A Prickly Pear

Oh, Noah, Noah, Noah! Our little guy is so fiery. (As photo exhibit A portrays)


(Exhibit A)

This is the little guy that Jeremy and I get to face head on each and every day! Oh, it's about as fun as sticking your eye into Exhibit B.


(Exhibit B)

But, in the spirit of full disclosure, he is mostly the sweetest little angel.


(Exhibit C)

And he is no longer our "Terrible Toddler"! He's our Big 3 year old Kiddo! All join me in a beautiful rendition of the Happy Birthday!!!

Totally Scary

Last weekend we made the short jaunt over to Hailey, Idaho to visit Jeremy's wonderful big brother, Brent, and his whole family! We had so, so, so much fun.

Jessica and Travis' little boys are so adorable. Absolutely the sweetest little kiddos. Oh, and my beautiful sister, Ruth, made these delicious scones! With homemade jam, mmmm, it was perfect. And we even floated down the river with them! The only way to describe last Saturday is this one word: bliss!

But... On the way home... Dun Dun Dun... (Ominous Music)...

We nearly ran straight into a deer! And I mean head-on. It didn't even budge until Jeremy almost came to a complete stop.


Jeremy was certainly blessed by Heavenly Father above to have such a clear head that night, well, that and he has the "Speed of a cat, and the reflexes of a mongoose."

'Fraidey-cat, no more!

Okay, okay, so I implore you to take an interesting trip down memory lane back one year all the way back to September 2008 with me.

September was a very interesting experiment for me. I actually posted a blog regarding the Politically Correct usage of words. Specifically, the usage and past terminology of words describing retarded individuals. I am going to post a link (click here) if you wish to review my original blog. Visit it only at your peril...

So, this blog has since supplied me with a year's worth of blogging anxiety. Each time I decide that I want to blog, the thoughts run through my mind "Am I going to be upsetting anyone? Are strangers going to check out my blog and judge me on it?"

Unfortunately, in this world of blogging and internet users, many people are able to explore (and disagree vehemently) the thoughts and moments of anyone. Well, this blog received some very harsh, negative comments. Maybe they were deserved, maybe not.

Tonight though, I took some time and researched the history of my blogs and I noticed an alarming trend. September 2008 contained 10 posts, but up until this September (an entire year later) I had not posted more than 9 posts per month! What is that about?

Am I seriously too afraid of what strangers and people who haphazardly search random blogs are going to think? Well, I am not going to have the 'fraidey-cat attitude anymore!

This brings me to the last little thought that I had tonight. When my unknown commenter (hmshore) accused me of being judgmental and teaching my boys horrible things, how did she find my site? Was she searching the web for any articles containing the word retard, or imbecile, or idiot? How did she happen upon my site, and why was it that I allowed her comments to discourage me from blogging what was in my heart?