moving day

Tomorrow is the big moving day. The day when the our car is loaded, we say our last goodbyes and head out. We'll stay at my parents until Monday morning and then we head east.

Last night we had a bbq with some of our friends from our ward.We ate, laughed, and then a few of us last to leave-ers played Bocce Ball. (I rocked it for a first timer.)

This is the first time I was sad to leave to many great friends. I love these girls:

Ana will miss her friends, too!


Tonight some of Dave's family stayed over til way late talking and chatting. Man, I love his sisters!

Its bittersweet. Its always sad to leave, but its good to move on and to know that good things are still to come.

if its going to be cold, it might as well snow

We played in the snow today for the first time this year. It was fun. The kids lasted 30 minutes before they got cold, but that was about 15 minutes longer than I was anticipating.




We then came inside and had hot chocolate. I think my favorite part was when Ana brought her empty mug into the kitchen and said, "Thanks, Mommy. That was so yummy!"

A little piece of happiness.

last week

a summary

*Larsen Family Reunion/Grandma's Christmas party



*Ana's first two dance recitals. (We took a video, but we can't upload it onto our computer. For a video taken by one of other moms, go HERE. Ana is on the right. The first song, you can't see her the whole time, but the second dance you can. Thanks Alisha.)



*Dave's work party

*Dave took Ana and cut down the Christmas tree, then we decorated. (Grandma and Grandpa stopped by during that time)



*4 hours of RS visits, plus some other stuff

*Oh yeah, and my children have somehow been infected with the "incredibly whiny and disobedient" virus. But they are still really cute.

family fishing trip

We spent the day on Chesterfield Reservior with Dave's brother and wife and daughter. The weather was beautiful, the fishing was good, and the company was better. Ana loved it. Jack didn't mind until he got really tired. Between the 7 of us we caught 9 fish. The biggest fish was about 3 1/2 lbs which Ana caught on her own little fishing pole. At first Ana was a little scared of the worms and the floppy fish, but by the end, she was bringing the fish to Steve to clean and carrying the cleans ones back to the cooler. What a cool kid!

time well wasted

I've spent many hours loving this little corner of the world. Sitting at my computer, catching up with friends - old and new. Some may say we're wasting time. Perhaps they are right. But I think it is time well wasted. So many people I've connected and re-connected with in this world. So many times I've felt supported, comforted, and loved here. What better way to waste time?

Off and on over the last year, Dave and I have considered joining forces in the blog world. I finally decided that it wasn't just MY front porch, it was ours. We belong together. We got the name "Time Well Wasted" from one of my favorite songs from Brad Paisley. Dave drug his feet committing to a "country" name for our blog, but he agrees that it suits us well. We may be changing some things up for a little while. Comments and suggestions are welcome.