Things That I Have Learned In The Last Month

1. Hurricanes happen in New York.  
2. If you park beside the bishop's cool decorated truck at the Ward Trunk or Treat, you will be passed by for his candy:)
3. 3 1/2 lbs of candy can be gone in 20 minutes if it starts snowing at a Trunk or Treat.
4. Spray inside of carved pumpkins with bleach and water to help them last longer.
5. Miracles continue to happen.
6. Sometimes you meet people that you know are important but you don't know just how important they really are. 
7. A fan in the big rubber head  of Rocky the Eagle mascot suit, does nothing to keep you cool.
8. Never say "I don't know"
9. When having painful contractions at the end of a miscarriage, take a really hot shower and you will feel a whole lot better. 
10. Wait to tell people you are pregnant until after you have a good ultrasound.
11. A two year old nephey is really missed after only 2 weeks. 
12. I need to write in my journal more. 
13. Unfailable roll recipes, sometimes fail. 
14. Post-partum depression is a terrible thing and sometimes she just needs someone with her. 
15. Never order a movie from Australia, for someone who is expecting the movie within a week. 
16. Always let bundt cakes cool before attempting to take them out of a pan, especially for a party when you want the cake to look nice. 
17. Saying goodbye to 9 and 10 year olds is terrible.
18. Doing homework really does help with how you do on a tests.
19. Laundry never ends. 
20. I need a job where I can be of service and feel useful. 
21. Emma Smith remarried and then adopted the son of the woman her husband had an affair with. 
22. Foot surgery can become a nightmare. 
23. Sometimes your best really just isn't enough. 
24. EIRMC Women's Center is just a nice big maze. 
25. Don't assume that if you are South of Shelley you will be back home in Idaho Falls for 20 minutes. 
26. Pheasants and other wild bird meat should be put in salt water overnight before being cooked. 
27. Never assume you know the changes that will be made in a new ward. 
28. Its really nice to just have Mike and I at home. 
29. Christmas music can really make any day better, even in October. 
30. Russia now has 2 stakes. 
31. 140 temples have now been dedicated around the world. 
32. Missionaries can now leave earlier. Boys at 18 and girls at 19. 
33. Individuals must have their own names to take to do baptisms for the dead now. The temple won't supply you any additional names. 
34. Temple ca call a bishop about a limited time recommend if a youth doesn't have a paper copy. 
35. New borns' belly buttons can bleed from crying too hard. 
36. Some people need to remember that other people have rights too and that individuals don't always get what they think they deserve because of it.
37. Mike's mission band played for the Princess of Thailand. 
38. Butchering deer and beef are much less gross than cutting up birds.
39. Amazon's trade-in program will give you a higher trade in amount for books and dvds than other sites, but its only for amazon.com gift cards.
40. Make meatloaf with stuffing instead of crackers and or oatmeal. 
41. A great new dinner is a box of au gratin potatoes, sour cream, cubed cheese and leftover meatloaf, baked. 
42. I can no longer stand quiet if I'm home alone. 
43. Bram Stoker was Scottish and never went to Transylvania. 
44. Mini loaf pans, green frosting and cereal make cute Frankenstiens. 
45. Kids get really bored practicing for Primary Programs and million times. 
46. We can kind of live within a budget now. 
47. Sometimes people get to a point where you just can no longer accept their actions. 
48. Cheese Whiz is great in boxed mac and cheese.
49. We can see the brains of all our fish, not just Frankenfish. 
50. Sometimes people just need held. 
51. 2 year olds at Boo at the Zoo are only interested in candy.
52. One of the grossest things is to have the inside of a sweaty rubber mascot mask touch your face.
53. I need to help Mike make little decisions so we can always be working together. 
54. Zucchini casserole can be made better with only cream of mushroom soup instead of that and cream of chicken.
55. Cream of something soup mix can be made at home. 
56. Half empty malls at 9:00 at night can feel like Las Vegas, even malls in Salt Lake. 
57. Anniversaries will always be great as long as we can be together. 
58. Never assume you know where your library card is. 
59. Sometimes complaining about unfair treatment at a Kiwi Loco can get you a gift certificate for $10 next time. 
60. Sometimes all someone needs is a Pepsi and a kiss.  
61. If my washer is set on large and cold loads, it won't stop in the middle of a cycle. 
62. Melaleuca oil is great on bugbites. 
63. The Lord always knows whe I need. 
64. Flavian women wore their hair in curly updos. 
65. Toothpaste cleans hazy headlights. 
66. Missing just 2 days of math class can make a whole lot of difference in understanding the subject matter.
67. Zucchini doesn't have to be shredded, it can be cubed and then frozen to use in baking. 
68. It was reaffirmed to me how much I hate chili.
69. I am a flaky friend who can never show up when I say I will. 
70. There were soldiers standing by the unknown tomb at Arlington Cemetery even during the hurricane.