Retro!!!????

I got such a kick out of the comments about Kirk's suit...

I just had to show you my boys still fight to see who is going to wear it at different times!Josh


Derek is actually wearing it to church...Kira is in my Prom Dress!!

But the fact is

their dad makes it look good!

SPT

My SPT: "The first thing that attracted me to you was" The way you made me feel when you held my hand.

Your Eyes

Your Lips

Your Arms

and well your bod...OH BABY!

I love you!!!

Angels Among Us

I had someone say to me that my daughter is an angel.

I laughed to myself thinking ... you didn't know her when she was 2 or 8 or well you get the point.

Kira and I had a scratchy relationship while she was a child...mostly because, well I wasn't that good of a mom. I had my priorities totally messed up, and Kira took the blunt of it.

It was when she was in high school that my life took an odd turn, and I broke my back.

Kira would sleep on the couch, in the room where I slept in a lift chair, she wanted to know she could hear me if I needed anything. When she would come home from school we would visit about everything.

From that moment on she truly became my dearest daughter and friend.

When she left to go on her mission for the LDS Church, to Argentina I knew that she would be a wonderful missionary.

Kira did pageants after high school the scholarships paid for ALL of her College.

I would look at her and think she is so amazing...along with being beautiful! Well, she looked like an angel.

Today, I have been looking at several family pictures.

and especially of Kira. I have wonder in which one she is more of an angel.

Through the eyes of the world or through the eyes of those who have been able to have her impact their lives in one way or another.

She only has 50 more days until she comes home from her mission. The people of Argentina have made a special place in her heart.

I have given much thought to Angel's & Kira, the talk by Elder Jeffery R. Holland has came to my mind.
He said "I have spoken here of heavenly help, of angels dispatched to bless us in time of need. But when we speak of those who are instruments in the hand of God, we are reminded that not all angels are from the other side of the veil. Some of them we walk with and talk with—here, now, every day. Some of them reside in our own neighborhoods. Indeed heaven never seems closer than when we see the love of God manifested in the kindness and devotion of people so good and so pure that angelic is the only word that comes to mind."


I have been blessed with angels around me through out my life.
My mom, my daughter, my sister and sisters in laws,
friends and church members...
Thank you for helping me to understand that angels are not just in heaven but here with us each day of the week.

Lesson Learned From Noah's Ark

Author Unknown

1. Don't miss the boat.

2. Don't forget that we're all in the same boat.

3. Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.

4. Stay fit. When you're 600 years old, someone might ask you to do something REALLY BIG.

5. Don't listen to critics, just get on with what has to be done.

6. Build your future on high ground.

7. For safety's sake, travel in pairs.

8. Two heads are better than one.

9. Speed isn't always an advantage; the snails were on board with the cheetahs.

10. When you're stressed, float awhile.

11. Remember that the ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic was built by professionals.

12. No matter the storm, when you're with God there's a rainbow waiting.

13. Remember that woodpeckers inside are a larger threat than the storm outside...

Stealing A Meal

My sister, Lene has "Menu Monday" on her blog. This week she had Minestrone Soup listed for one of her days.

I thought that sounded really good and I knew this recipe was easy.

What You Need
2 cans (14-1/2 oz. each) reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 can (16 oz.) no-salt-added stewed tomatoes, undrained, coarsely chopped
2 cups cooked kidney beans (prepared without salt)
1 pkg. (16 oz.) frozen mixed vegetables
1/4 cup shell macaroni, uncooked
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. dried basil leaves
Make It
COMBINE all ingredients in large saucepan. Bring to boil on medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low.
SIMMER 20 min. or until macaroni is tender.

(Kraft Kitchens)

I am not real good at following recipes...I am an add and tweak kind of cook.

So, mine may not look the same as the bowl above.

I made small meatballs (kirk has the belief it there is not meat it isn't dinner) and seared them in my soup pan before adding the other ingredients.

I always cook with onions so they are added.

Add one fresh bread bowl and ...

It was so yummy!

Thanks 'Lene for the idea!

SPT ~ I Think It Would Be Romatic To...

I am NOT a romantic person, so for me, this is a very difficult question.

I know Kirk would love to take me to Paamul, Mexico, where he has gone diving or on a Caribbean Cruise

But, to be honest I am afraid to travel out of the States.

Yes, these are pictures he took while he was on his diving trip!

I would be perfectly happy at home, with Chinese take-out, a good movie, my pj's and blanket just snuggled up to Kirk.

That is perfection.

Happy Birthday Morris

I have been blessed to have great siblings. My brother Morris has to be one of the neatest people I know.

I have always been in awe of how he will walk up to a total stranger that needs something and do all that he can to help (like almost burning up his brand new wrench to help pull a stranger's truck out of a river (did I mention the guy that got stuck should have been left there...stupid, stupid!)

That goes on Mountain Man trips with scout troop after scout troop.

He is the kind of Uncle that every kid dreams of. He plays hard, and teases with the best of them.

My family has tried for years to always spend at least one week a year with Morris and his family. You know you play cards until your eyes can only see spades & hearts, you will laugh until your side hurts, and you will PLAY even harder!

Happy Birthday Morris, I love you.