So it's football season and because my husband is a Bears fan, so are my kids. They wear their jersy's for every game and love to sit and watch football with their dad.

The other day my 4 year old son blurts out, "mommy... Jesus wants us to play football." I have to say I was quite amused. I asked him why Jesus would want us to play football and he said something like, "I don't know, I think it's good excersise."

Stop and watch the leaves fall

I absolutely love this time of year. Minus the fact that it comes around so quickly and it means that another year is almost at a close. Can anyone believe that we are almost finished with 2008 and moving into 2009. Where does the time go? Have you ever thought about it? Where did it go and why so fast? What are you doing with it? It's not the time of year to stop and smell the roses, but instead how about stopping to watch the leaves fall. We have become a gotta have it now society and it is sad to me that we have falling into the belief that everything has to run 24/7 in order to make more money. I wish we could do something to change the way the world views our "day of rest" and how valuable it is and should be to our society. I truly believe we would be a more blessed people is we could observe it the way it was inteded. Sorry for the soap box.

So I have to say that this weekend was a tad bit crappy. On the 14th, it was my dad's 5th month of being gone. To top it all off, it was stake conference (my dad was big into stake conference, being the stake president) and the mission prez and his wife spoke as well as singing called to serve (one of my dad's favorites). So needless to say, it was a bit emotional and I have decided that I will probably just never do well with stake conference.

How grateful I am for the plan of salvation, for the love of my Savior and the testimony I have of His will and plan. I was blessed to come to a family who loved the Gospel and taught their chidren to love it too. I hope to be the kind of parents that mine were and are. My mom's example of strength and faith is overwhelming. I'm not saying she doesn't get lonely, but she is striving to know the Lord's will and stay close to those things that give her comfort, prayer and scripture study. She is amazing to me. I miss my dad and long for him to call me "beepers" and tell me that everything will look brighter in the morning. (It's time for a phone call Jimmy!!)

So the pictures don't do it justice! This has been our project for the past year and more so this summer. It is so time for it to be done!!!! Jim has worked so hard and been so good to let the kids get in on the fun. The blue room is going to be Kailyn's and the pink one is Danaca's. The red room is the theatre room and the brown room withouth the beadboard is my scrapbook area. The other brown room with the beadboard is the family room. We are going to start moving stuff down this week. Sooo excited.

It's almost complete

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Life as I know it...

So two weeks ago our ward was split. It was a much needed split because we had too many people to keep track of. The following Sunday I was called into the Bishops office and he asked if I would accept being released from my current calling as a relief society teacher. I was incredibly reluctant to answer his loaded question. Let me back up for a second...

My dad has always teased and asked when I was going to be in the relief society presidency. Any time I called him to tell him I was asked to serve somewhere, he would immediatly go for relief society. I would tell him that he was crazy and not to wish that on me, I was fine doing what I was doing.

Well, sitting in the Bishops office he asked if I would accept a call as the first counsilor in the R.S. presidency over enrichment. As I accepted and told him I would "love" to, I sat thought about my dad. I told the Bishop that anyone who wanted me in a presidency was crazy. When I got home from my interview I wanted so bad to tell him about my new calling. I knew it wouldnt be the same, but to satisfy my need, I called my parents home phone. (As some of you know, we've asked mom not to change the message cuz it's dad's voice) When I heard the beep I proceeded to tell my dad all about it. Dumb, huh?!

So, needless to say my schedule just got shuved into overdrive and life as I knew it no longer exhists. I hope and pray that I can keep it all together. I was overwhelmed with the immediate love and concern that I have for the sisters in my ward, and a desire to help them in anyway I can.

Wish me luck!!

Where to begin...

Since my last post was talking about all the craziness, now I'm going to post pictures. While Jim's dad was visiting I was able to take a 3 generation picture. And the girls got a picture with their cousin Bailey.


These next pictures are from when my sister was here and we went up to m Uncle Kelly's house to play with the horses. The kids chased the chicken, picked and ate fresh raspberries and got to ride Felice.





When all our company went home I left town. I went to Syracuse to scrapbook for a weekend with my friend Kimberli. Once a year (Mother's day weekend) we get together and scrapbook all day and night. Well when my dad passed away in April Kimberli suggested we move the weekend to August. I was so grateful that she didn't expect me to go thru with it and didn't make me have to be the one to postpone it. It's been 4 months and I am still having a hard time scrapbooking pictures with him in them. Kimberli completed 4 beautiful layouts and I was able to get thru 9 mediocur ones.

Craziness

This last week has been filled with pure craziness. Last Saturday, Jim's dad, brother and sister in law and their 2 kids came to stay until Sunday. They came because Jim as well as 4 others from our ward were ordained to the office of High Priest. They also announced that our ward would be split. But don't get any wild ideas. There has been NO calling attatched!!!

Jim's family left Sunda night and my brother and sister in law and their 2 kids came and stayed until Tuesday afternoon at which point, my sister came and is staying until Thursday night. When she leaves, I go to work and the next day (Friday) I get to go scrapbooking for a weekend.

It has been fun. My sister and I got to spend my birthday together, which we haven't done in years. We watched home movies that my dad made. He also made a video of him talking about some of his memories. It was soooo great.

Evolution of dance

I can't figure out how to get a utube video to play on my blog, but go to the link and watch. It's histarical.
www.evolutionofdance.com

My friend Bobbi sent this to me in an email and I thought it was funny, so I'm sharing.
PREGNANCY Q & A
Q: Should I have a baby after 35?
A: No, 35 children is enough.
Q : I'm two months pregnant now. When will my baby move?
A: With any luck, right after he finishes college.
Q: My childbirth instructor says it's not pain I'll feel during labor, but pressure. Is she right?
A: Yes, in the same way that a tornado might be called an air current.
Q: When is the best time to get an epidural?
A: Right after you find out you're pregnant.
Q: Is there anything I should avoid while recovering from childbirth?
A: Yes, pregnancy.
Q : Do I have to have a baby shower?
A: Not if you change the baby's diaper very quickly.
Q : Our baby was born last week. When will my wife begin to feel and act normal again?
A: When the kids are in college.

Memories

THIS SEEMED LIKE FUN.
Here are the directions:
1. As you comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!
2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.

Have you ever been walking along and had an overwhelming sense of satisfaction about your life. That happened to me the other day and it was a really great feeling. I had been thinking about where I am in my life and if we should have more kids. As I walked out of church one Sunday behind my kids, I looked at them and felt completely satisfied. Like, I wasn't missing out on anything. It was kindof wierd. Anyway, just thought I'd share.