A Sabbath Tale

Graham was so wild at church yesterday that I thought I should record this story for all woman-kind.

We have sacrament meeting last and Graham is always very tired after having a wonderful time in Nursery. We go and sit down, near the back of our small chapel. Our chapel is very unique because it is stadium seating- no benches and there is a bit of a decline from the back to the front. After we had already taken Graham out once and brought him back in again we let him just stand by the side of our row. He seemed to just want to look around and smile at people. But then I hear “3, 2, 1… go!” from Graham! Before I could even register he was half way down the aisle. I start walking quickly for him and he turns for the front. We both are colliding with the young men as they begin passing the sacrament and half way up the other side I catch him. I try and smile and hide the fact that I’m sweating and so embarrassed. So after all that I go into another room because he is kicking and screaming because he wants to run around. Towards the end of the meeting I ask him if he wants to go and sit by Daddy and draw. He says, “oh yes!” So I think we are good. As we are entering the chapel I’m looking for our seats and Graham scrambles out of my arms. He starts the “3,2,1 … go!” again. I lunge after him, because I’m not planning on running another lap, and I FALL in the aisle. It was awesome! I think I was so weak and tired from fasting that when I stepped forward to grab him I just collapsed. We went back in the hall and all I wanted to do was go home, but we went up to the Nursery and played while I calmed down and remember that Graham is darling and that he is just tired. We came home and put Graham to bed and I took a much-needed rest.

The End

Snack Time

We watched my parents dog, Max, while they were in Mexico last week. It was actually kind of fun, because Graham loved having a constant playmate. I'm in no way saying I want a dog, but I will doggy-sit when my parents travel and that means we will be seeing Max quite a bit!

Graham and Max would get on each others nerves at times... Max would still Graham's binky and Graham would smother Max with blanket, but I happened about an evening kitchen snack between the two!

Every boy should share a snack with his bud!
Don't you think?

Primary Post

In my old ward I was 2nd counselor in the Primary and after moving to my new ward I have the same exact calling, 2nd counselor in the Primary! It is great fun, but lots of work. I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed at times, but having fun doing projects, spotlights, primary CDs, birthday gifts and Sharing Times. This is my month, 4 weeks in a row, of Sharing Times. I just finished putting everything together for tomorrow, but I'm sitting here asking myself, "Why did you wait until Saturday night to do this?!" Do any of you wait until the last minute to finish off something you've know about for a month?! Probably not, but I can hope!

This is my vow that I will not finish next week's Sharing Time at 9pm on Saturday night.

p.s. Marty has been waiting for me to finish so we can watch a movie and he has happened about the old Disney musical, The Slipper and the Rose, on Youtube. He is over there laughing and saying, "Come look at what they are making these old guys do!" So funny!

Marty brought home some Hob Nobs yesterday. I was unaware that he had them and we were chatting I noticed out of the corner of my eye the familiar packaging and asked him very suspiciously, "What are those, where did you get them?"

I was elated when I discovered they really were Hob Nobs! Someone from Marty's work had given them to him and I was ready to pounce! Suzy and I have been watching our treat intake, but I gave in today! (Suzy this is my confession).

These Great Britain morsels are cookies with chocolate on top. I gained five pounds in England, mostly do to these and Digestives. It brought me back to such a fun time living in London and renewed my desire to take Marty there. Their food isn't all that great, but their treats are!
Yummy Chocolate!

Anyone else loves these like I do?

Fall Photos

I just found these photos from a few months ago that I never posted. It was so fun because Graham and I were able to be in a little photo shoot for one of my harp student's uncle, a photographer. In exchange for us doing it, he gave us all the photos.

I thought they turned out really cute, so for Christmas I made a little iphoto book for one of Marty's gifts. He loved it! Which made me so happy, because my main-squeeze is tough when it comes to gifts.

Isn't Graham a cutie? It was only 22 degrees outside and he was such a trooper!

Mexico 2010

Marty and I returned from 6 days in beautiful Puerto Vallarta! Marty surprised me with this trip for Christmas, and I was really was so surprised! It was also Marty's 34th, yes people 34th birthday, while we were there. We had such a fun time celebrating and mostly relaxing. We ate, read, swam, ate, read swam. It was a perfect trip (another than the one day of rain... but we took a glorious nap!) We went fishing one morning with Alonzo (the fisherman), I got two massages, Marty got his first massage ever and got his bum rubbed by a senorita on his birthday, and I ate salsa until my heart and stomach were content!

Thanks Marty for such a fun week!

Also a special thanks to my Mom and Dad for watching the little man while we were gone!

Presenting... my new black walls!

I was talking to my mother-in-law a few weeks ago about the new paint color for the front rooms. I said Dark... she said Black. I've learned to always trust her (especially when picking paint) and I'm so happy I did. I think it turned out great! A lot of people we worried it would look like a dark cave or something, but there is so much light and the floors and trim help by being white. My friend Meg sent me an article entitled, Black is the new... ummm, black!

I think they are right! I love it!