Halloween Day

We had Pirate Day at school. G- told Pirate stories and played music for the children. K- came in and helped. It was great to have them there with my class.

G-and I went out trick or treating in our Pirate costumes.

Happy Halloween!

80's

L-and K-were 80's girls for Halloween.

My Girl, L-!

L's-19th birthday. This cake was awesome, one of the best ever, in my opinion. We made a sprite cake with whip cream frosting. Then as you can see we put all kinds of fruit on it. So yummy! My girl is my sweet L-. She is so fun to be around. She is happy, helpful and my friend. She has such great ideas, I really depend on her for good counsel and possibly a differing opinion or at least another way to look at things. I'm so glad she decided to come around 19 years ago.

Be Still

When you stand at the river and watch as it crashes over the rocks edge down the falls to the bottom over 100 feet below. The mist rising over the whole of it, so thick you can see a rainbow in the sunlight. You realize your smallness in the world. Can you stop the water from flowing?
Be still, and know that I am God.

When you stand below the Rocky Mountains and watch the smoke billowing brown and gray, so close, you can see the flames of the fire. The helicopters and planes flying over look like toys with a backdrop of devastation taking up a whole mountainside. Can you stop the wind from blowing?
Then the rain comes. And your child asks, “Did Jesus stop that fire?”
Be still, and know that I am God.


When you sit in the Lord’s temple waiting for your child to be sealed to her eternal companion. You remember the lifetime you have lived with her already and wonder where the time has gone. Wasn’t she just a little girl telling you about her “magic eyes” after a night of childhood dreams? Now, she is a woman kneeling at the altar, ready to fulfill her dreams and step into her new life. Can you stop a child from growing?
Be still, and know that I am God.

When you sit around the campfire with the Young Women and leaders listening to the others talk about their experiences. They bare testimony of the truthfulness of the gospel. The spirit is so strong, there is no denying the feelings of joy that can come from knowing the truth. Even the young girls who are just new, can feel it. Eyes are swelling and tears are flowing as the girls try to keep the spirit with them a little longer.
Can you stop a Young Woman from knowing?
Be still, and know that I am God.

J- has her senior recital this Thursday. This is the picture she used for her poster(L-did the excellent camera work). She will be performing for 1 hour in front of her peers and professors. She will perform in several languages. She'll do 1 song with N-her husband and her High School Cast will perform a song from the Les Mis musical of which she is the music director. She is working so hard at so many things. It will be a great relief to have this completed. Good Luck J- we love you!

Tall Trees and Whales Tails

It was fun when I went to California and Oregon on vacation. First, we went to the Red Wood National Park. There were huge trees taller than the school. My mom bought me a pencil made out of the tree bark.
Next we went to Oregon. My uncle and my dad went to look for starfish and they found lot's of seashells, starfish and rocks. My cousin and I played mermaids on the beach. We found a huge rock and played a game.
Then, we walked through huge tunnels the size of an elephant. When we got out of the tunnels, on the other side of the highway, we walked to a beach.
One day, we went to see a light house. We saw whales in the water. We sawtheir talis and we saw them blow water out of their blow holes.
We bought lots of post cards to make a post card collection. The post cards had sunsets, pretty water and waterfalls on them. It was sad when I had to leave, but I know that I will see my cousins soon.

If You Give a Middle Aged Mom a Membership to Weight Watchers

If you give a middle aged mom a membership to Weight Watchers, it's going to cost a lot of money. First she will sit around the house complaining about how hungry she is and that she doesn’t know what to eat because she doesn’t know how many points everything is.
If she complains about how hungry she is, she will want to eat some healthy food. She will have to eat a lot of healthy food because it takes a lot to keep her full and it's going to cost a lot of money.
If she eats a lot of healthy food, she will start to feel better. If she starts to feel better then she will probably want to start exercising and it's going to cost a lot of money.
If she starts to exercise, she will want to get some stretchy pants so she can feel comfortable while she is exercising and it's going to cost a lot of money.
If she gets some stretchy pants, she will need to go shopping for other cute clothes while she is at the store because she is going to need them as she is trimming down and it's going to cost a lot of money.
If she gets some other cute clothes, she will need to get some cute shoes to match her cute outfit and it's going to cost a lot of money.
If she has a cute outfit she will need to get her hair cut and colored so she will look as young as she feels and it's going to cost a lot of money.
If she has her hair cut and colored she will need to get her nails done to make the final touch to her transformation and it's going to cost a lot of money.
If she gets her nails done, she will have a whole new look and her husband will need to take her out on the town and it's going to cost a lot of money.
But she's worth it!