Link to sneak peek!!

Here is the link to see more of the photos our sweet Sushi-Mama took of our family.http://www.blessedlifephoto.blogspot.com Enjoy.

Picture Day Fun

Just some of the candid shots from our fun family pictures taken on our anniversary. More to come. Thanks again Julie for doing this for our family. Love to al

Happy St. Patricks Day

On this day 26 years ago, Fred and I were in Boston celebrating St. Patricks Day and on our honeymoon. It was alot of fun and I enjoy wearing the green on this day. At a public school there is much excitement and the kids are happy (well if they don't get pinched) and involved in many "lucky" activities. Our family feels a special connection on this day as Fred served his mission in Ireland. This morning, the Today Show was broadcasting from Ireland and I'm sure Fred would have loved to have seen all the beauty of the country.

I like to wear some green and have a special headband that has beaded shamrocks on it. When I wear it I look like I have two green ears on top of my head. The students love it and it's just a fun tradition. Today one of the kindergartners asked me what was on my head and I responded that I was wearing shamrocks. His comment back to me was, "You look like a forest!" Funny, Funny, funny. Never been told I looked like a forest before. I hope that all of you have some luck in your day. Happy St. Patricks Day.

Celebrating 26 years together.

Well he still loves me even if I snore loud at night and wake him up.
He still loves me when I forget where I put his papers.
He still loves me and let's me have scrapbooking shopping sprees.
He is patient when I roll his four=wheeler.
He is even more patient when I drew out a deer tag on Deseret Lands and we only hunted there for a few hours.
He loves me even if I can't see when backing up and I hit a red car and smashed the window to the camper shell.
He still loves me even if I can't pull a car out of snow and can't hear him yelling to stop cause the car door is open and I'm pulling it in the oppositive direction.
He loves me even if I ask him several times to repeat what he just said.
He loves me in spite of trying to run a fireworks business and we didn't agree. Sorry to neighbors and family over that one.
I love it that he calls me the boss, because I really am.
I appreciate that he lets me color my gray hair.
We may not see agree on many things. One thing is for certain. We've managed to love each other through everything for 26 years and look forward to eternity.

Happy Anniversary Fred. I love you more today than ever before.

A special thanks to Julie for helping to capture this day on film. It was so great. I really appreciate all of your efforts. The best gift today was being together with family. I love you all and may you be as blessed as Fred and I are.

Are you Game?

(To all my talented friends and family members. No more hiding behind the "I don't have talent or I don't Have the time to do something for someone else! Join this challenge. I am really excited and hope you will be to. Get the creative juices flowing and follow the rules below. What a great way to share with others!!! ....Thanks, Char)


ARE YOU GAME?
The first three people to respond to this post will get something made by me! My choice. For you. This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:
1- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!
2- What I create will be just for you.
3- It'll be done this year
4- You have no clue what it's going to be.
5- I reserve the right to do something extremely strange.


The catch is that you must repost this on your blog and offer the same to the first 3 people who do the same on your blog. The first 3 people to do so and leave a comment telling me they did win a FAB-U-LOUS homemade gift by me! Oh, and be sure to post a picture of what you win when you get it!

Who's in?

Thanks to Crazytown and her friend Angela for the idea. This sounds like fun.

PS I love to craft. I love to sew, scrapbook and do other handiwork. I've got some great ideas and my youngest wants to help thus creating another bonus of bonding time with her.....so come on you can do it to!!! for Baker4...yeah I can do guy things to!!!!

Look at those sad eyes

I hardly get any time to blog anymore. When I come home from work the teenagers want to use the computer, when they are done Derf is home and he gets on the computer and stays for hours. He used to complain that I was always on the computer. NoT.....people Derf is a ebay junkie. Anyhow as I try and squeeze a post in this morning I am brain dead and only have an update of the dog. Now don't get me wrong she has bonded to her best friend quite well and is back to her old tricks. We really liked it and didn't like it when she was so sick. Here is a picture of poor Limmie after a visit to the vet. Look at her sad eyes, she is really looking for some major sympathy. She did not like the bandage on her leg and it was a matter of minutes before the cotton ball was out and then she chewed away at the wrap. That didn't take long either. This morning she is whining due to the fact that derf went to work. She goes to the window looks, she waits at the door, she goes down the hall and scratches at our door to see if he is there. No luck Limmie you are stuck with me. Poor, sad, dog. not really. She is getting as spoiled as the rest.
Happy Day. PS....We have new callings. Ward activities Chairpeople. Send any successful ideas our way. We'll be needing them.

Happy Birthday Kallee

singing? pretending to sing? Yeah for Kallee

Duncan's family

Josh loves to call Kallee goofer

celebrating Kallee's birthday !! Both families came together. Now the list:

23 reasons to love Kallee

1. Your name is fun to say backwards and will get your attention in a crowd. eellak

2. You have been a songbird from a very little age and have provided us with much entertainment.

3. You are happy (most the time) and love to laugh.

4. You are a good cook.

5. I love the rerun movies that you and Josh do

6. You created lots of fun home movies shows for us to watch.

7. You were blessed with "power" to marry josh and jerrica when they were five. You then decided to give your brother a blessing. funny memory

8. You and Nat were able to dress your brother up in bras and skirts and then get him to dance with you on the fireplace hearth.

9. You are great with children.

10. You were our tom-boy turned beauty.

11. You are a very tough player on the soccer field.

12. You put up with your dad being your coach and held your own.

13. You've always had strong desires to do what was right.

14. You married Mr. Right and we are very grateful he is taking good care of you.

15. You still love us in spite of what happened to the bug

16. You have a beautiful voice.

17. You style hair for others and don't charge for it.

18. You like to be silly and can get away with it. When I try it I'm booooooood.

19. You can stop the chaos if needed

20. You love to shop til you drop.

21. You love Disneyland and CAMping and Hawaii and to travel

22. You know your Heavenly Father loves you. I know you love him.

23. Any hair style looks good on you. I'm so jealous.

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss

It's a fun reading day for everyone. Today is Theodore Seuss Geisel's birthday aka Dr. Suess.
For some fun activities for kids visit www.seussville.com for some games and story making. Also it is fun to go to www.grinched.com move the magnifier around and find city hall, click on that and enter Whoville. You will be able to type in your name and find out what your "Whoville" name is. Today I am Cartoon Charlene Conga-loo-who.

I love the book "Oh the Thinks you can think" by Dr. Seuss. To encourage children to read I created this poem many years ago.

Oh the Thinks you can Think
when reading a book,
Think of the characters,
the setting, the scnook,
You can think of predictions if only you try.
Think up all types of questions that begin with the word Why.
You can think up a great summary and read many words,
Think about endings, the vowels and the verbs,
Think, Think, Think
then Believe in Yourself!
Now one, two, get ready
Grab that book from the shelf


Have fun and read a Dr. Seuss book today!!!