Bob and Tiff are cool

A story to tell

2011-12-06T21:46:00.001-08:00

So recently I watched some kids and one of them asked me to tell him a story. sometimes my spur of the moment stories are good and sometimes they are not. This one was pretty good. so, I thought I would share. here it is. please enjoy:

Once upon a time...

There was a little boy, who had no idea who he really was. One day while he was watching his sheep in his families field a wizard came to him. As soon as the wizard saw the little boy's brown hair, purple staff, and the little scar on the left side of his nose; he knew that he was the next Prince of Crayon-land.

The Wizard explained to the boy that Crayon-land needed a new ruler because the people were so confused. They didn't know what color to color the sky. they didn't know what color to color grass. They didn't even know what color to color the beautiful castle.

The boy could not believe what the wizard was saying, but he decided to try anyway. The wizard told him that he needed to walk until he found the big blue lake, then follow the path to the left until he saw the green tree, and when he saw a fork in the road, he should go to the right and there he would find the rainbow that would lead him to the world's most perfect box of crayons.

The boy started on his journey and came to a Big lake, but it wasn't blue. The lake was white. The boy was confused and didn't know what to do until a blue bird came down.

"Can I help?" the blue bird said

"I don't know how you can, I was looking for a blue lake, but this one is white. I don't know what to do." the boy said.

"if you sing a song to me, I might be able to help." chirped the blue bird.

"Okay, I try," said the boy. The boy sang.

Blue, Blue, I love you

Blue, Blue, you are true.

Blue, Blue, I love you.

Blue, Blue, you are true to me.

With that, the blue bird flew up into the sky and opened up his wings. Out of his wings came blue sparkles. The sparkle fell into the water and turned the lake from white to blue.

The boy was so happy as he continued on his journey. He remembered that he had to follow the path to the left until he found the green tree.

On the path in front of him he found a yellow tree. The boy stared at the tree and wondered if he had gotten lost somewhere. Once again the blue bird flew next to him and asked him if he could help.

"I don't think so," the boy said, "unless you know how to turn a yellow tree to a green tree."

"maybe, but you might want to sing again."

"sure, why not" thought the boy.

Blue, Blue, I love you

Blue, Blue, you are true.

Blue, Blue, I love you.

Blue, Blue, you are true to me.

With that the bird flew up into the air and circled the tree. The bird opened up it's wings and out came big blue sparkles. The tree magically turned from yellow to green as the blue sparkles hit it.

"of course", said the boy" yellow mixed with blue makes green."

The boy thanked the blue bird for his help on his journey to find the world's most perfect box of crayons.

As the boy came to the fork in the road, he could not remember which way he was supposed to go. The boy thought and thought but somehow he could not remember, so he started to skip back and forth. He skipped back and forth so long that it started to rain. The raindrops were very little and light. As he thought about the light rain, he got an idea.

He pulled out his flashlight and shined it into the rain, as he did a little rainbow appeared. The boy followed the rainbow and the path to the right. As the rain stopped, the rainbow disappeared and in front of him, he found the world's most perfect box of crayons.

The boy picked up the crayons and as he did and powerful rainbow encircled him. All the colors, purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, and red encircled him and made a beautiful multicolored coat for the new prince. And, on his head was a six point crown with different gems on top.

And that is the story of how Crayon-land got a new prince.

-Tiffany Laney.

10 years into eternity

2011-11-13T19:33:00.001-08:00

Our ten year anniversary was last Wednesday...so we took a few days off together and roamed the town!
We hiked a small mountain,

found awesome new roadside fruit stands, had many thrift store adventures, went to the movies, almost went camping,-and then realized we needed more camping equipment- and
soaked up culture-weird I know- at the Riverside County Museum and the Riverside Art museum.

Then, on the day of our anniversary, we drove back to where it all began- The San Diego California temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. We had a great day in which the Spirit of the Lord was present.

Here's us then-

And ten years later...

I can't believe its been ten years! I love my sweet wife-now and forever! Here's to many more years into eternity!

2011-11-01T11:27:00.000-07:00

My favorite time of the year has come. I love fall, and I love Halloween. So, once again Bob is forced to tolerate my love for Halloween, as I decorate the house from top to bottom, with as much decor as my budget will allow. The top picture is the way that my house looked for Halloween night. I don't know if you can see all the spider webs that I put up and my new favorite decoration...my huge candy corns. I got those from Disneyland last year before I left the "happiest place...in anaheim" They are my new pride and joy (as far as decorations go) and they fit in with the tombstones and creepy guy in the window. I also had scary sounds playing so needless to say a few of my trick or treaters had a moment of pause before they rang the door bell. This year I decided to dress up as Queen of the Nile. I found the costume at Walmart for only 19.99 so I just couldn't pass it up. Although I must confess that one day I am going to find a Shrek and Princess Fiona costume for Bob and I to wear.
Anyway, this month was a fun one as well as we also got a chance to see our niece and nephews playing soccer. They were awesome and I got into it...a lot. I know why people put stickers on the back of their cars that say, " proud soccer mom". Now, I just have to find one that says, " proud soccer aunt" and I will be all set.

Madison, Christopher, and Aaron were amazing to watch. I was so proud and glad that we were able to see them play. Bob and I really liked the tunnel that family members make at the end of each game as each of the teams run through. It sort of reminded me of what real sport-man like playing is all about. Not matter who wins (or looks like are playing better) we each get up at the end of the game and cheer on all every team member on both teams for doing their best. I must admit it put a little tear in my eye for a moment. I think it would be fun to go to a professional game and watch each team run through a cheer tunnel at the end. So, funny to think about. We also celebrated Bob's thirty-something birthday. He doesn't really like to talk about it since he doesn't think we are old enough to be adults. I tend to agree with him. So, we just consider birthdays as a reason to have cake. I would post some pictures but apparently all the pictures were taken when everyone was leaving. silly us.
Well, that is our month in a nutshell. (insert Austin Powers line here.)
We continue to hope and pray that the County of Riverside will quickly "sign off" on our Foster application and we will have more news to share. In the mean time please keep us in your prayers.

Thrift stores

2011-10-10T22:00:00.000-07:00

I love 11 books for a dollar ...and a funky fresh shirt!

Lovely Ice Cream!

2011-07-03T18:52:00.000-07:00

Just had to share...

In other news, our life continues to move along. We keep hoping to add tp our family, and are escited by new avenues that have opened recently. However, one of must have prayed for faith or patience, because things seem to move so slowly. Note to self...do NOT pray for patience.

We are however very excited for our upcoming vacation!

Had to share

2011-06-03T08:10:00.000-07:00

Cheese and I have a tumultuous relationship, so I felt a certain kinship....

The cheese explained

Wow....

2011-05-30T17:41:00.000-07:00

So, apparently I fell off the blogosphere. Here are a few of our adventures....

Tiffany got drafted to write the ward roadshow. So, I got drafted to be in it. I was a rockstar who had his own groupies. I was amazing! Our ward won for best use of theme.

Just because I knew you wanted more....

We have done other fun things like work, and work, and work. Tiffany still loves having left the Mouse House and becoming a nanny. Her last day...

Oh, and get nasty letters from our HOA about our front lawn dying. If they would like to pay my water bill or for new sod, I think we could solve the problem.

We also had a few fun fights with insurance companies refusing to pay for things. After a few.....discussions.....and complaints, they agreed they were wrong. How nice.

We also enjoyed seeing family like Brent and Allison at their wedding and the fam that was there, and the occasional fun visits with Laura and Cody and the Morgans.
We still work with the YSA in our ward, and enjoy that, like having a car maintenance night and planning a break the fast this month featuring..... a cereal bar. Tiffany is in heaven, as that is I believe her number one favorite food.

We continue to push along on the adoption front, and hear some encouraging news from our caseworker that they are now certified with LA and San Bernardino counties to place the unwanted babies in their systems. So, we are going to some mandatory classes this week, and hope for the best! Your love and prayers are always appreciated.

Ta Ta for now!

St. Patrick's Day

2011-03-20T18:25:00.000-07:00

So, I had the luck o the Irish to be blessed with an amazing wife, who every year indulges my passion for green food. This year, she really outdid herself.

The chef hard at work

Chicken Florentine, broccoli, (I LOVE vegetables----hear the sarcasm.)and mashed potatoes with garlic salt, a stick and a half of butter...mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

It tasted great...even if my mind kept telling me the mashed potatoes were Playdough. :)

Yes , Mugsy sat there with her beseeching brown eyes...she even stole a leftover chicken breast off the table later...bad puppy! But she's so cute!

May the road rise to meet you...and all that jazz!

Mornings

2011-02-23T08:37:00.000-08:00

Who knew that mornings actually existed to get things done? The last few weeks I've set new goals for myself to get to bed earlier and wake up earlier. When I have done so, I've found more hours in the day, especially since I now have a four minute commute to work. (Still late sometimes....go figure. ) I've been able to do things like mow the lawn, weed the front yard, take the dog for a walk, and run errands that always fell by the wayside before.

Mornings-who knew?

New Carpet and the cusp of change

2011-01-24T15:13:00.001-08:00

I got new carpet...I got new carpet. yes I am singing with a little bit of dancing. My carpet looks beautiful. Okay let me back up a little so you get the full picture. We have lived here for 2 and some odd years. After moving in we got a puppy who proceeded to "mark" the place as her own toilet. I have enclosed a few pictures. Luckily we met a young man in our ward that was willing to help us out with the cost of a new carpet, unluckily he measured wrong and we ended up with enough carpet to do almost the whole house excluding the two small bedrooms. Since he saved us thousands of dollars (literally) we forgave him.
I can't explain the level of my excitement. We did get to do a little extra work of our own that day as after they ripped up the old carpet, we found that we needed the sweep the cement with bleach and water to assist Mugsy (our dog) with not "marking" the area again when the new carpet was put in. I'm happy to report that she has been doing amazing and has not had an accident since. During that day, we also found a slightly large crack that ran from end to end of each of the rooms that we needed to cover up with caulk or in our case , left over grout. This crack I was told was common when the house settles. Although after the carpet guy mentioned that we might want to seal them up so prevent ants from coming in, I was ready to get started. Caulking and grouting was fun and bob even put a smiley face on the cement in our room in grout. Yes, ladies and gentleman, future generations in this house will know Bob (cheesey face) Laney was here.
By the way, I posted the pictures backwards so the one at the top is the new carpet.
Soon we will be having a welcome carpet party at our house. Please look out for further details.

Funny funnies

2011-01-16T09:51:00.000-08:00

Today, I actually laughed at most of the comics I read. This one just rang too true.

Funny because its true

2011-01-14T09:14:00.000-08:00

At least at our house...

Christmas

2011-01-02T10:31:00.000-08:00

It was a good time had by all! We enjoyed having the day off together, and preparing for Santa to come.

Smiley cookies were made...

A few survived for Santa...
And presents were left under the "tree". (We never made it out to buy one. Next year.)
Mugsy was even so excited she chased her own tail. One day she'll catch it.

Christmas Day we went to spend time with Tiffany's family-Mom and Dad

Nate, Sue, and the kids
Tammy, Rob, and son
Okay, so this isn't Christmas. But I didn't have any pictures of Ryan and Todd at Christmas.

Tammy Ward..Again..not Christmas. See above.

And the cutest couple in the world!

Christmas was a good time...especially as we remembered Jesus Christ and the gift He gave us more than two thousand years ago.

Happy New Year!

2011-01-02T10:16:00.000-08:00

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(Stole the above from my friend Crisi's face book page. )

Hard to believe it's January again. A few things have changed for us...

I got a new job 2 miles from home!

We have a new calling...teaching the YSA class. I think its a bishopric plan to get somebody to say yes to something, say its just teaching a class on Sunday, and then let you find out about everything else that goes on with it, like monthly stake meetings and other activities responsibilities. We love the calling though---and still love our bishopric!

We made the decision to put new carpet in the house sometime this month...we'll let you know how that goes. Let us just say a few spots that were there originally when we bought the house and puppy training gone awry do not make for a pretty carpet.

Nothing else new lately...we still hope and pray for a child to come into our lives...check us out and share with your friends our adoption hopes.

Happy New Year from, well, us. And Mugsy too.

The awesomeness that is Yoda

2010-12-16T08:16:00.000-08:00

Check him out! Thanks Rachel

Yoda is Cool!

The most awesome prize ever

2010-11-26T21:46:00.000-08:00

So, I just won something! How cool is that! My friend, (and by friend I mean person that I have never met, but know some of the same people as she does, and decided to blogstalk her , )Rachel ran a contest on her blog. It had do with food, so I felt up to the challenge, and I won! So now I get a felt bookmark of a B-List celebrity of my choice....any suggestions? Check out her shop on Etsy too.

Ahh Novemeber

2010-11-07T14:05:00.000-08:00

The start of fall, the leaves turning colors cold temperature, wait its not cold! I live in California!

Seriously though, it has been good so far. Today is officially the first day of a week vacation, in which Tiffany and I are going to have a staycation, and do all the fun things in our own backyard. We may go hiking, we'll probably spend a day at Disneyland, we may go to Seaworld too, and even the San Diego Temple! The world is out there! Or at least, what is an hour or two away by car.

Any ideas or suggestions?

Drumroll please....

2010-10-26T22:32:00.000-07:00

And the winner is .....Bob! That's right ladies and gentlemen, he got a new job. His commute has cut from 120 miles round trip to approximately 2. His bank opened a new branch in Mo Val and he got a sales spot. He starts November 1, with the new branch slated to open Nov 30. Woo Hoo! The Lord truly does answer prayers, just not in the way we expect or when we want. Its not the perfect job I envisioned, but it ll do, and I am grateful for it.

Birthday

2010-09-28T23:55:00.000-07:00

So, number 31 has rolled around! It was a good one, filled with rare extra time with Tiffany and a kickin' party with Laura, Cody, and Russell...with a Monoply game that took a turn for the worse at the end...oh well. Thanks everybody for the birthday wishes and presents...just a few thoughts on the day.

1. Love Bob's Big Boy.

2. To share a few core beliefs on this day...(Thanks Tiffany for finding this!)

http://comics.com/pearls_before_swine/2010-09-20/

Seriously though, It was a good day. Wish they came around more often.

Junkyard Bob

2010-09-06T22:19:00.001-07:00

A sight much like this one is what I saw a couple of weeks ago. For the last couple pf months, I have been driving my Corolla with a drivers seat that got progressively more broke, so eventually I was driving like a low rider even with tow or three pillows propping me up. I finally took a Saturday and went to a local junkyard to find a new seat...thus began the epic journey into junkyard wasteland!

So I get to the place and basically get told to wander and find my part and then bring it back. This is probably a square mile or so of junked cars and the only advice I get is "I think there's a corolla somewhere by the tree over there." Encouraged by this news, I look forward to getting to the tree...only to find there are about six trees around, none of which happens to have a recognizable Corolla sitting near. So, I begin to wander through what begins to feel more and more like a dark and dreary wasteland. Did I mention this was a hot summer day? Like blazing sun beating down and reflecting off rusting metal hulks? So I keep wandering, aislr after aisle, row after row, seeming to never end lost in the labyrinth like twisting and turnings of this auto junkyard, not even having a ball of string to guide me out after slaying the minotaur...oh wait different story.

So eventually I realize the junkyard is more or less organized into types of cars, and the small passenger sedan section is of course off in the far corner, the one place I have yet to look. I search with hope refreshed as I finally see familiar cars, but alas! no Corollas! I climb ovr around and through many vehicles, imagining the tales they all have to tell. Finally, at my wits end...(by this time a short journey) I decide that a Toyota Camry seat looks like it might fit and start using my hand wrench to undo the seat. Much muttering and a few scrapes later, I haul the seat out, luggin it the quarter mile back to the front, managing to only gret lost and turned around onjce on the way. and really feeling Twilight zone like as I haven't seen a nother soul in the last hour, and ge tthe seat paid for. After I get it out to my car, the junkyard guiy finally says.."So you didn;t find the Corolla? Oh you should go find the guy on the forklift. He'll show you." "Where is the guy on the forklift?" Oh, over there, by the tree." Guess what happens next. Yep, no guy on the forklift and me back to wandering the desolate dumping grounds of Detroit.

Salvation in the form of a horn and an approaching forklift!

The Mysterious forklift man appears and guides me to a car that, before it was cut in half and made unrecognizable, was once a compatible with mine Corolla! Somewhere angels began to sing, or perhaps it was simply the sound of the forklift driving away. So, I began again to remove the seat, by hand, and cursed the left handed monkey who used his right hand to locate the bolts for the seat somewhere no opposable-thumbed biped could easily reach them. I also had to fend off the attack of the forklift man, who apparently thought it was funny to stuff another car nearly on top of the corolla while I was inside.

I once again made the trek with a seat to the front of the wasteland, and traded the other seat for this one, got gouged on the price of two bottles of water, and made it home, to collapse in bed before spending another hour in the garage late that night installing the seat...with the help of my lovely wife, and more cursing at left handed monkeys. But now, I am low-rider free!

Amazing me

2010-08-14T13:37:00.000-07:00

So, I actually did some home repair today! Our toilet flapper had broken about a week ago, so top avoid having to flush it by hand anymore...gross I know....I actually did the repair myself! I know most of you are saying no big deal, but for me, my strengths definitely do not lie in being a handyman. So, even if no one else is, I am impressed with myself!

I hate waiting

2010-08-02T23:22:00.000-07:00

Today, I walk out after a tolerable day at work, and find this.

So, I fill it up with air and go to the world of Marts on the Wal. Sure no problem we can patch it...wait you have no tread blah blah blah state law blah blah blah 2 seconds.

I think..." I don't care goober! Fix it so I can go home.!" I say something much nicer though, and walk inside, waving off my friend who followed me there, only to be told they don't have my tire. Now, I know my 2002 Toyota Corolla is a rare and exotic vehicle, so I completely understand.

Five minutes later after deciphering instructions o a nearby Pep Boys, the only place still open as it is now 6:00, through mumbling and a thick accent, I get told to go inside and ask the guy there if he can help me cause the other guy is going home and apparently can't be bothered.

I go inside, and wait. and wait. and wait. That should have been a clue as to the rest of the evening. Eventual;ly they decide they can help, and have my tire, (Hallelujah!) but it will be around an hour and a half. Left with no option if I actually wanted to get home, I waited. I browsed the Barnes and Noble nearby, taking note of the tripe that is popular literature for the most part. And then, guess what? I waited.

And waited.

Then, waited some more.

At 9:15, I walked out of Pep Boys with a car that I can drive, and an hour and 12 minutes later,( a new record) I make it home.

Not a fun night, but I did learn patience, and waiting, and trust in God. And, that may even make it worth the bigger balance on the credit card.

Things you learn from your house being broken into

2010-07-18T20:59:00.000-07:00

1. Lock all the doors and windows.

2. Lock all the doors and windows.

3. Lock all the doors and windows.

Seriously though, you learn again that it is all just stuff. Things can be replaced, or at least remembered, and one can eventually forgive the thieves, and hope they needed it really bad. You also learn to push down that perverse satisfaction when you hear that they may have been caught.

You also relearn the most important thing ever is my sweet wife and the eternal bond we have. Nothing trumps that.

I love you Tiffany!

Rental Children?

2010-06-26T06:51:00.001-07:00

We are "renting" our nephew Aaron today...what better way to try children out than renting them first? his is actually making good on a Christmas present promise to spend time with him. We already successfully rented his older sister and brother over the last few months. We plan to go see lots of planes and maybe even some trains. Maybe we can even start our own rental children business.....

Magical Memories

2010-05-24T18:07:00.000-07:00

As many of you know I work at the happiest place and we are encouraged to make these things that disney calls Magic Memories. Basically, it's when you do something for a guest that they did not expect. usually it's happens when you give them a plush or give them some "fastpasses" to help them out with thier day. But sometimes a Magic Memory can mean as much to you as it does to the guest.
Today I met a little 4 year old girl name Gina (name has been changed). She was so sweet and she was there celebrating her 5th birthday that would be coming up in a week or so. I decided to search through some books that we have for guests to look at and give her one. I found the perfect book it was called, Ms. batsy's Kindergarten. I walked up to her with the book in my hand and sat down next to her. I told her that since was going to be turning 5, she would probably be going into kindergarten soon and I wanted her to not be afraid. She said thank you (like all little girls do) and she told me that she wanted to turn off the t.v that she was watching and read it now. I asked her if she would like me to ask her mom to read it to her, she nodded her head "No."
I asked her if she wanted her aunt to read it to her.
She said, "No'
Well, " i said, "who would you like to read it to you then?"
she looked at me shyly and pointed to me.
I was slightly taken a back, but how could I say no to this sweet princess. we read the story while her mother watched us with a big grin on her face. I could tell, that like me, she wanted to remember this tender moment.
After, we finished the story Gina came up to me and asked me to sign her book. can you imagine me, signing a little girls book. I'm going to be part of her memories of disneyland.

I love Magical moments like these they remind me why life is worth living.
People say that everyone anymore is out for number one, most of the time that might be true.
but I think that maybe all the world needs is a few more magical moments to remind us , that there is hope, and how powerful one kind moment can be. So, anyone that is out there reading this (bob) go out and make a magical moment for someone else. Let them know that you were thinking of them. Share a little love...there's a song in there I know it.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Grand Californian Stay

2010-05-02T12:54:00.000-07:00

So, back in March Tiffany and I got to stay in the Grand Californian Hotel-where she works-because she had won a contest. It was awesome! They upgraded us to one of their presidential suites, and treated us like royalty! Besides being huge, having its own kitchen, and three or four bathrooms, an office, a huge TV, a patio with a view of California Adventure, it was awesome in every sense of the word to boot!

Enjoy!

RAM in a thicket

2010-04-23T01:21:00.000-07:00

Just thought I'd share....My computer works now, thanks to more RAM, and yes I did it myself! Okay I'm done.

April Already?

2010-04-17T16:28:00.000-07:00

So I know April is already half gone, but better late than never. :)Life has been good for us, especially as I realize how good. The good moments in every day are often overlooked, and really dwarf the occasional negative ones. So, life is good, and smile!

Here are some random pictures for your enjoyment.

This is Lake Perris...which we live right in front of. We'd have a lakefront house if it wasn't for the mountains. :)

No, she's not shooting me, this is a birthday present of Tiffany's.

Rachel and Spencer came down, so I met them and Laura and Cody and all the kids at Disneyland one morning. Sadly, I couldn't stay. It was fun to see them though!

And, the everpresent Mugsy. We love her mostly, and tolerate her sometimes, like when she chews cords to electric blankets. :)

All is well is Laneyland, so till we blog again...

Happy St Patrick's Day

2010-03-17T23:12:00.000-07:00

So I departed from the traditional dyed green grilled cheese to a lovely meal of corned beef cabbage provided by my lovely wife. It was really good.

Other than that, we haven't been up to much. I'm still looking for a closer job and Tiffany is still with Disney. We love all our friends and family and welcome visits anytime.

Happy St Patrick's Day to everybody!

TV B Gone Part Deux

2010-03-05T23:05:00.000-08:00

So, it has been interesting to adjust to the quiet in the house. I admit to a certain longing to plop on the couch and turn on the noise, but then I find a good book or actually sit and talk with my wife. (Shocking I know.) In fact, I now find myself wondering why it took as long as it did. I have even found time to read the scriptures more.

I say found time...but the time was always there. I just wasted it before. I have come to realize more and more that my life is all about perception...which can be a nasty word-just ask Tiffany about Disney perception. But, as I focus more on my Savior and less on myself, I find more peace, I find insights from passages of scripture I have read may times before, and I find a renewed focus on the important things in life. I also find more communion with the Holy Ghost. Of course, that I usually manage to drive away in the next moment of imperfection, but I am finding more and more of those fleeting moments. God is good. He lives and He sent his Son to earth for me. They truly did appear to Joseph Smith to restore Their Church, which is directed under Christ by a living prophet today, Thomas S Monson. The Book of Mormon is true. This I know not of myself, but by the Spirit.

I wax a tad philosophical, but there it is. All from no TV. Who knew?

TV B GONE

2010-02-19T00:11:00.000-08:00

Yes, we did it! No longer able to stomach paying lots o moola for cable every month, we canceled it effective Wednesday! There have been some withdrawal moments, but it is amazing what gets done and the extra time we can actually talk to each other! We'll let you know how it goes.

Long time No Blog

2010-02-03T23:13:00.000-08:00

So, I have been horrible at updates. In the spirit of being horrible, I will skip the time frame from the last post and simply say the holidays were full of good food, big drama, good family, and more good food.

In more recent news, at the end of January we made good on a CHristmas promise to let our niece spend the weekend and have some quality time with us and the princesses @ Disneyland. ( We made the same promise, minus princesses and Disneyland to her two brothers. ) So here are some pics from our adventures.

We were all monsters.

We got in line for Monsters INC only to have it break down . So we had fun waiting in the queue for it to start again.
One of the many princesses we saw that day.
We had a great time, and Tiffany and our niece Madison even won prizes! Madison got a stuffed duck she promptly names Terence and Tiffany won a stuffed Dumbo. (No. not me. :) )
Madison even got picked to dance in the High School Musical Show! It was a fun day, and a fun weekend.

We have done more like celbrating Tiffany's birthday, but more on that later. Goodnight!

The Lawn Odyssey

2009-11-23T23:16:00.001-08:00

So, yes, after 12 long months, our lawn is finally green! It all got done this last Saturday, thanks to good friends and hard labor. So now, our HOA is happy, we are happy, and our lawn looks pretty! It only took months, and two failed attempts at seed, but we did it! Nowe we just cross our fingers and keep the sprinklers running...

From humble cleared dirt beginnings...

To a green Paradise! :)

Tiffany was very surprised when she came home. (Okay, so I only forced her to pose a little.)

While manly man Bob just rested from his labors with an air of satisfaction.

We thank our friends Jeff and Tamara and their girls for all their help! Without them, nothing would have been possible!

A slideshow, just for fun...

Yes, we are still alive

2009-10-31T16:56:00.000-07:00

Hi Everybody! It has been a while, so I will give a few quick updates/ Nothing much happened, except Tiffany and I both got sick! I got it first and was nice enough to share. So she, has been sick the last few days. We are getting ready to go to a Trunk or Treat tonight, and have already had a busy Saturday. Bob got up early this morning to go with his Teachers to a service project, and then met Tiffany at Roadshow practice. Then, we came home, were wiped out, so we slept! Tiffany carved a great pumpkin, and Mugsy enjoyed eating the pumpkin pieces! I'll have some pictures soon! Happy Halloween!

Tranquility came...just not the way I expected

2009-09-09T22:42:00.000-07:00

No, life hasn't changed much. In fact it is a little uber crazy some days. But, it is me that has changed. I have come to realize that God does have a plan, and its just not mine! :). So, I go through it, grateful for my blessings, and content-mostl;y-to trust in God and move forward.

Ahhh for tranquility to come

2009-08-15T21:03:00.001-07:00

I hate front lawns and Saturdays I have to work and dogs that pee in my house! It just seems like today was a long day as I drove to work this morning hardly breathed at all there, drove home which took nearly two hours, then came home and had to face the laundry, a yard that needs re seeded so it is not a patch of dirt, and a puppy that likes to bite and still pees in the house. Then I just got irritable and easily provoked, which made things worse. Can't the world just freeze?

Okay, I'm done now. I realize I have a truly blessed life. I have a wonderful wife who loves me and will never leave me. We are not getting a divorce as sadly we have seen many of our friends do lately, which saddens me to no end. I have enough money to pay my bills and buy food. I have a job. I have a house. I have the everlasting Gospel of Jesus Christ. I have many things others would love to have. I should be grateful. It's just been one of those afternoons.

Yellowstone pictures

2009-07-24T07:17:00.001-07:00

So, I am not quite as fast as some at posting these, but have fun looking! We had a blast at Yellowstone and the Wagstaff Family Reunion!

Vacation to Yellowstone 09

Cars

2009-07-03T22:55:00.000-07:00

So, our car is all fixed now, so I had to give up the 2009 Cadillac dts I was driving for a while. Actually, I gave that up after a few days cause it was 20.00 a day more expensive than the insurance covered, so I opted for a 2009 Camry instead. The place, was awesome! They even touched up old scratches! Though I am glad I didn't have to pay, I was still floored by the repair bill---3991.00! Crazy!

Anyhoo, all is well, and we are looking forward to Yellowstone!

I designate this week Accident week...

2009-06-16T21:40:00.001-07:00

So, apparently it is our week for accidents. After a fun day at Sea World with Laura Cody and Max, we got sideswiped on the way home! The dude took off, we chased him down, and got his info...Luckily all is well, and only the Driver's side mirror was broken...no damage elsewhere. That would be enough for me, but I was driving home today and got hit in our other car! I was at a stop on the freeway and the car behind me stopped. However, the car behind him didn't. :( Luckily no one was hurt, and only a few minor dents and dings, which I shouldn't have to pay for. I'm just grateful everyone was okay. Missed Mutual though...oh well.

We bought a new car!

2009-06-13T19:36:00.000-07:00

So, after years of running around to many places with one car, taking buses or trains or planes...:).... we finally broke down and bought a new car. After a lot of hemming and hawing, we decided to spend less money and go for a used car, so we drove to our Moss Brothers Toyota in Moreno Valley, and looked at a few, including a horrible one with a plaid interior, we test drove a 2002 Toyota Highlander that we fell in love with! It is beautiful, and after a couple hours of friendly calm haggling (Tiffany stayed quiet), we knocked the price down to a comfortable level, and drove home!

So now our Corolla has a friend...

This is Tiffany the supermodel doing a spread in a major magazine for the car.

And then I found her dancing...

I love my wife! She is beautiful, amazing, and talented. In fact, she even auditioned to sing the National Anthem at Dodger Stadium for Mormon Night! She is so spectacular! I love you Tiffy!

A Month later...

2009-05-31T16:28:00.000-07:00

I just did a lesson for the young men young women of our ward on journal writing-I am the Teacher's quorum advisor
-so I thought I should practice what I preach and update our blog.

Mom and Dad Laney came for a visit to see our house. We enjoyed having them here, especially since Dad Laney likes to do our dishes and helped me weed the front and back yards!

We did have a fun trip around Easter time to Mom and Dad Laney's house. We hung out with them, went to the state capitol, Japantown in San Francisco, and an air museum, along with doing other stuff. Here are some pictures.

Catch up

2009-04-26T15:39:00.000-07:00

So, the last couple of months I have been horrible at posting! Sorry! I won't try to catch up in detail, but here is some pictures, with more to follow

A picture of Tiffany, just because she is beautiful and loves it when I take random pictures.
Appropriate St Patrick's Day food.
Our cute and lovable and annoyingingly bitey puppy.

We took her and our niece Madison who was visiting for the weekend to the park. I am king of the world...with my royal puppy Mugsy!
Madison's reaction to my silliness...okay not really but it was funny.
Impishly cute

Walking homeA tuckered out little girl...all in all a fun time!

We also went on vacation lately and had my parents visit...I promise pictures of that to come.

Hi everybody!

2009-03-07T11:58:00.000-08:00

This is just a little note to say hi and let you know we are still alive. Life moves along for us quite well, with the occasional hiccup, like me missing the last train home the other night but finally finding a very nice co-worker who took a three hour round trip to take me home! There was also Tiffany's lovely four 1/2 hour commute home the other night...mass transit is fun when it works, but sucks when it doesn't.

Other than that, life is good! We love our house, and are currently working on the front lawn that we bought dead so the HOA gets off our backs. We love them. Yes we do. Mugsy Pugsy Pee Poo Pants, which is mostly just Mugsy and occasionally Mugsy Pugsy, is about the same...we love her except when she bites us, especially our toes and faces. We are looking forward to a vacation next month to see my parents, and lookign forward to seeing some of y'all as you make Disneyland trips!

Update...again

2009-02-16T18:39:00.000-08:00

So, I have been horrible at updating, so here's a snapshot of our lives...work, home to sleep to get up for work, etcetera. I am still working far away, as jobs are hard to find right now. Makes for rough days sometimes, but I am glad we have our house and are out of our apartment! We have bought a new couch and loveseat, and a washer and dryer, so we are happy!

We had a great time with Tiffany's birthday, and Valentine's day lately, and are still very much in love! Christmas was good too.

Bob even managed to put up some drapes that had been sitting around forever...by himself! Impressive I know.

On a happy note, we have added to our home...with a dog! A cute little sharpei Pug mix named Mugsy, or if you'd like her full name, Mugsy Pugsy pee pee PooPoo Pants(or Bottom, we haven't decided.) The name comes from her puppy like trait of peeing and pooing everywhere but where we want her to. She is a little terror, but we love her! So enjoy the pictures!

Catching Up

2008-12-19T00:05:00.000-08:00

So, we have been doing a lot! Since Thanksgiving, we have put up more curtains in our house, put up ceiling fans, bought a new range, unpacked most of our boxes, and even had our first official house guests! (Thanks Max for bringing Laura and Cody!) We love our house, just not the commute! Some days it is interesting but it is a new adventure! Both Tiffany and I are riding the Metrolink, and it means we have new experiences almost every day, from the woman who told me about having her things removed just so she wouldn't have kids, to being stuck for an hour and a half on a train due to an accident up ahead, to the fun of catching buses with minutes to spare to hour and a half long bus rides, it is great! For instance, tonight I left at 6 pm and got home around 9:30, and only then because Cody came and gave me a ride home (Thanks guys!) for the last 6 or 7 miles, since the bus would only take me so far. Tiffany has some good stories too, but I will let her tell them later. There are god times too, like when I walked to the train station in the rain and got soaked, but had the chance to meet a recent convert ot the church and have a great conversation with her along the way. I also have had more time to reflect, think, and read my scriptures, which has been amazing!

On a different note,( an off key one) here are some pictures of lots of stuff.
Sleepy Laney Men
Is it Toby McGuire? No its Mike!

Toby again!
Hi Mom!
Cleaning our old place
My pretty girl
Ah, the mess of moving
Halloween

Thanksgiving

2008-11-27T04:46:00.000-08:00

We are very thankful to be in our lovely new house! We had our challenges to get here, and still have some (Moving is expensive!) but love where we are. We now have room for y'all to come visit, just no extra beds...yet.

Thanks to everybody who helped us move and sent their thoughts and good wishes...we needed them! It was a stressful few days...from not being given any keys by the seller so we had to call an emergency locksmith and pay him 240.00, to having Time Warner Cable claim they came out on Saturday and found no one home, which was untrue, to I think almost melting my poor Discover card as we spend money for things like curtains, ceiling fans, ranges, and a washer and dryer, and a long commute to work at least for a bit, we have and will over come them all and the house is so worth it!

Thanks most of all to our Father in Heaven for helping us through all this. I know we could not have done it on our own.

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

Moving

2008-11-13T05:55:00.000-08:00

Apparently, posting at midnight means one does not type coherently. :) We are moving but most likely Saturday the 22nd. Love y'all!

We signed our life away!

2008-11-12T22:44:00.000-08:00

So, we signed our loan documents ...the huge pile of them, and will soon be the proud owners of a house in Moreno Valley, CA! It is exciting and scary and scary and scary and exciting and scary. Did I mention scary? We love our new house, but are scared about the mortgage payment that is larger than our previous rent and the whole moving new jobs commuting situation. We look forward to moving in next weekend, so if anyobdy has a free Saturday, c'mon down!

Sprint to the finish line-YES ON 8!

2008-11-01T22:12:00.000-07:00

So I know I have sounded off on this before, but I have to again as it draws near. For all of you in CaliforniaVote yes on Proposition 8 to protect traditional marriage! Election Day is on Tuesday, and this is a crucial issue! For more info please go to protectmarriage.com

CHOC Walk 2008

2008-11-01T18:45:00.000-07:00

So for the last three years Tiffany and I have raised money for Children's Hospital of Orange County though the annual charity walk held at Disneyland. We enjoy the fun, and thanks to all of you who sponsored us...for those who didn't, there's always next year!

This guy had a great hat!

We saw lots of characters along the way!

We evEn brought Mace, Tiffany's Build A Bear Monkey, with his own CHOC Walk T shirt!

At the end of the 5k...slightly sweaty, but happy and we got a ton of free stuff from all the vendors!The CHOC bear---CHOCY I think---waves goodbye to y'all!

We got a House!

2008-10-20T19:42:00.000-07:00

It's official! We have a house ! We found the house that fits us in Moreno Valley, CA! It is a beautiful 3 yr old near new house, 3 bedroom two bath house with a two car garage, and a backyard just tiny enough to cool stuff in and not have to mow! We expect to move sometime next month, and once we get in y'all are invited!*

*Subject to prior approval, O.A.C (On Approved Coolness-just kidding-y'all come on down)

Preserving Marriage

2008-10-09T22:10:00.000-07:00

Though I am usually a very even handed I can see your point of view kind of guy, I have found I do have convictions. Voting yes on Proposition * in California is about protecting rights...protecting rights of parents to protect children from things taught in school, churches being sued, and intiolerance of any other view than gay marriage is okay. No man is an island, and what happens to one affects all.

Bob's Birthday

2008-10-05T16:34:00.000-07:00

Thanks Everybody for all the birthday wishes! It was a fun birthday...number 29 as Tiffany likes to remind me! But then I just remind her she is 30! Muhahahahaha! I worked that day and then we went out to Yamabuki, a Japanese restaraunt at the Paradise Pier Hotel near Disneyland. It had great Japanese food, and I even had sushi for the first time in years! Not too bad actually. Then, for my birthday, they brought me Mickey Mouse, made out of an orange( a very good Valencia Orange I might add!) Mickey really is everywhere!

More pictures...Disneyland with John and Jamie

2008-09-06T22:12:00.000-07:00

So we met John and Jamie and their kids and some other family members while they were here...It was fun! We didn't meet up till about 9 and stayed till almost 1! Mostly, we sat and talked to Jamie while Nile slept and John went on an odyssey to find a new lightsaber. It was great to see you guys! We miss you! BTW, the pics are from my camera phone, so they are what they are!

More Pictures

2008-09-05T20:37:00.000-07:00

Okay, so I finally put up some more pictures. Enjoy them! We are doing great and enjoying looking for a house! We'll keep everybody updated.

Love y'all!

Family Disneyland Trip 08/12/2008

2008-09-05T20:34:00.000-07:00

Redlands Temple 08/08/08

2008-09-05T20:18:00.000-07:00

We take sort of quarterly family temple trips...we rotate between Redlands and Newport Beach for locations..this was Redlands. It was a good day. Don't you love my twisted tie and oh so cool dark glasses?

More Pictures-I'm finally catching up!

2008-09-05T20:09:00.000-07:00

Every year on Father's Day, the Morgan Fam, visits Grandma and Grandpa Morgan's Graves, and has another tradition-Running down the hill at the cemetery! Hope y'all enjoy!

Run Morgans Run!

Pictures, Finally!

2008-08-23T22:33:00.000-07:00

So, I have been remiss in posting pictures lately, so I am slowly catching up.

These are some of a trip to Legoland we took in June. See? I'm only two months behind!

P.S. Miniland is our favorite! The rest is slightly below average.

1 a.m....what am I doing awake?

2008-07-30T01:00:00.000-07:00

Mostly, writing a paper for school that I have procrastinated on. This class has been a tough one for me, as I have never really gotten "in " to it and have really been skating by on the seat of my pants, and it has come back to bite me! I think I just want to be done with school already...But I have only three more classes to go! So, since my paper is now done, albeit it two days late, I should gpo to bed so I can do it all again tommorow!

Done!

2008-07-21T18:45:00.000-07:00

So, it is done! Finally! After much planning, effort, blood, sweat and tears, the most recent Anaheim 4th Ward activity is done! This means we can finally breathe easy and relax...at least till next time! It actually turned out okay...we did a modern day pioneer thing...talking about pioneer stories as well as how we are all pioneers. We also talked about how we are all pioneers. We played cool games like packing your own handcart, reusable grocery sack races, what's in your 72 hour kit? and Don't forget the lyrics...to pioneer primary songs. Do you know how many times the word walk is in "Pioneer children sang as they walked and walked and walked? " I didn't.

So, it is done, and we can relax and get back to looking for a house! Speaking of, I should probably clean mine...

Ice Cream!

2008-07-17T21:41:00.001-07:00

Your Ice Cream Personality:

You are not a particularly modest person. You're proud of who you are, and you don't care who knows it.

You are the type of person who likes to throw caution to the wind. You only live once, so you're going to live as large as possible. You are definitely a wild one!

You are a very open minded, liberal, and flexible person. You love many things. You tend to have tastes that range from down home to cosmopolitan.

You tend to have a one track mind. You prefer not to multitask.

You can be a big dramatic and over the top sometimes. You are bold in every way

The Ice Cream Personality Test

Vacation Pictures

2008-07-02T12:06:00.001-07:00

I promised vacation pictures a while ago, so here you are

Vacation 08

Cookies?

2008-06-28T11:31:00.000-07:00

So, I found out what kind of cookie I am...how bout you?

You Are a Chocolate Chip Cookie

Traditional and conservative, most people find you comforting.

You're friendly and easy to get to know. This makes you very popular - without even trying!

What Kind of Cookie Are You?

Hi

2008-06-26T07:37:00.000-07:00

So, once again I have been lax about posting. I really should be getting ready for work now, but really, who wants to do that when they can sit on their rear end and blog? It seems life is a lot of the same lately, although we are excited to have more cousins in CA yo play with like Laura and Cody and Joel and Claire. We are still looking for a new place to live. After a lot of praying and waiting for a neon sign that never came, (I have come to believe that neon signs are usually not the way it works... It seems that God often says you choose and move forward and I'll let you know if its wrong. ) we have decided to look for a place to by in So Cal. There is part of us that would love Utah for many reasons, but we feel happy about So Cal.

I also wanted to comment on the recent Worldwide Leadership Training Program insert in the Ensign. I admit we did not go originally, because we felt it honestly would be non applicable to us. But, I finally picked it up and read the first half of it on Tuesday, and I am amazed at what I missed. It is a spectacular discussion of families and their importance. The Church's stance on certain things may not be popular right now, but it is right.

Okay off my soapbox. I guess I have to go to work now!

Hello again

2008-06-09T23:32:00.001-07:00

So, it has been a while, at least for me. Tiffany had a good vent post about the horribleness that is "Swingtown", but I have been away foir a while. To sum briefly...and I promise more to come...pictures and everything...We had a great vacation! We drove to Hearst castle, all the way up CA to near Oregon, then bacjk through San Francisco to Mom and Dad Laney's, then over to Utah! Sadly, our time there was shorther than we would have liked, which meant we missied trevor and will miss Joel's wedding, but our love and hearts go out to everybody! We may even sneak back up there soon...we shall see.

I must say though, the highlight , or lowlight, of our vacation was probably watching Michael smack his head and end up in the emergency room. I do have some pictures that I may post, and video that I may just keep private. That was FUN! We did really enjoy our Utah time though, and wished it was longer. We even got the idea to put Utah on our list of possibilities to move to -again. It has been off and on for years...but we are seriousy looking for a place...we just don't know where yet.

So, the only reason I am upo rambling this late is that I am trying to finish work on a team project for my online class...and my team won't respnd and now Microsoft Word is crazy! AAAAAAGH! Okay I'm done. I need slep! Will post pictures soon!

are you kidding me?!

2008-06-02T20:17:00.000-07:00

So, I've been thinking a lot about this new show they have coming out called (get this): Swingers. Yes, it about what you think it's about. I can't believe that media has gotten so desperate to stoop to such a horrific level. It's gross that they would think that American people would want to watch such a show. What is it going to take for the world to say, "no more". Well, this american, Christian is though! I have better things to do. I'm going to read, write my book, practice singing, read my scriptures, and watch "I love Lucy."
Okay, I think I'm done with my rave now, but seriously, I'm done. I'm tired of not being happy with the stuff on t.v, but not doing something about it. I'm going to write to NBC and complain. Even if nothing happens, I'm going to let the world know where I stand.
As a quote from Indiana Jones says, "It's time to ask yourself what you believe." I don't know what do you think?

Vacation!

2008-05-09T16:56:00.001-07:00

The day we have waited for so long is finally here! Vacation! We have two weeks of no work, no stress, etc! Yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Was that enough exclamation points?

I have so needed this, ad Tiffany too. We are going to start by Tiffany attending the Time Out for Women Event in San Diego with her sister in law, and I am going to be crazy and with their dad take three kids to LegoLand. Then, we actually hgave no plans yet. We may show up in Utah...or Zimbabwe. No clue! Yea Vacation!

I love Sunday Naps!

2008-04-27T21:37:00.001-07:00

So, today was a good day at church. We got up early for a 7:30 am ward council meeting, had a good day at church-Tiffany even sang in sacrament meeting!- and Bob taught Elder's quorum. Then we came, home, and shortly thereafter took the best Sunday invention ever...the nap!. Afterwards, I felt much better, especially after a freezing cold shower! I even went home teaching! Impressive, I know. All due to a Sunday Nap! I think world peace could be achieved if more sunday naps were taken...Maybe I should e-mail Jimmy Carter...

Life, The Universe, and Most Everything

2008-04-16T08:00:00.001-07:00

So, yesterday, after falling victim to a mild episode of road rage when someone cut me off, and then some pedestrian cantered across the street at an inoppurtune moment, and being confronted with horrible customer service at the grocery store(one of my pet peeves) I was in a horrible mood. After I took a deep breath, and counted to ten, and had a good discussion with my lovely wife, I realized I had life pretty good. (Okay so it was a coupla hours till I calmed down, but still. ) I have a beautiful wife brimming with pulchritude. (It's my new word of the day...look it up. :) )We have sufficient to meet our needs. We have the Gospel of Jesus Christ. That is what's important.

We are looking forward to change that the Spirit whispers it is time for like moving into a house, me switching careers to follow my dreams, all kinds of new and exciting things that come with that like revisiting adoption or other options once we have a child suitable place to live other than our mid range ghetto aprtment, and all kinds of stuff that we don't even know yet. So, to the crazy world who for many things makes we want to scream at the radio when I listen to the news, do your worst! Life is still okay.

Seeing is believing

2008-04-10T22:06:00.000-07:00

Bob said that I should do a blog this time, so I decided to showcase some pictures of my favorite place, Disneyland. Pictures that you might not get another chance to see. Enjoy!
This is from the Haunted Mansion. This is the rocking chair that the "ghost" grandma sits in during the ballroom scene. Notice how even the chair has a face. Never noticed it , did you?

This is the picture that Cast Members refer to as the velvet Elvis. It's always there, just hidden. See if you can spot it the next time you go into the Haunted Mansion. If you look close there is a tear running down Elvis' cheek.

Main Street before the park opened. It's one of my favorite moment and reason why being a Cast Member was so great.

Aren't I cute?! I think we were on Winnie the Pooh and Bob didn't tell me that he was going to take a picture. I hope you have enjoyed this journey into some of the great moments that....you will never be apart of. Ha Ha.

The Promised Green Food!

2008-04-06T16:20:00.000-07:00

So here is the extent of our St Patty's Day Festivities. It was a beautiful tasting green grilled cheese(of course cheese!) sandwich. It was a busy day, but we stayed true! Long live Ireland!

Aaaah! No TV!

2008-04-01T20:40:00.000-07:00

So, after Celebrity Aprrentice last Thursday, we turned off our TV. (C'mon we had to see who won! It's like going to Taco Bell at midnight befrore Fast Sunday. ) We decided to see what our lives would be like for a week with no TV. After going through a few withdrawl sysmptoms, it has actually been ok. We talk to each other more, get more stuff done even read our scriptures! Now, I'm not saying that TV is bad, but I am saying that tonight after work instead of plopping down in front of the TV, I actually went for a walk! Crazy, I know.

Other than that , life has been okay. We are moving along in the process of looking for a new place to live, and had a good Easter and St. Patricks day. More pictures to come of green food later!

Are you a geek like us?

2008-03-22T10:04:00.000-07:00

--- c'mon admit it! We all have an inner geek.

Enjoy and have fun!

Concotions "R" Bob

2008-03-09T21:12:00.000-07:00

So, I like to putter in the kitchen occasionally. Most of the time, I enjoy the fruits of my labor...though oftimes they are more like the sugary sweet treats of my labors. Tonight, I messed around with a brownie recipie. You can see how it came out. Tiffany enjoyed eating it...though she did stipulate that I make frosting for it first to make it *ahem* palatable.

Tiffany says it tasted like sugary rock. Oh well, on to the next concotion...when Tiffany isn't looking. Muhahahahahahahaha!

Fast (Slow) Sunday

2008-03-02T20:39:00.000-08:00

So, today was Fast Sunday. Sometimes, these Sundays are so unbearably slow! This one wasn't bad though. We made it to church (on time!) and enjoyed all the meeetings, even with some random testimonies, including incredibly heartfelt and slightly odd thanks to all the Utah visitors who were there. It was actually a good spiritual sacrament meeting . We then went home and napped for abou three hours, and went to the in-laws. So, all in all a Fast Sunday that was not slow. Sundays are often my favorite day of the week.

Random Thoughts

2008-02-17T15:21:00.000-08:00

So, I meant for all the posts below to be in the reverse chronolgical order they are in, but enjoy them anyway.

Life is rough sometimes. We have been trying to decide where to move to, and a host of other decisions too, like adopting children, school, careers, etcetra ad infinitum and ad nausea. It does all get overwhelming sometimes. Every time we make ground in one direction, it seems we fall back somewhere else. wherever we go, I'm glad we have each other. What keeps us and me in particular sane, are the scriptures and each other. The days where I read(even trying to keep up with a cool website like http://hinckleychallenge.com) make all the difference in the world, even with the crazy California drivers on my hour commute to work.

Stuff

2008-02-17T14:10:00.000-08:00

So, this picture really has nothing to do with much of anything. We were over at Tiffany's brother's house, adn the misisonaries were there too, and a very incredibly amazing photographer caught this shot that looks like a church magazine shot. So here's the random part of this post.

These others are just me without glasses and with. I like without mostl, but that could be because I can't see well when my glasses are off. :).

Valentine's Day

2008-02-17T14:00:00.000-08:00

Feburary is always a good month for Tiffany, as she gets her birthday and Valentine's day too. While this picture wasn't exactly on Valentine's Day, it fits. I do love her and adore, and a window her forever and alawys. She will always be my Valentine.

Tiffany told me to get creative this year so I did. I made her her own edible boquet...I took Krispy Kreme's
heart shaped Valentine's donust, put them on barbeque skewers, added chocoloate roses, and marshmallows on skewers to lok like baby's breath. I am tooting my own horn, but I was and am proud of the way it turned out. Plus she loved it, which was the important part.

These are the other presents from that day. She got lots of candy and chocolate, the third season of
Sabrina:The Teenage Witch on DVD, and her Nintendo DS, actually a birthday present, arrived that day too.
It was a beautiful day, made even more so by the most beautiful girl in the world!

She's 30!

2008-02-17T13:49:00.000-08:00

So, Tiffany turned the big 30 this year! And boy, did we throw her a party!
She enjoyed the black streamers, black cake, and blowing out her candles..and oh yeah the presents too. She is now the proud owner of a Nintendo DS Lite, so she can while away all those spare hours. Happy birthday to my lovely wife!

More christmas

2008-02-17T13:42:00.000-08:00

This is the good, but sometimnes long family present opening.

This is Madison and Christopher, our niece and nephew

More crazy present time

The amazing boy with a present for a head! This is what happens when you end up on the naughty list...or a combination of angles makes for a good picture.

We are alive!

2008-02-17T13:21:00.000-08:00

So, we are not the most frequent bloggers in the world. We'll work on that. Since the last post, there were a few small things, like Christmas, Tiffany's b-day, and Valentines Day. So, enjoy the pics!

This one is Tiffany on Christmas. Among other things, she got the Marauder's Map from Harry Potter.

This one is at Tiffany's parent's house, the Morgan's. That could be a mystical light that suddenly appeared by her dad and
sister, in which I was lucky enough to capture, or just a reflection that showed up in the right spot.

You decide.

This is Rob, Tiffany's sister Tammy's (see magical light pic) fiance. They actually just had a baby together.

This is the Morgan Present stash

Pictures

2007-12-12T15:58:00.000-08:00

So, these are the pictures that go with the other post. Enjoy!

Update, schmupdate

2007-12-12T15:44:00.000-08:00

So, apparently we suck at updating this thing. So here goes. We have really been doing pretty much the same stuff on different days, with a few exceptions. Bob got in a car accident. Yes, the cheese in the car survived. Oh, and Bob is okay too. That was December 5th. So, the car is getting fixed, and Bob is enjoying the rental car way too much, a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. It is Cool! And Bob fits in it well. Another plus.

We were also able to spend some time with Laura and Cody when they were here. It was fun! We went to Disneyland and watched the Fireworks. It was Cody's first time! Poor deprived childhood of his. :)

Hi

2007-05-27T15:52:00.001-07:00

Here we are! This is an old picture. Maybe we'll update this every so often.