Oh BOY!!

So life has been a little crazy!! Josh's brother, his wife, and their cute 2 year old have been living with us. Jen was prego and having issues with it so they had to do a C-Section at 33 weeks. They went home about 2 weeks ago. It was nice to be able to help them in this time of need. Their little baby has a varient of PKU. Only 2% of people who have PKU has this other version of it. They were living with us for 7 weeks. It's nice to have our house back, but we miss them too. Just glad that baby Heath is doing better.

Josh is in Pitsburgh right now. He's been gone since Tuesday, and my sister was kind enough to let Timothy and I come stay at her house until Josh comes back Friday.....at midnight. UGH. He is doing very well at work, and enjoys it. He will be doing another semester of his NBA starting in January.

Timothy a nut. He is so funny!! I love to see him learn new things and play with other children. We went to go see the lights at Temple Square Tuesday night and he LOVED it. What child doesn't love Christmas lights and trees? He is growing up so fast. Can't believe that he is two. He love to watch movies where the people sing. His favorites are Annie, Cinderella, Snow White (which I hate!!! Her voice bugs me), and The Seventh Brother. There are many more, but I'm not going to go there. He love trains, trucks, and cooking. He never stops going!! Love it!!

THE BIG NEWS!!!!!!!!! We are having another boy!! We are so excited to be having another one. Timothy is so cute. He walks around saying "baby Zac, baby Zac." So cute. We are going to name the baby Zachary. Zac was the only name that Timothy liked. We were talking to him and asking him if we should name the baby Colin, Aaron, Johnny, and so on. We said about 20 names, and he said "NO!!" to all of them except for Zac. He got all excited and said "YAH. Zac!" So cute. We are still thinking about the middle name. We have 2 or 3 to choose from. That's all the news for now. Sorry it's been so long since I've up dated my blog. Lets hope it isn't this long next time. I'll try to put some pictures on the blog in the next couple of weeks. Love and miss you all!!!

The Robinson's

The time has come.

Thought that I would let everyone know that I'm prego. We are way excited. Our due date is around April 27th.

Oh...Wow!

I am such a slacker!!!!!! I havn't written on here forever!!! My biological father wants to get in contact with me. So for the last 2 weeks, I have been trying to write a letter. I'm not really sure what to write.

Josh and I are going to Vegas in about 2 weeks. I'm really excited to have some time of just the both of us.

Timothy is growing so fast. I can't believe that he is going to be two this month. Wow. Time sure does fly by fast.

Josh is working on finishing his accounting class for his MBA.

I have been working my butt off for the last little while to try to loose some weight. So far it is a total of 4 lbs. I just have to keep at it.

That's it for now. I'm going to go ride the bike and watch a movie while Timothy is naping.

Posting

Sorry I havn't posted any thing for a while. I have been so buisy and been doing activities with people in our new ward. And it always seems that once I catch up on cleaning the house, a tornado goes through it. I guess I just need to stick to my house cleaning plan that I made.

Timothy is doing great. He is the sweetest little guy ever. He is learning new words so fast. Like people say "Their minds are like spunges."

I'm doing well. Like I said, I'm just trying to be a better house keeper, and try to excersize, while being a perfect mother and wife. Boy that sounds whiny. =) I can't complain. My life is great. I have so many blessings and I don't take time to look at those. Will work on that.

Josh is doing really well with his job. His boss loves him so much that she keeps "volunteering" him to do more projects. He has been working on his MBA for a while and is getting burned out. All of his classes are online, so he gets even more home work. So for the next 6 weeks, he is taking a well deserved break.

My mom has been back from Hong Kong for about 2 weeks. She has been so buisy with repainting the condo, trying to rent it, running about 1,000 earands, and so many other things, that she hasn't had a chance to relax. My dad wasn't able to come with her because of work. We are really hoping that both he and my mom will be able to come back to Utah in July for a while. My dad thinks that he will be able to come home for good next summer. We are all hoping that they can, because we miss them both so much.

I have to go. Getting up early to drive to Bountiful so we can do an easter egg hunt with the fam.

Love you all!!

Katie

Mind Reading

I sometimes wish that I could read Timothy's mind. When he is having one of his melt downs, like today, I wish I could jump into his mind and see what it is that he is so upset about. It makes me so upset when he is like that, but I'm sure that it is just as upsetting to him because he can't tell me what he wants or needs. Oh well. I'm sure that is just part of being a parent and a child. But boy do I feel like a horrable parent when I can't take the crying any more for the day.

Tag - 8 Things About Katie

I was tagged about a week ago by Anna. Sorry it took me so long to do it. Hope you all enjoy!

Katie


8 Favorite TV Shows:

1- Smallville
2- Heroes
3- AFV
4- Any on the food network
5- Disney chanel: Great when Timothy will sit longer than 5 min.
6- Handy Manny and Mickey Mouse Club House: Way cute shows and educational for kids.
7- Biggest Looser: I watch this, and think that I wish I had the will power to do what they are doing to change there lives. I just have to do it. Right?
8- House

8 Things I Did Yesterday:

1- Gave Timothy a bath 3 times-He just loves to get into things he shouldn't.
2- 4 loads of laundry- It never ends. =(
3- Cleaned the Kitchen
4- Found Timothy trying to shave his face with Josh's electric razor. He will turn it on and "shave" his face. I'm just glad that the cover was on it. He's all ready buzzed part of his hair. Silly boy.
5- Cleaned 2 bathrooms.
6- Did Kindermusik with Timothy
7- Made dinner
8- Read my book

8 Things I Look Forward to:

1- Giving Timothy a brother or sister
2- All the new things that Timothy does every day
3- Learning more about Joseph Smith in church and in personal study
4- Being so rich that I can help other family members with school, getting out of dept, or just to watch them enjoy the money with their family.
5- Going to Europe: Don't know when that will happen, but it will some day.
6- When Josh is done with his MBA
7- Having my mom and dad back here in Utah. It's hard to have them so far away in Hong Kong.
8- Spending more time with my sister. She in an incredable woman. I hope that I can be half the person that she is.

8 Favorite Restaurants:

1- Sizzler
2- Olive Garden
3- Most any thing that my brother in-law cooks. He makes the best food ever!!!!!
Don't really go out to eat that much to fancy restaurants. Sorry.

8 Things I Wish For:

1- To have a new kitchen table
2- To have more motivation to do the things I want
3- To be on the Biggest Looser so I don't have any exuses not to excersize and to learn how to eat well.
4- Be the best example to my children that I can possably be.
5- Spend more time with my family near and far.
6- To have the money to finish our basement. Then I can have my own craft room and all of the supplies that I would ever want or need.
7- To be a great cook---want to learn to how and to have the energy to do it every night.
8- Become more humble.
9- To have reached the highest goal of this life. To be with our Father in Heaven and my family for all time.

Lizard Birth

I e-mailed this to a lot of you, but I couldn't resist putting it on my blog. Way funny. Enjoy! ;)

Lizard Birth

If you have raised kids (or been one), and gone through the pet syndrome, including toilet flush burials for dead goldfish, the story below will have you laughing out LOUD!

Overview: I had to take my son's lizard to the vet.

Here's what happened:

Just after dinner one night, my son came up to tell me there was something wrong with one of the two lizards he holds prisoner in his room.

"He's just lying there looking sick," he told me. "I'm serious, Dad. Can you help?"

I put my best lizard-healer expression on my face and followed him into his bedroom. One of the little lizards was indeed lying on his back, looking stressed. I immediately knew what to do.

"Honey," I called, "come look at the lizard!"

"Oh, my gosh!" my wife exclaimed. "She's having babies."

"What?" my son demanded. "But their names are Bert and Ernie, Mom!"

I was equally outraged.

"Hey, how can that be? I thought we said we didn't want them to reproduce," I said accusingly to my wife.

"Well, what do you want me to do, post a sign in their cage?" she inquired (I think she actually said this sarcastically!)

"No, but you were supposed to get two boys!" I reminded her. (in my most loving, calm, sweet voice, while gritting my teeth).

"Yeah, Bert and Ernie!" my son agreed.

"Well, it's just a little hard to tell on some guys, you know." she informed me (Again with the sarcasm!).

By now the rest of the family had gathered to see what was going on. I shrugged, deciding to make the best of it.

"Kids, this is going to be a wondrous experience." I announced. "We're about to witness the miracle of birth."

"Oh, gross!" they shrieked

"Well, isn't THAT just great? What are we going to do
with a litter of tiny little lizard babies?" my wife wanted
to know.

We peered at the patient. After much struggling, what
looked like a tiny foot would appear briefly, vanishing
a scant second later.

"We don't appear to be making much progress." I noted.

"It's breeched." my wife whispered, horrified.

"Do something, Dad !" my son urged.

"Okay, okay." Squeamishly, I reached in and grabbed the foot when it next appeared, giving it a gentle tug. It disappeared. I tried several more times with the same results.

"Should I call 911?" my eldest daughter wanted to know.

"Maybe they could talk us through the trauma." (You see a pattern here with the females in my house?)

"Let's get Ernie to the vet." I said grimly. We drove to the vet with my son holding the cage in his lap.

"Breathe, Ernie, breathe." he urged.

"I don't think lizards do Lamaze." his mother noted to him. (Women can be so cruel to their own young. I mean what she does to me is one thing, but this boy is of her womb, for G~d's sake).

The vet took Ernie back to the examining room and peered at the little animal through a magnifying glass.

"What do you think, Doc? A C-section?" I suggested scientifically.

"Oh, very interesting." he murmured. "Mr. and Mrs. Cameron, may I speak to you privately for a moment?"

I gulped, nodding for my son to step outside.

"Is Ernie going to be okay?" my wife asked.

"Oh, perfectly." the vet assured us. "This lizard is not in labor. In fact, that isn't EVER going to happen. Ernie is a boy. You see, Ernie is a young male. And
occasionally, as they come into maturity, like most male species, they um . . . masturbate. Just the way he did, lying on his back." He blushed, glancing at my wife.
We were silent, absorbing this.

"So, Ernie's just . . . excited?" my wife offered.

"Exactly." the vet replied, relieved that we understood.

More silence. Then my vicious, cruel wife started to giggle. And giggle. And then even laugh loudly.

"What's so funny?" I demanded, knowing, but not believing that the woman I married would commit the upcoming affront to my flawless manliness.

Tears were now running down her face. "It's just,that...I'm picturing you pulling on its...its...teeny little..." She gasped for more air to bellow in laughter once more.

"That's enough." I warned. We thanked the vet and hurriedly bundled the lizard and our son back into the car. He was glad everything was going to be okay.

"I know Ernie's really thankful for what you did, Dad." he told me.

"Oh, you have NO idea!" my wife agreed, collapsing with laughter.

Two lizards: $140.

One cage: $50.

Trip to the vet: $30.

Memory of your husband pulling on a lizard's winkie:

Priceless!

Moral of the story: Pay attention in biology class.
Lizards lay eggs!

So I just received a phone call from my sister inlaw Tenni. She says that I need to do a 2008 recap because then my "favorite sister inlaws and nieces" will be on the blog. LOL So I will do it soon. Josh and I are packing and moving this weekend, so it may take a little while. Hope every one is doing well!! Love and miss family and friends who are not near by.

"Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask, ACT! Action will delineate and define you."
- Thomas Jefferson

My thought: We need to take in the lessons that those before us have taught. How else are we to grow?

The Peacegiver Book

What does the atonement mean, practically speaking? How is Christ the answer to a strained relationship with a spouse, child, parent, or sibling? What if I am being mistreated—how can the atonement help me cope with that? How can I discover the desire to repent when I don't feel the need to repent" And how can I invite others to do the same? These are the challenging, difficult questions of daily life, questions to which the gospel must provide answers if it is to have living, cleansing, redeeming power.
The Peacegiver is a book about the answers to these questions. Unlike other books about the atonement, The Peacegiver is written as an extended parable. It tells the story of a man struggling, with the help of a loved one, to come unto Christ. IN reading the rich details of his often difficult journey, we find ourselves embarked on a personal journey of our own. His questions are our questions; his problems, our problems; his discoveries, our discoveries. Along the way, the truths of the gospel are unfolded with surprising clarity and power, illuminating aspects of the atonement that few of us have ever heard or considered before. These surprising implications show us the way to deep and lasting peace in our hearts and homes.

"My peace I give unto you," the Savior declared. The Peacegiver explores in a deeply personal way what we must do to receive the peace he stands willing to give.


MY REVIEW:

I think that every couple should read this book. If you put into effect the lessons that you learn into your marrage or any other relationship, it will become stronger. It can help you answer many of those difficult questions, but ONLY if you decide to apply it to your life. It is a must read.