Book Club Blog

So, I decided to put together a Book Club Blog. Maybe it will work and maybe it won't. "My name is Becky and I am a book nerd." There, I said it. I love a good book. I have always loved reading, but since I became a mom I am a little obsessed. There is something about losing yourself in a book. I love to unwind after the kids have gone to bed and I have been known to slightly place my children at a project (come on, if they are counting or doing ABC's on Backyardigans..that is considered a project) just so I can read my book. But, it has to be a dang good book like Twilight to ignore the children.

Two things good and bad about me.....Bad first: I can read a book and not remember what it was about a month later. Good: I can read a book and not remember what it was about a month later....and so I enjoy it even better the second time. So, I think it would be fun to discuss the book before it is completely erased from my memory. Greg claims I can remember the tiniest details throughout my life... yet I can barely remember what I read yesterday. If I see a picture, I can remember all of the tiniest details from that moment from what we discussed and what we ate and what we did before and after. It doesn't work in Greg's favor when we discuss an earlier..."discussion" or argument. So my point, I may not be the best at leading a discussion, but I figure between all of my future book club blogging friends, I can start to remember what makes a good book,..such a good book.

So, go and visit the blog and since I know that a majority of the people I like have read the first book(s) lets discuss!! Book Club in Session!!!

P.S...everyone is welcome!!!

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A time to change!!

Okay, so it is no news to anyone that I am OCD and that I also like change. Greg goes crazy when he comes home and all of the furniture is rearranged, but hey, it is amazing what a new arrangment will do for ya! So, anyways, I have debated changing my blog layout because it erases all of the old stuff, but I think it was time to add new stuff in and take out the old.

So much has happened since I last posted. Where do I start. I guess with the most dramatic thing.

1. THEY LOST COLTON IN NURSERY
So the drama of the week is that on Sunday Greg and I spoke. Everything went pretty good. I was just glad to be done with it. Come on, we move a lot, which means we speak a lot. Can't I just be given the same topic each time??? Anyways, I came home during Sunday School with Colton and my parents to show them my new paint in my Living Room. I went back for Relief Society and decided to try Colton in Alex's nursery since we are still new to the ward, I figured why not try him in with Alex and that way maybe he won't be so scared. Besides, I felt like the women teachers as opposed to the men teachers would pay more attention to him...WRONG! I stayed for about 15 mintues and got him settled and then I stood outside the door for another five minutes just to make sure he didn't cry..he didn't. I headed to RS thinking, yeah, I get to enjoy RS before I head to the Primary next week with my new calling. Well, after RS I lingered for a minute talking to someone and when I came out of RS, there was one of the dads who was helping in nursery. He was just casually standing there and said, "Oh, do you not have Colton?" I say, "no, don't you?" and He said, "Well, he slipped out, but we don't know when he did." So anyone who knows me will know that this is my worst nightmare. I immediately started running towards nursery and the chick in there said, ya, I don't know where he is. So I panicked because church is out...people are leaving..and no one knows us and so who is going to notice him walk out side. My fear, was that he'd end up out side and be hit by a car. I ran down the first hallway, checking bathhrooms, library, classrooms all the way down. Nothing! I ran out to the first parking lot and ran up behind the cars..nothing...I ran back in and that dad is just following me..and when i had passed nursery they had let Alex follow me to...Great! I ran back in and people were telling me good job on my talk and I finally just said really loud, "Please, my baby is lost, I need help finding him". Of course people were looking at me like I just lost my mind....(worse people, it is my one year old) just then, I spotted Greg. I was hoping that he would be with Greg but he wasn't. Greg went running down the opposite hall and Greg isn't hard to freak out but I think he realized how tragic this could turn out. I passed Dallin on my way out of the next door to the parking lot. I left Alex with him, (Thank goodness for my mature Dallin..I love him). I ran into that parking lot in a panic as cars are backing out. No Colton. I ran back in and started heading down the last hallway in the church. As I reached the end of the Hallway, Greg came walking around the corner with Colton. I burst into tears. I felt so stupid but I have never been so thankful and relieved to see my baby boy. I think any mom would have felt the same with any child, but especially with all we went through to get Colton here....I couldn't imagine losing him to something so careless. Anyways, Greg said he walked into that last foyer and Colton was just standing at the doors looking out. When he spotted Greg, Greg said he just put his arms up and gave him a look like, "Where have ya been Dad? I've been looking for ya." Oh, how I love my kids. When I was talking to Dallin later he admitted that I looked like a crazy woman! He said, "I wasn't worried mom, I knew in my heart we'd find him." Oh, how I wish I had that kind of faith!!!

2. KITTIES IN THE WINDOW WELL
So, about two weeks ago I was in the office and I heard a crazy noise on my window. I yelled up to Greg and asked him if the wind was blowing. He said no and so I told him, "Well, then someone is trying to break into our house." He went outside and I heard him yell, "Bec, come here." I went out....hesitant..and there were four little kitties in our window. Well, we have grown to love the kitties..although, we enjoy them through the window because I am SOOO allergic to cats. We had a friend pull one in the other night and begged her dad for it..but just being in my office for ten minutes made my allergies start. I don't want to call the shelter because I know they don't keep them for very long before they put them to sleep and plus, their mommy still comes and feeds them. Crazy though, they were so weird yesterday on Halloween. I was convinced there was a boogy monster...or a cougar, in the bush because all day,...I mean all day, they were freaked out. They stayed in the same spot with their backs up and fur staning on end and hissing all day. Wierd. They are okay today.

3. HALLOWEEN
Halloween was of course great. Greg took the boys out and I spent my first year in 9 years of marriage passing out candy. We are never home on Halloween and I guess we decided it is time to stay home. We had a fun Halloween party last weekend with Gregs family. We played the "How to host a murder party." Greg was a Hollywood Mystery Script Writer and I was a valedictorian turned Soccer mom. I pretty much felt like I shouldn't dress up seeing as though I was valedictorian of my 6th grade class...and spoke at 6th grade graduation...and hello, I am the worlds best soccer mom. Anyways, I of course was the murderer...I knew I would be! We had a blast...thanks Jennie!!!

Okay, so, I will skip the rest! I hope everyone had a great Halloween. Personally, I am looking forward to the upcoming holidays!!!!

The little things do reproduce!

So just an update on the whole bee situation. I stopped by my moms last night to, um, well, to borrow a bra because we were going up to a soccer game and mine broke at dinner and the wire was piercing my armpit and seeing as though we live in the boonies...yeah well anyways the whole bra dilemma could be a post in itself. So on to the bee story. As I opened the door to leave my mom's I saw something quite wierd. I said to my mom, "What in the world is that thing?" It was kind of sitting in one main spot kind of flying back and forth in that main little area in front of her door. Well, to my disgust we finally looked really close and saw that it was two bees hooked together. Yes, they were mating and multiplying right in front of my eyse. Oh, what? You think it is a coincedence. Ridiculous! Those little bees saw me coming and said, "Let's mock that lady and show her that we are procreating and building up our army to attack her." Out of all the times they could have chosen to do that. And right out there in the open...right at the front door when I am leaving!!! My mom and I were laughing so hard. The only advantage of seeing this appauling thing was that I had a free run to my car. They were a little preoccupied!!! Sorry this post was rated PG-28!!!

Who's afraid of the big bad......bee! Um, I am !!

So obviously I have not a lot going on in my life if I decide to blog about one of my biggest fears. The "bee family"...aka, the hornet, the wasp, the bee...anything that chases me and wants to hurt me! I have something to admit, for those who don't know me. Yes, I am afraid of scary people, of monsters, of spiders, of anything that could harm me, but I am terrified of bees. I have found that as I grow older the fear only gets worse. Have I ever been stung you are wondering..??.... No I haven't and maybe that is the fear but the other part of the fear is that bees want my body! I know, sounds pretty vain right, but they freakin want me!

So, my family makes fun of me because of this fear but in the last two years whenever I go to my moms house, a bee immediately is there to greet me. Call it service, but I hate it. No one believed me. My mom finally said, "Look I will go out there and I will prove that there is no bee." So she went out there and stood for like ten minutes walking around her front yard. She comes in and says, "See, no bee" and I say oh yea, I will sacrifice myself and prove it. The second I step out on the front porch...."HELLO, the freakin bee is in my face." I of course embarass her by running like a screaming child back into the house. So point made. Then one day we were laughing about it and my brother and his wife were there and they walked us out to the car. I was sitting with my window rolled down and "wham, the bee comes at me. I swat it away and get my window rolled up. But the bee is now sacrificing himself and ramming into the window. Witnesses were there. No joke we drove off and the bee stayed attached to that window for the entire block. Now a family joke!!!!! Four witnesses..my mom, my dad, my brother, his wife and then of course those who live with me and deal with this fear on a daily basis. Could I have Greg, Dallin, Alex and Colton please stand! Let's give them a hand.

Well, the year passed and I thought, let it snow all year because bees don't bother me in the snow..hopefully they freeze to death..... Well, I must tell you that that stupid bee didn't freeze or he/she passed the obssession onto a relative because once again I am the only one at that house who is being attacked! Greg and my mom had to convince me to come to the car last week because I so maturely ran screaming back into my moms house when the bee found me. Sad, when your children have to say, "Mom just say Shew!" Glad it works for them but it doesn't work for me. So, why do we have bees...oh, I think we have some honey fans out there...not I. I hate honey. I was in total shock when I read in the newspaper that there was a shortage of bees. Boo hoo, who freakin cares. I seriously wouldn't care a bit. Greg says that honey is Gods candy. What? Now if those bees were poppin out hot tamales or swedish fish then I could handle an obsessed bee here and there but not for honey. I refuse to lay down and be stung for honey. I have decided that I must just smell really sweet because maybe some of my high school friends will remember Fred. Oh, "who is that" I here? That was only my pet fruit fly. He took up residence in my space. I swear wherever I went, Fred came too which is why I finally named him. It was quite annoying at first, but I came to realize that Fred didn't sting our bite and that whenever I was talking to myself and someone caught me that I could say I was just a talkin to Fred. Fred still visits every now and then but I think he is terrified of the bee and keeps his distance.

I have been known, although, I will deny it if authorities came a knockin, to leave my small children in their carseats at Costco,...in the parking lot,...while I have been running from attacking bees. I did come to my senses and realized that the poor innocent child...with a feeding tube...was probably also being attacked by the bees. So I sacrified and chased those mean bees away and got my children safely in the car while the bees were still attacking me. When I finally got in the car... I realized that I left my coke on the front hood of the car. You know it is a fear when you are willing to leave the coke on the hood of the car and just drive away and watch as it falls off. If anyone else has noticed, Costco is not only popular with humans but also with bees. Seriously..look around next time you are there.

So, small creatures like me. Some may say it is because I stink, but then you don't know me very well and the fact that I have an obsession with deo. and smelling good. So, for all of those who make fun of me day after day about being terrified of bees..don't come to my funeral when I die from a bee sting!!!

The new hut!!!

I only have these photos so far of the house. Notice the yard....Greg keeps an immaculate yard...so this yard will work Greg for a little while. I guess we have grubs...I know, sounds like a personal problem. The picture of the mountain is the gorgeous view I see out my front window everyday. Yesterday there was the first real fall storm and the mountains were amazing. The clouds were floating right on by us and the mountains had snow at the tip top and the leaves are so beautiful right now! We are loving it!!! As soon as I get all my painting and things done on the inside of the house then I will send pictures....for anyone who doesn't know me...I always have to paint to my style in each of my houses! I found this awesome color in my last house and I can't wait to use it again in this new house!!! For anyone with painting ideas that you have seen...pass them on!!!

The New House

Back to life..back to reality!!!

Yeah, the move is over and I survived. We have been in our home now for a week and we are loving it!! The move went pretty smoothly and we were so grateful to those who helped us...even complete strangers!! It is always amazing to me to see who offers to help and who doesn't!! Bless those who helped!! We have a considerable amount of crap and I say crap because 60% of it is in bins and boxes and just gets moved with us everytime. Okay, so I am exaggerating...slightly. I feel like I can finally settle in. I am one who comes and immediately sets up and hangs up pictures. I can't relax until it is all done and so by Friday I had every thing put away and all of my pictures hung. come on..just pat me on the back...I am obviously very proud of myself! Although, I never said it looked good..it just is done.

We haven't missed our last home for even a second. Not that this one is that much nicer,..but our last one was ....let's just say, lived in. The people before us used it well and you don't realize that when you only walk through it two times. This one was owned by one of my kind....the "OCD" kind. I was so happy to come and find an immaculate home to move into. Even when we built a home it was a monster to clean because there was sawdust and building crap. We definetly miss our good friends from the old neighborhood, but hopefully we will always be good friends. Dallin is having withdrawals from Tanner but he makes friends quickly and already told me that he is the boss of their club at the new school.... GREAT..the bossy kind!! Although, he said he is appointing a new boss today...sure!!! We love the area that we are in. Greg says it is like camping every day...my kind of camping..running water, nice beds, I'll take it! We do have a beautiful view of the surrounding mountains and I love it. The wind does blow...hard...but only from 10 p.m-10a.m.. I can live with that!

Well, that is the update on our family. When I get a second I will take some pictures and post them! Thanks for all of the love and support through this whole move!!!!!