Tagged

Four Jobs I've Held

1. Mom
2. Dental Assistant
3. Pea Pealer
4. Babysitter
FYI...I haven't actually had a paying job since my car accident

Four Movies I Could Watch Over and Over:

1. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2. Nacho Libre
3. Cutting Edge
4. Tommy Boy

Four Places I've Lived:
For adoption purposes I will only mention the states that I have lived in the most recently.
1. Idaho
2. Utah (18 month mission) Arkansas (4 month proselyting)
3. Oregon
4. Wyoming

Four TV shows I like:

1. Lost
2. CSI's
3. House
4. 24

Four People Who Email Me Regularly:

1. My sister
2.
3.
4.

Four Favorite Foods:

1. PICKLES!!!
2. Black Olives
3. Only the seasoning on Cool Ranch Doritos (yes, I only lick them)
4. Mexican

Four Places I'd Rather Be:

1. England
2. Any temple
3. On a road trip
4. in bed

Four People I'm Tagging:

1. Katherine
2. Jamie
3. Lauren
4. Alita

Thanks to my great friends!

First off, I had Jeff read my Adoption Analogy entry of our blog. Instead of commenting on what a cool analogy it was, he said "you have some great friends." He was obviously talking about all of you that commented on my last entry. And, for that I must say...Thank you so much for all of your support and love! I loved all the comments and needed to hear your encouraging words at the time! Not only was I sad about the "waiting" that comes with adoption, but we also lost a family friend to a car accident on March 27. So thanks...you were all there for me when I needed it!


Also, my most awesomest friend Emily, made me the cutest work of art (framed and everything)EVER. I wanted to post a picture of it, but for some odd reason I can't post pictures right now. I will post it later. It is so adorable that I plan to decorate the girls room around the colors (turquoise, pink, yellow and green)and theme (Let the sunshine in) she used. We just need to buy a house first :) Thank you Emily!

Adoption Analogy

Everyday the waiting game gets harder for me. I try to be patient, I really do. But, some days my heart just aches for a baby and today is that day. I know that we will have the baby that is meant for our family and knowing that helps me on days like these. One of the adoption blogs that I follow posted this analogy about adoption and I think it is great!


Deciding to have a baby is like planning a trip to Australia. You've heard it's a wonderful place, you've read many guide-books and feel certain you're ready to go. Everyone you know has traveled there by plane. They say it can be a turbulent flight with occasional rough landings, but you can look forward to being pampered on the trip. So you go to the airport and ask the ticket agent for a ticket to Australia. All around you, excited people are boarding planes for Australia. It seems there is no seat for you; you'll have to wait for the next flight. Impatient, but anticipating a wonderful trip, you wait --- and wait --- and wait.


Flights to Australia continue to come and go. People say silly things like, "Relax. You'll get on a flight soon." Other people actually get on a plane and then cancel their trip, to which you cry, "It's no fair!" After a long time the ticket agent tells you, "I'm sorry, we're not going to be able to get you on a plane to Australia. Perhaps you should think about going by boat." "By BOAT!" you say. "Going by boat will take a very long time and it costs a great deal of money. I really had my heart set on going by plane."

So you go home and think about not going to Australia at all. You wonder if Australia will be as beautiful if you approach it by sea rather than air. But you have long dreamed of this wonderful place, and finally you decide to travel by boat. It is a long trip, many months over many rough seas. No one pampers you. You wonder if you will ever see Australia. Meanwhile, your friends have flown back and forth to Australia two or three more times, marveling about each trip.

Then one glorious day, the boat docks in Australia. It is more exquisite than you ever imagined, and the beauty is magnified by your long days at sea. You have made many wonderful friends during your voyage, and you find yourself comparing stories with others who also traveled by sea rather than by air. People continue to fly to Australia as often as they like, but you are able to travel only once, perhaps twice.

Some say things like, "Oh, be glad you didn't fly. My flight was horrible; traveling by sea is so easy." You will always wonder what it would have been like to fly to Australia. Still, you know God blessed you with a special appreciation of Australia, and the beauty of Australia is not in the way you get there, but in the place itself.

Too short!

Ahhh! Why do I do this to myself! It all started this morning when I suggested we go get the girls a haircut. We talked about what style of cut we'd like for the girls. I mentioned that I thought a "slight" a-line cut would be cute on London because she has the most adorable sweepy bangs. Jeff said no way and that he didn't want a "trendy" cut for the girls hair. I agreed, but I really wanted to cut most of London's hair off in the back because it gets so ratty. I asked him why he wasn't like most husbands and not care what I do with the kids hair. He then told me I could do what I wanted. At first I was like "no, it's okay, you are probably right."


London was up first and I went with her to talk with the lady cutting her hair and I mentioned the slight a-line cut. She told me it wouldn't work because the sides of her hair are way shorter than the back and if we did the a-line cut that it would be super short all over. I quickly changed my mind and London ended up getting an inch or so chopped off with layers all over. It hardly looks like her hair was cut. She still has her adorable sweepy bangs too!


While I was with London, Jeff took Kam to get her hair cut. They picked out a hair cut from a magazine that looked like a bob at shoulder length. He showed the picture to the lady cutting her hair and went and sat down. After London was done, we went and sat down by Jeff. Jeff whispered in my ear "this is the lady that cuts my hair too short." I started getting nervous.


I took London to the bathroom so that I could peek at Kam and hopefully intervene if needed. HOLY COW...it was to late. She had shaved the back part of Kamryn's hair already. I don't know what she was thinking. It wasn't even a slight a-line, it was an extreme a-line and I didn't want K to have an a-line in the first place. Kind of funny how it was switched like that.


I was upset, but didn't want Kam to feel self-conscious, so I went on and on about how cute she looks. Of course she looks cute in any hair cut, but this is way too short for our taste. But, as the day has gone on, the haircut has grown on us. It's short, but will be easy to work with and will be comfortable in the summer.


At least her hair grows super fast! Next time, I am taking the girls to you, Lauren!

I don't profess to be good at this digital scrapbooking stuff, but I thought I'd post these layouts anyway. I am trying to catch up, so please excuse my pumpkin patch pictures. More layouts later, I hope.