Let's hope for a better day tomorrow........

My day today got off to a terrible start so of course I figured I should blog about it. So, on my way to work today approx 6:45am, I was driving on the icy roads left over from last night and I notice up ahead of me there was a school bus pulled off the side of the road but didn't have any flashers or other lights on. So I slow down even more because I also see that across the street there was a small group of kids and there was no telling what they might do. Keep in mind at this time of day the sun still hasn't' come up yet. So as I'm driving I'm keeping an eye on the bus and the kids and the next thing I know there was an Expedition coming towards me and one of the kids DARTS RIGHT IN FRONT OF HER AND SHE NAILED HIM!!! I freak out and grab my phone to call 911. As I'm doing so the lady that hit him grabs a blanket out of her car and wraps the boy up that's now laying in the middle of the street after flying about 20 feet away from where he was hit. The dispatcher asks me how old the boy is and I say he looks about 8yrs. I approach the boy and ask him how old he is and he tells me he's 15. (Ok, it was dark and he had a coat on with a hood over his head, cut me some slack) so I ask him whatever else the dispatcher has me ask him. In the mean time the stinkin bus turns on his flashers-k, I think it's a little late for that! Short story long, the paramedics took him to the hospital that I work at then I found out that he was life flighted to a different hospital. The poor kid but I also felt SOOO bad for the sweet lady that hit him. She just kept saying to me over and over "the bus lights weren't flashing, I would have stopped, I swear they weren't on". So, I had to wait in my car until a police officer could interview me and I thought I would take a picture. It was with my phone so it's not very good quality. The kid had already been taken away at this point. He ended up having several injuries including a nasty leg break. Here's a copy of the story but I don't believe the bus driver tried to warn him not to cross- doesn't make sense. http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=2575314

The good ol' days!

This last weekend Jason and I went up to my parents for dinner and while we were there, Jason found this jewel! My mom doesn't have very many pictures of us kids at ALL so to find this one was like Christmas for me. This picture is 25.5 YEARS OLD and in mint condition. The people in it consist of my older sister LeAnna, older brother Doug (who I might add was the cutest little cowboy EVER) and then myself and little sister Bonnie. My sweet Aunt made Bonnie and I these adorable outfits. I know this post is completely random but I couldn't help myself. :)

Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley has passed away

Officials with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced this evening that Church President Gordon B. Hinckley has passed away.

He passed away at his home about 7 o'clock this evening with his family was at his side. President Hinckley was 97 years old. He was the 15th president of the church.

HoLy SnOw!

So Monday morning rolls around and of course I'm trying to take advantage of every second to sleep until my 5:30am alarm goes off and the next thing I know my phone starts ringing- DANG IT, now I'm up. It's Jason on the other end of the line and he's telling me that there's quite a bit of snow coming down and I should probably get going if I want to make it to work in time. K, I work 10 miles from my house but it normally takes about 20 mins. to get there so I'm thinking, he's just exaggerating about how much snow is really coming down. I get up and get ready and go to leave and can hardly even get out of my driveway. :( If you live in Utah you probably know the guys(or gals) that drive the stinkin snowplows have the cushiest (is that a word?) hours to work because they DON'T plow until like noon. So needless to say it took me about an hour to get to work because my poor car bumper literally had to push the snow out of my way. As soon as the sun came up I took a picture off our balcony at work. Moral of the story: If your husband gives you advice, he may actually know what he's talking about. :)

LuNcH WiTh ChArLeNe!

So my friend Charlene and I have been trying to get together for lunch for seriously over a few months sooooo, we finally made it happen and I was able to meet her sweet baby Jules for the first time. Thanks for a fun time girls! Love ya!

Jason pulled the wool over Ryders eyes.

This video is probably only funny to me. Jason was trying to trick my nephew and tell him that he was putting his "spiderman" beanie on since that's his favorite one and to see his face when he realizes that he has been tricked was hilarious to say the least. This may be one of those that you would only appreciate if you were there. ?? (the video is really "grainy", I guess that's what I get for using my 100 year old digital camera). :)

I have been tagged by Sally!

My Husband.....

What is his name? Jason

How long have you been together? Married for 6 fabulous years

How long did you date? We only dated for 6 months

How old is he? 33 next Saturday! Happy early birthday Sweet cheeks!

Who eats more? I would like to say Jason but sometimes I wonder because the man is NEVER hungry. ??

Who said I love you first? I honestly can't remember. I know I'm awful.

Who is taller? Jason at a whopping 6'2"

Who can sing better? Hmmm, Jason tells me I'm a good singer but I think he's just being nice because he knows I love to do it.

Who is smarter? I'm sure both us us think we each are. he he

Who does the laundry? I have the best husband ever because he totally helps me out with the laundry.

Who pays the bills? That would be me.

Who mows the lawn? We both do BUT, Jason does it more than I do.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Well, that's hard to answer because normally Jason does but lately his back has been hurting so he trades me sides thinking my side will be better. ??

Who cooks dinner? Me normally but on occasion Jason offers to do it.

Who Drives? It totally depends on what we are driving. If we take the car then I drive, if we take the truck then he drives. Although I would way rather drive the truck. :)

Who is more stubborn? Ummm, I guess me.

Who kissed who first? Jason kissed me.

Who asked who out first? When we found out about each other, neither of us wanted to date anyone so we decided that we would just meet and be friends but he called me first.

Who proposed? Jason did. We went to Sun Valley,Idaho for the weekend and while we were there he proposed. It was very sweet, I knew he was up to something because he was acting really weird but I had no idea he was up to that.

Who has more friends? Me.

Who wears the pants? We have had this discussion many times. We both think it's equal.

I'm tagging Debbie, Sarah, Bonnie, Brandy and Lori!

Adoption Update!

I was able to talk to our case worker last night and she informed me that agencies other than ours (Centerville) are in fact showing our profile and she also let me know that we have been on a soft hold 4 times. !!!!!!!A soft hold is when a birth mom has our profile and is considering us. She didn't say that we were currently on a soft hold but I was ecstatic to hear that at least some one is showing our profile. :) Hooray!!!!

Congrats Jamie and Rebecca

While Jason and I were in Idaho over New Years we were able to stop in to see my brothers new baby that was born on Christmas Eve. That means that she will have to share her birthday with my sister LeAnna. Welcome to this big world Lilly Jane!

My homemade Christmas gifts!

Preparing for Christmas was a lot of fun for me this year because I decided to make a lot of my gifts. I'm so proud I have to post some pics. of some of my crafts. :) The big square frame is a magnet board I made for Jason's mom with all the grandkids names around the frame in vinyl and the magnets are pictures of each kid. I thought it turned out cute.

Yummy recipe!

I hope everyone's holidays were as great as ours were. I found this recipe and thought it looked good so I tried it and it was a hit at one of our parties. You use the checkerboard pretzels, hershey's hugs(I know this pic I used reg. kisses), and m&m's. Place the hugs on the pretzels and put them in the oven about 170 degrees for about 6 minutes or until soft, remove them and place the m&m's on right away and then put in fridge until the chocolate has hardened. My preference is eating them when they are still cold. They are DELICIOUS!!!!