I can not say any names to protect the innocent but my 12 year old son had two first yesterday. He shaved for the first time and gave his first talk in church. I can not believe my baby is old enough to shave. Where did all those years go?
His talk was on Patriarchal Blessings. He wanted to tell a joke to start off and thought of something clever to say all on his own. He said that the Bishop wanted to give him a going a way present and he thought it was so considerate of him to give him this chance to talk.
He was nervous and talked really fast and quiet. He did a good job and I was pleased we did not have to fight him. It was nice to say the Bishop wants you to speak and make him the bad guy. He could not speak back to the Bishop.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Something that made us smile
OK, so the pig kiss was a smile of horror!
Bryce can relate to this! Not that he has had a bad haircut but that he hates haircuts!I Am Dog Tired!!!
I am not complaining, just stating a fact. I have been working from sun up to sun down. I have been cleaning, packing, and moving!!!
It is such a blessing to have a day of rest.
Actually we worked well past sun down. Last night we got home at 10:30 pm and then realized we had quite a bit of work here to prepare properly for the Sabbath!
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Need some advice
I heard a few years ago that green had become a neutral color. What is your opinion? Is there a shade of green that is a neutral color? If one were to put a supposed neutral green carpet into their home, would it not be out of date in 5-10 years?
What shade is that neutral green, if there is such a color?
What shade is that neutral green, if there is such a color?
Monday, October 20, 2008
Here it is Jenn!
1-Link to the person who tagged you and post these rules on your own post...
2-Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog- some random- some weird.
3-Tag 7 people at the end of your post-leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4-Comment to the people you tagged and let them know they've been tagged.
Here are mine:
1. I have a fear of large crowds. I can handle church but struggle with church activities. I think that is because church is very structured and you do not have to talk to anyone if you do not wish to. I freak at activities because you are thrown in a large room with lots of people and have to strike up a conversation with someone. I would much rather have to speak in Stake Conference than try to socialize at a random activity. Funny thing is I enjoy Small parties.
2- I wish I had eloped.
3- I loved playing "Secret Agent" with my best friend Heather Howell in third grade. How to play: Sneak around public places (hotels were best) and avoid being seen.
4- David makes the best steaks(I wrote this for you Jenn:)! They are so good that Bryce almost worships them. He wants to have a steak house when he grows up and if he can make them like his dad I am sure he will be successful. I however want Bryce to be a History Professor. Bryce LOVES history (like his mom) and he has a knack for teaching (like his dad).
5- Bugs usually don't bug me, nor do snakes, lizards, spiders etc. I guess one advantage to having boys. However one time last year I was mopping and found a HUGE spider which I killed promptly (I kill spiders because of the worry of poisonous spiders biting my children, call me a mother grizzly bear). As soon as I killed it, 100 baby spiders went running in a million different directions. This did put me over the edge and I freaked a bit. Other than that I do OK. Even the three black widows we have found in our home recently have not rattled me.
6- I had a dream last night that I was showing my mom and my sister homes that were for sale. The problem was I was not a Realtor (which I am not) and I did not have permission to be in the homes. The first home, we had to sneak out of before the owners discovered us. I made it out but my mom did not. The second home Mechelle and I did not make it out. However it was Harrison Ford, Steve Murphy and some other celebrity who caught us. They talked to us like it was normal for us to be in their home. Then they asked Mechelle what her name was and she said Julie W.
7- In 8Th grade I was voted best looking not because I was especially pretty but because I went through puberty especially early and was especially endowed. It was very humiliating for me. I have since lost most of that anatomy due to breast feeding. I love it, David mourns it:)
I don't like tagging people so no pressure...
Mechelle, Frumpy, Heidi, Rachel, Jen, Wonder Woman, & Michelle T.
2-Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog- some random- some weird.
3-Tag 7 people at the end of your post-leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4-Comment to the people you tagged and let them know they've been tagged.
Here are mine:
1. I have a fear of large crowds. I can handle church but struggle with church activities. I think that is because church is very structured and you do not have to talk to anyone if you do not wish to. I freak at activities because you are thrown in a large room with lots of people and have to strike up a conversation with someone. I would much rather have to speak in Stake Conference than try to socialize at a random activity. Funny thing is I enjoy Small parties.
2- I wish I had eloped.
3- I loved playing "Secret Agent" with my best friend Heather Howell in third grade. How to play: Sneak around public places (hotels were best) and avoid being seen.
4- David makes the best steaks(I wrote this for you Jenn:)! They are so good that Bryce almost worships them. He wants to have a steak house when he grows up and if he can make them like his dad I am sure he will be successful. I however want Bryce to be a History Professor. Bryce LOVES history (like his mom) and he has a knack for teaching (like his dad).
5- Bugs usually don't bug me, nor do snakes, lizards, spiders etc. I guess one advantage to having boys. However one time last year I was mopping and found a HUGE spider which I killed promptly (I kill spiders because of the worry of poisonous spiders biting my children, call me a mother grizzly bear). As soon as I killed it, 100 baby spiders went running in a million different directions. This did put me over the edge and I freaked a bit. Other than that I do OK. Even the three black widows we have found in our home recently have not rattled me.
6- I had a dream last night that I was showing my mom and my sister homes that were for sale. The problem was I was not a Realtor (which I am not) and I did not have permission to be in the homes. The first home, we had to sneak out of before the owners discovered us. I made it out but my mom did not. The second home Mechelle and I did not make it out. However it was Harrison Ford, Steve Murphy and some other celebrity who caught us. They talked to us like it was normal for us to be in their home. Then they asked Mechelle what her name was and she said Julie W.
7- In 8Th grade I was voted best looking not because I was especially pretty but because I went through puberty especially early and was especially endowed. It was very humiliating for me. I have since lost most of that anatomy due to breast feeding. I love it, David mourns it:)
I don't like tagging people so no pressure...
Mechelle, Frumpy, Heidi, Rachel, Jen, Wonder Woman, & Michelle T.
Here are some photos of the inside!
Just a few pictures of the inside. I need to take some more of the downstairs and such. This week is a BUSY week of deep cleaning, painting, and packing. Fun times!
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
God IS a God of Miracles!
We are under contract to buy a home. After two years of searching it has finally happen. As long as the home inspection and appraisal all go well we should be home owners by the end of this month.
From now until we gain right of occupancy will probably feel longer than the last year and half. If nothing else I will have learned patience and all things come to pass in the Lord's time through this experience.
The home is only two blocks away from where we live. The boys will be able to continue going to the same school. YEAH! We will move to a new ward which is disappointing but we are in Utah. Odds were not good that we would be able to stay in the ward. Even though we did try to stay, sometimes it is just not the Lord's will. The good news is that I will be in my cousin and aunt's ward.
I am so thankful that the boys will be able to keep the friends they have acquired. I am so thankful to be in a home for the holidays. I am so thankful to have access to my canning supplies again. I may even be able to do some canning although it will be late in the year.
Since almost all that we own has been in storage for the past year and half. I have had to buy some duplicates of kitchen items. I said that I would have enough for two homes by the time we buy a home. The marvel of it all is that I will have two kitchens in this home. I will be set up for the second kitchen!
The Lord IS in charge!
PS I have been waiting to get pictures to post this but if I wait any longer we will have moved in by the time I figure out how to download the photos.
From now until we gain right of occupancy will probably feel longer than the last year and half. If nothing else I will have learned patience and all things come to pass in the Lord's time through this experience.
The home is only two blocks away from where we live. The boys will be able to continue going to the same school. YEAH! We will move to a new ward which is disappointing but we are in Utah. Odds were not good that we would be able to stay in the ward. Even though we did try to stay, sometimes it is just not the Lord's will. The good news is that I will be in my cousin and aunt's ward.
I am so thankful that the boys will be able to keep the friends they have acquired. I am so thankful to be in a home for the holidays. I am so thankful to have access to my canning supplies again. I may even be able to do some canning although it will be late in the year.
Since almost all that we own has been in storage for the past year and half. I have had to buy some duplicates of kitchen items. I said that I would have enough for two homes by the time we buy a home. The marvel of it all is that I will have two kitchens in this home. I will be set up for the second kitchen!
The Lord IS in charge!
PS I have been waiting to get pictures to post this but if I wait any longer we will have moved in by the time I figure out how to download the photos.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Me & My family
October 12, 2008
Last weekend we discovered this beautiful spot up in Hobble Creek Canyon. The trees and their fall colors, the creek and the mountains makes for a fun time and a picture moment. We had to go back up yesterday afternoon.
Here are pictures of each one of us. I am shocked by the lines on my face. I am not getting any younger. Love the messy hair?
I can not wait to take Mechelle up there. She will LOVE all the picture opportunities. We sure do.
I look forward to many picnics along the creek and campfires at night. I just wished we had discovered them a little earlier in the year. Something to look forward to.
Sabbath Thought
In church yesterday, I heard a quote that I LOVED! President Joseph F Smith said that a person who pays tithing will never apostasize.Paying tithing not only takes faith but it builds faith. This faith will help people to obey the Lord's commandments.
I thought that if I ever have a friend or family member that is less active and wanting to come back to the church but is struggling, the best advice is to have them start by paying an honest tithe. I believe this will give them the added faith needed to come back. Just a thought.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Habla Espanol
This morning as I was slowing leaving dreamland and waking to reality. Not my favorite time of day and NO I am NOT lazy!!!! I was thinking of the little boy in Ross's Kindergarten class that is having to learn English. His parents do not speak English and they are not the only ones in our neighborhood like this.
I know of five families on our block alone like this. Some of them speak broken English and one family does speak English quite well.
As I was laying in bed, I was wishing I could speak with these ladies. Then the thought came to me that I should offer to teach them English in exchange for them to teach me Spanish!
I got really excited by this thought. On my mission we offered free English classes to the Italians (although they said we did not speak English, we spoke American. They thought they were two different languages). It was a fun night and a powerful missionary opportunity.
I want to go to the MTC and see if I can buy the books they give to the missionaries to study Spanish from. Then I will talk to all my Spanish speaking neighbors to see if they will exchange English lessons for Spanish.
I am excited! I really really really want to learn to speak Spanish. I understand so much but when I go to speak it only Italian comes out. I am improving but not as quickly as I'd like to. I hope this works out and gets me more fluent in Spanish!
I know of five families on our block alone like this. Some of them speak broken English and one family does speak English quite well.
As I was laying in bed, I was wishing I could speak with these ladies. Then the thought came to me that I should offer to teach them English in exchange for them to teach me Spanish!
I got really excited by this thought. On my mission we offered free English classes to the Italians (although they said we did not speak English, we spoke American. They thought they were two different languages). It was a fun night and a powerful missionary opportunity.
I want to go to the MTC and see if I can buy the books they give to the missionaries to study Spanish from. Then I will talk to all my Spanish speaking neighbors to see if they will exchange English lessons for Spanish.
I am excited! I really really really want to learn to speak Spanish. I understand so much but when I go to speak it only Italian comes out. I am improving but not as quickly as I'd like to. I hope this works out and gets me more fluent in Spanish!
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Power of Prayer
This is from my sister, Mechelle's blog. Wanted to pass this on!
During WWII, there was an advisor to Churchill who organized a group of people who dropped what they were doing every night at a prescribed hour for one minute to collectively pray for the safety of England , its people and peace.
During WWII, there was an advisor to Churchill who organized a group of people who dropped what they were doing every night at a prescribed hour for one minute to collectively pray for the safety of England , its people and peace.This had an amazing effect as bombing stopped. There is now a group of people organizing the same thing here in America . The United States of America needs prayer more than ever.
Join us by spending one minute in group prayer for the safety of the United States, our troops, our citizens, for peace in the world, for wisdom and courage for our leaders, the up-coming election and that our hearts will turn to God.
Eastern Time 9:00 pm
Central 8:00 pm
Mountain 7:00 pm
Pacific 6:00 pm
What will you be doing at the appointed time in your neck of the woods tonight?!
So Close Yet So Far!
David and I wrote and presented two separate offers on the same home over the last few weeks. It is a foreclosed home and the amount that is owed on the loan is far more than it is currently worth.
We obviously offered what it is now worth and the banks just feel they can not lose that much money. The people making decision are out in the East somewhere. They have never seen the home, the condition it is in, the area or the surrounding homes.
The only communication the listing agent has had with these bankers is via e-mail. This agent is even frustrated that they did not accept our offer since it was a good and fair offer.
I am not mad, angry, or sad. I can not even say I am much frustrated. I am a wee bit disappointed but also a wee bit relieved. Mostly I am just numb.
I had wished to be in a home by the start of all the upcoming holidays. I am a bit startled (if startle is the right word?) I will still be in this little two bedroom one bath apartment for the second holidays in a row.
I do feel like a loser that we still have not bought a home. I can just imagine the thoughts of all our aquaintances. Those who know us but don't really know us or why we have not bought a home. I am sure they all think financially we are in ruins. That we are destitude and can not afford a home. That it is all a facade that we are house hunting.
I don't entirely care what people think. I trust God and that is all that matters. I just wish I knew what His plan for us was however He will tell me when I need to know. In the meantime I must trust Him.
We obviously offered what it is now worth and the banks just feel they can not lose that much money. The people making decision are out in the East somewhere. They have never seen the home, the condition it is in, the area or the surrounding homes.
The only communication the listing agent has had with these bankers is via e-mail. This agent is even frustrated that they did not accept our offer since it was a good and fair offer.
I am not mad, angry, or sad. I can not even say I am much frustrated. I am a wee bit disappointed but also a wee bit relieved. Mostly I am just numb.
I had wished to be in a home by the start of all the upcoming holidays. I am a bit startled (if startle is the right word?) I will still be in this little two bedroom one bath apartment for the second holidays in a row.
I do feel like a loser that we still have not bought a home. I can just imagine the thoughts of all our aquaintances. Those who know us but don't really know us or why we have not bought a home. I am sure they all think financially we are in ruins. That we are destitude and can not afford a home. That it is all a facade that we are house hunting.
I don't entirely care what people think. I trust God and that is all that matters. I just wish I knew what His plan for us was however He will tell me when I need to know. In the meantime I must trust Him.
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