Break Time

It is spring break time here and we are going to enjoy the lovely weather (in the 70's) and working on household chores! Okay, the boys aren't going to enjoy the household chores, but they will enjoy the great weather! I am looking forward to getting some canning, baking, and deep cleaning done. We will also be planting the garden next weekend. I am excited about that. Love me some fresh, home grown tomatoes! What have you got planned for your spring break?

Changes

Changes can be so hard somtimes. We went to our new ward today in the new building. The building is also new, but is very small and narrow. Our new ward has over 500 people in it so it is easy to get lost. The halls are very narrow and always packed with people. They sustained the YW and YM presidencies and their counselors today. Still waiting on Primary and RS. I know who the primary president is and she will be great. She gets a primary of 150 children (not including a super large nursery). It was weird not to have anything to do or run around all day. I actually had to go to RS, which you all know I just adore (not!). It was squishy with lots of people and so many babies that you could not hear very well. I am sure I will get used to it in time. It made me sad for the old ward today. A little while ago, I recieved a call from a friend in the old ward. She told me her kids missed seeing me in primary today. That made me feel better. It also made me sad that I won't get to see those kids much. Change is hard, but I know it will be okay. Every time we have made a change, it has turned out to be good. This is our fifth ward change, so at least I can say I know a few people in four different wards. The theme for the day in the testimonies shared was we know Heavenly Father is aware of each and every one of us. He knows our name, where we are, and what we need. He loves us and will take care of us if we will just listen, obey, and be patient. I know that He is aware of me and that will make this change easier to bear.

This is the picture of Aaron after he was indcuted into the National Junior Honor Society at school. He is not really sure why he should join, but it looks good on you resume, right?! Anyway, he is a member and we are proud of him!

Cameron also had a big month because he was fitted with braces! He choose green, which you can't really see in the picture because of all the silver. He was nervous, but has been taking care of them very well so far. After two weeks, he did break a brace while eating a granola bar that had almonds in it. We went back to the ortho and after 30 minutes, said brace was back in place again. Here's hoping that thousands of dollars will make for beautiful teeth and fix the spot where he has a missing tooth!

$1000 Dollar Kitty?

Ok, why is it that we always have emergencies on a holiday? Dear sweet Minnie had an emergency on New Years Day. We had to go to the emergency vet for diarrhea, lethargy, no eating or drinking, and high fever. She had to stay overnight in the hospital with an IV, she got antibiotics and the equivalent of kitty ibuprofen. She is still on antibiotics, which we have to give to her twice a day and she has one more does of kitty ibuprofen. It is a good thing she is so cute because that little visit cost a buddle! Notice her shaved foreleg in the top photo where she recieved her IV. She came home with a cone, which is way to big for her, because she also pulled out her stitches from being spayed. She now has three staples in her belly and we have to watch her so she doesn't rip those out too. Now we have to followup with the reguarly vet. Here's hoping that it doesn't cost as much as the emergency vet!

And Kitty Makes Five

The boys have been very excited about the new addition to the family. Cameron can hardly contain his excitement and is always by the cat. We have gone back and forth over what to name her. Some still like the name she came with, Wilhelmenia and some like the name Minnie because she is going to be a small cat. Cameron really would like to call her Minnie and since he is the most excited, we will let him name the cat. She is recovering nicely from surgery and is getting used to all of us and the house. She will be a fun addition to the family!

2009

Here we go, another year, hoping for a better year. We have had a tough year, as many of you know, and are praying that it will get better. We started the year off with David having the stomach flu. (vomit from a grown man=yucky!!) It has to get better from there, right? We had a great Christmas and want to say thank you to those anonymous people we helped make it great! We were very appreciative of the support.

I am not going to really set any goals this year other than to try to eat better and exercise more. My chocolate stash has got to get smaller and not be replenished so often or my pants will no longer fit! I certainly don't want to deprive myself of a treat or two, but I guess chocolate after every meal is a little excessive.

Happy New Year to all and for those of you who do set goals - good luck, I know you can do it!