What was He Thinking?

Now please understand. Brad is one of the smartest people I know. But really what was he thinking
He sent me to the Nursery J and J garden and nursery, and he said get 6 tomato plants.
For real 6 just 6 I would never plant just 6 tomato plants, and what about the other things I know we will need.
Truly sending me to a nursery alone is like sending me shoe shopping with Stacy. He did actually think I could just buy 6 tomato plants. J and J's are all the way in Layton. I have to make the trip count don't I? That is rhetorical. Don't answer it. Please
So I came away with a lovely purple fountain grass, a beautiful black mound grass, two peppers, tons of alyssum, plenty of pansies and 20 tomato plants. No that not a typo It really is 20.

Bring on summer because I am ready for warm tomato's fresh off the vine.

Better late then never. HAPPY BIRTHDAY NUKER

My nuker turned 10 last Sunday. WOW how did that happen. I may really be getting old, when my baby girl turns 10.
So I was in California for her birthday. Don't worry she got extra souvenirs for her suffering and parting it up with her cousin at Chucky Cheese. I still wanted her to know I think she is incredible.
10 Wonderful things I love about her
1-Have you seen her smile! It could truly light up the world.
2-Pink and Purple. She is still a girly girl.
3-Hugs and kisses. Need I say more.
4-She is a fierce friend.
5-She stands up for what is right.
6-She is super smart and loves school.
7-She loves her Heavenly Father, and she knows he loves her.
8-She thinks her big sister is the greatest, and her brothers are the best.
9-Blue blood. GO BYU
10-She knows the church is true, and is a witness for it.
What ever happens in this crazy world. I am so grateful I get to go through it with my sweet nuker. She is pure sunshine. I love her so much and could not ask for anything more then to get to be her mom.
Happy Birthday peanut!

Taking it Slow

I thought for a while there, that I might stop time I was going so fast. Visions of superman circling the earth were going through my head. I felt for a time like I was be pulled in every direction, but not enough in one direction or the other to be fully effective. Was I really do all I could for my family, for my work, for my parents, for my young women. And to be honest I was not sure I could do it.
Then It happened. I shouldn't be surprised. Of course it happened. It is the way of the world.

You keep going and going and going, and just when you have time to catch your breath. You get sick :(

Lets look at the up side of being ill.
1-No one wants you to take care of them. They really do not want to get sick with you
2-Staying in bed is not only necessary to getting better, but it forces you to stop going.
3-When you slow down you have time to remember things like, sleep, or eating healthy meals, or prayer. You know the little things.

What did I learn.
I can't do everything, nor do I have to.
I can put thing in priority order with me in the top three, and there is nothing wrong with that. I am not selfish. I am just alive.
I can not, and I mean NOT ever think I can do it all alone. I must include my Father in Heaven in all I am doing.
I can lean on my friends, my children, my husband for help. If I can help them. Then I should trust that they can help me.
The most important person I can lean on is my savior. When I feel at my whits end, when I think I can not take one more thing going wrong, when my plate is spilling over because it is so full. He is there for me. He is always there for me. He has never failed me, nor will he ever fail me.

It only take three weeks of crazy and one week of sick to remind me.
The truth is. I already knew that. I learned these lessons before at least ten times. I have even tried to teach these same lessons to my children. Guess I am human after all.

16 years and still counting!

Brad and I just had our 16th wedding anniversary on Thursday and I can't help but love him more.
He is the most wonderful amazing man I know. He is my best friend. I am so grateful to have him as my eternal companion.

2010

so a new year has started.
I remember when I was young that time moved so slowly. Nothing happened when you thought it would and one year sounded and seemed like forever.
O what I would give for that slow year. That long lasting time. Now thing go to quickly. Time flies by so fast., and one year. That just isn't long enough.
The kids grow too fast. The months pass to fast. The world moves to fast.
It is true, just when you think everything that needs to be done is done, and you have a few minutes to stop and smell the roses. There is more to do. Things you forgot. Thing others need from you. Things you added to yourself.
So my goal this year. ( among others of course ) Take a breath. slow my steps, look around and enjoy the beauty that is everywhere.
I will listen to the wind and watch the birds in the trees. I will look at the clouds like I did when I was a child. I will hold the hugs a little longer, even if the kids think I am weird. I will find joy in silence. I will enjoy the snow fall. ( I really will )
I think what I am saying is I will try my best to slow down and look around me. I will find peace in my imperfection and know that I can be made better through my savior, and I will be OK with that.

just a thought

The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.

~~Burton Hillis~~

The Christmas Sweater

a novel, by Glenn Beck

What a great, up lifting book to read, to really put you in the holiday spirit. The book is full of love and pain and hope. I really loved this book. I found it to both make me laugh and cry. In fact I was reading at a break will I was working and found myself holding back tears.
Now I do not always have such an emotional reaction to something I read, but I found that this book touched my heart. I remembered being a child angry and hurt and lashing out at others rather then being hurt by them.
Take the time to read this book. It will not cost you much of your much needed time this crazy month and I know you will be better for it.
I bought the copy so just borrow mine.