The great townhouse debate

So, Dane and I are moving...like real soon. With time being of the essence, Dane is getting picky about the townhouse. He wants to rent a house, but since I am the one that mows the grass, I don't want to mow a 1/2 acre backyard. I want to go back to the townhouse we lived in a few years ago, Dane wants me to go all around town looking at 100 different places...ugh, why can't this be easier?

Remembering a very great lady

As most know, grandma passed away Tuesday morning. I know for as long as I live, I could never accomplish as much as she did. She had such a kind heart, and the patience of a saint.

She passed with absolutley no struggle, I am amazed at the ease of her passing. Most everyone she loved was around her, and we got to stay with her until the end.

The viewing was this evening, it was a time to celebrate the life she led and to visit with the people that loved her the most. The funeral is tomorrow morning at 10. She may be gone(for now), but with as many people as she touched, she will never be forgotten.

Not so bad

Sorry bout the format, haven't gotten all the kinks out yet. Here's some pics of the kids, and farther down is the story of my braces...

So the braces went on the teeth just 5 days ago.

The process was actually not so bad. The worst part was the tongue cage that held my tongue back, scraped up the bottom under my tongue.

Spent the first 2 days sucking apllesauce and pudding through a straw and popping rubber bands left and right. Now I think I am getting used to it. Not so many popped bands the past few days. Had a pokey wire on Friday and got it clipped, moped died after I got there so I had to use all my strength to get it on it's little kick start stand...that thing is HEAVY!!

Ate pizza today, except for the crust, still a little too sore to crunch anything. Had to let my cereal get soggy before I could eat it. Kashi Crunch cereal takes a long time to get soggy...warm milk...ew.

Took pictures of the kids today, I love this camera, wish I could take a picture of it.

It puts the braces on it's teeth, or else it gets the hose again

So the braces go on in just a little less that 4 hours. I'm up at 5am...yeah. I'm trying to tell myself I'm up because a 15lb dog and a 3lb dog take up too much room on a queen size bed. Yeah right. I put Luca with grandma and Holly is on the sofa, but to no avail. Sleep will not come.

It's funny. Kids already don't take me seriously, now what's gonna happen?

So this is step 1 of 2 to fix my mouth. The next step(while the braces are still on) is the *dreaded* jaw surgery. I guess they do it while the braces are still on to help facilitate the wiring of the jaw. Not looking forward to it, but I will have a pretty smile afterward.

I will attempt to take pictures and upload them, but my computer literacy sucks, so don't expect a whole lot.

I call it "Passive Resistance"

It's not that Asher is a bad baby, I have seen worse. I was worse. I am just waaaaay to selfish now to grow someething inside me, then give birth and raise it. They are really cute when they aren't crying, but they do cry. I'm sure if it were my baby, I would know what to do with it. Babies just scare me...a lot. I do great as long as I know the parents are coming back for them. I have absolutley no problem with toddlers, though. Maybe it is beacause they can communicate. I think that must be it.

Sorry if I have a lot of type-o's. My laptop broke so I got one of the new tiny ones, and I'm not used to the micro-sized keyboard. My hands are small and I have a hard time, so I can imagine the time a larger person would have. I had a great time in Chicago, and at the condo, but I am so glad to be back home with my Dane and my kids.

What happens in SC...well, happens pretty much everywhere else!

Holly as Coraline!
I know it has been well over a month since a post, sorry. I know everyone is waiting with baited breath to see what the Gerhardt's are up to! Yeah right!



As I sit here watching the final few mintues of ER, I check my itenerary for my upcoming trip to Illinois. I am going alone for the first time. I don't mind, but it will be the longest I have been away from Dane ever, 11 days. But the pay off is that I get to see my in-laws and my nephew for the first time. I'm a little apprehensive about it. It's been quite some time since I have handled a baby that small, and I'm a little wierd about messing with other people's children for fear of doing something they don't want me to do. It will be a really good vacation though. I don't have to worry about anyone but me. . .nice change. I probably won't have to cook, yay.



I'm waiting for my brownies to cool, Dane stole my cake. Grandma and I had a really good day today. We both got our Easter dresses, and I got the pink Coach purse I really wanted. Got a new flag for the porch and a flag pole, but it is too big for the hardware that is already attatched to the house, so I have to get a new mounting bracket, not a big deal, just a pain in the butt. Holly's been really mean to Abbi today, picking fights and not listening, but that's Holly, so I shouldn't be surprised.

New Years and resolutions

I have decided that I will not be sending a New Years letter this year. It's not that I don't have the time, I just lack content. Not much happens around here.

As far as resolutions go, I have made a few. Not just for me, but for my family too. Junk is going out the window. We eat far too much food that comes from a window. I would hate to see what our insides look like. I know when I eat healthy foods, I feel better, am more energetic, and sleep better. We will be more active, no longer will Dane's gym membership go unused. I'm going to learn to swim(without floaties!). It would be devestating to have children in trouble and not be able to save them. I'm going to have more fun this year. I don't want to look back in 30 years and think that I had wasted the best years of my life.

I am going to be more active in church. I feel as if I am not giving it the attention it needs. I owe so much to my church family and the Missionaries. I will work hard to be able to go to the Temple in October. Being able to be with Dane forever is worth more to me than any present I could imagine. I am so thankful for being able to recieve the Restored Gospel, and for our Savior, Jesus Christ.

I hope I can keep these resolutions. They will be difficult, but I will not be a pushover.