What Can I Say?

So...I'm in the blogging mood. I don't do it enough...I'm pretty sure because I usually don't care to share whatever I'm up to or how I'm doing. But it's a nice Sunday evening so why not write a bit? I don't have any pictures to glam up this post though. That's my new goal...we need pictures! We have very few pictures of us together since we got married. I chalked it up to having braces...But on March 10th I got them off! WoohoO!! Now Larry can't call me train tracks...it's amusing watching him pause to think of some new nickname to give me. Hehe. Sucker.

Anyway, I'm loving this Spring weather. We're going camping in a month for our anniversary...I know it doesn't sound luxurious but we're so excited! I love nature and Larry so put the two together and I'm one happy girl! We'll take pics and post a lovely story about our adventures (in Southern Utah) after it happens.

A couple other updates...on January 25th we got a new niece, Aurora Grace Arnold ("Rori"). We haven't met her yet but she's really cute! Also, my older sister Emily...wait a second, I don't know why I bother saying "older" I mean I AM the youngest. Hehe. Anyway my sister Emily announced on Valentine ’s Day that she and Brett are having another baby. Their youngest is almost four so it's been a while. We're happy for them. They just found out they're having a GIRL so that ends the streak of boys on my side of the family.

I'm still doing my daycare biz and that's going well. Our store is going just fine too. We have some new ideas that we're excited about and we feel that we'll have success with. More to come on that later.

Lastly, I just wanted to mention, for anyone who was interested to know, that we didn't get the results of what caused our last miscarriage as was anticipated. Usually they’re “unexplained” but still! For those who don't know, I was in the Eager Study, on my last month in the study, when we finally had another baby on the way (18 months after we lost the first.) I was happy to be staying in the study but had a feeling it wouldn't work out again. Yeah I hate when I have feelings of stuff I so don't want to hear.

Well, I was given a container in case I had another miscarriage. Sorry if that's too much information...I took it with me to the hospital (I was having problems obviously) and miscarried there. We made it very clear to the hospital staff over and over again that we needed the "sample" :( kept in the fridge and without any thing added to it. The Eager Study was going to perform a genetic test (costs about $4,000) free of cost to us.

Well...I waited weeks and weeks for the results. Finally I found out that the nurse at the hospital didn't follow the written and verbal instructions we gave. They added formalin to the specimen which destroyed it. Thus, we didn't get the answers we really needed. Infertility is really expensive and frustrating! My doctor recommended testing that cost an additional $3000 but we had to decline and take other routes with lower costs. I always feel weird talking about this very personal family matter on the blog but I feel like sharing for some reason…for those who care to know.

I have to admit, it's hard being in "the baby business" when I do want one myself and don't know when that will happen. I'm still a youngin’ but that's what tends to scare me. Most 21 year olds don't have these types of problems so it's a matter of concern. I got a new doctor who is helpful and concerned too so that helps! I know that we'll have a baby when we're ready to be fit parents...or something like that.

I really do trust in the Lord's wisdom and timing. I've had plenty of experiences along the road of life this past couple years to realize that there's wisdom in why things have happened how they have. I never even thought I'd be married at this point in my life so I feel blessed to have the opportunity to become a mom at a young age. I think Larry worries about my desire to have a baby when I can just have him instead ;) Just kidding Larry. But I think most women naturally desire a baby of their own when they see cute babies being born left and right.

Sometimes I feel really discouraged and "wo is me." This morning I was being a baby myself and Larry was helpful to remind me that Heavenly Father really does know more than I do. Then at church everything pointed to how God's wisdom is perfect and we can find good in everything that happens to us.

Life has been tough in the Balsmeier family for many reasons but that's only made me realize how much Heavenly Father really does know and love us. And I find myself enjoying (did I just say that?) the challenges that life brings...not sure "enjoying" is the right word. What I mean is, I'm seeing the "tender mercies of the Lord" in my life more and more. I'm literally seeing the spiritual growth in me and then I realize...oh yeah...He does know what He's doing! We all have challenges that go unseen to others but never to our Heavenly Father. Don't ever forget it! Wow, apparently I just wrote in my journal and made it public to the world. Oops. I just hope it helps someone somehow.

2009 Happenings...

Um...I don't feel like being creative or even writing in complete sentences. Here are some noteworthy happenings of 2009. It was a difficult year but it had its blessings and we made progress in our lives.

Remodeled our condo (new carpet and paint)
Completed another semester at LDSBC. Took the rest of the year off.
New nephew Vaughn Jaten born Feb 12.
New niece Kailyn Bidwell born Feb 18.
Remembered our baby's due date Feb 23.
Got laid off from my job.
Taught Relief Society for the year.
Went to Kansas for Jordan & Blake's wedding.
Celebrated our 1st wedding anniversary.
Larry gave me two baby guinea pigs for our anniversary.
Became a 21 year old.
Took our first vacation together-had fun in San Diego.
My grandma passed away August 27.
After much unemployment, started my own daycare.
Larry sold his beloved car.
Started our own business, MegBeeBaby.com.
New nephew Ethan Balsmeier born Sept 23.
Larry got a promotion and raise.
After a long wait, got pregnant again.
Had another miscarriage.
Larry turned 26.
Went to Kansas for Christmas.
Welcomed in 2010. We hope it's a very good year with many blessings.

You Know You Don't Get Out Much When...

(Prepare yourself for a nice long list detailing my life)

•The highlight of your day is the UPS man coming (no Larry, not because I like their brown outfits. I love getting packages!)

•You spend an hour editing photos...because you can.
Before...

After...

And yes, when my custom made wet bags arrived I was very happy. You would be happy to get packages too you know. I can arrange that if you'd like to buy something ;)

•99% of your communication is with an animal or baby.

•You give your dog a pacifier...because you think it's funny and looks cute.


•You check facebook compulsively just because that's what you type as a reflex when you get online...all 987 times each day. Because you're home and you can do that.

•You can't remember the last time you left the house. (Larry sold his car and he usually has mine...can't go anywhere)

•You scavenge for food and succumb to eating stale chips...because you need groceries but can't get them.

•You spend your leisure time cloth diapering a stuffed bunny. If you know my business you'll understand...maybe.

•You take the time to prepare a picture of the bunny for a blog post.


•You have pictures of bunnies in diapers but none of you and your spouse going out on dates and such...not even of you and your spouse just sitting there.

•You think the trip to the grocery store is a date.

•You think it's August when it's December. The snow and cold helped me figure that one out. But again, I don't get out much to be aware of it.

•You miss school.

•You miss having a "real" job. I do like what I do but still...

•You tell your spouse about your day and all you really mention is something about diapers and the UPS guy coming.

•You start talking about socially unacceptable things when you actually come in contact with people...like how I remember vets throwing...um surgically removed parts...at vet techs.

•You just told more people about that...

•The most adventurous thing you did was in a dream...and you were surprised that Chuck Norris didn't show up this time.

•You have time to write blog posts like this.

Okay, I'm done for now ;) I bet I have lots more but I can't think anymore. After all, I spend most of my day not thinking much.

It's funny that I used to be gone 12 hours a day or so and my time at home was spent doing homework. I used to think "If I had time I would do this and that and use it so well." Uh...don't think so. I'm mad at myself for wasting SO much time. It's ridiculous.

Oh yeah...We Have a Blog

It's been a looong time since I posted. Here's a brief update of what we've been up to. Larry got a promotion and raise. I've been doing my daycare for a few months now. And we started a business. Check out megbeebaby.com if you haven't already. Okay, so it's not that exciting to see the coming soon page. It will go live December 1st hopefully. I got my business license and ordered my inventory. I'm really excited about it. I'm going to stop blogging now because we are both really sick and need to get better.

San Diego Trip

We had a great trip in San Diego California. I'd love to write all about it but I'm hitting the delirious stage of the flu...what a crappy souvenir. Anyway, it was so nice to have a week off together, just relaxing for a real vacation. First off, I just want to thank Jordan & Blake for letting us use their flyer reward thing so we could fly for free! We stayed at the Hampton Inn, which was nice. And we had a rental car, which made our lives much easier. Driving in CA wasn’t even bad…I guess cuz it was San Diego. It’s worse in Salt Lake in our opinions.

We got there on Thursday August 20th...after settling into the hotel we headed for the San Diego Zoo. It was nice and all, but it wasn't as great as I thought it'd be. We saw a whole lot more plants than we did animals. I actually thought the Hogle Zoo was better when it comes to seeing animals up close.

On Friday we went to Sea World. Larry had gotten passes for free at work. At least his work has its perks! We loved Sea World. In fact, it was our favorite part of the trip...for me at least, and probably Larry too. We especially loved the shows. We saw all of them while we were there. The Shamu Show was fun, but kind of cheesy..they even do a Shamu Chant to worship the great killer whale...the dolphin show was fun, those dolphins are so cute.

We saw Sea Lions Live which was really funny. Later that day we saw Sea Lions Tonight which was even funnier. I laughed so hard it hurt. They made fun of their other shows that we had seen that day and it was just hilarious. We also saw the Pets Rule Show which was really cute and funny. It was just tons of fun and totally worth it...wait, it was free, but still. We wrote their Journey to Atlantis ride which is like a mix of the log flume and a roller coaster. Larry loved it...I did too. So we spent a bit of the day wet but it was fine. To end our day there we went to the Shamu rocks show...I loved these cute whales that totally smiled...after the show there were fireworks to top it off.

On Saturday we went to the San Diego Temple which was beautiful. Later that night we went to Coronado Island. The beach was stormy looking and overcast but it was still fun...just cold. Sunday we went to Church...then we went for a walk at the Mission Bay Beach. Of course, in our attempt to keep the Sabbath Day holy, the weather was beautiful and it was so tempting to go swimming. But we didn't. We just walked along the shore together until we got to a nice spot to sit.

Monday we went to the Wild Animal Park. We weren’t all that impressed with it. It was just a lot of walking...and I saw more animatronic dinosaurs than real animals. There were cute baby cheetahs though. As we were walking my knee slipped and semi dislocated yet again. Then it was sore and I couldn't walk anymore. So we rode the Carousel. Larry rode a fierce Panda and I read a majestic leopard. Afterwards we headed back to Mission Bay. We had tons of fun playing in the waves.

Then Tuesday we went to this Science Center called RH Fleet. It was alright but we really weren't impressed. It was a lot like the Clark Planetarium. We saw a free IMAX under the sea movie...something like that. And we wasted our money on this virtual dinosaur thing; forget what they're called but it was really lame. We did this thing where you sit down and a machine takes your picture and then shows your age progression up to the age of 75.

Needless to say, Larry is now contemplating suicide and divorce. I don't trust the dang thing. We Campbell's age young and nicely...and I think Larry will too. Of course he claims he won't live long. I hate when he says that. Way to crush your wife's heart hun. Larry spent most of his time there being upset at greedy little children. We were playing with the exhibits and kids kept running up to them and stealing them right out of our hands. Anyway, enough about that. We headed to Mission Bay again and went Boogie Boarding. Tons of fun but kinda scary to get thrown off in those serious waves.

I don’t quite remember if it was Monday or Tuesday, but one of those days we went to Old Town San Diego and looked at the cute little road side shops. We just got bracelets for me…Larry said he didn’t want anything but later gave me a hard time that he didn’t get anything. Sheesh. Then Wednesday the 26th, we flew home..back to life…back to reality.

All in all we had a blast. It was an event filled trip and we came back with tans. Yay!

We really didn't take a lot of pictures on our trip for the following reasons: 1-we didn't want to get our cameras wet so we didn't always bring them, 2-we didn't want them to get stolen while we were playing at the beach, 3-I forgot to change the stupid batteries, and yes I brought plenty, just left them in the hotel room, and 4-one of the cameras didn't work & only took blurry photos..until we got home of course. If you want to see more photos go to Facebook. I'm getting kicked off the computer so I'll add pics later :D