Baby loves

 

SOOO Thankful for baby loves and kisses- not to mention baby giggles!!!

Utah

Today i am thankful to live in Utah once again.

Last night i spent time with my Grandma and my sister Tiffany and her beautiful family. I am getting to know my newest addition of a brother to the family-Brian! I love to see how happy he makes my sister- also i am seeing my nieces grow taller and cuter by the day.

i have been so inspired living around the red rocks again-i even wrote a book! who would have thought?

I am savoring every moment with my family-i will never take them for granted.

Every time we come down off the hill this is the view we see

i am so thankful to be so close to the temple-it is such a blessing in our lives.

 

 

Giving Thanks

Well i am stealing this idea from Hopie!

I have been feeling really negative lately-and my blog is reflecting it. So after church on Sunday where everyone was talking about counting our blessings and my friends posting what they are grateful for i decided to try and post one a day-

So what am i most grateful for?

MY FAMILY!!!!!!

I love that even after 13 years that i want to kiss my hubby!!!!

I love that my 11 year old still wants to hang out with her mom.

i love tht my 9 year old will come up and want to snuggle with his mom.

I love that my 5 year old tells me that i am the bestest mom ever and she really means it!

i love that my 3 year old gives me big kisses and tells me he loves me for no reason!

I love that my 10 month old smiles from ear to ear when she sees me-like i am the only person in the world!

 

 

Over One Hundred Hours…….

Ok- First let me say that i am incredibly grateful that Grant had a job-I know what it’s like when there is no job so yes i am grateful!-

Last week Grant worked over 100 hours- he missed all the halloween festivites-missed seeing Ava on her first holiday-or even in her costume-thank heaven for pictures.- Sunday has come to be the only day we have as a family, and yesterday as we were walking out of the house to walk to church? he gets called in- so it was me and 5 kids by myself. hate it!

What’s my point? I like my husband and would like to see more of him-thanks for listening.

Heartache

There are times in all our lifes that we experience true heartache. As most of you know that even though i have been blessed with 5 wonderful children I have also lost 5. Going thru a miscarraige is one of the most difficult things a person can go thru. This past week one of my dearest friends, actually she is more of a sister to me, lost a baby. Right now she is hurting in everyway possible. I know from experience that anything i say won’t matter it won’t take the pain away. But i want her to know i love her and my heartaches for her and her beautiful family.

So hug your kids and be grateful for the messy floors and the chaos. I know i am.

give-away

http://www.shelfreliance.com/blog/index.php/2009/10/12/free-friday-double/comment-page-1/#comment-7389

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Would you want to read this?

When Emma thought about starting the search for her birthparents she could have never guessed what magical discoveries lay ahead. After meeting James the boy of her dreams tragedy leads her to the discovery that she has magical powers. She could have never guessed how much her life would change in one moment. Emma grew up believing that magic was something out of books or movies and now her life has been surrounded by it. She must now struggle with how to keep those she loves safe from the Wicked and their leader Asher who is determined to add Emma and her magic to his evil gang of witches at any cost.

Simon is sent into her life by the Witch Council to watch over and protect her while he guides her to the discovery of her true self a powerful witch. The Council believes that Emma is the Chosen one born with the power of the Amulet, a power that only comes around every 1000 years. The Amulet will make her more powerful than any of them.  This leads Emma to question all those around her. She is forced to choose between endangering the mortal boy she loves and the guide she has discovered that she cannot live without.

 

I am working on my query letter trying to get my book published-i need your input-after reading the top paragraphs do you want to read the book? Thanks for taking a minute to help~

Missing!

Has anybody seen this man?  See a few months back he was home alot and i told him to get out of the house for awhile and now i can’t find him-and don’t tell him but i miss the cute little guy. S0 if you see him would you please send him my way? thanks!

Update & Sneak Peek

Sorry i haven’t updated in awhile i started writing a book – yes i am crazy -i was up one night suprise suprise and i used to write to wind my mind down and just started i am now 183 pages into it and almost 50.000 words. I have had a couple read parts of it and they like it so who knows- I am gonna give you all a sneak peek

Heat radiated off the asphalt as Emma shook her Auburn hair with the western breeze. It was going to be another sweltering day in the desert. In most places by August you were preparing for winter here you were just praying for the summer to end. Gathering my books as I prepared to start my first new day of the school year, I contemplated what this year would bring.

Smiling at the other students as I passed them my thoughts took me back to the past summer I had spent on the Oregon Coast. I had spent the summer with my Aunt Hope and Uncle Mike helping out at their Bed and Breakfast. Feeling the sweat drip down my back I couldn’t help but wish for the Ocean breeze misting on my face.

I was interrupted from my reverie by Ashley one of my best girlfriends, “Emma, I thought you were never going to make it!” I inhaled and responded “I was thinking about how far I could run before anyone would miss me,” I said sighing.  Ashley laughed, “Oh you know, you would be lost without me.” Little did she know how true that statement really was.

As we walked to class I scanned the kids that passed me. The same faces that I had studied for the past 11 years were easy to recognize.

Growing up in a small town I had come to know most of the kids from kindergarten on.

Walking in to home room there was a group of kids gathered in a corner talking excitedly to each other. Nobody noticed Ashley or me entering the room we sat in two desks next to each other in the back of the class.

Ryan was talking to the crowd of students, “Yah, I heard they are going to be here at the end of the week.” Apparently this was big news because everyone was getting very excited about the news.

I turned to Ashley to ask, and she was all too eager to share, “Mayor Wright’s, nephew and niece are coming to stay for the school year.”

Red Rocks High School had only 200 students who you and known all your life, knowing that any new student was arriving brought great anticipation and excitement from everyone. Mr. Cox rapped his ruler on his desk “Alright, Alright everyone in their seats.” Any thoughts of new students went out the window with the Morning announcements.

Here is just a few of the first paragraphs.-

Special thanks to my kids and hubby for putting up with me the past 2 weeks.

Family pics

Special Thanks to Hopie for doing our family pics! She did a awesome job!! Call me for her number for your pics!