And so it goes, and so it goes...

Just another update on Prop. 8 aftermath. I've talked with some who have hopes that the hatred and anger will fizzle out or die down. But, it hasn't and it won't. It truly is amazing to watch history happen in connection with such obvious moral issues.

Here is the article.

Have a happy New Year.

Two too sad events...

Well, make that three. I had my birthday recently and now I am much closer to age "30" than I'd like to be. I can feel the threat of being old looming in my future. Not really, it just is crazy how fast time flies. I need to get a lot more done.

The two really sad events are...

#1 I washed our ipod in the laundry. I had it in my sweatshirt pocket from when I went running that morning and never took it out. When I saw it lying in the drier, I felt a pit in my stomach. It was a gift from my brother.

My family was at my house when I discovered this tragedy and so, to console me, my parents gave me a new ipod for my birthday. They spoil me. Thanks so much mom and dad.

#2 This one is a doozy. I cringe just thinking about it. Tonight while making dinner, I grated the side of my finger on the cheese grater. It didn't hurt that bad it was just creepy to have happen. I checked the grater after I bandaged my finger and found some blood. ohhhhhhh blah. Don't worry, I thouroughly washed it before I finished making dinner.

Interesting Add in the New York Times

I know it's hard to read. Go to their website here to read more. It's concerning the aftermath of the Prop. 8 results.

Santa Baby

We went to see Santa Claus, not on purpose, but just because we were at the mall and there was no line. It was great.

Caleb seemed nervous at first, but I told him to go tell Santa he wanted a Buzz Lightyear and he ran over very excited. He recognizes Santa in pictures so I think he kind of knew what was going on.



Lucy was, of course, all smiles... and sockless, thus the blanket wrapped around her so her piggys don't show. (We were in a hurry and I left without putting socks on her)

Caleb was happy to be there, but he is still in his pioneer picture phase where he looks serious and stoic in all his pictures like they did in pioneer times. We've tried to teach him to show the difference between sad face and happy face. The result is he sucks on his lips for sad face and then yells "happy face" for his happy face which just makes his mouth open really wide instead of looking like a smile that I can use in a pictures like this one with Santa. Oh well.

After we were done, Caleb just sat there on Santa's lap while Santa just kept talking to him. They lady took their picture (because I didn't have my own camera, again, not a planned Santa visit) and we were done so quick. No lines, no crying, smooth as can be. I recommend going at 10 a.m. It's a great time AND the Provo Towne Center Mall's Santa is cute. The University Mall guy they advertise on the bill boards creeps me out a little bit.

Angel

So we FINALLY took pictures of Lucy's Halloween costume. Adam did it while I was not there so he forgot the tights and the halo isn't quite right, but, close enough. She really is still a little angel.





She has been making this face a lot lately, sucking on her lips.



And to make her even more angelic, she is starting to take a bottle! Three cheers for Lucy. Growing up so fast!

Thanksgiving

Sorry, no pictures of our Thanksgiving. I just forgot to pull my camera out of my purse.

We had a wonderful time spending Thanksgiving with Adam's family. We ended up staying two nights in a row. It was wonderful.

One thing I was very thankful for this Thanksgiving is that Caleb has cousins with whom he can rough house. Adam wrestles with Caleb almost everyday and, needless to say, Caleb loves it and wishes to share the fun with everybody, especially when he gets mad. Usually we have to stay on top of him, watch his every move while he's playing with other kids, but Adam's sisters kids just wrestle right back. I can't even explain what a relief it is to be able to let him just go off and play and not worry about him offending someone else's parents (because you know how parents feel when someone hurts their kid). It was a relaxing weekend for that reason alone. I LOVED it.

We are also so thankful for family. People say it all the time, but we all feel it deep down. It is a blessing to have such wonderful family on both sides with whom we love to spend time. We are grateful that we are close now, because it is very likely we will not be close after Adam graduates.

Thanks to everyone for a great Thanksgiving!