October 25

1. Lucy has been trying to get another "party" planned here before school with her friends. I told her that today wasn't a good day, but it just worked out that one by one all of her friends came over and Lucy said "YES! I get my party after all." So we made lunch for them and they colored Halloween pictures.
2. I went to lunch with some friends to finally celebrate Hillary's birthday.
3. I got a massage and it was heavenly! Tanya booked a massage for me today as a birthday gift and it was so much fun. Thanks Tanya!
4. Watching the dark clouds move across the sky tonight. It was so amazing and I could feel the storm coming in.
5. Jason and Max working diligently on their cars for the Pinewood Derby.

October 25

1. Lucy's prayer..."Thank you for the young men and bless that they can do a good job on the Sacrament. ?? Bless that we can be grateful, and kind and not lie, and that we can always stand up for each other and bless my dad that he can be safe always."
2. Abbie had Callie and Katie over to play after school. She asked me to please have the house clean when they came over. Funny!
3. Watching Max play his first bball game. Wow he has improved so much from last year.
4. The kids all going in the gas station after to pick their favorite treat.
5. RoseAnn brought over a whole bunch more Family History info for me that she worked on for me today. I love her!
6. The snow. We actually had snowflakes fall this morning and we turned on some Christmas music and danced around. Lucy and Jayne ran around outside and screamed.

October 24

1. Angels helping us get ready for church. Jason and I walked in from our morning meetings at about 10:30. Church starts at 11:00 and no one was slightly ready, the house was a bomb, and our home teachers were at our house for our appointment that we forgot about. They stayed for about 10 minutes, and then we ran around the house frantically and made it to church with time to spare.
2. We got the Family History Center after all today for our lesson and it all worked out okay after a little stress.
3. Roseanne for staying late at the Family History Center tonight to help me find a name to take to the temple on Thursday. I've started to learn a little and have got the bug. It was the coolest thing in the world. I am ready to find some more.
4. Watching Max and Jason draft their team for Fantasy Basketball.
5. Turning on our fireplace for the season. Jayne loves it!

October 23

1. A BIG Victory over the # 1 ranked PG football team today. It was AWESOME!
2. The weather held out the whole game. It poured all the way up until we got there and then started raining the minute we got back into our cars. I
3. Miss Bybee came to watch Max and his buddies.
4. I just love to watch Emilee play volleyball! I almost always start to cry at every game. I want her to have something that she loves and feels confident at.
5. DATE NIGHT! I look forward to going out with Jason every week. Tonight we went to Carabas and had the best meal we've ever had. We sat at the bar and the watched the Pizza lady make the yummiest pizzas. She snuck us the most delicious apple dessert ever. Then we went and saw Secretariat. I'd like to tell you that it was so good but I'm not sure, I may have fallen asleep. I honestly have a sleeping problem. The lights dim and it is more than I can take. I promised I wouldn't, and no matter how hard I'd fight it my eyes would just close.

October 22

1. Watching Max and Jason over at the church at Bball practice.
2. The kids Spooktacular at the school. Everyone that helps put it on every year. It is my kids favorite activity of the year.
3. Jayne held on tight to her Dad as we walked through the spook ally. Lucy was brave as always, Emilee was there with some crazy headband on acting like a teenager with her friends, Max had his football jersey on cruising the school with his buddies, and Abbie loved every second of it. Jason was grouchy and impatient.
4. Getting my laundry room clean tonight and all clothes put away.
5. Little Cesar's 5 buck pizza for all events with the kids. So cheap!

October 21

1. A little cash in my wallet.
2. A new shirt in the mail from Jamie. I love it!
3. The great Stake RS training tonight.
4. Jason stuck his head into my meeting and I snuck out into the hall and gave him a hug. I left to the church with hard feelings and couldn't even think of anything else during the whole thing. I kept wanting to go find him and say sorry but he came and found me...even better.
5. Emilee not giving up on studying for her Spanish test. She hates Spanish and went to bed in tears so frustrated. Then she got back up @ 10:30 and came back up stairs and we studied more. I hope she did alright!

October 20

1. The day of Meagan's Halloween party has arrived. Lucy has never been so excited.
2. Making Halloween sugar cookies and having the kids decorated them after school.
3. Having Elle here tonight.
4. The kids working on their reflections.
5. Wendy for always having everything I do not. I borrowed food coloring and a poster from her today. Besides she helped Abbie make the cutest pillow case today for Activity days.

October 19

1. Lucy and her friends surprising me by picking everything up in the house. They had me close my eyes and walk down stairs and when I opened them I could see 3 of the biggest smiles ever. They were so proud of themselves.
2. Homemade bread and soup for dinner.
3. Bright red leaves on our back maple trees.
4. Max telling me that he has to color like a 4th grader now and taking forever on his homework.
5. Jayne loves her dad! She has cried for him all day and the minute she saw him a football practice she was completely content. She would only ride in his truck home and kept begging to sleep right next to him all night.

October 18

1. I can still sit out at football practice and enjoy the beautiful fall evenings.
2. Watching our Trek movie tonight for FHE.
3. Carpooling with my neighbors to school so I don't have to drive to the school 4 times a day.
4. Listening to my Lucy's prayers. "Bless us to say our prayers everyday...read our scriptures...follow the commandments... protect the earth... feel the holy spirit...and follow the holy ghost. Always so heartfelt and sincere.
5. Max got to go to the Space Center with his primary class today and hasn't stopped talking about his mission and how he saved everything.

October 17

1. McEwan and Max are such great buddies.
2. The nursery leaders.
3. Jayne held pretty still today in Sacrament Meeting and even fell asleep in my arms for a minute. She has been such a good little girl lately!
4. Dinner at home as a family.
5. That we had the greatest Fall Break ever!!! Beautiful weather, no homework, and enjoying every second of it!
6. Shauna for helping Emilee with her Personal Progress.

October 16

1. Jayne slept in until 8 :30 a.m.
2. Spending the full day staining our walls. Not having a clue what we were doing and Jason taking over and telling me that it is suppose to be artistic. ?? He was writing messages in the walls. No matter how many times I told him that it wasn't looking good, he insisted that I would like it.
3. Having him clean behind the fridge and oven and spent the day working and cleaning in the kitchen with me ALL day.
4. Lunch in the back yard and soaking in the most beautiful weather ever!
5. Lucy telling me "Are you going to paint it blue or brown? You need to pick one color and not both. It doesn't look good like that!"
6. Going up to SLC with my parents and my brothers to dinner. The delicious ribs, Bret and Matt's jokes, and being serenaded by the Mexican waiters. Then my parents stopped by to say hi to my kids.
7. Yarros for taking my girls swimming

October 15

1. Getting our carpets finally cleaned.
2. Getting a wild hair and painting our kitchen.
3. Jason insisting on getting the paint for less and his get er done attitude. We were up until 2:00 a.m. working and I kept telling him that I didn't think I liked it and maybe we should reconsider. He kept insisting on waiting until it was done to make a decision. Of course he wanted to be the main one in charge and painting and didn't want me to help out much. Which worked out because Jayne didn't feel too good so I spent most of the time holding her and trying to get her to sleep. Our kids are so concerned with the color and swear they will never bring their friends over again if it looks like that.
4. Jayne waited until I got her out of crib and down on the wood floors before she threw up tonight which made it a lot easier to clean up.
5. Abbie wanting to help and staying by us most of the night.

October 14

1. A fabulous day at Lagoon! The weather was absolutely perfect, it was all decorated so fun and spooky for frightmares, and I got to spend a full day with my family!
2. Craig and Teresa for watching Jayne so Jay and I could go on some of the big rides with the kids.
3. Lucy being so brave and going on everything like a trooper.
4. Watching Jason, Lewis, Craig, & Chris race the dragsters.
5. The comical experience after Jayne threw up in the line of the haunted house. And sitting back and laughing so hard after watching every one's reaction and people that just kept walking through it.
6. Jayne in her pink footie pajamas riding the cars over and over.
7. Taylor and his fast pitching arm.
8. Staying until late with our kids and getting on every ride with no lines.

October 13

1. Jayne learned how to say Hewo. (Hello) She puts her hand up to ear like she is talking on the phone.
2. Emilee has been grounded for the week and has been cleaning everyday after school. Wow, I have I needed her help!
3. Lucy telling me to make sure and bring my cell phone to the bank just in case somebody calls to invite her to a party.
4. Painting Abbie, Marlee, & Lucy's nails tonight for their late night.
5. Emilee has so many good friends. Tonight she got all ready in hopes to get some modeling gig at American Eagle with all of her friends, only to find out it was just a hoax.

October 12

1. Going through my girls closets and getting rid of the stuff that doesn't fit anymore.
2. Jason was back at the gym with me this morning.
3. Jayne's nap time.
4. Water. It still is and always will be my favorite drink. I have a glass of ice water at all times on my counter.
5. The Chilean miners are being rescued today after being stuck underground for 62 days. I am also grateful my husband is not a miner.

October 11

1. Going to Abbie's class for her spotlight. Her face beamed as we walked in. I got to share all of my favorite things about my cute girl, as well as share her favorite treat with the class, donuts. What a lucky mom I am to have her!! She brightens my every day!
2. Taking a donut down to Jason's office and seeing him busy at work. I love how excited he gets to see his little girls.
3. Going to the French's for FHE for "Malts".
4. Monday Night Football
5. Jayne's cute little piggie on top of her head. She looked so old to me today.

October 10 (10/10/10)

1. The millions of things Emilee does to help me. I came home from my meetings this morning with everyone bathed and dressed, and the Carter girls hair done by her. Then after church while I was out visiting sisters I came home and she had a pumpkin cheesecake made and ready to put into the oven. She found the recipe on line and just went to it. I was so glad because I was wondering how I would have time to put something together before going up to Wallsburg.
2. Dinner up at Mom's and Dad's. Her cute Halloween table, the yummy food, and being with Bret and his family.
3. How much Max loves his baby sister. He plays with her all day long and just adores her. He made me promise that I would put her in her 49ers shirt tomorrow. He wants her to be the little brother he's never had.
4. Making Abbie's poster for her spotlight tomorrow and seeing all of her cute pictures & hearing all the stories she wants me to tell.
5. Jayne went to nursery...(kinda) Abbie took her and dropped her off and I could hear the screaming clear down the hall. So I sat with her through Sunday School and then left her during Relief Society. She did cry on and off but the times that I checked on her she was doing okay. Thank you Bethany and Geralyn!

October 9

1. Going to 2 of Emilee's volleyball games.
2. Jason taking the whole family to Old Navy.
3. A clean garage after a full day cleaning up the pig pen.
4. Being able to walk in my cold storage after some serious cleaning out there too.
5. Having my whole family home together tonight. Emilee is grounded and it is killing her to have all of her friends out playing night games outside without her. I am happy she is home.

October 8

1. Going to Gainell's for our Relief Society late night. I loved listening to Jody Nichols and Sarah Bodine. Wow! Life is not fair. The great friends I have in my ward, the paraffin wax hand dip, and having one less thing to think about.
2. What a great up bringing I had as a child and such happy memories.
3. The gospel and the peace and happiness it brings!
4. The beautiful canyon right now. I love this time of year!
5. Jason waiting up for me.

October 7

1. Jason has been getting up with Jayne a time or two in the night because I am so exhausted. She even started calling his name.
2. Max started basketball practice today and has been out dribbling on our court all afternoon to get ready.
3. Going with Jason to glue his carpet on one of his jobs and then to the Provo Town Center.
4. No homework tonight because we worked so hard all week to have it done before hand.
5. Abbie got 100% on her pretest today and was so proud she called her dad the first thing after school.

October 6

1. Enduring the craziness of this morning. The Carter girls came over with wet hair to get their hair done before school. (Shauna is out of town) While I was trying to get Abbie's, Courtney's and Meagan's hair all done in about 5 minutes flat, Jayne pooed in the tub, peed all over the bathroom floor and rug, and put mascara all over her body. By the time they walked out the door to school I was ready to crawl back in bed and call it a day. Jayne is one of a kind!
2. Trying a new recipe out tonight for dinner.
3. Good reports from my kids teachers tonight at Parent teacher conference!
4. Going as a family to Taco Amigo for ice cream to celebrate.
5. Miss Mather and her positive happy attitude about teaching and learning. She is helping Abbie out so much and couldn't say enough kind things about my cute Abs.
7. Me and Abbie dying laughing over the butt crack.

October 5

1. Sleeping with my window open all night and listening to the rain.
2. A good movie on at the gym to help me through the torture.
3. Talking to James.
4. Shelly for helping me with the wax for our RS retreat.
5. Finally finding a treat for Lucy to take to her Kindergarten class that starts with the letter U. We spent an hour walking up and down every isle and there isn't such an item. We ran into Ray and he spotted these UTZ cheese puffs. Lucy was happy.

October 4

1. The amazing rain storm. It came down in buckets today and I loved it! Shauna actually drove me home from her house because it was coming down so hard.
2. Football practice was cancelled.
3. Finding a package of fresh shrimp in my fridge that I forgot I bought at Costco.
4. Ray took Jason to get some shots in his shoulder. I hope it gets better.
5. Sitting around in the family room for FHE - Lucy's conducting, all of us singing "Because I have been given much", in about 3 different keys, (all of them which were off), and talking about things that are important. And of course eating yummy ice cream after.
6. Jenny! Her cute smile and dimples and listening to her and Emilee laugh.

October 3

1. Staying home in our pj's all day long. Waffles and peaches for breakfast, cinnamon rolls from the Bentleys, and the beautiful weather!
2. The amazing talks and the spirit that comes from General Conference. I loved Elder Irings talk.
3. Laying on the beanbag next to Jason all day long and enjoying a little R & R.
4. Watching the Sportz filmz with Max down stairs.
5. Shauna and Chandler for helping EM with her Pre Algebra.

October 2

1. Watching Emilee play in her first volleyball game. She was nervous and unsure about the whole thing.
2. Another butt whooping in football, but who is counting. I love to see all my girls in their Viking jerseys cheering for their brother.
3. General Conference Weekend. My favorite weekend of the whole year!!!
4. Jason went to the Priesthood session with his Dad and brothers. I stayed home and put up our Halloween decorations with Lucy. I love her!! She kept asking where the rest of the decorations were. She'd like ghosts and bats and spiderwebs out on our front porch.
5. Jason came home to take me on a late night date up to Tsunami, our favorite, and then we actually stopped at Chocolate again. I love any alone time with him!!!

October 1

1. Secretly still celebrating by eating what ever I want.
2. Lucy and Meagan helping me mop and clean windows.
3. Getting our yard all cleaned up and ready for the next season.
4. Going out with the Adams and how they came running out their door.
5. Chocolate Cake from Chocolate.

September 30

1. 36 great, happy and healthy years.
2. All the happy birthdays and hugs from my kids.
3. Jayne trying to sing happy birthday to me.
4. Jason taking Jayne so I could go to lunch with my friends.
5. All the nice treats, gifts, and calls from the ones that I love!
6. A surprise stop by from Bret, Nic, & Matt.
7. Jason helping Max and Abbie get their "way to much" homework done. And it is all done for another week!!!

September 29

1. Jason taking me to get a new pair of jeans and a shirt for my birthday.
2. Watching Emilee do the Thriller dance at her ward talent show.
3. Her yummy brownies that she made to display.
4. Jason dunking the basketball and rapping with Dan for his talent.
5. Miss Bybee for helping me understand Max's math.

September 28

1. This unbelievably warm weather.
2. Taking Lucy and her friends to feed the ducks and to have a picnic at the park. She passed out duck invitations and was so excited.
3. Dinner already made and in the fridge.
4. Making it for 30 minutes on the stair climber.
5. Jason cleaning our bedroom.
6. A stop by visit from my Mom.

September 27

1. Growing up with Christy as one of my bestest friends.
2. An early early out day again.
3. Emilee could watch Jayne so I could go to lunch for my birthday with my mom and dad and Bret and Matt. It was so good to see Matt. It's been way to long and he looked so good!
4. Heather for picking up my carpool!!!
5. Going to Trafalga miniature golfing for FHE. Lucy has more luck than any girl I know. She can beat us all.
6. Watching Emilee at volleyball practice.
7. Making dinners to take to the Taylors.

September 26

1. Jason conducting and bearing his testimony.
2. Jason setting Emilee apart as the Beehive 2nd counselor.
3. Max stayed home and watched Jayne today because he wasn't feeling good. Church has never been so nice.
4. Grandma and Grandpa Miller's roastbeef dinner.
5. Sitting our on Yarro's lawn and enjoying the last of the Sunday sit outs. Jason rapped for us all.

September 25

1. Our early morning rides to Max's games with our whole family and our loud "football" music as we prepare for the big game.
2. Max is free from injury once again.
3. The girls making up there cheers on the sidelines and holding the break through poster.
4. Heather calling with an extra ticket to the BYU game so I could go and sit next to Jason and Max.
5. The comical evening with Jason being completely squished and having to share a seat with Heather, the smells, and the man crying behind us.