So Kenny and I celebrated out 10th anniversary in November, and almost exactly a week later my wedding ring came up missing. Was this some kind of sign? Probably not. I had been thinking for the last couple months that I needed to take it in to get it resized because it was getting pretty loose. I should have stopped wearing it, but I didn't. I didn't tell Kenny that it was missing for a couple days because I was sure it would turn up somewhere. So after two days of secretly searching, I told him. I was half hoping he would smile and say, "Christmas is coming" (meaning he was getting it resized for me as a Christmas gift), but he didn't. We both searched everywhere we could think of, but no ring. I felt awful! Not so much because it was worth a lot of money, but because it was my wedding ring! I almost felt naked without it - what if people thought I wasn't wearing it on purpose, like we were having problems or something? I started looking at the cheap designer rings, just so that I would have SOMETHING to wear, but Kenny got all offended. I guess if I was wearing a cheap ring on my wedding ring finger it would make him look cheap, but I figured it was better than not wearing one, right?
Well, I held out, still hoping that my ring would turn up. Finally, when we were in Richfield for Region Drill and I found a designer ring at Wal-mart that I liked for $8, so I got it. And then, just two days later, at 5:00 in the morning, I was getting ready for the day and opened a little drawer if my jewlery box to get out a hair tie, and there it was!!! I was so happy and excited, I wanted to scream and yell, but since my family was all asleep I just celebrated quietly.
Now I am going to get my ring resized, then wear it with pride as I recommit myself to be a better wife.
Friday, January 28, 2011
My wedding ring
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Lucy is 8 months old!
Lucy is growing so fast! It seems like as soon as I get her some new clothes, they are already too small! She weighs 17 lbs, and has the cutest little rolls on her chubby legs. Lucy is usually happy, unless you try to put off meal time. This girl LOVES to eat! She is now eating baby food, along with cereal and formula. Her favorite is bananas, but she will eat almost anything.
Lucy can get wherever she needs to go by rolling. She does get up on her hands and knees and rocks back and forth, but she hasn't figured out the crawling motion yet (and I'm not going to push her). Stetson has really been encouraging her, helping her to get to her hands and knees. Then, when he realizes she is not going anywhere, he stands her up and "dances" with her (it is so cute!).
Lucy was pretty sick this last month, and after about three weeks of NO sleep, I finally decided to take her to the doctor. She had an ear infection, sinus infection, and wheezing in her lungs, so she got her first antibiotic. I am glad I finally took her in because she is doing much better now, and is back to waking up only once in the night - yay!
Lucy LOVES her baths, and giggles and splashes the whole time. Here she is in her new towel, happy as can be!
Oh, another note about my beautiful Lucy Mae, she has the CUTEST laugh ever! The only bad thing is that she inherited the hiccup gene as well, so if she laughs too hard, she gets the hiccups. It's funny, and kind of sad, when her and Stetson get playing together and laughing really hard, and they both end up with the hiccups - poor kids!
Lucy is the sweetest baby ever, even when she doesn't feel well. She brings so much joy into my life - I love you Lucy!
Friday, January 7, 2011
Happy New Year!!!
Wow, is it really 2011? I remember when the year 2000 seemed far away, and now it is eleven years later - where has the time gone? I have to admit, 2010 was a pretty good year for me. I got a new addition on my house, and a new addition to my family - what more could a girl ask for? I'm not planning on any new additions in 2011, but you never know. I have set a few goals for myself, and hope to be a little better each day than I was the day before. I have so much to be grateful for, but most especially my family - all of them. You guys are the BEST! Thanks for always being there for me!
Well, we didn't get a white Christmas, but we did get a white New Year's. So on the last day of the year, the kids and I played in the snow. Stetson tried out his new snow shovel. . .
. . . and there's my little snow bunny
Stetson was trying to make a snow angel,
so I made one to show him how - pretty good, huh?
This year we celebrated the new year with my family. We ate yummy Chinese food - I even ate with chop sticks - and then played a super long game of BUNKO. I didn't win any prizes, but I did get three bunkos, a record for me! Then, to keep us all awake we played the dance game on my parents' new Wii. The winner of each round stayed in to compete against someone else. I am happy to report that I was the champion! I'm not happy to report, however, how out of shape I am! I was completely worn out after all that dancing, I guess I need to do it more often, I spend too much time sitting at a desk these days.
Well, that got us to midnight, and poor Stetson was fast asleep; he didn't even flinch when we all popped our confetti bombs and yelled and screamed. But Lucy, on the other hand was still going strong. She was wide awake and happy as can be to ring in her very first new year. What a woman, I think I was about 12 years old before I was awake to ring in the new year.
The next morning we went over to Kenny's parents' house for a yummy New Year's Day breakfast. It was fun to see everyone and visit, even if we did have to leave for awhile to clean the bathrooms at the church. Later that day I took down the Christmas tree and decorations while Kenny and his dad worked on the tile in my bathroom - yay!!!
