The Hiding Place

Excellent Book! The courage this woman had! I'm still astounded. There were many points in the book that I loved but I think my absolute favorite was after the whole ordeal was over and she met with one of the soldiers that was at the first prison that she and her family were taken to. I remember her feeling like she could not forgive this man. So she prayed. She prayed for forgiveness, she asked for Christ's forgiveness to forgive this man, she asked him to carry if for her.
It strengthened my testimony yet again in Jesus Christ, and what he has done for me, and what he can do for me. I am so grateful for this knowledge.

What's the matter with me?

So this is completely ridiculous! I started this series on Saturday when Scott had inventory for work. I was staying at my mom's (Scott wouldn't be home until 3:00 or 4:00 a.m. and I HATE being alone at night, it freaks me out) my sister Sarah has the series, she and Amanda have been bugging me to read them (and every other woman in the universe, my brother too! NO Davy you are not a woman)

Anyway I picked it up Saturday and started reading. I read and read until 1:00 a.m. Then in the morning read two more chapters got ready for church, went to church, and returned to my parents for dinner. I was completely anti-social and continued to read. I debated on whether I would take the book home with me because of my Harry Potter experience. (I did almost nothing for two and a half months and just read Harry) Not only that my brother is reading the book I wanted to steal, but I gave into temptation and stole the book from my parents house.

I then woke up the following morning when Scott got up for work at 3:00 a.m. and I finished "Twilight" at almost 9:00 a.m. I then read the first chapter of "New Moon" and had to continue, I went to my parents to help my mom clean-up her house while my sister Sarah took care of my girls. I must have looked completely nuts walking to my parents' house reading a book, but I did, I read through the first couple of chapters and left the book at my parents'. I couldn't take it! I needed a break! I went home that night and the next morning got what I needed done.t Then after grocery shopping, on our way home, I picked up the book from my sister.

I didn't read that night, but again woke up at 3:30 and read. Then that evening I read again in the bathtub for about an hour, and got my family ready for bed myself included, but after the girls went to bed I began to read again. At 10:00 Scott was ready to sleep, but I wasn't. I waited for him to fall asleep then sneaked into the front room. I stayed up until 2:45 a.m. finishing "New Moon". My husband got up for work 15 minutes later.

I cannot believe how addicted I am to these stupid books! I have emotions heightened in me that I haven't felt since I was a teenage girl! It's ridiculous! But I can't get enough. As every other woman that has read these books I have fallen in love with Edward, and doing everything in my power to get my husband to act like him! Am I completely crazy? Yes! The good news is that he is responding very well to my requests and "suggestions".

I know that as soon as I finish this series things will go back to normal (I hope not completely). I can't wait until I can finish the last book and move on!

TAG YOU ARE IT

I got this in an email and decided to put it on my blog
instead of send it to a bunchof people.

If you opened it, you have to do it. Send it back to the
person who sent it to you and the rest of your friends!

Two names you go by :  Mommy and Timbo (thank you Angie
Todd for giving me this nick-name my sisters call me
this and sometimes my mom! I don't particularly care for
it)

Two longest car rides: Texas and California (Especially
this last one. We left June 6th and we have no AC in a
two-door, black, Honda Civic.  Luckily it rained the day
we left, and on the way home at every stop we all got
our underwear wet to cope with the heat.  Unfortunately
there was nothing to relieve my sunburned legs.)

Two of your favorite things to do: shopping and
organizing

Two things you want very badly at the moment: My
Husband to find a new job and a White Honda Odyssey
I really would like the 2008, but would definitely
settle for an older one with a small price!

Two animals you have or have had: Dog (Abbie) Dog
(Sheena, I miss you)

Two people who will fill this out:  I don't know

Two things you ate today:  Chocolate Chips and
Whole wheat toast

Two people you last talked to: Kids or Adults?
Kids-Lilly and Adelle Adults-My Mom and Scott

Two things you're doing tomorrow: Go to the bank
(pay-day!) And Grocery Shopping maybe?

Two favorite holidays: Christmas and Halloween
(I love to dress up!)

Two favorite beverages: Milk and Coke

I will tag Becky, Sherrie and whoever else wants to do it!!!

Potty Update!

We started on the Potty training adventure about a week and a half ago and all I have to say is...

Bye, Bye Diapers! We still do them at night and at naptime, but for the most part Lilly is potty-trained! I am so glad because changing diapers is no fun, and I don't like spending money on something that I don't enjoy smelling (if you get my drift).

She's had a few accidents, because she doesn't really tell me when she needs to go, but when I put her on her potty, she goes.

I feel that we are getting so close to me not having to watch her every minute of the day. Two days ago she told me when she needed to go, as she did again this morning.

If I have to continue to watch her, and ask her ever hour if she needs to "go potty" it's worth it, not to have to buy or change stinky diapers!

Hurray!

The Wonder Pets

One of our favorite cartoons at our house is The Wonder Pets. As we were watching them this morning The Wonder Pets invited the kids watching to join and help them rescue the mystery animal. As The Wonder Pets put on their capes Adelle says to me "I want to put on my cape too." I said "Okay" and then Lilly wanted the same. Adelle found her cape, I found Lilly's and I just had to take a picture. My girls this morning were Wonder Pets and helped rescue a Humming Bird. They are too cute!

Chop Sticks

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls The Foutz Family Proudly presents the first non-oriental four-year-old to eat with chop sticks...

ADELLE!
(disclaimer: we have no idea if Adelle is the only non-oriental four-year-old that can eat with chop sticks and we are not racist)

That's right this picture is not staged or anything! Adelle noticed some other people eating with chop sticks when were at Panda Express the other night, and decided that she wanted to try it. Scott and I prepared her by telling her that it was hard. (Great parents huh? Not believing in your own daughter, but what do you expect neither one of us can do it!) So Adelle gave it a whirl and she picked-up the chicken and ate it! Scott and I were both amazed!
Scott even ventured to ask her how she did it and she said:

"Hold it like this and pinch. Then you eat it!"

Splash Park!

My Adelle is in Heaven!
In Herriman, and Riverton there are these Splash Parks. They are Playgrounds with water spouts everywhere.

You would think that Adelle was given a wish from a Genie and this is what she wished for! It's perfect for her! I love it too because I don't have keep my eye so close on her, because she isn't going to drown!I love living in South Jordan!

The teal colored blur is Adelle running around and having the time of her life.

That's about as much Splashing Lilly did. (Not like her sister in that sense.)
It sure is funny how the water catches her by surprise!

Potty!

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Here is Lilly sitting on the Potty. While we were on our camping trip this past week Sherrie took Lilly to the outhouse and she tinkled! So when we got home on Saturday Scott and I bought her a potty and wanted to see how it went.
Then Monday we starting the process. I put her on the potty in the morning and we sat together for a moment, and nothing. So I walked out of the bathroom, and I heard a tinkle! Success! I couldn't believe it! Then she went to spend some time at Grandma's and my mom did the same with her and nothing. When I got back I found my mom and Lilly in the bathroom and I asked my mom if Lilly had done anything. My mom told me no and I told her that I think she has stage fright and we left the bathroom. Soon after Lilly came out and sure enough she did it again! Through out the day we had a couple of accidents, but I felt really good about the day. She even tinkled in the Maceys bathroom while we were grocery shopping.
Today was a different story. I asked her multiple times if she wanted to sit on the potty and a couple of times she did and a couple of times we had accidents. But this afternoon before naptime I felt triumph again. As I was laying Lilly down equipped with a diaper because I couldn't bear a wet bed, I asked her if she wanted to go. She said yes, (I figured she would to try and cop out of taking a nap for a little longer) and I put her on the potty, and left. I then saw her in the bathroom looking at the potty then she looked at me and pointed. I went to the potty and this time number 2!!!!
I think that we may be saying good-bye to diapers! Yeah!!

Adelle at the Beach

Scott took this picture at the beach with his camera phone and is very proud of it. I have to say so am I.