Food 4 Thought Friday

Food 4 Thought Friday!

A little feast without the calories!!

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THE PRESENT 

Breakfast ~ What was your day like today? I got up when I heard Behrenger...about 6:30.  I played with him for an hour before going in where Zaden was.  We played and watched movies throughout the day.  I didn't have anything else planned today and so it was all about the kids.  I did some laundry and made sure all the kids clothes were clean to send home with them.  I bathed Behr and made sure Zaden did as well.  Natalie brought her cuties over around 11:00 and so I fixed them some lunch and spent time with them as well. I had to run to the pharmacy and get Larry and my meds and while I was out I treated myself to a Fiiz drink.  (I love the peaches and cream)  We cleaned everything up before Larry got home.  Larry and I went to a few of our neighbors for a progressive dinner. 

Lunch ~ Is there something you really want right now but can't have?  Explain. I wish my torso was longer and that I would quit shrinking.  But of course that is life and I can't change it but oh I would really like a longer torso. 

Dinner ~ What do you wish you could control right now? I really want Kimleighel to get a job and she has been trying and just when I think she is going to get a break....she doesn't.  It makes me sad and angry at the same time.  Kimi is smart and so capable of so much.  I also would really like Natalie to be blessed with another healthy baby.  I know their family desires that also and it breaks my heart that she keeps miscarrying.

Midnight Snack ~ If you could eliminate one of your current concerns/worries/stresses, what would it be? Kimi would have a job!

Recipe for the Week ~ (instead of your recipe for life, what is it just for the week?) Trust in God and His Plan and Timing! I have been reminded of this a few times this week.  Just because things don't make sense to us, everything for a reason and God knows best.  

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Progressive Dinner

Our ward had a progressive dinner tonight and it was pretty great.   My group consisted of my neighbors and the Wards that just live on the next street.  We met at the Bailey's for salad.  Everyone brought something to add to the salad and we enjoyed our salads outside in the back yard.  It was fun hearing Fonzie chat away.  Fonzie and Teri aren't members but are really nice and this is really the first time I have been around Fonz and he's a talker.  A group of us went to breakfast with Teri a year or so ago and so I did know her.  Their cute daughter, Amanda got baptized a few years ago and so I knew her best because we were involved with her more.  After tonight I think our neighbors need to get together more often.

After our salad we went to Mike and Shirley's and had a yummy chicken dinner. I could tell Shirley was a little stressed but I thought everything turned out really nice.  Larry and I mentioned that had any of this been at our house we would have served the food on paper plates and plastic table cloths.  We are all about easy.  We couldn't volunteer to have it at our house though because we still had grands there when we left.

After our yummy dinner and wonderful conversations, everyone met at the Boerstra's for dessert.  It was fun seeing so many familiar faces of good neighbors and friends that don't attend church.  I really liked this activity and feel like it was a great way to get to know your neighbors better.

Celebrating Marriage

There was a Love Your Spouse challenge on Facebook that encouraged the celebration of love and marriage.  I was challenged a few times before I accepted the challenge.  I had a good time going through folders of pictures and remembering some fun times.  I was suppose to post of picture of Larry and I each day for a week.  I was also suppose to challenge 2 others each day to do the same but I have a hard time with that.  I worry that someone might feel bad if I don't choose them.  I don't like excluding anyone so I just waited until the last day and put the challenge out there for everyone if they wanted

The first day I posted this picture of Larry and I on our wedding day.  We hardly knew each other but took the plunge anyway and trusted that life would be good.  It's been quite the adventure and pretty darn wonderful!

The second day I shared a picture of us boating because Larry is always making fun happen.  Larry works hard and plays hard  He's a pretty fun guy!

The third day I chose to share us at the Tuacahn. Larry is so nice that even though he doesn't really enjoy the Theatre, he knows that I do and so every now and then he plans a get away for me!

The fourth day I shared a picture of us doing what Larry likes.  He loves sports and we have enjoyed going to many Baseball Games together.  We use to have Jazz tickets too.  I like going to Baseball games and our last trip to Detroit was a dream come to for Larry.  Larry has like Detroit since he was a child.

The fifth day was of us in Hawaii.  Larry loves to travel and we have gone many places together.  I really enjoy following this guy around.  I'm glad that he has dreams and makes them happen.  My life is much more fun because of him.

 For the sixth day I kept it light and funny.  I said that Larry encourages me to do my best and be myself and I encourage him to be a minion.  Over the years Larry has been a good sport and dressed up on Halloween.  I think he secretly likes to but would never want to admit it.

 The last day was of us on a cruise.  I really do enjoy cruising through this life with this wonderful guy of mine.  He is such a blessing and has treated me well.  I love him most and I'm glad that we took the plunge.  Marriage to Larry was my best decision ever!

I had a few more pictures that I came across that didn't get posted so I will share them here.  I love the mountains....they're so peaceful.

I like this picture because we both look so happy and like we are having a good time.  I don't think we capture this near enough!

 I love Disneyland and so we go there once in awhile.  We even go without the kids or grands sometimes and have a fun time being a kid again.

It doesn't matter how old or young we are or where we go, being together is our favorite!  I love making memories with Larry.

After looking at our pictures I want to dig a little deeper and find more memories of us.  I'm glad we took pictures and I now I wish we would have taken more.

Flowers for Mom

Carla has a good heart and volunteered to help my mom buy and plant flowers in her back yard.  My mom called Carla a few weeks ago and told her that she was ready to go.  Carla called me and I told her that she volunteered and so my mom hadn't called me.☺ Carla didn't want to go without me and so today we went.  I might or might not have been thrilled about it.  This is not my thing and I have no idea what I am doing and so I just went along with everything Carla suggested.  My mom and Carla were excited about the project and we bought a bunch of perennials that liked the shade and took them back to my moms and planted them.  My mom brought a chair out for me and her so we could watch Carla do her thing.  I didn't feel right about sitting and watching and so when Carla had the plants situated to where she liked them I did my best at planting them.  My first two plants had to be replanted since I didn't have them deep enough.  I had the dirt pulled up around them and it wasn't smooth with the ground and so Carla had me do them again.  I couldn't help but laugh out loud because I really thought I had planted them properly.  I did better on the next ones but I can't say I didn't have to plant a few others over. ☺  There's a reason why we don't have flowers in our yard....I pulled out the perennials that we paid to have planted.  I had no idea that they were suppose to be cut and not pulled. Like I said...this is not my thing.  It only took us a few hours and my moms yard looked much better.  I'm excited to watch the flowers grow now.  It should be pretty.  My mom talked about having my sister and my families over now to enjoy it.  I think my dad is happy with the changes. He loved a nice yard.

Grands

I realize I don't blog every time I watch my grands and I often forget to even take their pictures when I have them.  But these twins are growing and it's fun to capture their growth behind the lens.  They are starting to hold their heads up and are awake more often now.  They smile when they are talked to and are so cute.  Kamryn is such a big help.  She can help with the twins or Jordyn. Today she got Jordyn lunch and would have got her breakfast if Jordy would have let her.  Kam made her own oatmeal for breakfast and is just very independent.  She likes having me come over to watch them and today she even woke up early so that we could watch Angry Birds together.  What a cutie!  Kam likes to craft and made a few cute things for her parents today.  Kimi likes to come over and help and today we needed her and appreciated her coming.  I sure have enjoyed being able to help Kevin and Julie out these last few weeks.  I cherish my time with my grands!

Happy Birthday to Rich and I

Kevin and Julie took Larry, Me, Rich and Lynette to dinner for Rich and I's birthdays.  I like that they do this.  I enjoy visiting with the Dunkley's and our kids.  Our waitress brought Rich and I a cute and yummy dessert to share and the manager came out and gave us each a gift certificate. Julie and Kevin are so thoughtful and kind to do this for us all.  Our birthday's kind of fall together.  Rich and I are about 4 days apart and Lynette and Larry's are very close too.  I forgot to get a picture of us all.  We always go to Sizzler.  I like this Birthday Tradition!  

Special Needs Girls Camp

Well Girl's Camp was awesome and a huge Success!  Everyone was fine with having a few day camps at Barbie's and some even think this is how we should have camp every year for now on.  Everyone still came and had a great time.

Our camp director Stephanie Wray planned so many fun and wonderful activities.  There was no way the girls were going to get bored.  She had things for them to do all the time.  We only had one small squabble and I noticed a few cool things.  Krystal had made a comment that she didn't want to hear Christmas music that Nicki was playing.  Nicki got all offended and threw her phone in her purse and let out feelings from long ago.  I was trying to play it all down and have the girls drop it.  Nicki wouldn't and neither would Krystal.  Ann Marie who is Krystal's friend actually stood up for Nicki and told Krystal to leave if she didn't like the music. Usually girls will gang up and stick together and gossip about someone if something like this happens, but these girls do what is right.  The commotion caused a chain reaction and some of the girls started crying.  Seriously some of these girls souls can't handle quarreling.  One gal in a wheel chair reached across the table to a gal that was crying and said hold my hands.  She was comforting her.  That's what this group of girls do...they encourage, love, support, and comfort each other.  It didn't take long for everything to settle down.  I noticed a little later that Krystal was apologizing to Nicki.  I thought that was a wonderful act of kindness.  Everything was settled and all bad feelings were erased.  What a great example my friends are.  There was one other incident where one of the gals couldn't find the restroom and wet herself and was crying.  The girls around her didn't make fun of her but comforted her and told her not to worry things like that happens sometimes.  What examples!

I have the best counselors and I appreciate them so much.  Barbie (my first counselor) volunteered her home so we wouldn't have to cancel camp. She helped me with the food too and is so great with the girls. Virginia knows who needs help and when and is always serving someone.  I can count on her for anything.  Carla just wanted to help if we could use her and of course we could. Carla helped a lot with the food since Barbie and I took that on with our hubs. She covered for me since I felt like I needed to be with the girls as well.  Dyan, my second counselor was at a family reunion and wasn't able to come but is a great counselor.  Mona Ruth (called momma Ruth by Jess) is always helping the gals too.  I seriously am so blessed.

Our camp was based around Dr. Seuss.  We talked about the Moral's to many of his stories.  There are so many good lessons that can be learned from Dr. Seuss.

The guys, Larry, Scott and Roger helped with the  dinners both nights. Larry thought it would be funny to put fake frogs in the spaghetti since we saw a live one the night before when we were leaving and some of the girls got a little freaked out.  He's crazy like that!

The weather was nice and the trees in Barbie's yard were a blessing.  We went to the Steogers on Friday night to have a campfire.  The Steogers are so gracious and kind.  We used eight of their nice tables and even a cooler of theirs as well.

Besides being bumped from the cabin, the band that Stephanie had coming decided to cancel just two days before our camp.  We thought a movie outside would be fun and it would have if it would have worked.  For some reason it didn't and so Stephanie ended up reading the story instead. (one about Horton the Elephant)  NO one complained and Virginia said it best in her testimony.  For having so many things so wrong, everything sure turned out just right.  It was a perfect camp in my opinion.  I love this group of gals and leaders.  They have strong testimonies and the love overflows from each of them.  They make my soul happy.

***On Sunday the Special needs group came and did our Sacrament Meeting.  My heart was so full of love for each of them.  I was excited to share my friends with my ward.  Everyone did such an awesome job.  Holy Cow...this group of Young Men and Women are my favorite!  I'm so glad that I believe in God and allow Him to guide me through this life!