10 things I could do to change someone's life.

You are tagged. Do this it is fun.

1. Share the gospel
2. Smile
3. Offer a shoulder to cry on.
4. Share Christ's love for them.
5. Help with their laundry.
6. Write a letter of appreciation/comfort/love.
7. Give a hug.
8. Understand how they feel.
9. Listen with your ears and heart.
10. Make them laugh.

A Week To Remember! Oct. 14- Oct. 21

I have been doing 10 on Tuesday as a way to remember what I have done the past week. Well I always end up doing it on Wednesday, so I decided to change the title to be less specific. So from now on it will be "A week to remember"

This has been a fun week. I have been able to spend time doing what I love the most. Spending time with family and friends!!

1. Nicole and I started a tradition several years ago in which we go to Red Lobster while Kyle is deer hunting with the his boys. It was one of those things that just happened at first but has since became an advent that we all look forward too.
It has grown now to all my sisters coming if they can. There have been some years where all of us have been there and some when just four of us have been there. My mom hurt her back really bad so she is unable to sit or stand for a very long time. She rode all the way out just to be with us for a few hours. Amber was sweet enough to drive the 6 hours round trip to be with us too. Thank you Amber and Mom for doing that to be with us! We really appreciate it!!

I feel so lucky to be blessed with so many wonderful sisters. Thank you!! BTW Thanks Nicole for treating us!!!!

2. After dinner we went to a park to let the kids play while we visited. We only had the girls with us and what do you know. They play football. It was really funny to listen mom as she tried to translate what we were saying. She kept hearing things completly different then what we said. It was funny!! LOVE YA MOM!!


3. The day before Nicole treated all the girls to glitter toes!! It was soooooo much fun! These girls are so special and fun!!
This glitter stays on for six weeks!

Marlie said, "I am gonna show daddy by petty toes.

4. Five words my kids have never heard before!

Pick any toy you want

After glitter toes, we went to Costco and Nicole uttered those words. My kids eyes were as big as quarters. This was really nice. They were so fun to watch. My nephew Luke ran strait for a dozer. He just kept saying "A chine, A chine." It was really fun to see them run around the toys with excitment pumping through their veins. AGAIN! Thank you Nicole and Kyle. This was a VERY nice of you to do.

5. I taught relief society on Sunday. The lesson was entitled, Beyond the veil. What I really tried to emplement in my life is having a valiant testimony of Jesus. I have a testimony of Jesus but realized I don't have a VALIANT testimony of Jesus. It has been a really comforting experience learning to have a valinat testimony of Jesus.

6. Sunday night Garry's cousin family came over for dinner. Jutin, Michelle, Tegan, and Ryker. It has been a couple of years since we have seen them. Their boys and mine picked right up. Michelle you look GREAT! I am so proud of you because I know how hard it is. It was a really nice evening. Thanks for coming guys.

7. My kids had school off on Monday. So after work we took the kids to dinner and swimming. They LOVE swimming.



Caden, Hailee, and Kale ALWAYS play takcle football in water. Yea it is a little crazy.
This is one of Garry's favorite things to do while we are swimming. Marlie, not so much! But of course Kale and Caden love it. They are just a little harder to chuck up in the air.


Marlie loves this little slide! After this little slide she braved the big one. Of course daddy's lap was the only place she felt safe but she loved it. She kept saying let's go again daddy. She is a sweetie.
I really hate this picture of me but we were having so much fun. I hate water in my eyes so I am squinting. These are my cute little girls. I love them so much. They are truly part of me.


8. I started a job! I am working for a company called Propay. I am in their customer service department. I am really excited. I have been in training the last few days and it has been GREAT!! I will be taking the cutomer calls from home. Propay is a great company who really stresses treating people right. It fits me to a T. I have really enjoyed myself.

8 things about me

1. Post the rules on your blog
2. Answer the six "8" items
3. Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving them a comment


8 Favorite TV Shows:
1- Friends
2- Biggest Loser
3- Cops
4- Trauma. Life in the E.R.
5- Plastic Surgery: Before and After
6- House Hunters
7- Dateline
8- American Idol


8 Things I Did Yesterday:
1- Studied my lesson for Relief Society
2- Went to lunch with my sisters and my mom
3- Went to the park to visit and let the kids play
4- Read more of Eclipse
5- Hosted a slumber party for Kale
6- Practiced the piano
7- Cleaned my bedroom
8- Went to bed after a long day!!!!!


8 Things I Look Forward To:
1- Being with friends and family
2- Going on a date with Garry
3- Going on trips with my kids
4- Bedtime
5- Gaining greater understanding of life
6- Going to church
7- Laughing
8- Traditions


8 Favorite Restaurants:
1- Tepanki
2- Red Lobster (Went there yesterday and it was great!)
3- Olive Garden
4- Village Inn
5- Outback Steakhouse
6- Artic Circle (So the kids can play)
7- Yapona
8- Village Pizza


8 Things On My Wish List:
1- Money to finish decorating my house
2- To be skinny
3- Go to Hawaii
4- Go back to Germany
5- To be able to go back to school and get a degree
6- Kale to sit STILL.
7- A yard already done
8- A cruise that I could take my kids on


8 People To Tag:
1- Stefany
2- Stacie
3- Anna
4- Tama
5- Wendy
6- Amy
7- Amber
8- Natalie

Ten on Tuesday Oct. 7th - 14th

Ten memories from this past week.

1. Caden had his year end party for football. He got an award for being a great safety. The coach said he liked playing corner back better but was "lethal" as safety. He was said to see the season come to an end. I on the other hand am ready for a little less busyness.

2. We went to church back in our old ward. My friend Corrie blessed her cute little baby. It was a beautiful blessing. It was really fun to see my friends. I felt like I sill fit right in.

3. I laughed my butt off with Corrie's family. They were great. At dinner Corrie's brother made a comment about not shopping for a girl while being a missionary. To which I replied, "I meet Garry on his mission." He turned red and I laughed so hard. Stuff like this happens to me all the time. I am usually the one on the other end of the conversation.

4. Marlie made a couple of cute comments that I wanted to remember. At church she leaned over during sacrament and asked me, "Why do they not put butter on the bread?" I thought she understood the purpose of the sacrament since we have pictures and books of Jesus but I guess the connection did not stick. Then again she is only 4. After church she said, "Momma, the wibbon is dwiving me cwazy!" Not there is not spelling errors that is how she said it. CUTE GIRL!

5. On Saturday we had our Super Saturday. Of course I signed up for too much stuff. I had a really great time laughing with the ladies in my ward. I am grateful to be a part of this ward with such awesome ladies.

6. I have really been working hard on getting up earlier and doing my prayers and scriptures. It is going really well. The peace that I have found is worth every minute of less sleep. I am thankful for a patient Heavenly Father that has not given up on me.

7. Garry and I went to the temple with Todd, Stef, Brian and Marilee. It was really nice. After the temple we went to dinner at the Olive Garden. It was a nice evening. I am thankful that we have temples and good friends.

8. I witnessed the crash between the cop and another few cars. WOW.

9. I ran into my old bishop at parent teaching conference. He was there answering question about the new high school. He is the principle for it. I have so much respect for him. He is an amazing man that I look up too and am thankful for all he did for me.

10. Kale got in a fight at school. The little stinker. Things are better but man that kid. He is so intense about everything he does. He told me that he apologized to his friend. I really hope he did and that he learned something. Like, You don't have to hit to work out a problem. That lesson would benefit me here at home!!!

What a day!

Today I was on my way home from Brigham City and North Ogden when I meet up with Autumn to pick up Colby. After I picked him up I stopped at a gas station really quick and was on my way home. I had 3 parents teacher conferences I needed to get to. I had to make a left hand turn on a very busy street. As I waited for the light to turn green I noticed that a cop was approaching the same intersection coming the opposite way. He slowed since the other direction had the green light. He turned his lights and siren on as he proceeded through the intersection. All of a sudden a car slammed right into him about two feet in front of my bumper. The cop car bounced and then went slamming into a car that was turning right. Colby said, "WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW." Marlie said, "What happened?" At first I didn't know what to do. I could see that the air bags on the cops car had deployed so I got out and asked the driver in the other car if he was okay. He said he was and then I ran to the cop car as he was climbing out and I asked him if he was okay. He said he was fine. I really had no need to call 911 since, well you know. I really have no idea how I did not get hit. One of the cops told me I must be living right. Probably more like I have a lot left to learn! Anyways, I missed the parent teacher thing but Garry went for me. AND we are all safe! Moral of the story, pray this does not happen to you. The guy that hit the cop was at fault but he really could not see him. His light was green and the other cars were blocking the view of the cop. He literally had no time to break! (Loren let me know how this would play out in the courts?)

Ten on Tuesday Sept 30th-Oct 7, 2008

Okay this ten on Tuesday is a little late but....

1. We went with the Anderson's to the pumpkin patch. This is one of those things that started out as fun and has turned into a tradition. We meet at mom's house for soup and rolls, and then off to the patch. We take a hay ride through the orchards and end up in a great big pumpkin patch. The kids pick their pumpkin and then we take a hay ride back to get an ice cream, donut, or fudge in the big red barn. It is a lot of fun.

2. Steve Young was supposed to come to Caden's football practice. After waiting for two hours he called and was lost. So needless to say he did not come. We were all kind of bummed.

3. On Friday we went to Garry's mission reunion. It was fun to see some of the people that we both knew while we were there. At Garry's mission reunion, I was being very nice and clearing the tables along with a few other people. I walked back to the back to put the dirty silverware away. As I dropped it in a man turned and before I knew it my hand was caught in the back of his coat. I do not knew how it got tangled but it was tangled. After freeing my hand I apologized. His respond was, "That is okay I liked it." Only to me do things like this happen!!

4. Hailee and Kale cleaned my room to surprise me. They are so sweet. They did it just to be nice. Thank you Hailee and Kale! It meant a lot to me.

5. Watched Caden's last football game. Nickcole and her kids came and cheered Caden on, through rain and all. His team got their first touchdown of the seasons. All the mom's were so excited that they ran down the field with the boy. It was really cool. Caden almost got an interception, He intercepted it and then dropped it.

6. After priesthood session, Nickole and Scot took Garry out for dinner to celebrate his birthday. We went to Texas Roadhouse were Garry had the great fortune of being able to sit in the saddle while they sang Happy Birthday to him. Let me tell you, he was REALLY excited. After dinner we played cards and I am happy to report that they ladies are now up by 5 games. We are good.

7. I went to the salon to get my hair done. My friend Kate did it for me. I told her that I wanted all the gold out of it. Bless her little heart, five hours later and about 500 foils it was done. Marlie was a little champ. She just sat there and watched movies and watched what everbody was doing.

8. Watched conference. We really enjoyed it. As always, I received a lot of direction that I am so thankful for. I am thankful that I have the knowledge that my Heavenly Father loves me and that he is concerned about me here on the earth. It really makes me feel not alone. That I have someone pulling for me.

9. Made my traditional egg roll, ham fried rice, and cheese puffs dinner. It was a lot of fun because all the kids were helping. Kale got pretty good at rolling the egg rolls. They all helped stuff the cheese puffs and cut the green onions.

10. How could I write anything without there being major money spent on a car. So Last Monday I took the truck to get the safety and emissions and it failed safety. They said it was going to cost 350.00 to fix the problem. I told them that I had a "credit" from another shop and that they could fix it. Garry did it and it cost 36.00 dollars. Yea, it passed. We finally have two cars again. Oh by the way, if anyone wants a car there is sitting one outside my front door you are welcome to have it.

Thoughtful Thursday

Okay so it is Friday but I was crazy busy the last few days so Friday it will be.

"Treat people as if they
were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being."

I love this quote. It gives me an insight into how Christ must think. I think if we lived up to what we thought we could be verse what we think others want us to be we would all have the ability to live up to our potential.

10 on Tuesday Sept 23-30th

1. Garry turned 36! His birthday was Saturday.

2. Mom and Dad Anderson, Mom and Dad Van Tassell, Kevin, Ashlee, and Bry, and Jenny, Eldon and Kye, Came for a brunch to celebrate Garry's Birthday.


3. Caden had an awesome football game. He made 3 tackles that stopped touchdowns. He did really good. Even though his team lost the game he felt his did all that he could do.

4. We went to dinner with Todd and Stef to celebrate Garry's birthday. We had a great time. I am thankful to count them as our friends.

5. I did two den meetings this week. I did it with the Bears and the Wolves. We are going to be combining for the next few months because I do not have any more Bears.

6. I went to a meeting about being a room mother. I am Hailee's room mother this year. I am looking forward to it because I will get to spend more time with her and her friends.

7. Spent $800.00 dollars on a car that worked for a half of a day! Refer to my other post for the whole story.

8. Went to lunch with Nickcole. We visited forever. I think they were ready to kick us out. But we had a good time.

9. Will and Mischa, Daryl and Camilla, and families came over for Sunday dinner. We enjoyed visiting with them and our kids LOVED playing with their kids.

10. Garry and I went to the Salt Lake temple to witness our friend Angie be sealed to her husband. It was an incredible experience. The temple president sealed them. He talked about always putting your spouses happiness above your own. He said that if we did that we would be happier than if we only thought about ourselves. He also talked about what it means to give yourself to the other. I was grateful for the opportunity I had to be there. I am thankful that I have this life to learn and grow because I have a lot of that to do.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GAR!!

In honor of your 36th birthday we wanted to write 36 things we love about you. In NO particular order here they are-

1. I like to work with him out in the garage. (Marlie)
2. You work and earn money for us. (Hailee)
3. You love me "AS-IS".
4. You are our dad. (Hailee)
5. You built us this beautiful house.
6. You want us to be happy.
7. You are HOT!!
8. You are honest.
9. You are forgiving.
10. You cook dinner for us sometimes. (Kale)
11. You buy treats for me. (Kale)
12. You are sincere.
13. You sacrifice time for us. (Caden)
14. You are an excellent father.
15. You are a hard worker.
16. You are an honorable son.
17. You are handy.
18. You are good with your hands.
19. You are WAY hot!
20. You are fun to be with.
21. You are patient.
22. You are persistent.
23. You are understanding.
24. You are smart.
25. You are forgiving.
26. You are funny.
27. You are insightful.
28. You look for ways to serve others.
29. You live your life to the fullest.
30. You give your life to the gospel.
31. You approach challenges with confidence.
32. DID I TELL YOU WERE HOT!!
33. You support the kids in their endeavors.
34. You want to give us more than you have.
35. You love others.
36. You are a great husband who I feel blessed to be married too.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! We love you a lot and are thankful for all you do and have done for us!

POLICE-AMBULANCE-MONEY-TEMPLE RECCOMED--SKIRTLESS

Oh my what do these have in common? LAST NIGHT!

We just spent $800.00 to have Garry's car fixed. After sinking in the $800.00 the repair guy told us that it did not fix the problem and that the original problem would actually coast $1000.00 more to fix. He said the car is not worth it. He told us to drive it until it died.

So yesterday Garry decided to go behind Utah lake to come home because the car was acting funny. I get a call about 5:45 from a number I truly did not recognize. After letting the call go to voice mail I retrieved the message only to know that it was Garry and that he card had broken down in the middle of NOWHERE!! As I started the LONG drive behind Utah lake I wondered how far out he would be. Oh let's just say he was in the middle of nowhere. He coasted to a house that is about 5 miles or more from any other neighbors where he used their phone to call me. I picked him up about 7:00. We were supposed to meet with the stake president for our recommend by 7:30. When we meet with our bishopric they reminded us to make sure we wore "proper" attire. No Levis was particularly mentioned. We made it to the stake center at 7:30 in Levis and all. I had Garry drop me off while he went home to change and grab a skirt that I could slip on. Just as soon as he left our bishop walked through the doors. I was just embarrassed. After explaining the situation he just laughed. They still let me in and as I came out there sat Garry in his tie and all with my skirt on his lap!

About 9:00 the phone rings. When I answered it the voice on the other end said this,
"This is going to be a weird question."
"Okay"
"Did your husband brake down in Alberta?"
"Yes"
"Where is he?"
"Right here."
"Oh okay I just wanted to make sure he was okay. There are a bunch of police, ambulance, and fire trucks out here looking for him."
Apparently someone has driven by and thought he looked in distress. So they called 911. So 911 came in full force. The lady said they had a helicopter with a spot light on it looking to. I kinda of think that is a little overkill, but then again I knew he was safe at home.
So you might ask what the morale of the story is? Listen to the spirit. When I left the house that morning I had a feeling to take my skirt with me. I dismissed the thought as crazy. That skirt, it I would have had it on I would have not been embarrassed. Of course I still would be out $800.00 dollars and a car that won't run. But I would have had the comfort knowing that I recognized the spirit prompting me.

Ten on Tuesday Sept. 16-23

Ten on Tuesday

This seems like a slow week but I will try to list 10 things.

1. I went to a meeting with my dad. While at the meeting the presenter kept making comments about certain poitical leaders. I leaned over to my dad and asked him if now was a good time to let him know what he did. After the meeting we had a few questions for the presenter. While he was talking to us he let us know the they were "idiots" up on capital hill. After the conversation was nearing the end my dad pulled out a business card and handed it too him and said, "Let's work together to make something happen." The presenter was speechless for several seconds before replying, "I am sorry, I don't know what to say." It was actually really funny. My dad was not offended what so ever but also offered him someone that could help his concerns.

2. I went to my friends Nancy's to make some cards. It was a whole lot of fun because I have not pulled out my scrapbook stuff for years. Here are the two cards that I made while there.



3. We also went on a midnight fry run. We got a little hungry and went to McDonalds to get some "fresh" fries. They told us they were always fresh but then let us wait 3minutes for the brand new batch.

4. Caden's football team had a practice/barbeque. It is nice to talk with the other moms on the team and get to know them a little better. I have actually meet two that have ties to the basin. While there we got eaten alive by mosquites.

5. Another football game for Caden. He only has two more. This has been a long and fun season. Mom and Dad Anderson came up to watch him. They also brought yummy donuts and juice. Always a treat on a Saturday morning so early.

6. Went and saw the kitchen that Garry built for some people. It was really nice. The people were very impressed with his work.

7. Went to the cabin with Todd, Stefany, and family. We laughed till our sides ached.

8. Saw a HUGE elk on the way home from the cabin. It was so beautiful. Listened to it call other elk.

9. Had a migraine. I HATE THOSE!!

10. Followed up on some personal goals.

Having fun with friends

This weekend we went to the cabin with Todd, Stefany and their kids. We had so much fun. I tell ya, that Stefany is FUNNY!!!
Caden had a football game on Saturday morning and then Garry had to help Todd finish some things that he was doing at a house he is remodeling. So in other words we got a late start. We waited for Stef at the Kmart parking lot. When she drove up the first thing she said is, "Was I worth the wait?" Stef, you are ALWAYS worth the wait!!

By the time we got there it was late, but with us that is always when the most fun starts. Games, finding Todd, EXCELLENT ghost stories, food, and of course laughing rounded out the evening. By the way, I was told that I am fun to camp with because I know how to bring FOOD.
The next morning Garry made us his famous kitchen sink omelets. They have everything except for the kitchen sink. They are really good!
We went to the local branch for Church. With the 12 of us there were less the 50 people there. The speakers did an excellent job.
After church it was more food, fun, naps, and games!!
Here is a small list of parts of our conversation:

"Take a breast" See if you can figure that one out!
"Are you making a power move"
"Trumpet, bench vibrating"
"Todd is so good looking"-this one by STEF
"Check Fraud"


Here are a few of the good pics:

Stef trying to threaten me with a rubber band. Believe you me, I was scared!!

Garry trying really hard to win at Rummikub. I don't ever know if there was a winner because Stef played all our hands.

We had to include this rare sight. The boys doing dishes.


Todd and Stef, don't they make such a cute couple!

Where the life of the party was!!

Kindred Spirits

Garry and Marlie playing tic-tac-tree

On the way home we saw an enormous elk. He ran and was hiding in these trees. We could here him calling. I love to be in nature and just feel what is around me. Aren't these trees beautiful?

What a good weekend! I need to catch up on my sleep now. I am thankful for a great family and great friends!!!

Thoughtful Thursday

The more aware you are of what you feel and how you react, the less likely you will be to turn to other methods to numb your feelings. Today is another opportunity to get in touch with your feelings and reactions. Enjoy the day as you never have before, embrace all people and situations as opportunities for growth and change.

I read this quote and liked it. I have been struggling a little and it kind of puts life into perspective for me.

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

This picture was taken about two years ago while we were still living in Santaquin. I love it because it shows such tenderness between the two boys. Not somthing I see everyday!

10 On Tuesday

Okay so I stole this idea off of Nat's Blog but I really liked the idea. If anyone wants to join feel free too. The idea is to list 10 things, thoughts, memories, anything from the week before. (From Tuesday to Tuesday) It is a quick way to get a quick little smap of your week. So here goes:

Weekly Edition #1



1. Mom Anderson turned 30+ a few, on Wensday. We went to Payson to go to dinner with her and dad. Jenny, Eldon, Kye, Jody, Jackson, Brad, and all of us were there. We had a nice time and enjoyed out time with the family. After dinner we went to watch Jackson and Brad play Socccer but it rained really hard and the games were canceled. I am so thankful for mom. She has been such an inspiration to me. She is an amazing mother and a wonderful example of someone who is Christlike. I love ya!

2. Went to the movies with Stef, Marilee, and Corrie. I miss you guy really bad. I am grateful for all of you.

3. Thursday I was not feeling good and I went to bed at 2:30 in the afternoon and got up at 8:00 the next morning. I guess the lack of sleep finally caught up with me.

4. I made Caden miss football practice cause I was a sleep. I feelt bad for this one.

5. Set some personal goals that I hope to achieve.

6. Took Caden to his football game. Trish came to watch and it was fun to be with her.

7. Went to dinner with Alon and Nickcole. He is leaving to go to Vernal to work. Pretty soon all my friends are going to be living there. My paretns probablly are glad because I might go out a little bit more. LOL. After dinner we came back to our house and played cards. The girls are up by three games. They really can't win us. It is kind of nice.

8. Corrie and Brian came up for dinner. It was really nice. They are some of the best people in the world. They have kids the same age as mine and also the same sex. It works out nice.

9. Garry's car is draining oil. We have to stop to feel up the oil before we fill up the gas. JK it is not quite that bad.

10. I had the realization that my kids are growing up. That first reqret of what I could have done better. Wished I had spent more time in stories, baking cookies, playing with them. Garry reminded me that it is not to late. For that I am grateful!

Getting to know your friends!

Name: Marla


1. What time did you get up this morning? The first time at 7:00, then 8...something.

2. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? I went with Stefany, Corrie, and Marilee to Momma Mia. The movie was funny but the visit after was funnier. I love you guys!

4. What is your favorite TV show? Friends, Dateline, Real Estate Shows, Trauma life in the E.R., Code blue, things like that.

5. What do you usually have for breakfast? Nothing or toast. I need to change this

6. What is your middle name? I was given the name Gae at birth. My parents swear it meant happy back then. (I am only 32, it can't be that long ago) After I was married I dropped Gae and kept Van Tassell as my middle name.

7. What food do you dislike? Those of you who know me know it is PEAS!!!

8. What is your favorite CD at the moment? None in particular.

9. What kind of car do you drive? Chrystler town and country MINI-VAN!!

10. Favorite sandwich? Turkey with avacado and cranberry.

11. Characteristic do you despise? I would say despise is a pretty strong word so I will not say I despise it but if I could I would rather people be who they are instead of trying to be somthing they are not.

12. Favorite item of clothing? Anything comfortable that is not tight. Yes, they do make clothes this size that are not tight.

13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would it be? Hawaii

14. Are you an organized person? This is a funny question. I am one who has some orginazation in some areas and then absolutly none in other. So predominaly no.

15. Where would you retire to? Where ever my family is.

16. What was your most recent memorable birthday? When I turned 30 Garry planned a surprise party with my friends. It was so great I am truly blessed to have the best frineds in the world. We meet at the park and had KFC and played games with a really mean game of croquet. The next day he had planned another surprise party with both side of our families. That day my dad gave me my ring. He gave all of his daughters one at 16 but because I was on my way to Germany he did not give me one. I always teased him about that. That day he gave me the most beautiful ring ever. It is made out of rubbies. I get a lot of compliments on it all the time. I love it. I love it because he knew what it meant to me.

18. Furthest place you are sending this? Juli, my best friends in Germany. Marlie is named after her. Her name is Julianne. Marlie is Marlie Anna.

19. Person you expect to answer in their blog? Several. I have fun blogging buddies.

20. When is your birthday? May 19th.

21. Morning person or a night person? Night, did you not see the wake up time up there?

22. What is your shoe size? 9 to 10.

23. Pets? Coda-alaskan malamute, Tiger-a really unique beautiful cat, Kale's lizard and black widow. I made him get ride of the black widow. Gives me the heebs.

24. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? Not really. Man, that is kinda sad.

25. What did you want to be when you were little? A movie star, a rock star, a nurse, an ice skater, a ballerina.

26. How old are you today? 32

27. What is your favorite flower? Roses of course.

28. What are you listening to right now? Music and Marlie.

29. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward
to? It is stressing me out to look at the calendar right now so I will not committ to any day.

30. What was last thing you ate?? I should have read the questions before I started to answer them, a chocolate muffin.

31. Do you wish on stars? Not really, I think your heart is attached to your wishes.

32. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Bright Pink

33. How is the weather right now? Really Nice

34. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Garry, He called from work. Love ya honey.

35. Favorite soft drink? Pepsi, coke, or Dr. Pepper. (These are my hang ups!) I would rather drink than eat. And I hate diet.

36. Favorite restaurant? Red Lobster, Tepankai.

37. Hair color: Brown with gray so I color it blonde.

38. What was your favorite toy as a child? Trampoline, bikes, zim-zam, swimming in the canal with my sisters.

39. Summer or winter? Summer for sure!

41. Chocolate or Vanilla? Take a guess!

42. Coffee or tea? Neither

43. Dream for the future? To enjoy my kids more. Contenment.

44. When was the last time you cried? Tears tickled my eyes yesterday at church.

45. What is under your bed? Nothing

46. What did you do last night? Corrie, Brian and kids came up for dinner. We had a great time. They are some of the nicest people I know!

47. Salty or sweet? Sweet

48. How many keys on your key ring and what are they for? I have 3. One for van, truck and house.

49. How many years at your current job? 13

50. Favorite day of the week? Saturday

51. Do you make friends easily? I love to meet new people.

52. Would you like finding out all this stuff about your
friends? Yes I would.

I tag anyone that wants to do. I hope everyone has a great week.

Memory Monday

Today as I was elbow deep in dinner, homework, lauundry, bills, and life I had to laugh at myself. I remember those first few months of marriage when I was working full time and going to school full time and the dishes never seemed to be done and the laundry never seemed to be finished. I thought that when I was done with school and didn't work those little things would get done. Well, along came that cute little baby and the dishes never got done and laundry never seemed to be finished. I remember thinking that life would get easier when he grew up and was not in diapers and ect. Well 10 years later, my dishes are never done and my laundry is NEVER caught up I no long have any kids in diapers and I actually have helpers. So the point of my story is; "Time will not take care of things you don't like to do. It will just continue to remind you you need to deal with those things in life you don't like to deal with." KWIM?

Caden and Football

CADEN is number 64!


Caden is playing tackle football for the first time this year. Football is his favorite sport. He is really good at it. He plays the offensive and defensive line. He is also one of the punters. His little team is doing great. The first game they lost by a long shot. His second game they actually got a few first downs. Last night they scrimmaged against an older team and beat them. They are working really hard. As a mother I am getting a glimpse into what life is going to be like as my kids grow into teenagers. Running them to all kinds of practices and still having the same amount of work to do at home. I am proud of Caden. He has learned to work his hardest and give it all he has. The lessons that his is learning are meant to teach football skills but actually teach him life skills which in turn teaches him about gospel principles. Skills like working hard even when it seems not necessary, learning that if you have done your best you are a winner, and when it gets hard not to give up because the best part is just around the corner.

Thoughtful Thursday

Several years ago we had the opportunity to visit Nauvoo and other church history sites. We spent the week gaining an understanding of what the saints went through as they move forward in their dedication to the Gospel. I was amazed with all the faith they seemed to have. On the way home we stopped at Martin's Cove. The missionaries taught us about the great suffering the families went through. They taught of mothers freezing to death as the cuddled their children to keep them warm. They listened to their children cry out in hunger knowing there was nothing they could do to ease the enormous pain.
At that time Caden was 10 months old. I thought about what I would do if I were in the same situation with my kids. I would take off my coat to give to him. I would give my food to quiet those hungry cries. I would do what those moms did. My question to myself was, Did I have enough faith to go through something like that to substain my belief in God?
I hoped so, but I wanted to make sure that I did. I decided that I would pray to increase my faith. I was scared to pray. I thought that if I prayed for something like that that I would definitely loose a child, or my husband, or some other great catastrophe. After a few weeks of thinking things through I decided if that is want it took to get the faith necessary for myself in this life than I would be better off.
I knelt by the side of my bed and asked that the Lord grant me with a stronger deeper faith. The faith that I would need to do those things that he would require of me.
Days later I had to run some errands. I loaded my baby into his car seat and begin to back out of the drive way. I had an impression to switch cars and take Garry's car. Well that was obviously a big pain since I would have to move car seats and everything. I decided that I would follow the instructions recognizing them as a prompting from the spirt. I made the change and continued on my way. As I was driving I thought of all the things why the spirit would want me to change cars.
Hours later I returned home I remembered the earlier thoughts I had had about changing cars. I laughed to myself and thought maybe those instructions to change cars came from my own mind. As I turned to corner to my house I noticed that Garry was in the garage. I asked him what he was doing and he told me that he was changing a flat tire on my car. Then I had these thoughts impressed upon my mind....
"You don't have to learn from the big things if you can learn from the little things!"
My eyes filled with tears as I knew my prayer about faith had been answered. My quest for more faith had been answered. I also know at that very second that I had a Heavenly Father that loved me and know how to teach me in a way I could understand.

Wordless Wednesday

So my wordless Wednesday has words of course but a little explanation is needed. This first pic is about this huge bee that had a stinger a half inch long. (Notice it in the bottom left hand corner of the picture) While we were in Yellowstone it flew in my window and hit my check. I jumped a tad bit and said to the car's occupants that something had hit my check. (At this point I had no idea what hit me.) A couple of miles down the road I noticed a GINORMOUS bee on my shirt. I am terrified of bee's and this particular bee had a stinger a half inch long that was trying to sting me with. I was so scared I started to scream with turned to tears after the fact. BUT.. I did not get stung and after a few minutes of feeling greatly superior, being that the bee was tucked away in a plastic bad, I let it go.
This pic is one of those could have been scarry scenes but because everything turned out okay it is funny. As you can see there is a log over the river. Kale decided to walk across it to chase the little duckies on the other side. His very responsible parents were eating lunch at the time when we heard some screaming. As we ran to were the screams were coming from this is what we found. He had obviously fallen off the log into the river. LUCKILY....the river was slow moving and not deep. He rebounded out of the river so fast that no one had jumped in yet to save him. He was terrified and being the good mom I am I decided to let him be. I figured that there are somethings that it is okay to be afraid of.