Update on Us

Darian might be coming home sooner than we thought. Someone messed up at his work and they are trying to get everyone to work in the yard. Darian is not RCO(remote control operator)qualified so he will have to take a class. He will have to take a pay cut as well. He is not sure what the final outcome will be. As soon as I get some more news I will let you know.

Ice, ice baby!

Bobby told the boys they had soccer practice, when in fact practice was cancelled. So he told them to hop in the shower because they were "too" dirty. They could not figure out why they had to shower before practice. Chase wanted to take a bath as usual, so when he was 1/2 way through Bobby gave him this nice surprise.

Mmmmm... Puffs!

Degan loved his first taste of puffs, and mommy loved feeding him them!

Darian's Here

He got here yesterday at around 2ish and he is still here today. He will be leaving this afternoon to go back to Temple but it sure is nice having him here even if its just a little bit. I made him a home cooked meal last night and he loved it. I am not sure if it was that good or if he was just tired of eating out...lol Well I am so thankful that I am able to be out here close to him and as a bonus I get to spend time with my family. I want to thank Lynda and Tad for opening up their homes to us.

Mother Lecture #368:

Good morning everyone! Time to get up and get ready for church. If you're coming up with excuses for not going, think about this:

(Paula Avey is speaking in church today. She sent out a request asking for ideas, quotes, stories, etc. to help her with her talk. This is what she received from her daughter-in-law Elizabeth. It's beautiful, and I felt like I should share it with those who are raising my grandchildren.)

Attending church: "I believe that everyone has their ups and downs as far as their testimonies go, sort of like a roller-coaster. I think this is completely normal, and actually beneficial because it forces you to work more diligently, studying the scriptures, spending more time pondering and praying to receive answers to "un-slumping yourself" or getting out of this spiritual. Too many analogies - of course. But anyway... TO MY POINT: when I am in a spiritual rut I think "I DO NOT want to go to church today! I am not in the mood to deal with "so and so" or "what's his face" and I didn't prepare well enough for this thing and they REALLY don't need me there for that thing, I have nothing to wear, I KINDA have a headache, church is RIGHT in the MIDDLE of the kids' naptime, I am running late anyway and I'd rather not have everyone stare at me as I make my way down the aisle..." my list of excuses to miss church goes on and on. But I almost always feel this nagging, guilty feeling that I can't seem to shake off. I know where I am supposed to be, even if I don't feel like going. So, when I eventually give into the Spirit and pull into the church parking just in time for the opening song (if I'm lucky) and I find my seat, I feel a wave of calm and peace wash over me. Then whether in Sacrament meeting or one of the following classes, I hear something that was the answer to my prayers, or even to something that had only been on my mind that I hadn't even prayed about, something so fitting to my life on that very day, that I thought FOR SURE this message was sent JUST for ME! I remember a time when I was younger, before I was even a member of the church, I went one time with my sister, who was, and still is, LDS. I had recently found out my mom was ill and it was really bothering me... what happens when we die? Well, that very Sunday they were talking about paradise and the different degrees of glory. My mouth about fell open and stayed there the whole hour, as I absorbed everything that I was hearing. I had such a strong feeling that what they were saying was true. I was only a child, and not even a member of the church, but I knew. When we attend church with an open mind and open heart, and be like unto a child, we can be open to feeling the spirit confirm that what we are hearing is true. If we leave our worries and cares of the world behind, even if just for 3 hours while at church, we can concentrate on what the Lord wants us to hear, or what we personally NEED to hear, in order to serve as an answer to our prayers, or to help "un-slump ourselves" from a spiritual rut, calm our fears, or whatever the case may be."

Remember, "Sunday is that one day that is different from all the rest!"

Consider yourself motherly lectured!

Happy Sabbath,
Y mom/nan

Rowdy and his grandpa

Rowdy was making out with himself. Also we think he might turn out to be vain like uncle Tad. Everytime there is a camera or mirror around that's where his attention's at. This hat was Arlan's going away present from his school in San Bernardino.

Why I love my son-in-law, on his birthday. . .

because . . .
he loves my daughter
he loves my grandkids
he loves the gospel
he loves the Lord
he loves to make others happy
he loves sweets (and there's nothing wrong with that)
and because . . .
were getting closer to the same age!?!!

Y mom/nan

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DARIAN!!!!!

Happy Birthday Darian! Among the many reasons why I love you here are 10 of them.

1. You help me keep the house clean

2. You wash my car

3. You put gas in my car when it's close to empty

4. You LOVE hanging out with the kids

5. You are very generous

6. You are always complimenting me

7. You like to cook dinner when I don't (which is all the time)

8. You work hard so that I can stay home with the kids

9. You support me in everything

10. You are not afraid to be alone with the kids even when they were babies.

Attention

I need everyone to look at the calendar and make sure that your families birthdays and anniversaries are correct. If they are incorrect or missing could you please post them so that I can add them. Thanks Letti

some new pics

Kaidee i carved your pumpkin, it's the little one with the diamonds in it.