Bunny Wrangling

As I pulled into the driveway this evening I saw something white darted out of the back yard and into the bushes on the opposite side of the drive. I got out of the car and saw the cutest fluffy white bunny making its way through a small gap in our fence and into our neighbor's yard. Our landlord lives next door and I knew the bunny wasn't his so naturally I began to wonder where he had come from-- he was far too well groomed to be a 'wild' bunny-- I knew he must be someone's lost pet. I felt so bad that some kid had lost their pet.

I called Tyler over and we watched the bunny and tried to decide what to do. It was very cold, getting colder every min and I knew it would be too cold for the bunny to make it through the night outside. Tyler I am managed to coax the bunny back over to our yard. We sat and pet him for a while--he was so soft, and such a sweetie he was content to sit there and be pet all night. Then we made a huge mistake-- we tried to pick him up. He took off and man was he fast! Tyler chased him 3 houses down the street before he managed to corner him. Tyler began corralling the bunny back toward our house as I tried to decide which neighbor he belonged to.

I walked two houses down the road and knocked. The woman that answered peaked her head out and I said, "Do you by chance own a white bunny?" "Yes" she answered looking confused. "Well I found him in my yard about 20 minutes ago. My husband and I tried to pick him up but he took off--he is now shooing the bunny back this way." The woman thanked me for our concern and came out to get him. Apparently our little friend is quite the escape artist-- this is the 4th time he broke out so far this month!

So there we were-- three adults-- chasing and bunny back and forth trying to catch him. Tyler finally managed to corner him and gently 'wrangle' him into submission so his owner could come retrieve him. I wish I had had a camera on me-- it was hilarious. Truly, this doesn't do it justice-- the image of all of us chasing this bunny was the funniest thing i have seen all week.

Our little friend is now home safe-- I did my good deed for the week.

Bunny wrangling-- its alot harder than you think it would be-- they are fast!

Lucky for me (and our neighbor) Tyler is a top notch bunny wrangler--what an athlete!

Veteran's Day

I am so proud to be an American. What a great blessing and privilege it is to be a citizen of this country. I think I forget all too often the sacrifices that have been made that ensure me and my family the great freedoms we enjoy.

Today I want to say thank you. I am so proud of my family and friends that serve or have served this country in the armed forces and for all the others that choose to serve.

Thank you for your continued service and sacrifices.

And may God bless America!

My Husband the Romantic

I love the idea of romance but the longer I am married the more I come to understand that I am not the romantic in Tyler's and my relationship. Tyler is the sweetheart that leaves little notes in my make up bag, tucked under my pillow and into my books. He sneaks in household chores when I am not home or preoccupied with other things. And he brings home flowers for no reason at all-- isn't he just a sweetheart?!

Look at these beauties--I love gerber daises!

I totally made that...and no this is NOT an Announcement!

I never go to enrichment activities--does this make me a bad person? Its not that I don't want to be involved in my ward its just that 85% of the activities my ward has happen in the middle of that day--while I am at work--or are meant to specifically cater to the mothers and pregnant women of the ward--this is includes just about all the women in my ward just not me--and maybe 3-4 others.

Anyway, the enrichment group happened to have a sewing activity this past week, shockingly at a day and time I could attend. Of course the project was baby-centered--they were making receiving blankets--but the samples were cute so I decided to sign up. I found the cutest fabric with little pink and yellow giraffes--I Love Giraffes! The blanket turned out so cute I can't wait to make another-- I have absolutely no reason to--I have absolutely No use for baby blankets but it well help me practice my very sorely underdeveloped sewing skills.





Plus they are just so cute--see

Check That Off the List

Lists rule my life. Groceries, chores, tasks, to do items, etc. I have lists scribbled on sticky notes scattered across my desk at work and lists that pop up when I open my email. I have lists of random items and things to get at the store on my fridge, chores to complete in my planner and a myriad of other things to do written on random envelops and pieces of junk mail all over my dinner table.

In my world the list reigns supreme. I am pretty sure I inherited this from my mother. My need to organize my grocery list by department and food type; my need to organize my chore lists by length of time required to complete the task and the items’ importance. My sister says I am crazy but I love lists! Without such lists I would never get anything productive done.

I love the sense of satisfaction I get when I can cross something off—often time I find myself adding chores that I had not anticipated on tackling to my list just so I can cross them off—it feels that good. And at the end of the day, when I look at all the completed tasks I feel so good about myself and I am proud of how productive I was.

The one downside to list making—often time the list becomes too long or intensive to actually complete the tasks with the given time. For instance—every Saturday I get up and make a list of things to do that day. I have learned it is important to be as specific as possible—the more specific the easier the tasks seem and the more items to cross off.

Here was my list for Saturday: clean bathroom, change shower curtain, change sheets, wash darks, wash whites, wash towels, fold laundry, put away laundry, wipe kitchen counters, sweep kitchen, mop kitchen, dust living room, vacuum, go grocery shopping, clean out fridge, clean lamp shades…

See what I mean? Most of these items are not big but that’s not the whole list. Anyway—I am proud to say for the first time in—as long as I can remember—I crossed every item off my list. I even added and crossed off some additional items like: sort clothes for DI, organized closet and dresser drawers, shred old bills and statements, and reorganize the file box.

Unfortunately, there is already another long list in the making but that doesn’t bother me; I can’t wait to start crossing things off that one too!