Hmmm...

Two weeks are gone. I can't believe how fast time goes!!!!!

Stoyan did finish his model, HURRAY! HURRAY! This means I get to see him more... right? Oh, well a little more anyway. :) Sunday afternoon he took us to my parents' home and then the next morning at 4:00 a.m. was off to scout camp in the Uintas. It was really nice to be out of the city though. I almost cried... oh, actually I did cry when we came back to the city, but of course the country has its setbacks like... dial-up internet and.... hmmm, can't think of any more at the moment, oh, more bugs. I like to think the bugs are cleaner there though :) just like the dirt is cleaner and the air is clearer. Here are a couple pictures of the finished product. It's a golf clubhouse in Park City.

Speaking of bugs, there are a whole lot of grasshoppers at Mom and Dad's house. They are eating the leaves off of Mom's poor little stick trees. She will forever be at war with bugs that eat trees. I imagine the millenium will be tree-eating-bug-free. There's something to look forward to Mom.

While at Mom and Dad's I cut some wood to make a toddler bed for Victoria. I thought it would be pretty easy, it was. But then I got Stoyan to put the bed together for me and that was when we realized I didn't cut things as precisely as needed. Stoyan spent a long time fighting my boards and junky screws (how can people make and sell such junk, it was like trying to put together a bed with screws made of soda cans!) and he finally got it together. Victoria likes it, but hasn't slept on it because it still needs to be finished.

All in all, it isn't the fanciest of beds, but I am pretty sure it will be a lot tougher than most of the affordable beds I looked at, besides this bed cost a lot less. I guess if you're looking for sturdy, 2x4's are the way to go. We'll see how she sleeps on it.

The family reunion was a lot of fun. We went to Palisade Lake and got burned. Stoyan lost his wedding ring on the floating dock/island thing and I was pretty mad. I had to say a quick prayer to help me calm down and what do you know... Jake found his ring, not on the bottom of the lake as we supposed, but it had fallen between the cracks of the dock and was on the pontoon that keeps the island afloat. Talk about miracles and the Lord wanting us to know he cares how we feel! I had thought it was gone forever.

Well, there's more to tell, but no time to do it. Oh well.

Sunday Morning

Daddy is still at work. He's going to be tired when he gets home!

Exhausted

Well, Daddy worked all day today too. That means Victoria and I didn't see him at all. He is currently still working and hopefully getting closer to being finished, though I am afraid he will be there all night. His boss came to help him today, so maybe with the two of them it will go faster.

I attempted to go shopping today. I feel like I am either really bad at it, or all those women that say they love shopping are crazy. Today I'm at the point I might say, "I HATE SHOPPING!" After a few hours of wandering stores that never have what I'm looking for, driving around looking for parking or dodging crazy drivers, listening to my little girl whine about having to be held, or in the cart, or holding my hand... tired feet, less money, ornery child, weird people everywhere, hot car, sweat, garbage, dirt... is this what I'm supposed to get out of it? Okay, maybe it isn't always that way for me, but as of lately, the shopping is just a chore that never gets done cause I can never find what I'm looking for. Maybe I need a shopping friend, or a babysitter. Maybe I shouldn't post new things on this blog when I'm tired. :)

Well, I guess I can't do a post without a picture. :) A few weeks ago for our Family Home Evening activity, Victoria and I went to Liberty park and played in the "Seven Canyons" wading pool they have there. It was a lot of fun and we look forward to the day that Daddy can come play with us there too. Victoria isn't the most daring when it comes to water, but she really enjoys getting wet, this day she only dared to squat in the water. Afterwords, we watched the ducks and geese on the pond, and Victoria had her first snow cone.