Winter Wonderland... Not Exactly

I'm sure most of you have heard or were in the crazy storm that swept the country last night. Well I've never seen anything like what we had last night(that's not saying a whole lot since I'm from St. George). After snowing a sum 15 hours, leaving at least 14 (but up to 20) inches of snow and with winds up to 40 mph taking the weather to 30 degrees below zero at times we were left with this...

Snow plows were not doing it. We actually had the big yellow tractors that were going through the roads scooping up snow and dumping it anywhere besides the road. Then after that the snow plows could go through.
Med school was cancelled halfway through class yesterday morning and then again today. At first I thought.. Yay Christian will be home.. does that mean free day's? Unfortunately no. Christian has been in the guest bedroom studying all day yesterday and all day today. Being the optimistic person I am.. Well at least he's home.. Right? (Okay that's a lie. I'm not optimistic at all.. I wish he was home to play and have fun all day.. But I will take what I can get so that's a start.)
Here are some more photos...

Books of 2010

I always am looking for good books to read but hesitate to just pick up any book and start reading cause I don't really want to waste my time with what I perceive to be a boring book. So for those out there who have similar tastes as I here is my book list (the ones I remember.. There could be more) for 2010 and my opinion.

Esperanza Rising By: Pam Munoz Ryan - I re-read this one on a plane ride and loved it even more than I did the first time I read it.
Fablehaven, Rise of the Evening Star, Grip of the Shadow Plague, Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary, Keys to the Demon Prison By: Brandon Mull... I think the second one was my least favorite but all in all I loved these books!
Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mocking Jay By: Susan Collins - I really like the first book in my own twisted way but by the third it did get a little violent for me.
Maze Runner, Scorch Trials By: James Dasner - I've really liked these and am excited for the third one to come out!
Wheel of Time: Eye of the World, The Great Hunt, Dragon Reborn By: Robert Jordan - I'm liking these books better. The first one was hard for me to get into cause there was so much going on and it didn't tie things together (that's how there will be 14 books by the end of the series) but as I read the second and third book things are really coming along and I enjoy them.
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow By Jessica Day George - Loved Loved Loved it!
Princess of Glass By: Jessica Day George - Sequel to Princess of the Midnight Ball which is one of my all time favorite books and I loved this one as well!
The Egypt Game By: Zilpha Keatley Snyder - I love fun books like this one. It was great!
House of Many Ways By Diana Wynne Jones - Sequel to Howl's Moving Castle.. Funniest books and so great!
Savvy By Ingrid Law - Loved it!
Peter and the Sword of Mercy By: Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson - Book four of the series and it was okay to me. I love the other books but the story was going on too long for a fourth.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid By: Jeff Kinney - Funny Funny books. I can't wait to read the rest!
Calamity Jack By: Shannon Hale - I love both her graphic novels!
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society By: Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows - Absolutely loved all the characters in this book! Amazing!
Beastly By: Alex Flinn - Loved Loved Loved it!
Last but not least... I'm in the middle of book one of Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud and am loving it.
I'm told (by Christian) that Way of Kings
by Brandon Sanderson is my next book. I've LOVED all his others books so I can't wait but 1000 pages does seem daunting...

There you go book lovers, take what you will!

Happy 2011!

We were at some friends house to bring in the new year and Oscar and his little buddies were playing in the other room. Oscar was doing great for how late it was and so we decided we'd stay a little longer. Right after that decision Oscar burst into tears. We ran in the other room to see what happened and our best guess is that the kids were playing on the mini baby swing and Oscar lost his balance somehow and face planted it allowing his teeth to slice his lip. The cut was not bad enough for stitches but it sure did cause a lot of blood. And no I was not the one taking the picture while our child screamed in pain that was Christian... I was too busy freaking out (as usual)!