Moving....

I would love to post some festive ChrismaHanuKwanza photos here but it's not going to happen. We are moving to Queen Creek, AZ this week and the urge to gouge my eyes out is overwhelming. Sean's new job is in Gilbert and he has been staying with a friend (WE LOVE YOU MONTE) while we looked for a house/found renters for our Tucson house. Because of this, we have decided that we kind of like each other and would rather live under the same roof. My family has been AMAZING through this hectic time and I am thankful for all the help we have received already. Everything just fell into place all of the sudden, allowing us to move sooner than we had originally planned to. Heavenly Father truly blessed us! We are sad to be moving further away from family again but at least we are in the same state and only a few hours away.

So goodbye and farewell to Tucson, we hardly knew ya. We'll be back to visit often!

Big, Bad Five-Year-Old

Yesterday was Ben's fifth birthday and we celebrated with an "army guy" themed cake although the more I look at it, the more it looks like a "Happy Vietnam" cake. He requested pizza and salad for his birthday meal ( nice and easy righ? ). He had a small party last Saturday at Peter Piper Pizza. Grandma and Grandpa J were going to be out of town for his actual b-day and wanted to celebrate with him before they left. His friend Drew was there along with cousins Corynne and Allison. Last night was just the three of us and it was really fun. He is into the whole GI Joe thing right now but has not abandoned his love for Batman. Sorry the pics are so wierd but our lighting isn't the snazziest. I think we are going to enjoy having a five-year-old in the house but I sure will miss that four-year-old!

Beware of the Doghouse!

Don't let this happen to you.

Team Edward

Yep, I finally saw Twilight. I've heard many a critique and have read many reviews, both good and bad, and will put my two cents in. I can't help myself.

I.LOVED.IT.

Many people told me it was corny. Many people told me it was cheesy.

More corn and cheese please! I will definitely own this movie when the DVD is released and I will now have to endure the agonizing wait for the movie, "New Moon". Oh Stephenie Meyers, what have you done to me? They have likened you unto J.K. Rowling. J.K. who? (Ok, just kidding, I love the Harry Potter series and cannot wait to see "The Half-blood Prince") I was really happy to see that the movie followed the book fairly closely. In terms of the cast, I was happy with all but two. Carlisle and Rosalie. I just felt that these characters shoulde have looked different.


So there you have it. I will most likely see this again before it leaves theatres. I hope Santa brings me the soundtrack!

How will you thaw your turkey?

I don't know how I could have missed this! Amy Poehler is my hero! I mean, seriously, she got all up in the business and she's pregnant! Actually she just had her baby boy, but I gotta hand it to her. I've watched this six times and I still love it!

The next phase....

For those of you who know us, you know Sean has been job-hunting since leaving his previous employer. Well....he was offered a great job today and has accepted. This is such great news as jobs are somewhat scarce these days. He will be implementing and then managing a call center for an internet company that is the seventh fastest growing internet-based business in the U.S. We are so happy and so grateful to our Heavenly Father! We are also grateful for all the prayers and support from friends and family. This has been a stressful yet rewarding exercise in faith. It is somewhat bittersweet, however, as we will be moving to Gilbert, AZ. Now begins the challenge of selling our home and buying a new one, yikes. This is just the next phase of our family's journey and we are excited! Thanks again for everyone's support and prayers.

Top Ten things......

...overheard at Monday's meeting with President Bush and President Elect Obama. Number one is an absolute gem.