On the Fourth Day of Christmas Break

my true love and I
celebrated Christmas with the entire Thomason family.
Merry Christmas!

The Third Day, continued

(the first run was a little rough. I had actually untangled my legs and skis quite a bit by this point. Darn powder!)

On the Third Day of Christmas Break

my true love and I (and a brother-in-law)
went to Grand Targhee to do some skiing.

On the Second Day of Christmas Break...

my true love and I
caused a little trouble on the four-wheeler!

On the First Day of Christmas Break...

my true love and I
visited the Rexburg temple and the campus of BYUI.

pardon the rant

I'm just not a big fan of these huge stars being on the bus on Extreme Home Makeover. I think the whole show should be about the families and the community and NOT about getting a "I'm so philanthropic, look at me, look how cute I am hammering in some nails" few extra minutes of fame.

Okay, rant over.

More Crafting :)

I've been crafting quite a bit lately...last night I decided to organize all of my scrap paper by color. It took me longer than I thought it would, I have a lot of scraps, and that's not counting the mat stacks and I have as well as the 12X12 paper. I have a paper addiction!

I saw on a blog that you can use Mod Podge and Epson salts to create a snowy effect, so I tried it on some cards...they came out really cute. I have noticed the epson sheds a little bit, but it has stayed on a really well. Sorry, a few of you (card group, cough cough) may see these soon :) They are much cuter in person, my camera doesn't do indoor super well.

I also saw this idea somewhere (sorry, I read so many craft blogs I can't keep track of where I got it, I will find it someday!) for these lollipop ornaments made out of paper. I tried a few out and I really liked how they turned out!

Our apartment is quite small, and there's not quite enough room when I need to spread out. Plus, we had an outlet die (that I keep forgetting to call about) and so I have to spread out for enough plugs. I had to move my glue gun to the dining room table....

...when my craft table got full...

...and even then I still had to put things on the floor.

Todd is so busy studying he doesn't notice the mess :) Here's to having law school finals over with!

Need Your Help!

Sorry about the last post guys. I couldn't resist :)

I know I have lots of smart, spiritual friends out there, so I am enlisting your help. I am in a bit of scripture-reading slump...I won't tell you how much I am exaggerating. I am trying to think of a way to get excited about reading my scriptures...I just haven't found anything to motivate myself to do it. Now that I don't have to read for seminary, or class, etc. etc., basically now that I'm not being forces, my scripture reading has been much more infrequent.

I used to always read at night before I went to bed...just a chapter or even just a verse. Now I go to bed pretty quickly usually, and if I do read, I want to read something fun and relaxing. When I read my scriptures, my mind often wanders...especially at night. And please please please...I will never wake up early to read my scriptures, it just won't happen! Maybe if I ate breakfast at home, that would be a good time, but I usually wait until I get to work to eat, and that doesn't really work. I have tried reading them online, skipping around based on opening to a random page, starting the Bible (I stopped around Kings...it gets pretty boring around then!) I've tried reading with a supplement to let me know what is going on, but I hate flipping between multiple sources. The last time I started reading, I started reading the New Testament in order by book, but I got tired of "rereading" (I know, I'm a bad person for not wanting to reread, but hey, that's the truth).

So, what do you guys do to stay motivated to read? How do you get excited? How do you build it into your routine (or lack of routine?) I need help!

Announcing a New Addition to our Family....

• If you were wondering why I've been grumpy and tired lately (hopefully with NONE of you!)....

• If you were wondering why I haven't been blogging as much...

• If you were wondering what kind of sickness I've been having...

• Well, it has nothing to do with being pregnant.

The Thomasons have recently welcomed their 28 inch brand-new baby....

Meet Baby Imac Thomason :)

We have cried tears of joy, for our lives have just become easier and our slideshows will improve by a mile, thanks to Apple!