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These are some pictures of the Halloween party we did at my in-laws. It was fun, and I made all the food for it and everything. Don't worry becca, I will include recipes later. its not like I don't have the time...

just a regular veggie tray

A ranch bacon cheeseball

and some awesome smoking punch

and apple jello with gummy worms.

I haven't really been up to much of anything. I found out I was pregnant in the middle of november, and then on Saturday, I spent almost all day in the er. I almost lost the baby. I am still bleeding and am on bedrest until I stop bleeding. I'm still bleeding today, but thankfully, its not very bad. When i first started bleeding, it was like a gushing flow. I don't think I have ever bled that much before. It was really scary.

Ok. So for some recipes I promised Becca

Chicken Pillows

1 can of crescent rolls (they work better if they are room temp)

1-2 cooked chicken breasts, diced small

1 box of stove top stuffing

1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese

Mix the chicken, stuffing and cheese to make the filling.

put a generous spoonful in each crescent roll. wrap around the filling to make a circle.

Roll in milk and then breadcrumbs. Place on a cookie sheet.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until nice and golden brown.

They are good by themselves, but I really like them smothered with chicken gravy.

Cheese Ball

2 packages cream cheese

1 packet of dry ranch dressing mix

1 small jar of real bacon bits

1 package of shredded cheddar cheese.

Mix the first 3 ingredients with a mixer. Roll in the shredded cheese and refidgerate.

serve cold with crackers.

I'll write some more later. I'm really tired right now, sorry.

I have a LOT of catching up to do...

For our Anniversary this year, we decided to go to Lagoon. Neither one of us has been there in years. It happened to be my bro-in-law's Lagoon day for school, so we got in for way cheap. It was fun, though I really think that as I get older, I don't like thrill seeking rides anymore. I didn't like the Wicked and the Spider and stuff.

They were doing frightmares, obviously.

oh, that is out of order...This was at In N Out

All of us in a haunted junk yard...heh heh.

I heart this one!


Oy. I have millions of pictures to upload, but I haven't taken them off my camera and out them on my computer yet. I've been lazy, very lazy. Anyway, I have to go, my computer is dying...

I got transferred to work in the Murray Sam's for a month. I haven't worked for over a week...the boss there says there is no hours, so today is my first day back, and I think I'm going to quit in a few weeks. As soon as I have found something else. I'm desperate enough that I think i may even take a stupid seasonal job for now until something better comes. I wish I had a job that was reliable and didn't screw me over.

I've been depressed the last little while. It's a lot of bad things happening all once, I guess. I haven't really felt like doing much of anything, or talking to many people.

Crappy cell pics

I know the quality of these are lacking, but these are off my cell phone. These are of that house fire that was on the news on the 2 of Oct. It was literally 5 houses away from us. Coming up from 201, I was beginning to think it was our house that was on fire. it was an interesting night to say the least.

Brian was wanting to watch Lord of The Rings. I am absolutely dying of boredom. These are the longest movies ever. *Sigh*

Anyway, I am happy to say that Brian may have finally found a good job. It's at Easton Sports and it is where my brother-in-law works. It is only temporary for 90 days, but if he does well, they will keep him. He makes more than I do, and it is full time which is great for us. Their health benefits there are pretty deecent, too. I hope this works out for him...these last few months have been the worst we've has as of yet. Having heatlh insurance back will be a good blessing.

Work has been going fairly well lately, too. I am still looking for a better job, but there is almost nothing out there and what is out there, if you have no experience, nobody wants to hire you. I have applied at a bunch of places and I haven't heard back from any. It is frustrating.

Aw. Sad part in the movie...Frodo just told Sam to go home.

I got to go to the dentist and get a crown. My back molar is broken in 5 places and apparently if I don't get it done, it could crumble. I've rarely had a problem with my teeth and it makes me a little nervous...I've never had a root canal. Maybe they'll let me listen to my ipod. I don't like the sound of the drilling. It grosses me out.

Is it just me or has the world gone crazy?

sorry I haven't updates in like, well, FOREVER. I have been busy, I promise, but I will do my best to catch you up. I have like a bazillion pictures to update, but that will have to wait til later. So the last time I posted was when we went to Logan to drop my sister off...and holy lots of pictures I will update later.

I resigned my cell contract and we got new phones. We decided on the Blackberry Curve and to tell you the truth, I'm rather happy with it. Now that I'm used to the full keyboard, I think it the best thing ever.

We also had to go and get Brian's car re-registered and renewed. I really hate inspections and the like because inevitably one of our cars always fails one or the other. Thankfully, all we had to shell out this time was 8 bucks for his windsheild wiper blades. His car is so old (1993) I'm surprised there was nothing worse. Last year we had to fork out almost $600 to get it to pass...stupid exhaust manifold piping. Anyway, it was nice to have one think kinda go right this month.

Now that Brian has quit Toys R Us and is working with me, we can barely afford anything and if we can even pay rent we're feeling lucky. Money has never been this tight for us before, even when I was laid off. It has definately been an interesting few weeks. At least we can pay out tithing which I am glad for. As long as we pay our tithing it seems that we have enough money to pay all of our bills with the exception of rent.

I think I also have an abcessed tooth. My tooth hurts like holy crap all the time and its getting worse. So, I'll need to find a dentist soon and hopefully I can get in within the week. That will be fun...I have no dental insurance and no medical insurance so I'll likely have to pay through the nose. *Sigh* I will likely have to get a root canal and those are expensive. I also need to get my wisdom teeth out. I suspect they are causing ALL of my dental problems of late...Stupid teeth. Who needs them anyways?

Work has been the worst of all though. There is another lead who is making life hell for all of us. I can barely handle talking to her let alone looking at her without having to supress my anger. She is a know it all who doesn't know a thing about anything. Thankfully, I will be transferring to another store and I really hope that the transfer comes soon. This gal kinda got my other boss fired and, well, she has the tendency to piss everyone off.. She makes my life twenty times more difficult than needs be. oh, and she has taken over all my responsibilities. Yeah...real nice. *itch...

In addition to that, my hormones have been all over the place. I'm exhausted all the time and I cried the other night because Brian didn't say good night before he came to bed. Its ridiculous and I think it is tied to my stress at work. Stupid lady from hell. No, I'm not pregnant...having a normal cycle now. It is amazing what stress will do to you. As a result, I'm looking at the job market, again. I hate my job.

I went on a 10 hour bus tour with my sister last weekend. We went along the pony express route and lunched at Camp Floyd. It was actually rather fascinating...the sitting for hours was lame. We went almost to nevada and back to SL. It was interesting and I learned a lot I didn't know. Though this may not sound fun to you guys, I enjoyed it because I like history. Again, like a bazillion pictures i need to post.

There is a stupid dog barking down the street and it is driving me nuts, so I am going to go now.