Bright's thoughts

I have two sisters. Both are half sisters, one 11yrs younger the other 17yrs younger than me. In reality they are strangers to me. How is that family members can be strangers? That is my reality. I am strangers pretty much with all my family, except my mom (but that wasn't always so). I think I have spoken to my sister (11yrs younger) a few times in the past 13 1/2 years. That is when I got married. She was 10. It is hard to be something to someone when you aren't allowed to call home. Shortyly after Scott and i were married, my step mom decided we were no longer welcome. So in a sense we were disowned. She made it extremely hard on my dad. Pretty much we were estranged from him "to save the marriage". I was "okay" with it. I felt my dad saving his marriage was more important. I began my family, and I wanted him to have his. I didn't realize how hard it would be. I stopped talking to pretty much everyone, both brothers and my sister too. ...

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  These pictures were taken Tuesday(23rd), Wednesday (24th) and Friday(26th) Fun snow...I wonder how high it will get? The jeep is inoperable at the moment so it won't be cleared to be driven. Oh wait, it is a bit cold with not top anyway.

I know, I know...scarey eh? I have been thinking about all the things that make my life good. Today I told Scott, life is good. He wondered what our future held. I told him sincerely that wahtever it held it would still be good. Many people think we are doom and gloom about the economy and future. Really we aren't, things have to get bad before they get bettter. It is what is far (or not so far)ahead that makes the difficulties so worth while to go through. First of all, Scott makes my life good. Good is not the right adjective at all. He is perfect for me. Absolutely and totally perfect. I know we were led to eachother. Things happened in our lives that led us to Austin to meet. He was 27 and single and was working full time for IBM, but only on a temporary basis. I had just returned from Idaho with an associates degree and with plans to serve a full time mission. Niether of us were looking for a relationship (so unlike me!). We happened to meet his first Sunday in ...

I like Ham. I actually like ham more than turkey. Good thing, look what I have. 100% pure HAM!     Bry has never been one to take a bath. Only out of my desire for a quick clean kid. Bryan probably has taken only a couple of handfuls of baths in his life. He loves the shower...has since he was a baby. I guess he didn't have much of a choice. OOPS! And he loves the camera. He loves his momma too. He has been sick th epast couple of days and he came in our room about 5am and said "I need a kiss". I wanted to say "go to bed!" but he came over and let his momma give him a kiss on the top of his head. He went back to bed for about 15min, then asked for a drink of water. I prefered the kiss, I didn't have to get out of bed for that one. hehehe

Dejah had to do a little report on Family traditions. I was thinking really hard about what kinds of traditions we have. I had a difficult time thinking about what we do over and over again, that could be called a tradition. The only one I could think of was our Christmas stockings. Starting with our first Chirstmas together way back in 1995 (way back...someday that will be true). We made our stockings and decorated them with felt pieces. Pieces we cut and designed ourselves. We did so for each child too (well we bought Lindsey's stocking). Each one we tried to make special to their birth or something about them. Some were harder than others. Lindsey has a palm tree with bells. SHe was born in Hawaii. Katie has a temple...she was born soon after the Columbia River Temple was dedicated. Bryan has more boy stuff, trains. Journey's has a puppy...it was her favorite stuffed animal. She still ahs it. Dejah has puzzle pieces. I think our most important stocking that we...

I told Scott I wanted to go to see Twilight (movie) and he said he would take me. Wow, there! I figured it would be a girls night out type of movie he would refuse to go see.My mom watched the kids for us last night and he took me to see Twilight. I was sure to say thank you for taking me. See, he is an action type guy. He likes to see things blow up. He is NOT into the romance flicks. I had told him enough about the book that he could follow things. At the end I turned to him and said, "what did you think?". He said "I liked it". WHOA!!! So, we have gone to movies (his kind) and he said "It was okay". So to hear him say he liked it. WHOA! I knew going in that the movie was NOT going to be a lot like the book. HOW can you make a movie from a book like that? There was BOUND to be big changes! There were. I definately liked the book SOOOOO much more! I was facinated by the Tree scene though. That was gorgeous! Thanks honey for taking me to...

Today was Dejah's Christmas program at school They sang a song I hadn't heard before "Little toy trains". I really liked it! I found a youtube video of Dony Osmond singing it to his baby son. I think it was much better having it sung by 3 third grade classes. It was so sweet to see my Dejah happy and singing. I got luck to sit right up front where she was. She was one of th dancers too. It was so funny after them dancing the boys and girls all rubbed their fingers then wiped them off on their pants. It was hillarious. I guess they have cooties.        

I saw this on a forum I am on. It is absolutely amazing! I want to go try it right now! Please excuse the A word he uses.

This is NOT my dog. My dog is supposedly a Pyrapoo (great Pyranese Poodle mix). Who ever bought her first were LIED to. When my sister in law bought her she was thinking she was buying a pyraopoo also. I looked high and low for a picture of a pyraopoo So what do YOU think? Does my Nala look like a Pyrapoo? Didn't think so! HA! So I think some one jumbled a bit! Now if we brushed her like we should, she would look MORE like the top picture, a BLONDE BORDER COLLIE! ROFL!

I'm DONE!!!!!!!!!!

That is the number of pages I have read in the past 6 days. I guess I am an obsessive compulsive person. Oh wait, pretty much in only ONE area. Fiction. I have been this way in the past and have stopped reading much. I pick up a book and get swept away. Nothing gets done. If it is a series, I'm in big trouble! I guess that is only if I'm behind on the series and don't have to wait for the next book to come out. When I was pregnant with one of my girls (not sure which one) I read similar to this. I havent' found a book that has kept me reaching in a while though. I guess that is good. My house is feeling it. Scott is too. Our normal evening activities have changed this past week. When he first saw me reading last Saturday, he was excited. He reads a lot! I don't. He was sincerely happy to find me enthrawled in a book, any book. I read probably 300+ pages that day. I have always been a slow reader. He was shocked! He forgets I let things slide wh...

Okay the first hair cut Dad gave! Happy Birthday Bryan! I wanted him to look nice for his birthday. I asked Scott to cut his hair since he has witnessed MORE boy haircuts than I have. He did pretty good. It was shorter on top than I like, but hey....I didn't have to wrestle with him.      

I was thinking this morning about how Lindsey AND Dejah both eat more than I do. Of course they are rails! LOL! Lindsey will be 11 in Feburary and guess how big her feet are? LESS than HALF a thumb width smaller than mine! I wear a size 8. Does that mean she will be taller than me? Or just really big feet? Her feet are still really narrow though. Which of course makes it impossible to find shoes that fit. She can wear mine except they fall off. Hmmmmmmmm, I guess on the up side, her feet can't grow TOO much more, right? So shoes will last longer?

Today in our 5th Sunday meeting our bishop mentioned he had watched a video of Elder Neal A. Maxwell. He gave this talk in 1978 at a BYU address...pretty prophetic really.

A few years ago, while living in Washington I came across a listing in our phone book for a very unusual last name. It happened to be the same last name as one of the sister missionaries that taught my brother and I. I will talk to anyone, so I thought I had nothing to lose so I gave the number a call. I asked them if they had a sister or daughter that served a mission in Milipitas /San Jose area in 1982. To my delight I got a resounding, "why yes, I do have a daughter who served there at that time". I spoke with him for a while. I never heard from his daughter, I'm not sure if he lost my number or not. While in Idaho over Thanksgiving I decided to give it another shot. I was hoping she would be there for the holiday. In my internet search I found his wife had died in October. I realized that more than likely I would not catch my missionary at home for the holidays. I left a message and asked him to contact her and ask her to contact me. I had been contiplating...

Hard to believe! Another birthday! Hehehe....another next week too. Then we get a break for a while. I don't have pictures of Dejah as a little baby on my computer and my scanner doesn't work. SIGH! So no baby pictures of her. I was looking for pictures and it appears her camera shyness isn't a new thing. It it is kinda funny since she took only 4 hours to be born. Since Lindsey was a BIG baby (9lb 5oz) we decided to induce Dejah early (38wks). The fact I could hardly walk due to sciatica too, helped the doctor in his okaying of it. I went in in the morning with Dejah (like Lindsey). It took forever to get me hooked up to the pitocin. Her labor was SO different from Lindsey's. Since I decided to get an epidural with Dejah, Scott, I guess didn't think his role as support was really needed. I sat in a rocking chair for a while and rocked and during a contraction my fluid jsut gushed. It was rather comical. Then the epidural came. THAT was a STRANGE fee...

               

          Three years ago I was in labor today. I have not experienced it since then. It is a bit bitter sweet. When I think of my "last baby" and realize he is getting so big I notice tears welling up. My period is on it's way and I am feeling a bit crampy...ironic isn't it. I have been so busy this week I forgot I wanted to post pictures of Bry like I did for Journey. Oh well. Lindsey was my longest pregnancy (41wks). My other girls were all planned inductions, 38wks, 37 and 36 wks. Bryan was different. I was in a different state and with a different practice. So the last little bit was WAY different. I remember going to the doctor that last day (39wk appointment I think). I don't remember what his due date was....funny how I remember how OVER due I was with Lindsey. I know KAtie's EDD, because it was Christmas. After thinking on this I think he was due on the 28th, two days after Dejah's. I had been feeling HORRIBLE that day. I had been h...

Three years ago I was in labor today. I have not experienced it since then. It is a bit bitter sweet. When I think of my "last baby" and realize he is getting so big I notice tears welling up. My period is on it's way and I am feeling a bit crampy...ironic isn't it. I have been so busy this week I forgot I wanted to post pictures of Bry like I did for Journey. Oh well. Lindsey was my longest pregnancy (41wks). My other girls were all planned inductions, 38wks, 37 and 36 wks. Bryan was different. I was in a different state and with a different practice. So the last little bit was WAY different. I remember going to the doctor that last day (39wk appointment I think). I don't remember what his due date was....funny how I remember how OVER due I was with Lindsey. I know KAtie's EDD, because it was Christmas. I had been feeling HORRIBLE that day. I had been having contractions on and off for the last two months or so. I guess I should have known the...

He is home! About 1Am I woke up to Scott coming home. YEAH! My partner in all is home! The weight has lifted! He doesn't do much around the house but just having him home is fabulous! He is my emotional support, my rock. I have missed him! I am so glad he only goes on a few trips a year and always comes back! Knowing he is coming back makes it easier. I feel for the mothers who are single either by divorce or death. I know I draw so much strength from Scott. Just knowing he is here helps me mentally. I guess that goes with the eternal bond I have with him. I am so thankful for a loving Father in Heaven that has led us together, who makes all things possible. I need a date night now. It is a good thing my kids sleep. I got an hour break from them this week other than sleeping time. Oh how I loved sleep, what I got anyway. Pictures coming of the paint job. Scott likes it...he didn't notice right away, only that the furniture was moved. He was going on about 5hr...

It has finally come....I have one more day and night of playing single mom. UGH! I had grand plans of what I was going to do. That changed when my friend Heather volunteered to help me paint. With my bummed wrist, she was going to paint and I was going to watch the kids. My wrist was feeling better and I wanted to help/ She did all the cutting in and did an amazing job. She also did about 2/3 of the rolling. Thank you Heather! My wrist didn't hurt hardly at all after my PT appointment on Tuesday. Yeah so I tackeld the rest....touch up of the living room. You know paint should coat easily! It should just go into the groves with ease! LOL! Too bad you have to do the work to get it there. Last night I was ready to cry! I was stressed and so tired. When Scott is gone I sleep poorly! I hear everything and then cant' get back to sleep. Yesterday my day began at 5am trying to go back to sleep. This morning I woke to the water (which is on my side of the house) kicki...

My mom and I were going to make an hour trip in my van. My "check engine" light came on. Now, my van is 13yrs old it is bound to have issues, right? The onter night my oil light came on. Not a good sign. It took it to get an oil change and the oil was FULL. So yes, my van has issues. I didn't have any promptings that I shouldn't make the trip or there really was anything wrong with the van. I did however have lots of "what if" thoughts. What if the van did die and we were stuck an hour away. I thought "who would I call?" My mom was with me, Scott is in Austin. So It hought I would call my friend Heather. Then I thought, how would I get the van back home? So I figured I would get the suburban and the trailer and get the van on the trailer. Hmmm, how long is my van? Okay, so I ran all this through my head in about 3 mintues then related it to my mom. She was shocked. A few minutes later she paid me a great compliment. She said ...

Today we had the opportunity to go to another ward and give a presentation. Scott gives a monthly preparedness class and a gal comes from Payson. She was impressed by Scott's Emergency Heating and Cooking one and asked him to give the presentation to her ward. She asked me to give a presentation on the apple box ovens . We were delighted! If we can help one person get moving on emergency prep stuff our time is well worth spent. I asked my SIL to babysit and my mom to help with the apple box direction and food prep. Thank you! We couldn't have done it without you! We showed up at the church at 8:30 and got the charcoal started and ready for the food. Kathleen, prepared a pizza(her stone was too big for the oven, so she improvised!), two loaves of bread and cinnamon rolls. YUM! Carb heaven! My mom and I had never tried cooking in an apple box oven in November. It was 29* when we got there...brrr! Luckily it warmed up to almost 50* before noon! (today * means degr...

Wohoo! I have made it to work out three days this week! I am hopeing ot get back to my 5 days a week routine from last year. I have decided I will use my treadmill here instead of going to the gym. This way, my kids avoid the bugs in the childcare there. I have done a 10 minute all over workout 3 days and walked on the treadmill for about25 mintues. The ten minute workouts focus on the core and I am tryign to fucus on the core while walking. Today I tried to do a bit more interval training on the treadmill....walk...jog...run...walk...jog...run. My goal is to build up to jogging full time. I used to run distance in highschool and I loved the feeling. Why did I stop? Wohooo! Now I need to work on my diet. I have some friends doing Weight Watchers, maybe I should get my books back out. How many points do I get?

BREAKING NEWS! http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=4787495 FBI, USPS to investigate suspicious envelope at Temple Square November 13th, 2008 @ 5:03pm (KSL News) The FBI and US Postal Service inspectors are now investigating the suspicious envelope found at Temple Square containing an unknown white powder. The letter was mailed to the temple and was opened inside an office in the entrance area to the Salt Lake Temple. That is in an area open to the public. They have since placed the letter into a black plastic bag. Both Salt Lake City police and fire departments are on the scene and have closed off the area, including eastbound lanes of North Temple between State Street and Main Street. They did not take this incident to an elevated threat level because they feel they had the situation contained. They did not evacuate the temple, but are not allowing anybody inside. Scott Freitag of the Salt Lake City Fire Department says someone in the office opened the envelope, saw the powder and imm...

I belong to a message board group, I have been with this group for about 7 1/2yrs. I know these ladies well. I felt the need to leave the group once and did, for about 5-6 months or so. It was hard to "Stay away". One day I jsut left, deleted my bookmarks and left. It is a private board so I couldn't go back without the link. I guess I aways had it in my email somewhere, but chose not to look for it. About two months ago, I decided to return. Today, I knwo why I left. I am the only LDS lady, the most conservative on the board. There are some pretty conservative, but most are pretty liberal. They made some changes to the board setup while I was gone which I appreciate, very much. They created a seperate political/hot topic board and set up somesort of way to ensure posts that were racey could be recognized. I had told a few on the board (via email) what made me leave, I think they shared that with the rest. Some spoke up and agreed they felt similar and changes...

Democrat's Redistribution Plan may take a while "Yesterday on my way to lunch I passed one of the homeless guys in that area, with a sign that read "Vote Obama, I need the money." My waiter had on a "Obama 08" tee shirt. When the bill came, I decided not to tip the waiter and explained to him while he had given me exceptional service, that his tee shirt made me feel he obviously believes in Senator Obama's plan to redistribute the wealth. I told him I was going to redistribute his tip to someone that I deemed more in need--the homeless guy outside. He stood there in disbelief and angrily stormed away. I went outside, gave the homeless guy $3 and told him to thank the waiter inside, as I had decided he could use the money more. The homeless guy looked at me in disbelief but seemed grateful. As I got in my truck, I realized this rather unscientific redistribution experiment had left the homeless guy quite happy for the money he did not earn, but the waite...

Do you have a final that you took in school that haunts you? I do, yet I don't know which one it was. I was on my way to my last final before Christmas break. Someone had told me that it was the worst winter in 50yrs. Being from Texas, I believed them. I had no clue that my nose hairs could literally freeze, or the cold could make my eyes water, then freeze on my face. No clue! I lived on the hill in Rexburg at Somerset and was walking through the parkinglot of the physical plant building (winter of 92) focused on whatever final I was headed to. I was alone in the parkinglot, I guess everyone else had finished their finals. I slipped on a patch of ice, like I had done a million times. This time I could NOT compensate for the slip. Down I went. Luckily I caught myself before I got hurt. I landed on my hand, palm down. Not bad, I caught myself! I got up, blushing, I'm sure and brushed myself off and went off to my final. Sure my hand hurt, but I was almost done! ...

My friend Heather bought a table and chairs for $60 on KSL and redid them. She left the top, wood grain and the seat of the chairs wood grain. She chose to do the rest a sage-ish green. It turned out BEAUTIFUL! I thought, hmph, my table is white and natural wood, I can paint mine too! Thank you Heather for the inspiration!! This is what I did. In the picture it actually looks more orangy red than it is. It is red with a black/dark grey glaze over it. So it is a dark red, basically the same as my curtains. I'm not sure why the camera made it look so orangy red.   My curtains look like this (that is an apple that I painted)  

Vice is a monster of so frightful a mien, As to be hated needs but to be seen, Yet seen to oft - familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace. Alexander Pope We see it all around us right now.

Scott picked me up late morning to go to lunch. We made a pit stop off the road to go down by Town Lake. I knew the area well, I used to run through there a few days a week. I wondered, kinda, what was going on. Why was he going down by Austin High school? He came around and helped me out of the Jeep (which he still does today in any car) and walked me to a clearing by the lake and jogging path. It was a secluded area. He held my hand and got down on his knee and asked me to marry him and be his queen. I remember dropping to my knees too, crying. He told me I had to stand. I was down with him anyway. Of course I said yes. We had met two months and one day prior and I KNEW he as the man I was to spend eternity with. As promised, he took me to lunch. We went to Red Lobster. Yum! He had not picked out my ring and wanted me to help him so off we went to the mall to ring shop. I went home and had a ring on my finger. OOPS we had done things backwards. Scott asked permissi...

Okay, Scott will kill me with this post. Okay, not really, but he will not be ahppy about spilling his laundry on the internet. So I won't, atleast not in detail. It is no secret I can stand to lose a few pounds (more each day). It is also no secret that I'm married to a guy who is THIN! He has seriously NOT gained a pound in the 14yrs we have been together. The real kicker is, he is loosing! I am wanting to lose weight and I need to get him to gain. This is no longer a thing about maintaining his weight, it is about putting poundage on him! He stepped on the scale this morning, luckily someone had moved it around to ZERO, but the scale is off by 7 pounds. SO he was really 7 pounds heavier, still it is VERY disheartening to see him losing weight. He is not at a healthy weight and NEEDS to gain. I personally have no problem gaining, he does. So my quest right now is to help my husband atleast get his 8 pounds back that he used to have. I hadn't even noticed the w...

Halloween! Finally I got some pictures up. This first picture is of us all at Scott's office. I was talking so I look goofy! Oh well, I talk a lot so I look like that a lot!   Scott in his office   My cute puppy, Journey   My stinky skunk Dejah   Lindsey my turtle! Slow and steady wins the race!   My cute little bunny, Katie!   And the BEST costume for a pregnant woman.... THis gal was at Scott's office. I don't know if she works there or not.  

my vote was NOT a wasted vote. People kept telling me, voting for a third party is a vote for Obama. I am happy to be able to say no it wasn't unless math is different. there were 1,528,726 people who voted third party and that still made McCain short by 5.5+ million votes. My state still took McCain, not Obama. I am happy to say all the marriage ammendments passed! Florida, Arizona and California way to go! "This is still God's world. The forces of evil, working through some mortals, have made a mess of a good part of it. But it is still God's world. In due time, when each of us has had a chance to prove ourselves--including whether or not we are going to stand up for freedom--God will interject himself, and the final and eternal victory shall be for free agency. And then shall those complacent people on the sidelines, and those who took the wrong but temporarily popular course, lament their decisions. To the patriots I say this: Take that long eternal look. Stan...

Hey guys this type of persecution is only a type and shadow of what is to come. Because we believe we should be able to teach our children what we want. We get persecuted. Personally having same sex marriage and relationships taught in public schools as RIGHT when at home we teach it as a sin, I can't handle. They talk about bigotry and hate. It is about protecting traditional family and our children from what God has said is wrong. The Church has only encouraged us to take a stand, donate money and time because it is a MORAL issue. It is not as much politics as a moral issue. Either way it goes today, we are in for more hate towards us. This is ONE reason, I believe our past confrences have been on building our Spiritual strength and testimonies, we WILL need them. We live in the last days and we are in for some presecution. It is coming either way. After viewing this video I became sick to my stomach. The "Courage Campagin" is not about courage, it is out to ...

I laughed till I cried! So funny~ I love my husband and sometime wish I had a male brain.

Listen to what she is saying. It is only about 30 seconds..... She is hoping for socialism. Then comes communism. OYE! I will be fasting tomorrow to know how I should vote. I hope else will do the same. I wanted to vote early, yet have not had that opportunity rise this past week.

While walking down the street one day a US senator is tragically hit by a truck and dies. His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance. "Welcome to heaven," says St. Peter. "Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem. We seldom see a high official around these parts, you see, so we're not sure what to do with you." "No problem, just let me in," says the senator. "Well, I'd like to, but I have orders from higher up. What we'll do is have you spend one day in hell and one in heaven. Then you can choose where to spend eternity." "Really, I've made up my mind. I want to be in heaven," says the senator. "I'm sorry, but we have our rules." And with that, St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell. The doors open and he finds himself in the middle of a green golf course. In the distance is a clubhouse a nd standing in front of it are all his friends and ...

so waiting 2yrs for my cleaning was not a good thing. I am cavity free, yet, dang that HURT!!!!!!!!!! Plaque builds up! I got a tounge lashing (okay maybe not) for not flossing. I gag so easily that I don't like to floss. I know...." you only need to floss the teeth you want to keep". My public service announcement for today is "get your teeth cleaned on schedule" Later today Halloween pictures of my little animals! Yes, they ARE animals and you will see I don't lie! :)

SO I got a phone call a week and half ago. It went something like this.... Me: Hello Her: Hi, this is __________ from Dr. __________ office. Me: Oh, hi Her: I was wondering if you were ready to come in for a cleaning. Me: oh yes, I guess it is time for that. Her: I have an appointment tomorrow, would you like to take that? Me: no, I can't take that one. Do you have one next week? Late in the week, my son has been sick and I want to be sure none of the others get it. Her: Oh sure, I have one on Tuesday at 9:40. Me: Uh, no, later in the week, Thursday or Friday Her: Oh yes, how about Thursday at 12:00? ME: okay lets do it then. When was the last time I came in, anyway? Her: July 2006 Me: WHOA! I guess it is PAST time! Her: well, yes it is. So I am headed to the dentist shortly. I don't like the dentist. I am a strange one and hate that super slick feeling and how my teeth seem to MOVE afterwards. ICKY! I shouldn't mind the dentist though. I didn't have cavi...

"The American people will never knowingly adopt Socialism. But under the name of "liberalism" they will adopt every fragment of the Socialist program, until one day America will be a Socialist nation, without knowing how it happened." Norman Thomas, for many years U.S. Socialist Presidential candidate. Interesting...he was VERY right. We have become VERY socialist. "Under Socialism you would not be allowed to be poor. You would be forcibly fed, clothed, lodged, taught, and employed whether you liked it or not. If it were discovered that you had not the character and industry enough to be worth all this trouble, you might possibly be executed in a kindly manner. . . ." [This is compassionate liberalism.] Fabian Socialist Bernard Shaw in his Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism, 1928. "The New Deal is plainly an attempt to achieve a working socialism and avert a social collapse in America; it is extraordinarily parallel to the suc...

What do you hope your children inherit from your genes instead of your spouses? Teeth (didn't have a cavity till 27!) sinuses What about your husband/spouse's instead of yours? Eyesight digestive system immune system metabolism It is hard to look at family history and think....THAT could affect my children. I don't want them to get that. Can we rewrite it all? Okay, I guess not. We need to teach them how to best cope with what we are given. We are all so blessed in a miriad of ways. Having suffered from endometriosis and having four girls makes me nervous for them. How will it effect them? Will they get it? I guess it is best not to worry about it right now. The time will be later for that. Will they get what I got from MY mom? Maybe, yet we have some balancing genes in there too. Thanks Scott! :)

Recently I have been feeling clausterphobic in my house. I just saw THIS video I'm no longer clausterphobic. Nope, I'm good!

We all have a responsbility to our country to vote. This year we have two choices in the mainstream parties. Many time sint he past and now I ahve heard, I'm going to vote for the "Lesser of two evils". I hope you listen to this video and HEAR what it says. We ahve things going onin our gevernment which, unless we make SERIOUS changes will continue. Please remember we have the CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES for a reason. It has been trampled on over and over again. The two main party canidates will continue to do it. Ron Paul, has endorsed the COnstitution Party canidate, Chuck Baldwin. Or you could make a HUGE statement and write in Ron Paul. I really liked what Martin Luther King says in this video, it is so similar to what we have been taught through the Book of Mormon. Our country has been taken over by gadiantons (secret societies). I am not sayiong there are not good people in the government, because their are. If we continue to vote straight party, ...

Looking back to that day 5yrs ago, I get teary eyed. My pregnancy with her was HORRIBLE! I was throwing up through 23wks, then shortly after that I became sick. I was later diagnosed with crohn's diease. I was on 30+ pills aday. Every time I would wean off prednisone, my symptoms would return. I had vericose veins up inside and wore brace to help the pressure not be so bad. I had gestational diabetes, brough ton by the prednisone. I had UTIs from a leaky bladder and the brace I had to wear. I couldn't heal because of the prednisone. I was contracting for months and really struggling. I was being watched very carefully. I had ultrasounds and non-stress tests weekly for the last month (I delievered a month early). They were worried about my baby. We decided for my health and the baby's we needed to induce. I went in on an evening and apparenlty I was in early labor, so they didn't have to give me pitocin. They broke my water. Things progressed slowly as I ...

Trying on her new hat and scarf last winter. So happy over simple things.   This is when we were staying with family prior to our moving in here. She got that puppy when she turned ONE She had to have it everywhere she was. Note Teeka?   Rockclimbing in Rock Canyon in Provo. She did get about 10-12feet up. :)   Tune in tomorrow for a birth story and some more pictures.

Looking back to that day 5yrs ago, I get teary eyed. My pregnancy with her was HORRIBLE! I was throwing up through 23wks, then shortly after that I became sick. I was later diagnosed with crohn's diease. I was on 30+ pills aday. Every time I would wean off prednisone, my symptoms would return. I had vericose veins up inside and wore brace to help the pressure not be so bad. I had gestational diabetes, brough ton by the prednisone. I had UTIs from a leaky bladder and the brace I had to wear. I couldn't heal because of the prednisone. I was contracting for months and really struggling. I was being watched very carefully. I had ultrasounds and non-stress tests weekly for the last month (I delievered a month early). They were worried about my baby. We decided for my health and the baby's we needed to induce. I went in on an evening and apparenlty I was in early labor, so they didn't have to give me pitocin. They broke my water. Things progressed slowly as I ...

Ain't she cute! Not 100% sure ont he date of this picture I can't find the picture now. That's what happens when you loose a hard drive and recover things...they sometimes get lost on the new hard drive. she is between 12-18mo   This is shortly after moving to Utah. She isn't quite two yet here.   This was this past summer!   The evening of her first day of preschool this year.   It is amazing how things have changed! She was my "pudgey" baby. Not that she ever really was...she was just slower to loose her baby fat than the others. So scrumptous! Journey is the sweetest little almost 5 year old in the world. I am so happy she is MINE! I am still looking for the "lost" files of her birth. I hope to find them soon.