U of U or BYU

Soooooooo.....
My amazing hubby has been accepted to all the Business Schools he applied to. Hooray!

Here comes the hard part. While we were waiting to hear back from BYU, U of U became very tempting. In fact they offered him a job, a scholarship, and in-state tuition! Which made them cost about the same as BYU. So the cost argument is out the window.

We think we know which school we are going to say yes to, but I'd like to hear your opinion.

My sweet girl

Nora turned two recently. She is doing pretty well with not acting two, for the most part.
Here are some highlights from her long and prosperous life...

Starting life supremely angelic and quiet. Such a beauty from the start.

She had to learn quickly that she was born into hostile territory and to keep her guard up at all times! (Hostiles=older brother)

Her eyes always twinkle when she smiles. It melts my heart.

Oh those cheeks! And her hair, love it!

And the chub. She never says no to a good steak.

She even liked Santa from the start. She knows which side her toast is buttered on.

She became more adventurous as time went on. She likes her feet to touch the sky.

Always the fashionista, she takes fashion advice from her older brother who has impeccable taste.

This is back when she used to smile for the camera.

Princess Leia. She loves Halloween, just like her daddy. And she loves her daddy.

Happy Birthday Nora.

I'm a nerd

SNOW!!! and popsicles

It's March in Texas and there hasn't been so much as one flake of the white stuff all winter. So after a beautiful weekend of temperatures in the 70's, it snowed. The kids loved it. Ethan was up and running at about 6 am. He was so giddy. I finally got up at about 6:45, dug out some warm clothes, dressed Ethan, and went outside as the sun peeked over the horizon. Daddy left to work a few minutes later so we dressed Nora and all went out front to build a snowman. The kids wanted popsicles, and I figured hey whatever gets them colder faster, I'm in. So we spent about 20 minutes outside in the snow having fun. When we went inside Ethan was very cold, and very mad about being cold. He went into his room and changed into some different clothes. Shorts and a T-shirt to be exact. I asked him why he wasn't wearing warmer clothes, and he said, "These are summer clothes, and I wear them when it's summer outside." I was a little baffled, but then I realized he was trying to trick the weather. He's sneaky like that. I guess his trick worked because here is our snowman a few hours later, and it was rather nice outside.

As if you needed to know more...

I've been tagged, on my friend Sasha's blog. So here goes nothing (as my son Ethan likes to say)...

10 years ago I was: A Junior in high school in the Chicago-land area.
Things on my to-do list for today: Clean up before the kids get up from their nap, plan dinner, make dinner, do the finances, get dressed (yes I am still in my PJ's, but the kids are bathed and dressed), make my bed, go to the mall so the kids can play (it is COLD and rainy out!), meet Brian after work, build a boat for FHE.
4 things I would do if I became a billionaire: Pay tithing, Buy a house with a big yard and big trees, pay for all my and my families debts, play the trivia game at Dave and Busters as much as I want!
3 bad habits: Waiting to clean the house until 10 minutes before Brian gets home, going to bed way too late, and eating too many sweets.
5 jobs I have had: Phone survey interviewer, car parts truck driver, plant specification book writer for growers, photographers assistant, and Chocolate store cashier.
6 Things most people don’t know about me: I love sushi, I could play board games til the cows come home, my first major in college was acting (the second was interior design), I'm really good at math, I can't eat Cheerios, and I want to own a restaurant someday.

I'm suppose to tag three people, but I'm just not a tagger, so if you feel inclined just copy, paste and fill in the blanks.