Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Not Like Tiger

Spencer loves to watch the Winnie the Pooh movie. One part Tiger gets everyone to start bouncing.

Me: "Spencer, why don't you bounce like Tiger."
Spencer: "I Can't Mom."
Me: "Why not?"
Spencer: "Cuz, I don't have a tail."

Katherine is so cute. She loves watching Spencer play and run around. This picture is actually a family tradition. See, at my Grandma Adams there are several Cabbage Patch Dolls. Whenever anyone playes with them they get their picture taken. I have many of these pictures from when I was a little girl. I am so glad that I now have a picture of my kids doing the same thing.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Thankful Thursday Part 3

Since I won't be home this Thursday I figured I would do this early rather than late. I have to start with a story. In January I lost my wedding ring. One Sunday morning while in the shower I remember seeing my wedding ring and making a note to check I had it when I got out (I don't wear my ring in the shower). I had it on when I got out but took it off to put some lotion on. That is the last time I remember seeing it. I thought Spencer grabbed it, put it in the toilet and flushed. We tour the house apart (including the plumbing in the bathroom) but never found it. When we moved out of the apartment above the shop we didn't find it. I have been heartbroken since.

Well, on Sunday I decided to get out the Christmas decorations. I started pulling the tree out of the box and between the branches was my ring! Spencer must have slipped it through the whole in the top of the box because I had already taken the tree down the day I lost it but had not put the box back in storage. I am so lucky though. The bottom of the box was not sealed tight so the ring could have easily fallen out and really been lost forever. I was so excited! I was smiling like a little school girl who just got a kiss on the cheek from her long time crush. Yep. I was giddy to say the least.

So, I am thankful to have my ring back. But in all honesty, I am truly thankful for the man who asked me to marry him. I am thankful for marrying in the temple and the promised blessing that if we live worthily we can be together forever. There is nothing that makes me happier than the thought of being with my family forever.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Thankful Thursday Part 2

This Thursday I would like to say how thankful I am for the Church in my life. I am so glad for the knowledge that families can be eternal, of a loving Heavenly Father, an eternal friend and savior in Jesus Christ, and of values that make me stand out from the world. This is a picture of the Jordon River Temple; where my parents were married and the temple I went to growing up.

I am thankful for my calling. Just this past Sunday I was released from Young Womens and resustained into my same calling but with new presidency members. I love being in Young Womens. It is time consuming but the things I learn and the girls I work with are incredible. I feel honored to be a part of their growing up years. I know my leaders from when I was a young woman hold a special place in my heart.This is at Girls Camp this past July. Proof: my belly (Katherine's first Girls Camp:)

I am thankful for the Spirit and the atmosphere it creates in my home. My little boy is constantly singing hymns that melt my heart. I am thankful for the little teaching moments that I have daily with my children to teach them how to be good and find the good around them.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Thankful Thursday

During the month of November I would like to write what I am thankful for on Thursday (thus the name of my post). So, here we go.

Today I am so thankful to have a job where I get to spend all day with my husband and children. Well, almost all day as Mark goes to school and Spencer visits Grandma. I am so thankful to be able to say my husband and I get along so well that we can be together all day. I am glad that I get to support him in his opportunity to go back to school.

I will admit some days are hard,

most days are chaotic,

but all days are full of joy.

I enjoy my job and what I do. That is what I am thankful for this Thursday. What are you thankful for?

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

My Favorite Thing


So, Close To My Heart is doing a giveaway. All you have to do is blog about your favorite product. Easy. My favorite is the Orignals Card Confidence Program. I am constantly being asked to make cards for friends and family and Jeanette's layouts make it easy and fool proof to make beautiful cards. The book cost $21.95 and I think I made that back the first time I made 50 cards for my mom (Relief Society Birthday Cards).

Friday, November 5, 2010

I am Thankful

On Sunday we sat down and were settling in. The opening song was Families Can Be Together Forever and while I was pulling Katherine out of her car seat Spencer stood up on the bench and began singing the song with all of the gusto of his heart. It was so wonderful to listen to him sing a song that is such a big part of my testimony. I am so thankful to know that my family can be together for all of eternity.