Music to my ears (and eyes)

So, the last few weeks I've been very focused on a quest for a piano. After months of saving, I finally had enough money to look seriously. I looked at a couple pianos that sounded great, but nothing really grabbed me...



Until Wednesday afternoon. Luke was sleeping, I was surfing the classifieds and found an ad that I couldn't pass up. Piano for sale, cheap, good condition, nearby - what more could I ask for?! Luke and I trekked to Orem, played a few minutes, and paid! On the way home, I arranged for the movers to pick up and drop off TODAY!!

HERE IT IS:What a handsome little guy to enhance our new addition.

I am so excited I could pee my pants (I'll try to control myself). The hardest part - in the last 20 minutes - has been playing while Luke sits by me and plays, too (or tugs on my sleeve, or moves the music off the piano). Oh well, the price you pay for happiness.

I know material things shouldn't be so important to me, but anyone who knows me knows hoe important playing music is to me - that's not an object, but it takes one to express.

...sugar and spice and everything nice...

So, we went in for our ultrasound today. Neither of us had a preference other than practical ones (already have tons of boy stuff). So we found out that we're having a.........

Well, before I tell you, here's a picture, you tell me what you think.

Okay, I know it's hard to tell, especially on a profile shot. So, she's a girl!!

We're excited!

A good laugh

A friend of mine sent this to me the other day. I needed the good laugh this provided. I hope it makes you smile, too:

I was out walking with my four-year-old daughter. She picked up something off the ground and started to put it in her mouth. I took the item away from her and asked her not to do that. "Why?" my daughter asked. "Because it's been on the ground, you don't know where it's been. It's dirty and probably has germs," I replied. At this point my daughter looked at me with total admiration and asked, "Momma, how do you know all this stuff? You are so smart." I was thinking quickly. "All moms know this stuff. It's on the mom test. You have to know it, or they don't let you be a mom," I said. We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information. "Oh...I get it!" she beamed. "So if you don't pass the test, you have to be the dad." "Exactly," I replied with a big smile on my face.

What more can you say...4-year-olds are definitely smart!! Thanks Briana.

NEW OUTLOOK!

So, I'm over the pity party of boredom and nothingness! I spent my Saturday at my mom and dad's. Lacee planned to make freezer jam and I planned to visit and hang out. Dad and I took the boys on a ride with the mules. He has a 4-cart...a little cart with a seat (actually a bench seat from a car) that the mules pull around. It was very reminiscent of our pony cart we had as kids. Anyway, on our hour-long ride, both boys fell asleep. Maddux sleep about 45 minutes - he woke up when we stopped in the driveway; Luke slept about 20 minutes - he woke up from coughing (aw). It was a beautiful day to spend outside - sunshine, slight breeze, cool, but nice. I thought Mom and Lacee would be wrapping up the jam when we returned......wrong!

We figured it took about 4 1/2 hours to do 18 batches of raspberry jam. It was quite a "fruitful" day, ha ha! I found that I enjoyed making jam more than I thought I would, in fact, I might even help next time. It was a great day!

When we arrived home about 6(?), I walked in to a freshly cleaned home - scrubbed bathrooms, vacuumed carpets, mopped floors, and clutter-free. What a great guy I married. He did a fantastic job - THANKS!!

I'm enjoying my new outlook on life...each day truly has something to enjoy.