COURAGE......

I took Robbin's challenge and went to the site,
Diabeteshandprint.com and entered my hand
with the word "Moxie" on it. As you all know
that is another word for courage, and when I
think of Shirley, I think of courage. She just never
gave up, after all she went through. She was
a great inspiration to me. I also think Janae has
"Moxie". For a girl her age to go through all she
does, and she is still such a sweet, kind unselfish
girl. I hope they soon find a cure for this crazy
disease. Thanks for sharing this site Robbin.

GRAND SLAM..........

Kylee had a great day. She played two games of Softball with
her team , against Salt Lake Communtiy College. They won the
first one and then to top off her day, she hit a GRAND SLAM
to win the 2nd game. Way to go KY! your awesome.

Memories...................

While the family was here for Jim's birthday, Danelle
saw her wedding gown hanging in the closet and she
decided to try it on. After Tricia zipped her up, Lo and
Behold, she fit. She has lost 70 lbs. in the last few
months. We are really proud of her and her accomplishment.
She has worked really hard. And I know she feels better.

Happy Birthday Sweeti.........

Today was my Sweeti's birthday.

Because he likes pumpkin pie better

than birtday cake, that is what I got

him. I think it turned out pretty good.

Didn't know you could put candles in

pumpkin pie did you?! Can anyone

guess Jim's age by the candles?

I am very thankful for him and the

blessing he is in my life. The kids came and

ate pie,( and some loaf cake I bought for

those that don't like pie). We had fun, as

always when we get together. It made Jim

happy. And he got calls from Chris and Erick

to complete the night.

Keep that Pumpkin shining..............

Making your pumpkin last !!!

Apply a light coating of petrolleum jelly on the cuts. It will seal the wound and the pumpkin will last longer.

Cool Huh?

Try this, You'll like it

Ginger Snap Dip

1 8oz Cream Cheese

1 C. Powdered Sugar

2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

Mix together, stir in 1 C. Cool Whip

Refridgerate until ready to serve.

Serve with Ginger Snap Cookies.

Calmness in our lives......

I am passing this on to you because it definitely works, and we could all use a little more calmness in our lives.
By follwing simple advice heard on the Dr. Phil show, you too can find inner peace. Dr. Phil proclaimed. " The way to achieve inner peace is to finish all the things you have started and have never finished."
So, I looked around my house to see all the things I started and hadn't finished, and before leaving the house this morning, I finished off a bag of almond covered candy, a package of Oreos, the remainder of my old Xanac prescription, the rest of the cheese cake and some Doritos. You have no idea how good I feel right now.

Babysitting........

Tricia , Joe and the girls went to California over UEA
this weekend to watch Kylee play softball. They didn't
feel like they should take Mac with them, as they were
staying at Debbie and Rob's house, and they have 2 dogs
of their own. So they ask if we would keep him. He has
been a riot.

He is such a cute little thing, and is no trouble
at all. You hardly know he is around.

He loved being in the back yard too. Jim made

sure there were no hole in the fence he could

get out of and he would run like crazy, around and

around. I think he left his mark on every stick

in the yard.

Jim was so cute playing with him. But he
( the dog) spooks very easy, and any loud
noise Jim would make he would jump and run.
If he saw himself in the fireplace glass, or in the
sliding glass door he would bark and bark , thinking
it was another dog. Last night we finally had to shut the blinds so he would quit barking.
Course his little bark is so small, He
thinks he is vicious, but I don't think he would
scare much.
Thanks McKinley for sharing with us.

COURAGE

Courage does not always Roar...Sometimes it is the quiet voice at the end of day that says....." Tomorrow I will try again".
Mary Anne Roedmacher

Sunday Afternoon ride.........

Sunday afternoon Jim and I decided to go for a ride.
It had been stormy all day, but Jim said if we rode up
Provo Canyon, and didn't go too high it would be nice.
Of course, Bridal Veil Falls was one stop on our trip, it
is always pretty there.

As you can see, the blue sky was starting to peek

through. The leaves have turned some, but they

are not very vibrant this year, they say it is because

we didn't get enough water.

These pictures were taken up Squaw Peak, but

this one was across the canyon toward Timp. You

can see the snow level. BRRRRR ... Jim and I

decided we were not ready for winter yet!

Pretty contrast with the billowing white clouds

and the crisp blue sky.

Some of the clouds were still pretty black.

I think it was still snowing up there!!!!

Just a shot of the valley floor below us as we

stopped at the lookout. There were a lot of people

up there. We were listening to the afternoon session

of conference and figured some of them were also

doing that as we took in the beauty that God has

blessed us with.