.newest updates.

.finally. andrew had figured out uploading pictures...the computer was throwing a fit for some reason. and so i can blog about some of the "newbies" that have been happening. but of course. i must bored you with some of our "newest" information that I dont have pictures for.

.for an early v-day present i gave andrew a card with $100 for a ski trip. i had planned with uncle dave to drive bak with him, and go pick him up a week later. andrew had so much fun, and i finally got to see "medford" that he has always talked about. i also got to meet grandma &

grandma muir as well as GREAT grandma lela. they were SO nice and we talked and i learned alot :) I got to see a bit of medford, but only spent about 15 hours total there because i had to be back for see's the following day.

.see's. oh brother. i am VERy thankful for the extra paycheck to payoff my car...but it was DRAINING. i got extended almost every night. LONG lines, early mornings. so this morning... phew, i slept until 11 am this morning. i was GONE. yesterday andrew and my "valentines" day was spoiled because i worked an extra 2 hours.. poor thing waited for me outside the store, and was SO good about it. we did dinner and came home, where i felt like i died for 11 hours before

awaking to reality. i get to spend tomorrow with andrew. i am so thankful.

anyways to quit annoying you here are pictures to enjoy of the past bit of our lives :)

Tammy had her heart pacer surgery. we took the kids to "would rather watch a full daycare for a week without pay" place to play. chuck e cheese. we went on a saturday. umm that should sum it up.

ICE CREAM! We will always have ice cream if Tash has a say :) YUMMY!

Kian working on his shot

Holly won the Jack-Pot 120 something tickets... two ladies told Andrew they had ben trying to win the Jack-pot for 15 minutes and Holly walked up and won!!

Kidos played REALLY well together. They had ALOT of fun :)

.computer geek vs 5 year old.

.as most know, my hubby is a computer "geek". Yes, geek is used in a good way, because we never have computer problems, because scottie gets them fixed before I have a chance to complain that i cant get on facebook, gmail, myspace or blogger.

.so my computer freak can log onto computer in another state. Yes! you read that right, he logs onto his parents computer in Utah all the time to download movies.music. or help change something. so in our little "basement home" we have his laptop and the mac mini (desktop)...well he can log onto the computer and do the freaking "typing when no one is at the computer horror film kinda thing" yea.

.well we kinda messed with a five year old. a very smart five year old. but i didnt see it as a bad thing, because now she thinks our computer is da bomb. she would be sitting there looking up her mitchel musso, and andrew would change it.

At first she got mad, and than gave up. until i told her to go to it and say "play" and name a song. she did, and suddenly and honor film typing on its own thing would begin and play her song. she suddenly turned around and said, "its reading my mind" so i was like, maybe if we go into another room and you whisper it to me, it wont know. we ran into another room giggling, and she shut the door and would whisper a song. i would text the song to andrew, we came out of the room and the computer would be playing her song. she was speechless. it was hilarious.

so her little fiver year old mind would say, well if we went upstairs, it wont hear me for sure. so we did, to come down to the computer playing the song she named. it was hilarious, and of course, we got it all on video :) america's funniest home video, maybe?

.hubby happiness.

yes. i am so happy to have my hubby back. however we have had our "moments" of frustrations towards one another. andrew told my mom this today, "tasha would call me when i was in idaho saying, i miss you. i wish you were here. I would tell her, you will have enough of me real soon..." well. i definitely had ENOUGH of him... but it is ALOT different having a tag-a-long everywhere. sometimes good. and sometimes bad. but i have been enjoying it more than anything.

.so yes. my hubby is awesome. he took up the job with weekend to watch the kirby kids overnight. i knew it wasn't going to be that big of a deal. but honestly, i knew it was going to "test" andrew a bit. kian is OBSESSED with andrew. he loves his "man" time of playing halo and being so good at 9 that he beats andrew to shreds. so while kian enjoys playing video games and "man" times... holly also enjoys spending time with andrew. now, if holly being 5 and a girl had her way... what would her "fun" be...

yes. that's right. for you that cant see the picture too well. holly is painting andrew's nails. he was SUCH a good sport. she painted all of his nails different colors. he looked at me when she asked to paint his nails and i said to him, "andrew. you know those colors will probably come off over night when your sleeping" with a wink. andrew understood and let holly enjoy herself. we had tammy over for dinner too. it was good to sit, talk, and let the kids run. once tammy left, we had airheads for dessert and brushed teeth, pj's, and watched alice in wonderland. andrew and i were tired. however we worked WELL as a team... he was in charge of "the boy" (kian) and i was in charge of "the girl" (holly). andrew went to bed about 10 minutes into the movie. i texted him at 10 with two kids still WIDE AWAKE. 11 o clock i went to bed, and was awaken by 8 by holly climbing in bed with andrew and i. we scooted over, and she laid down next to me. anyways. it was GREAT. i really enjoyed having kids over. i am SO baby hungry... so allowing me to watch kids, having them come cuddle in the morning, and having them spend the night, eat breakfast, etc... kinda lets me have my "high" from wanting a baby so bad. andrews's opinion was VERY different, his comments after this weekend was,

"that was a GREAT birth control."

And if you want to know why i am baby hungry.... here is one HUGE reason...

http://millerfamilyjewels.blogspot.com/

my sister's blog. go to it and look at the video under the post called "I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT"

her new christmas tradition that i am truly doing :)

.christmas.

.latest news/updates with the westensee family.

.andrew finished his semester with a 4.0. i am so happy for him, he worked hard and deserved it. he treated himself to a very expensive "celebration".... he was able to ski a total of 4 times. he loved every minute of it. of course 3 of the 4 times was BEFORE he got his skis...whoops. he LOVED his new skis. he was SO shocked i pulled that one off. Christmas day, i put 100 1 dollar bills in a bag... he pulled out 1 of the 100 dollar bills and was like, funny tash. than he pulled back to tissue paper so see the remaining 99 dollar bills. he was SPEECHLESS. i proceeded to tell him it was 100 towards his ski boots to go with his skis that was waiting to be picked up. again...speechless. than a "no-way". than a smile. his look was something like this.

tasha finished working long hours as sees candies for an extra few paychecks before the holiday season. she ended up LOVING working there, and will be in the "cute" sees outfit around Valentines day & Easter again. Hey, you try making this outfit look cute....even barbie cant pull it off....

Meanwhile she is continuing to work with the Kirbys and L

OVES every minute of it. She gets very teary eyed when talking about leaving them in April. She LOVED her Christmas vacation. She was showered with presents, and was happy to see that everyone (Debbie.Roger.Heather.Evan) enjoyed their presents from Andrew & herself. She HATED the long 12 hour drive back to Washington...but things are beginning to fall back into place, and become more settled.

Andrew- is looking into a job, when he gets time not being a slave around the McDonald household. (building a deck). He enjoys staying busy, and recently received a calling in church to team teach with Tash a 6-7 year old Primary class. He is looks forward to enjoying married

life....FINALLY.

Tash seems to be stressed about "settling." She hates the mess of the basement... and wants to keep working at it, but gets burnt out. She is however, very excited with the progress Andrew and her have made, and looks forward to it being completed. She is so happy to start work again for the Kirbys and has missed Kian and Holly dearly. She is VERY baby hungry...but knows now is not the time. She loves coming home to her husband... and thanks the Lord everyday for him...even when he is a punk.

Updates of our Temple Square Christmas walk with pictures will be posted as soon as i find the camera :)

.update.

Most recent news with the Westensee Family. Andrew is "done" with school mentally, but still has 2 more weeks ahead of him. He is doing wonderful in all his classes, he just seems to have the brains I am still searching for.

I am still working with the Kirby Family whom I love and cherish. Even with the goldfish and grapes I found last night on the floor of my car that didn't make me too happy, I still love them so stinking much. Kian told me Thursday, "Tash, I really like your hair like that." What i great time to say something, cause I wasn't feeling so "pretty" that day!

I also got a second "seasonal" job as See's Candies. I was afraid at the beginning of the interview when they explained they were looking for a sales person, and that I didn't have experience there. I though for sure, I was done. But at the end of the interview, Steve asked, "my question is would you like to work for us?" YES! Even though I wanted to say no because it meant an extra week of not seeing Andrew (by the time I see him on Christmas Eve, we will be almost at one month), however I knew I couldn't be selfish, and think about my family now. It was a little extra money now, and around Valentines Day & Easter, and they will hire you back around these times if your in town :) Great for a mom. So I took it, start training Monday. So excited. :)

That's about it. I was reading my sister's blog and it inspired me to write a few "random" facts/post about myself. Facts that I have thought alot about this week.

* I am VERY hard on myself. I have low self-confidence. It gets to me alot. I compare myself to other girls all the time. I wish I was prettier, skinnier, smaller chested, smaller theighed, etc. its a MAJOR problem I have, but it eats away at me constantly.

* I worry about being a good wife/mom to Andrew. I see his mom and all the wonderful thing she has does, and continues to do for him. He is very independent and that scares me sometimes. I am attached to the boy, especially emotionally. Andrew- DOES NOT show feelings/emotions. I think I have seen him cry 2 in the time I have known him. 1-when he was singing a song to me, while we danced-talking about him leaving for his mission 2-Emma's funeral. I worry about making meals, laundry, money, just being a supportive wife, now one that is a burden.

* I blame myself everyday for the sh** i put Andrew through. Yet, even with it all, he has stuck through it with me, and been there for me. He sees something in me, that I don't see in myself (potential). I kick myself in the booty everyday knowing the pain i put my husband through. I know i made mistakes, I regret them, but I also learned from them. Even with the regret, I am glad that I experienced all of them, they shaped me into a better person, and really brought realization to my life/eyes that Andrew was the one for me, and the one who will be there for me through thick and thin.

* I know I am a daughter of God, who loves me and I love him. I have a very strong testimony of my Savior and His love for me. I am thankful for the Atonement, and through it, I was be perfected again, and be sealed to my sweetheart. I LOVE the temple and the blessings I have been promised and the work I can do there. I am so thankful for the gospel in my life, and the assuring feelings it brings to me, through trials in my life. I am thankful for my husband and his love, faith and companionship in me.