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So Ashley was right- I kind of like this blogging thing. I've never been good at keeping a journal and it's nice to write thoughts and events down.

Right now I'm sitting on my living room couch playing on the computer. That's right- my living room couch. My house is completely torn apart and the couch is that close to the computer. My landlord decided he wanted to finish our apartment so he can collect full rent. It was supposed to be a quick and easy thing yesterday to just lay carpet in the playroom. But of course, it wasn't- I should've known. Everything takes 8 times as long with him as it would with a normal person. And a normal person he is not. He's a kook. So the house is still torn apart and we had to rush home from church so he can finish laying the carpet and I can stop going crazy from the mess!

But some good has come from this. I've got a great big box full of stuff for DI and I took my tree down yesterday and got all that stuff put away. That was about the only thing I could do yesterday since there was no room to manuever. My kids' room is packed with the entire playroom and all our camping gear. So yesterday Karter and his "dad", Zach "went camping". They rolled out their beds and roasted marshmallows (blocks stuck on the end of some hot wheel track). They crack me up.

We went to baby Fred's blessing today. I love that kid- he is the cutest, sweetest thing ever. I seriously miss him when I leave. But I had fun hanging out with all the friends and I'm so excited to meet baby June! And Benjamin/Trevor/Liam?

Then we had to go to church again. Zachary got to go to Sunbeams for the first time. He looked so cute sitting there trying to figure out what was going on. We got a new class too, which I love already. Such cute kids and my challenge from our last class is no longer an issue for me. He was my test for 2008. And Edward Cullen came to visit sharing time! Yeah, a big huge cutout of that ugly kid was staring at me from the back of the room- creepy. Rich thought maybe we'd be learning about eternal life (nerd) but it ended up being that he (the cutout, not Eddie) wasn't real and didn't have a spirit. But all the girls were yelling out "he's a vampire". Isn't it funny what a big deal Twilight has become?

Anyway, I'm gonna go crank up the heat and curl up with a blanket. It's freezing in here! Although, I'm sure it doesn't compare with Deb's house....

2009 Resolutions

Well keeping with tradition of copying Ash and Deb, I'm going to post my new years' resolutions. Maybe if I see them on here, I'll be more likely to achieve them. They are as follows:

** Get in shape (who doesn't have this one?).
I know I'm not fat but I could definitely use some excercise and healthy eating. I'm coming up on 30 and I have a feeling all the junk food and laziness is going to start catching up with me. Plus, I've got some lovely little love handles that are driving me CRAZY!!

**Be nicer to my family.
I feel like I'm basically a nice person but one of my downfalls is my temper. I yell a LOT. I hate the thought of my kids ever being scared of me and yelling probably doesn't help. And my dear husband would also appreciate me nagging less (I'm not making any promises on that one :)).

**Be more organized.
At work and at home. I used to be thee most organized person I knew. Lately, that has not been the case. But I know that being organized does help me get more done and spend less time doing it.

**Catch up on my scrapbooking.
Now that I've got my little craft corner set up, I should be able to do a little catching up. I've still got baby pics of Karter that haven't even been printed, let alone put in some kind of album. Plus, this is something I get to do for myself- which might help me be a nicer person.

**Channel my inner creativity.
I look at people like Deb and Josh and think it can't be that hard. But when I actually sit in front of something, nothing comes out. My mind goes blank. I would love to be that type of person that can just sit and create.

**Get our finances in order.
This is something that Rich and I will both have to work on. Bless his heart, he is trying so hard. I need to learn to control the impluse spending and budget better. Hopefully we can do this and it will lead to a house!! Here's hoping.....