Happy All My Life

2008-07-02T06:24:00.000-07:00

Peace
It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work.
It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.

Home Depot Fun

2008-05-06T08:57:00.000-07:00

Home Depot Mother's Day Project

2008-05-06T08:53:00.000-07:00

On Saturday morning we went to Home Depot and made a really fun project for Mother's Day. Karyn will be happy!

California pictures

2008-05-06T08:38:00.000-07:00

I haven't taken a lot of pictures here, but I will put up what I have so you can see what it is like and some of the things we've been doing.

2008-04-03T19:01:00.000-07:00

On Saturday, Katie Whitcomb and Becky came over, and we made a pretty little quilt for Keidence. Becky took it home and put a picot edge on it, but she forgot to take a picture of it. Maybe Katie will take a picture and send it to us from Colorado. Her quilt is very pretty with a red back and colorful butterflies on top. Here're the best pictures I could get.

2008-03-30T22:52:00.000-07:00

Lest you forget the things which your eyes have seen,
and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life;
make them known to your children and your children's children
... Deuteronomy 4.9

Popsicle Feet

2008-03-08T16:28:00.000-08:00

What I forgot to mention is that Ben and Joshua have popsicle feet just like their grandpa's, so before we could relax and watch "Hippo, King of the River" on Animal Planet, we had to warm up the bean bags and get their feet warm.

Sleepover

2008-03-08T16:04:00.000-08:00

Last night, Ben, Josh and Leah had a sleepover at our house. It was fun, and look what they sent me today. This makes me happy! Aren't they cute?! I love my grandchildren!

2008-03-05T19:31:00.001-08:00

You mean someone actually reads my blog?

Dad and I went to Red Robin and ate fish 'n chips for our 46th anniversary. That was a much better thing than we did for our 45th anniversary, which was buy a monster truck.

Here we all are for Jeremy's baptism on March 1. Pretty good looking family, I think.

March 1

2008-03-02T22:32:00.000-08:00

I cried all the way home from Lynn's. I should have stayed another day, because I really wasn't ready to leave. I would have enjoyed a little time with Lynn. I just do those things--start thinking it's better to get out of everyone's way, and so I leave. Here are two of my memory treasures. I love all of Lynn's kids soooooooo much!

Ryen's Lost Tooth

2008-02-25T17:18:00.000-08:00

Ryen lost his first tooth today. Craig told him, "That's an awfully big tooth. How'd you get it out of such a small hole?" That was funny.

Haircuts

2008-02-23T16:35:00.001-08:00

When I got here, Lynn was giving all the kids a haircut. She does a really good job, but Nathen was NOT happy about someone watching him get a haircut, so I couldn't get any more pictures.

Grandma's Great Adventure

2008-02-23T16:21:00.000-08:00

About 30 miles south of Flagstaff, I ran into a blizzard. There were cars run off the side of the road and wreckers pulling cars out of the median . . . If I could have turned around, I would have, but I'm glad I couldn't, because once I got up north of Flagstaff, it was all clear and sunny--unbelieveable!

Then again between Kanab and Hatch it was solid ice and snow and no traffic to clear a path. From Hatch to Panguitch it was totally dry--no problems except I kept waiting for a deer to jump out and ask to ride with me.

One More Thing

2008-02-21T22:40:00.000-08:00

These pictures are here for my fan club. It's so nice to know someone occasionally stops by to see. I love you guys!

Thursday Night

2008-02-21T22:15:00.000-08:00

We were hoping that Katie would have her baby tonight, so Drake and Taryn are having a sleepover. Hadyn stayed at home with Mommy and Daddy, though, because she isn't used to coming to Grandma Wilson's house yet, and I was afraid she'd cry. Here is a picture of Hadyn, though, and one of Drake, too. I alread packed my camera up to go to Lynn's house, and I couldn't find one of Taryn right off. I need to get one of her tomorrow for sure! She is a beautiful little girl--inside and out!

Living Dangerously

2008-02-17T14:25:00.001-08:00

How do I eat eyeballs that are hidden behind thick glass?

Quiet Sunday Afternoon

2008-02-17T13:58:00.000-08:00

It's a quiet Sunday afternoon here. I love quiet days like this. Dad and I think it's cold, but you'd probably think it's beautiful -- about 64°. brrrrr!

Happy Grandma Reads Valentines

2008-02-14T15:08:00.000-08:00

Knowing I have a fan makes me think I should write a little something here.
Getting Valentines from people I love made me VERY happy!

Snippets

2008-02-14T14:32:00.000-08:00

I just read this from http://www.jamesshuggins.com/, who has a fantastic snippets e-mail he sends out occasionally.

The United States of America is wealthy. We have many material things which the rest of the world does not. But our singular most precious possession is our freedom, our liberty, our ability to be, as individuals, free and independent beings.
If we permit terrorism to steal that, we have lost.
If we trade our precious liberty for a little more safety, the terrorists have won.

Guitar Hero

2008-02-12T18:02:00.001-08:00

Something happened to my last post, and the words disappear or never show up. I must have done something wrong. Guess I'll give it another try.

Here's a picture of Kathryn and Guitar Hero, Weston. I like this picture.

Tuesday, February 12

2008-02-12T17:52:00.001-08:00

Karyn says I have to post something, but I don't know what to say, and I don't have any pictures to put up. Well, maybe. Here's a picture of Dad's dog, Trigger, and his 3rd wife, Belle. Yes, it's true. Although we won't be able to enjoy the puppies, Trigger is going to be a daddy again in about 60 more days.

Sunday Afternoon

2008-02-10T15:31:00.000-08:00

It's Sunday afternoon, and I'm sitting here waiting for Kenny's family to come over. Dad said they are coming, so I've been looking forward to that.
Heidi has been sick with the flu, so yesterday we got to take Jeremy to his soccer game and have the boys over for a little while afterwards. That was a lot of fun! Steven was talking in his ward today, and I was going to go, but then I got lazy and sat at home playing around with new.familysearch.org.

Still the First Saturday in February

2008-02-02T13:30:00.000-08:00

First Saturday in February

2008-02-02T12:56:00.000-08:00

This has been a fun Saturday. Megan and Courtney slept over last night. Grandpa wasn't real happy about having to sleep in the comfy guest bed, but the girls and I were watching Animal Planet, and he thought the bed was too crowded. Sorry, Grandpa!

Today we went to Zachary and Emily's soccer game. On the way home, the girls wanted to stop and get an icee, but since our heater is not working, I told them it would be too cold.

We thought of a perfect solution -- We'd go to the feed store first and get some flax and make some toasty feet warmers, so that's what we did, and since I haven't figured out how to put the pictures where I want them yet, you'll have to scroll UP to see the rest of the pictures.

2008-01-25T19:52:00.000-08:00

Kristin suggested that a better name for my blog would be "OLD IS GOLD", but I don't know about that. What do you think?

The Girls Made Me Do It

2008-01-25T13:23:00.000-08:00

After much harangueing, I am going to create my own personal journal, full of good advice and links. The main thing to remember here is that "Mother Knows Best" and "Mother Is Always Right" or "Ask Me, I'll Tell You".