Introducing... Afton Claire Miner

The 1st of Four Lunar Eclipses

Beautiful "blood moon" last night!  There will be another one on October 8th of this year and then two more next year.  This is very rare!

I just had to stay up last night and catch a glimpse and some photos or two (or a hundred or so). :)

The Unhappy Train Conductor

Happy Halloween 2013!!  He just did not want to wear that hat!  And he was afraid of the train whistle.

Other than than, we had a great Halloween!  Craig and Anthony pose at Grandma Wood's house. :)

Cousins going to same mission! And it was MY MISSION! Made watching this video even that much more special!!

INTRODUCING...

                                          "Hey world!  How YOU doin'?"

Introducing...Anthony Craig Miner!! 7 lbs 12 oz, 19.5" long!  Born Tuesday 8/28 at 1:29pm!

Okay, this is getting serious!!  32 weeks pregnant! (It's really hard to take a picture in the mirror by the way)

30 weeks pregnant with baby boy Miner!!

22 Weeks Pregnant!!

Time to Tell!!

YEP!!  We are expecting!  Baby Miner is due August 23rd, 2012!

Craig and I Playing Some of Our Music!

Sleep? What's that!? -- Girl's Night!

This weekend some of my new nieces came over for a Girls'Night!  We had so much fun!  

First we ordered pizza from the Dominos pizza tracker!!  We knew the status of our pizza every step of the way until it reached our door.

Then came sugar cookies! We frosted cookies that were in fun shapes.

               So cute!!!

We stayed up 'til 4:30am!  We painted nails...

(we spun a nail color on a plate until it pointed at someone.  Then that person had to paint one nail with that color. We did this until our nails were all colored!)

ate yummy food...

watched movies...

made friendship bracelets...

made shakes at 3am

and had a great time!!  Everyone got a little party favor bag to take home.  :)

PFO Closure This Week...

Well, this week I had another surgery. Hopefully the last! It was to close up a flap in my heart that did not close when I was little like it supposed to. I guess everyone has a natural opening between the left and right atriums when they are born. Then, the flap closes up before 2 years of age. If it doesn't close, then your blood travels between the atriums even when it is not supposed to. That means that unfiltered blood can go back into your body because it didn't ever go to your lungs to be oxygenated.

This animated video shows the procedure pretty well. I have a little bit different device though. I have the Gore helix device. Ironically, Gore is a brand that also makes guitar strings. Craig is endorsed by Gore so he gets free strings. My Gore "strings" weren't free. But, now I have musical heart strings!



Now, I am just tired and bruised. But, recovery is going well. Much better than other surgeries. I think the tonsilectemy still wins as being the worst!

Mormon Times - Mormon Channel Video

A New Banjo!!!

It was inevitable. We knew we would have a puppy sooner or later!!  It was time.  Meet Banjo!  He is a birthday gift to the both of us. :)  Here are some cute pictures!!

Banjo hears his first song from Craig...

Craig and Banjo are going to be great friends....

A 'Making Of' video for the Gordon B. Hinckley film by Matthew Havertz

Time is Flying...

For some reason the countdown on the right side of my blog says 8 days until Christmas!  What!?  I haven't really even started preparing!  I mean, we have a Christmas tree up and a few decorations and such. But, I haven't delivered co-worker gifts, friends gifts, neighbor gifts, etc!  How does time think it can keep moving forward like this without me?

Ready or not!

Tonight we have a concert at the Rose Wagner Theater.  Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband.  So funny.

See you there!

- Programs - Mormon Channel

- Programs - Mormon Channel

This is to announce a new program on the Mormon Channel, called "Enduring it Well."  Our neighbor, Bill Christensen is the host and external producer.  I am the internal producer for it.  We are excited that it finally launched.  You can hear the first episode at this link.

Danish Puff Pastry...mmmmm!!

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From the 27th floor...