Sunday, April 7, 2013
Olde European breakfast
We went out to eat with Travis' parents for a quick visit. They came to visit grandma but we didn't want to spread our colds so we didn't go out to the ranch. On the way out of town Chris and Jim invited us to breakfast. It was delicious as always. We love you. Thank you for the quick visit.
Mom and chases visit
I love when We get visitors. Chase and my mom came to visit. It was a short trio during their spring break. They came in on Wednesday and left Friday so I took Thursday off for a full day of spoiling. We went to the park, out to eat and did plenty of shopping at all our favorite local shops. Travis and I had colds all week so it was the perfect distraction and just what we needed. Thank you so much for coming!!
A look at my goals
I have been working on a list of goals (101) to do in 1001 days. Here is a look at my progress. As of April 1st. I have until October 3rd. 6 months to go!!
1. Learn to drive in snow and ice
(I drove to work all winter yay!!)
2. Make a quilt thats not jean (twister quilt + pinwheel + 1/2 of a shirt quilt)
3. Participate in Just because gift Challenge http://mylifeasacraftaholic.blogspot.com/2010/01/just-because-gift.html ( working on it)
4. Make a tutorial for something I made
5. Get certified to be a teacher (complete!!)
6. Evaluate my goals monthly (yep)
7. Go on a date with Travis once a month (yep)
8. Bear my testimony in Church on Fast Sunday or Speak in Sacrament (complete)
9. Drink 8 glasses of water a day for a week (complete)
10. Write Buddy on his mission every other week ( didn't and he's home now so missed that)
11. Find a way to stay motivated (moving in June is helping me finish my crafts)
12. Run a half marathon or do a triathlon (not even close!)
13. Work out 3 times a week for 3 months ( not yet)
14. Write down 50 things I like about myself (not yet)
15. Get family picture taken every year (2/3) want wheat fields this year
16. Buy a CTR ring for my pinky finger( yes!)
17. Mark at least one verse in every page of the Book of Mormon 1/2 done
18. Sell my crafts
19. Buy a necklace from Betsy Farmer (http://www.etsy.com/shop/betsyfarmerdesigns) (yes!!)
20. Make bread
21. Organize my craft room by putting in shelves ( yes!!)
22. Make a new Ironing Board cover (Got one as a gift)
23. Pay off CC debt (closer)
24. Pay off Car (planned)
25. Pay off Court's Student loans (close)
26. Create a binder full of "get happy" quotes, music, pictures etc to cheer me up when I'm down
27. Be a friend to someone I don't like (currently working on it)
28. Get pregnant ( yep!)
29. Don't laugh at others expense. Stick up for them (working on it)
30. Help Travis graduate from the Sports Management program at WSU ( graduates next month)
31. Paint a room in my apartment (maybe next place)
32. Go home 4 times (6/4)
33. Start a Journal of me and Travis’ relationship
34. Earn In-State tuition at WSU (complete!!)
35. Help Travis get a scholarship (no and no more chances)
36. Help Travis get an internship (yes with Spokane shock)
37. Do something creative and cute (as a surprise) once a month for Travis (yep)
38. Make a list of characters in the scriptures and their attributes that I want to emulate
39. Evaluate my Christ-like attributes (in PMG) every 3 months
40. Host a party every 3 months (lots of baby showers bdays and Halloween)
41. Host another Murder mystery dinner party (maybe for goodbye party)
42. If possible breed Nala ( got her spayed instead.)
43. Make a craft once a week for 2 months and blog it
44. Train the dogs to spin, gravel, nod and high five
45. Pick a gospel topic to study each month to build a better testimony
46. Volunteer in a hospital if possible
47. Read the whole Conference edition ensign
48. Memorize the Temple Endowment
49. Attend a college sporting event ( lots!)
50. Get an album cover and name all my songs on Itunes
51. Make a difference
52. Finish my Doctrine Journal by adding D&C notes
53. Help Travis make a 101 goal list… maybe we’ll shoot for 10
54. Do a photo project from http://sh1ft.org/projects/
55. Learn to Crochet
56. Identify 5 people who've made an impact on my life and tell them
57. Do my Visiting Teaching
58. Take a self portrait every day for 1 month
59. Go a week without complaining
60. Make a quiet book
61. Don't spend a dime for a whole week
62. Go to General Conference in Utah with Travis because he’s never been
63. Take the dogs on a walk to Moscow on the Chipman Trail
64. Repurpose a piece of furniture ( Jaimie's bday gift shelf)
65. Blog a little more every year (more than 85 in 2011) (complete for 2011, and for 2012)
66. Donate blood (can't for twelve years thanks to three blood transfusions)
67. Do something for a cancer sufferer (made quilt for auction)
68. Go one week without using the internet
69. Answer the “50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind”
70. Make a blog button for my craft blog
71. Get WA plates and a WA Driver’s license (both complete)
72. Take pictures in a photo booth with Travis
73. Use the new features on my camera (love it!!)
74.Take a pottery class
75. Make a playlist of music to get me up in the morning
76. Buy something I really want and give it to someone else (Ashley's bday gift)
77. Get a library card ( complete)
78. Write a letter to a general authority
79. Write 12 thank you cards a year for random appreciation
80. Cut vinyl with my cricut
81. Buy a new charm for my charm bracelet to represent my puppies
82. Go skiing (failed. Next list :))
83. Label my books so I can bring them into my classroom
84. Be able to do 50 sit ups and push ups ( practicing this with Travis)
85. Organize photos on laptop and passport (masons are the rest are not)
86. Floss every night for a month (complete)
87. Read a motivational book
88. Go to a midnight showing of a movie
89. Wake up at the first alarm everyday for a month
90. Update my “person I want to become” list
91. Draw a picture for Chloe and mail it to her (painted a picture of the eiffel tower and space needle for Christmas)
92. Buy and use and address book ( complete)
93. Make 20 new resources for my classroom 10/20
94. Make a list of 100 good qualities and star the ones I have
95. Take a picture of me and Travis doing something once a month (mason mostly but a few of all of us)
96. Make a QVC/As seen on TV knock off
97. Document 100 things about me (found the list I want to use)
98. Pay for the person behind me in a drive-thru
99. Take a trip to celebrate graduation/anniversary (paid for our cruise in nov 2013)
100. Make a things to do with Travis list
101. Make another 101 list before this one is over
Here's to six more months to get things done!!
1. Learn to drive in snow and ice
(I drove to work all winter yay!!)
2. Make a quilt thats not jean (twister quilt + pinwheel + 1/2 of a shirt quilt)
3. Participate in Just because gift Challenge http://mylifeasacraftaholic.blogspot.com/2010/01/just-because-gift.html ( working on it)
4. Make a tutorial for something I made
5. Get certified to be a teacher (complete!!)
6. Evaluate my goals monthly (yep)
7. Go on a date with Travis once a month (yep)
8. Bear my testimony in Church on Fast Sunday or Speak in Sacrament (complete)
9. Drink 8 glasses of water a day for a week (complete)
10. Write Buddy on his mission every other week ( didn't and he's home now so missed that)
11. Find a way to stay motivated (moving in June is helping me finish my crafts)
12. Run a half marathon or do a triathlon (not even close!)
13. Work out 3 times a week for 3 months ( not yet)
14. Write down 50 things I like about myself (not yet)
15. Get family picture taken every year (2/3) want wheat fields this year
16. Buy a CTR ring for my pinky finger( yes!)
17. Mark at least one verse in every page of the Book of Mormon 1/2 done
18. Sell my crafts
19. Buy a necklace from Betsy Farmer (http://www.etsy.com/shop/betsyfarmerdesigns) (yes!!)
20. Make bread
21. Organize my craft room by putting in shelves ( yes!!)
22. Make a new Ironing Board cover (Got one as a gift)
23. Pay off CC debt (closer)
24. Pay off Car (planned)
25. Pay off Court's Student loans (close)
26. Create a binder full of "get happy" quotes, music, pictures etc to cheer me up when I'm down
27. Be a friend to someone I don't like (currently working on it)
28. Get pregnant ( yep!)
29. Don't laugh at others expense. Stick up for them (working on it)
30. Help Travis graduate from the Sports Management program at WSU ( graduates next month)
31. Paint a room in my apartment (maybe next place)
32. Go home 4 times (6/4)
33. Start a Journal of me and Travis’ relationship
34. Earn In-State tuition at WSU (complete!!)
35. Help Travis get a scholarship (no and no more chances)
36. Help Travis get an internship (yes with Spokane shock)
37. Do something creative and cute (as a surprise) once a month for Travis (yep)
38. Make a list of characters in the scriptures and their attributes that I want to emulate
39. Evaluate my Christ-like attributes (in PMG) every 3 months
40. Host a party every 3 months (lots of baby showers bdays and Halloween)
41. Host another Murder mystery dinner party (maybe for goodbye party)
42. If possible breed Nala ( got her spayed instead.)
43. Make a craft once a week for 2 months and blog it
44. Train the dogs to spin, gravel, nod and high five
45. Pick a gospel topic to study each month to build a better testimony
46. Volunteer in a hospital if possible
47. Read the whole Conference edition ensign
48. Memorize the Temple Endowment
49. Attend a college sporting event ( lots!)
50. Get an album cover and name all my songs on Itunes
51. Make a difference
52. Finish my Doctrine Journal by adding D&C notes
53. Help Travis make a 101 goal list… maybe we’ll shoot for 10
54. Do a photo project from http://sh1ft.org/projects/
55. Learn to Crochet
56. Identify 5 people who've made an impact on my life and tell them
57. Do my Visiting Teaching
58. Take a self portrait every day for 1 month
59. Go a week without complaining
60. Make a quiet book
61. Don't spend a dime for a whole week
62. Go to General Conference in Utah with Travis because he’s never been
63. Take the dogs on a walk to Moscow on the Chipman Trail
64. Repurpose a piece of furniture ( Jaimie's bday gift shelf)
65. Blog a little more every year (more than 85 in 2011) (complete for 2011, and for 2012)
66. Donate blood (can't for twelve years thanks to three blood transfusions)
67. Do something for a cancer sufferer (made quilt for auction)
68. Go one week without using the internet
69. Answer the “50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind”
70. Make a blog button for my craft blog
71. Get WA plates and a WA Driver’s license (both complete)
72. Take pictures in a photo booth with Travis
73. Use the new features on my camera (love it!!)
74.Take a pottery class
75. Make a playlist of music to get me up in the morning
76. Buy something I really want and give it to someone else (Ashley's bday gift)
77. Get a library card ( complete)
78. Write a letter to a general authority
79. Write 12 thank you cards a year for random appreciation
80. Cut vinyl with my cricut
81. Buy a new charm for my charm bracelet to represent my puppies
82. Go skiing (failed. Next list :))
83. Label my books so I can bring them into my classroom
84. Be able to do 50 sit ups and push ups ( practicing this with Travis)
85. Organize photos on laptop and passport (masons are the rest are not)
86. Floss every night for a month (complete)
87. Read a motivational book
88. Go to a midnight showing of a movie
89. Wake up at the first alarm everyday for a month
90. Update my “person I want to become” list
91. Draw a picture for Chloe and mail it to her (painted a picture of the eiffel tower and space needle for Christmas)
92. Buy and use and address book ( complete)
93. Make 20 new resources for my classroom 10/20
94. Make a list of 100 good qualities and star the ones I have
95. Take a picture of me and Travis doing something once a month (mason mostly but a few of all of us)
96. Make a QVC/As seen on TV knock off
97. Document 100 things about me (found the list I want to use)
98. Pay for the person behind me in a drive-thru
99. Take a trip to celebrate graduation/anniversary (paid for our cruise in nov 2013)
100. Make a things to do with Travis list
101. Make another 101 list before this one is over
Here's to six more months to get things done!!
Sunday, March 31, 2013
New carseat
Mason finally out grew his infant carseat that chuck and renee got us. It only took 14 months!! We bought a new carseat at Costco. It is an alpha omega elite from first step. It's nice. We are looking forward to him getting bigger so he can face forward!
Mini cardi
I made this cardigan for mason after I saw this tutorial on pinterest. I thought he looked like a lil baby hipster. Jaimie's favorite baby style.
Happy Easter
Yesterday we went to the primary Easter egg hunt. Mason got one egg. By the time he reached down, picked up the egg and stood back up, all the rest of the eggs were gone. But he was pretty excited.
Later we met up with dad at the baseball game.
Then we went to sugar britches and bought mason a jungle theme lil people set. It's pretty cute.
Then we played at the park with the kings and our dogs
It was quite the day. We were exhausted from all the sunlight. But it was great!!
Sunday morning Travis was sickly so we went to sacrament and primary and then came home for naps. Mason puked all over his sweater vest and tie before pictures. Oh well.
His bunny photos were taken by digital powers photography when they came to sugar britches a couple of weeks ago. Too cute.
Later we met up with dad at the baseball game.
Then we went to sugar britches and bought mason a jungle theme lil people set. It's pretty cute.
Then we played at the park with the kings and our dogs
It was quite the day. We were exhausted from all the sunlight. But it was great!!
Sunday morning Travis was sickly so we went to sacrament and primary and then came home for naps. Mason puked all over his sweater vest and tie before pictures. Oh well.
His bunny photos were taken by digital powers photography when they came to sugar britches a couple of weeks ago. Too cute.
WSU baseball
It was a beautiful day and we couldn't pass up a baseball game. It was so much fun. Mason loved the popcorn the songs and the sunshine, except when it was in his eyes
We also got to meet Jon olerud one of travis' favorite baseball players. He came to retire his number. We got our picture taken with him, although mason wanted the bouncy slide so he wasn't that impressed.
Yay for spring time on the Palouse
We also got to meet Jon olerud one of travis' favorite baseball players. He came to retire his number. We got our picture taken with him, although mason wanted the bouncy slide so he wasn't that impressed.
Yay for spring time on the Palouse
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Little people farm
Back in January I wanted to get mason a farm for his birthday. I looked all over and basically I loved them all. Lucky me on eBay I found a lot of all the animals plus stable barn and farm house all in one. After a rough bidding war we won! We got the tracking number and it was set to arrive on January 22 perfect time of his bday. Well right after it was shipped I realized it was shipped to our old address. It had been a while since I had used eBay. But I quickly contacted the seller plus called our old apartment complex. They agreed to forward it. Then it arrived in rexburg and they sent it on. Well then it got stuck going back and forth between salt lake and Denver. It got to salt lake and they would see the return address and send it to Denver ( to go back to Indy) then it would get to Denver and see Pullman and they'd send it back to slc. Back and forth like 6 times. We tried calling but they said we'd just have to wait until someone forwarded it on in either direction. Then we got a message from the seller saying the post office called and they had the package. But when he went to get it it was gone. It was in California then Ohio and en finally rexburg again. Travis was able to call and catch the package in rexburg and convince them to repackage it and send it on directly to us. (They said it had a big hole in it and it was real beat up.) so then we got it in like 2 more days after paying 18 something for additional postage. Ridiculous!!!! But thankfully the seller had packaged all the small pieces in a bag so nothing was broken or lost!! And mason loves it and plays with it all day. So cute.
The other day he was putting the animals in a couple different rooms of the house and barn and stable. Then he picked up the dog, walked over to the crate and then dropped it in and shut the door and walked back over to play. It was so cute. He knows where the pups go! So smart
The other day he was putting the animals in a couple different rooms of the house and barn and stable. Then he picked up the dog, walked over to the crate and then dropped it in and shut the door and walked back over to play. It was so cute. He knows where the pups go! So smart
Spokane shock
Travis is doing his internship with the Spokane shock. He mostly works from home which is super nice. But this last weekend we got to go with him to Spokane to see the game. He had to work but mason and I enjoyed the game! Why is it so much easier to entertain a child at a game then church?! He sat great for the whole two hours no problem. But church that's a whole different story.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Meeting Monty
Mason and I went to visit my best friend Opal's mom over the weekend. She made him the crocheted brown blanket. It was so nice visiting with her. Mason also got to meet Monty, Opal's cat. Monty is basically the only cat I've ever liked plus he used to shower with opal so I wasn't allergic. It was good to go back. I miss opal very much since she is in Minnesota for school. It was cute to see monty again visit opals house which I spent a lot of time at as a teen and talk with her mom again!
Budman's glasses
Christian wears these fake glasses sometimes and put them on mason and took some pictures. He looks so silly
He is back!
My brother Christian is back from his two year mission for the Mormon church. He went to Canada. We are so happy he's home. He met mason for the first time and they are already buddies! I'm so proud of my little brother! It was great to be all together again!
Cabela's
While we were over on the west side seeing my brother, we went to Cabela's (twice). Travis loves that place and mason enjoyed looking at the animals. Each Cabela's has a mountain inside full of different taxidermy animals. They have little signs to read what kind they are. This one had a fish tank inside a cave. I love masons little finger pointing. He wanted to walk most of the time. He is getting so big!
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