Tuesday, October 28, 2008

The View from Today

Alright, I admit that my post last night was a little "Blair Witch" scary! It had been a very rough day coming off a very rough weekend! Things are much better today...




Emma's pumpkin and Emma's impersonation of her pumpkin. She says her pumpkin is laughing. (She also says her pumpkin has a butt. The back of the pumpkin has a big indentation all the way up and it does look like a bum. Then when we cut it open last night, it was all brown and rotten on the inside. I heard her tell someone today that her pumpkin looked like a butt and when we cut it open, it was filled with poop! Nice one Emma! She has such great manners!)



Coop designed his own pumpkin and says it's a vampire.




Bekah worked very hard on her pumpkin, both designing and carving! She had to wear my rubber gloves though because the pumpkin insides made her hands itch! (Please also note the VERY straight front teeth and retainer! Bekah got her braces off two weeks ago and it has made our lives much simpler!)



Brayden's pumpkin has three eyes and two horns (if you couldn't already tell)





Three delicious yummies to get me through the day- pumpkin chocolate chip cookies (Thanks Taryn), roasted pumpkin seeds (my personal Halloween favorite!), and Homeade Carmel popcorn using Kelsey's recipe!


Our house is now active on the rental market and gas prices.... need I say more?



OK, one more thing to make my day great- two awesome houses in the BOSTON area that we can afford!!! If you have not already heard, we are moving to Boston as soon as our house rents out! Pray for good things! What we thought was going to be a long separation has drastically reduced and we expect to be moved sometime between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
My personal lesson for the week Ether 12:6 "....I would show unto the world that faith is things which are hoped for and not seen; wherefore, dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith."

10 comments:

Family said...

Love the Pumpkins!!
I love both of the houses you have to choose from."NICE!!" Look at the trees..

Nicole/ Family said...

I love it all! I am very happy for you guys. Both houses are BEAUTIFUL!

Jordan & Kara said...

Hey Tynel!!! It is so good to hear from you!!!! I saw in your post that you found a few house in Boston!! Thats awesome!! One my my favorite things about that area was the houses:) But we are doing great and so is my mom!!! And yes she is still teaching the little girls...but she has cut back on her classes:) But I am glad that we can keep in touch now, and again its so good to hear from you!!!

Taryn said...

love those houses! They look very much what I imagine a massachusettes house should look like.

Jennifer Kremer Oliva said...

Wow both of thos houses look like great choices! Love the kids designs. About the bull injuries. I ONLY rod TWICE! Once to see how I would do for the competition and then once for the actual competition. I am now starting to second guess if it was worth it. I still cant bend one knee fully without pain. :( Oh the things I do for "fun" :)

Megan said...

Your kids are so creative and hilarious. Their pumpkins (and their interpretations) make me laugh. I can't believe your gas prices are that low!! They have dropped here, but not that low. AWESOME! And both of thoe houses in Boston are gorgeous. That type of house is right up my ally. Maybe I will move there with you. Wouldn't that be fun?! :)

Gavin and Shawna said...

T- how did u know I too needed that personal spiritual lesson today at this very moment?!! Life changing/long term decisions make for some sweet anxiety. My bro keeps telling me "fear is opposite of faith"...but is it okay to have some anxiety?
And...those homes in MA are stinking adorable!! Things will work out for your good because you and Adam are so faithful/awesome!! We are sure going to miss you here in TX!!

Chelsie said...

they homes in boston are so cute, i love them both, they have so much character. i hope your house rents out soon!! mmm and pumpkin choc chip cookies, those sound fabulous right now as do the pumpkin seeds

The Bright Family said...

Here's the website where you can get a sample ballot: http://www.co.nueces.tx.us/countyclerk/elections/. You can get the ballot based on what precinct you live in--it should say on your voter registration card. :)

Lamont and Melissa Larsen said...

Yum, those treats look so tasty! We always do pumpkin seeds too. Good luck on the house situation. Both homes in Boston are awesome with so much land!