Oops!

Earlier this month, Dan got in a car accident in Las Vegas. Totally not his fault, so the last couple of weeks we have been on the phone with the insurance companies to work everything out to get our car back in order. Last night we received a call from the other drivers insurance company and they let us know that this morning we can drop our car off to get it fixed, and that there will be a rental car waiting for us. No complaints there. Anyway, Dan, of course is at work, so Easton and I went in to drop our car off, and pick up a sweet rental. Everything went as expected, paper work and such. The guy that was renting us a car asked for my Drivers License - I expected that. When he looked at it, I hear an "Uh, Oh". Now, that is really never a good thing. To be completely honest, my first thought was that I was too young to rent a car. But I quickly came to the realization that I am not THAT young anymore.

I have always felt young. I am the youngest in my family, and I was always a year younger than everyone else in school ( I was 14 when I started high school, and 17 my first year of college). Even when I got married (at 19), and bought a house (at 20), and had a baby (at 20). I STILL felt young.

BUT, today changed all of that...

The Drivers License that I got when I was 16 years old EXPIRED!

I figure that as far as being young goes, it's all downhill from here. (I know, I know. I still have plenty of "young" years left, but I think that from now on, it is a different kind of young.)

So, the "Oops" is that I have been driving around unknowingly with an expired license, since my 22nd birthday- four months ago. It was a good thing that Dan's office was close by, and he came to my rescue, otherwise the guy (renting me the car) said that he was going to drop me off at the DMV (with a toddler- close to nap time) and pick me up when convenient.

The UP side? Now I can finally get around to changing the address on my license, since I moved 2 years ago. :0)

Easton Mckay

Our Little Guy.... He is getting to be so BIG! He is starting a phase in life where he wants to do everything all by himself. He is so proud that he can walk up and down the stairs all by himself, and put away his toys all by himself.

His newest thing? He can go to sleep all by himself! YAY! For the past 16 months, I have always put him down for naps or at night by rocking him, and he would fall asleep in my arms. But today for his nap, he didn't want to be rocked, and walked straight to his crib wanting to get in it. So I put him in, said "night, night", and walked out. He talked for a little bit, I'm sure he was telling himself what a big boy he was for doing this all by himself, and fell asleep within minutes! I hope this is a sign of times to come, because I have to admit that it was nice to be able to put him down so quickly.

Eibou

So, in efforts to post about something... anything, I am going to introduce those of you who may not know our long-haired Himalayan cat. Her name is Eibou (e-boo). I think if I were to re-name her (or get another cat) I would want to name her "Icat".  (Dumb, I know, but doesn't it seem that everything lately has an "I" in front of it?... Ipod, Ihome, Itunes, Imac?) Anyway, she was a birthday gift to me from my mom when I turned 20. My mom saved her from a litter of wild kittens close to St. George. She's pretty for just being a tomcat, huh?  Her favorite activities include:

1. Waiting by the washroom to beg for more food (even when her bowls are full).

2. Being inside boxes.

3. Laying on top of paper (I have to lock her in the basement when I am making cards).

4. Sleeping in or on anything that has to do with Easton's "gear" (i.e. car seat, high chair, ect).

5. Being on our balcony.

6. Eating right when I am going to sleep, every night, no matter how long or little I take to get ready for bed, or how long I am just hanging out in our room before bed, she knows that when I am going to sleep, she always takes that time to crunch her food. :o)

 

 

 

 

   

Not much worth bloggin about.

But here is a picture of Easton just doing what he was born to do!

 

Too cute!

Dan is so good to me, every month he watches Easton while I get to go play! Last night was one of those nights, and when I got home, I saw this...

He is asleep on top of my coat & under our piano bench. Dan was also asleep sitting up on our couch, it looked like he was watching Easton sleeping, and it put him right to sleep as well.

What happens in VEGAS doesn't STAY!

Dan took a 2 day course is Las Vegas on Monday & Tuesday to certify in designing and installing fire alarm systems... I guess people are a little more particular about that, than security systems? Anyway, we left on Sunday when it was SO SNOWY and the roads were just awful. We made it safe to my Mom's house in Hurricane (near St. George), Dan dropped me off, then went on to Las Vegas. I was so relieved that we made it past all of the snow and bad weather, and I wouldn't have to worry about Dan, because the weather in Las Vegas was cold, but there was none of that silly SNOW!

Well, my carefree attitude was interrupted by a phone call from Dan saying that a some lady pulled out of a parking lot and SMASHED into our CAR!! The car that we have owned for less than 3 Months! It totally stinks. But, I am SO GRATEFUL that Dan (and his brother, that was with him) was okay, and that the other car-smashing lady had insurance!

 

Tagged again.

1. What time did you get up this morning? 9:00 am, I know that is late... But Easton doesn't sleep at night (especially last night), so I reserve the right to my sanity. :o)

2. What did you have for breakfast? Honey Bunches of Oats

3. What is your favorite CD at the moment? Amos Lee, or One Republic

4. What kind of car do you drive? Honda Accord

5. What is your favorite sandwich? Yesterday I had the BEST sandwich, Kneaders classic Turkey! Except that I paid a whole $1.00 more to get avocado on it, and they forgot it! I just went through the drive up window because Easton was asleep in the car, and I felt silly to get back in the drive up line again, so I didn't do anything about it...

6. What is your favorite item of clothing? My PJ's

7. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Australia, to see what Dan always talks about in person.

8.What color is your bathroom? I have a white one, a Tan one with white bead board, and a Green one.

9. Where would you retire? Most likely Utah, but I suppose we will know what is right for us when the time comes.

10. Most memorable birthday? They are all pretty awesome, 'cause it's on Halloween.

11. Are you a morning person or a night person? I am a night person, but I honestly don't mind waking up when I have at least 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep.

12. What is your shoe size? 7

13. Any Pets? Eibou the Cat.

14. What is your favorite sport to watch? BYU Basketball, because it is indoors, and doesn't last quite as long as football.

15. What did you want to be when you were little? A veterinarian. (I could NEVER do that now)

16. What are you today? Only the coolest Mom ever!

17. What is your favorite candy? M & M's, Peanut or Almond.

18. What is your favorite flower? I like them all.

19. What is the day on your calendar you are looking forward to? Valentine's Day, and Our Anniversary (March 18th).

20. What are you listening to right now? KT Tunstall.

21. What was the last thing you ate? Breakfast.

22. Do you wish on stars? No.

23. What faith are you? LDS.

24. Who was the last person you spoke with on the phone? My Mom.

25. What is your hair color? Light brown, I guess. It used to be blonde, but has definitely gotten darker lately (probably because I stopped highlighting it?).

26. Name your favorite teacher? Mrs. Bunker 3rd grade, or my geometry teacher (the only time I understood math).

27. Chocolate or vanilla? Chocolate

28. When was the last time you cried? When I heard of President Hinckley's passing.

29. What is under your bed? Our off-season clothing.

30. What did you do last night? When to Dan's office to help him clean it, then we went home, put Easton to bed, had dinner at 9pm, watched friends, helped Dan with another work thing until midnight, when to bed... Easton then woke up 3 more times before morning.

31. What is your favorite smell? Easton after his bath, and Dan's aftershave lotion, and homemade bread.

32. What are you afraid of? A lot of things.

33. How many towns/cities have you lived in? Way too  many to name, I probably couldn't if I tried.

34. What makes you laugh? Funny things.

I tag anyone that wishes to fill these questions out.