Serenity Sunday ~ Save the Family

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Good Mail!

Oh boy was I spoiled this week!

Look what came in the mail???

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This is from Jen! It's a little Halloween pin to wear on my clothes. Isn't it SO stinkin' fun??? AND purple too! She made it herself! THANKS JEN!

Then I got this from Tiffany! It's some gum and a card that says "I chews you to have a Good Mail Day" So clever! THANKS TIFFANY!!!

Then look what I found on my porch! I didn't think THIS big package would be Good Mail. I was wrong... It was!

Look what I found inside? From Dawn! She said she heard I love Halloween and so she sent me some darling Halloweenie things! The little witch (on left) is so cute riding on a caramel apple, (can you see the cute little spider on the side?) It is just the CUTEST! And I can NOT wait to try out the Hot Cocoa inside the cute cat container (on right)!!! Oh and she made the way cute card herself! I only said "cute" five times!!! THANKS DAWN! Just too cute! (six!)

You guys are all so awesome! Thanks for making my week!

♥Love it!♥

Friday Memes

Food 4 Thought Friday

Feel free to play along for some yummy fun! I will post a new one each Thursday night for those that are on a different time zone. JOIN IN!!!


Food 4 Thought Friday ~ This week's questions


Breakfast
What is your favorite place in your house and why? Describe it or add a photo.


Lunch
If your spouse or significant other were a light bulb, what wattage would they be? 25 -60 -75 -100 or a dim black light?


Dinner
Name something that would disqualify you if you were a contestant on Fear Factor.


Midnight Snack
What is something you do that helps you to escape for a while?

Recipe for this Week (instead of your recipe for life - what is it for just this week?)

PLEASE PLAY !!!! Come on you know you want to!

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MY ANSWERS:

Breakfast
What is your favorite place in your house and why? Describe it or add a photo.
My bedroom. It is just so cozy and I love to go there to relax. I have a gas fireplace in there and I love to sit in front of it with a good book or my laptop.

Lunch
If your spouse or significant other were a light bulb, what wattage would they be? 25 -60 -75 -100 or a dim black light?
Since Dave is pretty darn bright, I have to say 100... (even though I really like those black lights since they are PURPLE not black!)... but if there were a 120 wattage or higher, I would pick that for sure because he is one of the brightest people I know.

Dinner
Name something that would disqualify you if you were a contestant on Fear Factor.
Pretty much anything that has to do with eating or touching ANYTHING that crawls, smells, was inside of something else that was once alive, is slimy, or just plain disgusting. I am pretty sure I wouldn't get past the tryout stage on that show!

Midnight Snack
What is something you do that helps you to escape for a while?
A good movie or book. Surfing the internet or reading other blogs. Going out to lunch with friends. Being around my Young Women girls. Shopping. Eating something really rich and chocolatey! Long, hot, bubbly baths. Calgon take me away!

Recipe for this Week (instead of your recipe for life - what is it for just this week?)
Make lots of memories for they will outlive everything else.

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1. Right now, I'm feeling very proud of Bryce for being awarded and chosen as a member of the Academic All State Football Team!

2. In bed asleep is where I want to be.

3. How does one stay on top of life during the holidays without getting stressed out?

4. The gospel keeps me on track.

5. Please don't vote without becoming educated on all issues and candidates first!

6. My boys fill me with joy.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to going to one of our friend's houses to play games and eat yummy desserts with a bunch of friends, tomorrow my plans include running the Spooktacular 5 K, working on my talk, cleaning and Sunday, I want to attend church and then chill.

To play go here

For those of you visiting my blog to play along, please also read the post below ↓ and leave your input (I need it!) in that post's comments. Puh- leeeease!!! Thanks!!!!

Blogging For Dummies 101 ~ WHAT?

Okay my fellow bloggers...

I NEED YOUR HELP and SUGGESTIONS!

I have been asked to teach a class at our local Women's Forum Conference (thanks Beth! - love ya- but you owe me! lol) on the basics of blogging.... thus the title Blogging For Dummies 101.

So as I have thought about this, I decided it would be a GREAT idea to get YOUR input of what things you think would be helpful for beginner bloggers to know based on your own experience with blogging... since you are all in the advanced class Blogging for Smarties 396! Though some of you have even surpassed that and are in blogging graduate school or a Doctor of Blog. Yes, you know who you are! As for me, I am still in the awkward stage of junior high blogging. So any input you can share would be greatly appreciated!

Also what things you wish you would have known sooner, problems you have had, successes, helpful hints, how to balance blogging, WHY you blog, ya know... just ANY GREAT SUGGESTIONS you have!

PLEASE leave me SOMETHING, even if it's just some small thing that has been helpful for you or why you LOVE to blog. Feel free to come back anytime when something else hits you and comment on this post up until Nov. 1st which is the day of the conference.

I can't wait to hear what you have to offer! I am sure it will help all of us!

Tag

I've been tagged by Jen!

You are supposed to choose the fourth picture from your fourth folder and post it. Now that seems like a relatively easy thing to do, IF your folders are in the list file....but mine are not and so I had to decide if I was going to choose the fourth one DOWN or the fourth one ACROSS. I thought BOTH were worthy of posting and so that's what I did!!!

This was taken at the Primary Children's Hospital in 2003. Tyson's respiratory therapist loved to come in and play Nintendo with him when he was done with his shift. The other boys are watching and looking like "they" want a turn! Click to enlarge.

This was also taken in 2003. This is McKay entertaining everyone during a lull in the Peach Day's Parade. What a clown!!!

My parents are on the left and Dave's are on the right. Dave's sister Linda and hubby Lynn are to the far right. Their son Trevor is in front of them. Notice Lynn's video camera in his lap. It is huge!!! Click to enlarge. We used to tease him he was from the Channel 5 News shooting news footage! I am happy to report he no longer has to carry that puppy around. They now finally own a mini one.



I tag Karen, Shauna, and Audrey.

I found this photo in the same folder and just couldn't resist posting it too...since it IS Halloween and all! That is McKay looking out our window and that SPIDER you see is REAL! It is a tarantula. We have lots of them around here. The interesting part is, the only time of year that we see them is around Halloween! Creepy....

Friday Memes

Since the Friday's Feast Chef has been out of the kitchen for quite some time (and may be for a while yet), I have decided to start my own version until he/she is able to return. I am calling it

Food 4 Thought Friday

It is generally the same idea, with just a little twist. Feel free to play along for some yummy fun! I will post a new one each Thursday afternoon for those that are on a different time zone. JOIN IN!!!


Food 4 Thought Friday ~ This week's questions

Breakfast
If you could jump into any book … what would it be and why?


Lunch
Tell how you are feeling today in the form of a weather report. (For example, partly cloudy, sunny with a chance for showers etc.)

Dinner
What activities make you lose track of time?

Midnight Snack
What were you doing one hour ago?



Recipe for this Week (instead of your recipe for life - what is it for just this week?)



PLEASE PLAY !!!! Come on you know you want to!
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MY ANSWERS

Breakfast
If you could jump into any book … what would it be and why?
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!!! That was easy!!!

Lunch
Tell how you are feeling today in the form of a weather report. (For example, partly cloudy, sunny with a chance for showers etc.)
Very mild, light breeze, with a slight chance of rain.
Dinner
What activities make you lose track of time?Reading, writing, blogging, having fun, shopping, surfing, chatting, sleeping -lol!
Midnight Snack
What were you doing one hour ago?
At a party at our friend's house. They live on the mountain and we had a big bonfire, hot scones, good company, and hot chocolate. Photos later....hopefully!





Recipe for this Week (instead of your recipe for life - what is it for just this week?) Enjoy the moment for things change VERY rapidly in today's world. Appreciate the present!



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1. Follow the day and reach for the sun.
2. My camera is something I always take with me on vacation.
3. To achieve your goals, you must write them down and believe in yourself.
4. I love you all is something I'd like you to know about me.
5. I have a wonderful life!
6. I love root beer floats.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to going to the temple with our ward and then out to dinner tomorrow my plans include cleaning, laundry, getting caught up around the house, maybe rent a video (any suggestions??)and Sunday, I want to have a great meeting with my Young Women board, go to church, kick back, maybe even get a nap!

Think You Had A Crumby Day?

I received some sad news~ that made me smile ~in my inbox this morning. Please join me in remembering a great icon of the entertainment community. The Pillsbury Doughboy died yesterday of a yeast infection and trauma complications from repeated pokes in the belly. He was 71.

Doughboy was buried in a lightly greased coffin. Dozens of celebrities turned out to pay their respects, including Mrs. Butterworth, HungryJack, the California Raisins, Betty Crocker, the Hostess Twinkies, and Captain Crunch. The grave site was piled high with flours.

Aunt Jemima delivered the eulogy and lovingly described Doughboy as a man who never knew how much he was kneaded.

Doughboy rose quickly in show business, but his later life was filled with turnovers. He was not considered a very smart cookie, wasting much of his dough on half-baked schemes. Despite being a little flaky at times, he still was a crusty old man and was considered a positive roll model for millions.

Doughboy is survived by his wife Play Dough, three children: John Dough, Jane Dough and Dosey Dough, plus they had one in the oven. He is also survived by his elderly father, Pop Tart.

The funeral was held at 3:50 for about 20 minutes.

Okay, so you may have already seen this before, but If you smiled for even a brief second, please rise to the occasion and take time to share that smile with someone else who may be having a crumby day and kneads a lift!!! Smiling IS contagious!

To view Doughboy's last dance, click here.

Now That's Scary!

October is all about being scared.

But it's usually because of this:

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and this...

or this....

not to mention this...

or this...

and for sure this...

or this...

Oops! ...now how did that get in here?



Moving right along...

and especially this...

and this...

But who would have ever guessed THIS???!!!!!

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YES! That is SNOW!!!

At MY house!
BEFORE Halloween! On my pumpkins!

Yep...I am afraid it is true.
Now THAT is what I call SCARY! Or at least frightening! Not to mention WRONG...and PREMATURE...and UNWELCOME!!! Who ordered this stuff anyway??? I want a refund!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Ho Ho Ho

♥ Cyber Hug ♥

It's a great feeling to feel loved and appreciated by your fellow internets. I know this because I received an award last week by Fawndear. She really is a "dear"! So much so she passed the "buck" to me! (okay sorry!)


Her very kind words about my blog totally made my day. Sniff...sniff... I didn't even know she read my blog until I received it. I have since been reading hers and it is very entertaining and creative. Check her out here. Thank you so much Fawndear! I feel so honored! It's so nice to know someone appreciates my insanity! It's like getting a big hug right out of cyberspace... ♥


Now for my favorite part of getting a bloggy award - passing it on to others! The rules are simple - choose seven blogs you love, post a link - then leave a comment telling them they have been awarded.
I would like to pass this award on to the following WONDERFUL blogs (though every single blog on my blogroll is more than worthy):

Shaila at Dabergs

I love this blog. We have a lot in common considering she ALSO has five boys around the same ages! It's so fun to read all the fun things she does with her family - who by the way should all be of Hollywood fame because they are all soooo beautiful. Shaila writes the funnest posts and I always leave her blog feeling very uplifted and renewed!

Shauna at The "Maine" Jeppsons

What a find this blog was for me! Shauna is my dear friend and roommate in college. We stayed in touch for a while but then it got down to mostly Christmas cards. We did get in touch a few years ago when my son passed away but then she moved to Maine and we pretty much lost touch again...UNTIL she left a comment on my blog a couple of weeks ago letting me know SHE also had a blog! Now we will forever be able to stay connected. Isn't the internet great??? Her blog is so fun to read because she shares what life is like living in Maine right on the coast and all that comes with that...like all those lighthouses! Her family is very adventurous and she posts great pictures!

Jen at Living The Life

Jen is one of my dearest friends but even if she wasn't I would love to read her blog. She posts such interesting and entertaining things and her kids antics are always worth a good laugh...especially her little cutie Logan! She thinks about things in such an enlightened way and I always come away from her blog with a deeper understanding of life.

Earlgirl at Band of BrothersEarlgirl is a very talented writer and is able to use words and phrases in such a way that makes you think you are reading a novel at times. She is also the mother of all boys and so some of her posts just leave me just rolling. Her blog has a lot of variety, is often very though provoking, but is never dull or boring.

Jody at Doran and JodyJody is also a dear friend and the one responsible for helping me turn into a blogger maniac. She was more than willing to come over and help me get started. I wonder if she ever thinks she has created a bloggin' monster! Jody's blog is very down to earth and real. She has a unique style of writing that is so fun to read. She comes up some stuff that just makes me laugh and makes me wonder how she ever thought of it! I love her sense of humor.

Raigon at The Hoyt Family

Raigon started her blog about the same time I did. We have tutored each other along the way. Her blog is full of details of her families activities and happenings while living in New Jersey. She is very open and honest about everything and that is so refreshing. She also has a running blog that I love as well.

Sandra at Full Bellies ~ Happy KidsAs you can probably tell from this blog name, it is one full of yummy recipes! It is a lot like the Pioneer Woman Cooks blog because she posts great pictures of the steps in cooking her wonderful recipes. One of my favorite things about it is she also does a weekly menu of all three meals. It's so nice to go there and get great ideas for dinner. Check it out! You'll be glad you did.

Thanks once again Fawndear for the great award!

50 Odd Things

50 ODD Things

If you opened this, FILL IT OUT!

1. Do you like blue cheese? Bleh! No!

2. Have you ever smoked heroin? No

3. Do you own a gun? Yes and I know how to use it! OK, technically I don’t, but my husband and sons do (rifles anyway)

4. What flavor do you add to your drink at sonic? I don't go there very often. At the Center Street Grill I add grape and lime flavor to my water.

5. Do you get nervous before doctor Appointments? Yes, very! I have always hated doctors and then I went and married one!

6. What do you think of hot dogs? If I think about them and what they are made of, then I can't eat them! But if I don't think about them, I really like them! Especially cooked over a bonfire!

7. Favorite Christmas movie? It's a Wonderful Life!!!! LOVE IT! It's just NOT Christmas if I don't see it!

8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Pure, refreshing water as soon as I get done with my run.

9. Can you do push-ups? Yes I can! Shocker I know! And not just the wimpy girl ones either. We do them frequently in my Body Sculpt class at the gym.

10. Age? 39 forever.....

11. What's your favorite piece of jewelry? Hmm...not sure I can pick just one. I really love jewelry! I think it would have to be the wedding ring Dave gave me on our 20th anniversary. It's gorgeous!!!

12. Favorite hobby? Reading, running, writing, blogging, baking, cake decorating.

13. Favorite Actor: It was Tom Cruise forever, but now I think I would say Johnny Depp, Richard Gere, Matthew McConahey, or Dana Carvey (he just makes me laugh!)

14. Do you have A.D.D.? Not unless it stands for Almost Dementia Developing!!! I can't remember anything anymore!

15. What's one trait you hate about yourself? That changes depending on the day. Today it's the fact that I stayed up too late last night and so I am real tired again.

16. Middle name? Mae (after my Grandma)

17. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment? (1) I need to go make a treat for the boys (2) Is it too late to take a nap? (3) What do I have coming up this week?

18. Name 3 things you bought yesterday/today? (1) CD at the AMI mini conference (Amy Lacey's new one) (2) A seriously cute Halloween Purple Witch Hat for my home (3) Thee best sandwich (called The Boston) I have ever eaten from The Italian Place!

19. 3 drinks you regularly drink? 1. Water 2. Water 3. Water ~ I will drink a root beer or lime rickey occasionally, but not very often. Oh, and right now lots of Hot Chocolate!

20. 3 Current worries?~ (1) What am I forgetting to do in Young Womens (2) Getting Bryce's Scholarship applications done and turned in before it's too late (3) Christmas! I start worrying about that in July.

21. Current hate right now? The cold weather! The election. The environment my kids have to be exposed to at school and in the world in general.

22. Favorite place to be? Home or with family and friends♥

23. How did you bring in the New Year? With family and friends and lots of food

24. Where would you like to go? Rome, the Holy Land, Japan, and back to Hawaii.

25. Name three people who will complete this. Y'all!

26. Do you own slippers? Yes, but I don't wear them enough. I usually wear socks if my feet are cold.

27. What shirt are you wearing? The one I wore to church this morning. A black turtle neck and teal sweater.

28. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? No

29. Can you whistle? Yes

30. Favorite color? PURPLE!!!!!

31. Would you be a pirate? No, I like to brush my teeth and take showers too much. But if it meant I got to meet Johnny Depp, then I would consider it for sure!

32. What songs do you sing in the shower? I don’t sing in the shower

33. Favorite girl's name? Aspen or McKenna

34. Favorite boy's name? All my boys names and Hayden

35. What is in your pocket? Cell phone

36. Last thing that made you laugh? Bryce ~ he was being funny at dinner tonight.

37. Best bed sheets as a child? I have no idea, but the odds are pretty good they were purple.

38. Worst injury you've ever had? Broken ribs

39. Do you love where you live? Yes I do.

40. How many TVs do you have in your house? Three

41. Who is your loudest friend? DeAnna

42. How many dogs do you have? None...unfortunately :(

43. Does someone have a crush on you? Maybe...

44. What is your favorite book(S)? The scriptures, but also whatever I am reading at the time. I read a lot of books at the same time.

45. Where were you born? Ogden

46. What is your favorite candy? Chocolate anything! Mini Reeses, Twix Bars, and Dove Chocolate are probably my favorite....oh yeah and Violet Crumbles!!!! Mmm....

47. Favorite Sports Team? Whatever team my boys are playing on!

48. What songs do you want played at your funeral? Canon in D

49.What are you doing at 12 A.M.? Either sleeping, dreaming, out with our friends (if weekend), or bloggin'.

50. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? Tell me it isn't really SNOWING!!!

Serenity Sunday ~ A Child's Prayer

A Child's Prayer

To hear the song without my blog music, scroll down to my playlist and click on the far left button to pause it.

There is just nothing as precious as a prayer offered up by a child. The total faith and sincerity that they offer is so touching. My little McKay always reminds us every single night (without fail!) to: "Remember to say your prayers" or "Don't forget to say your personal prayers before you go to bed." He has an unwavering faith in the power of prayer and is an inspiration to the rest of us. A pure childlike faith...

Have a Serene Sunday... enjoying those few tranquil moments in today's busy world.

Friday Memes

Since the Friday's Feast Chef has been out of the kitchen for quite some time (and may be for a while yet), I have decided to start my own version until he/she is able to return. I am calling it

Food 4 Thought Friday

It is generally the same idea, with just a little twist. Feel free to play along for some yummy fun! I will post a new one each Thursday afternoon for those that are on a different time zone. JOIN IN!!!

Food 4 Thought Friday ~ This week's questions

Breakfast
Would you rather be really hot or really cold?

Lunch
Name three things (modern conveniences) you could not live without?

Dinner
If you were the eighth dwarf, what would your name be?

Midnight Snack

Would you rather live to be 100 and sick, or live to be 50 (dying from a freak accident) and healthy?

Recipe for this Week (instead of your recipe for life - what is it for just this week?)

PLEASE PLAY !!!! Come on you know you want to!

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MY ANSWERS...

Breakfast
Would you rather be really hot or really cold?
I would so much rather be more hot than cold. I really HATE to be cold! It literally paralyzes me when I am too cold. Once I am really cold it seems to go deep in my bones and I have a difficult time getting warmed up. If I am too hot, I can easily cool down instantly by jumping in a pool or cool shower...or just pouring water over my head! It's no wonder sitting by my firepace is my favorite place to be in the winter!


Lunch
Name three things (modern conveniences) you could not live without?
Well, okay I could probably live without these things if I HAD to, but these are the ones I would surely HATE to have to try and not have!

Toilet ~ nuff' said!

Shower or bath with HOT water!

The last one is a toss up between the Internet and my cell phone.



Dinner
If you were the eighth dwarf, what would your name be?
Purrky ~ derived from the words Purple, Perky, and Purr (I love cats!) Well, that's the best I could do!

Midnight Snack

Would you rather live to be 100 and sick, or live to be 50 (dying from a freak accident) and healthy?
Oh that's tough since I am really not that far off from 50... I can't even imagine dying in a few short years! Yet I don't really want to be sick and 100 either! Being sick AND old is not a good combination! I think if I could choose, I would like to live to be about 80 - if I am reasonably healthy.

Recipe for this Week (instead of your recipe for life - what is it for just this week?)
Life's moments pass faster than we realize. Make the most of each one.


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1. One of the best concerts/plays/movies I ever saw that I really didn't think I'd like was hmm...can't think of one I didn't think I would like. But my favorite plays are the ones in Jackson Hole in the summer. I love all of those!

2. Zucchini Bread Semi Homemade (it is so easy and so yummy! RECIPE is at the end of post) is a recipe I recently made (or meal I recently ordered) that was delicious! (thanks Heather!)

3. It's time for Halloween and saying good bye to nice weather! Our local forecast predicts SNOW this weekend!!! Argh!

4. Sarah Palin is quite refreshing.

5. If I never hear the word (starts with a P and rhymes with hiss) again, it'll be too soon.

6. To one side of the curving road was a boy and on the other was a ghoul!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to finishing writing my talk, attending Bryce's football game and freezing my buns off!!! tomorrow my plans include attending (and speaking at) our churches youth yearly planning meeting (at 7 a.m.), attending an American Mothers Mini Conference, cleaning, and then maybe chillin'... I hope! and Sunday, I want to go to my meetings (Bishop Youth Committee) and our three hour block of church, and hopefully sneak in a nap somehow!

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Here's a REAL recipe for the week!

Zucchini Bread Semi-Homemade
1 Spice Cake Mix (Duncan Hines is best)
½ C. Water
¼ C. Veg. Oil
3 Eggs
1 ½ C. Zucchini
¼ C. Brown Sugar (to taste and for extra calories) ☺

Mix well. Spray pans w/ cooking spray SUPER WELL!
Bake 30-40 minutes at 350 or until toothpick comes out clean.
Yields 2 medium sized bread pans. Enjoy!!!!

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1. Do you play any musical instruments? If so, which one(s)? If not, is there one you always wanted to know how to play? I took piano lessons for 10 years, so I guess you could say I play it.☺ I used to play the clarinet in Jr. High, though I wanted to play the flute. I really want to learn how to play the harp someday soon!

2. Do you sing well? Do you sing along in the car? Do you use head motions? Sing well? Hah! I get by, but that's about it. I love to sing in the car if I am alone and no I don't use head motions at least that I am aware of!

3. Who was your teen music crush? I LOVED Bobby Sherman and Shaun Cassidy!

4. What is your favorite type of music? I really like all kinds of music with the exception of hard rock, rap, and "hard" opera...lol. I listen to soft rock the most, but have a new appreciation for country.

5. Who are your three favorite musical artists? Josh Groban, Donny Osmond (yes it's true!- I didn't even like him as a teen, but love his voice now!), do I dare say Barry Manilow??? Celine Deon and Faith Hill are also favs.

6. Does your church play traditional or praise songs, or a combination? Mostly hymns.

7. What is your favorite hymn? Lead Kindly Light, Be Still My Soul, I Believe In Christ.

8. What is your favorite praise song? I Know That My Redeemer Lives and I Stand All Amazed

9. What is the strangest musician's name whose music you like? EMINEM --well at least I think his name is the strangest, even though I don't really like his music. Anyone that is going to take on such a high class name as M&M should be really REALLY good! ☺