Cannariato~Almond Adventures

I received a call about 2:30 this afternoon from Stephanie. She was with the Mission President and another missionary driving to Kirtland, where she will spend the next week recovering. While she sounded just a little loopy, she said everything went well with the knee surgery. She is anxious to get back to her area/companion. Thanks for your faith and prayers on her behalf.

Our family is the GREATEST! This morning we braved bitter temperatures and joined hundreds of other "santa's helpers" in the 23rd Annual YMCA Christmas Run. We all finished the 2.5 mile run in under 30 minutes. Here are some fun shots of your favorite runners! We all liked it so much, we think we'll do it again! Merry Christmas.

Hey, Danny Hayes sent this link to me. I took the test twice. The first time I scored 33 and the second time 28. Pretty cool you have a dad/husband with such a YOUTHFUL brain age - not to be confused with immaturity! :) The site instructions are in Japanese, so read below! 1. Touch 'start' 2. Wait for 3, 2, 1. 3. Memorize the number's position on the screen, then click the circle from the smallest number to the biggest number. 4. At the end of game, computer will tell you the age of your brain. Here's the link: http://flashfabrica.com/f_learning/brain/brain.html Have fun!

Yes, I did it. I survived finals week. And as a celebration, I've posted some more of my projects on my blog if you want to go check them out. :) alexiscannariato.blogspot.com

Okay here's where I should put some proverb, or something to make you feel better. But knowing me and my love for ACCOUNTING! You should all just know that what I have to say is purely numbers related. Haha, in accounting today my (extravagantly wealthy) teacher gave us this link when we were talking about budgeting. http://vcr.csrwire.com/node/9964. And my proverb I guess is just that, there's more to life than just money. Family, happiness, leisure, and stability are all super good. Merry Christmas everyone! Love, Eliza (okay really I just wanted to share this movie, and I didn't know how to tie it in. So that's just too bad for all of you! Heeheee ♥)

Our dear missionary emailed yesterday to say she had an MRI and was meeting with an orthopedic doctor this morning. She has a torn the meniscus in her right knee. She thought she could tough it out until the end of her mission, but it is just getting worse. She is to have outpatient, orthoscopic surgery sometime in the next couple of weeks - Merry Christmas to her! I spoke with the mission president's wife on the phone yesterday and I am comfortable that this is a good thing for Steph. Recovery time is just a couple of weeks until she is back to full strength. Please remember her in your prayers. Thanks.

Nate and I would really like water storage containers for our family food storage. For the boys... Ethan -pants and long sleeve shirts,  size 5 pj's - size 5-6 a rocket with real fire (that was yesterday's request - haha) chocolate playdough to eat  -haha moon sand - it's really at toy stores star wars stuff Wall-E game Transformers Blake - warm footie pj's - size 2T anything Dora or Diego-ish books,puzzles, games

world domination... a horde of mad scientists to accomplish my every whim.... oh you know...things of that ilk. okay. for real. TranSiberian Orchestra CD Jean Sibelius CD Any kind of poetry books---Sylvia Plath--Ariel Any kind of book Vintage-y jewelry Artsy-Calendar Any kind of nerdy action figures...collectible stuff.

Something made with love Wacom Intuos (the bigger the better) http://www.wacom.com/intuos/index.cfm Ski coat Cook books (easy recipes, something Italian) Boots (brown leather, riding boot style--no tall pointy heels, tuck pants into, comfy for walking A LOT through rain and snow) Bag (about 23x15x8 for traveling abroad!) Bert's Bees chapstick A church book (like the Miracle of Forgiveness) Church music to play (piano accompaniment of voice and/or violin, violin duet, quartet) Prince Caspian DVD Black Pentel R.S.V.P. pens Cute apron Camera card (so I can take lots of pictures in Britain!) Classy jewelry (earrings, rings, or a super cool necklace) Hopefully that gives you some ideas for what you could get me for Christmas. But it's hard to top the best gift ever: this amazing family! I'm so grateful for all of you and all that you do for me. I love you all so much! We're the best!

Scarf (black, brown, red, tan, etc. - I already have a beautiful blue one) Socks (trouser and other kinds I can wear to work) Spirit of the Season by Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Sissel (CD) Work out videos that I can do to drop those pound after I have the baby Cool big tote that doubles as a diaper bag (i.e. something that doesn't look like a diaper bag, but more like a cool big purse with lots of inside pockets) maternity shirts or gift card Anything on our registry at Babies R Us and Target (I'm working to add to these) 72-hr-kits massage blush or Clinique/mac gift card hot rollers for hair digital camera with video to take lots of pics of the baby new CD player in car (it broke AGAIN!) anything else you think I'd like

Maternity Clothes/ gift card Scarf Clinique or Mac gift card for makeup Home Decor/ gift card  (Interior Elements, Pottery Barn :) Sanity and Energy, 3 kids - really?...

Love Peace Hope Faith Cookbooks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Laughter :) Skirts (neutral colors- think Lexi's silver skirt, others-grey, black, white, winter clothes!) Other church clothing articles- fun tights, dresses, etc! Church music (CD of cello music!?!?) I think that's it....basically anything! I love you all SOOOOOO much and I can't wait for us all to be home for Christmas! LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE, Eliza