Update/Bailey's birthday

It's been a while since I blogged (is that even a word) about the adventures of Joshua, Rocky and I. It will please you to know that Joshua is proud to no longer have a teenager for a wife. Last week (Saturday to be exact), we celebrated my 20th birthday. Much of the day was spent cleaning the house since the next day we would be having company over for dinner. Joshua had been saving a gift card to J.C. Penny's ( one we had received from the wedding gifts we had returned there, that I had forgotten about). With this magic card we ventured to the land of Provo and there we wondered through J.C. Penny's until I found what my heart desired. A new pair of boot cut jeans, as well as a cute new top to go with it. We then traveled along the long freeway back to Orem, and there spent our time enjoying the amazing Italian cuisine of Carrabba's. This was a most excellent choice and for those of you who haven't been there I highly recommend it. Pricing of Olive Garden, and better quality food. Everything there is made to order so its as fresh as can be. It was most definitely a wonderful birthday. The next day, while preparing to go to church, I burned myself on my curling iron and had a hard time cooling it down. I would show you but it's fairly graphic (or so someone will probably think). I'm quite excited to see the scar that will form from it. Rocky has discovered the appeal of the mouse arrow on the computer. He's is very confused by the fact  that he can't catch this silly little shooting black arrow, and is blocking my computer view. I think perhaps it is time to entertain him with something else and then I can come back and tell you all about the next Adventure in Larsendom.

The Attack of the Illness: Meds and Blessings

After a lengthy battle yesterday I was forced by Joshua to go see a doctor. He gave me antibiotics for a sinus infection. Last night I couldn't sleep. my head was pounding so hard I thought my brain was trying to come out of my head and I could breathe to the the congestion. After hours of trying all I could, I woke my husband and asked for a Priesthood Blessing. He blessed me that my body would return to health and that I would be able to rest. He advised me afterward to take a sleep aid that I have and soon after I was fast asleep and didn't wake until nearly 10 am when I heard the cat in the kitchen eating the heads off the flowers Joshua had brought me earlier in the week. All just another adventure in the life of Larsendom.

The Battle of the Illness: The Attack of Congestion

Well, I stayed home sick again today. I am losing The Battle of the Illness, and Joshua is insisting that I have a fever and should go see a doctor. I however think he is far too worried and he cant prove I have a fever as we have no thermometer to see if I do. In all I do feel better, other than my aching body, lack of energy and my Immune Army has now been attacked by The Congestion Beast, making it impossible for me to breathe. It is my belief that I simply need another day of rest to let my body heal itself, but Joshua is insistent that I get some medication to help. I however don't believe there is an infection. Since I have been confined to my home to sneeze my brains out, I have been passing the time searching for new vineyards to conquer in The Battle for Advancement at Work. Joshua has found some paid internships to apply for. His company (One On One Marketing) has been downsizing, and we have now become concerned with preparing for an inevitable layoff. Even though we have now way fully preparing for the inevitable, we remain hopeful and know that our God will take care of us as he has hitherto done.

Although we have not much and funds are tight due to educational needs, He has ensured that our needs are met, and we have not been left wanting. The blessings of paying tithing and attending the temple have become manifest in our everyday life. We never use more than what we have budgeted and for some reason we usually spend significantly less. How this happens week after week is surprising to me. We have many tender mercies laid before us on a daily bases. We have a warm home to protect us and we have working vehicles. We have jobs which provide the funds to take care of our needs. We have a wonderful new ward who has welcomed us in with open arms. So many blessings we can't even see. Rocky ( our cat) has discovered to arrow on the computer moves and he is fascinated by it. He spent almost twenty minutes trying to catch it as i surfed the Internet looking for jobs openings. He is certainly a puzzling creature. He is curious about everything and has to investigate it. He also whines more than any child I know of. In spite of all this he is wonderful company to have.

Tune in next time for more Adventures in Larsendom!!

The Battle of the Illness

Well, today has been an interesting day. Joshua and I have been fighting The Battle of the Illness for a few weeks now, and last week Joshua finally caved in to the Evil Winter Soar Throat. Last night I unfortunately had an encounter with this same evil creature and lost. This morning I was also attacked by other forces of Illness which are too disgusting to name, and I was forced to remain in my bed unless otherwise called to the bathroom. Luckily my bosses are kind and have taken care of my shifts so that I can rest and regain my strength to join my husband as we fight in The Battle of Advancement at Work. The cat (Rocky) has kept me company today, although I'm sure he finds me extremely boring. He, like myself, has slept for most of the day, which means he'll be up most of the night wanting to play. What a funny creature he is.

 The more time I spend with him, the more I am convinced that he is a dog, not a cat. He has a water bowl, but he prefers to use the toilet for water. I'm beginning to wonder if this has anything to do with the fact that the toilet is far colder than his water bowl. He passes his day by jumping on the bed and trying to eat my feet and hands that are under the covers, sleeping, and climbing in the window sill plotting a way to eat the birds that fly around the window. He has also been fascinated by the herd if Mule Deer that inhabit the surrounding fields. Joshua and I find this very fascinating too. The herd totals fourteen in all. They enjoy wondering the yard, and sometimes they even walk up to our patio. On Monday Rocky was scared  to death by a doe who happened to be too close to the window for his liking. I've never seen a kitten run so fast. He has also discovered that when I take a bubble bath my body doesn't actually disappear, which I think is comforting to him. For months any time I took a bath he would stare at me with this puzzled look on this face. Now he climbs up on the towel hamper and edge of the tub to inspect. One of these days he's going to fall in. Quite the interesting life we have here in our little wild life reserve.

Joshua has started school again, and I will be starting an Italian class here in a few weeks. This is our brilliant strategy to further us in The Battle of Advancement at Work. By taking this class we will be able to put the magic word "College" of my resume and hopefully be able to find me a better job. I'm very excited to take this class. I love the Italian language, and it will be nice to have something to do on a weekly bases and not have battle the Boredom Monster every day my schedule is not full, which tends to be most days. I've been occupying myself with reading the Harry Potter series again. Right now I'm half way through The Chamber of Secrets. Joshua has also been giving me piano lessons so for half an hour everyday I practice. Joshua has been playing a lot more since he was called to be the Ward Organist in our new ward. I've also almost mastered the art of using my breadmaker, although sometimes, like yesterday, the bread decides it doesn't want to rise enough and so comes out very small.  Yesterday my wonderful husband decided to surprise me with flowers. All a simple day in the Adventure of Larsendom.