tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5152035125933373792024-03-13T03:03:52.336-07:00This Story Is About Us...Malori and Jon Salinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879840375317824608noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515203512593337379.post-88534225003125235292013-04-16T12:51:00.000-07:002013-04-16T12:51:17.042-07:00Aven is 2 months old! Blessing pictures and other fun pictures!My sweet Aven Grey is 2 months old!! I can't believe how quickly the time has flown by! Since I last posted we had her baby blessing. It was the sweetest experience! Jon gave the most beautiful blessing, and the spirit was so strong. The circle of men surrounding my little girl was so big they almost couldn't reach her!
I was absolutely overwhelmed by the sight of my baby surrounded by a group of strong men who honor their priesthood and love her so much - she is such a lucky little girl, and I am one lucky Mama!
After the blessing we had a little lunch that Aven's G.G. Patti was nice enough to host at her house! It was so fun to be able to spend time together and eat good food and take pictures! We rarely get to have both sides of the family together at one time, so this really was a treat for us!
So, my blog is having some technical issues lately, so I am going to tell you a few things about the blessing pictures up here since I can't post between pictures.....
Aven's dress was made by her G.G. Patti 26 years ago! It is the same blessing dress that I wore.
Jon's dad, his sister Shaunalee and her family, Uncle David and Denise, and his cousin Michael and his family are missing from the big family picture. Our ward started at 9am and the Taylor Stake Conference started at 10am - and Jon's dad is in the Stake Presidency. So he rushed out of his morning meetings, barely made it in time for the blessing, and rushed back to Stake Conference where he had to give a talk!! We really appreciated all of the running around he and the rest of the family did for us. We had family drive up from the valley, from Cottonwood and all the way in from Nevada!!
In other, 2 month kind of news, Aven is just getting so big!! I'm not sure how much she weighs now (our scale broke and she doesn't go to the doctor for another week) but she is wearing size 3 month clothes and we had to stop putting her to sleep in the little bassinet attachment of her pack'n'play because she was too tall, her poor little legs had to be bent!
I had to put away some of her clothes that are way too small, and I almost cried because she will never be that small again! At the same time, I am so happy that she is gaining weight and growing up healthy and strong!
Here are some other fun facts about my sweet little one: **She can't take baths in the sink anymore - too big!! **She loves to snuggle! It is my absolute favorite thing in the whole world! She puts her head in your neck and wraps her arms around. It absolutely melts my heart! **She wakes up every 2 hours at night to eat, but is pretty good about going right back to sleep. I am getting better at functioning on less sleep, though I'm not sure my brain will ever go back to the way it used to be! **She still has a bunch of dark hair and her eyebrows are starting to come in dark. Her eye color keeps switching on us though. One minute they will be dark brown, the next they will be blue, and the next they will be green! I guess we will just have to keep waiting! **We have a play mat that goes on the floor and she is actually starting to pay attention to the toys (she used to just look right past them), and she is working on touching them!! Yesterday she started hitting one of her toys and then she looked at the toy and her arm like she was trying to figure out what happened...and she did it again! It was so exciting to watch her learning! **On that same note, she is starting to enjoy reading time a lot more. She actually looks at the pictures and seems to be listening. This morning she was practicing with her arms and hitting the pictures! **Her legs are so strong! She is able to hold herself up when you stand her on your lap, and she even bounces herself! As soon as she has better balance (and some more length to her) I will have to pull out her bouncy seat - I have a feeling it is going to be a hit! **Her neck is really strong too! She is holding her head up really well and she doesn't "forget" that she is holding her head up as often. **Sometimes in the afternoon I set her in the swing and turn on a children's show for her (so I can try to get dinner made) and she is really learning to enjoy the bright colors and the music. Her favorites are Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Blue's Clues. **She loves to dance! We turn on Disney music or nursery rhyme music and then I sway her arms back and forth or make her legs dance and she gets to excited!! **When I sing to her, she watches my mouth and tries to move her mouth the same way. Sometimes she even makes noises! I think she is a beautiful singer already! **There was a fundraising banquet for the Chamber of Commerce that Aven's G.G. was putting on. The theme was Beauty and the Beast and she asked me to dress up as Belle and sing a song as part of the evening's entertainment. Every time I tried to practice my song ("A Change in Me" from the broadway show) Aven screamed! It got the point where just the introduction made her get fussy! I don't know why she hated that song so much - we sing other Disney songs that sound similar all the time! Luckily, she was just fine during the actual performance. Silly girl! **I have a rule that Aven is not allowed to sleep in our bed until after 5am. But, when she wakes up around 5-5:30 I put her in bed with us. We love this part of the morning! Jon especially loves it since he is at work all day long, and when he comes home there is stuff to do - dinner, etc... so this is our quiet family time. She usually snuggles right up to Jon's chest or he puts her right on his chest, and she sleeps so peacefully until his alarm goes of at 6:30am. I love watching the two of them. They look exactly alike when they are sleeping! **I think I should just mention here what an incredible Daddy Jon is! He is just so natural at it, and Aven is such a Daddy's girl! She loves it when he comes home and there are times when she will cry and cry and the only one who can make her better is her Daddy. I have to share a sweet little story about this: Jon wrote a song, long before I met him, for his future child. It is the sweetest little lullaby you have ever heard! Anyways, he would play his guitar and sing it to my belly while I was pregnant (and of course I cried every time!). Well, the other night she was especially fussy. She has been having allergies and been really stuffy. So he pulled out his guitar and started gently playing and singing her song. She almost immediately stopped crying and soon she fell fast asleep. I know that she remembered that song and her daddy's voice! Of course, this made me cry...again.... **She is smiling so much! It's hard to get many pictures of it because as soon as she sees my phone, she gets distracted and stops smiling, but I have been able to catch it a few times. I love making her smile and I love hearing her giggle! Sometimes she will giggle in her sleep and she grins so big! I wonder what good things she is dreaming about.
There are a million more things I could tell you! I love watching her grow and learn and develop her own personality! Every day I just love her more and more and I love being able to stay at home with her. I am so grateful to Jon for working so hard so that I can stay home with her. It is the best job I could have ever asked for!
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Salinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879840375317824608noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515203512593337379.post-41334444319538371332013-03-18T13:03:00.002-07:002013-03-18T13:03:41.935-07:00Aven is 5 weeks old and a little photo shoot!My little Aven is already 5 weeks old! I can't believe it! It seems like we just brought her home from the hospital! Now she is 8 pounds 9 ounces and a whole 22 inches long! I am really happy that she is growing because she was having a hard time eating at first, so it is a big relief for me. I just grow more and more in love with this beautiful girl every day!
Here are a few fun things about her: ***Aven still has a ton of dark hair, especially in the back! It is even long enough that it hangs over her ears - and I love it! I wanted her to have hair so badly! ***She loves to stretch. It is so cute to watch when she throws her arms over her head, her hands in little fists, and she arches her back. Her face gets all scrunched up and she pulls her legs up to her chest. She does it all day and it is the best! ***She sleeps with her arms up over her head, or, if you are holding her, she sleeps with one hand tucked under her chin like she is posing for a picture! ***She has been able to roll onto her side since she was born, but she is much stronger about it now, and she has even, accidentally rolled all the way over a couple of times. ***At first she hated getting a bath, but now she loves it! We wash her down and then sometimes we let her sit in there for a few more minutes just because she smiles and acts so happy in the warm water! ***She sleeps with her eyes open. You will notice it in the pictures below. ***She loves looking in the mirror. We got her a play mat, and it has a few hanging toys for her to look at, and it has one mirror toy - she doesn't like the other toys that much yet, but she sure loves looking at that mirror! So we got a mirror to hang on the back seat of the car so I can see her from the driver's seat, and it does double duty because it makes her so happy to look at herself while we drive! ***Aven loves to listen to music - especially the Disney music channel on Pandora. We play that and I move her arms and legs around like she is dancing and she just smiles the whole time! ***She also loves it when we sing primary songs together. ***She is starting to figure out her voice. She's makes noises that sound almost like she is starting to cry, but she is happy as can be. She does it when she is playing with her toys, or when we turn on the music. ***She is doing a lot better about eating! She had a hard time at first - we had to stay an extra day in the hospital because she wouldn't eat, and then it was a fight for a long time. Then she would eat just fine on the right side, but wouldn't eat at all on the left, so I had to pump. Now she eats on both sides just fine. I just have to figure out how to feed her modestly now. The whole "under a blanket" thing is still a little rough....but I am figuring it out. ***We just recently got a swing from my Aunt Shakira and she loves it!! This is great for me because now I can set her in it to make dinner or clean up a little bit (or blog...) and I can see her and she is content. ***We still can't decide what color her eyes are going to be. Sometimes they look completely brown with no traces of blue at all, and sometimes they look blue with no traces of brown! Since I have brown eyes and Jon has blue eyes, it could go either way.... ***Did I mention her dimple in my last post? Well, she has the sweetest dimple! Of course I kiss it only a million times a day!
Well, I could probably go on and on and on about all of the adorable little things that she does, but I will leave it at that for now. I just can't express how much I love this sweet little girl! She is the center of our entire lives and I wouldn't have it any other way!!!
Here are some pictures of her! We did a little amateur photo shoot and my sister took the pictures! I think they turned out great! Jon is going to photoshop the backgrounds so it doesn't look like we did them in our dining room, but I couldn't wait until he was finished to share them - and some of the pictures are just some snapshots that I am in love with!! Well, she woke up from her nap so I better wrap this up!!!
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Malori and Jon Salinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879840375317824608noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515203512593337379.post-10113288521418960952013-02-21T15:19:00.000-08:002013-02-21T15:19:58.194-08:00Aven is Here!!Aven Grey Saline entered the world on Monday, February 11, 2013 at 10:08pm. She was 6 pounds, 2 ounces and 20 inches long.
I had had high blood pressure, and so I was put on bed rest for almost a week. On the 11th, I had a doctor's appointment just to check on my blood pressure. They had said that I wouldn't even have a pelvic exam, I would just have my blood pressure checked, and they might send me in to induce me that Thursday if things didn't improve. I didn't even bother to shave my legs because it was just a blood pressure check!! In fact, I considered trying to reschedule my appointment because there was a HUGE blizzard!! I did not want to have to drive to Show Low in the snow just for my blood pressure!
Well, I made it to the doctor's office (it was pretty scary because the roads were icy and I drive a mini cooper) and my blood pressure was worse than it had been the week before. They decided to do a pelvic exam and I was dilated to 3cm and 90% effaced. Because of that, and my high blood pressure, they told me to just go straight to the hospital where they were going to induce me.
WHAT!? I was so not ready for that! Jon was at work in Holbrook, so I called his office and he assured me that he was on his way - but I was really worried because the snow was just getting heavier and heavier.
Well, they got me signed in and in a room...and i was really nervous - I didn't know what to expect! Meanwhile I watched as the snow just got heavier and heavier....I couldn't see the trees outside of my window....and I was really worried that Jon would not be able to get there!
But, much to my relief, Jon made it safe and sound. Phew! Now I was worried that my family wouldn't be able to make it! They had to drive through Flagstaff! Ugh!
They started the pitocin and told me that it may take 24 hours or longer to actually have the baby, but since I was already dilated and having contractions on my own, it may be a shorter amount of time.
Once the pitocin kicked in, the contractions got pretty hard and pretty fast. Each time a new contraction started I would tell Jon, "I don't want to do it again!"
I got dilated to 5cm and decided that I was going to get the epidural. I probably could have handled the pain longer, but the nurses and doctor were really pushing for me to get the epidural because the harder my contractions got, the higher my blood pressure got and they were worried about that. So between Jon and the nurses and I, we decided that it was time.
I didn't particularly like the way the epidural felt - my lower half felt so heavy and tingly - and it was inconvenient because they had to keep turning me because Aven's heart rate would dip, but I was really grateful for the break! I could only feel a small pressure when I had a contraction.
This went on for a few more hours, and soon I was dilated to 7cm. At this point the doctor came in an broke my water - and she left.....like, left the hospital!! She assured the nurse that she would only be 15 minutes away, even with the snow.
After they broke my water, I began to feel the contractions again. I was feeling the pain and a lot of pressure. They tried having me push the "epidural button" a couple of times, but it didn't do a single thing to take away the pain, in fact, they seemed to get worse! They checked me again and I was all the way dilated and completely thinnned out and ready to have a baby. The anesthesiologist who gave me the epidural was the only one in the entire hospital because the other two had to call in because they were trapped in the snow. They said they would try to call him, but that I would probably have the baby before he got up to my room.
The doctor was called, and soon it was time to push! I could literally feel EVERYTHING! I am sure the epidural was completely worn off, because there was not a single sensation that I missed out on.....ugh!!
But I only had to push for about 40 minutes and then I could hear Aven's cry and soon she was on my chest! At that moment it didn't matter how badly it had hurt, or how exhausted I was - she was here and she was absolutely perfect!! She didn't even look all smooshed and smashed like some babies look when they are very first born, and her head was completely round!
Of course Jon and I were in love immediately!
We spent the next couple of days in the hospital. We had to stay a day extra because Aven was having a hard time getting the hang of breast feeding.
Since we got home we have just been loving our time with Aven. My mom and sister were here for a week and they were so much help!! I was a little bit nervous to leave the hospital were there were professionals ready to swoop in at the push of a button and help with anything, but my mom calmed me as soon as we got home.
So here are a bunch of pictures we have taken since Aven has been here. They aren't in order....
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Aven is already a daddy's girl. If she is upset about anything Jon just has to talk to her and hold her hand and everything is ok. I love watching the two of them together! When she was first born, he started talking to her and she looked around to find him because she could recognize his voice.
I just love having her here!! She is an absolute dream come true and I am just so overwhelmed by how much I love her and how grateful I am for her!!!!!!!Malori and Jon Salinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879840375317824608noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515203512593337379.post-35670181896151735182013-01-07T17:42:00.000-08:002013-01-07T17:42:57.257-08:00Baby Update!!Again, I am having trouble getting my blog to allow me to separate paragraphs. Just stick with me!
I have been really bad at updating about our sweet baby. First, I am thrilled to announce that we are having a GIRL!!! Her name is Aven Grey and we are madly in love with her!
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Here is a picture of Aven's face at 30 weeks. She is holding her arm over her eyes as though she is being dramatic. Jon says it is because she doesn't want anyone to see her before her "grand entrance" - then he said that she must get that from me!
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I am now 34 weeks pregnant, and I am getting kind of huge - but I am the right weight and measurements, so huge is the size I am supposed to be.
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I am absolutely loving the pregnancy thing. I am especially loving it since Aven has gotten wiggly. She gets wigglier and wigglier every day! I can feel her when she has the hiccups now! Jon really loves being able to feel her move around too. For a long time she was very stubborn and would stop moving anytime he put his hand on my belly to feel her - I told him that she got her ornery-ness from him.
We did have a problem with my sugar levels getting to high. My glucose test came back not-so-great (which shocked me because I hadn't been interested in sweets at all, but the doctor said that pregnant bodies sometimes can't process sugars and carbs very well so it probably wasn't a dietary problem), so I had to go back for the terrible 3-hour round. Ugh! It was not pleasant to drink that nasty juice again and then sit and wait for them to draw my blood 4 different times. The day I went it was super snowy and I sat in the empty waiting room listening to the lab tech talk about how terrible her boss is and how great the book "50 Shades of Grey" is. This was in between her very frequent smoke breaks (which was really great when she was up in my face drawing my blood and she smelled like smoke so bad). Luckily I had been really careful about eating sugar and carbs since my unfortunate first glucose test, so this 3-hour one came back clean. Thank heavens! I still have to be careful about eating sugar and carbs, but if that is what I have to do to make sure Aven is healthy - then that's what I have to do.
But it isn't always so easy. A few days after I severely cut down on sugar, I was having a real struggle because I seriously wanted some chocolate. Poor, unsuspecting Jon came home from work and popped a few M&M's in his mouth. After eating them, he came over to give me a kiss...and I smelled the chocolate...and I cried. He wasn't sure what to do! He apologized and told me that he didn't know he needed to stop eating sweets too, but that he would stop if I wanted him too. Of course this was just a moment of pregnant insanity and I haven't stopped Jon - super sugar loving Jon - from eating whatever he wants.
As far as getting ready for Aven to come, we have been kind of slow. I was swamped with the college play and other classes I was taking. Then we hosted Thanksgiving at our house for my side of the family. Then Christmas snuck up on us out of the blue, and after Christmas we went to Disneyland for a wonderful week with my family. So now that the holiday season is officially over, we are in full get-ready-for-baby mode!
My Grams gave us a gift card to Lowe's for Christmas to help with getting the nursery ready, so we went and picked out some paint and sweet Jon got to work. I helped a little with the taping, but when it came to painting, he wouldn't let me help, so he took over the project all by himself! He is so wonderful! Here is what the nursery looks like so far:
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We have a chair rail to put up between the colors. It's going to have a storybook theme, and we have some great storybook posters we are going to put in some soft pink frames and we are going to use pink accents everywhere. I didn't want to go with a really gender specific color on the walls because I want to be able to use the nursery with different accessories for a boy if we have one in the future.
I am really trying to make sure everything is ready for this sweet little girl, but I know that ready-or-not she will make an appearance when she is good and ready.
I absolutely don't want to rush this pregnancy experience. I am loving the way that it feels and I love having her all safe and sound tucked away inside. I also realize that as soon as she gets here, I never get to be pregnant with her again - this is a once in a lifetime experience and I want to savor every moment of it!
Still, I can't wait to meet her! I can't wait to hold her in my arms and see what she looks like and get to know her personality. I am also really anxious to see how she and Jon interact. He is going to be an incredible daddy! I mean, he painted the entire room by himself so the fumes of the paint wouldn't hurt her. We are both such lucky girls!
Only 6 more weeks - or 41 days - until our due date! Lots to do!! I am so excited!!
Isn't is amazing how someone so small, who we haven't even officially met yet, can turn our entire lives upside down? And isn't it amazing how I can be so in love with someone so small, who I haven't even met yet?
Malori and Jon Salinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879840375317824608noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515203512593337379.post-87260413509935588482012-09-30T11:58:00.002-07:002012-09-30T11:58:34.257-07:00Really quick thought...Tomorrow we find out the gender of the Grubb, and you can bet that I will be on here posting about that and everything else that has been going on with this pregnancy!
But today I wanted to share a fast little thought about my amazing husband. I am always amazed and touched by how quickly he is ready to serve other people. When he gets a call to go give a blessing - no matter what time of the day or night - he is out of his regular clothes and in a shirt and tie faster than anything and on his way to help. And every time I feel so blessed to be married to a man who is ready at a moment's notice to go and serve members of our ward and to serve our Heavenly Father. Never mind all of the things he does for me all the time - making me breakfast, helping with housework, rubbing my swollen feet, hugging me when I am having a hormonal, emotional breakdown about something silly, surprising me with beautiful roses on the nightstand....I could go on and on.
I am such a lucky girl! I love you Jon!Malori and Jon Salinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879840375317824608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515203512593337379.post-58411408738961862382012-08-26T17:13:00.000-07:002012-08-26T17:13:08.515-07:0015 WeeksStill haven't figured out the darn paragraph thing....ugh!! Just stick with me!
I don't have a ton of stuff to update about, but we are officially at 15 weeks, meaning the end of the 1st Trimester, and a huge relief!
Here is baby's first "belly picture"
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It is kind of weird taking a picture specifically to look at my belly - especially since I have spent my entire picture taking life trying to hide any kind of belly pooch, but I am so excited for my little baby bump!!!
Jon and I are so excited and a little overwhelmed trying to plan everything, but we still have some time so we are just trying to take things step by step.
I have been feeling pretty great. Still needing to snack during the day, and working on drinking more water. I'm not super interested in sweets, and find myself more interested in sour things. Jon is still convinced the baby will have a sweet tooth like him, even though I'm not interested in sweets.
That is about it! Bring on the 2nd Trimester!!!Malori and Jon Salinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879840375317824608noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515203512593337379.post-9136612032938383992012-08-20T16:20:00.002-07:002012-08-20T16:20:28.000-07:0014 WeeksI still can't figure out why my post is being published in a big block instead of divided up into paragraphs, but until I can figure that out, it's just going to be kind of annoying to read. You must really like me in order to put up with this and read this anyways.....
Here are some pregnancy updates:
I am happy to announce that the nausea is almost completely gone! It has been great to finally eat food again! I was having a hard time eating meals, and it was kind of bumming me out. But I still have to carry crackers around with me because if I don't have a snack at all times I feel a little sick.
I have had some pretty serious cravings for pizza factory breadsticks, lemons, and pickles. In fact, I ate an entire jar of my Great Granny's homemade pickles in an hour one afternoon....and then I drank the juice.
My belly is getting a little pooch. I love it!! I need to take a "belly picture" and post it. I think I might make that part of my 15 week post. My first "belly picture" is a great way to start of the second trimester!
We get to find out the gender in 6 weeks!!! I am going crazy not knowing! I want to buy clothes and decorate a nursery, but I have to wait until we know what it is.
Jon has been really sweet about the whole thing. He has been taking really great care of me - making sure I take my vitamins and that I am drinking enough water, rubbing my feet after work, helping with chores around the house - and he is so in love with the Grubb.
Let me tell you the sweetest story:
Before we even met, Jon had written a song for his future baby. It is a beautiful song! Well, the other night he had his guitar out and he came and sat by me and sang the song to the Grubb. Of course I cried like a little girl because I have all kinds of crazy hormones, and also because I am so grateful that I have such an incredible husband who is going to make the best dad, and that we are finally going to have our baby together! I am just so happy and I feel so blessed!
Basically things are going along great! I am still so stunned and overwhelmed by the fact that we are finally going to have a baby. We have waited and I was pretty discouraged. Bedsides that, I am having a baby with the most wonderful man in the world!
Malori and Jon Salinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879840375317824608noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515203512593337379.post-44796047223136516942012-08-05T07:18:00.002-07:002012-08-05T07:21:00.573-07:0012 WeeksNOTE: EVEN THOUGH I PUT SPACED IN BETWEEN MY PARAGRAPHS WHILE I WAS TYPING, IT PUBLISHED AS ONE BIG BLOCK OF WORDS. I'M NOT SURE WHAT IS GOING ON, AND I WILL SPEND SOME QUALITY TIME TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT, BUT FOR NOW, YOU GET TO READ A HUGE BLOCK OF WORDS....SORRY.
Well folks, here I am, blogging twice in one week!! I am on a roll!
First of all, thank you for the sweet comments about my Grandpa. They really meant a lot.
I realized that while I announced our little Grubb, I didn't really give many details at all. So here I am to share some details.
We are officially 12 weeks along today! Phew - these past few weeks (that we have known about the Grubb) have been a little bit stressful because of the high rate of miscarriage in the first trimester. I now feel like I can take a breath and feel confident that my baby is in there for good! Talk about a wonderful feeling!!
Here's the scoop on how I have been feeling:
Exhausted!!!! It's like I can't get enough rest. Even when I haven't been doing much, I am so tired! Last Sunday I took a 2 hour nap (I had only been awake for probably 2 hours), and then I got up a took a shower. After my shower I felt as though I could go back to sleep for another 2 hours easily. You can bet that my housekeeping has been severely lacking because, by the time I get home from work, I don't have any more motivation. I look around my house and have such big ideas for baby's room and then I think, "well, we still have a few more months to worry about that..."
I'm just waiting for the nesting phase to kick in so my house can get a complete overhaul! That will be great!
I have been nauseous. I have spent some quality time in the bathroom, but I was so proud of myself because, until about a week ago, I had beat the toilet and I hadn't thrown up. I'm really stubborn when it comes to throwing up. Then, as I was walking out to my car for work one morning, it came over me faster than I could stop it, and I threw up right there, outside my house. Lovely.
Talk about emotional! I was watching the news and a story came up about a guy who goes all over the world and videotapes himself doing this really goofy dance, then he posts them on youtube. After he started getting well-known on the internet, he started getting a bunch of people from all over the world to join him in doing this silly dance on his videos. He now has millions of hits.......
Yup, that was the entire story. Nothing earth shattering. No acts of heroism or bravery. Nothing sad happened. But....this pregnant girl was crying uncontrollably because it was such a "nice story" and the guy seemed so "nice".
This is just one example of the teary moments I have had in the past few weeks. But, my sweet Jon is so patient with me.
Mainly, I have just been feeling overwhelmed with gratitude. I had come to the conclusion that Jon and I weren't going to have children of our own...or that it was going to take a long and drawn out process filled with doctor's offices and tons of money to get us there. And here we are, naturally having our very own little Grubb. We aren't having to take any hormone supplements or any special medicines, this baby just came to us and is growing exactly how it should be all on it's own.
I love feeling sick and exhausted and emotional and achy because all of those feelings mean that I am - at long last - having a baby!!!
It is so hard, but so worth it to be able to turn things over to Heavenly Father and let Him take care of it. It's not something you can just say that you are going to do (or I would have done it a long time ago) it requires extra faith and patience - and it's hard to get to that place. But Heavenly Father has a plan for all of us and when we just let Him handle things, everything works out better than we could have hoped for!
I feel like Jon and I have gotten so much closer since we have gone through not knowing if we could have children. He was so supportive and loving no matter what. I know that, while there is still a lot to worry about financially (people say, "oh, Jon must be rolling in the dough now that he is an attorney" - well folks, he is on the bottom of the food chain as he starts out, so we still have to pinch pennies) we are in a better financial position than we have been our entire married lives. Jon had just taken a job at the county only a few months before we found out, and it was a hard move for him, for a lot of reasons - but we decided that it was really important to have benefits, though we didn't know why (we hadn't used insurance in years!). Things have also worked out for us to have a house in a great area this past year.
We have been so blessed with things just lining up for us, and we weren't sure why. Now we know that Heavenly Father was just getting things ready for this sweet little spirit He was going to send us.
I am just so happy!!!!Malori and Jon Salinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879840375317824608noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515203512593337379.post-61767755354359487592012-08-03T15:37:00.000-07:002012-08-03T15:37:30.104-07:00Good News and Bad NewsWell, most of you already know, but I am excited to announce that - after four long years of trying - Jon and I are pregnant!!! Jon has affectionately nicknamed our little baby "Grubb" and we couldn't be more thrilled!
We had decided to "give up" on having babies right now and focus on school and career. It was so exhausting to count and obsess about fertility all the time, and we were ready for a break.
I was in charge of Girl's Camp for our ward and I was also involved in the community play, so when I was feeling sick to my stomach, I thought it was just stress.
After Girl's Camp was over I thought, "hmmm... I haven't had a period in a long time"
So I counted and realized that I was 15 days overdue!
We went and got a pregnancy test and I took it first thing Sunday morning. It came back positive, but I simply wouldn't believe it! I told Jon that our ox was in the mire and we needed to go to the grocery store and pick up another test!
Long story short... 5 tests later I was convinced!!
Here is a picture of our little Grubb!
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The doctor's say that everything looks perfect and we were so relieved to hear that!
Of course our parents are SO excited!!
Don't be surprised if this blog turns a little "pregnancy obsessed" - my mom and my sisters-in-law live far away from us and they will want to get some updates.
Another person who was so excited by the news of the Grubb was my Gramps. He was thrilled by the idea of being a Great Grandpa.
Unfortunately he won't get the chance to meet our little baby.
My Grandpa passed away on July 24th.
We were taken by surprise when we got the call. He had been feeling under-the-weather, but we certainly didn't think he was doing that poorly! He was only 64.
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Grandpa was loved by so many people throughout the community and by people across the United States.
He had served in the navy during Vietnam and continued to serve as a police officer and a prison guard.
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Grandpa and Grandma own The Carriage House in Snowflake where they have dedicated their lives to serving the elderly. Gramps was also serving on the Town Council. He loved the community and worked hard to do what he could to improve it.
Gramps was the most generous person. He never thought twice about giving his money and his time to those who needed it. I was always impressed and inspired by his quiet selflessness.
I could tell you a million stories about my Gramps. He was outgoing, kind, so funny, ambitious, and he always put his family first.
When you asked him how he was he would always respond, "I'm nearly perfect haven't you noticed?" and he would follow it up with "it's just another day in paradise"
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We will miss you Gramps. We love you.Malori and Jon Salinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879840375317824608noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515203512593337379.post-81300430440682799362012-06-18T15:59:00.000-07:002012-06-18T15:59:20.820-07:00Please Help My Dear Friend<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6X8oAeaCMIm6Ho7z5GJXt6RsXI49vh6rL9exciy2QM507d4djB2qE8br48FFnCfjdWydABNDrOsKpJyNcyuqgi-894z-eveLHTGZdd-Q4o3Mx17F6up6CBKgLHbiopij4otC-SEOb8MA/s1600/laurie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6X8oAeaCMIm6Ho7z5GJXt6RsXI49vh6rL9exciy2QM507d4djB2qE8br48FFnCfjdWydABNDrOsKpJyNcyuqgi-894z-eveLHTGZdd-Q4o3Mx17F6up6CBKgLHbiopij4otC-SEOb8MA/s320/laurie.jpg" /></a>
I have been a little MIA in the blogging scene for a while now, mainly because Jon and I are insanely busy, but kind of boring....
But something very important has come up that has pushed me to write a new post.
Most of my readers know my dear friend Laurie Evans - and if you are from the amazing Evergreen Ward, you probably already follow Laurie's blog - so you know how incredibly hilarious, selfless, and strong she is.
You also know her story.
For those of you who don't know my friend Laurie, let me tell you a little, tiny bit about her:
Laurie grew up in Taylor and Jon was great friends with her brother and spent a lot of time with the Evans Family. I met her when Jon and I were first married and Laurie happened to be in our first ward. I hadn't been in a new ward in like 10+ years, and I was on my own in Relief Society, so I was kind of nervous, and Laurie immediately introduced herself and invited me to sit with her.
From that point on, I tried to find a seat next to Laurie because she is the best person to sit next to in Relief Society!! She is so hilarious!!! She whispers things throughout the lesson and makes it kind of difficult to be reverent the entire time. But on the other hand, Laurie has the best insights. When she raises her hand, you know she is going to share something so incredible and you are going to be blown away by how close she is to the spirit.
Laurie is so selfless, so kind and giving, and so strong.
I could go on and on about this awesome girl!!!
Laurie also has cancer.
She has been struggling with it for some time now, and believe me, it has been a struggle.
It seems that the cancer has now decided to "play dirty" (her words), and Laurie has to undergo a very serious surgery this next Thursday.
She is going to have to take some unpaid time of off work, and is concerned about making ends meet while she is trying to recover as she has spent all of her savings on medical bills.
So, I am here to ask those of you who can, to help her out. There is an account set up in her name at Wells Fargo, and all you have to do is tell them her name and that she is from Mesa, and you can deposit as much money as you want to. It goes in anonymously, and every little bit will help.
Laurie shouldn't have to worry about finances while she is trying to get better....
We should help her if we can, and if we can't help her financially, we should keep Laurie in our prayers.
Check out her entire story on her blog (it's on my blog list), I promise you will laugh and cry!! She is a very talented writer!
I love you Laurie. We are all pulling for you!!Malori and Jon Salinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879840375317824608noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515203512593337379.post-90256319343126046822012-01-15T19:07:00.000-08:002012-01-15T19:25:26.899-08:00Great Grandma JoyceI have been a terrible blogger, and a lot has gone on since I last posted, but I'm not going to post about that right now. <br /><br />You see, in December my Great Grandma Joyce Savage passed away. She was the strongest, most graceful and classy woman. <br /><br />When my Great Grandma was young her appendix ruptured inside of her body and, while she was lucky that it didn't kill her, she was unable to have any children because of it. So, she adopted 13 children - some of them were a little bit older, like my Grandma, and some as infants - and was the type of mother who had dinner on the table, kept the house clean, mended the socks, ran her own successful real estate business, and did it all in pearls and heels! <br /><br />She endured some incredible trails. Her husband left her after 50 years of marriage, she has buried some of her children and watched others fall away from the gospel. Through it all she continued to hold her head high.<br /><br />My Great Grandma never judged anybody. She only said nice things about people and would tell us that if we couldn't say anything nice we shouldn't say anything at all. People knew that my Great Grandma loved them because she wasn't afraid to show it.<br /><br />At the end of her life she lived at the nursing home where I work, so I was able to help take care of her and I was able to have a lot of one on one time with her to discuss things. I am so blessed to have had that special time with her. <br /><br />I could go on and on about what an amazing woman she was, but I will just say that she was and remains one of my greatest heros and I hope to be a quarter of the woman she was.<br /><br />I love you Great Grandma.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnDNPfq4RQHbzxuyH2fUHgWsMnlZ2ZWXuQd_vv2u0S2pdnJG96zHHksLwh1e1PteWOzVvf4dFH6rG7pVj9JvgLgDQ_O8FZqk4W3Z-6RvitWlVOmzG_7jyts7Z_Od7bCHnSCgmhoDMFuVk/s1600/4+generations.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnDNPfq4RQHbzxuyH2fUHgWsMnlZ2ZWXuQd_vv2u0S2pdnJG96zHHksLwh1e1PteWOzVvf4dFH6rG7pVj9JvgLgDQ_O8FZqk4W3Z-6RvitWlVOmzG_7jyts7Z_Od7bCHnSCgmhoDMFuVk/s320/4+generations.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698061244133365234" /></a><br />This was taken at our wedding. It is a picture of my Great Grandma, my Grams, my Mom and me - 4 generations of 1st born girls.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_RRXF0xBqoiE3NfDGNdKlqqU61YGZ__0Ke72U0rShw84thghFdOsu5wfYa9byfqsqp6PX6gnI0l3nccgq9AJZMdut2Dbr4oSbB7OcXv3BvXW-4z6ersCheQQmvxFk059_2YVI6Y3PqI8/s1600/great+grandma.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_RRXF0xBqoiE3NfDGNdKlqqU61YGZ__0Ke72U0rShw84thghFdOsu5wfYa9byfqsqp6PX6gnI0l3nccgq9AJZMdut2Dbr4oSbB7OcXv3BvXW-4z6ersCheQQmvxFk059_2YVI6Y3PqI8/s320/great+grandma.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698061242492994386" /></a>Malori and Jon Salinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879840375317824608noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515203512593337379.post-69219299238470820092011-11-14T09:56:00.000-08:002011-11-14T11:00:46.083-08:00OctoberIt may be the middle of November, but I am just now blogging about October. But you know what they say, better late than never right?? <br /><br />October just flew by! I guess I should get used to that as the holiday season gets into full swing - is it just me, or did it sneak up this year? Phew!<br /><br />Anyways, it started with my 24th Birthday on the 2nd. Every year my "Birthday weekend" falls on conference weekend, so Saturday night Jon and his dad and brother, Brenden, went to the Priesthood session of conference. I was at work - and afterwards we were all going to meet at Mom and Dad Saline's house. I showed up and they surprised me with this absolutely adorable cake!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9H98FCo5Xt8p66NHryUcOx90SQSwrEH9QH741dv_YLZoi2Mukh3CJAL9WXuyEtaBRHs6fdQV9SIKDRAeE5IkIIZSH3fgyYfShLVYx3Xsr0N-V8rZuH6k2veuQSqzVv-XQIzU9RqEnJA/s1600/cake.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9H98FCo5Xt8p66NHryUcOx90SQSwrEH9QH741dv_YLZoi2Mukh3CJAL9WXuyEtaBRHs6fdQV9SIKDRAeE5IkIIZSH3fgyYfShLVYx3Xsr0N-V8rZuH6k2veuQSqzVv-XQIzU9RqEnJA/s320/cake.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674912742708287202" /></a><br />Isn't it so darn cute!? <br />Well, apparently our nephews weren't that interested in the pink purse cake....they were way more interested in Tangled.....<br />Here's Keagan and Kaleb.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNbkmtEvOwVToCd34YPAVA1FuF2YM20ADyIXjC7glaf7qT-ZQfewojdabmF1R3lY2w-nkMHyN0_8KcJ_aEjIzbBcJls_T4uL0N-86ckWsJCILuJ0tiCw08a4o93n-uvBh0FdtKYx0FV_A/s1600/keagan+and+kaleb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNbkmtEvOwVToCd34YPAVA1FuF2YM20ADyIXjC7glaf7qT-ZQfewojdabmF1R3lY2w-nkMHyN0_8KcJ_aEjIzbBcJls_T4uL0N-86ckWsJCILuJ0tiCw08a4o93n-uvBh0FdtKYx0FV_A/s320/keagan+and+kaleb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674912757629859266" /></a><br />And here's Collin.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJdseESn5Sc5r5MgmVOmwCuGHa1ZH4e_od9rUwkEhAMjiahmDpprh_EFHzzYAwDNaD1TuFDXyy81HZtoereu20uZKP4_Rmc4RrrjO5fJTM2H5gubaUoE8_aqHoJMtQaefQOf_6J4InBMY/s1600/Collin.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJdseESn5Sc5r5MgmVOmwCuGHa1ZH4e_od9rUwkEhAMjiahmDpprh_EFHzzYAwDNaD1TuFDXyy81HZtoereu20uZKP4_Rmc4RrrjO5fJTM2H5gubaUoE8_aqHoJMtQaefQOf_6J4InBMY/s320/Collin.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674912747238007106" /></a><br />Trust me, when it was time to cut the cake, the movie got paused and they were fully present and accounted for! Yum!<br />Well, our niece Heidi had a hard time waiting for the men-folk to get home from conference - she was trying so hard to get her hands in the cake and when she was finally able to get a piece, she loved it!!!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYf9HN2kXPbIl1xYdSC5zmh80GEFAxgpae4l3UGcGfugNPpBZp6zxLssghkoWAX2fm4zQ5s7ocI75KUqhtGYgTtNXX_3jCVYz6yHarlfcdKT16zh3HqiPTjvCkF2R0Fp5eseOxfbb3iRA/s1600/heidi+%2528first%2529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYf9HN2kXPbIl1xYdSC5zmh80GEFAxgpae4l3UGcGfugNPpBZp6zxLssghkoWAX2fm4zQ5s7ocI75KUqhtGYgTtNXX_3jCVYz6yHarlfcdKT16zh3HqiPTjvCkF2R0Fp5eseOxfbb3iRA/s320/heidi+%2528first%2529.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674913828121299922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHcKOmBsU_J5hK6KI7qHzniCraQoZHeXmIjnQZroWi8ClH3nAD2tdkDDsNXp13xO7I58zhBBFSoqEbCbg10Lwy9iyAqkZA46Q523renIeZx6CpJVxY_2AReahjPQCnidayaFh7FRGfo60/s1600/heidi+%25282nd+to+last%2529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHcKOmBsU_J5hK6KI7qHzniCraQoZHeXmIjnQZroWi8ClH3nAD2tdkDDsNXp13xO7I58zhBBFSoqEbCbg10Lwy9iyAqkZA46Q523renIeZx6CpJVxY_2AReahjPQCnidayaFh7FRGfo60/s320/heidi+%25282nd+to+last%2529.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674912766885776050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVN2R0PNGg16Wr8_Q4-Dz8S_mEKu_ZG68pDG-3q6SAbg_v_J_uA6KAW3ydk7FnpH6cRnvuxVpDUDypjxxsH1n6TwB7JCBmzdrKCU-oOWyY33TWHyLI9Mvedy-iQV4zoJVx_8uJzeHTtA/s1600/heidi+%2528last%2529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVN2R0PNGg16Wr8_Q4-Dz8S_mEKu_ZG68pDG-3q6SAbg_v_J_uA6KAW3ydk7FnpH6cRnvuxVpDUDypjxxsH1n6TwB7JCBmzdrKCU-oOWyY33TWHyLI9Mvedy-iQV4zoJVx_8uJzeHTtA/s320/heidi+%2528last%2529.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674912763519964674" /></a><br />It was so great to be able to spend time with Jon's parents, Shaunalee and her sweet family, and Brenden and Nikki and their babies. Jon especially loves all of our nieces and nephews, and he is so great with them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdckTqQqGBkeHQQyij1hxswKTQhD887X0EO4fVqPa-wNKSKweLkx_L-o8BCqyDmD7qsfY81wkIZkUnp-_cIp1fQv5uTGK73efvDElcY-sUuxUsL9ZNH-ryh_KXv9tm9cgL8CAKOe7EzAY/s1600/jon+and+elle.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdckTqQqGBkeHQQyij1hxswKTQhD887X0EO4fVqPa-wNKSKweLkx_L-o8BCqyDmD7qsfY81wkIZkUnp-_cIp1fQv5uTGK73efvDElcY-sUuxUsL9ZNH-ryh_KXv9tm9cgL8CAKOe7EzAY/s320/jon+and+elle.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674913831328251026" /></a><br />After cake and ice cream, we played games and laughed and just had a wonderful time! It was a fantastic birthday party!! Thank you Mom Saline!<br />The next day (my actual Birthday) my Daddy invited us over to their house so he could make me a Birthday Breakfast (kind of a tradition). Well, he went to get the eggs out of the fridge, and here's what happened........<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZgCIklAQxcQjxI7CHEAhx0qHmNnj3-YNT12Zaqqb25Nf6X56S5L_9ttK-VeTC7WZ2TkB9ZQUvFzQWYtRUbNvqrAf6_pc9qCT3bvLCwzIIRiA2UhT87TTvtnkN0u9OnUh-sQ_BMtjcv00/s1600/dad%253Aeggs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZgCIklAQxcQjxI7CHEAhx0qHmNnj3-YNT12Zaqqb25Nf6X56S5L_9ttK-VeTC7WZ2TkB9ZQUvFzQWYtRUbNvqrAf6_pc9qCT3bvLCwzIIRiA2UhT87TTvtnkN0u9OnUh-sQ_BMtjcv00/s320/dad%253Aeggs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674913824030571842" /></a><br />Look at his sad face! Luckily we still had enough eggs for breakfast and my biscuits and gravy were so darn good!!! Yum!!!!!!!!!!<br />We spent the rest of the morning lounging around and watching conference (and maybe sleeping a little bit......oops)<br />It was wondeful!<br />Later on we went over to my Grams' house. Her Birthday is the 7th of October, so we decided to have a double birthday party. We had a great dinner and then, instead of cake, we had an ice cream sundae bar complete with chopped up candy bars, graham cracker crumbs and peanuts - so good!<br />I love spending time with family and friends!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIaZmbDvtlBKHQt5ZTj24lXd-jA1PUYwTLHUKofagkB8UQ9CSruDo-Nqg_VFuu_ousajGoCIOCIJf-8myqz9FvNi4etsFMTLwYuFP2C3b83-6u5iWwbDma_O7CXeCpcHKCT_tddeAgA0g/s1600/piano.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIaZmbDvtlBKHQt5ZTj24lXd-jA1PUYwTLHUKofagkB8UQ9CSruDo-Nqg_VFuu_ousajGoCIOCIJf-8myqz9FvNi4etsFMTLwYuFP2C3b83-6u5iWwbDma_O7CXeCpcHKCT_tddeAgA0g/s320/piano.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674913844859834114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQYvQ1383pEwVJBunnwaUxxNzVD2_rPBYAj58RpUC9XosBjPEJdlYVrPodWVMaolucg0XGaAlp8M9ZluQPx1h8MrAKqu_-UbjBM87U-lhbh5wBDi6Qk56WoV6Qnv_pauvZEgeGYGqiTM/s1600/mom+and+grams.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQYvQ1383pEwVJBunnwaUxxNzVD2_rPBYAj58RpUC9XosBjPEJdlYVrPodWVMaolucg0XGaAlp8M9ZluQPx1h8MrAKqu_-UbjBM87U-lhbh5wBDi6Qk56WoV6Qnv_pauvZEgeGYGqiTM/s320/mom+and+grams.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674913840309426322" /></a><br />It was a really great Birthday!!! Thank you to everyone!<br />Later on in the month, Jon and I noticed a cat that kept hanging out around out backyard. Well, we have a built-in grill in our backyard with a big counter top area that, it turns out, is hollow underneath. That is where the cat started living. <br />Just when we were about to run the cat out of our yard, we discovered this<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh89Mb0m-sKBNq4qdMPQrxvZN-lWdOVCjV1wDhpAxu2WgngNGRmkyjIANyHXnAz5zaUwiN8vQDUYZZdNzw_3dmEqpgbVV1-KdeHNelOiEHX-LNT2nIB2fTojS3HJx2sjHJZCZuPy0fBDJk/s1600/all+kittnes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh89Mb0m-sKBNq4qdMPQrxvZN-lWdOVCjV1wDhpAxu2WgngNGRmkyjIANyHXnAz5zaUwiN8vQDUYZZdNzw_3dmEqpgbVV1-KdeHNelOiEHX-LNT2nIB2fTojS3HJx2sjHJZCZuPy0fBDJk/s320/all+kittnes.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674914530426340770" /></a><br />Yup, that's right. The gal-dern cat had 5 baby kittens under our grill! Ugh!!!!<br />Mamma cat was doing a really good job of taking care of the kittens, and Jon and I were trying to figure out what to do. We didn't want to hurt the kittens or make Mamma leave them. We considered calling the Humane Society, but they are completely full, and we were sure they would euthanize them. So we were just letting them live there while we thought about it.<br />Then we noticed that we no longer saw Mamma cat anymore - or the 3 bigger kittens. It was just these last 2 kittens, and they were literally dying. They couldn't even stand up anymore. It was absolutely heartbreaking.<br />Even though we aren't necessarily cat people, and I am allergic, we decided to bring them inside and nurse them back to health.<br />I even named them...the gray one is Luna and the orange one is Lottie.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCA86pOLH7SFblINuU30uhuNaGB91iMGJT9FLiqQzQLKgwXq6pCKmGeRJMB-SCyhPlKwTQfItbXYTDBZI4PjbZlUGF4DKa2a7rlxNyX183-mlS13gcyppUQztGyiCaRKfJcEx5UZdNrT8/s1600/kittens.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCA86pOLH7SFblINuU30uhuNaGB91iMGJT9FLiqQzQLKgwXq6pCKmGeRJMB-SCyhPlKwTQfItbXYTDBZI4PjbZlUGF4DKa2a7rlxNyX183-mlS13gcyppUQztGyiCaRKfJcEx5UZdNrT8/s320/kittens.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674914534173664754" /></a><br />That is a picture of them right after we brought them in - don't they look so unhealthy. After a bath, some food and some time, they perked right up.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxvWnRd_ln1lFrT8Gz1WTguC94-onKSzej1fdW1K20lDzo1pb3PqM_zxpyhdXgzgKmzRfYj5FffV_RqIxX4dHWwJ8rAUDghwh8zCRfLfcrXMl9UG-NhAWro795isFdjHPqBIIeLO7ZlKo/s1600/photo-25.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxvWnRd_ln1lFrT8Gz1WTguC94-onKSzej1fdW1K20lDzo1pb3PqM_zxpyhdXgzgKmzRfYj5FffV_RqIxX4dHWwJ8rAUDghwh8zCRfLfcrXMl9UG-NhAWro795isFdjHPqBIIeLO7ZlKo/s320/photo-25.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674914524120177746" /></a><br />They are so stinkin' cute, but they are baby kittens which means that they were in to everything! Not to mention the fact that they were abandoned by Mamma before she taught them to clean themselves, so (warning, this might be too much info) while they were easy to litter box train, they always had terrible dingle-berries! Ugh!<br />They were a full time job and Jon and I simply aren't home often enough to deal with it! Molly is trained, so she is easy, but baby pets are a lot of work!<br />We kept saying a lot of prayers because we wanted to do what was best for these sweet kittens, but we didn't think we had it in us to keep them<br />Our prayers were answered and I met a girl who was looking for kittens to keep in the house - she absolutely fell in love with them and we were so relieved! Phew!!!<br /><br />Finally, October ended with Halloween, and Jon's incredible costume! He spent the entire month making this entire suit of armor out of just duct tape and poster board! All of his "hinges" actually bend, including the fingers!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpqLuRcgGQW7JgYyxIYfIvIhZE5NMUYngHrMAxR1m7lTw2BSM9V4Gp8tTuOc6wBgE2AuN9TndlwPv8HfiF5zM9EyhxDYB3AikqrvuvNz0eoiyGWr2SlF3dfJwqPAMHKfHwS_4BuV2iGVI/s1600/Jon%2527s+costume+%25233.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpqLuRcgGQW7JgYyxIYfIvIhZE5NMUYngHrMAxR1m7lTw2BSM9V4Gp8tTuOc6wBgE2AuN9TndlwPv8HfiF5zM9EyhxDYB3AikqrvuvNz0eoiyGWr2SlF3dfJwqPAMHKfHwS_4BuV2iGVI/s320/Jon%2527s+costume+%25233.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674914803199150146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWX0GpU0KYiCr8p8lEqRWtIJv1WvvULFPajIx1l8myrAQIRGkz32CqJ2lbpqla7pfjsOWpQFbcj6A_4iYxvsOhVrEWImSo4nzsw_nk9CjdEThs5onrROmCvP2pnRvFjEJnY2BBtXBOoDw/s1600/Jon%2527s+costume+%25232.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWX0GpU0KYiCr8p8lEqRWtIJv1WvvULFPajIx1l8myrAQIRGkz32CqJ2lbpqla7pfjsOWpQFbcj6A_4iYxvsOhVrEWImSo4nzsw_nk9CjdEThs5onrROmCvP2pnRvFjEJnY2BBtXBOoDw/s320/Jon%2527s+costume+%25232.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674914552535744354" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXM3cfLH_YS0GHMrElXkAqBaBNUoVa2WlnpHvu9v34hTlDiiTtL8KGxGZm8QhaGdBXxr0B8An0Ql4Ny4I2fMyvLeVye7ZhVgAuRKwtaaEOxvfxuYoBEwUopawtDlZBS-rIb8MZXHN0vLg/s1600/jon%2527s+costume+%25231.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXM3cfLH_YS0GHMrElXkAqBaBNUoVa2WlnpHvu9v34hTlDiiTtL8KGxGZm8QhaGdBXxr0B8An0Ql4Ny4I2fMyvLeVye7ZhVgAuRKwtaaEOxvfxuYoBEwUopawtDlZBS-rIb8MZXHN0vLg/s320/jon%2527s+costume+%25231.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674914547002428066" /></a><br />Isn't he absolutely amazing!! He never ceases to amaze me with how talented he is! He stood outside the door when trick-or-treaters came up, and he would pretend like he was just a decoration - then he would move or jump out at them and scare them! Don't worry, he didn't do it to the really little ones - but it was so darn funny! He's an incredible man!!!!<br /><br />All the while I have been in rehearsals for "Grease" at NPC where I play Patty Simcox. We just opened this past weekend and we have 3 more performances this Thursday, Friday and Saturday.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZE0kW-wHf-OK3a41G8He3ruK6FiQf-2u2KGLJfez3OQoBwKaOeoB09WWez42mQK48nXAmZUSYT8hEPRZYT5XhZKxaPh4G4YbOtyR1Zno181WLaEnXiw4oyMaDNlkkrS2rETL0hwXCBk/s1600/grease-logo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 276px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZE0kW-wHf-OK3a41G8He3ruK6FiQf-2u2KGLJfez3OQoBwKaOeoB09WWez42mQK48nXAmZUSYT8hEPRZYT5XhZKxaPh4G4YbOtyR1Zno181WLaEnXiw4oyMaDNlkkrS2rETL0hwXCBk/s320/grease-logo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674914809711399314" /></a><br /><br />October was super busy, super fun, and super fast!!! Bring on the Holidays!Malori and Jon Salinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879840375317824608noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515203512593337379.post-52369997993720487462011-09-26T09:31:00.000-07:002011-09-26T10:11:57.470-07:00Superheros, Candyland, Homecoming, and DinnerThis past weekend was wonderful! It was also very busy!<br />Jon and I went on a little date on Friday night. In classic "white mountain style" we got some dinner at Samurai Sam's and then headed to Wal-Mart to walk around and pick up a few things we needed for the rest of the weekend.<br />While we were there, we decided to see what is new in the world of toys (since we don't have kids, we don't always get to see the hip-happenin' new toys), and that is where Jon turned in to Thor....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVuwZWp0OxhFziBOp38qUX4iSzs8D_6zucYXIqRSeW26ppGIXrQQP2aatqFrT1KNerPQn84_kKzqdtE5dLCfe-HKuJQIwBPTdFZwu_723_RzZyHZ1sYEtWbC_V4LHvZVuxx_ogK05Wv4/s1600/thor+jon.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVuwZWp0OxhFziBOp38qUX4iSzs8D_6zucYXIqRSeW26ppGIXrQQP2aatqFrT1KNerPQn84_kKzqdtE5dLCfe-HKuJQIwBPTdFZwu_723_RzZyHZ1sYEtWbC_V4LHvZVuxx_ogK05Wv4/s320/thor+jon.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656708517316002226" /></a><br />...and Captain America.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP_FHbowXaeV4m6880-60jbMXAaYII0dmmwEHboBZ1U68J8nrBPNFYikKQnZn4e77jJxBn9ljFPfNFt62kP1IAx0I-4u098t2yJ2g5NY0qm-kK0etYWrmVmRkRkymNP01b5VwIebQer_U/s1600/cpt+america+jon.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP_FHbowXaeV4m6880-60jbMXAaYII0dmmwEHboBZ1U68J8nrBPNFYikKQnZn4e77jJxBn9ljFPfNFt62kP1IAx0I-4u098t2yJ2g5NY0qm-kK0etYWrmVmRkRkymNP01b5VwIebQer_U/s320/cpt+america+jon.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656708513851640434" /></a><br />I told him that we should put the Captain America picture on a campaign sign someday, "Vote for the Real Captain America!"<br />He didn't go for it......hmmm......<br />One of my very favorite things about Jon is how he can make anything fun! He is always making jokes, doing silly things, and making me laugh! I love that guy!<br /><br />While we were at Wal-Mart, we found the game Candyland on sale! Since our nephews would be coming over later in the weekend, we decided it would be a fun game for them to play.<br />Turns out it is fun for adults too!! Jon and I played a few rounds after our date, and I won every time - he says it's because I went first every time - because the directions say that the youngest player goes first....<br />But, he is excited to turn it into high stakes Candyland! hee hee hee<br /><br />On Saturday night Laney and our new friend (and my next door neighbor) Julie came over to help me get some baking done for Tanner's homecoming group (they were going to come over after the dance), and after the cupcakes were finished (we made chocolate peanut butter cupcakes and oreo cupcakes - yummy!) we got out Candyland! It turned intense fast! If you don't remember how to play, you basically draw a card that has a picture of a colored square. You move your gingerbread man to that color. Some cards have 2 boxes, so you move 2 times, and some cards have a picture of a sweet - ice cream, cupcakes, licorice - which means you have to move to the square with the matching picture. This can be really good or really bad depending on how far you are in the game and where the pictures are located on the board. <br />Well, while we were playing, we would get to the very end, and get sent back to the beginning....it was a really long game and it was very exciting!! So darn fun!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyl1k_iMKZk1Eskm6f1XFFgiEUuJRpVBwYarQxbaKcxfIHwEIH_Nw-_cAe9jrhQ0jZaLHTT2moNZJe0VbEqUgqtiFMc6lYAPD1-y8JriIcPI0AhRjXgwsuW2fThvRXD0dwNGzTThLaWU/s1600/candy+land.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyl1k_iMKZk1Eskm6f1XFFgiEUuJRpVBwYarQxbaKcxfIHwEIH_Nw-_cAe9jrhQ0jZaLHTT2moNZJe0VbEqUgqtiFMc6lYAPD1-y8JriIcPI0AhRjXgwsuW2fThvRXD0dwNGzTThLaWU/s320/candy+land.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656708510688042642" /></a><br /><br />Around 11:30pm, Tanner and his Homecoming group came over. Apparently the fire alarm went off at the dance because of the fog machines, so they decided to leave when they evacuated the dance - but that meant that they didn't get pictures taken. So, my fancy husband got out his professional lights and started taking pictures. Meanwhile, I got some snapshots with my iphone....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHdZ3jxg2d_ao_ztjoq9U8lL1haBuzEBsNG4ZxxpfgmiFD_NYOC1Ws3_FJHbaUSGSIZ2CEAxOozqMtFfFlxxi70ayA1AE3SLHzb5VUifPavrYZJO7gyKTe9lwY51QjzOQKlOrjs69sGog/s1600/HC+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHdZ3jxg2d_ao_ztjoq9U8lL1haBuzEBsNG4ZxxpfgmiFD_NYOC1Ws3_FJHbaUSGSIZ2CEAxOozqMtFfFlxxi70ayA1AE3SLHzb5VUifPavrYZJO7gyKTe9lwY51QjzOQKlOrjs69sGog/s320/HC+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656707873482744450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhaQi7rJ2dId8dtxPSnj_SCWZPuHgigm4pg5bNN54hdgZqzqy2EYfvktTXjnssKX_aF_lS8QC5D-rCWK8E3_hGL87tJ-X00CsLKef8QI7g2owk9AFii-2WZeNTv8WddrbsJxMgfAgpfE/s1600/HC+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhaQi7rJ2dId8dtxPSnj_SCWZPuHgigm4pg5bNN54hdgZqzqy2EYfvktTXjnssKX_aF_lS8QC5D-rCWK8E3_hGL87tJ-X00CsLKef8QI7g2owk9AFii-2WZeNTv8WddrbsJxMgfAgpfE/s320/HC+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656707872375978850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxFrSyIkXB9-ESG0kV_nzGNeMCORgfEB7HfCIFFWzuEY6haFmvyadpbAD6tIMoP41m1g-K2W117XC2gSP7O6rjOX10GdsZEKCGXg797El-AVoGtN83hcOOxaIviVj05rWwH5rVVyq3-1o/s1600/HC+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxFrSyIkXB9-ESG0kV_nzGNeMCORgfEB7HfCIFFWzuEY6haFmvyadpbAD6tIMoP41m1g-K2W117XC2gSP7O6rjOX10GdsZEKCGXg797El-AVoGtN83hcOOxaIviVj05rWwH5rVVyq3-1o/s320/HC+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656707870387619410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMtJlULaUL2MQKGiOb5W5C0sWorSdqg-hO1lZ-nSHG9tFVLl4_7UviolYt5ppRH5fzLky7s_uq-sA1jiUTrTBSyiT1xknZ9RDYl-J-GCQ7EWvWLku9F_Je8HjZAZTzxNnmfLUCrBY5pek/s1600/HC+group.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMtJlULaUL2MQKGiOb5W5C0sWorSdqg-hO1lZ-nSHG9tFVLl4_7UviolYt5ppRH5fzLky7s_uq-sA1jiUTrTBSyiT1xknZ9RDYl-J-GCQ7EWvWLku9F_Je8HjZAZTzxNnmfLUCrBY5pek/s320/HC+group.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656707868005968194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitj9io-_UaorQNB-_PWwzzgEpx8fKYsjVTXmiKG4bxbWYEOEuoRQLy9o0LWCJXeMbYJ7q35c9icrHKK_MSdAZp2tsw_skWfGx-o6lVDbk2_3ToRUJl6j0AB8hIisRR1lyxGcWRhCXxwQI/s1600/HC+group+funny.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitj9io-_UaorQNB-_PWwzzgEpx8fKYsjVTXmiKG4bxbWYEOEuoRQLy9o0LWCJXeMbYJ7q35c9icrHKK_MSdAZp2tsw_skWfGx-o6lVDbk2_3ToRUJl6j0AB8hIisRR1lyxGcWRhCXxwQI/s320/HC+group+funny.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656707864189416690" /></a><br />This is Tanner and his beautiful date Brooklynn. She is such a nice girl and it looked like they were having a great time!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihpS811fwuxXIqwLYHFSTtw-XmfV5nR1UxXw76th1_Zsbs4l4tXS3vGYfTF5ms9OK9u3RJqQcMOmvrML3GdSuJe0bxtUXZ3sz5p8bW2zJ-Fu4Hz4VYozuw_Kh2NiyWcTH5SPI11eFXVaA/s1600/tanner+and+brooke.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihpS811fwuxXIqwLYHFSTtw-XmfV5nR1UxXw76th1_Zsbs4l4tXS3vGYfTF5ms9OK9u3RJqQcMOmvrML3GdSuJe0bxtUXZ3sz5p8bW2zJ-Fu4Hz4VYozuw_Kh2NiyWcTH5SPI11eFXVaA/s320/tanner+and+brooke.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656708825581759586" /></a><br />I was so impressed by this group of kids. They were so polite - even the young men asked if they could help me in the kitchen when I was getting some food on some plates for them, and then again if they could help clean up before they left! They were so appreciative, and just all around great kids! <br />It was kind of a whirlwind because they all had to be home by midnight (curfew), but I was so happy that Tanner had asked if he could bring his group here. He is such a great guy and I am so proud of the young man he is becoming! <br /><br />On Sunday I got up and started making bread dough. It was fast Sunday in the Snowflake stake, and we are trying to get a tradition of having a Saline family dinner every fast Sunday, so Mom and Dad Saline and Beau and Shaunalee and their kids were coming over for dinner - and I was making Navajo Tacos.<br /><br />After church I started making the fry bread...<br /><br />Then the family showed up. Poor Dad Saline couldn't be there because - as a surprise to all of us, including Dad Saline - Taylor Stake did not have fast Sunday, and since he is in the Stake Presidency, he ended up at meetings for the entire dinner. We missed him and we felt so bad that he wasn't there.<br /><br />But it was so nice to visit with Mom Saline and Shauna and her wonderful little family!! They all got to see our house, and we got to talk about Shauna's new house and how the renovations are coming. I can't wait to go see it! It was so fun to see Keagan, Kaleb, and Heidi. They are so sweet and they also loved Candyland! I'm telling you, it's a game for all ages.<br /><br />Unfortunately, I was a lame-o at taking pictures at the family dinner, but trust me when I tell you, it was so darn fun and the kids were so darn cute!<br /><br />Finally, yesterday was Jon's older brother Brenden's birthday. Jon got to talk with him on the phone, but we did miss not being able to celebrate with them. I hope it was great Brenden!<br /><br />And that was the weekend! Phew!! It was absolutely fantastic!!!<br /><br />P.S. On Saturday morning, Jon and I went to the rummage sale at the Catholic church and we found the most darling chairs for only $4 a piece. Don't have pictures of them yet, but I will post them soon....they are fantastic!Malori and Jon Salinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879840375317824608noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515203512593337379.post-42689777537057639152011-09-22T15:15:00.000-07:002011-09-22T15:25:35.678-07:00Blog MakeoverWell folks, over and over again I have said that I was going to give my blog a makeover, but I have never gotten around to it. My Blogging Genius sis-in-law Nikki gave me a bunch of pointers, but did I actually use them - no, I kept them on hand for "someday".<br /><br />I am pleased to announce that "someday" is today!<br /><br />With the help of Nikki and a newfound blog site that I am in love with called Shabby Blogs (shabbyblog.com), I have beautified and organized my online life.<br /><br />No, I still don't know how to make my own backgrounds and fancy things - I am still using other people's brilliance for that - but I have learned some fun ways to personalize, and it's a really exciting jumping point for me!<br /><br />The most exciting part to me is the discovery of "pages". I have now been able to organize some of my favorite blogging ideas! This "home" page will be the page for all of my personal stuff. Stories about Jon and me and the house and the dog and the family, and everything else. Then I am bringing back "The Tasty Club" blog. Some of you may remember the story behind it - if not, I will give you a refresher on that page. You will also find that I have an entirely new page for "Malori Reviews All Sorts of Stuff" where, if you're not familiar, I do precisely that, I review everything in the world. And, last but not least, I am trying out "The Good In the World" again. This is the page where I post the good stuff I see taking place in the world - because it is still there.<br /><br />Anyways, this will be great because then, if you aren't particularly interested in any of these things, it's much easier to avoid reading them! <br /><br />Basically, it is going to be a lot of fun for me. I enjoy writing down my thoughts and I hope you enjoy reading them.Malori and Jon Salinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879840375317824608noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515203512593337379.post-66225824584537147822011-09-13T15:38:00.000-07:002011-09-13T15:52:03.381-07:00What The Hail?!Today started off normal. The sun was shinning. The sky was blue. Absolutely perfect weather.<br /><br />I even had a conversation with the oldsters at work about how nice the weather was. They noticed that the little decorative windmills in the courtyard weren't even moving.<br /><br />On the way home from work, we turned on the air conditioner.<br /><br />Then I went to my mom's house to visit, we heard some thunder, and then......<br /><br />WHAM!<br /><br />It sounded like rocks were being shot into the house! It was so loud and kinda scary.<br /><br />We looked out the window (and what did we see - can't help but finish that phrase that way, but this was not popcorn), and this is what we saw!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU-oOTV4rbxHSDyn6-VqySQFgFXTY4cce0Qy_YouEiCjIMdHG_2PCjd7IjF-Grk8Yu4j1T-WotKUAIUchr-NDU0uopZWjRKv33LrCFLJtFo0qK55rlEc4ZFWy8SWI-7PRSSFtrpf1XF-M/s1600/hail+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU-oOTV4rbxHSDyn6-VqySQFgFXTY4cce0Qy_YouEiCjIMdHG_2PCjd7IjF-Grk8Yu4j1T-WotKUAIUchr-NDU0uopZWjRKv33LrCFLJtFo0qK55rlEc4ZFWy8SWI-7PRSSFtrpf1XF-M/s320/hail+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651977924320596034" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOVvXfLsU8V2wM5f1BCcAeD-4c-KgOZ7ZWf52XSDBqGLNM8b48PSL8RP-DoeSyjVgbWdcyve-dtJJ_BcTAgRVGhd3eLkDbc54TWjyAuXTttoxOopIUUxrtwLnXk_hwjwu_pXLibdwsARw/s1600/hail+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOVvXfLsU8V2wM5f1BCcAeD-4c-KgOZ7ZWf52XSDBqGLNM8b48PSL8RP-DoeSyjVgbWdcyve-dtJJ_BcTAgRVGhd3eLkDbc54TWjyAuXTttoxOopIUUxrtwLnXk_hwjwu_pXLibdwsARw/s320/hail+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651977924420425714" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjohAYtVrFweWrr9VsSE1Kq7Oy6dX2ZmDkmirAvavcMW2CmZM31UbWwkB95uBQSMFQEOyTulC8Chet9m01tVGL7UH-R3r_QsOWHdUQiPFNcvfwhXPrlmXLpApKdcwEs1KJAfAxfKyBQHY/s1600/hail+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjohAYtVrFweWrr9VsSE1Kq7Oy6dX2ZmDkmirAvavcMW2CmZM31UbWwkB95uBQSMFQEOyTulC8Chet9m01tVGL7UH-R3r_QsOWHdUQiPFNcvfwhXPrlmXLpApKdcwEs1KJAfAxfKyBQHY/s320/hail+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651977922211747266" /></a><br /><br />Yes, that's right, it looks like it snowed!! The hail was a little bit smaller than marbles and I picked them up and they were solid ice! <br /><br />It was crazy because it only hailed/rained for about 15 minutes, and it looked like this! The roads in our little neighborhood are running with water and the roofs (is that what they are called?? Or is it rooves?? Hmmmmm...... you grammar geniuses need to help me out with this one. While you're at it, what do you call more than on rhinoceros?) are covered in white. <br /><br />Well, all of this insanity happened about an hour ago, and now the sun is shinning, there is hardly a cloud in the sky and not even a breeze. We have come completely full circle!<br /><br />I guess that's why they say that only a newcomer or a fool tries to predict the weather in Arizona!Malori and Jon Salinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879840375317824608noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515203512593337379.post-91427892778922555742011-09-07T09:46:00.000-07:002011-09-07T10:01:41.899-07:00Sneak Peek!!It's official!! Jon and I are homeowners! Yep, you heard it, we closed on our house on the 26th of September, and we have all of our stuff here. It is still in boxes and still mostly in the garage, but it is all here and we are slowly getting all moved in.<br /><br />Here are a few pics of our house from our moving day!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHFI2VuErHrWOdquMI23msxOnbOLBH0DhQGLNyTRw5NCGBCY22Da0sns7WeRacbL87s4kaMr-hRGOPUEJKvirwTRanGD7gsIpaLX0tANsIZlS9oqXOMIqVVT8XCINpj8fJ3nVJATEH_oU/s1600/house+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHFI2VuErHrWOdquMI23msxOnbOLBH0DhQGLNyTRw5NCGBCY22Da0sns7WeRacbL87s4kaMr-hRGOPUEJKvirwTRanGD7gsIpaLX0tANsIZlS9oqXOMIqVVT8XCINpj8fJ3nVJATEH_oU/s320/house+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649660583542822258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwc5LNl0rJ8Q5zHJlv0vywFrkxA9VW6AWFyKWguD6C-gA_i3NzTie7_LdTZuRLbfKg5X3DY6zYWOLwjjfiaHVbjupRL8-GfHfkQMonseg0BiStyHh2kOitoJqy8wmyDhCVPHd8-aPJAY0/s1600/house+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwc5LNl0rJ8Q5zHJlv0vywFrkxA9VW6AWFyKWguD6C-gA_i3NzTie7_LdTZuRLbfKg5X3DY6zYWOLwjjfiaHVbjupRL8-GfHfkQMonseg0BiStyHh2kOitoJqy8wmyDhCVPHd8-aPJAY0/s320/house+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649660581200722818" /></a><br /><br />This is the kitchen and the living room area - it is all sort of a big great room and I love the open floor plan! <br /><br />This is a picture of our new fridge. The house came with all of the other appliances, but we had to get our own fridge, and this is the one we chose! It just got delivered yesterday (after spending an entire week without one - you don't realize how much you miss it when you can't have things like milk, butter, eggs, or even ice cream!) and I keep opening and closing it just to look!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfP8TY7iAeTNTarcVvTI2ov4TSn5xBU98Wqo5gYadsJ2NS-dSCw2qVZRpi6ass_wVM-KUKOhexUJLu60_OdawpL5mZjAAozN-a1y70ppyHNEw-OKM7b1FzAkqvBr-qHq9eFfG4xZrhzg/s1600/fridge.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfP8TY7iAeTNTarcVvTI2ov4TSn5xBU98Wqo5gYadsJ2NS-dSCw2qVZRpi6ass_wVM-KUKOhexUJLu60_OdawpL5mZjAAozN-a1y70ppyHNEw-OKM7b1FzAkqvBr-qHq9eFfG4xZrhzg/s320/fridge.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649660590703429266" /></a><br /><br />Of course I will post more pics as I get the rest of the house put together - I am so excited about decorating and maybe even painting some walls! <br /><br />Jon and I are absolutely in love with our new home and we feel so blessed because things just went so smoothly. We have heard horror stories about buying homes - things just not working out, or having so many stressful bumps in the road, but we didn't have any problems and the whole process went so fast! <br /><br />Come visit us!!! We would love it!Malori and Jon Salinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879840375317824608noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515203512593337379.post-88115292100442930462011-07-19T08:19:00.000-07:002011-07-19T08:37:43.446-07:00Catch-UpIt has been since the very beginning of May since I last posted - Wow!!! It seems like instead of moving to Snowflake, I fell off of the face of the planet (as far as the Blog world is concerned). <br /><br />So I'm going to give you a nutshell catch-up of what we have been up to...it's picture-less, sorry.....<br /><br />We moved up here to Snowflake and we both started working right away. Jon is working for the Taylor Law Office, and he really enjoys it! It us such an improvement from his last job that was so high stress and kept him at the office until 3am! It is only him at one other attorney, so Jon is able to learn a lot more and take on a lot more. We really like everyone who works there and Jon is a much happier guy! <br /><br />I am working at the Carriage House - a nursing home for the elderly that my Grandma owns. I had worked there before (about 5 or 6 years ago) so, after a brush up training course, I was back in the groove of things (who knew that taking care of the elderly was like riding a bike....). It's a good job and such a blessing to take care of these wonderful people who can't take care of themselves anymore. I get to hear amazing stories, and I have absolutely fallen in love with the residents!<br /><br />I know I promised to send you pictures of the cute little house we are renting - but I haven't had a chance to do that yet, and hopefully we won't be living here much longer (I know, another move - ugh!!). You see, our house recently switched owners (long story....) and since we are no longer bound to our lease, and another house is up for sale in our same neighborhood, we are looking into buying it. This other house is much bigger and it is a short sale, so it is going for very cheap! We love it so much! We are currently working with the lender and doing all of that stuff....paperwork that goes for miles....but we are really hoping to get it and be moving into it in the next couple of months. And this move won't be nearly as bad because it is just up the road (and we have been so busy, a lot of our stuff isn't unpacked from the last move!!).<br /><br />In other news, Jon and I have also started adoption paperwork. We have spent a lot of time thinking and praying over this decision and we feel like it is the right thing to do. We have always wanted to adopt whether we could have our own children or not, so this seemed like a perfect time (when we seem to be delayed on our own). Now, this process is very long and we are only in "phase 1" so don't expect any exciting news for a very long time - but we are excited to be moving forward toward a family.<br /><br />Speaking of family - it has been so wonderful to be back home and around our families! It's so nice to have the love and support so close by! We are always doing fun things - I had really missed them. Of course, it has been hard to leave our family in the valley - I miss my nieces and nephews (still haven't come up with a word to combine those - I'll let you know when I do) and my brothers and sisters-in-law...but we aren't too far away from them so they can still visit.<br /><br />Well folks, that is the world's fastest catch-up, but it gets us back up to speed. <br /><br />I'm going to do my best to not go another two and a half months before my next post!!!Malori and Jon Salinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879840375317824608noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515203512593337379.post-85937250892642873742011-05-03T08:06:00.000-07:002011-05-03T08:27:51.882-07:00Welcome to Snowflake<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANjTvLcvCKiFEjIW8p9m_ZXx4Y_5UCkM2-xFtYvDEPwJNOn4F5YYZXxuRz1KxTj6Uvl6aov4o2AMSQTUE4pFSli8EYoFwdW1ks7pG6t9mBa7p2PZbAjLfh_ab-Oa7WEfgi-_jjoFzyF8/s1600/snowflake.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANjTvLcvCKiFEjIW8p9m_ZXx4Y_5UCkM2-xFtYvDEPwJNOn4F5YYZXxuRz1KxTj6Uvl6aov4o2AMSQTUE4pFSli8EYoFwdW1ks7pG6t9mBa7p2PZbAjLfh_ab-Oa7WEfgi-_jjoFzyF8/s320/snowflake.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602506642525366978" /></a><br /><br />This past Friday and Saturday we officially moved to Snowflake. Dad Saline and Jon's cousin Michael were nice enough to bring down a giant horse trailer and they helped us load our wall-o-boxes (which had grown quite a bit since my last post) and all of our furniture. It was a big job! In fact, Michael's mom Beth, his sister LaRee and her boyfriend all came over with their trucks to help us load some stuff! It was so nice of them to take the time to do that!<br /><br />On Saturday morning, we got up and unloaded everything. This went way faster! My Mommy and Daddy were there too and we were able to unload in just about two hours! Then Mommy and Daddy and my sister Buggy Butt (Laney) helped us start the unpacking process. Phew!<br /><br />I actually enjoy the unpacking part. It's fun to find new places for things, and it gives me a chance to re-organize my life. A perfect way to start a big change in our lives. <br /><br />Jon's first day at his new job at the Taylor Law Offices (working as an actual attorney!!) yesterday, and he really enjoyed it! And I begin my new job at the Carriage House next Tuesday. I have worked there before - a few years ago - and it will be fun to be back.<br /><br />Oh - let me tell you a little bit about our house! It is an actual house! We have lived in an actual house on campus, but it still felt like an apartment because of the way the community is set up. This is an actual house in a neighborhood with people who are established, with new families...it's just a "normal" neighborhood instead of such a temporary neighborhood. Does that make sense?<br /><br />We have 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, a huge backyard with grass and a sprinkler system - and our fridge has an ice/water dispenser on the door!!!! It even does crushed ice!!! Wow!!<br /><br />We are so excited about the new chapter in our lives! <br /><br />I will post pictures of our house and stuff when we get unpacked....right now it's just boxes everywhere! :-)Malori and Jon Salinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879840375317824608noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515203512593337379.post-65157166066130990002011-04-15T17:31:00.000-07:002011-04-15T17:48:46.903-07:00Growing Wall-O-Boxes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9LTCNr6tfdf_4oYBUsOyTzk_x13oSKoLhCmTGmLdt8ZxYmOfVPgho1FJzNsuXcTyO9dnBE90aLEEzZzRWFCFbQPGImxTA1ykIkk22A9CrhfFoKyWfRJhype-Afrvh0ZAXE9iSGLzX8NA/s1600/boxes+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9LTCNr6tfdf_4oYBUsOyTzk_x13oSKoLhCmTGmLdt8ZxYmOfVPgho1FJzNsuXcTyO9dnBE90aLEEzZzRWFCFbQPGImxTA1ykIkk22A9CrhfFoKyWfRJhype-Afrvh0ZAXE9iSGLzX8NA/s320/boxes+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595973388168786914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9dqwS2sq_TFb7gSUgh1wU7glJ9-tlft_UGtJOqbO-CoCruAVqU0JfjShRxXrY-HyiDdxpUCqbEC7DwhwZMjH-sOq1YJry-zCS2krzyy1PJsCeosrAp4G22T7bXwONwTpg2a8W2jLL_Is/s1600/boxes+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9dqwS2sq_TFb7gSUgh1wU7glJ9-tlft_UGtJOqbO-CoCruAVqU0JfjShRxXrY-HyiDdxpUCqbEC7DwhwZMjH-sOq1YJry-zCS2krzyy1PJsCeosrAp4G22T7bXwONwTpg2a8W2jLL_Is/s320/boxes+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595973382886088914" /></a><br /><br />Well folks, as you can see, the wall-o-boxes is gradually getting bigger and bigger. We still have two weeks until M-Day (Moving Day), but between classes, Jon's work, and Easter, we are really trying to get as much done as we can early. This weekend is going to be a big push, and by the end of it, we will probably be living out of suitcases. We already only have 2 cups to use, but that is perfect - why do we need a whole cabinet of them when we aren't expecting any company, and we can just wash these two over and over again.<br /><br />We had a little bit of a delay on the packing last weekend, but it was for a great weekend! The entire Saline family was down here in the valley for little Heidi's Birthday and little Elle's baby blessing. We did the birthday party here at my house, and it was great! Everything looked so cute! Shaunalee had great ideas and my entire dining room was decorated in pink and green for her "sweet pea" theme. No, I didn't get a picture of it - I was busy - but trust me when I tell you it was really cute!<br /><br />Sunday we went to Elle's blessing. She looked beautiful in the amazing dress my sister-in-law Nikki made. Can you believe that? She made a blessing dress!! And it was an incredible dress!! She is simply amazing!<br />After the blessing we went to Brenden and Nikki's house for a little lunch/dinner party. <br /><br />It was so fun to see everyone and watch all of the little kids playing with each other.<br /><br />I am getting anxious to move. I don't really like the "in-between" stage. It will be nice to be up there and settled. It will be nice for Jon to be at his new job. I will be so happy to have a job again to be bringing in some extra money. It will be great to be up there with family (though I will really miss the family we have down here).<br /><br />I can't wait to post pictures from our new house! Only 15 more days (not that anyone is counting....)Malori and Jon Salinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879840375317824608noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515203512593337379.post-32661947395680111042011-04-01T08:58:00.000-07:002011-04-01T09:20:17.528-07:00Thank you all so much for your sweet thoughts you wrote about my last post. We really are excited about this new job and this move - everything is just working out so smoothly, and we just really feel like this is the right move for us - and we can't wait!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-klj3kKQgmLnKdTJqePryQiD9QZWCmnYnfMe7kfCxVeFtj_6khT0geEUHPuDOxmwDEyU2cSWYuM9uPMe0dlgfdUO9x0oPuGVgLPVAmSZ25LgdqRZE8OxOuBx1ZTA-TB_S8m2s0Z0hN8/s1600/boxes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-klj3kKQgmLnKdTJqePryQiD9QZWCmnYnfMe7kfCxVeFtj_6khT0geEUHPuDOxmwDEyU2cSWYuM9uPMe0dlgfdUO9x0oPuGVgLPVAmSZ25LgdqRZE8OxOuBx1ZTA-TB_S8m2s0Z0hN8/s320/boxes.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590645317550035378" /></a><br />As you can see, the packing process is well under way. These are not the only boxes we have finished so far, some of them are just in other rooms, and they are too heavy for me to want to move them to our wall-o-boxes....so they are waiting for Jon and his muscles to come home!<br /><br />Now, I have some thoughts about moving (I know, you are not surprised - I have thoughts about everything!) and I am going to share them with you:<br /><br />1) I do not like packing! My dad says that the first punishment given to Adam and Eve after eating the fruit was having to move out of the Garden (as you can tell, he does not like moving either!)<br /><br />2) Even though I don't like packing, it is nice to go through all of our stuff and get rid of a lot of it. Our goal is to not have to buy any new boxes....it's amazing how much junk you collect after even just a few short years!<br /><br />3) This is our 4th move in 3 1/2 years, so we have a little bit of a system. Our boxes are already labeled, so most of the time we can just make sure we fill the boxes up with what it says on the outside - we already know that the stuff will fit, and we don't have to waste more Sharpie ink<br /><br />4) Sharpies go dry much quicker when you are writing on a dusty cardboard box.<br /><br />5) Clothes make really great bubble wrap. Bubble wrap is kind of spendy - and, we have used paper towels in the past, but that's a huge waste! Of course newspaper works great, but when you run out - clothes or spare material are a great alternative! It's summer, so it's not sweater season, so why not use those sweaters to wrap up your breakables? You need to bring your sweaters with you, and this way your breakables get padding, and you don't have to waste an entire box on sweaters! (Dirty clothes are great too.....of course none of you have enough dirty clothes just laying around to use for a move like I do...)<br /><br />6) Last time we moved we ended up moving all of our stuff at least 4 times! We would stack everything in one spot, then we would need to clean that area, so we would move everything to a different spot! When we were finally moving them into the truck, they were in a back bedroom and kind of hard to get out. Not very bright on our part! This time we are stacking everything right next to the front door - duh right? Live and learn I guess.....<br /><br />7) Finally, the last time we moved a lot of our pictures and picture frames (you know, the ones that go on the wall) got all scratched up or broken...and I am trying to figure out a better way to pack them. The problem is that our pictures are all different sizes and they don't fit in boxes very well. Do any of you have ideas about packing these difficult pictures?<br /><br />So, those are my (incredibly boring) thoughts about moving. I am really excited about getting up there and unpacking - I think unpacking is fun because it's always nice to put your things in a nice new place. <br /><br />If any of you have any brilliant moving tips that you have learned - I am all ears! Anything to make this process easier would be so great to hear!Malori and Jon Salinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879840375317824608noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515203512593337379.post-89286452273214169932011-03-23T08:01:00.000-07:002011-03-23T08:15:03.450-07:00Movin' On UpThat's right, we are movin' on up the mountain. To Snowflake that is. <br /><br />Jon has accepted an offer from Shawn Taylor, of the Taylor Law Offices in Snowflake so we will be heading up there in May. <br /><br />We met with Shawn and his wife last weekend. Jon talked with Shawn for a while and then we all went to dinner at Eva's (where else?) so we could all get to know each other. I really like the Taylors! They are incredibly nice and I love how family oriented they are and the office is.<br /><br />Jon was given an offer at Weisburg and Meyers down here in Phoenix (where he is working as a clerk right now), so we had a big decision to make. Don't get me wrong, we have felt so blessed to have a choice between two great jobs - there are so many people who can't even find one decent job! We are really blessed.<br /><br />We weighed the decision and did a lot of praying and fasting. <br /><br />In the end, we felt very strongly that the move up to Snowflake is the right one for us. <br /><br />So, we are going to start packing up the house (we are going to start now - there is only about a month and I really don't want to be rushed! Then we can go through stuff and get rid of the things we don't need. It would be really nice to do some deep cleaning) and head out.<br /><br />It's an exciting change for us! It will be nice to be closer to family, but we will really miss all of our friends and family down here. <br /><br />Look Out Snowflake - Here We Come!!Malori and Jon Salinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879840375317824608noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515203512593337379.post-29259640777755709212011-03-13T18:36:00.000-07:002011-03-13T18:46:45.071-07:00Finally!!!I just posted that I would keep you updated on Jon's law paperwork, but I didn't realize that I would have something to talk about so soon!<br /><br />Well, last night we checked the mail, and there it was...Jon's certificate that says that he has officially been accepted to the Arizona State Bar! That means the is officially an attorney!<br />We not longer have to qualify it with "well, he's still waiting for his paperwork, so he's not an attorney quite yet..." because he is official!<br /><br />I am married to a full fledged attorney! Holy Cow!<br /><br />Our entire lives together have been in anticipation of this. When we started dating, Jon was just starting to get his acceptance letters back from different law schools and he was trying to figure out which one to attend. While we were dating he (well, we...) decided to go to ASU and he began to prepare to go. We got married and two days later he started his first day of law school. Three years later he graduated (with honors), and began to study for the Bar Exam. A few months later he found out he had passed. Then we waited for his Character and Fitness paperwork to go through. We got a letter to tell us that he passed that, and we turned in his Oath of Office paperwork....and we waited again.<br /><br />But now, here we are almost exactly four years later (since we began dating and the law school process) and we have reached the goal! <br /><br />I could not be more proud of my husband. I know that you probably get sick of hearing me say that, but he has gone through so much to accomplish this. It has been so hard on him, it has been really frustrating for him, it has been stressful and exhausting - and now he can breath a sigh of relief because he is finally Jon H. Saline, esq. <br /><br />So fancy!<br /><br />Now he just needs to figure out where he wants to work and what he wants to do with this new title!<br /><br />And so another chapter in our story begins!!Malori and Jon Salinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879840375317824608noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515203512593337379.post-27005282135231353032011-03-11T10:40:00.000-08:002011-03-11T11:52:48.691-08:00Malori Reviews All Sorts of StuffFirst of all, this does not include the video that I keep promising.<br />Second of all, I was recently told that my posts are way too long...and I have been trying to take that advice and shorten my posts...but this post is going to be long. If you get tired of reading, please feel free to stop. You do not have to read the entire post, it won't hurt my feelings.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_u8CqY0ULVrmSHUoWWBFMTl1oXwqXkKaFwATXxnk0cJZkQSNf-I8huwyJni0R3N8UuIA172kBOh1AZZhRkxevFrHBAupm6J7lA6yqNMvWjXvkMos0-u7iuHicEFOjgARz1t2Mnwe5_Y/s1600/yoga.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_u8CqY0ULVrmSHUoWWBFMTl1oXwqXkKaFwATXxnk0cJZkQSNf-I8huwyJni0R3N8UuIA172kBOh1AZZhRkxevFrHBAupm6J7lA6yqNMvWjXvkMos0-u7iuHicEFOjgARz1t2Mnwe5_Y/s320/yoga.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582894766299042434" /></a><br />In my last post I mentioned my yoga class and how much I love it! I ended up needing one credit in order to stay in our student housing, so I found a yoga class that fit my schedule. I was really nervous to take it at first. I was afraid that I would be the chunky chick who had only done a "Yoga for Dummies" video in her living room and had zero flexibility. I had no idea what to expect from a real yoga class.<br />I was so thrilled to discover that nobody else in the class had ever taken a yoga class before! There are ladies in there who have 3 or 4 kids and are trying to lose the "baby weight". There is a middle-aged man who is trying to recover from a car accident, and many other people who are just learning. So, I was not the only one with no experience.<br />My teacher is incredible! Of course she is absolutely beautiful and I don't think she has an ounce of fat on her - solid muscle - but she is so patient and she doesn't judge us on our lack of flexibility. She is understanding and she modifies for our levels of ability. But, she is also very good at pushing us. She doesn't let us get away with keeping everything super easy. We break a sweat each week and we get really great stretches every week!<br />Now, I don't know if a class would be this fantastic if it were in an actual yoga studio place where the people who attend are hard-core yoga folks, so I might continue to take it at a Community College....but I would recommend that everyone take it! I want to take a yoga class continuously for the rest of my life - it just feels so good!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjdd7Q9oobh_z_bKz0cXlZ4mg4wlkLTM_01td1ZjJkx-nSNDe4yiLkUakYG31ffi7NZ5yrkJAYNWWlP3gmoFGjC9bPwlGvmMYA3TcBbVjL1RS_5QCYObhQkMn5xY927kvNwsLPqJEJz7c/s1600/samantha+who.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjdd7Q9oobh_z_bKz0cXlZ4mg4wlkLTM_01td1ZjJkx-nSNDe4yiLkUakYG31ffi7NZ5yrkJAYNWWlP3gmoFGjC9bPwlGvmMYA3TcBbVjL1RS_5QCYObhQkMn5xY927kvNwsLPqJEJz7c/s320/samantha+who.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582894550013466066" /></a><br />There are only two seasons of this show on Netflix. I don't know if those are the only two season ever, but I wish there were more! This show is so darn cute! It is like a giant chick-flick! Christina Applegate is absolutely adorable!<br />Here's the basic idea - Samantha Newly wakes up from a coma after having been hit by a car, and she had amnesia. She can't remember anything about her life before the accident. She doesn't know her friends, her parents, her boyfriend...anything! As she is going about her life, she learns, both through other people and memory flashbacks, that she was a terrible person. She was mean to people all the time, she cheated on her boyfriend, she didn't have any problems with hurting peoples feelings or breaking the law.<br />Now she is trying to start over as a good person, but her past keeps sneaking up on her.<br />This show is so funny. You absolutely fall in love with Christina Applegate's character and her best friends and boyfriend. <br />I really recommend it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1HU2tdipDcz4pZzawqrLs1-Y4t5ZFNLO_sp0RHU3G9Mx8csNT6q3IiHNE9s3Lp9aWF8b3gL8Wu3bGtCSCoJeMdQHM5UKIABBb6hMbtL-USlkluggA60evB98Ngt4-VPoHiYzOXkVEXEs/s1600/salems-lot.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 197px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1HU2tdipDcz4pZzawqrLs1-Y4t5ZFNLO_sp0RHU3G9Mx8csNT6q3IiHNE9s3Lp9aWF8b3gL8Wu3bGtCSCoJeMdQHM5UKIABBb6hMbtL-USlkluggA60evB98Ngt4-VPoHiYzOXkVEXEs/s320/salems-lot.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582894545649715986" /></a><br />Ok, this picture is a little bit scary, but it is the cover of the book. I have read a few of Steven Kings' stuff in the past and have been extremely impressed by how darn talented he is as a writer. That having been said, I have not enjoyed all of his stories. I'm not a huge fan of horror, so "It" and "Carrie" were not my cup of tea ("Carrie" wasn't so much scary as it was depressing). He does have a book called "On Writing" that is awesome. It is...well...on writing. He writes about how to write. Defiantly worth picking up if you have any interest in writing.<br />About "'Salem's Lot" - obviously this is a vampire book, but it is nothing like "Twilight". It is set in a very tiny town that is out of the way of anywhere. Steven King has an incredible way of making you remember everyone in the whole town and you actually feel for them.<br />I don't want to ruin the book for you, and I think that anything I say might mess it up for you. But, it is a really great book. Not too scary and it really sucks you in. Steven King is so darn talented!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzx3Z-bCvRBLuAKJ8J415hEQVQC_Ys2l94Kh0s1XwV90qs7iAaGg_truZvwzEyvonmruHV9wAkmTThCkcbBCoDDPoQ5Tso7kmSndKzuWfslEMaktGEmJZ4C9wTmEnqF8ypquDZngvhy4c/s1600/apple-iphone-3g-black.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzx3Z-bCvRBLuAKJ8J415hEQVQC_Ys2l94Kh0s1XwV90qs7iAaGg_truZvwzEyvonmruHV9wAkmTThCkcbBCoDDPoQ5Tso7kmSndKzuWfslEMaktGEmJZ4C9wTmEnqF8ypquDZngvhy4c/s320/apple-iphone-3g-black.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582894533519808930" /></a><br />Jon and I just got some refurbished iPhone 3Gs and we also switched to AT&T. AT&T was running a sale for $50 iPhone 3G's, but we looked at the refurbished ones and found them for $20! So we got 2 for half the price of one - on sale! We didn't switch to AT&T because we wanted iPhones though. We switched because we can get two phones with data plans for less that what it costs to get two phones with no data plans with Verizon. Not to mention how unimpressed with have been with Verizon's customer service lately. When I was ordering our phones online I was able to chat with a sales representative and she was so darn nice! I was really impressed with how kind and helpful they were and they stayed online with me until I was able to check-out and complete my purchase. I know that is just a way for them to get sales, but I am telling you that they were way more pleasant than Verizon has been to us.<br />Now we are still really new to AT&T so I will let you know how it goes, but I am loving the iPhones! My last phone didn't have any games or anything - texting and talking and that was it! Now I don't even know what to do with everything I can do!! It's almost overwhelming! Plus, texting is way more phone when it pops up in little "thinking bubbles" - I don't know why that makes it so much more fun, but it sure does!!<br />What is the most exciting about this switch is the fact that we actually have phones that work! Jon's old phone would only stay charged for 3-5 minutes, then it would turn off and you would have to plug it in for 15-20 minutes in order to turn it back on! This got really frustrating when we were trying to figure out plans for the day or when Jon has to work late and he has no way of letting me know or whatever. It also makes me worried to drive without phones ya know? What if something happened?<br />So now, we both have phones that work and I don't have to worry about my hubby as much! Yay!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNEp6F1u-G0BBZAXjhsySzt-TEpK8xtSvUmCksTxZglE9__3XhfH0fmqa2fNUHHTgzn_1cAxaEcvk7GF9OWHvS6J2m5qyUx8UkBPnHMQktge5a_Bbp_JYvQUNQ4whmluuafMSd2S-y8hs/s1600/law.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNEp6F1u-G0BBZAXjhsySzt-TEpK8xtSvUmCksTxZglE9__3XhfH0fmqa2fNUHHTgzn_1cAxaEcvk7GF9OWHvS6J2m5qyUx8UkBPnHMQktge5a_Bbp_JYvQUNQ4whmluuafMSd2S-y8hs/s320/law.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582894530107399650" /></a><br />Finally, this isn't so much a review as it is me venting a little bit. As you know, Jon graduated from law school in May. He then studied like crazy and took the bar exam in July. We waited for months and finally learned that he had passed the bar exam! Then we waited (less than patiently) for his Character and Fitness report to be approved by the Supreme Court (it's a report full Jon had to fill out that told them every place he has ever lived, people who knew him in those places, and every place he has ever worked, and people who knew him there. We had to wait for the Supreme Court to mail a letter to each of these people and they had to mail a letter back about Jon's character, and they had to do a complete background check of him - which was easy since Jon has never even had a traffic ticket!).<br />Finally a letter came in saying that he passed the Character and Fitness part. He should be an attorney by now right? Nope, not yet. He had to fill out another form that he had to get notarized because it was his oath of office and he had to send that in to the Supreme Court. Now we are waiting for his certificate to come in to say that he is actually, finally an attorney! That should come in any day now, and it is feeling like an eternity! This has been such a long process and it is getting so frustrating for Jon because he is so ready to actually work as an attorney! <br />It will be so exciting when we finally get that paper - stay tuned for updates!<br />I'm so proud of Jon and everything that he has accomplished! He is such an incredible man and I am so lucky to have him as my guy!<br /><br />I hope that wasn't too long and boring.....Malori and Jon Salinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879840375317824608noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515203512593337379.post-28031642422311823982011-03-09T09:36:00.000-08:002011-03-09T10:01:56.806-08:00Contemporary CinemaI know I promised that I would post an awesome video of a dumb idea I had at the lake - but I don't have the video and I am waiting to get it so I can post it....<br /><br />So, instead I am going to tell you about my Contemporary Cinema class. <br /><br />I don't know if I told you about my scheduling nightmare this semester, so here is a really, really brief synopsis of that story:<br />The advisors at CGCC don't know what they are talking about, and after speaking with 3 of them and getting a huge run around, I didn't end up with any of the classes that I needed, except for the math class. Still, I needed to have at least 6 credits in order to stay in Student Housing, so I filled it in with a couple of classes that just sounded fun - yoga and Contemporary Cinema.<br /><br />Well, I absolutely love my yoga class and I would like to take a yoga class every semester for the rest of my college career - shoot, for the rest of my life!<br /><br />As for my cinema class - I am actually really enjoying it. I wasn't sure how I would feel about it, but it turns out I am actually really interested in film. We started out with movies in the late '60s and we have just progressed through the movies that have made an impact on culture through time. In fact, I think I could see myself looking into a future in film, like majoring in film or something.<br /><br />Here is my dilemma - most of the movies we have watched are rated R. It's not as though my teacher specifically picked rated R movies, it's just that a lot of the big movies that have impacted society have been rated R. Movies like "The Graduate" and "The Godfather" and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". Some of these movies I have enjoyed, and some of these movies I haven't particularly cared for, but more than the movies, I really enjoy learning about how they reflected society's attitudes, or even how it molded society's attitudes towards everything. It's amazing to see.<br /><br />But, I know that we have been counseled by our prophets not to watch rated R movies. I have been trying, and succeeding in this for a long time now. You see how this is a problem? Name one movie that was nominated for Best Picture this year that was not rated R (Ok, "Inception"- name 2 movies that were not rated R....). It's impossible to study film while not watching rated R films because, whether we like it or not, the big films that make an impact, are, a lot of the time, rated R. <br /><br />So, while it is fascinating and probably something I could see myself going into, I don't believe I will take anymore film classes after this one. But, I am glad that I am taking this one because it truly is fascinating.Malori and Jon Salinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879840375317824608noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515203512593337379.post-34175453245032290732011-02-16T10:41:00.000-08:002011-02-17T08:00:27.364-08:00I Love Being An Aunt...I am the oldest of 3, and my sister and brother are not old enough to be having kids yet (but it will be so darn fun when they are!!!), but I inherited the title of "aunt" when I married my amazing husband! When I first joined the Saline family, I had two nephews, Keagan and Kaleb. In fact, my Mom-In-Law was in Alaska with my Sis-In-Law Shaunalee when Jon proposed because Kaleb had just been born. <br />Then, about a year and a half ago, my Sis-In-Law Nikki had Collin.<br /><br />-quick little story about Collin, the other day after Nikki's surprise baby shower (which was a success by the way) I stopped by her house to drop some things off that had been forgotten. Nikki opened the door and Brenden came to the door with Collin in his arms. Collin saw me and reached his arms out to me. I took him from Brenden and he gave me the biggest hug! Both of his arms with wrapped around my shoulders and his head was buried in my neck. Then he gave me the sweetest kiss on the lips (he doesn't know how to kiss anywhere else yet...I love it!) and another big hug! I thought my heart was going to explode! He is so sweet!<br /><br />Then a year ago (on the 22nd of this month) my other Sis-In-Law Kimbalie had my sweet niece Emerie.<br />A couple of months after that, Shaunalee had another baby - the cute little Heidi.<br /><br />Well, last night Nikki had my sixth niece/nephew (they should come up with a word that combines those...like niephew...or nephiece...ok I will have to work on that one...)<br /><br />Welcome to the world Elle Lane Saline!!!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5vuEnIPGAX-P3A83WPpo80vappyn9W2F2-OfnlCIwTipgQKT-2sZIKC7fmt7c8yw7xcfSgPqEuHEJ0lVKRZ95vNZJJEt0h-sAKpTOS_m52a4woDTKmyyZOjnEDH9Rj8w3eB3p7dtNu1A/s1600/Elle.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5vuEnIPGAX-P3A83WPpo80vappyn9W2F2-OfnlCIwTipgQKT-2sZIKC7fmt7c8yw7xcfSgPqEuHEJ0lVKRZ95vNZJJEt0h-sAKpTOS_m52a4woDTKmyyZOjnEDH9Rj8w3eB3p7dtNu1A/s320/Elle.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574359559642963122" /></a><br />Isn't she absolutely beautiful!?! I haven't met her yet, but I'm already in love with her! She looks so much like Collin! I can't wait to get to know her like I have the rest of my niecephews (no, that doesn't work either).<br />Congratulations Brenden and Nikki!!!!!<br /><br /><br />Since I'm talking about my nieces and nephews (I gave up on combining the words...for now...) I had to post this picture of Emerie. I am so blessed to be able to babysit her on Tuesdays, and yesterday I was trying to catch her doing this face that she does where she grins and scrunches up her nose and her head and it so so cute...but she stopped doing it every time I aimed the camera at her....but I caught this face and it was priceless!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZFQu1T_ZCJZDd_vZQDilEHzcmJKcJndrWMX3fHvog2sGqTeq72HQgnLazjqjIjCTqruOajub1Wt1W8eO291aMEidh7famCfIbie7oFJwsmd9x6-2XR-qheuSIxoNGB6KniXAeTpr2Y4/s1600/Emerie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZFQu1T_ZCJZDd_vZQDilEHzcmJKcJndrWMX3fHvog2sGqTeq72HQgnLazjqjIjCTqruOajub1Wt1W8eO291aMEidh7famCfIbie7oFJwsmd9x6-2XR-qheuSIxoNGB6KniXAeTpr2Y4/s320/Emerie.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574359559898074690" /></a><br /><br /><br />I love being an Aunt and I can't wait until Laney Bug and Tanner Man are old enough to have some little ones too (Ok...I can wait you guys....I can wait a long, long time! hee hee hee)<br /><br />PS - I have some really great videos to post...here is a teaser: Freezing cold water, sweat pants, and a bet....do I have your attention??Malori and Jon Salinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08879840375317824608noreply@blogger.com2