10 Honest Things

Okay I'm going to follow in Lisa's footsteps and try and to honestly post ten things about me. Again like Lisa don't judge I'm a work in progress. :)

I'm a bossy person, I think it only happens with people I'm close too. Sorry (about that guys)

On the days that I make an extra effort to be up early and be to church on time I usually end up being mad before church because things didn't go the way I wanted.

I am envious of people who could write their own newspaper column with witty things. I wish I was a talented creative writer, like Auntie Ellen.

I will take outside manual labour any day rather than staying inside

My bed has to be made when I go to sleep

I adore my little girl, she is the funniest little girl and plays the crowd like you wouldn't believe.

I love having my horses and dogs, my animals have a calming affect with me.

My kitchen and Living room (any room that people visiting will see) have to be clean. It bothers me if people come to the door and can see in if my house isn't clean, even if it's only the Jehovah's Witness people.

I tend to be a home body. I'm totally content to just hang out at home. I guess I'm introverted.

My family is so fun, I love that we can all hang out and that just being in each others company is fun. We don't have to be doing anything big and spectacular.


Okay if you've read this your tagged. So that mostly comprises of Auntie Ellen and Uncle Josh, Mark and Lisa, Celeste, Lindsay, Amy and Courtney. And anyone else that I haven't though of.

catch up times 20

Okay since Auntie Ellen has pointed blogging is not my specialty. Since I have been so bad at this I need to catch everyone up. So since last time I blogged this handsome man to the left graduated from Washington State University with a Bachelors in Science and a minor in Spanish. The weekend of graduation Pullman had it's first major snow storm of the year and made traveling for everyone a nightmare. I HATE driving in snow! Actually I hate the snow if it's there for more than about a week or two.
After graduation we moved to California and are staying in one of my parents guest houses until we figure out exactly what we are doing. Ultimately I think we are moving to Arizona by August if all else fails, the schools that Caleb really wants to be in the medical programs are in Glendale and in Mesa. If the med. school thing doesn't work out this year i think we are going to get residency there and try again.
Abagail has really started to grow up fast! She is talking everyone's ear off! Every horse is now Comie and every time she see's a cow she moo's at it, all cats are called Todd and riding the lawnmower with mom will put her to sleep in about ten minutes. A couple of weeks ago Abagail had a fit with her bellie button and had to show everyone where her was and theirs. She's pretty funny about certain people and we have found a rhyme or reason to it but there are certain people that she really likes like my brothers girl friend Karli that she likes to sit with right before she goes to bed and people that she will give the dirtiest looks, like Brother Obellero we have no idea why but she hates the temple prep teacher in our ward.
Our next item of new news is that we got, or are geting another dog. We have yet to pick her up, she's in Harvard, Idaho and when we were there to take her she was too young to leave. Only three weeks old. We named her Isis after an Egytian Goddess, we were going through a book actually looking for a name for Cezar when we first got him and liked the name Isis but decided that it was more girly that boyish and decided that if we ever got another dog her name would Isis. So just for everyone who really is curious the name Isis means 'she of the throne' Isis was also thought of as the protectoe of all Egypt, but " is worshipped as the ideal mother and wife, patron of nature and magic; friend of slaves, sinners, artisans, the downtrodden, as well as listening to the prayers of the wealthy, maidens, aristocrats and rulers.^(wikipedia) " So the name fit pretty well ( the protector part) her being a Doberman, unless she turns out like Cezar and then she'll only look the part. We picked her out on Christmas day, Abagail had a blast playing with all the puppy's, Muffy the mom had about 12 puppies so it was a lot of fun.

Evil Monkey

Secret powers the force has shown me! I appear to have updating blogging ability on my sister-in-laws blog and seeing as she doesn't blog EVER! I'll do it for her. I'm going to try and do it like her as well. So here we go!

Allright, it has been awhile since I've blogged last. Since October 14th, the last time bossy sister-in-law Ellen forced me to!

We are in Pullman and Caleb is finishing up school. He will graduate in December. Then off to more school! Obviously our first choice is to move next to Josh and Ellen in Arizona where the weather is perfect this time of year and the sun always shines. Yes it gets hot during the summers but Josh is so cool just being in his presence counteracts the temperature. So we are also busy sending off lots of applications to schools. I am busy with school as well but doing great. I am working still in the mornings and liking that as well.

Abagail is starting to say a few words and loves to make noise. She is a noise making machine. She also takes the worlds cutest pictures. Here are a few recent ones.

Okay well that is pretty much all that is going down with us. We are doing good. I solemnly swear before ya'll and the KoolAid man to blog more regularly. - Beth

Written on behalf of Beth by: Evil Auntie Ellen who has secret update capabilities!

Captain Quirk is on the Move!!!

Alright Ellen this one's for you, I know I've been slaking in the blogger world.

Quirk 1: Every morning the bed has to be made AS SOON as everyone is out of it. Seriously Caleb won't have made it to the the dresser before I am throwing the blankets back over the top of th e bed. And it has to be done a specific way the pattern on our Lana quilt has to be going perpendicular over the bed, anything less is unacceptable.

Quirk 2: If for some unseen event has taken place and the bed is not made in the morning before I get in bed for the evening I will make the bed and then get in. The covers must however remain in a neat and orderly fashion. If for example after freshly fluffing my hair if the covers get somehow in a disarray I have to make the bed again before re-entering. Ask Caleb he thinks that I"m ridiculous, he once messed up the covers on purpose to see if I would let it go and was a little annoyed to see that made him (with a little force) make the bed before I could fall asleep. and be comfortable. I have a disease, I know.

Quirk 3: When I leave for the weekend, my apartment must be clean!!!! I mean clean every piece of silverware and dish must be in it's proper place in the cabinet. The floors have to be swept and mopped, vacuumed, counter tops wiped off... I mean clean. This is another thing that Caleb would forgo if he could.

Quirk 4: Anytime we drive somewhere I have to chew gum. It's absolutely crazy and makes no sense but I have to chew gum, no matter how short the distance or if I'm going to eat something as soon as I get out of the car.

Quirk 5: When we are at church sitting in the pew or in the chairs either one I cannot have the aisle seat. The hot spot where the deacon passes you the sacrament tray. I can't sit there I always have someone trade with me, usually Caleb. I don't know what it is... Deacons must be scary.

Quirk 6: Anytime I read a Jane Austen, Bronte or rally anything from that era I tend to think my words with and English accent. This oddly is something that I'm not embarrassed about it actually makes me laugh just thinking about it. I would say try it but I think you have to be half a bubble off a plum to master this art.

Okay there are my six quirks so know you have to post your six quirks link the person and mention the rules. The six fellow bloggers you tag need a comment to let them know they have been tagged.

Alright have at it!!!

1st Birthday

Abagail had her first birthday one the 1st of August. We did a really small gathering of family that was in the area. Hopefully these will kind of give everyone an idea of what it was like. Caleb decorated Abagail's birthday cake, he's the artistic one. It was a German Chocolate Cake, and soo delicous.
This is Abagail having some of her birthday cake and was too busy watching everyone watch her that she had this very intense look on her face. It was pretty funny it took a while to get used to everyone stand around her with camera's.
Abagail had a great time opening her presents, I think she enjoyed the wrapping paper and bags rather than the actual presents but it was fun to watch her tear them all apart.
This was a little book that Lana gave her. It's a cow puppet in the center of the board book; right after this part Caleb scared her to death with it. Abagail was just about to go and pet the cow and he made it jump at her, she backed up real fast and almost started to cry. She still doesn't really like the book as much as she might have.
This is one of her presents from Great Grandma Padilla, it had a really cute collar that you can't see under the bib. We're on the back portch, it's nearly impossible to keep that girl in the house!!

Okay that was pretty much all that went on with her birthday, like I said it was really a small thing and kid of set up at the last minute. i must be a bad mom to not spend so much time on her first birthday. oh well. We wish everyone could have been there it would have a lot more fun! We all need to get together, Abagail has cousin's she's never met and we haven't seen everyone in forever.