Whew!

Wow! After a wonderful Christmas trip to Atlanta, things have been nuts around here ever since! We both work very hard all week and keep busy on the weekends with church responsibilities. We have, not that it is our preference, that we need to stay put in Lehi for the time being. Between the terrible economy and budget cuts all around us, it just didn't make sense to do anything drastic at this point in our lives. We know that we are where we need to be right now and we are excited about whatever opportunities or lessons may come our way. This week marks the beginning of the State Tournaments for Basketball. Both the Lady Cavemen and the Miners won their Regions and enter the tournament as #1 seeds. If all goes to plan, we will play each other on Friday night in the Semi-Finals. Go Lady Cavemen!!! Luckily, I can always talk Amy into wearing AF Red instead of Bingham Blue!

Yep, we're spoiled!

What we have been working on lately. Days and days working with car dealerships and we received the most help and service from Larry H. Miller in Murray. We felt like we had been hand carried through their dealership and the whole time we were there. And unlike Stockton to Malone at least they didn't tell us that the only we could get would be the Silver one that was on its way to Utah, via a boat from Japan...the only CR-V they could find....yeah we thought that was weird too.

Beyond that, life has been super busy. We are almost done with the bulk of Christmas shopping (so I may actually enjoy the season). School and work are crazy and we both just finished our first quarters.

Now we just have the finishing up of High School Football. AF is done, Bingham could-go-all-the-way starting with another game on Friday...yeah, couldn't resist that one. Once again raising that question...will it be a great day to be a Miner?

Medical Miracles

Several weeks ago my mom had a Total Ankle Replacement. It is so amazing! See here for the video, no it's not her surgery, it's just a video on how they preform the procedure. This is such a huge blessing for she and my dad! She had an ankle fusion 8 years ago that never fused. She has basically been walking on a broke ankle/foot and two huge broken screws for the last few years. We were able to go up have dinner with them last night and just hang out and talk for several hours. I am so grateful for parents that love each other and support each other. I know I'm biased but I really feel that we both have the best families!

Happiness

There's a song from the "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" musical called Happiness it talks about what Happiness is listing things like 2 kinds of Ice Cream, 5 different Crayons, sharing a sandwich, singing together and those that sing with you. It's one of our favorite songs. A song we sing together at the top of our lungs in the car, and one I frequently hear Chad sing when he comes home. Our happiness is the Gospel, the Spirit, our Leaders and Apostles, Conference weekends, and the Testimony the He lives, that He knows and loves us. My heart is full tonight as I think of how blessed we are and how grateful I am for all that we have.

Whiney Amy

I know I shouldn't post while I feel so ornery and sick, but I have decided to get all the nasty thoughts out in never-never-Internet land so that my sweet husband doesn't have to hear them. Today was my first day back at work and I felt like I was going to pass out most of the day. It's been a little less busy in my office lately so I figured it was safe to miss yesterday. Of course that would be the day that we get 2 new students and lose 5 current students. I missed meetings and medical trainings and I don't even care. At the moment I am watching Rusty destroy yet another stuffed animal and I am grateful that he is getting rid of it, and secretly hoping that it makes him sick.

Oh the bright side I have the most amazing husband who helped me straighten my hair at 5am. Above and beyond the line of duty. I know others say you can't say you love them more and more each day and that all husbands are annoying at times. I think those bitter women are full of crap. I do love Chad more each day, yes there are days I'm not at my best and I think he endures well. But any guy that spends 20 minutes helping you straighten your hair and picks up after you, won't let you carry anything, worries non-stop about you. How you could now love him more and more everyday?

I'm rambling...anyway Chad rocks, I think the drugs are starting to work, and no one can tell me I don't update my blog.

Proud to be a Cougar!!!!

Today is for Amy

There is a song from the musical Company that is starts out with "Today is for Amy", it's pretty annoying and yet it often runs through my head. Today was not for Amy... today I became an old lady, I started it out early at 5 am with a sick dog and continued on through the early morning with being that nasty old lady in the office (that you all know and remember at school) when I yelled at two screeching girls. Yes, I know deep down were just desperately trying to impress the boy who needed help in our office. But after 10 minutes of Giggling, bouncing, screeching, and voluptuous boobs hanging out all over, the old lady yells at them "If you don't need help, LEAVE!!".

That was only 7:10 a.m...I then helped the completly embarassed beet-red boy and wondered if anyone would notice if I just grabbed my keys and went home. Thankfully it did get better, this is going to be a busy year as we are riding high with just short of 2600 students!

This is day three of trying harder to be a better person and day three of praying for more patience...earlier today it looked like it may be the last day of both. But thankfully I have a sweet husband who offered a big drink, take-out and an offer to run away (even if it is to the aka "cave" in the basement)!