Couldn't help it, here's number 2!

I stayed up too late, but here's another layout! These won't be new pictures to anyone who reads the blog, because the blog is basically my journaling!

Foray into a strange new world

I am now officially a digital scrapbooker. Of course I'm still a traditional scrapbooker, I've just put together my first layout digitally! Hooray! Thank you to everyone who has given me hints and tips and computer programs(thanks Mom!). This lo actually took me a few hours to put together because I'm still learning Photoshop and different techniques, not to mention having way too much fun downloading all the free goodies there are the net. But here it is. I do have a few questions for other dscrappers: how do you do double page layouts? and how can you make photo corners? If anyone else has any tips I would love some free advice! and happy halloween!

Frugalfamily

If you're like me you're always looking for ways to save and this new site my sister Maren put together is something you should check out. Go to http://frugalfunnyfamily.blogspot.com/ for tips on having a frugal, and humor filled, family.

Super Dad

This week Brent has been my Superman. Anyone who knows him knows that he is always a terrific husband and father, but this past weekend he's outdone himself. I haven't been feeling that hot, I'm pretty sure I had one of the many flu bugs going around, and haven't felt like making any food or going anywhere. So Brent has made dinner not 2, but 3 times and has brought me jamba juices twice. He's played with the girls, studied for his masters class, skipped a meeting to put the girls to bed, done multiple loads of dishes, made chocolate chip cookies, taken a day off of work when Eden got her tubes, and got the girls ready for church this morning while I was at meetings. Plus he's so darn cute! He is my hero.

All you need is another hole in your head...maybe two

First of all, thank you to everyone thinking about us today, it's very comforting to know that we have friends all over. Secondly, everything went great with the surgery. We woke up early, took Laura to a friend's house and then made our way in early morning traffic. I've forgotten what it's like at 8:00am! When we got there we went straight back to the prep room where we of course filled out paperwork. It was nice the nurse, doctor and anesthesiologist all came and briefly talked to us before hand. Eden was so happy, she was singing primary songs on the way and smiled at all of the doctors. Also she was able to wear her own jammies and take her fuzzy blankie with her along with the little bear they gave her. But then we handed her over and they took her away. No words. Brent and I both about started crying! But they kept us busy moving to different rooms: the waiting room, the consultation room, and finally the recovery room. It was only about 15 minutes until the doctor came and told us that they were finished, everything went well, and that she was just waking up. About 5 minutes later they brought her to us in the recovery room and boy was she mad! She was crying so hard, it made me so happy to hear her little voice! But of course, the nurse said she'd been asking for DaDa since she woke up. typical daddy's girl. For about the next 20 minutes she was inconsolable. I guess I would be too if I woke up with strange people in green clothing, my ears hurt and i felt all funky from anestesia. Kind of like a close encounter, hmmm. Anyway, we stayed for about a half hour to make sure she didn't have a reaction then headed back to pickup L. She sang the whole way home, well up until the block before our house. Then the combo of anestesia and driving got the better of her tummy. But after a few naps and a little bit of clinginess we have our little Eden back better than new! Hopefully this will help her sleep better and keep our visits to the doctor to a minimum. Right now she and Eden are dancing around my bedroom to 'All American Regects'. Yep, she's fine:)

I have a favor to ask. Would anyone who wouldn't mind, please keep our family in your prayers tonight and tomorrow, Eden is getting tubes put into her ears tomorrow morning. There's really not that much to worry about, she does have to go under general anesthesia, but the surgery's only 15 minutes long, and all the research I've done says it's very safe, but would you still pray for us? I'd sure appreciate it. Thank you!

The jazz and the beginning of a life of public speaking

This last weekend I had a new experience, I went to my first professional ball game. Brent was 'awarded' some jazz tickets from work because he's just amazing, and he gave them to me for christmas along with the season symphony tickets. So Saturday we made our way to Salt Lake. Also we're very lucky to have Lanna and Scott living in SLC so the girls went and played with their cousins for a few hours instead of being stuck home with a babysitter. They loved watching a Dora movie, playing dressups(Dylon was the prince) and eating pizza. In fact when we came back at 10:00 Laura didn't want to leave. Poor Kayla had been trying for an hour to get Laura to go to sleep with stories. It never works for me either:) Anyway, the jazz were up the whole game by 20 points which I should hope they would be since the Clippers are ranked the lowest team in the NBA! It wasn't exactly an on the edge of your seat game, but it was fun none the less. Brent and I have a great time making fun of the players and the jazz danceretts or whatever they're called. I love datenight, especially free ones! Go jazz!



In contrasting news Laura gave her first talk in Primary. She did a great job. Here is an unofficial transcript of her first public speaking appearance:



"'Men are that they might have joy.' Heavenly Father wants me to be happy. He gave me my body so I could be happy. One thing that makes me happy is to dance. When the music is fast I like to jump up an down. When the music is slow I like to dance like a beautiful butterfly. I am grateful for my body. "