How Old Are You, Anyway?

Yesterday (October 29th) was my Birthday. For the past week, a day or two before my birthday, and on my birthday I have told everyone I was turning 34!!

I was born in 1975.....so you do the math....that makes me only

33 years old!

Yay! I get to be 33 again!!

(seriously, I am having to talk myself out of being 34--weird)

I tell ya, who doesn't know how old they are??!! (my birthday cake even had the numbers 3 & 4 on it) I feel so stupid, but all I can do is laugh at myself for not really knowing my own age--duh! So, my mistake.....I'm 33 years old.

By the way, Thanks to all my good friends and family for helping my birthday be so great!

Witches Night Out!

Brenda insisted that we go to "Witches Night Out" at Gardner Village. I was a little apprehensive to go because I didn't have a babysitter--she arranged for her nieces to come and sit with the boys (what a sweetie!). So, I whipped up a witch costume and away we went--I decided to dress up as a "Biker Witch".


What a hoot! There were so many great and creative witches EVERYWHERE!! But I didn't see another Harley Witch. There was dancing with a D.J., delicious food, cackle for a coupon, fortune tellers, fun folks and cute little shops to browse in--the whole bit. I'm glad I went (I think Brenda started a new tradition). Fun! Fun!

A Child's Prayer

Here's Jacob's blessing on the food this evening--it made me chuckle:

"Thank you for the food. Please bless it to nourish and strengthen our bodies, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. In the name..."

Evidently, he has been learning the Pledge of Allegiance in pre-school.

10 Things I Could Do To Change Someone's Life

**Check out what your name means at the bottom of my blog**

Tagged--Ten Things I Could Do To Change Someone's Life

1. Share the Gospel
2. Be a good friend
3. Work hard to become a millionaire and give it all away
4. Have a listening ear
5. Share the Gospel
6. Donate humanitarian items
7. Help when someone needs help
8. Be a more loving and patient mother
9. Promote good health--diet and exercise (it would change my own life)
10. Share the Gospel

So, watch out....I just might change your life :)

Family Photo Fun

We had Brian's brother, Shon (and his sweet, darling wife, Diane) take our family pictures a couple of weeks ago. It's amazing that the boys cooperated enough so that we had more than one good picture--Phew!! Now I have too many to choose from (you can't win). Thanks to Shon and Diane for their expertise and patience. Enjoy the show! (I had to compress a few so they would fit on the blog--not the best clarity, but you get the idea)

Tagged.....Eight Things

1. Post the rules on your blog.
2. Answer the six "8" items.
3. Let each person know they have been tagged by posting a comment.

8 Favorite TV Shows:
1-CSI Miami
2-CSI Las Vegas
3-CSI New York
4-Grey's Anatomy
5-Oprah (except I haven't seen it in years)
6-Family Feud (but I never watch it either)
7-The Mentalist (new)
8-Crusoe (new)

8 Things I Did Yesterday
1-Cleaned Kitchen, boys room, tv room
2-Took Brian, David, Thomas, Jacob, Hunter & Dillon to Nicklecade
3-Made PB & J for lunch
4-Went to Payson Market for Elder's Quorum Activity food
5-Went to the office--it was pay day
6-Made homemade pizza for dinner
7-Made gourmet Caramel Apples (just for fun)
8-Read a little of Breaking Dawn

8 Favorite Restaurants (or places to eat):
1-Bajio
2-Hunan City
3-Brian's Mom's
4- My Mom's
5-Grease pit hamburgers/fries
6-Cheese fries at One Man Band
7-Hospital food
8-School Lunch

8 Things On My Wish List:
1-Install chimney
2-Debt free
3-Food storage
4-Take my family on a real family vacation
5-Drop 25 lbs
6-That my kids are successful in school
7-To make Brian happy (if you know what I mean)
8-Be a better example to everyone

8 People to tag:
1-Larry
2-Curly
3-Moe
4-Tom
5-Dick
6-Harry
7-Lucy
8-Ricky

It's Chilly Outside...Bring Out The Hot Chocolate!

The other night for mutual the youth and leaders went around the ward and washed windows, cleaned out gutters, stacked wood, sang a song for Darlene at the rest home... I took some HOT CHOCOLATE to drink with our donuts--well, I made way too much, so I took it to the office to share with the gals the next day. Kara drank it all day, I had a few cups and Stefany drank some too. There was still some left so I lugged the jug home and we had some with our dinner, we had some more before bed, we drank even more for breakfast this morning (but it tasted a little yukky so I dumped it down the drain). I think I've had my fill of Hot Chocolate for the whole winter....not really, but you know what I mean.


So, I've had fun decorating my front porch for the Halloween/Harvest Season--I even used cornstalks from my own garden!! Scott and Brenda brought me a bale of straw and cutting Autumn leaves gives me a good excuse to take a drive up the canyon, too.









Look at this cute "Autumn Arrangement" I made! I just took one of those glass milk jugs and wrapped packaging paper over it, tied a bow and stuck some leaves in it--cute huh!

Thankful Tuesday

What a "glorious" Conference weekend indeed! I always hear what is meant for me. The messages always help me evaluate my life in hopes to do better. Usually, I feel overwhelmed by the time General Conference is over, but this time around, I just feel good! That doesn't mean I'm doing everything right or even everything that I'm supposed to be doing, but I just feel good!

Some goals I have made:
1. Serve others more and better
2. Make friends with our non-member or less active neighbors
3. Be a better "good example" to those particular neighbors (and to everyone)
4. Do better with my own scripture study (like read a little of The B of M before reading Twilight)
Note to self: It took me a long before diving into the Twilight series, I am now in the middle of the 4th book. The reason why this is so monumental is because the only books I have read can be counted on one hand since the good old High School english class assigned reading books. It has always been hard for me to read the scriptures--not because I don't understand what's in them, but because reading is, simply, just not "active" enough for me. I have this motto that goes like this--"I'd rather stare at a blank wall that pick up a book and read it." So, in reading the Twilight series, it has taught me that I really do enjoy the time I spend reading--it provides a "different" thing to do (probably because it is such a new aspect of my life) which, therefore, gives me this sense of accomplishment and a new faith in reading The Book of Mormon (or other scripture) because I KNOW I can DO IT without feeling like I'm not accomplishing anything (housework, meals, etc.) or "busy enough".
5. Unselfishness...the whole ball of wax

I am thankful for inspired leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and I am grateful that I was raised in the Church by outstanding and worthy parents. Even though it was hard to let Pres. Hinckley go as our prophet, I feel the love and devotion that Pres. Monson has for each of us and that it truly is his time to be our living Prophet. I am thankful for my calling in my own ward to be able to work with the youth of the Church--they are our future. I am thankful for my trials (remember? they have names) (If you haven't heard the story, I'll tell you if you ask). I am thankful for the priesthood in my home and that Brian is an honorable priesthood holder. I LOVE that I belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints!

What Begins With "P"

It's Friday evening and I need to get at making my PICKLES!! I've put it off all the day long and now it's passing 7:30 p.m. and here I sit at the computer. Like I said, blogging puts me 2 hours behind, but what the heck!?! And I am so Pooped out I could've gone to bed at 5:00 p.m. seriously!! (I'm still awake)


I did, however, bottle some PEARS this week--they turned out just beautiful! See?
Perfect-o


Okay, I have GOT to buckle down and get to work! I'm excited for General Conference tomorrow--I figure if I get the pickling done tonight then I can sit around and listen to Conference all day (ha!)

10:17 p.m.: The pickles are a DONE "DILL" (no pun intended. Hee Hee)