Merry Christmas 2007

Tooting his horn again......

I'm tooting Jason Wright's horn again.
I finally picked up a copy of his
"Christmas Jars"
and of course didn't put it down until the last teary eyed word was read.What a wonderful book that everyone should read! I will guarantee you will not get through this book without a desire to be a better person!
Thank you AGAIN Jason for sharing your gift with the world!
Merry Christmas to you and your family

This is the first year that Connor actually WANTED to see Santa!
As you can see by the smile on his angelic face he is
Mr. Christmas this year!

Angels we have Heard on High.......

Southbeach (forgive the 4 letter word) DIET....

Some of you know that Scott and I have been following the "Southbeach Diet". Now if you are like me the nasty word diet throws you into a physiological melt down!! But I have to tell you this isn't that hard...and if you do like I do and tell yourself it's NOT a diet but a new way of life and eating healthier then it is TOTALLY doable!

If any of you are as lucky as I am your hubby does most of the cooking!! Scott is on Southbeach boards often to get new and YUMMY recipes! Here is a look at one of our FAVORITES!
This totally melt in your mouth dish is Feta and Spinach stuffed Chicken Breast wrapped in Turkey Bacon!!!
YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE THIS IS A DIET!!!

10% to the Lord....

My lesson in Primary this week is on Tithing. I have been looking forward to this lesson for months now because, for starters, I have a strong testimony of the law of tithing and second....because I can't wait to give my kids the Tithing Banks I made for them!

Merry Christmas to ME....

My family has been sick now since just after Turkey Day....ICK! Between the 3 of us (not counting Colton, who brought the "crud" with him on his visit. Thank you for sharing son!) we have 4 pink eyes, 1 ear infection, upper respiratory infections and PMS! Thank goodness PMS isn't contagious...I can't even imagine my 2 guys with PMS...holy cow how would they survive?

ANYHOW
To cheer me up my hubby gave me Christmas early!!!
WOO HOO!!!

Thank you my dear dear Husband!
Yer the bomb!

Duct Tape isn't just for fixin' things anymore....

Are ya stumped as to what to get that hard to buy for person on your Christmas list?

Did you draw the name of the person who has EVERYTHING?

I have the soloution!

DUCT TAPE ACCESSORIES!!

A Tri-Fold Wallet


A Tote


A Purse


A Clutch


The possibilities are endless. Many colors to chose from! Even Camo!!

To see more visit my web site!

Pretty in Pink.....

Connor was out on our deck playing with the doggies when I heard him call for Scott and I to come FAST to see the pink sky.....
What a lovely gift from God!

2007 Turkey Bowl....

Colton and Scott both played in the
Annual Turkey Bowl! The video is one of Colton's Touchdown Catches.
Scott came home with a fat lip and both had grass stains on their clothing!
It was quite cold so the spectators had to keep bundled up!

Sunday Snacktime Surprise.......

Now that Thanksgiving is over I can catch up on some bloggin'!!

A couple of Sundays ago Connor got an unexpected surprise!!!
Baby Kyle came over to share a snack and play while his Mom went to a meeting!
We enjoyed his visit and to his Mommies dismay we hope for more Sunday meetings for her!!

Happy Happy Birthday Connor Dear.....

Connor is "5"
We had quite the shin-dig!
Pinata time!!!! It took everone 3 tries each to break this thing!
Sugar Narvana!
Jo Jo the Clown showed up!

She did face painting on the girls because the boys wanted nothing to do with her...so Scott, the trooper he is, stepped in to get his face painted to show the boys that Jo Jo was harmless....it still didn't work!

Annie Rose with a heart rainbow! Maddie with a butterfly!
Scott's spider!!
How FUN!!!

Jo Jo made Connor a very special Spiderman out of balloons!!!

Connor and his Spiderman Birthday Cake!!

Happy Birthday Connor

Mommy and Daddy love you SO much!!

Trunk or Treat......

For Halloween we attended the "Trunk or Treat" at the Church!

I was Red Riding Hood, Connor was Spiderman and Scott was a Clown

Connor had fun trick or treating but had more fun sitting at the truck and handing out candy!

The Trunk or Treat was "Crawling" with Spider men!

We had a BLAST!

Daddy Daughter Date.....

We had a Halloween Daddy Daughter Costume Date at church Thursday evening and I think it was a smash!

Here is a sample of our menu:

The only thing I recall from my primary days is the 2 Daddy Daughter Dates my father and I shared together! Even though Daddy was not a member of the church he loved going with me and I loved just having him all to myself!

We had a couple of girls who's Daddys couldn't make it so Scott filled in and was Daddy for a night! He had a lovely time getting to know Alix and Hanna and I think they enjoyed him too!

Hanna's Dad had been stuck in Flagstaff but made it for the last part of the date! I wish I had been able to take a picture of Hanna as she saw her Daddy walk in!!! She was SO happy he made it as you can see from her noticeably large smile in this picture!

We all fall down....

Whats more fun than Grandma's house?

Grandma's yard in the fall!!!

I ran across these fun pictures from last year, and as you can see they are TO cute to pass up!

Happy Fall Y'all

Ahhh School Pictures.....

My 2 boys!

One who I still have total control over....and one that has (as clearly is shown in the picture) exercised his Independence and opted out of a pre-portrait hair-cut.

A Little Angel.....

Be careful who you tell everything to!

You may just get something like this on your front porch!!

Thank you my wonderful ANGEL!!!!

Way To Be....

My Mom just picked up this book for her grandchildren

I was flipping through it and noticed the forward was written by Steve Young
and wanted to quote him.
"Way To Be" is more important than any play-book I ever had in the NFL, because it will help you avoid life's fumbles and interceptions. And that is because it is counsel from someone who is wise, someone who has your best interests at heart, someone who wants only for you to be happy and find true joy. It is like getting plays called in from the sidelines by an exceptional coach who knows which plays to call when the going gets tough and the game is on the line.

Gordon B. Hinckley is not just a wise and just man, though he is certainly that. He is a respected world religious leader and for me the ultimate earthly coach, whose counsel emphasizes the fundamentals that will hep us all win the game of life.

That oughta catch the attention of my son Colton.
Said in his kinda language!

My Mom is spoiled......

Mom just returned from a 12 day cruise and excursion tour in Alaska on this ship......

And now She is going on a TAUCK tour in Costa Rica with her dear friend Lori!

Have a WONDERFUL time you two!
I will be posting pictures upon their return mid November so check back then!

Invasion of the Body Snatcher?....

No its just Scott doin' some much needed work on our back porch!

TAGGED

My wonderful friend Celeste tagged me.

So here goes:

5 things I was doing 10 years ago:

1. Living in Tempe Arizona.

2. Working in a really cool hair and nail salon.

3. I was a single Mom to the grooviest kid in the world! (love you Colton)

4. Learning how to create web sites.

5. Wishin', and prayin', and cryin' for true love to find me.

5 things on my 'to-do' list tomorrow

1. Laundry

2. Clean Kitchen

3. Laundry

4. Prepare for family home evening

5. Did I mention Laundry?

5 snacks I enjoy

1. Apples & Peanut Butter

2. Dark Chocolate Kisses

3. Triscuts with low fat cream cheese

4. Jennifer Kendall's pumpkin & Chocolate Chip Cookies!

5. Homemade low fat yogurt fruit smoothie! YUM

5 songs I know the lyrics to

1. Heart Break Hotel

2. The Snowman Song (see post below with music player)

3. Do I make you Proud. (Taylor Hicks American Idol)

4. My Front Porch Lookin' In (Diamond Rio)

5. Old MacDonald had a Farm (Connor has me sing this with him regularly)

5 things I would do if I was a millionaire

1. Buy a new house

2. Pay off all debt

3. Buy a new camera

4. Go on a fun family cruise with WHOLE family

5. Invest in collage for my boys and grandchildren

5 bad habits

1. Not getting dressed all day

2. Not getting enough sleep

3. Taking things to personally

4. Letting my laundry pile up

5. Thinking my way is the only way

5 things I would never wear again

1. Leg warmers

2. Those pants with stirrups on 'em

3. Lots of make-up

4. High Heels

5. Another man's ring on my finger!

5 of my favorite toys

1. Computer

2. Digital Camera

3. Ipod

4. Magic Bullet

5. My son Connor!

5 people I tag

1. Kerrianne

2. Natalie

3. Tina

4. Annie

5. Shawna

I purchased this book Monday while in Phoenix. I started reading it Tuesday afternoon and could NOT put it down until I read the last "letter".

I cannot say enough about this masterpiece! It is one of those books that you wish would never end! It is a MUST for every library!

Thank you Jason for sharing your gift with us. I can't wait to read your next book!

I love you Momma.....

One of the hardest things for me as a parent is following through with discipline. I have really been trying to work on this and I think its being noticed. How do I know this you ask? Well...lately Connor has been telling me he loves me A LOT!!!

Me to Connor as he is playing a video game "Connor, do you remember that mom said you could not play games until your room is clean?"

Connor - "I love you Momma"

Me - "I love you too Connor, but you need to turn your game off until your room is clean."

Connor - "But I really LOVE you Momma!"

Me - " I REALLY love you too Connor. Game off and clean your room."

Connor - "Momma, I need a hug."

Me - "Ok come here and I'll give you a hug and then I'll help you tidy your room."

Connor - To himself I'm SURE "Got her again!"

The Wednesday Letters.....

When I get a few extra bucks I'm going right out and getting this book!!!

In Memoriam....

For those who lost their lives on 9-11

And for those who serve our Country tirelessly:

We thank and salute you!

This is gonna be a LONG one.....

I ran across this while doing some much needed cleaning in my "office" and even though its long and you have probably heard it I think its worth the "re-run". Get a Kleenex.

To My Child

Just for this morning, I am going to smile when I see your face and laugh when I feel like crying.

Just for this morning, I will let you choose what you want to wear, and smile and say how perfect it is.

Just for this morning, I am going to step over the laundry, and pick you up and take you to the park to play.

Just for this morning, I will leave the dishes in the sink, and let you teach me how to put that puzzle of yours together.

Just for this afternoon, I will unplug the telephone and keep the computer off, and sit with you in the backyard and blow bubbles.

Just for this afternoon, I will not yell once, not even a tiny grumble when you scream and whine for the ice cream truck, and I will buy you one if he comes by.

Just for this afternoon, I won't worry about what you are going to be when you grow up, or second guess every decision I have made where you are concerned.

Just for this afternoon, I will let you help me bake cookies, and I won't stand over you trying to fix them.

Just for this afternoon, I will take us to McDonald's and buy us both a Happy Meal so you can have both toys.

Just for this evening, I will hold you in my arms and tell you a story about how you were born and how much I love you.

Just for this evening, I will let you splash in the tub and not get angry.

Just for this evening, I will let you stay up late while we sit on the porch and count all the stars.

Just for this evening, I will snuggle beside you for hours, and miss my favorite TV shows.

Just for this evening when I run my fingers through your hair as you pray, I will simply be grateful that God has given me the greatest gift ever given.

I will think about the mothers and fathers who are searching for their missing children, the mothers and fathers who are visiting their children's graves instead of their bedrooms, and mothers and fathers who are in hospital rooms watching their children suffer senselessly, and screaming inside that they can't handle it anymore.

And when I kiss you good night I will hold you a little tighter, and a little longer, It is then, that I will thank God for you, and ask him for nothing,

Except one more day!

C. Sally Meyer.
'For Dhylan'

New Web Site....

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"New & Improved"

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