Hello World!

Whew. Sorry about that. Unannounced our internet providers came and took our internet away - they didn't want to have to come out and fix something that couldn't be fixed. So after MONTHS of trying calling EVERYONE who provides internet (and NO ONE does) we finally went with Hughes Net. It is alright. It works and is WAY better than none. It takes a little while for a page to show up but when it does, it is the complete page with all the photos there. We have 30 days to see if we like it. It was a MUCH bigger ordeal than I thought it would be. We do live out of town but we really aren't all THAT isolated....

Since I have no pictures presently, here is part of an email I sent to my sister a few days ago, just so you can see what we've been up to.....

I'm feeling well. This pregnancy is a lot harder on me - more aches and pains - then the first two. I'm assuming it is because I haven't had 2 kids to chase around before. I have a date for the ultrasound. I want to say it is Dec 14th. I think I'll be 26/27 weeks along then. Jack is excited to come to my appointment with me and see a video of the baby - I hope the kids stay interested for more than 1 minute so Joel can actually enjoy it too. My guess so far is a boy. I have no clue of boys names. I do like Rosemary for a girl, but that might be too many herbs for this family. But yeah...

Jack started a new job recently. He is sooooo cute doing it. He feeds a horse that a friend is keeping up in one of the pastures. He gets paids 25cents per feeding, 2 feedings a day. We bundle up and all I do is put the right amount of hay in his wheelbarrel. He does the rest. If I try to help even a tiny bit he gives me the lecture about how this is his job, not mine, and so he has to do it. If you ask him what he is going to do with his money he'll tell ya he's going on a mission.

Sage is a cutie pie, getting cuter and more independent every day. She is getting really good at her animal noises. You just have to point to an animal or even just mention its name and she can give the correct sound. She loves to laugh and do EVERYTHING that Jack is doing.

Tonight Joel is going to slaughter one of the cows. He wants to try to do it himself (with help, of course) this year because it will save us around $500 in the slaughter and butchering. There will be 4 left - 2 for next year, one for the bishop, and one the we are selling to help pay for the 2 calves we got for next year. Both pigs are going next month - again one for church and one to split with Bill and Katherine. Those chickens are lucky they keep those eggs coming (jk).

It's good to be back!