Happy Valentine's Day!

I woke up to flowers, a clean kitchen, spotless dishes- and now I have time to blog because my love bug is cooking me dinner...geez Valentine's Day should be once a week if this is what happens!!! This afternoon we went ice-fishing- it was so romantic with a runny nose and frostbite. I caught the first and only fish of the day. I gave Jared an at home spa day with a full pedicure and massage complete with candle light and nature sounds. It has been a fun day and I am so grateful to spend quality time with my wonderful husband...now I just have to talk him into watching a chick flick later to finish of v-day.

No I'm not Muslim, I'm just freezing

Baby's gotta eat in Antarctica

Jared fishing from his "lazyboy"

You might be a redneck if...

Catch of the day.

What a Happy Boy!

This weekend I've got to spend lots of fun time with my nephew Caleb and his mom. He's been having seizures and had a cold, but this weekend he's been the happiest I've seen him in a while. He was being so adorable and playful that I couldn't help but post pics of the happy lil'boy! Jared & I are so thankful to see Caleb doing better and pray that is only gets better from here! Thanks for dinner Mary- the roast was delish and I'm so stuffed my rib hurt cause there's not enough room in my tummy.

One of those weekends

Oh geez- this weekend everything has been going wrong. First the dryer broke, which left me finding random places to hang dry all of our clothes around the apt. While Jared was trying to figure out the dryer I was doing some baking prep for the big game. I decided to check my ribs and pie crust and the coil in the oven was on fire- it looked just like a fourth of July sparkler! I was afraid the kitchen was going to explode and go up in flames!!! I yelled "JARED FIRE IN THE OVEN!!!" Jared got it to stop thank goodness, but now I'm out an oven. Jared and I thought our streak of bad luck was over until we got out of church and saw a flat tire. So now I am thinking about what all these things are trying to teach us...Jared and I were already stressed about finding plenty of work and covering the bills (being pregnant isn't cheap) before our eventful weekend. The lesson: Trust in the Lord. He will always provide sufficient for your needs. I thought that there are people who don't even have access to a oven, dryer, or car- and it has made me so much more aware of the blessings/opportunities/capabilities I do have and made be very grateful for each of them. We have always been able to make ends meet and I know it is because of paying a full tithe, living the gospel, and trusting in the Lord. On the way home from church I said, "What else is going could go wrong?!"...and I'd like to add for the record I've learned the lesson and don't need any more examples...please...

Here you can see the sparkler aftermath on the oven coil

What a nice husband I have to change my tire, even when it's freezing outside

At least we have these yummy and very creative sugar cookies from Nicole. Her secret to getting them so moist, fluffy, and thick...sour cream