Day 43 - The Wise Man

Day 43

The Wise Man

 12 And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the^arock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your ^bfoundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty ^cstorm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall.

I love this scripture.   It is one of my favorites.  

I am thankful for this scripture.  When I read it it helps me remember that I must always put my trust in the Lord and follow Him and not get caught up in the ways of the world.  I need to be like the wise man and build my house upon the rock and not like the foolish man who built his house upon the sand.  It didn't end to well for the foolish man.

I hope you all had a wonderful Sabbath.  I did.  We had the missionaries over for dinner tonight.  I love these young men.  I love the spirit they bring to our home.  And these two are particularly entertaining.  

Day 42 - The Best Birthday Ever

Day 42

The Best Birthday Ever

So, for my birthday I got a new couch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, I am so excited.  If  you knew how long it has been since I've got new furniture (never) and what my old couches looked like you would know why I am so excited.

New couch and David is putting together my new TV stand.

YA!  He is the man.  And he doesn't feel good.  He is sicky but he is helping me anyway cuz Dad is not home and I am  way to excited to wait.

Anyway, I pretty much got spoiled and had the best birthday ever.  I am so thankful for my new couch and TV stand.  It feels like a whole new house!

Day 41 - Happy Birthday

Day 41

Happy Birthday

I have so much to be thankful for today.

First, my wonderful husband came home early from work and fixed me breakfast.  Eggs, bacon, toast all cooked to perfection.

Then he gave me my first present of the day..

a keyboard for my ipad.  Yes!

I got lots of birthday love from co-workers and facebook friends.

All my kids called and wished me a happy birthday.

Went to Outback for dinner with my hubby and my parents!

Got a free dessert!

Went shopping for my birthday present....hopefully, pictures tomorrow.

And then came home to another present of socks....yes, I love, love, love new socks!  And a really cute insulated lunch bag.

I've had a really nice birthday....so many wonderful friends and family have been so kind with their birthday wishes.

But mostly I want to thank my MOM.....without her I wouldn't be here.  Thanks for always being there for me, thanks for being sick for 9 months for me, thanks for all your sacrifices, thanks for being a best friend, thanks for being a great example, thanks for being the best grandma to my kids.  Your the best MOM and I love you.

And I am sorry there are no pictures today but hopefully tomorrow I will have some pictures.

PS...this is my last year in my 40's....kinda weird to think about.

Day 40 work friends

Day 40

I'm thankful for really nice friends at work who brought in treats and flowers today for my birthday.

It was so nice a nice to be remembered.

And I'm especially thankful for my friend who brought me my favorite ice cream from Leatherby's.

  Thank you Nicole!,,,,

Day 39

Day 39

What's Up Doc?

One of my all time favorite movies.

If you haven't ever seen it you must rectify that and watch it.  You won't regret it.

Day 38 Potatoes my best vegetable

Day 38

Potatoes

I am thankful for potatoes.  They are my best vegetable.  French fried, baked, mashed, shredded, fried, soup.....seriously no other vegetable even comes close.  

Here's to the potato.....forever in my heart.

Day 37 Mercy

Day 37

Mercy

Richard Kirkland

During the Battle of Fredericksburg on Dec. 13, 1862, Kirklandâs unit formed behind the Stone Wall at the base of Maryeâs Heights and helped slaughter the Union attackers. After a day of severe fighting, the scene shifted from severe fighting to tremendous suffering. 

After dark on the 13th, doctors and soldiers began caring for the injured. The walking wounded made their way to the rear while those with disabling wounds remained on the field.

Daylight on the 14th revealed a ghastly scene to the Confederates behind the Stone Wall. About 8,000 Union soldiers had been shot in front of the wall and many of them remained where they had fallen. As hours went by without food, water or medical treatment, their suffering increased.

Nearby soldiers from both sides listened to the painful cries and pleas for help. While the suffering emotionally moved many, none dared face almost certain death to provide help.

At some point in the day, Kirkland could no longer bear listening to the pleas, so he walked over to the home of Martha Stevens. He went upstairs and told General Joseph Kershaw, his brigade commander, that he would like to try and help the wounded Union soldiers.

The surprised general at first refused the request, but he later relented.

Kirkland gathered all the canteens he could carry and filled them at the near by water well. Then, at extreme risk to himself, he ventured out to help the Federal soldiers. He carried water and warm clothing to the suffering Federal soldiers.

Kershaw anxiously watched Kirkland for 1 ¸ hours on his ãerrand of mercy, Christ-like mercy 

Kirkland went on to fight at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. On Sept. 20, 1863, during the Battle of Chickamauga, Kirkland and two buddies got out in front as they charged up Snodgrass Hill.

Realizing their predicament, they turned to rejoin their unit. Kirkland lingered for a fatal moment to fire one more shot and was mortally wounded. His final words were, "Tell my pa, I died right."

I heard this story during church about having mercy and I really loved it.  So, I am sharing it with you.  

I am thankful for mercy and for those who have shown it to me and I hope I can show mercy to those in my life or those I come in contact with who may need it even if I feel like they may not deserve it.

Day 36 Little Children

Day 36

Little Children

Today was our Primary Sacrament meeting.  And I think this is my favorite meeting all year.  I just love to watch those little people up there singing and smiling and waving and sometimes crying.

They are just so precious.  I love that they are so honest.  They try their best to make do their part right.  I love the kids that love to sing.  And they sing really loud and really dramatic.  Those children are my favorite.  Even if they aren't the best singers they still sing with all they've got.  It just brings joy to my heart.  I am so thankful for these little ones.  

And this is not what I saw today but it does remind me how precious our little ones are and it makes me smile.

Day 35

Day 35

Saturday is a Special Day

Today I am thankful for a cleaner closet. I can't really say clean because it is not quit there yet but it is soooooooo much better.

I got rid of 2 huge bags of clothes.  I'm talking the big 30 gallon trash bag size bags.  And I organized my side.  I have been wanting to do this for a long time so it feels great to have it organized and it looks nice too.

Also, today David washed the car and the truck.  He cleaned the all the spiders and their webs off the front porch/walkway.  And the blew all the leaves away.  And now it looks nice again and not like the spider hotel of Elk Grove.

And now we are headed off to my nephews birthday party. 

Hope your Saturday was awesome!

And for your viewing pleasure here is song for you

Day 34

Day 34

Roundtable Pizza, Rootbeer

& Skype

Had to work late today and so it begins.  I think tomorrow will be my last Saturday off until after the election...boo!  And also overtime everyday at least an half and hour but probably more.  Have I ever talked about how much I love election time?  Well that will have to be for another post.  I can talk about how thankful I am for my work and election time;)

So, when I got home tonight I was tired and my back hurt and I did not want to cook.  So, hubby man went and got pizza Roundtable of course and AW Rootbeer which is the best and then I skyped with Ciara.  And chatted with Ciara and Katie.  It was a fun way to end the evening.  And now I just want to go lay down and rest my aching back.  Hope you all enjoy your night

PS apparently some of you had a problem viewing my pictures on yesterdays post.  It was a picture of a can of Mt. Dew and a Rose.

Day 33

Day 33

I'm thankful I can live vicariously through my children's lives.

Day 32 - What are you Thankful for?

Day 32

What are You thankful for?

It's the little things that really matter.

We are a blessed people....really we are.

Day 31 - Some days are like that

Day 31

Some days are like that

I needed something easy today because I am still feeling ugh and this little treasure made me laugh A LOT!

And some days are just like that not matter how hard you try you just cant get it right.  I can totally relate to this little one.  Isn't she precious?

I am grateful for adorable little kids!  They make me happy.

Day 30

Day 30

1 Month

I have been doing this for one month.  How crazy is that?  And today is a challenge to even write anything because I have been sick all day.  My back hurts somehow it went out and so I took some pain medicine and that was a really bad idea because it made me so sick.  I am so nauseous.  I haven't been able to eat anything all day and I am still throwing up!

I am thankful today for my loving husband and son who have done all they can to try and make me feel better.  And to my mom for making dinner for my boys.  I have a great family.  And I am thankful to Ciara for sharing the best story ever with me tonight.....it made me laugh.  Let's hope tomorrow is a better day!

Day 29 - You Never Stand Alone

Day 29

Pres. Monson

I am so grateful that we have a living prophet on the earth today.  I love this man.  I love his testimony.  I am so thankful that he has dedicated his life to the service of our Father in Heaven.  He is so humble and kind.  I love this talk he gave  to the men and young men of the church.  I think we can all learn from it.  I know I did.  

Hope you had a wonderful Sabbath day.  

Day 28 -- Families

Day 28

Family Blessings

How awesome is it that I am blessed with such talented family.

My brother in law is a videographer -- a wedding videographer and he was kind enough to shoot Katie and Tom's wedding and also to shoot this pre-wedding trailer.  He is so generous and giving.  We are so thankful to him for sharing his talents with us and putting together this wedding trailer.       

http://www.stylemepretty.com/2012/09/15/sacramento-wedding-trailer-from-jensen-wedding-films/#comments

And he shared it with the blog "Style Me Pretty".  We love it and can't wait to see the final wedding video.  Families are one of lifes biggest blessings.

You should go check out some of his other work.  He is super talented. "Jensen Films"

http://www.jensenvideo.com/

Day 27.....LaLaLa Leatherbys

Day 27

LaLaLa Leatherbys

Yes, I love Leatherbys'.  And I am grateful for it.  I am especially grateful that it has opened in Elk Grove.  It is almost too convenient now.  We go there often.  And my favorite thing to get is an egg salad sandwich and a hot fudge sundae with swiss milk chocolate ice cream.  Yummmmm!  That is pretty much what I get every time I go.  We went tonight for date night.  

If you haven't been I highly recommend that you go.  It will make you happy!

I meant to bring my camera so I could some pictures but alas, I forgot so this will have to do.

This is their banana split.  Looks good....if you like bananas.

Day 26 -"My lips hurt real bad"

Day 26

Thursday

Nothing  exciting about Thursday except that its the day before Friday which is the last day of the work week and the start of the weekend.  I guess that is something to be grateful for.  Nothing really exceptional about Thursdays really and so its not helping me at all to come up with something to blog about today.  I will say that I can't think about how many of these posts I have to come up with still.....cuz it is overwhelming.  I mean I have lots of ideas for special days on which I can talk about special people in my life . . . for example on birthdays I am planning on blogging about that person and so on.   I always give myself this pep talk...."you can't eat the whole watermelon at once but you can eat it one bite at a time"  and that's the way I have to approach this goal of blogging every day for a year.  I can't think about the whole year but I can think about one day at a time.  And now I feel as if I am just rambling so lets get to it.

Today Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012 I am thankful for.......

yes, I am thankful for chapstick.

Have you ever needed chapstick and not had it?  It's the worst.

I might be just a little addicted to chapstick.

And if my lips get to dry and chapped I get coldsores which really are the worst so I ALWAYS need chapstick.  Or as my Courtney calls it "chappy"

I know how he feels......"my lips hurt real bad"

Happy Thursday ... the day before Friday!

Day 25 . . . I can't live without it

Day 25

I can't live without it

The best Mother's Day gift ever

My Ipad.  

Seriously, I love it!  I can't even imagine how I would live without it now that I have one.  Best thing ever.

I am so thankful for this it is awesome.  I really don't even want to think about not having one...it must never break!

I can skype with my girlies 

I can watch Netflix

check my email

Facebook

blog

listen to my music

read my scriptures

read a novel

Pinterest into the wee hours of the night

watch youtube videos

play games

anytime anywhere . . .and it fits in my purse

How awesome is that.  Sometimes we even fight over it....

Day 24 Memories

Memories

I read all the Nancy Drew books

in fact I still have many of them.  

Been saving them for the grandkids

I'm not really sure what made me think of this but today I was thinking about how much I loved to read and how my love for reading really developed when I was 12 and was new to Sacramento and I didn't have many friends.  But I did have one good friend who lived just a couple houses down and we would spend our free time reading.  Over the summer we would ride the bus to the library and check out as many books as we could carry.  We would then come home and read, read, read.  It was great.  Im really grateful for that friend who was my first friend in Sacramento.  It's really hard to move when your 11 almost 12.  It was a pretty traumatic time in my life but thanks to Becky, the bus, and the library I made through.

Not the exact bus but close

I loved, loved, loved any books about horses.

Read all of the horse stories by this author

My first best Sacramento Friend

Becky Voigt.

And now I am soooo thankful I moved to Sacramento.  Seriously, I can't image what my life might be like if I hadn't moved here from Yucca Valley.

Day 23

Mr Bean
at church

If  you need a good chuckle then just take a minute to watch some Mr. Bean.  He is so funny....This video is just one of many but it is one of my favorites.  And I wish he went to my church...I would love to sit behind him.

Today I am grateful for Mr. Bean and his ability to make me laugh.  Don't we all need a good laugh....

Day 22

Day 22

How Great

I love this.  When I watch/listen to this I can always feel the spirit.  It brings a peaceful and calming feeling to me and it strengthens my testimony of a loving Father in Heaven and of my Savior Jesus Christ.

I have been able to hear Noteworthy sing this arrangement many times and each time it touches me and brings tears to my eyes.  This particular performance was a real blessing to be a part of.  Noteworthy was competing in the finals for the International Competition of Collegiate Acappella (ICCA).  It was held in the Lincoln Center in New York in April 2007.  Their set for this competition was so good.  I remember being so nervous for them as they started their set and then they started singing How Great and I felt something happening in the room....it became so quiet and still.  It seemed like the whole audience was feeling something different.  It is hard to explain but it was amazing and the performance was flawless.  The Spirit was testifying to everyone in that room and you could feel it.  And when it was over it almost was like no one wanted to clap because they didn't want to break that moment...it was only a split second but I felt it.  I am so grateful that I was able to be a part of that because it's not something you can experience just by watching the video.  I will never forget it and I don't think any of the girls in this group will either.  Even the judges felt it and mentioned it in their notes.  Noteworthy won this competition....basically they were the world champions of collegiate acappella that year and it was totally awesome.  That year they won every competition ....the quarterfinals, semifinals and the finals.  It was so fun and an experience I will never forget!

Day 21

I love technology.  It really enhances my life and makes communicating so much easier.  There are so many ways to keep in touch these days.  Phone, text, emails, Facebook, Skype. . . And I love that I can be in touch with my girls.  Ciara just left to go back to school at BYU Idaho.  I didn't get to take her back this time.  She moved into a new apartment and I hate not knowing or having a visual in my head of where she is living but thanks to Skype she can take me on a tour of her apartment so I can see where she is living.  And it makes her seem not so far away.  I love being able to Skype with all my girls.  It's almost like your together when your talking and you can see them.  So today I am thankful for Skype.  Ciara's  apartment looks really nice and it was so good to see her and her sweet smile.   And she got to see Cocos new haircut . . . You can't do that on a phone call.

Day 20

Date Night

Don't you just love date nights.  I'm a lucky girl and tonight we went out to dinner at Texas Roadhouse.  Which is so yum and then we got a movie from Redbox.   Hunger Games intense but good.  A really nice night.  Im really gateful for date nights.  But it kept me up late and I'm really tired so this is a short post today.   Goodnight!

Day 19

Day 19

Sierra's

Today, I drove my Ciara over the Sierra's.  I was taking her to the Reno Airport so she could go back to school....sad face.  And I had lots of time to think on the way home and those mountains are beautiful.  Seriously, amazing.  It also made me so thankful that I was DRIVING over them and not walking over them.  As beautiful as they are I don't even want to think about how hard it would be to have travel over them on foot.  

I am really grateful for the beautiful mountains and that I live in this century...the one with cars and airplanes for that matter.

And I miss my Ciara.

Day 18

Day 18

Gone With the Wind

I love this book.  It is one of my all time favorites.  I have read it probably 4 or 5 times and I want to read it again.  I am in love with this time period.  I love everything about this book....I even love Scarlett.  She is deceitful and prideful and beautiful and spoiled but yet she is also very strong.  She really is a terrible role model but she makes a good story and so does Rhett.  Who doesn't love Rhett.  He really does love Scarlett with all his heart and she just can't see it.  It is heartbreaking when you think about it.  Ah, I just love to read good books.  I love stories that pull you in and make you feel like you are right there with the characters.  And who doesn't want a Mamee in their life.  I want to live in Tara ...before the war of course.  Anyway, today I am grateful for good books .... but specifically this good book.  If I can find it I am going to read it and if I can't find my copy then I  am going to go to the library and check it out.  And if you haven't read it....you must.  The movie doesn't do it justice.

Day 17

ICE

 

 

This is getting hard.  If I am not thinking about what I want to blog about during the day I have a hard time coming up with something....now before I go to bed.  This will be another short post.  Today I am thankful for ice.  Seriously, I love ice.  I am pretty sure I may be addicted to ice.  I don't even want to image a life with ice.  Yes, I know this is frivolous when there are people in the world who don't even have food.  But I really am thankful for ice.

Drinks are just so much better with ice.....lots of ice. 

Day 16

Day 16

Watermelon

Today is Labor Day.  Which for me mostly means I didn't have to go to work which is a great day!  I cleaned, did laundry, baked a yummy recipe from Pinterest -- a banana cake and watched some netflix with Ciara.  I should have taken a picture of the cake but I forgot and now it doesn't look so great because we have eaten so much.  Also, today we had some watermelon.  It seemed like an appropriate thing to eat since we were kinda celebrating the last days of summer.  Anyway, the reason I mention that is because while I was cutting up and eating said watermelon it make me think of this:  (click on the 1:30 below to go to the link)

1:30

One of my favorite videos.  

I'm grateful for this video.  It brings a smile to me heart every time I watch it.  I love Special.  She is pretty special.

Day 15 - Happy Sabbath

When Faith Endures

I will not doubt, I will not fear;
God’s love and strength are always near.
His promised gift helps me to find
An inner strength and peace of mind.
I give the Father willingly
My trust, my prayers, humility.
His Spirit guides; his love assures
That fear departs when faith endures.

Sang this hymn today.  I love the message.  And I'm grateful for it today.  Happy Sabbath!

Text: Naomi W. Randall, 1908–2001. © 1985 IRI

Day 14

Do you ever think about health insurance?  Probably only when you don't have it or when you don't have enough coverage....right?  I know I used never think about it....until I didn't have it and then well it is pretty much always in the back of your mind.  You pray a lot that you won't have an accident or that you won't come down with some horrible disease.

Now, we have amazing health insurance.  It is a huge blessing.  I sometimes can't even believe how blessed we are to have such great insurance.  Now, I never have to worry about it..... and hopefully, that never changes.

Today's idea came to me while I was standing in line at the pharmacy waiting to get some prescriptions....total cost $10.00.  How great is that.....it could have cost me so much more.

So, grateful for health insurance.  One less thing for me to worry about:)