{ Thankful Thursday and 100 Truths...}

Thankful Thursday
I am thankful that our RS visiting teaching skit we did for enrichment last night is done. I played a dead girl getting to heaven and looking down on her life on earth and what kind of impact as a visiting teacher she was in the lives she taught and touched without knowing it.....
I memorized all my lines and stressed over wheather I would remember them and in the end everything turned out really good. The songs were beautiful and added so much to the night.
I learned a few things doing it too.
I met new people and got to know others better.
I realized while performing our program last night that we are all
really, really HERE for a reason.
I mean I know that already
but we are here to help others, to use our HANDS for good in every way, to live each day like it really is our last, because we never know when we will be taken from this earth and someday look down at our lives and what will we see??? --what did we do with our time??? was it spent selfishly?? Or in always serving others and helping others lives be better, because of our examples and service. Did we listen when people needed us were we where we were supposed to be at the right time..

Will we have regrets? yes probably a few throughout our lives but for the most part will we be proud of what we have accomplished and done? the choices we have made?
I thought about a few things last night up on the stage and looking out at everybody that we all have different lives, different thoughts, feelings and have made different choices in life.
I thought about some of you and what some of you are going through right now,
we are all so important to our Heavenly Father he loves each and everyONE of us and we are all his HANDS here on earth and we all have something to learn from each person we come in contact with. We are here to learn and grow each day.
I'm Thankful for the people I have met throughout my life that have helped me, that have been examples to me, have taught me and who continue to teach me.
I am thankful for the journey so far.
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I'm thankful D is home after being gone for three days last week, home for a day and half and left again sunday night until last night. I feel calmer when he is home, my kids act a little better and it's just nice to have the traveling man home and he doesn't have anywhere to go for a long time!!
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I'm thankful we got paint tonight!!! One step closer!!
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And for randoms sake my sil Kristyn did this on her blog so I thought I'd give it a try for fun:


1. Last beverage→ water
2. Last phone call→ Tessa
3. Last text message→ don't own a cell phone and have never texted
4. Last song you listened to: are we human...killers
5. Last time you cried→ not sure

SIX HAVE YOU EVER:
1. Dated someone twice → Yes
2. Been cheated on?→ hope not
3. Kissed someone & regretted it? Yes
4. Lost someone special?→ yes
5. Been depressed?→ no
6. Been drunk and threw up? → Never

LIST FOUR FAVORITE COLORS:
1. blue
2. green
3. brown?
4. red ??

HAVE YOU:
1. Made new friends → yes
2. Fallen out of love → never really loved anybody until D I had plenty of really likes and crushes.
3. Laughed until you cried → yes...that is so fun...
4. Met someone who changed you→ Yes
5. Found out who your true friends were → Yes
6. Found out someone was talking about you→ Yes but only the good things don't want to hear bad if they are there
7. Kissed anyone on your facebook friend's list → no don't thinks so
8. How many people on your friends list do you know in real life → all of them except probably less then 10 who are blog friends
9. How many kids do you want to have→ 4 /5/6 but i'll take what I can get
10. Do you have any pets → no no no
11. Do you want to change your name→ no
12. What did you do for your last birthday→ Went out to dinner probably ended up at walmart j/k / had cake with the kids the next night and called it a night I think.
13. What time did you wake up today → 5:20 my kids don't seem to know how to sleep anymore in the mornings
14. What were you doing at midnight last night → sleeping!
15. Name something you CANNOT wait for → another baby {and getting the basement all done}
16. Last time you saw your father--> a week or so ago
17. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life → infertility but then I wouldn't have the kids I do so I don't know all trials are for a reason
18. What are you listening to right now → listening to my cute niece coo she is adorable!! and the other girls playing princess

19. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom → Yes D was in the bishopric with a tom and we have a friend of the fam with a boy named tom
23. What's getting on your nerves right now? → nothing
24. Most visited webpage → FB, our family websites, hotmail, and blogs

1. What's your name→ Christal
2. Nicknames→ Chris /cridy lee {my brother used to call me that } and my parents once and awhile
3. Relationship Status →married 12 years strong just about
4. Zodiac sign→ Capricon
5. Male or female or transgender→ Female!!
6. Elementary→ Vanderhoof ,bc /Armstrong bc
7. Middle school → Armstrong bc/creston bc
8. High school →Cardston {we moved alot}
10. Hair color → brown
11. Long or short → shoulder length
16. Height → 5'2"
17. Do you have a crush on someone? better believe it ----ryan seacrest so hot and I AM so kidding!!---- D only
18: What do you like about yourself? → my eyes cause having whites again is something I don't take for granted!!
19. Piercings → Just my ears.
20. Tattoos → Nope.
21. Righty or lefty →Righty

FIRSTS :
22. First surgery → ovarian cysts surgeries times 7!/appendix with the first one too
23. First piercing → My ears ...when I was 17 or so
26. First sport you joined → not very coordinated but liked playing volleyball in highschool
24. First best friend → Cass Miller / megan lebrash in vanderhoof
27. First pet → we had a dog when we were growing up named missy and chip and spike and can't remember any more

28. First vacation→ not sure camping probably when we were younger
29. First concert → diamond rio at ricks I think
30. First crush → a pair of twins in grade three named marty and benny maybe I thought they were the same boys not sure??

RIGHT NOW:
49. Eating → not a thing
50. Drinking → water
52. I'm about to → have my vt's come
53. Listening to → dora OLA??
55. Waiting for --> visiting teachers to show up

YOUR FUTURE :
58. Want kids? always have that's probably why I have three already and worked darn hard to get them but one more in adoption and thats probably all unless a miracle happens!
59. Want to get married? all over again to the same person !
60. Careers in mind? being a mom is career enough right now

WHICH IS BETTER WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX?
68. Lips or eyes → Eyes
69. Hugs or kisses → love them both
70. Shorter or taller → taller then more but thats not hard
71. Older or Younger →I like older
72. Romantic or spontaneous →Both would be nice...
73. Nice stomach or nice arms → both is nice
74. Sensitive or loud → sensitive
75. Hook-up or relationship →relationship
77. Trouble maker or hesitant→ somewhere in between

HAVE YOU EVER :
78. Kissed a stranger → No
79. Drank hard liquor → Never
80. Lost glasses/contact- don't wear either
81. Sex on first date --> not till married
82. Broken someone's heart → Yes
83. Had your own heartbroken → Yes {by infertility.....}
85. Been arrested → No
86. Turned someone down → Yes
87. Cried when someone died → Yes....
88. Liked a friend that is a girl? → no, so very wrong-- what kind of question is that? sad world!!

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
89. Yourself → yes
90. Miracles → yes {definitely without them we wouldn't have any of our kids}
91. Love at first sight → of course I saw D and that was it - angels started singing and I had seen that face before HHHAAA as if..... It didn't take me long though and I was hooked!!...
92. Heaven → Most definitely!!
93. Santa Clause → of course why not
95. Kiss on the first date- no
96. Angels → Yes

{So the numbers are messed but there must be a hundred right -- little confused?}

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!

{ FYI...}

Heartbreaking for the second time..

Heartwarming and beautifully written...

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Giveaways everywhere...

for things like this beautiful Kitchen aid how pretty is this: and this

and then here for some more giveaways from...

for things like this

and this

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And a recipe that is so yummy

tastes just like reese {its so cold and snowy here comfort food is sounding good again for the fifth month in a row ha ha!! } So here ya go! Enjoy.

They are super easy and fast we used to make them with the special ed kids at Logan High to sell at lunch so easy to make! {sorry no pic with it!}

Almost Reese Squares

2 cups of crushed graham crackers

1 cup marg

4 1/2 cups powdered sugar

1 1/3 cups peanut butter

2 cups milk chocolate chips

Melt marg in a bowl until melted about 1 min , crush graham crackers and add the peanut butter and stir. Add the icing sugar and mix well. Press into a 9 by 13 pan. melt the chocolate chips in mic for about 2 min and stir, melt for another min repeat until chips are melted. Spread over the peanut butter mixture in the pan place in fridge to cool for 1/2 hour cut into squares.

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So what are you making for dinner??? do you have some new recipes you've tried out lately??

I don't know about you but I get really bored of the same old?? So any new ideas??

Anyway have a great day!!

{ Me thinks Monday...}

What a crazy weekend pretty much between D being away last week for 3 days, kids home on break, and cold weather we all pretty much have cabin fever. Except Saturday was beautiful!!

I ACTUALLY felt the warmth of the sun can you imagine that. It was so nice I got out and went for a run and only slipped on the ice twice nice eh!! But being outside felt so good!
Can't wait until its nice spring summer weather!!
Saturday D and I went on a day date and got away for a bit mostly because I needed out of the house but also cause D needed a new suit and actually found a couple of suits that he really needed so that was productive. Got some paint decided on and looked at carpet there is way to much carpet out there! Hard to choose.

Saturday night we watched Nights in Rodanthe {just have to watch the whole thing Betsy lol!!} I was bawling by the end! It was so good ! I like the notebook better but it was really good!
Sunday Masen got kicked out of nursery nice eh! I took him to the truck and he feel right asleep he must have just been totally worn out and tired. But seriously to kick him out of nursery. Missing nap time isn't a good thing on any day but oh well I'm over it.

Sometimes its frustrating moving especially into a new ward, being in our old ward they knew our kids from pretty much from birth and know that they are good kids.
But starting all over again in a new ward, it seems some people are easy to pass judgment.
Makes me more aware of my first judgments of people that's for sure, until we get to know people good its the first impression we get of people that we label them with, until we really get to know them. Not fair but its the truth we all do it.
Anyway I'm glad school is back in K and L were so excited to go back to school today. Kolt was excited to show his show and tell all his bead animals he worked on all week. And L was excited to go to center time. Her favorite part!
Anyway here are some random pics from our week.

Kolten spent hours working on these bead things. A little to advanced for Lauren and Masen but they had fun too. I think he made six of them he loves to build things whether its lego or a project with dad they spent hours together a couple of Saturdays building engines from a kit he got for Christmas with magnets and rubber bands etc he loved it!

And the nice little surprise sunday morn with Masen's name on it somehow with both D and I in the room he picked up the hot iron as quick as he does things and put it on our dresser Nice eh!! Maybe now I need bedroom furniture hum? But actually in about 20 years it will mean a lot to me right? Kind of a remember when moment - What a kid!!

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ME THINKS

for this week

Think about this one and if your like me we don't have much to complain about, but we sure spend our time complaining some days. But reading this made me think how very blessed I am.

We get so used to our way of life that things like our bad economy hit hard cause we are used to living the way we do. But really even with that if we learn to live a little more self sufficiently, live with less and make do or do with out.

We are still far more ahead then some who live without {all of the time.}

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"If we could string the earth's population to a village of 100 people, there would be:

57 Asians

21 Europeans

14 Westerners

8 African

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52 females

48 males

70 non-whites

30 whites

70 non-Christians

30 Christians

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6 people would have 59% of the wealth, and all 6 of them would be from the U.S.A.

80 would live in horrible housing

70 would be unable to read

50 would suffer from malnutrition

Only 1 would have a college education

Only 1 would have a computer

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If you have food in your fridge, clothes on your back, a roof over your head and a place to sleep...you're richer than 75% of the world.

If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more blessed than the million who will die this week from sickness.

If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and change in your car, you are in the top 8% of the world's wealthy.

If you can attend a church meeting without fear of arrest, torture, or death, you are more blessed than 3 billion people in the world.

If you have never experienced danger of war, the loneliness of prison, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation, you are ahead of 500 million people in the world.

If you can hold someone's hand, hug them, or even touch them on the shoulder, you are blessed because there is love in your life."

--Unknown.

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Makes you think doesn't it.

Have a great week!

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TaKe NoThInG FoR GrAnTeD

Perform every act in life as though it were your last.

-Marcus Aurelius

{Super Sunday Links and a Laurenism...}

Watch this

YOU ARE A MASTERPIECE!
Don't FORGET IT...


{Also here is a nice laurenism: }

Lauren: Mom why don't you ever go away?

Mom: Why? do you want me to go away?

Lauren: Dad always goes away, I'd think after all these years he'd stay home sometime and you'd go away!!! baaa!!!

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She is such a funny girl! Little does she know I'd love to get away sometimes too!

Have a great Sunday and thank you so much for all the comments from the last post!
Also Happy 30th to my sister Holli love you!!! Hope you have an awesome day!!!

{ Thankful Thursday..}

I am SO thankful for school!!
The kids are home this week for reading week break. But with dry wallers finishing up the kids are blocked from the basement because of all the clean up and dry wall dust,
so no fun places to go and its cold outside
makes me so thankful they go to school,
to burn that extra energy, have exciting things to do and look forward too
and I guess this selfish mom doesn't have to referee as much or redirect as much and gets a little time to breath ....
I love that my kids get out and learn new things, make new friends and learn from there experiences how to be socially grounded and see how things are for themselves to learn and grow, develop skills they otherwise wouldn't with the things they do in school.
I'm thankful that Kolt is the kind of boy who see's the kid's that aren't nice and we talk about it, or the kids who are less fortunate it gives us opportunities to serve, and him opportunities to help others.
I'm also very thankful for his teacher {and all teachers who do all they do everyday.}
I was a teachers assistant for about 9 years before Kolt was born. I love working with the kids they have so much to learn, so much to offer and they are so fun.
so did I mention I am so Thankful for school... ---------------
I'm so thankful our basement is completely dry walled, taped and mudded and the ceiling is sprayed and finished! Now onto the paint and carpet. I am just so excited to get it all done.
I seriously don't know how those of you who build do it I must just be really impatient and D and I always have to compromise on picking doors and handles there are just so many decisions and choices we have different ideas but we always come to a happy more logical ha ha medium! Crazy oh well can't wait to do a before and after in a month or so! hopefully anyway!! It's already looking so good!
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I am THANKFUL for nap time. nuff said.

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I'm thankful for stories like this CONGRATS C & K

made me cry, made me wish it was me too but so, so happy

for them!!!
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I'm also THANKFUL for the blog awards that I've gotten from a few people over the past few months that I didn't ignore, I just totally forgot to pass on. Thank you!
It's so funny to me how we get these blog awards and recognition in blog land, I feel almost bashful? or silly to get one and then equally the same to pass it on, kind of makes up for high school where I never got anything ha ha totally kidding~!

I got this one from Lindsay B. and Tina love their blogs too there are just so many great blogs! its hard to pass it on to only a few

SO What is this award about....
Bloggers who show great Attitude and Gratitude.
What you have to do....
Upon receiving The Lemonade Award, you also pass it on to other bloggers who you think show great Attitude and Gratitude.

So my pass alongs are my whole blog list of course I love them all and each one has a pretty great attitude of gratitude. But to play along here are a few:

Jodi

Tiffany

Amanda

Dawna

Janeal

Kim L.

KIM

Kimberly

Tasha

D-dawg

Then the I love your Blog award came from Kimberly M.

I love different blogs for different reasons my picks for this one are
{and I'm way to tired to put the links in today so just check them out from my list :}
Whitney cause she is sarcastic like me and I just enjoy reading her blog and she is fun!
I love Lynn's {private} because I learn from her every post she is a great mom and always has something new to offer someone of the many I hope to meet someday!
Love Holly's blog cause we are a lot alike and she always has a wide variety of ideas and wisdom.
I love Jill's blog because she is pretty much amazing, funny and has been through so much over the past year in trying to have a family but still is upbeat and positive.
Definitely an Attitude of Gratitude every time!
and Betsy because she is just fun and always has great things to share.
Lindsay B cause she just makes me laugh.
But I love all your blogs I wouldn't have them on my blog list if I didn't love them !!


Then Lynn just gave me this one yesterday.
I love all the comments I get all the insight and help and support mean a lot as you all know too. {With this one your supposed to pick somebody who gives the best comments but I love them all. }SO I'm with lynn just pick somebody who comments regularly and who I look forward to hearing from, since I can't give it back to lynn who is a constant and full of life and advice I look forward too.
Since I love all your comments you all can have it too! If I'm going to pass is it on to somebody I haven't picked yet it would be Alison {private} she is a great mom of four little kids, busy and she still finds time to comment in her busy life! -------------------------------
It's just interesting to think about what makes the blog world tick
what attracts people to some blogs way more then others,?
what do people like to read about?? {its different for everyone I think}
but its fun to think about ...
I love that everybody is different, that our personalities come through in our writing, I love gaining a deeper understanding of thoughts, of trials, of what makes people tick.
I write for me as a journal my thoughts what we are going through working on and what I love.
I do love to hear from people. I love that I've met so many awesome people through my blog. I love that some of us email back and forth. I love the questions people ask me. I love the talks with people who call or even come to my house to talk.
It's been a good thing for me I really do enjoy it and look forward to it.
I also love to know who is READING my blog !!
So today is your opportunity to DE-LURK I want to know who reads my blog to many times I go somewhere and its like a secret confession " I read your blog" totally fine I think its funny when it happens you just never know who does!
So To quote Denae:

"It's de- lurk day if your reading my blog even if you've never commented before. Just say hello, maybe tell me where you came from, or how long you've been reading my blog, or you can ask me a question and I'll answer it, or you can just say hi! The options are endless!
Basically, I just want to hear from who's reading. "

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As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

~John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Have a great weekend!!

{ Me thinks... I've learned...}

ME THINKS Monday

What I've learned in the past week....
That sugar cookies are evil and for some reason keep calling my name
I've learned..... that the garbage disposal works great for the remaining ones that kept calling my name lol..

{the kids helped me make these so they don't look so martha but we had fun and they were so so good!!}

ME THINKS THIS WAS FUN TO PLAY AROUND WITH {especially after eating cookies..}

I've learned.....that I really miss my treadmill that is nicely tucked into a corner in the basement with plastic sheeting surrounding it gathering drywall dust just waiting to come out again {but I have to say they are working really fast on the basement its looking great!}......

I've learned that.... I'm really getting sick of snow and cold and ice and can't wait to go to the park with the kids or run with the wind {literally} and my i pod....

I've learned .... that it seems like there are a lot more adult content in children's movies like Madagascar 2 things like when they say at the end "Love knows no differences" {or something about boundaries} just before marrying the hippo and giraffe...
anybody else find something wrong with that??
I know the kids don't know the difference but it really bugged me..
I've learned that.... you don't bet your kids 5 bucks that dad will not buy a treat {cause your so sure he won't } when he goes in to pay for gas... then comes out with a treat ..
happy five buck richer kids yes...

I've learned that... sometimes your seven year old is right and sometimes teaches me something I didn't know.... Am I stupid?Or I just need to go back to grade one???

I've learned.. that no matter what you do you will not please everyone as hard as you try to make it work for all.

I've learned that... if there are dry wallers in your basement you don't raise your voice as much...
MAYBE we should all pretend somebody else lives in our house {say the saviour} all the time with us and that we should never yell or talk to loud anyway.. just a thought.. for myself.

Having been in primary over the last few year so often the words of this song run through my head :

If the Savior stood beside me, would I do the things I do?
Would I think of His commandments and try harder to be true?
Would I follow His example? Would I live more righteously,
If I could see the Savior standing nigh, watching over me?

If the Savior stood beside me, would I say the things I say?
Would my words be true and kind if He were never far away?
Would I try to share the gospel? Would I speak more reverently
If I could see the Savior standing nigh, watching over me?

If the Savior stood beside me, would my thoughts be clean and pure?
Would His presence give me strength and hope, and courage to endure?
Would His counsel guide my actions? Would I choose more worthily
If I could see the Savior standing nigh, watching over me?

He is always near me, though I do not see Him there
And because He loves me dearly, I am in His watchful care
So I'll be the kind of person that I know I'd like to be
If I could see the Savior standing nigh, watching over me.
-Sally DeFord

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I've learned... that just taking an hour every once in awhile to get your hair done is like a mini retreat! I love getting my head shampooed/massaged

{I know it seems like I just got my hair highlighted but my hairdresser is moving to Australia! I'm going to miss her!}

I've learned.. that life is full of learning experiences its what we do with them that matters.

What are you learning from LIFE??

{ HAPPY VALENTINES DAY....}

12 years ago we got engaged it was actually late night valentines day

technically Feb 15 ....
but after our valentines date.
He took me home after our date.
I was so disappointed I thought for sure after
ALL this time he would ask me to marry him especially on Valentines Day
After Christmas went by....
my birthday had gone by...
now valentines day had gone by...
SO I thought
Until there was a knock on the door late....
about five minutes if that after he had dropped me off
and he asked me to go on a little drive with him
YES by then I knew finally my dreams were coming true
so we drove to the temple and he got down on one knee and asked me to
MARRY HIM
he slipped the ring on my finger...
I laughed I was so happy... then cried cause I was so happy
then said
YES
that was the best decision I ever made.
I love Him with all my heart!
I couldn't ask for a better friend, better example
father to our children
and companion to spend the rest of ETERNITY with.
Lucky Me.
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Happy Valentines Day.
That was fun...So Till Next Year..... Love Week 2010....

{ Friday's Love Week 2009...}

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!
SO in honor of V-day and Love week here is a LOVE questionnaire

How long have you been together? 12 years in MAY

How long did you know each other before you started dating? I knew D when I was in grade 10 and he was in grade 12 he didn’t know who I was though so I guess technically we knew each other about 1 year and half before we got married

Who asked who out? D did

How old are each of you? D is 34 / I am 33

Whose siblings do/ did you see the most? We see both about equally those that live around here

Do you have any children together? we have three children 2 handsome boys and a beautiful girl

What about pets? NOPE no pets a farm dog someday maybe but that’s about all ever.

Which situation is the hardest on you as a couple? Infertility we get along pretty good for a couple!

Did you go to the same school? High School {for 2 moths I moved to town at the end of 10^th grade and he was in twelfth

Are you from the same home town? Yes

Who is the smartest? D for sure we got through school bachelors and a Masters with no debt at all because of all his scholarships and awards. What a blessing!

Who is the most sensitive? D is more sensitive to others I am more emotional sensitive to situations

Where do you eat out most as a couple? If we ever eat out probably tony romas

Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple? Florida drove the whole way {with three kids} so as a couple probably in 2005 PEI

Who has the craziest exes? Neither we both have quite a few nice exes who some we see a lot of

Who has the worst temper? That would probably me for sure I’m way to impatient. D always has to remind me that I set the tone in our house, D is a mild mild tempered person very calm and easy to get along with

Who does the cooking? Me

Who is more social? We are probably about the same. He’s better at talking to anybody anywhere.

Who is the neat Freak? definitely me!

Who is the most stubborn? We are both pretty stubborn sometimes but I am definitely the more stubborn of us

Who hogs the bed? D for sure! Many nights I wake up searching for covers in the dark ha ha!!! True though

Who wakes up earlier? D because he goes to work before anybody is up way to early! {and that’s saying something when I try to be up by 6:30!}

Where was your first date? Probably hauling hay but honestly can’t remember where our first official real date was

Who has the bigger family? D for sure 9 kids... 6 in mine

Do you get flowers often? sometimes on stupid holidays like Valentine’s day but honesty I’d rather a nice card don’t really care for flowers they seem more like a cope out to me!

How do you spend the holidays? usually with family at the lake every summer

Who gets more jealous? probably me ? not sure

How long did it take to get serious? I was serious early on, he took awhile to be convinced haha!

Who eats more? D for sure!!!

Who does/ did the laundry? me

Who’s better with the computer? D for sure

Who drives when you are together? He does

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What I LOVE ABOUT THIS GIRL

she loves to dance around and calls herself Odette from swan princess

she loves to play house

she names all her babies interesting Jewish like names

she loves to give hugs

she loves ballet and loves to give us shows

she loves school and her teachers

she likes to help me bake

she looks so cute in her little glasses

she has the most beautiful uniquely colored eyes ever

she is funny and random

she comes up with such out of nowhere statements it makes you laugh

She is a sweetheart and we are so glad she is part of our family we love her!!

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I also LOVE:

My
Camera

and Victoria Secret Lip Gloss

Just a few of my loves!! tbc....
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Judy had this on her blog and just had to pass it along cause

I LOVE IT

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Every night , someone thinks about you before they go to sleep,

At least fifteen people in this world love you

The only reason someone would ever hate you is because they want to be just like you

There are at least two people in this world that would die for you

You mean the world to someone.

Someone that you don't even know exists loves you.

When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good comes from it.

When you think the world has turned its back on you, take a look.

Always remember the compliments you've received.

Forget the rude remarks.

YOU ARE LOVED.

{ Thankful Thursday's Love Week 2009...}

I love the TEMPLE all of them the beauty - the peace it gives each time I'm there makes me think of what heaven must be like... I am so thankful to live so close to one.

I love to shop and find good sales I rarely ever pay more then 20 dollars for shirts, hoodies or skirts and I never pay more then 30 dollars for good jeans its like in my head before I look at the price I determine how high I would pay for it. Am I just weird or does anybody else do this??

I LOVE yummy smelling candles and love it when people are reminded of something {baking or a memory associated with the smell} when they smell them that's why I love Salt City Candles. Just like my lotions I have candles for each season ocd?? not sure but I love it!

I LOVE history, world history, family history stories. I love learning how people lived, what things were like and how we came to be what those who went before us went through. This is D's g.g.g Grandpa. Anybody recognize him??

I LOVE living in the part of the country where I do we are more then sheltered and blessed, with the people, land and calmness that we have. Having lived in Florida, Utah, Saskatoon sk I have come to appreciate more where I am. It seems like we always want to be somewhere else then when we get there we only want what we know and love - HOME. Where ever that may be. With Family, Friends and LOVE.

I love and am thankful for the simpler things in life. I think often about the things we DON'T really need, that take away from the simplicity of life. The pioneers and those that went before us made it through life without a phone, without a microwave, without a car, life was harder but simpler. I think families were definitely stronger, cause things weren't so fast paced and distracting. Don't you ever feel like taking your family and moving to the mountains or somewhere without everything that distracts {not really but some days I really do??} SOMETIMES I wonder what they did with there kids without a TV and MOVIES, sad thought eh. But its true. They played more with them could send them outside and not have to worry as much. Simplicity.{ I also don't remember where I got this picture or the top from so if you know feel free to lmk..}I LOVE this BOY {I'll do the other 2 over the next two days}

He is a big helper

He loves school

He loves to tease

HE is so adult like and gets my sarcasm

He may be turning into me ha ha

He is an amazing reader

He loves sports

He loves to work with his Dad

He loves to say every night tell me a story when I was little

He has the beautiful brown eyes

I love his FRECKLES

HE is growing up way to fast

He makes me happy when he tells me I'm the best mom in the world

He is aware of others if they are sad, less fortunate or need help

He is very smart in school and loves math and spelling.

He draws really good too.

He has more friends then I probably ever had growing up

He makes them easily and where ever we go he mets new ones in minutes

He is a tv addict and could watch tv 24/7 if we let him.

He loves his stuffed puppies and sleeps on a big one for a pillow every night and holds a soft puppy and sucks {still like a little baby who is hungry? Anything really soft he sucks? I'm hoping it goes away soon}

He can not wait to get his own room and have his own space away from the other kids.

He is seven.

He is a JOY and I LOVE HIM. WE waited a long time for him.

HE IS A GREAT KID!

{ This a old picture 2007 by Jill Schow photography}

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And my favorite Valentine Quote EVER!

Valentine's Day

I don't understand why Cupid was chosen to represent Valentine's Day. When I think about romance, the last thing on my mind is a short, chubby toddler coming at me with a weapon.
~Author Unknown

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Have a great day and weekend!!!

{ Wednesday's Love week 2009...}

I love the quotes and reminders around my house ....

I LOVE seeing my kids get so excited about things like M's Valentine party today!

I am Loving the progress of the basement in just 6 days!! SO excited to get it all done!!

I LOVE this Moisturizer its amazing.

I LOVE these girls my sisters and I love to laugh, have fun!

l Love that my brothers and sisters and I always have so much fun when we get together!

I LOVE BLOGGING!

Till tomorrow.....

{ Tuesdsay's Love Week 2009...}

The UnValentine :

"Think of a day that describes Valentine's day and rhymes with cupid."

{That's for all you out there who love V-day so much!}

I love this dress from shabby apple

I love this MAN

Everything about him.

He is a hard worker.

He makes me laugh.

He is thoughtful.

caring.strong.loving.peaceful.handy.great father.a great husband.and my best friend. etc...

I love warm baths and a good book

I love being a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

I love the happiness and direction it gives me in my life.

I love that I KNOW why I am here.

I love that we can be a forever family.
I love that I will see those that have passed on again.

I love that I know

and that my children know it too.

I love ADOPTION

{cause without it I wouldn't be cutting out valentine flowers and glueing cute little leaves and shoving a sucker through the middle at 10:00 at night for my little four year old to bring to preschool, I wouldn't be as busy as I am every single day.

Because of

ADOPTION I AM A MOTHER.

I LOVE MY CHILDREN'S BIRTHMOTHER'S

and I think about them every single day.

I LOVE them.

HAve a great DAy! TBC....

{ ME THINKS ..Love Week 2009...}

I saw this on a fun blog so I'm going to give it a try this week and gag you all with all the things I love from the trivial to the random obvious.... so turn up your sound and enjoy lol!

Cause I know you all love Valentines Day ....

I love these expensive pillows {and a whole lot more} from Pottery Barn but... I got a cheaper version at pier one imports and got five {in R & G}

for the price of 2 at pottery barn and I'm Lovin the change
I love the warmth of the sun {and I really miss it..}

I love Lauren's beautiful eyes they are such a unique color

{this was just before church yesterday}

I love it when my kids use their imagination and play for hours....

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And a little love humour Visiting Teaching style .....
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I love AI too and was sad when David Osmond got booted but read this its interesting!

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ME THINKS:

{ as you know I LOVE QUOTES: }

Think about this one:

I read this quote and had to reread it again a couple of times. What kind of home are you cultivating? I have some work to do its hard to change behaviour and reactions sometimes and remember that kids are kids. As hard as we try to make the effort sometimes its blown before we even get out of bed. What kind of tone are we setting in our homes??

“You can do a great deal to create in your home an atmosphere of peace and homeyness and reverence and tranquility and security. You can do this without much to live on. “Or you can create something angular and cold … and artificial. In a thousand different ways your youngsters will be influenced by the choice you make.

You can set the tone.

It can be quiet and peaceful where quiet and powerful strength can grow, or it can be bold and loud and turn the mainspring of tension a bit tighter in the little children as they are growing up, until at last, that mainspring breaks”

Elder Boyd. K. Packer
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"There is only one happiness in life -- to love and to be loved."

love week 2009.... give it a try.... to be continued......