Happy Birthday Ashley!

This will be the first and only post this year, the blogging world is for the birds, but for my wife I wanted to write a message where other people can know how I feel about her.  Ashley, you have no idea how much you mean to me.  I love your sweet sensativity, even though sometimes my blunt ways of saying things get me in trouble.  I love your sense of humor, even though sometimes I just shake my head-I know you wish I laughed more-your impressions are usually right on.  I love that you cry during abandoned animal commercials, or extreme home makeover, even though I try to change the channel so you don't cry because it gets me all teary eyed too.  I love that you dance, even though I'm not the biggest ballet fan unless you are on stage.  I love the stories about your day, even though I sometimes can't take my eyes off the tv while your talking.  I love your home baked sweets, even though I complain we eat too much sugar.  I love watching you teach primary, even though the kids drive both of us crazy.  I love you because you are so beautiful outside and in, I love you because you motivate me to always be better and not to give up even when things are diffiicult.  I love you because you forgive my weaknesses and love me for me.  I love you so much, you are my everything.   Happy Birthday Sweetheart!

Why...

Do you ever just wonder WHY...?
Why me, Why Them, Why her, Why him, Why you
Lately I have been really thinking about lifes ups and downs and why some things just are the way they are! Why do bad things happen to good people and good things happen to bad people? And yes I know the answer to that and I realize that life is not fair! When people do wrong there are consequences but I think that at some point the people that do right should be rewarded for it!! Can you imagine what it would be like if life were fair??? wow what a world that would be and sometimes I wonder why it can't be like that. I know all things happen for a reason but I don't get why some trials are brought into our lives. We all struggle at some point in life but some do for longer periods of time and it seems like the storm will never be over. I wonder if people will always struggle with certain things or always have the same trials. Life is hard and I guess we will never understand until it is all over and we can see the bigger picture. I just wonder sometimes.

HAPPY 2009

We had a fun and fabulous Christmas! Thanks to our families who spoiled us this year, we got some well needed gifts. I love this time of year because the fun just keeps coming. I hope all of you had a great Christmas and I wanted to wish you all a Happy New Year! Love Ya!

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Freaking Snow!!!

Well today I had the privilege of driving home on the freeway during the BLIZZARD!! I could not see anything around me! It also didn't help that a huge truck kept drenching my windshield with ice balls. My whippers froze up and just began to smear the ice across my windshield making it impossible for me to see!! At this point I was freaking out!! I was sliding back and forth and couldn't see a thing and I was headed up around the point of the mountain. I called Mikkel and began sobbing because I thought that I was going to die, as if he could do anything anyways. He told me to calm down and be careful but for some reason I wanted him to just make the snow go away. I calmed down and decided to crank up the defrost to see if it would melt the ice chunks on my whipper blades. At this point I had said some bad words and was trying to find just a few clear inches on my windshield. I leaned over to the passenger side because the windshield was less icy over there. I got the biggest cramp in my back from leaning over but luckily the defrost had melted some of the ice. I was now almost to my exit and I was counting the cars that were sliding off the road. I figured that If I got stuck going up the hill to my house then I could walk the rest of the way. My goal was to just make it down the off ramp. I just wanted to be inside my house and I had to pee so bad. I came down the off ramp and totally just ran the stop sign because I wouldn't have made it if I had stopped. The rest of the way up hill I just pressed the gas pedal as hard as I could, sliding and screeching all the way. I finally made it to my street and I had one more hill to go and then It was straight into my garage. I pressed the garage door opener before I got there so I wouldn't have to stop in our sloped driveway. I started to turn into the drive way but I slide and got stuck in our shrubs!! I got out and grabbed a shovel, dug my self out, backed my car up, and gunned it up the drive way. I had made it... I had accomplished something that I fear every winter and I did it with almost bald tires and no 4 wheel drive. I am proud of myself (but not for swearing, bawling uncontrollably, and running a stop sign!) I am not going to be trying that ever again!
Have any of you had fun experiences like that this winter?

My Great Husband!!

I just have to brag about how wonderful my Hubby is!! Last night I went to party that my dance students threw. I was gone for about three hours and when I came home the house spotless!! I had been dreading cleaning all week and knew that come Saturday I would be sweeping, scrubbing, and dusting away! But now I don't have to! He did everything- Scrubbed bathrooms, dishes, laundry, carpets (shampooed and vacuumed), swept, dusted, and mopped! He said, "Now you can go shopping all day tomorrow!" This was very unexpected and totally amazing.

Thanks Babe! I love you so much!