Fun Day with my daughters!

This morning I got up at 6:00 a.m and got dressed and headed downstairs to exercise. It is generally my morning routine. I love to do either Leslie Sansone Walk Aerobics DVDs or Kathy Smith DVDs. I always feel so good when I get done. This morning though I had some sinus pressure and decided to only exercise for a half hour.

Erin and Ashley came this morning about 9:30 - 10:00 oclock. Ashley came up for her doctor's appt. and to visit for the day and Erin was here to visit also. The girls all had fun playing together and watching some Dora dvds. The sure love to watch Dora. We made some Nutter-butter balls dipped in chocolate. It was something that Ashley suggested that we make. They were o.k. I think the oreo ones that I have tasted were a bit better. Oh well, we had fun anyway. Ashley has been feeling really tired lately and she is getting quite big. She is measuring 37 week and still has 7 weeks to go. Poor thing. She is quite a bit bigger than Erin. Erin carries her babies just like I did. I had big babies, but I carried them more inside instead of all out front.
I hope Ashley can hang in there. I guess she has no other choice. Being pregnant is not always real fun when you get down to the last few weeks. Especially when you have other children to take care of. Around 4:00 oclock Ashley decided it was time to head home and so I helped her get the girls ready and out to the car. Erin was here until Shane got home and then they left about 7:00 p.m.

I then went down and watched the Olympics and have enjoyed watching them on the evenings that I have had time to do so. It has been a good day.

Happy 12th Birthday, Sarah! I can't believe you are 12 already. You are such a cute girl and I know that you have a very sweet personality.

I saw this picture of Sarah on her mom's blog and had to do a digi-picture of it. What a beautiful young lady you are!

I hope your birthday was a special one and now you get to start doing all the fun things that the teens start doing.
Have fun in Young Women's and really enjoy it. I think you are special!

It is my Monday Weight Watcher's Day!

This morning I went to my W.W. meeting and thought that I would not make my goal. For the last two weeks I have lost a half pound and felt a bit frustrated. Well I stepped on the scale and to my amazement I had lost 2.6 pounds. I jumped off the scale and yelled hooray and clapped my hands. I was at two pounds above my goal weight which means that I didn't have to pay for W.W.'s. I intend to lose 7 more pounds and then I will have some leeway with the weigh in's. I don't want to have to pay for W.W.'s anymore. I just want to go and learn and continue to control my weight. I was so happy that I came home and immediately called my mom and my sister Cindy to tell them. They are both doing W.W.'s and we need each other's moral support. Cindy has a ways to go, but with going to W. W.'s and working on it a week at a time she will get there. My mom only has about 8 pounds to lose and she will get there too!

I just feel so great and it is so nice to be wearing a size 10 pretty comfortably. I mostly love all the things that I have learned in the past 6 months and I plan on learning more and more about myself and being in control of myself. It seems like when you get one thing under control and change things in your life it is easier to start making other good changes in other areas of your life. I am a work in progress.

Tomorrow Ashley and Erin are coming over for the day. It will be fun to see the grandkids and visit with my daughters. We always have fun together and the little girls love playing together. It should be a fun day.

Tonight we are going to the home of some friends of ours. He is wanting to quit smoking and the missionaries are working with them. They are going to give him the 12 step program and I hope he will follow it's principles and conquer his addiction. They want to get to the temple and just recently have become active again. They are a great couple and we love them a lot. Missionary work is so wonderful and it is so great to see couples and families come back into activity. The gospel is TRUE! I love it with all my heart and hope that a few years down the road that Lyndon and I can serve a mission or two together and help change the lives of others. Well enough of my rambling. Life is good and I am truly blessed!

Digital pic and some blogging!

Today is Sunday and I had a few minutes and just had to do a couple more pictures. It has been a really nice Sunday so far. Our meetings were wonderful and I really felt the spirit in each meeting. I am so grateful to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It is a blessing and comfort to me to have the knowledge that I have because of the gospel.

We have Stake Conference coming up on March 6th and 7th. Our ward choir is singing a musical number for the adult meeting on Saturday night and so we have been practicing really hard to be prepared. The music is beautiful and it will be a great experience to perform. I am also singing in the stake choir for the conference. I have enjoyed the practices for that too! Being involved in the church brings many blessing and keeps us busy, but that is what this life is all about. I

I was asked a year ago, as a task assignment to work in the laundry for a year. It was on the third Tuesday and if there was a fifth Tuesday also. I am coming up on a year and now they are wanting people to become a temple worker and be set apart for the calling and do it once a week. I thought about it and decided that I had the time and love doing it. I serve on Tuesdays from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. I am a morning person and so it is not too hard to get up. I feel like Heavenly Father has blessed I am my family so very much that I need to serve in the temple and will find it a joy to do. I love the temple. It is a place of peace and love.

This coming weekend Lyndon and I are going to California for a business trip. We are flying down on Friday and planning to go to the Los Angeles Temple while there. We will be up in Burbank, CA for the business end of the trip. I am looking forward to spending time with Lyndon. I so enjoy being in his company. He is a wonderful man and I love him truly. It should be fun and it will be fun to be together. Well, I guess it is time to head to stake choir practice. Life is good and I hope it stays that way!

Just one more picture for today!

I was just about to go to bed. It is almost 11:30 at night and I saw these pictures on Meg's blog and couldn't resist doing them of Chloe. They are so funny and cute. Kids do the funniest things and they sure know how to make a Grandma laugh. Thanks for sharing these pictures of Chloe, Meg. I love them!

Goodnight All!

Eight Great Photos just finished today!

Today I got all of my house cleaning done and did some running around and then after lunch I decided that I wanted to work on my latest addiction. Digital Scrapping. I couldn't hardly pull myself away. Thanks to all the family members who put cute pictures on their blogs and on facebook. I love doing the pictures and sharing with everyone.

Lyndon and I went to dinner tonight at Ruby River. I have been craving Salmon all day and so that is what I ordered and it was so good and so satisfying. I love that place! Then we came home and watched the Olympics. I love to watch the ice skating. They make it look so easy and I know it is not! Well it has been a good day and I have accomplished alot. Hurray for Friday!

Just Sharing Two Delicious Cookies Recipes

I was at Stampin Up last night and some of the ladies wanted the Peanut Butter Fingers recipe. I brought them last month to share. So here is the recipe...

Peanut Butter Fingers

1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
3/4 cup peanut butter
3/4 teaspoon soda
1/ teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups flour
2 cups rolled oats


Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and beat until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and peanut butter.
Mix all dry ingredients together in a separate bowl, then add to the creamed mixture. Then spread out on a greased 13" x 18" cookie sheet. Bake at 325 degrees for 15 min. Do not overbake. (In my oven is usually takes about 10 to 12 minutes)

When it is done and you take it out of the oven, then spread a package of milk chocolate chips on top and let melt and then spread over evenly. Enjoy!


Here is another recipe that I love and want to share. These are really good too!

ORANGE OATMEAL CHEWIES

Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Toast 1 cup oats in oven.

3/4 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon soda
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons orange rind


Mix dry ingredient together in a separate bowl. Then in a larger bowl cream together the sugar, shortening, egg, vanilla and orange rind. Then add the dry ingredients and the toasted Oatmeal.

Spoon out and bake for 10 to 12 minutes. The are so good! Hope you all enjoy!