I am bad at keeping this updated

Well here it is the 2nd week in June. I am so bad at keeping this updated. Busy busy busy. I have been cleaning, getting ready for the summer, baby-sitting my nieces and nephews. So it has been a really busy time around here. My brother also graduated last month. Scary. It is really weird to think that he is that old. I also wish the rain will stop. Let's what else has been happening........ Oh we found Eric's birth father after 20 years. It was really exciting. I am so happy for my husband. He deserves the best. If we had money and a better car we would travel to Indiana. That is where is dad is. But it might now happen now, maybe someday. Other that that, nothing really interesting is happening. So have a wonderful day and if you have sunny weather enjoy it to it's fullest. Have a SUNNY day!!!

Food Storage

What a way to start the week. Our pipes are frozen! This is the first time all winter. I don't know what happened, but I do know that I am not worried about it. Scott is flipping out, but then again he flips over the smallest things. Boy am I a fan of storage. I have 4 2 Liter Bottles of water. Glad I saved some water. Hopefully we don't have to use it. So I will testify that storage is nice to have. Also this week my parents are leaving for Las Vegas. They are leaving Eric and I a cell phone, so we can keep in touch. My younger brother doesn't want us to stay at the house, he says that he is a big boy, so we will just keep an eye on things from our house. If the water thaws of course. If not, we may end up staying at the house. Who knows. My birthday is also this week. It's on Thursday. That's when my parents get back. We are celebrating it on Saturday though. So lots of things going on, but that's okay. It's nice to have stuff to do.

Early weekend

Well not much is happening here. Today is early out for Madison School District. It's the end of the Trimester. Also there is no school tomorrow, March 6, 2009. District Inservice. Yeah, a 3 day weekend. So exciting!! We also are going to a dance tomorrow night. Our ward is putting on a dance, and since we are part of the Activities Commitee I guess we better go. Eric is also putting the music together. We did this last year too, but we just had the adults come, this time it's for the whole family. Fun, fun.

Knifty Knitters

Well here we are on the last day of February. Eric and I are both sick with the cough and cold. It's on the last stages hopefully. This week I have learned how to make hats using a knifty knitter. It is so much fun. Even little kids can use them. I make Eric a hat and I have made 2 baby hats and I am working on a third. No I am pregnant, I am making them for friends. I have been having so much fun making these. I also got the movie fireproof. It is fantastic. Makes you think. I hope everyone is doing well.

Hope this make a difference in your day

Well another week has come and gone. Just one week left of February. Isn't that scary? I just wanted to share a story with everyone. It's called: Shake It Off And Step Up

SHAKE IT OFF AND STEP UP

A parable is told of a farmer who owned an old mule. The mule fell into the farmer's well. The farmer heard the mule "braying" or whatever mules do when they fall into wells. After carefully assessing the situation, the farmer sympathized with the mule, but decided that neither the mule nor the well was worth the trouble of saving. Instead he called his neighbors together and told them what had happened and enlisted them to help haul dirt to bury the old mule in the well and put him out of his misery. Initially, the old mule was hysterical! But as the farmer and his neighbors continued shobeling and the dirt hit his back . . . a thought struck him. It suddenly dawned on him that every time a shovel load of dirt landed on his back . . . HE SHOULD SHAKE IT OFF AND STEP UP! This he did blow after blow. "Shake it off and step up . . . shake it off and step up . . . shake it off and step up!" he repeated to encourage himself. No matter how painful the blows, or distressing the situation seemed the old mule fought "panic" and just kept right on SHAKING IT OFF AND STEPPING UP! It was not long before the old mule, battered and exhausted, STEPPED TRIUMPHANTLY OVER THE WALL OF THAT WELL. What seemed like would bury him, actually blessed him . . . all because of the manner in which he handled his adversity. THAT'S LIFE! If we face our problems and respond to them positively, and refuse to give in to panic, bitterness or self-pity . . . THE ADVERSITIES THAT COME ALONG TO BURY US USUALLY HAVE WITHIN THEM THE POTENTIAL TO BENEFIT AND BLESS US! Remember FORGIVENESS-FAITH-PRAYER-PRAISE and HOPE . . . all are excellent ways to "SHAKE IT OFF AND STEP UP", out of the wells in which we find ourselves! ONE MORE THING . . . "Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic."

Hope this makes a difference in your day.

Happy Valentine's Day

Well Happy Valentine's Day everyone. We celebrated Valentine's yesterday. It was fun to get away and spend time just Eric and I. We went out to east at Okies in Idaho Falls. Then we went shopping, we had to kill time before we went to the movies. We went and saw Friday the 13th. It was so stupid. Eric and I were bored through-out the whole thing. Then we went to Super WalMart after the show. We didn't get home until 2 this morning. It was a long day, but we had fun. Hope everyone has a Happy Valentine's Day today.

Thank you everyone

Hi everyone. This is a very cold winter so far. With everything going, it's crazy to think that February is almost half over. Thank you everyone for all your thoughts and prayers last week when Eric had his galbladder out. It's helped. We are doing fine, just wishing that winter would end soon.