Flashdance?

He's a maniac, MANIAC, on the stairs!

And a Riverdance at Wal-Mart.

Smarty Pants!

We started doing shape puzzles a couple of days ago and he started learning some of the shapes. Well the other day we were reading one of his books and there is a page with shapes on it. I started asking him where the circle was and he pointed right to it! He knows the circle, square, and triangle really well and we are still working on the other ones. I just thought it was pretty good considering he is only 16 months old.

Awful Day

Well to follow up a great day it only makes sense that today would be terrible! Aside from the spider incident, our car was broken into while Jake was at work. They stole our DVD player (with Jordan's favorite movie in it), tithing money from Jake's wallet, and his credit card. The wallet was still there, so I am assuming they were counting on Jake not noticing the card missing until much later. Which is odd because they left his debit card and other company cards. So, today has been pretty awful.

**After typing this sad entry Sandy brought in the mail and there was a card in it from Pops and Kathy. There was money in the card that just about covered the amount of the tithing money that was stolen. I am so grateful for the blessings we have received, even while going through difficult times in our lives.**

The Scariest Thing I Have Ever Seen!

I am supposed to be getting my textbooks in the mail today, so I went to the door and looked on the porch to see if they had been delivered yet. As I turned to come back inside, this big black thing came flying past my face and landed in the entry way. It scampered away pretty quickly and started running into the dining room. It took a minute for me to tell exactly what it was, but when it stopped long enough for me to look at it, this is what I saw...

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AN F-ING JUMPING SPIDER!!! 

AND I WAS BAREFOOT!

Those front little "arms" actually look like claws!

After I ran past it and landed, rather ungracefully, in the kitchen, I figured that I had to do something with it or else it would find me and Jordan! At this point I'm having a heart attack! It is probably about 3" long and 2" wide. It's a dang big spider! So I pulled on my "big girl" pants, put on Jake's shoes (they are bigger and more protective than mine) and grabbed some hand weights and a bowl. I figured if I couldn't kill it with the weights then maybe I could trap it under the bowl and wait until one of the men came home to deal with it. Well, I threw both weights, both shoes, and a decorative wreath (don't tell Sandy!) and nothing phased this f-ing spider. It kept rearing up at me and then crouching down like it was going to jump. I was just about to cry at this point. This thing is SO big and they can jump several FEET! I was able to reach one of the weights and threw it again. This time it hit the spider and turned it around. I was finally able to sneak behind it and trap it in the bowl. So now this is what is happening in the front room. 

I can't go in there now even though I KNOW he's trapped and can't possibly get me, but you never know! I keep looking at it to make sure it hasn't been overturned. I keep thinking of all of the horrible things from Arachnophobia. They seriously modeled those horrible spiders after the guy trapped in my front room! I can feel it on me, even now. 

Yeah, I'm pretty brave!

By the way, I am now wearing long sleeves, pants, THICK socks, and my Ugg boots... just in case! I'm still considering a scarf, gloves, and beanie...

My Awesome Day

So my day started out as any other day. Then I got a package in the mail...who doesn't love packages?! Omar just got back from a 3 week trip to the East Coast and had bought some things for my munchkin(s). How awesome is "The Office?!"

The shirt says "Future Office Drone," if you can't read the small print.

This onesie is my favorite of all time! Hi-larious!

Then I got to go to Merced and go to a craft store. I know, you might not think that's awesome, but I sure do! Jake let me get a bunch of things so I can make some gifts. One of which is for Liz and Rob who just found out they are pregnant. Congratulations! So Liz's favorite color is orange, and I figured I could make something unisex out of orange. I found the perfect fabric and I was so excited to make something for them. It only took me a couple of hours to make the blanket. I'm really excited for them to get it and hope that they love it as much as I loved making it! 

So all in all...it was a pretty great day!