Happy Birthday Mason

Happy Birthday 13 year old~

Did you see how much your mom and dad and grandma and aunts and uncles loved you as we watched you and Jake when you were only 2 years old last night? Someday you will understand how important a part you play in your family's life. Someday when you have your own little two year old!!

But, that is a long ways off and lots to accomplish as a TEENAGER!!! Rock the house tomorrow night with your friends~make your mom show you how she can boogie!!! she's really good~~(smile)

Hope your back gets better ~ remember the ICE!!! Take some time and read this abbreviated version from a great poet, Rudyard Kipling....

If
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs;

If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,

Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,

Or being hated don't give way to hating,

If you can dream---and not make dreams your master;

If you can think---and not make thoughts your aim,

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,

Or walk with Kings---nor lose the common touch,

If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,

If all men count with you, but none too much:

If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,

Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,

And---which is more---you'll be a Man, my son! Rudyard Kipling

~Austin Lindsey turns 37!!~

My oldest son-in-law will turn 37 today!!! how did that happen?............wasn't he just yesterday shooting baskets for the Bountiful Braves? Wasn't he just yesterday terrorizing my daughter at school because he secretly thought she was soooooooooooooo cute?!, but thinking if he teased her she would like him!.......I remember Austin very well from the age of 17~~~but I didn't know his REAL personality until he became a father! Now, I had diapered five children of my own but when I came to Cedar City to help Amy for a week, Austin stood over my shoulder making sure I diapered little Jake correctly! ( smile ) sound familiar....?

Austin is a good man and a hard working man. He has his quirks, don't we all? ..... but I can usually get a smile out of him, even when he's being stubborn~~ or I'll threaten to have Jenny tackle him, that will always get a grin~

Happy Birthday son-in-law! I'll be delivering your banana cream pie after work. Have a great day!! love you~

~Happy Anniversary to the Canadian Couple~

Troy & Cherlyn are celebrating their wedding anniversary today! They live in beautiful Blanchard, Idaho which is as far north in Idaho as you can go before running into the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. I think they have seen not only deer on the greens but elk and moose as well during the winter months. I know when I was there in in the fall, at night I heard wolves howling in the mountains. But, in the summer months the days are long and sunny and sheer delight for kids to be up and running around, forget about night games, darkness is only a few hours and the sun rises again !............that is how far north they are.

Now, it is just downright beautiful where they live! God's Country to be sure~pine trees, blue skies, no smog, river running through it~~~ if you like the country you will love Blanchard. Troy experiences a little heaven because he golfs, teaches golf, watches golf, sells golf, well........you get the picture. Cherlyn is no slouch on the course either, she's "AMAZING" as Troy says! Now Kaylee and TJ of course will pick up the sport and Michael, well Michael has to get walking before he can get that swing down!! ( smile )

I hope this is a great big beautiful day for you both, Cher & Troy! The night before you were married is still a fun memory I have with my sons. We shared a hotel room in Idaho Falls and for some reason we all got laughing so hard, my ribs hurt the next morning! oh, I remember now, all I said was, "don't you just love a cold pillow", as I turned it over and of course my soon to be married son and my teenage son roared and when they laugh it is infectious so I started laughing, then none of us could quit laughing!! good times, good memories~

HAPPY HAPPY ANNIVERSARY MR & MRS JEWKES

Sending hugs to all

~Happy 13th Anniversary~

Cory & Jen are celebrating a green St. Patrick's Day Wedding Anniversary today! Happy # 13!
Jen has collected $40.00 in coupons so they can go and eat crab in Sandy tonight! Now this is from the kid that said to me thirteen years ago, "Sheila, I don't eat any kind of fish"........just one cruise and look at how his palate has changed. You go Cor - and have a great meal tonight with your bride!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO THE FOUNDERS OF THE HORTON HURRICANE!

~KING FOR A DAY~

King is crowned ~ for surviving 34 years through dune buggy accidents, motorcycle mountaineering, even falling off a roof!! But it did take him down this past winter shoveling deep snow~~~Jay snapped his ankle! Happy Birthday Jason~~hope you get to go ice fishing ( smile ) or 4-wheeling, or something that you really love!!! Well, how about just "eating" some fish? That way your whole family can enjoy it too! You are a wonderful dad~supporting your family's soccer addiction and you work so hard to provide for them.

My funniest memory of Jason is slapping his sister-in-law's bottom while she was bending over - he was passing by and thought he would give his wife a little tap...............guess what it wasn't his wife!!!

I hope you have a great day!! Love you ~~

~Barbara Jean's Heart ~

My sweet 77 year old mother decided to celebrate spring with undergoing open heart triple bypass surgery March 1st. She's tough~~~and is recuperating hopefully getting out of ICU later today. She has a long eight weeks + at least ( her heart surgeon says) recovery, but won't have to undergo any more stenting procedures and her prognosis sounds like she will feel better with more energy. Keep her in your prayers~ She has already told Shelly, my youngest sister that this will be the last surgery she every wants to have!!

When we saw her off to the OR at 6:00 AM yesterday morning-I felt pretty calm and so did she that she was in the "Lord's Hands". Apparently she is still very much needed here with her great sense of humor and generous spirit! She loves her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren so much~.

Hang in there mom - you are a courageous, brave lady!!

~10 Facebook Rules for Couples~

1 Don't spend more time on Facebook than you should. How much time is that? It depends on what your spouse says. Communicate with your spouse and ask them, "Am I spending too much time online?" You want to make sure your spouse is your #1 relationship, not your buddies on Facebook. Pursue your spouse more than you pursue online relationships. Don't Facebook during "couple" time.

2) Never hide things from your spouse on Facebook. Openness and honesty is the glue of your marriage. When you start hiding friendships, conversations, chat sessions and comments from your spouse, that is unhealthy. If you're not allowing your spouse to know what you're doing on Facebook or online, that's a sign that you're doing something you shouldn't be doing.

3) Share your Facebook password with your spouse. This includes every password from Facebook account to every email address. It's called trust and accountability. Knowing you or your spouse can open up the laptop at anytime and read anything or see any place you've gone, keeps spouses accountable. Don't hide things from your spouse. Make sure you regularly tell them, "You are welcome to see what I'm doing anytime."

4) Never befriend anyone of the opposite sex that your spouse is uncomfortable with. Think twice before befriending an old boyfriend or girlfriend. Simple communication with your spouse about this is best.

5) Defriend anyone who crosses normal boundaries. If someone is saying things, doing things or asking questions online that make you uncomfortable OR would make you uncomfortable in person, then that's not a good sign. Listen to the little voice in your head. If something tells you "this isn't right," then it's probably not. Never be ashamed or afraid to defriend someone that may have ulterior motives.

6) If you're married, PROUDLY set your Relationship Status" to married. I wish there was a "Happily Married" status or, for that matter, an "I'm madly in love with my incredible mate".

7) Post pictures of you and your spouse on your Facebook, or use a "couple" picture as your profile picture.

8) Don't be afraid to proclaim your love for your spouse on Facebook. Someone of the opposite sex won't question your love for your spouse if you occasionally brag on your spouse on your Facebook status. It's healthy to brag on your spouse, and occasionally doing it in public conveys your love for your spouse to the world. At the same time, NEVER use your status to complain about your spouse.....Not smart!

9) Think before you type. Don't make comments on statuses and pictures of other people that come across as suggestive.

10) No matter how many friends you have on Facebook, remember that your #1 friend should be your spouse. Strive to better that relationship on a daily basis. Work 1000 times harder to grow in your marriage relationship than you do at finding friends on Facebook. NEVER take your relationship with your spouse for granted. The last thing you want is 1000 Facebook friends, while the love between you and your best friend slowly dies out.