I Love To Laugh

I love to laugh! I mean it I really do. Some people have mentioned to me that I have a unique laugh that can be heard from great distances. When they tell me this I don't know if I should take it as a compliment (which I try to do), or if they are politely are trying to tell me I am annoying.
My wish is that I might be a source of laughter for others (laughing with me not at me but, that works too.) I don't think I have that magic touch. I envy (and apperciate) those that have the gift of the funny bone. Their whit amazes me. (LaDawna I am still laughing at Sugar and Old Spice. You have made my week, possiblly my whole year!)
Thanx goes out to all of you who have been my source of laughter.
An extra special thanx goes out to Erica whos blog "Shout Out To My Aunties" (you've really got to see it) inspired this message to be written at 1:00 AM.

Thanksgiving

I have been getting so excited for Thanksgiving. I have been looking forward to friends, family, and of course the food. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. It gives us a chance to visit, play, and of course eat. Every year I always try to think of my blessing and express gratitude.

I decided to try to prepare for the up coming holiday by reading past issues of the Ensign and Friend. I was not surprised to find articles on the topic of Thanksgiving in various issues, in nearly every month of the year (not just November.) I ran across a General Conference address by Marion G. Romney in 1982. I want to share a portion of it with you whom I consider friends and family.

"To the Lord Jesus, who bought us with a great price, we owe an undying debt of gratitude. It is impossible for us, weak mortals as we are, to fully comprehend and appreciate the suffering He endured on the cross so that He might gain for us victory over death. And even less can we understand the suffering He endured in Gethsemane so that we might obtain forgiveness of our sins. “Which suffering,” He said, “caused myself, even God, the greatest of all, to tremble because of pain, and to bleed at every pore, and to suffer both body and spirit—and would that I might not drink the bitter cup, and shrink” (D&C 19:18).

The Lord has revealed that we must give Him credit for our gifts and our accomplishments and be grateful for all things that He confers upon us. I am grateful to Him for the privilege of being in His service. I appreciate the opportunities that I have and hope that I can serve Him in some way and show my gratitude the rest of my life."
-Marion G. Romney


I am grateful for the Savior, and the price he paid for me. I am thankful to him for all of my gifts and accomplishments. I am thankful to him for all things. I am thankful for the opportunities I have. I feel privileged to be in his service. I will work to take notice of ways to serve him and show my gratitude.

HELP ME PLEASE!

We finally took family pictures. Help me decied which one I should use for our Christmas card.

Reese's Day

Quade and Royd were at The Ranch hunting today so, I dropped Taya and Dace off with my mom, and spent the whole day with Reese. We didn't do anything real exciting. We got the car washed. He helped me pick out a new pair of sunglasses. We ate lunch, and shared a fried ice-cream. We ended out date with a movie (Madagascar 2). For most of the movie I just sat and stared at Reese. His laugh was whole-hearted. His smile so beautiful. It was a lot of fun. It reminded me of what a good boy Reese can be. He is so sweet and funny. Reese is always thinking and very inventive. I love him so very much. The best part of the day was when he said, "Mom, this was the best day of my life!"

I am so very blessed to have him in my life. I know sometimes I am hard on Reese. I am always reminding him of the mistakes he makes, and how he needs to work on some of his behavior. I need to be reminding him of what a blessing he is in my life. I need to remind him that he is a child of God, and that our Heavenly Father loves and cares for him so very much. He is a vital part of our family. I don't think I can express to him how much he means to me. He will aways be my Reese-a-Roni Buttercup Baby weather he likes it or not.

Why Am I SO Stressed?

So, every November I get the kids all dressed up cute to attempt a family picture. Every year it is a huge event. The kids are always fighting,I never get the timer to work just right, and I feel like I am the only one in the family (including Royd) who cares at all about the pictures. Last year we were freezing, and only managed to get a decent picture, because Royd found a stray cat and was entertaining the kids by puting it on my head while I was taking the picture. This year I had a great plan. I asked LaDawna if she would come with us so I wouldn't have to set the timer and run into place. I had clean clothes ready for the kids. I also had the only afternoon free in my husbands busy schedule. Then everything started to fall apart. Taya had a scratch from her ear down to her chin. Dace somehow got a bruise on his cheek. Quade walked in the room with a huge cold sore. And to top it all off Reese had a fight in a dark room with a broom and split his eyelid open (wich was mended with a tube of super glue). I complained to Royd but, got no sympathy. He said it would just be a realistic picture of our kids. We started to get ready and it started to rain, and rain, and rain. It rained all day and left a muddy, muddy mess. Needless to say, we never took pictures. Why am I so stressed about it? It's just pictures, right? I don't exactly know why but, it is so important to me that we do this evey year. I also feel that I am the only one in our family that feels that way. Why does this have to be so difficult? Maybe the picture for this years Christmas card will be stick figures.


Scroll down to the bottom of the blog to check out this years family picture.

"Wew!" That Was A Close One

"Mom?"
"Yes, Taya?"
"I know what I want for Christmas."
"What's that?"
"You know my friend Shaylee. She has a little sister that looks just like her. She is 3 years old, they always dress alike, do their hair the same, and they have so much fun together."

I really don't like where this is going. I'm thinking if you want a three year old sister for Christmas, you should have told me about 4 years ago!

"Mom, I would really like a doll that looks just like me, and a new pair of boots!"

Wew! That was a close one.

A Little Late. Photos from our San Diego vacation in September.

HALLOWEEN

This year the state volley ball tournament was held on Halloween. So, we loaded up the kids and headed for Provo. Lucky for us we have a couple of great nieces that live in Provo. Erica and Latara took the kids tick-or-treating. The kids had a blast! Reese was a little confused about what exactly Latara was for Halloween.

Argg, me Matey! Dace was really getting into character.

My kids are so lucky to have such awesome cousins.

Thank you Erica and Latara!

Quade and Reese are in there somewhere.

The Mighty Deer Slayer

Well I ended my deer hunt at 7:00 Am opening morning. I had nine bucks run over me, literally, I found the biggest one a nice little 4 point and watched him walk along a ridge about 2oo yards away. I was ready to pull the trigger and something scared the herd. They turned and started running straight toward me. I let them keep coming thinking they would stop at some point, they didn't. Two fawns in the group jumped over me and the small bush I was tucked into. I then made a 12 yard shot at the 4 point he took 2 more hops and face-planted into the ground. I might add that when I shot he was the farthest buck in the group away. It was pretty fun and even a poor shot like myself had better than average chances of making this shot. One hor later I guided my friend Warren Church onto this nice buck. I was one of the largest bodied deer I have ever seen on the ground. He unfortunatley took a few more shots than I did. 16 to be exact. I think the buck finally died of exhaustion because we chased him for miles before he finally blew a back leg off and then finished the deal at about 30 yards. We seen hundreds of deer opening morning and we all had a great time.

Just the Begining

Well I thought since everyone else has a blog, That I should start one too. Ya know just to be cool. I will have to wait till later to fix it up all nice and pretty like everyone else.