Class of 2023

Congratulations to the Preschool Class of 2010...the Graduating Class of 2023...ok...I'm OLD...

Way to go Owen. :D



O was voted "MOST POPULAR"
He must get that from his DAD!! He was the "FAV" among the LADIES!!!, but hay, with those eyes, and that smile, can you blame him?

15 Years and Going Strong

15 years ago TODAY, we said YES, in the Mesa, AZ Temple. What a day. I remember it so clearly. Unlike today, I was not sick(that was my sister-in-law...sick to death). Just like this week, it was NBA playoffs. How fast time has gone by. I use to HATE it when others would say, "You will be surprised how fast time will fly by"! But it does, and I am! 15 years, and 4 BOYS latter, and I am in AWE at the speed at which time has gone. It does not stop. FOR any thing or ANY one. I have been blessed with an abundance of blessings. WHY I have not figured out yet, part of me doesn't want to. I am grateful for these blessings and for whatever the blessings...I will take them and just be grateful. I have a husband that I adore and who adores me more than I can express. How I got to be so lucky I will NEVER know. For that I can only thank his parents over and over. If it weren't for them, well...I would not have him. They truly gave me the greatest gift ever. I am constantly aware of their role in his life. What outstanding parents had to of been to raise such an incredible MAN. If I can only measure up to their standers. It's a job that never ends, as I have been able to receive council of my own from them, it is easy for me to see how he is the way he is and why he parents the way he does. My boys will be the men they are to be because of him and because of his parents. What a blessing.

16 years ago, on a November night, I sat on the phone with a young returned missionary. 7 weeks later he asked me to marry him on his sister's birthday. I have "SWOONED" each night since. He is my light, my life, my love.

I love you!

6 am here he comes

It's funny how sometimes you get what you ask for.
Several weeks ago Mike was approached and asked how he felt about becoming a seminary teacher.
What they didn't know was that he has talked about being a seminary teacher LONG before they asked.


Yesterday, Mike was released from the High Council and put in as Seminary Teacher for the 2010-2011 school year. He is so excited. Why you ask? Because he is going to be one of the Best Seminary teachers ever!!! Never have I know anyone who wanted to be a seminary teacher. He has. He LOVES the gospel. He KNOWS the gospel. He will TEACH the gospel. He LIVES for the gospel. How BLESSED his students will be to have him share HIS testimony each and EVERY day as I have been for the last 15 years. I am SO very excited to be able to share in this with him. What an exciting adventure we are about to have.

Enough all ready!!!

I am taking a STAND...(and some of you may NOT like it, but hey, what else is new?)

Often I am joked around with because of the "Manners" that I expect, see, and comment on. I was raised with "such manners". Though I have probably lost some along the way. I have found that recently, more so than ever, I am getting FED up with the LACK of manners that society has. What has happened? I'll tell you...ELECTRONICS!! They are corrupting our society, however fabulous they are, they are turning people into rude, non-sociable, individuals. Our children have NO IDEA what it means to "TALK" to someone unless it has to do with a keyboard and some abbreviation. Look someone in the eye...you must be KIDDING. Call some directly...you want me to do WHAT? Send a letter...what's that? The ART of being polite has totally gone out the window and I think I've had enough!!!SO...my revenge...I am putting away my cell phone and my email. I'm done!! I usually don't carry my phone around with me anyway, it's mostly in the car...but now....it will be OFF unless an emergency happens and I NEED to make a call. As for emails, they are a great way of communicating, I agree, but now only for church calling purposes. I am taking a sabbatical perhaps for the summer,maybe even longer, we'll see. What am I teaching my own children if I too can't communicate without the use of technology. It's possible, I've seen it, I've lived it, I know it won't kill us...

Russell and Brad Wilcox, “Keep Texting from Taking Over,” New Era, Aug 2007, 30–33

Is texting good or bad? It depends on how you use it.

“I am so excited to see my friend again,” one young woman kept telling her parents as she prepared for the special reunion. She had recently returned home after having lived far away. She had looked forward to this moment for a long time.

When the two friends saw each other, they were all smiles. They hugged and laughed as they left together to enjoy becoming reacquainted. However, the parents were surprised when their daughter returned home much earlier than expected.

“What’s wrong?” they asked.

“I was so excited to talk the way we used to, but she just spent the whole time text messaging her other friends.” Her hurt and disappointment were apparent as she declared, “I wish texting had never been invented.”

Like all communication tools, cell phones with text messaging capabilities can be positive or negative depending on how they are used. Stories can be told of a texted birthday greeting that made someone’s day or a disaster that was avoided because someone was warned quickly and effectively in a text message. Still, not-so-positive stories can also be told of teenagers texting their friends during Sunday School or seminary lessons, of people being hurt by the content of a message received, or, as in the example above, of people avoiding or disregarding those around them in favor of texting someone else.

Like e-mailing, texting can be a wonderful way to communicate and build relationships, but it’s not the relationship itself. If texting is managed and kept in control, it can have positive results. However, if it is allowed to take over, it can be disruptive and even damaging.

PS...if you need me, I'll be at home. :D

Don't hate me...

Don't hate me because I'm beautiful!
(so, i'm raising vain boys...is that bad?)

A Day @ the Park

Owen and I went to RR Park a few weeks ago. It is one of his VERY favorite parks and when we pack a lunch...it's even BETTER. Aunt Allison and Aunt Natalie came too, along with Nonie. Cousins, Aunts and Nonie...Nothing could be better than that!!

M-Day 2010

My mothers day started with breakfast in bed...not the greatest of looks but hey, it's mothers day.

I was given several wonderful cards, each hand made by the boys. Owen felt so bad that Mike wasn't getting anything that he left and came back with a picture he had drawn of he and Mike and wrote "Dad" on it. What a good kid!!

We had a wonderful day, dinner at my parents home, and ended it with a win from the SUNS...could it get better?