{Goodbye 2010...Hello 2011.}

1-What did you do in 2010 that you had never done before?

{turn up the song to go along with this post :) }
Went to Phoenix with some good friends...had an awesome break

 Bought a boat

 sodded our yard, went to D's grandmas funeral,

2. Did anyone close to you give birth this year?

My sil Melissa and her husband eric to pretty little Emmelyn in January

my sil Jenni-Rae and Kendall to cute cute Joseph in August

 

My little sister Liv and her husband guy at 26 weeks to a beautiul little baby girl India Lamora in August

My other sil Janalee and Matt in november to handsome little Andrew

and my brother Soren and his wife Mani to  gorgeous little Asher Mark

3-Did anyone close to you die? Get Married?

D's grandma which i just posted about a couple down...

4-What date from 2010 will remain etched in your memory and why?

probably aug 19 when my sister had her baby much to early at 26 weeks lots of prayers and miracles watching them handle this little one

5-What was your biggest achievement this year?

Our biggest achievements this year was working on the house I think getting grass finally and spending lots of time together

warm summer days on the boat feeling the sun laughing playing games swimming, boarding eating lunch with nowhere to go but be with each other on the water.....

6-Did you suffer any illness or injury?

no injuries or illness besides the regular colds flus, strep, pink eye allergies lol otherwise nothing major or life threating.....

7-What was the best thing you bought?
our boat 

and elliptical

okay and grass....

8-Where did most of your money go?

house and yard and boat

 
9-What song will always remind you of 2010?

Dean Brody trail of life

life is beautiful vega 4 

{i just discovered it last night lol but its still 2010}

and many others on my play list

10-What do you wish you'd done more of?

I had a good balanced year learned to say no a few times 

made time to do those things that are most important 

spent less time on the computer

read my scriptures more

listened and played lots of good music in my home

spent lots of fun quality time with D on trips and dates/weekends here and there together 

kept up with working out 

went to yoga organized it and got it going and loved it

But probably getting to the temple more would be good.

11-What do you wish you'd done less of?

probably a little less on-line shopping :)

less impatient 

less ocd ? about things that don't matter

12-What was your favorite TV program?

love Biggest loser

the event

chase and flashpoint

bachelor , the amazing race

just a few 

I love csi but they were all on at weird times and since I don't have tivo or anything exciting like that well missed them all...

13-What's the best book you read this year?

I read the Chris Stewart series 

and Zion Covenant love them love to read

Don't really have a best book I like reading all sorts of things!

14-What was your favorite movie this year?

I loved the last song 

and dear john and leap year

inception and toy story 3 

15-What did you do on your birthday? How old were you?

My birthday was just like any other did the dishes made dinner did the laundry turned 34 got some presents and went to bed ha ha so depressingly enough I will be 35 in 10 days..

16-Did you travel anywhere this year?
We went to phoenix az, Boise ID for my sisters little beauties baby blessing, went to salt lake for D's seminar and kalispell camping and boating

17-What national/world event stirred you the most?

probably all the disasters started with Haiti and all the natural things that happened sign of the times thats for sure! sad...


18-What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

Really spending so much time with the kids watching them learn and grow through all the different things that happened over the year

-and meeting for lunch with my Ricks College roommates after about 15-16 years later! So fun to catch up and see where we all went love em!!

We had kind of a big family year

D's brother Ryan got home from his mission to colorado

 imperfection at its best lol

we had a family reunion on D's side

Lots of new babies

lots of miracles, prayers, and opportunities to share and serve...

19-What merited celebration?

just making it through 2010 we had the kind of a year where nothing extremely big or tragic or heart wrenching happened 

we accomplished a lot grew closer together learned lots of life lessons

saved, spent and worked hard

Watching my babies learn and grow

 
20-Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2010?

That like my new song playing

Life is Beautiful by vega 4

Whether  it was a good year or a bad year 

"When something bad happens, you have three choices: you can let it destroy you, define you, or strengthen you."

its how we deal with what were given for us it was a good year to get things done to grow stronger together, to recognize what we need to do better. 

We've seen the kids grow and change and its amazing. 

I've still cried tears over things long buried but very much a part of me, 

I've still laughed my guts out at something funny my kids did or my crazy D, I've been hurt, been so happy and so blessed.

I've watched some struggle and hurt and for them I've learned lessons of life watching friends and family go through painful things and I've learned that letting whats done is done be actually done is one of the best things for us.

We can wish each year away wishing we had this or that but in the end when we look back... 

"We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives, not looking for flaws, but for potential."

 Life is Beautiful.

That I've learned and each year its more apparent.

and its all in how we look at it.

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Life is Beautiful

{could be seen from lots of different views of who might be singing}

Life is beautiful
We love until we die

When you run into my arms,
We steal a perfect moment.
Let the monsters see you smile,
Let them see you smiling.

Do I hold you too tightly?
When will the hurt kick in?

Life is beautiful, but it's complicated.
We barely make it.
We don't need to understand,
There are miracles, miracles.

Yeah, life is beautiful.
Our hearts, they beat and break.

When you run away from harm,
Will you run back into my arms,
Like you did when you were young?
Will you come back to me?

I will hold you tightly
When the hurting kicks in.

Life is beautiful, but it's complicated,
we barely make it.
We don't need to understand,
There are miracles, miracles.

Stand where you are.
We let all these moments pass us by.

It's amazing where I'm standing,
There's a lot that we can give.
This is ours just for a moment.
There's a lot that we can give.

Happy 2011

{Come and Gone...}

 

Christmas was so good I love being with family and seeing my kids excited faces. Every year we say we aren't going to get out of control but the night before Christmas eve you know the one the late wrapping session.... we seemed to be wrapping and wrapping and I seriously felt a little sick to my stomach! I hate wasting money! oh well the damage is done and the kids are happy! 

My favorites moments of the Christmas celebrations was going to the old folks home Christmas eve with D's fam the little kids did the nativity and we sang and then my kids were supposed to do a poem but they froze and kind of whispered it {a little embarrassing since they can belt it out good at home oh well} 

whats done is done lesson learned! {hopefully pictures to come}

But its was a good feeling to go serve and the kids enjoyed it and I loved the K2 was just so worn out by then that he feel asleep on my shoulder through the whole program that never happens..he is growing up so fast and that made my day..love that sweet boy!!

My favorite reaction was K2's to a gumball ball popper machinehe smiled clapped his hands and started pushing all the right buttons and putting the balls in....

thank you santa he loved it! and he's now super protective of it now its so funny he hates when the kids try to even touch it! It's the first time he has showed the "mine" attitude its cute!!!

and of course the kids reaction to getting a wii....

The other highlights for me was making a tied fleece blanket for each of my kids and D they all were surprised and loved them and it makes me happy to see them all cuddled up with them at night {well except D ha ha} when I go to tuck them in...those are the kind of gifts that make Christmas to me...

another favorite was the vintage pearl necklace my sis and I gave to my mom with all our names on and "come what may" stamped on it...made her cry....another favorite moment was giving one of my favorite pictures I knew my sister would love too and made her cry I love meaningful gifts that come from the heart.....

and then the gift for D's parents from all nine of the siblings went on in....

a big family picture we got matted and framed turned out super good and she cried...so yeah I'm all about crying gifts ......

that to me is what its all about..... it feels so good to touch another's heart through gifts and service of thought and time. I love those feelings!! 

That was our Christmas well besides the look of shock on my face when D bought me an ipad for Christmas I may not be a texting cell phone carrying kind of girl  but I have an ipad lol! 

{I seriously was going to take it back because my first thought was there is no way he actually got me an ipad! } with all of Christmas expenses I wasn't going to keep it and had decided to take it back 

but by the end of the day after telling our families they all said I was stupid if I did so I um kept it and kind of love it!!! My dang husband! 

As if he did that I still can't believe it!!

So all in all it was a great Christmas eve and day now we are recuperating de junking and enjoying my brothers family here for the sugar bowl {basketball tournament in town!} fun times....

HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GREAT CHRISTMAS 2!

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 ME THINKS

 REFLECTIONS

It is so hard to believe how fast this year went, how fast Christmas came and is now gone...... but its been a great week, month and year. with a few ups and a few downs but we are still here and ..I seriously have a hard time thinking its going to be 2011 where have all the years gone! I have a nine year old ! Four kids and have been married almost fourteen years so hard to believe....

.. I have been blessed over and over and I see those blessing everyday...I don't dwell on the things that have been hard or have happened to me or us because each thing that has happened has made me who I am and has helped me learn a lot of valuable lessons in life....that have helped me and others who needed it...

I have learned that we can either take what happens and be bitter about it and to everyone around us, always bringing it up..... or we can stop talking about it and dwelling on it and make our lives better and those around us better...by seeing the good that came out of it or
the different path it took us on. 

There is a reason for everything..

its how we take it that makes or breaks us. 

I hope this next year brings change 

Change of attitude

Change of spirituality {stronger}

change of growth {upward}

change of pace {slow down}

change of course {straighter... better choices for all of us}

change of words {choosing better}

change of thinking 

change of time {better use of it}....

a change of heart .......and so on

Change might just be my word for 2011...

Hopefully many changes for the good.

We all need a little change ..

If you don't like something, change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it.
       - Mary Engelbreit 

Change your thoughts and you change your world.
       - Norman Vincent Peale 

There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.
       - Nelson Mandela

Merry Christmas {week}...... and a Happy New 2011{of change}

{and congrats to my little {not so little} brother and his wife who had a healthy baby boy this morning!}

{Merry CHRISTMAS....wishes and thankfullness...}

I think the greatest gift of this year would have to be my little niece to have her here with us at Christmas time and not in a hospital or with her Heavenly Father is a great gift...

A true miracle who was supposed to be born in this month who is now a thriving beautiful baby.

I entered her in a contest called everyday hero's and its the best giveaway I ever won {for someone else} look at these pictures they made me cry.

Beautiful.

Thankful for my sister and her example courage and strength.

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and on a more superficial level.....these would be fun gifts too...

Yeah i know I take pride in the fact that I've never owned a cell phone, never texted but this is pretty ....and the main reason oh my gosh when my sister loaned her's to M on a trip home I didn't hear from him pretty much the whole way home.... he watched a movie! That in itself would be worth the extra bill!!

 This because its so pretty I already have a Bosch for the last 14 years but the motor is slowly losing power..... but if I did get one I'd get a red one

 A dyson vacuum cause our central vac is in the shop and I hate bringing the snake upstairs every time and yeah. I love to vacuum I love straight lines hearing all the junk suck up yeah I think I may be ocd......

 I need new plates and these look pretty ...

 ....and my remote starter on my burb needs fixed imagine having to actually use the key to open your door WHO DOES THAT anymore ha ha!! j/k But it would be nice to have it back....

I'm liking this shirt too paired with a cardigan and some boots.... from downeast basics my favorite store on earth since '95 lol! small addiction probably...

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Everybody needs to laugh so here are some jokes for you....don't know about you but I feel a little stressed! Trying to get everything done!

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Why does Santa always go down the chimney?

Because it soots him!

What do snowmen eat for breakfast?

Snowflakes.

Why does Santa like to work in his garden?

Because he likes to hoe, hoe, hoe!

What do you call someone who doesn't believe in Father Christmas?

A rebel without a Claus!

What's red & white and red & white and red & white?

Santa rolling down a hill!

What nationality is Santa Claus?

North Polish!

What does Santa get if he gets stuck in a chimney?

Claustrophobic!

What would you call Father Christmas if he became a detective?

Santa Clues!

Where do elves go to vote?

The North Poll.

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one of my favorite stories 

Hero at the Grocery Store
By Stephenie Meyer Ensign 2006

I was part of one not long ago at the grocery store. I hope I never forget it, though the memory is bittersweet.
I had been shopping for almost an hour by the time I got to the checkout lines. My two youngest sons were with me, the four-year-old refusing to hold onto the cart, the two-year-old trying to climb out of the basket and jump down to play with his brother. Both got progressively whinier and louder as I tried to keep them under control, so I was looking for the fastest lane possible. I had two choices. In the first line were three customers, and they all had just a few purchases. In the second line was only one man, a harried young father with his own crying baby, but his cart was overflowing with groceries.
I quickly looked over the three-person line again. The woman in the front was very elderly, white haired and rail thin, and her hands were shaking as she tried unsuccessfully to unlatch her big purse. In the other line, the young father was throwing his food onto the conveyor belt with superhuman speed. I got in line behind him.
It was the right choice. I was able to start unloading my groceries before the elderly woman was even finished paying. My four-year-old was pulling candy from the shelf, and my little one was trying to help by lobbing cans of soup at me. I felt I couldn’t get out of the store fast enough.
And then, over the sound of the store’s cheery holiday music, I heard the checker in the other line talking loudly, too loudly. I glanced over as my hands kept working.
“No, I’m sorry,” the checker was almost shouting at the old woman, who didn’t seem to understand. “That card won’t work. You are past your limit. Do you have another way to pay?” The tiny old woman blinked at the checker with a confused expression. Not only were her hands shaking now, but her shoulders too. The teenage bagger rolled her eyes and sighed.
As I caught a soup can just before it hit my face, I thought to myself: “Boy, did I choose the right line! Those three are going to be there forever.” My mood was positively smug as my checker began scanning my food.
But the smiling woman directly in line behind the elderly lady had a different reaction. Quietly, with no fanfare, she moved to the older woman’s side and ran her own credit card through the reader.
“Merry Christmas,” she said softly, still smiling.
And then everyone was quiet. Even my rowdy children paused, feeling the change in the atmosphere.
It took a minute for the older woman to understand what had happened. The checker, her face thoughtful, hesitated with the receipt in her hand, not sure whom to give it to. The smiling woman took it and tucked it into the elderly woman’s bag.
“I can’t accept …” the older woman began to protest, with tears forming in her eyes.
The smiling woman interrupted her. “I can afford to do it. What I can’t afford is not to do it.”
“Let me help you out,” the suddenly respectful bagger insisted, taking the basket and also taking the old woman’s arm, the way she might have helped her own grandmother.
I watched the checker in my line pause before she pressed the total key to dab at the corner of her eyes with a tissue.
Paying for my groceries and gathering my children, I made it out of the store before the smiling woman. I had made the right choice of lanes, it seemed.
But as I walked out into the bright December sunshine, I was not thinking about my luck but about what I could not afford.
I could not afford my current, self-absorbed frame of mind.
I could not afford to have my children learn lessons of compassion only from strangers.
I could not afford to be so distant from the spirit of Christ at any time of the year—especially during this great season of giving.
I could not afford to let another stranger, another brother or sister, cross my path in need of help without doing something about it.
And that is why I hope never to forget the Christmas hero in the grocery store. The next time I have a chance to be that kind of a hero, I can’t afford to miss it.

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I hope we can all look for opportunities to be "that kind of a Hero" we really can't afford to pass up the opportunities to show our children and others first hand what it means to have the Spirit of Christ {mas} not only at Christmas but all year around. To help others, to look for opportunities to serve and to feel the awesome feeling of helping somebody else... a feeling far greater then any wrapped gift.

Have a great CHRISTMAS...

from our house to yours....

{christmas sunday, birthdays and me thinks....}

....we snapped a few pictures before church yesterday.....its so hard to get a good picture of all the kids together plus chapped lips, impetigo healing faces make it even better..... memories! memories!

just goes to show that life isn't' perfect anywhere or any day but we all trying right and thats what counts!

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Today is K's 9th Birthday...

Happy Birthday to my little babe  ...

I honestly can't believe he is 9 

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What a blessing he was{is} to years of prayers, years of waiting and years of tears.... of heartache, of yearning for that little baby..... he came into our lives this perfect baby boy..... when I thought my heart would break and gave us the most wonderful Christmas present ever! He has a beautiful, selfless birth mother who saw more than just that day and time....and followed her young heart... I look at him now growing up into such a good boy with a good heart and I just pray everyday he keeps that spirit about him...he is wise, smart, good looking boy and he always sees what needs done....tells me he loves me and 

makes friends where ever he goes

He is such a good kid I hope he always is

he is such a big help to me in so many ways 

he loves to read

he loves pizza, ceaser salad, smoothies, apple crisp and carrot cake

he is a fast learner

 he loves lego {might be an understatement} he can put anything together

he loves school

he plays the piano and was in piano lesson and will be starting again

he loves cubs and has got many badges already

he keeps a journal reads his scriptures

and sometimes reminds us of what we need to be doing..

he loves life he is a tease

he had to get glasses this year in September and hasn't taken them off since he got them pretty much!

he can get pretty mad especially if his brothers and sister get into his stuff...

when he gets bored he bugs his sister and brother

he is a clean child and works hard to get whatever he needs to do he loves a good challange and loves to work with his hands building things

and we just love him more than words!!!

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For his party this year D took him and three of his friends on Saturday to a movie and pizza hut then to Dq for sundaes and opening presents they all had a ot of fun and I got out of entertaining four boys and everybody was happy!! I have a great husband who does things like that! Thanks D!!

ME THINKS

 Things I'm learning in my old age.

that kids grow up to fast.

when they say enjoy this time. really do it.

kids say and do really embarrassing things sometimes.

you can't please everybody.but you can try and do the best you can.

that I'm tired of hearing about justin bieber from my six year old.

that kids need hugs.

and have lots of questions.

that kids are kids. boys are boys. and girls are full of drama.

that most of what we are going through is normal and most people have it in common too.

that people get offended to easily and need to brush it off. stand up and move on.

that people will disappoint you even those close to you sometimes.

that if you learn to take the hard times and turn them into learning lessons it helps a lot more than turning it into something bitter...it only eats away at you and does no one any good....

that some of life's happiest moments pass us by before we realize it....

that we can't do everything and thats okay.

that I am very blessed to have the children I do and the husband I have.

that I haven't missed a Christmas at home since I was born and I love it.

That Christmas is my favorite time of the year.

and that it is a lot more fun with kids around.

that I hate laundry.

that each year is going faster than the last every time.

that its okay to be me.

that labels shouldn't matter its whats inside that truly counts but that the number or whatever label it is still feels like its pasted to our foreheads sometimes.

that people have no idea where you've been.

and that
life is as easy or as hard as you make it out to be.

and that is a few things I've learned.

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~ Peace on earth will come to stay, When we live Christmas every day. ~

Have a great week....

{This is the season...Gratitude for the simple things....}

 THE

CHRISTMAS season. 

 I love Christmas. I love the music, the feeling. How it makes me feel rejuvenated feeling the Saviors example at every hand people are so much kinder and forgiving and serviceable. I love the family togetherness, the parties with friends and family and seeing excited faces everyday I wake up as it gets closer to Christmas I've loved seeing my kids get excited about our book countdown and advent activities that we've done with it.....

Above all I love the general  

MAGIC 

feeling of being all together

a simpler feeling

where the things that don't matter so much are put away for a bit,

there's always a few bumps along the way but generally

a overwhelming feeling of love and appreciation for family, for Christmas - for our  

Saviour

for his birth

for his life.

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.....I'm thankful for my elliptical that keeps me going and excited..... did I even mention that we got one yah probably not but we did and I love it! Its amazing how comfortable you get at doing something for along time{my treadmill} then get something or try something new and see the difference or feel the difference love it!

I  love that my kids are so goofy and I'm thankful everyday for them the blessings each one is in my life and for the many life lessons they teach me....and they fun they have and leave on my camera when they are hanging out with dad....

looks like the had fun eh! rough and rowdy...makes me laugh

I love it when they sit nicely and  listen like here they were watching Rudolph the red nosed reindeer the original so cute

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I am so thankful to be a stay at home mom. Especially in this day and age {I know there are some who have to work but I'm talking about me myself and I}

I love baking bread and having a clean house and a snack on the table when my kids come home from school, I love hearing about their day and what made them happy and what made them sad. I love hearing about their favorite things that day. I love hearing who they played with and what they played.... and who they helped make happy. I once heard K say to a friend when asked if he could play as soon as he got of the bus..I always keep them in about 15 minutes after they get home ...

He said 

"my mom wants to hear about my day and see how things went because she loves me, then I can play...

{ that made every effort worth it }

I love that my kids know I'm always waiting for them after school. 

Kind of like when I was growing up and was out late at a dance or on a date, I always knew my mom would be on the couch no matter what time it was she'd be writing in her journal or reading her scriptures and I really loved those late night talks and I knew that she cared about us and what we were doing. I want to be that kind of mom too!

Call  me old fashioned or what you want but

I love it 

{i just love this picture awesome eh lol} 

Lucky D this is pretty much us when
he gets home from work baha ha j/k!!!!

We could all learn a lesson from previous times...I'm sure of it...every year that goes by people forget what is important....

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I am thankful for friends who just randomly come by with a hot pot of  yummy homemade chicken soup...after hearing I got had the "flu" or whatever you want to call it {again} Wednesday night nasty whatever it was. Thanks to friends and hot soup it was greatly appreciated and so thoughtful ....i have some of the best friends a girls can have

I didn't have to cook and that was a blessing. Thank you.....

also to my sister who brought me some of her turtles they are better than boughten and evil but I love her and her turtles and look forward to them every year!

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I'm thankful that I finally have some gifts for my kids and D that I am so excited about.... gifts that have taken lots of time and love put into it ....I'm excited to see their faces and excited to give them something they will have for years...{i hope} I'll show you after Christmas!

Have a great weekend!

Christmas gift suggestions:
To your enemy, forgiveness.
To an opponent, tolerance.
To a friend, your heart.
To a customer, service.
To all, charity.
To every child, a good example.
To yourself, respect.
Oren Arnold

MERRY CHRISTMAS 

only 7 days....

{Weekend...Me Thinks}

Me Thinks

{Here is an awesome entry and pictures by D's cousin Trevor of Grandma D}

Funerals have a way of putting life into perspective, to make you evaluate your life...  

where you've been, 

what your doing 

and where your going...

Some people leave before their time, but some leave after years of pain years after the love of their lives leaves this earth and years after forgetting all memories and loved ones surrounding them. 

Grandma Dayley will be so missed but I'm pretty sure the reunion in the next life was a beautiful one reunited with grandpa and her parents.. she left a legacy 93 years strong, she was beautiful inside and out. The closest thing to a saint much like my mother in law {her daughter.}

The tears that really fell where those during the funeral remembering the times spent with her, the memories made,  the times she had 43 things to eat and just kept feeding you and always had treats no matter what time of day. 

There were many memories and stories we had never heard before that strengthen my testimony of being an example and by the numbers that showed up to the funeral it is clear how many lives she touched. 

Including each one of ours.

She had 7 children, somewhere close to a 100 grandchildren and a 101 great grandchild plus those coming.... amazing! 

The representation of each family was awesome. 

Just thinking of what one person can do in this earthly life and the impact one person has is to improve a generation or derail it is ..... beyond comprehension if we had any idea how our actions, examples, choices and words effect others we'd change or at least try harder.

I realized two things this weekend that the most important things in this life are the Gospel of Jesus Christ knowing there is a plan, knowing that grandma and all others who pass into the next life keep living and working and we will see them again. 

How blessed are we to know and have this knowledge.

The other is FAMILY 

{this is those that were able to attend from ours this weekend}

it really is the biggest blessing we have in this life we are born to a family and we leave hopefully with family surrounding us and greeted on the other side by those that have gone before us. If we knew how important these two things really were we would work so much harder developing and strengthen our relationships within each of our families and with our associations with all others.

I firmly believe and know that what we do here greatly determines were we end up after this life.

and What a blessing that is.  

We have free agency but we WILL be accountable for every action we take, the way we live our lives especially when we KNOW better. WE have been given a gift and what good is it if we don't use it. Now is the time. Before its to late.

....And this me thinks is what a 22 hour drive to and from Burley/Oakley Idaho and a funeral will do to you.

Evaluate where you stand. 

Where is it taking you??

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So some highlights of the weekend 

First thanks so much to my mom who came and watched my kids and took time out of her busy schedule we so appreciate it! And to my sister and friends who helped out too thank you so much!!

-So Friday night we went to dinner with a lot of D's extended family and aunts and uncles met some new cousin's of D's I hadn't met before and some we hadn't seen in a long time..came back went swimming well the boys did...

anyway about 1 am K started puking first all over the bed....

let me tell you it is not fun to have a sick child in a hotel at 1 am I didn't even know where to start I'm saying to D tell me what to do tell me what to do...so I called down to get new bedding, new towels we ran out of clothes for him he wore D's shirt to bed my exercise pants and he continued to puke like 9 times more till 6 in the morning the poor child!!!

The whole time I was like what are we going to do with him for the funeral the whole day...by 6 he stopped puking and slept for a big by 8 he was getting a little color back but we didn't dare feed him anything...

he was so starving by the time the funeral was done{thats why in the family picture he still looks pale and no energy whatsoever! I had to sneak into the kitchen where the ladies were preparing for the luncheon and steal a bun to tide him over till we got back from the cemetery. So the poor boy hadn't eaten for so long he was pretty weak. 

But it was a beautiful funeral and graveside prayer.  

That night everyone took off pretty much but we got to spend time at the homestead and visit after the family dinner, by then we were hungry so we did a little shopping and went to dinner at a little Mexican place.... We were good to go then... hang out at our hotel the boys all went swimming again and I crashed since I didn't sleep the night before! 

The drive home was entertaining with D, K and two of my brother in laws and my 9 year old nephew....crazy times but good roads....and happy kids when we got home.

and that was our weekend.....

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......“What are we doing with today?” If we live only for tomorrow, we’ll eventually have a lot of empty yesterdays. Have we been guilty of declaring, “I’ve been thinking about making some course corrections in my life. I plan to take the first step—tomorrow”? With such thinking, tomorrow is forever. Such tomorrows rarely come unless we do something about them today.

-Thomas S Monson

Have a great week.... 

{Thankful Thursday...}

I'm

Thankful my baby is starting to feel better poor poor baby has impetigo and hand foot mouth disease its been a miserable week for him

this kind of explains it all

this is what impetigo looks like ....itchy horrible mess up the nose in the mouth painful and plain not fun for anyone...

 and HFM

but he is getting better and the contagious part is before anything even shows up so hopefully everybody else doesn't get it too..{{.i know how many more contagious things can we get in the house eh!!}}

But I'm thankful for an

....because without out any of these things life would be pretty bleak wouldn't it...

I'm so thankful for knowledge of life after death  that this isn't the end and that we will see our loved ones again...

I'm thankful 

for my mom taking time out of her busy schedule to watch my kids so we can attend D's grandmas funeral...

I'm thankful for 

friends who go above and beyond.

I'm thankful for 

good mail days cause they make me happy.

I'm thankful for 

thoughtful children

who see what needs done and does it...

I'm thankful for pictures like this and nights like these for one on one time..with each of my children whether its after the other kids go to bed or a day date or whatever it may be its important...

This boy loves anything with lots of buttons....and his dad....

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I'm thankful for

Life it may be crazy sometimes but there are so many sides to every trial and every journey throughout life can be looked at from so many different angles if we look for it ....

 SO....

{can't remember where I saw this but I love it}

AND

I'm thankful for the Christmas season it may get busy sometimes but remembering and feeling what its really about reminds me that I wish I could feel like this all year around.

 

Have a great weekend....slow down, breath and remember what its all about.....Christmas and life.