~CONGRATULATIONS~

Congratulations to Jake for making SBO for next year!! You will do a great job, Jake. I'm so proud of all your hard work in getting your portfolio together. Be sure and give your mom an extra hug on Mother's Day for all her support~ I hear your DVD is the best!!! 8th grade next year at Bountiful JR. High will be a great experience!

Three Painting Pixies on May 7, 2010

It's 4:00 pm and Friday too
Computer off and time to shoo..

The traffic's got me in a spin
Ah, North Salt Lake, a happy grin~

The key goes in and home is best
but wait, a painting smell I test..

My eye goes up the high high wall
The Project's done, I start to bawl

My awkwrd entry looks so cool
Did painting fairies come from school?

This job I've wanted to be done
but ladder work more scared than fun!

I've painted with some groovy guys~
but thank you daughters, I did sigh....

A Mother's Day gift they did bring
Their paint and brush and everything

For taking time to do this deed
I thank you girls, you're all good seed...

With busy lives both mom and wife
it's not all fun, it took some strife!

I'm grateful for the painted walls
I"m thankful that there were no falls!!!

This was one job I couldn't do
Your love and talents ... not a few...

I never cease to be amazed
At my three daughters all ablaze!!

The Painting Pixies struck that day
And brought me Joy along the way!

Pearl's little sister comes on Mother's Day!

It was Saturday night, closing in on midnight and I'm usually fast asleep, but for some strange reason I started reading and got caught up in my book .......at 1:48 AM the phone rings, I grab it as anyone would when a phone rings at that hour?!! Kelly calmly says, "Violet is here."

WOW!!!! What a mother's day present Stacey's new little daughter gave her! ...... Mom & daughter are fine, Kelly couldn't say enough how awesome and amazing his wife was....

I love to hear that because all you good men realize the blessing of your sweet wives to literally go into the valley ..................... to bring these sweet spirits to earth!

So precious Violet arrived .... Stacey's blog will fill everyone in on the details. BUT..............she is gorgeous!!! looks a lot like her cousin Katelyn Lindsey did as a new baby! beautiful soft brown hair, chubby little cheeks and the cutest chin!

Pearl showed me Violet's little ears as I held her and then danced off singing...........normal two year old big sister's attention span for such things......(smile)

We are all so thankful for this new little lady as she joins her family now of four!

~what mom's teach us~

~~~Happy Mother's Day Mom~~~

.. and also to all the lovely ladies in my life!!!     I heard these from my mom and I'm sure my kids heard them from me......Hopefully, you can't ruin anyone if you love them enough!!!  ....enjoy....



Logic:   "Because I said so, that's why."
More Logic:  "If you fall out of that tree and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me!"
Contortionism:  "Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck?"
Stamina:  "You'll sit there until you have eaten everything on your plate"
Weather:  "This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it"
Anticipation:  "Just wait until we get home"
Medical Science:  "If you sit that close to the TV you'll ruin your eyes"
Roots:  "Shut the door, were you born in a barn?"
Wisdom:  "When you get to be my age, you'll understand."
Justice:  "One day you'll have kids and I hope they turn out just like you!"
Religion:  "You better pray that will come out of the carpet."

~Good Sabbath!

We had an amazing Stake Conference involving sixty stakes.  I almost missed it.  I live across from the Stake Center and knew in my aging mind that our session started at 2:00 PM.  Around 12:30 still in my pj's and enjoying a quiet Sunday afternoon, just about ready to jump in the shower I noticed all these cars driving into the parking lot............wait a minute why are they getting there so early?.........I checked my Primary announcements and sure enough, not 2:00 pm but 1:00..........needless to say I broke all records for a 59 year old showering, hair, makeup, etc...............got in and sat down at 12:57 and soooooooo grateful that I made it.  The talks were amazing, Sister Beck's talk about being the Lioness at the Gates for women in their homes was amazing.  She used a favorite quote of mine that I remember Elder Featherstone saying a long time ago, "when your priorities are out of order you lose power".   President Eyring spoke and in his special way inspired me more in the time he spoke then I remember feeling for a long time.  What a feast for the spirit!

The Gospel, it has been said, is simply beautiful and beautifully simple.  This is true.  It is the only way to get through the joyful times with more joy and the hard times with more faith~

~Jenny's brains are exposed~

Jennifer passed her state phlebotomy certification and will hear in 30 days from her national results after taking a 120 question test and missing only four!!!   Maybe she will now believe me when Ive always told her how smart she is!  She is one of the top five students that took this accelerated course.  She's going onto IV training next and maybe EMT certification.     Do I hear perhaps a nursing career?........(smile)  jk, Jen no pressure........I know you have a full plate getting those kiddos back and forth to their activities!!

but I'm really really proud of you!   ...    and proud that Cory finally let you practice on him with a "stick"!

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