Life

The last little while has been quite the whirlwind for us. We moved into town last weekend and are still somewhat is boxes. The house we moved to is a lot smaller so we are trying to figure out how to cram in here. I am very thankful for this place to live however. We now have a dishwasher and the whole house is newly remodeled. I am a couple of blocks from work now and won't be spending as much on gas. Mostly, its a place that I think we can be comfortable having a new baby in.

Speaking of babies....I have another ultrasound tomorrow, but on the first one the doctor is 85% sure that we're having a girl! I'm so excited. She has been moving around a lot lately and it is fun to feel. I also think Joe is starting to get more excited, even though he was wrong and its not a boy. He thinks he might have to go out and buy a shotgun now though....


We were in a stake play this weekend. It was a liken play about the first Christmas. Joe and I were Mary and Joseph and we had some singing parts. I was pretty proud of myself for doing this play because I have been so nervous about singing in front of people for the longest time, I'm no Broadway star by any means, but I am trying to use the talents that I have been given. My parents , Aunt Deanna, and Katie were able to come to the show last night. I'm glad that they were able to come.

This next week we are on to continuing to put our house together, ward party with Joe playing guitar on Wednesday, cleaning the church on Thursday, and I have to speak in sacrament next Sunday.

Things have really been going well for us and we are so blessed, I just wanted to say how really thankful I am. I have been thinking about things a lot today because my cousin Lindsay's husband was killed in a work related accident today in Oklahoma. He was a really good guy and helped Lindsay through some really tough times. My heart and prayers go out to her, her family, and his tonight at this very difficult time. Sometimes the unthinkable happens and you can't understand it, but I do know that Heavenly Father is a merciful God and that somehow this will all work out. It still isn't easy. I love you Lindsay and Tyson. I hope you know how much we all love you.

Here's your pic Abby and Katie

The picture is bad - blurry face and terrible lighting, but this is all you're going to get. Here I am at 18 weeks. I have to say I really don't like taking pregnant pictures, but I suppose I should anyway.

I have certainly been feeling better and in 2 weeks we'll have an ultrasound. Hopefully baby cooperates and we can see if it's a boy or girl. Joe is still sure its a boy. I think he might be surprised. We'll see....

Tribute to Rufus

We had to take Rufus back to Grandpa's house for the winter. We will miss that goat. We didn't know that a goat could have so much personality! Here he is standing on top of his igloo.

Oregon trip

At the beginning of this month we were able to take a little trip to Hood River. We were able to stay in the castle in Husum, Washington for the last time. It's being sold and I'm glad we got to visit one more time. We didn't get to see much family - it was a pretty quick trip. I was able to go shopping with Aunt Sue in Portland which was a lot of fun.

Here's a picture of the rescued bald Eagle named Ferguson at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center in The Dalles

Aunt Sue, me and Maxi right before we left - in Mosier

Maxi again - she is a great dog and it was fun to play with her - we were sure missing Ginger

Happiness

Last night and this morning were great, even though I felt really nauseous all day yesterday and woke up with a kink in my neck this morning. I wasn't able to go to the dinner for the relief society broadcast yesterday because I wasn't feeling well, but I watched it online. It made me feel better about a lot of things and helped me to not feel so down. Also Joe made dinner for me, which he has been doing a lot of lately. He really has been taking care of me and I appreciate it. Life certainly isn't perfect for us, but we are so blessed. I really do have an awesome husband who helps me out in so many ways. I am a much better person today because I married him. He helps me to see the good in people and give them the benefit of the doubt -and also helps me to not easily take offense.

I know I'm rambling, but I'm going to continue to do so. I was excited to go to church today because I felt too sick to go last week. I woke up with a really bad kink in my neck and didn't think I would be able to go this week either. Joe helped me to get to sacrament meeting though and I'm so glad that we did. It was the primary program today and they did a great job. I really felt the spirit throughout the program and am so glad that they do it every year.

We also have some great news - I'm pregnant- almost 11 weeks now which explains the not feeling very well right? Things are going well so far and we are really excited, but also scared out of our minds! We know it won't be easy, but it will be worth it and we are excited to start this new part of our lives.


Also Joe and I will be in our stake Christmas play in December. Joe isn't that excited about it, but he'll do a great job. He kind of got roped into doing it since he was one of two men to show up at the audition. He had just come to offer to help with sound. I guess he learned his lesson! He is playing the part of Joseph and I will be Mary. We both have singing parts and I'm excited and nervous about that. I'm glad Joe has been encouraging me to use my singing talent and I am trying to work on being ok with it.

I loved the talk in the broadcast last night that Elder Uchtdorf gave. I especially like the analogy about the golden ticket in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I want to enjoy what I have now instead of waiting for my magical golden ticket to arrive, and I think I can.

I'm starting to get excited for fall. The leaves are turning colors up here and everything is beautiful. The weather is awesome today. Thanks for reading my ramble!

1st catch

Last Monday I didn't have to go to work until 1:00, so we went fishing for a bit behind our house on the Lemhi river. I got my first real catch - one that stayed on the line long enough for a pic! Of course it was too small to keep, but that's ok with me.

latest finished project

I finally finished this project that was meant to be done last Christmas time. I think it turned out pretty well. Also my parents made this awesome bench for me. I love it!