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Our baby girl is a teenager as of today. Emma is now thirteen...where did the time go? Seems like yesterday I was in labor in the middle of the Super Bowl :) Here are some of my favorite things about this little (big) girl:She is very determined and won't let anything get in her way when she makes up her mind. We often call her "Miss Bee in Her Bonnet".She loves to socialize with friends and

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Emma has started to play Futsal and I like it!Before last Saturday I had never seen a Futsal game and was not sure what we would be in for. However, I was pleasantly surprised. It is a very fast-paced type of indoor soccer thatis really fun to watch.Emma's soccer team decided to play Futsal this yearto help sharpentheir foot skills and keep them in shape for the upcoming spring season.She was an

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Sunday we all got together to celebrate Grandpa W's 73 rd birthday. Everyone had a great time and everyone enjoyed holding Aubs...as you can see by the photos below. Christopher and Cordell even managed to pull themselves away from watching the NFL playoffs long enough to play a little one on one in the basement. It was a nice, relaxing afternoon.

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Tara and Austin went to dinner tonight with Christopher and Sam and asked me to babysit. I love spending time with this little gal. I discovered this past week that she loves "running" with me. I love how she smiles when we move her legs fast...cute stuff :)

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I got to watch Aubri yesterday for a bit while Tara took their car to get inspected. I gave her a bath (which she absolutely LOVES...) and after she was so calm that I snapped this picture of her. Can you tell that I LOVE being a Grandma???

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"Mortality is a period of testing, a time to prove ourselves worthy to return to the presence of our Heavenly Father. In order to be tested, we must sometimes face challenges and difficulties. At times there appears to be no light at the tunnel's end-no dawn to break the night's darkness. We feel surrounded by the pain of broken hearts, the disappointment of shattered dreams, and the despair of

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I finished Emma's vanity the day that Tara went into labor --thank goodness--and I think it turned out pretty darn cute. She loved it and was completely surprised. Somehow I managed to delete my "before" pictures, but let's just say it was pretty ugly. When I first saw it, I was not sure but thought the shape had potential. And for $15.00 how could I lose? I love the "bling" I added on the

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I keep forgetting to post this experience and last night Josh reminded me of it. A few months ago Greg was taking Josh to his bus stop early in the morning to catch his bus to go to school. I can't recall exactly why, but for some reason they were in Jenni's car. Anyway...as Greg was driving he found a tube of "chapstick" and began to apply it all over his lips. According to Josh, he was not

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Last Sunday we went to Kaysville for my nephew's homecoming. After Sacrament Meeting we got in the car and headed over to Greg's sister's home. We parked a little down the street and Josh, Emma and I started walking to the house. Greg was lingering behind (something that frequently happens...) and we just went ahead. A few minutes later Greg finally arrived. I asked him what in the world he

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We had a nice Christmas Eve celebration at our home Saturday. Everyone was here and we had a great time. Some of the highlights:*Josh's white elephant gift. Let's just say, what happens in the Williamson household, stays in the Williamson household ;) *Setting Jenni's birthday cookie on fire.*Listening to Cordell read us stories from the book he purchased to give his friends...funny stuff.*

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Saturday we celebrated Jenni's 23rd birthday in the middle of our Christmas family celebration. Jenni does not like cake so each year she requests me to make her a sugar cookie. So...here is her sugar cookie all ablaze with 23 candles :) I can't believe we didn't catch the house of fire...(Please forgive the awful pictures. I had to use the camera on my cell)

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Aubri is now one week old. Cute little bugger, isn't she???

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She is here and she is perfect and very precious. Aubri Roo Anderson was born this morning at 6:43 am weighing 7 lbs 7 oz and 19" long. In case you are wondering about the creative middle name, Austin served his mission in Australia and wanted her middle name to have a connection to that country. Tara came up with the name and they ran with it. I have to say, the more I hear it, the more it

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Remember in my last post where I said that Josh had lost his wallet twice and that Emma had prayed both times and found it? Well here is another one to add to her list... Last night Greg was looking everywhere for his watch. He said he had put it on his nightstand like he always does, but it was not there anymore. He hunted and hunted and hunted. Finally I suggested that he have Emma pray to

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During the busy time of year I just can't seem to find time to sit and post too many things. A lot is happening, I just don't have time to record it. However, tonight I plan to take a couple of minutes and update my journal. Here goes...We are waiting for our granddaughter to arrive. Tara has an induction date set for December 26th, so the end is in sight. In the meantime, I am madly getting

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What a crazy couple of days. Tara and Austin came over Thursday afternoon and told us they were heading to the hospital. What???? They baby is not due until January 1st. Evidently, they had just returned from a weekly doctor's visit and Tara's blood pressure was through the roof. They wanted to observe her for 24 hours and if they could not get the blood pressure to lower, they were planning

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Last Sunday one of my former Primary class children was visiting his grandmother, who happens to be in our ward. His name is Kai and he moved to Logan a couple of months ago. His father died in Iraq and he is the oldest of two boys in his family. I just love this little guy. He is VERY shy and often can go most of the Sunday without saying a word. Just a sweet and pure little boy.After

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We had Thanksgiving this year at my brother, Mark's home. It was a nice, relaxing day. Lezlie and I decided that we did not want any pressure and made a simple, traditional dinner. Turkey (38 total lbs...that was Mark's idea so that we could have a lot of leftovers), stuffing, mashed potatoes gravy, sweet potatoes souffle, vegies, rolls and lots of pies...Perfect. The day began with

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Step 1: Send son out to the west desert with his priest quorum and a lot of ammunition and guns.Step 2: Track a pumpkin, find it and shoot it until it is dead...

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I am having fun with Picassa's Picnik program that adjusts the pictures...here's another one from that day :)

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A few weeks ago we actually managed to get everyone together for family pictures. Talk about a miracle :)We asked Sam to bring her nifty camera and tri-pod and we set the timer and this is what happened. Not too bad :)

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*Took my mom to the ER four hours after arriving at her home in Boise*My mom undergoes an emergency procedure 48 hours after ER visit*Dayna gets the flu while I am visiting her and my mom*Greg has chest pains for days and is finally diagnosed with angina (while I am in Boise)*Received a phone call yesterday informing me that my mom has fractured a vertebrae and will need another procedure to fix

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I flew home from Boise last Thursday. I always laugh when I go through security at the airport. I know most people get frustrated with all the rigors we have to go through just to get to the gate, but for some reason, I have not had that frustration. Since 9/11 and all the new securities at airports have been put into place, I have been on numerous airplanes flying to Oregon and Boise to take

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This past week Dayna and my mom came to Utah for a visit. I came home with them to help my mom and we arrived in Boise yesterday around 4 pm. At 8 pm last night my mom had some physical problems that lead us to the ER. Fortunately, we did not have to admit her and we both came home around 11:30 pm. It is amazing to see how Heavenly Father sends tender mercies into our lives. My mom could have had

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Yesterday was my mom's birthday. I decided to draw her a picture this year for her present since she has just about anything she wants. When mom's get to be 76 years old, they become difficult to shop for :) This barn is the barn she milked cows in as a child. I love it. I remember seeing it many times as a little girl when we would go to Skamokawa to visit my grandparents. It is no longer

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cMonday evening we finally were all able to get together for Christopher's birthday dinner. Holy cow, is it getting to be a headache to find a time when everyone's schedule can work.Being the health nut that he is, Chrisotopher did not want a birthday cake or any kind of dessert for his birthday. However, I decided the rest of us should not have to suffer because of his healthy lifestyle and

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We did not plant our garden this year until the last week of June. Between the weather and our schedules we just did not have time. However, I told Greg that I still wanted a garden and that we would be blessed because we were being obedient. Wow...have we ever been blessed! I can't believe how much we are pulling out of that plot. I even picked a large bowl full of tomatoes today and

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Last week Tara's MIL threw her an open house baby shower. Tara and Austin have been living in their basement for the past two years and last Saturday they moved into an apartment (next to Christopher!). Anyway, before they left the ward, the Anderson's wanted to give the shower.I had a Primary activity that very evening, so I was late arriving. Jenni and Emma came with me. When we arrived

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I have a lot of little things on my mind lately. Nothing earth-shattering--just stuff. 1. I am dying read "Killing Lincoln". I love historical fiction and this looks like an excellent read. I want it. Bad. 2. I have vines full of grapes. Lots and lots of grapes. I am not sure I have ever seen so many grapes on my vines as I have this year. I love walking by them and smelling that

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Today we traveled to Provo to watch Emma play soccer. I just don't get down to Provo very often anymore. Honestly, there really isn't any reason. As we were driving home we passed Jamestown on University Avenue. It made me kind of teary eyed realizing that my Grandma was not there anymore. Actually, she hasn't been there for quite some time, but it still caught me off guard.We then traveled

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Josh and his priest quorum in conjuction with the laurels climbed Mt Timp a few weeks ago. Evidently, this climb traditionally begins around midnight and you arrive at the top just in time for sunrise. This was the second time Josh had hiked this mountain in three weeks...CRAZY. It is 7 miles each way...wow. They had a great time and were dead tired when they returned home. One of the other

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A couple of weeks ago Jenni, Coredell and some friends went to California for a short vacation. They had tickets to see some concert on the beach that lasted all day. These are some of the photos that Jenni sent me while they were there...looks like they had fun! She said the weather was perfect the entire time and all of them had a lot of fun...ahh...to be young again...

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While at the cabin last weekend, Emma practiced her moves from the dance class she is taking at school. The cabin has a deck that she used and it was quite funny watching her fly by the windows. What was even funnier was how the cabin would shudder and shake as she bounced around.I tried to grab a couple of photos of her, but I really had a hard time because she was flitting around so quickly.

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A couple of days ago I received a text from Greg telling me that his dad had gone to the hospital early in the morning due to chest pains. He has not been healthy for years and we are never quite sure if this is the "time". He did suffer from a heart attack and they also had a hard time getting his blood pressure to regulate and also his heart rate. He is beginning to feel better and Greg told

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While we were at the cabin Sam took some pictures of Emma. I had promised Emma that we would get some pictures of her because I had refused to pay the outrageous price of school pictures. Every year it makes me crazy when those little packets come home. One picture for $20 or more and you are not even sure it will be good. Serious? Anyway, Sam did a great job and it kept Emma occupied for

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Today I have felt yucky. Flu yucky. We are supposed to be going to the cabin with Tara, Austin, Chris and Sam (Jenni and Cordell have to work) tomorrow, so I hope I feel better soon. I was determined that flu or not, I was going to finish organizing my newly painted family room/computer room. I couldn't stand the chaos one more day! It had to be done...While doing so, I came across a

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Yesterday was Josh's first day of college. He is going to LDSBC and they started a lot laterthan everyone else. In addition, they get out of school for the end of the term BEFORE anyone else. Cool.His classes begin at 7:30 am and go until 1:30 pm on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. LOVE IT! He then comes home and goes directly to work and stays there until around 8:30 pm. This is what I"M

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Yep. They really put "Beiber" on her soccer jersey.The only problem is that they spelled it wrong...bwhahahahahha. (Should have been "Bieber") Emma was very disappointed :( I wasn't :)

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This past couple of weeks I have had a couple ofexperiences with Christopher. I realize that I don't blog too much about him... I think it is because he is TWENTY-THREE (almost twenty four...when did THAT happen???), married and does not live at home anymore. But, he is one amazing child and I wanted to share a couple of thoughts to be part of my "journal".About two weeks ago he came to our

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It has started again. Actually it never has really stopped. Soccer. Emma loves soccer and her team officially kicked off the fall season tonight and won 3-2 :) They have been holding practice all summer and it looks like it really paid off. I am going to brag a moment about my child...yep, she scored all three of the goals. They were beauties. And Greg, Tara and I were cheering and making

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Monday was a great day for Emma. It wasn't too shabby for me either ;) She was VERY nervous at the thought of going to junior high. Freaked out actually. If you happen to know Emma, you realize that very little in this world freaks that child out. Sunday night came and we had planned on having Greg give her a blessing to help her calm her nerves. But since Greg was sick with a bucket close by

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Monday Emma starts junior high. That's right, we are done with elementary school. Weird.

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I spent this past weekend moving Dayna and Peter into their new home. Or as my mom put it, it is actually "a shop that happens to have a house" hahaha. That seems about right. I admit, I was a little sad saying goodbye to their old home...and it is not even mine. Dayna and Peter have lived her for the past 9 years and I have had some fun times inside these walls. As I was moving I recalled

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We finally were able to have a family celebration of Josh's 18th birthday last night. Finally. I can't believe how hard it has become to get everyone gathered. I finally just picked a date and said come if you can, and if you can't, sorry. Fortunately, everyone was able to drop by throughout the night...not all at the same time, but hey, we take what we can get. Josh has been whining to

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Today I had a bad day. Not sure why, but I was really not feeling like my usual self. I was in charge of Sharing Time and I woke up a stress case. Once again, not sure why. I had it planned and ready to go...all I had to do was show up and talk. If only it had been that easy... Junior Primary Sharing Time was not so great, but I finally managed to pull it together by the time Senior Primary

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I was reading Josh's blog today and this is what he wrote:"Day 4: the old folks. What's to say? They're tired, and I am the oldest kid currently living at home. So we just joke around and get through each day. My dad works at 1 800 Contacts, and I get free stuff aplenty and cheap eye stuff. Free soda, movie tickets, eye exams, and discounts on glasses and contacts. *jazz hands* Mom stays at

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Last Sunday we had all the Primary children gather in the cultural hall so that we could take a picture of them to put on the front of a book that we are sending President Monson for his birthday. Sadly, a lot of children were missing, but we had to go with it. It was hard for me to accept the fact that we would never have a Sunday with all the children present so that we could include all of

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Yesterday was Josh's 18th birthday. Holy cow, where did the time go? This past week he FINALLY completed his Eagle project. This project was all he had left to do for quite some time and he just never did it. Merit badges were done, advancements complete and the project had been approved. All he needed was motivation. I guess he finally found that a couple ofweeks ago. For his project, he

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Hard to believe that summer is almost over and it is about time to start the school routine again. A few significant things have happened this past week that I want to share so that I can have it in my "journal" for future family members to read.1. Josh completed his Eagle project! Yipee! That kid about gave me a heart attack waiting until almost the eleventh hour to get it done, but he

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I have an obsession. Barns and old buildings. I am not sure what my problem is, but I probably need some kind of help. I love everything about them. Textures, colors, shapes...EVERYTHING. (I want one of these next to my chicken coop someday - ha)While on our trip, my mom was very patient with me. I would stop the van on a dime if I spotted a barn of some kind. I was snapping pictures left

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This is "Farmer Kirk's" garden. My mom designated that name for him, and it fits :) I love his little (big) garden. I think my favorite thing about it is the greenhouse he made from SCRAPS. That's right, scraps. It even has running water inside...how cool is that? I am a bit jealous...If you look right behind where he is standing you can see a wall of berry bushes. Kirk gave me some starts

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In mid-June my mom and I took a road-trip to Oregon. It was great :) We had a lot of fun and I was even able to read two complete books throughout the whole thing! ( I highly recomment the Hunger Games series...addicting stuff). I was talking to my mom the other day and we both agreed that we are ready to go back again. I know I will always remember this trip with her--it was a great memory

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I look at my blog and feel guilt. I have been so busy with other things that I just have not had time to sit and blog. Hopefully after this weekend that will change.I have been making a book for my in-laws 50th wedding anniversary that is coming up at the end of this month. I did not think it would take me so long to get it done, but it has been consuming my time. I had a friend show me a

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I had a friend do a post about the high school band that passes in our neighborhood in preparation for the big parade on the 4th of July. They march up and down our streets practicing and honestly, I have become so used to it that it really would not seem like Summer if I did not see them go by. I love how I can hear the drums start at the school and hear that great John Phillips Sousa music

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Josh and Greg went to the annual Priest Camp in southern Utah while I was in Oregon. We have such a great group of boys in our ward. Truly, we are fortunate. They had the opportunity to go scuba diving and Josh loved it! His ears bothered him a bit, but he worked through it. Greg went as the grub master and told me upon arriving home that he worked his tail off the entire time. He was

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Yes...these pictures should have been posted long before now, but hey, I have been busy. Josh did it! He graduated good ole' AF High and is now on to LDSBC in the Fall. He even graduated with honors :) Tara made him the nifty candy lei's and Josh supplied the silly looks. He was not too excited to have us take pictures of him so he decided to be goofy. Typical. The other picture was taken

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Emma graduated from elementary school earlier this month and I just have not had time to post pictures...until now. I keep saying it, but I really can't believe that my baby is going to junior high - yikes! I am glad that she has a good circle of friends and that they are all great kids. That seems to help mom's not worry as much. The first photo shows Emma getting her "diploma" from Mr.

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Wow...June is almost gone and I have simply not had time to post much. So...I am going to do a quick catch-up here and hopefully post pictures later. Here are the big things that happened in June: Emma graduated from 6th grade! We no longer have any children in elementary school-strange. Josh graduated from High School! He is on to bigger and better things...college at LDS Business College

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When I woke up yesterday, this was the view that my mom and I saw when we opened the curtains of our hotel window. Heaven!!! Blue skies, still water, and a ship quietly passing by. Moments like this make life a little bit easier to endure :)

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In just a couple of weeks I will be here. Astoria, Oregon will always be home to me and I can't wait to get back and visit.Emma is leaving for Girl's Camp, Josh and Greg are heading out to southern Utah for the Priest Camp, so I am hitting the road and grabbing my mom and heading west to the coast. We had originally planned this little trip last fall, but when my dad fell, we had to cancel.

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About a month ago Jenni and Cordell introduced us to a show called "Prison Break". Christopher and Sam had shown it to them. It is not on TV anymore, but all four seasons are available on DVD. After a few shows, I was hooked. Okay...obsessed. Not something that I am terribly proud of, but man, it was intense. I can't tell you how many nights I went to bed and found myself running in my

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Tara showed me this amazing blog that has even more amazing recipes. It is favfamilyrecipes.com. I found this recipe for Winger's Amazing Sauce. I made it tonight for dinner and let me tell you that we could not taste the difference from the sauce at the restaurant. It was...wait....AMAZING. It was also very simple and easy to make. When Greg has taken me out to dinner at Winger's I have

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Last week Emma's soccer team finished out their season. They did so well that they qualified for the year end "tournament" when they beat the number one ranked team twice in a row :) It was sweet. What made it even sweeter is that this team had a LOT of obnoxious coaches who were not very nice to their girls. Screaming at them constantly and not saying very kind things. It actually broke

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Josh graduated last Sunday from Seminary! Way to go Joshers!!! In this picture he is with two of his fellow ward members, Jamie and McKay. Just think, in a couple of more weeks we will be at the Marriott Center watching him walk in his cap and gown to retreive his diploma. Doesn't seem possible...

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I can't believe that I will have another high school graduate in just a few short weeks. Four down, one to go. I am going to take a minute to brag about my boy. He is graduating with honors and with an academic letter in English. Cool.Sam took these pictures of Josh with her nifty camera that she got for Christmas and I think that she did a pretty darn good job. A few pictures below you will

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Yesterday was Tara's 20th birthday and I have searched the past couple of days for a picture of her on the SLC temple grounds when she was around 2 years old. I can't find it. I am bummed. I hope that I just put it somewhere for safe keeping. Anyway...I wanted to post a picture with this story in honor of her birthday. Oh well, it is still a good story.When Tara was two years old we lived

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Yesterday we were driving back home from a family gathering. We were just entering AF when the following conversation occured: Josh: What are they building next to Chick-Fil-A? Greg: A strip mall. Emma: A strip mall???!!! You mean they take their clothes off in there????? Greg: No, they shop in there. It is just called a strip mall because of the way it is built. No stripping. Emma:

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Today Greg gave me the best Mother's Day gift ever. He had to work this morning and when he got home he told me that he was starving. I asked him why and he then proceeded to tell me that he had purchased a lunch at his work (they have a full-time chef staffed and amazing food for cheap available to all the employees) and had every intention of eating it. He went outside and was heading for

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Tara and Austin surprised me today with this little number. Sweettttttt. They bought it for me for Mother's Day and gave it to me early. I have been wanting one of these for a very long time. I am so excited to start chopping, mixing and grating. I have been dying to try a recipe I saw for chicken lettuce wraps that call for ground chicken that you grind in a food processor. Now I can do it

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Thursday Emma's school held their annual Walk-A-Thon. This is about the only fund raiser at the school that I really get behind. I like that they are out exercising and having fun...not peddling cookie dough or wrapping paper. They hold it at the park across from our home, so I ran over and took some random pictures of the kids while they were walking. This is picture of Emma and many of her

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Last week wrapped up Emma's sixth grade class Renaissance Fair at her school. Every sixth grader participates. They have to make a booth for the fair, obtain 100 items totally no more than $10.00 to sell to the other students/teachers/families at the school and dress in something close to the era. This was a follow up to the banner that we posted earlier.Emma asked me to come help her group

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This is Charlie. He used to be Daisy, but then we discovered that SHE was a HE. In the event that we perhaps made a mistake again, we decided to start calling him Charlie. Charlie can be either a boy OR a girls name...pretty sneaky, huh?Jack must have been running around when I snapped this photo. Those two kitties are running all over the house and getting very frisky. They are fun and it

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Emma's sixth grade class is studying the Renaissance era at school right now. She had an assignment to create a "banner" that depicted her personality using symbols. This is what we came up with.Before we began, I made sure it was okay for her to have help with this project. I was informed that family participation was encouraged, so I pulled out my watercolors and let loose. I was

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I decided to mix up some of our "food traditions" for General Conference this year. In the past, I have always had cinnamon and orange rolls to eat on General Conference morning. Tara showed me a recipe that she found on my new favorite site (favfamilyrecipes.com) and I thought "Why not? Let's try it this year".Well, I think it is safe to say that we now have a new tradition in our home. The

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Meet Jack and Daisy. The two newest members of our family. (Jack is pictured above and Daisy is below). Cute-huh? They both have opened their eyes and are beginning to become mobile. Jack is definitely the mellow one of the two. He just chills on your chest and sleeps. Daisy is a bit high-strung. Lots of meowing and crying. I guess kittens even have colic :) We have had a few of the

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Saturday evening Emma and I had the opportunity to go to SLC and listen to Young Women's Conference in the Conference Center. It was Emma's first time inside that building and we had a great time. It was also the first time that she had seen President Monson in person. Cool. Our stake had tickets all in the same area, so we were able to sit by some of Emma's friends from other wards. We met

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When I woke up yesterday my cat, Maddie was meowing. A lot. We knew that she was pregnant again (ugh...I wish the vet would just fix her...who cares if she is too old to be fixed???) and that kittens were coming shortly. When I heard her constant meowing I knew that it was getting close to the time. I told Josh to sharpen his skills as a birthing coach (he was not amused) and get ready.

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Yesterday I had the opportunity to listen to Sister Julie Beck, General President of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. What a remarkable woman. She had been invited to speak to our stake as well as 5 other stakes. I arrived at the tabernacle about an hour and half early to have a good seat so that I could be up close and listen without distractions. I did

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This past week has been good. Okay, I will be honest, it started out bad, but it ended really good. I have had a problem that was bugging me for quite a while. It is not something that I will blog about specifically, but lets just say it was draining me. I had a lot of emotions that were taking over and making me rather grumpy. It was beginning to consume my thoughts and at times, I even

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Today I looked out my back window at my garden. I am ready to get my hands in the dirt. Too bad the weather is not cooperating with my desires.I recently read a quote by Joseph F Smith that made me think. He said "Everywhere in nature we are taught the lessons of patience and waiting. We want things a long time before we get them, and the fact that we want them a long time makes them all

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A few weeks ago my Dad sent this beret to Emma. Before sending it he called me and told me about it. In 1955 my dad was in Paris, France. While there he bought three berets and decided that he wanted to start a collection. That collection never materialized, but he still kept the berets. He came across them not too long ago and noticed that one was quite small. He wondered if it would fit

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Breathtaking. That is the only word I can think of to adequately describe the Carl Bloch Art Exhibit at BYU right now.Last night I attended this event with Emma and her Young Women's group and let me just say that I walked away stunned. This is probably the best art exhibit I have ever seen. Okay, maybe it does not quite beat the 40 Rembrandt etchings I once saw, all in the same room, but it

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This Winter Emma has been playing on an indoor soccer team and she has loved it! Most of the team members of her Spring/Fall team are on this team. It has been a great way for them to keep up their skills during the cold Winter months as well as get some of that crazy energy out of that little body.She still has two more games in this league and hopefully I will be able to record some of her

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Today I went for a walk. It feels great to be outside again walking in the fresh air. I walked past the temple and was heading down the hill past a vacant lot that was over grown with trees and bushes. As I was walking past the empty lot, I happened to look over and spotted a deer. It was looking me right in the eye and just sat there. I kept walking and smiled to myself. What a great sight

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A few weeks ago Emma came home and informed me that she had to make an exhibit for the annual Science Fair at her school. It was a mandatory assignment and she was excited...I was not. I think of all the projects that my children have done over the years, this is my least favorite. Actually, I hate it. Yep...I know that hate is a strong word, but it fits. I think it is just my right sided

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Today it was announced that the head coach for the Utah Jazz is retiring. I have loved watching Jerry Sloan over the years am I am sad that this era is coming to an end.I began watching the Jazz when my children were little. Christopher and I spent many a night watching the games together. Karl Malone and John Stockton were our heros...well, at least two of them. I was also sad when both of

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I love Mr. Scribbles. He is the most entertaining, quirky cat I have ever seen. Earlier this evening Greg looked out our bedroom door and this is what greeted him. Mr. Scribbles chillin' on the top stair. At least 1/2 of him made it up on the top stair. I guess it was just too much effort for him to go all the way up. (The picture is blurry because Greg grabbed the phone instead of the

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Last Sunday I was conducting and excusing the Junior Primary to go to classes. As they were filing out, cute little Josh F. came running up to me and gave me the BIGGEST hug ever. After he finally let go, the rest of his adorable class lined up to hug me. Melt my heart. Aren't children the best? Those cute, pure, spontaneous hugs made my day. Perhaps even my week. Have I mentioned lately

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Yesterday a bug hit our home. I came home from a busy morning with an awful headache. I rarely get sick or even get headaches, but this one was a whopper. I took some medicine (which I never do...I try not to take medicine unless I am truly desperate) and went to bed and slept most of the afternoon. Emma came home from school and I could instantly tell that she was not herself either. So

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Today is Emma's twelfth birthday. Holy cow...when did she grow up? It seems like yesterday I was in labor in the middle of the Super Bowl :) Sunday was her last week officially in Primary and tomorrow will be her first night going to Young Women's. Crazy stuff. Last Friday we let her have a party at our home to celebrate her big day. She invited a gaggle of girls to come join the fun and our

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For Christmas Tara bought Greg the movie "Despicable Me". He is nuts over this movie. I think we have watched it no less than 10 times since Christmas day. I could probably quote most of it. Anyway...in the packaging of the movie was included a blow-up minion. We stuck it in our Christmas tree and then I pretty much forgot about it. That is until this morning. I was putting laundry away and

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Today I am feeling kind of blahhhh. I am not sure why. I find myself seeking pictures of flowers and looking at online flower catalogs. I think I have Spring Fever and it is driving me nuts.I went to the temple the other day and saw that some of the violets we had planted last Fall were beginning to come back to life. That image has been in my head ever since. Why can't Spring come sooner??

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Josh makes me laugh. A lot. He is a young man who knows who he is and does not really care what others think of him. Love it! About 4 months ago he went to DI with the intent of finding the most hideous, ugly, obnoxious sport coat he could find. This is what he found. You can't really tell from the photo, but it is a tweed. Actually, it is not that bad and he wears it ALL THE TIME.

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Today was Emma's sixth grade graduation from the NOVA program. This is a program put on by the police station that is kind of like DARE. It teaches children to reach their potential and to say not to drugs, media and anything else that is not uplifting. The purpose it to make them become better members of society. Emma came home last night and told me that her essay was one of four chosen to

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Cordell bought Jenni a sewing machine for Christmas. Who knew that this gal would love sewing so much??? She has been wanting one and I kind of thought she was kidding. If you knew Jenni, you would have thought that she was joking too. She has been going crazy making decorative pillows and loving it! This girl is becoming domestic. If anyone had asked me which of my girls would love to sew,

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Yesterday I finally remembered to take my camera and video recorder to Emma's soccer game. Miracle in itself. I even managed to record two of Emma's goals! I was stoked. I could not wait to get home and post them onto my blog. While on the drive home Emma and her friend, Casey, who was traveling with us, wanted to look at the video. Somehow between that little viewing and getting home,

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I have not had the time lately to sit and really update about to many things. Today I am making time. Here is a bit of what we have been up to...1. Painting/Primary. That would be me. Soon the painting part will be over if I could just sit down and focus for an entire day. Silly really. This project has taken far too long, but I have to say, it is looking really good. I plan to finish the

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My new calling has been interesting. We (as a presidency) seem to be limping by, dodging various bullets that have been blasted our way. Holly's grandmother past away and she had to leave town for a number of weeks. Lindsay had her baby and is leaving for Alabama to be with her sweet hubby and cute little Jane until at least the first part of May. Shellie has fallen and shattered her shoulder

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For my birthday many months ago, my kids bought me paint to re-do my kitchen. You might think this is rather strange, but honestly, this is what I told them I wanted. Happy to see they actually listened to me! I have had the supplies since the end of August, but have honestly just not had the time. Between taking care of my parents, a new church calling, holidays and a little bit of everyday

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Happy New Year everyone! Last night Greg and I had a date with Emma and we had a wonderful time. (Josh was on a snowboarding trip with a friend for the weekend, so it was just the three of us). We went out for Chinese food and then to see "Tangled". Great movie. Probably in my top 10 of all time. Yeah...I know. I am probably the last person in the continental United States to see this

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