It was nice.

Well I went to the GNO.
My BFF, Silene, came with me.
I got gel toes.
Nails painted.
Chocolate fountain dipped fruit.
Yummy sandwich.
Fruits and veggies.
Breast Cancer screen.
And Angel Cards read.
(Apparently the Angels are telling me to Forgive, Be Optimistic, and Nurture my Marriage)
All for Freezie.
Missed you!

Girl's Night Out

This sounds like a fun educational night.
Who wants to go with me?

Click Girls Night Out

Check out the vendor booths link and flier link at the bottom of the Girl's night out page.

F A I T H

Today our lesson in Sunday school was on putting the Lord first and having faith that everything else would fall into place, "seek ye first the kingdom of God..."
We discussed promptings, or situations that require faith to do the Lord's will even when it seems scary and we want to analyze the situation or take care of it ourselves when sometimes we just need to jump in with both feet and trust Him.
I think I am a person of Faith. I trust God. I know He watches out for me and protects me and has my best interest at heart.
Dave and I have been feeling like it is time to have another baby, but I am scared! why? I have my reasons. Anyways, that lesson was just for me. I guess I'll keep you all posted. This is very personal information, but I felt the urge to share, maybe it will help someone else. We all receive promptings at times, but what we do with those promptings is up to us.

Work

What is wrong with me? I work so much.
I have just been reading blogs that make me want to slow down and not take life so seriously.
My friends from high school, Erika and Ricky Tebbs, blog tells of their story right now.
I just read my old roomates blog, Jennie, talking of one of our good friends, Amber, who died 9 years ago on July 21.
I got an email telling the story of a teenage girl who had cancer basically saying slow down, dance in the rain...
Then my friend Lindsey's blog has the story of a little boy who died one year ago and they are having a run in his memory, Cooper's run.
I guess I need to stop and smell the roses, slow down and enjoy the journey of "getting there" instead of rushing to get "there", wherever there is.


So you can all click on those blogs now and see what I am talking about.

J.o.e.y

Last night as I was doing my daily email and blog check-up, Joey wanted to play a game.
(More BIG Brown eyes.)

Like the 'average' mother that I am I was telling him "just a minute"... and "you set it up then I'll come play" trying to buy me some time.

The game was Backyardigans memory.
At one point he said "I'll go for you" and I did not think anything of it.
I have to admit I was not really listening to him as I was reading blogs and emails. :(
So when he started cleaning it up I said "sorry buddy" and logged off the computer to play the game with him.
He said "it's ok mom, I finished the game, we tied."
That broke my heart.
He is such a sweet boy!
I love how forgiving and easy they can be.
Needless to say after that we played Jenga and read books for over an hour.
I love being a momma.
I love my boys.
I love days like Sunday and Monday when we have all the time in the world to spend together (I work Tuesday-Saturday).
I figured most mothers would be able to relate so I had to share this sweet story.

I Love these boys!

Haircut

I like cutting my boys hair.
It is easy and
saves money and
it is fun.

Love this boy.
The past few summers we have done a Mohawk for a little while before school starts or right after school gets out just for fun. He asks for it and I am ok with it for a bit.
I love those big brown eyes!

Family

I want to say that I had an amazing weekend the last few days.
I was able to go to St. George with my boys to a Terry reunion and it was very nice.
I really felt my dad there the whole time and my grandparents, Maeser and Marilla.
My Aunt Linda and Uncle Reg Terry family did a great job planning.
I had such a pleasant time in Enterprise.
I was really happy to see my aunts, uncles and cousins.
The family t-shirts were cool, and so were all the activities.
We had some "surprise" visits from ancestors to tell us about their pasts, and their testimonies of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
I don't know if it is just that I am getting older, or if my attitude is changing, or if something was different, but things felt different for me.

My mom moved out of her house in Diamond Valley that she has lived in for the last 20 years and I was able to help her do some moving and unpacking.
I have an amazing mother, I realize more and more each day just how amazing she really is. My boys seemed to have a blast with all of their cousins. Plus we celebrated Independence Day.
And I got to see Heather, Grant, Dax and the Werner family.
I love St. George,
I love my family,
I love the Gospel,
I am thankful I have a vehicle that gets me to all of these activities.
I am grateful to be alive.
I am Grateful to live in this Country.
I am grateful for a loving Heavenly Father, His son Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost.
One of my Uncles, who is special by more than just that title, talked at our reunion about how important the Holy Ghost is and how He can be taken for granted. What we don't realize is that having the Holy Ghost with us is like walking and talking with the Gods because the Holy Ghost is a member of the Godhead.
My mom is going to copy all of her pictures from the weekend onto a disc for me and then I'll post more. I love pics so sorry I do not have any with this post.
Love, Me!