She did it!! Monte's little sister graduated from Brigham Young University yesterday!! I am so proud of her. She did it all by herself. She paid for it, she studied, and she achieved. Good job Heather!! She is such a wonderful person. She has gone on different adventures and has truly been a person who took a lot out of her years in college.
I am very lucky. My mother-in-law doesn't live to far away and she loves to garden. She knows so much about it and even enjoys pulling weeds!! ( Yeah for me!) Well the other thing she loves is teaching the kids about gardening. The above picture Sydney is helping to plant flowers in the front yard.
Kaitlyn, we have discovered, has the gardening knack just like her grandmother. She always walks around the house to check on the flowers and gets so excited when a new ones come to bloom. My mother-in-law use to tell me what needed to be done after a new plant is planted, now she calls and tells Kaitlyn and Kaitlyn sees to it that it gets done.
Britton is also learning so much. He has gotten to where grandma can tell him what and where to plant and walk away. Last summer he planted the most beautiful snap dragons. (those are his favorite)
What does this all mean to me? A beautiful yard and a lot less work. Thank you my little family of green thumbs!
So not learning my lesson, I tried to play again! So Connor was eating and I was free to go play for ten minutes or so (right)...
Wrong!!! I forgot to pay attention to Sydney and Sadie!! So they took the time to dump an entire bowl of popcorn all over the floor!! Thanks girl.
So since Connor was done eating and heading for the dishwasher detergent under the sink OR...
So now that Connor is sitting next to me and I can smell him and hear his grunts I better go back to being a mommy!
Here is my birthday wish. Today my really good friend and her daughter head back to Tennessee to check on Chase at St. Jude's. Chase was diagnosed with a brain tumor last year. She then spent some tough months at St. Jude's. She now has to go back to St. Jude's to make sure all is well with her. If all the test come back normal Chase will jump back on a plane and head home in a few weeks. And that is what we are praying for.
So today is my birthday. While I lived in California Chase's mother, Season, and I always celebrated our birthdays together. I miss that so much today. But I only have one birthday wish-- I wish my Chase happiness and a clean bill of health. I hope each who read this will take a moment in their prayers for this beautiful girl who has already gone through enough.
What an absolutely wonderful weekend we just had. For friends who are not a member of my faith, this last weekend was General Conference Weekend. This means in the words of my little kids, "Church is on T.V." So twice every year you can throughout the world find conference being broadcast on television, radio, and the Internet. This time of year is where we spend Saturday and Sunday listening to the voices of our prophet and the 12 apostles.
Monte and I were really lucky we got to go to the conference center in downtown Salt Lake City and be in the meeting with these wonderful leaders. There were some wonderful talks given. I was inspired and made a list of things I would like to start working on. One of the great things about this particular weekend is that it is our new prophet Thomas S. Monson's first conference weekend as the prophet. It was wonderful to stand with my children and sustain him and support him on Saturday morning.
I just want to take this time to tell my family and friends how important Jesus Christ is in my life. I can't imagine living a life that was not influenced by him. I try to be a mother that teaches my children of His sacrifice for us and how much they are loved by Him. I love my Savior and I am grateful for the life he gave so that someday I too may live with my Eternal Father, my Savior, and with my family forever.
