Things I feel good about

This weekend I felt especially good about two things (besides the warm fuzzies of Easter Sunday, of course!)
1. My tulips are sprouting! I was excited enough to take a picture. This means the end of a LONG and FREEZING COLD Utah winter and the arrival of spring and a few weeks with my favorite little flower.

2. We finally finished the sanding stages of our crib. This is good because we've been doing it for a month - maybe two? Now Brian has to seal, stain, and polyurithane all of it. We'll have a nursery here soon enough!

Scentsy Spring Fling

I've already sent out invitations, so if I've forgotten you, here is your invite. Utah County friends are invited to my house this Thursday, March 20 from 6-8 or Saturday from 11-2 to look at the new catalog and smell Scentsy's new scents. If you can't come, check out the website at www.scentsy.com/nrobinson

The website will give you the information you need to contact me.

This is a GREAT product! You may need one for yourself or for Mother's Day gifts!

Happy 28th Brian!

Just a random photo I took of Brian last week as he was passing me in front of the TV. I sure love this boy. All he needed for his birthday was a new pair of flip-flops to get ready for the summer. And I bought him Pringles, shrimp, and cookies and cream ice cream. Just because I'm nice.



And...28 reasons why I love this guy (in no particular order):
1. He makes me laugh every day.
2. He has gorgeous eyes.
3. He helps do the laundry every week, if not just doing it all by himself.
4. He always asks what he can do for me.
5. He is great at what he does. He is a counselor and makes a difference in kids' lives every day.
6. He makes friends with strangers. He is so easy to talk to.
7. He loves his family.
8. He trains our dog, Wilson. And brushes him. And cleans up his poop. I don't think I've done that even once.
9. He is excited to be a dad.
10. He serves other people. He's always finding ways to help friends, family, and neighbors.
11. He looks super cute with his hat on backwards. I love that!
12. He is a little OCD. Okay, a lot. He likes things to be clean and that is very helpful for me, who is not naturally that way.
13. He thinks of all of the possibilities before making a decision. This is also unlike me, who is somewhat irrational at times.
14. He is great at saving us money.
15. He has big plans for the future. And a lot of that involves working less and being home more. I feel good about that.
16. He has an incredible voice.
17. He is very talented. He can play the piano any song on the piano after he hears it just once.
18. He write me songs for important occasions. He wrote me a song when we got engaged. And for the past two Valentine's he has serenaded me in front of my 5th graders. How cute is that?
19. He appreciates good smells.
20. He is more faithful at reading his scriptures than I am. And he prays with me every day.
21. He thinks I'm cute, even when I'm pregnant, or not wearing makeup, or just waking up in the morning.
22. He's good at talking about how he feels.
23. He is brave. He has been through more than most 28-year-olds I know and has been a champ the entire time.
24. He knows that there is more to life than money.
25. He loves to be outside. He is more happy mowing a lawn, fixing flower beds, building rock walls, and other outside things than most people I know. He can't wait to use the weed whacker I bought him for Christmas.
26. He wants to be healthy. He loves watching The Biggest Loser with me.
27. He practices naming things (dogs, children) by yelling out the name out loud to see how it will sound in different situations. You may have to be here for this, but it's hysterical.
28. He treats me like I'm the most important person in his world. And he's mine. And that is how it should be.

Pregnant Nat

Well, here I am last Sunday, in all my glory. The bump may still be considered "cute" at this stage, but I have a feeling it's going to get really ugly really fast. So we'll go with it for now. Like Brian says, "Embrace it!"

Late

Yesterday I had to laugh out loud at myself. I think that's probably an okay, healthy thing to do.

So I had a headache and Brian was staying home sick from church. I left for church about 10 minutes after it had started, thinking I'd be about 15 minutes late. I walked in and there were three other families in the foyer. I heard singing in the chapel and asked, "Is that the sacrament song?" They said it was and it was about over. So I quickly snuck into the back row and had a seat. I had been sitting for about 30 seconds when a lady went up and started praying. I was thinking, "Gosh, they are JUST getting to the opening prayer?" And I thought I was behind schedule! Anyway, she prays and then suddenly everyone stands up and starts gathering their things, moving out of the chapel. My neighbors were right in front of me and I said, "I think I'm having a pregnant moment here...but doesn't our church start at 10:30 or did they change it to 10:00?" They looked at me funny and reminded me that today was Daylight Savings. Oops. As my mom would say - "Cute but dumb!"

I still can't figure out this Utah time change thing. You'd think after ten years I'd have a clue. Sad to say, this isn't the first time I've done it. Only then I was an hour EARLY to everything and couldn't figure out where everyone was!

It's been awhile...

Let's see...
I have a new ultrasound 3D picture to post. My friend runs a machine at a different doctor's office and told me I could come in anytime. Cool! So I went in again last week and got this one and then she will do the 3D on week 29. She said that's the best time for pictures... Everything is going well though. I've got me a little belly (not sure how I feel about taking pictures of that and posting them) and need to get some new clothes.
Other than that, Brian and I had a fun time up at 5th Grade camp (Clear Creek) with my students. We were snowed in, but only for a few hours. It was way fun - a great way to go out.
AND I got hired for a new job next year. Sad to think about not teaching, but I think this job will allow me to be a better mom. Only 4 days a week at the district coaching brand new 5th and 6th grade teachers. Positives: no grading, planning, worrying, cleaning a messy classroom, etc. This job will allow me to come and go and be done and not worry about anything. Less expected. I guess that's my new motto. :) Makes me sound lazy, huh?

Lent

Tis the season.

"Lent is a season of soul-searching and repentance. It is a season for reflection and taking stock. Lent originated in the very earliest days of the Church as a preparatory time for Easter, when the faithful rededicated themselves and when converts were instructed in the faith and prepared for baptism. By observing the forty days of Lent, the individual Christian imitates Jesus’ withdrawal into the wilderness for forty days."

Although I typically choose to fast one Sunday a month, I have decided to participate in Lent this year. I think I can do that - my sister did it once and nobody told me otherwise. The thing that I am "lenting" is...CHOCOLATE. Call me crazy...It's a lofty goal, but so far I've successfully completed Day 1. (Did I mention that I ate a bag of M&Ms and a Healthy Choice fudge bar just hours before the start?) Only 39 more to go. I think my body will thank me, especially in my enlarging state. Chocolate is not really what I need right now. So far, I've recruited two other people. Both die-hard Coke drinkers.

And a question for true "lenters." In my research I saw that Sundays are not included in Lent. Is this true?

So, friends, I'm inviting you. What could you sacrifice for 40 days to improve your life just a little? Forty days can't be that long, can it? We'd have each other...there is safety in numbers. And heck, maybe we'd learn a thing or two!