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Wednesday, February 03, 2010

it was bound to happen......

when you randomly choose pictures, your bound to get an ugly one......
Ugly..... but fun!
This is what happened on a cold Saturday morning
when Caitlyn and Lynzie were bored out of there gored,
laying in my bed,
getting crazier by the moment,
when laughing, pulling faces, and taking pictures seemed
like a fun thing to do, just
for a good Saturday morning laugh ,
once they start they can't stop.....
and Lynzie is just young enough that she doesn't care,
the uglier the better....



today was the 13 folder, 13th picture....the many faces of Lynzie,
I promise,
I do have other children that I take pictures of....
(Sometimes)
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Tuesday, February 02, 2010

for the month of love and kisses....

How appropriate for the month of February!!!
and yes, it was as good as it looks....
a big kiss from my husband last love day....
(today was the 10th folder, 10th picture.....)

Monday, February 01, 2010

February and freckles.....

For the month of February,
(which I still can't believe its Feb. 1)
I'm going to post random pictures, today I choose the 8th folder with the 8th picture, but this was the only picture in folder #8.....it works for me!
This was the day Lynzie came home very excited from school, (she was in the second grade)....because she got to go to the school LIBRARY and check out her first book of the year..... and what did she choose ?
Freckle Juice.... what else !?!
Lynzie loves her freckles which is a blessing because most kids think they're a curse......
but not Lynzie,,,
there has been 2 or 3 times that Lynzie has been concerned enough about her freckles that there has been tears involved ! She has felt on more than one occasion that her freckles might be coming off. She even scratched her nose and swore she could see a freckle on her finger, (not a good day!) but when we looked in the mirror, thank goodness, all 52 were still there! Whoo !

Friday, January 29, 2010

I'm alive......just not kickin yet!

I'm alive.........and my mouth is sore, but everyday the fire that is in my mouth seems to be less and less fire....ry, to which I'm grateful, I'm grateful for many things, which at the top-o-the-list, I'm grateful that little procedure is over.......it was very nice to be sedated and not remember anything and to "sleep through the whole thing" but kind-of weird to "go to sleep" and "wake up" and be different and not remember going through the process of getting there!
All the same, sign me up for sedation again!
It's been a rough last three days due to the fact that there was a miscommunication understanding at work, but not on my part, I didn't miscommunicate the fact that I was having surgery and needed the next day off........but.....so.....I ended up working!!!!!
and so my recovery has just taken a little longer....
but it's caused me to think a little deeper about my situation at work...
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I've been so appreciative of friends and ward members, it's really touched my heart, at a time when my heart needed to be touched.
One day, a while back, my mom and I were talking about some crazy lady on t.v.,
and my mom said to me
"she's not someone I'd want in my wagon train if I had to cross the plains"
that statement made me laugh and then it got me thinkin'......
about qualities and what qualities are important.
I love the pioneers and am so overwhelmed at the things they went through for themselves,
f0r us and for the Lord and for the love of the gospel....
Doesn't it make ya wonder when you get to heaven and you get a chance to meet them?
anyway, so, that little statement from my mother has stuck with me, for different reasons,
#1- I want to be the kind of women that could be strong enough physically, spiritually, and emotional to make the long haul, and not be complaining the whole time, I want to be able to "carry" others instead of being the one that needs to be "carried".
#2- I want to be surrounded by women/people who "could be on my wagon team.......
So, the joke is, Could They Make My Team?
There is so many women I know that I'd want to be walking along side of me, they inspire me to want to be better......isn't that what life is all about?
Jessica is one of those girls......
I asked her if she could drive me to my appt. on Tuesday,
not only did she "drive miss daisy"
(that's what I felt like!)
but
she went the extra mile,
she probably thought they were little things, and she probably just rolled her eyes,
but, huge things to me, that made my eyes water....
She is definitely going on my wagon train with me!
heck, she could even be "the leader" she is that amazing!
but, I've know how wonderful Jessica has been for a long time, ,
we were camp women this past year, one of the reasons it was my favorite camping times...

Us at camp,
Jessica don't hate me cuz I posted a picture......
I promise I made it as small as I could,
you know, I just love ya!
thank you...

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

good morning.....and our 19th anniversary!

Just a tad bit nervous for this mornings procedure....
and so, of course,
waking up in the wee hours of the morning
and blogging always seems to help,
at least it did last time,
just to clear my head so I can get back to sleep...
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Kurt gave me a blessing of comfort and that helped alot....
I love blessings,
I love the words Heavenly Father speaks
and
the way blessings make you feel,
I love that Kurt can do that for me,
I love the power of the Holy Ghost.
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I love my new calling,
I get to work with music, I love music,
but I don't know a lick about it really,
I just know I love to bare testimony through song,
I'm so grateful for people with the gift of music.....
like Toni....thank you!
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I love the gospel
and how it touches our lives in so many ways...
so many!
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I love friends,
I am grateful for them,
sometimes,
okay, alot of times,
I feel like I work too much
and I don't get to enjoy my girlfriends like I want and need too!
I love the special bonds of friendship you have with the sisters in your ward,
when you think about it...
it really is special!
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thank you Jessica for driving miss daisy!
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I love my family....
I love the power of families,
I love the support of families...
I love the eternal bonds of families,
thank-you to all my family members!
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would you looky there......
I'm tired,
I know I'll be okay for tomorrow...
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good-night!