I had an elders quorum activity on Saturday night. I didn’t go because I forgot. It would have been better for us if I had gone though.

Instead Elisa and I went to Wheeler Farm so we could pick out a pumpkin. Eden mostly just wanted to look at the rocks, as usual. There are some penned animals that we tried to see. Eden had a little run-in with a bunny rabbit that was as big as she is. The bunny was behind chicken wire. Eden and I were right at the fence sticking our fingers through the wire. But the bunny thought that Eden smelled good and nibbled on her finger. We found three bite marks, and one of them broke the skin. 🙁 Eden had a look of disbelief on her face, and it took her several seconds to react to the pain. Then she started bleeding from the top and bottom of her finger. She’s a pretty tough girl, so she’s going to be OK. It’s a small cut. Within a few hours she didn’t seem to notice it. She also got her first sliver yesterday, but she didn’t seem to notice that either. We’ll have to go back and get our pumpkin later. I wish she were old enough to keep a bandage on her finger. She has a really high pain threshold from what we’ve noticed. When she does cry we know to take it seriously.

I started playing soccer again. It’s indoor soccer for now, because that’s what the work team is doing. The first game I kind of got sick I was so out of shape.

We’ve been able to hang out with Jason a lot now that we live so close. We walked to his house yesterday. It’s less than 3 blocks away. We’re so lucky! We’ll probably be using him as a babysitter a lot too.

This next bit is for posterity’s sake. My extracurricular activities have involved 3 classes at the BYU Salt Lake Center and studying for them. I have been working ahead when I have the chance and I am a few classes ahead of schedule. I sometimes think my classmates wish I would settle down and quit participating so much so class would end earlier.

To manage this Chad and I are working together. He wakes up crazy early, works a 9 hour day, then comes home and watches Eden while I run off to class Tuesday and Wednesday nights. I love talking to him about what I am learning. I love that Eden gets great one-on-one time with Chad. I love that when Chad walks in the door she lights up, drops whatever she is doing and greets him. I really feel like part of that reaction comes from the time they get to have just the two of them.

… Chad and Elisa! Yaaayyy! Thank you, Furniture Row, for the $1000 sweepstakes. You picked the right winners. When Chad phoned me and told me I was so flustered that I said, “You’re kidding us!” My own “isms” make me laugh.

It seems like we have been contributing WAY more to the economy than I wish we were. It seems like we are shelling out a large sum of cash every other week (or day). BTW, we bought a Camry last week. We had been looking for ages. With all the out-go and now living in a pretty affluent ward I have become a little money obsessed. I keep saying things to people about money or lack of it, and then thinking, “What are you saying stupid!” I am not really money obsessed, in general, but lately I feel like there is a price tag attached to everything, and it is more than I want to spend.