A Favorite

Do you have a special treat that you can only get certain times of the year that you look forward to? I do...Brach's Christmas Nougats. I love these things! They are fresh, soft, chewy just plain scrumptious! If you haven't tried them I would encourage you to go buy a bag, they are a true treat...that you can only get at Christmas time. (They make a similar product for Valentines, but its just not the same!)

One of those mornings

I had one of those mornings you just want to crawl back in bed and throw the covers over your head. This is what happened... (Preface Kurt had an automatic car starter installed in our car so I could get it heated up and the windows defrosted before I bring AJ out in the morning. I also had committed to stop at the cookie outlet and pick up gingerbread man cookies)

I woke up a little after 6am, fed AJ, did the dishes and got ready for work. All was going well then... I went to start the car to defrost our windows. Pushed the little red button and it would start and then turn off. I tried this about 3 times until I figured it was not going to work so I better get a move on so I have time to sit in the driveway with AJ while it warms up. I went to put AJ in the car seat and could smell he left a surprise for me, so I changed his poopy diaper then put him in his car seat but when I went to tighten his buckles he spit up all over his PJ's and car seat. The poor kid,I just looked at him and said sorry but I don't have time to change you. I wiped him off the best I could grabbed a new set of PJ's and we were out the door. We sat in the driveway waiting so I could see out the front window and then we were off. Only to go down the street a few blocks and get stuck at a RR crossing.

When the train finally cleared we were off to the cookie outlet. I pulled in and found out they had moved locations. After asking where building 5 was we were off again. I found the new location and we purchased a box of 120 cookies for $5! Great deal by the way! I put the box of cookies on the front seat and we were back on the road a few blocks down the street a guy cut me off I had to slam on the brakes and of course the cookies went flying off the seat. I guess the kids at school will have broken gingerbread men!

We finally arrived at my parents, I brought in AJ, his bottle and the new PJ's wished my mom a Happy Birthday and was back in the car. By this time it is about 8:10, I am suppose to be at work at 8:10. I called my colleague and asked her to open my door and let the kids in because I would be late. As I was approaching the freeway entrance my low fuel light came on! UGH! This being a new car for us I didn't know how much farther I could go so I flipped a U-turn and went to the gas station. As I was filling up it dawned on me this is probably the reason the car starter didn't work.

After I filled up I quickly got back on the road. About 2 blocks away from work it dawned on me I didn't bring the diaper bag in to Mom and Dad's! I checked the back seat and sure enough there it was! Luckily though I had dropped off clean PJ's and I keep diapers and wipes at their house so it meant AJ would be in PJ's all day, but nothing to bad.

I finally arrived at school. It is now 8:35. I quickly grabbed everything I needed to take in and closed the door. As I closed the door everything I had in my hands fell to the ground! I wanted to just go back home!

The day did go better! May you have a limited amount of "one of those mornings!"

This I Believe

My cousin JL wrote on her blog... "This I believe" I think it is SO TRUE, I BELIEVE THIS TOO! So with her permission I am adding this to our blog... This I Believe...evil’s favorite color is gray. There seems to be fewer and fewer things that our society views as black and white or right and wrong issues. It is becoming too easy to get trapped in the shades of gray. We live in a time where good is called evil and evil is called good. (2Ne. 15:20)

How blessed we are to have a prophet that can see through the spectrum of colors...then guides us to the light.

RIP Ryker Rose

Kurt and I both shed tears today. About 2 weeks ago, we took Ryker into the Vet because she has been falling and her leg has been slipping out from under her. He gave us some RX and told us we should see a marked improvement within 3 days. We didn't see an improvement.

She has continued to get worse. In the past few days her leg/hip has been slipping more and more and she had even started to drag her leg sometimes. It was getting very difficult for her to go to the bathroom. Every time her leg would slip to the side you could see she was in pain. After much thought and prayer we decided the humane thing to do would be to let her go.

Last night I laid by her bed and cried and talked to her. I wanted to make sure she knew how much I loved her. She has been a great dog...a great friend. She has been there for me through good times and bad. I will miss my friend.

I scanned in some pictures from my scrapbook and then we took some today before we took her to the Vet.

Rest in Peace Ryker Rose

We love you! You will be missed!

Hislop in the Hall

My Dad was inducted into the "Utah Sports Hall of Fame" on November 18th. It is quite a prestigious honor. The dinner was held at the Energy Solutions Arena. It was fun to see lot's of my Dad's old athletes there to support him as well as family. My sister Elynn even flew in for the event!

This was his bio in the program:
Chick graduated from Ben Lomond High School (1955) and earned degrees from Weber State and Utah State. He coached Ben Lomond High to two state wrestling titles. As Weber State track and cross country coach from 1968-2006, he had 52 NCAA All-Americans. He was the 1991 NCAA "Cross Country Coach of the Year." Chick was the 1996 U.S. Olympic Games Distance Coach, the first Utah native selected as coach for any Olympic sport.

THAT'S MY DAD!

Fabulous Fall

My two favorite seasons are Spring & Fall. I love the cool crisp air, I love to see the trees change colors, I love listening to General Conference, I love Thanksgiving and taking some time to express my gratitude and spend time with family, I love hot cider and pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, I love the extra hour of sleep you get (although its not quite the same when you have a baby :)) For these reasons and more... I think fall is fabulous! (Spring edition will be out in April.)

Trick or Treat

Halloween is more fun when you have a child...even if he can't trick or treat yet! We had a great time dressing him up and showing him off! We went to a ward Halloween party...Kurt and I didn't have any costumes, but the day of the party a friend gave me a coupon for 20% off at Shopko so I decided to stop by and look. Costumes where 60% off so I figured if I could get costumes for 80% off it was worth it! So Kurt and I went as mustard and ketchup bottles. At the party someone suggested I be mayo and AJ could be fry sauce! I loved that idea... maybe next year, this year, AJ looked darling as our little Tigger!

Halloween we spent at my parent's home. We teased Mom that she may not have enough candy so she added some Fiber One and granola bars to the bowl...we teased her even more about that! AJ would get dressed and undressed in his costume as his cousins came to visit. We all had a great time!