Eyes

Yikes! Today I went and got my eyes checked because I had gotten a letter in the mail from the eye doctor saying I could come in and get my eyes checked on to see if anything has changed. Well, everything was going great until he was checking to see behind my eye. I guess he saw something that got him a little worried, so he did a lot of tests on me...like putting numbing eye drops in my eyes and poking them and checking the pressure of each eye..and other weird things. And I kept asking, "What's wrong with my eyes?!" And he wouldn't really give me an answer, just kept saying, I'm just doing some more tests on your eyes to check on some things. Sigh. I was thinking my eyes had gotten 10x worse then the last time I was there. And so we left the room and he said he wanted to do 2 more tests, and left me with a lady that did the tests, while he went and talked to my mom about what was wrong. I guess I have veins behind my eyes that are bigger than they're supposed to be. Which I don't really know what that means, but he was worried about it. As far as I know, I didn't have it the last time I went in for an appointment. So, I hope and pray that it'll go away before my next appointment with him,because mom kinda has the same thing that I do, and he's been trying to get her to go to other eye doctors to get it fixed. And it'd be a bummer if everytime I went in for an appointment that he'd bug me about going to doctors and stuff. I know the guy is sincerely worried about us, and doesn't understand that we want to trust God in this.

It was interesting also, in the middle of me getting my eyes checked the doctor asked about my family and stuff (because alot of them go to him for check ups too) and asked if I was close to any of them. And I just told him we were all super close, and always hung out, and that the ones that don't live here anymore are almost always over here. That seemed to shock him a little, and he asked me what our secret was to that. How did it happen that we all are still close after all these years? My stupid answer was, " We just love each other, I guess." I was kind of afraid to just say it was all God because he seems to not like getting on that subject too much. So then, while he was talking to my mom about my eyes, he asked her the same question: Why are we so close? And how did she get us to love each other and get along? And she was told him what I should have said when he first asked. It was just interesting to me that he'd ask how he could get his kids to do the same someday. :/Guess I got pretty lucky with my brothers,and my parents. Couldn't have asked for a sweeter, loving family. I probably don't deserve them, but I sure am thankful that I'm loved by each one. Wouldn't trade it for anything. Love you all. :)

A Quilt

That's the actual picture of what my quilt will look like when finished...not the same colors though!!

I'm making a quilt and mom is teaching me as I go. My first quilt is actually going to be a big project. I'm making a queen size comforter quilt to go in my hope chest...IF it makes it in there. I probably won't get done with it any year soon. Lol. But I decided I want to quilt it all by hand, because I saw some of the quilts my mom made when she was younger, and they were all quilted by hand. Now, I'm not saying I'm totally going to make it through quilting it all by hand...but that's my goal. Just feels a little more special-er doing it that way, but we'll see! ha. I'll try and post picture of what I get done..slowly. I finally (after about a year and a half) got all the cutting done so that I can start the sewing part. Yahoo!

Oklahoma!!

Yippee! Timmy and I are going to Oklahoma in January! We're gonna stay for 5 days. I'm super excited to go see them again! :D We're leaving Jan. 2 and getting home Jan. 6(2 days before my b-day!). Can't wait to see everyone again over there. Worked out great because normally, I'd have to stay here because of work (it's the starting of tax season) and usually my bosses need me to baby-sit as much as possible for them, and don't normally let me just take a day off for a trip, but they ended up giving me a couple days off because they were going to be doing stuff that week. :DD Yippee Ki Yay!

Surprise!

Last night Poppi and I planned a surprise b-day party for Timothy and Sis. Kristen. We actually had decided about a week ago that we wanted to plan something special for Timothy this year, and didn't really get around to planning anything until the day of his b-day! Yikes! It was crazy, but we went shopping while everyone helped Thomas and Amy move (Sorry guys!). And got everything done in time before he got home. He just thought I needed some 'guidance' from Poppi for a b-day present for Timo. heehee! Anyways, we ended up making up three games for the party. The first one we did was a musical game where Kristen and Timothy picked their groups and everyone had to play an instrument (even if they didn't know how to play it). We got the instruments from the dollar store, and they all worked perfect! There was a tambourine, 2 recorders, 2 maraca's, a saxophone, trumpet, a triangle bell thing, a little guitar, and I think that was it. Anyways, you had to make a band out of those instruments, and then play a song everyone knows and a made up song after that. That was pretty hilarious to watch, cause none of us knew how to play anything! :D
The next game was a painting game. You had to duct tape a paint brush on your partners hand and use their arm like you would while painting. We had to paint a christmas tree ornament and who ever got done the fastest and looked the best at being done fast, won. That was actually a hard game, but it was fun watching everyone! :D
The last one was a cotton ball game. We moved the table out of the kitchen and 3 people got on their tummies on the floor, with their hands behind their backs and a straw in their mouth and had to blow a cotton ball across the room. That's alot harder than it sounds. You could hardly get yourself moving on the floor! At the end of the room you had to make it into your little cup that was lying on the ground. The guys really liked this game. ;)

Anyways, it was a fun night being with some of the brethren and celebrating Timothy and Kristen's birthdays.

Church

Last night we had an awesome church! A brother from a church close by, came to church last night, which was a nice surprise, and there were 5 prophecies. I've never heard of getting more than 2 prophecies in church, but this was awesome. The first one went to the whole church, just saying that God has prepared a place for us all in heaven and that, and He just told us all to prepare ourselves for the time is closer than we think. And to the young ones to seek Him for spiritual gifts. So that was pretty cool. It had been on my mind the last week or so, that we're supposed to seek God for gifts, but I was just thinking how can I ask God to give me a gift when I don't feel like I'd deserve one? It just scares me that I'd do the wrong thing, or be lifted up in it (God forbid). But it's good stuff to think about and pray about.

I also received a prophecy last night, and it just answered all my fears and worries in the trial I'm in. Last night I was letting myself get into the depths of despair, and feeling like the adversary was just there putting doubts and worries in my head all day. So I'm thankful God heard my prayers last night and took all the worries and silly stupid things in my head away that the adversary was trying to put in my mind.

Glasses Found

Yesterday I had been praying that I'd find my glasses somewhere in the house, and wasn't really having any luck. And last night I went to bed,again praying that I'd find them somewhere. When I woke up, it came to my mind that they might be in my car in a jacket pocket, so I rushed out there as soon as I got up, and kept doubting that I was going to find it there. But sure enough, they were in my jacket pocket! So, thankfully they are now found. :D Just reminds me again, that God can even hear the smallest of my problems.

Lost Glasses

I can't find my glasses! I only wear them when I'm driving to see signs far away, but I've searched the house high and low for them, and can't find them anywhere. And I can't remember where I last set them down!! I always feel sick to my stomach when I loose something that's alot of money. So today, I'm going to still search the house as I clean it, and see if I can find it.

1. Anyways, last night we had a birthday party for Abigail, and for Tiffany. I had alot of fun just watching Abigail. She opened the first few presents, and they were clothes, so she pulled them all out and threw them behind her and searched for more things in the boxes. Once she got to a book that was in one of her presents, she took it and ran to the corner of the living room and sat down to read. Lol, she would've been just happy with a little book. Anyways, I got some great pictures of Abby making weird faces. She didn't want to just smile, she wanted to look like a puppy she said...O_o

Things that need to get done today....

✓Clean my room, so it's spotless
✓put away all secret sister stuff so that people can go in my room
✓Make White Chocolate Pumpkin Cheesecake
☐Make Garlic Mashed Potatoes
☐Look for glasses
☐Clean house for when family comes for Thanksgiving
☐Take a break ;D
✓Finish up any secret sister projects
☐Make dinner