What Chester Ate Today

UPDATE: As a result, I received less than 2 hours of sleep as Chester paced all night and literally "lost his cookies" every 10-20 minutes.

Damn fundraisers.

Signs of Autumn

1. Fall Colors

2. General Relief Society Meeting

 

I can wait until next year when BOTH of my daughters can join me!!

Milestones

mile·stone
[mahyl-stohn]
      a significant event or stage in the life, progress,development, or the like of a person, nation, etc.

As a wife, mother & friend, I have witnessed, or been made aware of,  many significant milestones in the lives of others.
The most notable… the milestones related to the Gospel.

A small sample:

1. My eternal marriage to my best friend.
2. The baptisms of my daughters, nieces & nephew.
3. Priesthood ordinations of my husband, brother’s, & nephew.
4. Attending the Temple with my daughter’s for the first time. (Baptisms)
5. Missionary farewells for my parents and the friends of my daughters.
6. My daughter’s Patriarchal Blessings.
   and more recently (currently)…
7. Being a guest of a friend as they attend the Temple for the first time.

I am honored to be able to be in the Temple today with dear friends as they prepare to send their youngest son on a full time mission.
I am so proud of him and his love and dedication for his Savior.
There is no doubt in my mind that he will be an awesome missionary!!!

Quotable

I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody. ~ Bill Cosby

I have a friend that is struggling with a personal situation.
I hope this helps her get past this discouraging time.

As for me, I need to remember this as well.

Hope

“Respect”

This commercial aired only once (intentionally) 5 months after 9/11 at Superbowl XXXVI.

Summer wind down…

Sadly, winding down was an easy this year. 
I think it was because there really wasn’t much of a summer to speak of.
A long, cold spring is partially to blame.
I know spring was cold because we abandoned a family trip a day early due to the nip in the air.
A busy July.
A quick August.
Summer was over.

I am, however, looking forward to autumn.
Ky is excited about college and her new major.
Tay is a Senior and enjoying a schedule full of Choir.
The air is crisping up.
The leaves will change soon.
I will get to enjoy some fall color tours, self guided of course.

Winter…
that is a different story.

Parody