Wonderful News!!!!

Guess what? We're finally pregnant!!! It's been a long journey, but it finally happened for us. Jeremy can now have a little sister or brother. We're so excited. We just want everyone to know. The Lord obviously had some lessons for us to learn before we were blessed like this again. Yeah!!!

Hall Update

Well, I'm not very good at updating the family blog. Sorry. So, here's a little of what we're up to.
Wes got called as my Assistant Cubmaster. It's really great to share something like this together. He's always supported me in Scouts, he's great like that, and now he gets to be involved too. That mean Jeremy comes more often to our Scouting events. He's so excited to be in Cub Scouts one day. He really looks up to all the boys.
Wes is still with Unifirst. We love it there. John, his boss, really goes out of his way to make the guys feel comfortable at work. Having a good boss is key to a good job, I think. His company bought out Quality Linen recently this year. This means they now have a plant here in Utah to send the clothes for cleaning. It's been updated and remodeled and will be up and running I think the beginning of the next year. It's great for the company and all, but it will mean a longer commute for Wes.
I've really been into my Stampin Up class. I love to go and get together with girls for a change. Plus, I'm learning to be more creative. I'm more into the card making than the scrapbooking, but maybe I'll get back to scrapbooking someday.
Jeremy is 5 now. He's so big. His birthday is in October, so he's in Preschool right now. A neighbor and I trade off teaching for our boys. It's fun, and Jeremy's learning so much. He's getting really good at writing his letters and some words. I hope to get him reading before he starts Kindergarten next year.
Well, hopefully we can afford a digital camera soon so I can include some new pictures, but that's it for now.

News

I have been asked to be our new Cubmaster. It's not too much change for me, until they find someone for Committee Chair. I am, however, excited about this new change. It's a little nervous-scary, but exciting too. Who new that I would be traveling along this path in my life. I watched my mom in scouting for years, helping out now and then. Never did I expect though that I would be involved in this wonderful program too. There are moments when I doubt whether I can do it or not. But, I have come to love these Cub Scouts and the program it gives these boys. I can't wait for Jeremy to become a scout and we can share this experience together. Until then, I have a dozen or so other boys to focus on. How Great!!!

UPDATE

There isn't really anything new going on right now in our house. Wes and I are going on a date tonight, though. We haven't been out by ourselves for a while. I'm excited. Aunt McKell is going to come play with Jeremy. He loves having her come over. She always has an art project or something like that for them to do. Such fun.
I'm thinking of saving up my money for a digital camera. I know, everyone has one, but we've held out. Blogging is so much funner, however, when you have pictures to include. I'm thinking about it.
I've been making homemade French bread since our trip to Arizona last month. It tastes great, everyone loves it. Also, with wheat and bread prices going up, I think it's better for me to know how to make more of my own foods. Best of all though, I feel better about myself when I do something that domesticized. (Is that a word?)
Well, that's our news for now.

Arizona Vacation

A month ago we went to Tucson to visit with my sister-in-law and her family. We stayed for a whole week and had so much fun. Russ and RaeAnn were able to come down for a few days too. It was interesting. We left Utah in the middle of a blizzard and it snowed (in Tucson) the day after we got there. Russ and RaeAnn left Seattle and all its rain and it rained a couple of days we were there. We didn't mean to bring it with us, we promise. But, for the most part, it was warm and sunny. We saw a variety of cactus, ate great food, played games and watched movies. We went one day to the Children's Museum in Tucson and another day was spent at Colossal Cave Mountain Park. We had a great time, and I even learned how to make bread. Now we're back in Utah, where the weather is as tempermental as a moody 4-yr-old. I know, I have one.

Sun o' Sun

Where art thou Sun?

Don't leaveth us for so long.

Linger, we entreat thee,

Linger we beg of thee.

End of the Week

This is brand new for me. Ask my friends, I'm not up with the digital age at all.
I wanted to try this out, however, and see how I like it.

This has been quite a week for me in many ways. The place was full of kids all the time; young and old, loud and quiet, clingy and well, not so clingy.
I also decided that I don't appreciate not having a choice about what company provides my electricity. Only one option, are you kidding me?
To top it all off, stress from the in-laws caused a perpetual headache and very little sleep.
I am just so happy it's Friday and I get to have dinner with MY family on Sunday. Yeah!

Despite the chaos of the week, however, I have come to one conclusion. I must learn to love the people and situations that make you appreciate better what you have in your life. I am so grateful for my caring husband and his patience with me. I am grateful for my (one) child who is very sweet when he wants to be. You hear that Katie? Jeremy is not always a hyperactive terror on the loose!!!! I'm also very glad of how I was raised. Until I got married, I didn't fully appreciate how good I had it. My family may be a little kooky at times, but without them I would not have turned out like I did. (Note that I didn't say I turned out normal)

Anyways, I don't really know what to put on these things. I just had a lot on my mind. The one person (besides my sweet Wesley) who I usually discuss all of this with and vent to moved. So, this is good therapy, to write it all down. Plus, Katie, when life gets too crazy to talk on the phone, here it all is. 24/7