The other day I came across this quote on the internet. I quickly wrote it down but didn't write down where I found it or who said it. But I like it and thought I'd share~ " Your life story is a book, with good chapters and bad~ and anyone can survive one bad chapter to get to one that isn't."

Today

*  I'll admit it. I cried a little while watching this video. What an amazing experience these 2 young men are going to have. God works in mysterious ways. But always in miraculous ways!

*  In other news, it's Pi Day. So to celebrate I am thinking of making a chocolate pudding pie. That's the only type of pie all three of us like. But I have a Relief Society thing tonight that is a dinner and program. So I'm hoping when I get home there will still be some pie left for me in the fridge!

*  I moved some furniture around on Monday. I know I shouldn't have. But it's just so hard to sit around all day doing nothing waiting for Steve to get home and help me. I feel bad. He works all day and then comes home and has to help me with stuff that needs done here. I also took out the garbage and vacuumed. Other things I'm not supposed to do. And I am paying for it now. My back has increased in pain the last few days. Alright! I learned my lesson! I won't do ANYTHING until my back is healed. It's just so hard though. And Steve doesn't make me feel guilty for having to help me more. He makes me feel guilty for doing it and not waiting for him. {Okay, he really doesn't make me feel guilty. He just says my name in that small reprimanding way," Mary. You need to not be doing that. Wait for me and I'll do it for you."} He doesn't want me to hurt my back anymore than it already is hurt. He's so good. It's just me and my stubbornness and being too proud to admit that I need to depend on him and V. more. I need to humble myself and let them help me.

*  It's going to be another beautiful Spring day today! The heat is off and soon I'll open the doors to let in the fresh sunshine and fresh air!

* Tonight is our Stake Relief Society birthday dinner and program. They want each ward to have a table set up that shows our R.S. history. So the R.S. president and I have been trying to get things ready and I think it will turn out. You never know until you go over there and actually get setting up. We have framed pictures of each of the R.S. presidents our ward has had as well as their testimonies written down. Sis. Ellis has also put together a very pretty Spring bouquet to have on the table. Then I've put together a little collage of photos we've found. This has made me realize I need to take photos of our R.S. nights we do. Most of the photos we do have are older ones! {Did I tell you I'm the Relief Society night coordinator for our ward? I've had the calling for about 10 months and so far am really enjoying it!} Anyway, we also are both bringing anything we have that we've made or done in Relief Society in this ward to display. So I hope it all comes to together and looks good.....I think it will.... I hope it will!

* If you were to come over to my home right now you'd find me in my sweatpants, one of Steve's sweatshirts, hair pulled back in a bun and paint all over my pants and hands. I have been creating today! Creating items to take into the shop to sell and creating items for our R.S. table tonight. I am frantically trying to get it all done! As well as trying to catch up on dishes and laundry and housework!
 

Ramblings

* I'm sitting here outside V.'s classroom at her dance studio. I love listening to the beautiful classical music that is pouring out of the open door!
And I love peeking through the window to see 8 cute little girls stretching and pointing their toes.
I love V.'s instructor, Ms. Kristy. I think she is a wonderful teacher and a wonderful role model for these girls. She always has the class under control, without ever using anything but her quiet, gentle voice. Somehow the girls just know to show her the proper respect in class.
V. has fun in class, but is also learning the basic fundamentals she needs to know.
Her teacher always complements and uplifts the girls.
Her teacher is so very feminine and ladylike. I love the way she carries herself with confidence and grace. But never in a  snooty or sexual manner like so many girls/women do now-a-days.
The students just adore Ms. Kristy!
* The snow is slowly melting! It's still cold, but slowly getting warmer. I've even turned the heat down a little in the house! Yay!
*I've gone a week with very little back pain. I'm now only going to the chiropractor twice a week. Obviously following the restrictions he's given me is working. I'm so hopeful I'll be able to start running again in May!
* Steve wants me to pick up Cafe Rio on the way home for dinner. Sounds great to me!
* I help in V.'s classroom at school on Tuesdays. I'm so grateful that I don't have other obligations to prevent me from doing that. I love helping at her school!
* We have a viewing to go to tonight of a family friend. She was in her 80's. Her husband passed away a few years ago. It's sad, but also wonderful to know she is with him again!
* My phone that I'm typing this on is just about dead. So I guess that's enough rambling for today!

Love at first sight

So, So SO excited!! I have been looking for the perfect door for my pantry for like...um... maybe 18 months or longer. I finally came to the conclusion that it might take longer to find exactly what I want. So until then I need to find something else. I fell in love with the idea of a French door for the pantry door. We went to Lowes last night and I found the perfect pine, french door! I knew immediately it was the one! I looked at the price. $135. whoa! Not gonna happen. Then I look up and see there is a sale price above it. $25! Yipee!! THEN, we get to check out and it rings up at $20!! It was meant to be!!!! I now just need to decide on a stain color, get it stained and then installed. Eventually I'll post pictures. But for right now I am thrilled!!!
{ I may have given Steve the big puppy dog eyes and asked to him to please, pretty please buy the last 2 french doors that were on sale as well. I know that in our next home I will use them and LOVE them!!}

Randomness

* I walked 3 1/2 miles this morning, since running and Zumba are out for a while. Man. I didn't realize I was addicted to running until it was taken away from me! It was so hard to restrain myself this morning. I kept just wanting to break out into a jog. A light jog. Only for 5 minutes! But no. I didn't give in. I just walked. {But I did speed walk!}

* I asked V. this morning if she was getting dressed. She responded," Well, I WAS getting dressed. But then my eyes got stuck. So I stopped."
When I asked her what that meant, she said, with her eyes staring off into space, " You know, my eyes were just like this."
*sigh*

* After yesterdays post I wanted to clarify that yes, I DID watch Downton Abbey to the very end. Yes. I saw what happened. But in yesterday's post I was talking about what I felt and thought during the one happy scene. Before the end happened. I'm sad about the end.


* I also had the thought yesterday about how everyone is always like "I need to find me a Mr. Darcy." or " I wish Mr. Darcy was real." or stuff like that.
And I thought to myself," I don't need a Mr. Darcy. I have a Mr. H.  And he's perfect for me!"
Just thought I would share that thought.....

* This morning while reading my scriptures I came across 3 separate lines that stuck out to me.
The first being found in 2nd Nephi 1: 15 ".......I am encircled about eternally in the arms of His love." I love that scripture. Very comforting.
The second scripture is in 2nd Nephi 1: 21 and 23 "......Arise my sons...be men, and be determined in one mind and one heart, united in all things...", ".....put on the armor of righteousness..."
I wish all young men would read these 2 scriptures and take them to heart. THAT is the definition of a true man!
The last scripture I wanted to share I found in 2nd Nephi 2:4 ".......the Spirit is the same, yesterday, today, and forever....and Salvation is free."
Did you hear that? Salvation is FREE! All you have to do is accept Christ and follow Him and His teachings. That's it! As my daughter would say," Easy peasy lemon squeezey!"
* I love listening to Classical music while exercising outdoors. There's just something about feeling your heart pumping, feeling the warmth of the sun on your face and maybe the breeze on your cheek, breathing in fresh air, and listening to Paul Potts sing Nessun Dorma. {Or just any classical music!}
You feel like the heavens have opened and you feel like a chorus is singing "AHHHHHH!!!!!" And life is Beautiful! I can only desrcibe it as a very spiritual feeling!
* I think I'll make a brownie recipe I found on Pinterest today. As well as a Pinterest crockpot recipe.

 

Love/Hate

I have a love/hate relationship with blogging. I used to LOVE it! But about this time last year they made some changes and I have really had a hard time with it. I can't hardly ever post pictures anymore. Either from my phone or computer. And I'm horrible at writing and have always preferred telling about our lives through pictures. But I do miss posting about what all is going on in our lives. So I'm going to try to post more often. And if I'm lucky, get a picture or two up as well!
So there you have it! Hopefully I'll be back soon to update you all on our lives!

On~line Pampered Chef Party!

I'm having an on~line Pampered Chef party! It starts tonight and goes until the 31st. Just click on the following link and it'll take you to the website!~
http://www.pamperedchef.bi​z/hottel?showId=3219121
Then click on the 'shop online' link in the upper right hand corner.

The guest special is a FREE 2-qt. Collapsible Serving Bowl with a purchase of $60 or more! So browse around and see if there is anything you'd like to buy this month!!!

Such a sweetheart!

The other day I was downstairs riding the bike when V. comes down and tells me she had done something for me. I asked what it was she had done, She tells me she made my bed! She had the biggest smile on her face as she told me this and I could tell she was very pleased and proud of herself.
I have to admit, making our bed is hard. It's a king size. That's alot of bedclothes for one 5 year old to handle.
We went upstairs and she showed me her good deed.
It definetly looked like a 5 year old made it. But what a sweetie she is to do that for me!
{Now, if only I can get her to make her OWN bed...}

The life of a Mom.

I got 'Letter's to Juliet' from Netflix about a week ago. But I've been to busy to watch it. So I finally decided to just play it on the kitchen tv while baking cookies for Steve to take to work and while cleaning the kitchen.
I'm only 30 minutes in and have been interrupted 20 times!
The phone has been ringing off the hook{that NEVER happens!}, V. is wanting this or wanting to show me that. I dropped eggshells in the first cookie batch and had to start over. I somehow managed to smoosh peanut butter all done my front{And it's Steve's sweatshirt, not mine}.I'm dropping spoons all over the place,GAH! Can't I just watch the show for 5 minutes without anything happening?!
Then I hear V calling for me from the bathroom. I sigh, hit the pause button,AGAIN, and walk into the bathroom to find that she has fallen into the toilet! HAHAHAHA! I can't stop laughing! Now I'll drop ANYTHING I'm doing to see that!
And yes, of course I helped her out of the toilet.
Then I sent her out to play in the snow, put the cookies in the oven and was able to watch the rest of the show with only, a couple, more interruptions.
Oh, and by~the~way, I LOVED the show! No sex scenes, the language was pretty good. Overall, a very good chick~flick.

I've entered a giveaway!

Okay, by blogging about this giveaway I get two extra entries. I would love to win! I found this new site called Gourmet Mom on-the-go,(http://www.gourmetmomonthego.com/) I haven't checked it out a whole lot, but it looks like she has great ideas for cooking and baking. Check out her Chick-Chick Cupcakes, they are so cute!
Anyway, she has joined with Naturally Nora Baking Mixes to give away a year supply of all natural cake mixes and frosting. They are made with All-natural ingredients,NO artificial colors, flavors or preservatives,NO hydrogenated oils or trans fats, and of couse Lots of Love! How great does that sound? I was told you can find them on Amazon, if I don't win I might order some...

Delivery!

So, I'm a little silly, but I love getting things in the mail! I do alot of online shopping( beacause there isn't a whole lot of shopping options around here).
A few weeks ago I ordered an Easter dress for V. from the Children's Place. I order things early, because if I wait, when I do try to order something they are out of her size and stuff. So her dress arrived yesterday! It's so pretty! I'm not going to post any pics until Easter, so you'll have to wait to see it! I also got her some clothes for this fall that were on sale for WAY cheap. My baby starts pre-school this fall. I can't believe it!
Even though it is only preschool, I do want her to have little bit nicer clothes to wear to school! Steve ordered something for his dirt bike that came a couple of weeks ago. And I had ordered a new table runner that arrived the same week.
So anyway, I've gotten a couple of packages the last few weeks, and I love opening them up and having V. try the clothes on and looking at all the new stuff we have!. It's like Christmas!

Nursing covers

Hey everyone! I have a friend who makes nursing covers and hooded towel/sets. I've added her blog address to 'other sites I enjoy'.( Jill's crafty covers) If you or someone you know is having a baby, check it out! They make great gifts! Or buy some towels for yourselves!

The count down begins...

One week to go until we see Steve! I'm so excited. We've actually been counting down from the moment Steve left, but now we're almost there. We fly out of Salt Lake next Wednesday. And won't be back until the third of Dec. V. is so excited too. She was at a friends house last week and the mom told me that V. told them she was going on a plane in two weeks to see daddy.

On a different note, people want to see V. in her Halloween outfit. My digital camera is broken so I took pictures with a film camera. I should get the photos back tomorrow and will get try to get them on the computer this weekend. I'll also try to post some photos from her b-day party...

New to blogging

Well, we are new to blogging but thought we'd try it out! I welcome any input you may have!