Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.  I hope everyone has a wonderful day and has a chance to reflect on all the good in their lives.

Ten things that I am grateful for:

1.   My family
2.   A house to live in.
3.   Food on the table
4.   Transportation
5.   Hot Showers
6.   Friends
7.   Dishwashers
8.   The Gospel
9.   My church calling
10. My pets

What are some of  the things that you are grateful for?

Three Teenagers

It's official, as of today I have three teenagers in the house.  Thirteen years ago today, our family doubled in size.  Two of the cutest babies I had ever seen (ok so I'm a little partial), joined our family.  They have been such a joy and a challenge to have.  Never did I think that I would have twins one day but here I am and I wouldn't trade the experience for anything.  

I remember back to the day before they were born - it was a Tuesday.   I received a phone call from my doctor asking me when I would like to have these babies.  We had known for several months that it would be a scheduled delivery.  I asked him "when is a good day for you"?  He replied, Friday looks good".  Well, I was already one step ahead of him because I knew that Wednesday was also one of his surgery days so I replied back and said "tomorrow would even be better".  He said "let me call the hospital and check with them and call you back".  Within five minutes I received a call back saying that "tomorrow" was good to go - be at the hospital by 1:00.  And as they say, the rest is history.  

I am so glad that these two are a part of our family.  I am so proud to call them mine.  I thank my Father in Heaven each and every day for each of my children.

 

I love you guys - Happy Birthday !!!

A little bit of organization

Ok - so my cabinets in my sewing room were starting to look a little pathetic.  Everything was just getting thrown in wherever and I couldn't really find anything when I wanted it so I figured it was past time to do something about it.

I headed down to Michael's to buy some photo boxes (since we don't live close to an IKEA - had to make do) and I think the cashier was thinking I was a little crazy buying about 15 of them (they were on sale) - but hey, they work great and I love them.  What do you think?  This is just one of the cabinets that I organized.

Before: (sad I know)

After:

Now everything has a much better and prettier home and hey I can even find things now.

A view from the back porch

So I've mentioned here several times about the many balloons that we get to see in the air throughout the year.  Not very often do we get to sit on our back porch and watch this:

Yep, you guessed it, this landed practically in our back yard - ok so maybe on the road behind us, but close enough to call our backyard.  It was pretty fun watching it.  It then took off again and flew right over us,  they were so close we could wave to them and say "good morning".

An hour at the Airport

Yesterday, we went and spent about an hour at our second airport here in the valley.  This would be the airport where the smaller planes fly in and out of.  It was actually somewhat of a special day whereas there was a B-17 visiting.  That was the purpose of our visit.  Jake is working on an Aviation merit badge for Scouts and had gone out there the day before with his merit badge counselor- so of course he wanted to head back out there to show all of us this plane. 

So out we headed and this is what we saw:

 The bomb compartment:

First class seating at it's finest:

This particular plane was built in 1947 and never actually saw war but many others just like it did.

While we were there we saw a friend of mine who does have a plane out there.  How exciting was that?  She took us over to it so the kids could sit in it and check it out.  The plane's name is Skittles - gee wonder why?  Wouldn't be the colors would it?

Future airline pilots:

Even saw the news helipcopter while we were there.

It was definitely a fun-filled time

A trip down memory lane

As I sit here today I find myself thinking about the good ol' days.  Could it be that my class reunion is this Saturday and it forces me to remember how old I really am?  Or could it be that my second daughter is a senior this year and is looking toward college in less than a year?  Whatever it is, it has caused me to take a trip down memory lane.

What I have accomplished since graduating from High School?

1.    I have a wonderful husband who works hard to provide for us.
2.    I have four beautiful children
3.    I have one very handsome little grandson.
4.    I have a roof over my head and food on the table.
5.    I have been able to travel to Mexico, New York, Hawaii and muliple other states.
6.    I went to Disneyland for the first (and so far the last) time in my
       life.
7.    I have lived in three different states.
8.    I have a calling at church that I love- the nursery- who doesn't love going to church and being
       able to play?
9.    I have bought (along with the bank) three houses.
10.  I have great examples in my brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews.

I love my life and wouldn't change a thing.