Birthday Party!!

Though it is Ben's birthday on the 22nd I am speaking of another birthday. Like 2010. Pull out your calendar's people and mark May 15, 2010. Hopefully the newest Schonewald family member will make their debut around that time. 10 weeks down and counting.

Such happiness in the Schonewald household.

Decompression

Ever have so much going on that you just have to get it all out.

The activies for the month of September include:

finish my online medical coding class
study for national exam
primary program and practices
learn how to sub in for the secretary at work while she is gone for 3 weeks.
adjust to 4 more people in the house
sew a lava lava for a friend and her daughter
visiting teaching appt.
replant the garden for the fall
bountiful baskets twice a month
FHE
presidency mtg
visit with old friends and new couples in the ward
spend time with the husbandman (always a welcome activity)

if I have time....

go to the temple (which should be on the top of my list)
continue working on my Joseph Smith memorial quilt
start my husband's quilt
finish crocheting a baby blanket

Well I know that Lord is on my side and believe you me I will be taking advantage of that.

Sewing Update

This is another table runner I made. Will most likely be a Chirstmas present.

These blocks are called "House of Order" (made up just for this quilt) . This references the orderliness with which the Church was organized. I am not too fond of the orange I picked out, I may redo this block but I will wait.

This block is called "Broken Dishes". It represents the women of the church who broke up their china to use on the outside walls of the Kirtland temple.

There are 5 blocks in this picture (from left to right) "The Tree of Life" (one block) was used to represent the Book of Mormon, the prophet Lehi had a vision about the tree of life and how it represented many things including Jesus Christ. The next 2 blocks are "Broken Windows". The mobs broke into Joseph and Emma's house dragging Joesph away. The red stands for the blood he split. The last 2 blocks "Ocean Waves" symbolizes the many immigrants from Great Britain and the missionaries that traveled.

Good Friends Warm My Heart

Last night I received a call from a good friend. I love this friend, she understands me and we laugh. We always have something to talk about. Maybe its b/c we don't get to talk that often. But I believe that even if we did talk often we would still have plenty to converse about. Our roots take us way back....like to junior high. That's when we became friends. I still believe that one day we will be neighbors and we will get to make jam, our kids will be friends and our husbands will do manly things together. Here's to the future and many more fabulous late night conversations.

Pictures

Ben and I had a high school friend of mine take our picture. Its been 2 years since the last time we had pictures taken. She did an outstanding job and I am really please. Check out her website for a few of her favorites.

www.erinwilkesphotography.blogspot.com

The Veggie Garden

The Watermelon is the most entertaining to grow, it is still smaller than a tennis ball...but not for long. It is literally bigger everyday you look at it. I am excited for my baking pumpkin to turn orange. We have had gobs and gobs of tomatoes. I like to collect up the green beans, harvest a few at a time and keep them in the fridge, and then eat them all up at one time. We also have had a good crop of zuchinni and yellow squash. It is so much fun to come home and go hang out in the garden.

Primary

I experienced my first day as 2nd Councilor in the primary yesterday. It was a weird feeling to be consulted about things, I usually just do what ever people need me to do, not make the choice. But I enjoy primary. Plus it was an easy day since it was Father's Day and there were not very many children.