Must Have Monday!

I thought that I would start this Must Have Monday for many reasons:

I go about my day doing the same things and I noticed that I can't do those things without my many must-haves! right? I am grateful for my must-haves and want to give credit where credit is due.

My number one must have for today is: My corrective lenses!

When I woke up today I immediately put these on. Right before I go to sleep I take these off and place them on my nightstand. They are always there, rain or shine.

Yes, I wear contacts more often than my glasses but both are neccessities. This is the only thing that I can put on and it will actually correct something on my body. I just love them. Maybe one day I will get Lasik, but until then they both are definite must-haves!

I love to wake up and see! What would I do without my eyes and the glasses they need to see. Today I will try to remember everything I see and be so grateful for my sight.

A Little Easter Tradition!

For Sunday in Young Women's my wonderful 1st Counselor gave an amazing lesson! (Thanks, Jess!) It definitely brought us all to tears! We should all be so thankful for the gift of the Atonement and Resurrection! She mentioned that we (members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) celebrate the Living Christ on Easter. And as a tradition, standing for three years, I make these:



A little nest to represent Life, Newness, and Spring! Happy Easter!!

The Young Women love them! (Thanks Mom for the cute idea!)

What a Glorious Day . . . Easter!

Out with the Old... Love the New!

So, many of you may remember that last year at this time, Ava had stitches, which she loved! The attention and the bandaids were too fun for her, but this year I was happy because no stitches, not even a runny nose! It was colder this year but we had some good times at the family Easter Egg Hunt on saturday! Here are some last years pics and this years...the kids look like they've grown some, ya?





Happy Easter!

"Am I Good?" or is it "Am I Cute?"

So, tonight the children were playing upstairs and when I called them down to get ready for bed I noticed Ava's face. When I asked her what it was, she immediately answered "lipstick, am I cute?"
Of course we couldn't help but bust a gut! but, I really was wondering what is was and so I looked closer....it was an orange crayon! She had bit off chunks and licked it to help smear the color on. I had to capture the moment and she was shy at first. If you look close you can see bits of crayon in her teeth! That is some serious wax clog in her insides right now I'm sure...good thing crayons are non-toxic, they are aren't they?

Anyway, after cleaning it up and putting the kids to bed, Derek mentioned it reminded him of this video...Did I Get It?

EUROPE or BUST!

YEAH! in three months I can honestly say that I have been out of the country! It's quite the experience preparing for this...

The passport: the picture for the passport, getting my birth certificate for the application for the passport, filling out the application, and now the wait to get the passport!

Why do things like this always take so long?

I looked at some pictures of places we are going and there were just too many to post all of them. Here is a map and a collage of Scotland, England, Germany, Italy and France. I can't decide which country I am most excited for. Derek's vote is England, and soon he will be able to say that he took me back to his mission stomping grounds.

We are sooooooooo excited!

I've finally gone "green"!

NO, not environmentally gone green, just personally I guess. I saw the link for this and tried it and actually thought it was fun. I honestly feel like I've been in a "green mood" lately, so I wasn't surprised of the results. It may just be the season too, because Derek and I were talking today about green being a lucky color, thus the color for St. Patricks Day. And Dane looked at me the other day for the longest time and finally said "your eyes are green, huh mom?" (I always thought that they were more blue) Thanks Dane for noticing!

What's Your True Color?

My Result: Green

You're green, the color of growth and vigor. Good-hearted and giving, you have a knack for finding and bringing out the best in people. Green is the most down-to-earth color in the spectrum — reliable and trustworthy. People know they can count on you to be around in times of need, since your concern for people is genuine and sincere. You take pride in being a good friend. For you, success is measured in terms of personal achievement and growth, not by status or position. Rare as emeralds, greens are wonderful, natural people. It truly is your color!

What are you?
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