What was lost, now is found

The incriminating picture taken by the camera theif.

Mud wrestling, I had a picture of their little naked butts, but I figured I should not put that out there for everyone to see. It was super cute though!

The girls watching Dancing with the Stars. Notice our legs...

The Sugar Plum Fairy from the Nutcracker Tea that Cat and I went to.

Catherine with Clara from the Nutcracker.

My beautiful Catherine Grace at the Wright House where we went to the Nutcracker Tea, put on by the 4 studios that make up Jeanne's School of Dance, which is where Cat attends tap and ballet.

Sarah swimming in a bowl in the front yard. We havent' put in a pool yet, so she is having to make due.

I am so grateful that I found our camera! Sarah had found it on the counter and decided to take some pictures of Greta. She hid it under her booster at that point and I finally found it today after going through the garbage and tearing apart the whole house and offering up countless prayers. I am so glad that I have it in my custody again!

NOOO!!!!

I LOST MY CAMERA!!!!!! I have so many cute pics to post too...say prayers for it's quick retrieval.

Thanksgiving...Help!!!!!!

I am hosting Thanksgiving this year and I am nervous. The turkey, I can so do, but it is the stuffing that is killing me. We all know my personality and that I am a tad obssessive and have a little issue with perfection and I need to know how to make stuffing from scratch. I personally do NOT like stuffing, it is soggy and gross, but my sister-in-law would like some and I am here to please. Please help me by sending me all of your stuffing secrets! I am totally lame and am buying a pumpkin pie from Costco along with my traditional pumpkin cheesecake that I cannot live without! It is possibly the most delicious thing that I have ever tasted in my whole life, besides a good cheeseburger, but I digress. If you have ever made stuffing or if your Mom has a great recipe, please send it to me pronto! Thanks!

Hate It!!!!

I hate Earnhardt Dodge with a passion that I cannot fully describe in words! The only noise I can make is not discernible in letters and is probably not appropriate as are the words that I could describe. After waiting an 1 1/2 hours, I finally ended up paying to rent a car, which I won't expand upon, then after 5 hours of waiting I called to see when my car would be done and he told me to head on over, it was just done. I got there and was told they had fixed the recall parts, but not my stupid seat belt that I took it in for in the first place!!! They have to order the part, so I have to GO BACK!!!! AGGGHHH!!!! My deadly windshield wiper, was top priority and took forever to fix, who knows the havoc that it could have wreaked as I drove recklessly through the streets of Queen Creek! It could have flown off, streaking through the air and slicing into someone else's vehicle; or possibly caught fire incinerating my entire van in the blink of an eye. Not to mention that it might have turned on full speed and wiped my windshield into oblivion. The possibilities are really endless! I tried to be nice and talk to a manger about the crappy customer service that I had received, but was told it was my fault and that it wasn't changing any time soon. To make it so much better, I am stomping around, throwing my car seats down and getting into my van, when the alarm goes off in front of everyone. I must have looked really bad, because a man came out and asked if I would like some help....the words that flashed through my mind would have singed his pants off! They might have tried that line a little earlier. I just filed a complaint with Dodge and that is helping me feel a little bit better, but not much! It totally makes me envision my alter ego going down there and tagging their buildings or burning something down, but my mature, humble side is trying to talk my alter ego out of it. I will let you know who wins!

Love it!

The first of my two loves is a sarcastic, facetious love. I just love it when I have to take my car in for maintenance and it takes years! My 3rd row seat belt wasn't retracting, so I called and made an appointment that shouldn't take more than an hour. Now I am waiting after having to rent a car because it is a detailed process that I cannot understand because I am a female that involves taking the whole back panel off of my van. Stupid! The second thing is really a love of mine. I absolutely love when the conference issue of the Ensign comes out and I get to re-read all of the talks! It is so nice to be able to focus and read when my kids are asleep. It makes me feel so peaceful and calm about everything going on in the world. It makes me feel like I CAN overcome my trials and be happy. I am so excited that we have conference twice a year, so that I can recharge! I love it!

Grrrrr!!!!!

So yesterday I decided that I was going to change my background to have a festive Thanksgiving background. Well, needless to say, it did not go as planned and I managed to completely erase all of my music, links to blogs and my slide show. I was so frusterated I might have thought choice words in my mind. I have gotten a lot better at not letting them slip out when I am really mad, but I will admit I sometimes still think them, which I am sure is just as bad. Anyway, so I have spent the last hour figuring this all out. I had to randomly put addresses into blogger to try to find all of you. It was not easy and I am never going to try to change anything ever again, so get used to seeing this background and it is the only one you are ever going to see. Now, everything is back to normal, I only had one contact that I couldn't find and have no way of getting back. I can cut my losses on that one, I have everyone I really want.

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The Adventures of Cat and Sarah

Our beautiful pumpkins that we got for free in Greenbluff. We used markers this time.

Supergirl and Batgirl with there pumpkin buckets.

Batgirl Catherine

The cutest Supergirl I've ever seen!

Playing with chalk and making hopscotch boards. I will try to post a video, it was hysterical!

Grampie eating olives off of Sarah's fingers.

Cat at the Chewelah city park playground.

Sarah with her hat over her eyes at the playground.

Sarah chasing the chickens at Walter Farms in Greenbluff, Wa. There was the best little farm with tons of stuff for the kids to do. Sarah managed to sit and stand in chicken poop which I didn't discover until I picked her up and got it all over me...yuck!

Grampie makes the best horsie in the world! And rides are free.

Uncle Joel with the girls and their pumpkins that he helped them carve. He worked so hard to get Sarah to like him, but she just flirted and acted coy ( she's only 2, what will happen when she is 16?)

This horse at Schnepf Farms thought that it was a rodeo pony! Before we had even started walking it bucked and went on his two back legs. Sarah was sooooo scared and wanted off, but she made it through the ride! The second time he tried to buck her off she thought it was much more funny! I did not....stinkin pony!

Catherine Grace on her very calm, white, beautiufl pony. She was so excited to finally ride a horse, it was her dream come true!

The girls at Schnepf Farms.

This was the funniest night. I made wings for Brady and the girls; Brady and Sarah finished and Cat was still going strong. I got tired of getting up to get her more so Brady put the pan in front of her and she went to town. She looks so gross in this picture, but it was so funny to see her all messy and eating like a little T-Rex.

This is the ball castle that Brady bought for the girls before we left for Wa. They jumped and jumped and wanted it on all the time. It stayed up in our living room for a while before I finally had Daddy put it away. They think they have the best Daddy ever and I have to agree.

We ended up having to put little hook locks on the pantry because when I wasn't watching Sarah would climb to the top and eat all of the gum that we have in there. She is such a little monkey! She got put in time out, got a couple spanks, and she still would climb up and eat a whole package of gum. Grrrr!

On the Road Again

We are exhausted from our trip! We will be heading home today and I will post pics soon. My kids are so excited to go on the airplane again. Washington has been good to us, but we are ready to be Az babies again. When I asked Sarah if she was ready to go home, she asked me if we were going to go to Grammy and Grampie's house first for dinner. I told her no and she got really upset with me. I told her we were going on the airplane and she told me she would stay with Auntie Deborah. I thought about it for a minute, but then decided that I would miss her and should probably take her home. What would Brady say if I came home without her! Anyway, we have to get going, so more to come later!

Trial by Faith

I can't remember the exact scripture, but we are constantly being told that when we have our trials it is to make us stronger. I believe this to be true, but sometimes it is really hard to remember. When we are in the midst of a trial, the last thing we tend to remember is that it is for our good. It is so easy to feel overwhelmed and afraid. This is where faith is supposed to come in. My biggest problem is that at moments like this, I have a hard time overcoming the natural tendencies to feel like I can fix it all myself or solve the problem. This time I know that I can't fix the problem and it is driving me absolutely crazy! Please say prayers for my family that we can be given the strength that we need to make it through this time of trial.