August 12, 2007
Shopping
Last night was a huge sale at one of my favorite fabric stores, Pine Needles, in Gardner Village. I have been busy, so I wasn't sure I would make it, but had been planning on going. Last year, my SIL Jessica was here and we went with other SIL Alice and had a fabulous time. There was karaoke-yes I love karaoke-there were games and prized and all sorts of fun things. I was a bit nostalgic about it but knowing I was going alone and not planning on spending a lot of time didn't have too high of expectations. But when I got there the power went out! How is one supposed to pick out matching fabric in the dark!?! I wandered for a bit thinking it would come back on, but when it didn't, I headed out to Kohl's to do some school shopping.

The evening improved from there on out actually. I found tons of stuff on sale at Kohls for the kids this fall. I got Bella 2 pairs of shoes, both 70% off and Jack some jammies and shirts. And a few other odd and ends of outfits. They had a Colts jersey I really considered getting for Jack, he has been a Colts fan for the past two or three years and really wants a football jersey. I debated back and forth, so I still may, or I may save it for Christmas. Then I headed over to TJ Maxx and found an adorable outfit for baby girl and a sleeper, and some ballerina jammies for Bella. I also got some toys for their hospital bags and another long sleeved shirt for Jack. So overall, the evening went well considering the start it had. The kids despise school shopping with me. Jack is really getting to the age where he needs to come and try things on though. He is tall and skinny, so pants are a bit of a challenge, I am grateful for adjustable waists, and he is on the cusp of changing from the little boy sizes to the big boy sizes...sigh, how did he get so big so fast!

I didn't get home till kind of late which caused me to sleep in a bit this morning, that felt really nice, I have been up at 6 for days it seems. Only one more sharing time to go til this baby is born, I have been counting it that way, and I have a lot to do still. I am almost finished with her Halloween costume and blessing gown. I need to finish one of the quilts I have made for her and start on Jack and Bella's costumes though, and switch the kids rooms. If anything else, the time passes quickly and I never run out of things to do!

August 10, 2007

Well, I have a ton of stuff to do, I really need to get the kids rooms switched in the next few weeks. I have been chipping away at it, I think I just know it is going to be a couple of difficult days, so I am avoiding really doing it. And, I have begun a lot of sewing projects that I want to work on instead, so that is distracting me. Then of course the regular stuff I have to do like pay bills and the dishes, and the never ending laundry. I must say, I am enjoying the new washer and dryer, they work much faster than the old set, I don't even think I had noticed the old washer was slowing down, but it was.

The kids and I had a busy week. Tuesday, Jack had an appointment with a pediatric opthamalogist. He has a lazy eye that was diagnosed last year, but it has been there since birth. His eye doesn't drift or droop, so it's not what you would picture, and no one but a doctor would notice it. So he has been in glasses since last fall and we went to a follow up. The eye has improved a bit, he will still be in glasses for the next several years. The boy is so hard on glasses though, I am seriously contemplating putting him in goggles like Bono or something, I can't even mention how many times he came home from school with broken glasses last year. Anyway, the doc wants to see him again in 6 months. He looked at B and says she looks fine, but to have the new baby checked when she is 6 months old because it runs in families.

After the doctors appointment, we ran a few errands around Salt Lake. I still miss all my places I used to go when I lived up there. We found the brown minkee fabric I was looking for at fabric center on 90th. Jack spotted it and was very excited to drag me over to it. He does great shopping if he has a mission or knows what we are looking for, but if no list or just browsing, he is a terror.

Wednesday, I had a doc appt.. My friend Shelly watched the kiddos while I was there, no new info, all is well with me and baby.

After the appt. we took the kids to see Underdog. Totally a kids movie and they all enjoyed it very much, I almost fell asleep, but that seems to happen when ever I sit for more than a few minutes these days. It was a nice lazy day though, we relaxed and chatted and the kids played.

I found out today that fall swimming registration begins tomorrow, I really need to get the kids in. I have tried all summer and the levels they need are full, so wish me luck, I'll be up early tomorrow trying to get online and get it all in.

Tonight we are going to go watch Nate coach. I think he is really excited about and I am looking forward to seeing him in action. I feel so happy for him that he is getting to coach and do something he loves. He may be tired a bit more, but it's thus far worth it!

Kim has tagged me, so here goes!

Jobs I've Had:

I have been a janitor, a secretary, worked at BYU catering, painted houses, worked at Jo-Ann's, and been a mom. That doesn't look like very many all of the sudden, but the secretary stint was about 8 years, so maybe that helps, and I guess that still qualifies as my longest job.

Places for a Weekend Getaway:

We always make our weekends extra long and go to Disneyland! I suppose we could go to Las Vegas, but we never do. I know a ton of people that go to St. George, but again, we never do, and I don't know why we would really. I think I would like to get into the weekend getaways that involve airplanes.

Movies I can watch over and over again:

Ever After, Pride and Prejudice, Pirates of the Carribbean, Star Wars. I watch movies when my babies are fussy in the night, sometimes it takes several nights to finish one, sometimes not. Nate is coaching football, and we don't have expanded cable, so I find I watch a lot of our movies over and over again. Now I love all my Disney movies and am greatful when the kids pick those out, however, never buy a Barbie movie, they will drive you batty.

Guilty Pleasures:

Beauty and the Geek, making giant chocolate chip cookies and putting a giant scoop of ice cream between two. Seriously, why have I not always done this when I eat cookies, this is really the way to go. MASH reruns, I don't know if I have seen the whole thing yet, but I watch anyway. Buying silly things on ebay. Fat quarters.

Places I've Lived:

Boise, ID; La Grande/Island City, OR; Provo/Orem, UT; Midvale, UT; Chesapeake, VA; Lehi, UT.

Places I've been on vacation:

Oregon Coast; Hawaii; Disneyland; DisneyWorld; Canada; Washington D.C.; New York; Philidelphia; Northern Idaho; Dallas; Snowflake, AZ; Bay Area; Bear Lake; Seattle.

What I thought when I first saw Nate:

Hmmm, this one is hard because I met him a few weeks after my dad had died, and I don't really remember, plus, for a long time when I knew him I had other boys I was with, so I think I remember thinking he was a safe guy to be friends with. He did wear kind of crazy clothes.

If I am in a jam with Nate, tactics I use to get out of the doghouse:

I have a tendancy to think I am right quite a lot of the time, so I will probably argue my point or make it seem like to disagree with me is lunacy! I must say I have been working on this undesirable trait, overconfidence only gets you so far. So I have been trying to do better and being more humble and listening.

Favorite Foods:

Peanut Butter and Honey Sandwiches, Chocolate milk, chicken caesar salad, ribs, sourdough bread.

Websites I visit daily:

Ebay, MSN homepage, babycenter, I visit the blogs I read every few days, along with old navy and gap.

First Kiss Location:

The guy's living room.

Places I'd rather be right now:

Hmm, that one is hard, I am getting a bit uncomfortable physically, so everywhere I go is a bit uncomfortable. I think the best place would be in a pool, then I would feel a bit weightless for a bit. I am really having a great pregnancy this time, but let's face it, I am getting to the uncomfortable place of things for the next few months. I would like to be somewhere that is a balmy 70 degrees as well.

People I Tag:

Crystal-you are the only other person I know that reads this, but I can't recall if you have been tagged recently. If anyone else that I know does read this and has yet to start a blog-here's your chance!

Oh-the picture at the top is me on my birthday. Jack took the camera and decided he would take all the pictures. Most of them cut off some part of me, which is a Miskin photography trait. We were looking at the few baby pics of Nate that exist, and none are complete, all of them have him cut in half somehow, usually half his head. I myself am not a great photographer, but I try.

August 3, 2007

Last night was book club night for my ward. We read 'The Train to Potevka' by Mike Ramsdell. It was a quick read, pretty good. I am always interested in the Russian connection because of Nate. Anyway, there was lovely chocolate cake, ice cream, and hot fudge sauce. Very Yummy. It was a nice relaxing evening for me.

I am working on a blessing dress for baby girl. I decided to do some silk ribbon embroidery on some dupioni. It is turing out really well. I also made tote bags for the kids to fill with goodies to give them at the hospital when the baby is born. Soccer for Jack and Tinkerbell for B. And I made some headbands for Bella and I from Heather Bailey's website, she has a free pattern that turns out very very cute. And I made them from her freshcut fabric, so all the better. Clearly I must have been in a sewing mood yesterday.

Nate and I have our 10th anniversary on Sunday. Marsha is going to come over tomorrow to watch the kiddos while we spend the day at the temple, dinner, and maybe the movies. We have agreed no gifts, after all, we just bought a washer and dryer last week, so we should just consider that. After all, it is something we use everyday, we need, and I am very greatful for.

We are also getting together with all the inlaws on Sunday for a family dinner. This will be the last birthday dinner for a while, everyone seems to be in the spring except for me and Roger, then we have a gap until December. Anyway, so a busy weekend ahead.

I had a new washing machine delivered today, the new dryer came last Friday, so it was sort of silly. They both died within a very short time of one another, but not close enough to be at the same time. The same delivery guys that brought the dryer brought the washer and were amused at the whole thing.


I have spent the morning moving all my old blog posts over here. I am not sure how to bring pictures over as well, so I will have to do a bit of experimenting and insert random pictures throughout.


That picture at the top-at least I think that is where it will appear is of the bike I got for my birthday! Well, as this blog move has taken up much of the morning, I should get going on something productive.

July 27, 2007
More stuff
Well, I thought I could get all of our recent events in yesterday's entry, but it was getting so long, I decided to break it all up.

Monday when we got home from vaca I was really tired and just wanted to sleep really, but as we had no food, I had to go to the grocery store. On the way I pass Sonic, on the Sonic sign there is a thank you to a soldier named Nathan Barnes. I know who this is and feel a bit of concern about it. He is the brother of a sister in my current ward, and I know he has been serving in Iraq. She and I are in a book club together and we always chat about him and I find what she has to tell me really affects how I feel about this whole war. And it opens my eyes to things I don't have to see. Both my grandfathers served in World War 2 and both my grandmothers can tell stories about sacrifice and rationing and how the war rivited the whole country. It bothers me a lot that I can go about my daily life while making very few sacrifices for our soldiers who are fighting this war. In the evening we went to the primary presidents house for a primary presidency family BBQ, and we found out Sgt. Barnes had been killed. I feel so sad about this. From all accounts he was doing what he wanted to do and being who he wanted to be. But a family has lost a son and brother, and that brings this whole thing so much closer to home than it has been before.

Tuesday was my 30th birthday! It was really a great day. I went to RC Willey and bought a new dryer in the morning. Ours has been in and out of service for the past month, and I really wanted to take care of it before baby girl comes. Now, I know shopping for a dryer sounds really boring, but it felt so nice to just go in and buy it and not be too stressed out about it. The RC Willey guys acutally just left, so in a few hours I am sure I will break in the new dryer and see how it holds up to our massive amounts of laundry.

Anyway, back to the birthday. When I got back from RC Willey, Nate and Jack had 30 presents wrapped and ready to open-holy cow-30 presents. It was so much fun, we let Jack have the camera to take pics, so there were a variety with my head cut off. The presents ranged from water bottles, letter openers, candy, Lehi Roller Mills mix, The Office 1 & 2 on DVD, books, candles, all sorts of stuff really. A microwave cart and some shelves, a cooler, some little closet lights. Basically I am guessing Nate went through the aisles at Target and just started filling the cart with things he knew I would like. Both the kids made cards, they always tape change to the cards because Jack says, everyone likes to get money! I got cards in the mail from family and messages singing Happy Birthday on the answering machine. We went to Salt Lake and saw the Glovers home progress, went to Gardener Village, to noodles to eat, the mall, and Cold Stone. I really dragged the fam around actually. At Gardener Village I got a cute baby outfit and a pink and brown ladybug wrist rattle. We got home and had Cold Stone cake, red velvet with cake batter ice cream, and relaxed until dark. Then we walked down the street and watched neighborhood fireworks and chatted with neighbors. It was a really good day. I am so blessed and so greatful for my family and the love we have and time we share.

Wednesday was off to the doctor. Everything is still going great pregnancy wise. The kids and I stopped and looked at car seats, we need two new ones. Thursday was Itty Bitty Soccer for B, which she loves and it sooo fun to watch! Then the dryer this morning. I am always amazed at how every day gets filled. There is a lot to do in the next 9 weeks, and I must say I can't tell if I have the time to accomplish it all or not, but I won't be bored. My next big task is switching the kids rooms and doing some painting. We have a baseball game and family reunion tomorrow. Greatfully, the baseball game is at 9, so before the massive heat wave. And I am going to pack our reunion lunch in my new mid sized cooler!