Grateful for my HUGE heating bill.

There are certain times during the year that I always wonder, "Why do I live where I live? It's so freaking cold here that you wouldn't survive outside for like 20 minutes without getting hypothermia." So may I just take this time to say how thankful I am for my huge heating bill and the fact that I am able to afford to heat my house. You know, last year at the end of January, it got all the way down to like 32 BELOW zero for a few days and it was totally miserable. Well, we are just about there now it seems like and it's only December 22. Can you even imagine what January and Feruary will holds for all of us retards that live in the basin? We are going to FREEZE! Anyway..... the whole point of this entry is pretty much to say that I am grateful for the rediculous amounts of money we spend each winter to heat our little house and for my sweet furnace that does all the work when all I have to do is push a little button.

Christmas Shopping

Well, I went to the city this weekend (yes, that's how we "basin-ites" say it) to do some Christmas shopping. It was crazy!!! Now I remember several good reasons why I like living in a small town. It took forever to get anywhere. I tried to make just a "quick" run into South Towne Mall and seriously took me like 10 minutes just to find a parking spot. Then, of course, when I'm trying to pull out of my parking spot, there are like 5 vultures all fighting over my spot and they are so close to me, I can't even pull out. Madness. But, I did get most of the rest of my shopping done. I just have to get some stocking stuffers for Albert and one or two more things for him and then I'll be done. It's funny because I thought I was all ready for Christmas this year since I started shopping in October, but alas, I was not as close as I thought. So, I came home with a lot of stuff this weekend, and now I'm feeling pretty good about it! I'm way stoaked for Christmas this year. It's going to be awesome!!!

Matchmaker, Matchmaker, make me a match....

So, there is this girl in my ward, (she's one of my Young Women) named Suelyn Heaton. I just absolutely adore this girl and she just happens to be graduating high school this year. I realize that she is still very young, but that doesn't mean that baby brother can't take her on a date when he gets home, right? Well, I convinced her (after showing her some good pix of my foxy baby brother - he takes after me) to write him an email and it went very well yesterday. Heh heh heh heh..... He said she sounds cool and he wants a picture of her. She says he is cool, too and that he wrote her back like he already knew her. YAY! So, now if my dumb computer would cooperate with me and upload the pix off my camera, then we'll really be in business! By the way, they have a lot in common.... She plays volleyball - Adam loves and plays also. She has a beautiful singing voice - Adam likes to sing, too, but whether he has a good voice is still to be determined. Sue wants to go to SUU for college - Adam has been thinking of going to the very same school! How convenient. Well, that's my matchmaking for you. Not that I'm proud of myself or anything. I'll have to post the pic that we took of me and Sue. She's totally cute. Okay, that's all!

What a Man!

We have had about a foot of snow in about a week's time, so we decided to make the most of it and build sweet snowman! He's huge and he's all mine!!! ;) This is the first time we've built a snowman in like 3 years. Will helped us - that's why he looks so smooth and round instead of lumpy and misshapen. Thanks, Will!

River Walk Boat Tour

Okay, here's the real picture we took. Sorry, mom!

Would you like some tongue?

I love this picture! I think mostly because my mom thinks it is totally inappropriate. My tongue looks weird, though. Albert's tongue looks weird too, though. We were on a river boat tour on the River Walk in San Antonio when we were there for Thanksgiving a few weeks ago.

Mandi, are you proud?

Okay... after much coaxing and looking through other's blogs, I think it is time for me to start one of these things. I guess it's good because it's like an online journal that everyone can look at. Hmmm... I will need to be selective in the things that I post. :-) So, i guess this is the start! Mandi and Lynnette will be so proud!