Friday

December 30

1. Jason called it a day early.
2. After an all day chase, I've sent my passport stuff in. I hope it gets here in time.
3. Emilee had new friends over tonight.
4. We set up Just Dance down stairs on the wii. Did I mention I kick butt?
5. An interesting night with the Taylors. Emilee is still in shock.

Wednesday

December 29

1. Jason and I are headed to Mexico. I have NEVER been so excited.
2. Talking to my mom on the phone several times a day.
3. Emilee has Jr. for a good buddy.
4. Bribing Lucy, Millie, & Mariah, to help me clean for slurpees.
5. Texts from Emilee.
6. Being inside all day on this slushy, snowy day.

December 28

1. My new attempt with green smoothies. Max loved them.
2. Shauna took Abbie to play basketball today and then spoiled her all day.
3. A Cafe Rio Steak Salad.
4. Max completely breaking down because he didn't want Jayne to die from the paint thinner fumes.
5. My late night in front of the fire writing a letter.

December 27

1. A day to slow down and breathe.
2. Having the kids around to entertain Jayne.
3. Going with Jason and Jayne to exchange a few Christmas items.
4. Jason rode the escalators with Jayne 200 times while I got a few things done.
5. Emilee has been so happy and easy going the past few days. Maybe her phone has brought a new change.

Monday

December 26

1. Our family has been so healthy over the holidays.
2. Chocolate Sundae pie in the fridge.
3. New clothes for my kids to wear to church.
4. Jayne has been sleeping in between Ab's and Lucy all night.
5. The talks today on Hope.

December 25

1. My knowledge of Jesus Christ. His birth, his life, and his resurrection.
2. My kids slept in until 7:00 am.
3. Watching the fun of each gift being open.
4. Emilee seemed content without her phone, and then we gave her, her one last gift.
5. New clothes to wear.
6. Yummy Christmas breakfast at Millers.
7. Dancing to the wii.
8. A new camcorder.
9. Having both of our parents stop by Christmas Night.
10. A perfect Christmas!

December 24

1. A yummy Christmas Eve breakfast at my Grandma Bowden's club house. She was so happy to have all of her familly there and looked so cute. She kept telling me that she knew she was suppose to being doing something but she couldn't remember what.
2. Making pies and an egg nog cake with Em.
3. Last last minute shopping with Jason. (I love him.) We went to Costco 3 times. But I think we are ready, finally.
4. Going Ice Skating with my parents and the Clarks. Having the whole ice skating rink to ourselves. Watching Jason and Lucy skate together. And then Jayne just cruising around the rink in her shoes.
5. Christmas Eve dinner at Bret's. A yummy meal, Tyler playing his guitar, Nicole's book, and an ice cream maker I can't wait to try. I love being with my family.
5. Christmas jammies from Gramma Miller. My kids were so excited to wear them to bed.
6. Jason talking to the kids around the tree and telling them his love for the Savior.
7. Watching each kid pick out one gift to open. Abbie got some sweats, Lucy some markers, Emilee a shirt, and Max wanted to wait until the morning.
7. Jason doing dishes and cleaning up as I finished wrapping.
8. It was a perfect day!

December 23

1. It's getting closer. Today we got the house all clean and ready for Santa.
2. Last minute shopping all by myself.
3. Heading to Salt Lake with the kids. Eating at Bucca de Pepi? Yummy!
4. Bundling up and walking around Temple Square as a family. I had flash backs of being there with my parents as a kid. We watched Mr. Krugars Christmas, saw the Nativity, walked through the old Conference Center, and loved it all.
5. All the yummy treats that we just keep getting by the dozens.
6. I love Christmas music!
7. I love my family!

December 22

1. Going to visit my Grandma's with the kids. My Grandma Clark lives at the Seville and was all dressed up in her sparkly Christmas sweater and looked happy. We sang to her and she gave Lucy and Jayne the cutest little peekaboo babies.
2. Max telling me thank you for taking him there. He said he likes visiting old people.
3. Having a Utah vs Boise State Party down stairs.
4. Miss Bybee's texts.
5. Jayne's long naps.

Wednesday

December 21

1. A sparkling clean basement and toy closet. More work with my kiddos.
2. Going to Kneaders with my visiting teachies tonight for yummy bread pudding.
3. All the fun Christmasing...Made Chex mix, delivered more gifts, wrapped and wrapped.
4. Waking up to a foot of snow! It hasn't stopped snowing for two solid days. I love the snow for the Holidays. My kids have been out playing in it all day long.
5. Jayne is saying more words day by day. All of sudden she is talking.

Monday

December 20

1. Clean closets in all of my kids rooms. I made them clean their rooms sparkly to get ready for any new Santa surprises. Boy was in necessary!!!!
2. A full cart full of groceries and Christmas today. Getting ready for our big week!
3. Having Emilee, Dillon, & Jun help me with the neighbor gifts.
4. Jason coming home with the Christmas Spirit!! I can't ever remember him coming home so happy. Emilee and I kept looking at each other trying to figure out what happened. He was singing Christmas Carols, dancing, helped clean up all of the mess we had out from all of our gift making. He was offering up dollars to the kids as they helped do different jobs around the house. He helped get dinner on and then he cheerfully loaded everyone up and helped us pass out our neighbor gifts. Now he is down stairs cuddled up with the kids watching the Polar Express. (Let's hope it lasts throughout the week!)
5. Taking the kids over to the French's to see their amazing gingerbread house!! Then we all went down to their Malt Shop and he made us yummy chocolate malts. What a cute couple!
6. A call from my parents this morning that has changed my thoughts.

Sunday

December 19

1. Shauna coming over this morning before Church to take our family's picture.
2. Jason cleaning the house this morning.
3. Our fabulous Christmas Sacrament Meeting. The Ruff's talks, Max and Abbie, & Jason singing with the choir.
4. Going caroling with the RS presidency and delivering baskets.
5. Soren and Nina as our Home Teachers.
6. Playing the Just Dance Wii game tonight. I can work Emilee.
Jason definately has 2 left feet.

December 18

1. Getting up early to go shopping with my girls. We did our angel tree shopping and it was so fun to have the girls help me pick stuff out for Marisol. I hope she has a happy Christmas.
2. Max and Jason meeting us to help us find a mini camcorder. Max was so excited to be helping someone else.
3. Jason took all of the kids home and I spent the rest of the day shopping. By the time I was done, I was carrying my shoes because my feet hurt so bad.
4. Going out to Westlake for Max's game.
5. The ward Christmas party and Coletti's yummy chicken and roast beef.
6. Watching the Christmas Mormon ad's with Jason.

December 17

1. Going with Lucy and Jayne to find an angel tree.
2. Shauna calling me and telling me to let Jayne sleep, when I was suppose to be helping in Max's class.
3. Going late and helping all of the cute kids in Max's class make stockings for the women's shelter. Thank you Shauna for all of your hard work.
4. Meeting the Carters for dinner.
5. Getting a little more shopping with Jay at the mall.

December 16

1. Helping with Lucy's Christmas party. Have I told you how much I love her and her cute age? What will I do when she is gone all day long?
2. Heather ended up coming to help. It was sheer chaos! Jayne ruining everything she touched, hot chocolate spilling every second, the polar express bell necklaces getting completely tangled. AHH!
3. Going to the Christmas Sing to listen to my 3 adorable singers. Merry Christmas Lindon Elementary.
4. Brick Oven as a family and driving around downtown Provo to see the Christmas lights.
5. All the cute presents my kids bring home for me from school. Lucy made me the cutest magnets with her picture on it and Abbie made an adorable Christmas frame.

Thursday

December 15

1. Jason can stay home with the kids in the morning and get them off to school while I am being tortured at the dentist.
2. Talking to Kelly.
3. Jason's help making dinner and cleaning the kitchen.
4. When I ask "What stinks?" Jayne points to herself and says, "Naynie!"
5. Every night when I read the kids a Christmas story around the tree, Max cries. He tries to hold it in, but he is just to tender hearted.

Wednesday

December 14

1. Two long sleeve T- shirts.
2. Costco pizza with my girls before taking Lucy to Kindergarten. She looked so cute in her pj's for Polar Express day. She was a little nervous to wear her footie pj's so she had me walk her in her class cause she didn't want them to laugh.
3. Going on the Polar Express as a family. Thank you Anderson family for doing this every year! We love it! And Thank you Sherri for considering me a friend and inviting us.
4. Emilee gets herself up and ready all by herself each morning. I am home from the gym or up to read scriptures with her every morning, but this morning I slept right through it. I didn't hear a thing. I was up with Jayne again for 1/2 of the night for no reason. She is the worst sleeper! I can't figure her out. And the next thing I knew, I was being woken up by Emilee and she was giving me a kiss goodbye. I felt bad that I was not up to see her go.
5. Jason rubbing my sore back.

Tuesday

December 13

1. Deep cleaning our master closet with Lucy. Boy did it need, I took 6 full bags of crap to DI.
2. Starting the 12 days of Christmas to Jay.
3. Talking to Christy V after Max's game. And her plate of cookies she brought by.
4. Taco Amigo with everyone after Max's game.
5. Jason helped Emilee with her Spanish Monument.

Sunday

December 12

1. No early morning meetings.
2. Talking to Lisa after church. I love her.
3. Nan's amazing gingerbread house!
4. That I have always had an easy time getting pregnant and keeping my babies.
5. Jason's "Hallelujah!" Jason has been singing in the ward choir this year and he recruited me to sing with them tonight at our stake "Carols to our King". I have never practiced the song before in my life, but because our ward is low on numbers I decided to join them and sing. The whole night was awesome and brought the Christmas Spirit. But the topper of the whole night was during the last song. The whole stake stood up to sing "Hallelujah" from Handle's Messiah. And Jason was just belting it out, (not on key I might add) and when the song ended, the conductor cut everyone off, and it went silent.... All but Jason. And then he added an extra hallelujah! I just about died. I laughed so hard I almost peed my pants on the way to the car. It might be best if they don't ask him to be in the choir.

December 11

1. An early morning bishopric breakfast.
2. The great people Jason's serves with.
3. The Miller/Bonnett Christmas party at Timpview.
4. The cute head bands Teresa gave my girls!
5. Jason stayed home tonight instead of going to fight night.

December 10

1. Getting some presents wrapped and under the tree.
2. My honey took me for a night at the movies. We saw "The Next Three Days" and it was intense. I walked out of there with a sore jaw from clinching my teeth so hard.
3. Coming home to a SPOTLESS house and a happy baby. Abbie and Lucy cleaned the whole house while we were gone. Had Jayne's diaper changed, in her pj's, and everyone was happy. I love those girls!
4. A quick Rubio's taco. Jason jumped out of the car on State Street and ran across the busy street to order us taco's before the show.
5. That I only have 1 teenager right now. (And I guess she is not even an official teenager yet.) Emilee might kill me off before I get to raise the rest.

Thursday

December 9

1. I got to go help in Abbie's class today for her Christmas around the world. We were in Sweden and made cute little reindeer.
2. Heather picked up Emilee for me so Jayne could stay asleep.
3. Tomato Basil Soup.
4. Texting. It can be so helpful at times.
5. Our Inversion table.

Wednesday

December 8

1. My mom came down and took the kids for the day so I could shop.! It made such a difference to not have Jayne.
2. Eating lunch with her at the eatery.
3. Lucy's hugs kisses at school.
4. Emilee's young women's class came over tonight for scones.
5. Jayne is feeling better and slept all night last night.
6. Jason signed the papers for his building.

December 7

1. Getting to stay home with my kids when they don't feel good. Jayne had a fever last night.
2. Our Christmas dishes my mom gave us years ago.
3. A yummy spinach salad.
4. Jason taking Abbie and Max over to the church to play basketball during tithing settlement.
5. Our Christmas stories around the tree each night.
6. I talked to Stephanie.

December 6

1. Double coupon event at Smiths.
2. Lucy's cleaning. She told me that she wants to be an artist and a maid when she grows up. She cleans better than all my kids combined.
3. The talk Charity Never Faileth by President Monson.
4. Lucy asked me "What if Stephen says that I smell like a tub?" after she finished cleaning our tub. She is always talking about Stephen!
5. Painting Jaynie's cute little fingernails.

Sunday

December 5

1. Going to Nixen's baby blessing. Yummy waffles at Melisa's.
2. Seeing her CUTE house and all of her Christmas decorations.
3. A day at the house as a family. A nap& then playing angry birds in bed with the kids.
4. Playing Outburst as a family.
5. Jason making us a cake for dessert and Lucy setting the table with Christmas plates and our fancy goblets.
6. Waking up from all of my horrible dreams lately. I am always so grateful when I wake up and realize it is all a dream.

Saturday

December 4

1. A quick little Jont with Jason and Jayne up to Park City.
2. Grandma and Grandpa Clark came to watch Max play basketball.
3. Abbie and Lucy went to the Beehive Bazaar with the Yarro's and brought home everyone a little something. And they went without.
4. Abbie and Isabelle cleaned our whole kitchen to surprise us!!
5. A new phone. Hopefully this one will work better.
6. Going to set up for the morningside tomorrow. Did I mention that I am so grateful Tanya is over the activities every month!!!

December 3

1. Abbie and Max both got straight A's. I am a proud mama.
2. Talking to Geralyn today.
3. Bret invited Max to go to the Jazz game with him, Tyler, & Matt.
4. Goodwood with Jay.
5. Watching the Jazz game with the little girls in our bed and looking at American Doll's online.

Friday

December 2

1. Becky Luca and the great friend she has always been to me.
2. When I was needing Jason, he just showed up out of the blue for a minute and helped me put the lights on our tree for a bit and then gave me strict instructions on how to finish.
3. Got the tree decorated with some new cute ornaments.
4. Having Lucy help me pick out what we needed and so excited to help me decorate. Please don't ever go to 1st grade!!!!!!
5. Abbie putting on Max's basketball shorts and going to the church to practice her dribbling.
6. Lighting a candle and reading our first Christmas story around the tree before bedtime.

Wednesday

December 1

1. Helping Lucy write a letter to Santa, and the cute elf she drew.
2. This month and all of the crazy & magical excitement it brings.
3. Having Ray to call when we need some help with the kids. He has taken Emilee twice this week where she needs to go, when we can't.
4. Jason and Max made it up to the cabin and back safe tonight. I was a worried about them.
5. A new Christmas Tree. Thanks Melis! (Another tender mercy)

November 30

1. Spending the whole day in the kitchen cooking. I made homemade soup, rolls, and cupcakes.
2. Bret and Nicole's house didn't burn down.
3. Having my girls home after school to help me cook. The things I find out after school while we are in the kitchen together. They NEVER stop talking.
4. My Dad helped me fix my disposal. Abbie kept telling me to call a "plunger" to come help. And when we finally got it working again Max said, "I'm going to celebrate with Mexican food" and pulled out the chips and salsa.
5. Going as a family to deliver dinner and cupcakes to families in our ward.

November 29

1. An early start of a yummy Christmas ham.
2. Max always being so good to Jayne. They love each other!!
3. New batteries in some of Jayne's toys.
4. Jayne carrying around baby Jesus and kissing him all day and saying "Jesus".
5. Both my boys playing basketball in the same night.

November 28

1. Waking up to a huge snow storm.
2. My 4 wheel drive car.
3. Not having Jayne in RS because she went home and had a nap with Abbie. Abbie was exhausted and didn't feel good, so they both went home together.
4. Donna's lesson on Gratitude.
5. FHE and Jason bearing his testimony to the kids about his love and gratitude for the gospel.
6. Our heater is working again. Another tender mercy for the Miller family!!!!

November 27

1. Jamie giving all my girls needed hair cuts. Abbie only asked Jamie 20 times this week to please cut it and she loves it!
2. Seeing the Heaps one last time. Matt taught Max some quarterbacking tips.
3. Watching the BYU vs. Utah game down in the basement, even if we gave Utah the win.
4. Going down to Riverwoods with the kids and seeing all of the beautiful lights, fires, and best of all riding the horse carriage.
5. Happy Sumo