Thursday, November 24, 2011

Giving Thanks



I love Thanksgiving. I like that we have a little pause in the holiday insanity to remember our blessings. I liked these quotes about gratitude--so much so that I typed them up and printed them out and put them on the 'fridge:

"Can you see the holiness in those things you take for granted--a paved road or a washing machine? If you concentrate on finding what is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul." Rabbi Harold Kushner

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order and confusion into clarity...It turns problems into gifts, failures into success, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow."  Melodie Beattie

"The pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving." 

I hope you have many blessings to count~Happy Thanksgiving! 

Sunday, November 20, 2011

A Birthday Blog of Random Proportions

Our boy Scott turned 28 a few days ago. 
Just yesterday he was doing this:

Reading to Baby Shanna

Reading himself to sleep.

Building amazing block/domino creations.

Playing basketball day and night in all kinds of weather.

Grinning happily on Christmas Morning because Santa
left a basketball hoop in our living room!

Celebrating his Birthday with every kid in his class as well as
all the kids in the neighborhood. Because Scott was
friends with everyone. 
That's our boy.

Happy Birthday!
We love you! 💖

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Sooo Yeah

This is where I post a Birthday Blog for Scott--complete with adorable childhood pictures. Also should include or be followed soon by his birth story. I skimmed back through this year of birthdays and as for including birth stories for each child--I think I did four of the eight. Fifty percent. Pathetic. If I mothered at that level of effort I dread to think where we'd all be. Well, actually some days that is about as good as it gets.

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Update

On the Agenda:
1. Sell this house--which means keep it spotless at all times and be prepared for random showings at the most inopportune times.
2. Get Shayla's BYU application in--getting close on this one.
3. Seth's mission preparations--thanks to his sisters in Utah who are helping him with that.
4. Spencer's wedding in December--outfitting a family  in purple and silver isn't as easy as it sounds. Also, it involves some precise travel arrangements to get the father of the groom from across the country and various siblings gathered in.
5. Relief Society craft activity
6. Relief Society Christmas Social
7. Ward Christmas Party  (Relief Society is in charge--which means the food will be fantastic--invite your friends and neighbors)
8. Keep Shane's home education from derailing during all of the upheaval.
9. Get my camera fixed or find a cheap replacement--blogging just isn't the same without pictures.
10. Savor all of the joys and blessings that come from this crazy, beautiful time of life.

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Birthday Girl!

Big sister Bailey and little Norah climbing on Nana's suitcase--they are quite the dynamic duo.

Miss Bailey is 3 years old today
Happy Birthday to a sweet little granddaughter!

Happy Birthday Scott!

 It has been awhile since I updated this little family scrapbook on the internet. I like to pop over here from time to time and look at our ...