Dear whomever may be reading this :O)
Guess what???? Life happened today.... let me explain.
Aaron and I had a huge day planned. We do not have much time to get ready for Christmas in Utah and Jackson, Wyoming....so today was our day to get everything accomplished, eg: pick up christmas cards, get a few gifts for our relatives, do laundry, so on and so forth...
However....NONE of these things got done....and we're pretty sure it just wasn't our day to do so.
The day started for me with a nice run (without the kiddy's, which was kind of nice...that's what saturday mornings are for right???...!:O).
I came home to find a very exhausted husband who really needed a nap (I'm not sure I've ever seen him so tired, he's just been working so hard on a paper that he is trying to get published and will be presenting in January). Aar took a nap, and I began to get ready for the day.
When he woke up he took the kids out for a stroll to the bike shop to fix the bike's flat tire. When they returned I had fallen asleep, because I too was very exhausted....I substituted 5 dance classes last night, and my body was exhausted from not dancing in quite some time....so I had a very nice and needed nap as well.
I woke up, and got ready to go shopping. I left the house ready for a fun afternoon of browsing some stores and getting a few gifts. However, I get to the first store, check my bag for my wallet....and it was not there.
I turned around, and went home.
While I was gone, Aaron decided to begin "gutting" our apartment. We are a little OCD when it comes to SPACE!!!!! We need space to breath and when we do NOT have space we get very claustrophobic, and this in turn makes us both very grumpy :O)
to say the least, we spent the day organizing our tiny little apartment. We finally found a way to contain all of my crafts in one place...this was very NEEDED, and very fun as I love seeing all of the things I can do in one spot...and it's all right at my fingertips, I really am soo happy about that!
We also reorganized the big closet under our stairs, and it is much more fitting for oliver to play in now....
Our biggest problem we have been facing is where to put the strollers....I am a real stickler :O)when it comes to keeping our strollers clean...I hate faded/dirty strollers....It's not that so much I guess, mainly that we put a lot of money into them (our jogging ones...the others are just hand-me-downs:O), and I don't want them to wear out faster than they need b/c of the rain, sun and so on....I want them to "wear" out...not "rust" out....(thanks for that one dad :O). Anyway, so we are trying to figure out how to keep them outside, but to protect them from the environment at the same time....they need a home, and we still don't know exactly what to do....any ideas?????
Anyway, So we had a fun day of organizing and didn't do anything on our "list".
Aaron also planned to work on his paper tonight as LONG as he needed, which he thought would take the whole night. However, the program he needs is not working~ so he is not able to log in.
THUS....the object of this post: LIFE HAPPENS....and don't fight it.
It is good to make plans...however, sometimes plans change~ and it is good to go with the flow, and let them change peacefully...don't bother fighting it because sometimes it's just how it is.
Anyway...I just thought this was all very interesting. I appreciate when things like this happen because it is nice to know that life moves on and works out even when we don't accomplish everything (or anything for this matter :O) on our lists!
Life is good these days. Aaron is doing well with his research, and as I said earlier~ he is trying to publish his research and will be presenting it in Reno in January. I am very proud of him, and most of all very happy that he is enjoying what he is doing.
He asked his adviser when he thought he could be done and out of here...and his adviser said he could be out of here in 2 weeks if he wanted. Which means Aaron has plenty of research done for his PhD and could graduate really at any time. This was very nice for Aar to hear, as it is a little stressful wondering when this phase of life is going to move on to another phase for us. We are patient...but it is just fun to think about!...and don't worry, we're not going to be out of here any time soon :O)
Oliver and Eliza are doing really well these days. Oliver does a lot of singing, as he is already competitive trying to keep up with his GF McKenzie who is only 2 months older, but knows almost every song known to man...really, she is hilarious! Anyway, oliver really wants to keep up, so he tries to sing as well, and it is very comical..but he is getting better, and it is very fun to listen to him....he has such an amazing spirit about him, and I just can't believe how much I love him.
He is such a fun little boy.
Eliza is really close to sitting. She can sit for minutes at a time without falling over....but she hasn't quite gotten used to the concept of using her hands to catch herself allll of the time. She will catch herself sometimes...but others she will just topple over...it's very fun to see her sit though. She seems very happy to be sitting instead of laying and rolling all over the place...she's a little higher, and can be a little closer and involved in any action taking place at a given time!...She is all about being IN on the action, which makes me a little nervous as I KNOW her and oliver are going to be getting themselves into a WHOLE lot of mischief when she is a little older. This will be fun, but also a little worrisome!
She is also pretty close to crawling I think...She really scoots around, and is trying desperately to figure out another way to get around besides rolllling rollling all over the place....it is very cute!
These two kids are just beautiful...I love them, and I am so happy that Aaron and I have them as our own, I know I have said that before, but I'm sure I will say it again and again and again :O)
Ok...I'm officially getting tired eyes, so I best be on my way. Good night everybody!!!
sly,
joni ann
ps...some fun pictures will come tomorrow!!!
pss...I actually did not post this at the time I wrote it...it is now tuesday, and I wrote this on saturday. I sometimes save them instead of posting them because I am a little bit of a worry wart when it comes to saying what I really want to say, and not being misunderstood even though I know that is inevitable as I know nobody can read my mind :O)
Anyway.... I am finally posting this, and hopefully I will send some pictures very soon!
We have some cute ones!
ok....
sly for now!
this is us...
the original MARTIN's!!!!! FUN!
these two are just darling, don't you think...?
me and my mom's christmas stocking creations...I did the stitching, and she figured out how to sew it all together...it doesn't seem like tricky business...but it is! thanks mom!
Aaron's Sock! The very first one I ever attempted!
Oliver's Sock!!!!
Eliza's Sock!!!! 
it was fun doing something a little different for her sock top!!!! Cute eh?
this picture is dedicated to my mom....my eyelashes were "frost-bit"....I always love seeing that picture of my mom's face at the south pole when her eyelashes looked like this...hers was a lot cooler than mine...but this was a good attempt I thought!
oliver enjoying ande and tyler's bunnies!!!!!...poor ande was so sick :O(
our two cuties...I just love them so much. Oliver is such a great older brother. Eliza thinks he is just so funny!
A good Oliver and eliza Moment...he was blowing bubbles for her, and she just could NOT stop Laughing!!!! IT was so precious. gosh I love them.
good night to all, and to all a good night!!!
this picture is dedicated to my mom....my eyelashes were "frost-bit"....I always love seeing that picture of my mom's face at the south pole when her eyelashes looked like this...hers was a lot cooler than mine...but this was a good attempt I thought!
oliver enjoying ande and tyler's bunnies!!!!!...poor ande was so sick :O(
our two cuties...I just love them so much. Oliver is such a great older brother. Eliza thinks he is just so funny!
A good Oliver and eliza Moment...he was blowing bubbles for her, and she just could NOT stop Laughing!!!! IT was so precious. gosh I love them.
good night to all, and to all a good night!!!
