New Look!

Sometimes I get a little bored and have to create something new. I wish I had a better grasp on this posting thing, because I would probably try to create something crazy. I got tired of the orange and blue seemed to be the best color for the beach theme. Anyhow, I hope I haven't scared anyone and I need some help on creating a playlist. I love popping on to your sites and hearing all the fun music. As you can see, I have just figured out how to add the spots I like to visit. I am having fun keeping up on all the new postings and hope you enjoy our sight as well!

Beautiful Birthday Girl!!

This is the picture taken last October when Tricia received Student of the Month. She is doing so awesome, she had a teacher nominate her for Who's Who in Academics. We recently completed their profile and sent a picture so we hope to get a yearbook from them sometime toward the end of the year!

Tomorrow my baby will turn seventeen!! It is hard to believe, yet in a weird way I am accepting it. I think the boys paved the way through the teenage turmoil, and although she has her moments, I think she is turning out to be one terrific lady!

Happy Birthday Tricia! We love you!

Sorry about the bummer!!!

When I started to post that last blog, I was sitting in a waiting room while Tricia underwent surgery. Just as I started getting the hang of their computer, Tricia was finished and all turned out well.

She had a cyst in her throat that was wrapped up in her lymphnodes. The doctor said this was the first case he had ever seen! Which is saying a lot because he has been in the ear, nose throat business for a long time. The cyst was benign and he says it should not happen again. She still has some swelling in there that will take a while for the other lymphnodes to go back to normal, since they were reacting to the cyst, so anyhow, all is well!!!

I have a picture I want to post, so I will end this comment and move on to the fun stuff!!!

Love you all and thank you for calling me out on that one!

Axcil's First Birthday

I have made a little video of Axcil's First Birthday. It will not work on my blog page, so check your e-mail and see if it will work.

Out Of Commission!

Family & Friends,

Sorry it has been awhile since I last posted. I was down with pneumonia for about three weeks and just when I started to feel better I fell and broke my elbow! December has not been my month.

To make this even funnier, I now have an eye infection and I am feeling just a tad bit frustrated. Being a one armed bandit also makes it even more fun to try and do this. For a good note, it was my left arm, I can see out of one eye and I am still laughing!

Poor Uncle Bruce is really feeling the effects and all I can say is "boy I am glad he is such a compassionate and caring guy!"

So, to anyone who was here for the holidays I hope you will forgive me for staying home and only making my house miserable LOL!

Everyone take care and have a Happy and safe New Year!

Love Ya!

A Quick Thankyou!

I was so happy to see the three posted comments from my wonderful nieces! I would like to thank Cristiana for her support of me. I don't know why she thinks I will be so good at this, but thankyou for your vote of confidence!

I have really enjoyed everybody's blogs and I hope we all keep it up! This really is fun and I think it would be great if we could compile a book of blogs each year for our Reunions! I want this family to know how grateful I am for their acceptance and love.

I have a long way to go to catch up to Cristiana, Crystal and Corrine who love to blog and the pictures are great!

Sunday Thoughts

I just wanted to share a really interesting story that one of our youths shared with us today. This girl is in a room with card files, like you would find at a library, lining the walls from top to bottom. As she looks around, she finds all kinds of files listed as, "girls she likes, friends she has had, television programs she has watched, etc."

She pulls out a few cards and reads each memory exactly as it has happened. Each entry is signed with her name. Some bring joyful memories, others bring tears to her eyes. The television file is full of hours she has wasted. She continues to look around and comes across a file, shinier than others she has seen, such as people she has shared the Gospel with. She is really disappointed to see that there is only a handful of these cards.

The next file she pulls out is listed "lusts." She pulls the file out a small amount, hoping this file is not filled with terrible things. The one card she chooses to read, fills her with shame and she is trying to rip up the cards, but she can not destroy them. She is in tears when she realizes the Savior is in the room with her. She begs Him to not look at her files.

Jesus begins to read through the files and has tears in His eyes. The girl is just mortified wishing she can change what is in her files. Jesus begins to sign each one as she begs Him to stop, He completes each card with His name. She looks at the cards and realizes His signature is in deep red, the blood He has shed for her, and He takes it upon Himself.

What a story for each of us to think about. I hope we all take the opportunity to look through our files and hopefully our biggest ones will be repentance and forgiveness.

I know my Savior loves me and I appreciate the atonement He has made in my behalf. I hope you all take this to heart and have a wonderful sabbath day!