Happy Birthday to Quin!
I find it really hard to shop for an early January birthday. So if I don't find Quin a present while I'm Christmas shopping, it just doesn't happen. Luckily, he's a man of few material wants...coupons and certificates seem to make him as happy as anything. :)
I'm really excited about this year's gift--a dating schedule. We're specifically planned for the next two months AND have an outline for the rest of the year. Ang and Bruce nicely agreed to accompany us on some of our excursions--should be a lot of fun!
Here it is:
Quin and Alison Date Nights 2012
1st Friday
Sports and smoothie night
2nd Friday
Temple and Dinner night
3rd Friday
Movie and popcorn night
4th Friday
Fast food and Culture night
5th Friday
Surprise night
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Christmas Vacation 2011
This is what I spent the better part of four days doing after the Christmas festivities were over. Yikes.
I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. The words and the idea of children looking toward God for the big board were the Primary President's inspiration. So great. Amy and Rachel were a huge help on colors and placement. Wow, am I glad it's done. It's just a bulletin board...but a project way outside of my comfort zone!
I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. The words and the idea of children looking toward God for the big board were the Primary President's inspiration. So great. Amy and Rachel were a huge help on colors and placement. Wow, am I glad it's done. It's just a bulletin board...but a project way outside of my comfort zone!
Close-up views
This is a one-of-a-kind painting of the Council in Heaven by Robert Barrett that you can get through the BYU Bookstore.
Sure appreciate the models and photographer that created this image of Children looking toward God. :)
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Thoughts after a Thanksgiving weekend
• Hurray! For college because it shuts down and cute college students come home (or come to Grandma’s) and laugh…a lot.
• Hurray! For brothers and sisters who make cousins for my children. What a great time we had with family. Stripes and Solids played a fascinating game of pool in the wee hours of Thanksgiving Eve, complete with running commentary by Ryan, a totally disinterested observer. Wait…wasn’t he the only one with a cue in hand? And an hour of soccer with kids and cousins immediately after Thanksgiving dinner and four pieces of pie is just what the doctor ordered!
• Hurray! For dinner at Grandma’s.
• Hurray! For cherry pie made just the way Mom used to make it.
Other thoughts:
No shopping—not even for a gallon of milk—makes for a great weekend. We spent time with lots of family. We cleaned the house. We cleaned the yard. Strung Christmas lights. Put up the tree. Played Risk. Ate lots of pie. Watched a movie or two. Cut all the boys’ hair. Prepared for Sunday. A very relaxed time. I am SO against stores opening on Thanksgiving Day. Quin and I snuck into Michael’s a few years ago on Thanksgiving to buy our new Christmas tree and I felt very unholy like I was shopping on the Sabbath. Never again. (Except that never is a very long time.)
Since I can’t say it in letters to my missionaries, can I just say it here that I miss those three sometimes so much that it hurts. Especially the twins because they’d never left me before. I wish I could see their smiles and hear them giggle. I miss the dorky games they play with each other. I miss their crazy, grandiose notions of how to spend their time. I miss hearing them play the piano. I miss Heidi’s blustering energy, her hugs, and hearing her wisely analyze life, relationships, and the people around her.
• Hurray! For brothers and sisters who make cousins for my children. What a great time we had with family. Stripes and Solids played a fascinating game of pool in the wee hours of Thanksgiving Eve, complete with running commentary by Ryan, a totally disinterested observer. Wait…wasn’t he the only one with a cue in hand? And an hour of soccer with kids and cousins immediately after Thanksgiving dinner and four pieces of pie is just what the doctor ordered!
• Hurray! For dinner at Grandma’s.
• Hurray! For cherry pie made just the way Mom used to make it.
Other thoughts:
No shopping—not even for a gallon of milk—makes for a great weekend. We spent time with lots of family. We cleaned the house. We cleaned the yard. Strung Christmas lights. Put up the tree. Played Risk. Ate lots of pie. Watched a movie or two. Cut all the boys’ hair. Prepared for Sunday. A very relaxed time. I am SO against stores opening on Thanksgiving Day. Quin and I snuck into Michael’s a few years ago on Thanksgiving to buy our new Christmas tree and I felt very unholy like I was shopping on the Sabbath. Never again. (Except that never is a very long time.)
Since I can’t say it in letters to my missionaries, can I just say it here that I miss those three sometimes so much that it hurts. Especially the twins because they’d never left me before. I wish I could see their smiles and hear them giggle. I miss the dorky games they play with each other. I miss their crazy, grandiose notions of how to spend their time. I miss hearing them play the piano. I miss Heidi’s blustering energy, her hugs, and hearing her wisely analyze life, relationships, and the people around her.
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