Random Thots

I read an interesting article and one paragraph hit me. The article if anyone cares is from MondayMorningMemos.com he sends out marketing advice usually but lately it has been on life.

Here are the thoughts from his mother: “When a person dies, everyone who loved them will cancel their other obligations, send a big bouquet of flowers, jump on an airplane and fly across the country to look at their dead friend in a box.” Mom waited a moment for this to soak in. “If I’m going to cancel my plans, buy roses and travel because of friendship, I’m going to do it while my friend is alive to smell the flowers and enjoy the adventure with me. And if my friend passes before I do, I'll sit quietly at home and remember the trip we took together.”

I just loved this thought about MAKING time to spend with loved ones. So my goal is to spend more time with those I love. It is about priorities and planning.

Then Roy closes with this question:

Stephen Levine poses a very interesting question: "If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call you could make, who would you call and what would you say? And why are you waiting?"

I read some of the responses and they made me cry about people not connecting. I hope I never have a time when I go for years without calling those I love. I would call Sam and my Grandma Kathy. Yes, I am writing this so I get to pick two. I would make sure they knew how much I loved them! When my brother left yesterday on his mission, I did make sure I told him that I loved him! I am going to miss that kid! :)

So who would you call? What would you say? and Why are you waiting?

3 INCHES OF RAIN

We got 3" of rain in Snowflake last night! The roads were flooded or washed out. It was so awesome! I did not get pictures, but if this storm comes through I will post some pictures!

Tattling on Daddy

Jaydee likes to tattle on Sam, here are two cute stories:

On Tuesday, Jaydee came up to me when I got home and said “Daddy killed the foshpant”. I couldn’t figure it out, so she repeated it. Sam figured it out and started to laugh and said I can’t believe she remembered then he proceeded to mock-scold Jaydee for tattling which only encouraged her more. She wanted to go show me in the garden and then I realized that “Daddy had killed the squash plant” I guess while he was hoeing that morning he accidently hit a little squash plant. Jaydee obviously thought it was a big deal to tell Mommy.

Then last night she came up and said “Daddy gave me TWO juices in the car. He is so silly!” I reacted the way she wanted shocked and she repeated while shaking her head at Sam “He is soo silly!”

She really has quite a sense of humor especially when teasing her daddy. Today she called my phone and was very upset about her crackers, I couldn't figure out why until Sam clarified. I had used a little cup with crackers last night and dropped in mints & tums for a snack. She found the cup and decided it was hers and was upset that mommy's medicine was in her crackers. And she called to tell me about it. She is so fun!

Jaydee Birthday

Jaydee turned 3, I can't believe it. I never wanted to have big parties but Jaydee's birthday is always the week her cousins come from Utah/Oregon so we just had family and had 40 people there. We had Indian Tacos, Homemade Rootbeer & Frozen Yum-Yum for dessert. I did the beans and mixed up the bread so I didn't work too hard. Thanks to all the family who helped out. Jaydee & Melissa helped me sort the beans, "Is this a bean or rock?" I quickly sorted and let them put the beans in the bowl. My mother in law asked what recipe I used for frybread and then laughed when I told her it was her yummy roll recipe. Mindy asked what I put in the beans, I had to laugh because I used onions (she hates onions.) but the beans were seasoned very well. The Frozen Yum-Yum was a hit also Deedra made that for me. :) All in all it was a fun party and here are the pictures!

Jaydee in her cute outfit #1...

Jaydee loved helping make root beer. She wanted to have all her cousins come again to make more of this stuff. My brother Joseph caught the kids blowing in the smoke, I thought he was going to gag when my niece turned to him and said, "But if you blow in it, then it makes you sneeze.!" Who wants root beer now? So Joseph prayed that the root beer wouldn't be contaminated and he had water with his dinner.

Opening presents, she kept telling us to sing Happy Birthday Jaydee again!

Say it again!

This is serious work to get all the tape off!

A few too many helpers? All the cousins were helping Jaydee open her presents..

Deedra's twins & Jenn's baby Kaleb loved the wagon

And the video/song... Hope this works!

Thanks Deeana for the cute hair cut on me & Jaydee!

Princess Jaydee

Jaydee got a ballerina dress up box for her birthday. Her party was Saturday and she didn't act too excited about the box, but that could have been because there were too many people there.

So Sunday Jaydee & I got up and started playing with her dolls (paper doll style but for the bath tub) then we dressed up as balerinas. The box came with 3 costumes, 2 pink and 1 purple. The purple one is Jaydee's and the other two are for her friends but I need to buy more headbands so everyone can have one. (Is that a clever way of getting out of sharing?)

She told me "I'm a princess!"


Love the hand on the hip!

Monday morning she wanted to dress up but we talked her into waiting until after breakfast but she still needed her earrings and headband on. I like her bored expression here.

Do we like Dora or what?

Jaydee loves Dora the Explorer. I wanted to switch her to a new room early enough that she wouldn't feel like the baby kicked her out of her space. So when I first moved her in she was very adamant that this was Johan's room (our foreign exchange student who left in June). She did sleep in there but it wasn't her room. Well with a projector and transparencies my sister Deedra painted Dora characters on the wall. Jaydee was in heaven, Deedra started one day and the next day, Deedra didn't even have a chance to get out of the car before Jaydee was outside telling her all the spots that she still needed to color. Deedra outlined these all on Saturday and they look fabulous!

Dora & Boots

These are Jaydee's guys! (Dora's friends). This is above the top bunk, but Jaydee likes to get up there and play. Sam is putting the railing up this week.

Backpack & Map

This picture Jaydee picked herself, she didn't want just Dora standing there like I had planned she wanted this one of Dora swinging because Jaydee has a swing too.

Thanks Deedra! You are a life saver!

For Girls

-------------------Girls----------------------
--------------are like apples----------------
----------on trees. The best ones----------
---------are at the top of the tree.---------
-------The boys dont want to reach--------
-----for the good ones because they-------
--are afraid of falling and getting hurt.----
---Instead, they get the rotten apples-----
---from the ground that arent as good, ---
---but easy. So the apples up top think---
----something’s wrong w/ them when in----
-----reality they're amazing. They just----
------have to wait for the right boy to-----
-------come along, the one who's----------
------------- brave enough to---------------
------------------climb all--------------------
------------------the way--------------------
-----------------to the top-------------------
----------------of the tree.------------------

I liked this comparison. Cheers to all of my friends who hung on way up high until the brave boy came to climb all the way to the top.