Technology

Welp, since it's the last day of November, I should probably play a little bit of catch up. Part of the reason I haven't blogged for a while is because my computer has been "in the shop" for about 2 weeks and Spencer was gone to NJ for one of those, so I've been partially without a computer. For those of you that don't know, that doesn't sit well with me. It was especially hard while Spencer was gone and I had ZERO computer to use. Thank Heaven he's been home for a week and the withdrawls have passed, but I do still miss having my own little friend to use.
Thanksgiving was great. Spencer's sister, Laura, and her three kids, Jordan, Ryland, and Anika came down on Tuesday and left on Saturnday. And my baby sister, Anna, came on Wednesday and I'll drop her off at the airport tomorrow. It was awesome to have family here as well as some friends. We had a couple families from our ward, as well. So, altogether, there were 18 of us. (It's a good thing we have a big dining area or we would have been outside in the rain.) Honestly, it was very fun and everyone was really helpful. Thanks for a happy Thanksgiving.
I won't write much else since it's getting late, but I do have some videos to load that will crack you up. Isaac is turning into quite the entertainer.
Until next time. (Maybe I'll get my computer back this week.)

My Best Shot

Okay so here I go. This could be interesting.

-8 Favorite T.V. Shows:
1. General Conference
2. BYU Football
3. Extreme Makeover - Home Edition
4. DIY Home Improvement Shows
5. How It's Made
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8.

-8 Favorite Restaurants:
1. Olive Garden
2. La Casita in Springville
3. Schlotzky's Deli
4. Teriyaki #3 In Lacey WA
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-8 Things that happened yesterday:
1. Attended a video-telecon at 5:45 am
2. Couldn't find a parking spot
3. Rode my Bike to work
4. Did homework at lunch
5. Worked on a power point presentation
6. Came home ornery
7. Talked to one of our Perspective Elders
8. Went to bed relatively early

-8 Things to look forward to:
1. The Second Coming (if I can shape up)
2. General Conference
3. Thanksgiving Guests
4. Weekends
5. G Rated Movie Releases (getting pretty rare)
6. New Baby Arrival
7. No more profanity after my exit from the Army next November
8. Living in one place for more than 2 years

-8 things on my wish list/goal list
1. Charity
2. Weekly Dates with Jaime
3. Seminary Teacher Job
4. Help Rokit Fuel Succeed
5. Compete in a Triathlon
6. BS in Business Management (3.7 or above)
7. Help Perspective Elders receive the Melchizidek Priesthood
8. Attend the Temple Often

I'm Tagged, Too!

-8 Favorite T.V. Shows:
1. MONK!!
2. Without a Trace
3. Psych
4. Murder She Wrote
5. What Not To Wear
6. American Idol
7. Cold Case Files
8. Anything on DIY or HGTV

-8 Favorite Restaurants:
1. Costa Vida ( I miss this A LOT!!)
2. La Casita (In UT and AZ, but the one here is good!)
3. El Paso
4. Texas Road House
5. Olive Garden (Been craving this, but there isn't one here)
6. Crown Burger
7. Subway
8. Papa Murphy's

-8 Things that happened yesterday:
1. I had a meeting for Enrichment at my house
2. I took Audrey to preschool
3. Took Spencer, Jr. to school
4. I made chili and cornbread. (It's getting "cold" here.)
5. We watched the U beat TCU with the Pattersons(Now BYU just needs to beat the U!)
6. I watched a neighbor girl.
7. I couldn't sit up straight because my belly is getting huge and I think I ate too much chili.
8. Got new slip covers in the mail and they look awesome!

-8 Things to look forward to:
1. CHRISTMAS (We started listening to Christmas music the night before Halloween)
2. Going camping tonight, I think.
3. BYU game tomorrow
4. Getting out of the Army (We have a while still, but I definitely look forward to it.)
5. No more diapers (Again, I have a while before that will happen.)
6. Going back to school
7. Finishing the tree skirt I'm making
8. After the December Enrichment meeting

-8 things on my wish list
1. To be more patient
2. To live simply
3. To sleep more (yeah, right!)
4. To be thankful for the small things
5. To have someone professionally decorate my house
6. No fighting kids. (yeah, right!)
7. Peace on earth. ( I know that sounds like a beauty pageant answer, but I really do want that.)
8. That Spencer didn't have to travel so much. (It's better than Iraq, though.)

I tag Spencer, because everyone else I know has already been tagged.

Halloween

Halloween was pretty uneventful here. They have a certain time on post that you can go trick-or-treating, which is from 6-8 pm. I'm not sure what they do to you if you break that rule, but the MPs were patrolling the streets to make sure no one did. It didn't really matter to us, because we went to the trunk-or-treat at the church. There weren't very many people there, but that just meant that those that were there, got handfuls of candy instead of just a piece or two.
We came home at about 7, since there wasn't far to walk and we'd gone around to everyone by then, and went to a couple houses in our neighborhood. We finished at about 7:30, watched a movie, and went to bed.
You will notice, however, that Audrey's costume isn't completely on her (she was Uniqua from the Backyardigans). I didn't take pictures until we got home, because our new neighbors came to the door just as were leaving, so we were running late. When I did take pictures, though, Audrey was finished being Uniqua and there was nothing I could say to change her mind. Those of you that know her can understand that. You'll also notice from the pictures that I couldn't get all three of them to look at me at the same time. Candy was too much of a distraction for Isaac and Audrey just wanted her costume off.
Anyway, we missed Daddy, but hopefully he'll be around for the next Halloween. It is his favorite holiday, afterall. :)

Appreciation

There's nothing that will help you appreciate your spouse like having them gone. Spencer and I have spent a fair amount of time apart, but somehow I forget just how crazy life is without him. I change more dirty diapers, wash more dishes, and send more kids to their room than I ever do while he's home. Hopefully, someday, I'll be able to fully appreciate him, so we'll be able to be in the same house (for an extended period of time - like a month :)). Honestly, though, I'm so thankful for him and all he does to keep our house going.
Isaac has been cute since Spence has left. Every day, at least 7 or 8 times, he'll say, "Da?" and hold his hands up like he's completely clueless, which he may well be. He always wants to know where his dad is, but every time I tell him, he shakes his head. I think he's learning, a little too early, that he, as the child, knows WAY more than I do! I'm afraid it's only going to get worse from here.
Luckily Spencer will be home in a couple days. This trip has felt like Months, but I think it's partly because so much has been going on since he left. One of the greatest adventures was the MASSIVE temper tantrum Spencer Jr. threw tonight. I don't remember the last time that he cried himself to hysteria. It was a little bit scary, but mostly just funny now. The reason for the tantrum: a messy room and a mean mom that asked him to clean it. (I know! I'm pretty nervy.) Yet another reason that makes me thankful I'm not doing this all on my own all the time. I'd be even crazier than I am, if you can imagine that. I give props to the single mom!!