Jeff's Birthday

It's been a while but I thought I'd post the pictures from Jeff's birthday. We had a big surprise waiting for him at home. Nadia and I made him the Happy Birthday sign. Nadia thought it was so cool that she had something so big to color on.

Then Nadia helped me blow up over a hundred balloons. She kept on trying so hard to get them to blow up, but she couldn't quite get them to work. So instead she had a great time spreading them around the house.

Finally, Nadia heard her Daddy at the door and rushed to let him in. Only she can't quite manage the front door yet. (Thank goodness.)

Jeff came in with a smile on his face because there was this waiting for him on the outside of the door.It told him to go to the kitchen table and let him know he was going to have to go on a scavenger hunt.
This is what he found on the kitchen table. (Nadia had made some inroads on the Kisses, but they were mostly all there.)From here he was sent to the freezer where he found Mango sorbet. Yum!
Next he went to Nadia and Finn's closet where he found a card game.


Then he went to our bathroom (after putting Finn down because Finn was getting to be too wiggly) and found Chewy Chips Ahoy.

From there he was sent to the dryer where he found a pack of pens.

Then he went to under the kitchen sink. There he found a dark chocolate bar with almonds, cranberries and blueberries.

After that he went to our dresser where he found the oh so exciting package of white socks.

Next he had to go to Nadia and Finn's bathroom and look under the seat. There he found a brand new reversible black/brown belt. (As you can see Finn convinced his Dad to pick him back up.)

Finn then took him to his own crib where his Daddy found a pair of cargo shorts.

Then it was back to our bedroom to the book shelf which held a nice white long sleeve shirt for church.
(Finn and Nadia both tried to help Dad open this one.)

Then he went back to the kitchen to check the cupboards.
Nadia thought maybe she should help her dad look down at her eye level. (Can you tell she was having a blast with this?)
Finally, after receiving some prompting he checked the right cupboard and found a mini pumpkin pie. It actually tasted really good.

Then it was back to our closet where he got a black socks for church.

Underneath the couch he and Finn found glowing stars to go on the ceiling. We have yet to see if they will go on our ceiling or on Nadia's. She and her daddy are still debating.

Then it was off to the linen closet to receive little wooden animals that are actually for Finn's wall. Nadia really likes them.

Next he was sent to the living room closet where he found a brand new tie.

Finally he was sent to our bed where he found a Legend of Zelda t-shirt.

With the scavenger hunt over he went to blow out the candles in his chocolate mint brownies.

Then it was time to open the presents.
First he got a brand new sword. It has become a tradition that he gets a new one on his birthday. Nadia had to try it out, but it was a little too heavy.
Next Finn got to hold it.

Then since that looked like fun, Nadia tried again.
Then he opened up his next gift. I little USB mouse for his laptop.
Then he got a gift all the way from Hong Kong. Vash the Stampede Sunglasses from the anime TriGun.

Finn gave his Daddy two DVDs.

When it was Nadia's turn to give him presents she thought that "from Nadia" meant "for Nadia." So she ran away from her dad and opened the present for him. She also gave him 2 dvds.


Then Nadia and Finn gave him a set of Fu Dogs. You often see them outside of Chinese restaurants.

It turns out the balloons weren't just balloons. Each and every one of them had something inside. Little coupon like things or endearments from me and the kids. So Jeff got to go around popping them. Surpisingly, Nadia wasn't scared at all. She loved it. She kept punching balloons then saying "I can't do it." Then she'd hand it to her dad and have him pop it with a pin.

So Jeff got a little spoiled this year. Like he does every year. Still he had a blast and the kids had a blast and it made everything worth it.

Story Time

The Blog has been updated with the book we will be reading. I have added a link to the blog on here and at Nadia and Finn's blog. Thanks everyone.

Lame

So I'm at school now. That's right. No electricity at home, nobody has gasoline, but we're supposed to be back at school. Lame.

OUR FIRST HURRICANE

Not bad. Rather not do it again.

Not Doing Well

Jeff has missed his first day of law school. He's feeling even worse today than he was yesterday. Hopefully today will be all he will have to miss. Actually, even if he is sick tomorrow his classes could be canceled because of the storm. Still, I'd rather he was feeling better.

So I guess it will be up to me to help get ready for storm. I don't think he'll be up to it.

No Home

So, according to the law for determining state citizenship, I am not a citizen of any state. That's kind of depressing. On the other hand, that means I can never be sued in Federal Court.
I woke up this morning, well, during the night, with a massive headache. This morning, it was no better. It was the kind where opening your eyes hurts. It's part of the cold that developed yesterday while I drove home from school. Yes, I can remember the exact moment when my throat started hurting. Anyway, I was worried that I would miss my practice test in Torts today. I took a quick nap, and woke up with the headache gone. So I hurried to school, spent 45 minutes looking for parking, and got into class 30 seconds before the professor did.
But now my headache is coming back.

BOOK CLUB

I'm trying to start the Hemming Book Club again. So please check the blog at http://hemmingstory.blogspot.com/. It's invitation only so if I never got you one or if you never accepted let me know and give me your e-mail address so I can send you a new invite. I know it hasn't worked out before, but third times the charm right?

I'm Going to Post... For Reals....

Jeff here. I've decided to do some posting for reals.

First, I'm in law school. I'm a 1L for those who enjoy using abreviations. For normal people, that just means I'm in my first year. I have a really great professor for Civil Procedure. To hear him speak, think 80% George Costanza from Seinfeld, and 15% Christopher Walken. With the 5% left over, lower that voice one octave. So the way classes work, is that we prepare 2 or 3 cases a day. The professor will call on a student, and interrogate them about one of the cases for about half an hour. Guess whose turn came on friday. If you guessed me, you're right. Here's more or less how it went.

Professor- Mr. Hemming.
Me- (Thinking) Man, I'm glad I'm not that guy.
(Then noticing him looking at me) Yes.
Professor- What is this case about?
Me- Jury instruction.
Professor- Yes. What did the judge tell the jury to do?
Me- Answer several questions about the facts.
Professor- Correct, Mr. Hemming. Who wants the judge to do this, the defendant or the plaintiff?
Me- Uhh.... the defendant?
Professor- Yes, Mr. Hemming. Why does the defendant want this?
Me- Ummm.... because there's less chance the plaintiff will win?
Professor- NO, MISTER HEMMING! Can someone help Mr. Hemming out?
Me- (thinking) Ah, crud.
Professor- Mr. Hemming, was it alright for the judge to withdraw his question?
Me- Yes.
Professor- Why?
Me- (staring at the professor)
Professor- (staring at me)
Me- (staring at the professor)
Professor- Does anyone want to help Mr. Hemming?

And it basically went on like that. For half an hour. Law school is awesome!

If My Laptop Wasn't Dead Before It Is Now . . .

Nadia got a hold of this tonight while I was on the desktop working on my talk for Sacrament Meeting tomorrow. The screen has been messed up for awhile now, but we had managed to fix it somewhat. However, tonight our "fix" seemed to no longer be working. Then Nadia got a hold of it and systematically began ripping off keys. I wanted to be mad, but when I caught her at it she seemed to sweet and innocent that I couldn't be. I guess all I can say now is "Goodbye Laptop, I'll miss you."

No surprise here. I always knew I belonged in the 50s. It doesn't get any better than Nat King Cole for Bing Crosby.

You Belong in 1956

You're fun loving, romantic, and more than a little innocent. See you at the drive in!

What Year Do You Belong In?

You are a 1950s Diva

High heels, pretty dresses, classic makeup... You're a feminine beauty who knows how to play up her assets!

What Decade Diva Are You?

Huh! Guess I Forgot to Mention . . .

So I just realized that I didn't mention that we were now in apartment. I love it. It is only a two bedroom but it has lots of space. The kitchen is the perfect size, there are two bathrooms, and both bedrooms have a walk-in-closet. It's at a great location near all the shopping and not too far from the law school.

As for the area well all I can say is that it is hot! Also humid. One thing about the humidity though is that it is great for Nadia's curls.

Adding Music

So I decided to finally add music to our blogs. I've added a song to Nadia's and Finn's and to Jeff and my blog. So let my explain the songs I chose.

Nadia and Finn's: I chose several different songs to play randomly. All of them are songs that Nadia likes and most of them she'll dance to.

Now for the music that I chose for this particular blog. I chose "Calling You" by Blue October.
I chose this song for many reasons. The first time I heard this song was not long after Finn was born. My sister Katie was visiting and she played it for me and told me I should get it as a ringtone because it reminded her of Jeff. Jeff may be embarressed by this but it's true and very sweet. Whenever we are apart he likes to call just to check up on me and he always trys as hard as he can to make me happy. So I took Katie's advice and I had it as my ringtone for when Jeff called (this is before my phone broke). Nadia now knows the words to the last half of the chorus and will sing them. Also whenever she hears the phone she says "Daddy." So basically this song is just perfect for us in so many ways.

I may add songs later that also have special meanings for Jeff and I (we had theme songs for each of the semesters we were dating), but for now I'll leave it at this.

So We're Horrible at Blogging

I just realized it's been two months since we last blogged here and way too long since Nadia and Finn's blogs been updated. But my camera is basically broke, so all the pictures are on Becky or Traci's cameras and I hate posting on the babies' blog without pictures so I just haven't done it.

We're still looking for a place to live and it is somewhat frustrating. We were looking at a house that was for rent through a realestate broker. Yesterday Jeff called and they said they would have someone call back. No one did. So this morning Jeff called back again and they said they'd call him back in five minutes. Well 40 minutes later they finally call back and they tell us the house has just been taken off the market. Go figure.

So now we're back to square one and wondering which is better: house, townhouse, or apartment. I guess it all depends on the price and what you get for it.

Two weeks from now we will be leaving Rexburg. Possibly for the last time. Nadia has no idea what is happening and cries each time she sees me packing up some of her toys. I think she's afraid that I'm going to throw them away. She followed me around today crying "kitchen, kitchen" because packed up her pots and pans. We still have a long way to go though.

A new fabric store opened up her just the other day, and I've had a hard time not buying any. They have so many cute things and I'm a sucker for fabric. I got a lot of good ideas for when we are in our new apartment though. I can't wait to get there and decorate the childrens bedroom.

Moving Woes

I probably shouldn't even be taking the time to blog right now. Both my kids (wonder of wonders) are napping, so I should be organizing and packing. It's just all so confusing. I know we're never going to be able to take it all, so I have to go through things and decide what we can do with out. Then there's the fact that this is a rather strange move. We're packing up some of our things which a moving company will take to Texas for us. Then Jeff and I are packing up our car (and possibly an extra one that my Aunt lent us) and driving to Utah to stay with my parents. My brother is getting married May 31st and we didn't want to have to travel back from Texas. Anyway, then Jeff and Tim will be taking our car to Texas on June 4 (I think) while the kids and I stay in Utah for a second reception. Also we want to spend as much time with my parents as we can before we move and seeing them becomes an expensive endevor. Then on June 10th my Mom will be flying out with us to Texas. So how do you pack for that kind of moving mess?

Sorry if I've wrote all this before.