Patience

This past Friday I was asked to give a talk in church for this Sunday, on...Patience...
I am not procrastinating in my preparations. I have read the 2 talks given to me on it (a couple of times now). I just don't see the connection between the talks and my subject. I need to do a lot more research, but don't know when I can. I guess it's a Saturday cram session for me. I hate putting it off like that.,
Do you have a story of a postivie expereince with Patience to share with me?

Spring Break!

 I'm having to much trouble trying to get all these pictures on this blog post! Out of the 400 some pictures, I picked out 25. I give up.
We left home on Saturday, April 7. Drove to south of Salt Lake and stayed the night. Made it into our Sedona Pines Resort, Easter Sunday around 8.
Monday we spent the day relaxing mostly, drove around alittle.
Tuesday morning we went to the church of the cross, built into rocks, kinda cool. But Mormons don't use the cross as a symbol of the christian living/beliefs or lighting candles, so it wasn't much for us to "get into".
Tuesday afternoon we rented a tomcar ATV. That was awesome! If you ever want to see the 4 hours worth of video, let us know.
Wednesday was another down day, but we went to "uptown Sedona" and did some shopping.
Thursday was our big day, we took a tour bus to the Grand Canyon. It is big!
Friday we relaxed on a train ride through the Verde Canyon.
Saturday at 5:00am Dale drove through snow to bring  us home again.

Road Trip!




SNOW, made the drive home harder.




2 Days there and 2 days back.

 








On the way home, SNOW!



some of the views



ATV on Tuesday with video too







Indian ruins





Rachel at the pool




Wed shopping in downtown Sedona




hangin w/hubby





Epilepsy

Mark is 15 and just had another EEG done. He had multiple "blips" during the test. He did not outgrow it and at this point most likely won't. This makes me sad. No parent likes to have their child have limits put on them. He will never join the military, a pilot, or police officer, firefighter (when he was young he wanted to be a fire TRUCK) or a few other jobs that little boys want to grow up and be. He will have to serve an LDS mission where he can receive his medicine, most likely the USA. The kind of seizures he has is genetic. (I have a first cousin with it) I need to know more about this, % of how it may be past onto his future children. Dale and I are both disappointed but we have been through this before.

Mark had just turned 2 when he had his first tonic-clonic (grand-mal, is the old term). He was buckled in his car seat behind me when Glenn said something like "Mom, something is wrong with Mark." I looked back and it was obvious he was having a seizure. I went right into help him mode. I knew first aid for it (Thank you girls camp). I was not panicked but my adrenalin was rushing. I was ok through the first one. I lost my composure during the second one in the hospital while receiving a priesthood blessing within an hour of the fist one. Those first two were traumatic for me. I've done ok since then. We were humbled at Children's' Hospital in DC where we meet many families dealing with much more than we ever will.

Mark is cool with it all. (unlike his wimpy mom) He felt he knew (or I like to think was prepared) ahead of time that he hadn't out grown it. "It's all good". I hope people know first aid.

http://epilepsyfoundation.org/livingwithepilepsy/firstresponders/index.cfm

Hunger Games

Rachel REALLY wanted to see the new movie, "Hunger Games", made after the trilogy of books she read. It took me one week to read all 3 books. We borrowed the first one from the Willmore's. The second one came just in time from a hold at the library and we own the third one.

The day the movie tickets went on sale Rachel wrote on the white board (aka, my brain), "Buy tickets!!!" Well it took me a couple of days but I went and bought them nearly a month ahead of time for the 12:01 showing, opening night.

The day of, was a busy day for me so I only laid down to nap for an hour and a half. I also drank some caffeine in a diet Dr. Pepper. We left the house 4.5 hours before the movie started. We had about 30 people in front of us in line for seats. We sat and played one hand of Uno, read some books, napped, drew, ate popcorn, and talked, just to pass the time. We got into our seats roughly 2 hours before the movie. I went to sleep sitting up and half listened to the conversation taking place behind me between a teen age guy I know and 2 girls he just met that night.

20 minutes before the movie the theater puts on advertisements, but we only had audio and no video. Rachel was mad and very worried that the movie would not be showing. We finally got video about 15 minutes later. It was a loud crowd with some guy yelling out, "Hunger Games! Yeah!" and everyone clapped.

12:01 started 20 minutes worth of previews. Then...Hunger Games! The movie was a little jarring with the camera moving around to much for me. It followed the book pretty well with few exceptions. I liked how well they did the costumes for the Capital City people much more elaborate then I had in my head while reading the books. It was a well done movie, but not worth staying up for 12:01 and standing in line 4.5 hours ahead of time. Well worth opening week end crowds though.

I got to sleep just after 3:00 sometime and stayed in bed until 11:30 the next morning. I stayed in my pj's all day, even driving a bit in them.

nothing exciting

• I have shin splints and running at boot camp hurts.


• I ate all the cookies myself that boot camp gave us for Valentines Day. They were delicious no sugar cookies.


• I want to go to the temple today, but will probably read a book instead. Maybe I'll go tomorrow.


• I started reading the "Hunger Games" on Friday and finished it Sat. Finished "Catching Fire" last night. Today I hope to finish "Mockingjay". I never read, I never read fiction, I never read young adult fiction at that. These are real page turners though.


• I've lost 6 pounds. I have a total of 85 to loose. I'll post some pictures when I get under 200.


• Dale is at work all day (an election day), so we are not celebrating Valentines Day today but we'll go out on Friday instead.


• My embroidery machine is not working right and is in the shop again. This is the third time in the year that I've had it. Maybe I should have bought a commercial machine instead, like I had thought about doing.


• I'm more excited about our family reunion in 2013 than I am about our Grand Canyon trip for this years spring break.


• I have a new calling (a second calling) Assistant Activity Day leader (again). Why does Heavenly Father keep putting me in primary?


• I still think I'm boring.

just random stuff

• I am not liking how long it takes to embroider the Draper, UT Temple. It is really pretty though.


• I LOVE Boot Camp! My muscles hurt daily from Boot Camp, especially my right shin. It is a new way of life for me, at least for the next year. I was embarrassed that they posted on FB that I had lost 19 inches. That sounds like a lot, and it is, but it is total not just off the waist (that was 4", which is great for only 1 month) I am excited at what the next year will do for me!


• I am surprised at how easy it is for me to wake up at 6:00am every weekday. I love that I can nap if I want to. I love my lifestyle. I am grateful for a supportive husband, in so many ways!


• I love my kids. I hurt for my kids. Glenn is making some choices I wish were different. But he has to choose his own path. I wish I knew how to parent "better". He is about the same age I was when I made some choices. I think I'll call my parents...


• I LOVE Boot Camp!


• Dale has had 2 interviews for the Deputy Chief Information Officer (DCIO) for King County. There is one more round of interviews for only 4 candidates, hope he's one of them! He is hopeful!


• Jamie is doing well in Arlington, VA. She is currently working at a non-profit and likes it. She is a temp, but thinks she might be hired on soon. She loves her life (her words)! She just recently moved into a different home with other LDS women.


• I bought an Enell sports bra for Boot Camp.


• I wish my blog was as interesting as my friends blogs, but oh well. I don't put myself out there and do interesting things with other people. I am a home body and I love it.


• In the time it took to write this post I finished one temple block.

Sewing Room Clean up 2012

Before and after pictures of the sewing room.

Before and after pictures of the Fabric Cabinet.

I am donating an entire lawn bag full of good fabric and threw away a dumpster full of useless fabric.

Now I can start on 4-6 quilts I want to do before May. 4 Wedding quilts and 2 practice quilts. I bought zippers to help put quilts on my frame and will have to do some hard sewing for that too.

January 4, 2012

I ate oatmeal with raisins and a glass and a half of no fat milk. I signed up for a free week at a "boot camp" fitness program. This is the year! This is the time!