Gingerbread house

ok so today was a great day. I got to sleep in a little bit. Thats always nice. Then i got up and made breakfast for everyone then cleaned the house and had some quiet time with my kids while my husband slept. After he got up at around 2:30 we watched a couple of christmas movies that were on tv and then i made dinner. We had cheesy chicken and rice. The kids love that dish. I do to cause it is not only good but quick and easy to make. After that we put together the gingerbread house and it turned out pretty much like i thought it would. The kids had a great time and i got a sugar high. Let me tell you a little secret, dont lick your fingers while you are putting the house together. You tend to get a sugar rush alot faster that way. Wow did i ever have a headach after that. Anyway Ryan stopped by to drop off a gift for me but got all the way here and left it in her church bag at home....hahaha been there done that. Anyway she came up and visited for about a half hour then had to head back home.

Ok so quick question how many of you are done with the shopping part of christmas but still have not wrapped the gifts yet. Ha ha ha. Guilty as charged. I dont mind the buying part just not the teadiusness(is that even a word)of wrapping the gifts. Anyway I have to get on that tomorrow night after the kids go to bed. Anyway I need to go to bed so i will end here.

Thats all for tonight....Blog at you later.

Sunday Blessings

Well today started out a little late. I woke up at 7:45 like normal to get ready for church only to find that my husband had not yet made it home for work. That was not normal considering the fact that he get off work at 6:00 and it usually only takes him 45 mins to get home. So I texted him to find out where he was and he said in the parking lot. I said our parking lot or works he said ours. I said why are you so late today he said they sent him to the hospital last night instead of putting him in his normal spot which is in the truck. So he didn't get relieved from work until 6:45 then had to go back to the prison to pick up his car and then drive home. I was just glad he was home safe by this point so I told him to hurry up and take a shower and get ready and I would have a nice breakfast ready for him when he was done since we were going to be late anyway.Then he tells me oh I can't take a shower I need to go to wal-mart and get headlights for my car because both lights went out last night. So needless to say he got dressed for Church went to wal-mart got headlight and put them in only to have them not work at all. So he took them back in and exchanged them thinking they might be faulty lights and went back out to put the new ones in turned them on and they worked, then turned them off and on again only to not have them not work. So to make a long story short we think there might be something else wrong with them so he is going to take it to someone tomorrow to have them look at it and see whats wrong. Meanwhile I cooked up some nice turkey Bacon and some eggs and corned beef hash and biscuits for breakfast. Ymmm it was so good. Anyway after breakfast I cleaned up the kitchen and got the stuff out to make more sugar cookies when we got home from church. Then we left and went to church. We got there just as sacrament let out. So we all went to our next class. That being the Temple prep class for dale and myself. We talked about the blessing you get from being worthy to go to the temple. Plus a little off the subject Brother Cravath ( I hope I spelled that right, sorry if I didn't) was our teacher and he told us about this one time he were at a temple and a truck driver drove by and thought that the temple was on fire and called the fire dept. only to have them show up and nothing was wrong. Now while that was a little funny it also proved to me that what he saw was the lord coming to his house to visit and that it is true that this is truly a special place to be. Of course we ran out of time as we always do and had to end there. Anyway the rest of church went great and then we went to this Priesthood Preview thing for D.j. to help him understand what will be happening and what he will need to do when he turns 12 next July and goes into young men's and receives the priesthood. Man I can not believe he is really at that age already. Where has the time gone. They really do just grow up way to fast. Now don't get me wrong it will be great to have another priesthood holder in the house but i just wish he could stay little for just a little longer.

Anyway we got home at about 1:45 and we all took a nap for about an hour and a half. Well I say all of us but Dale ofcouse is still sleeping because he has to work tonight. Then the kids and I got up and they played in their rooms while I cooked more sugar cookies since the ones I made yesterday went to the neighbor for all his help yesterday. This time the kids will be frosting these ones and saving a few for Santa. Wow Santa already I can't wait until Christmas. Its only five days away and I don't think it will come fast enough. Now while I am sure that I don't have any gifts under the tree this year it will be great to watch the kids open theirs. I love that part. They always get so excited to open a gift even if its clothes. Anyway I need to get off here and get dinner made for the kids and I. I know right I made cookies before dinner but they didn't eat them just frosted them.

Well that's all for tonight so...Blog at you later.

Finally (short and sweet)

Ok so i finally have my intenet hooked up which means i can finally start to blog everyday like i want to. So lets get started.

Yesterday I went to the church for our monthly memory preservation day and intended to work on my christmas cards but tuned out working on these mittens for the salvation army. They are pretty easy to make truthfully. I was a little worried about it because i have never sewed anything that wasnt a strait edge so i took my time at first but it wasnt to hard and once i got the hang of it i was knocking them out like nobodys business. Anyway I had to leave early so i had to take the rest of the bag home with me and finish them. Let me tell you its really hard to sew at home when you have two children and a husband who always need something. Anyway i finshed today so now i can take them to church tomorrow.

As for today I sewed the rest of those mittens like i said before and Dale went to go and get some things he needed. Plus he went and picked up a couch for us. Its not the best looking couch but at this point beggers cant be choosers right. Thats what slip covers are made for i guess. At least its a place to sit. I know i can always get a better couch later. I also made cookies for the first time. They didnt turn out to bad i guess. At least they are eatable. The kids and dale were impressed at my cookie making skills. Ha Ha Ha. But then again I was too. Anyway I am going to go and finish decorating my tree, ya ya I know im a little behind but at least all my shopping is done, and wrapping gifts so i will let yall go for now.

Thats all for now. Blog at you later.

planning for the temple

Ok so i know i have been a little out of sorts lately and not blogged in a long time but its hard to blog on a cell phone even if you have a full keyboard. We are going to have our internet and cable installed on the 16th of dec so i will be able to blog everyday like before. Anyway I just wanted to let everyone know that we are great as a family. We have started takeing the temple prep classes and are getting ready to go to the temple to be sealed as a family. I cant wait. I will let everyone know when the final date will be but for now we are planning for next summer. I hope all goes well and things can happen as planned. But then again nothing really ever goes as we plan. Its all in heavenly fathers hands. Where it should be. Well thats all for now so....

Blog at you later.

getting caught up....short and sweet

ok so i have been off here for a long time. we came back to Tn. on the 20th of november and I am so happy to be home. We moved into an Apt in the city and it is about 100 sqr foot bigger than the house. which i love. I dont love that its upstairs but ill get over it. Anyway we are settling in nicely. Only a few things left to get to make it all nice and homely. The kids are in school and doing great. I hate having to move them again but they dont seem to mind. Well im going to go for now so......Blog at you later.

Great news and my birthday coming up

OK so got the great news today. Dale got the apt and signed the lease. Yahhh, well sort of anyway. Not thrilled that it is an apt but at least we are back in Tn. Hating that it is in the city also. But what can you do. Anyway on to other things. The kids are doing great in school and looking forward to being with their daddy again. As am I. Well not looking forward to being with my daddy but with my husband. Ha ha ha. I miss him so much. It seems like the time is flying by so fast. I feel like it has only been a couple of days when really its been like a couple of weeks. I know it will only go faster now that I really have something to look forward to. I was teasing DJ today and told him that i was going to leave him hear and just take Elyssa and he said cool. I know it wont last long he will wont to be home with us in no time. Not that there is any chance that i would leave him here. I would miss him way to much. Anyway on to other things.

There are three more days until my birthday. I wish I could be home with my husband and my friends and family in Tn for my birthday but that's not going to happen. Oh well doesn't really matter anyway I am only turning 31 its not like its a major birthday or anything. Plus i can always have a late party when i do get back. I just wish i could be back in time to see New Moon with Michelle Ryan and Dale. Let hope. Keep those fingers crossed.

well i have to go there are other people waiting to use the computers so....
that's all for now. Blog at you later.

Playing catch up

Ok so i know it has been a while since i last blogged but i have been really busy with the kids and halloween and eveything going on with dale down in Tn. So let me catch you up on my life.

First of all we had a great Halloween. The kids had tons of fun. Elyssa was a rock star and dj was a skelaton. Well really more like a scarry man in a skelaton mask that you would not want to run into in a dark ally. but i went with what i could afford at the time so there ya go. We went down to visit with Melissa for the week of Halloween because my cousin does not celebrate and the kids really wanted to trick or treat. So she let me use her extra car since Melissa lives only an hour and a half away.

On to other things. Dale is still down in Tn trying to get us a place to live in so we can be together as a family again. this has been one of the most trying times in our marriage. by far not the longest we have been apart but i think dale may go crazy soon. The kids and I do miss him but we are coping fine. He on the other hand is going stir crazy not having us there when he comes home after work. I miss him so much and cant wait to see him again. From what i understand he has found a place in Clarksville for us to be in but has not moved in just yet. I think it is right down the road from ryan if i am right, but dont quote me on it. Anyway we are planning to come back down there when the kids go on christmas vacation if we get the place.

Well that is all for now so i am going to go. Blog at you later.