the Good, the Bad and the Turkey

The Good. . .
Todd and I have a fun weekend ahead of us and we are super excited for it. Todd's dad is going down to California to pick something up that he bought on e-bay,and since he is going down there he may as well stop and spend a day in Disneyland, right? And why go alone? So, Todd, Ben and I are going to go down with him! It will be Ben's first time at Disneyland, not that he will remember it, but it will be fun for all of us.

The bad. . .
We have a ward Christmas party coming up soon and I am in charge of it. I was so preoccupied with it and everything else going on while I was making some bread dough, that I somehow lost my wedding ring. I am devastated to think that it is truely gone. I never take my ring off, even when I am making dough, but for some reason I did and I have no clue where it is! I have cleaned the kitchen 3 times, searched the garbage, checked the garbage disposal, everything I can think of! I am so sad that I have lost it, and I feel so weird without it on. I am just praying that I find it, and find it SOON! Every time I walk in the kitchen I think of my ring, and I want to cry!

The Turkey. . .
Like I said earlier I am in charge of the ward Christmas party. It has been an interesting experience. We are serving approximately 275 people. I have purchased 12 turkeys, and getting enough volunteers to cook them all took alot of luck and advertizing. I just hope everything goes well since there are a ton of other ward activities going on that day like a food drive and a sub for santa youth activity.

Life is busy but WONDERFUL. . . .I just need to find my ring and it will be almost perfect!

Thank you everyone who have been concerned for Todd and me, my last post was mostly for me to voice my gratitude for finding a new job, almost 50% of our ward here in Sandy is out of work, Many of them have bigger families than ours. We were so grateful to find a new job so quickly because we have seen how hard it is for others to do so. I used to think that we were secure in our job because they laid off 20 other people just a month previously to our termination. Things worked out, and we are truly grateful to have Heavenly Father taking care of us.

The Blessing of Work

On our anniversary we had a turn of events that was fairly unexpected. Todd was laid off from work, and since he quit his other job 2 weeks prior, we were left without an income. Fortunately we have been searching for a new job for quite some time, and we found a new job that we can do together! We are now working for a valley-wide newspaper that is delivered once a month. We will be working three days a week delivering to different areas around the valley. It is nice because we can fold the papers while watching T.V. or just talking, and I plan on helping Todd deliver some newspapers for an hour or two in the afternoon. To have Todd loose his job was really hard for me, but in some ways it was nice to see him a few hours a day while he is home. I love seeing him with Ben and his energy renewed. This new job has been a blessing because I get to see my hubby and we will be able to make enough money for our family in 3 days instead of 6.

Pictures of Ben

Someone told me i need to post more pictures of my little Ben. He isn't very little anymore, but here he is!
He loves the bathtub, he hates it when I take him out, even if he has been in it long enough for the water to get cold.

Ben LOVES watermelon! I gave him this piece of watermelon and he ate the entire thing! When he got to the rind he finally let me take it away

He also loves to feed himself. He eats graham crackers all by himself. . . and if mom would let him, he would also eat with a spoon all by himself, unfortunately if I do then I also have to clean out his ears, toes and everywhere in between.

Anniversary Blessings

Two years and a few days ago, my sister Jeska was in a scooter vs truck battle. She was on the scooter, and unfortunately she lost. She ended up in the hospital with a broken neck and leg and we were all extremely worried for her. Todd, my fiance at the time, was able to give her a preisthood blessing. It was wonderful for me to see that I was marrying a man of the priesthood which was a great comfort to me. Now on our second anniversary, I get to see him use the priesthood again. My next door neighbor had a baby boy last night. Before they went to the hospital Todd was asked to give a blessing to both parents, which he did. Now this morning we have learned that the baby isn't doing well, being full term but only 4 pounds. Todd was again asked to come and give another blessing to their little boy. I am so grateful to have the priesthood in my life, and to have a husband who is worthy and willing to serve the Lord in this manner.

The Table

I am working on a new project! Todd's parents have a table that has been painted white, I am working on restoring it to its natural oak beauty Here is the before picture



The yellow stuff on there is polyeurothene, They used the table to stain and finish all the baseboards in their home, and a bit of it dripped on the top. I have re-finished a table in the past but this one is huge by comparison. It is a gear driven table, so it can be expanded. The table I did as a teenager had only one leaf, this one has four. My goal is to finish it by Thanksgiving, but I know it is kind of a stretch, but I can still try!

Halloween Costumes

Todd loved his Joker costume, he was really creepy cause he had the voice down and everything

This is Ben with our next door neighbor Danny, they were both Batman for Halloween