Happy Songs

Songs that i've found that make me happy when i'm sad.

Train--Hey Soul Sister www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT3zCj3F1d4
Regina Spektor-- Fidelity www.youtube.com/watch?v=wigqKfLWjvM
-- The Call www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgUL3ut4gyQ

Actually, most of Regina Spektors music makes me happy. She's so quirky and there's just something happy about her music.

I'm trying to find a part time evening job I can do to help supplement our income, and I must say I hate applying to jobs. Ryan is always amazed when I bring home these applications and they want to know everything short of your mothers maiden name and social security number. The job application process has taught me something about myself. I'm okay with not "climbing the corporate ladder" in a matter of speaking. Many jobs want you to aspire to higher positions in their company, and in the past I've always felt like it was a bad thing that I did not to want a career, but honestly I think as long as I work hard and look forward to going to work each day, I'm okay with not working my way up. Everyone has their unique talents and gifts, and I think I'm finally coming to accept what I want and know that it's okay if what I want is not what everyone else wants. I always knew I wanted to be an artist and a stay at home mother, so I am okay with not having a third career.

Happy Easter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR2ykowGxL8&feature=related

I know that my Redeemer Lives. What comfort this sweet sentence gives. He lives, He lives who once was dead, He lives my ever living Head. He lives to bless me with His love, He lives to plead for me above, He lives my hungry soul to feed, He lives to bless in time of need

New House

Here are two pictures of the house we are in the process of buying. We are past the inspection part, the sellers finally agreed to take care of some major fixes, so we are pretty sure we are going to be moving in less than a month. I say pretty sure because you never know for sure until the final signing and until you have those keys in your hands. I'm sooooooooooooo excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm sorry, I know most people don't want to hear about your childs potty training, but it's such a nice day when it starts clicking that it's hard not to share the happy news. I am so proud of Ethan, because potty training finally seems to be clicking with him. Last thursday or friday he starting going poop in the toilet on his own, without telling me before hand and without me asking. I was so impressed. One of the days he was playing with his toys and all of a sudden he exclaimed, "poo poo!" and ran into the bathroom and went in the toilet. He's so proud of himself. He's had minimal accidents since then, like not quite making it to the toilet in time, but I think it's finally clicking, which is really nice. YAY to seeing an end in sight to the use of diapers!

I've made a new friend, and i'm so excited about it. We are the same age, and we both studied art at BYU-I at the same time, and yet we never had a class together. We have a lot in common, and I think it's funny that here, in small Rupert, I find someone who I have so much in common with- you just wouldn't expect to find someone like that in such a small, out of the way town. Plus, our husbands seem to like to hang out also, so it's perfect. Having friends makes life so much happier.

In 6th grade Christy Brookes came to school one day sporting braces and talking about her overbite. All the kids were oohing and ahhing about hers and their dental woes, and I said, "I don't have an overbite". She started laughing. Since than, with other teasing and comments that followed over the years, I have been accutely aware of my overbite, and wished I could have braces, however it just was not something my parents could afford. My sister Rachelle had the worst teeth, and so a couple of years ago my parents were able to get her braces and it helped (didn't cure the overbite completely, but helped). Ryan and I have finally decided we could get me braces, and so I've started the process, and this is what I've learned. It sucks to have an overbite, because apparently if I want it to be 100% fixed I would need surgery, which would cost 10,000+. Not an option obviously. Braces will still help, but we won't know how much until after it's done. Fun stuff. I figure it will still be worth it, but it has made me believe that it would have been a lot easier to be born with crooked teeth than an overbite.