Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Millie update

This post is for family out in utah who got used to seeing Millie all the time and now haven't seen her for a month... She turned 11 months this week. She's a pro walker now (she's been walking for a month and a half) and is of course into everything. Here's a little bit more about what she's been up to...

She loves swimming (and having baths) This is her cool new pool.

She has 4 teeth now- got her top 2 a couple weeks ago (sorry, this is the only photo we have with the top teeth showing)

Josh got this little German outfit in Germany this summer.


She knows how to go up AND down the stairs but that wasn't enough from her... she discovered how to climb up the back side of the stairs (actually I think she picked it up off her little 2 year old friend.)


She likes practicing how to use her spoon, needless to say, she hasn't mastered it yet.

Her favorite thing is to grab a piece of fruit from the fruit basket and chomp on it- she'll eat a whole nectarine or plum.

She had an eye check up (at Josh's school) She had her eyes dilated so they could check stuff, she wasn't a fan of that, but she enjoied these glasses they gave her.

I found this life jacket at target for $6 (summer clearance) and thought it'd be come in very handy some day- millie HATED it, so naturally Josh got a kick out of it. Meanie.
oh, and her "words"
-ma ma & da da
- dog
-jesus
-banana
And the best, if you ask her what an owl says she'll say "Whoo"

Thursday, September 17, 2009

electronically challenged continued...

things that broke today...

we replaced my car battery yesterday. I drove my car and it ran great and had so much power then today my car wouldn't start. (apparently a piece to the battery cable has fallen of.) after I discovered we were stranded we went inside and turned on Baby einstein- T.V. blacked out after 10 min. and will not turn back on (this is our second t.v. since coming home. We got it used from a friend) I'm so sad!!!

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

electronically challenged

We had been feeling bad for our friends because they had been "Automotivly challenged"- they kept having random expensive car troubles. Then we starting having all sorts of things break and decided we were electronically challenged. In the past 2 weeks-
Sep 3- arrived home to a broken DVD player
Sep 4- found our travel DVD player to be broken (just used it the day prior)
Sep 6- my phone broke, I could text and someone could call me and hear what I was saying but I couldn't hear them
Sep 7- Josh's phone broke- just completely froze
Sep 9- got new phones
Sep 10- Josh is driving home from school and his "manifold" to his muffler started falling off and was dragging under his car the whole 15 miles... now we start to become not only electronically challenged but automotively challenged too. NO!
Sep 10- my new phone was defective and broke, went back, traded phone
Sep 14- computer just randomly shuts down and will not turn back on
Sep 16- go out to start my car and it won't start- battery's dead. completely (The car people kept telling me it was getting old)

I had some good photos to post, but, until our computer's up and running I'll just have to make boring posts like this. BUT- the good news of my life is that today the Pest control people are coming. AMEN! get those cockroaches and spiders outa my life!!!

Saturday, September 12, 2009

just me tonight

I do not being home alone, certanily not! (because I just get so darn scared!- you'd think i'd get over it by now) BUT there is something to be said about a warm quiet night, millie asleep, sitting on my bed of a nice CLEAN room, wearing my favorite sweats, checking out your great blogs, eating a nice big bowl of Ice cream (ok, my 2nd nice big bowl) while a loaf of bread bakes in the oven... so peacefull, so relaxing! So though I love ya Josh, and don't like to be home alone, sometimes it's SO nice just to have some "me time"

Friday, September 11, 2009

land of the delta blues


We've been back in Memphis for 2 weeks now. I was excited to come back, crazy, i know!
here are 14 reasons I'm glad to be back, 1 for each day we've been here

1. Magnolia trees

2. Beautiful sunsets

3. The chance you have of crossing paths with a fox while out running

4. Tall beautiful trees everywhere

5. The "sweet" smell in the air (rachel H., I see what you were talking about now)

6. My ward and friends! such great people

7. BBQ nachos

8. Howards doughnuts

9. Super yard sales

10. Beautiful houses (I love the houses/mansions on Riveredge drive, and the row houses on forest-hill Irene)

11. Janie and Jack in germantown, well, just Germantown in general

12. Collierville arlington road (through the country)

13. SUPER friendly people in the stores - always wanting to talk.

14. collierville town square
Bonus: turtle bayou on the trail by chick-filet

Friday, September 04, 2009

Proud owner of...

I'm the owner of 18 new mosquito bites. Any secret remedies would be appreciated.