It has sure been awhile.

I figure that I should probably get back to writing here so you all know what is going on with the Webers. We are still living in Rock Springs, Wyoming. We have actually decided that it is time to make this more permanent. We talked to the lady at the bank about a home loan and we were pre-approved! We get to look at a some potential homes on Sunday. We need to get the wheels turning so we can get everything finished so we can qualify for the federal home tax credit. Wish us luck!
Alexis is now 17 months old. She has 11 teeth now. She knows where her eyes, nose, mouth, teeth, cheeks, hair, ears, belly button, hands, feet and toes are. She babbles all of the time. It is so fun to hear all of the sounds and words she comes up with. Alexis LOVES to dress up. She likes to wear hats, sunglasses, bracelets, and shoes. We are introducing Alexis to the potty chair. She likes to sit on it but would rather pee next to the potty chair on the floor. She'll get it eventually. Alexis loves her baby dolls. They get many loves from her. She loves to share all of her toys with mommy. I can't get Alexis to eat fruit. She won't even eat bananas. She loves juices but will not eat raw fruit. I will just have to keep trying until she will eat them.
Luther is enjoying his job. He still FRACs for Halliburton. The past couple of months he has been going up to Williston, North Dakota to work. He says that the Williston doesn't have much going on and it is boring there. At least he gets great hours when he goes. I will usually go to Salt Lake and visit my family when he leaves for long periods of time.
I haven't been up to much. I am trying to be better at working out. It's a slow moving goal. I have enjoyed baking more often. I made cookies and flour tortillas yesterday. The cookies were yummy but the tortillas need a little adjusting. Well there isn't much going on I will try to write more often. :)

Happy Mother's Day Gift

I made this with my editing program for my mom and my mom in law. What do you think?? (Click on the photo to see the entirety of it.)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALEXIS!!

As of March 27th Alexis is officially 1 year old! Oh my how time does fly. My little girl is growing up so fast. She has 4 teeth now. She is such a little tease. I will ask her to say mama and she looks me square in the eye and says dada, and then she grins so big. What am I to do with her? She is still not walking yet. I believe that she figures that there is no need for walking since she can crawl everywhere she needs to be. I will just be patient and let her grow up in her own time.

We celebrated Alexis' birthday at her aunt Stephanie's house. Where our close friends and family got together to wish her a good birthday. Stephanie and I slaved all day long on a pink castle cake. I also rushed to make a princess cake for Alexis to have herself. She was spoiled with lots of fun gifts; a singing bear, a singing purse, new clothes, blocks, a Tinkerbell doll, a push toy, a puppy(plush), coloring books, crayons, a bubble machine, stickers, a potty chair, and sippy cups. She already loves her new toys although she's not a huge fan of the potty yet. LOL! I am starting to get rid of her bottles and switch to sippy cups. Easier said than done. I never realized how much of a comfort item the bottle is to Alexis. She will get it eventually.

Happy Birthday Alexis!!

Ouch!

Today Alexis had her first injury. She was walking aroung the coffee table, lost her balance, and smacked her mouth on the table. I picked her up to comfort her and Luther told me she was bleeding. Her bottom teeth cut the roof of her mouth. Ouch. I gave her a cold rag to suck on and she's fine. I was just hoping the first injury would be later rather than sooner. I still feel bad for my little girl. It's strange how much empathy you have for your children.

First my medical insurance and now my car insurance!!

So I am a little agitated with insurance companies. I was looking at my bank statement and noticed that my car insurance company in Utah took money out of my account. I told the guy that my new policy started on the 5th like 2 weeks ago and he forgot to cancel my policy. Eww! I am just so sick and tired of people being lazy and not doing their jobs. So now I get to play the waiting game to see when I get my money back. Grr!!

By the way I LOVE my new insurance agent!! She is awesome and helpful and she is a financial consultant. Luther and I are planning on getting a house out here and would really appreciate her advice.

Photo Editing

So a couple days ago I stumbled across a free photo editing program and so far I am hooked. Here are a few things I have learned how to do. I hope to do much more intricate things later. I will share more when I get better. Here are my first pieces.

This one is the first one I did, the black and white is a little flat but other than that I like it.

This is one where I brightened up Alexis' face, darkened the background, and added text.

In this one I cropped the picture and whitened my teeth. They look fake I'll need to play with that a little. LOL!

One that I did for a contest, the theme was happy. I think the sepia tone works better than the black & white.

My first digiscrap page. :)

Here is one where I filled in the background using another picture. Just for fun!!

Here's one where I blurred the background and made Alexis sepia toned.

I hope you enjoyed!

Angry

This is ironic because this blog is almost the exact opposite of yesterday's blog. I am ticked and I need to vent!!

So today I went out to get the mail and was SOO excited because I got Heather's wedding announcement. (Which is adorable by the way...) But then my mood changed to curiosity when I saw a bill from St. Mark's. I opened it and the became very confused!! I had paid St. Mark's in FULL in December. I shouldn't owe them a dime. So I call because I need to know why I still owe $126 and some change. I get on the phone and am put on hold forever because the girl can't find the problem. Oh and did I mention she claimed I owe $318 and change? No, well now you know. Anyway she gets back on the line and says that our insurance company took back their old payment and made a new one. Meaning I have to owe money. I already did what I was supposed and I paid my bill! Why do I have to be punished for some insurance company's mistake? I told the lady I was frustrated with this whole this and she treated me like I was some kind of idiot. Like, "don't you know that insurance companies have to check their balances and correct mistakes all the time?" Of course I know that they have to balance their books but if they made a mistake THEY should pay for it!! Am I wrong?? Urg! I know that everyone is taking a hit by this economic crisis but why do big corporations have to pick on the little guy? I feel like I have been taken advantage of and there is nothing I can do but pay my bill. I am so lost. I want to scream, cry, and punch something all at the same time.

Thanks for letting me vent and if you have any suggestions or have dealt with this before let me know.