I love life!

Man, it's been a while since I've gotten on here, and though I should be cleaning my messy house, I think I'll stall instead and update this blog. I just want to let everyone know how much I love life. It's terrific. I love where I work and the people I work with...it's incredible going to work and getting comments like "Is there a baby in your tummy, Ms. Heidi?" "Does it hurt you?" "Is it a girl baby or a boy baby?" "Can I see him?" "My mommy had a baby in her tummy, too!?" "I used to be a baby"...etc. Preschool is such a fun place. We're doing a fundraiser for the March of Dimes, and the kids are doing penny wars over a pizza, had a bake sale, are having an egg hunt, etc. It's just so much fun...and I get to plan it all! Next month we're going to do a lot with Earth day...I'm pretty excited about that one, too. And then there's my wonderful husband, who always knows how to make me laugh...not just haha laugh...big bellied, roaring laughter...the kind that makes your guts hurt. He always makes sure we're enjoying life...going out on adventures on weekends, going on vacations as often as we can, and making boring, but necessary homework days fun with exercise and silly D.I. visits in between. And then there's Bronson...the soon to be new edition to our family...he is kicking so much now! It's so fun hearing him, seeing him move, and realizing that we're going to be parents to this little guy inside of me. I'm so blessed and so excited. I really can't thank my Heavenly Father enough!

RMHC

Devon and I have been resident Managers at the Ronald McDonald House of Charities for about a year now, and since we've been here, I've learned a lot about people. First, is that people really are good. It seems like all that is on tv is agony and despair, but the world does have good, charitable people in it. It was incredible seeing the generosity during the holidays. Everyday, families brought truckloads of presents, food, etc. And all the toys donated here have to be new, based on common immuno-deficiency tenants. It really was humbling seeing how good people were, and made me reflect on myself, and what I was doing for this world. The second thing I have learned, however, is how ridiculously ungrateful some people can be. I'm not going into details, but Devon and I have been able to sort people into two groups here - the "entitled" people and the grateful people. It is obvious that no matter how humble our circumstances can be, pride and hard-heartedness can still dwell in our hearts. Again, this revelation has made me question myself - how grateful do I act for all that is given to me? I think I still have quite a bit of humbling to go. These are pictures of us at the RMHC. We got to play Santa for all of the families! I was so excited to do it, I couldn't sleep the night before - I was like a little kid! I woke up at three, four, five and finally pulled Dev out of bed to do it at 5:30! He thought I was pretty silly...I can't imagine how I'll be for our own kids!

Frustrated...

So I used to consider myself pretty tech savvy - up until I met my match - this blog site! How does everyone but me know how to make their sites so cute? I keep trying, and maybe it's just a lack of patience with computers, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to make my page different from just the basic templates that blogger offers! Grrrr... On a higher note, I figured out how to get music onto the site, hope you enjoy! I know the Fiona Apple song is a bit, well, not "family" centered, but Dev and I both love the song, and I had to throw a little Fiona in there! She's terrific!