.: Wow, thank you!!!

Friday, November 7, 2008

Wow, thank you!!!

Thank you Christine for the huge compliment! Of course, most of the credit goes to Scott--the graffiti work was all his, and I still enjoy watching it everytime I open my blog! I love blogging, it is such a great and simple way to keep our friends and family close to us. Even though some of us are miles apart, blogging helps us feel like we are a part of the daily stuff, the things that make life wonderful! Blogging has a unique way of bonding people together, sometimes through wonderful events, other times through tragedy. I want to keep this award going by passing it on to 5 of my favorite blogs and here's why:

1. http://blog.cjanerun.com/ Many of you probably already read this blog, or have heard of it since her sister Stephanie Nielsen and her husband Christian were in a plane crash in August. CJane keeps updates on her sister's progress. I enjoy this blog immensely....she speaks from the heart, she tells it like it is, and the unity that has evolved from a tragedy is amazing. I feel strong and inspired by her words.

2. http://jodyferlaak.blogspot.com/ I stumbled onto this blog from someone's link. Jody is an amazing example. She has had more adversity in her lifetime that most of us will ever know. She can put a positive spin on just about anything. Her blog is uplifting and reminds me to try harder to be the best mother I can be.

3. http://stephaniehowell.typepad.com/my_weblog/ This gal is an amazing scrapbooker. Her blogging is straight from the heart. Her husband is fighting in Afghanistan right now and she shares her hopes, her day to day struggles, and her joys through her writing.

The first three blogs are not people that I know personally but count their blogs as daily reads. Picking only 2 more was really hard, do I give it to my sister because we love looking at pictures of baby Jack, or my brother--we love keeping up with his family and the house they are building, or one of my friends that have political rantings, or fabulous family trip pictures, or to my mom who I never thought would start a blog but loves it, or to old friends we have reconnected with, or friends that I just love seeing more insight into their lives? I love reading all the blog links I have posted on my list, but the last two awards go to:

4. http://daleenrae.blogspot.com/ Her blog is titled All Things Great and Small---that sums it up doesn't it. Life is made up of great and small accomplishments that bring us joy. I love that on Sundays she posts her Sunday Sampler, which always draws out positive points that help us to reflect on why we do what we do.

5. http://thesevenmowers.blogspot.com/ This blog is centered around family. Her summary talks about their busy crazy life with 5 kids. I love reading this blog and seeing the energy they have! If you need a reminder to enjoy life as it's happening give this blog a peek!

To each recipient, please pass this award along to 5 bloggers you love to read!

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Quotable Quips and Laughable Life

I decided that I wanted to add a small section with little things that my kids have said or done over the years that I never want to forget and I think are worth sharing. Unfortunately I was much better at writing these things down a bit late in the game....Chelsie steals the show here a bit. If only I could remember all those things I thought I'd never forget. I hope you take my challenge to write down all those things you hope to pass on one day.

When Chelsie was about 2 she had been jumping on my brand new couch, so I promptly told her to stop jumping on the nice furniture. Her response was very logical. "Then where's the mean furniture?"

While camping in the Sequoias, the entrance sign read, "1 bear incident this week...." Kelly mispronounced it as 1 bear accident....later in the bathroom, Chelsie noticed wet spots on the floor, and announced, "This must be where the bear had the accident."

We had a family home evening on choosing the right, and we thought Chelsie understood but when we asked her she said, "Yes, don't choose the left!"

When Kelly was in the 5th grade, she needed to use the classroom phone to call me. She dialed 9 to get an outside line, then she had to dial 1 because I have a long distance cell phone number, but she accidently hit the 1 twice. When the 911 dispatcher answered she was scared and just hung up. 5 minutes later the front office called the classroom stating that 3 sheriffs had arrived ready to take action and were wanting to know who called and why. Now it was by sheer coincidence that this was a morning that there was a prison breakout, so officers were on high alert. Kelly was embarrassed then, but can laugh about it now!

When Wes was about 4, he used to tell everyone that he was going to marry his friend Elizabeth, and that they were going to have 16 kids, and maybe a car.

When Chelsie was 3 1/2 we told her she needed to learn to spell her name. She responded, "I already know....A L I Z A."
(That was her best friend who taught her)

I was talking with my girls about the weather, and Kelly said, that stupid beaver was wrong, spring is not around the corner. Chelsie then chimed in, it's not a beaver, it's a warthog. Clearly I have failed them.