BREAKFAST AND GRAHAM CRACKER HOUSES IN THE MAKING

MY NIECE KAYLA PLAYING FOR US AT THE PARTY

I NEEDED THIS VIDEO. I FOUND MYSELF SMILING AND FEELING GOOD.GREAT PIECE OF WORK

JANUARY 10th THE FIRM DATE

Mom is sticking to it. The date for her marriage to Henry is final. We tried talking her into just get married and be done with it, but she has other ideas. We had a great Thanksgiving feast as usual mom loves to do the Turkey, dressing and potatoes. The load was lightened a bit with my brother Daryl cooking two birds this year. The rest of the family brought the rolls, relish try, jello's and pies. The food is so good on Thanksgiving. The preparation is loooooong and the eating quick. Then the clean up. My sister LuAnn announced that the grandkids were doing dishes this year ( at least 3 dish washers full and 2 sinks full of pots and pans. Before we knew it, most of the grandkids disappeared to the family room to watch....what?..... Football!
So the beef I have with that is... I grew up helping with dishes at any family event. That's just what you did. It was a kind thing to do especially after someone has gone to the hard work to fix you a meal. We didn't have to be asked, bribed, or begged. We just did it. Some of the younger generation just don't get it. Have we spoiled them to the point that everything is expected! They just show up for the meal and entertainmen? And now in our much older years are still doing the preparation, cooking and clean up. It 's just wrong. I cooked my first Thanksgiving dinner ever (except when we lived in New York 2 years)last year and had my kids there with us. It was great and must say I was exhausted. So step it up and perhaps get over yourselves for one day a year! OK I'm done.
All in all it was a great day. We played card games til Henry was nodding off. I am thankful that Henry was there to share our Cook Thanksgiving with us.

SOMETHING FUN... TRY IT

The Part of You That No One Sees

You are balanced, peaceful, and sincere. You're the type of person who goes along to get along. And you're definitely afraid of rocking the boat. Underneath it all, you fear your world falling apart. You'll put up with a situation that you don't like in fear of changing it. Disruptive and forceful people intimidate you - and sometimes exploit you.

What's the Part of You That No One Sees?

MOM WANTS BYU - DAD WANTS UTAH

I watched Mya today while her mom and dad went to the BYU-Utah game. Kim was going to wear her BYU blue of course and Kent is a huge Utah fan. They went shopping Saturday morning to buy Kent a Utah sweat shirt. When they came back from shopping, Kim comes walking in with some new Red and Gray tops. I said " Kim you didn't!" She replied "Kent said he would pay me $120.00 if I would wear Utahs colors. Heck yeh, I'm a BYU fan, I'm not stupid!" Hmmm "So Kent I'm tending your daughter all day how much is it worth to ya?" Nice try but arrangments were already made. Oh well I had fun writting BYU on Mya's forehead after BYU ran their first 70 yards second play of the game, and text'd it to Kent. He replied "You won't be watching Mya anymore." Ha ha ha. Too bad BYU lost though.

LET US NOT DENY HIM

Sunday in my Relief Society class we were instructed on The Second Coming.The sister warned us that the lesson would be disturbing and scary to many of us. She asked that the Spirit would be with all of us and bear witness to us of the truthfulness of the signs that will usher in the second coming and also the urgency of being prepared.
The spirit bore witness to me during the lesson that I need to get prepared. Get prepared spiritually. Do those things that I know will STRENGTHEN my TESTIMONY and the testimonies of my family. I admit I was a bit freaked out at the urgency I felt.
A few quotes from the lesson...
"With the sword and the bloodshed the inhabitants of the earth shall mourn; and with famine, and plague, and earthquake, and the thunder of heaven, and the fierce and vivid lightening also, shall the inhabitants of the earth be made to feel the wrath, and indignation, and chastening hand of an Almighty God, until the consumption decreed hath made a full end of all nations...Wherefore, stand ye in holy places, and be not moved, until the day of the Lord come: for behold, it cometh quickly, saith the Lord"
"We see that perilous times have truly come, and the things which we have so long expected have at last begun to usher in....
"It is a false idea that the Saints will escape all the judgements, whilst the wicked suffer; for all flesh is subject to suffer, and the righteous shall hardly escape; yet many of the righteous shall fall prey to disease, to pestilence, etc..
"The earth is groaning under corruption, oppression, tyranny and bloodshed; and God is coming out of His hiding place...
"Wherefore, comfort one another, even as ye also do, for perilous times are at hand....Peace is taken from the earth in part, and it will soon be in whole; yea, destructions are at our doors, and they will soon be in the homes of the wicked, and they that know not God."

I fear that I shall see the second coming. I fear because I'm not as prepared as I need to be, and I hate the thought of all that may be brought upon myself and my family in the form of disease, illness, and even early death. Not one of us is going to escape trials and we need to be strong enough in our FAITH and in TESTIMONY to still believe and love the Lord no matter what. I'm strong and nothing could crush my beliefs but I fear I would weep the remainder of my days.
I saw this video on YOUTUBE. It is when Paul denied knowing Christ three times. How sad for him and how disappointed was his Savior. We need to prepare. Let us not DENY HIM

WHAT IS GREATNESS?

"Because we are constantly exposed to the worlds definition of greatness it is understandable that we might make comparisons what we are and what others are- or seem to be- and also between what we have and what others have. We often allow unfair and improper comparisons to destroy our happiness when they cause us to feel unfulfilled, inadequate or unsuccessful. Because of these fellings we are led into error and dwell on our failures while ignoring aspects of our lives that may contain elements of TRUE GREATNESS." Howard W. Hunter
I especially see in the younger generation this kind of comparing going on. I have to admit that I did the same thing when I was a young mother. Now that I'm older and raised my kids I can say that a lot of time was wasted that could have been spent on developing the talents that I had. Reading more and watching less T.V. When my husband and I started reading The Book Of Mormon with our kids, I noticed that I was more focused on the things that were real important to me and my family more than I was comparing how I was measuring up to my peers. In todays world having a NEW home right after marriage and a NEW car with all the bells and whistles is the standadrd. Well look where it got the majority of those young marrieds! Mortgages they could not afford and debt they can't pay back. We are ALL OVER the mortgages companies for giving out ridiculous home loans and yet who signed for those loans? It's time to get real and go back to the old fashion way of Planning, Setting Goals, Saving and LIVING WITHIN OUR MEANS. Have we checked our lamps lately? How full are they? We will not be able to borrow from someone else when the time comes. Will we be invited to the feast?
Let's help each other by being more humble with what we may have. And if money is no problem for you, help someone else.
If you are struggling and find yourself in the trap of comparing yourself to someone else, think about this..."GREATNESS is best measured by how well an individual responds to the happenings in life that appear to be totally unfair, unreasonable, and undeserved." Marvin J. Ashton
I have had my share (actually I think more than my share) of ups and downs. Nothing has ever come easy for me. I've gone without, robbed Peter to pay Paul, and have paid cash for everything my family has, except our house, Duh! The one thing I have learned from it all is this..... If you serve others (that's a biggie) and treat others with love and compassion....you will have greatness in your life!