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I figure now is a good time to blog since Brett is at school and both boys hit the sack by 7:45. The boys going to bed early when Brett is gone is amazing!!!

I'm so excited for Halloween! I think I love it more now then I did when I was a child because I get to enjoy it through my own kids! I get to make their costumes, take them trick or treating amongst friends and I get to steal some of their candy...muwahahaha! Brett and I get to dress up too, but I haven't figured out what we're going to be yet. Alex is going to be Robin and we're planning on dressing up Kirk as Wolverine from the live action movies. He'll look a lot like a biker too since Hugh Jackman's outfits looked like that and we've grown out his hair to style just like wolverine's. Oh yeah! I've already got the jacket coming in the mail and I'm going to put the details on it with fabric paint and a little improv sewing. Hopefully I won't destroy it lol. If I do, we're getting him a batman costume since Alex is Robin.

So I know I'm totally being a copycat by doing this but I don't care! I watched the movie Julie and Julia and was totally inspired to buy Julia Child's first cookbook "Mastering the Art of French Cooking". The food in the movie looked absolutely amazing and I just couldn't resist. The de-boned and stuffed duck looked absolutely amazing! Our family will probably do thanksgiving here this year so that's what I want to cook. Perhaps I will share with some friends... maybe... :)

So I actually did Visiting Teaching last month. YAY! Well, maybe I didn't actually go and visit all the sisters, but I did at least send a card and the message for the month, although I did attempt to visit them. I felt very accomplished in that department last month. I don't know why, but I've had MAJOR issues with doing it since I've been married and living in South Carolina. I'm not really sure why. I don't have any difficulties with any other callings in the church, except that one, which is really sad because it's one of the most important ones you could do. I felt totally inspired by our ward V.T. meeting and the Relief Society broadcast. Those meetings were amazing!

Did I also mention how amazing General Conference was? I felt that the speakers truly took us back to the basic principles of the gospel. Not that they don't always do that, but I felt that they especially did that this past conference. I heard topics like be a good example, the gift of the holy ghost, showing Christ love by obedience, having good self-esteem, serve one-another, and so on. We truly need to solidify the basic truths of the gospel in our lives, for digging deeper can be fruitless if we don't have a deep understanding of basic doctrine.