2012 New Years Resolutions

This year will be the first year I have actually met my New Years Resolutions. Does this mean I am awesome? Or maybe it means as a dear friend pointed out- I just learned how to set realistic goals. Either way, I am excited! What to plan for next year? What are you thinking of for resolutions?

Justin and Ruth Blazzard

Visting Teaching

My visiting teachers came over today. They brought some adorable Christmas gifts and I just wanted to share one thing I have learned about visiting teaching this year. Every time my visiting teachers come over, when they leave I always have a more peaceful feeling for the day. Like wise when I do my visiting teaching. I hadn't necessarily noticed this in the past, but it has really come to my attention since moving to Troutdale. I am grateful to have visiting teachers and to be one. There truly is a power in it.

Justin and Ruth Blazzard

25 Weeks and Counting

 

This is how I look at 25 weeks. I was super excited to find this maternity dress at Old Navy a couple of weeks ago. It was the right price, long enough, and super comfy! I can hardly take it off on Sundays, I love it so much.

 

Justin felt her move the first time on November 25th. She is getting more powerful with her movements everyday. I have gained 12lbs so far. I started feeling even better this week than I have since before I was pregnant. Together, we are doing great. I am not looking forward to the glucose test at the next doctors appointment though. I just hope I can keep that orange drink down. Ready for Christmas and then March to get here.

Justin and Ruth Blazzard

Shooting Saturday

Over the weekend we headed out to Corbett to shoot guns with Clayton. He is a student in Justin's Sunday School Class. It was for his 13th birthday. He is a fun kid and he kept exclaiming, "This is the best birthday party ever!"

We had a blast (no pun intended,LOL) as we shot a variety of 22 fire arms for an hour and a half.

This one was my favorite. It is actually Justin's gun, but I had never shot it before.

 

It was one of the best birthday parties I had ever been too as well. :)

Justin and Ruth Blazzard

Practicing

I know that we are all told, "Practice makes Perfect," but I just wanted to reiterate this saying tonight. At Valentines day I totally kaboshed a batch of cinnamon rolls. It was super frustrating! Hoping that I could find success one day at making them, I tried again last night. These ones turned out wonderful!

Then today, I made a Christmas pillow case for a friend. This is about the 15th pillowcase I have made in the last year. I was very pleased with how nice it turned out. Is it because I am a fabulous sewer? No, more because I have put in the time to learn how to create a nice finished pillow case product.

I just wanted to share my successes this week and remind myself it just takes time to reach them. I am still working hard to be better at many things so I will keep on practicing!

Justin and Ruth Blazzard

Work

Justin has been incredibly busy the last two and half weeks with work. He is working on helping launch a new product for his company and the entire logging industry. The first of this product was sold and delivered the Monday of Thanksgiving week. Unfortunately it was not quite ready to go and has had some major issues.

 

These problems have caused Justin to have to spend a lot of time away from home and on the road driving. The logging operation that bought the product is about four hours south of us. It hasn't been a fun two and a half weeks, but through it all, Justin has kept an amazing attitude.

 

His positive attitude about life and work is one of the characteristics I love most about my husband. He was recalling a story last night when he got home. The other person who has been going with him to work on the product was really frustrated on Monday this week. They have been working 12 -14 hour days for 10 days on this thing.

 

Justin said he told the guy, "Well we are like Lewis and Clark. They set out to find a passage way to the West and were not successful. However, they discoverd alot of great things and had good things to report when they got back. We were sent to fix this product, and haven't. But we have found out a lot of important things along the way and have much insight to share when we get back. I would say our work has still been successful, just in a different way."

 

Wow, what an incredible perspective. Grateful to have that type of person to be married to and to be the father of our children.

Justin and Ruth Blazzard

LEON

 

A couple of Christmas's ago, my older sister gave me these blocks.

When I pulled them out of the box to look at them I had a major blonde moment or myabe you would call it red neck moment, 

I exclaimed,

"They spell LEON."

Everyone laughed.

Then it hit me, they spell NOEL.

 

 

Justin left before five in the morning on Monday this week.

He made sure that I would remember him that day.

This is what I woke up to that morning.

Thanks babe for the laugh.

We LOVE Christmas time.

Justin and Ruth Blazzard

Thankful Jar

Each year Justin and I do a Thankful Jar during the month of November.

We use a mason jar with a lid and little slips of colorful paper.

Each day we are supposed to write down one thing we were thankful for that day. At the end of the month we take an evening and read them together.

It is always fun to see what the other has written. I usually have to do more than one a day.

Justin does it when he is home, but this November has been busy for him with traveling for work.

Here are the things we were grateful for this November.

 

Justin's Entries:

The Savior and His Atonement

The Holidays

Sunday Naps

Being Home With My Wife

Spending Time With Family

The Scriptures

I Am Thankful To Become A Dad

Clean Clothes

Cake

Cookies

Joseph Smith

For A Good Job

A Wonderful Wife Who Is Capable And Willing

To Do Alot of Things

Our Baby

Prayer

When I Can Feel Our Baby Move

 

Ruth's Entries:

Indoor Heating

Justin x4

(I put his name in there four times)

Justin's Foot Rubs

The Gospel of Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ

Finding a Maternity Dress

Sunshine In The Fall Timex2

Our Baby Girlx2

All That We Have Accomplished In 2012

Buttons

Lazy Saturdays

Little Baby Kicks

Time

Our Apartment

Cell Phones x2

Good Night Sleep

Crispt Cold Air

A Strong Body

My Heavenly Father

Movies

Sleeping In

Basketball

Good Books To Read

My Immune System

Love

The Scripturesx2

Christmas

My Friends

My Callings

Prophets & Apostles

My Right to Vote

Sewing Machinex2

My Mother- In-Law

A Car

My Mom & Dad

Colors

Having A Body That Can Carry A Baby

Our Warm Home

Waking Up With Justin In The Morning

My Grandparents

My Mom

Stake Conference

Garrett & Nicole

 

 



Justin and Ruth Blazzard