Happy Birthday Janet!

Janet's Chocolate Eclair Birthday Cake

Mom, Colleen, & Janet - 3D Alien Glasses

Shopping - Tyler's new hat - NOT!

Janet with her new hair and Sadee

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JANET - The middle sister is now 38!

She can make anyone laugh, she loves to shop. We love to watch "What Not To Wear" together and then go to the mall and pick out candidates for the show. She loves my dog Sadee and always gives her belly rubs and knee massages.

She spent the morning getting her hair done and then off we went for some shopping at Flatiron Crossing. She chose Carino's for dinner - YUM!! We ended with a movie - Monsters vs. Aliens! It was a very cute movie! Sunday I made yummy chicken enchiladas and made her a Chocolate Eclair Cake - DELICIOUS!

Some of my favorites!

These pictures tell it all - some of my very favorite people!

My mom, my nephew Mugs and my princess puppy girl, Sadee!

Life and What is Important

How easy it is to be distracted in this world. This past General Conference was so inspiring me - it made me realize what we need to focus on and the things that should be important in our lives each day!

When the world leaves us in the fog, the gospel truths help to build our own firm foundation in order to rise above the storms and lead us in the righteous path home.

I Am Capable

I am capable of hard things. And so are you. This life won't always give you what you expect and what you want. But there will be moments of sheer joy and moments of accomplishment after much working and waiting that will whisper to you that there is always hope. Someday you will understand how much I love you.

A Warrior Amidst Adversity

Mothers are warriors. They fight the worst most intense war imaginable. They fight for their children's lives every single day in some way or another. They have casualties again, and again, and are expected to keep fighting. Their lives are bloody, literally. They are not only emotionally connected to everything, but literally, physically connected, and any loss is a loss of part of themselves.

The past month has been a battle. I must fight the fight amidst every kind of push back and adversity. I have renewed strength from the spiritual nourishment I received from General Conference this past week. I love the messages I heard... I believe they were all for me. I am grateful the our church leaders, prophets, seers and revelators. They are truly inspired from our Heavenly Father.

I can appreciate the love our Father in Heaven has for each of us despite our shortcomings and failures. I love my son, despite his shortcomings and failures. He saved my life, now it is my turn to save his!

My Sister Diane

This is for my youngest sister Diane! Today is her 30th birthday. She had a rough beginning into the world, a twinless twin, very premature (3 lbs. 11 oz.), a month in the hospital, never knowing her dad and having 5 moms (1 mom and 4 older sisters).

Today she is a beautiful daughter, sister, mother and wife. She is also a Great Friend, who I love so very much! She makes me laugh, listens, and loves. She is Kind, Generous, Fiesty, Strong willed, Super Smart and Beautiful.

I am 13 1/2 years older than Diane, me being the oldest and she the youngest. Once when Diane was in high school, someone asked me if I was her mom! I didn't know what to think. Looking back on that, I laugh.

Happy, Happy Birthday to you my sweet Diane!

Sibling Rivalry

Will someone please play with me?

Panther sees his shadow, confirming six more weeks of winter!

Sadee telling Panther to stay away from the house!

Sadee is still not a fan of the new addition, Panther. We spent the day at Diane's house on Saturday and Sadee and Panther came along. Panther was locked in the kitchen to prevent any accidents on Diane's carpet and Sadee was allowed in the living area with the rest of us. Panther thought he was in jail. We let them both outside to play and Sadee would not let him up on the patio. She was "yelling" at him and I can only image the lecture she was barking to him. It might have gone something like this: "who invited you here, this is not where you belong, nobody wants you here, please go back to where you came from". She growls at him at "Grandma's Daycare" and won't let him come near the couch if she is sitting next to her grandma. At home if they have both been outside for a potty break, she stands by the front door and won't let him come in. All he wants to do is play with her and she wants NOTHING to do with him. He is definately a PUPPY and wants to play, chew, chew some more, play and run. I thought he would help her be more playful, but all he has done is put her in a BAD mood. Oh the joys of SIBLING RIVALRY!