Jared and Leslie

The storm of Grattitude

2010-11-23T12:03:00.000-08:00

So today we are told we are awaiting a large storm. How large are we talking about? So far we know that school is canceled at 3pm, and some areas of the roads are going to be shut down... Yikes! This could be serious.
But this means more time off of school for Jared. Now what are we going to do? There is only so much Netflix that one can process in their mind. I suppose we can bake all week long. Hmmmmmmm
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
Here are some things we are grateful for:
-Family
-Spirituality
-Love
-Prayer
-Health
-Faith
-Life
-Music
-Talents
-Education
-Art
-Exercise
-Food
-Shelter
-Good food
-Netflix
-Nature
-Transportation
-Books/reading
-Technology
-Our computer
-Work/Employment!
-Freedom
-Communication
-Opportunity
-Blankets
-Clothing
-A clean home to live in
-Our relationships with others
-A safe community
-Entertainment
-Growth and learning
-Scriptures
-Journal writing
-Meditation
-To live within a visual distance of the Mt. Timp Temple

And much more, and not in any particular order.

November

2010-11-15T17:08:00.000-08:00

I almost forgot that this year has nearly ended. So, it's November. Halloween has come and gone like candy and Mason... That's another story of it's self.
This last month we have done a lot of baking and cooking. Nothing is as amazing as homemade food. Especially bread... We have mastered it! Good bread! It started out as rolls (in particular, Texas Roadhouse rolls), and now bread. We made the most amazing loaves of bread. warm bread=warm soul... lol
We have been making French bread too. Its evolved into cheese french bread. And honestly, its incredible. But, I think we'll put that on the back seat while we recover from overloading on carbohydrates.
Thanks to all of our friends who have commented on our last post. We love you all! and are so sorry for being so distant. We need to catch up with each of you. Speaking of catching up, We would love to start being social again. We haven't been very social. If anyone would like to have a dinner and game night, we would love to host. Our only set back is that you have to be ok with having a picnic or go Japanese style. We still don't have a kitchen table. Maybe for Christmas ;)
Update: we are caught up with "Glee"... It's quite the show, and is turning out to be quite the controversy for family television. But hey, its our guilty pleasure.
Update: Mason is kicking potty training in the bottom! He has finally met his standards for his potty training victory, and has since enjoyed Pirate Island Pizza. Has anyone been? If not, we highly recommend it. They have some good pizza, and the kids LOVE it! Cheers to Mason! May you always remain potty trained.
Update: Lilly had her first hair cut. She was having mullet fever, and so we cut it off. Now, she looks like Tinkerbell.
Well, Many hugs, and we love you all!
Bring on Thanksgiving! Bring it on! ;)

Public

2010-10-10T09:43:00.000-07:00

We have decided to go public again! Its been a year and a half since our last post. So for all 3 readers, here's what you've missed...
Well, there's not much to post there either so. No hard feelings. :)
Here are the things we enjoy these days:*Spending time with each other. Between school, work, and homework, we really enjoy each other's company. Thats good right? :)
*Playing "The Game of Life"... need I say more?<

*Watching TV shows, and Movies. Some of our favorites lately are: Glee, 30 Rock, There's another one that we won't mention (it's a guilty pleasure), Elmo's Healthy Habits for Life aka "5 fruits and vegetables" are a few to name.
*Making good food. Mmmm good food.
*Exercise... yes, we are still working on our fitness.
And that just about sums it up!

Here are the things we would like to do especially this month:
*Go to Lagoon... It's what fun is. And not to mention its Frightmares time.
*Go to a Haunted House. Some people hate these things, but we enjoy them. I suppose if we don't get around to it this year or just want to save money, we can just turn on the News, or Glen Beck. *See the following movies:
**Salt
**Toy Story 3
**Inception
**The Back-up Plan
**Clash of the Titans... To name a few.
*Disney Land... in the future
*A Caribbean Cruise, for just me and my hunny
*Get a TV... We still have a 20 year-old 17" Box TV. Hey we love it, but its all going HD these days... This will probably never happen as we have attempted 4 times now, and it hasn't gone through. We are also too busy to watch that much TV, even though it seems like that's all we do.
*Go on a date with out the kids

*Get Mason on a perfect schedule, like his sister Lilly

Life is really great. Its beautiful outside, and we are just happy to be alive.