Perhaps I am a Zerbra?

"I asked the Zebra,
are you black with white stripes?
Or white with black stripes?
And the zebra asked me,
Are you good with bad habits?
Or are you bad with good habits?
Are you noisy with quiet times?
Or are you quiet with noisy times?
Are you happy with some sad days?
Or are you sad with some happy days?
Are you neat with some sloppy ways?
Or are you sloppy with some neat ways?
And on and on and on and on and on and on he went.
I’ll never ask a zebra about stripes...again."
— Shel Silverstein

Livin' It Up!!!

Basketball Stake Champions!!

Way to go boys...who would have though it after watching the first game, maybe the Suns do have a shot after all...

A Priesthood Duty

Last night we had the wonderful opportunity to participate in seeing our nephew be ordained an Elder. He is the first in a long line of young men that will hopefully be receiving this same ordination. This young man holds a special place in my heart. 1. Because his parents are my **Favorite** wink, wink, 2. Because he is named after my true Love, and 3. Because there is just a little something that has always been in his eyes that that has drawn me in, not sure exactly what it is but I love it and I hope it never goes away.

As we sat there, I could not help but remember a young 3 year old hiding in a T.V. cabinet at the beach house. How he has grown up!! Or watching him slide down the stairs into the closet door, well, not much has changed there...

Over the years one thing as always impressed me, his constant love and respect for his parents and his family. I treasure that...though I am not part of his immediate family I see him often enough to see what once was a boy, is now a man prepared to serve the Lord. A constant example to my boys and his other cousins, a gift that I will forever be grateful for...

Michael thank you, thank you for leading the way...for taking this role that was given to you with out being asked, dealing with all these little eyes watching your every move...you are a leader, and true example, and we love you!!

Wish You Were Here

To know me is to know one of my BIGGEST pet peeves is "texting" and the entire cell phone thing in general!! I have gone periods of time where I have taken a "leave of absence" from the whole electronics part of my life and actually lived to tell about it. Nothing is MORE irritating than trying to have a conversation with someone and all you hear is a "BEEP BEEP" or a "VISS VISS" or even worse yet, NO eye contact due to the fact that their thumbs are too busy typing away something SUPER important like, "Ya, totally, her shirt was like way UGLY", ya, thanks for the heads up on that tid bit! Nothing says your not worth my time like a "text message". I'm just gonna put this out there...if you text ME and I don't respond this is what I'm saying to you...YOUR NOT WORTH MY TIME...call me, come over...MAKE AN EFFORT...have we really entered a time in our lives were talking is THAT bad? I can remember when all I did as a kid was stay up all night and TALK to my friends. Do people even KNOW how to do that know with out using symbols and texting sings? I for one will not allow my boys to text their friends. If they want to talk then they are more than welcome to CALL or GO OVER and TALK to them like a HUMAN. I will not raise savages.

Don't get me wrong, texting is great for quick last minute things like "where are you?", "what time is the game", "can you pick up some milk?" "the movie is at 7"...Not for things like, "my wedding is on March 12th, @ 9am Please RSVP" ummm NO!