The Ramblings of Mrs. Manville

I dream of.... Baby

2011-07-21T13:34:00.000-07:00

So I had a dream a week or so ago.... It was the coolest dream ever! Steve and I were at the doctors office for an ultrasound, and we were in the room alone waiting for the technician. We figured out how to work the machine ourselves and were trying to see the baby, well this was no ordinary ultrasound.... we could actually see the baby in colour and hear her... haha so here she is floating around (having more room then she actually does) and smiling at us. She had big brown eyes and alot of hair and it was brown. She hiccuped and then giggled and then the machine turned off and I woke up.... It was great. I lay there in my bed for a while just thinking about her, then realized that it was 4 in the morning and realized it wasn't real. booo! haha
Last night we painted her room.. We were going to do pink but then when we were trying to choose the colour at the store we found this bright purple... It's great! The room looks awesome! I am so excited! Now we are just waiting for her to come..... 9 more weeks.

11 weeks and counting

2011-07-05T12:20:00.000-07:00

Well, time is flying by! I have 11 weeks until my due date and about 7 and half weeks left of work.
I can't believe that it is already July, I feel like I still have so much to do, and things to buy! I am slowly getting everything together. This weekend Steve and I took an extra day off to relax and relax we did! It was just what he doctor ordered. We slept in, watched tv, it was fantastic. Steve and I went and picked up a dresser for the baby's room so that I could start organizing everything. We are still waiting on other furniture because we are getting them from the US. The room is pretty empty but it's starting to feel more real. Now time to paint... That's going to be a big job.
My girl is super wiggly! She is moving almost constantly and that is something that takes getting used to! She is also giving me LOTS of heartburn... That is something I can't wait to be done with. Other then being uncomfortable at night and heartburn there isn't much to complain about. I do get tired lots but nothing that putting my feet up at the end of the day won't fix.
Steve finished our yard a few weeks back. He built a fence, a shed, a retaining wall and put in grass. It looks great! I am so proud of the work he has done! I didn't help much... well not at all really. I just cheered him on and made lunch for him and the others that helped.
I am so glad it's finally summer but I get SOO hot even if it's only +20... thank goodness for air conditioning and fans, I never would have thought it but I count them on my list of blessings! hahaha.

Peanut Buster Parfait

2011-06-06T11:15:00.000-07:00

I LOVE THESE delicious little guys!! If I could I would have one EVERY day! But they are not good for me or the baby, and they are expensive!!..... So I have settled for 3 a week! hahaha Just thinking about then right now..... yummy! (my mouth is watering!) There is a DQ 1 minute away from my house so it's really easy to just hop in the car after dinner and go get one.... I have to restrain myself... Maybe Steve will have to start hiding the keys!!

I have been eating so much lately I am afraid I will one day balloon!! People will tell me that I am small for how far along I am, or that I am carrying the baby well.. haha I keep telling them everyone is different. But it's true I have been lucky and have been on the lower end of what I could be gaining. I love my belly, but I don't love not being able to bend over as easily! haha

At our 18 week ultra sound the doctor gave us some scary news and told me that I may have a preterm birth!!! That scared the heck out of me and gave me a million more things to think/worry about. She told me not to lift anything too heavy or do any jumping around. (not that I make a hobby out of jumping) I was so careful. maybe overboard??! haha Even on bumpy round I would tell Steve to slow down! haha Well we went for another ultra sound last week. I had to wait for the doctor's office to call me. They said it would take a few days. Well the very next day I get a phone call from my doctor herself.... She said she wanted to personally call me to tell me the news.......Everything is fine and looking great!! yay! There is nothing to worry about! You have no idea the relief that I felt! I can now jump around all I want! haha ya right!

Just a few thoughts

2011-05-26T12:20:00.000-07:00

I need a sweater/rain coat that fits. My belly is in the way now.... and it will only get bigger. I wear what I have with it unzipped and its not warm enough when its raining....stupid rain

Last night I was looking at pictures from pre pregnancy and even pre marriage and then I looked down at my ever growing belly and think... hmm what did it look like and feel like before? I am not sure I remember.

I hate heartburn! It used to be that I could just avoid certain foods like spicy or sugary things and that would keep the heart burn away, but alas... it comes all the time and with a vengeance. Doesn't matter what I eat.

I wear my runners to work and I sometimes think, hmm I sure wish these were black so they would look better.

Naps are great! Too bad I can't take one every afternoon. Like right now....ZZZZZZZZ..... oh oops gotta get back to work... lunch is over. haha

I can't wait to cuddle my little girl..... sometimes I have dreams about her, but then wake up and realize it's not September yet....sigh....

I have SOOO many projects I want to work on but I don't have any time. Evenings are for resting and putting up my feet since I am on them ALL day....

On the C-train it's ALWAYS women who offer me their seat. Usually older women.... Interesting

Ruffle Butts

2011-05-16T12:24:00.000-07:00

This weekend My brother Kevin and his wife Amanda were over, and Kevin was telling us about this funny package that he saw at work. He had to look up the website to figure out what was inside. (he works as a customs broker in case you were confused). The website was www.rufflebutts.com . Amanda and I had to look it up because we were curious..... It is the BEST website EVER! I had to restrain myself! Everything is sooo cute! I thought I would share this website because well its adorable and I love pink ruffles! It's a bit pricey but I figured that will only buy a couple things... haha or at least try... some of the things I know can be made so I am going to try and figure how to do that so that Steve doesn't have a heart attack!

An Update

2011-05-06T12:29:00.000-07:00

Every time I think of blogging, I sit down, log in.....then.... blank.... I don't know what to write.

Alot has been happening in our world so you would think I would plenty to blog about. I guess I will just start with the obvious.

I am 21 weeks pregnant now and I am finally starting to "Enjoy" it!! haha I still have my days of "Ugh I am sooo gross". But all in all I have been feeling pretty good and I actually look pregnant now, not like I just put on a few extra pounds. We went for an ultrasound a couple of weeks ago and found out that we are having a GIRL! We are so excited! Steve is excited to have a little princess and I am just plain old excited about it all! haha I can't wait to dress her in tu tu's, frilly dresses, sparkles.... anything girly! I have been shopping for clothes already! hehe I have a list of names but still thinking of more. September will be here before I know it!

Work for Steve has been awesome! He has taken his little brokerage to the main office and is also working with them on RV insurance! He is enjoying it and learning alot. It keeps him busy so he doesn't always answer his phone when I call him... which is ALOT! hehe I think of something like a name to add to the list or what that I am starving! and I want to tell him right away! haha He is a good sport about taking care of me and my craziness!

This weekend we plan on getting started on our back yard. It's still just dirt and weeds. We plan to get more top soil to landscape it better then build a fence and then put grass, fire pit and flower beds in. I am really excited to be able to go out in the back and enjoy our space!

Monday (May 9th) was our 3 year anniversary! I can't believe that 3 years ago I married Steve; my best friend and soul mate! We didn't do to much as there are alot of things we will be buying in the next few months (plus the yard).

Sunday was Mothers day... I spent some time on Saturday night with my mom. It's great having her around! Sunday we went to Banff with some of Steve's family.
It was my last mothers day not a "real" mom... Now THAT'S still a little weird to me.... being a MOM! I am excited and SOO nervous. So many feelings, emotions and thoughts run through my head all day.. thinking about all the possibilities. How will I deal with everything? What will she look like? Will she sleep well? Will she cry alot?... It's alot to digest and think about. But I am excited for this next phase in our life.. I KNOW Steve will be a great dad and I know that I will just love her to pieces! I already do!

It's the most wonderful time of the year!

2011-03-31T14:22:00.000-07:00

Easter is my favourite holiday (besides Christmas of course). I love it because it always makes me think about Christ and what he did for us. (which also makes me realize that I don't think about it enough other times of the year) But this year along with trying to read the Book of Mormon, I want to try to read/ study about Christ's ministry while he was on the earth. My favourite year of Seminary was the year that I did home study and that year we did the New Testament. I remember learning and getting to know Christ. I loved it. I want to study the New Testament again. I feel like I have lost contact with that connection that I had when I was studying it in high school. Here is a testimony from President Monson about Christ that really touched my heart.

He Is Not Here, but Is Risen

By President Thomas S. Monson

Today only ruins remain of Capernaum, that city by the lakeshore, heart of the Savior’s Galilean ministry. Here He preached in the synagogue, taught by the seaside, and healed in the homes. At the beginning of His ministry, Jesus took a text from Isaiah: “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound” (Isaiah 61:1; see also Luke 4:18)—a clear pronouncement of a divine plan to rescue the sons and daughters of God. But Jesus’s preaching in Galilee had been merely prelude. The Son of Man had always had a dread rendezvous to keep on a hill called Golgotha. Arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane after the Last Supper, deserted by His disciples, spat upon, tried, and humiliated, Jesus staggered under His great cross toward Calvary. He progressed from triumph to betrayal, torture, and death on the cross. In the words of the song “The Holy City”: The scene was changed. … The morn was cold and chill, As the shadow of a cross arose Upon a lonely hill. 1 For us our Heavenly Father gave His Son. For us our Elder Brother gave His life. At the last moment the Master could have turned back. But He did not. He passed beneath all things that He might save all things: the human race, the earth, and all the life that ever inhabited it. No words in Christendom mean more to me than those spoken by the angel to the weeping Mary Magdalene and the other Mary as they approached the tomb to care for the body of their Lord: “Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen” (Luke 24:5–6). With this pronouncement, those who have lived and died, those who now live and one day will die, and those yet to be born and yet to die had just been rescued. As the result of Christ’s victory over the grave, we shall all be resurrected. This is the redemption of the soul. Paul wrote: “There are … celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. “There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory. “So also is the resurrection of the dead” (1 Corinthians 15:40–42). It is the celestial glory that we seek. It is in the presence of God that we desire to dwell. It is a forever family in which we want membership. Of Him who delivered each of us from endless death, I testify He is a teacher of truth—but He is more than a teacher. He is the exemplar of the perfect life—but He is more than an exemplar. He is the great physician—but He is more than a physician. He is the literal Savior of the world, the Son of God, the Prince of Peace, the Holy One of Israel, even the risen Lord, who declared, “I am the first and the last; I am he who liveth, I am he who was slain; I am your advocate with the Father” (D&C 110:4).

“Oh, sweet the joy this sentence gives: ‘I know that my Redeemer lives!’” 2

Of this I testify.

I really hope you read all the way through that! This weekend is General Conference and I am going to listen really closely to what is said.

2011-03-16T12:43:00.000-07:00

I really like this I want to make a huge one and put it up on my wall! I am trying to come up with ideas on how to decorate my house. It's really boring right now. hmmm

It's True!

2011-03-10T10:18:00.000-08:00

Ok so those people who know me, know that I have wanted to be a Mommy all my life.. well..... My time has come! September I will be a Mommy! I can't believe it myself some days!

It didn't really become real until yesterday when I went for an ultrasound and I was able to see the baby's heart beat, the legs, and arms. All the detail that is already there on my 5cm little baby! I have just being feeling sick (worst feeling ever!) and bloated. I wasn't having any cravings, I was actually grossed out by any food. I am always tired always having to go pee, I was getting tired of being pregnant but not really feeling it ( the excitement I mean). So when I got to the appointment and was waiting, I was getting more and more excited. Like is this really true? Am I PREGNANT?!?! I just couldn't grasp it. Then I saw him/her... I fell in love! I cried I laughed I couldn't control it.

Steve and I are so excited and can't wait. Right now we are set on not knowing the gender of the baby. We like the idea of surprise.

My social experiment

2011-03-10T10:08:00.001-08:00

I didn't update on this right away like I said I would, because I needed more time to really see if there is a change. I didn't really have that much interaction that week after I posted my rant about rude people.
I noticed change in some people's attitude half way through out conversation when they realized that I wasn't talking rude them. When I say some I mean not everyone took to the smiles and kind voice.
I am going to keep this up and I hope that people will stop being SO rude! haha

Families Can Be Together Forever

2011-03-01T11:22:00.000-08:00

Life lately

2011-03-01T10:34:00.001-08:00

This weekend was my nephew and cousin's Baptism! They both turned 8 within the past month. I can't believe that they are both getting so big! It was great seeing them at this big step in their life!
Also this weekend our ward was made smaller! A new ward was formed from our ward and another. I am excited for the change, but sad to lose many great people! I hope that with this change it won't be so easy to get lost in the ward. It was huge before so it was easy to be invisible. (Maybe I will get a calling outside of Primary? haha probably not. That's alright, I love the kids in my class)
Steve's Insurance Brokerage is going well. It's keeping him really busy, so that's great!
I am excited for 2011, 2010 was full of ups and downs. Blessings, and trials. Excitement and sadness.

This morning we woke up to -28 and -40 with the Windchill......BRRRRR. WHY do I live here? I can't believe how COLD it has been this winter! I sure hope it gets warmer SOON! Even with this cold I have been thinking that I am grateful I live in Canada. We are SAFE from Political unrest and major natural disasters. My heart goes out to those in New Zealand who have been suffering from many earthquakes. My heart aches for the Libyan and Egyptian people who have been suffering because of a corrupt Government. I can deal with the cold, I don't have space to complain about life being so horrible. I have a family who loves me, a warm house to go home to each day, I have a job, we have a democratic government.
Well that's about all I have to blog about.... Till next time...

Changing Attitudes one SMILE at a time

2011-02-23T07:27:00.000-08:00

I have been getting sooo FRUSTRATED lately with RUDE people!! Every where I go, everyone is pushing each other out of the way so THEY can be first, or get the "BEST" of what ever it is. Also I have noticed stores and restaurants not giving good customer service. At work I deal with alot of our vendors who supply our office with various things and once again I have not been getting the "Service" that I think is good. (Ie. NEVER calling me back, not deliverying what I order or on time)

I always think, SERIOUSLY people?... Have we loss all our work ethic and manners? So I have decided to do a social experiment. I am going to always let OTHERS go FIRST, Say please and thank you, be overly Polite and SMILE at EVERYONE ( EVEN if I am not being treated that way) I want to see what people's reactions will be. I have always considered myself a polite person, but I am going to go OVER the top, above and beyond what you would expect.

I HOPE that people will notice and maybe change their attitude. I will let you know in a week how it goes!

Random thoughts lately

2011-02-11T09:25:00.000-08:00

Chores I HATE doing

Number 1-->Laundry!

Cleaning the bathrooms... (The one we never use still gets dirty! (dusty mostly)ugh!)
Making my bed each day (ya right like that ever happens!)

A few FEARS I have developed recently

HEIGHTS ( realized this while in Vegas last summer while UP 113+ stories in the air in the Stratosphere tower)

BIRDS(Always found them CREEPY, like when I was with Damon recording for our high school radio and his bird attacked me, or when I went to pet land and started crying when I realized that the only way out was right beside the BIG parrot)

WALKING/DRIVING UNDER BRIDGES WHILE THERE IS A TRAIN ( for SOME reason I have the fear that the train is going to derail and I am going to DIE)

Things I LOVE

Steven (BEST husband Ever)

GLEE (would life be great if it were a MUSICAL

Getting a FULL nights sleep (Happens less often that I would like)

My NEW KOBO EBOOK reader (Makes reading in bed much easier.. ie. I can pull the blankets right up around my neck and keep my hands and arms WARM with out have to flip a page. Only have to stick out a finger and push a button)

My Top Romance Movies

2011-02-11T08:59:00.000-08:00

Some of my favourites in no particular order

The Notebook
A Walk to Remember
Dirty Dancing
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Ghost
Ps I love you
Moulin Rouge
10 things I hate about you
Pride & Prejudice

Maybe I can convince Steve to watch a few of these this weekend... or maybe some new ones.

A-Win Insurance

2010-11-11T09:36:00.000-08:00

Well my dear friends, things have been a little crazy and exciting lately.

Steve has bought his own insurance brokerage! I am very proud of him, and excited for the future. He is enjoying it alot and has started a blog so people like you can go and learn a little bit more about insurance and other things that he blogs about. Its pretty neat! Here is the link. http://awininsurance.blogspot.com
Leave a comment or just tell people about it. If you are looking for insurance he can give you a quote for free!

Gratitude

2010-10-13T08:22:00.001-07:00

Things I am grateful for;
Steven
My house
The country that I live in (even tho its so cold!!)
Warm sweaters
Big blankets to keep me warm at night
The job that I have to pay the bills
Food
Books and that I can read
Family
Friends (Thanks to Facebook I found my Best Friend :)Jenny from Grade6/7!!)
lack of sense of smell to Skunks
My eyes and glasses
Warm Showers
toothbrush ( so I can have clean teeth and nice smelling breath)
My car
My Primary class
My nieces and nephews

2010-10-07T11:47:00.000-07:00

No I am not dead, I just haven't written in a long time and didn't know what to say if I would have.

Sometimes I wonder if anyone takes me seriously... my family, friends, coworkers... I feel like no one does. I don't have an visible talents to contribute to anyone, no profound knowledge that would inspire anyone. I know so many people who craft, sew, write, paint, sing, play piano... just to list a few. I go to work do what I am told and come home. My house is often messy, no crafty things on the walls. I know that I have gained weight and I want to get rid of it asap. How do I change this funk that I am in?

I love Steven, he does his best to help me out and encourage me. I am starting yoga next week and I bought a few things I want to use in a craft, and I have made dinner ( no eating out or eating just fries and chicken fingers) almost every night for the past month or so. I am going to the temple this weekend. I want out of this funk!!!

PS. This is not to get sympathy or people feeling sorry for me... I just need to get out of this funk.

Thank you for listening to me vent and share some of my secrets.

Summer

2010-07-27T11:22:00.000-07:00

This Summer has been super busy,
We had my parents living with us for 2 months. They finally were able to move into their newly built house on July 23. It was very exciting for them! To not have to live with us any more and to be able to unpack all their items they haven't seen in 2 months.
Steve has been making decisions about his career. Details will be divulged at a later date.... oooohhoh the mystery! haha
There was a wedding last weekend for Mark and Kassie Ruzika... It was a beautiful wedding! The ceremony was really good, the paster talked alot about Marriage being a gift from God and how we need to include him in that relationship. This weekend is Harrison and Cheryl's Wedding in Cardston. I am excited to be able to attend the Sealing in the Temple and for Steve to be part of the wedding party. Harrison and Steve have been really good friends for many years.
In all this, we got a Tree, with pink blossoms and grass in our front yard. I am glad that this finally came because I was getting tired of having a mud pit in the front yard... now on to the back yard... soon...
Steve and I decided we would take a vacation this summer. We have planned it all out, first Vegas for a couple days, then off to DISNEYLAND!!! I am sooo excited to act like a little girl and see all the princesses and everything. After that we will head to Hollywood! Hollywood walk of fame, wax museum. and then for a kicker I have convinced Steve to go to Newport beach... does that sound familiar? yes? its where the TV show the OC was filmed!! I am sooo excited for this... haha I am loser I know but I can't wait for this vacation. I am in serious need of a vacation, to get away from life and work!
On another note I have been watching Gilmore Girls alot lately ( I have the series) It is soo great! I love it! Although I am now in Season 6 (no I haven't seen it before this) and they have changed writers.. who I am convinced isn't as good/funny as the previous one. I still love it, but I am sad about how things look like they will turn out...I sure hope they turn out better then I think they will.
Well I sure hope this update was good and entertaining for you blog followers!

Rain Rain go away!!

2010-06-11T12:32:00.000-07:00

It has been raining so much lately, its driving me crazy! Thanks goodness the forecast says sunshine this weekend but guess what it says for Monday??? yep you guessed it.... Rain! UGH!
We still have just mud around the house so far, so we are just floating in it! It's hard trying to keep the front and back entrances clean when you have a bratty dog who will not stay still while you dry him off!
Our house is a little fuller these days. Mom and Dad are living with us! They are waiting for their own house to be done. The possession date is now July 23! There are positives and negatives... positives - Cleaner house, Better home cooked dinners, (Thanks Mom!!), Someone else to walk the dog (Thanks Dad!!) and just some other people to talk to and hang out with. Negatives - not as much alone time with Steve (there are only so many places you can hide in our house! haha)
Tomorrow is Steve's Birthday! I have some stuff planned and have already bought his gifts, but he reads this so I can't tell you yet what I got him ;) I Love you Steve!!!
Last weekend I planted some plants into a HUGE planter! My mom let me borrow it for the summer its a big wine barrel! Its fun! I will post pictures of it soon, as the flowers need to bloom a little more. I am proud of my little garden. I never liked gardening growing up but that was because it was chore that I had to do! haha but because of that I now know how to take care of my plants! Thanks mom!

All is well

2010-05-04T11:36:00.000-07:00

My eyes fill with tears as I listen to the beautiful testimony born in the video. This girl has given me new hope, motivation, and desire to be a better person. To develop my relationship with God.
http://www.youtube.com/user/mormonmessages?blend=1&ob=4#p/a/u/0/KHDvxPjsm8E

I know Heavenly Father loves me and that He knows me.

Each day I get up and do my routine; get ready, make lunch for Steve and I and go to work. I know that I am working towards something more. To be a better wife, child and friend. To one day be a mother. I love my life, I may not always remember that. But I know I do. I am greatful for Steven.
This weekend is our 2 year anniversary! I am so glad that I have Steven to spend eternity with. I love him......more then words can describe.

Things I have realized this past week

2010-04-21T07:06:00.001-07:00

1. I suck at Golf.
2. I need to hang out with my friend Rory more.
3. I like and need more sleep.
4. I need to find a different way to walk to the bus on the way home from work, as there is a hot dog cart along the way and it smells sooo good and I crave hot dogs for dinner...
5. I love GLEE
6. I cry every time I watch the biggest loser...
7. I hate doing laundry.
8. I need to get in shape again so I can run with Powder (our dog) and not be sore the next day.
9. I miss Shelly... and going to miss her even more when she is in Ghana for 2 months and can't text her all the time...
10. I love summer/warm weather!

The Royal We

2010-04-08T12:44:00.000-07:00

This was written by Steve.... its pretty funny, and very true!

http://learnnet.mymrc.ca/view/artefact.php?artefact=25083&view=5079

Enjoy!

I'm a big big meany!!

2010-03-29T08:50:00.000-07:00

I made a boy cry yesterday, and that made me cry!
So I am the CTR 5 teacher in primary, I love my class. They are a little rowdy and silly at times but really... who isn't when your 5... right?? Well when I first started teaching these guys they were awesome! always reverent and listening. Steve was with me as well so if they did get a little crazy we could tag team. But now Steve has been called to be secretary in the elders Quarm and so I am all alone! eek! well you would think it wouldn't be so bad seeing how there are never more then 6 of them.
I am convinced that the parents feed them pure sugar before they send them off to primary. So the past few weeks I have been trying different things to keep them focused but having fun! I have heard /seen this from a few "I don't like you, the other teacher is better" (the other teacher being someone I grabbed to sit with them for a few moments), "I want to go home", "I am listening!" (as they continue to chatter about what ever goes on in a 5 yr old mind.), taking off shoes and piling them up in the middle of the room, standing up on chairs and seeing ow far they can jump.
So yesterday, after weeks of going home exhausted and on my last straw. They were not listening and being crazy, so I said "You know, you guys a being very rude, and not very nice, I have prepared a lesson, games and activities and even an Easter treat."
I look over a Jayden and he looks at me with a tear in his eye and says " but I was so nice when I came with my mom to your house to drop off that stuff" and by this time he is crying! I looked and him and tried to convince him that He is a nice person, and so is everyone is the class, but they aren't acting very nice by not listening or cooperating... he continued to sit on my lap for the rest of the class giving me lots of a hugs.
I felt bad for calling them mean, but I was getting tired of trying to keep them tamed.
So I am not sure what to do now.. I have tried many different activities, games, stories, etc.
any suggestions?!?!?!

PS. I am sorry Jenny! I love Jayden!

Summer is coming... get out your sunscreen... please!

2010-03-18T12:43:00.000-07:00

So as I was surfing the web today I found this very disturbing and eye opening artical.

http://lifestyle.ca.msn.com/health-fitness/health/hearst-article.aspx?cp-documentid=23560427

Growing up I was always told to put on sunscreen, I did when my parents where there to put it on me but now I dont always.. saying.. "I don't burn! I just tan" well I think this summer I will be lathering on the SPF 30 or more!

In this artical is says "Melanoma is the second most frequently reported cancer in women in their 20s, and it's third only to breast and thyroid cancers for women in their 30s, reports the National Cancer Institute. "Melanoma is one of the few forms of cancer that's on the rise," says Dr. Rigel." you still dont hear about it as much. (I think anyways)

People should be educated more on skin cancers and other cancers. every time I hear the word Cancer I cringe... it's a scary word and a scary disease. But it's part of this world and we should educate ourselves.

Lady A

2010-03-09T11:21:00.000-08:00

I love music, and even more I love good songs I can sing along to. I was listening to the Radio a while ago and this really good song came on.. I wanted to know who sang it, and why hadn't I heard it before! Well, I finally figured out that I was Lady Antebellum....and I have been in love ever since.

Then Steve and I were watching the AMA's and they were preforming... Steve mentions that Charles looks just like "that guy from N'sync"...I turn to him and say.. you mean Lance?... well now I cant get it out of my mind that they look very similar... Charles is better looking and is a much much better singer!

what do you think?

Gray at 23?

2010-03-08T11:07:00.000-08:00

So I turned 23 this year, and to my surprise I found 2 gray hairs!!! I am very upset about this. Steve says there is nothing to worry about. But think about it.... 23 and 2 grays? what will happen next next year? Will I have 2 more? And you would think, aw 2 that's not bad, but jeeze they stick out like a sore thumb. and I have some hair on top that looks blond..... I am not blond... I am brunette... and very dark! so I was talking to Angie ( my friend, and hairstylist.) and she said they could be the next to go gray!?!?! NO way!!!
My mom didn't go Gray until 30! That's 7 years away... no fair!

Feed My fish!

2009-09-02T11:53:00.000-07:00

Here are my new fish... please feed them by clicking in the box when you drop by my blog!
THANKS!

Cookie Cutter

2009-08-25T11:42:00.000-07:00

Sorry but this post is not about Cookies, or anything yummy like that. If that's what you were hoping for you should not read ahead...

My house is on it's way to being finished! yipee! We have possession September 17th and move in on the 18th! yikes, that's so soon! I am getting so excited! We have picked out the blinds, and I want to do some painting before we move in, so make it more "Me". Steve wont let me paint our room Pink. To bad, I think it would be great! Juuuuust kidding!

Here are some pictures, some are from earlier on, but fun to look at.

I am going to skip the others ones like this because they aren't very good...

I don't have to many good ones of the upstairs because we don't have a wide lens camera so you don't see much other then walls. Although I will show you one picture of upstairs... my walk in closet... its huge!!

Tada! that's the outside! I do enjoy the rocks and dirt, but don't worry they are landscaping the front lawn! I am excited its gonna be so cute! but do you now see why I named this blog entry Cookie cutter? I love it anyways!

Mel

Bad Blogger

2009-08-14T07:43:00.000-07:00

I am a really awful Blogger... Its August, I haven't blogged since April... jeez what is wrong with me. I will try to catch everyone up on my summer. It will take some time, so be patient.

First of all I would like to make an announcement... Steve and I bought a HOUSE! I am soooo excited I cant believe it! It's being built so the possession date is not yet firm but they are saying September 15! that's sooo soon! this week they are installing the Cabinets, they are a dark wood colour. I will add pictures soon.

This summer has been pretty average, weather and excitement wise (other then the house). For me this summer has been about working to save money.

I will be back soon to post picutres and tell stories.

The Friend

2009-04-20T11:46:00.000-07:00

I was reading the friend a while back and found this little story. It made me cry, it was so sweet and precious.

My Brother and the Resurrection
B Y L A U R I E WA L K E R
(Based on a true story)

Michelle stood up in front of
the entire Primary, not sure
if she was ready to do
this. In Primary during the month
of April, they were talking about
Jesus Christ’s Atonement. Michelle
had been excited when it was her class’s
turn to give the talk and say the prayer in
opening exercises. She had asked if she could give
the talk, knowing just what she would talk about.
But now she wasn’t so sure. Her stomach was feeling
funny, and her mouth was dry. Then she saw her mom
and dad in the back of the room and remembered the
prayer they had together that morning. Now she didn’t
feel quite so scared anymore.
Michelle took a deep breath and held up a picture
of a tiny baby. “This is my brother. His name is David
Alan, and he would have been three years old this year.
But when he was born, he couldn’t breathe very well.
He stayed alive in the hospital long enough to have
a blessing, and then he died. I never got to see my
brother, and sometimes I’m really sad about that.”
Then Michelle held up a picture of Jesus. “But
because of the Atonement and Resurrection, I don’t
have to be sad all the time. When Jesus died and came
back to life, He made it possible for my little brother to
one day have a perfect body. That will happen when
Jesus comes back to earth and
people are resurrected. I can hardly
wait, because then I will see my
little brother again.”
Michelle held up her brother’s
picture again. “I know sometimes
people have to die. My family still gets
sad sometimes when we think of David
Alan. But we know that Jesus suffered for
our sins, died for us, and was resurrected
so that we can be resurrected too.
“I’m glad I’ll be able to see my little brother
and that he will be healthy. I’m also glad that
Heavenly Father and Jesus loved us enough to
make the Atonement happen so we can see the people
we love again. I say this in the name of Jesus Christ,
amen.”
Michelle stepped down from the podium. When she
went to the back of the room, she gave her mom and
dad a big hug.
“You did a wonderful job,” Mom whispered.
“We love you so much,” Dad said.
Michelle felt happy after her talk because Heavenly
Father put a good feeling in her heart. She knew He
loved her too. ●

Easter Weekend

2009-04-14T19:15:00.000-07:00

I love Easter. Sadly I didn't get to wake up to find a basket full of chocolate, but I did get to give sharing time on the Atonement!! hehe Some times I think that my sharing times are a gong show. I always finish early and have to think of something off of the top of my head pertaining to the topic. So this time, everything was going fine, the kids were enjoying the egg hunt of the letters of the word Atonement. We talked about it, read some scriptures, and then I looked up at the clock and realized I still had 6 minutes!! eeek! what was I supposed to do? colour pictures of course?!?! haha so I had everyone draw a picture of something that reminds them of Jesus.... Deary Me.... Maybe next time I will come prepared with extra activities or scriptures to read.

Friday we went hiking with my sister and her family. We went up to Johnston Canyon, near Banff. its 1.5km to the first falls and then another 1.5km to the second falls. I didn't think about all the Ice there would be, It would have been nice to have spikes on our shoes. Even with all the ice it was fun. It was so Beautiful. The water falls were frozen over, but were still bright blue! it was amazing!

Here are some pictures.

Nathanael and Rihanna Wiggling just like the tree

Pretty Water Falls

Steve on the icy pathway..

Saturday we went to buy a freezer. We came home Friday night at 1 am after hanging out at my sisters, to find that our freezer door was open. I thought to my self.. I don't remember opening it up before we left that morning..?? so we looked inside to find a box of burgers had fallen and pushed the door open... jeeze and just after our trip to Costco to get meat (we just got a free BBQ!!!) Our fridge and freezer is so small so we cant really fit anything in it... so we decided to go get a deep freeze. We got a steal of a deal... an apartment size freezer for $180!!! super cheap comparable to everywhere else! yay for future shop!

Sunday we made a trip down to see Steve's Grandma. We went with Steve's Dad, who said it was her 97th Birthday on Saturday... Wow I know. I wish I will be able to live that long. she is super cute. I made her a little page with pictures from our wedding of Manville side. I was able to show off more of my scrapbooking. but mostly for her to have pictures to look at.

Monday came waaaaaay to fast! I had to go to work.. so another week begins....

Mn'M

But Mom, everyone else is doing it....

2009-04-13T07:28:00.000-07:00

So this is it... I am going to start blogging, I have noticed alot of people doing it. so I thought If everyone else is doing it why shouldnt I?!? Now just to let you know I dont have kids, or anything overly exciting to write about. so this is a word of caution... this may be boring!

So going back a few months I was doing Temp work. I had ben laid off from my job, and I was stressed! (Temping doesnt pay all that much) I kept asking for something interesting and exciting to happen... well I sure got it, I got my job that I have and love right now... I work at Towers Perrin ( a HR consulting company) and I also got called into the Primary presidency...I love it! The kids are great and I love the sisters I work with.

Steve is just about done this semester, only finals now!! Yipee! Then he can start working! I am not sure who is more excited about that, him (so he doesnt have to study), or me ( also for the reason he doesnt have to study or be stressed out about studying)

May 9th is our one year! I can't believe its been a year already! I am not sure what he has planned yet but I am sure it will be great!

I can't wait for summer to start so that we can go camping and play outside... I always hate being cooped up all winter