A Provo city planning technician job just opened up and Ryan has applied. Now we wait. . .

What should we do; just tell me, okay?

There are just about no jobs out there. Well, there are some, but they are in high demand and people more qualified are getting them. We are feeling a little bit stuck. Ryan doesn't feel like going for his masters is the right move yet. I don't know. We've been offered an opportunity for help to get started in a business. We've been considering running a bed and breakfast. In researching we've discovered that to actually make enough money to live on you have to have quite a few rooms which means a lot more money to buy one. And of course a great location, more money. Essentially we'd be taking out a hefty loan from Ryan's Dad. Mind you, he offered, we didn't go asking for it. Also, the only way we'd do it is if it is on our terms, Ryan's Dad doesn't control it. Title in our name, all that kind of thing. We will be paying him back plus interest and all. Hmmm....? Running a B and B will be everyday (even Sundays) all day kind of work. I just don't know! One that we've found (if it is still for sale) is called the China Clipper Inn in Colorado. We've got a lot to think about! At least we'd get a home along with a business, right? Bonus. Of course we'd be sharing it with a whole heard of strangers. Sleepovers every night, woot! I don't know if I'm cut out for it. With little Molly to boot, and any other brave spirits who are waiting to join our little Harris clan (hopefully).

Raspberries and Walking

More Molly adventures to share with you. Enjoy!

She was spitting like a spray bottle. I'm talking, like, amazing.

I don't even know

Because she's cute I guess

A prayer for you

I Said a Prayer for you Today

I said a prayer for you today
And know God must have heard;
I felt the answer in my heart
Although he spoke not a word.

I didn't ask for wealth or fame
(I knew you wouldn't mind);
I asked for priceless treasures rare
Of a more lasting kind.

I prayed that He'd be near you
At the startof each new day,
To grant you health and blessings fair,
And friends to share your way.

I asked for happiness for you
In all things great and small,
But that you'd know His loving care
I prayed the most of all.

Running again

Thanks to Sara, I now have a running Partner. Yay! It was so nice actually running outside rather than on the tredmill. Feels so much safer having someone with you. And totally helped me get out of bed this morning instead of waiting for Molly to be my wake-up call. So thanks Sara, this is just what I've been needing!

A- Attached or single: Well Ryan would be that husband I have.
B- Best Friend: (s) Ryan, sisters and mom, Erin and Tye.
C- Cake or Pie: I like both depending on type and what mood I'm in, but I'm always in the mood for yummies.
D- Day of choice: I like Wednesdays and Fridays and Saturdays and Sundays.
E- Essential Item: I will copy Micquel and say water.
F- Favorite Color: tan of course, JK, I like lots.
G- Gummi Bears or Gummi Worms: Bears.
H- Hometown: Provo
I- Indulgence(s): Right now I love those chocolate carmel macadamia nut Costco yummies, but mostly I love food.
J- January or July: July
K- Kids: 3. According to a face book test 3 girls, but who even knows, not me.
L- Life is Incomplete Without: familia
M- Marriage Date: April 28, 2006
N- Number of Siblings: nine
O- Oranges or Apples: Oranges
P- Phobias or Fears: You all know mine, driving, and also speaking, mostly at all.
Q- Quotes: "Cheese it Betty!" -Becca Smith
R- Reason To Smile: biffing it please.
S- Season: Today I am going to say the season of October, because it is my birthday season, and sometimes I pretend it's mine.
T- Tag Three: Cinderella, bobby Joe, Willamina
U- Unknown Fact About Me: I'm stuck on this one...I dislike fake plants in people's yards. Tacky.
V- Vegetarian or Meat Eater: I do like the meat, but I am still learning how to prepare it for my family
W- Worst Habit: Worrying about what other people think and worrying in general, and eating too much all the time.
X- X-Rays or Ultrasounds: Which do I prefer, or have experienced? Well, at the dentist and having a baby. Baby ultrasounds are much more fun if all's good.
Y- Your Favorite Food: Anything that's not nasty.

pictures as promised

At the zoo...

Sorry, not any animal pictures, but they were not being very photogenic. Poor sad animals.


This is purely random. Molly just wants to get the camera these days. She's starting to reach for it in this shot.

Summer fun, even though it was much too cold for swimming. We brought out warm bath water, so it was all good.

More swimming

Just a random thought from my little book...

In all the times that seem so hard
when tears cry out inside,
You must explore new ways to live,
Reverse depression's tide.

When all of your solutions
Stay away, remain unknown,
And you are isolated
In you your heart and feel alone,

Remember that the world
Is full of others just like you
And you can reach beyond the darkness, change your point of view.

Everyone has moments
When their problems seem too much.
Everyone has joys that seem
Elusive, out of touch.

but when it all seems very bleak
And hope has all but gone,
Remember, time will heal your heavy thoughts
If you'll hang on

-Bruce B Wilmer


Have a good day you all, and coming soon... a couple of pictures from our trip to the zoo with Megan and Oliver. Whoopee!!

yo cousin

Happy Birthday to Tye!

Hope you have a grand ol' day lovely one!

yooouwhoooo, cute pictures guys

who needs grass and sand to play in when you can play in really old crunchy leaves in a cement stairwell?
I know I know...standing up in a highchair? But just look at that face!

Oliver wanted his hat back, but we borrowed it long enough for some fun pictures. Yeeeehaw!

Happy happy birthday to Molly. She didn't really like her cupcake, but the dogs sure did.

What do you want me to do with this? She just poked it a few times with one finger.

Graduation

It was Ryan's big day today. He didn't even trip, what a guy! So here are a few pictures from our day.

this is Molly getting ready to go to see daddy walk.

striking some kind of special pose

after the blessed event

Today I was getting frustrated at myself at how instantly frustrated I was getting over minor things. Like spilling water on the carpet, bumping my elbow (hard), and Molly being very demanding and fussy. Then, when I was playing with Molly- she was getting very frustrated at not being able to put a lid on the tennis ball container by herself - I heard myself saying, "don't worry, you have a long time to figure it out. It may not happen for a while, but I know you can do it. It's just going to take some trying and time." And then it clicked why I was so frustrated at myself. I want to be this person that I'm just not being no matter how hard I try right now. Then I gave myself the same advice. Keep on trying. You may not master it today, but in the trying you will probably make some improvements. And I know there is someone who knows that I can and will eventually be able to do it, who loves me like I love Molly, only more perfectly. Then when I was looking through my little thought book I came across this poem that goes along with what I've been feeling:

My Kingdom

A little kingdom I possess,
Where thoughts and feeling dwell;
And very hard I find the task
of governing it well.
For passion tempts and troubles me,
A wayward will misleads,
And selfishness its shadow casts
On all my words and deeds.

How can I learn to rule myself,
To be the child I should -
Honest and brave, -nor ever tire
of trying to be good?
how can I keep a sunny soul
To shine along life's way?
How can I tune my little heart
To sweetly sing all day?

Dear Father, help me with the love
That casteth out my fear!
Teach me to lean on thee, and feel
That thou art very near;
That no temptation is unseen,
No childish grief too small,
Since Thou, with patience infinite,
Doth soothe and comfort all.

I do not ask for any crown,
But that which all may win;
Nor seek to conquer any world
Except the one within.
Be Thou my guide until I find,
Led by a tender hand,
Thy happy kingdom in myself,
And dare to take command.

-Louisa May Alcott

P.S.

Ryan has an iterview on Tuesday for a planner position in Elmore County, Idaho. So here is hoping. Also, he is walking this Friday at The U of U at 11:30 in the Union Student Building and you're all invited, but don't feel obligated, cause graduations, yeah. Anyway, if you have a desire to come, give us a call so we can meet up or something. Just be sure to congratulate my guy, because he is cool, and don't forget to read the real post below, because this was just a p.s.

A little cheese goes a long way

Here is a little cheese for your day. I have this little book that Megan made for me in which I have written quotes and poems that I like (or liked when I was in high school). I thought that I would share one every time I blog for the next little while. The book isn't full, so if you have some favorites that could turn into mine, why then, share away. So here's the first one...

It takes so little to make a child happy, it is a pity grown people do not oftener remember it and scatter little bits of pleasure before the small people, as they throw crumbs to the hungry sparrows.
- Louisa May Alcott

Throwing crumbs to sparrows reminded me of throwing bread to ducks. Yesterday we were at Mindy and Bryant's new place helping them move in. At least, Ryan was helping, and I was trying to keep Molly happy, which is where feeding the ducks comes in. Molly was struggling, so my mom suggested we feed the rest of the bread Molly was refusing to eat, to the ducks off of the balcony of Mindy's place. They have this great duck pond right out there door. Anyway, it was SO cute because Molly thought it was really funny the way the ducks beelined right for the bread and ate it up. Ducks are funny; I agree Molly dearest. I just wish I could have found some other little things to keep her happy, but really she was just ready to be home and going to bed.

Peace out.

Three years, boy howdy

Happy three year anniversary to us!

family picture

This is just us tonight hanging out, looking like scruffs.

Got a case of the grumps!

I don't know what I was dreaming about, or maybe I didn't sleep well enough to dream or something, but I woke up mad this morning. Kind of funny. I have no idea what I am so grumpy about, just woke up mad. Seriously a crazo weirdy. It really has been hard to try and put on a pleasant face for Katie and Molly today. (poor Ryan, I don't try as hard around him, he's good to be my outlet sometimes. Come over here kid and let me wallop ya a good one, JK) ;) I think I did okay though, and finally my mood is turning. I know, what the? Just one of those wrong side of the bed days.
Anyway, Ryan has applied for jobs in South Salt Lake, West Valley, and Rawlins Wyoming. They are are all city type work, but the Rawlins is actual planning and he feels like he has a better chance of getting that one. I just hope something comes from it, like a job? Boy, that would be a bonus!
Well, have a non-angry day because no one likes a grumpy face, trade it for a smile! Make the world a better place by smiling all the while. Okay, and also update your dang blogs dang-it!!

Ryan left this morning. He's headed for Saint George for a planning conference. We were maybe going to go along but I didn't know what we would do with ourselves the whole time and I've been under the weather. I thought we should hold off and plan a little family trip sometime when Ryan would actually be able to hang out with us and I didn't feel like a pile of poo poo. Ha ha - pile of poo. poo. Speaking of which, Molly did, on our carpet the other day.
Anyway, in other news, we are now in the sixth ward. Weird as anything I can imagine. Seeing these people from my childhood a million times older. I think that it will feel like we are visitors. Especially as we don't plan on being here that much longer?
Well, I think it's mac n' cheese time so see yas.

smells like baking bread in here

Okay, so I just went ahead and tried to make some bread without my kitchen aid, and guess what? It turned out better than I've ever made it! Yes, I will even say that it was just like my mom's. I know. Yummy and amazing! I think I should have learned this way in the first place, (that is without the mixer). Something about handling the dough gave me a better idea of what the texture should be like. I did ask my mom some advice and then I remembered Megan saying once that she kneads the bread for 12 min. by hand, so I did have a little help from my friends. Thanks friends. So now I feel more confidant about teaching some bread making. So Nikki and Tia, any old time, I could show you my amazing skills. Let's just hope that I can be consistant and that this time I didn't just get lucky.