Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful time on this Thanksgiving.  We had it with the Welch side.  We are so lucky to have Terry and Cyrrena's  basement that can fit our family in it.  This year going around the table to say what we were thankful got a little teary eyed for all of us.  I love this time of year when we can really express our thanks to and with people we love.  I have so much to be thankful for this year.  I am blessed with a awesome family.  I am so lucky to have a kind, loving husband who loves me.  He is always aware of my needs and is so willing to help take away any burdens.  My kids are growing up with kind and loving hearts.  They bring so much joy into our home. 

Today Stockton, Mark and I spoke in sacrament meeting on "What Matters Most."  This was the perfect topic to talk on.  We both enjoyed studying for our talks.  I think they went okay.  We talked  a lot of "TIME" and how important spending time with our family really is, and that life is too short.  I am also thankful for friends.  I hope you each know how important you are in my life.  I love that I can call any of you and you are right here to help and support me.  Friends are so important!  I am also so grateful for my extended family.  I have great sis-in-laws..I love that we can be friends and do things together.  I learn so much from all of you!

Love you all!

My mom is medium!

Well we all know Haley's quirky personality right?  She has decided to become more out spoken lately about her mom.  So a few weeks ago at the store she piped up and told the lady at the cashier just as loud as she could, "My mom is medium."  I said what does that mean?  She proceeded to say she's not skinny or fat she's medium.  My face was bright red and I really wanted to crawl in a hole.  After we got in the car I told her that sometimes things we say can embarrass people, and that she embarrassed me.  She said sorry.  Later that night the phone rang and she ran as fast as she could and I heard her say, " Yeah my mom is here and did you know that she is medium."  Well this has gone on a lot.  I have learned too laugh about this.  At least she doesn't say I'm fat!  I love this little stinker.  She has taught me to swallow any pride I have and roll with the flow.  We are all about her time in our house.  She rules the roost.  Heavenly Father knew she would be this strong personality and knew there could be no more spirits sent to us.  I look forward to the next embarrassing words she has up her sleeve!

Time out for Women

I went to time out for women this last weekend with my sis-in-laws and Wanee.  This was such a wonderful experience.  I was so uplifted which is just what I needed.  The theme was "HOPE".  Some of my favorite quotes are:

See a good day!

Selective Neglect!

Motherhood is like getting pecked by a duck

Survial is sucess

Jesus doesn't make up the difference, He makes all the difference.

We are not earning our way to heaven, we are preparing our way.

Get your hopes up!

Be your best kind of mom

Don't worry about the worst thing.

Be the change you want to see.

I think this may be a tradition from now on to go with my family to time out for women. 

Louisiana Trip

Dad and Mom invited us to go on a trip to LA, all expenses paid.  So we jumped at the chance to go HOME.  We had such a great time being together and sharing stories and laughing.  The main purpose was to watch the LSU vs. Alabama game. We toured the LSU campus which was beautiful.  Check out the trees!  Some of us flew into New Orleans and toured there first.  It is amazing how bad some places are down there still because of Katrina.  We drove through the lower wards where the worst flooding happened.  There are stills X's on the houses with numbers marking the dead.   Grandma Welch and Holly came to stay with the kids.  They did great!  When we got home Haley said "You need to go back where you came from and let Grandma stay"."

 Janene & I shopping at the LSU store. We had to buy shirts for the game.

 Mark in the courtyard.