Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Easter Time!

I should have posted about Easter yesterday, but I needed to go through pictures and such, and I just didn't have the time yesterday!

What a busy day Easter was this year! It all stared at about 1am when Josh woke me up. He said he wasn't feeling well. I'm not sure what he had, but he was literally almost in tears. He said all of his joints hurt and it felt like he had been hit by a truck. He couldn't sit because it hurt and he couldn't lay down because it hurt. I ravaged through the medicine cabinet, looking for something that might help him.

I woke up at about 6am - or Abbi woke me up then - and Josh still was feeling horrible. He wasn't going to go to church because he felt so horrible, so I hurried to take a shower and get ready, get Abbi ready, and start preparing a potato dish I was taking to lunch after church. I really love having 9am church, but on mornings like this one, I really wish it would have been later.

Abbi and I headed to church a few minutes late, only to arrive and see that the chapel was the fullest that I had ever seen it since we've been in this ward. Come to find out, it was a missionary farewell (even though they don't really have "farewells" anymore) and there was a lot of family and friends there. We usually try to sit towards the back since Abbi is fussy sometimes, but all the seats were taken. We ended up sitting in the foyer, which turned out to be ok since it was a fussy day for Abbi and I ended up walking around with her for most of sacrament meeting. I was a little worried that the talks wouldn't be centered around Easter since it was for this missionary, but all the speakers gave wonderful Easter talks.
After church, I rushed home to finish my potato dish and try to take some pictures of Abbi before heading to the in-laws. Josh was still very sick, so Abbi and I headed to lunch without him.
Josh's parents love every moment with Abbi, so I'm glad we went over there.
Plus, the food was great and I ended up eating too much - like I usually do!
After, we headed home for an hour or two before heading down to my sister's house for more Easter festivities. I didn't have a picture of Abbi with her Easter basket yet, so Janell helped me out. I've decided that I can't wait until Abbi can sit up, because right now, all of the pictures I have of her are laying down, and sometimes they just can't be as cute that way. So Janell held her up for some pictures. I couldn't get her to look at the camera - which is usually the case - but I still think she looks very cute in her Easter dress!
There was Easter egg hunting, and Tami's yard was perfect for it. All of the kids had a blast. I can't wait until Abbi is old enough to participate!
There was a lot more food, and again, I ate too much. It was great to sit around and visit with my family, but Abbi was not a happy camper. She started getting really fussy, which led to full out screams. I finally got her to settle down and I fed her, but then she started getting fussy again. Tami - bless her heart - stood with Abbi and finally got her to fall asleep.
Once Abbi woke up and the crying started again, I decided it was time to call it a day. On the drive home, she fell asleep and didn't wake up again until midnight! I was worried that maybe she was getting whatever Josh had, but I think that she was just overstimulated from the day. She woke up the next morning as happy as could be. Hopefully next Easter will be better for her!

Monday, April 13, 2009

Facebook

I can't believe I did it - I joined Facebook. Not that I have anything against Facebook, but when everyone started doing Facebook and Twitter, I promised myself I wouldn't join in because I spend too much time at the computer as it is, and I didn't need another addiction. But, I'm starting a new little business venture (that will be discussed at another time) and I wanted to be able to know how Facebook works so that I can use that as a marketing tool. I had it in my mind that it would be just like MySpace, and I guess it's similar. But I'm really glad I joined now because I have reconnected with a few aquaintences that I haven't seen or heard from in years. I still prefer blogging, but I'm so glad that I have found some of these friends! Now I just need an extra 2 or 5 or 10 hours a day so I can do everything I want to!

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Happy Easter!


"At this Easter season of hope and renewal we testify of the glorious reality of the atonement and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. The empty tomb brought comforting assurance and provided the answer to the question of Job,
“If a man die, shall he live again?” (Job 14:14).

Because of the Savior’s resurrection we will overcome death and become the beneficiaries of His mercy and grace. In a world of trouble and uncertainty, His peace fills our hearts and eases our minds. Jesus is in very deed
“the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6).

We give our sure witness that Jesus is the Christ. Though He was crucified, He rose triumphant from the tomb to our everlasting blessing and benefit. To each member of the human family He stands as our Advocate,
our Savior, and our Friend."

President Thomas S. Monson
President Henry B. Eyring and President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Easter Message 2009

Saturday, April 11, 2009

NaBloPoMo Day #11

This posting every day thing is much harder than I thought it was going to be. Not that I don't have anything to say. I almost always have something on my mind these days since I'm home most of the day with an infant who can't talk back to me. Josh asked me the other day if I missed working, and I said really the only thing I miss is that interaction with people every day. But I wouldn't change being a stay-at-home mom for anything!!

I barely made yesterday's post. It was one of those days. I do have to say that Abbi is doing MUCH better at being more independent. I feel like I've actually been able to get a few things done around the house lately. But yesterday she decided to be a needy little girl again. She was good until about 10am, but the rest of the day, she would not let me put her down. Even when it was bedtime - every time I would go to put her down, she would wake up. So even though the time on the post says 8-something, it was actually after 11 before I could sneak away and post something. And today - it is now after 10 pm and I should be climbing into bed, but I had to get my post in.

So this is basically a post about nothing - but at least I've posted! I promise there will be more substance to future posts!

Friday, April 10, 2009

Thursday, April 9, 2009

American Idol: NaBloPoMo Day #9



Ok, maybe I just don't know a lot about music, but I just don't get it. The one and only time Simon has given a standing ovation, and it was for this??? I don't hate it, but I think that if I were to hear it on the radio, I probably would have changed the station. Am I alone here???