Little Chef

I am seriously the luckiest woman in the world because I have a husband who knows how to cook.  I have thanked Kyle's parents a number of times for teaching him how to cook. (Thanks again Cindy!)

Kyle and I have decided to try and teach Grant how to cook for two big reasons.  The first obviously is so one day Grant's wife will not have to cook every night.  The second, is it helps Grant be a better eater.  Grant is already a great eater, but there are still a few foods he doesn't care for.  We are trying to encourage him to try new foods and he is a lot more willing if he helped prepare it.

Some of the foods we are working on are:

1. mashed potatoes

2. green peas

3. spaghetti sauce

4. lasagna

5. cauliflower

6. ice cream

7.  funeral potatoes

8.  stir fry vegetables

Some of the foods are most people's favorites, but Grant doesn't like them.  He does like a lot of good food such as:

1. broccoli

2.  green beans

3.  rice

4.  brussel sprouts

5.  tacos

6.  oatmeal

7.  chicken and broccoli casserole

8.  chips and salsa

9. raw spinach

10. corn on the cob

2013: Our Goals

2013: Where has the time gone!  I can't believe it is already 2013.  This year already holds promises of new and exciting adventures.  Here are the top 5:

1. Grant will turn 5 in February and start kindergarten in August.  I know intellectually he will do just fine.  I do worry about him getting adjusted to going to school every day.  I also worry about him socially.  I think it will be an adjustment for us, but overall I think he will do great.

2.  Kyle is working on getting his temple recommend again.  He hasn't been to the temple since at least 2007.  I miss having someone to go with.  I am so proud of him.  It is not easy, but it will be worth it!

3.  In May we will be a family of 4!  I am so excited to meet this sweet little baby.  I am nervous to have an infant around again and I am sure I have forgotten many things.  Hopefully, it will all come back fast.  We have waited so long for this little one and I am so excited!

4.  We are moving out of our little apartment on Garrett Street.  I will miss some things about this little apartment, but I am so ready to have my own space!

5.  I am going to try and be a stay at home mom.  It just doesn't make sense to pay for 2 kids in day care and so I am going to try being a full time mom!  I am still going to fill in on occasion at two different hospitals just so I don't have a huge break in my employment, but other than that I am staying home.  I am really nervous about this change!

It is 2012

...another year over, a new one just begun...


I hope you all had a wonderful holiday!  We sure did!  All we have done over the last 2 weeks or so is eat, laugh, party and play!  We have done everything fun and nothing work related.  I have oodles of pictures to post.

I have to say I did pretty well with the blogging in 2011.  I hope his continues this year.  I have made one official New Year's Resolution.  My goal is to have 100% visiting teaching this year.  I usually make goals to benefit myself, but this year I thought I would make a goal to benefit myself and a few someone else's.  I love visiting teaching and I really enjoy going.   I hope I  can achieve this goal.

My Goal: So Close

I made a goal towards the end of my to run 100 miles before my birthday.  I fell short 4.7 miles. I am a little bummed but considering that I had to keep converting miles to kilometers and did some minor miscalculations I am still pretty proud.  I have to say I really tried.

2010: A Fair Performance

I know it is almost the end of January and while everyone else's New Year Resolutions are almost forgotten I am just getting started.  (I don't know which is better.)

My first goal for 2010 were to start some family history work.  I did get an account on the family history website.  I did index a few names, actually a couple hundred names.  And that is where it stops.  I really tried to get some of my own history done, but my family members weren't very helpful.  I will continue to index for now.

Holding FHE every night has been a joke.  I have read the Book of Mormon with Grant a few times.  I do try to talk about the principles of the gospel when ever I get a chance.  The FHE thing is hard right now because I can't even get Kyle to come to church more than once every three months.  It is super hard to implement spiritual things at home with no support.  I will keep trying.

I have tried to share my testimony more often.  I have a neighbor I have become pretty good friends with.  I  finally mustered the courage to ask her to church.  She hasn't come yet, but I have invited her a lot.

I ran a 10K this year!  The Peach Days 10K was a beast.  I did pretty good.  I ran it in exactly 60 minutes.  I was super excited.  The whole last 2 miles are up hill.  I was pretty proud of myself for accomplishing such a big goal.

The last goal I had was to get a website up and running.  Well, there is a website.  It is up and running.  It just sucks.  I don't like how it turned out.  I don't find it very functional.  I don't know what to do with it now except quit.  I hate to quit because I put a lot of time and effort into the thing.  I just think it is awful.

Now,  I haven't been sure what I want to do this year, which is why I haven't posted my goals up for the year.  Our lives are up in the air right now.   The future at ATK is still uncertain.  Kyle has looked for jobs in Colorado, Idaho, and Utah.  It is still possible we could move to Idaho, but nothing is for sure yet.   I have thought about changing my job, but I am not exactly sure what I want to do if I did change.  I would like to do a little traveling this year, but again Kyle's job is really uncertain right now and so we are not sure if we should spend a lot of money traveling.


I can make a few personal goals that will be attainable no matter what happens.

My goals for 2011
1. I would like to read the Book of Mormon again.  Cover to cover.
2. Continue to work out 3 times a week.
3. Clean out my Slumber Party stock.  I hope to make money off of at least some of it.

The Zippy Decade

Who knows what they will call this decade, but I can't believe everything that has happened!  (I will do the last year in another post.)

2000:
I graduated from High School.
I was able to tour Europe with my mom and Grandma.  One of the sweetest vacations of my entire life.
The beginning of a long road of college education as a freshman at USU.  The biggest accomplishment being I survived ComdDe 2500 with Vicki Simonsmeier- the lady from h-e- double hockey stick.

2001
I moved in with 5 girls at the beginning of the school year.  It was a real personal and spiritual challenge living with 3 of them.  I really grew up a lot.
After a few months of looking I couldn't find a job anywhere in Logan and started a 3 year career at Convergys.


2002
I wished my dear sweet boyfriend the best of luck on his mission.
I witnessed the Winter Olympic Games in our own back yard.
I moved in with my dear friends Jill and Leslie

2003
I graduated with my Bachelor's Degree in Communication Disorders.
I somehow managed to survive and entire summer living in Ogden and driving to Logan for work by 5 AM.  So, yes I left Ogden at about 345 AM.
I decided it wasn't worth driving to Logan every day all summer so I found a summer apartment and had a great time.
Started graduate school.
I welcomed my dear missionary home.

2004
I went through the temple for myself on March 17.  It was one of the most memorable days of my life.
Kyle and I were married on May 20.
I got my first real job at the school district.  I worked at Lomond View Elementary doing speech language therapy.  I loved it there.
I completed my course work for my Master's Degree in Speech Language Pathology.

2005
We bought our Chevy Tahoe together.
We got our first cell phones.
Graduated with my Master's Degree with 12 other girls and 1 boy.  The 14 of us were the best of friends.  I still keep in touch with most of them.

2006
We bought our 1998 Toyota Camry after the head gasket blew in our old one.
We went on our first cruise.  It was wonderful.  I can't wait to go again.
We visited Lee, Kyle's brother, on his mission in Puerto Rico.
I got a new job in Logan working for Early Intervention through USU.
Erin, my sister, married Isaac in the Salt Lake Temple.

2007
Vacationed in Las Vegas for a week with Kyle's best friend and his wife.  It was a blast.
Kyle graduated with his Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Kyle gets his first job with ATK Launch Systems.
We bought our first home together.
Found out we were pregnant with a baby boy.
My brother, Trace, married Sierra in the Salt Lake Temple.

2008
Our baby boy was born on February 24.
I some how managed working full time and having a brand new baby.
Kyle started his Master's Degree program with the University of Utah.
Grant, my father in law, passed away suddenly on December 8.

2009
We went to San Diego as a family.
Chris, Kyle's younger brother, graduated from High School.
Our baby turned 18 months and can go to nursery.

2010
We bought our new Dodge Ram Mega Cab truck.
Kyle graduated from the University of Utah with a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
We went on a weekend get away to Park City for the weekend.

I can't believe everything that has happened in the last 10 years.  I have graduated 3 times, moved 9 times, got married, had a baby, bought one house and 3 cars, laughed so hard I cried, cried so hard I laughed, and most of all loved almost every single minute of it.  I am looking forward to the next 10 years.  Bring it on!

Welcome 2010!

I am finally done with all of the Christmas posts.  I was excited to share all of our fun memories with everyone.  I am glad to get them all posted before January 25, that would have just been sad.
I am really excited for 2010.  I enjoy this time of year  because it is an opportunity to look back on the last year.  Many things have changed, some things are the same, and other things are done.  My goals for 2009 are not completely accomplished, but I did accomplish something.
I have worked super hard on not swearing.  It still slips sometimes, but I have a lot more control than I used to.  Curse words used to be some of the first words that came to my mind.  Now I don't even think about cursing.  It took a long time and a lot of self control.  I appreciate it when people don't swear around me and especially Grant.  I know it is hard and I try not to judge because Kyle still swears frequently.
My goal to not be pregnant the entire year of 2009 was a success.  I am not pregnant and I feel great!
I really tried to read the Book of Mormon and I was pretty faithful about it during the first part of the year.  I have really slacked off.  I also didn't get a chance to go to the temple every month.  It is really hard to go by myself.  If anyone wants to start going with me please let me know.  I would like to set a day every month to go.  Our ward temple night is on Fridays, and that is a hard day for us.  I would like a week day.
I have been thinking about this year and the things I would like to do this year.  I have felt like I have needed to do two specific things and so those will be my first two goals.

1. Get on Family Search and start doing some family history work
2. Hold family home evening every week
3. Share my testimony more often (to nonmembers and also my family)
The next goals are more personal improvement goals.

4. Run  a 10K
5.  Get a website up and running to help families with children who have special needs


I think this year will be great year!  I am excited for the many opportunities to come!

Maybury's are Back in Business

This blog has been sorely neglected the last little while. November I have no excuse, just the fact that time slipped away from me. December however has been so very crazy. I have posted a few posts below to give you an idea of how busy we have been. Thank you for being so patient.

2008 has been a great year. I look forward to 2009 and all that will unfold this year. Here are my goals for this year:

1. Go this whole calender year without being pregnant.
2. Attend the temple once a month.
3. Be better about reading and studying the scriptures.
4. Run a 5K in 30 minutes or less.
5. Befriend and share my testimony with a non LDS neighbor or coworker.

I am hoping that by writing them down I will be more inclined to complete these goals.