A Child's Prayer

So today before Shyanne started eating her lunch I told her that she needed to bless the food and here's what she said. "Dear Heavenly Father... thank you for the food... and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all... amen." I thought it was so cute and had a good little laugh. Hey at least I know she's listening in preschool :)

Time to Vent

For those of you who live in Phoenix or close by this one's for you. Don't go to Little Chops to get your child's hair cut! Let me explain... last Sat. I took Shyanne to get her hair cut and she was so excited because we were going to a place specifically for kids. We get there and everything is going fine until I was told that my $15 I was paying didn't include a shampoo- ok whatever so they sprayed Shyanne's hair w/ detangler and started combing. Her's where the drama starts. The lady doens't hold onto Shyanne's hair and I see her head being pulled back and she starts crying. For once in my life I'm completely stunned and don't quite know what to do so I go to Shyanne and hold her head and comfort her while the lady finishes. Finally she started holding her hair while combing. I felt like such a horrible mom- I should have just stopped and left or asked to comb the hair myself, but I was in a daze I couldn't think. Later on Shyanne tells Nathan in her own words what happens and he calls the store and asks to speak to a manager. They tell him they don't have one so he asks to speak w/ the owner. While speaking w/ the owner he tells him what Shyanne told him and the owner gets offended and hangs up on Nathan. I don't really know what to do except try to write the BBB (they're not listed w/ them) and write a bad review so somebody else won't have to go through this horrible experience.

ARR MATIE

A couple of weeks ago I went out with my dad for our birthday breakfast (our birthdays are on Dec. 23rd) and since he hadn't arrived yet I thought we'd wait outside. Well as we were waiting an older couple, the man in a wheelchair, were leaving the restaurant and he had a patch over his eye. Shyanne excitedly said "Mom he looks like a pirate!" I don't know if the people heard or not, but I had to stifle a laugh and try to explain to her about why he had to wear it. I don't know why, but lately she's become a big fan of Pirates of the Caribbean- yup that's right my little 3 yr. old girl loves Captain Jack Sparrow!

Thank you

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone that supported me through the difficult time I had w/ the passing of my mom. All of the notes and kind words meant a lot.

My Mom

This is more for journaling purposes than anything else. My mom passed away yesterday morning and it was a bittersweet time for me and my family. We're sad because she's gone, but happy because she's not in pain anymore and in a better place. I am so thankful for the gospel and the knowledge we have that there is life after death and that because of Christ and the Atonement and Resurrection we too can live again. I don't know how people who don't have this knowledge get through the hard times... this has definitely strengthened my testimony of the gospel and of the temple and the ordinances performed in there. I am so thankful that I had one of the best moms. As I got older she became one of my best friends and always knew what to say in any given situation that just somehow made me feel better. She was one of the best examples of service I've ever seen. As long as I can remember she's always been helping out somehow whether it was taking in meals when others were sick, or giving people rides to whatever appointments they had that day, etc. I never heard her complain. She would always say "treat others the way you want to be treated" and that's how she lived her life. She truly emulated charity, the pure love of Christ.

Preschool Nativity Program

Daddy and Shyanne in her donkey costume.

For Shyanne's preschool they did a Nativity Program including some Christmas songs. I didn't get to go, since I was sick in bed, but Nathan went and said Shyanne remembered her part and said it when it was her turn and did such a good job. Way to go Shyanne!

Our Newest Member of the Family...

For awhile now Nathan has been drawing sketches of a solar water heater that he wants to build and today we went out looking for the things he needs to build it. After going to a couple of places we finally found the store we were looking for, or so we thought. They didn't have what we needed, but they called another location and reserved what we wanted. During this time we were looking around the store and found some rabbits. We thought they were so cute so we held them and... yup that's right we are now the proud owners of a brown and white bunny Shyanne affectionately named "Brownie". She is so excited to have her! On the drive home all she talked about is how she is going to take really good care of her and play with her.