Something good happens every day. Here's what happened in January 2015:
Thu 1/1/15: We welcomed 2015 with our annual Harman/North family get-to-together at the bowling alley. Lizzy and David played their own games this year. David ended up ahead of Lizzy with 109 points. We enjoyed having lunch with the Harmans, and playing games. Brad and I played two new games with Marian and Gordon: Once Upon a Time (a storytelling game), and Bubble Talk (kind of like the game Apples to Apples).
Fri 1/2/15: I had a lovely afternoon with Brad at the Jordan River Temple, and then later at Romano's Macaroni Grill. This now makes two childless dates, two weekends in a row. One of Brad's vendor at work gave him a $100 gift card to the Macaroni Grill for Christmas, so we ended up not spending any money on our date. I think free dates are the best.
Sat 1/3/15: All I can thing about is TOMORROW IS DOWNTON DAY!!! Hooray! I have been waiting a whole year for this.
Sun 1/4/15: Brad stayed home with the little ones today while I went to church with Scott and Emma. It was nice coming home after church at noon instead of later in the day. I had put some ingredients for beef strew in the crock-pot before we left for church, and it was almost done by the time we got back. It made the house smell lovely, and it was very tasty, too. Tonight we watched the first episode of Downton Abbey, Season 5, and it was fantastic! I love all the drama. Can't wait for next week!
Mon 1/5/15: Poor little Lizzy burned her hands today while Emma was making hard candy for her Science Fair Project. Emma knew right away what to do to help Lizzy, which helped a lot in the end. I am grateful for Emma. She's such a good big sister.
Tue 1/6/15: I woke up feeling sick (again), but thankfully I was well again by the end of the day. Michelle Moon sent me some cute photos of a crochet peaked hat she would like me to crochet for her. I told her it would be fun if we could trade off some homemade crafts. She's making me some bracelets and a bag. I'm making her the hat and some headbands. This is going to be fun!
Wed 1/7/15: Brad introduced me to power posing tonight. I was amazed by how much body language effects the chemicals in our body, and can help us or hinder us in becoming more confident and happy. If we stand up with our hands on our hips and our legs stretched out, like a Wonder Woman pose, our testosterone increases while our stress chemicals decrease. I want to do more power poses. I can always use a little more confidence.
Thu 1/8/15: I love "Papa" loving me. Are we really not considered newlyweds anymore?
Fri 1/9/15: Scott and Brad had a wonderful evening at the McLean's house with our next door neighbor, Matthew Stewart. They were doing some home teaching. Scott drew a "Bat-Olaf" for Moira, Kella, and Enna McLean, which turned out to be a big hit. There was a lot of geeky talk when they came home tonight. I always consider that a good thing.
Sat 1/10/15: Brad and I sneaked out of the house and went on a mini-date to Walmart while Scott and Emma took care of the little ones. It was so nice getting out of the house and getting some one-on-one time with Brad. We brought home some pepperoni pizza, which was delicious. After dinner, Scott and Emma got all dressed up for their youth dance tonight. It was Emma's first time going. She looked very pretty in her maroon dress from her Aunt Rachel. When she got home, she told us that she danced her first every slow dance with Dante Richardson. I thought that was awesome.
Sun 1/11/15: Brad, the little ones, and I went to Grandma's house for dinner tonight. My favorite part of the night was talking to my mom about babies and pregnancies. My mother had such hard time with her pregnancies. It's amazing that she had me and my sisters. I shared my experiences with pregnancies and labor, too, and how difficult it was to have David in the NICU after he was born. I still get anxious when I think about it. But you know what? I still want to have another baby, despite how hard pregnancies and babies are. There's nothing quite like bringing a baby into the world, and I long for repeating that process.
Mon 1/12/15: My highlight of the day was finishing Michelle's peaked hat. It's so darling. Now I want to make one for me, too. I absolutely love the pattern. I started working on her headbands next, while Brad and I watched "X-Men: Days of Future Past." Such a good movie! If it didn't have the F-word and Hugh Jackman's bare butt in it, I would consider owning it.
Tues 1/13/15: I love it when Lizzy has "easy" homework. She's a much happier camper when she knows how to do the work. She still struggles with identifying numbers and letters.
Wed 1/14/15: I liked snuggling with Bradley early in the morning, as well as late tonight. He kept me nice and warm. Mmm, he's lovely.
Thu 1/15/15: Saw a pretty doe attempting to cross the street while I was driving the kids to school this morning. It was my first time seeing one alive and close up near our home. My guess is that they follow the train tracks from the mountains in search for food when it's cold.
Fri 1/16/15: I posted my finished hat and headbands on Facebook today. I good a lot of good feedback from friends, including 5 more hat orders. Michelle is very excited. I'm looking forward to seeing the cute things she's making for me, too.
Sat 1/17/15: Brad and I did a lot of cleaning today. I was actually surprised by how much fun it was to spend time with him cleaning. He's a good husband, and fun to talk to and be around. We finished watching "The Return of the King" after we were done with our chores. Gosh, that movie still makes me cry. There's no way for me to count how many times I've watched it. I'll never be tired of it.
Sun 1/18/15: It was nice going to Jake Richardson's Court of Honor tonight. He got his Eagle at only 14 years old. I was very impressed. Brad and I took the little ones over to Bruce and Loralee's house afterward, to spend some time with them before Bruce leaves back to Vernal in the morning.
Mon 1/19/15: I love my mother. Today she showed up at my house at 7:15 in the morning to help me clean my house. We spent most of the morning deep cleaning my kitchen-- washing the floors, reorganizing my appliances, and cleaning every inch of my counter tops. As she was pulling out the microwave, to clean up the crumbs hiding underneath, she was quite surprised to spot a HUGE freakishly-looking spider perched on the wall, staring back at her. I instantly recognized it as a Halloween decoration, but my mother did not. I tried to tell her it was not real, but she took one look at it, jumped about 3 feet, and screamed. Then, of course, she laughed hard when she realized what it was. I was laughing, too, and had to grab my camera to capture the moment with some photos. I wish I had taken a video instead, because right after I snapped a few shots, the spider "jumped" off the wall and landed next to her hand. She of course, proceeded to scream again. It was hilarious. I don't think I'll ever forget that.
Tue 1/20/15: It was lovely having Scott and Emma home tonight. I can always tell that they're happy to be home after they've been gone for a while. Brad stayed up late laughing and talking with Scott tonight. It makes my heart happy to see them together. They are such geeks.
Wed 1/21/15: I always love seeing how excited Lizzy gets when she sees Valeen in the van when I pick her up from school. She squeals and runs to the van. Wednesdays are always called "Valeen Day" at our house.
Thu 1/22/15: Brad has been playing church basketball with other men from our ward. It's nice seeing him get more into the athletic spirit.
Fri 1/23/15: Emma watched "The Giver" with Brad and I tonight. I did not have high hopes for it, because of the reviews I saw prior to watching it, but I was pleasantly surprised. It was very similar to the book.
Sat 1/24/15: Brad and I cleaned some more today, but it was fun, because we did it together. I like to hang out with my husband. We took a break in the afternoon to watch "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes." I liked the story, although it was quite depressing. My highlight was working on the hats for my previous Long Beach neighbor, Karen Suasti. I'm crocheting five hats for her.
Sun 1/25/15: We had another home-run for FHE this afternoon. Scott gave us the lesson this time, and he did an awesome job. We had a lengthy discussion about seeing Heavenly Father's hands in our lives. I brought up how Brad and I found each other almost 10 years ago, and how everything fell into place for us to find each other in the perfect time and place in our lives. I know Heavenly Father helped guide me to Brad. I am grateful for my marriage and family.
Mon 1/26/15: My lovely mother spent the day with me again. We cleaned the house, took the kids to the park (it was actually warm enough!), and made some delicious bread pudding together. It has been very nice having her come over to help me. She says she wants to come over next Monday, too. I think she's spoiling me.
Tue 1/27/15: I am really enjoying the new Marvel TV show, "Agent Carter." It's a fun show, and I have been looking forward to watching it every week. I love Peggy Carter's hair and dresses she wears. The 40's were a fun decade for fashion. I would love to see that style come back again in full force.
Wed 1/28/15: We had a neighborhood scare today. One of our neighbors on the next street south of us was attacked by a 19-year-old Hispanic man, who also lives nearby. We had police officers swarming our neighborhood. The police even took a K-9 unit into our backyard in search of the criminal. It scared me pretty bad when I saw them. But they found the young man, with the help from members from our ward. I am thankful for my Relief Society group page on Facebook, and for the network of sisters I have in my neighborhood who keep me informed when events like this happen.
Thu 1/29/15: I am addicted to Family Search! Brad introduced me to it over the last week, and I finally decided to dive into it and discover my family history line. I spent the entire day researching my Whitcomb side of the family, where most of my nobility lines are found. It was neat to discover that I am descended from kings and queens of Europe. I became very excited when I found out one of my lines goes all the way back to Richard I of Normandy, and then to kings and queens of Sweden in the 1st century. That was so incredibly awesome!
Fri 1/30/15: The family history bug has hit me hard. Today my dad challenged me to find some Scottish bloodlines, so I spent the entire afternoon combing through names and places on our family history tree. Most of our ancestors immigrated from England, but I finally found some Scottish immigrants. James Johnston traveled from Scotland to Massachusetts in the late 1600s with his two sons, John and Alexander. John and Alexander married two american girls, and each had sons. My great grandfather George Collier Wise is descended from the two brothers from two different lines. His father is descended from John Johnson and his mother is descended from Alexander Johnson. So my great, great, great grandparents were distant cousins, and probably didn't even know it. I thought that was pretty neat.
Sat 1/31/15: Brad and I had a 4-in-the-bed morning with our two early-rising, happy and squirmy children. There's nothing quite like frozen little toes on warm flesh first thing in the morning. But it was nice to get warmed up with lots of cuddles, snuggles, and tickle fights.
Tues 1/13/15: I love it when Lizzy has "easy" homework. She's a much happier camper when she knows how to do the work. She still struggles with identifying numbers and letters.
Wed 1/14/15: I liked snuggling with Bradley early in the morning, as well as late tonight. He kept me nice and warm. Mmm, he's lovely.
Thu 1/15/15: Saw a pretty doe attempting to cross the street while I was driving the kids to school this morning. It was my first time seeing one alive and close up near our home. My guess is that they follow the train tracks from the mountains in search for food when it's cold.
Fri 1/16/15: I posted my finished hat and headbands on Facebook today. I good a lot of good feedback from friends, including 5 more hat orders. Michelle is very excited. I'm looking forward to seeing the cute things she's making for me, too.
Sat 1/17/15: Brad and I did a lot of cleaning today. I was actually surprised by how much fun it was to spend time with him cleaning. He's a good husband, and fun to talk to and be around. We finished watching "The Return of the King" after we were done with our chores. Gosh, that movie still makes me cry. There's no way for me to count how many times I've watched it. I'll never be tired of it.
Sun 1/18/15: It was nice going to Jake Richardson's Court of Honor tonight. He got his Eagle at only 14 years old. I was very impressed. Brad and I took the little ones over to Bruce and Loralee's house afterward, to spend some time with them before Bruce leaves back to Vernal in the morning.
Mon 1/19/15: I love my mother. Today she showed up at my house at 7:15 in the morning to help me clean my house. We spent most of the morning deep cleaning my kitchen-- washing the floors, reorganizing my appliances, and cleaning every inch of my counter tops. As she was pulling out the microwave, to clean up the crumbs hiding underneath, she was quite surprised to spot a HUGE freakishly-looking spider perched on the wall, staring back at her. I instantly recognized it as a Halloween decoration, but my mother did not. I tried to tell her it was not real, but she took one look at it, jumped about 3 feet, and screamed. Then, of course, she laughed hard when she realized what it was. I was laughing, too, and had to grab my camera to capture the moment with some photos. I wish I had taken a video instead, because right after I snapped a few shots, the spider "jumped" off the wall and landed next to her hand. She of course, proceeded to scream again. It was hilarious. I don't think I'll ever forget that.
Tue 1/20/15: It was lovely having Scott and Emma home tonight. I can always tell that they're happy to be home after they've been gone for a while. Brad stayed up late laughing and talking with Scott tonight. It makes my heart happy to see them together. They are such geeks.
Wed 1/21/15: I always love seeing how excited Lizzy gets when she sees Valeen in the van when I pick her up from school. She squeals and runs to the van. Wednesdays are always called "Valeen Day" at our house.
Thu 1/22/15: Brad has been playing church basketball with other men from our ward. It's nice seeing him get more into the athletic spirit.
Fri 1/23/15: Emma watched "The Giver" with Brad and I tonight. I did not have high hopes for it, because of the reviews I saw prior to watching it, but I was pleasantly surprised. It was very similar to the book.
Sat 1/24/15: Brad and I cleaned some more today, but it was fun, because we did it together. I like to hang out with my husband. We took a break in the afternoon to watch "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes." I liked the story, although it was quite depressing. My highlight was working on the hats for my previous Long Beach neighbor, Karen Suasti. I'm crocheting five hats for her.
Sun 1/25/15: We had another home-run for FHE this afternoon. Scott gave us the lesson this time, and he did an awesome job. We had a lengthy discussion about seeing Heavenly Father's hands in our lives. I brought up how Brad and I found each other almost 10 years ago, and how everything fell into place for us to find each other in the perfect time and place in our lives. I know Heavenly Father helped guide me to Brad. I am grateful for my marriage and family.
Mon 1/26/15: My lovely mother spent the day with me again. We cleaned the house, took the kids to the park (it was actually warm enough!), and made some delicious bread pudding together. It has been very nice having her come over to help me. She says she wants to come over next Monday, too. I think she's spoiling me.
Tue 1/27/15: I am really enjoying the new Marvel TV show, "Agent Carter." It's a fun show, and I have been looking forward to watching it every week. I love Peggy Carter's hair and dresses she wears. The 40's were a fun decade for fashion. I would love to see that style come back again in full force.
Wed 1/28/15: We had a neighborhood scare today. One of our neighbors on the next street south of us was attacked by a 19-year-old Hispanic man, who also lives nearby. We had police officers swarming our neighborhood. The police even took a K-9 unit into our backyard in search of the criminal. It scared me pretty bad when I saw them. But they found the young man, with the help from members from our ward. I am thankful for my Relief Society group page on Facebook, and for the network of sisters I have in my neighborhood who keep me informed when events like this happen.
Thu 1/29/15: I am addicted to Family Search! Brad introduced me to it over the last week, and I finally decided to dive into it and discover my family history line. I spent the entire day researching my Whitcomb side of the family, where most of my nobility lines are found. It was neat to discover that I am descended from kings and queens of Europe. I became very excited when I found out one of my lines goes all the way back to Richard I of Normandy, and then to kings and queens of Sweden in the 1st century. That was so incredibly awesome!
Fri 1/30/15: The family history bug has hit me hard. Today my dad challenged me to find some Scottish bloodlines, so I spent the entire afternoon combing through names and places on our family history tree. Most of our ancestors immigrated from England, but I finally found some Scottish immigrants. James Johnston traveled from Scotland to Massachusetts in the late 1600s with his two sons, John and Alexander. John and Alexander married two american girls, and each had sons. My great grandfather George Collier Wise is descended from the two brothers from two different lines. His father is descended from John Johnson and his mother is descended from Alexander Johnson. So my great, great, great grandparents were distant cousins, and probably didn't even know it. I thought that was pretty neat.
Sat 1/31/15: Brad and I had a 4-in-the-bed morning with our two early-rising, happy and squirmy children. There's nothing quite like frozen little toes on warm flesh first thing in the morning. But it was nice to get warmed up with lots of cuddles, snuggles, and tickle fights.
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