Sunday

Today I really was humbled during our lesson in Relief Society. It was on Knowledge, I have always loved learning but for some reason have taken a long sabbatical, from school as well as serious scripture study. I felt really incompetent and felt a shock to the self esteem. And to top it off Jake and I were asked to speak in church next Sunday, even worse the topic being temple worthiness. We have not been to the temple in years, For the first time I felt like I need to ask for another topic, or say we were not competent enough to speak in church. However I'm going to learn from this day. I went home and started to read the recent conference reports in the Ensign, what a relief. I read the most appropriate talk given by Elder Neil L. Andersen page 13 titled "You Know Enough". There is always room for more learning but we all know the most important truth and that is that we are all children of God. I will be relying a lot on outside resources for my talk, and have a stronger idea of what my new years resolutions will be. Comment if you have any really good temple stories or books that I can refer to.
This week I have really been thinking of my children and their interests. Carter's favorite song is "Apple bottom jeans" if you don't know this song I have it on my play list. He does a great dance with it and he has great moves. Ethan is loving the Backyardigans, especially Pablo. We watch the same episode over and over, speaking of dance moves I'm learning quiet a few off of this cartoon. I will demonstrate later. Isn't it fun being a kid! Also I can not seem to keep apples in my house, my kids eat them up so fast. Its probably the only healthy thing they actually ask for.

Way to Go! Soup Cookoff Our family put the boys to the test for our November activity. We decided to do a soup cook off. Jake made tortilla soup and Cody made a stew. Both were delicious and all of us were impressed. We decided that we need to have the boys cook more often so in December we are having another cook off, this time an Italian theme.

Snow Day

Ethan loves his daddys hat Carter is ready for snow!

to bad it's here today gone tomorrow

Trick or Treat

Carter and Ethan ready for church, after Halloween. so Carter still was in ninja mode, mom only let black gloves be allowed. Not enough candy this year, Mom can't wait until we are old enough to run from door to door and cover a couple miles of houses.
Dipping in before we get home!
My Ninja and Turtle. Happy Halloween for 2008


We got a late start on trick or treating this year thanks to me, I'm always late. I hate having this title of allways being late but with my profession and job it is always demanding. So we did'nt get to much candy but that is ok, less junk food to monitor.

I am so GREATFUL for my life right now, I see lots of struggles and hardship and trials in my family and close friends around me. Yet the demon of despair has passed by me once again. November is one of my favorite months because of the focus on being greatful, I'm greatful for my health my husband and Carter and Ethan. I am also greatful for good neighbors, I'm constatly borrowing things. Thank you neighbors!

CONGRATULATIONS Barack Obama!
I love the energy that Obama displays. I'm excited to see his change policies go into effect. I believe him to have a respect among other nations that is so important to our nation. He is really for the working, middle class it will be interesting to see the plan for redistribution of wealth. I'm not into politics but I see a determination and motivation in Obama.