Thanksgiving

I heard an idea about using every Thursday to share things that your thankful for so it's not just on Thanksgiving. I thought it was a pretty good idea, so I think I might try it. I would have posted on Thursday, but I wasn't feeling too well. Unfortunately I got either the stomach flu or food poisoning on Wednesday afternoon. I was pretty wiped out on Thanksgiving day and watched while everyone else enjoyed the dinner. I was so glad that I wasn't still sick that day though. Here's a few things that I'm thankful for....

Answered prayers
When Auburn talks to my stomach saying, "Hello little brother."
Clear, cool nights when you can really see the moon and stars
Hearing my kids laugh and play
A warm, comfortable bed to sleep in
A nice, hot shower.....especially when you're sick
A living prophet
Having the time to sit and hang out with your family, watch a good movie, and relax

A quick word about Pres. Monson. I went visiting teaching the other day and the person we went to visit is inactive. I pulled out my Ensign to share a message from the conference talks and she saw the picture of Pres. Monson on the front. She said something to the effect of, "I love Pres. Monson." I told her that I did too. Then I shared a quote from him and while I was reading, she began to cry. The words had touched her so much that it brought her to tears. I'm so thankful to have a living prophet. He is so good and kind.

Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!!!

HELP!

Do any of you know how to do this:

***REMEMBER*** you must change your template to minima before applying the background. ***
They have this at the top of the page on Cutest Blog on the Block when you want to choose a new background and I don't know how to do it.

Also....for those of you who have private blogs, do you have any tips on making that easy to do? I could probably figure that one out, but it you have any ideas I'd love them.

Thanks!! Happy Thanksgiving Eve! :)

Gas Prices

I just wanted to mention that we only spent 35 dollars to fill our tank today! When the prices were around 4 something a gallon, we were spending over 80 dollars. I NEVER thought we would see gas prices below $2.00.....NEVER! One more thing to be thankful for today. :)

8's Tag

8 places I like to eat…
PF Changs, Macaroni Grill, The Athenian, Crown Burger, Fiesta Guadalajara, Cracker Barrel, Dragon Hill, McDonalds (I always have to order the 2 Cheeseburger value meal with an orange drink...love their fries)

8 shows I like to watch…
Pushing Daisies, The Mentalist, Masterpiece Theater, Ace of Cakes, Good Things Utah, Studio 5, Rachel Ray Show, NCIS (Brook got me hooked)

8 things that happened yesterday…
went to church, went to choir practice, checked to see if we got tickets to the Tabnernacle Choir's Christmas Concert - we didn't :( went visiting teaching, hung out with family at my mom's, looked for boy names, read Auburn her bedtime story, tried to read my scriptures before I fell asleep

8 things I love about Fall…
changing leaves, sweaters, soup time, weather that isn't too hot and isn't too cold, my birthday, Halloween, Thanksgiving, can put the yard and garden to sleep

8 things on my wish list…
healthy baby, birth without complications, bike (mine got stolen), laptop (I really enjoyed the one I used for work), rice cooker, portable DVD player (ours is broken), slr digital camera, white Christmas

8 people I’m tagging… whoever would like to do it

IT'S A BOY!!!!!

WOW! It's official....we have a little boy on the way. I'm going to need to switch gears now. The large bins full of girl clothes aren't going to work this time. Lauren won't be too thrilled, but she'll get used to the idea. At least the girl's favorite color is blue. Now we need to find a name. I had a girl name picked out, but not a boy name yet. I usually like something a little bit different since our last name is so common, but not too different that they would get teased. Everytime Brook watches baseball and they call out Coco Crisp it makes me bonkers. Why would parents do that to their child? At least Lauren won't be pushing for the name Salsa anymore. AGGGHHH! Brook was looking through the baby name book and said jokingly, "What about Salsa?" Lauren liked it....I said NO WAY! Salsa is a condiment, not a name. Lauren said it was a good Spanish name. I told her we weren't Hispanic. Anyway, I'm excited! If you look at the picture below you might be able to see, in the words of Lauren, his "little wooglie thing".

Locks of Love

After Erin had her hair cut for locks of love, Auburn wanted hers cut too. Her hair was so beautiful, but it was always getting tangled, sticky and she wouldn't let me do anything with it. She was so excited to go and show Erin when we were done. I love how kids are so aware of others and willing to share what they can with them.

The BEFORE pictures

Here goes nothing

Time for the style

Some little girl will be glad to get that beautiful golden hair. Look at that smile. She told me yesterday that when her hair is long again in October, she wants to be Alice in Wonderland for Halloween.

Potatoes

I was reading about Brooke's sweet cravings on her blog. It made me think about my craving for potatoes. I can't seem to get enough of them. I love potatoes anyway, but since I've been pregnant the cravings have heightened.

I will eat them in a house and I will eat them with a mouse (ok, that might be a little extreme for me). I will eat them here or there. I will eat them anywhere!!!

I fill like Bubba Gump with his shrimp. Funeral Potatoes, Mashed Potatoes, Fried Potatoes, Roasted Potatoes, Baked Potatoes, French Fries mmmmmmm, Hash Browns, etc....

This sounds really bad, but I even donated to one of our local PBS stations so I could get the free gift.

Yes, I have a problem. At least the money went to a good cause and I am a PBS nerd. Anyone have a good potato recipe? :)