Big Day!

So this morning started as most mornings start. Maleah happily talking to herself in her bed until I drag myself out of bed to get her. She was very happy this morning - hugging her sheep (from Aunt Meggie) and telling the sheep some terribly interesting story. Anyway, we went downstairs for breakfast and she ate a bowl of cream of wheat and an entire banana and some milky from her sippy. Time for a diaper change and getting dressed for the day. When I asked her to lay down, so I could change her diaper, she said a very sweet, "Nooo". Then in her sweet, shy, turn the head to her shoulder, face, she said, "potty, no diaper, potty Maeea (Maleah)". I said, "Okay, let's take your diaper off and you can run to the potty." (Note: She has asked to go potty plenty of times before - mostly to get a few extra minutes awake before nap or bedtime - but never actually produced anything in the potty.) So she ran, "naked baby" (thank you daddy for the term she loves) style to the potty. After a few standing ups and walkings around, adjusting the potty seat, showing daddy the potty, etc. She settled in. I thought I heard a little something, but didn't want to get my hopes up. She said, "Uh-oh!" then put her hand down there. Sure enough, she had gone pee pee in her potty!!!!!!! :0) She was excited that Rex and I were excited. What a big day!!! She is only 21 months old. I hope she keeps it up and wants to do it herself. She is such an angel!

ScrappingSimply.com

Hi everyone, this is just a shameless plug for Rex's scrapbook printing business. He has this amazing lady - Chari Pack - who is helping him make their site look awesome. Rex is great at the technical stuff, but not so worried about the frilling details. That is where the amazing Chari comes in, she is great at layouts and making things look trendy and scrappy. Anyway, the site is still in the process of getting updated, but I think it looks great thus far. Check it out if you get a chance! They print 12 X 12 prints for $1.99 everyday. And, you can have them shipped right to your house or you can pick them up at any Allen's Camera. If you don't digitally scrap yet (I must confess, I don't yet), they can also scan (or you can scan) your already done paper pages and then print them on photo paper (real photo paper - not ink jet printing) great for grannies and other family members and sibling's books. Check it out: Scrapbook Printing

Long Shot

Hello everybodee! (okay, a little too much 'monster at the end of this book') Well, last Saturday, Rex, me, Brett and Nikki went to the disappointing Real Salt Lake soccer game. The game was fun and intense, in a beautiful stadium, but we lost. Then, to top it all off, the big wigs presented the Western Conference Championship trophy to the New York Red Bulls on our field! Needless to say, there weren't too many fans who stuck around to see it.

Well, we took a couple of pictures of the group both in the stadium and then out of the stadium. I then put my camera in the pocket of my hoodie (along with some gloves, my camera case, my wallet, etc.) We then made the 10 mile, uphill both ways hike to our car - okay, so it was only about 5 blocks, and it was down hill, but it did take a bit of time. Anyway, then we drove to get dinner, which is when I realized my camera was gone. Well, Rex was in no mood to go back and Brett and Nikki needed to get back to their babysitter and kids, so we came home. I have been thinking and praying (not a significant loss, I know, but hey it was worth a shot), calling the lost and found at the stadium and posting KSL lost and found ads all week! At first I thought I might have lost it in the stadium parking lot as we were trying to walk with a mob of people. Then I had a thought that I had felt it in my pocket, just to make sure it was there, after we got past the mob. My next thought was, it had to have fallen out when I got into the car. I have tried to get to Salt Lake all week just to check, but naps and tutoring and such got in the way. Well, Megan came down today to watch the BYU vs. U of U football game, so I asked her to take a long shot for me. I told her exactly where the car was parked and drumroll please . . . she found it! And the best part - it still works, no worse for the wear! I am thrilled to say the least and Rex is dumbfounded (now he must think of a Christmas gift - a camera would have been easy).

Tagged!

1. DID YOU DATE SOMEONE FROM YOUR SCHOOL? No one seriously! I dated a few people a couple of times but hung out with a group most of the time.
2.WHAT KIND OF CAR DID YOU DRIVE? Astrovan or Ford Ranger
3. DID YOU PASS YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE TEST YOUR FIRST TRY? Absolutely
4. WERE YOU A PARTY ANIMAL? Well, let's just say I could have been (well, still could be)called Molly Mormon - I liked good, clean, silly, laughing fun, but not the usual party scene.
5. WERE YOU CONSIDERED A FLIRT? Nope
6. WERE YOU IN BAND, ORCHESTRA, OR CHOIR? Orchestra in Junior High . . . would have liked to have been in Choir - too many politics.
7. WERE YOU A NERD? Oh, YES! At least I had a group of nerd friends. We had fun, too.
8. WERE YOU ON ANY VARSITY TEAMs? Nope
9. DID YOU EVER GET SUSPENDED/EXPELLED? No, refer back to question #4
10. CAN YOU STILL SING THE FIGHT SONG? Did we have a fight song?
11. WHO WERE YOUR FAVORITE TEACHERS? Mdm. Nielson (French teacher) Mr. Francom (AP Biology) most of my seminary teachers . . .
12. WHERE DID YOU SIT FOR LUNCH? Usually in the hallway near our lockers [where else can you play mini-ping-pong, slap hands and card games (refer back to questions # 7)]
13. WHAT IS YOUR SCHOOL'S FULL NAME? I'm not telling you... we're online you know.
14. WHAT IS YOUR SCHOOL'S MASCOT AND COLORS? Red, gray and white?
15. DID YOU GO TO HOMECOMING AND WITH WHO? Yep - as a junior I went with Brytt Cloward - we went to Les Miserables at Capital Theatre! Couldn't forget that. Funny story about how I got asked . . . Then, as a senior, I kind of went with Aric Hawkins - he had already graduated and I was helping Lindy set up for the dance (none of us had dates), so Aric helped us set up, brought me a rose and we danced a few dances together.
16. IF YOU COULD GO BACK AND DO IT AGAIN WOULD YOU? I think I have a selective memory, so from what I remember, I would like to do it again ;)
17. WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER MOST ABOUT GRADUATION? I remember it being such a big deal, where now it doesn't seem as big. I remember my family came - mom, dad, Matt, Tom, Megan, cousins - Tyler and Golden.
18. WHERE DID YOU GO SENIOR SKIP DAY? Lagoon, of course!
19. WERE YOU IN ANY CLUBS? Thanks to Lindy, yes! NHS, FHA, Thoreau Society - those are all I can remember.
20. HAVE YOU GAINED SOME WEIGHT SINCE THEN? Yes, but now I am smaller than I was in High School - Thank you, Jess Brereton!
21. WHO WAS YOUR PROM DATE? Junior year - Matt Richey. He said I was just a nice person. We went to Magleby's and Matt got me a grape from the restaurant's decorations - I think I still have it somewhere . . . Senior Prom - Corey Granger. We also went to Magleby's - I remember the huge shrimp plate. The girls paid for a limo because one of the girls couldn't go to Prom without a limo . . . We had fun dancing - Corey was great at two-step!
22. ARE YOU PLANNING ON GOING TO YOUR 10 YEAR REUNION? Already did - I had to show off my beautiful daughter!
23. DID YOU HAVE A JOB IN HIGH SCHOOL? Yep, Burger Barn/Jerry's Dairy! You couldn't claim residency in our little town without working there. I still remember their ice cream - nothing like it, nowadays!

I tag - Julie, Lindy and Becca

Two fun stories . . .

Okay, yesterday Maleah and I went to visit Papa and Poppy (aka grand mama, mom). When we got on the street I told Maleah who we were going to visit. Maleah said, "No, Daddy!" I said, "No, Papa and Poppy" (it went back and forth like this for a while), then Maleah said, "Actually, go to Daddy" She has picked up on my saying actually when I change my mind of things that we are going to do or if she mis-labels something I will use it to correct her (I have realized that I say it quite a bit more than previously realized). So silly!

Second story - Last night Maleah walked up to me with her hand pulled into her sleeve and said, "Wa hand go?" Then she popped her hand through her sleeve and wiggled her fingers. Then she pulled her hand in her sleeve again and said, "Wa hand go?" again. She did this like six or seven times. Of course, when I pulled out the camera, she was less interested, so sorry about the long video, but I had to capture it!

Bad Mommy!

Background: I was emptying the car, so I was going in and out of the house. One time I came in and I could hear Maleah kind of moaning. I knew she had been playing with Murphy, the cat, so I figured he was doing something she wasn't too impressed with. The next time I came to the kitchen door, I could hear her say, "I need a tishoo" and this is what I saw . . .

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Bad mommy, I know! She had had sneezes like this for a couple of days, and we kept telling her to, "wait, don't touch, Mom and Dad will get a tissue." She is such a sweetheart!

Okay, one more post for today. There is an amazing lady that used to be in my mom's ward who had some seriouse problems with infertility and other woman issues. She and her husband adopted an adorable little baby girl (I think she is 3 now). Well, after so many woman problems, the doctors decided to give her a hysterectomy (sp?). She has been in the hospital since her hysterectomy on September 30, 2008. She ended up with a perferated bowel and serious infections throughout her body because of it. Anyway, it is a miracle that she is alive, but she has a long road of recovery ahead of her. Question is . . . why am I so interested in this? I am not sure, but I think about her all the time and want her to recover fully and preferrably quickly. Random, I know, but if anyone reading this can offer any prayers in her behalf, I would appreciate it. Her name is Heather Beacher (sp?) and her husband has a blog telling her story. heathersrecoveryprogress.blogspot.com if you are interested. :)