Whew - what a day!!

Today was non-stop jam-packed. And I held it together!!

During early morning family scripture reading, I got a call from my friend who had an emergency need for childcare. So while taking care of her two girls, I did the following:

-Defrosted & cleaned the freezer.


- Made my very favorite pastry cookies - a recipe that has been a family tradition and brings thoughts of sisters, mom, aunts, grandma & cousins. Mmmm!





- Did a load of laundry.
- Cleaned the downstairs and all bathrooms.
- Collected all the trash.
- Talked on the phone with my favorite sister.
- Ref'd a number of quarrels with the increased number of children.
- Straightened up my scrap room.
- Finally took a shower and got ready.
- Hosted a baby shower for a dear friend.
- And now I'm spending a moment with my husband in a dim room with our lit Christmas Tree.


It's been a VERY good day.

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Thankful For . . .

So many things -

1. My husband - without whom I would be a horribly uptight and anxious woman. He removes the "horribly" from my title.



2. My children - beautiful, joyful, entertaining and mine!!

3. My home. 3 years ago we moved into this big beautiful house and not a day goes by that I don't think of one, if not many reasons why I love it!!

4. Good friends - we are so lucky to have amazing friends who might as well be family!! We love inviting people into our home!!



5. Family - although far away - we think of family daily and pray that all's well with each one.

6. My Sister Taisley - yes she's also in the family category, but gets a number of her own! She's my best friend, someone who gets me - more than anyone else, and no matter the distance or time between us, we can truly comfort and humor each other.

7. Brayton Primary - I LOVE those children. And I am so grateful for all the teachers & other workers who make it all happen so we can focus on sharing our love with the kiddos!

8. Freedom. Of religion, speech, education, associations, and more.

9. Literature. Love "The Help" "Hunger Games" and The Book of Alma lately.

10. Music. Loving Taylor Swift, Jon Schmidt and Brandon Flowers right now.

Plenty more to be thankful for! But we have visitors! : )

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I took a sick day

I didn't have a voice 4 days out of the week - I've been coughing sneezing, sniffling, and don't get me started on my exhaustion. So Thursday I took a sick day and stayed in bed.

I still had to be doing something so I started to crochet a scarf. Then yesterday I made a hat to go with it.



Hopefully they'll keep me warm enough to get over this crummy cold and keep me from future colds.

I can hope!

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No Denying . . .

It's winter.


Yesterday I was just cold down to the bone. It doesn't help that I've got a cold and lost my voice. But I think I could feel it coming.

This morning we wake up to this. A real snowfall. And the kids got ready so fast, even helping each other, so they could play for a few minutes before heading off to school.

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