7 weeks 4 days :-)

I won't be doing a daily blog post of how I feel but this is kind of my journal of sorts of what my experience is like. I feel really sick again today. Dusty said that this must be the "Don't-touch-me-mester", instead of my first trimester cause every time he goes to touch me I guess I give him a look. LOL It's just that every tiny little movement makes me S-I-C-K so I don't like to be touched. I still haven't thrown up but I am tired all the time and my stomach is messed up. I KNOW it could be a lot worse so I am thanking my lucky stars while it lasts!

7 weeks and 3 days

Today is the first day I officially woke up SICK to my stomach. It wasn't as bad as I am sure it could be so I am still grateful. I have wanted fast food like no other this past week. I get SO tired throughout the day and the thought of cooking makes me sicker :-) Maybe it's all in my head but it has sure been nice not doing dishes.

I am starting to figure out my whole insurance thing and get my head wrapped around that. Our insurance at work is very complicated and lots of people to talk to. It's much better than I thought though.

Last night I did 30 minutes of strength training and I thought I had just ran the Boston Marathon. It was hard and I was tired but it felt so good afterward. I need to keep that up.

That's all my ramblings for now. It's so hard to keep this a secret from friends. I am just doing everything that I can to make sure that things go well. I can't believe I have a baby on the way. I am so excited.

Gentle Reminder

I was reminded today that Heavenly Father knows me, loves me and is with me. He gave me a blessing that was completely unexpected but perfectly timed. I had wanted for it to happen a few years ago, but in His wisdom, it came right when I needed to put it to use. Heavenly Father spoke my "love language" today and reminded me how much He absolutely loves me. I am eternally grateful.

check your kids homework.....HAHAHA

Dear Mrs. Jones,

I wish to clarify that I am not now, nor have I ever been, an exotic dancer. I work at Home Depot and I told my daughter how hectic it was last week before the blizzard hit. I told her we sold out every single shovel we had, and then I found one more in the back room, and that several people were fighting over who would get it. Her picture doesn't show me dancing around a pole. It's supposed to depict me selling the last snow shovel we had at Home Depot.From now on I will remember to check her homework more thoroughly before she turns it in.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Smith

Caring People

Some of you know how much I have loved my doctor. I have dealt with hypothyroidism and she has helped me through so much. She has call me on weekends, in the evenings, before hours and ALWAYS listens to me and makes sure she understands me before she does anything. She has been the absolute best doctor I have ever had. She is even my friend. Well in January I had to switch insurance companies and she was no longer a network doctor!! SO BUMMED! But I called her office anyway and asked to speak with her. I was out of meds and needed her to call in a subscription while I found a new doc interim. When I told her I couldn't come see her anymore she was bummed too. She gave me her personal cell number and told me to call her any time and she would help me find another doctor that I liked.

Well I had a few kind of emergency medical questions and called her cell to see if she would help me find a new doc ASAP. She spoke with me for 40 minutes at 9pm and told me to call her back and keep her updated on my situation. I mean, seriously, what kind of doctor does this?! She has gone out of her way because she cares so many times. I am sure she has touched a lot of people's lives. I am not going to take advantage of that but its nice to know that she is there and truly cares.

I am grateful for caring people and people who are so ready and willing to impart wisdom, experience and helpful advice. I mean as a professional her time is valuable and can bill for that kind of consultation but she is just a kind person wanting to help. I am grateful for her and lots of others out there who inspire me to be a better person and be more giving.

Does nobody care? This is completely cool?!

So, in my last post I mentioned that Dusty will be filmed in a documentary / movie as an expert and they are flying up here at the end of May to do it. Way cool! Go Dusty! I will be posting the trailer for it as soon as I figure out how....

Extra! Extra! Read all about it!

OK. There isn't anything really interesting in this post after all. I haven't updated in a while. There has been lots going on but just your old mundane stuff. Dusty is plugging away at school and selling snakes. Yes, I said SELLING them! Luckily our collection of snakes is slimming down a bit. Dusty is moving on to other things in the herpetology / conservation world. You know, because with the 40 or so he is going to keep and continue to breed will be enough to keep his hand in it ;-)

I have been plugging away with Beachbody Stuff and fitness coaching and still absolutely loving it. I have been building a website, doing ALL kinds of stuff with it. Work is busy. Home life is busy. We are trying to figure out plans and life and everything in between. If you have any ideas let me know ;-)

Dusty did get asked today to be in a reptile movie / documentary. They will interview him on film probably this summer. That was WAY cool. It will more than likely be in like film festivals and of course on DVD.

That's it for now. I know, I told you there was nothing exciting. I will promise that the next time I write will be AMAZING :-)

Back from Cali!

I absolutely loved my trip to California. I will have lots to post about it. It was more than just fitness and business building. I got to workout with all of the Beachbody trainers, meet amazing people with even more amazing stories, get some serious training on how to grow my business and be inspired. The weather was gorgeous, I went with awesome friends and just came back home with goals, to-do lists, inspiration, fun stories!, memories and an overall understanding of how to become the person I am trying to be. I will have lots of pics on facebook so if you're not hooked up with me on there do it so you can see all of the fun stuff I got to do!

Send your message to HBO

Many of you may have heard of HBO's television show, Big Love. It came out a couple of years ago, and it shows polygamous families. When it first came out, the church came out with a strong statement against Big Love and Polygamy. You can see the statement here:

http://www.newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/commentary/church-responds-to-questions-on-hbo-s-big-love

However, as if the polygamy weren't bad enough, HBO has taken their unscrupulousness to new heights.

On Sunday, March 15, 2009, HBO will be airing a segment of their Big Love series titled Goin' to the Chapel. In this segment, they will be showing individuals dressed in full temple clothing (you can see the picture right in the TV guideitself), and they are planning on sending secret cameras in to the temple to show the inside of the temple itself.
You can see the advertisement here (on page 46):

http://www.tvguidemagsales.com/WeeklyIssues/TVG030909.pdf

Please help stop HBO from airing such an offensive show! You can go to the link below to submit a comment to HBO.

http://www.hbo.com/apps/submitinfo/contactus/submit.do?title=GeneralInformation&questiontype=generalInformation&questiontype=general

It's imperative that we get as many people to voice their complaints as possible before HBO airs the show. Please pass this information on to as many people as you can!
Church Responds to Questions on HBO's Big Love - LDS Newsroom
Source: www.newsroom.lds.org

Various media outlets 6 March 2006 Over the past few weeks, Church Public Affairs has received numerous calls from newspaper, magazine and TV entertainment writers about a new television series called Big Love. ...

AWESOME Week at BYU...Charles Darwin's 200th birthday all week long

So, last week at BYU there were daily presentations given by BYU professors all over campus about evolution, because it was the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin. LOVED it. Very enlightening. Evolutionary Biology is the capstone senior-level course for Biology majors at BYU, and it's so cool for me to be taking that class during this historical time of Darwin's 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of his book Origin of the Species.

One of the talks was given by a professor of entomology, and it was about how there's different ways of learning: by faith, by study, by science, by consensus, etc. and that Charles Darwin, Abraham Lincoln (who shares the same birthday as Charles Darwin), and Joseph Smith, each left us a legacy of one of those types of learning. I pasted a short article about it from BYU's Daily Universe newspaper below.

There was another good article that I feel represents the true feelings of professors and students here at BYU on the topic of evolution. It basically said that most students here do not view the scientific theory of evolution and the story of the creation as described in Genesis as being an "either-or" proposition. I pasted that article below on top of the other.

I think it's TRULY sad that Texans will be voting in March on an amendment as to whether creationism/intelligent design (sometimes called "scientific creationism" by it's lobbyists) will be taught along with evolution in public school science classes. That is SO backwards, because it's TAKING us backwards to the dark ages when truly enlightened thinkers were burned as witches. Creationism isn't science...it's faith-based. You don't go about learning natural laws of science by bringing in the stories of Genesis. You just don't. Science and scientific theories are self-correcting, because they can be disproven or falsified. Anything that is faith-based cannot be falsified, and so it isn't a science -- and therefore, "scientific" creationism is not scientific.

Even creationism's leading intellectual, Duane Gish, PhD said in his book, "Evolution: The Fossils Say No" (page 42), "We cannot discover by scientific investigation anything about the creative processes used by the Creator." The main leader of creationism plainly contradicts his own claims and backs our own point that "scientific" creationism isn't scientific -- so, should it be taught in science classes? No. It belongs in a theology class, if anywhere.

Anyway, our mandate to "to keep the earth and have dominion over the earth" denotes that we are only stewards. I LOVE the Creation, as I believe God also does, more than we know. If we are indeed fellow creatures of all the living creations of our Heavenly Father, and if we have a duty to "keep" and be stewards of the earth, then I think it's more faith-inspiring if we ARE related -- genealogically, genetically, and evolutionarily -- to our fellow creations. And THAT knowledge alone gives me more faith to be a better steward, conservationist, and "keeper" of the earth and the fellow creations that live upon it.

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Science professors don't view evolution as an 'either-or' proposition

By Alicia Moulton - 9 Feb 2009

Most biology faculty and students do not have a problem reconciling faith with their study of evolution, and many even find it spiritually inspiring. "Too often we assume a false dichotomy," said biology professor Jerry Johnson. "Yet one can accept evolution and still be a faithful follower of Christ." Students study evolution every semester, whether in the senior capstone class Biology 420, evolutionary biology, or in Biology 100. Charles Darwin's theories are not a controversial side-topic for the sciences but a core, connecting theme. Johnson and biology department chair Keith Crandall referred to a quote by geneticist Theodosius Dobzhansky that "Nothing in biology makes sense, except in the light of evolution." BYU biology professors Johnson, Crandall, Michael Whiting and Jack Sites said they have had positive experiences teaching evolution and few problems. They are careful to teach evolution so students' concerns are addressed, and they spend time in class discussing the issues. Professors resolve religious questions by referring students to the packet of LDS First Presidency statements on evolution. They said they pay close attention to feedback on student ratings and that many students say taking the class strengthened their testimonies. "We spend time dispelling the myth that evolution and religion are incompatible," Johnson said. "We try to unburden students from the idea of either-or. That's baggage they don't have to carry." "Faith-affirming" evolution Johnson said his study of evolution has not diminished his faith, but has strengthened it by giving him a greater understanding of the creation. "It gives me insight into the creator's mechanism," Johnson said. "I hope every student comes out of my class with a greater testimony of the creation God has made." Whiting, who teaches a Book of Mormon class this semester as well as evolutionary biology, said he finds it much more impressive to view God creating species through the mechanism of evolution rather than individually. "I find it very faith-affirming," Whiting said. "We learn about the nature of the creator." Johnson said sometimes fitting together science and religion does create challenges, but students should not let this become a roadblock. He gave an analogy of building a rock wall. When he finds a good rock, but it doesn't fit into the wall, instead of throwing it out, he sets it aside to see if it will fit later. Johnson said often in biology, religion and life, all the answers do not come immediately, but that does not mean we should discard good ideas, such as evolution. "We need to be careful not to think that we understand everything, both from a science and religious perspective," Johnson said. "It's OK not to have all the answers." Professors said it helped students to understand the view of the creation in LDS theology, which does not always align with traditional interpretations of the creation story in Genesis. "The first thing is to realize we are not creationists the way the world understands it," Crandall said. He said understanding this makes it easier to fit the two together. Evolution at BYU Professors do not avoid the topic of evolution at BYU or modify Darwin's theories in class. "We're teaching a solid, rigorous evolution course," Johnson said. Johnson said in national standardized exams, Biology 420 students score higher in evolution and ecology than the national averages. Johnson and Sites completed their post-doctoral teaching at other universities before coming to BYU, and found that students of all faiths are interested in knowing how evolution fits in with their beliefs. "You might be surprised to learn that I've had the exact same questions about evolution and religion asked of me everywhere I've taught," Johnson said. Rather than finding greater conflicts at BYU, professors said there were greater opportunities. "We have the best of both worlds," Whiting said. "We can teach in the light of the restored gospel. [When students have a] better understanding of evolution, they realize their faith isn't being challenged." Johnson said evolution is his favorite class to teach and that he hopes every biology class will cover it. He said questions regarding evolution will come up wherever his students go after leaving BYU, and it is a benefit to be able to discuss these topics while they are here. "I'd much rather have my students wrestle with hard questions here at BYU where they can be basked in [this] environment, than somewhere else," he said. The distinction between science and religion Most biology majors do not have a problem studying evolution and some tire of the religion-evolution debate. "The constant debate wears you out after the first day," said Mike Streeter, a junior from Tucson, Ariz., majoring in physiology and developmental biology. Many do not find a problem because they see science and religion as distinct spheres with their own unique functions. "When we talk about evolution, it's just facts and what you can observe," said Aaron Fordham, a senior from Byron, Ill., majoring in biology. "I can view evolution as a very good mechanism to understand our natural surroundings and still have a testimony." Fordham and other students said LDS First Presidency statements on evolution were helpful. Caitlin Nichols, a sophomore from Orange, Calif., majoring in molecular biology, said she thinks it is important to learn about evolution as a science. "I don't think science has to conflict with religion," Nichols said. Sites said he is opposed to requiring public schools to teach religious views of the creation alongside evolution in science classes because religion is not science. He said religion has a separate place. "Science can figure out the laws and how they work, but it can't ask 'where did the laws come from?'" he said. "Science is not equipped to do it. That's not its purpose." He said if he put God as the one who orchestrated those laws, there is never any conflict. Good from Darwin While some may not know where Darwin fits in the rock wall, professors say his theories have many positive contributions. "It's amazing to think of all the applications the theory of evolution has in daily life that we take for granted," Johnson said. Among these are advances in medicine, agriculture, conservation, vaccine development and research to understand HIV and other diseases using knowledge of viral evolution. "All these advances are firmly anchored in the theory of evolution," Johnson said. "To tout this as an evil thing is a paradox. I think it's the opposite. It is a blessing of knowledge that we know how evolution works." Darwin's theories have not only benefited biology, but all the life sciences. Geology professor Brooks Britt said Darwin's theories are integral to everything he teaches. Surrounded by an office with dinosaur bones and fossils, he studies and teaches what he calls "genealogy in deep time," the lineage and relationships of prehistoric species such as dinosaurs. The concepts of evolution enable paleontologists to find how dinosaurs are related to birds, crocodiles and other species, through identifying common features on bones and fossils. "This earth isn't static," Britt said. "Organisms have changed dramatically. [Evolution] is the glue that binds biology and paleontology together." Whiting said much good comes from competent biologists who understand evolution. He said LDS biologists refuted claims that challenged the credibility of the Book of Mormon because they understood DNA signatures. "I think that evolutionary biology has not only blessed humankind but the church and students," Whiting said. Sites said the theories of Darwin and colleague Alfred Wallace are the landmark story of biology, followed only by the discovery of the DNA molecule in the 1950s. "It's our story in biology," Sites said. "It has important lessons for us, so it ought to be taught." Copyright Brigham Young University 9 Feb 2009

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Lincoln, Darwin and Smith, men that shaped history By Whitney Clark - 12 Feb 2009 Not only was Charles Darwin born 200 years ago this week, but two other important men were also born around the same time making a great impact on people for centuries to follow. Thursday night, Professor Riley Nelson of the biology department gave a lecture to a full house on the importance of three great men in history: Charles Darwin, Abraham Lincoln and Joseph Smith, Jr., two of which, Darwin and Lincoln, were born 200 years ago today. "We are making comparisons on how these people looked at the world," Nelson said, "and how the world affected them." Nelson structured his lecture into three different topics. First, the ways in which we as people learn. We can learn by either faith, force, consensus, art or science, Nelson said. "Good things can happen when there is a combination of ways of learning," he said. The second topic discussed was the idea that the time period, The Enlightenment, in which they lived helped all three of these men create their influences on society. "It was a time when discovery tools were coming better into common knowledge," Nelson said. He added that because of the time period, these three men were more able to look at many different types of learning. Nelson said though Smith focused mostly on faith, Lincoln on consensus, and Darwin on science, all three of the men used several types of learning to come to their conclusions. "I appreciated that he talked about the fact that there are many different ways of learning to gain truth," said Kimberlee Sirstins, a senior from Salt Lake studying communications disorders. "I think it is something that is very overlooked." The final topic discussed by Nelson was the similarities and differences among the three. "Each one had a turning point in their life," Nelson said. Smith's turning point came when he questioned the different churches around him. Lincoln's came when he left the ax on his farm behind and started a career in law. Finally, Darwin's turning point began when he traveled the world on the HMS Beagle. Nelson said all three men took the time to learn about their surroundings and the world, as well as had great influences in their lives to help them in their quest for knowledge. All three men were greatly influenced by their wives and fathers, as well as their outlook on religion. "The lecture was great," said Michael Hebdon, a freshman from Royal City, Wash. "[Nelson] just inspires me the way he puts these things in his life." Nelson said that these three men have made it possible for works of many others to accomplish great things. "We have learned that through their actions, they have not died in vain," he said. Copyright Brigham Young University 12 Feb 2009

50 cent night at the dollar movies....

Let me just warn you. Be a big spender and go on ANY other night!!

So my friend Tiffany and I went to go see Twilight again last Monday night at the dollar movies. First of all it was packed! I didn't even know about the 1/2 off night but apparently EVERYONE else did. It was insane. Granted, it was a holiday but it was way late at night.

Anyway. We arrive just as the movie was starting and we couldn't find a seat. We find some seats off in the corner and asked the guy if they were saved. He shouted something to the affect of no they're not saved and we sat down. 30 seconds later Tiffany tells me that he stinks. I laugh and tell her we could move but then we thought that would be way rude so we stayed. I thought she was talkin bout BO stank but no, she was talking about drunk stank, mixed with pot and cigarettes and bad breath for sho.

A little into the movie I we totally see him ROLLING A JOINT and breakin out his vodka bottle. We get up to move and he jumps up and says, "Excuse me ladies. I'll be back after the movie." Whatever the H that is supposed to mean. But before he gets up to leave he totally lights up his joint and starts smokin it on the way out the door. He was all up in our space as he was trying to get out of the seats and I was about ready to take him out if he got too close.

Then we jump up and move up to the front and I would have almost liked to have taken the druggie instead. OK. I saw Twilight the first time with Dusty in KY and NO ONE LAUGHED AT THE WRONG PARTS. Like there are a few funny parts but not many and definitely not enough to make the entire theater laugh through the entire movie. I was getting so ticked. I came to the conclusion that the theater was full of 12-year-olds and Utah Mormons who have an entirely different sense of humor or are too young to understand the romance part of the story. Tiffany and I were about to jump up and tell everyone to shut up. It was the WEIRDEST theater experience of my life. I don't know, maybe everyone else had a second-hand buzz going on from the pot smoker in the back.

Next time I watch the movie it will be at home with people who appreciate the story, watching it with no drugs or alcohol, with rules that no one laughs unless I do, in the dark, of course with chocolate. :-)

THE END.

Valentines Day

OK. I know I it's a few days after the fact but I had to post and say that I seriously had a FABULOUS Valentines Day. I had an absolute blast and it made it even so much more fun to get to spend a good part of the night with hilarious friends and such a fun, thoughtful and loving husband! Oh and not too mention the kindness of others that allowed Dusty and I to enjoy an AMAZING meal for free....yeah gotta love that. It was seriously the best Valentines Day ever.....next to getting engaged of course!

Happy Valentines Day

As I sit in my quiet house before my workout I was thinking about today and how there is bound to be tons of people waiting to be seated at restaurants and flowers being bought and chocolates being eaten :-), I think of how grateful I am for my husband.

I love that each Valentines Day Dusty really is himself. I love that he doesn't go out of character just to do something that he thinks he should because other people are doing it on this one day out of the year. Every single day Dusty tries to show me that he loves me by supporting me in my dreams and goals. He tells me that he loves me by his touch or his smile. I love that he knows my "love language" and tries to show me in his best way how very much he loves me. If he has the notion to get something for me he does. If he has the notion to create "Amy Land" when get home from work, he does. If he has the notion to do the dishes or straighten the house for me, he does.

I don't expect a romantic evening or full day of activities planned. I don't expect flowers or chocolates, although he KNOWS that dark chocolate is always welcome. I love that I know whatever we do together, no matter what day of the year it is will be fun, full of love, adventurous and full of laughs, smiles and "I love you's." Dusty would buy me the world if he could. He would take me out absolutely anywhere I wanted to go. The life we are building together is a testament to that.

Every day Dusty "slays dragons" for me at school, at home, in life trying to building his dreams and support our family....what more could I ask for? I couldn't and I wouldn't. I love Dusty so much and to me Valentines Day is just one day out of the year to reflect on that love for him and celebrate in our own way what it means to be married to your best friend. Six years ago today he proposed to me. I remember the rush of feelings and deep sense of love and respect I had for him then and couldn't have imagined how much I would love him now.

There is so much about Dusty that I love. He has a great contribution to make to this world and he makes it one day at a time. I love that Dusty has such great aspirations and uses every moment to gain and correctly apply that knowledge consistently in order to become a better person for himself, me, his children to come, his field of study, the world and animals which he serves.

He serves me everyday. He loves me everyday. I am so lucky to be his bride. I am so lucky to celebrate this day with him, the love of my life. My Valentine.

Gotta get me summa dat

Maybe if I gets summa dis, I won't be afraid to go to the dentist anymore.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wjXPM_36Ic

Staying In-Tune

God answers prayers in His time. He knows best. I know this and I believe it with all my heart. Today a small answer of sorts happened that brought an added sense of peace in our hearts at home and I am so thankful for that. Dusty had a prompting and was courageous enough and willing enough to follow through and it reaped good results.

As I thought about this tonight before I went to bed I was thinking about how important it is to stay in tune with the Lord. When the time is right for something He will let us know and give us gentle prompts and it's up to us to make them happen. Agency and Gospel learning at its finest :-) I love the learning process even though I kick and scream a lot of the way. I truly know that I wouldn't learn any other way and I am grateful for a loving and merciful Heavenly Father and Savior to provide a way for us to learn, grow, repent, receive help and be happy!

Who knew clipboards could be so cute!

So I have found a craft that I love to do. I thought that this was like new or something, but whatever. That goes to show you how low on the whole domestic-goddess totem pole I am :-)

I painted the regular-old clipboard and then let it dry and modge-podged the scrapbook paper onto it and then modge-podged the whole thing to seal the paint. Then I embellished it a bit with scrapbook stuff. It says menu on it and this is where I hang up our menus for the week. I don't know why I hate the question "what's for dinner?" - actually I do know why. My dad always asked mom that morning, noon and night and that used to get on all of our nerves. So now, Dusty can just look at whats for dinner. Plus it makes me get organized and helps with preparing the shopping list.

Anyway. I had a lot of fun making this and would totally make them again for gifts or for fun. It's time consuming but I loved the way it turned out. I actually use a clipboard to hang my running grocery list for the week inside of my pantry so I think I will make a cute one for that too!

Qiuck Healthy Dinner

So Dusty and I have been consciously eating a lot more clean foods, (not processed anything etc.) and I must say I am proud of myself for venturing and trying new things and actually liking it - not to mention sticking with it and loving it! [and no I still do NOT like any form of uncooked tomato, especially a cherry tomato....even home grown ones--so let's not go there, k?!]

This week I threw together something that turned out way good and I wanted to share. Feel free to share your quick healthy meals that you can think off of the top of your head. Us women LOVE to swap quick-n-healthy meal ideas.

PITA PIZZAS

• 1 stone ground whole wheat pita
• some spaghetti / marinara (whatever) - nos sugar added
• little bit of low fat mozzarella
• grilled onions ( i do this cause I hate them real crunchy - more work but way better)
• mushrooms
• grilled chicken (if you want)
• small chunks of cauliflower
• sprouts
• ...and whatever other veggies you want

bake at 350 till cheese is melted and it's SO good.

Making Do and fixin' up

So Dusty and I have been slowly adding things to our home to make it nicer and just fixing up the place. We both had this attitude of "when we get a house we will...." and we just got tired of feeling like we didn't have nice things. Not even nice things but like nothing matched and the house just looked thrown together even when it was clean. So we have been adding a little here and there and even the SMALL things make a HUGE difference.

For my birthday Dusty got me a bakers rack for the kitchen. He had it delivered and ready for me when I got back from a trip I had taken this summer. I LOVED it. I think I have posted before that we are building kind of a rustic-country-homey-feel to our place. I loved this addition to our kitchen. We still have a LONG way to go before things are how we want them but I am grateful we have been able to do things like this to make it feel nicer.

So I have a bakers rack, a fruit basket holder I love, a nice wooden frame calendar a little apron that matches the hen curtains Dusty's momma gave me, a way nice iron rod cookbook holder, some Gooseberry Patch cookbooks (....if you don't have any, you need some; ESPECIALLY if you are from the south!!), that basket in the bottom rack is for my potatoes and we have a little red dish in the middle for the garlic and onions. I just love it!

The Logsdon Family

So I am sort of back from a long absence :-) I say sort of because blogging has gotten pushed back a bit due to life and I am trying to get eternally caught up with everything.

This is a picture of my parents and all my siblings. This was the first time we had been all together for SEVERAL years. We had SO MUCH FUN in Kentucky and we both needed it so badly. Christmas was so fun.

I do promise that I have LOTS of pictures to post and things to chat about. I am just behind. So, here is a picture of the fam. We had like 4 kids REALLY sick with fevers, coughs, crupe, one crying because someone said the word cat and like 5 minutes to take the pictures so Jeremy and Chauntel could catch their flight! Good times.

Modmum Contest!

I wanted to share a product link for Modmum. They have the cutest baby slings.

I think I would take a small and I like the Madison, Emma and Chole designs. They are all way cute. Check them out!