Geometry

Boy, I wish I would have paid better attention in Geometry. Last night Chris and I spent about 45 minutes trying to figure out how to cut a piece of tile to fit in our laundry room. Until last night, everything was going perfectly with our overhaul of our laundry room. How on earth do you figure out how to cut tile to fit in this awkward space?? We tried all sorts of measuring methods only to come up with this, which is about an inch and a half off and the angles are all wrong....grrrrr

Doesn't it look good? (this is the other side of the room)


Let's call it a night.

(By the way, Chris doesn't really sweat like this, he's soaked with water from the wet saw he was using to cut the tile. He'll probably kill me when he finds out I posted this pic!) :)

New Do's!!

This past week Kate and I got new do's! I chopped mine and Kate's is finally long & thick enough to put in a ponytail...just one, but it's still cute! I thought cutting my hair shorter would keep Kate from pulling it so much, but it hasn't. She still has her death grip! She likes to grab two handfuls and pull as hard as she can.

Funny story about what finally made me decide it was time for a shorter haircut. We were at Church a few weeks ago sitting in the pews and I bent over to pick up Kate's toy that she had dropped. While I was leaning over, she grabbed my hair right at the roots and wouldn't let go! I was stuck crouching down between the benches and I was trying not to scream, but it hurt like crazy! That was the final straw...

Playing with Luke

Today Kate had her friend Luke over to play for a while. She just thinks he's the most fascinating person ever. She loved it! We think Luke liked her too because he gave her some kisses! Here's some pictures.

Boy, is he cool or what?

"Look Mommy, he has ears just like me!"
"We're following the leader, wherever he may go!"
Kisses from Luke.

Brag time

Ok, so I just have to brag about how cute my daughter is! Here are some recent pics we've taken. Doesn't it just make you want to squeeze her?!? :)

Doesn't dady's supple green BERMUDA grass taste great! (This one's for you Jeff!)

She does this all the time! She gets in a daze & it just cracks us up. We finally caught the daydreamer on camera!
If you look really close, you can see her cute little teeth!
Little blue eyes
She's hamming it up for the camera!

Mormon myths video

So, a friend of mine had this video on her blog and I thought it did a pretty good job explaining some of the beliefs of the church that I am a member of. I've had some people ask me questions lately about my beliefs (mostly regarding polygamy because of the issue in Texas right now) and I thought this video would help explain the beliefs of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It's only about 10 minutes long and it addresses polygamy and a few other common misconceptions about our church. It's on the right hand side of my blog and all you have to do is click the link to view it. Hope it helps clear up some questions!

ABC Tag

Ok, so I rarely do these things, but I've been tagged. Plus, I'm a little bored right now, so here it goes!!

A-Attached or Single?- Married on June 17, 2004 to the best guy ever!
B-Best Friend?- Chris, of course!
C-Cake or Pie?- Why not both? :)
D-Day of Choice?- Probably Friday...I don't really know why
E-Essential Item?- Computer for me and an exersaucer for Kate!
F- Favorite color? I hate this question because I can never decide. I like them all!
G-Gummy Bears or Worms?- not a big fan of either
H-Hometown?- Moses Lake, WA. Go Washington!!
I-Favorite Indulgence?- Wow, I have too many. Shopping, ice cream with chocolate chips, oreos, m&m's, and lots more that I don't care to list because it will make me want them
J-January or July?- Well, I don't particularly love either of them, but I'll go with January. July is too hot.
K-Kids? - Kate - 7 1/2 months old already!
L-Life isn't complete without?- My family
M-Marriage Date?- Oops, I already said that it's June 17, 2004
N-Number of brothers and sisters?- 2 sisters, 2 bro-in laws and 1 sis-in-law
O-Oranges or Apples?- Apples by far. Not a fan of oranges
P-Phobia and Fears?- burgulars, spider bites, tornados (that one's new in the past few months), lightening, I have a lot. I'm a little paranoid. :)
Q-Quote?- I love quotes. Once again, I don't have a favorite....Here's a good one I read last night that talks about the importance of keeping a journal (which I don't do): "Knowledge carefully recorded is knowledge available in time of need." Lesson learned. I need to keep a journal!
R-Reason to smile?- Kisses from Kate. They're really slobbery, but they're cute! Except she usually gets two handfuls of my hair in the process.
S-Season of choice?- Spring or Fall...once again, I can't pick a favorite because I like them for different reasons.
T-Tag ten people?- I really don't care if anyone else does this. It's fun to read sometimes though so if you feel like it, do it!
U-Unknown fact about me?- I'm a huge coward. Suspenseful movies and lightening storms and tornados stress me out big time.
V-Vegetable?- I love veggies lately - steamed broccoli, corn, squash, peas, carrots...
W-Worst habit?- I play way too much solitaire and watch too much tv
What happened to X?
Y-Your favorite food?- ooooh...that's a tough one. All these favorites! Why does a person have to pick one favorite?!?
Z-Zodiac Sign?- Aries

Slacker

So, I'm a blogger slacker. Sorry I haven't posted in forever. I'd like to say it's because things have been crazy lately, but they haven't. I'd also like to say that I forgot about posting, but I didn't. I've thought about updating my blog lots of times, but I just keep putting it off. (Like it's some sort of research paper or something). Yesterday I was looking at a friend's blog that hasn't been updated for a while and I was annoyed (well, not really annoyed...you know what it's like when you wonder how someone is doing so you check their blog 10 times and it's always the same). Then I realized that I had no room to talk because it's been about a month since I've posted. Sorry! Here's an update of our life.

After our accident we were told that we needed to dispose of our carseat and that the insurance company would reimburse us for a new one. So, we upgraded to a Britax. It was pretty expensive, but word has it that we won't be disappointed. We haven't been able to use it yet because it won't fit in the rental car that we have...a Mustang. Yup, that's right, I'm driving a sports car! Nice trade, huh? :) Actually, I'd a hundred times rather drive our Jeep than a Mustang, but it's not too bad. The first time Chris drove it he peeled out until he was through second gear. I could smell the rubber from the tires. He loved it! He also did a 180 after backing out of his parent's driveway the other day. His dad laughed and his mom said he wasn't her son while covering her mouth in disbelief. But they both loved it....not as much as Chris did, though! :) We're having fun with it, but we definately can't wait to get our Jeep back!

Kate is getting sooooo big! She's all smiles now and laughing all the time. She's so much fun! I love being a mother and I'm so glad I am able to stay home with her. There's nothing in the world I'd rather do. She's learning how to pull herself up now, but she seems to think that only Mommy or Daddy's hands will work. She hasn't tried to pull herself up on any toys or in her crib yet. In fact, for some reason, she doesn't roll over, or even try to, when she's in her crib. She just lays there on her back either sleeping, crying, or playing. Also, she's always hated tummy time, but in the past few days she's started to scoot around. I think she's starting to realize that crawling is her ticket to freedom and if she could just get up on her hands and knees, she'd be gone! I'm just enjoying my last few days (hopefully weeks) of peace before my child goes mobile on me.



Isn't she cute?! Gotta love that smile!