change

So, one of my newest quotes I like is "If nothing ever changed, there'd be no butterflies." Change is good and constantly happens. I've found I'm most happy when we "don't sweat the small stuff". Life is so precious and we are so blessed. I am so grateful for my family and for the gospel of Jesus Christ. I am grateful to have a living Prophet on the earth, Thomas S. Monson and the other faithful servants and apostles of the Lord. I love that new technology allows for great messages and that they make such great "Mormon Messages" on youtube.

I am so grateful for the tender mercies of the Lord in my life and hope we can always take the time to realize what we are blessed with.
I'm just so grateful. :)

I finally found our camera battery charger and was so glad to be able to take pics of my kids. They're the best and I'm so blessed to have them as mine. I love my life. Now, when I find the camera itself (haha) I will post the pics. Nothing fancy, just every day life - I took some of them watching a movie together I think...

fun times...

So we survived a short time with a few little kids over for the latest birthday time. K had a great day and loved having friends play, and designing her own cake, games, and party.

She saw the picture on a Betty Crocker cake mix several months ago of a cake like this and wanted one. Thankfully with a spring birthday there are lots of cute things to choose from to add - like the paper flower picks. Made the cake a breeze to throw together. I had a scouting meeting all morning and got home about 1 1/2 hours before party time. We frosted the cake, blew up balloons, finished the game plans, and were ready with 20 minutes to spare (all because I forgot what time the party start - thankfully it started later than I thought so I bought myself an extra half hour of time).

I taught the kids the "Heavy Heavy Hangover thy poor head..." She liked it.
Of course Grandma A always sends presents for everyone so little boy lined up his new cars.

Website to check out

Graciecare.blogspot.com

Check it out.

Prayer

When you're saying your prayers, please pray for my sister's daughter Gracie. They found a cancerous tumor this weekend. She has already been through a lot of testing and a sugery this weekend, currently undergoing a blood transfusion, and scheduled for chemotherapy to start soon.
Also pray that her parents will continue to have the Lord buoy them up and sustain them at this time.
I am so grateful for the gospel, our Heavenly Father, and his son Jesus Christ, and the blessing of having the spirit to guide us. I am so grateful to be part of such a wonderful family, and have the added blessing of friends. Love you all.

white sauce

So I have finally made a yummy white sauce - that became cheese sauce - last night! I was so proud of myself. It was so yummy. We had baked potatoes, broccoli and cheese sauce. That is seriously one of the best things around. Yum.

5 weeks down and counting!! I have always loved school and learning. I still love learning but I am not really enjoying much about this semester of classes. I now realize how hard it must be for a lot of people to make it through every semester. I have finished 5 weeks now and only have 11 more to go! Wahoo! Then I have my associates. I can hardly wait! I think it's largely because I'm working now too and can easily see how my job could provide long-term opportunities.

I can't find my camera battery charger anywhere so I have no new pictures to post. I wish I had that battery charger though as I'm helping with K's Valentine party today. She is so excited. :) Me too.

full swing

So, I think I am about caught up with things at work, just in time to learn some additional duties. :) I love my new job and am grateful to have it!

The kids are doing really well with going to the neighbor's after school and have been playing well together on the weekends. I think they're glad to have the time to be in their own rooms with nothing that has to be done. Those rooms of theirs are totally trashed about now but there haven't been too many fights so I let it ride. At least my dishes and laundry stay caught up. :)

Eric and I are in full swing now with the school semester. We are already counting down to May...

My parents have just accepted an offer on their house (tonight) and will be moving next month to sunny Arizona where most of us kids were born! I'm excited for their new adventure. They're so cute in planning it. They will only be about 100 miles from Vegas so we'll just have to start hitting both grandparent houses in one trip from now on I guess.

We "just keep swimming, swimming, swimming" and praying, praying, praying. :)