Spelling

I had to put this in. (Jason) Last night I was cleaning off the table and found a For Sale sign. Amelia wanted to know what it was and then wanted to spell the words. We got to the word "price".
Dad:Lets spell it out
Amelia:Okay daddy
Dad :what is the first letter
Amelia: P R I escalator it spells escalator.
Dad: Ummm, sure why not.
Love you Amelia

Quote of the week

I must start with conversation that leads up to the quote. While at Wal-Mart at the check out stand with the girls.

Amelia: Ummm dad?

dad: Yes Amelia.

Ameila: Are we buying chocolate today?

dad: Nooo I don't think so, why?

Amelia: I think we should because chocolate is good for you a little bit each day.

Dad: You got me there.
Love you Amelia you make me laugh everyday.

Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel

So, the last few days of school have not been too great. I was working with a professor on a project, and I gave up most of my weekend to get data together only to have pretty much nothing of what I did actually used. Needless to say, I was pretty frustrated. This frustration led me to question why I am here and to enter in to the realm of self-pitty. Why couldn't I have an easier job to do than to leave my family, our friends, our dog, our house (really our dog's house now), and a good paying job to go back to school and feel stupid pretty much every single day. I spend most of my time studying, missing out on time with my family, and I am not really sure that the studying is getting me any further along. And my thoughts go on and on.
Then, I read this talk by Elder Perry tonight, and I realized that I really have things pretty easy. I have my husband and my girls. We have a good place to live and food to eat. We still have family and friends that support us. And, even though I feel pretty stupid, I have hope that if I keep working hard, I will be smarter tomorrow than I am today (maybe, if I could remember anything that I am reading).

Aliza

Not much going on, but little Aliza has turned 9 months. Thanks for being apart of our family.

She has finally decided to crawl too.

This picture came out funny, she is still cute.