Blogging....the new cross-stich!

At least, that's what Mike says!  He thinks I'm addicted! :)

Things are good around here.  Just a quick update to let you all know we made it through the weekend.  We're happy, healthy, and in love...and as we've come to realize, that's all that matters!

Mike went to work Thursday morning and was on his way home again by 10:30.  The lay off made Mike one of many to lose his job that morning, and was totally, completely and painfully unexpected.  But the Lord has a way of taking care of us, and so we've been working hard to pay off our debt and save like crazy for a rainy day.  We were able to put our student loans back on deferment (I swear, we're never going to get those things paid off) and so we're debt free except for our house.

We've got money and food to get us through for about 3 months...maybe 4 if we're amazing...and hopefully by then we'll have a new job! :0

We're not scared or worried...just full of faith and a sense of adventure.  I'm sure that it could get very overwhelming come 4 months down the road and we're still unemployed, but as of right now, things are great...I get to spend all day with my man!

It's interesting to think about money now.  We've been poor before, but before there was always more money coming in; it was our choice as to how to priotize and allocate it.  It's a totally different mentality to look at this stash of cash as a finite thing...when it's gone, it really truly could be gone.  Scary.

The only stress right now is this...and maybe you can help!

My best friends wedding is the first week of June...and silly me, I didn't buy plan tickets before my sweet husband lost his job!  Tsk, tsk!  Anyway, getting to this wedding is completely emotional, and not a true-food-on-the-table type of need, I know, but I've got to get there.  It's not totally optional.  The problem lies in the fact that I can't leave my dear husband here, without a job, all by himself while I go to Utah.  It would be emotional suicide.  So--if you hear of totally fabulous plane tickets, or a new technology that beams people to Utah, or if you've got an abundance of frequent flyer miles you've got to get rid of, let me know.  Here's putting myself out there and asking for your help! :)

Love you all!!

You get to be the first to know...

Mike got laid off this morning.  Now accepting prayers, donations, and hugs! :)

I finally updated!!

It's been long awaited...but it's here!  I can't believe it's been this long since I've been on here!

Here's a quick recap... (okay, not quick, but a recap!)

Katelyn and I spent a week in Utah to surprise Kyron and watch him in the play "The Music Man." We missed Mike, but had a great time!  Now it's time to buy plane tickets to head back home the first week of June for my best friends wedding! Yeah Deanna!!

We came home and got all our ducks back in the row in time for Conference and Easter.   Wasn't conference awesome?  I especially appreciated all the talks that seemed to be focused on the youth, and Mike thinks we should put Elder Hales talk into vinyl letter form and plaster it all over our walls! :)

 We have a 'Mormon Easter bunny' who visits our house, so we do the Easter/candy/eggs/presents/hunts fun on Saturday so we can spend Sunday focusing on our Savior and the blessings of the Atonement and Resurrection.  

We went to a community event and had quite a fun time--although we left before the Easter egg hunt!  We also had a fun picnic dinner at the park with some of our ward friends.

Sunday Katelyn wore her new Easter dress, and then promptly discovered puddles so no pictures yet! But it's so cute, I tell you!  We had a lesson in YW about President Monsons talk from the YW general meeting:  It was perfect!!  We had Easter Sunday dinner with some friends and had a lovely, calm day as a family.

Mike had a cooking adventure and made his own Mozzarella Cheese!! As much of a skeptic as I was originally, I'm sold now! Yum, yum, yum!  It might be a bit hill-billy-ish, but we're going to make it again!

I started couponing again!  Inspired by a friend in the ward who has her grocery budget (for her family of 3) down to $150 month, I joined an online coupon tip site and have been saving money like CRAZY!  Just this morning I got 45 dollars worth of everyday, useful stuff for 18 bucks! Yeah!

And last, but certainly not least...IT'S A BOY!  We had our anatomy scan this morning and, along with everything being perfect with the little one, we found out we're having a boy!  Whew! One of each...the pressure is off!! Now...to decide how to decorate! :)  I'm 20 weeks last Saturday, so we've made it halfway!  Still feeling great, and I'm in better shape then I was with Katelyn.  I feel stronger and more healthy and better able to deal with all the bummerish symptoms of pregnancy.  Yes!

I'm short on lots of pictures, but here are some that I've got!  Loves!!

(These pictures I grabbed off of Brielles Facebook, so they don't quite fit.  I didn't take any!  We also spent a day in SLC with Becky, Aly, Kayla and Grandma Williams...anybody wanna share pictures?)  

Katelyn was happy and healthy this time...we had a much better time then last time!  The flight is getting tougher and tougher, longer and longer...but you do what you gotta do! :)

Katelyn and Aucklin

Watching Conference via the Internet and my super smart husband.  We set Katelyn up to 'take notes' on her table, and Mike and I actually got a lot of listening in! 

(And here's another reason why you shouldn't fall asleep during Conference...the one 15 minute bout that Mike and I snoozed, we woke to find Katelyn had pooped in her diaper, taken it off, thrown it away, and then wandered all over the house.  Oh joy!  At least she threw it away, right? :)

This ever happened to you? :)

Our Easter Saturday Fun...

Katelyn has a year on these cute munchkins...but all she cared about was the candy!

It's SO good!  And cheap! For the price of a gallon of milk, we got a pound of yummy, gourmet, fresh mozzarella cheese.  And some ricotta!

Isn't he cute?

All this for $18 bucks!  Yeah!

Twenty weeks and feeling great!  (And I'm a bit prideful about it, but I've only gained 5 pounds!  The doctor said that's just fine...hopefully it means I'll be good and healthy the whole way through!)

Watch for more pictures of the ultrasound and Katelyns Easter dress.  Coming soon...I promise?! :)