Time Flies

Well this time of year always brings sweet memories to my mind. In a couple of days I will be a member of the church for 8 years. What a wonderful blessing it is to have the gospel in my life. I am so grateful for all of my friends from high school and their families for introducing me to the church and taking me under their wing and treating me as if I was truly apart of their family. A special thanks goes to the Allphin, Compton, and Claybrook family. I have so many special and wonderful memories of these families. They were always so great to me and were such wonderful examples of fabulous church members. I am so grateful for the testimonies of these families and the influence they were to me. I miss them and hope that they are all well and wanted to take time to express my love and appreciation for them, even if they don't ever see this.

Also, at this time my husband and I approach our 5 year wedding anniversary. I can't believe it has been 5 years. We have had a great 5 years filled with lots of joys and struggles but we are happy and still in love and enjoying our life together. I'm grateful for Josh and the life we have built together. I am so blessed to have been sealed in the Temple and to have the knowledge that our family can be together for time and all eternity.

I am grateful for my testimony and am thankful for what the gospel has done in my life. I know that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is the Lord true Church and that we have a true and living prophet called of God to lead us in these latter-days.

Happy Holidays to all of you. Enjoy your family and remember what a wonderful life our Father in Heaven has blessed us with.

Police Officers

So I love my husband more than anything but some times I wonder about his chosen career field. I'm not sure how other PDs are but Lawrence KS is really starting to "suck". So we have crappy insurance but according to all of the people my husband works with our insurance is great. BUT, for our previous insurance from my husbands old job we only had to pay $250 for our entire pregnancy (all prenatal visits and the entire labor and delivery). So now we have an $800 deductible before the company even pays 80%. Anyway, so the whole point is that I need to vent because Josh just had a training meeting and found out that the RETARDED city counsel thinks that the police force needs to have less benefits and no raises because the city can't afford it. All because they think other things are more important like the city counsels personal assistant. So I guess Josh will be looking into other police forces and possibly working somewhere other than Lawrence. Josh really likes the people he works with but what kind of DUMB city thinks that the PD is the place to do your budget cuts. PLEASE, Lets Just SEND our husband, wives, sons, and daughters into an active shooter situation with just a sling shot....no gun, no bullets, no bullet proof vest. So if you can't tell this really makes me ANGRY. You would think that people would have more respect for what the police do for us.

Funny story

I just remembered a funny story...

Sara has a very strong fondness for the lovable, furry, monster named Elmo. It all started at her first birthday when we did an Elmo theme. Well the other day at Wal-Mart I was looking for a new book for Sara and I found a really cute Elmo one. It was a pop-up book that also had the buttons on one side that when you push them it makes the said that correlate with the pages. Anyway, she loved pushing the buttons and listening to the music while we were in the store. There was shrink wrap around the book so you couldn't open the pages. So when we got home I took the wrapping off and read her the book. Then I gave her the book to play with because she has never torn any of our books. Well on the last page of the book is a pop-up of Zoe another monster friend of Elmo. Elmo is also on the page but he isn't a pop-up. Sara literally had the book out of my sight for two seconds and the next then I know she is brining my Zoe from out of the book. Of course, I tell her that was not nice and that she should not have done this. Well anyway, I think that she must have not liked her friend Elmo having another "girl" friend:) Zoe was the only one that got ripped out of the book.

Terrible Twos

So Sara is only a little over 15 months but I think those dreaded terrible twos have set in...:( She has now started to scream and throw herself on the floor if we don't give her what she wants. It is normally over not getting picked up or getting a bottle when she wants it. She has always been a very independent spirit and strong willed child, from day one. I love my baby but there are times that I would like to be able to throw myself on the floor and kick and scream...I'm hoping that all the other moms I know have felt this way at one point:) Also, it makes it so darn hard to discipline her when she sticks out her bottom lip right before she starts crying. Our children and like our husband in the fact that some times you can't live with them but you cant live without them.

On a side note Sara started doing the funniest thing...well I think it is funny I'm not sure what Josh thinks. Well as most everyone knows I do in-home daycare so my daycare kids call my husband by his first name. Well yesterday Sara started saying "Daa-sh" and then she would say "da-da" and then alternate between the two for several seconds. It was really cute that she learned her daddy's name but I'm not sure Josh likes her calling him by that name...I'm pretty sure he is really fond of the name "dada". I try to encourage Sara to say "dada" but she only thinks it is funny and keeps on saying "daa-sh".
Anyway...that is what is going on with us.

Sara is 14 months

I saw this done on a friends blog and thought it would be cool to show Sara as a newborn and what she looks like know. She has definitely grown into her own little person.
The first picture was take only a few hours after Sara was born. The second picture is Sara on her first birthday.
Enjoy

Memory Tag

I saw this "tag" game on my friend Quinci's blog and thought it sounded like fun.

1. Add a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.

Visual DNA

I found this on Emilie's blog and thought it would be neat to try. It is surprisingly accurate. I agree that I do have a very masculine taste when it comes to home furniture. Mostly because I like things that are outdoorsy and remind me of living in the country (were I grew up). Anyway, I thought it was pretty cool. You can try it too at http://mydeco.com/imagini/test/.