So Kev and I have decided to start stretching our networking stuff and now are on classmates.com, facebook.com, and have this blog. I might have us check out reunion.com as well.
Oh, and Kev has started his own blog for his APX office... I haven't linked it on here yet, so until I do, you can read it at http://thebestofficeintheworld.blogspot.com. I forgot he marked it as private, so if you want to be invited to it, just ask!
Okay friends, reach out and find us! See ya!
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Happy Birthday My Hubby!
My Man
(Got this from Brooke)
1. Where did you meet?
We met at a fireside, well, after it, actually, at my friend Heidi's brother's house. Kev knew Heidi so he came up to us and introduced himself. After I left he asked her for my phone number and then she called to tell me he asked for it. He called the next day and we went out that week. Been together ever since (four years next month!).
2. How long did you date before you got married? 9 months
3. How long have you been married?
3 years
4. What is your favorite feature of his?
His hands
5. What is your favorite quality of his?
His patience
6. Does he have a nickname for you?
Honeybuns
7. What is his favorite color?
Blue
8. What is his favorite food?
He likes anything, he likes different things every time we go out to "mix it up"
9. What is his favorite sport?
Football
10. When and where was your first kiss?
At the end of our second date, after hanging out together for a week after our first date, my house
11. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple?
Talk and take walks
12. Do you have any children?
2 girls, Rach and Gabi
13. Does he have a hidden talent?
He can decorate!
14. How old is he?
27
15. Who said "I love you" first?
He did, but I made a CD of songs that hinted at it for Valentine's, which was a couple days before he said it.
16. What is his favorite type of music?
Old school R&B, 80's
17. What do you admire most about him?
I admire that he is so positive and is a hard worker. He totally helps out around the house and is the first to help someone else out, like helping a family move or helping to push someone's car if it ran out of gas on the road.
My husband is so patient, kind, funny, gentle, and giving. He speaks loud and is gregarious, but I love that about him. I love his energy. I love that he has new ideas, and ignites my ideas and we dream big. I love that he makes me not afraid to try things. I love that he tells me daily how wonderful I am, and how happy he is and how I'm beautiful first thing in the morning. I love that he changes the diapers, and plays with the kids, and helps Rach study her spelling and makes math problems for Rach to solve. I love that he is always actively recruiting (haha!) working non-stop. I love that he did awesome this summer for APX and that he is self-motivated and also motivates other people. Kev is a wonderful leader and example. I love that he does his church callings without complaining or bagging on it. I am grateful that he truly cares for whom he Home Teaches. He leads our family in prayer, scripture and FHE, no matter what. I can trust him. I can lean on him. Nothing I say or do or cry about is dumb.
He gives wonderful hugs, says the right things at the right time, never raises his voice, keeps me grounded. I'm so blessed! I have my Mr. Perfect. Happy Birthday, Sweetie! I am grateful that I get to share every year with you for Eternity!! Kisses!!
More Apple Hill
Also at Apple Hill was Grandma Wadell, Uncle Marc and cousins Zak and Kendall. I just love this pic of Zak and Gabs. So cute!
Thanksgiving Week
We had a wonderful week of Thanksgiving. We started out by going to the Ski/Snowboard show at Cal Expo. That was so fun! Here's a pic of us in GorTex in rain and wind and we didn't get wet at all. It was pretty cool. Rach was also had skiing lessons!
Rach told me all the things she is thankful for, like family, friends and her toys. I started thinking about how I am grateful that I am a member of the church. It is such a blessing. The biggest blessing that I notice, especially as a parent, are the guidelines that we can raise our family by and our standards of how to act. The For the Strength of Youth pamphlet is amazing because it helps me know how to teach my child about modesty, about appropriate movies/music/books, friendships, and how to handle alcohol, drugs (not do them). I just read an article about a girl who started drinking at 12 because her parents had wine around the house. I'm so grateful that we have the Word of Wisdom and that we, as parents, don't have that blurry line of "I can drink a little wine, but it's not good for the kids till they are adults". I don't know how that works, but it seems like kids would be curious about it. I like, that for us, it is black or white. We don't drink. I like that we don't want R-rated movies. It never occurred to me that other people may have problems with them. I once read where a man said that his addiction to pornography got started because watching scenes in movies. And so he had to stop watching R-rated movies, and I think he is a non-denom Christian. I was blown away that someone else might put their own control or limit like that. To me, I never thought about something becoming a problem, just that violence and stuff isn't too healthy to watch and so I like that I have the gospel to help me.
So I'm really, really, really grateful for the standards we have in the standard-shifting world. It is so peaceful.
I'm grateful that I'm a mother to two wonderful girls. I'm grateful for all that they teach me. I'm grateful for my husband and the love he gives to me. (I'm going to be writing another blog about him in a min.)
I'm grateful for my parents and grandparents that have lived their lives the best they knew how and how they have done a great job! They have strength, they have compassion, and they are involved. I love them deeply, and I hope they know this!
Last but not least, I am grateful for friends! I'm so grateful for the friends I have met because of my husband, and that these friends have allowed me into their lives and opened their arms and hearts to me. I'm so happy and so filled with excitement about our lives being entertwined and how we will know each other for years and grow old together. I am enjoying the fact of my friends and I watching each other's children grow. Life is so fun and amazing and I'm grateful for friends to share the journey.
One friendship that has bloomed is with Kev's best childhood friend, Dave and his wife Breeanne. I love to talk to Breeanne because she is so passionate about organics and the environment. She teaches me a lot. I love to be around Kev and Dave because they laugh constantly. In fact, Rach and I feel a little down about how she and I can't get Dad to laugh like Dave does. But then Dave is a different breed... :) just jokin! We love you Kellys! Dave, share some of your secrets! This summer is gonna be crazy with both Dave and Kev workin APX together!
Anyway, we had a blast starting an annual tradition of spening Thanksgiving Eve staying the night at Dave and Breeanne's with their children Jaxon and Joelle. The kids played great, we got to play Wii (tennis anyone?) and the kids got to decorate sugar cookies for the homeless, we got some of Breeanne's mom's pumpkin pie, we made a super rich concoction of hot chocolate for them with some of our Leonidas chocolates we had. We played games, ate a yummy dinner and breakfast. (wheat pancakes with berry sauce and whipped cream!!) Thanks for the memories. Same time next year!
Thanksgiving was at Kev's uncle's home, and it turned out really nice. The cousins had bunches of fun playing outside. The weather and the meal were perfect!
Friday, we went to Apple Hill with my parents. We ate apple donuts at High Hill Ranch and got some Christmas gifts and ornaments. I got some Butter Pecan syrup (just like the kind I had at Breeanne's!) and then we went to another ranch and the kids got to horseback ride and then we had In-n-Out burger and came home. Rach stayed the night with the grandparents and Kev and I and Gabs decorated the chocolate shop for the holidays and organized our new chocolate inventory. The shop looks really nice. I love the tree up inside. Ah, Almost Christmas!
Monday, December 1, 2008
Chica and Gabs on Horseback
This is fun. We went to Apple Hill after Turkey Day. I only have enough time to get up these two shots.
I will post about Thanksgiving later. :)
Friday, November 21, 2008
Baptism
Rach was baptized on Nov 8th and it turned out perfect! Friday we did a party of mini golf with Rach's best friends and then Sat was the baptism and I can't believe how smoothly it went. We watched The Mediator in between the grandmas giving their talks, (they did wonderful!!). We had cake and hung out. It was just very peaceful and sweet and now Rach gets to go to Faith in God on Tuesdays! She and Dad get to carpool together because Kev works with the scouts now.
Okay, so I was going to add more, but Gabi is getting into things. This is why I'm not on here very much!!
Thursday, November 6, 2008
So I didn't win...
Ha! The same ol' council is still in effect! I can't believe it after so many people were saying they wanted change. Well, that's okay. I can try again in 2 years. It was interesting!
I'm annoyed Prop 4 didn't pass. But I'm grateful Prop 8 did. And now we get to watch and see what Obama does. Interesting times!
I'm annoyed Prop 4 didn't pass. But I'm grateful Prop 8 did. And now we get to watch and see what Obama does. Interesting times!
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Election Day- and the results for me are...
VOTE FOR ME! (I just wanted to say that. I need to make a bumper sticker next time!)
Well, at this point in time, last I saw, I have over 3000 votes. But the current mayor, and his other two incumbents, have over 4k. Then a running mate, he is above me by a couple hundred (and he was backed by a group and also had his pic and ads in the Placer Herald, I didn't do all that) and then the other two running mates below me. I'm excited! I was told from Day 1 that the current incumbents would win because they are so entrenched in the City. They have been part of the City Council for like a combined 50 years!! I really thought the City would have wanted fresh faces so that we newbies would have dominated the polls. However, we did dilute the votes pretty good. I learned a lot! We'll see where the current leaders take the City with this terrible economy and the terrible commercial vacancies all around town. Businesses closing. Roseville sucking up our customer base with the Galleria. How can Rocklin compete with that in our backyard?? That would have been my challenge being on the Council. It would have been interesting.
If I choose to do it again, I can in two years when the other two seats become available. I think I could have a better chance because A, I know what to expect now, and B, I won't confuse those who ARE planning to vote for me by throwing a potential move in the middle. ha!
Well, at this point in time, last I saw, I have over 3000 votes. But the current mayor, and his other two incumbents, have over 4k. Then a running mate, he is above me by a couple hundred (and he was backed by a group and also had his pic and ads in the Placer Herald, I didn't do all that) and then the other two running mates below me. I'm excited! I was told from Day 1 that the current incumbents would win because they are so entrenched in the City. They have been part of the City Council for like a combined 50 years!! I really thought the City would have wanted fresh faces so that we newbies would have dominated the polls. However, we did dilute the votes pretty good. I learned a lot! We'll see where the current leaders take the City with this terrible economy and the terrible commercial vacancies all around town. Businesses closing. Roseville sucking up our customer base with the Galleria. How can Rocklin compete with that in our backyard?? That would have been my challenge being on the Council. It would have been interesting.
If I choose to do it again, I can in two years when the other two seats become available. I think I could have a better chance because A, I know what to expect now, and B, I won't confuse those who ARE planning to vote for me by throwing a potential move in the middle. ha!
Hooray for 8! Rach's B-day
Rach is now officially 8. We are very excited! She had a great day and the party isn't over! We do the party and baptism this weekend. So she has an exciting week.
To start off the week with a birthday is pretty neat, we thought. She woke up early and we gathered around the breakfast table for the tradtional cereal of her choice (we don't normally buy sweet cereals, so the birthday cereal is a real treat!) and the opening of presents. Her chair was decorated, until the Gabs got ahold of it. :(
Then we did cupcakes at school and sung to her there. Her primary teacher came over last night and brought her a birthday & baptism gift. That was very sweet of her!
Rach is very special and we very proud of her. She is doing so good in piano. She is playing I am a Child of God and When Jesus Christ Was Baptized. Soccer is almost over and she has been having fun with that. Now that it is almost over though, she can start doing horseback riding lessons. She is growing up so fast. In her school picture, she looks like a big KID. Like, that's MY little girl?? She doesn't seem so little anymore. Happy Birthday my Sweet!
Candy Candy Candy!
We had such a fun Halloween this year! It was great that it was a week-long party. Our ward party was on Tues, then we carved pumpkins as a fam and baked the seeds on Wed, and then Fri, I made chili and salad and rolls and we went to our friends for dinner and she made pasta, artichokes, and cider. Her home was decorated so cute! Our decorations were taken down and packed! Well, at least I can deck out for Christmas! ha!
Rach and Gabs were ballerinas, and Rach had to have pink hair, so we did that. It was so great to be with our friends and go trick or treating as a big group! We got a ton of candy, saw some really coolly decorated homes and carved pumpkins, and just enjoyed being together. It was great that the rain held during the treating and came at the end, around 8pm. It was perfect!
Has anyone tried those caramel Jr. Mints? I finally just tried those and they are disgusting. I was thinking that they would be a good competition with Milk Duds, and they weren't. Totally a flop. But I still love the regular Jr. Mints. Kev and I have been eating the candy, and he just went to LA and I threatened to throw away all the candy we just got. I think I should, but do I have the willpower?? Almond Joys, Snickers, Twix, Oh My!
Oh and I still have to take a picture of the shop! It looks so cute!
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Not Moviing
After a long road of are we or aren't we? After much prayer, fasting, discussions, asking everyone's opinions and trying to listen to our inner voices/Holy Ghost, we came to the conclusion, with the moving truck fully loaded, that no, we are not moving to Rexburg, Idaho.
What the heck?! Crazy Wadells. I know, we are nuts. We make a decision, we feel good about it, we start going down that path, but then started feeling uncomfortable, but then Kev and I each would be comfortable/uncomfortable at different times, so then, our communication was off. What a pain.
I know this was a crazy learning experience, and I wonder why we went through this? I was telling Kev, maybe it was to humble us? Maybe it was to test our faith? Maybe the Lord wanted us to learn to rely on Him more? Maybe to learn to recognize promptings, now that we see them looking back?
But the whole thing came about that we thought, hmmm, pay $20k for our downpayment for the house or pay $20k to our debt. Then we have General Conference and then that talk by Elder Packer floating around that he gave in some Sacrament meeting and it was about finances and it just kept twinging at us. Like, we really need to pay off debt, especially because it sounds/seems like the end of the world is coming. (just reading the news about the economy!)
So yes, lovely Rocklin gets to keep us, we get to stay renters and pay off our debts and keep going with our current happy life. And how about that City Council position?? Election Day is coming up... maybe I can still make it!
Rexburg would have been great as well, so there is the sadness of the possibilities. I've cried today. I'm ready to sleep and start a new day, however, the fallout from this decision isn't over. Many more people to tell. That's the exhausting part about changing decisions. I liken it to being pregnant and then having a miscarraige and needing to explain it to people whom you haven't seen in a while. This though, is not sad news, so it's not that bad. Everyone that knows here is very happy to be keeping us around. That makes us feel good! :)
Very interesting past few weeks. I still wonder why we didn't know this answer sooner. But I know it will be a funny story later.... "There was a time we had the truck packed... and didn't go!"
What the heck?! Crazy Wadells. I know, we are nuts. We make a decision, we feel good about it, we start going down that path, but then started feeling uncomfortable, but then Kev and I each would be comfortable/uncomfortable at different times, so then, our communication was off. What a pain.
I know this was a crazy learning experience, and I wonder why we went through this? I was telling Kev, maybe it was to humble us? Maybe it was to test our faith? Maybe the Lord wanted us to learn to rely on Him more? Maybe to learn to recognize promptings, now that we see them looking back?
But the whole thing came about that we thought, hmmm, pay $20k for our downpayment for the house or pay $20k to our debt. Then we have General Conference and then that talk by Elder Packer floating around that he gave in some Sacrament meeting and it was about finances and it just kept twinging at us. Like, we really need to pay off debt, especially because it sounds/seems like the end of the world is coming. (just reading the news about the economy!)
So yes, lovely Rocklin gets to keep us, we get to stay renters and pay off our debts and keep going with our current happy life. And how about that City Council position?? Election Day is coming up... maybe I can still make it!
Rexburg would have been great as well, so there is the sadness of the possibilities. I've cried today. I'm ready to sleep and start a new day, however, the fallout from this decision isn't over. Many more people to tell. That's the exhausting part about changing decisions. I liken it to being pregnant and then having a miscarraige and needing to explain it to people whom you haven't seen in a while. This though, is not sad news, so it's not that bad. Everyone that knows here is very happy to be keeping us around. That makes us feel good! :)
Very interesting past few weeks. I still wonder why we didn't know this answer sooner. But I know it will be a funny story later.... "There was a time we had the truck packed... and didn't go!"
Sunday, October 12, 2008
General Conference
I just wanted to post on my blog how much I LOVE conference. I really enjoyed the speakers, and was so excited to hear about a new temple being built in Rome, Italy!! How exciting.
We decided we would take a trip during the open house in Rome and take through my family that live in the Naples area. That will be so exciting! I hope they say yes to going. We have been emailing family history information and I hope to have us keep getting more and more information so that I can get work for these ancestors done.
Some notes from Conference that I took- "See differences as a contribution", Unity talk by Henry B. Eyring. "Christian challenges not new, just keep bearing testimony", Christian Courage by Robert D. Hales. "We don't have to walk across the plains, just across the street- to know our neighbors" (love that!) "live a disciples life", Ballard. "More self-discipline, more fit for the kingdom"- Elaine Dalton.
I'm grateful that we get to hear from the Prophet and leaders. We are so blessed!
We decided we would take a trip during the open house in Rome and take through my family that live in the Naples area. That will be so exciting! I hope they say yes to going. We have been emailing family history information and I hope to have us keep getting more and more information so that I can get work for these ancestors done.
Some notes from Conference that I took- "See differences as a contribution", Unity talk by Henry B. Eyring. "Christian challenges not new, just keep bearing testimony", Christian Courage by Robert D. Hales. "We don't have to walk across the plains, just across the street- to know our neighbors" (love that!) "live a disciples life", Ballard. "More self-discipline, more fit for the kingdom"- Elaine Dalton.
I'm grateful that we get to hear from the Prophet and leaders. We are so blessed!
~Apple Hill~
We went to Apple Hill yesterday. First stop though, was buying winter jackets for the girls. It's finally cool enough that we can't go any longer without a thicker coat. So after that we finally got up there and it was around noon, maybe after, and it was soo crowded! We learned our lesson. We usually go early.
However, it was really nice. The weather was perfect and we did all of the fun Apple Hilly things like looking at the crafts, playing with the pumpkins, looking at the fish in the pond at High Hill Ranch and EATING. Apple doughnuts, caramel-mellows, caramel corn, tri-tip sandwhiches and apple cider. Mmmm.
We usually go up the day after Thanksgiving but since we will not be here we decided to go now. However, I just realized we will be here during Christmas so maybe we will get a chance to go back up. I like to buy an ornament up there from the crafters, and I didn't yesterday, so I better go again... it's TRADITION! :)
However, it was really nice. The weather was perfect and we did all of the fun Apple Hilly things like looking at the crafts, playing with the pumpkins, looking at the fish in the pond at High Hill Ranch and EATING. Apple doughnuts, caramel-mellows, caramel corn, tri-tip sandwhiches and apple cider. Mmmm.
We usually go up the day after Thanksgiving but since we will not be here we decided to go now. However, I just realized we will be here during Christmas so maybe we will get a chance to go back up. I like to buy an ornament up there from the crafters, and I didn't yesterday, so I better go again... it's TRADITION! :)
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Prop 4
You know, with Prop 8 being everyone's concern, it is overstepping some other important propositions on the California ballot for Nov.
Prop 4 is a about providing a waiting period and parental notification for terminating a minor's pregnancy.
The fact that minors can have abortions now with no one knowing is just insane! An abortion is a a HUGELY emotional/physical proceedure and to think that children can go through this without telling anyone is nuts. I don't think that it needs to be the parents that know (it is preferable though), but the law should at least make it that doctors and healthcare providers try hard to work with the minor in finding someone over the age of 18 that the minor knows and trusts to help them through this process. The person would then be able to help in the after care. Maybe someone over the age of 18 wouldn't want to be named because if something happens during the after care and the minor dies or has major issues, the doc can say they turned the minor over to the care of this over 18 year old and then lawsuits happen (like if the parents then try to sue). The whole situation is horrible.
I am all for more education to minors of cause and effect, consequenses and all that abortion entails. I'm not saying show the mutilated babies, I am just saying more conversations with older women who had abortions and what their feelings are looking back. Etc.
So to me, this can't just sneak past that people think that minors don't need to tell anyone. Someone NEEDS to know. This NEEDS to be law. Unwanted pregnancies are going to happen, abortions are going to happen (and I'm definitely not pro abortion, that's why I tout education!) but I totally think that minors should not be going through something like this by themselves.
If I could just wrap my arms around all those young girls in this situation...
Prop 4 is a about providing a waiting period and parental notification for terminating a minor's pregnancy.
The fact that minors can have abortions now with no one knowing is just insane! An abortion is a a HUGELY emotional/physical proceedure and to think that children can go through this without telling anyone is nuts. I don't think that it needs to be the parents that know (it is preferable though), but the law should at least make it that doctors and healthcare providers try hard to work with the minor in finding someone over the age of 18 that the minor knows and trusts to help them through this process. The person would then be able to help in the after care. Maybe someone over the age of 18 wouldn't want to be named because if something happens during the after care and the minor dies or has major issues, the doc can say they turned the minor over to the care of this over 18 year old and then lawsuits happen (like if the parents then try to sue). The whole situation is horrible.
I am all for more education to minors of cause and effect, consequenses and all that abortion entails. I'm not saying show the mutilated babies, I am just saying more conversations with older women who had abortions and what their feelings are looking back. Etc.
So to me, this can't just sneak past that people think that minors don't need to tell anyone. Someone NEEDS to know. This NEEDS to be law. Unwanted pregnancies are going to happen, abortions are going to happen (and I'm definitely not pro abortion, that's why I tout education!) but I totally think that minors should not be going through something like this by themselves.
If I could just wrap my arms around all those young girls in this situation...
WOW, it's been a month!
Sorry folks for leaving you hanging for this month. :)
Rach is doing excellent. She reads a ton. I love reading scriptures as a family because it is so fun that she can read verses with us!
Gabs is growing so fast! At her 18 month check up on Monday, she weighed 23.5 lbs and is 33inches. She is only like 27% in weight but 90% for height. We are going to have tall girls!!
Kev is doing great recruiting now that he is home. It's nice because it is easy to sell something when you are passionate and are proof. Like, a lot of MLM companies act like you can make a ton of money with them, but with an actual, legit company, Kev is proof that with the hard work, you CAN make great money and since Kev has made the income, it makes people think, okay, I can do this. So hopefully he has a good team for next summer and everyone can make what they need and then it just keep being successful from there.
I just sewed a pillowcase, my first, with halloween fabric. I'm quite pleased. I'm totally on a sewing kick. I can't wait to sew more projects. :)
The chocolate shop is all decorated for fall, and it's cute because it's my favorite time of year. I just have to add some final touches with some real gourds. I will have to take some pictures.
OH, and I'm learning a ton from running for City Council. It's too bad I'm moving so that I can't become a City Council person, but on the otherhand, just running has given me TONS of insight into the whole political world and what it all takes!!
Rach is doing excellent. She reads a ton. I love reading scriptures as a family because it is so fun that she can read verses with us!
Gabs is growing so fast! At her 18 month check up on Monday, she weighed 23.5 lbs and is 33inches. She is only like 27% in weight but 90% for height. We are going to have tall girls!!
Kev is doing great recruiting now that he is home. It's nice because it is easy to sell something when you are passionate and are proof. Like, a lot of MLM companies act like you can make a ton of money with them, but with an actual, legit company, Kev is proof that with the hard work, you CAN make great money and since Kev has made the income, it makes people think, okay, I can do this. So hopefully he has a good team for next summer and everyone can make what they need and then it just keep being successful from there.
I just sewed a pillowcase, my first, with halloween fabric. I'm quite pleased. I'm totally on a sewing kick. I can't wait to sew more projects. :)
The chocolate shop is all decorated for fall, and it's cute because it's my favorite time of year. I just have to add some final touches with some real gourds. I will have to take some pictures.
OH, and I'm learning a ton from running for City Council. It's too bad I'm moving so that I can't become a City Council person, but on the otherhand, just running has given me TONS of insight into the whole political world and what it all takes!!
Thursday, August 28, 2008
My darling Chica
Here are some of my favorite pictures of Chica and then Chica with Gabs riding a horse. (Chica is starting horseriding lessons soon!) Chica , now in 2nd grade, busy doing piano and soccer and enjoying life. I totally enjoy watching her personality blossom. She is into snails and frogs and all things outdoors. Yesterday she said that she decided not to become a scientist anymore (and I worried what she decided to choose..) and she said she wants to be a gemologist, palentologist and something else, but it was still all science. It was cute! She likes digging for gems in Webkinz World and so that is where the gemologist came from.
She is also such a great helper with Gabi. I have to keep remembering she is 7. I get all irritated if there is something that happens (she chases Gabs and Gabs wrecks or something) and I know that Rach always has her best interest. Like, everyday she will tell me, Oh Gabs wants this or that, if Gabs is whining about something. I'm like, you don't have to translate, I know what she wants, I'm just not giving it to her. Funny! But yeah, it's great to see the love blossom between them. Gabs RUNS to see Rach after school. We love picking up Sis from school. Gabs will walk around the house and say "where's dachel" (Gabs calls her Dachel). I have to say, remember, we took her to school? I hope they always remain close.
Chica is a very good girl. We butt heads, but we're still very blessed with her. She's so smart! It's great because I know the Lord has great things in store for her!!
Sunday, August 24, 2008
One more week until I have my Hubby!
It's the last stretch of this summer. I can't believe it. I remember the day Kev left for the summer, and I moped while I organized the garage. I thought of how our summer seemed so long, stretched before me. How was I going to get through it? And then, amazingly, I was very busy, had a great time with friends and the kids, and now, school is back in and Kev is done on Saturday. Yippee!
I am flying to Orlando and he is flying in from Houston and we will go to Disneyworld together to ride the rides together instead of just with Rachael. We will also go to the Orlando Temple and then also see how the rest of Orlando is since it's been raining a ton from Fay. I can't wait!
I miss him, miss him, miss him!
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Idaho here we come?
Funny how things go...
Really.
Kev and I have been wanting to buy a home and we were dead set to stay here in Rocklin. We LOVE it. Love the ward, community, etc. We kept saying that we would grow old here. I'm even running for City Council!
But alas, (between the little snipets of raising our family in a smaller town somewhere over the years), things started heating up lately as we see how much Kev loves APX (he's found his calling!) and wants to continue for awhile. So we have been thinking how he is the main breadwinner (despite Leonidas, etc.) and that if he needs to work on recruiting in the off season, he needs to be where the type of people he is looking for is strong. We started thinking AZ, but that only lasted a few days. We couldn't wrap our heads around it. Why do people love AZ? Why do people move there? Not our cup of tea. :)
Anyway, so like a couple weeks go by and we started up again. This time, with drama of Leonidas in the forefront, it was even stronger. The drama with Leonidas is that besides us throwing our money into it in the off season, (which we knew we would do), Corp Leonidas wants us to open in the Galleria... and be a coffee shop (the NEW LCC). And we don't want to be a chocolate cafe (a $350k buildout). And the whole time we've been open, they've been saying how really, they wanted us or SOMEONE in the Galleria. And we never went there first because, hey, cheap rent to get started then move on, but also, Corp really wants the coffee thing, so we felt like we were pigeonholed doing what we were doing in our current spot. We would never be able to open another "just chocolate" shop again. No room for growth/expansion for us. That's no fun because that was where we were planning on going with it. And we didnt' realize how much Corp would be involved, because it only just started in this last year. Before it was, sell our chocolate any way you want, be what you want. Now they are streamlining and braning themselves hard! Anyway, we were worrying that someone would come into our territory, and we'd be out of biz, etc. We had stopped worrying about it because we were like, no one wants Sacramento but us. Well, that is true, but since we had expressed interest about having a kiosk in the mall at the holidays, Corp went crazy! And as of yesterday emailed me plans to the mall... and I'm like, wait, wait!! So, since Corp wants us in the mall, and not in our current location, we can't sign a new lease with where we are at. Especially because if we don't open in the mall, Corp will find someone that will and won't care that we get squeezed out. Why do we want to commit business suicide? Why ride a sinking ship? So...
With the drama of possibly shutting our doors. Well, okay, we will be, just after the holidays, but I do hope that someone wants to open in the mall because it is Fab chocolate and now we got people all excited. I don't want to let the fans down. :)
So that opens the door for us to be able to leave. (without a mess.) How wonderful is that? Kev and I started thinking that if he makes great money for APX, maybe we SHOULD start considering what people always talk about, the whole "cost of living thing". So we started comparing different cities and costs, and discovered Rexburg, and how we could get a huge home and get everything we want and more and it is the price of a cheap, nothing home here. The comparison was like, 43% lower cost for a home and 27% cost of living lower. That's a ton. Besides that, the cost of running the home is low as well (Utilities are like $120 in the summer a month for all and then up to $300 in winter, again for ALL the bills. Not here, and I'm a RENTER!) Also, we found a home we are in LOVE with. And then it started to come together. Kev and I were like, this sits well with us, where AZ didn't. We keep talking as if we already own this home and live in Id. Kev has tried to look at other homes online and send me links, and I'm like forget it! I'm sold, this is the one! And he agrees. We both just keep staring at the pics online...
Last night, Kev's regional, Cameron and wife, Brooke, went to the home, knocked on the door and got a tour of it. The owner is the builder, he's a contractor! They put it on the market on Tuesday and Cameron said it was a great home. They said there are four girls who live next door for our girls to play with! The wives hang out and drive to the lake! I'm so excited and I'm not even there yet. But it FEELS right. Well, the sick thing is so did the modest clothing shop... but we won't go there. (I'll get back to that in a min).
So yeah, we love Rocklin, swore we would be here forever, or around this area (loomis or somethin) and here we are, moving to the SNOW. (notice how I just said "moving", like it's a done deal!). Oh, and on the whole snow thing, we didn't want snow when we were thinking of where to go and kept talking about how perfect CA is, but then since I've lived in Rexburg before for a couple of winters, it wasn't a big deal. I don't look back and think, Rexburg was nice, but man I hated the snow. Now I could change my mind. But at the same time, we both agree that there are more benefits to living there than the snow can dampen.
Okay the mod clothing shop, I still am going to do it. I will come back and get that started and then when I come back to visit my family, the trips will be tax write offs for the biz! But yeah, since my intention wasn't to be hands-on with the shop anyway, just the dream of bringing modest clothing to our area, I still want to do that, and still like the idea of it being mine. But all the day-to-day stuff, I know Morg can handle and I can't wait to turn it over to her. So yeah, once we get settled in Id, we will come back in the spring and get things going for the Simply Modest Clothing. If I can even use that name...
And as for the home, we are already working with a local realtor (Cameron and Brooke's) and then we have our friend Gary here, who is working on the financing. It's all rolling... Maybe my next update will say we got it?!
Really.
Kev and I have been wanting to buy a home and we were dead set to stay here in Rocklin. We LOVE it. Love the ward, community, etc. We kept saying that we would grow old here. I'm even running for City Council!
But alas, (between the little snipets of raising our family in a smaller town somewhere over the years), things started heating up lately as we see how much Kev loves APX (he's found his calling!) and wants to continue for awhile. So we have been thinking how he is the main breadwinner (despite Leonidas, etc.) and that if he needs to work on recruiting in the off season, he needs to be where the type of people he is looking for is strong. We started thinking AZ, but that only lasted a few days. We couldn't wrap our heads around it. Why do people love AZ? Why do people move there? Not our cup of tea. :)
Anyway, so like a couple weeks go by and we started up again. This time, with drama of Leonidas in the forefront, it was even stronger. The drama with Leonidas is that besides us throwing our money into it in the off season, (which we knew we would do), Corp Leonidas wants us to open in the Galleria... and be a coffee shop (the NEW LCC). And we don't want to be a chocolate cafe (a $350k buildout). And the whole time we've been open, they've been saying how really, they wanted us or SOMEONE in the Galleria. And we never went there first because, hey, cheap rent to get started then move on, but also, Corp really wants the coffee thing, so we felt like we were pigeonholed doing what we were doing in our current spot. We would never be able to open another "just chocolate" shop again. No room for growth/expansion for us. That's no fun because that was where we were planning on going with it. And we didnt' realize how much Corp would be involved, because it only just started in this last year. Before it was, sell our chocolate any way you want, be what you want. Now they are streamlining and braning themselves hard! Anyway, we were worrying that someone would come into our territory, and we'd be out of biz, etc. We had stopped worrying about it because we were like, no one wants Sacramento but us. Well, that is true, but since we had expressed interest about having a kiosk in the mall at the holidays, Corp went crazy! And as of yesterday emailed me plans to the mall... and I'm like, wait, wait!! So, since Corp wants us in the mall, and not in our current location, we can't sign a new lease with where we are at. Especially because if we don't open in the mall, Corp will find someone that will and won't care that we get squeezed out. Why do we want to commit business suicide? Why ride a sinking ship? So...
With the drama of possibly shutting our doors. Well, okay, we will be, just after the holidays, but I do hope that someone wants to open in the mall because it is Fab chocolate and now we got people all excited. I don't want to let the fans down. :)
So that opens the door for us to be able to leave. (without a mess.) How wonderful is that? Kev and I started thinking that if he makes great money for APX, maybe we SHOULD start considering what people always talk about, the whole "cost of living thing". So we started comparing different cities and costs, and discovered Rexburg, and how we could get a huge home and get everything we want and more and it is the price of a cheap, nothing home here. The comparison was like, 43% lower cost for a home and 27% cost of living lower. That's a ton. Besides that, the cost of running the home is low as well (Utilities are like $120 in the summer a month for all
Last night, Kev's regional, Cameron and wife, Brooke, went to the home, knocked on the door and got a tour of it. The owner is the builder, he's a contractor! They put it on the market on Tuesday and Cameron said it was a great home. They said there are four girls who live next door for our girls to play with! The wives hang out and drive to the lake! I'm so excited and I'm not even there yet. But it FEELS right. Well, the sick thing is so did the modest clothing shop... but we won't go there. (I'll get back to that in a min).
So yeah, we love Rocklin, swore we would be here forever, or around this area (loomis or somethin) and here we are, moving to the SNOW. (notice how I just said "moving", like it's a done deal!). Oh, and on the whole snow thing, we didn't want snow when we were thinking of where to go and kept talking about how perfect CA is, but then since I've lived in Rexburg before for a couple of winters, it wasn't a big deal. I don't look back and think, Rexburg was nice, but man I hated the snow. Now I could change my mind. But at the same time, we both agree that there are more benefits to living there than the snow can dampen.
Okay the mod clothing shop, I still am going to do it. I will come back and get that started and then when I come back to visit my family, the trips will be tax write offs for the biz! But yeah, since my intention wasn't to be hands-on with the shop anyway, just the dream of bringing modest clothing to our area, I still want to do that, and still like the idea of it being mine. But all the day-to-day stuff, I know Morg can handle and I can't wait to turn it over to her. So yeah, once we get settled in Id, we will come back in the spring and get things going for the Simply Modest Clothing. If I can even use that name...
And as for the home, we are already working with a local realtor (Cameron and Brooke's) and then we have our friend Gary here, who is working on the financing. It's all rolling... Maybe my next update will say we got it?!
Friday, August 15, 2008
Tidbits
Summertime is almost over for us. I'm SO glad. Today we find out who Rach's 2nd grade teacher is, Monday is meet the teacher, and Tuesday school begins. I love her to pieces but we are getting at each other's throats lately! Rach also had her physical last week and we found out her height is in the 95th percentile and that she is 4'3". I asked what a normal height for a 7/8 is, and he said about 6 inches shorter! holy cow! Here are some pictures of some new school clothes!
On another note, I've been scanning pics and uploading them to Heritage Makers and having fun with that. It's so fun! I started throwing out old, bulky photo albums. Rach was asking me why, and I held up a thin HM book and said, because we now have these! :)
Has anyone read divinecaroline.com? That has the most hilarious blog about brazilian waxes. I was cracking up! I always wondered why women would do those things, and it made me still think, no thanks, but yeah, if you want a good laugh, check it out.
On another note, I've been scanning pics and uploading them to Heritage Makers and having fun with that. It's so fun! I started throwing out old, bulky photo albums. Rach was asking me why, and I held up a thin HM book and said, because we now have these! :)
Has anyone read divinecaroline.com? That has the most hilarious blog about brazilian waxes. I was cracking up! I always wondered why women would do those things, and it made me still think, no thanks, but yeah, if you want a good laugh, check it out.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
patience is a virtue...
So I had no idea about the blog world until my neighbor emailed me about some. Has anyone read thepioneerwoman one or captainhambone? They are funny.
It is almost 3:30am and amazingly I can't fall asleep. First I just had a great meeting with a restaurant about our chocolates and it went well. We are trying to get my chocolates in their dessert mix, and then some big events coming up in the fall that they will want our chocolates at, also, they have a little shop to sell their wines and olive oils in and I could put some of our chocolate in their case (the prepacks). This would be great! So we will see. The manager was also very excited about me running for City Council. It made me feel good. I was feeling like I could conquer the world.
The other news is that I'm trying to get this modest clothing shop off the ground, with a shoe-string budget and I thought Kev would be all for it. He was an advocate, and then, as soon as I came back from FL, the option just blossomed before me that I had to go for it. We have an awesome site in our current center to put our clothing shop and I just got the okay today that I can lease it. Now Kev is saying that he wants to wait. This is KILLIN me. Of course, him as well. He said he feels so bad, like he's crushing my dream, and well, it is. I feel like, is there anyway I can convince him otherwise? He wants to wait at least a couple more months and then figure it out, or even wait until next year. (our goal was to pay down/off debts this year and starting a new biz doesn't go in that direction). Next year? Our perfect little spot won't be there by then. Unless the Lord knows otherwise... which He does, so why do I whine?
I get it, I get it. I'm changing things up. Not going according to our plans. I get that we should wait, but I'm so passionate. I feel like a starving artist. I feel like I'm going to jump out of my skin from excitement! I have so many people that can't wait for this shop to get open! And then, I have my Love... my everything. And I do not want to make him stressed out and my passion for this is. And that hurts. And I would never do this without his blessing. I need him to be excited about this as well. That's the part that hurts, is that he isn't with me. I thought he would be excited and just think like me about taking it slow and put the shop together slowly. But obviously, someone has to have their feet on the ground, and I know it's a good thing that he does, I just don't like it at this moment.
EDIT: So I decided that we won't open it until next year. I let the landlord know that we WON"T be taking the lease and I'm sad, but I know that Kev never leads us in a wrong direction and so... I just have to have patience. Which is good, it will give me more time to plan and get things organized and not try and get it open in two months. but still... sigh....
It is almost 3:30am and amazingly I can't fall asleep. First I just had a great meeting with a restaurant about our chocolates and it went well. We are trying to get my chocolates in their dessert mix, and then some big events coming up in the fall that they will want our chocolates at, also, they have a little shop to sell their wines and olive oils in and I could put some of our chocolate in their case (the prepacks). This would be great! So we will see. The manager was also very excited about me running for City Council. It made me feel good. I was feeling like I could conquer the world.
The other news is that I'm trying to get this modest clothing shop off the ground, with a shoe-string budget and I thought Kev would be all for it. He was an advocate, and then, as soon as I came back from FL, the option just blossomed before me that I had to go for it. We have an awesome site in our current center to put our clothing shop and I just got the okay today that I can lease it. Now Kev is saying that he wants to wait. This is KILLIN me. Of course, him as well. He said he feels so bad, like he's crushing my dream, and well, it is. I feel like, is there anyway I can convince him otherwise? He wants to wait at least a couple more months and then figure it out, or even wait until next year. (our goal was to pay down/off debts this year and starting a new biz doesn't go in that direction). Next year? Our perfect little spot won't be there by then. Unless the Lord knows otherwise... which He does, so why do I whine?
I get it, I get it. I'm changing things up. Not going according to our plans. I get that we should wait, but I'm so passionate. I feel like a starving artist. I feel like I'm going to jump out of my skin from excitement! I have so many people that can't wait for this shop to get open! And then, I have my Love... my everything. And I do not want to make him stressed out and my passion for this is. And that hurts. And I would never do this without his blessing. I need him to be excited about this as well. That's the part that hurts, is that he isn't with me. I thought he would be excited and just think like me about taking it slow and put the shop together slowly. But obviously, someone has to have their feet on the ground, and I know it's a good thing that he does, I just don't like it at this moment.
EDIT: So I decided that we won't open it until next year. I let the landlord know that we WON"T be taking the lease and I'm sad, but I know that Kev never leads us in a wrong direction and so... I just have to have patience. Which is good, it will give me more time to plan and get things organized and not try and get it open in two months. but still... sigh....
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
FINALLY AUGUST!
I am so excited for August, because it means Fall is just around the corner! My favorite time of year!
Rach starts soccer this week, we got her new cleats today. She finds out who her teacher is next week and then starts the following week. We will restart up on our piano lessons and then she will begin horseback riding soon as well. We just went ice skating last week and it was so fun, I didn't bring my camera though.
Still haven't signed our new lease for the shop. I'm not worried about it though. I'm really looking forward to the holidays! We got ANOTHER write up in the Sierra Style magazine, so that was nice (a surprise as well), so hopefully it is keeping chocolate on people's minds! Tomorrow I have a meeting with a big restaurant in our area and so hopefully they buy again from me this holiday season.
I've also decided to run for City Council. I think it will be interesting, especially with owning a business and with the way the economy is going, I want to make sure the City is doing what it can to keep businesses staying and hep bring new business.
Kev is doing great with APX. It's been a rough summer.
Okay, so I feel like this blog today is generic. I'm tired, but wanted to get a new post up since it has been forever. I promise a better post later!
Rach starts soccer this week, we got her new cleats today. She finds out who her teacher is next week and then starts the following week. We will restart up on our piano lessons and then she will begin horseback riding soon as well. We just went ice skating last week and it was so fun, I didn't bring my camera though.
Still haven't signed our new lease for the shop. I'm not worried about it though. I'm really looking forward to the holidays! We got ANOTHER write up in the Sierra Style magazine, so that was nice (a surprise as well), so hopefully it is keeping chocolate on people's minds! Tomorrow I have a meeting with a big restaurant in our area and so hopefully they buy again from me this holiday season.
I've also decided to run for City Council. I think it will be interesting, especially with owning a business and with the way the economy is going, I want to make sure the City is doing what it can to keep businesses staying and hep bring new business.
Kev is doing great with APX. It's been a rough summer.
Okay, so I feel like this blog today is generic. I'm tired, but wanted to get a new post up since it has been forever. I promise a better post later!
Friday, July 11, 2008
Home Now and my beautiful shop drama
So I'm back home now with the girls. We totally miss Kev. Gabs wakes up and starts asking for "dada". She points to his picture, and one picture that is in Rach's room, she takes it and kisses it. It's sooo cute!
I had a mountain of mail from being gone for a month. It's great to be back though. I felt like I had so much to do and my hands were tied when I was gone. But then, I got to come home to drama about my lease at the chocolate shop. I'll keep updating what happens, but as of today, it doesn't seem likely I will get renewed because of my *irritating* neighbor whom I share my electricity with. SO FRUSTRATING. I'll be really sad to let the shop go since we put so much time and energy into getting it up and running. It's a beautiful little shop! Sigh... things happen for a reason, right?
I had a mountain of mail from being gone for a month. It's great to be back though. I felt like I had so much to do and my hands were tied when I was gone. But then, I got to come home to drama about my lease at the chocolate shop. I'll keep updating what happens, but as of today, it doesn't seem likely I will get renewed because of my *irritating* neighbor whom I share my electricity with. SO FRUSTRATING. I'll be really sad to let the shop go since we put so much time and energy into getting it up and running. It's a beautiful little shop! Sigh... things happen for a reason, right?
American Freedom School
I'm SO EXCITED! We have a new non-profit LDS school opening near us. It is patterned after...
www.american-heritage.org
We just went to a meeting last night about it and I think this will be so perfect for Rachael. Is it bad for me to be jealous of my children? I would have loved to have gone to a school like this.
Anyway, it's pretty crazy that this is opening this fall because, I was just leaving for Florida a month ago and my friend and I were discussing how we were going to start our own private school. We took notes, were looking into how to become non-profit status, places we could have the school, etc. And then, when I'm in FL, I get an email from my mother-in-law about this school starting in our area and I was sooo shocked. What a blessing!
I'm excited to be apart of the very beginning, to see what teachers are coming in, and be able to have a voice in the process. Fun fun!
www.american-heritage.org
We just went to a meeting last night about it and I think this will be so perfect for Rachael. Is it bad for me to be jealous of my children? I would have loved to have gone to a school like this.
Anyway, it's pretty crazy that this is opening this fall because, I was just leaving for Florida a month ago and my friend and I were discussing how we were going to start our own private school. We took notes, were looking into how to become non-profit status, places we could have the school, etc. And then, when I'm in FL, I get an email from my mother-in-law about this school starting in our area and I was sooo shocked. What a blessing!
I'm excited to be apart of the very beginning, to see what teachers are coming in, and be able to have a voice in the process. Fun fun!
Friday, July 4, 2008
Goes with the Meteor theory
So then randomly my friend Brooke sent me this awesome article that is from Elder Maxwell that was for a different reason, but then totally goes with the forming of the Earth that I've been thinking about. Here is a quote from it and then I will put the article in my recent reads section so you can read the whole thing if you'd like. (Fantastic I tell ya! Had me in tears!!)
"What John and Paul wrote about God’s creations and the plurality of worlds, the restored gospel grandly affirms, declaring that “worlds without number” have been created (Moses 1:33; see also John 1:3; Heb. 1:2; Heb. 11:3; D&C 93:10). These gospel truths are very significant assurances for us, situated as we are on this tiny “speck of sand” at the outer edge of a minor galaxy, the Milky Way. Without the gospel’s fulness, we would appear to be living during one tick of the geological clock and in the midst of unexplained vastness.
Nevertheless, our focus is to be on this planet, just as the Lord told Moses:
“But only an account of this earth, and the inhabitants thereof, give I unto you. For behold, there are many worlds that have passed away. … Innumerable are they unto man; but all things are numbered unto me, for they are mine and I know them” (Moses 1:35).
Enoch, to whom the Lord revealed so much, praised God amid His vast creations, exclaiming reassuringly, “Yet thou art there” (Moses 7:30; see also Jer. 10:12).
This same special assurance can see each of us through all the seasons and circumstances of our lives. A universal God is actually involved with our small, individual universes of experience! In the midst of His vast dominions, yet He numbers us, knows us, and loves us perfectly (see Moses 1:35; John 10:14)." Ensign, Nov 1987
Probably the whole article should be here but yeah, it just reaffirms that scientists will never come close to figuring it out. :)
OH, and another eerie thing, this article talks about oil- "What we mortals encounter as the unforeseen, God has already seen, such as how the oil deposits of this earth would shape the latter-day conflicts among nations. God’s “is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations” (Isa. 14:26). He likewise foresaw all the awful famines, some resulting from the unwise, unnecessary erosions of precious topsoil. He surely foresaw the terrible persecutions of the Jews. Having created the earth, He has anticipated the impact of continental drifts on the frequency and intensity of latter-day earthquakes. He who analogized that “the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest” (Isa. 57:20) also knows where and when, in latter days, the seas’ tidal waves will heave themselves savagely “beyond their bounds” (D&C 88:90)."
This talk is from 1987 and talking about oil deposits and now we are talking about where to drill, etc. because the price of gas is so high. Crazy!
"What John and Paul wrote about God’s creations and the plurality of worlds, the restored gospel grandly affirms, declaring that “worlds without number” have been created (Moses 1:33; see also John 1:3; Heb. 1:2; Heb. 11:3; D&C 93:10). These gospel truths are very significant assurances for us, situated as we are on this tiny “speck of sand” at the outer edge of a minor galaxy, the Milky Way. Without the gospel’s fulness, we would appear to be living during one tick of the geological clock and in the midst of unexplained vastness.
Nevertheless, our focus is to be on this planet, just as the Lord told Moses:
“But only an account of this earth, and the inhabitants thereof, give I unto you. For behold, there are many worlds that have passed away. … Innumerable are they unto man; but all things are numbered unto me, for they are mine and I know them” (Moses 1:35).
Enoch, to whom the Lord revealed so much, praised God amid His vast creations, exclaiming reassuringly, “Yet thou art there” (Moses 7:30; see also Jer. 10:12).
This same special assurance can see each of us through all the seasons and circumstances of our lives. A universal God is actually involved with our small, individual universes of experience! In the midst of His vast dominions, yet He numbers us, knows us, and loves us perfectly (see Moses 1:35; John 10:14)." Ensign, Nov 1987
Probably the whole article should be here but yeah, it just reaffirms that scientists will never come close to figuring it out. :)
OH, and another eerie thing, this article talks about oil- "What we mortals encounter as the unforeseen, God has already seen, such as how the oil deposits of this earth would shape the latter-day conflicts among nations. God’s “is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations” (Isa. 14:26). He likewise foresaw all the awful famines, some resulting from the unwise, unnecessary erosions of precious topsoil. He surely foresaw the terrible persecutions of the Jews. Having created the earth, He has anticipated the impact of continental drifts on the frequency and intensity of latter-day earthquakes. He who analogized that “the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest” (Isa. 57:20) also knows where and when, in latter days, the seas’ tidal waves will heave themselves savagely “beyond their bounds” (D&C 88:90)."
This talk is from 1987 and talking about oil deposits and now we are talking about where to drill, etc. because the price of gas is so high. Crazy!
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Theories and the History Channel
So I think science is funny. We've been watching the History Channel and the theories of how the Earth and Moon were formed are hilarious. Not that I have a better explanation than God created them, but the fact is, these theories are really out there. I guess because I have my faith in the Lord that it doesn't cause me to look around and think, now how did that get there? I don't think it is blind faith, but I feel nothing I've heard has felt to ring true like my accepting that God created it, and it was just there. :)
Anyway, the theory of the oceans forming on the earth is that after a big meteor hit the earth, it was cloudy, therefore it rained for millions, and millions, and millions of years (remember the Earth is BILLIONS of years old), so raining for millions of years straight is nothing in the drop of time. Then the moon was formed by astroids/meteors hitting the Earth hard and a piece of Earth breaking off, and then the earth got back into a round shape and the moon went into a round shape and supposedly just stays in orbit around our Earth perfectly and helps with the tides of our oceans and forms our calendar as well. First it just makes me ask, why aren't we getting hit by anything lately? I feel like they keep leaving that out. And second, everything is just too perfect and orderly for me to accept these theories.
Anyway, the theory of the oceans forming on the earth is that after a big meteor hit the earth, it was cloudy, therefore it rained for millions, and millions, and millions of years (remember the Earth is BILLIONS of years old), so raining for millions of years straight is nothing in the drop of time. Then the moon was formed by astroids/meteors hitting the Earth hard and a piece of Earth breaking off, and then the earth got back into a round shape and the moon went into a round shape and supposedly just stays in orbit around our Earth perfectly and helps with the tides of our oceans and forms our calendar as well. First it just makes me ask, why aren't we getting hit by anything lately? I feel like they keep leaving that out. And second, everything is just too perfect and orderly for me to accept these theories.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Friends
Kevin is selling with APX Alarms here in Tallahassee, FL, and we came out to visit. We have met some really nice people. Jennie and Deidre have been wonderful, and I just wanted them to know that they have made our summer visit truly great! I don't know what we would have done without hanging out with them and their kids. THANK YOU!!
I'm looking forward to our continuing friendship, and I love how we have blogs and email to keep up! They are the ones that told me about blogging (even though my sis-in-law Lisa has one and told me about it before). I never got into it until they told me how easy it was and so I finally sat down and got into it.
I think I'm excited about this blog life because sometimes before I go to bed at night, my mind is churning with things that I want to write to newspapers or something, about my thoughts and opinions of life. So then I just realized the other day that I have blogging that I can just say what I want, when I want and get my thoughts out, even if no one ever sees. Or, the fantasy is that some famous news source stumbles upon my blog of moral rants and gets me published. I would love for my thoughts to have some kind of help for a person. Be it a mother, friend, teen, neighbor, stranger, etc.
So yes, Deidre and Jennie and Lisa, thanks for introducing me to the world of blogging and I look forward to all the future blogs! And I hope everyone enjoys mine. :)
I'm looking forward to our continuing friendship, and I love how we have blogs and email to keep up! They are the ones that told me about blogging (even though my sis-in-law Lisa has one and told me about it before). I never got into it until they told me how easy it was and so I finally sat down and got into it.
I think I'm excited about this blog life because sometimes before I go to bed at night, my mind is churning with things that I want to write to newspapers or something, about my thoughts and opinions of life. So then I just realized the other day that I have blogging that I can just say what I want, when I want and get my thoughts out, even if no one ever sees. Or, the fantasy is that some famous news source stumbles upon my blog of moral rants and gets me published. I would love for my thoughts to have some kind of help for a person. Be it a mother, friend, teen, neighbor, stranger, etc.
So yes, Deidre and Jennie and Lisa, thanks for introducing me to the world of blogging and I look forward to all the future blogs! And I hope everyone enjoys mine. :)
Thunderstorms
Did I mention that I love weather? Florida has been fun because of the lightening and thunder. Exceptional shows! Now I am spoiled and when we go back to Cali, I think regular cloudy skies are going to be boring.
I never realized that lightening could keep going and going. It seems whenever I see storms, that lightening is a few minutes in between the next strike. This is just, lightening and then lightening again. The thunder is right on top of it. A friend here told me that there are lots of deaths due to the lightening in this state.
Really, I LOVE weather. I've been debating that instead of getting my Master's in Public Heath, that maybe I should get it in Meterology. Stay tuned...
Hasta!
I never realized that lightening could keep going and going. It seems whenever I see storms, that lightening is a few minutes in between the next strike. This is just, lightening and then lightening again. The thunder is right on top of it. A friend here told me that there are lots of deaths due to the lightening in this state.
Really, I LOVE weather. I've been debating that instead of getting my Master's in Public Heath, that maybe I should get it in Meterology. Stay tuned...
Hasta!
Saturday, June 28, 2008
The moral decay of society
I just want to say that I will use this blog to post my opinions on the moral decay of society, or life according to Tiffany and how everyone should be like me. Haha. But then I will also add my photos and info of my family and activities just so that this isn't a negative blog, but more about life and then some of my soapbox rants mingled throughout. So here we go...
My first blog will be about how "Children are not protected". Is it just me or should children not be allowed to enter video stores because each cover of the movies out there are so disgusting and sexual/violent, that it is not good for our children/teens to have these pictures burned into their minds? I bring this up, hoping that others will see my point and make sure that as adults, if you want to rent a movie, fine, just pick it up on the way home so that you can browse the movies without subjecting your children from running round the moviestore with all the crazy content around them.
I am not sure if others think like me and have thought of this, but so far, when I talk to people, they haven't really thought of it. I think of how when I was a kid, some of the images I saw on the covers of movies would run circles in my mind. So I point this out because I know what I thought about and looked at and I'm hoping that we can make it that we just start protecting children's minds by not exposing them to these images. That is one battle, one area where we do have the control of that situation and choose not to bring our children to that environment.
Ta-Ta for now! ~Tiff
My first blog will be about how "Children are not protected". Is it just me or should children not be allowed to enter video stores because each cover of the movies out there are so disgusting and sexual/violent, that it is not good for our children/teens to have these pictures burned into their minds? I bring this up, hoping that others will see my point and make sure that as adults, if you want to rent a movie, fine, just pick it up on the way home so that you can browse the movies without subjecting your children from running round the moviestore with all the crazy content around them.
I am not sure if others think like me and have thought of this, but so far, when I talk to people, they haven't really thought of it. I think of how when I was a kid, some of the images I saw on the covers of movies would run circles in my mind. So I point this out because I know what I thought about and looked at and I'm hoping that we can make it that we just start protecting children's minds by not exposing them to these images. That is one battle, one area where we do have the control of that situation and choose not to bring our children to that environment.
Ta-Ta for now! ~Tiff
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