The man I love...

As I was going through our pictures yesterday, trying to find a decent picture of Alex, I came to the realization that it may be a near impossible task. He is completely uncooperative in picture taking matters. If you ask him to 'say cheese' or 'smile', this is what you will get...

Help...he really is a nice guy...most of the time :)

Just a thought...

Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.

-Carl Bard

Sunday play time...

Church before church?

Maybe three hours just isn't enough...

No one is turned away here...even if they did forget to wear their pants.

I'm alive again...

I haven't posted in awhile. I took a brief hiatus from the blogging world. I turned to a new love. Facebook. Everyday I promised myself that I would only log on once. It didn't happen. I was strangely drawn to the frequent updates of family and friends. Reconnecting with the old and new in my life has been fun, interesting, and has caused more introspection than I was expecting. Don't get me wrong, I'm not giving up facebook anytime soon.

Every Fall marks the beginning of a season with no yard sales, no Saturday morning high, no treasure hunt... Each winter a little piece of me begins to die. Thank goodness for the onset of Spring! Craig's List and KSL.com yard sale postings slowly begin to appear. And so it begins... I'm alive again!!

Yesterday, I, Heather, and Sachiko (two friends that understand the magnetic forces of a good deal) went to several yard sales. We traveled far, weathered the bitter cold, picked through boxes until our fingers were frozen, and left no rock unturned. We celebrated our finds! I love my $1 pictures, $2 brand new pair of shoes, $1 skirt, $5 area rug and .50 jeans and shirts for the girls. Thanks for inviting me! It feels good to be alive :)

Just a thought...

I love reading Dr. Seuss books with my kids.

We recently came across this nugget of wisdom...

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Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who don't mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."

-Dr. Seuss

Day out with daddy...

This is what happened when I said to Alex, "hey, why don't you and Ben get haircuts today while you're out"....

Pretty sure I said HAIRCUT, not BUZZ!!

How many is too many?...

Alex has mentioned more than once that he thinks our children have way too many pillows, blankets, and stuffed animals. My hoarding nature of soft and cozy things tends to disagree. However, when the young women in our ward had a blanket drive a few weeks ago, we asked each child if they would be willing to donate one of their warm blankets to a child who may not have one. They didn't hesitate, and my heart was warm! It was so fun to watch their smiles as they put each blanket in the donation box at church.

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Tonight while kissing them good night, I thought for a moment that they do indeed have too many blankets...but just for a moment. The more blankets you have, the more you can share. They've each started picking the next blanket they want to donate.

Oh to freeze my little ones...safe and warm in bed.