Why?

Why don't I make time to blog? I have a ton to catch up on! So this is short and sweet to let you know we are al alive and well, and I hope to update soon!

Spiritual High

I had an amazing day at church today. I came home and announced that satin has been running our house the last 6 years and it is high time we change our ways, and get back to the spirit running our house. Our Bishopric spoke to us today in Sacrament mtg. Our Bishop asked us to recommit ourselves this new year. The talks were so amazing, I can hardly retell them. I fact, Ward was home sick. I told him he really missed out, and that I was on such a spiritual high that he'd have to wait till I had some quiet time to really re think and try to share with him. We had combined Priesthood and Relief Society. For those of you who are not LDS, we meet as a congregation, and then we go to Sunday school. After Sunday School, the women go to Relief Society, and the men go to Priesthood mtg. Today though, those two meetings were combined. we had a special speaker who was a Temple President in the Manti Utah Temple. All I can say is Wow. He was so insightful. He was a cute old man who made us laugh a lot but so so smart. I have to admit, I did pray before I got out of bed that I would be spiritually fed at church today. I am not going to lie....ever since I started working outside the home 5 years ago, sitting for 3 hr. at church is not my favorite thing to do sometimes. Sometimes when I feel down about going or maybe tempted to stay home, or sometimes if I have been to church several weeks in a row, things start to seem monotonous, I will pray to the Lord for the desire to go and to be the Daughter of God that I know I can be. Well let me tell you prayers are answered! Sometimes very, very quietly, sometimes very loudly. Today was loud, and I was filled with joy. TTFN!

Tragic

The news of today's shooting did not weigh heavy in my heart or mind when I first heard of it! It came across as a txt mg from KSL! Once Morgan came home and turned on the TV I was struck with sorrow! I had not realized the exact magnitude of what had happened earlier this morning! To top it off I found out that my sisters friends daughter had not been accounted for! It was so heart breaking! I have a habit of putting myself in others shoes and I was very saddened! We soon found that this particular little girl is indeed a victim! I will pray the families, and friends involved!

On a lighter note, Morgan is taking ASL as her foreign language ! She has picked it up really fast! She preformed a Christmas song for us. I love watching her! I hope to post it here if I can!

Also, Hailey sings in Girls Ensamble. She had a concert this week at school! They did really well! There were 3 students who passed out and one needed an ambulance! One boy fell off the stands and had a seizure , one boy locked his knees and got over heated! The other boy went outside and had seven seizures! The kids were told by other kids that he had 2 energy drinks, and 7 Mt. Dews that day. That is all hear say of course! Needless to say, we were all worried at first that there might be carbon monoxide or something going on!

Sara quit Dance this week. She felt overwhelmed. The time changed from last year and she went right after school! By the time we got home, she barely had time to do homework , & eat before bed. I'm was a little sad at first!

Woohooo

I am now able to access Blogger from my phone! I sold my windows phone and bought an older iPhone! I love it!

Ward went in for an ultrasound of his gallbladder . He has been having issues for a long time. The Tech can't tell what he sees of course but he said " nothing caught his eye!" So now we are concerned it may be ulcers in his throat or stomach. We will hear from the Dr. this week.

I'm going to try to post really random pics just to see if I can. Ok not sure how to comment on ea. pic. Sara got contacts and loves them. Then there is a pic of my silly Nephew and I . There is one of my Cat who just noticed the fish we've had for a yr. On a side note, he's never allowed on the counter. That must be why he just noticed. Finally a pic of Ward and some of our pets. It was really cold yesterday and every time we sat down, they were clbing on our laps. Ok TTFN

Just rambling

Life is just crazy sometimes. I have really slacked off on blogging because our computer died and my camara died. I have a difficult time posting pics to our blog. I guess you can say I get discouraged and just don't post anything. We had some major family drama during Thanksgiving. It involved my Brother, his girlfriend, and my Morgan. Lets just say I have had to disconnect so that my Brother's Girlfriend would not leave him. I am using Facebook much less these days, and probably need to be blogging more anyway!! Ward, the girls and I went to Ontario Oregon to spend Thanksgiving with My Dad and Step-Mom. We had a really nice time. Ward, Morgan, and I went out on Thanksgiving night to do some shopping. It is the first time we have really done the whole Thanksgiving/Black Friday shopping. We saved 300.00. We felt that our efforts were well worth the savings. There seems to be a TON of anger in our household. I have decided that counseling might be a good opt. Hailey has learned some coping skills, and the girls seem to be trying a little harder. We are just getting started in this so I'll have to update as we go along. It seems that due to the cost of updating, we have stopped renovations on our poor run down house. We hope to soon tear the bathroom apart. We had hoped to buy things one at a time and then once we have what we need, start the reno. Well, things don't always happen the way we plan, so we are patiently waiting. Ward and I got new callings....I am the Assistant Camp Director, and Activity Day leader for the 8 yr olds. Ward is the Assistant Scout Leader to the 11yr olds. I may have already mention that though. Well, I have rambled enough. TTFN

Why the heck is my main pic on my blog so dang huge? We have been so busy...as always. I have a ton of pictures to post. We bought a house in Provo. Poor little house was so neglected. Ward has worked so hard on it. Really, I haven't done a whole lot. Work, Laundry, cleaning the house etc. But Ward, he has cleaned up both front and back yard, painted the whole house (well mostly), repaired things, and right now his latest, is actually art work. He has been putting gel stain on our doors, trim and baseboards. I call it art because he literally has painted plan smooth surfaces and they look like wood. I don't have a pic on my computer only on my phone. I will try to post pics asap. Mean while we both got new callings in our new ward. I am the assistant camp director. This is very fitting seeing as my oldest can't seem to go to girls camp with out sobbing to come home because she wants ME! Me? really is this the same girl that lashes out at me every second, tells me what to do etc. Really? What a bi-polar child. But today, this same child walked up to me in church and wrapped her arm around me. Wow!!! How lucky I felt. Anyway back on to the subject of callings, I also got called to be the 8 yr old Activity Day Leader. Wooohooo. When the Bishopric Member told me what they wanted me to do, I let out a Y E SSSSS! He laughed and said ok, I've never had that reaction. I have been in Primary for the better part of 12 years. I love those sweet cute kiddos, but I am so thrilled to be in R.S. on Sunday, and Sunday School. Girls Camp holds a special spot in my heart. I loved it as a youth. Now, on to Ward he was called to be the 11 yr old assistant Scout Leader. He's not as excited as me, but he is hopeful. LOL. Well, I have to get going now. I hope to catch up later. TTFN.

Visitors from Cali

I was born and raised in California. I still have a lot of friends and family in Cali. In 2009 I found a long lost friend. We had met when we were just 3 yrs old (I think). We met at ballet school. Well, I think it may have been tap dance. Anyway, our parents became good friends and we spent a lot of time together. As time went on, my parents ended up moving to Norco, CA. I rarely got to see my friend whose name is Jennifer by the way. The last time I had seen her was when we were around 12. As I mentioned, I found her on Facebook in 2009. She called me right away. We did a lot of catching up and staying in touch. Last summer in 2010, my girls and I went to Cali. We made arrangements to go see Jenny and her family. We had an amazing time. This summer I found out Jenny and her family were headed to Idaho for a family reunion. I jokingly said come see us. Guess what??? They did!!! We were like two little girls at Christmas. They came and stayed two nights with us. We had so much fun. My love for her and her family only grew stronger. My girls love her and her family, and our hubby's are a lot alike. A few things really amazed me. 1. Jenny has a Son who is Autistic. His name is Max. Max is 11 yrs old. He is the sweetest guy full of smiles and loves. He was such a pleasure to be around. But that is not what amazed me. What amazed me is the calmness that he had even being out of his own element. 2. The next thing that really made an impact on me was that they showed a love of the Lord, and never hesitated to give thanks. They are not LDS, how appriciative I was to have them not even think twice to publicly show their gratitude and love to our Father in Heaven. They are an amazing family how wonderful it is for our families to unite and instantly connect. We love you Roco, Jenny, Maxi, and baby Orneles. Jenny, Roco, and Max came on July 5th. On Friday we headed to Payson Lakes. My Bro. his main squeeze and their little Anderw were up there camping. Andrew is also Autistic. We wanted them to all meet. Of course Jenny knows by Bro. but how fun it was to introduce her to my Sis-in-law and little Drew. I have a connection with these little guys. I just love them so much. I also had a cute little guy in my primary class. I just love that kiddo too. these are special spirits from our Father in Heaven. TTFN

This is Jenny and I as kids.

This is Jenny and Roco and Max

These two? Well you know.

These are some wierdos

This is me and my Bro.! We were teasing each other.

This is Max at the lake

this is Andrew

How is it that time can pass so quickly? We have had a lot of fun lately. We stayed pretty low for July 4th because of all the fires here in UT. We BBQ with our friends family from Payson and instead of fireworks, we gave the kids glow sticks, and silly string. Prior to that, my friend sister set up a few crafts for the kids. she does a great job at that. Enjoy the pics. I love that the Daddy's are helping their girls with crafts.