Hmmmm...

So a couple of weeks ago I got called to be in the nursery. Is this a hint that I need some extra experience with children, before my child is born? It's actually not too bad, because my ward has 3 nurserys, and I am with the oldest group, the youngest in my group being 2. So they are all potty trained, and they are all pretty much content to just sit and play with their toys. The other nice thing is that I can see an end in sight. Our bishop will either release a new mom from her calling or get a sub for her, for 3 months after the baby is born. So i pretty much know that I won't be doing this calling past July. I can handle that.

Baby

Well, I just got back from the doctors office, and everything is going great. I have gained a total of 3 lbs. Baby is doing good. I also set up my ultrasound appointment for March 12. That is definately going to be an awesome appointment. I can't wait!

Phil Conners, is that you? It's me...Ned Ryerson

I am greatly relieved to read that Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow this morning. An early spring! I am so happy. I am not sure if I could stand another 6 weeks of ice and snow. Then again, how much could a little groundhog really know? I guess we will all just have to hope that he knows a lot.

A fun purchase

You are all going to think we are dorks, but last night Clark and I bought a crib and changing table! Now before you start laughing at our over-eagerness, I have to tell you that I think we got a great deal on them. We have been watching Craigslist the last couple weeks, just looking at what they had, and these were a great deal! They were only used for one child, but they look brand new. We haven't put them together yet, but here are the online pictures that the couple used to sell them.

They aren't really the best pictures, maybe I will post some better ones after we set all the stuff up. The changing table came with the baskets you see, and the little changing pad. The crib did not come with the mattress, which is okay with me, becuase I think it seems rather unsanitary to use an old mattress. We will just buy a new one eventually. Our goal is just to slowly start accumulating things, so that at the end we aren't stuck needing to purchase lots of things. And this way we can shop around to find all the best deals :)

ps: I am continually surprised at how nice the people are that we meet through craigslist. When we bought the tv, the man and his son helped clark load it into their truck, so they could deliver it to our house (not to mention they invited him to dinner when he went over to look at the tv). and then this couple gave us sheets to wrap all the crib parts in, so they would not get scratched while we drove them home. what friendly people. makes me want to be a better person.

Clark's new toy

Sunday Dinner

Today for dinner I made a roast in the crock pot, and Clark made some smashed potatoes. This is only the second time I have made a roast, and I must say that this one turned out quite wonderfully! I even made gravy with the drippings (the last time I made gravy, it didn't turn out at all, so I am really proud of myself). It was a very yummy meal that would have made all of you very envious.

In other news, it snowed today. That makes for 5 weekends in a row that we have recieved snow. Today we probably got about 6 inches. The crazy thing is that about 25 minutes before church, I got a call that said that our ward will be holding sacrament for those who can make it to the church, and all other meetings for the day were cancelled. We went to sacrament, but we would not have gone if we didn't have 4-wheel drive. Even with that, we were all over the roads. I am so glad that we got the trailblazer, Clark and I wouldn't have made it this far into the winter if we only had the escort and the neon. That car has gotten us through many a snowy road this winter. I just don't understand why Colorado is having such a hard time clearing the roads. I mean this is Colorado...don't they expect to get lots of snow? And yet with every snow storm it takes them days to clear the roads. It is as if they are caught by surprise with each storm. I just don't get it. Clark had to go into work this morning, and he said that even the freeways had not been plowed yet, and that they were just as bad to drive on as the side streets. What is the big problem? Makes no sense to me.

So for Clark's b-day I got him some leather gloves from Marshalls (it is a store like Ross and TJ Maxx). He wore them today because of all the snow. Anyways, come to find out they are gore-tex brand, which I guess is a pretty good brand, becuase when a guy at work saw them he said something like "oh, I have a pair of gore-tex gloves, they are way nice. I spent $200 on mine, how much were yours?" We spent $10. Granted they were super, super on sale from Christmastime. And I doubt they are the same quality as his mucho expensive gloves, but it still makes me pretty proud that Clark and I got such a good deal. Woohoo!

what a good lookin' group

It has taken me forever, but here are some Christmas pics.

Brrrr

Okay, at 10:00 this morning my weather pixie said that it is 1 degree outside, and yes that is Farenheight, not Celsius. I wish I could just stay home under a blanket and drink hot chocolate. Oh well, I gots ta go to work.

cause it's not hard to fall, when you float like a cannonball...

Well, once again, let me tell you that everyone in Colorado is sick and tired of all this snow. Last night Clark got stuck in our neighborhood, while he was driving the little red car. It was really sad. He was about 300 ft from our house. It took us about 15 minutes to get the car out, and that was only after one of our neighbors saw our predicament, and was kind enough to come help. It's kind of funny, back in my senior year of hike school my good friend Minh gave me a little shovel to put in the truck of my car, just in case I ever got stuck in any snow. Up until now, I had never had any reason to pull out that shovel. Well, Minh is now in Africa, but I think she would be happy to know that that little shovel got lots of use last night!

In other news, I went to the doctor yesterday and got to hear the baby's heartbeat again. It is such an amazing experience to be able to hear that tiny heart beating away. The doctor said that I am quite boring, because everything is going so well...let's hope that things just keep on being boring!

Poor Clark has been working like crazy this week. I guess busy season has officially begun. He had to get up at 4:30 twice this week, and the rest of the week he has been getting up around 5:00. He even had to go in today! I think that it is really stupid that these accounting firms can't hirm more people (even temps!) to help out during these next few months. Especially because Clark says that the most time consuming stuff that he does is stuff that a temp could easily accomplish. He takes the second part of the CPA exam on Monday, and so working all these crazy hour days haven't given him much time to study. I am sure that he will do great, though. He is a pretty smart cookie. Wish him luck!!

I think that I will now end this crazy long post with some of my favorite pics of Janet's (Clark's sis) wedding. As most of you know, I was enlisted to be their amateur photographer, and I think there are a couple of pictures that turned out quite nicely.

ENOUGH OF THE SNOW ALREADY!!!!

The streets in my neighborhood were still completely covered in snow from the last two storms. And now tons more is getting dumped on top of it. Arg! I am so sick of this neverending snow. The streets are terrible to drive on!