Where have I been?

Although things have been busy I would be a liar if I said that I haven't had the time to blog.  I have been busy looking through thepioneerwoman.com .  I have tried this sandwich and it is wonderful.  I think that you all would enjoy this site so check her out.

If Pictures could smell...

Some of you would remember the time that I wore so much of Mommy's perfume that Budfat, our pet rat, had a hard time breathing.  I walked around reaking for quite sometime convinced that I smelled beautiful.  Like a whole garden of flowers. 
This morning Abby got into my perfume.  I smelled her before I saw her and could smell her wherever she went.  Eventually the tide faded and she only left a small puddle of perfume when she left.  I don't blame the girl for wanting to smell pretty.  Maybe next time I can convince her to smell just a little bit less.

Birthday lunch

We went to Applebees for my birthday lunch.  I had some offers to watch our children, but I declined thinking that it would be "fun" to have them come with...it would have been better to take someone up on their offer.

I don't know how to make that picture rotate right so if you don't mind crank your neck and look at it.  We had a yummy lunch.  Josh ate ketchup, Abby looked at her hot dog, and Adam and I had steak.  We had a good time and resolved not to take the kids out with us except to McDonalds.

New Computer

Yes,  I am so excited that I am posting about my new computer.   This is the difference that a decade makes in size:

Old 1999- The box did not fit in the desk, the monitor barely fit on top of the desk.

Plenty of room!

So sleek and shiny!

I can't say enough of the difference in speed!  And the memory, ooooh the memory.  I love having a new computer!

My Late Twenties

Yesterday was my late twenties birthday.  It was a delightful day.  I woke up early (for the black friday sales ofcourse!) to snow.  I was very suprised.  For some reason I didn't expect snow until January or February.  It was beautiful.  I went to just a few stores before Adam called me home for breakfast.  He and the kids made me eggs, bacon, french toast, and yummy hot chocolate.  I had a heavenly uninterrupted nap and a lazy afternoon.  I opened presents with the kids and Larry and Teresa.  Thanks everyone!  In the evening I was able to make our final black friday purchase.  A new computer! Yay!  I had been using the same computer that I started college with, and it was used when I got it.  So this is a wonderful upgrade for our family.  Then we had a simple dinner and cake.  Thanks Adam for a wonderful birthday!

Cleaning ADD and Humiliated Pizza

I was trying to clean my house today.  As I was cleaning I realized that I have cleaning ADD.  This may be a direct result of having children.  I found myself putting a dish in the sink and then putting some laundry away only to pass back through the kitchen and wash a few dishes and then go back to the laundry and then do some mail and start to clear off the kitchen table when I realized I needed to finish putting away the laundry and when I passed back through the kitchen there was food that needed to be put away...This is just an example of my craziness.  All the while I was telling myself to focus on just one thing.  Do just one thing. It didn't work.  Part of it was trying to rush while Josh was napping part of it was just the quantity that needed to be done part of it was feeling very jumbled.  I need to make a checklist and check things off my list.

I decided to splurge today and buy a $4.99 pizza.  While Abby happily munched away I had to first humiliate my pizza.  I stripped off the cheese and then proceeded to eat the very disfigured pizza.  Unlike the picture above the pizza I ate knew what it was like to be dressed in fine mozzerella cheese.  Although I humiliated my pizza it was still yummy.

Weekend with the Haynie's

This weekend my brother, Matt, and his family came up from Indiana to visit me.  Yay!   We had a bunch of fun.  Their two girls and Abby played and played and played.  We visited Kirtland and payed $2 to get into the Kirtland temple.  Then we went to the church's site for free.  Very cool.  We ate a whole bunch of food and had a whole bunch of fun.  Pictures will have to wait until I can borrow the laptop from Adam...story of my life.