Update

So last week was kind of a mess, but I think that my life is slowly coming back together. I did not get my house cleaned before I left for the movie, and I really regretted that decision because Nick got home earlier than he said he was going to on Saturday. So it was still a mess when he got home. I hate it when that happens. It always makes him super grumpy.
So the movie was amazing. I'm usually disappointed with movies written about books, but not this time. It was great. Except that there was some stupid giggly girls in the theatre who were laughing at all the wrong things. Like things that were supposed to be serious! How rude. I felt like chucking one of my cookies at them, then I remembered that I brought them from home and decided that wouldn't be such a great idea. Stupid giggly girls.
The ward family movie night was a huge success. We borrowed a projector and showed the movie on the big screen in the gym. I had no idea because I hadn't ever seen the thing, but that screen is as big across as the stage! It felt like a real theatre! It was awesome. And there were so many people there! Oh, and Nick did get home in time, which is a really good thing, because he is such a good helper. I think my head would have exploded if he hadn't been there.
I didn't go to the State football game on Friday night. I do believe, however, that had I been there, they definitely would have won. How could I have been so selfish? So I'm sending out a formal apology to those boys. I'll be there next time. I promise.
Okay, so here is my favorite part. On Sunday I was talking to Brother Marostica on Sunday about the Giving Tree. Evidently the list is complete, so all I have to do is set up the tree and make the tags to hang on it! So Brother Marostica was like, "let's just get the tree out right now!" So we went into the clerk's office and he got the box down off of the top of the cabinet and it was definitely EMPTY! So the Christmas tree is AWOL and nobody knows where it could be. We checked all of the likely places, and even some of the unlikely places, but no dice. So we were thinking that somebody took the title "Giving Tree" a little to literally and took the thing home. (?) Who would do that? I have no idea. But when we were looking for the tree, we did find a garland, so I suggested that I wouldn't be opposed to having a "Giving Garland" instead. Everybody laughed. It wasn't a joke. I guess that's what I get for joking so often. Silly me. But I really do think that a Giving Garland is a good idea. Oh well… So the hunt is still on. I'm going to make some phone calls and try to find out if anybody knows where our little tree is. Oh, but funny thing: when we were looking for the tree, another lady from the other ward was searching around for their Eagle Scout plaque. Evidently somebody took it right off the wall! Stinkin Mormon thieves! I said that perhaps the plaque and the tree ran off together. Silly plaque and tree.

So much to do, so little time!

So it seems like whenever I have a few beautiful days off, everybody notices all at once and thinks, wow! Melissa doesn't have anything better to do, let her do it! What a whiner I am, I know. But I think that I might just blow up. And let me just preface this whole post with: I know that more than half of this crap is my own doing.
a. I've been working hard and long (a whole two days) on a Christmas project that I am not even close to being finished with. But I'm not worried. I have a whole month right? Riiiiiiight.
b. My house is a horrible mess because I have totally neglected it for the past two days.
c. Today some friends want me to go see Twilight with them. Which I wanted to do anyway, but if I don't make a serious dent is this hole I'm not going to be able to forgive myself for leaving it to go see a movie.
d. We're having a ward family movie night tomorrow. I don't think that I have anything more to do for this, but Nick isn't going to be home and I'm going to have to go to the church and run the whole thing without my best helper guy. Which I hate because he really is amazing.
e. Nick's not home and that makes me sad. I even woke up at 2:30 last night and couldn't go back to sleep until 4:00. I'm a little tired. I hope that I can stay awake for the movie. Oh, who am I kidding. Of course I can stay awake.
f. The ward Christmas party is coming up and I'm having some conflicts with my committee about it. I think that it would be great if they just didn't have any opinions about anything so they could all just see me for the true genius that I am.
g. I want to go to Fruitland's State football game tonight, but it doesn't look too promising since it's in Boise and Nick and his parents are away.
h. How could I forget the thing that's stressing me out the most?!? I'm getting a Christmas craft together for all of my sisters in law and cousins and what not and I still need to get most of the wood and all of the vinyl lettering for the whole mess. I'm sure that they are going to turn out really cute and everything, but this project is definitely bigger than I thought it was going to be. Gross.
i. I just found out (and when I say, "I just found out", I mean I found out three weeks ago, but it was so horrible a thought that I blocked it out completely and only just remembered the whole thing two days ago) that I have to organize the Giving Tree for our ward at church. I really don't have a problem organizing it, it's just the knowing where all that stuff is going that is going to bother me. I've been so happy to just pick a wish off the tree, buy it, wrap it, and bring it to church. Never knowing where the thing is going. But now I have to know where everthing is going, and I don't know why, but that bothers me.

Oh, man. I'm tired. I need a nap. Maybe 20 minutes won't kill me. Then I can tidy the house and go to my movie! And make my calls about the vinyl. Ugh. I do not want to do that.

My Amazing Children

So I think that I should take a moment to brag about how amazing my children are. Everyday I'm finding that more and more they are little people who can do incredible things.
Today Peter, my 1st grader, brought home an excellerated math packet. He said that one of the teachers at school took him out of class and tested him and now he is in a group that is doing higher math! I am so proud of my boy. He says that it is hard work, but that he enjoys it. He also brought home a Halloween poem to memorize and did it, no sweat. What a cool kid! He is so smart... and I'm his mom!
Whitney is turning out to be quite the little heart throb. She has boyfriends all over the map. I'm not sure if I should necessarily be proud of this, but at least the girl is cute, right? Besides being cute, she is also really good at memorization. Today she brought home her part for the Thanksgiving program (she is going to be a pilgram girl) and had that thing memorized in only a few minutes. What a doll!
Lucas has just turned 18 months and is starting to talk like nobody's business. A few of the words that he can pronounce are: ball (bah), bike, blankie (bayntee), drink (deek!), ma-ma (he calls me and Nick ma-ma), ba-ba, bed, bye-bye, kiss, and the list goes on and on. And whenever he feels like it, he copies words that I say to him. I am so excited that he is not afraid to say new words. A lot of times, children are afraid to start speaking, but not this child! (I just know I'm going to be regretting this later)
What amazing kids I have!