Saturday Conference & Sunday Cupcakes

Emily and I started out for early diner at Z/Tejas at the Gateway. I wanted to take her to the Do Do, but it has closed up. We walked end to end of the Gateway because of parking, but we enjoyed it.

Lisa (Em's mother-in-law) scored us some sweet RS conference seats, 35 row left front of the stage. It was so great seeing the prophet close up and seeing all the twinkling eyes of those who spoke. The messages were so wonderful and the music made us cry. Wish all of you could have been with us. We walked through the plaza at the Church office building and the flowers were just beautiful. They have already started putting up Christmas lights on the trees, it will be here before we know it.

Sunday Mindy invited us down for an after party with key lime cupcakes she made herself. I love that she party's all week long, even if she makes her own treats.

I AM BACK!

After many months of no posts, I finally remembered my password. It is like Christmas morning and dreaming you didnt get any presents and then you wake up and you do have some.
I know my children will say it's my age! Well I am proud of my age, just dont ask, and as my husband says "it's better than being six feet under"!

What I love about blogging, no pressure. If I cant remember my password for a few months, I can just start up again. I also love reading family blogs, so those of you who are participating in this medium, keep it up.

It is Fall season and the leaves are turning up here in the valley, it has been a great summer with lots of family events and side trips here and there. I will do some more individual memo's in the next few weeks.

Rough Weather

Well it says June on the calendar, but we have had lots of thunderstorms each night. Hubby keeps reminding me it's not snowing so quit complaining! I really think it's going to be a wet June and a blazing hot summer in July. Wedding plans with Emily are coming along and we are having lots of fun. Glad she is having an indoor wedding, so we wont have to worry about bugs or the heat.

Just Breathe

"Breathe deeper. Enjoy more. Worry less. I can't change where I am, only how I react to it."

I know I stole this off someone else's blog! I dont care, it's my mode for surviving the winds of March 2009. It truly came in like a lion with sickness, hospital visits, and no sleep. I look foward to it going out like a lamb. One more snow storm and then the spring flowers will be here. Thanks to all of you for love and prayers sent my way, I truly do feel them each and every day.

Red Beard Returns

It doesnt matter how old they are (32) it is still wonderful when my boy comes home for a visit. He was sporting a great bushy bright red beard, he says there is no grey in it like his siblings because he doesnt have children yet. My three sons look very much alike as they have aged into man hood, I think they are all very handsome. Jake was able to hookup with some old neighborhood friends from the Nalder house and go snow boarding. It is great to have life long friendships even when you dont see each other for four years and you just pick up where you left off. Jake has always been able to meet new people and get along with most everyone, he has a special gift for doing that. It was a great morale boost to me and the hubby to have him home. We took off for a few days to Southern Utah, but returned to spend another day with him. We missed the dog Mellow, but he was in good hands back in Montana.

Wet Socks on the Bedpost Overnight!

I was lucky enough to get the family cold virus that was running through the family this week. So I also used my favorite son-in-laws remedy to get the head unplugged. It really works! This is the first time I have tried it, you wear a pair of wet socks covered with a pair of dry socks to bed overnight. It cleared out my head, but now it has dropped into my chest. Oops, my chest really dropped a few years ago, but the congestion is what I was referring to.

Crazy January is almost over, this is my difficult time at work with all of my application deadlines due. My sweet husband has been sick too the first few weeks of the month, and I pretty much ignored him when I came home from work from mental fatigue. Now he has been spoiling me the last few days with cleaning the stove and oven and fixing meals for me too. I am really blessed to have him in my life.

Snow, Snow, Snow

We have been told by people who live in the valley, that we will not have bad back to back winters! We are having another bad winter. We were snowed in on Christmas Day until 6:00 Pm, we left for two hours and had to return home as more snow was falling. It is beautiful when the sun is out on the mountains, but has been very cold for the past week. I guess you cant live in the mountains and not expect snow. We did enjoy the holidays with all of the family in town, except my Montana boy. He was fortunate enough to get away on a cruise to Mexico a few days after Christmas, but we did miss him being with all of us.
It was great to have all of the grandchildren here and take some new pictures of them together. Some of us were sick too, but over all it was a great time.

My brother was born 60 years ago today in the middle of a winter storm. My mom had to remain in the hospital for two weeks, before they could make it back home. I cant believe I now have two brother's in there sixties! I guess it beats the alternative, as my husband says, six feet under! I hope one day we can all have great health, happiness, and a sound mind when we are in our eighties!