Monday, December 3, 2012
Friday, November 30, 2012
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
The Good, The Bad and The Crazy
The Good:
The hospital wrote off 81.5 % of Brett's Hospital bills making what we owe on his $10,000 bill a little under $2,000. Hooray!
The Bad:
I got my first ever speeding ticket yesterday for going 94 in a 75. Yikes! I don't usually speed (at least not that fast) but traffic was flying and so was I. Beware when you are heading down the hill after the Moapa Indian Reservation exit in Nevada.
The Crazy:
Brett takes a lot of vitamin supplements. I usually give him flush free niacin and didn't realize the niacin I just bought causes a flush. It was pretty crazy to see him looking like a tomato.
The hospital wrote off 81.5 % of Brett's Hospital bills making what we owe on his $10,000 bill a little under $2,000. Hooray!
The Bad:
I got my first ever speeding ticket yesterday for going 94 in a 75. Yikes! I don't usually speed (at least not that fast) but traffic was flying and so was I. Beware when you are heading down the hill after the Moapa Indian Reservation exit in Nevada.
The Crazy:
Brett takes a lot of vitamin supplements. I usually give him flush free niacin and didn't realize the niacin I just bought causes a flush. It was pretty crazy to see him looking like a tomato.
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Inspiring Quotes
"Don’t limit yourself and don’t let others convince you that you are limited in what you can do. Believe in yourself and then live so as to reach your possibilities. You can achieve what you believe you can. Trust and believe and have faith." - Thomas S. Monson
"My desire to alter the Lord's timing had been the cause of my anguish." - Carolynn Spencer
"There were a lot of good decisions that went into that body." - Daniel Amen
"We don't want to get lost in the details of life and forget what's most important."
"To get rid of fear and doubt we must increase our faith."
Use the temple as a pattern for our home. Nothing out of harmony with the Lord. (neat, clean, nice)
There must be opposition in ALL things.
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Great Quote
"Some might ask when faced with such suffering, how could Almighty God let this happen? And then that seemingly inevitable question, why did this happen to me? Why must we experience disease and events that disable or call precious family members home early or extend their years in pain? Why the heartaches? At these moments we can turn to the great plan of happiness authored by our Heavenly Father. That plan, when presented in the pre-earth life, prompted us all to shout for joy. Put simply, this life is training for eternal exaltation, and that process means tests and trials. It has always been so, and no one is spared."
~Ronald A. Rasband
~Ronald A. Rasband
Monday, March 5, 2012
Hiking at Ash Creek Campground
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Babies
Kylie just finished watching Cake Boss: Baby Special which spurred on a very interesting discussion about babies.
We were then discussing how babies get their names. I told her usually the mom and dad decide together what to name the baby.
I asked her what name she liked.
Zoe
And if it's a boy?
Gizmo
Oh joy I may someday have a grandson named Gizmo!
Other names that made her list
Girls - Bentley, Dakota & Lily
Boys - Romeo
Final verdict - Girl to be named Lily, boy to be named Romeo
We were then discussing how babies get their names. I told her usually the mom and dad decide together what to name the baby.
I asked her what name she liked.
Zoe
And if it's a boy?
Gizmo
Oh joy I may someday have a grandson named Gizmo!
Other names that made her list
Girls - Bentley, Dakota & Lily
Boys - Romeo
Final verdict - Girl to be named Lily, boy to be named Romeo
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
If Mitt Romney become President....
This made me smile...
If Mitt Romney becomes President of the US, his family will be assigned to the Washington DC 3rd Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
So if you are the Bishop for the 3rd Ward, ya gotta be wondering:
1. Will you allow an inaugural ball to be held in the cultural hall? Do you mount security cameras on top of each basketball rim and have a secret service detail stationed on the stage?
2. Can you call Mitt and Ann as the Nursery leaders… even if you really feel inspired?
3. If you call him to Scoutmaster, where do the kids camp and who goes with them. The SS? There might have to be a new version of Youth Protection Guidelines issued!
4. Who is going to home teach them?
5. If Harry Reid and Mitt Romney are in the same High Priest group, will they behave responsibly, or do you need to be there to keep order?
6. Exactly how will tithing settlement work? Will the Secretary of the Treasury come, too? Or would the Fed Chairman be a better choice?
7. Will you be inviting the new Romney family to speak in Sacrament Meeting… and if they go a little over, at what point do you ask them to sit down?
8. Will the Secret Service do a sweep of the building before each meeting?
9. Can you call the Secret Service agents to help out in Primary?
10. If you give Mitt a calling and the pair of token Democrats in the ward raise their hand AGAINST sustaining him - then what?!!
11. If you can’t give them a calling, and they don’t attend very often, will that mean they’re ‘inactive?’ If they’re not active, can you give them a Temple Recommend? And if you do, can they go? How will the Secret Service screen the temple?
12. Would it just be easier to have the Ward Christmas Party at the Romney's to save the Relief Society's remaining budget for the year?
13. Does this mean that the BYU Cougars will finally get some national media attention?
And if you’re assigned to be the Romneys’ Home or Visiting Teacher:
1. Can you just drop by when you are in the neighborhood, without an appointment?
2. Can you even call them for an appointment, or do you have to go through the Chief of Staff?
3. Can you bring by Christmas sweets and cookies? Will they be screened by the Secret Service first? If so, is this a missionary opportunity to share the gospel?
4. If you don’t come teach the Romneys regularly, can the IRS do an audit on you?
5. Will they want to do a national security background check?
6. Do you have to have a permanent teaching companion assigned who has been vetted? Can you just grab any teacher or priest to come with you? What if they are Democrats?
7. Do the High Priests and Elders have to help him move in and out of the White House?
8. If Ann Romney gets sick, are you allowed to bring in meals or at least tell the Relief Society President about it? Yes, and if your her Visiting Teacher, you better learn how to ride a horse!
9. What can you share with the Bishop about the Romneys?
10. Do you have to ask them about their year’s supply?
11. If you get a late night call for a blessing, will reporters follow you around wanting to know what was wrong and what you said? And if the reporters offer remuneration in exchange for your time, does it all have to be donated or just the standard 10-percent tithe?
PS Everybody in DC 3rd Ward needs to get a new wardrobe. Oh, ya, and get the junk out of your front yard and make sure the gardner has papers!
If Mitt Romney becomes President of the US, his family will be assigned to the Washington DC 3rd Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
So if you are the Bishop for the 3rd Ward, ya gotta be wondering:
1. Will you allow an inaugural ball to be held in the cultural hall? Do you mount security cameras on top of each basketball rim and have a secret service detail stationed on the stage?
2. Can you call Mitt and Ann as the Nursery leaders… even if you really feel inspired?
3. If you call him to Scoutmaster, where do the kids camp and who goes with them. The SS? There might have to be a new version of Youth Protection Guidelines issued!
4. Who is going to home teach them?
5. If Harry Reid and Mitt Romney are in the same High Priest group, will they behave responsibly, or do you need to be there to keep order?
6. Exactly how will tithing settlement work? Will the Secretary of the Treasury come, too? Or would the Fed Chairman be a better choice?
7. Will you be inviting the new Romney family to speak in Sacrament Meeting… and if they go a little over, at what point do you ask them to sit down?
8. Will the Secret Service do a sweep of the building before each meeting?
9. Can you call the Secret Service agents to help out in Primary?
10. If you give Mitt a calling and the pair of token Democrats in the ward raise their hand AGAINST sustaining him - then what?!!
11. If you can’t give them a calling, and they don’t attend very often, will that mean they’re ‘inactive?’ If they’re not active, can you give them a Temple Recommend? And if you do, can they go? How will the Secret Service screen the temple?
12. Would it just be easier to have the Ward Christmas Party at the Romney's to save the Relief Society's remaining budget for the year?
13. Does this mean that the BYU Cougars will finally get some national media attention?
And if you’re assigned to be the Romneys’ Home or Visiting Teacher:
1. Can you just drop by when you are in the neighborhood, without an appointment?
2. Can you even call them for an appointment, or do you have to go through the Chief of Staff?
3. Can you bring by Christmas sweets and cookies? Will they be screened by the Secret Service first? If so, is this a missionary opportunity to share the gospel?
4. If you don’t come teach the Romneys regularly, can the IRS do an audit on you?
5. Will they want to do a national security background check?
6. Do you have to have a permanent teaching companion assigned who has been vetted? Can you just grab any teacher or priest to come with you? What if they are Democrats?
7. Do the High Priests and Elders have to help him move in and out of the White House?
8. If Ann Romney gets sick, are you allowed to bring in meals or at least tell the Relief Society President about it? Yes, and if your her Visiting Teacher, you better learn how to ride a horse!
9. What can you share with the Bishop about the Romneys?
10. Do you have to ask them about their year’s supply?
11. If you get a late night call for a blessing, will reporters follow you around wanting to know what was wrong and what you said? And if the reporters offer remuneration in exchange for your time, does it all have to be donated or just the standard 10-percent tithe?
PS Everybody in DC 3rd Ward needs to get a new wardrobe. Oh, ya, and get the junk out of your front yard and make sure the gardner has papers!
Friday, February 3, 2012
We're Alive!
Life is a little crazy busy but we're all alive and well. This blog seems to be low on my priority list but I will post someday :)
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