Thank you Mr. Government

My financial aid posted yesterday! It is one of those moments that reminds me to keep paying my tithing. Speaking of tithing, if you ever saw Ken Jennings on Jeopardy, this spoof is pretty funny. Silly in the extreme, but aren't most You Tube videos?

Thank you Mr. Government!

My Life

...is so wonderful. I just logged onto facebook a moment ago and saw a heart wrenching status. A good friend of my husbands has been having marital problems for....well since before he got married. So I think of my marriage and it not perfect, but it is so wonderful. I have an amazing husband who loves me, even after being married to me for 2 years. (Poor thing...wink wink) And we have a beautiful....no, the most beautiful and happy daughter. I am so grateful for both loves of my life. I do not know where I would be without them. This puts me in a "I'm so grateful for..." mood, so I might as well post about more things that make my life so wonderful.

1. The Gospel...need I say more? It's the best part of my life.

2. My extended family. My mom is my best friend. I love her to pieces.

3. My house. Okay so it's not really mine, we're still in the renting stage of our lives, but I love it! It's big and has so much space!

4. Cheerios. I personally hate the smell of Cheerios, but Mckenna has just started to eat them. If you need a laugh please stop by, or we'll come to you if you have Cheerios. She makes the best faces. : )

5. Hot showers. I take hot showers when it's 115 degrees outside. But they are one of my (sometimes) daily joys.

6. The xbox. No, I do not play video games on it. But it plays my NCIS DVDs and Mckenna loves to play with the controllers.

7. Christmas music. It's just happy. : )

8. Jeans. My favoritest piece of clothing, period.

9. Face Palms. You know that moment when you just smack your face into your palm, for whatever reason, yeah I love those. I think I had about 6 last night alone. They put a little color into my life. (and occasionally add color to my face.) : )

10. Motorcycles. Why? They make my husband happy. I fear for his life every time he rides one, but I know it makes him happy. And it's easiest to be happy when others are happy, too.

Beezus and Ramona

Did you ever read this series as a kid? I loved them! My mom would read them to me mostly. I can't wait for Mckenna to be old enough so I can read them to her. (Mostly so I can read them again!)

My mom and I had the rare opportunity to go see a movie together, just the two of us. Dad was watching David and Skyler watched Mckenna. (He even fed her dinner and put her to bed! It was a great getaway!) So we went to see Ramona and Beezus. SO CUTE! Rated G - I didn't know they made those anymore. It's been 15 years since I read the books but I still remember some of the stories. The cast is perfect! Joey King was a perfect Ramona. I loved it all! A fabulous choice for a movie if you're looking for something cute and clean. : )

Side note: Today at church Mckenna sang during every song. The sisters in RS kept laughing because she was so loud. And what's even funnier is she didn't babble/sing unless there was music. She was quiet the rest of the block. It was too cute!

Half-baked

I feel like most things in my life are half done right now. For example,

• half ready - I either get my hair done or make-up each day but I usually don't have time for both
• half decorated - my house is coming together little by little. Mckenna's room is half done, and so is my living room. (I have barely even thought about the bedroom.)
• half paid bills - self explanatory
• half done laundry - currently in progress
• half done schooling - I'm not fond of summer because I feel like I need something else to be doing. I actually want to go back to school (mostly so I can finish). Next summer will be worse though, job searching : (
• half cleaned - my house never seems clean, only somewhat cleaned.

Needless to say today is going to be a catch up day. Maybe I'll be able to get a few projects finished and my house clean for Sunday. I just might have to go to Wal-mart tonight and grab some 'title inspired ice cream' and spend a little quality time with Ben, Jerry, & Skyler. : )

Happy weekend!

This Old House

First things first, this is what we did tonight : ) Mckenna went swinging for the first time.


Another precursor to what this post was originally about,

This is what I get to do every night before bed (and every time this baby gets too dirty). Jealous? You should be : )

Just hanging, waiting for some company I guess : )

Happy baby!

We have officially put all the boxes and furniture in the house, but most of it is still not unpacked and not in its right place. I got to see our new place the day before we moved everything in. I was so excited when I saw this,


and this is why : ) Thanks Jenn for the inspiration!

Another project I like by Eddie Ross. Mine will probably look more like his. I like the ease of the kitchen towels.

Another thing I LOVE, our doors. We have some of the original doors to the house, which was built around 1940 or 1950...we're not sure which. I want to take them with me when we leave. : ) (Pictures to come.)

Goodwill half off Saturday tomorrow! Hopefully I'll find some great items to blog about.

It's almost here!

We're moving...tomorrow!!! :-)

Good thing it's summer

Last Saturday was eventful, to say the least. First the good news, my dear friend Kara and Mckenna and myself went to Goodwill for half off Saturday. Big find of the day, a great little dresser for Mckenna's room, $7.50. It is in need of a paint job, but that will be easy, especially since I recently found out my father-in-law has a paint sprayer! I'm excited! It'll be about 5 times faster than painting with a brush.

Now to the bad news, our neighbor, lovely man that he is, left another threating message directed toward my husband and me. After talking with our parents we decided to move into my parent's home again for a little over two weeks. Our lease is almost up, and we were already planning on moving. We got ASU to change our move in date, just two weeks early, but we'll take it. We've done the "living at parent's house" thing before and it has many pros and cons. More help, way less space. And right now I want space. I'm just thinking of it as a vacation, living out of a suitcase, not having to cook dinner every night and clean up...this could be nice. And it's summer, I can spend my days in the pool if I want. (Well maybe only 30 minutes a day so I don't fry.) : )

More good news, this unexpected move out means I get to move in to our new house 2 weeks early! Two more weeks to organize and decorate before school starts. Two more weeks to find a couple of babysitters in our new ward. Yes, I am slightly excited. : )