2 little pudgies

Sierra (2) & Bryan (3)

Brad and Sierra took a little stroll down memory-lane

the other day

when they pulled out old photo albums.

I just couldn't resist doing a quick blog about this picture.

These two have spent their lives together

watching out for each other

getting in trouble together

cheering each other on

Just a couple of fun memories:

#1 When Sierra was new on her feet - just able to pick up some speed

the two of them hopped off the back pew at church

while Brad & I were distracted,

snuck under the bench

then took off in opposite directions - each taking a side aisle

and up onto the stand

from there, they crossed each other and ran back down

opposite sides

They were so super-fast that no one could catch them

The really bad part:

they were laughing nice and loud the whole time

#2 One day I was on the phone with a very long-winded acquaintance

it got very quiet .. which was my excuse to get off the phone

i check on the kids and surprisingly, they were just sitting around, being good

So I got back on the phone

no sooner did this acquaintance start to talk

and i hear:

*FLUSH*

*giggle, giggle, giggle*

"now you do it!"

*FLUSH*

*belly laugh, belly laugh*

I rushed in to find Bryan and Sierra giving each other swirlies

Yup - tho no longer pudgies, they are still inseparable.

wednesday already

Well, since it's Wednesday already

i'd better Write something quick!

Whenever i think of Wednesdays I think of the birth poem

and the segment that says

Wednesday's child is full of Woe.

That is horrible!

I know it has to rhyme with "go" but please! let's think of another Word...

here are some ideas:

Wednesday's child is a little sloW

Wednesday's child Wears a cute boW

Wednesday's child sinks really loW

Wednesday's child will Wear a fro

Wednesday's child shouts ho-ho-ho

Wednesday's child, my laWn, will moW

Wednesday's child is status quo

Wednesday's child eats herring roe

Wednesday's child Will hate to seW

Wednesday's child's missing a toe

.... hmmmm ...

i guess "full of Woe" isn't bad.

Sunday Quote

Stake Conference

was so good that my quotes are coming from these last 2 days of speakers:

"A home is a place where anyone who chooses to do so can feel the Spirit."

Elders Lowell Snow

"If you can fix it with money, it's not a real problem"

Elder Snow's Mother

This next quote is a sentence shared by Elder Snow after talking about the trying times we live in - how so many are wanting security.

"The faith to hear God is real security."

I'm not sure exactly the context of this next quote. But I know what I was thinking: My thoughts were led to the many priesthood blessings I've had; the many hours spent praying and pondering regarding different situations I've been in. I've thought of my various trials and the emergence from them. I've always known "this too shall pass". But I've also known that the real test is to emerge from the trial having learned and grown. This quote gives me the formula:

"We can only learn the lesson if we'll act according to faith."

Saturday night was a question-answer session. One brother talked about President Benson's quote about beginning a serious study of The Book of Mormon and the promises accompanied with that. He then asked how we know if we are involved in a "serious study":

"A serious study of the scriptures is when you seriously put studying the scriptures first."

Sister Tammy Snow

This next quote came from Elder Snow when someone asked about why people are born into different situations in life. I like this quote and will share it with my children everytime they say "It's not fair":

"When you treat your children equally, you can't treat them the same."

The end of the Saturday night session, Elder Snow talked about submission and acceptance of God's will:

"I've given up trying to re-write the script. Resist the temptation. There's something in it for us."

Finally, my favorite:

Elder Snow ended his comments with this:

"It'll be ok. It will be ok. I promise ... it will all be ok. You'll be ok."

I felt the Spirit.

I feel changed.

I feel a desire to let go of temporal concerns and focus on the Lord's abudance (as referenced by Sister Snow ... see Moses 7:16)

One last Sunday thought:

There is nothing that can compare with sitting in a congregation of hundreds to sing the hymns. Singing together is beautiful.

Taking a break and listening, while surrounded by the voices of saints ...

well, that's angelic.

... just a reminder ...

don't try to DENY it

MOM ...

it's here for the whole blogging world to see!

love you :)

My Confessional

Thanks for the idea, Rebecca!

* Sometimes I roll my eyes over the phone

* When I was 7 or 8 one of my friends told me that if you pretend to say "hey" while smiling, your smile will look better. I had a very crooked smile till I tried that trick. Now 40+ years later I often find myself saying "hey" when a picture is taken.

* When exercising I only cheat on the crunches

* I can't cook or bake without sampling the entire time. This means I never want to eat my own meal.

* I really believe clothes smell better when line-dried

* I'm currently disillusioned with the state of Henderson's police force (that's being nice)

* I'd rather watch a childhood Disney movie or The Sound of Music at home than see a new flick at the theater

* Although I feel like a kid in most ways, I've truly become a grown-up when it comes to amusement parks. I'd rather do taxes than go on one of those rides.

* I used to "call in sick" so I could finish a good novel. Now I just stay up late then suffer the next day.

* My kids are ALL smarter than me.

* I still have to check to make sure the doors are locked more than once before bedtime

letting go

good-grief!

how long can I hold on to bitterness toward RF

(the guy who hired Brad as GM, then a year later let him go)

[yeah, the economy pooped out ... but he mislead us about the condition of the company and knew all along that it was most likely a temporary job for Brad but never shared that with us - all while we purchased a home, closed the door to Alaska, etc... he was less than honest with us]

I think with the disposal of this sad plant

I can dispose of negative feelings.

Let's hope so.

Ironically, this is a

Peace Lilly

R & his wife had this delivered to our home the day we closed

I've nurtured this baby, trimmed it,

watered it, moved it ...

finally about a month ago I just left it alone.

Sad, I know.

A week or so ago I put it outside and let it freeze.

This morning I dumped it in the garbage and said farewell.

The garbage truck should be here any minute.

Good-bye to the peace lilly and good-bye to bitter feelings.

temple

I just want to say that

i love how just being inside the temple

can make everything negative disappear

Somedays I feel like I should LIVE in the temple

but time doesn't permit.

So for now, I'll take the short moments

but I'm determined to have a LOT more of them

They make the world disappear.

I love the temple.