Counting with the Browns:

1. bed made all nice and neat that needs to be made.

2. loads of laundry waiting to be put away.

3. hours until our weekend starts.

4. days of school for Jeremy each week.

5. aprons, rarely worn, hanging on the wall.

6. running/congested nostrils. 

7. hours of peaceful sleep for us most nights.

8. yard sales on our list to visit tomorrow. 

9. cards waiting to be mailed.

10. pounds of baby weight still hanging around. 

11. pair of pants that won't stay on Itty Bittys tiny little body. 

12. unorganized clothing drawers in our home. 

13. hair bows and flowers that go unworn.

14. inches I wish I didn't cut off my hair.

15. meals eaten as a family each week.

16. miles to school each day. 

17. or more carrots eaten each day.

18. hours of sleep a day (by Scott).

19. plus one freezing toes.

20. days until Portland. 

21. School days before Jeremy's summer break. 

Happy Winter Solstice!

I apologize for the lack of posts lately. Let me catch you all up. 

We have spent almost every weekend in Redding this month. Just quick trips, some less than 24 hours.

(so if you are wondering why you haven't seen us that is why. Between the planned activities and Jeremy's work schedule we are constantly in the car driving up and down I5. Good news is the trip seems shorter every time, bad news is we are getting very sick of the drive) 

I cut all my hair off! Still getting used to it, but I think I like it. 

{Thank you Jene for working on a Saturday, just for us. Your the BEST.}

We helped at my moms work Christmas Party. 

We chased my parents cat and dog around until we could get this elf hat on them. They enjoyed it, don't let them fool you. We watched Phoebe, my parents polish chicken, try and work herself up the pecking order.

Then we went and watched Amanda's kids for a few hours, it was so fun. We missed them all (and still do), totally worth the extra 3 hours in the car.

The next weekend we hurried to Redding after my Glucose test to see Mannheim Steamroller with Jeremy's parents. It was fun. 

I don't know why people complain about the glucose test so much, I really didn't mind it, and would do it again. They did tell me I am slightly anemic, but other than that I am as healthy as can be.

On Sunday Jeremy had to work. So I went to church by myself. Again.

I was supposed to be teaching the four and five year olds but they really needed me to teach the seven year olds, completely different lesson. So they got a mash up of the two lessons.

Jeremy has worked everyday for the passed two weeks (almost three) which is really good but he is getting tired. On Tuesday I managed to get him back out of the house to go look at Christmas lights with me. And we were very disappointed with the people of Southern Oregon. Jacksonville was beautiful but other than that there were hardly any light, even after visiting most of our surrounding cities.

Our Christmas plans are kinda still up in the air, weather permitting. And Jeremy works Christmas Eve and the 26th.

But we should be spending it with all our family.

We've been working on the baby's room more, I am so ready for it to be done! uhg, I feel so unorganized! As soon as it is all done we will share pictures.

Anything else we have done doesn't stand out in my mind, oh well.

We wish you all the very best this holiday season!

So I fail at taking pictures. So you get some googled pictures...sorry. And the ones taken on my phone (I don't really know where my camera is at the moment...and besides that we only took like two). We had a great time on the family camping trip. We stayed at the Santa Margarita KOA. 

While we were there we went to Pismo beach a few times, saw Cars 2, ate lots of good food....bacon every day for breakfast : )....We also went to Hurst's Castle. 

We were a little disappointed in the "Castle". It just wasn't the prettiest place we have every seen, it didn't meet our expectations of a castle. It seemed like it was just a giant house full of a mich-match of stuff because he couldn't decide what he really wanted. I did like hearing the history of the place though...like...

It's really a cattle farm and has been for a long time. Mr Hurst used to camp on the property with his family as a kid. When he started building on the land he wanted a little cabin to continue to camp on the land...but turned into a much much larger place. Which leads to my favorite part: the dinning room; he set the table like it was when he was a little kid. As if the people there were camping. With ketchup and mustard bottles right on the table, I have a picture somewhere. I also loved the pools...not just because of the chlorine smell. The indoor pool has gold tiles...which were/are ordered from Italy. 

Once a year they auction off a "Swim for Ten" people, which usually goes for about $3,000-$5,000. Also when you retire from working there they let you jump off the diving platform. Another interesting fact...there is a section of the pool that is 3' deep and that is the women had to stay while swimming and the other part of the pool is all 10' (?). Also Mr. Hurst used to have animals all over like polar bears, zebras....I don't remember the rest BUT there is still a pack of zebras that roam that area, we didn't see it though :/ 

Other random pictuers....

 hats we saw on the peir....

 one of the 57 highways we took home...yes it was a two way highway.

 our wannabe starburst stone hedge. 

trying to keep myself entertained. 

We also played lots and lots of card games. Tried to stay clean (it was super dusty), avoided the flys and mosquitoes, and got a serious leg workout multiple times a day (the campground was on a hill...we were at the top and the only bathrooms/showers were at the very bottom). 

we're going camping! be back next week. 

well...maybe...then we have a birthday party on friday {in luke's words "it's far far away"}, then on friday we're off to SOU for Jeremy's orientation and to look for somewhere to call home. so we may not be back for a while. 

note to self: post about mom and dads anniversary party...that i completely forgot about.

I am totally blanking on everything that has happened since this month began...but here we go anyway.

love,

I only have one more week of school and I am ready to be done! Jeremy and I are both excited for summer to be here! When summer ends we are MOVING! Jeremy was excepted to Southern Oregon University and were excited to move. 

There are some things we want to do this summer though.

Like go to a flea market!

Visit a lot more yard sales...

Go Camping!

Celebrate Our Birthdays!...my birthmonth starts in just eleven days!

Make this skirt...

Visit some waterfalls

and of course go to the lake!

I am ridiculously ready for summer!