Happy Birthday Dad!

I love this picture of my dad and me. Kind of reminds me of all the good times that my dad and I have had together - all the times he made time to play with us kids, the times he took to teach us. He didn't have much time working full time and all the yard work that needed to be done and all the many other things that needed to be done for all the family, so the times that we had, I cherished and appreciated.



I remember this day well. My dad helped my sister and I rehearse what the whole baptism experience would be like, and I knew I could trust him. It was a proud day for all of us, I think.

I love you Dad! Thanks for all the memories! Hope you have a great birthday!!

Reed's wayward phone : A parable

Yes it is Sunday, but that's not the reason that I tell this story. As many of you know, Reed's phone was missing for quite some time. Weeks, maybe even months he went without his own personal cell phone accounted for. Until he got sick of it and changed back to his old cell phone.

When he initially lost it, we searched and searched. I was feeling a lot of stress and anxiety about it at the time, because I couldn't get ahold of him at work without it, and was worried that I might have some reason to need to urgently talk to him. So, I prayed about it, received an answer, told Reed the answer, and then forgot about it over time. It's been about 2-3 months since he initially lost his phone. We never did find it, in spite of the fact that I was told where to look in the answer to my prayer, but we looked and couldn't find it.
Yeah, that's right. Fast forward to last night. I was going through the closet in the baby's room, trying to organize everything, preparing it for her. I was going through 2 bags of boys clothes I had initially bought when I thought "she" was a "he", I know very presumptuous, when lo and behold, in a bag of new baby clothes, there was Reed's phone. In the baby's closet of all places!

Reed happened to be standing there for some reason, so I showed him my find, and he happily exclaimed "my phone!" A few minutes later, we were still rather shocked to have found it in such an obscure place, in a little bag of baby clothes, when Reed reminded me that the answer to the prayer I had received was exactly that. That we would find it in a closet or small space. Seriously. And I am impressed with the fact that Heavenly Father knew where it was, because it seems like such a small thing, to lose a cell phone, especially when Reed already had a replacement, but just as He had promised, it was there, in our small closet, just waiting to be found.

Our Heavenly Father is a wonderful, loving man. I'm grateful that he answers our prayers. Even if it takes us a long time to do our part and understand what he's talking about.

I'm a sicko . . .

I know, this could be taken in totally the wrong way, but what I'm trying to say is I have some nasty cold/flu thing. Today I just gave up on trying to go to work, feeling the way I do, and stayed home and slept. I'm glad I did. I needed it. I took 2 naps, that totaled 5 hours. I only hope I can sleep tonight. :)

So, in the time I've had to sit and think today, of course I've been thinking about our baby. Last night, we finally got a bassinet, and today Reed is picking up a changing table. All I can say is YES! I finally feel like if our baby came tomorrow, at least she would have a place to sleep and a place to get her diaper changed, and that makes me content. For some reason, today of all days, it is really becoming a reality that our baby is really coming. In my minds eye, I can already see her in our lives. I'm so excited!

Here's a quickie!

Well, here's a quick update on what busy-ness our lives have been lately:

Valentines Day - tons of fun! Family breakfast, went and picked up a crib for baby. Worked most of Friday and Saturday on Valentines present for Reed. He loved it! :)
Later Saturday night, went to a stake Valentines dance, mostly because I had to help serve refreshments all night, but still I got to dance with Reed 3 times! It's the first dance we have ever been to together. I have to say, it is so fun to dance with someone that you love, looking into their eyes as some gushy, romantic song is playing in the background. Especially if you're dancing with a man who is romantic and who you know is enjoying the romantic song too. Reed had a lot of stuff to get done, so he left and I finished out the night serving refreshments.

Sunday, we got to speak in church together. Holy cow, what a crazy weekend! It went well, and later on Sunday we got together with some couples in the ward to chat and have desserts. And we had our home teacher over as well.

Today, well, I went to the dentist to start my front teeth work. Thankfully, I convinced them to take a mold of my teeth, so they could make me a wax reproduction of what my new front teeth would look like. I'm being a little fussy, but I say, if I have to live with them the rest of my life, I need to be fussy and make sure I like them.

Reed is totally crashed in bed already, he started falling asleep tonight in the middle of Family Home Evening. Poor guy. He works really hard for us, and I really appreciate it.
Tomorrow I get to go to the doctor for a checkup, yippee!

This has been your regularly scheduled update. Carry on. Better posts to follow soon.

What I've been up to:

Laura Packer
"Together Again"
Ogden
1917 - 2009

Our wonderful Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, Sister, Aunt and Friend left us and her home on earth on Friday, February 6, 2009 to be with her eternal companion, our Dad. She was 91 years old.



This was a totally expected death, and I was so happy for her to hear that she had finally passed away. Her liver had stopped functioning, and she wasn't doing well. The funeral was actually so happy and it was great to see extended family after such a short time since my grandpa's passing.




I've been growing! Sorry I don't have any picture to post, but this one pretty much looks about as big as I am, but doesn't show how big I really feel.




Saying goodbye to my oldest brother and most of his family who are moving to the Dominican Republic for the next 3-4 years. We're going to miss them, but hopefully we (Reed, baby and I) can plan a trip to go and see them. Who would miss out on the chance to travel to the Caribbean to visit family?





Trying to come up with cute Valentines Day ideas to give to my hubby. I've got my idea now, but what good ones have YOU come up with? You don't have to tell me the one you're doing this year, but tell me some of the fab ideas you had in years past. Also, for the single readers, what fun things have you done for yourself when you were single on Valentines?

All I want for Christmas is my 2 front teeth . . . . .

So, I had a little accident today at work. I'm a little worried about the aftermath of my accident.

I was working on the machine you see here, trying to get a mat done just right, and was having a few issues with the machine. Long story short, the blue "head" of the machine hit me in my two front teeth! After a visit to the dentist, he said both teeth have little cracks in them and that it would be safer to have crowns put on them!
I'm so worried - I have had these 2 teeth in the front of my face for over 20 years.
What if I don't like my new teeth? Has anyone had a similar experience?

After this incident, I just decided to head straight home and not leave my house because I'm feeling like this day could possibly get worse if I let it. I need some help feeling better.

I know I'm sounding like an advertisement these days, but . . .

I can't help it! I have found another product that needs to be endorsed - or at least something that the public must know about and use. Today, my special arrival from Motherhood Maternity finally came. I was so excited, I went right inside, took off my work pants, and changed into my new SECRET FIT BELLY Jeans! Oh, how I love these pants. I could write an ode to them. They are incredibly comfy, don't move even as I move from sitting to standing positions. Did I mention how comfy they are? If you are pregnant, looking to be pregnant or know someone in one of these situations, do them a favor and buy/tell them about Secret Fit Belly jeans. Seriously. You will not be sad or sorry, and neither will the lucky person who gets to wear these fabulously comfortable pants. And, right now they are on sale - and it's a pretty good sale. They are usually around $44, and I got my pair for under $30. I consider that a good discount. Anyway, just wanted to share.

In other unrelated news, we want to McCall last weekend for the Winter Carnival. It was fun, and cold! We had a great time seeing Mom and Dad Bishop, Brian and Kamber and kids, and Mark and Dalana and kids. Fun times seemed to be had by all.