An adventure in hair

Ok, so I decided today, that I was wanting a change. I made an appointment to get my hair done, as this is the most simple and easy way to achieve a quick change.
Now that I have achieved this level of change however I am not sure that I am happy with it. First of all you must keep in mind that Chet likes blond hair. When I went in I asked for a dark all over color with highlights added. So they did a light color weaved into my hair before they added the dark all over color. As they were doing the light I thought it looked like it would be a good amount of light. Not to much... not to little....
Well, as you may or may not be able to tell from the photo, there is WAY too little light! Not to mention, I asked to go just a titch darker than my natural color. Ummmm....this is also way more than a titch darker!
It really doesn't matter, I am sure I will get use to it and it will always be able to grow out or be redone. My biggest issue with it is that I really want Chet to like it! I did send him a little picture I took with my phone and he says that he likes it from what he can see, but he knows that it worries me.
Funny after all this time that I am still so worried about making sure I try to look good for him. I guess when you stop caring about how you look for the one you love that is when you maybe need to examine where things are at for you both. I am glad that I still care and worry about looking nice for him.

Anyway, that is the total extent of what went on today. Getting ones hair done, as fun as it may be (from time to time) is a long and drawn out process and one I am glad I don't have to go through very often. Which is why my hair will be the color that it is (unless Chet hates it) for quite some time!
Till tomorrow :)

Ok so I missed

Ok So I am not good at this game already! I missed posting last night so I am posting now and I will try to again tonight.
Ford had swim practice and Megan worked late last night, so it was really quiet kicking around my house by myself. I am getting better at it all the time. I use to just in the car first thing if I knew I was going to be home by myself for very long. Instead last night I put some of the last apples I have to do on to juice. I am so close to being finished with canning and I think the world will hear me cheer when I am done this year. We do have a lot of yummy things on the shelf for us to enjoy over the winter now though. Anyway, that is how I spend my afternoon and evening. We will see what today brings.

The Challenge

Ok, so I am going to see if I am up to the challenge Mary Ann sent out. I am going to try to see if I can find something to blog about everyday this month as it is Bolgger month. Ha, not sure there is that much going on in our life that needs to be blogged about, but here goes!

Today was the first day of my favorite month. For two reasons, first and foremost it is the month Chet was born. If you don't know how I feel about birthdays, I LOVE them if they are for people I cherish especially, because it gives an opportunity for me to celebrate the life of someone that has touched my life in some special way that only they would be able to do! So I get to celebrate his birthday. Yay!
Secondly it is the month of Thanksgiving, my favorite holiday in the whole year! This month is a time for me to reflect on all the many things that I have to be grateful for in my life. I think of this often anyway, but for some reason this month everything seems brought to the forefront of my mind. I think over times and things in my life that have changed me and helped me become a better person and the people and circumstances that also have helped shape my life. It helps me remember, even in times that are not so good, that though things might not be going well right now, sometime in the future I will look back at the things I have gone through and be thankful at least to some degree for the life lessons that were learned. Anyway these are the things that were on my mind today. Hooray for November!

My Son

I just need to make an entry about Ford. He is such a good guy. The only person I have ever really seen him be mean to is Megan and , well.... what are sisters for? (not that I like it at all)

Anyway, today was fast Sunday, and as usual Ford was the first one to stand up and share his testimony. As I sat there and listened to him and his sweet thoughts and feelings, I was so impressed with the fact that he is almost 16 (less than a month) and he is still getting up every month to share this with our ward.

When I was his age.......well, lets not talk about what I was doing at his age. Instead let's just say my life was headed in a very different direction, and standing up to tell anyone that I thought the church was true, just wasn't going to happen. In fact, at that point in my life I wasn't really sure how I felt about the church.

So for Ford to be getting up and not only sharing his testimony, but having one that is truly his very own, is something that I am so very grateful for! I hope that he will continue to let his testimony grow, and continue to share it with others. If he does, I am sure that he will be a great missionary!

Not only that but I want to make sure that he knows that he is a great example to me! That I am grateful for as well.

Now we're cookin!

Ok, So this isn't the first of our canning this year, but it is the first I am blogging it. This is Spaghetti Sauce. I started it Saturday afternoon, it simmered all night and all day toady. I have just now finally finished up with all the clean up and stuff, giving me time now to sit and report.

The first thing I bottled this year was Zesty Tomato Soup. It turned out beautiful but the night I did that I was up super late and blogging about it was the last thing on my mind! I was just glad to get it done so I could go to bed that night!

I think the one bad thing about gardening is, that it seems that everything all comes on at once! I suppose that is really not a bad thing, because then it lets you share the spoils with others if you don't have enough time yourself to get it all done.

I have given away all of the zucchini that people will take and sent tomatoes home with several and even sent a cantaloupe or two to people that I know enjoy them like I do.

I did go out to the garden toady and found that even more things are ready, so it looks like I will not be slowing down for a while. Tomorrow I plan on making some salsa and some tomato veggie soup. Mmm Mmm good! Anyway that's all I have for now. I love having a garden!

The fruits of our labors.

Well fall is quickly approaching and if you know me at all, you know fall is my FAVORITE time of year.

There are a lot of reasons for this, the temperature the changing of the leaves, Halloween ect.

One thing that means the most though is our garden! So much time and effort goes into planting, weeding and tending the garden, it almost takes on a life of it's own. It almost becomes one of your children. For those who never garden, that concept may never make any sense, but to me it is all too true! The worry and care you put into a garden is much like that of your children. Hoping that by taking the time you do, things will work out for the best! I feel that they are so similar that I even pray for our garden, mostly giving thanks for the blessings of being able to tend and watch it grow.

Now, the fun begins :) The fruit of our labors are starting to come about. Everything did really well this year, the melons have had a bit of a struggle and are a little behind, but they will make it. They will just be a little late. (again, like my children) What joy and peace I get from having a garden! I am grateful for being able to live in a place both big enough to have one and with good enough soil and the likes that it grows well here. Hope you enjoy, and when it is ready I will share pictures of what yummy things we glean from having our garden. I hope you enjoy, I know I do :)

Another garden post

So we just got home from St George today, and I would be lying if I said I didn't give my garden a thought while I was there. I have been fighting the squash bugs quite a bit and I was afraid that when I got home all of my beautiful plants would be shriveled and dead.

We did end up having a happy ending though! Yay for good spray and blessed eyes to see where the eggs have been laid. When I got home not only did the plants look great, they have grown just in the few days I have been gone!

When I was younger I never thought I would ever even think about planting a garden, and didn't understand the joy Mom & Dad seemed to get from doing so. Now that I am older and have planted my own garden for several years I can totally see why they gained such joy and fulfillment from planting and tending a garden! Thanks Dad & Mom for showing me that a garden can be so much more than just a lot of work! You taught me this and so much more!

I was getting quite dark when I took these pictures but it lets you see just how big the tomato plants are getting.