So I think .. maybe.. I'm ready to talk about the past few months.  Not sure I'm ready to talk about the past . . . 8 months, but maybe the last 3.  I have had the most unexpected TOTAL JOY come to my life. The majority of the last 8 months of my life have been filled with pain, trauma, and unbelievable events. The past 3 or 4 months I have been able to grow and learn about my self in ways I never knew I could.  I have been able to have clarity and peace that I'm not sure I've ever had.  I think I'll explain more later.. it's late so I'm going to bed :)

Dolly opening her mission call!  NEW JERSEY!

Update

A town bonfire...through the eyes of a toddler...

My kid likes to eat flour...

Mommy's tired!

Most delicious dessert ever.

Trimming the tree in your undies is so much better!

Mommy's work Holiday party...

Mady takes dress-up very seriously

Frozen mouth of the Kenai

My BFF from the time we were 5 years old ...lives down the street from me now!  Her kids are so cute!

 Decorating gingerbread tree ...

Yes, this Cocoa Bean cupcake made it back to AK in my backpack!

I needed all of these boarding passes to get from Idaho to Alaska one way! 

Mady decorating her house with Lake at the Nash's 

Cousins... Sierra (left) is almost a year younger than Mady... she's an Amazon child LOL!

Cousin Jared and Mady!

Jared, Sierra, Mady

This picture is special... My 3 brothers, me, and my mom haven't all been together in the same place... since ... we think about 15 years ago...

My brothers, me, our mom, and our kids together for the 1st time :)

This is my desk at work!  I LOVE MY JOB!

Mady's Uncle Adam... yep that's a Darth Vadar watch

Happy 3rd Birthday Madeline!

I'm in Rexburg....for GRADUATION!

I started school at BYU-I Winter Semester '07...11 semesters later Fall 2010 I graduated!

During my time at BYU-I I:

• Got married
• Had a baby
• Housed and fed 3 teenagers and a RM
• Lived in 6 different places
• Completed two internships
  
• Moved to Alaska
• Made life-long friends
• Got divorced
• and most importantly my testimony of Jesus Christ was strengthened and developed and I continued to learn that my Heavenly Father loves me and that with him I can do anything!
  

Oh dear.

I've let another month go by without posting. There have been some things going on in my life that have just made me not really want to blog. I think I'll revamping my blog as soon as I feel motivated. Mady and I have moved to Alaska, and I'm loving my internship up here. My parents just booked my flights for me to return for MY GRADUATION! in December, so I'll be back for a few days for that, and then I'll be returning to AK in time for Christmas. I loved school, loved Rexburg, loved the friends I made, but I am ready to move on. I am getting ready to take my social work
license exam here in AK, getting stuff together to apply to grad school, and just enjoying my little one! My work had their harvest party and our theme was crayons for the staff costumes; I made mine! I think it turned out pretty good. The other picture with us wearing shower caps is from having to give my hair a "Malibu" treatment because the water out here is so full of minerals/iron that my blonde was turning orange! Ick! I've also reset my weight loss counter because I'm ready to lose some more!