Maybe a Baby?

I have been really wanting another baby lately. I feel like I am missing a child. Its a feeling that doesn't go away and I trust that. Jason goes in between wanting one and not, but I think in the end he will. I need to get a few things done first. I just lost 35 pounds but gained like 10 back. :( I want to loose that 10 again and get my body ready. I also want to pay of our credit cards (we don't owe too much) and pay off our doctors bills. And then I just have to convince Jason that he really does want another baby.

Heaven knows we make good lookin' babies!!

These are old pictures but I love 'em! They all look so much like Jason! Good thing I married a good lookin guy!

Ice Storm!

This week an ice storm hit the area. It was rough. We are never prepared for these things and life just stops when they hit. I stayed home form work for 2 days which was nice

After the ice storm hit we got about an inch of snow. The kids really had fun, and I got to stay home, so I guess I will be thankful for the storm.

Last Friday we adopted another dog since our sweet Ruby didn't appear to be coming home. Every night in Family Prayer we would pray for her to come home and to be warm and fed. Little Colin would always pray for her to be brave since she is so timid and would never come to men. (she been abused before we got her) So I went and adopted Dean. I had not been home for 30min with him when I received a phone call. The man said he thought he had Ruby. I burst into tears and ran to my car. He owns a farm about a mile away. I got there and he was holding my sweet Ruby. Ruby and I cried and loved on each other. He said she had been there awhile and would sleep with his newborn calf's ever night (she was warm) and he would put food out for her and he would notice it was gone every morning (she was fed). He said she would never come near him but he would see her playing with the calf's and other dogs. Mr Pelly went to the store that morning and saw our flyer we had put up and he went home and called Ruby by name and she ran to him ( she was Brave). I'm so glad to have my sweet puppy back, and for what an example of how God answers prayers for my children!

So now we have 3 Beagles. I am in hog heaven. Ruby and Dean are like little lost love birds. They love on each other and sleep together, They play all the time. Sam is tolerating it :)

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Freakin' Cold!!!

What the heck!!! It is Freakin' cold here! I don't mind the cold and the 1 Snow we get here a year I don't mind, we have fun. But if it isn't going to snow... For pity's sake warm up!!!!!!

A Fabulous Sunday!!

I had such a wonderful Sunday in my new ward yesterday! First Sunday there I received a calling!! I am going to be teaching in the Primary! I am so excited! Plus I got the word that I get to wear an important piece of clothing again. It was an awesome day. I felt the spirit so strongly that I was just in tears all day. I love it when days like that happen! I have been on such a spiritual high yesterday and today! So Exciting! I hope that it can hold over so that I can keep it with me and take it home.

Jason and I celebrated our 10Th anniversary on Friday. We didn't do anything too special since we just did want to be to far away from Colin. We had a night with out babies which is always nice and went to dinner and just enjoyed each other. Isn't it amazing how after this long with someone you can love them even more then you did the day you got married. I am so blessed to have J. He is such a good Dad and he really is my best friend.

On a sadder note, Ruby slipped her collar and we have been looking for her for several days. Even on our anniversary while we had not kids we just went looking for her. I miss her.
Hopefully she will turn up alive and well.

Christmas 2008

I know I am risking sounding like the Grinch but I am so glad it is over. I am ready for some downtime. I enjoy being together with the family (both sides) but I am always ready to see it go and for life to get back to normal. On Christmas eve my family always goes and sees a movie and then opens presents. That was fun but tiring. We went and saw Bolt in 3D. So stinking cute.! I saw it once already and cried anyway!!! Cutest movie! Then we went back to my sisters house for presents. With my 3 wild kids and my sisters 6 kids it was wild, as you can imagine. Our family is getting so big. I love it! It does fray my nerves just a bit at times but my kids have so much fun with all their cousins, and those are some of my happiest memories as a kid. Here is Mom and Dad and all of their grand babies, and my brother hasn't even started yet!

The kids opening their wii on Christmas morning: The babies in front of our tree:

This Friday is me and J's 10Th Anniversary!!! Can you believe it? It seems like we just got married. I remember on our honeymoon we kept joking that it felt like we were doing something wrong and how any minute our parents were going to bust in and take us out of that hotel room. I also remember how excited I was that I would get to sleep with him every night. Now ten years later I still love it when I get to crawl into bed with him. (One out of every three nights he is at the fire dept) Now of course on any given night we could have 2 Beagles in the bed and at least one baby. It been a good ten years, and just think that's only a drop in the bucket. Eternity is going to be awesome!

My Christmas present from Jason

Her name is Ruby. She joins her brother Sam, we rescued both of them. They are so sweet and were the perfect gift!! Thank You Jason

Hannah's big day

My sweet Hannah was Baptized on Saturday. It was a very sweet and special night. I never pushed her into it and never really even mentioned it to her. I wanted it to be all her idea. She came to me. She is such an amazing girl and seems to really grasp things in a way I am not sure I did. Jasons whole family came to support Hannah was was really cool of them since they are die hard Church of Christ. Afterwards we all went to eat. Hannah got a Quad from My mom, a Journal from Sis B and a locket from Jasons mom. She loved all three. She is carrying around her quad and Journal everwhere, and has already been writing in her journal. I saw her taping in the program from her baptisim and writing at the top " Best Day of my life". I am one proud Momma!!!