Cinderblock Heaven?

So, for those of you who have visited where I live, you know I live in Married student housing, and have since 2 months BEFORE we were married. Our housing resembles a state penitentiary from the outside I have been told once, and my dad once said in a family Christmas letter that it made Saddam Hussein's bunker look nice. All jokes aside, we have made our cinder block apartment (going on over 7 years now, with a slight break with an Iraq deployment) as cute as possible. We have put plenty of our own money into this place to make it livable, and still some days, I wonder, is it livable? I find mold, mushy walls, and everything going wrong. Lucky we have maintenance who "fixes" things...yea right. The other night I was taking a bath, and while in the bath I was examining the bathroom. Looking at the cracking walls, patched up pipes, painted over mold, uneven floor. Wow, I don't even think this would pass for a $20 motel in a bad part of town...or a bad country? But I know it is bleached and CLEAN! Then, I went to clean and dust the house, as it gets dusty here super easy with the circulating vents...and then I lost it...I do live in HELL. Well, for a clean freak. Look what I found under our wedding picture where I dusted not too long ago... So other village residents, don't breathe too easy. What the hell are we breathing in here? And for those of you non-poor, non-students, able to live in a houses with non circulated air with out crap...rest easy tonight!
So, this isn't dust...its like dirt! I'm like scrubbing it off to get it off the wall! The white square is the wall where the picture was hanging next the the white hutch in our bedroom.

A great Christmas gift

So, for Christmas this year we asked my parents to get us Season passes to places around town instead of other things. This way it can keep us busy and be fun and educational for Tommy at the same time. Wow, I sounded like a good mom there didn't I? I'll be sure to print this out for his journal. So we got passes to The Hogle Zoo, The Discovery Gateway Children's Museum, and This is The Place State Park. We have to find a way to make some of these winter months pass! We decided to get one of our passes on Friday, and check out the Zoo for the first time. It was freakin cold, but fun to get ANY time with dad.

Do you see them kissing in the back...I asked them to pose. All creatures bow to me.

Mormon Mommy Blogs

So, to all of us Mormon Mommy blogger's out there...Yes, you and I...this article is about US. Funny, who knew we had such a fan base? Although I doubt she is reading my blog, cause it is far from portraying a blissful life I think. But really, I think we all have it pretty darn good in comparison to most! So read on all you atheist, feminist stalkers. yes, you can be THIS happy. Invite those young men for some hot chocolate. Check out this article to see what I mean:
http://www.salon.com/life/internet_culture/?story=/mwt/feature/2011/01/15/feminist_obsessed_with_mormon_blogs

Who really likes this month?

I hate January. In fact Io dread February and March too. They're the months when everyone is sick and its cold outside. In general, I try to be positive, decorating for every holiday that exists during these pitiful months...but its hard when you are stuck in the house with a toddler and yourself who have a severe case of cabin fever...and usually are sick with something. Do ya hear me? Then if you are a germ freak like me, you are afraid to actually go and do something cause your finally NOT sick and then you will go and meet up with friends who are sick...and you are back to where you started. Most of the winter we cant got to church cause of his asthma and other kids getting him sick...I never longed for Spring or summer more.
Wow, aren't I a ray of sunshine? Its just cause I am sick with a horrible sinus infection and have lost my voice (going on 5 days of no voice- impossible to be a mom) and sound like a transvestite. Forgive me for my low point. Happy New Year?