We're Going to miss Uncle Dave

When David came home from his mission in the Philippines he came to live with us. That's been just a few days short of a full year. Boy how time flies! We have enjoyed every minute that he's lived here.


Dave works in Orem, Goes to school in Orem and dates Julie who lives in Orem so rooming with his friends in Orem is his plan. We are sure going to miss having him here.

The boys will miss...
*Roughhousing with him.
*Watching Simpsons with him(behind my back).
*Chatting and Hanging out with him.

William will miss...
*Trying to be like him.
*Hitting on his girlfriends!!

Kaylee will miss...
*Going into his room looking for gum.
*Sitting with him to watch TV.
*Eating breakfast with him.

I think Kaylee will miss him the most. She likes looking for him. She usually asks me at least once a day "Where's uncle David?" She's too cute.

Kimball and I will miss him too, we'll even miss his messy room!! *Smiles*

Good Luck Dave!!

Grab a Box of Kleenex

My sister-in-law Leah asked me about the link I have on my site for A Daily Scoop. I actually have no idea how I stumbled across her website but I am truly grateful that I did. Going to her website is one of the first things I do when I get online each morning because Stephanie inspires me.

I am humbled by Stephanie Waite and I find myself totally in awe of her strength and complete love of the Lord that is so manifested through her testimony. Her testimony is strong and her love for the Lord is displayed even while she deals with the tragic death of her daughter.

Stephanie, certainly does not hide the fact that she is heart-broken, but she continues to remain strong. Her pain is a pain that that I hope and pray I never have to experience but if I do I pray that I will stand as strong in my faith as she does.

I encourage you to visit her site adailyscoop.blogspot.com and read her story. I'm sure that when you do you will come to want a stronger relationship with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.

Warning: Make sure you have a good supply of Kleenex when you start reading her story!!

It Just Feels Good!

I was *tagged* the other day and it was posted on my old blog. One of the questions was what are 3 of my joys. Here was my answer:

3 Joys
*Being married to my best friend!
*Knowing that my family is eternal and I can be with my husband and kids forever.
*A Clean House

My kids usually give me a hard time about always wanting the house clean. They poop off with things like ... it doesn't make sense to them and that it's not "that bad" and that "no one elses house is this clean in the whole neighborhood." I of course couldn't careless about anyone elses house, I'm just worried about my own home and feeling comfortable in it.

Well tonight Justin and Josh got back from a friends house and they both stated that having a clean house was actually "nice". They told me that they're grateful that they've never felt embarrassed to have their friends come over to hang out. They went on to explain that they've finally figured out why all their friends liked hanging out at our house...It's because many of their friends are "embarrassed" by their own homes and they liked how comfortable it was here. Finally some of my kids get it. It feels good to get your kids on your side. :)

Which Princess are you?

A client of mine sent this quiz to me and I thought, "why not, I'll give it a try" and guess what?

I'm Cinderella!

Dignified and hard working. With a gentle and soft-spoken manner you have something many people don't. Patience. Even through the moments of heartbreak you're still able to hold onto all of your hopes and dreams. Bide your time; your dream will come true.
Which Disney Princess Are You?

This couldn't be more untrue! I do love Cinderella and she is one of my most favorite Princesses but I literally laughed out loud when it said that I have patience. I seriously lack patience. I honestly do try on a regular basis to work on becoming more patient but I'm no way near there yet. It takes a lot of effort on my part! Oh and soft-spoken is another thing that I'm so not. I'm trying hard on that one too. Someday though, I WILL be Cinderella!!!

Let me know what Princess you are!

July 2008

I know that July has long come and gone but so much happened in July that I would hate to not post a little something on what happened. Let's not forget that I'm horrible at journal writing so if I don't post it here, it probably won't be remembered :)


July 1, 2008 was an amazing day. Kaylee was sealed to our family. In our church we can be sealed to our families so they can be together forever.

Kaylee was beautiful and behaved so well in the Temple and sealing room. We had an amazing sealer who shared with us that his wife had just recently passed away. He told us that he wasn't sad because he knew that he treated her well while she was here on earth and that she will be waiting for him on the other side. You could hear his pure love for his wife as he spoke. He also shared with us that he had 14 children and 104 grandchildren. O MY, that is a ton of grandkids. I have 6 kids, does that mean that there's a chance I could have 50 grandkids????

Anyhow, Kaylee did well in the Temple but boy she sure didn't want anyone taking pictures of her once we got out of the temple. Even so, we got a few good pictures.


On July 22nd Kaylee went in for surgury.

Twilight Fans!!!

Okay, so most of you know that I'm a HUGE Twilight fan and I'm waiting for the 4th and final book in the Twilight Series to come out in:

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Yes, I'm counting!!! Anyhoo...If you're a huge Twilight fan like me then you'll want to check out this blog! This guy is so funny! So, for our reading enjoyment while we (impatiently) wait for August 2nd, here's one guys take on what will happen in the upcoming book! Enjoy!

New Blog

Well, I got a lot of you started on blogging and then of course I never did it myself. I really hated how long our old blog name was so I've changed it. Ya!!!

I'm now determined to keep up on my blogging. I'm really bad at journal writing so I hope I can do better with this. I won't just post current things, I'm also hoping to post things about the past. Just so I have it "written" somewhere.