she is really cute!!

Then Tim and Rusty came the next day. It was really cool to see them. Tim is actually moving back down, yay! and Rusty is still debating whether to take the job here or not.

Well, I took lots of kids on quad rides. Played RockBand. Filibertos almost every night. We played Zilch/Zap A LOT.

Then Brynn's family came and Jocelyn and Jayli are so funny to watch. Cute girls. Jossy is talking a lot more and not so crazy, lol. It was Jossy's birthday on Thanksgiving so we celebrated 2 things and the 2 redhead Miller girls kept telling her how cool and special she was because her birthday was on the same day as Turkey day!

We had family reunions on the Guthrie side which was fun. Although I didn't know very many people.

It was sooo much fun, but once EVERYONE was gone, it was soo nice to be able to go to sleep at a decent hour. To have a clean house. To not have as many people...lol. Although I was soo sad to see everyone leave.

Then that following weekend we had our craft show. We hurried to get everything ready and this time it did way better than the first. So yay!!

Etsy is doing so awesome. We have been so busy with it and we were all starting to hope it would slow down just a little. AND it did. BUT it has given Sam and I the extra money we need for something that I will update on a little later...... I am so excited and can NOT wait until the 30th!! woo hoo!!!!!!!!

I just want to wish everyone a MERRY CHRISTMAS and if I do not update until later, HAPPY NEW YEAR!

New House

2008-12-23T09:48:00.005-07:00

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YAY!!!

Check out our new home. Sam and I are now home owners. Although, parts of the roof is missing, and I am not sure it is structurally sound, but it is FULL of Love, if you can't tell from the hearts!! Oh, and beware, people keep stealing stuff from it and the walls fall over every now and then!!

I will update later! This was our FHE last night and was soo much fun!! Oh and Nanna brought her cute little baby over, too! Our newest member to the Guthrie clan. He sure is a cutie! It was lots of fun!

MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone and Happy New Year!!!

I was tagged.....I need to update

2008-12-23T09:06:00.002-07:00

Okay, I have sooo many tags, I will start with this one...I also need to update....so MUCH has been going on in my life right now....good and bad....so I will try to get that on here soon too! (remember this is my "journal" because mine is packed away somewhere!! -stupid me- I know!!)

1. How long did you date before you got married? We started "officially" dating April 9, 2006 and got married September 2, 2006..........so 5 months. BUT we consider 6 because starting March 9 we were inseparable and and did EVERYTHING together and wouldn't even go more than a day or two without "hanging out"
2. How long have you been married? 2 years and almost 4 months.....woo hoo!!! The BEST two years.....right there!!!
3. What does he do that surprises you? So much, but most of all is he studies the scriptures daily and for hours....and he researches and looks stuff up and he can connect everything together and make sense of it and then he loves to see what peoples thoughts are on it to see if he missed anything. He loves to share the gospel with people and he always is just so spiritual and loves the gospel, scriptures, and everything that is church related!! It amazes me. Makes me want to do so much better. Strengthens my testimony because when he talks you can feel the spirit and know that most of what he is saying, without a doubt is true. (sometimes it is hard for me to follow where he is going with stuff.)
4. What is his best feature? There are too many. I would probably say his smile first. That is what made me fall in love with him because he smiles so much and its so dang cute! Then his eyes, and then his thighs....(yes, weird, but I like his thighs!)
5. What is his best quality? Well, one of them is #3 but also he works soo hard and is constantly doing everything he can for our little family.
6. Does he have a nickname for you? Kelsie Ann or Mrs. O
7. What is his favorite color? Definately Green.
8. What is his favorite animal? Hmmm...I am actually not sure. We aren't really "animal" people...although lately he started taking a liking to dogs. I would say a lion because he is obsessed with getting a dog and trying to make it look like one.
9. What is his favorite food? He loves Seafood, and I never make it because even the smell just grosses me out .....need I say more? lol (but I have made shrimp for him once because I know he loves it and I can stand the smell of it)
10. What is his favorite sport? BASEBALL....Hands DOWN! Then Soccer, then volleyball!
11. When and where did you first kiss? it was actually the night we started officially dating, so April 9, 2006 and it was at Sam's parents home! Although, TRUST ME, way before then I really badly wanted to kiss him!!
12. Favorite thing to do as a couple? We love to watch movies together and just be alone together, just us 2 and talking.
13. Do you have any children? I am just going to skip this question! :(
14. Does he have a hidden talent? He is a really good aim/fast pitcher, so if he is mad at you and has a ball in his hand and really wanted to hurt you, YOU BETTER RUN haha...jk. But he is really good and won't hurt you!
15. How old is he? The big 23!
16. Who said 'I love you' first? He did first and I didn't say it right back, I just hugged him. "I love you" to me is something that should not be used lightly. Don't say it until you know WITHOUT a doubt you are in love with that person. I never even would say it to good friends that were guys because I was not "in love" with them and didn't want to give the wrong impression, even if I did have a love for them as a friend. When Sam said it, I definitely loved him and was in love with him, but I just wasn't ready to say it and didn't want to say it just because he did.
17. What is his favorite music? He loves Instrumental, HANS ZIMMER, movie soundtracks. no words(most the time) and Rock
18. Do you think he will read this? Yes, but not for awhile. He checks every now and then!!!

Give-A-Way..... multiple items/winners!

2008-12-15T12:15:00.003-07:00

How would you like to win............

One of these.........................

One of these..................

One of these..................................

Or ALL 3???!???

Time for our Christmas give-a-way, although this will go on for 2 weeks, so it actually lasts a few days after Christmas!! There is a chance for multiple winners or you may be really lucky and could win ALL 3!!

GO to www.KnotSewShabby.blogspot.com

Come see Santa

2008-12-05T16:53:00.000-07:00

FREE ADMISSION! FREE PARKING! FREE HOT CHOCOLATE!! **Santa Claus will be there visiting the children from 12-2PM on Saturday. Santa will be reading to the children and passing out goodies. There will also be photograph opportunities with Santa Claus. **Burgie Crandall's Live Band!! will be present to play their fun, holiday music for the shoppers. **35-40 Local artisans and exhibitors will be present to do your one-stop, holiday gift shopping for friends and family! **They also have Kids Craft Corner where children will be able to make fun keepsakes!

922 N. Gilbert Road....Mesa, AZ 85203

10AM - 4PM Saturday, December 6th is when our booth will be there! Come support us and other local artisans.

Don't Forget!

2008-11-07T23:21:00.000-07:00

We were asked to come and be a part of a local Holiday Show right here in Mesa. Best thing is it is FREE to everyone. FREE ADMISSION! FREE PARKING! FREE HOT CHOCOLATE!! **Santa Claus will be there visiting the children from 12-2PM each Saturday. Santa will be reading to the children and passing out goodies. There will also be photograph opportunities with Santa Claus. **Burgie Crandall's Live Band!! will be present to play their fun, holiday music for the shoppers. **35-40 Local artisans and exhibitors will be present to do your one-stop, holiday gift shopping for friends and family! **We also have Kids Craft Corner where children will be able to make fun keepsakes!

922 N. Gilbert Road....Mesa, AZ 85203

4 Saturdays only!! 10AM - 4PM November 8th and December 6th is when our booth will be there! Come support us and other local artisans. Mention you saw this ad on blogger and you will receive 10% off at our booth(family and friends stop by and you will get an even better disount, just because we love ya!) PLUS stop by to see us and tell your friends to stop by and see us and for our next give-a-way (Christmas Give-A-Way), you will get your name entered into the contest 3 times. Copy and paste this on your blog(if you are local or have Arizonan's looking at your blog) and you will have your name entered once more!(leave a comment to make sure we can write your name down!) Christmas is the Best Holiday ever and great for giving, so we will make sure we make the prize a very good one! (don't worry non-locals, you will have a chance when the give a way is posted to enter!! So look for it sometime in the middle/end of November!)

We will be accepting donations at our events for the Crisis Nursery in Phoenix. Please bring your brand new baby/children items and any clothing donations.

Silent Auction

2008-10-22T08:00:00.002-07:00

Click on the "I Support Carol" link to the right to see what is up for bid. All money is donated to help Carol and her family out in this very hard time for them. You can also read her story on there, just donate money if you don't want to win an auction item, or you can donate an item for people to bid on!

I, Sam, Was Tagged

2008-10-20T21:53:00.002-07:00

I am: Sam

I think: Way too much

I want: To learn more about the gospel

I have: wants, needs

I dislike: pasta for the most part

I miss: our own home

I fear: of dying before i complete my job

I feel: like i'm not doing enough

I hear: my thoughts

I smell: Dr pepper

I crave: knowledge

I cry: just cause i can

I usually: ask too many questions

I regret:nothing

I search: for wisdoms, truths,and answers.

I wonder:about Gods nature

I love: my wife

I care:about her^ too

I always: laugh

I worry: about the end

I am not:ready

I remember: my dreams

I believe: in God the eternal Father, and in His son Jesus Christ and in the Holy Ghost.

I dance: with brooms sometimes at work or shovels whatever is handy

I sing: people to death. (i have a story to go with that)

I don't always: pick my nose

I argue: when i have to

I write: my dreams down, or at least try to

I win: at yugioh tourneys

I lose: at yugioh tourneys

I wish: I was old

I listen: to kelsies counsel

I don't understand: everything about God yet

I can usually be found: in my room

I watch: others actions and behavior

I need: a house

I forget:what i don't want to remember

I am happy: living with kelsie, and knowing shes mine forever

I tag: reed guthrie

I know, I know...

2008-10-20T19:13:00.002-07:00

I know, I need to do a real post because sooo much has gone on and I have been soo busy and so many tags Sam and I still need to do, but I need to go do more etsy stuff because our crayon bags have been selling like crazy and quiet books...and we need to get ready for this...........

We were asked to come and be a part of a local Holiday Show right here in Mesa. Best thing is it is FREE to everyone. FREE ADMISSION! FREE PARKING! FREE HOT CHOCOLATE!! **Santa Claus will be there visiting the children from 12-2PM each Saturday. Santa will be reading to the children and passing out goodies. There will also be photograph opportunities with Santa Claus. **Burgie Crandall's Live Band!! will be present to play their fun, holiday music for the shoppers. **35-40 Local artisans and exhibitors will be present to do your one-stop, holiday gift shopping for friends and family! **We also have Kids Craft Corner where children will be able to make fun keepsakes!
922 N. Gilbert Road....Mesa, AZ 85203

4 Saturdays only!! 10AM - 4PM November 8th and December 6th is when our booth will be there! Come support us and other local artisans. Mention you saw this ad on blogger and you will receive 10% off at our booth(family and friends stop by and you will get an even better disount, just because we love ya!) PLUS stop by to see us and tell your friends to stop by and see us and for our next give-a-way (Christmas Give-A-Way), you will get your name entered into the contest 3 times. Copy and paste this on your blog(if you are local or have Arizonan's looking at your blog) and you will have your name entered once more!(leave a comment to make sure we can write your name down!) Christmas is the Best Holiday ever and great for giving, so we will make sure we make the prize a very good one! (don't worry non-locals, you will have a chance when the give a way is posted to enter!! So look for it sometime in the middle/end of November!)

They will be accepting donations at our events for the Crisis Nursery in Phoenix. Please bring your brand new baby/children items and any clothing donations.

All Inquiring Vendors Welcome!! Just Email Emily at emily@mycraftcottage.com and request further details!

HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE.......................................................

Some people are so heartless and cold!

2008-10-10T07:04:00.002-07:00

(I will do all tags soon and have Sam do his 1.... but not right now!)

Everyone needs to watch this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIdbYjmbFzo
Then read the comments...(although watch out for the language!) I cannot believe how anyone can be for this! Do they not realize that they can put the child up for adoption? or anything BUT killing it and letting it suffer. Everyone is all for "let the mom choose" which I am COMPLETELY against abortion, but fine, whatever do it before they are born BUT after they are born????????? How can Obama justify that. He doesn't want to start or go into any stupid wars and risk the soldiers lives, yet he is willing to kill off all the American children HAPPILY just to make the so-called "MOM" happy and feel like she can make decisions!!
I hate to be all about me, me, me right now...but don't they realize it is not their own life to take into their own hands. Don't they realize that some people can't even have children?? and how hard it is to sit back and watch them willingly give theirs up to die?? They got themselves into the mess how does murder justify being the way out? How can you let your child, a human being suffer, but not be allowed to let your stupid pet do the same (NO OFFENSE PET LOVERS) BUT I think it is dumb that pets seem to be more "special circumstanced" than humans!
You all already know I dislike Obama MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, but I think the people who actually will go through with the supposed "abortion" which is completely MURDER are even worse!...and I think I came to the conclusion, if he wins, Sam and I will be moving to Guatemala the end of December!!!

Oh and we also predict........I am not threatening in ANYWAY but we predict that Obama will be assassinated sometime during his time as president and then complete liberal Joe Biden will be President....ugh! What an awful world this would be!

Omigoodness!

2008-10-06T13:39:00.004-07:00

This has been such an AWESOME week/weekend!!! Happy Birthday to mom, Happy Birthday to Sam, finishing "THE HOST" and conference :)

Well, I recommend EVERYONE read "The Host" by Stephenie Meyer. I LOVE this book so much more than the "Twilight" series! To me it is more believable and it still consumes me and makes me worry for them, even though I am done with the book. I get so much more into it and I have had dreams about it for the past few days that I am apart of it and all different scenes and scenarios that could happen and take the plot to a twist/suspense. I think it is brilliant and just a really good story!

Anyways, it was my mom's birthday! She is the best mom anyone could ever have. I hope to someday be atleast half as great as her!
I am going to copy Carey and list........5 things I love about her:

1. she has ALWAYS been there...whether you liked it or not. I love having her at home and not having to work. You have no idea how nice it is to have memories filled so much with your mom in almost EVERY single one of them! Especially when you are a kid. I have so many friends who DISLIKE their mom and the memories associated because "Work is more important to my mom." I had so many friends tell me that they aren't close to their mom now because there mom would be "too tired to play games after work" and their mom seemed to never care as much about them as their church calling or their job. HOW SAD! I remember being with one of my best friends and her telling me about how she would always want to play games together with her mom and her mom would blow her off everytime. She started crying and I felt horrible, yet grateful at the same time, just because I would be crushed if those were my ONLY memories of my mom, YET I was soo thankful I didn't have to experience that!

2.My mom is a GREAT example to me. She has not only taught me, BUT been a witness and example to me about having so much faith in the gospel, Christ, prophets....etc. She is always putting all her trust in God and sacrificing so much for everyone and wanting nothing in return. Even if she doesn't have much to offer, she will always pay tithing and fast offering first and have the faith that somehow they will make ends meet and still be able to feed 13 children. She also has ALWAYS done what the prophet has aked and following the commandments and I have known since I was little I would always follow the prophet NO MATTER WHAT thing we may be told to do! Even if I felt like I couldn't do it.

3. My mom is the most TALENTED person I have known...HONEST TO BLOG! She can raise 13 children and does a wonderful job at it with little complaint. She is an AMAZING cook. No recipes used and can bake from scratch(something I need to learn better) and great at canning and staying on top of food storage! She is the best seamstress I have ever known. She would always make me dresses, skirts, shirts, purses, back packs and everyone would always ask where I got it and compliment on how cute it was... I love that because it was something only I could have...one of a kind! She crochets such beautiful things. She cross stictches, quilts, makes clay figrues, comes up with her own sewing patterns and ideas, does gardening, used to do painting, draws, plays the piano, the best story-teller, the best at crossword puzzles............and sooo soo much more....way too much to list!

4. She is always reading her scriptures, doing Family History, temple work, and still tells me she needs to do more. Give more service, go to the temple more, learn more. WOW!

5. She is almost ALWAYS laughing and having fun!

NOW 10 things I LOVE about Sam.....

1. He is always relating EVERYTHING to the gospel and Christ.

2. He has a cute sense of humor that I LOVE...and the cutest laugh!

3.He studies the scriptures and gospel related books more than ANYONE I have ever met and he seems to comprehend most of it and I know he starts to see more deep into the gospel and understands everything better because he doesn't just read it, he studies and ponders it!

4. He has a STRONG and firm testimony of this gospel.

5.He gets joy out of such little and simple things!

6. He is a GREAT story teller and really gets into it!

7. He isn't afraid to let people know his standards and what he believes in. He stands up for what he knows is right!

8. I can just be sitting around being bored with him and still have the best time ever!!

9. He is always looking out for me. He is always there when I need him. He helps to srengthen me. He makes sure he gives his all and tries his best for our little family! He works so hard and he gets joy out of working and learning new things!

10. He is so cute and good with little kids. I can't wait to see him as a dad!!! He will be such a fun father to our kids and he is always telling me what he wants to teach the little boys and play catch all the time! I can not wait!

Well, then I just absolutely LOVED conference! Just about every talk made me go "I really need to improve here" and "I need to try harder." It was just so much information that my little ears has just been waiting and wanting to hear and I was trying to soak it all in. A few in particular stood out. If you remember my "You're gonna miss this blog" I believe President Monson addressed that topic and it POPPED out at me. Also, I believe it was Eyring's talk...did he talk about being judgemental?? or was that someone else! I like Eyring's talk a lot though. I need to get off the computer though...............I will have to update on conference later...and Carey i will do your tag soon...............

Happy Birthday today Sam...I LOVE YOU....

3 GIVE A WAYS

2008-09-26T07:19:00.004-07:00

Don't forget Knot Sew Shabby give a way {HERE}!!!!

AND Check out this GIVE A WAY <<<<<(CLICK THERE)and etsy by Angie..................................
Who wants to win a CUTE cute bow holder???? and a bow!!! Go to her site to see how cute it is.....because for some reason the picture isn't working for me to post on my page!
Also check her etsy out at http://angiepangie67.etsy.com

AND check out THIS GIVE A WAY Christine's having!!!! Just tell her what you like, and your name will get entered in to win it!!!! She has cute jewelery and a CUTE Make-up bag I want :)

Check this out

2008-09-22T21:11:00.002-07:00

First, this weekend we got slammed with orders!!Quiet books and on the go activity bags galore!! It was so awesome! We all are soooo extremely excited. Good thing we have the give-a-way going on our etsy blog(see right side of page for link) because of how awesome it is, I would be having it anyhow as a thanks to all our customers and family and friends who support us and spread the word. I must say Brynn, you haven't even officially entered the give a way, but you posted the link and have been referred by people. You have the most entries so far....so thanks for that and the wonderful advertisement. You must have a very exciting blog!:)

I am in {love} with the shop below and sooo badly want a baby right now!!! I have stuff from our etsy I want to make for my kids....if I had some! It kind of bums me out sometimes :( Anyways....This etsy shop HERE has some REALLY REALLY cute and adorable stuff for your nursery. Her blocks especially are selling rather quickly

and she says she is still adding to her shop, but almost as soon as she adds stuff, it is sold right at the moment!! Check it out.
I wish I had a little boy for this.....

I just think she has the most ADORABLE things

...and her blocks are sooo dang cute!

Well, Sam and I haven't been up to TOO much. He is almost done with the side job he got! YAY! Also, he was put in charge for some office buildings just 10 minutes away from our house. That should get him a raise ! :) hopefully! Also, I have heard my mom and Becky talking about how bad the economy is(which I know) BUT it makes me think of how scary it is. I really want to get a house when we can,while the prices are soo low, but I am so scared now. These are such scary times and I just feel like I need to prepare so much more and be ready! I hear everyone say the second coming is very near. I believe it. With all that is happening, also, are signs of it getting closer. I just feel like I am not ready. I need more time to prepare. I need more food storage, need to read my scriptures more, need to do more service, need to pray more often and learn to have more faith than I do now. My mom and Becky said something that I think is true. The Lord let's things happen to humble his people. In the scriptures people start to prosper, and then they become proud, and that is when they seem to fall. They become very hard-hearted and the Lord has to help to humble them. Most the time, that means trials, losing your worldly valuables, and stuff like that.

Well, sorry, kind of went off on a tangent! BUT I hope you ALL are doing well especially in this hard economical time! I also hope these hard times has helped us to become closer to the Lord and put more trust in him!

hmm..... is this true?

2008-09-21T14:08:00.002-07:00

I hope this isn't true, but I can TOTALLY see it happening (esp. because alot of females from Hillary switched their vote to McCain) BUT I REALLY HOPE NOT.....I can't stand that lady!! although she might, MIGHT be better than Biden...

Story......
> On or about October 5th, Biden will excuse himself from the ticket, citing hea lth problems, and he will be replaced by Hillary. This is timed to occur after the VP debate on 10/2.>> There have been talks all weekend about how to proceed with this info.> Generally, the feeling is that we should all go ahead and get it out there to as many blog sites and personal email lists as is possible. I have already seen a few short blurbs about this - the 'health problem' cited in those articles was aneurysm. Probably many of you have heard the same rumblings.>> However, at this point, with this inside info from the DNC, it looks like this Obama strategy will be a go. Therefore, it seems that the best strategy is to get out in front of this Obama maneuver, spell it out in detail, and thereby expose it for the grand manipulation that it is.>> So, let's start mixing this one up and cut the Obamites off at the pass - send this info out to as many people as you can - post about it on websites and blogs - etc.

Give A Way....revised

2008-09-20T10:18:00.004-07:00

Okay, we decided to let you choose out of ANY of the crayon bags(not just the skeleton one), so that it appeals to more people..... check it out!! There are a lot of EASY ways to enter..... Try to be one of the first to post about the give a way on your blog, because it could win you extra times to enter for as many people were "reffered" by you!!

http://knotsewshabby.blogspot.com

They are really cute and really fun!! If you have kids, neices, nephews, cousins, sibling, etc.....these are perfect for gift giving, also. All little kids LOVE this!!

Mini Golfin' FUN

2008-09-13T16:54:00.005-07:00

Okay, first off, check etsy and etsy blog for the CUTEST quiet book ever!!! and for the new activity bags!!!

Okay, so yesterday Yee invited Sam and I to go mini golfing at Golfland with her and Brian, and to eat at Sushi Kee! Yumm....gotta LOVE sushi! We went and had SOOO much fun golfing. I haven't gone since Sam and I were dating...over 2 years ago. It was soo much fun and Brian lost his ball way too many times. After we went mini golfing, we went to the race cars and it was Yee's first time! She liked it and thought it was fun, or that is what she tells us, atleast ;) lol! I LOVE the race cars. They are sooo much fun!! We saw David's and Lucia's friend Jason there on a date. Then on our way home Brian raced a Honda Civic Si down Southern and down the freeway...and of course he SMOKED them. That was exciting...lol.

THANKS YEE for inviting us. Sam and I both agreed it was MUCH NEEDED and we had a BLAST!!! We definitely need to do something again!!!

Then,you know how I just got on 4 new tires that cost sooo much? Well, not even a week later, I got a flat while driving Sam to work! ATLEAST it was covered and so it was free...otherwise, I don't know what we would do!!!

Well, Sam now has a side job for my dad's friends and he was put in charge at his job of his own building. He is very excited and is doing such an awesome job at it!! I am so proud of him and everything he does for our little family. I love you Sam! Thank you for EVERYTHING!!!

Then on Wednseday we went and did humanitarian aid for enrichment. We sewed school bags....soooooo much fun! I sat by my mom and mom-in-law! Although, could barely talk because it was too noisy with the sewing machines going, lol.

Well, that is about all. Not too much to update on!

G'night!

new post below this.....

2008-09-05T07:33:00.003-07:00

First off, I {heart} Sarah Palin,

I watched her nomination acceptance speech a few days ago, and could NOT stop thinking she reminds me of Tina Fey and I love her glasses! I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL SHE IS VICE PRESIDENT!! She seems so down to Earth! I also like(notice, I do not {heart} him...lol) McCain. He seems to be pretty consistent and is definitely HECK of a lot better than OSAMA...oops! I mean Obama!

Check out KnotSewShabby BLOG!!

New exciting updates, and read about the give-a-way ..........

and let us know suggestions for that, please!!! Well, hope you all have an AWESOME weekend!!

the BEST two years....

2008-09-03T06:48:00.004-07:00

Okay, quite a bit to update, and with NO pictures because Brian is in Florida, and I need him to try to recover my stuff!! But I will start with the good news first!

Monday Sam didn't have to work, so we straightened up our room and a little of the house, we kind of were just lazy all day, which was lots of fun, especially being all alone(other than Craig) and then we decided to go out to eat for our two years and celebrate a day early. We went to Waldo's BBQ! Love that place, and better yet, it was $130 bucks cheaper than dinner last year! Anyways Sam went to work yesterday, and when he got home, we had fun, I made dinner for the three of us(yeah, Craig is impossible to try to get rid of, believe me-we tried! lol) And in celebration of our two years, NBC dedicated that day to releasing THE OFFICE Season 4.....so we sent Craig with our card to go pick it up, and we stayed up until like 12:30 in the morning watching it, with Craig. May not sound so, but it was such an awesome day. I love being able to spend so much time with Sam and just love that we can have so much fun, just sitting there watching our favorite TV series. He is the best guy ever and I am so glad to have been able to spend these two years together.... I don't know what missionaries mean by saying those are the best two years.....because they are full of crap! They really should try being married two years, that really is the BEST two years EVER! Especially with Sam!!! Also, I don't understand why people say the first few years are the hardest, if so, then WOW! I can't wait to see the easy part! Life will be a breeze!!! Our first two years were just awesome and Sam and I are so much alike, that it was easy to get used to the change, yeah we had some little trials, and still do, but I love married life with Sam! Sam would probably kill me for writing this, but honestly, the only thing we really had to get used to was what happened our honeymoon night...let's just say, our first time-both unexperienced-VERY AWKWARD!(although I think within a few hours, we had it down pretty good!) and plus, we have been told our WHOLE lives that we weren't allowed to do it, up until that point, so it was weird trying to change that frame of mind and saying "it's legal"...YAY! Practice makes perfect though, right? (after reading Brynn's blog, I feel like I can get away with saying this...lol)

Anyways, now onto the other news, on Friday I wrote that blog too soon. BECAUSE right after I wrote that post, I went to go pick Sam up from work, and what happened? YUP! Flat tire on the 202! BUT thankfully not even like 2 minutes into pulling off on the shoulder, an awesome, nice cop helped me change it!(normally I hate cops, but this time I loved cops!) So, I pick up Sam and almost $600 down and 2 and a half hours later, we put on new tires(all of them, but 1 were pretty worn, so we were strongly suggested to get all 4) So,yeah, totally sucks, good thing our plans didn't work out for what we were planning for our 2 year anniversary, or we would REALLY be in the crap whole!

So anyways, that night we then headed out to Gurrs! We played FUN Canasta and did a little shopping--guys played video games! That was fun! Then on Sunday it was Lucia's birthday, HAPPY 21!!! We went over to Sam's parents and celebrated with friends and family!

That is about it. I plan on cleaning the WHOLE day today to make the house sparkly and clean! Have a good Wednesday!!!

BUMMED OUT!!!

2008-08-29T12:02:00.003-07:00

Okay, first, my parents and younger siblings went to Oregon.........WITHOUT me!!! :( I really, REALLY wanted to go, but Sam didn't really want to because of our 2 years coming up, money, work, and we practically get the house to ourselves. Oh, and we need to take care of Griff!

ALSO, we lost EVERYTHING that was saved to our computer hard drive--pictures (which most were of our first two years/dating), my journal entries I wrote that aren't on blog, recipes, etsy saved files,music, and just ANYTHING you can think of! Sam said he turned it on one day, and it started doing a "recovery restore" thing and so he let it do it, and then he noticed, it was as if the whole computer was wiped out and fresh, just as if we barely bought it. I am wondering if it turned off when the lights went out, and it fried the drive? I don't know, I will have to ask Brian if there is anything I can do!!

SO lesson to learn, make discs of everything that you WANT saved, don't solely trust on your computer...like me! I thought NOTHING would ever happen! and now it's gone.....its kind of frustrating!!

Funeral services for it will be held at my home, at 10pm... BYOB!

Have a better weekend than me!!!

SPAZ

2008-08-25T08:29:00.003-07:00

Okay sorry if the last post was spazzy.

I was told I was kind of a spaz, so I probably didn't make too much sense! Laura, you are kind of right, no offense taken at ALL. I wasn't laughing too much though while typing it, I was trying to not doze off, while doing like 5 things at once......haha....Let's just say, you try to help a senior citizen(no offense dad) learn how to use e-mail, blog, posting/editing pictures, adding music, and etc....for like 3 hours straight. Then take a 2 hour break(which is when I went to the reception), and get back to helping for another 2-3 hours before you go and finish writing 3 out of 5 pages of your talk for church the following morning....lol.

Anyways, I will try to write this post better, although I still feel weird. I should have guessed by saying the word weird everyone would think pregnant, lol. BUT NO, I only WISH I was. I just feel a little sick, not really even sick, I can't explain it very well, that is why I just said "weird" because I think it is just my body trying to get used to 5 small meals a day, that are healthy, as compared to just 2 unhealthy meals and snacking that I used to do.

Well, on to other things. I gave a talk in church yesterday about the importance of following the prophet's counsel. I had to write my thoughts out WORD FOR WORD because I get too nervous in front of people and can't look up, and talk really fast, and if it wasn't written down, my mind would go blank because all I would be able to think about is how I probably look nervous to everyone.

Well, obviously I got through it alive, probably BRIGHT red, but mostly alive. I was kind of bummed because it ended up being the same day as Kenny Allred's homecoming talk, so Sam and I missed it, but that is okay. (although it would have been a GREAT excuse to get out of nursery for a day)

Guess What??

2008-08-23T21:37:00.002-07:00

MY DAD has a blog!!! haha, kind of funny! What is the world coming to? He also has an email address now, too! Although he is being discreet and made up a fake name for "security" reasons. LOL... I just thought it was funny!

Oh, and my diet is AWEsome...although I really want CARBS!!! I can't wait until Monday............ I can taste the carbs already....lol, jk! BUT I am 7 pounds down now...yay!!! hopefully by tomorrow morning I will be like 10 pounds total lost because I ate like NOTHING today because I feel weird, really weird feeling!

We went to my friends and Sams better friends wedding reception tonight. Him and his bride look soo cute together and so happy!!! Congrats to them!!! AND we had fun catching up with David and Natalie whom we actually hung out with last night and went to Matta's and back to there house and watched a little olympics. That was a lot of fun!! We haven't seen them in awhile before that! At the reception we also got to catch up with Samantha and her husband. Fun, I haven't talked to her for years....or so it seems. She is one of the SWEETEST girls you can ever meet! I got to see Suzi and Ben! I can't believe how big she is and how close it is til her son is here!! How crazy!!! I swear eveyone is PREGNANT or just barely gave birth! I also got to see Megan....yay!! I haven't hung out with her for a few months!! So it was fun to talk!! Maybe, MAYBE I convinced her to update her blog...lol. Megan, we totally need to go hang out!!! and I also caught up with a few more.....it was fun!

That's about it....have a great Sunday tomorrow!!!

Babysitting???????

2008-08-20T12:25:00.003-07:00

Here are the pics from the last post....YUCK just look at ALL that shrimp

Okay, so since school started my babysitting job is like NON-EXISTENT. I have been kind of job hunting for the last few months because the mortgage people told me to! They want us to build up our account before getting a home! Well, today I think I got a job. I am 99.9999999% sure I got it. AS long as my background check and fingerprint clearance come out good. Oh and as long as I am not positive for TB. So yesterday I went to the MPS office and filled out lots of paperwork. Then this morning I finished up with getting fingerprinted and getting a shot for the TB test! Wish me luck. I think this will be a pretty fun job. I will be a Mesa Early Learning Program Instructional Assistant Substitute for Mesa Public Schools. SO not a very reliable source of income (being a substitute) but I have always wanted to be a substitute teacher, and no other openings were available!!!

We are STILL waiting (over 3 months later) for Sam's RETARDED work permit so we can move!!! AND for the Permanent Residence card. SHEESH! It is taking FOREVER! BUT maybe this is testing our patience, or maybe just making us wiser and thinking things over before we jump into the first house we can get our hands on!

Well, other than that, on to my diet. I have been drinking sooo much more water, which is very good!!! Also, eating more veggies!! BUT I am soooo SICK of eggs. Thankfully next week the breakfast foods change!! Well, I am extremely EXCITED!! I started on Monday, and this morning when I weighed myself, I was exactly 5 pounds lighter!!!! I think the last time I weighed this little was a year ago!! That is a total of 9 pounds altogether from following this new plan... YAY!!!

Okay, so all of you who will be at the family reunion this Thanksgiving; mom, Leann, and I will all be very thin!!(hopefully) Lol!

Well, that is all the update for now.

Diet.....again!

2008-08-18T13:44:00.003-07:00

(WARNING contains very GRAPHIC nauseating photo!)
Wow.....I post sooo many diets on here I try to do. Yet all have failed due to my laziness!

Anyways, a while back, I posted about "Crack the Fat-Loss Code" and in one week lost 8 pounds, and even though we have been wating for the book for more than a month to continue the diet, I have kept off 4-5 of those pounds(and I have eaten out a lot, lots of sugary things, and so on!) So I know it works. Well, NOW we finally have the book, and today is the official day to start losing all that weight. Mom, Leann, and I are doing it. MY GOAL: 60 pounds TOTAL! But, my goal is 20 pounds by the end of this year! (3 and a half months!)
I will go from this....................

to this..............................(haha, jk)

Main reason, if I can ever have a dang kid, I want to be in shape before I am pregnant so when the baby comes out, I can still feel like I am skinnier than my weight now! AND so I can have more energy and fit into all my clothes I had when dating Sam!

Losing weight is HARD work, but I have done it successfully before and so I know I can do it again! Wish me luck........................ahahhahahaha...I WILL definitely need it!!!!!!!

Don't FORGET

2008-08-16T20:27:00.002-07:00

Tomorrow at midnight is the last day to enter the drawing/give-a-way! Monday morning we will choose a winner and announce it on the blog and also notify the winner! For those who haven't entered yet, go to www.knotsewshabby.blogspot.com

Well, last night Sam and I went on a MUCH NEEDED date with just us two! It was fun and as always, we had a blast, even though we didn't do too much! BUT we did go to the New China Buffet and Sam ate like 5 plates of WHOLE shrimp that he basically had to disect and take the head, tail, and shell off of! EEEEWWW. I hate fish! It grossed me out watching him taking it all apart! I took pictures of him...mainly because he looked soo stinking HOT, but also to show the yucky shrimp. I will need to download the pics on the comp.!

Well, Sam, Leann, and I went shopping today. Leann started school on Thursday and they have a STRICT dresscode! So we looked ALL over to get things that fit their dresscode. Do you have any idea how hard it is to find a GRAY cute, plain, cotton t-shirt? Sheesh! We shopped for like 5 hours....ahh....I hate shopping! Now my feet hurt! BUT I did find some really AWESOME clearance deals! and she found very cute shoes and eventually a very cute plain gray shirt!!!!!

Have a wownderful night!

Happy Birthday

2008-08-14T11:38:00.003-07:00

2 Days ago was Nanna's birthday!! Yay!! Happy Birthday Nanna! Love ya LOTS and thanks for being the best Sis In Law EVER!!!

Nanna proposing to me after doing my hair for my wedding!

Yesterday I hung out with Molly and Yanele. It was so much fun, just catching up. We were there for like 4 and a half hours. CRAZY! BUT it was fun and DEFINITELY needed! Haven't seen either for a LONG time! So that was about it. That and sewing. Nothing much!!

Me, Molly, and Tyler after Skydiving!

Check out Etsy for new things added....pendants, childs bassinet purse, and hopefully one more thing by tonight!!

Exciting!

2008-08-09T15:32:00.004-07:00

One of my best friends, Kenny, got off his mission today! Yay! I am excited. Sam and I need to go visit and see him! He went to Thailand for almost two years, and Rochester, NY for the first few months (because of conflicts going on in Thailand and it wasn't safe.) Scary, huh? Well, I am excited to catch up with him! He got to learn such different traditions, and the most interesting thing, he go to ride on elephants backs....Sweet, huh??

Well, Sam just got back from his little tourny thing. I have been hanging out with Becky for her birthday today, and have been working on etsy stuff, and kind of cleaning!
(notcie the shirt, he won it at the last tourny!)

Yee showed me a cute magnet that holds business cards, that she gave to me to put our cards in to send with the packages. It is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cute! Only one problem, our tags are bigger than business cards! So we are going to "MAKE IT WORK" (as Tim Gunn would say, from "Project Runway") *tear* I miss that show!

Okay, I am boring, and not much to say..........see ya!!

Check her out!

2008-08-08T15:28:00.004-07:00

http://kadyhope.blogspot.com/ HAS some EXTREMELY cute buttons (Handmade) and a cute boquet! She is doing a give a way right now. Go check it out. Very easy to get your name in the drawing!

Now on to other news, I have applied to like 7 jobs today (6 with MPS, and 1 at Scrapbboks, ETC.....Thanks Aunt Jenny!!) and have been running around trying to get so much stuff done. I did get Becky's birthday present(YOU HAVE TO COME INTO TOWN TOMORROW)!! (Hope you like it?!?) So, Happy Birthday to you Becky! You are going to be, what, 23 tomorrow???

(Sorry, not too many pics of you, and ALL of them are of you talking, laughing, or not looking at the camera)

Have an awesome weekend y'all!

Edited Give a Way

2008-08-07T09:21:00.002-07:00

Hey, now a chance to get your name in two more times, if you sign up as an etsy buyer at etsy.com (Takes like 5 seconds, no spam, and easy!) and you put KnotSewShabby as the referral, and let us know(it will show us you did it, but not your name, so let us know!)

Thanks!

Anywho, been VERY busy trying to read "Breaking Dawn" (Like it so far, but EXACTLY how we predicted it to happen) and then keeping up on etsy, and NON stop babysitting the past few days! Hard to find time to read in all this! Well, I hope you all are doing good, sorry If I am not commenting...I am doing like Laura said, I am reading them and staying on top, but sometimes don't have time to comment everyone! Sorry!!

Sam also has one side job and another one coming hopefully, so that is exciting, but I have to drive him everywhere! NOT FUN! lol, so if it is something short, I wait in the A/C car and read "Breaking Dawn" LOL!

Well, we are still looking into homes...hopefully can qualify for one in a month!! HOPEFULLY! Sam's work keeps saying they are going to get bigge and expand, make him in charge, and give him a raise....but that still has yet to happen! AND he can't get a new job until his work permit comes in! GRR!! so frustrating, oh well!!

Happy Thurday everyone!!

GIVE A WAY

2008-08-04T18:48:00.001-07:00

Check it out! www.knotsewshabby.blogspot.com We're having a give-away!

ETSY!!

2008-08-02T23:29:00.002-07:00

We have some EXTREMELY exciting news. This has been one of the best weeks EVER(for our etsy shop/eBay, atleast!)
This weekend alone, we have sold 5 shopping cart seat covers.
To top it off, we have also sold 3 baby boy blessing outfits this week
and we also have sold 2 Raggedy Anne pacifier clips
and also 2 sets of burprags!

Thank you to everyone for passing on the word and for those who have made purchases!

Now, because you all are soo AWESOME and have helped out in so many ways, we are going to post our Give-a-way tomorrow to kind of celebrate this GREAT weekend we had! So make sure to look for it on www.knotsewshabby.blogspot.com!(Make sure to spread the word, once we post it!! Thank you again EVERYONE.

Have a great rest of the weekend!!!

(Yeah, just copy and pasted...sorry, but so late and so tired!

CHECK IT OUT!

2008-07-31T23:44:00.001-07:00

Maybe we will do a give-a-way like this! It seems to be a good "Word of Mouth" get around and known technique, and is easy!

Check out THIS blog, NOW!!! Wonderful cute stuff, and nice fun give-a-way!! GO NOW!!!

Check out our etsy

2008-07-31T09:22:00.002-07:00

Hey, check out etsy blog... we have some new stuff on there, and check out etsy!!

Happy Thurday!!

Interview!!

2008-07-29T15:28:00.004-07:00

Yay, THANK YOU all for your prayers and letters!! ALTHOUGH the lady interviewing us said she doesn't think she needs the letters because she can tell Sam and I are married for the right reason and saw ALL of our pictures and scrapbook and had proof and documents showing it is legit, BUT that if when the back office people go through the file, they may want to see the letters, because they weren't able to hear the interview(or maybe they are, I don't know, but she said she added them in there, in case they needed further convincing!) So thanks a bunch!

I was extremely mellow and excited to go, up until we got there, then I was scared and a little nervous! It was nothing how I expected it to be. I thought they would interview Sam and I seperately and compare answers to see how well we know eachother. Yeah, TOTALLY not! They had us both in the same room(the lady said Sam didn't even have to go, but it was good that he did and showed how we are.) I was soo glad he was there, because when I get nervous I ramble on and on and on, and sometimes will mix up my words. I talk really fast and because my brain thinks too fast, I jump from one thought to the next. So Sam had to save me a few times, by saying, "oh yeah, well, this is how it happened" and then he will say what I said but clarify it more and say how it goes with that.

Like, I told the lady something, and what she got from it was "so your bishop told you to go on a mission or get married, BUT if you do neither, you will be banned from church." haha...I don't know how she got that, but Sam quickly clarified the whole thing to her and when we got in the car, Sam was like, "did you know what you said in there?" and honestly, my mind was jumping around, all I remembered saying was that our bishop counseled us and said if he didn't go on a mission he should consider marriage. Well, the lady then said "Oh, so he just counseled Sam to start thinking of marriage because family is important and you shouldn't wait around forever to try to go on a mission! I took it as GET MARRIED so you can go on a mission and won't be banned." Then Sam explained how when you are married, you can't even go on a mission until after your kids are all grown, and it is normally when you are VERY old. AND that the mission he was going to go on would only be allowed to be just him on his own. Then he told her the two had nothing to do with eachother. He then told her he wouldn't be banned if he didn't go on a mission or if he didn't get married. They are not mandatory, just highly suggested, and how the man will typically go on a mission, and when he gets back after two years would then try to find his companion, get married, and start a family!
WOW, am I ever glad he was there! Sam said I did that to a few more questions she asked!

Well, Sam was approved for permanent residency, but only for two years. Now we just need to talk to the lawyer I guess and see what needs to be done, or if we can change the conditional permanent residency of two years to ACTUAL PERMANENT residence!(because by then we would be married for 2 years.)

Then, after the interview, I went and ordered my birth certificate, because I sent my official one to the people who did my interview! Then we went to the lawyer and dropped off the letter, and then went to Craig's work and ate. While we were leaving I saw my old co-worker from Target, Lori. We talked for like 5-10 minutes and it was sooo fun to see her and talk to her. I don't know why, but I get along with young kids, and older people easier(not necesarilly "old" but older than me by about five years,) than people my age. They are way easier to talk to, have good useful advice, funny stories that are interesting, and don't have all the stupid drama going on. Plus, because I am soo shy, it is easier to approach them, I am not sure why, it just is! She became one of my friends when I worked at Target, and had kids my age, and it was so much fun to talk to her! ANYWAYS, small world, because my brother works there and her daughter use to work there, and it was just ironic how we both ended up there at the same time.

Then on Sunday, Yee came over and scrapbooked with us, YAY!! that was fun and we should TOTALLY do it again!! It was also my dad's 54th birthday! Happy BIRTHDAY dad!! Hope you enjoy your present! I know mom does...haha! Then because it was the fourth Sunday, we went and ate at Grandma's, and she made yummy food for my dad's birthday! Sunday was a really good day, other than church because I was an emotional wreck!

Dad on the left with Uncle Ed!! (Yes, Elaine, I stole that picture from your blog. It is the most recent one, I think!)

I miss these people! Tim has only been gone a month and I miss him lots. He is soo much fun to have around and soo entertaining! We all miss him lots! I hope he is having fun and enjoying his time there!

AND my cousins moved away to Guatemala, and Travis took pics for us at the temple(Thank you TRAV!). I am going to miss them lots, especially the little girls! They are way too cute, and I will miss having them stay the night at our house!

Well, that is about all.
Have a good Tuesday, and probably rest of the week, if I don't post by then!!

Etsy

2008-07-24T11:19:00.004-07:00

Hey!!

Okay, sooo everyone check out Chicy Creations tomorrow because we are being spotlighted!! Also, we added on a boy blessing outfit on our ETSY! and a few other things!

Hope you enjoy your weekend!!! I think Saturday afternoon we are going to be getting pictures taken, and doing kind of a Moving away party for our cousins :( ........... they are moving back to Guatemala....

that's about it! Nothing too much!

Busy Bag

2008-07-19T16:58:00.003-07:00

(see VERY bottom of this post, those who know Sam and I, I have a HUGE favor to ask so Sam can get residency!)

Okay, first....we are going to do give-a-ways on our etsy blog.....so stay tuned to see when we do that!! Next check out this on blogspot or etsy!!!

it is adorable and convenient!! The idea was thought up by my MOTHER who had 13 kids and who wanted something totally convenient and fast!!

Well, that is really all that is new. Sam is at a Yu Gi Oh tournament right now, and I have been obsessed with etsy and trying to come up with cute ideas! I also have just finished helping clean the house, and getting together paperwork for our interview next Tuesday...oh WHICH reminds me..............

ANYONE of you who know Sam and I and that(either or ALL of these will work) we are married, that we are living together, that we ARE NOT married for his citizenship, could you let me know ASAP if you can write a letter?? IF you can (believe me, it can be short and simple) I will send you the information what they want you to write them on and you can send it to me via E-mail. If not, it's fine. THANK YOU!

New stuff

2008-07-15T23:31:00.002-07:00

Yay.....on etsy we have two blessing gowns!! I love my mom sooo much and her work!!! Take a look....check out etsy for more pictures!!!

For the court hearing, we didn't even show up in court. They postponed it until October 24, 2008. That always seems to happen!! sooo frustrating. JUST want it over with!! BUT that is all that is new! Still waiting, and waiting, until we can get a house!! Hopefully soon!! we will see!!

CRAZY crazy past few days.

2008-07-10T22:23:00.002-07:00

YEAH, I say this all the time, but I started a new diet....Or "way of life" if you will, lol! I am trying to eat healthier, less carbs, and following "Crack the Fat-Loss Code" book by Wendy Chants. I think it will work. I have been doing it 2 day and lost 3 pounds! You are expected to lose 16 pounds in the first week! So we will see!!

ALSO, I have been crazy busy with getting etsy all set up and posting and writing, and picture taking, and trying to come up with ideas, and sewing, crocheting, buying fabric, and LOTS more stuff! I am soo excited about etsy. I can make stuff I have been wanting to make for awhile, and try different ideas, learn new things from my mom and Becky...and Leann(surprisingly, lol) and I have soo much fun doing it. Even if it doesn't sell, it is worth it! This is a good experience right now, and very productive!!

I am soo excited for next week!! Sam has the whole week off!! YAY! That will be soo much fun!! We are thinking about going camping....so if anyone can make it and go with us....(which I am sure no one else has weekdays off) BUT you can let us know and we can figure something out!

We have our court date on Tuesday. And two weeks after that, Sam and I have to go in for an interview so they can make sure we married for LOVE and nothing else....lol.

Well, that is about all, although TOMORROW we WILL have atleast one blessing gown posted, and hopefully the second one, and maybe a "play mat"..... YAY!! I hope everyone has a GREAT weekend!!!

ETSY...finally!!

2008-07-08T09:34:00.002-07:00

First....Happy brithday Carey and Rusty. They turned THIRTY on Sunday!!! Hope you two had an awesome birthday!!!

Next, I have been busy, along with Becky and my mom, making burp rags, and other stuff for our etsy shop! It is mainly dedicated to baby, but will have some things for the mom's, also!!

Here is the blog URL www.KnotSewShabby.blogspot.com and the etsy account is www.KnotSewShabby.etsy.com

Check them out.....we hope to add new stuff soon!! Thank you!!! Have an awesome week!!!

Okay...

2008-06-30T07:40:00.006-07:00

Kinda busy............ babysitting, making stuff, doing small projects here and there! First, FIL b-day was yesterday! HAPPY BIRHDAY MARCO!!! and last Sunday was Cristian's birthday! We took Cristian to Native New Yorker...YUM! and took Joel and Chaddy with us(cousins.)

Sam has started to play ward softball and LOVES it. So I am excited for him. Their team won 1 and lost 1. The one they did win, they beat them by like 20 points! It was fun to watch!

We both still are looking for jobs, but kind of need to wait anyways until we go get Sam's license, and WHO KNOWS when that will be!?!
Bashas had an awesome deal, 20 Powerades for $10 and PLUS you get 2 cases of Dasani 24 pack of water FREE. So Sam and I did that four times!! It is such a good deal, and we are going to use the water for food storage!

My mom brought up something that I never really thought of about food storage. We need to save more than just for us, because honestly, are we going to sit back and watch our friends and neighbors suffer from hunger, and say "oh, too bad you didn't prepare!" NO! This gospel teaches us better than that! So yeah, now I am totally trying to get food storage. We gave ours to my MIL, so we are starting from scratch again! The other day I learned to can meat....YAY! I have been waiting awhile to do that! Now I need to go and teach my MIL how to.

Last but not least, the YOUNGEST brother and sibling in my family was baptized on Saturday! I think he was nervous!! He is soo cute though, and I am soo happy for him! And the last pic is Carly at his baptism, sporting her SUPER cute dress that my mom made for her. I love how my mom sews. It is SUPER good. I love her ideas and how she can create just about anything when sewing!

Taisei's Birthday

2008-06-18T20:44:00.007-07:00

Happy Birthday Taisei cutie!!! Mom got him an AWESOME COOL DUDE quad to ride. It's a power wheels and is soooo funny to try to watch him ride it!! He is soo cute. I can't believe he is two!!!!

Okay, I am TOTALLY sore. I have been cleaning my mom's home HEAD to TOE--TOP to BOTTOM and painted Tim's room because he moved.--With a little help from the boys. Do you remember what that room use to look like?? GRAFFITI ALL OVER?? It was kind of sad to paint over Tim's walls because he had sooo many AWESOME drawings on them! THEN Leann moved into the little boy's old room and is painting it. I helped take the wallpaper down, and Leann and mom painted it. I can't wait til it is completely finished though!!! Yay. Both rooms look very good!!
Day 1
Brett and David helping

The grafitti with "Kilz" over it

Leann's new room, taking off wallpaper is a PAIN

Day 2
Brett and David's room....WHITE! Wow...whole new room!

Leann's new room--almost done. (Notice no WALLPAPER and light green!)

Happy Father's Day

2008-06-16T11:06:00.002-07:00

Okay, As most of you know,my dad can be really weird, really frugal, but a lot of fun and really funny.Anyone I run into, especially if they are scouts in the stake, they always tell me of how much they love my dad going on the campouts with them, how fun he is, and how he is soooo funny!! I appreciate all my dad has done for his family. I know he works hard to support everyone and he only wants the best for us...(even if he doesn't have a valid reason for us not to do something/go somewhere.) I love him soo much and am so thankful for everything he has taught me. Mostly I learned my frugalness from him, not throwing anything away, my odd sense of humor, saving money and how to make something last a lot longer than it probably should! I also loved how when we were kids, he would always help us build and create things, he would let us go up on the roof with him, he would take us flying in his plane, he would take us camping/shooting, he would take us fishing, he would fix our bikes/flat tires, when ever we got hurt he was always there to help us and make it better....poor guy, when we were hurt or had a sliver or something, he would try to help take it out or clean the cut, and we would scream bloody murder, yell at him, and tell him to get away because we were convinced it would hurt so bad! Now that we are older, he drops EVERYTHING(Just about, even if he is tired) to change the oil in the car, fix anything wrong with the car, come tow us if the car is stranded, help us move house to house to house, and LOTS of other stuff!! I love you LOTS dad!!! Happy Fathers Day!!

...which reminds me, how much do you want for the present Brynn??? Let me know!!!!if nothing, then I will get something else! Oh and to do a small update, we are now living at my mom's house. We have been thinking and contemplating about it for a few weeks. It kind of flipped so we can give my In laws a break and because the house was way too crowded. My parents ended up with an extra room because Tim moved to Utah and has two jobs set up for him. We will miss him, but I think he will have soo much fun!! Although, Utah??? I think that would be the worst place to live, truthfully(no offense Utah people) but that is just my opinion! BUT it is fun to live in a different place, especially after you graduated and have nothing tying you down. He left at the perfect time weather-wise, too. He is lucky to have the Utah weather, and not AZ.

Also, Brynn and her girls just left on Saturday and it was soo much fun having them come to stay and hang out!! The girls have grown soo much and are soo cute!! It was a lot of fun to hang out with Brynn, and was nice to see Chuck(especially since he didn't tease or make fun of me this time!)

BAD bad BAD bad DAY

2008-06-13T16:57:00.002-07:00

Okay, so the day started out good yesterday. I went in to Mesa Mortgage and had a lovely chat with the people there, and they are so nice and helpful and giving me tips on how to keep our good credit, how to make it better, and also what they recommend for house/loan, and other stuff. Then in the afternoon Thuy, our realtor/friend, called and said she had BAD news. All we can qualify for or all we would want to qualify for is 75,000. Yeah, so no house, not yet anyways. She told Sam to go get a higher paying job, within the same field, just a few bucks more, and we can easliy qualify in two months. They also said I can go ahead and get a job now to build up the account, I just can't let the bank know I am officially working, that way they won't use my income to help qualify, because we would have to wait atleast 6 months to get into a home! So we are staying at in-laws for two more months. I know I can't handle that! But oh well, I will try my best!
Anyways, I babysat today and had a BLAST. I finally got to see Madison again. It has been FOREVER and it was soo awesome to see how much she has grown, and how much more she comprehends and interacts with others. The three of us sang and danced all morning and role played "Bratz." Then we went to my mom's and swam for a few hours! That's all they want to do. "Can we go to Brian's and swim?" everytime I see them...lol. They are such cute girls and fun! I put in some applications last night, and hope to get a real job soon. Happy Weekend everyone!!!

House Hunt

2008-06-11T19:12:00.005-07:00

I really wish I had a camera(even just a crappy one), I feel like I have missed out on so many memories and oppurtunities of Sam's and mine marriage within the last two years...it sucks being poor!!! We had one that broke when we were dating and it cost a lot!! and now we are hesitant to buy one because they never replied back from the warranty place and still have it. I have called and they say they never got it. We have even asked Lucia about it, because she turned it in, and they never sent her anything on it either. Oh well....

ANYWAYS, here are the pictures I promised(sorry for the bad quality/camera phone). There are 2 at Asheli and Kirk's wedding, and the other is of my neice Jocelyn who is visiting right now...YAY!! I love her lots, she is soo cute and has funny and weird things she say/does.

We went house hunting today and found the PERFECT house in the PERFECT neighborhood! Now, we just need to see if we can qualify for it!! It is such a cute little home!! If it doesn't work out, then there is one definitely in our price range, just needs a quite bit more work, BUT very doable. We really need to decide on which one we want and pray about it and make sure it is right. That is such a hard thing to do sometimes though, because I really let what I want interfere with what God wants! My head isn't sure how to find the answer of what He wants and make sure it is right because of what I think He wants us to do. Does that make sense? I can't word it AT ALL....I am making it sound like I know what He wants and don't care, but I care so much, but it is hard to know which is the right choice!

Here are the two homes, the first three is the one we REALLY want!! The picture doesn't do it justice! ALSO because it is a foreclosure, it comes with a big trampoline, outside furniture, some random stuff in the garage and I love the weird little thing in the corner of the yard, the little gazebo thingy!

The next two after those three are the other home, and it even has a nice HUGE pool in the backyard, and it is 20,000 cheaper, one more bedroom, and 350 more square feet. It is a hard choice. Pool, more work, but less money? OR do we go with the prettier one, better neighborhood, that has less work, and a little more expensive???

Which one will we choose???

To be continued............(*dunt, dunt, dunt*--scary organ music)

2008-06-09T09:27:00.002-07:00

Okay, I have pictures to post, too, but they are on the phone, which Sam has at work! So, I will just update and then I will post the pictures later. First and foremost, Brynn and her family are in town right now...YAY!!!! It has been soo much fun coming to my moms and hanging out with them!! Then on Friday, my friend Megan came over to my mom's while I was babysitting, and we got to catch up on eachother's lives. That was a lot of fun, seeing that I haven't seen her forever!! and then we went and ate Sushi and then went and saw Kung Fu Panda....LOVE that MOVIE!! It is sooo cute!! Thanks Megan!!! We need to hang out more, and plan that camping trip!!! Then, on Saturday Sam had traffic school, we went to Asheli and KIrk's sealing and wedding!! It was sooo AWESOME to see them be sealed TOGETHER FOREVER! I am sooo happy and excited for them!! Congratulations!!!

Ode to.........

2008-06-02T11:38:00.005-07:00

Okay, first off, I figured out why some pics were not working, and now they are...so thanks Brynn and Angie for letting me know!! Secondly, like Brynn, I use this as my journal because mine is packed away, and it is truthfully a lot easier to write down on here, then in a journal, and a lot more fun!! SO SORRY!

Today is Jonatan's(bro in law) Birthday...He is now 19!!! Sam and I are going to take him out to eat tonight at Fudruckers....YUMMY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JON!!!!

Okay, now on to my "ode"....

So Sam and I had a little fight this morning. I was emotional....a lot. Anyways, he kept apologizing and I was being a brat and would just be like "okay, okay, see ya, go to work." Then he left and called to apologize again, and I did the same thing. I was mad and crying! ANYWAYS... Sam's mom knocked on my bedroom door and asked if she could come in because she was going to let me know that they were leaving and that they would be right back. I hesitated....I DO not let people know I was crying or see me crying!! Then I said "ummm, I guess." Hoping maybe she wouldn't come in. She did...and I was hoping she couldn't tell I was crying. Then she started to tell me what she wanted then said "are you okay? are you crying?" I was embarassed. Anyways, I told her I was fine and didn't want to talk about it. She still came in and sat down and started asking if I was okay and then started telling me about how when she was first married, how hard it was, especially with her mother in law, and when they lived with their aunt, how hard it was to not have their own stuff, and own place. She then kept saying that it is okay for me to be mad at him, just to not let him leave angry. She told me she was greatful for me marrying him and knows that I have the patience to help Sam with his quick temper. She gave me lots of advice of how to let Sam know I love him, yet telling him what I think needs to be done. He still might get mad, but will know that I still love him and appreciate all he does. She said we both need to apologize, no matter whose fault it is. This is hard for me, because I seem to always think that it is his fault and I did nothing wrong, and truthfully, I am always the last to apologize. I guess you can say I am stubborn. She also said "you know when you write him cute little love notes? I love you Sam! Thanks for all you do?? Well, sometimes you need to write him mad notes. If he makes you upset, write down all your thoughts and feelings, and let him know how much it hurts, BUT make sure you end it with how much you love him, appreciate him, and that you are thankful for what he does. That way he knows it hurts and he can learn to improve and try harder next time to not say such hurtful things. Have him do the same for you when he is mad. Say a prayer and ask to know of a way to get through to him and let him know, without him getting mad. Push contention away as much as you can." .....Lots more, but that's the gist of it! She made me realize that as the woman/wife, we need to help and stand behind our husbands, we need to help them see everything around them, and their potential and oppurtunities. We need to be thinking of the future constantly, especially about when we have kids. We need to communicate with them about EVERYTHING and remember to always put the Lord first. We need to go to God in prayer and ask what needs to be done and have Christ as the center of our home.

I am thankful for my mother in law and all she does and all she puts up with, especially with us living there. I am greatful for her raising Sam to be strong in the gospel and to have the desire to read and further his knowledge in scripture and anything that has to do with the church. I am greatful for her concern for us and trying to always help us out. I am greatful for her accepting me as part of the family and loving me like her own daughter! I have to admit, when we were first married, for the first few months, it was hard to be around Sam's mom, knowing she didn't want us to be married. I always felt like they were waiting for us to fail and if they saw us even slightly angry at one another, that they would be sooo happy! Everytime we would go to visit, I would be walking on eggshells or glass. I was always trying to get out of having to go over there. I am glad we all got over this. I remember once, I was in her room with her, laying on the bed talking to her, and it ended up being for HOURS. This was in December, I believe, right after we were married. She then a little later told me(crying) that she was sooo happy that we could do stuff like that. She always wanted to have a good relationship with her son/daughter in law and didn't want it to be anything like how it was with her mother in law. Ever since then, I have felt so sorry for what I was thinking, whether it was true or not. I felt bad for holding on to those thoughts for trying to keep Sam away from his family, all because I was too afraid to go over there. ANYWAYS, I am glad I finally moved on and got to start bonding with them, instead of fearing them. I am happy for the relationship I have with his family! Moving in with them, and not being able to move in with my family(thanks to Grandma Cory...lol, jk) has been such an AWESOME blessing in disguise.... yeah, I can't wait to move into my own home, but I have grown soo much being here, and being apart of their family. I have come closer to almost every single one of them and am soo glad for this experience. I love each and everyone just like my own family and am glad I can always count on them and their support for Samuel and I. Thank you for all you do Ana, and for putting up with Sam and I. We love you!

(These pictures are almost exactly 1 year old)

Oh the joy.... or maybe not!!

2008-06-01T22:13:00.005-07:00

Okay, soo house hunting is not sooo fun, and is going okay!!! I just want to get the loan thing out of the way, and then go walk through homes!!

I am going to start watching Tai this week....(yeah, don't think you knew this Nanna...lol...is that fine??) Mom just wants me to take him home for his naps so that maybe he won't be so cranky?? or something, I dunno. So I am doing that now on Tuesdays and Thursdays(and maybe can take him to fun INDOOR a/c places), and then I am watching Trang's girls on Fridays.This last Friday was particulary FUN. I watched only Gracie and Hunter. Let's just say, I HAVEN'T BEEN ON A BIKE FOR PROBABLY 9 YEARS!!! It was embarassing at first because I was a little wobbly, but thankfully I didn't fall off. We did this for almost an hour, early Friday morning! I had sooo much fun, and now am determined to get a bike and ride it and save gas....well, maybe when it cools off...lol!!

Then we went to the park in their community and they have rock climbing walls, cool slides, it is all shaded, and they have "talkers" where you are on one side of the pakr and then can whisper to someone on the opposite side of the park and you can hear eachother....it is really cool!! I love their park way better!!!

On Saturday we started off going to breakfast, EARLY with all of Sam's family for his mom's birthday!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANA, PRESTON, and JON!!! Then Lunch time we went to his aunt's house for a party, then we left the party early to go to Asheli's endowment....which is such an emotional thing....sadly to say, not spiritually emotional though. NO LAUGHING...........seriously!!! This is sooo embarassing!!! haha!!

Okay, so Asheli says 4:30 to be ready for endowment. I took it as be ready at that time so we can go to the 5:00 session. We got to the temple with like 20 minutes to get dressed...plenty of time, right?? Well, if you weren't me, then yes. For some reason I take a while to change...I think I am just OCD about everything looking/feeling good! Well, with only 10 minutes until 4:30... I still can't get the zipper up. No matter what, I have problems with the zipper at the top where my boobs are the fullest, and one other spot, and its an invisible zipper and is in back, and it just normally takes me about 5 minutes to put it on. I almost started to cry because it wouldn't budge past a certain point, FINALLY I go find a temple work, almost in tears, and ask her if she could just zip up the dress. She tries, and tries, and tries, and it won't move past a certain point. I am soo embarassed because everybody walking in the dressing room was looking at me weird and by the end, I had three temple workers trying to help. One telling me to suck in a lot, one pulling the zipper together, and the other trying to zip it up....well, after about 5-10 minutes, I want to cry and am soo afraid I didn't make it in time, too embarassed, just wanting to leave and cry. The one telling me to suck it in, went to get me a rented dress and poof, I threw it on in like 20 seconds. It was so comfortable, zipper in front, not exactly the most stylish, but I LOVED it. Then I get to the waiting room, and Sam asks what happened to my dress...and I shed a few tears of embarassment and frustration and depression of being overweight! Then, I didn't see anyone I recognized, and then a worker came in and called for "KIRK BLACKBURN's" grandma, and I just knew we missed it.At this point, I am ready to just walk out and leave because I am frustrated...(yeah, I am evil for not completely wanting to be there anymore, and for being all agry, impatient,frustrated, and not exactly in a spiritual mood in the temple, but if you were in my position, I am sure you would just want to leave, too!) So Sam asks what I want to do, and I just kept saying "I don't know" well, good thing I decided we should stay, because THANKFULLY we did make it to her endowment session and it was soo WONDERFUL and AMAZING too see her going through!! And like always, I learned a little more, something new, that I didn't know the last time.

Here's some pics of Asheli!!! I am soo excited for her to get married!!

Update of busy, boring life!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-05-28T10:00:00.005-07:00

This is for you brynn....we saw it at Waldo's and had to take a picture!!

okay, So, I don't even know where to start. I ordered Bountiful Baskets like two or three weeks ago and got some good stuff. Only one thing...(collard greens) that wasn't sure about!! Although, I won't be ordering it anymore until I have my own place. I only used a few, and gave the rest away! I liked it a lot though, and LOVE the price!

Well, right now I am only going to be babysitting Trang's girls, and even then it is only Fridays. I am going to apply with the schools and see about getting a job for when the schoolyear starts!

On May 17th I took my little Brother Brett for his birthday to eat ANYWHERE he wanted to....David came along. I gave Brett the choice of outback, red lobster, applebees, tgifridays.........and so on. I thought he would choose a place he has never eaten before or an expensive place and--well, he must know we don't have much money--he chose Applebees! He must have known that we were going to eat for free and only have to pay for our drinks. We spent $10 dollars on $60 bucks worth of food. I was LOVIN' it!! The waiter forgot to put in our order, so we were there longer, but I didn't mind. I would wait longer to get a free meal...and thankfully Sam(who would never normally order steak), ordered one of the more expensive things. It was a very GOOD night!!

I went to one of my best friends -Asheli- Bridal shower and had soo much fun catching up!! and then we had a bachelorette party for her and it was only her and Taryn. That was sooo much fun!! I love hanging out with them two!! They make it soo entertaining. I can't wait until she gets married!!

On May 22nd, My brother Tim and Brother in law Jon graduated....although because of the rain, they split it into two groups and we could only go to Tim's half. I wish we couldv'e seen both, but TRUTHFULLY, I LOVED it being only half as long....and the name list being shorter, and half the stupid talks. IT WAS COOl....most kids hated it....but if they were smart....they would realize it gives them more party time at night and more time to see their friends!!

Sam's Tagged....

2008-05-21T23:13:00.002-07:00

Okay Carey, Here is Sam's tag........................(I am quoting Sam practically word for word!)

1.It is about 11 30 at night, and I am still playing Yu Gi Oh! The only reason I started playing was because I like chess, and like drawing. This is kind of like chess, but with drawings. They are really cool.

2. Lately I have been getting a lot of books about churchy things. I still haven't read them all and would like to read faster. It is very interesting to read some of the point of views people have, and how mine is totally different in some things. I really like reading Hugh Nibley, and I wish I could've met him and asked him to teach me. BETTER yet, I wish I could have met the Brother of Jared, because I have been reading about him a lot lately!

3. Lately we have been going swimming like everyday, it seems like. I hate it. I like swimming every once in awhile, but not all the time!

4.Right now I am very paranoid that someone is trying to steal my tools. Normally I wouldn't bring them in the house but, lately it seems and feels like someone is trying to steal them. I feel weird carrying them in and out EVERY day! If they were ever stolen , I would cry....NO JOKE! haha.

5.I think about Jesus all the time. I don't know why. It's good I guess. I try to understand why he is the way he is. I dont know how to explain how I see the world. It really saddens me when I see people making bad decisions. It is like the people are doing the same mistakes from the scriptures. That's probably why I think of him and try to understand how he can love us all. How can I learn to have that love for everyone.

6.What's this whole thing about going green? I think it is garbage. I really do think that people are messing with the planet, and because they mess with the planet, they will totally screw it up and there will be chaos....someday, not yet, but someday!!!I think it is fine to recycle and stuff, but trying to grow carrots in water...what's up with that?? It is like you are trying to be God! just another random thing... Growing square watermelons...why would someone do that that??

7. Have you ever wondered, if the songs we hear on the radio are Satan's feelings towards everything...not all of them, just some of them!

8. I like to bend pipe with my bare hands. I have been doing it at work a lot lately. It kind of stinks to know that you are the only one that will ever know when you bend your best piece of pipe. No one really ever appreciates the artwork of pipe bending....they are just glad to turn on the light switch. It's also good to know, if it is the ugliest pipe you ever bent, no one would ever know either.

Tag, you're it!!

2008-05-21T10:26:00.002-07:00

Wow, Carey tagged almost everyone!!!

I tag Megan, Kelsie, Angie, and Camille!!

8 Kelsieish Randomness:

1. I am obsessed right now with searching online for free stuff off of craigslist.(Or even good deal stuff) Sad, huh?? I have gone only once to actually get stuff, and I got some pretty good things....and some pretty WEIRD things!! BUT I am always checking it like every day and making sure I didn't miss anything good!!

2. I worry too much. I always go over situations in my head, that might happen, could happen, should happen, or what should have happened(sometimes I do them outloud and tell them to Sam and my mom to see how they sound). I worry about things I said to someone, how to explain things to someone, I worry about the excuse I gave someone and if it was good enough. I am a worrier...and I dislike it very much!! and most the time it isn't a big deal at all and I shouldn't worry about it in the least!!!

3. I have serious PHONE issues also, Carey. Sam thinks I am crazy for it and gets mad at me for making him make the phone calls. I kind of have a cell phone, and thankfully we share it and Sam takes it to work with him!! I even keep telling him, I DO NOT WANT A CELL PHONE!! maybe pay as you go for emergency, but that's it!(I really only want one for a camera) As sad as it sounds, I hate Sam having one because he calls on his lunch break or even at random times and I talk to him. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE my husband, LOVE talking to him, but there is something about talking on the phone and I don't like it! I know part of it is because I can't hear very well on the phone especially when it is Sam because he has a pretty soft voice! I even have told him that when he calls from work it is almost always at a horrible time, like when I am putting the baby to sleep, getting ready to leave, or sleeping!!! Lol. and I let him know I can't hear too well! (Carey, I am going to just copy some of yours, because it is EXACTLY how I am!)I don't like talking on it, don't like calling people, don't like answering it. I NEVER answer the phone unless I know who it is. If it's not my mom, sibling, or Sam, then usually I let the machine get it so that they have to leave a message - then I know what they want. Sam thinks I'm insane. He can not understand my phone phobia. Almost always, he answers it and then if it's for me I'm mouthing to him, "I'm not here...I'm busy...please don't make me talk on the phone right now...just ask them what they need and I'll call back later..." and he will normally still hand it to me and make me talk, or when he hangs up will tell me I am ridiculous!!Good to know that I am not alone on this!!! Speak of the devil, there's Sam calling right now!!!

4. I obsess over my weight. I weigh myself constantly and just get all bummed out when I put weight on.(Maybe that's why I can't lose weight??)

5. I HATE FISH!! I won't eat anything that has even touched fish. It just grosses me out, A LOT!! and I can't stand the smell!!

6. I am a BIG procrastinator!! I have always procrastinated assignments and I do better with the longer I wait! I remember several times, in one night I would write like a 10 page essay, story, report, etc...and I always got a 100 on them....and almost always had the highest score on the paper and grade in the class. I also never would really study for a test...because everytime I did, was when I would get confused on tests and second guess myself!!

7. I was in accelerated classes for a LONG time, and then just out of nowhere in high school, I thought "WHY not just take easy classes and barely try to get a high grade.It is way less work." I loved it, and would NEVER regret it. People think I am dumb for that, but I had a lot more fun during school and summer because of less worry, stress, and work!!

8. I love hanging out with family and at my moms. Sam has friends he always want to hang out with, and I have some I want to hang out with, but for some reason I still enjoy hanging out with my family more. I am kind of a home body! Most people don't like their families....so to some I might be weird...haha...I don't know!!

The Rules:
1. Each player starts with 8 random facts/habits about themselves.
2. People are tagged write a blog post about their own 8 random things and post these rules.
3. At the end of your post tag 8 people and include their names. Don't forget to leave them a comment on their blog to tell them they've been tagged, and to comment back and read your blog for the whole story.

Etsy shop.....or not???

2008-05-11T00:42:00.003-07:00

Lanners and I have made purses.....these are the first ones we did.....practice ones. We were bored and found some of my mom's fabric and then got busy drawing up a LOT of designs and found some cool fabric and this is how they turned out.....(Leann is the cupcake, and mine is the girly skull reversible into flowery powery)

We are thinking we may make the rest of our designs and thoughts and post them on an etsy and see how it turns out...We bought some pretty cute fabric and have some really neat, yet odd ideas for tote bags. As we make them, I will post them on here...

I found out my friend Yanelle is back from Mexico...so that is exciting. I haven't seen her for over a year!!! On the 10th, one of my best friends Asheli had her bridal shower!!! I meant to take pictures but forgot! I had a lot of fun. I haven't seen some of those people for years! It was great to catch up and to see Asheli soo happy and excited for her wedding day. She is still the EXTREMELY fun girl I remember and miss hanging out with!! I am soo excited for her and can't wait until she is married. Here is what I made for her bridal shower....Thank you Becky for helping me out with figuring out how to make it!!! Everyone there loved it!!

Experiences that make you think!

2008-05-01T13:24:00.004-07:00

Okay, so last night I had a totally crazy dream. It was so odd, real, and really left a mark or impression on me! I don’t remember all of it, so I will just say the parts that I remember. I was at my parent’s home jumping on the trampoline and I look over to my right, and a BUNCH of oranges start rolling toward us on the ground,
then we felt the earth shake a tiny bit and saw a HUGE group of people rushing our way and I started to freak out because I knew it was time for the second coming(or maybe the end of the Earth, I am not sure)

and I started BALLING because it came way sooner than I expected and I was unprepared.

I was completely unprepared and was just thinking “I told myself I was going to start doing better with scripture study like two days ago, I thought I would have a few years before the second coming to get prepared. WHY DID I HAVE TO PROCRASTINATE LIKE I ALWAYS DO?? Why did we put off getting more food storage?? I really hope I remember everything to make it to the Celestial Kingdom!”

My mom and I went through the food storage to make sure we had enough, then for some reason Sam’s whole family was there, also. I think we all might have lived there…I am not sure. Well, then me and Sam’s mom go through theirs and see that they have SOOOO much. She got a bunch of extra stuff because she knew that she would have to help out some of the lesser income families. Then I told both our parents that Sam and I only had like 4 boxes and told Sam’s mom that we also gave her all that canned food in her pantry and that it should help out.
They decided between all of us we would have enough, but because of Angie Dees comment on her blog, I KNEW we needed more and started to freak out more than ever….especially about rice.

We needed more rice and they upped the prices so there was no way we could afford it…and because everyone was rushing around to get food, I doubt there would be any left. It was a NIGHTMARE! My whole dream I was rushing around, panicking and crying that I was not prepared for something like this and that there was A LOT more that needed to be done before I was allowed to die. I also tried to play catch up and read the scriptures as much as I could, and would just break out in tears every 5 minutes in my dream. I woke up in a panic and couldn’t stop thinking about it, then fell back asleep. I forgot all about it, until this morning, I opened the pantry and saw a HUGE bag of rice in there, and thought “Oh good, Sam’s mom found some for us. Maybe everything will be okay.” HAHA…then I remembered….oh MY goodness!!! It was only a dream, and then started to think about it and told myself, for some weird reason, I needed to write it down. Just thinking about it is a HUGE lesson to me that I need to stop procrastinating and need to do better with everything, that way I can be prepared and not fear or panic In the Last Days.

I am so grateful for the gospel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I love the wholeness of it, and how our leaders (especially the prophet) look out for the members—even those not of our faith—and lend encouraging words, an example, a helping hand, or even just prayers! It is amazing to me how organized our church is and the importance of order and I love how we know where we go when we die and the plan afterwards. It is so comforting. I love knowing that I am never alone, especially in my times of trial. It is comforting to know we can never be tested more than what He knows we can overcome. It helps me to be stronger in times when the worldly influence is so strong and I am not sure I can say no, or to not worry about what everyone will think. I love Joseph Smith and all the sacrifices he made so the gospel could be restored. Imagine being his age…I at that age wanted to do everything to fit in and have lots of friends, and he was telling everyone about his vision and few believed. Do you think a young boy would be willing to go through so much torment and physical and emotional pain if he did not really see and hear what he did? I don’t know anyone who would have. I am grateful that he was strong, faithful, and courageous enough to be steadfast and immovable when it came to the gospel, even when it would have been much easier to just give up. He mad mistakes here and there, but he learned from them. We learned from them, also. He is an awesome example and I wish I could be more like him. I am grateful for our Savior Jesus Christ and the example he set and His sacrifice that gives us the opportunity to be forgiven of all our sins and the chance to live with our Father in Heaven. I am also extremely grateful for the temple and what is learned there. I love the spirit I feel while there and how much more my mind is opened up every time. I love leaving the temple understanding more than what I did when I entered.

Just a random quote from a song I am listening to right now....

"Why doesn't He with power to raise the dead, just make you whole again? It would be so easy for Him. I watch you and in sorrow question why? Then you my friend, in perfect faith, reply 'Didn't He say He sent us to be tested? Didn't He say the way would not be sure? But didn't he say we could live with Him, forever more? Well I'm told if we but patiently endure, after the trial, we will be there, but this life is the test.'"

Some people are WAY too dedicated...lol

2008-04-26T18:56:00.004-07:00

Okay, on our way to Desert Book, I saw this car....
and I just about flipped out and was just like " Sam.....give me the phone..NOW!! I have to post this on blogger.." so yeah.....I thought it was sooo weird that people are that dedicated or in love with Edward Cullen!! haha.....or maybe I am the weird one for knowing what it spelled out!! ........ Have a good weekend EVERYONE!!!
(Here is my new hair...like I said....can barely tell!)

new post below this......

2008-04-24T13:19:00.005-07:00

Do a google image search, and pick a picture from the 1st page of results. Have fun! (Whoever reads is tagged!)

1. Age at next birthday:

2. A place I'd like to visit: VIVA GUATEMALA!

3. A favorite place

4. One of my favorite things to do

5. One of my favorite foods (Green Salsa from Rosa's)

6. My favorite flower

7. Favorite color

8. City I live in

9. Name of a past pet

10. Nickname I've had: (Porkchop)

12. First job (Jr High Cafeteria)

13. Hope for 2008

Still alive...just busy!

2008-04-24T12:44:00.002-07:00

I dyed my hair like two weeks ago...I took a picture to post, but Sam has the phone right now. It is one shade darker on top and 2 shades darker on bottom. no one can tell, HECK, I can barely tell.....but when I first did it, I still felt soo much better....you know how when you get new clothes, do your make-up or hair different, and you just seem to have a better outlook about yourself for that day. That was me! It isn't permanent though, It's demi so when it is completely all out, I will try a little darker to see if I like it!!

Been busy babysitting! I have been watching one extra little 8 month old girl. Her dad is in the hospital in a coma with brain damage and internal bleeding in the brain on one half from a dirt bike accident. It is soo sad. The doctor's are still deciding what they should do because it is really bad, I guess! I just offered to help her out, although I don't really know the mom, the kids I met once, and they said they wanted to come to the Ordonez home. The little baby they had a sign up sheet, and one family a day would watch her...she is actually a really good baby, but the first time I watched her she was sad, and crying, and not too happy, they took her to the next family and same thing, so she brought her back here, and ever since, she has been really good and really happy, and takes good naps...and everything. she must have just needed to get used to me! Well, she decided to just keep her here because she would have to re adjust everyday and get used to the new sitter!!

Well, Lanner's and I are learning to play this song on the piano...
Here is the music video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsWsasqIoyk

"Almost Lover"

Your fingertips across my skin
The palm trees swaying in the wind
Images

You sang me Spanish lullabies
The sweetest sadness in your eyes
Clever trick

I never want to see you unhappy
I thought you'd want the same for me

Goodbye, my almost lover
Goodbye, my hopeless dream
I'm trying not to think about you
Can't you just let me be?
So long, my luckless romance
My back is turned on you
I should've known you'd bring me heartache
Almost lovers always do

We walked along a crowded street
You took my hand and danced with me
Images

And when you left you kissed my lips
You told me you'd never ever forget these images, no

I never want to see you unhappy
I thought you'd want the same for me

Goodbye, my almost lover
Goodbye, my hopeless dream
I'm trying not to think about you
Can't you just let me be?
So long, my luckless romance
My back is turned on you
I should've known you'd bring me heartache
Almost lovers always do

I cannot go to the ocean
I cannot drive the streets at night
I cannot wake up in the morning
Without you on my mind
So you're gone and I'm haunted
And I bet you are just fine
Did I make it that easy
To walk right in and out of my life?

Goodbye, my almost lover
Goodbye, my hopeless dream
I'm trying not to think about you
Can't you just let me be?
So long, my luckless romance
My back is turned on you
I should've known you'd bring me heartache
Almost lovers always do