Hello friends!

So it's after 1AM and I can't sleep so I thought I'd come talk to you all. So...how are you? Great! We're good too..okay, brace yourself for some lame humor. It's late and I'm sleep deprived but my mind is racing and there's not a thing I can do about it. ;o) So...at our house things are calm which is exactly how I like it! Of course we are insanely busy with Church and work. Sundays are nothing even CLOSE to a day of rest for us! We have church, then I have a meeting at 1PM, I get home in time for Scott to get to a meeting at 2:30PM and we see him again at dinner time. If it's the first Sunday and he goes with the Young Men to collect fast offerings, he does that at noon, hurries home so I can go to my meeting at 1 and then when I get home he rushes to his meeting. Gosh, just typing that is tuckering me out. It's a wonderful opportunity to be able to serve, however, and we are grateful that we not only have the health to be able to go go go, but we have each other's support as well. Phew!
The kids are great--Jack is addicted to Farmtown and Farmville on Facebook, which is good for nobody! I went out of town last week and Scott said he cried himself to sleep one night because he couldn't get into my Facebook to harvest his crops and they were going to die. Sigh. That very morning, when he woke up the FIRST words out of his mouth were, "Mom, I'm ready to do some farm work!" I've created a monster. He has now taken over both of my fake farms. I wonder if he'll remember this love of farming when he's old enough to pull weeds. Do ya think? But he is cute and wonderful and we love him. I've spent the last week or so working on my business and have been in Idaho and tonight was down in Provo. Heritage Makers is in the middle of the "Spirit of Heritage Tours" where the president of the company and his adorable wife are travelling the nation to tell people about the company and the awesome products and opportunity that go along with it. I was at the event in Twin Falls and Boise, Idaho and as I mentioned in Provo tonight. This afternoon Jack said, "Mom, are you going with the president of Heri-tage Makers to tell people about books?" What an astute little dude. It's definately been the main topic of conversation since I've been home! I had the opportunity to see some old friends from highschool (and one I'd not seen since the 6th grade!) and now am even more blessed with the opportunity to work with some of them! Lucky me!!
Scott is wrapping up his final weeks at Siemens before he starts his new job with his old boss's company Pinetop Engineering the first of November. I think he will miss very little except for friends he's made. Mostly, he's excited about this new opportunity and the experience he's going to get. It's a ground-floor opportunity and we're hoping it works out as we'd love for it to. (Few things in life do, but we're cautiously optimistic!)
Lizzy is still awesome and amazing and adorable! I took some funny pictures of her this morning because when I looked at her, I remembered something my dear friend Lisa once said to me. She said, "You know, Peggy, all girls SAY they look bad in the morning but you really do!" Um, thanks? ;o) Well, the sad news is, I've passed that onto my poor, unsuspecting daughter. Here's her "before" shot when she'd just woken up (she's A LOT happier in the morning than I am!!)
AND here she is after a little, um, "sprucing up."LOVE those little piggy tails. We do have some separation anxiety issues, unfortunately, that we're working through. (Sarah--I am SOOO sorry she cried the whole time she was at your house!) It's hard for me to imagine that she gets so upset since literally the only time she cries at home is when she's hungry or needs a change of scenery. But apparently, she does. It's hard for me to grasp since my MIL watched Jack he was totally fine with whatever but I am very rarely away from Lizzy for more than a couple of hours and even then Scott is with her. She doesn't do great with anyone else. Except for Kelli R. for some reason. I think it's because she's as animated as I am and it makes Lizzy happy. ;o) Note to self.

So them's the haps chez nous. I hope you're enjoying "Christmas Gift Idea Wednesday." I have great idea for tomorrow but will leave you with an idea that piggy backs on my post last Wednesday.These are playing cards, but they have a scripture about the Savior leading up to His birth and a Christmas song or hymn on each of 24 cards.
So you punch a hole in the corner, use a binder ring to keep them together and every day in December, you can read one of the cards. This is a great way to keep the true spirit of Christmas in your home. For those of you who are not LDS, I can change the verses/songs for you. They're pre-made, I just have to order them and they're $15 per set. I will need to order them for sure by November 10th to make sure you have them in time for Cmas so let me know ASAP if you want some!
Loves and hugs and all that jazz!