In Honor

What a great man. President Faust has always been one of my favorites because of his quiet, gentle, caring nature. Maybe his path crossed my Grandpa's en route to eternity.

Met with Glory

"When you are born, you cry, and the world rejoices. When you die, you rejoice, and the world cries." Tibetan Buddhist saying


My Grandpa passed away tonight. He's been wanting to go home for some time. I know he was met with love and open arms from a very proud and loving Heavenly Father. I was so blessed to have the chance to see him yesterday and tonight only 15 minutes before he died. I was able to tell him I love him and sit by his bed and hold his hand. I know he knew I was there. I will cherish those last moments with him when he was so close to his Savior. I love you, Grandpa.

This could just be my last post

My husband and I are headed to Lagoon for his annual company party. The kids are staying at Grandma's and we are totally going to live it up with our Thelma's lemonade and theme-park churros. Can you drink and ride? We are so excited to ride the new Wicked roller coaster (yes the one pictured heading straight down and upside down). Are we crazy? I'm somewhat of a thrill-seeker, but as I'm climbing onto the ride, the many images of "rides-gone-wrong" enter the back of my mind. Like the little girl whose feet were ripped off on a ride at a theme-park a few weeks ago. Or the several pictures of dangling bodies hanging from rides trying not to fall to their death. Wish me luck! And check the news this weekend for any mishaps! It could just be me!

Gram and the Girls

Jim's Grandma from New Mexico came for a visit last week. We don't get to see her that often so it was really nice to spend some time together. My girls make their blog debut with this picture. I know what you're thinkng. Don't the girls look awfully close in age? The younger two often get mistaken for twins since they are practically the same size. They weigh the exact same(not kidding), wear the same size of diaper, and many of the same clothes. I guess Heavenly Father was trying to test (and humble, and bless) me when he sent them 12 months apart. Let me just give my testimony that birth control and nursing(together) don't always prevent babies! But aren't they adorable? Ashytn 5, Jordyn 2, and Avery 1. Yes, I do find ways to stay busy. In fact, I've been trying to clean the same bathroom for a week now. I think mommy needs a maid, or nanny, or cook, or manny; I'm not picky-I'll take whatever!

All Gone!

In reference to my last blog, the little tool symbol has somehow magically disappeared. I swear it was there!

Help!

For all you bloggers out there, how in the heck do I get that little tool symbol on my sidebar off? I cannot figure it out, and the little thing all over my page is driving me crazy. Please help an unsavvy-computer-mom!

Why do I always think it is so much easier to haul my kids to McDonalds instead of making them a healthy lunch at home? Maybe it's the mere fact that I just need to get out more (hey-McDonalds counts). And why do I have such an addiction to salty fries? I've been eating them since I was pregnant with my first and haven't stopped. I think I just may have cured that with today's outing. My baby choked on one; my two-year-old stepped on a smashed one with bear feet; a little boy had two shoved up his nose; and they didn't even taste all that good today. Hurray! Now maybe I can lose that baby bulge I've had since my third (ok-my first). Oh wait-I also forgot the addiction to candy. Pray for bad experiences with candy the next few days!

I finally did it

After countless hours spent on other's blog pages, recently being referred to as a "blog-checker", vicariously living my life through people I don't even know through their blog, and secretly wanting for the longest time to create my own, I'm finally and officially my own page in the blog world. I can't promise amazing and inspirational posts each time (heck-I just barely learned how to download pictures from the digital I almost always forget to take with me), but I will try to share just a moment from my days with all of you. Probably more for my sanity than your fulfillment. Thanks to all of you bloggers who have kept my days uplifting and inspired me to get my butt in the computer chair for a "higher purpose" than browsing. At least now I can show my husband something when he asks "what did you do today?" and the laundry is still unfolded on the couch and dinner is yet to be made. Hey, it's been fun!