Missing Husband

I just thought that I should tell everyone that when Guy is gone I refer to him as "Rodeo Man." I like to pretend that he is out there trying for his 8 second ride. It seems to make the time go by a little faster because I can relate more country songs to our relationship. Also, I pretend his bonus checks are prize money. However, he has been gone way too long this time. I have been singing "I Can Still Make Cheyenne". Don't get me wrong, I am not ready to leave Guy but it sure is hard to be married to a rodeo man. Our big house is too much for just me and Vaughn. Since it doesn't seem to be changing any time soon I think I will nail a horseshoe above our door and keep that jukebox playing those country songs.
Luckily for me I can make this fantasy come to life every summer for Frontier Days. Usually, Guy will oblige and put on some pearl snaps. Last summer he even asked if I had packed his cowboy boots! So, when y'all are ready to kick back with me and enjoy some good 'ole country livin', please come visit. I have been gettin' rather lonely!

Time Out?

I have been trying my hardest to put Vaughn in time out when he does things that are dangerous, mean or otherwise too mischievous for my taste. Yesterday he was climbing on Grandma Do's table and holding for her very fragile mosaic bowl. I decided that this warranted time out. Vaughn, however, had a different take on the matter and laughs hysterically whenever I try any form of punishment.

It has been really hard for me to discipline him for a few reasons:

1) No one, including Vaughn, takes me seriously when I am mad.

2) He is still so young that I can't decide what deserves time out and what is just a kid being a kid.

3) He is too stinkin' cute!

I feel so lucky to have such an adorable child and hope that he remembers these kind of time outs and not the ones when he is screaming and kicking! I have a very cute video of this on my phone but it does not upload to the blog. If you want to see it let me know and I can email it to you!

Nursery

We still have not made it through a whole nursery. Luckily, we have sacrament meeting under our belts but Vaughn just refuses to stay put afterwards without one of us there. However, the nursery teachers don't support us staying for the entire time...so our options have dwindled to 1) staying and feeling awkward with the teachers, 2) take Vaughn to our classes and feeling awkward with everyone there because he is loud, restless and like to poke the women who sit in front of us or 3) Leave after sacrament. We are at a loss. What should we do???

Mouse in the House

As most of you know we bought a new house at the end of September. We moved in mid-October but after one week had to leave so Guy could go to a training in Louisiana. We slept in our bed the night before we left and woke up early the next morning. The bed wasn't made but I pulled the covers up so it wasn't a complete mess. We got back on a Sunday evening and had not gone in our room until we were ready for bed. I climbed into bed and was ready to cuddle up to my honey when I felt something on my leg. I screamed a little and told Guy to come check (I was too afraid to move or see what it was for myself). What do you think he found? A mouse! A computer mouse! It may not seem that weird but neither of us have ever seen this mouse before. We have never used the computer (or a mouse) in the bedroom. And it was not there when we left. Instead of getting too creeped out, Guy and I are just laughing..a lot! How strange.

New Blog

After some late nights discussing whether or not this was going to happen, G and I have decided to start blogging. Well, I guess I had a much bigger part in the decision making than he did. I will need lots of help figuring out how to do this blog thing because if I am going to have a blog it needs to look good, of course. So give me your advice on fixing it up a bit. Thanks!