I did warn you i probably wouldnt be a good blogger.

So i think i can say pretty confidently that i am not a good blogger. I always feel like i need to have something witty or important to say. and mostly.... my life is pretty boring. so here are a few things, as boring as they may be, that are going on around here.

First of all, i watch too much hgtv. it makes me want to change things around here constantly. I'm always looking for my next project, or deciding what color i want to paint something. next up? the guest bedroom is getting a makeover, and my family room is going to get a repaint.

I love fall. wait, let me say that again. I LOVE FALL!!! just the smell of it makes me happy. (and, yes, it does have a smell) watching the leaves change is something i need. i feel for my loved ones in Phoenix. i was there once in October, and it made me sad. i feel so much appreciation for Heavenly Father when i watch the seasons change. It is so beautiful here right now.

Along with fall comes my favorite holiday.... Halloween. i am absolutely obsessed with the paranormal. ghosts, vampires, werewolves, zombies, and all that comes with them. (see my husbands recent blog entry...) i know there are things that cant be explained, i have experienced it. if i wasn't so afraid of the dark, i would totally be a paranormal investigator. James and i have spent the last 6 weeks or so making tombstones for a Halloween graveyard. it has been so much fun, and if i do say so myself, we are pretty good at it. my hope is that someone wealthy will see it and offer us a ton of money just to make fake tombstones. not too much to ask right??

The kids in my life are hilarious. i love talking to them. i don't ever remember being as smart as they are.
Today Gracie was telling me about carving pumpkins with her dad. she said that he was eating the guts from the pumpkin and trying to get her to try them. i said, "eww that is gross" and she said "i KNOW i told him, "dad that is NOT healthy"". she is 3 and a half going on 20.
There is a man nearby with a large farm. he plants various veggies for my family, so we all spend time there picking various things. last week it was potatoes. the smell at the farm is well.... terrible. actually terrible is an understatement. its really really really terrible... so we are picking up potatoes and Saydee says to me, "this is just like finding Easter eggs at Easter". i respond, "i don't know about that, it certainly doesn't SMELL like Easter". and without missing a beat she says, "you don't know Wendi, it could have smelled just like this when Jesus was resurrected". touche Saydee, touche.

My Wayner is getting married. there are people in my life who i have a physical need to take care of. Wayne was about 12 when i met him, and that need kicked in quickly. He is like the son i haven't been given. and i am so excited that he has found someone who makes him so happy. Linda is an amazing woman, and i know that they are going to be so great together. i am grateful that they have been so willing to let me take part in helping them plan. i love them so much, and i am so thankful they are such a part of my life.

My husband is the greatest gift i have ever been given. there is no one in my life that brings me more happiness, or shows me more love. he is the one who knows ALL my secrets, and yet he still wants to hang out with me.... i know right? we are completely connected, and i really do feel like he is my "other half". i know his face more than i know my own. just hearing his voice makes me happy, and he is constantly making me laugh. i grow more thankful for him everyday.

I am preparing for my life to have some things change over the next year. some big changes, others small. i haven't ever been very good with change, and ill admit that I'm scared. but I'm also optimistic, and excited.

I am grateful for a husband that loves me. for family that is supportive and there for me. for friends who don't care that I'm a little bit crazy. but mostly for my testimony of the truthfulness of the gospel. i don't know what people who don't have prayer and faith do when things get difficult. who do they talk to when their heart hurts or they feel afraid? how do they find peace in a world where there just isn't any? the peace, comfort, love, and joy i receive from my faith is something that i wish everyone i love had.

There are many things in my life i wish i was better at, and blogging is just another on that list. I guess i'll just have to start writing about stuff, even if it is boring. sorry in advance for anyone that reads it....