cold showers and candy corns

here is a cute video of nova on sunday after church. she is laughing now and its so much fun. dan insists that she is so happy because she is laying on his transformers pillowcase.....yes, dan has a transformer pillowcase. ANYWAY......its in two parts because my stellar camera skills are not so stellar and i stopped it in the middle.

hmmmMMmmm....other news.....lets think.....nothing really besides cleaning the bathroom, canning applesauce, attending meetings, grocery shopping and changing diapers.....may not sound too exciting for the masses, but i love being a mom........oh, here is some news for people who care....we don't have hot water.....may i vent for a moment about how i despise COLD showers. i don't mind if you get a good hot shower and then it gets slightly chilly towards the end.....completely manageable. its the getting in the shower KNOWING its cold, KNOWING its not going to get hotter, but colder, and KNOWING that you'll get a brain freeze by getting your head wet. THEN, you are cold the rest of the day. its a conundrum that you must choose: warm and stinky, or fresh and freezing. well, this morning i chose fresh and freezing. i have icicles hanging from my hair but at least i feel better...slightly....and definitely more awake!

also, sunday we went for a drive through the canyon and looked at the fall colors. it was the perfect fall tri-fecta. (is that how you spell that?) looking and driving through the fall leaves, eating candy corns and being with my little family. (I LOVE CANDY CORNS! in fact i am thinking about buying 10 pounds for my food storage.......my logic in this is that there is corn in the name so it must be nutritious and give you some sort of folic acid or vitamins right?.......ok, i know thats not true.....but in a perfect world it would be!) aNywAy! it was during this moment, that i reflected on life. sometimes life seems so crazy and out of control, with a lack of sleep and not enough patience. there is too much to do and not enough time, or too many things to pick up and not enough energy. but its when i sit back and try to see the bigger picture that i realize life is meaningless if you don't take the time to enjoy it now instead of trying get ahead so you can enjoy it later.