He's THE MAN!!

Last night my husband cleaned out the drain in my beloved bathtub...................It drained in less than 2 minutes this morning. If that isn't true love, I DO NOT know what is! He may suck at my love language (words of affirmation) but he is Amazing at his own love language~Service. In 19 years of marriage, he has NEVER had a honey~do list, cuz my wish, is his immediate command. If I say this i...s broke or wrong or missing or out of whatever it is out of~ he does it right then! He never says "I will get to that later!" Example- My kindle has a night lite and it stopped working so I had a flashlight reading it in bed. He looks at me and says, .....why are you using a flashlight and I said, my light broke and he takes it gently from me, gets out of bed, goes downstairs, replaces the battery, LOL and brings it back to me and rolls over and goes to sleep. My knight in shining armor! Makes me think, when you wish upon a star~ haha What a attractive trait!! How did I get so lucky?

An ALMOST empty house...............

My girls are at girls camp and my older boy is at High Adventure...........*sigh* oh the peace and quiet. Calvin is here with me :D so I am getting lots of loves and words of affirmation. Life is Good. What will I do someday when it is just me and occasionally that mysterious man I married who only lives with me 2 weeks a month. hhhmmmm I wonder?
Well for now I will just have to enjoy all the sweet moments and even the NOT SO SWEET moments me and the kiddos have to enjoy! hee hee hee

My GORGEOUS friend KIM!

I have a friend, her name is Kim. I think we were pals before we were born. We are a lot alike. I have learned a great lesson from her this year. You see I like to give the things I make to people that I love and care about. Treats mostly. I like to decorate them and deliver them and maybe stay and visit a while. I love to do this because I have hobbies. I like to make the world beautiful and feed people with those hobbies. Last Christmas I met Kim at a basketball game in Delta Utah! She was eating with her daughter and I was eating with my daughter. Our girls are friends and we were sharing Enchiladas that they were saleing at the concession stand! HA :D
Somehow we got to talking and bing!bang!boom! All these months later, I just love her. I read her blog and it makes me smile so big and it makes me feel so happy and grateful. One of her posts even helped me to forgive a man for hurting my child a year ago. I love her!
But back to what I have learned from her.........Kim takes pictures of everyone and everything and gets those pictures printed and then gives them to the people in the pictures! She did this for me and Kels at Prom and I took her some chocolate covered strawberries. We had a great talk that day. Then I made her some bread and jam. She called me and said "THANKS". Then, I made her one of my soft cuddly blankets to keep her warm and comforted. I wanted to make her one because I had told her I was making Kelsey's friend Ty's mom one even though I didn't know her. I wanted his mom to have one to keep her warm and comforted as her baby was leaving on his mission for 2 years. I asked Kim if she thought his mom would think I was a freak doing that for someone I didn't know. Of course Kim gets why I like to take treats and homemade gifts to people, cuz she likes to also! We do it for others but we also do it for ourselves. WE need to be able to share what we love. I use to feel like I needed to explain to people why I did what I did. But Kim has taught me that I need to fill my own needs. Plus when I take Kim stuff she totally fuels my love language........words of affirmation! She is awesome at it.
Today we sat in her kitchen and talked of Life and Motherhood. It felt so good to share my concerns and hopes and values with another mother who also has a houseful of teenagers!
WE are truly blessed! We truly are!
Make it a great day!
xoxoxooxoxoxooxo

Just what I needed

♥ ~ "We are all in this together. We need each other, Oh, how we need each other. Those of us that are old need you who are young. And, Hopefully, you who are young need some of us who are old. It is a sociological fact that women need women. WE need deep and satisfying and loyal friendships with each other. These friendships are a necessary source of sustenance. We need to renew our faith every day. We need to lock arms and help build the kingdom so that it will roll forth and fill the whole earth." ~ ♥
~Marjorie Pay Hinckley~
"That I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me."~Romans 1:12

Today I went to St. George with a sweet~tender~kind~gentle~ woman. She had surgery last week and needed to go for a follow up visit today. I went with her so she wouldn't be alone. I came home with my cup refilled. How wonderful to sit and talk with a sister who I can share my values and thoughts on personal and spiritual matters with. I feel so blessed in my life to have people who influence me for good and let me share my hearts desires with. I love this Gospel. It is what helps me choose and act and live and love the way I do so I can lift myself and others. She said thanks for coming, but I feel thankful for an afternoon of rubbing shoulders with a true woman of Virtue.
SO VERY Blessed!
xoxoxoxoxooxoxoxo

It's Just me and Chicken Nuggets!

Calvin....My almost 9 year old. He will be 9 in 3 weeks.
"Mom" he says, as he kisses my face and runs his hands through my hair.....
"There are 2 things that I love. You, and Chicken nuggets."
"oh really?" I say....."lucky me"
" I love Dad too, when he is not being grouchy."
hee hee hee!
I rank with Chicken Nuggets or Chicken strips!
This child of mine!! I love him. He is the baby. He got the best of me. He got the me that had already learned what not to do. He got the part of me that cherished every minute of his little baby stages and toddler years and childhood. He is the one I can't bear to have grow up. He is the sweet little boy who loves his mommy and everything about her. His love language is physical touch and he gives me constant love and hugs and kisses. He will lay on my bed and brush my hair and then run his hands through it for a long time.........causing me to become delirious. He is happy go lucky! He wakes up happy. He goes to bed happy. He is content and so even tempered. He never really threw fits or caused me grief. He is just the whipped cream and cherry on top of our families sundae. He is my baby. He makes me feel so good. So loved. So appreciated. I love all my kids. They are all so different and special. He is the end of what I have made a career out of. Being a mommy..........it changes when they get older. Sadly :( ............*whimper*
I love all the stages, but I am holding onto each one of his the longest.
He just came up to me while I was writing this and said "When I look at you, I think woot woo".....and he whistled......and kissed me and hugged me and ran off to play again. *sigh*
I am loved like chicken nuggets! It doesn't get any better than that!
xoxoxoxooxoxoxoxoxo

My sweet Mother..........

This is My Mom Colleen~ She is amazing.

A few weeks ago we had this whole conversation about how she hates that her hair is white. I told her, "You look so great mom! You have cute white hair! Embrace it!"
She is an amazing woman. First of all she raised 4 kids. She put up with my dad..........that's a long story haha She is a convert to the church and has led an amazingly worthy life. She has served in a lot of callings, but she will tell you her favorite is teaching primary. Of course she is a head start teacher for a living and is amazing at it. She is kind and gentle and quiet but oh so very quirky. She has a song for everything!! It cracks me up, she bursts out in song all the time!!
She loves me and my kids. I love her. I am lucky to live in the same town as her. She never misses anything my kids do! She plays the clarinet and piano and sings. She came when all my kids were born. Even in Omaha when I had Cameron, she came! She helped me when I had Kelsey and I didn't know what I was doing haha. We share movies and books and recipes. She is my temple buddy. We go to the temple together. I want to go to the Manti temple after my little sister leaves and have my kids do baptisms and us do a session for her family. Her and my daddy were married there in 1969.
One more thing. She can crochet so amazingly perfect and beautiful! She has a lot of talents. She is
She is awesome.  She is a great example to me. She is my MOTHER.
Love you mom!
xoxoxoxoxooxxoo

Count your many blessings!

Thank You for letting me teach the 15-16 year old Sunday School class. Last year we studied the New Testament. LOVED IT!
This year is the Book of Mormon. SO Amazing

Last year I had Kelsey and all her friends. This year I have the year younger kids! Love them!
yesterday as I looked out at their sweet faces, I knew they were listening. I know they are such good kids saved for this time. Wow! How did I get so lucky to be the YW president for 3 years and then go straight to teaching them the Scriptures? I am so thankful for these amazing opportunities! I love how these kids let me love them. I have so much love to give. My heart is bursting at the amazing feelings we can feel as we serve, love, teach and forgive each other. How fun it is to grow in the gospel with our YOUTH!
I am so Blessed! I am soLucky! I am so Thankful! I am so Loved!

My Friend "C"

This is my friend C~
She came by my house last night and stayed for 3 hours. She is on her way California for a week. She moved to Rexburg Idaho a month ago and texted me a week ago saying she was going to be coming through Cedar and that she would love to see Kelsey and I. Of course I said yes! I love her! So does Kelsey. C~ has a special place in both of our hearts. About 3 years ago the ward we were in split. I was the YW president and it broke my heart to have to leave all those girls and leaders behind. When they announced they were going to take some of us and some from another ward and make 3 wards, Kelsey and I were the only ones from the old ward. We felt a little kicked out. C~ was from the other ward, her and 6 girls from her old ward came to the new ward. They called me as the YW president and I looked at the 7 girls on my rolls. SEVEN GIRLS!! YIKES!! I called my presidencey and took a deep breath. I was so nervous that first week we met. I didn't know if they would like me. Everyone said that C~ was having a hard time with the split. I was having a hard time with the split, so I knew how she felt. I was going to make the most of it! I was going to love all those girls and we were going to be amazing with our numbers of 7! Back to C~ I met her on the first day our ward met as a ward. I walked into sacrament meeting and sat down. I looked around curiously and a happy smile lit up from a cute girl behind me. She was darling.  I smiled back and wondered if she was one of my YW. She was! The rest is History. C~ and I had 2 years together before she graduated and I was released, all within a month of each other.
I love her. She was my friend. She did everything I ever asked of her and she loved Kelsey. So many times we shared amazing spiritual experiences with each other. Firesides, Conferences, Camp, hikes, activities, Sunday lessons. She was an amazing example to me and to Kelsey. We have met once a month to go to lunch over the past year to always stay in touch. She showed up at our ward occasionally when the college wards were out and always hugged me and told me how much she loved me. A life long friend I have in C~.
She moved to Idaho in May, I was so sad for me and yet happy for her. I teased her the day before she left over some ice cream....."you are gonna go up there and find a great guy and get married! You just watch".............haha
Last night she told Kelsey and I of her new Friend. YEP!! She is in like and it is quickly turning to "here comes the bride" What a great girl she is! I hope he is as great as she says, but I know he must be, she has very high standards and expectations! LOVE HER!
We laughed so hard last night we cried teasing her about her giddyness! There truly is a time and season for all things! She said I can come to the wedding..............hahahhahaha
Wouldn't miss it for the world!
Thank You for blessing my life with C~ I love her, and I know she loves me <3

MAKE today a Great day!
xoxoxoxoxooxoxoxoxo