Family, Freebies & Food...

I am so officially behind on blogging! I have been sitting here for the past 20 minutes trying to get my pictures to load off the card and for some reason it won't, so here is yet another post with no pics. Sorry! I tried!

Suz and the kids were up here tonight and we got to see them and spend some time with them which is always awesome. Eldon took us to Hamilton's and it was the first time I had ever been there! Gracie thought she needed to flirt with the waitor the whole time which was pretty cute lol. Hayden and Addison are growing up so fast and they are so cute. Wish we got to see more of them! Gracie only has 4 cousins and the other 2 live in Salt Lake and we don't get to see much of them either!

In the mail today I received a coupon for free Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls and then they sent me 10 additional 1.25 off coupons for them which I thought was awesome. How sad is that, that something like that excites me so much lol. I even took a pic of the coupons to share with you, but the dang pics won't load!

Gracie has to have her 15 month shots on Monday which I am dreading! But I have to just think of my cute friend's nephew that is having major brain surgery and worrying over shots is sooo silly. I do wish Ethan the best of luck on Thursday. He sure has been in my thoughts and prayers lately.

I have been addicted to 2 wonderful food blogs that you all have to check out. The links to them are on the left side of the screen. The first one is Our Best Bites. My cute little friend Kate Randle and her friend Sara are geniuses! I love their recipes and all the pics they put on their blog so I can follow the recipe better. This week they are doing Halloween treats and can I just say YUM! Friday there is even a give away, so check it out! My other new fav is called Your Home Based Mom. Great recipes! I just tried the Cafe Rio sweet pork burritos and they turned out soooo good. The lady that runs the website is a doll! She posted a very evil recipe that I made and was instantly addicted to which is horrible for me being diabetic, but I should rename it: Death for a diabetic, by Caramel Apple Dip. It involves 1 block of softened cream cheese (which I am not a big fan of, but in this case- Yum!), 1/2 c. packed brown sugar, 1/4 c. white sugar and a Tablespoon of Vanilla. Right before you are ready to serve it, cut up your apples and then add 2/3 a bag of Heath or Skor bits too the dip, mix and inhale. Oh my heck it is delicious! Great for a party or just to gain 10 pounds. I highly recommend!

Sorry for talking your ear off tonight, I promise to post pics soon. Hope everyone's Halloween is "Spooktacular"! Love you!

Gracie is Officially Walking!

So Gracie is officially walking now, she has been taking little steps here and there, but now, she just walks everywhere! It is sooo cute. I got her walking on the IFlip, I just need to download it so you can all see her! So dang cute! And she is now cutting teeth like crazy. She has had her two bottom ones for months and that is it, but now they are all starting to move in! Poor baby!

Tonight I had a great bargain shop run at Smith's that I had to share! I got $140 worth of groceries for $24 and it felt soooo good! Revlon mascara, Revlon powder, Revlon eye shadow, 10 bags of dog treats, 4 toilet paper, 12 BRUT deoderant, teething tablets, 2 packages of alphabet macaroni, 5 baby foods, and 4 Johnson & Johnson Little Buddy Bars! Here are the goods!




Here is a picture of a potato I bought that is larger than life! It would make an awesome baked potato!



And thanks to my cute, cute, cute friend Steph that took these amazing pics of my little Gracie! Isn't she a doll! And thanks to our cute friends Scarlet and Chellie for the adorable outfit!!!!!!!

Families are Forever!

Today is my cute sister-in-law's birthday! So, Happy, Happy Birthday Suzanne! I hope you eat an extra big piece of cake for me and we can't wait to see you next Wednesday!


Tonight was pretty emotional for me. I attended two very lovely viewings, but so sad! The first one was for a remarkable, wonderful, loving man that I used to work with at the Flying J Corporate Offices years ago. I had the pleasure of working with his cute daughter Tricia and she married our good friend Clint. Preston died of a massive heart attack this week and he wasn't even 50! He has such an incredible, beautiful, strong family. I am just so sad that this happened to them and that I can't do anything to make them feel any better! We also had a wonderful man in our ward die this week who was right around 50. He died in a car wreck and left behind a beautiful family also. I ended up waiting over 2 hours just to see his cute family. Lots of people came to the viewing. He was a very loved man also and will be remembered my many. My thoughts and prayers sure are with these cute, sweet, humble families at this time. It just goes to show how sudden our loved ones can be taken away from us, so we have to enjoy every moment! Live each day like it is your last! The only thing that gets me through times like these is knowing that this truly isn't the end, it is just the beginning and FAMILIES ARE FOREVER! Since I have had 2 brushes with death in my lifetime, it really has made me think that everyday is the last. I used to never tell the people around me including my dogs how much I love them on a daily basis, and now that is a have to! I don't hang up the phone without saying I love you, or write an email without an I love you in it. I just want all of you to know how much I love you and appreciate the place you have in my heart. Love to all!

Headaches! Grrrrr!

I have had headaches now every night for the past two weeks and I honestly think it is all from stress, but I had the chance to go to this new doctor and he is nice, but that is about the only great thing I have to say about him. I hate going to new docs and I realize he has giant shoes to fill after having the awesome doc I have had for so long. He just turned 30 and is brand new to the medical field. He knows nothing about diabetes. He didn't check my feet which is soooooo important if you are diabetic. I ended up taking a shoe off so he could look at all of those lovely blisters I shared with all of you weeks ago that are still there! I asked him what he thought my headaches could be from and he said diabetes. Great answer. I just don't know what to do about a doctor. I like that he is young and that I don't have to worry about him retiring anytime soon, but I can't wait years and years for him to become more experienced in diabetes and I need someone that can help me and my health now! Logan sure lacks great diabetic docs, but I need to find one in the valley since I see the doc so often! So frustrating! Luke is very frustrated with all of the headaches I have been having lately too. I think the stress of him getting cut back to 3 days a week now and me staying home with Gracie scares me money wise with the way the economy is. I am still doing the medical transcription classes online, but they are sooo slow due to my memory loss. Grrrrr! I just need to win the lottery!

Conference was sooo good. It is funny how some talks just seem to be directed right at you. I haven't felt the spirit so strong as I did on Saturday listening to the first session of conference. I decided to make homemade chili and cinnamon rolls and while it was all cooking, I sat on the couch and held Gracie in my arms and listed to all of the amazing talks. I don't know how many you watched the history of Thomas S. Monson right after the first session, but I cried the whole way through. It was so beautiful and what an incredible man. I knew he would have huge shoes to fill after Gordon B. Hinckley, but he sure is doing a great job. Wow. Such an inspiring man and such a great example to me and my cute family. I sat and looked at how beautiful and peaceful Gracie was as she laid in my arms and just how truly blessed I am to have that little girl. No matter what happens in this life, she is mine and I am soooo truly grateful and blessed that families are forever!

Happy Anniversary!

Last friday night Luke and I celebrated our 11th anniversary. I just can't even begin to tell you how fast time has gone! My cute Mom watched Gracie so Luke and I could go to dinner and our cute friends Megan and Richard hooked us up with movie passes to Nights in Rodanthe which I highly recommend! But make sure you bring a case of kleenex's! Saturday was my cute friend Michelle's 11 year anniversary! So Happy Anniversary to her and Troy and it was also Suz and Karwin's on the 25th! September is a great month to get married! My favorite season too!



My cute, cute, cute friend Chellie sent Gracie a huge care package full of Scarlet's clothes and they are just adorable! I am going to take a bunch of pics so I can post them so all of you can see just how cute she is! The package couldn't have come at a better time. Luke's work has been cut back to 3 days due to the economy and I was getting stressed and this sure has made my stress ease up a bit! Thank you sooooo much Chellie and Scarlet! We love you!!!!!!

Today Stephanie and Harli came out and took a bunch of pics for her Photography class and they turned out soooo cute! She took a bunch on a dirt road and on the railroad tracks and I never realized just how beautiful it is out here lol! Isn't this the cutest pic ever! Steph needs to do this professionally!



I have so many pics to post and my memory card is downstairs and we all know that means I am too lazy, but I promise to post pics soon. Saturday night my little brother Mark and our friend Jeff came out and we played Rock Band 2 until all hours of the night and it was a blast! I never knew I was so into the drums! Great game! Lots and lots of hours of family fun!

My original doctor that has taken care of my diabetes for about the past 10 years decided to only take pediatric patients from now on, so he referred me to a new doc named Dr. Faux and I see him for the first time this Thursday and I am nervous! I hate new docs. I get so used to the ones I have had forever and I am not good with change. He looks like he is 20 years old! I guess that means I am just getting older! Hopefully he will be able to help me manage my health as well as Dr. Brown did! Wish me luck! Sorry for chatting your ears off tonight. Hope all is well with everyone and thanks again to my cute Chellie! Love you!

Quick Tip....

Just wanted to let you all know about shortcuts.com! You have got to check it out if you frequent Smith's for groceries. It has different coupons on the site daily, so check back often and you can store up to 20 on your fresh values card. My favorite have been the diaper coupons. All you have to do is load your fresh values card number in the website and then add coupons to your card. It automatically loads them on there and you can also use coupons you cut from the paper too! So I add a huggies coupon from shortcuts on my card then I use one from the paper too and it is like using double coupons! Great savings!!!

My new addiction lately has been eating a can of Campbell's chicken noodle soup and instead of adding water, add milk! So yummy!!!!!! You have got to try it. Now that the weather is getting cooler, it is time for more soup!

So Grateful for Strangers!

Tonight, Luke, Gracie and I were eating out at a restaurant and Gracie started choking on a potato so I started smacking her back, thinking that would do the trick. Well, it didn't and she started turning blue and I literally freaked out! I didn't know what to do! I stuck my finger in her mouth and couldn't feel anything, so Luke immediately put his finger all the way down her throat. Meanwhile a sweet, sweet lady sitting across from us saw the drama taking place and hopped up and grabbed Gracie and was going to do the Heimlick on her, but at that moment, she started breathing again. I have never, ever felt such panic in my life and felt so helpless! My mind was just blank and I didn't know what to do! I told that sweet lady/angel that I was so grateful she was there and she said she didn't do anything, but I told her that her acting so fast made me feel so much better. Apparently she used to run a daycare and has dealt with that situation in the past. I am sooooooo grateful for her!!!!!!!!!! So give your kiddos an extra hug for me tonight!