New Camera

I got the new camera today. I got some money from selling books back and Erin let me buy it a month early for a graduation present!

Ana has been sick for about a week now. After a couple days of not feeling well we took her to the doctor and found out she has an ear infection. The medicine is just starting to kick in it seems because she was doing a little better today. Either way, this is a common scene the last few days with a sick girl.

I just thought this one was fun

Here is the newest mystery photo.

We'll see if anyone can guess it right on...

Congratulations Dave!!!

Dave is officially graduated from BYU-Idaho! I wanted to post a picture, but they are all on his parents camera because ours wasn't working. As soon as we get them I'll post them. My mom took Ana last night and she stayed in Pocatello because we couldn't get enough tickets for my parents to attend. So they helped us celebrate by giving us a night off. It was really nice.

We really enjoyed graduation with Elder Ballard.

I am so proud of Dave and all he has accomplished! He received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Chemistry. He is such a great student. He graduated with a 3.97 GPA. I'm grateful I have such a bright, capable husband!

Candyreal

Ana really likes candy. She also likes eating cereal most of the time. Usually she just eats Cheerios or Kix or something like that but recently Erin got a bag of the Malt-O-Meal crunch berries for us. Yesterday Ana pulled me into the kitchen, pointed at the crunch berry cereal and said, " I want candyreal," just a mix of candy and cereal. I guess she is pretty much right but I thought it was funny she made up a whole new word for it.

Last test

I took my very last test here at BYU-I at 2:00pm today. I was so nervous too, it was for Biochem. My grade just got posted online and I got a 94 on the final and an A in the class overall. Whew...

Now I will just have to wait a week or so to see what I get for my overall grades in my other classes. I think it will all be pretty good.

Erin is on her way to the redbox right now to pick up a movie for us to watch tonight. It will be nice. No homework hanging over my head, just a whole apartment to pack...

Anyway, there's my update. I graduate tomorrow, we will pack all day Friday and Saturday, clean Monday, move our stuff to Rupert on Tuesday, and then on Wednesday we will take off to Wyoming to visit Erin's sister for a few days before starting work. That's pretty quick but since I never got a job this semester it was important to start working as soon as I could after graduation.

I guess I haven't had any cash lately...

So, I got this today:


Since when did it sound like a good idea to ANYBODY to put a huge purple five on the back of the five dollar bill? Erin said I would get arrested and sentanced to 3 years in jail with no probation for putting this scan on my blog. I didn't agree with her as you can see. I say that's why they put the purple five on there, obviosly it will keep people from making a fake. Maybe it will only work because everyone sees the purple and they THINK it is a fake so they spend some extra time looking at the rest to make sure...

On another note - I took three tests today. It's good to have them out of the way. Now I have all day tomorrow to study for my last three tests on Wednesday. Then it's all over, and I will be back to full speed here.

Conference Weekend and other stuff

We had a great weekend in Rupert and Pocatello watching General Conference. We saw lots of family, and really enjoyed Conference. Elder Ballard's talk was especially touching to me. I already want to read a lot of the talks again. Ana woke up Saturday morning with a fever, though. Most of Saturday she spent cuddling with and falling asleep on Mama, Daddy, or Grandma.

Saturday night she woke up every 2-3 hours because she was so uncomfortable. Last night she slept much better, and she's down for a nap now. I think she's coming out of it. She's a little congested too, but mostly her mouth seems to be bothering her. I think she's getting some more teeth on the bottom.

This is Dave's last week as an undergrad. Today he has tests in all his classes, and again on Wednesday and then he is done! By next Tuesday we'll be out of Rexburg! We're moving into an apartment that Dave's brother is building on his land in Rupert, but it won't be ready for us until the first week in May, so we're going to go visit my sister in Wyoming next week after we move our stuff out then we'll be staying at Dave's parents for a few weeks. Then we've got Dave's MCAT coming up at the end of May and then the baby comes! phew! I keep thinking things are gonna settle down. I guess they never do.

Good Luck on your tests, Dave! I love you!

planned parenthood

Things never do quite work out the way you "plan" when it comes to kids, do they? The past few days Ana has been a temper tantrum queen. She's been throwing a fit about pretty much everything. This morning she woke up at about 7 am (2 hours earlier than normal). I thought, "here comes another beast-y day, but at least she'll take a nap." Well, she was the most pleasant child all morning. It was really nice. We went out to run errands just now in hopes that she would fall asleep on the way home and transfer nicely to her bed. Wouldn't you know it, she fell asleep on the way to Wal-Mart. So I had to wake her up to buy toilet paper and diapers, and then she stayed awake the whole drive home. arghh. So much for planning. But, I did put her down for a nap still. She's not asleep yet; let's keep our fingers crossed...

There really is no such thing as planned parenthood. Parenting just happens, and you gotta roll with it.

If it weren't for the zamboni...

I have been thinking of this song since I submitted my A-Z list over on the BRR. My Z was for Zamboni, just like the zamboni from this song.



And while I am on this topic again (TMBG), here is another video I really like from the DVD.

I love...

This cereal: Quaker 100% Natural Granola. It is so yummy! If you have never tried it, you should. Its a little expensive, so I only get it when we go to WinCo (which we did yesterday).

Warm, sunny days. A couple weeks ago when Spring was first tempting me, it felt so warm. The sun was shining, I didn't wear a coat, etc. Then I saw that the temperature was only 34 degrees. You know you live in Rexburg when that feels warm!!! Yesterday was also a nice day, and today looks promising. Perhaps the pile of snow in our front yard with continue to melt. I can't wait until summer!!!

French dip sandwiches. Teri told me how she makes them the "cheater" way. Hoagie buns, Roast beef deli meat (I use Hillshire Farms brand), and the Au Jus gravy packets. I also added Swiss cheese and that was yummy as well. So yummy and fast!

Working in the Primary. I've been in the Primary Presidency for almost 2 years now, and I still love every minute of it. The kids say such funny things. Even though they can be a handful, I just love it! The last 2 weeks I've been teaching the 5 year olds because the teacher moved and I've really enjoyed that too. One little girl asked me, "Are you gonna be our teacher every week now?" She looked disappointed when I told her no. I love it when I see the kids outside of Primary and they smile and say hi and tell me about their day. I'm really gonna miss it. And now I'll have to go back to Relief Society.

Change of mind...

Actually, I think I would rather buy this camera:
It doesn't have as many megapixels but that's not all that matters. Considering what I will use it for, it will definitely be enough. I went to a camera store today and looked at a few different cameras to help make up my mind for sure.

My mind is made up. Really. I am pretty sure this time. I understand that the camera I eventually get will not really effect you (unless you are Erin), but this blog isn't really all about you right?