Cortney's Crew

warning - super long post, but now you'll know why I haven't posted anything in a while. So I'm starting this post on November 7th, but I won't be posting it until later as we're waiting till I'm further along to let everyone know. I just really wanted to be able to write down what I'm feeling and all of my experiences. So I'm just gonna keep adding to this post and then eventually post it, so it's probably going to get to be very long!! Nov. 7th So earlier this year when they had to take my IUD out before it ruptured the uterine wall, Dean and I were talking about what we should do since we now didn't have any birth control. Now anyone who has known me the last few years knows that after Alexandra was born I was done . Her pregnancy was HORRIBLE, as was Riley's. With both girls I have had placental abruptions and had been put on bed rest. Riley's started at 23 weeks when I woke up and thought my water had broken only to find out I was bl...

Last night our Relief Society had their Enrichment night. It was great. I really enjoy our ward and the sisters in it. I've been able to make such good friends there. It was fun just to be able to have an evening of fun and be able to sit and talk. We had a big dinner and then we listened to a Christmas story. Then we broke into 3 groups and chose a "model" in our groups to make into a snowman using tissue paper, white garbage bags, balloons, and construction paper. Our group won for having the best snowman. We were quite creative....I even ran outside to find some branches for the arms. Poor Heidi, she looked so uncomfortable. We even used eyeliner to make her eyes "coal". Then we had a cupcake decorating section and an origami Christmas ornaments section (which I taught). We used scrapbook paper for the ornaments and just made origami balls. It was fun and I think I'm going to do it with my girls this year to decorate the tree. As long as...

Yesterday I paid $2.06 for gas for the Tahoe!!! It made my day! Usually when I fill up the Tahoe it makes me cringe. Now we hardly ever drive it, but the days Dean has the car for work I have to drive it. It has been costing me about $75-80 to fill the tank. Yesterday I only needed to fill it halfway and it only cost me $22. That's about $40 for a whole tank!!! Amazing!! I was in a good mood for quite a while and it was just because of the cost of gas! Sometimes little things just make your day a whole lot better. I'm very proud of our country today. I know that there a quite a few people (including my husband) who are upset with the outcome of the Presidential race. But to think that this is the first black president in our history, it's just amazing. We've come so far in this country that we were able to look beyond color and vote on issues that were important to us. I've had quite a few discussions with Dean this political season. And I must say that...