When it Rains it POURS

So the past couple weeks for our family have been a little rough. I guess we can say it’s the storm before the calm (i.e. graduation.)  

Let me explain a little…

Last week Tavo’s computer got knocked off the couch and the screen broke. After some handy repairs by Tavo. (I was impressed that was able to completely take apart his computer and put it back together again) We got his computer back up and working again.

But while his computer was broken, we were sharing my computer and it got knocked off the desk and completely broke. Nothing cosmetic was wrong but the hard-drive was bad and the motherboard was broken.  This ment that neither of us had a computer, and all of Tavo’s classes are online.

Having a very active 10 month little boy and trying to do all your homework in the library with him is extremely difficult. As we have proven it’s not impossible but it’s definitely not easy.

Luckily we only had a week of that mess then we got Tavo’s computer up and working again.

HALLELUJAH (being sung in an angelic voice)

Only to have it break again when we were in Utah visiting my family for a mini-Thanksgiving because we wouldn’t be spending Thanksgiving with them.

(yummy mini-Thanksgiving)

(I took Tavo to his FAVORITE Restaurant Tucanos

 for his big 26th birthday!)

We finally broke down and bought a new computer. It is so nice having a computer at the house again.

This trail has really taught me how important our attitude is. I am not going to lie there were quite a few tears shed by me these past few weeks trying to handle our course work with no computers.

In the middle of all this we found out that McKay had bronchitis. It just felt like things were slowly piling up.

(Snuggling when McKay was sick, but he's doing better now!)

Then I began to realize how blessed I am.  I have the opportunity to attend a wonderful university where I am learning about how to strengthen families, I have an amazing husband and little boy, I have made some amazing friends this semester.

I realized that I don’t have anything to complain about. I changed my attitude and it made all of this easier to handle. 

I learned the only difference between a good day and a bad day is my attitude.  

The Great Puppet

McKay's favorite toy in the WORLD is this puppet moose we have. It came from Ikea and every single time I get it out he hysterically laughs.

Hopefully you enjoy the video of us playing with the puppet. 

Also I have been loving the weather here in Rexburg. Usually by November it has snowed and feels like we are at the North Pole. 

But today this is what I wore: 

(Excuse the white legs, it  is November you know)

I am dressed up for the workshop I am teaching on campus, and last week I wore heals and my feet were seriously killing me by the end of the day. 

It wasn't even cold, and I don't feel guilty at all about wearing sandals in the middle of November!!!

Veterans Day and Ten Months

Today is Veterans Day, and according to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs there are about 23 million Veterans in our country. That’s 23 million reasons to be grateful for those who have sacrificed for our country. I am grateful for the opportunity that is provided for us because of the sacrifices of those who have and are currently serving our country. 

 Happy Veterans Day and Thank You to all who have served our country!

The other day we went to dinner with some friends after grocery shopping. 

McKay turned ten months old on the 6^th of November. I seriously cannot believe that my little monkey is ten months old. He has been such a fun addition to our family. He isn’t walking yet, but he is definitely mobile. When you set him on the floor he takes off crawling. 

He loves exploring and opening cabinets and drawers; because of this we tried to move the dangerous things out of the cabinet he can reach, which has resulted in our counters being very cluttered. 

He tries to feed himself, so instead of making a mess all over the kitchen I put him in the tub.

 The past 10 months has been so fun and exciting and life changing, I can’t wait to see what comes next. 

It's the little things.

I have only been married for a little over 3 years. Still I feel that I have learned a lot in those 3 years of marriage. One thing that I feel is so important are the “little things” in marriage.

I feel so blessed to have a husband that is constantly doing those “little things” for me.

One example of this is that I have class at 7:45 in morning. Today I am teaching a workshop on enhancing relationships on campus which meant I had to dress up (meaning I had to wear heals, which I don’t do a lot since having McKay) I looked outside and it was SNOWING. He got out of bed and was willing to take me to class so I didn’t have to worry about walking in the snow.

He also noticed that the windshield wipers on my car needed to be replaced. He bought the replacements for me and took time to put them on and make sure they work. I could have easily done this myself but I love that he took the time to do it for me. 

I personally believe that it is those little things that continue to build love and friendship in marriage.

I feel like I have been so busy at school this semester that my wonderful hubby has been constantly taking time to do little acts of service and supporting me all the time. Now it’s my turn….

This week I want to find some opportunities to reciprocate some of those “little things.” 

(I know I have already made a goal this week but I REALLY REALLY love making goals.)

I will try and post some of the things I decided to do for him.