Happy Birthday to Harley

Harley got a mommy Llama and her baby for her Birthday. Does she look excited!

 She got a camera too. And a cover and light for her Nook.

Tommy and I got up early and took off for Idaho. I slept a lot because I'm now in the 3am mode. Every morning I wake up at 3am and can't get back to sleep so if you get me in a car I can snooze away. I have always been able to sleep well when someone is driving me. When I was a little girl and we would travel from Arizona to California I would stretch out across the back seat and just sleep. My brother Poly (Alfred) would sit on the edge of the seat and let me lay across. This was in the days before seat belts were invented. It has served me well throughout my life because I have always been able to take good naps in a car.

Tommy and I went to Home Depot and got the knobs for our three doors so we can keep the wind out. Our windows are supposed to be here on Wednesday. They are about a week late. Good old construction. Speaking of construction check out what Austin made. He takes all the scrap wood and constructs things. We bought him a new hammer at Home Depot because he lost his other one. He asked me today if he was a builder yet. Funny boy...

We went to Pizza Pie Cafe for Harley's birthday dinner with Ron. It was very good. They had salad bar with really good Thousand Island dressing which is my all time favorite. And funny dessert pizza. I had a piece of the cinnamon and sugar one. It was yummy. What a good day to spend with Harley Anne on her birthday.

Grateful Statement: I am so grateful for the scriptures today. I am grateful for the peace they give me. I am grateful for the answers I recieve each time I read. What a gift!
Matthew 11 - 14  The last verse of chapter 13 really stuck out for me. The last sentence is, "Watch." I hope that I can always be watching for the Savior to come.

Wonderful Sabbath Day

I have had a wonderful, fabulous day. Church was very uplifting for me. I just felt so peaceful. Susan's lesson in Relief Society was so good. I love to hear her teach. I'm glad she did it and not me. It was on the History of Relief Society and she brought in biography books that made me think of the history of those people. It was just so good.
After church we went down to Dean and Amie's for the Super Bowl game but I only stayed for a little while. I just kept thinking of what I had to do. So I came home and looked around and realized I need boxes to organize all this stuff. So that's what I'll get next.
I had to go to Provo to pick up John as he ran the work truck (GNC) out of fuel and you just can't get a gas can and fill it up. Tony was going to help him but he had a bunch of people coming over for the Super Bowl so he couldn't. I also met Quemby, a friend of John's. I instantly liked her. Mainly because we were both wearing our slippers. She was just so cute and nice. I'm glad John has someone to hang out with.
Grateful Statement: I am so grateful today the the tender mercies of Heavenly Father. When I just feel as if I can't go one more step he always lifts me up. It reminds me of the "Footsteps in the Sand" poem where he carries us. I know that's true. I am so blessed to have the Gospel in my life.
Mark 10 - Mark 11  I love to read of the miracles that Jesus performed. I think of the blind man and how grateful he must have been to have his sight restored.

Bailee's School Page

I got up this morning and cleaned so they could show my house. Then Molly and I went for our ride. I ended up at the Elk Ridge Park and read my scriptures off my Nook. So that was very productive. Then I came home and took a nap. For some reason today I was exhausted. I hope I'm not getting anything.
After my wonderful nap I made this page of Bailee. This is her school picture and I don't have one of her sibling so no page will be coming for those two.
For dinner I open up a bottle of Bean with Ham soup I had canned with Kaylyn 3 or 4 years ago. It is really pretty good and easy fix and today I was in to easy. So that's been my day. I think I was a little bored and maybe that's what made me so tired.
Grateful Statement: Today I am grateful for scrapbooking. I love looking at my pictures as I scrap them and remembering when I took them. It makes me happy!
Mark 8 - Mark 9  I am amazed at how many times Jesus tells the people not to tell anyone and yet they all do.

Boxing up White Wheat

I decided to box up my white wheat today. It was cold in the food storage room so I'm glad I only had 10 boxes to pack up. I'll have to get more from the cannery but I was able to fit all my loose cans in these boxes. They are pretty heavy when you have six cans in a box. I also started going through my sewing room and my laundry room down stairs. I've got cupboards in there that I haven't opened in a long time. I really feel like I made some progress today. There is just too much room in this house for me to put stuff. You just always seem to fill up every spot with something.
Tommy made dinner for me tonight. He made scrambled eggs and toast. It was yummy and just hit the spot. Reminds me of my Grandma Petersen. She always had toast for dinner. I loved to stay with her because she always had lemon drops and peppermint candies in her drawers and she would always let me have some.
Well that's been my day and now it's time to rest my bones and watch something dumb on television.
Grateful Statement: I am grateful today that I had such a wonderful Grandma. She was so very sweet and good. All her grandkids thought she walked on water. I was blessed to be her granddaughter.
Mark 9 - Mark 10 To be promised the "keys of the kingdom of heaven" by the Savior. To be taught by him. One day!!

Saving Freckles Page

I finished this page today. How about that for finally scrapping. It was fun. I had gotten discouraged because I thought all my pages were looking the same. I finally realized it's better that they all look alike and be done that not so I'm on a roll.
I also clean all my master bathroom drawers. I threw away a ton of stuff that I never use. I must have had 12+ hair brushes and all kinds of makeup that I never use so it's all gone and my drawers and cupboard under the sink are all organized and clutter free. After that feat I made chicken, baked potatoes and carmelized carrots for dinner. Now I'm going to go cuddle my pillow and watch TV.
Grateful Statement: Today I am grateful for the sunshine I enjoyed all day long. It really lifted my spirits and made me happy.
Mark 6 - Mark 8  I hated reading where John the Baptist was beheaded because of someone just saying she wanted it to be done. It must have been a cruel world in their day.

Shopping

Tommy and I went to Home Depot and Sears today. We were looking at appliances and Tommy got some paint for signs he's doing for Dean. I found this color scheme for my house. I needed somewhere to start to make sure everything went together. I may change my mind before we get to paint, cabinet, carpets etc. but as of today I love this.
After we got home I went grocery shopping for a few things. I am always amazed at how much you spend to just pick up a few things. I made beef stew for dinner and watch taped episodes of American Idol and then went to bed.
Grateful Statement: Today I am grateful for a loving Heavenly Father. I know he is there. I know he cares for me and loves me. I know he knows what trials I have and tries to help me as much as he can without taking someone's else's agency away. I love Him and my Savior with all my heart.
Mark 3 - Mark 6  As I read these verses about Jesus and his parables and miracles I wonder how they did crowd control. Everyone must have wanted to have Jesus heal them or their loved ones.

Home to Utah

Tommy and I cleaned up Janna's house and washed the sheets and took off. It was so cold up there. Tommy missed the rest area at Tremonton so we were in the car for 4 hours straight. I don't know who it was harder on, us or the dog. When I got home I finished this page of my sweet niece when she came to see mom. It's very hard for me to see pictures of mom. It just makes me miss her so much and I just want to go to the nursing home and give her big hugs and tell her I love her and hear her say, "I'm glad you do." or "I don't know what I would do without you." The time will come. This grieving process seems to go on forever.
Dean and Amie took Tommy to Magleby's Fresh for his birthday. So of course, I had to take pictures. Aren't they just the cutest. I had a pulled pork sandwich and a salad but I couldn't eat it all. I just wasn't hungry. Miracle of miracles.

Grateful Statement: Today I am grateful for this wonderful family. They are just the best. What would I do if I didn't have such wonderful family around me. I am blessed!

Mark 1 - Mark 3  Mark begins his book with the baptism of Jesus. The study guide says that The Gospel According to Mark is very fast paced. Mark showed Jesus as a person of action and power. There certainly was a lot of Jesus teaching and his miracles in these two chapters.