{ Birthdays and Ballet }

Today is D's birthday! 34 wow we are getting old. It was a good day a busy day. But it turned out good and we had a good dinner with my sister and brother in law who made supper for us thanks again it was so good! And I would write 34 things I love about D but its really late and D hates it when I write about him anyway. But I do love him so much and appreciate all he does he is one busy man and always finds time to get done the things he needs too.

He's a great husband, friend, brother, boss and I could go on and on!!

The kids and I made a candy gram and got some balloons to take to the office while he was at the ranch this morning. But other then that we saw him for about an hour since he was at work then had to go with the youth for a stake youth activity so we waited and had supper later. Anyway it was a long day but a good one.

But HAPPY BIRTHDAY D!!!

Other then that exciting news my baby girl started Ballet this week she was so EXCITED she looked so cute waiting to go we had to of course take some pictures! She looked so adorable in all her ballet gear! Fun girl most of the time!

She was all about posing today Enjoy!

The waiting was killing her she was just so excited to go! Then she said she was going to say a little prayer so she knelt down and said take my picture ha ha!

My little "Hellarina" {as she calls a ballerina she just loved dressing up like a little princess girls are so cute with there little princess facinations ! Fun day!

Have a great day!

{ Me Thinks }

HMMMM Me thinks..... {nice seatbelt }
I'm still waiting and waiting to have phone service & Internet its getting hard to find time to get the things I need to get done on the computer. Oh well soon hopefully I feel like I'm so far behind. All in time right.
Patience never was my strong point but I'm working on it slowly....trying.....
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ANYWAY

I only have a few minutes to write, but I got an email from a friend today and I hope she doesn't mind me using part of it {see below} cause it totally made me think.

Its so true when something major happens in life and we have to reevaluate everything its the little things that don't matter. Its the important things that we need to focus on more then the things we think matter.

Its made me think a lot about what I stress over daily that just doesn't matter. Spending each moment like its our final day is so much more important

let the kids play in the dirt, get down with the kids on the floor, read more, give of ourselves more, worry about the dishes later. Spend more time together as a family creating traditions and lasting memories.

We need to ask ourselves a lot of questions will this matter in the long run? So many questions thoughts and answers come to mind.

Does it take a major life crisis to change us? Our thinking? Our actions?

Can we start now doing, thinking and becoming better people for our selves, our children, our husbands, friends, families. We really never do know what is around the corner.

Anyway just a little ME THINKS for today.

"It is amazing how priorities can so sharply realign. I just laugh to think about the things I used to worry about or think I wanted. So meaningless when a crisis situation comes up. All I can do is trust that the Lord will take care of us. It is funny how we can fool ourselves into thinking we are running this show called "our lives". He is running the show and I have to believe that he knows what is best for us. It doesn't stop me from praying for miracles though. All things are possible through the Lord--we never know what is around the corner."

Have a great week! Make everyday count.

{ Thankful Thursday a day late....}

Why because a certain phone company needs to be reported for horrible business practices. ITS seriously getting annoying without a phone or Internet! Its amazing how many times you think oh I'll just call so so then go oh yeah no phone. Same as I'll just go look it up. I realized though that a lot of our time is spent talking on the phone and doing stuff on the computer. We don't remember the days before phones were invented but I guarantee they got a lot more exercise then we do running to peoples houses to talk to them FACE TO FACE. And actually really it would be nice to do that sometimes. But not really ha ha cause i really want a phone and Internet in my house!

Hopefully things will get back to normal sooner then later!

Anyway I miss my blog catch up sessions and now I'm so so far behind I really miss it. It's funny cause sometimes I'll be doing something and start thinking about certain bloggers and how they are doing or what they are up to! So know that I'm thinking of you all even if I'm so far behind in commenting! there's the patient thing again I'm still working on that. always.

Well things are going good its so so nice to have all the space for that I am so THANKFUL and it feels so clean, I think I'm reaching overboard OCD trying to keep it all clean and shiny dusted fingerprint free so it never gets gross and dirty don't' worry it will fade I think when we've been in it longer! It will still be really clean but not ocd clean. It would be just nice to always have it feel so so clean. I love it.

I'm having a hard time keeping my life on track and have been forgetting to be somewhere at the right time I'm lost without my daily calender that's usually on my fridge {speaking of fridges btw SO THANKFUL our "NEW" fridge made it safely into the house yesterday. Finally. The delivery dudes almost dropped it off the stairs up to the house I had to leave till they had it in the house! But I'm loving it.

Thankful for the greatest thing ever to keep masen in his bed at night a door lock put on backwards so it locks into the hall going into his room not sure why we never thought of it in our old house. But let me tell you its made a complete difference!!!!! So a little background He is a boy who won't go to bed and gets out like 30 times a night for no reason at all, he now goes to bed tries once or twice to come out {I think he just thinks I'm holding the doorknob} then he goes to bed and falls right to sleep. AND nap time is a dream he tries once maybe to come out can't and goes to sleep. I unlock it as soon as he is asleep for sure.

SO for that I'm so THANKFUL because it makes me a better more patient mother with a little help! WHY didn't I do it earlier ???

I'm so THANKFUL for the people that have taken my kids over the past week for the day for the hour for a break to the park to give me time to get things done with the house! I so so appreciate it, THANKFUL to those who brought us dinner thank you thank you thank you to everybody! and to those that helped move us. There are so many good people in this world who give of themselves over and over again. It is so appreciated.

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Anyway I'm just thankful for my family and my husband this week especially.

D and I have some friends and the husband is very sick and they have three kids and had to tell their children that they might not have much time together as a family here on this earth. It breaks your heart. D spoke about them in his talk last Sunday, about how would that change our lives, how would it change our relationships and what would we do different. What becomes the important things in life? Sometimes we take things so much for granted, we need to love where we are or make the changes to be happy where we are at this time in life, we need to love who we are with and live each day like its our last.

What would you do different? Makes me think anyways.

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Have a great weekend. enjoy every minute.

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity.... It turns problems into gifts, failures into success, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow."

{ Me Thinks }

It was the craziest busiest weekend in forever!! We moved over to our new house and got things pretty organized. I do have to say that my system worked well I didn't have one box just sitting anywhere in the house! I'd take a load over fill the cupboard and go for the next load so nice! To feel organized so early {of course that isn't to say that the garage isn't full of STUFF}!

We are loving the space its so awesome to have rooms to go to get away and to actually have to look for somebody is a completely different story, and to actually have the food for dinner on the table {cause our old table was so small} was so fun. We still kind of feel like we are house sitting for somebody but once the decorations and area rugs, window coverings etc are all done it will feel much more like a home. The kids call it our fake home funny not sure why I guess they just aren't used to it yet. But they are calmer and play better which makes for a happier mommy. So space does makes a huge difference to all of us.

Other then that we had to speak on Sunday which went well I think it was the first time I didn't get really nervous maybe that comes with age I don't know maybe I just was passionate about our topic and felt more confident in the topic - family means everything to me and getting across the points of doing those things we need to now to make a difference in our families is so so important. So speaking about it was a great reminder to me of what I need to be doing.

But both went pretty well I guess. Glad its done though. D had so much to do it was hard to juggle kids the things that needed done and finish packing they built a scout storage shed this weekend too for our ward but afterwards D brought home some guys to help move the big stuff. SO it all worked out and went fast. My sis Dawna and D's sister Katelyn and husband Hakon came and helped too so it was nice to have there help and much appreciated~!

Here are some pics { remember nothing is decorated or anything} but the kids are loving the island and stools its so awesome for breakfast, lunch, homework we are already loving it!

So a funny from yesterday I was getting Mase ready for church and he insisted on wearing a tie and a different shirt and keep saying ti like kolten instead fo the one I had out for him! Didn't know he cared so much he wanted to look just like Kolten I thought it was so cute so my two tie wearing boys ready for church {actually this pic he already took it off but you can see in the next pic !} He is getting to be such a big boy! Only needs to be potty trained now!!

Contemplating life not sure?? He looks so big and grown up now too!

And little Miss Lauren! I was so dang proud of her yesterday in Primary she was going to give the closing prayer for the first time and so I went up to help her and she walked right up said a beautiful prayer right in the mike, clear as can be without any help from me. Totally surprised me I thought she would be shy and need help. She'll be giving a talk next week j/k! But I was so very proud of her!

I am loving our new table {excuse the white paper towel under the table we need some floor protectors } But we can all sit at it with 2 extra spots, have food at it and have room to spare that is a new thing for us!! I love love the bench now we just need to finish the rest of the chairs but its so nice to sit around it and have a head of the table and room to breath without knocking knees. Simple joys I guess but it is so nice.

And last but not least our lovely "accident" of last week --- Our beautiful new fridge that decided to lean to the right of the truck and take a roll in the ditch sickening eh. Not much you can do -- it happened we laughed, we cried, got sick and ordered a new one {that's the sick part I think}.

It was totally packed in tight in the back of D's truck enough to have to wedge the tailgate tightly closed, he had the tie downs in his hands and thought there's now way its going anywhere so long story short it swayed to the right and jumped out of the truck. Thankfully into the ditch and not the highway. Moral of story always tie down your stuff no matter how tightly wedged it feels! Funny thing is he always straps his stuff down but really it was so tight he thought now way..! And the do not drop part was my sarcastic message to D when he came home from work the next day ha ha!!! He laughed! Got to laugh what else do you do it happened move on -- right!!

so this is ME THINKS for this week.

I figure since D used it in his talk yesterday with a great analogy about families and how we need to "strap down" or secure and teach our children the important things in life while they are young now so they don't sway of falter because they don't know . We need to teach them to work hard, to pray, to have values to respect themselves and others, to read their scriptures etc. These things all together will and can restore faith in the family it is so important to survive these times in raising our children. They may stumble and fall sometimes but they are different from the fridge in that we have the atonement to help us repair what has gone wrong. {He said it much better and much more eloquently he did a great job I can usually never get out what I'm really trying to say} But you get what I'm saying!

SO a quote from President Hinckley:

"We can change the course we are on. We must begin with parents. We must provide, to every man and women, an understanding of the eternal purposes of life, the obligations of marriage, and the responsibilities of parenthood. Then we must teach our youth of all races, languages and cultures that there is a better way than the way so many are now going. It will take persuasion. It will take the counsel of wise father and mothers. It will take inspiration and a spiritual guidance that reaches beyond our own wisdom."

and

Ezra T. Benson

"One great thing the Lord requires of us is to provide a home where a happy positive influence for good exists. In future years the costliness of home furnishing or the number of bathrooms will not matter much, but what will matter significantly is weather our children felt love and acceptance in the home. It will greatly mater whether there was happiness and laughter or bickerin gand contention."

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"As a twig is bent, so the tree is inclined."

" Children are like trees. When they are young, their lives can be shaped and directed, usually without much difficulty. "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it," Proverbs 22:6

And finally

"Our outlook or attitude can sometimes restrict our ability to enjoy life's greatest opportunities."

Well make everyday count and make it a good one!!

{ Thankful Thursday }

So I thought it was supposed to be fall but apparently summer decided to swing back full force it was so hot today and now my kids won't go to sleep and are all in there underware pretty much!! It is hot! I guess really I should be thankful for it since before we know it it will be winter again! UGG!!

SO Today I am having a hard time finding things to be thankful for .

It started off with a Parent Council meeting which was fine but I had to leave early cause my sitter had to go so I felt bad leaving but that's life. I also felt a little overwhelmed with everything that is going on today and my to do list is so long. And my kids so grouchy probably cause I am so grouchy. I have to speak on Sunday to in church on what you ask oh that would be "Restoring Faith in the Family" great topic for me this week

I might need a little restoring after this week!!

Anyway the day only got worse not naming any specific "accidents" that may have happened today the kind that make your stomach sick and you can't decide whether to laugh or cry.

I'm pretty sure I did both! Oh well such is life we chose to laugh about it together and say what can you do and move on--- crap happens sometimes right! Its what you do with it.

Maybe someday I'll fill you in.

Besides that I was a little late getting Kolten after school but he had something on anyway at the school so I wasn't to worried about it but he forgot he had it today and was waiting for me. SAD. His teacher probably thinks I'm the worst mother in the world! Its okay cause I pretty much felt like one!!!

Its just been a crazy day! Cranky kids, all day in town, one diaper, unfinished business, didn't even get done everything I needed too and boxes and stuff half here half there.

I will be so THANKFUL {wow look I found some thank fullness in this crazy day!!} TO be all moved in ONE house with all my stuff in ONE place and feel more organized then I feel right now! I am a grouchy girl !! D would probably trade me away this week!

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Really though I am so thankful Lauren is loving school, she is so cute about it. I went to pick her up the other day and her teacher and a parent helper starting laughing and preceded to tell me that poor lauren accidentally mooned everybody when she got up to do the weather or something, which really is nothing new the poor girl has no hips and a belt or the elastic waist never seem to help either! But they said she didn't seem to notice nor did the kids so I think it was all good and gave the teachers something to laugh about obviously eh!

I'm also Thankful that I get some Masen alone time he didn't know what to do without Lauren the first day alone! It took him an hour before he would play and stop wondering around going "where Lauren go" so cute that he missed her.

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This is random but I am Thankful for the beautiful art work of Simon Dewey.

He lives near us and paints alot of people around here its kind of fun to see people you know in the faces of his artwork!! D's cousin and her husband were painted as mary and joseph a couple of years ago all beautiful artwork!!! He is amazing!

Anyway my Sister in Law Jen is on the new cover of the book called "A women at the well". I have seen the big canvas print of it and it is stunning. I guess it means alot more too when you know who it is. She had told me about this book quite awhile ago and I have been looking for it but I guess it just came out. Anyway it is out now in deseret books! check out the beautiful cover of the book and the pictures all through the book. There is supposed to be a picture of Jesus' feet in it too and those would be my brother in laws feet! So now she is "famous" to us anyway and so are my brother in laws feet lol!!

Anyway there really is something to be thankful for in every day. Sometimes its digging deep to find it but its always there cause we are a very blessed people, with so much to be thankful for.

Have a great weekend!! Make every minute count!

{Wait....}

Thought I'd share this poem I found I love it:

Desperately, helplessly, longingly, I cried;
Quietly, patiently, lovingly, God replied.
I pled and I wept for a clue to my fate
...and the Master so gently said,"Wait."
"Wait? you say wait?" my indignant reply.
"Lord, I need answers, I need to know why!
"Is your hand shortened? Or have you not heard?
By faith I have asked, and I'm claiming your Word.
My future and all to which I relate
hangs in the balance and you tell me to Wait?
"I'm needing a 'yes', a go-ahead sign.
Or even a 'no,' to which I'll resign.
You promised, dear Lord, that if we believe,
We need but to ask, and we shall receive.
Lord, I've been asking, and this is my cry:
I'm weary of asking! I need a reply.
Then quietly, softly, I learned of my fate
as my Master replied again, "Wait."
So I slumped in my chair, defeated and taut,
and grumbled to God, "So, I'm waiting...for what?
"He seemed then to kneel, and His eyes met with mine...
and He tenderly said, "I could give you a sign.
I could shake the heavens and darken the sun.
I could raise the dead and cause mountains to run.
I could give all you seek and pleased you would be.
You'd have what you want, but you wouldn't know Me.
You'd not know the depth of My love for each saint.
You'd not know the power that I give to the faint.
You'd not learn to see through clouds of despair;
you'd not learn to trust just by knowing I'm there.
You'd not know the joy of resting in Me
when darkness and silence are all you can see.
You'd never experience the fullness of love
when the peace of My spirit descends like a dove.
You would know that I give, and I save, for a start,
But you'd not know the depth of the beat of My heart.
The glow of My comfort late into the night,
the faith that I give when you walk without sight.
The depth that's beyond getting just what you ask
From an infinite God who makes what you have last.
You'd never know should your pain quickly flee,
what it means that My grace is sufficient for thee.
Yes, your dearest dreams overnight would come true,
but oh, the loss if I lost what I'm doing in you.
So, be silent, my child, and in time you will see
that the greatest of gifts is to truly know me.
And though oft My answers seem terribly late,
My most precious answer of all is still "WAIT".
by unknown

{ ME THINKS...}

ME thinks....

Lessons I'm learning in life and quotes that go along with it:

• Just because you want something so bad doesn't mean it will happen.
• A childs laugh means your doing something right.


• There are so many life lessons to learn, especially from our choices, if we take what it gives and learn the positive from it.


• Complaining will get you nowhere or does it for some?


• Children do what you do even when you don't think you do it.


• Change always comes with some sort of sacrifice


• Getting something you really want always comes with a lot of work first.


• Life never slows down there is always something going on.


• Children know more then you think they do.


• Judging gets you nowhere, acceptance does.


• a smile is worth a thousand words


• People who are treated with love and concern, return the gesture especially when you need it.


• "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted."


• "People will inspire those who inspire them, not those who intimidate them."


• "The road to anywhere is the road to nowhere, and the road to nowhere leads to dreams sacrificed, opportunities squandered, and a life unfulfilled. In our journey we will encounter forks and turnings in the road."—Thomas S. Monson


• "Great opportunities are cleverly disguised as impossible situations."—Unknown


• "Happiness is felt by making other people happy." {so very true SERVICE SERVICE !!!}


• "The way I see it, if you want the rainbows you gotta put up with the rain."—Dolly Parton


• "If it is meant to be, it is up to me."


• "Attitudes are contagious. Is yours worth catching?"


• "The past is behind; learn from it. The future is ahead; prepare for it. The present is here; live in it."—Thomas S. Monson {Do we learn from the past??}


• "It's nice to be important. But it's more important to be nice." {It gets you a lot farther in life}

This quote has nothing to do with anything but I love it cause it makes me laugh:
"Dressing immodestly is like rolling around in manure—you get a lot of attention, mostly from pigs and flies."
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So there they are. I've been thinking a lot lately how every little thing we do and say counts/matters the way we treat others, the time we take for others the amount of service and acceptance of all people no matter where they come from or what they are like. Just being an example to our children and our reaction to things or the patient level we have rubs off on our children. Basically how important it is to be happy and be nice and be an example so one day when all things catch up to us we will be content for the things we have done and happy in knowing we did the best we can and happy to be where we are, with no regrets.

Just some thoughts that keep me thinking.

We had a good weekend kind of busy lately getting things ready to move but on fri night went to a reception so nice to see old friends, saturday we went to town and finished getting some furniture ordered, and some stuff for the new house {which we get today YEAH!!} We went to a party sat night fun to relax and laugh and spend time with friends and meet new ones. Sunday was nice to visit with family KandH and have them home again! It was a nice weekend and I am so thankful for the blessings we have been given over the years. K & H asked us to tell them our story from the beginning from meeting to getting married to now just for fun, it was kind of nice to go over all the things we have been through, some of the things I had forgotten and some I've blocked out ha ha. It was fun to remember what we have been through to get to where we are today and all the lessons we have learned the sacrifice and the trials, joys and blessings of our life together. We have been very blessed and for that I am so, so grateful.

My life. My thoughts. My blog. My journey.

What are you learning in YOUR journey?

Have a great week make it the best it can be!!

{ Thankful Thursday }

Pretty close to the end of Thursday but its been a long busy day. School and basketball camp and running here and there, got a trim, found a bsitter 10min before I needed one. etc.

School gets busy how do people with 5 or 6 kids in school keep every paper and fee straight I have two and its kind of hard to keep track of all I have to do. It'll slow down soon.

Anyway we finally went and got our family pictures done tonight after boccie ball accidents broken arms and pink eye! Finally everybody had nice complexions no fight marks or mosquito bites everywhere. Anyway it went about as good as can expected for a 6, 4 and 2 year old.

So for random THANKFUL THURSDAY I am so thankful for:

REMEMBERING 9/11

I've thought about it a lot today since it is 7 years ago today. I remember getting ready for work running to work taking turns between teaching and juggling students to watch the tv. I remember crying that night thinking how could people hate so much to do something so horrendous what a horrible world to come to that.

Things changed in the world that day we still life with the effects everyday.

We have not forgotten.

We will always remember this day for the rest of our lives. Where we were, what we were doing and how it impacted our thoughts, feelings and general feeling of safety that day and many afterwards. I'm thankful though that it made me be nicer to everyone made me hold those tighter around me. Made me thankful to live where I do and made me thankful for the love that surrounded everyone survivors, families, all of us felt closer together more alike more aware and more appreciative of family and the ones we love.

I'm thankful for friends and neighbours the ones I laugh with, enjoy spending time with, and talking on the phone with. The ones I miss who I haven't seen in a long time. The ones who take the time just because they were thinking of me the ones that make my day with kind words, kind gestures, even just a smile makes a big difference.

The ones who see a need and help whether you want it or not.

I'm thankful for a husband who plays with the kids, reads with the kids, jumps on the tramp with them. I love watching them all together and thinking about what wonderful blessings they are in our lives.

Thankful for a husband who most of the time has a lot more patience then me. Thankful that he can clean when he sees it needs done while I'm away

I appreciate and love him so much. He is a wonderful father, husband, and friend.

I am so thankful that my children are loving school and loving learning. Kolt thinks its not hard enough for him but I keep telling him to just wait a bit and it will be, but he loves his teacher and loves to read everything. He is a great reader. {I don't like that he is so grouchy and tired when he gets home but I'm hoping that will pass after he gets used to being gone everyday.}

I'm loving that Lauren and Masen are getting along so well playing for hours together its fun to watch, still the odd fight of course but its nice to see them getting along so good.

I am thankful for today.

Thankful to be us.

Thankful to be the family that we are.

With our joys, our differences, our growths, our learning - us.

The older I get the more thankful I am for family for my husband, our children and the family unit were there are so many things that try to take us away from the family or that try change us or make other things seem like they are more important. There are so many activities that keep us so busy and take us away from the most important things in our lives.

I'm just thankful for the dinners together, the talks, the times reading together. The walks.

All the time we enjoy together NOW.

"To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best day and night to make you everybody else, means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting."—E.E. Cummings

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{ REAL MOMS }

I got this email the other day thought I'd share it see how true it rings!!

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO PLAN TO BE GREAT MoMS,

THOSE OF YOU, WHO ARE GREAT MoMS,

THOSE WHO HAVE GREAT MoMS AND

THOSE OF YOU WHO HAD GREAT MoMS...

Real Mothers don't eat quiche; they don't have time to make it.

Real Mothers know that their kitchen utensils are probably in the sandbox.

Real Mothers often have sticky floors, filthy ovens and happy kids.

Real Mothers know that dried play dough doesn't come out of shag carpets.

Real Mothers don't want to know what the vacuum just sucked up.

Real Mothers sometimes ask 'Why me?' and get their answer when a little voice says, 'Because I love you best.'

Real Mothers know that a child's growth is not measured by height or years or grade... It is marked by the progression of Mama to Mom to Mother...

4 YEARS OF AGE - My Mommy can do anything!

8 YEARS OF AGE - My Mom knows a lot! A whole lot!

12 YEARS OF AGE - My Mother doesn't really know quite everything.

14 YEARS OF AGE - Naturally, Mother doesn't know that, either.

16 YEARS OF AGE - Mother? She's hopelessly old-fashioned.

18 YEARS OF AGE - That old woman? She's way out of date!

25 YEARS OF AGE - Well, she might know a little bit about it.

35 YEARS OF AGE - Before we decide, let's get Mom's opinion.

45 YEARS OF AGE - Wonder what Mom would have thought about it?

65 YEARS OF AGE - Wish I could talk it over with Mom.

"The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole, but true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows, and the beauty of a woman with passing years only grows!"

REMEMBER THAT!!

Have a great day.

{ Me Thinks Monday }

For starters what a crazy filled weekend! Friday I spent SEVEN hours cleaning the kitchen cabinets all of them they are so clean right now it feels so good! Now when I pack up it will be easy wipe clean and go. Anyway that night we had a family community fun night

dinner, astro jump, fish pond, bubble pit it was kind of cold and spitting rain but the kids had a lot of fun. I also got to meet a cute blogger friend in real life Lindsey it was so fun to meet you finally!

So that was my highlight of the night of course watching the kids play and have fun was too. Saturday my friend Tessa and I had our garage sale which went pretty good we got rid of a lot and made some money so it was a success. After that we ran up to Waterton where our husbands were with the youth from our ward on a hike for the day and we joined them for dinner afterwards and threw some rocks in the lake and of course went to big scoop for some ice cream. So considering it was raining up there it was a lot of fun.

Sunday was Sunday nice family day went for a walk and made dinner together.

Had some family planning to get our to do lists straight and appointments organized

which when your moving and all that needs to be down is a bit overwhelming but for me its always a big thing to change.

So much to do and I am just so impatient sometimes. {think I already said that but so true}

I could never build a house we would never get anything done trying to figure out time to do it and what to get done etc! D is just so so busy with so many other things on his plate.

I admire my friends who do it all the time.

SO if I seem a little grouchy its probably because I am ~lol moving doesn't do me any good! I get feisty and irritated easy. I like things organized and orderly and when I feel like there is so much to do and so many things to think about it gets overwhelming.

But I think deep down its because as much as I am really excited to have a new bigger house {don't get me wrong its the right thing for us to do at this time for our family} but I am really really sad to leave our ward which we have been in for over 6 years and same with the house I guess I just get used to the way things are and the memories that are here. I don't know - its hard for me. Especially when its the longest I've ever lived in one ward and one house ever.

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Anyway, today was my baby girls first short day of PRESCHOOL crazy time goes by so fast she was just my beautiful screaming baby not to long ago ha ha!! Now she's in preschool she was totally fine and excited her back pack was bigger then her and I think she was more excited to have a snack in her back pack then she was about preschool itself oh well we took some pics and had a fun morning she'll do great I look forward to seeing what she'll learn and what she'll be like in school. She is a lot of fun and I'm going to miss her on those mornings I wonder who Masen will fight with now??

And of course the really cheesy one!

Think her back pack is bigger then her lol!!!

and I guess she'll be just fine playing house and with dolls happily not ready to leave!

So we went to the dr today to get kolt's cast off and he didn't do it kolt was so disappointed have to go get an xray in the morning and then see if its even ready to come off if not he gets another one for another 3 weeks talk about disappointing when he supposed to be all ready to start basketball camp this week oh well such is life guess well see what happens tomorrow anyway!!

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ME THINKS

So for this week I was reading our community paper and this one paragraph really hit me its more of a quote but I love it!

"May you have enough happiness to make you sweet,enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human

and enough hope to make you happy.

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything they that comes there way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.

When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that at the end, you are the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying."

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I also love this little thought.

"The way I see it, we only have one life. You just live it the best you can. Going back is not an option. Going forward is. It's never to late to go after what you've dreamed of-to earn a degree, to learn to sky dive. But sometimes we forget that when we go after our dreams, we have to give up something to get there. If the exchange is good then great. " Go for it.

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I love that because isn't it so true usually always to get to where we want to be there is always something we have to give up whether its time money talent friends whatever it is its usually worth the exchange. Fitting for me this month.

HAve an awesome week! Make it a great one!

{ Thankful Thursday }

I'm am so thankful for this earthly experience we get to have the life we are given, the tests and challenges we are given. I went to a funeral today it was a beautiful funeral as far as funerals go. It totally made me think about what we do now each and every day how much it counts. I sat there with tears and wondered

WHAT WOULD BE SAID AT MY FUNERAL?

{what do I hope is said at my funeral well I'm working on that each day hopefully it will be good}

The funeral was for our stake presidents wife who passed away last week they have 8 children, she has 8 brothers and sisters and many many friends so many that it filled the church the cultural hall and was broadcast into the gym. It made my heart ache for the family.
For the children, for the grandchild, for her husband and for all that knew her. She was way to young. She had Cancer.

She served, loved, taught, supported, cheered on, raised eight awesome kids. Had a beautiful loving marriage and was an example to everyone. Obviously she was needed on the other side and has a great work ahead of her. But it doesn't make it any easier on those left behind.

Such an awesome family though.

There was such a feeling of peace and the music was beautiful the last song made me cry and made me realize how thankful I am to KNOW that there is a plan, that we WILL see our loved ones again and that we can be together forever.

That our purpose on this earth is to live life to be tested, to choose the right and make it back to our Heavenly Father who loves us so much that he provided a way for us to make it back to him. What greater love is there? Then that.

To serve, to bless, to be THANKFUL for all we have and thankful for the family we are.

I am SO thankful to be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

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I am so THANKFUL for friends.

for hugs.

for the times when you feel yucky and your 3 year old tells you your beautiful.

For Sunday naps.

for wet kisses.

for a new house.

for the way things come into place when they are supposed to.

for school.

for learning.

for books.

for adoption.

for Kolten.

for Lauren.

for Masen.

for answered prayers.

and for number four somewhere out there hopefully.

for D.

for the temple.

for hard work.

for doctors.

for beautiful music.

for blessings.

for blogs.

for new people and friends.

for FAMILY.

I am just very thankful for everything. Especially today.
Life is short.

Make the most of the time you have.

Every second and every minute counts.

Hug a little tighter. Laugh a little longer. Yell a little less. Forget about the mess.

and remember that the very most important things are those that depend on us the very most.

our children.

and

our families.

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{FYI::: If you live around here a friend and I are having a

Garage Sale. This Sat 9-12 my house.

I've been going through a lot of stuff and getting rid of lots so come.

There is some scrapbook stuff, lots of frames, chairs, books, clothes, decorations, mattresses, toys, etc, etc! So come check it out! }

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Have a great weekend. Make it a great one.

{ I have a first grader... }

Me?!!! I have a kid in grade one wow time goes by so fast he said he was scared when he got up this morning but that quickly left and he was excited! But he did great and was really excited to go and did great. He did get embarrassed that I took so many pics but oh well! He has a great class a good bunch of kids it will be just fine.
Taking him today was 100 percent better then taking him to kindergarten last year where I hung around finally left and cried that my little baby was going into kindergarten and was going to be gone everyday! Grade one totally different maybe cause I was looking forward to school starting and getting the wiggles out of him and getting some sort of routine going for us. Not sure but I know he will do just fine he's a great kid.

He had the heaviest backpack and kept telling me to hurry take the picture cause it was so heavy!

His hurry up {once again} take the picture face! “This life is yours. Take the power to choose what you want to do and do it well. Take the power to love what you want in life and love it honestly. Take the power to walk in the forest and be a part of nature. Take the power to control your own life. No one else can do it for you. Take the power to make your life happy.”

Love this quote

We all want what is best for our kids and we teach them best we know how to. I know the first five years are the very most important and I've tried hard to teach him all that is important and to have respect and to show him how much we love,appreciate and support and value him and want him to be happy. Before we sent him out into the world now I guess its his turn to learn. Hopefully we've taught him well to make wise choices and to be an example.

And today the moment I watched him walk ahead of me to school where he will spend the next twelve years of his life, I was overcome with the love I have for this boy that I hope and pray he makes wise choices, is happy and healthy and loves life and lives it to the fullest. That he won't get hurt to often and that he won't have to many hardships in life. That he will have success and love and live the gospel. I love my kids so so much! What a job we have to raise the next generation are we doing the best we can? We have been given some of the greatest gifts on this earth what are we doing with them?

That's the question - I think about that a lot.

Anyway he had a great day! and that's what counts.

HAve a great day. Make it a memorable one.
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Just wanted to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY {sept 3rd} to my little sister hope you have an awesome birthday!! Its also my Dads birthday the same day so happy birthday dad love you both!!! Hope you have a great day!! U R LOVED!

{ ME THINKS }

This last week has been such a whirlwind. Crazy how life throws such random punches out of

nowhere sometimes good or bad and you just take it and run with it and do what you can. The kids are so antsy to get started school they've just been fighting and teasing each other. So tomorrow will be awesome. I'm looking forward to routine and Kolten being busy again he loves school and learning so it will be nice to spend extra time with just Masen when Kolt and Lauren are at school. Guess we'll see anyway.

It is so cold right now too feels like fall this whole past week. Actually we've barely had a summer July had some hot days but lots of cooler wet days and lot of storms, and now it totally feels like Fall. But I've always loved September for new beginnings !

We took the kids to town today and did some shopping and took them to lunch which they thought was the greatest thing ever {obviously we don't do it much eh!}. Kind of a last day of summer holidays {full of rain and warm coats and a cast on one arm so a little limited on what we could do} We had planned on taking them to Wall E but Masen was a live wire today so didn't think we'd make it through but it was fun to go as a family for most of the day.

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People to often take things and make them what they aren't or think we are something other then what we really are. Or take our intentions which are good and make them into something else.

Sometimes there is so much judging going on do we ever stop and consider that we are all individuals all trying our best and sometimes really getting to know someone opens up a world of knowledge and there are so many things to learn from others.

Life affects people differently. For many reasons.

Take an adoption presentation given in our ward yesterday the song by Micheal Mclean "From Gods Arms to My Arms to Yours" was played and if you've heard it and you have something to do with adoption whether you've placed, knew somebody who did, or received a baby through adoption and been through the emotions associated with adoption.

There were a few who had to leave the room to recover from the tears that flowed. I thought wow adoption touches so many feelings and touches so many lives. Sometimes we have no idea what people have been through in there earlier years before we knew these people.

Who are we to judge we have no idea where people have been, where they are going and what they are going through.

Just a thought.

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{ As a really really sad note our stake presidents wife passed away this past weekend from cancer and the day before that his dad past away. Our prayers and love are with their families all of them in there loss its so sad. But it makes me so thankful for the plan of salvation and knowing that we will see our loved ones again. } I love the words to this song another one by Micheal Mclean that puts it so beautifully: {plaque by Heather White }

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I also love this quote by Mother Teresa :

People are often unreasonable and self centered Forgive them anyway

If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives Be kind anyway

If you are honest, people may cheat you Be honest anyway

The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow Do good anyway

For you see, in the end, it is between you and God

It never was between you and them anyway.

HAVE AN AWESOME WEEK!