2 Crunch Time

I've been taking a break from crocheting for awhile to catch up on my reading goal. I've got 8 books left to read until the end of the year! I just finished To Kill a Mockingbird and No Apology. I don't know how I got past reading To Kill a Mockingbird in school, but I finally got around to reading it. I usually give a book the first 100 pages to get my attention...this one took 180 pages. But the ending message was good and well worth the read. And I read the copy that Nick had when he was little and it was adorable to read all the little notes that he wrote in it. Let's just say he was more studious than I was in middle school. 

So to update my life right now it's crunch time before the end of the year. I've still got lots of presents to make and wrap, books to read, money to not spend, and the list goes on. So to entertain you while I am away reading, please enjoy how cute my baby is. (Not to brag or anything). 

1 Life. And a Little Lie

Friday Kenzie started throwing up. This continued for the next 4 days...

Saturday night I threw up. 

Sunday night I burned half my arm. 

Tuesday night I got the mother of all migraines and threw up twice and considered going to the emergency room so they could put me out of my misery. 

It hasn't been the funnest around here. 

As for the lying part, it's kind of a funny story. I usually get 2-3 migraines a year and when I get one I am incapable of doing anything but lying in bed and moaning and groaning until I manage to fall asleep and wake up feeling better. Well this migraine hit right around the time Nick had to leave for work. My eye sight started getting fuzzy and that's when I knew one was coming. I hurry and took 4 ibuprofen and told Nick he better stay home from work so he could take care of Kenzie and I could go die. Well, Nick didn't want to get written up at work and doesn't know how painful my migraines are so he went to work. I went to go lie down while Kenzie was watching Dora, but I was afraid that she would get into something (we still need to baby proof our house). So I texted Nick and told him that I threw up and he better get home. And I'm so glad I lied. He came home and right when he did I threw up. I later told him that I lied and he was glad I did too because he said he probably wouldn't have come home if I hadn't lied. He then took such good care of me and Kenzie and I am so grateful to have such a loving husband. Even if it takes a little lying on my part to make him realize how awful I felt.  

4 The Next 2 Years

Nick starts his Masters in Public Administration at BYU on Monday. We're all very excited and nervous. 

It means I'll never see him. 

It means I'll be a single mom for awhile.

It means I'll have to eat dinner without him.

It means I can't complain.

It means I need to come up with a lot of project ideas. 

In order to survive the next 2 years I've decided to never complain about not getting to see Nick. He is going to be extremely busy and stressed and I don't want to add to that stress. 

I'm going to make lists.

 I'm going to stay busy.

I'm going to get out of the house.

I'm going to sign up for fun classes.

 I'm going to exercise.

I'm going to make friends.

I'm going to cook.

I'm going to sew. 

I'm going to crochet.

I'm going to create. 

Yep. That should keep me busy for the next 2 years at least.

(on the list for tonight: make banana bread and rice pudding, yum!)