Baby Ava is here!!!

Ava Maren Jamison

I got a call from Jarrod at about 9:30pm last night saying Shelly was having the start of some contractions. Which was appropriate because she had just set up all her appointments to be induced on Thursday. Anyway, I packed up Jay and we spent the night over there with the boys, Drew and Jayden. She ended up having her baby girl at about 4:00am this morning. We were able to go see them after we picked up Jayden from school.

The Cute Jamison Family

Before we went to the hospital Drew and Jamison were playing, holding there little babies. The even had to watch TV with them!

Tomatoes...

Since I have them coming out of my ears I thought I would make some sun dried tomatoes. I just cooked them in the oven at a low temp for hours on end. All these tomatoes and I got one little jar. No wonder they are so expensive in stores! I just put them in a little olive oil with some basil and garlic powder. I have another 2 baskets of tomatoes I will make salsa with tomorrow.

Some thoughts...

I just finished a book called The Peacegiver, by James L. Ferrell. This was another one of those sit down and read the whole book in one sitting. This book has seriously changed my life. It has stirred up so many different thoughts and feelings on different things. It is mainly about what the atonement really means. I really thought I had a good grasp of the atonement, but this book just makes you see things in a different light. The thing I love about it is that you can cross reference with the scriptures helping you to process things even better. Please if you haven't read this book...YOU HAVE TO!
I also just finished reading The Book of Mormon for this year. I feel my understanding for things flowing a lot easier. It is amazing how reading everyday can put you more in sync with the blessings that you are given. I feel so much more love and appreciation for people. I feel more in tune to the spirit and definitely feel like I have so much more work to do. I am a work in progress, but at least I know I can do it with the help of the Lord.

Movie Review...

Nights in Rodanthe:

Man am I a sucker for a good chick flick. This was one of those that I had wished I hadn't read the book. I think I could have enjoyed it more and not analysed the differences between the book and the movie. Too anal about those things I guess. I am not going to spoil it for you. I think that you should go see it for yourself. Just, bring a box of tissues. I would recommended it. Plus, who doesn't love Ricahrd Gere in romantic movies? His are some of my favorites ( Pretty Women, Officer and a Gentleman, Run Away Bride etc.) I think Diane Lane does a great job as well. Two thumbs up in my book.

I love having a garden!

This is the first pumpkin from the garden. Kelly and I counted about another 8 or so. It is so perfect. I am going to paint a face on it instead of carving it. It should last to Halloween if I keep it in a warm dry place. So fun!

Gag o Mag...

If you are food sensitive please stop reading now. If not, prepare to throw up in your mouth... a little.

I had just made dinner and we sat down to eat. Nothing fancy: fish, salad, potatoes etc.. I am a strategic eater. I eat one thing completely then move on to the other.This time I had started with my salad. It was so good with all fresh organic lettuce, tomatoes from the garden my favorite dressing....the whole bit. When I got down to the bottom of my salad I lifted the last leaf to reveal a yummy moth. Now, it is not like this was a big hand tossed salad. I made each of us our own little plate of salad. So, this thing must have been sandwiched in between 2 pieces of lettuce like a P&J. Immediately when I saw it I gaged and ran to the kitchen sink where I so lovingly dry heaved. I knew it was bad because Randy wouldn't even finish his dinner. The funny thing is about a year ago Lacey found a moth in her bag of lettuce. Is this an epidemic? Can't the moths be stopped?! So I told Randy that at least the moth wasn't as big as the one that Lacey had. (Although she didn't chow down on it like a In and Out Burger.) He said, "That's because it's wings were tucked up all inside." Then, me thinking to myself followed by extreme panic. "I ate the wings, I ate the wings...!!!" (Shaking and contorting because I have the Heeby Jeebies.) Randy, reassuring me that I did not eat the wings. Although not very convincingly.

So, I did just as Lacey did and wrote to the company to try and get my money back or stand up for the fight against moths or something. I am feeling really violated right now and I have gone through some pretty uncomfortable things in my life. Please share your stories so we can form a support group.
P.S. The brand was Organic Girl, 3 washed baby romaine mix (apparently they skipped the washing step.)

Bridal Veil Falls

Me, Randy and Jay went on a drive up Provo Canyon to see the falls. The mountain is so pretty now that the leaves are all changing. I forgot my camera so these were taken with my camera phone.( Not bad) It was a little chilly so we didn't stay for too long. It was nice to get out of the house and see the beautiful works of mother nature.

Any Ideas?

What the heck. I have had the worst dreams lately. Not only do I have problems sleeping but now I am tossing and turning every moment I am sleeping. Last night I couldn't fall asleep until about 1:30am. I stopped reading, laid in bed and hoped for the best. Well, I did fall asleep however, I woke up at 4:00am and could NOT go back to sleep. I laid there for about 45 minutes and got so disgusted that I sat up in bed turned on my light and was up for the day. My legs were aching really bad so I got up to drink a glass of milk. ( Hoping that the calcium would help them stop hurting.) But, I was also hungry so I helped myself to some toast too. While eating I watched a few of my favorite infomercials and a couple of BYU devotionals. I read my scriptures again, ran through my lesson for Sunday again and nothing was working. So I just laid there...and laid there...and the next thing I knew Randy was waking me up at about 7:15.( He had just gotten off shift.) He's like, "You left all the lights and TV on last night." I said, "oh no I didn't. I have only been asleep for about 20 minutes." ( I knew because I remember the last time I had looked at the clock.) So...thankfully Randy let me sleep some more while he got Jay his breakfast. That is when the horror began. I had the one of the worst dreams I have ever had. I won't go into details but it involved me being in the hospital in pain and sobbing, whaling uncontrollably. So much so that when I finally woke up at about 9:45pm I asked Randy if he could hear me crying in my sleep. It was awful. I felt even more exhausted and drained of energy. I don't know why this is happening. I need a dream whisperer to tell me what is up. This is only a little glimpse of the night experiences I have been having lately. It is not like I am watching Texas Chain Saw Massacre and going to sleep...I am doing spiritually uplifting things. Any one have any ideas? I am sorta thinking it is hormone related. However, I can probably blame everything in my life on that.

Am I a real woman now?

I thought I would test out a bread recipe from the master herself, Annette Stout. She makes the BEST bread ( and homemade jam) in the world. So it isn't perfect yet, but the best bread I have ever made. Normally I stick to cinnamon rolls and bakers rolls but, I have always failed at bread. So here it is... pretty yummy. I think the water may have been a little too hot when added to my yeast, so it didn't rise as well as I would have liked. Although, it still made some pretty good toast! P.S. This is all done by hand, no bread maker no Kitchen aid. Just a wooden spoon and some elbow grease.

All for free...

Here is what I have gotten the past 2 weeks in the mail for free. I love free stuff! It is also the perfect size for 72-hour kit stuff. If you want free stuff too, go to Frugal is fabulous and then go to freebies. Thanks again Nicole!

A little sicky....

I woke up Monday morning with a porcupine in my throat. I was feeling it a little on Sunday but I thought it was allergies. Monday was bad. Luckily Randy was home to take care of me. Not to jinks it, but I haven't been sick since like February. I am kinda thinking it might be from the campfire smoke? Any who, Randy went down and got me some knock out medicine (alka seltzer cold) and I was in my happy place. When I awoke from my coma Randy had cleaned the house and done all the laundry. He even took care of dinner. I was so happy to be able to lay in bed all day and not have to worry about anything. Usually I am too crazy and still try to do things even though I am sick. This time I let my body fully recover and I am feeling much better today. I have to say, I do have one sexy voice!

A full weekend...

Anna, Shanda and I...

On Saturday I had the chance to hike the Y again. I know you are probably bored of hearing this, but this time I got to hike it with Anna and Shanda. It was a rough morning for me. I was feeling a little overly tired because the night before I had gotten my but kicked playing 3 hours of volleyball. (It was a guy in our wards birthday and we surprised him by hiding at the church ready to play with cake and ice cream. He totally was shocked to see us there. It was a blast!) So, the Y seemed a little harder for me but we made it in decent time. Anna and Shanda are hiking pros. The weather was perfect as usual and we got to sit at the top for a while and enjoy the scenery.

Once I got home Randy got to go to A BYU game. Shanda's husband Wade had an extra ticket so he was able to go. Which, totally made his day. He was feeling a little awkward because he, by total accident, was wearing a lighter blue color which might have suggested he was cheering for UCLA. He said he had a couple of dirty looks from others...The game was a blowout: BYU 59-0! Randy also got pretty sunburned. I called him to remind him to put on sunscreen and that it was in the trunk of the car, but he was already in the stadium by then. So, now he looks like 2 face.



Later that night, we hooked up with the Jamisons to go mini camping. We went up to Hobble Creek Canyon. The boys LOVED it. They got to run around and get as dirty as they wanted. Jamison was so excited to go and asked us all day if it was time to camp yet. The part he was most excited about was holding the flash light? We started off by cooking our foil dinners that we brought. ( Hot dogs for the boys.) So good. Then we made smores and sat by the fire. I think it was Jamison's first campfire experience with a fire and smores and the whole bit. Afterward we played uno and dominoes. The boys just wore themselves out. It was nice to get in warm clothes and snuggle by the fire wrapped in a blanket. We got lucky because it is the last weekend the campsite is open for the summer. We wished we could have stayed the night, but we knew that wasn't really happening with no tent and no camping gear. Also Shelly is going to have her baby any day and we didn't want Randy to have to deliver it! The best part about the whole thing is that we could drive home in 15 minutes. So awesome to be that close to the mountains! Jamison making his first Smores!

SO funny!

I read this on Mormon Mommy Wars and thought it was hilarious. If you want to see more go to my cool sites and it is under funny moms. They had a whole bunch I was dying laughing at...here are a few:

1. "If you have a sore throat and the only thing that sounds and tastes good are popsicles, eat them right away. Do not put one in your coat pocket even if you are walking to work in January and it is plenty cold out side. Hold it in your hand - otherwise you will forget and it will melt inside the pocket of your down-filled coat. And you WILL forget about it, and then it will be too late to take it to the dry cleaners when you find it 9 months later. Comment #6 by mommymel

2. "If your kid vomits in the Lego bucket, don’t try too hard to wash them off. All those nooks and cranies need a toothpick to get all the, um, ickiness off. Just throw them away. I don’t care how much Lego costs, it’s not worth it." Comment #3 by Tracy M

3. "Never put a doggy door in your basement slider when you have a cat. The smell will get worse and worse making you wonder if teenage boys can really smell that bad. When you finally make them clean the room way under the bed you realize the cat has killed a wild bunny and left it under your son’s bed like a hidden treasure. A year later you can still smell the decomposing bunny in that corner of the room. Needless to say the dog has to wait for us to let him out. Comment #18 by 5monsters"

Another reason NOT to have a dog...nasty!
4. "Don’t ever have a dog. I know it sounds extreme, but when DD clogs the toilet and forgets to tell you, and your disgusting dog EATS the poo, toilet paper and all of the dirty water, you will think of this warning. It is impossible to get the smell of human poo off of the dogs breath. Also, never let your sister in law change her daughters diaper at your house, because your dog will steal the poopy diaper and EAT it in the other room and before you even know it your whole house will reek for days! Like I said, just don’t have a dog. "Comment #22 by Jennifer

5. "If you go into your kid’s room the morning after a hot dog and strawberry jello dinner and are greeted by what appears to be a crime scene, resist the impulse to assume they’ve been bludgeoned in their sleep. They just slept through puking. And it dried. "Comment #5 by whatserbucket

A new version of me

So I just finished reading the book "Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert. Although an easy read it left me with a little more to be desired. So I looked over to my book shelf and saw the book, "Nights of Rodanthe," by Nickolas Sparks. (Which I think I accidentally stole from my step mom Cindy...sorry.) But, I remembered seeing the previews for it at the movies and thought I should read it before it came to the theatres. So I sat down on the couch thinking I would just read a chapter or two to get the drift. The next thing I knew it was 1:00am and I am bawling my eyes out. I read the entire book. It sucked me in just like all those amazing Sparks books. The weird thing was that I wasn't really crying at all the sad parts. I was crying at all the happy parts too. I have found a new person in me when I read. It is definitely different than watching a movie or witnessing something. It is my own thoughts, feelings and imagination breathing in the very soul of the character. I have found a new love of reading and can't seem to make it stop. I am sensing this need to feel this kind of emotion more often. I am becoming human again.

Number 5 is Alive!!!!!

Yes. We decided to take Randy's mom on our number one tourist attraction... hiking the Y. It is our fifth time if you haven't already guessed. The weather was absolutely perfect. We love to do this hike because it reminds us just how beautiful Utah is. We had a great time with Jeanna in town. Randy and I even got to sneak away for a date. We went to the movies since we normally don't do that.We love having visitors so if you are ever in town look us up!

Typical Day in the life of...

Me: Hunny, there is water all over the floor in the bathroom.
Randy: Yeah, I know. I think the toilet is leaking. I didn't have time to fix it because I was on shift.
Me: Oh, OK.

Next Day:

Me: Thinking to myself...The water is only all over the floor right after Randy showers?
Me: out loud...Uh, Hunny? I think the problem is not with the toilet. I think you are not putting the shower curtain the right way when you are showering?
Randy: No, because the water was there even when I didn't take a shower.
Me: I don't think so hunny because I have only ever noticed it right after you have showered.
Randy: Hunny, I promise, the water is coming from the toilet.
Me:Thinking to myself...Well, there isn't any water on the wall, so maybe...
Randy: I saw it dripping from the toilet.
Me:Oh, OK. Do you think you could fix that?
Randy: Of course.
Me: Is it going to be expensive?
Randy: No.
Me: Well maybe we should just call the landlord and have them do it?
Randy: No. No way. They won't call us back anyway.(Mumbles under his breath...)
Me: Thinking to myself...Well he probably CAN turn off the water to fix the toilet, he is a fireman for peet sake.
Me: Out loud...OK hunny, go for it.

15 Minutes and a couple a parts later:

Randy:All right, I am done.
Me: Really you fixed it? Thanks hunny.
Randy: Yep
Me: thinking to myself...I love my husband, he can fix anything!
Me: Out loud...Never doubted you for a second!