Food!

What can I say I am an avid food fan..  I love to cook.  Will taste almost anything, except sushi we are not friends...  So in light of a famous food day, The Super Bowl, we must talk about food. 

Menu

Chili Verde

Guacamole

Queso

Cheese cake

Sweet pulled Pork

Fresh Salsa

All home made and by me and my mother.  What can I say she taught me well.

Search Ponder and Pray

 This next thing I love is dear to me.  It has kept my head on straight through many a tough times.  Between reading my scriptures and prayer, as a mother I would fail miserably.  I need help!  I know I must do my best everyday, and the Lord will pick up the rest if I just ask.  He is my strength in hard times.  My confident and companion on a daily basis.  He is always with me.  It prepares me for the day and makes is go smoother.  With Gods help I can accomplish anything if it be his will.  I am grateful everyday for him and the words I get to read.  My scriptures are my guiding light back to him, instruction on how to return home to his loving arms one day.  The Lord loves each of us so much. He left us with prophets to lead and guide us.  Scripture to teach us and help us draw closer to him.  My testimony is what keeps me steady on rough days.  I am a Mormon!    I Know it!  I live it! and I love it! 

The things I LOVE!

A few days ago I wrote a list of a few of the things I love.  I am not good at sticking with projects that are long and time consuming.  So I thought I might be able to do this one since it is the shortest month of the year,  I am aching to take pictures, and well being positive is really what I was going for.  January sucked the life out of me so focusing on the things that I love I thought might make me smile a little.  So to start things off I am listing one of the many things I LOVE....

EXERCISE,

at least it was one my favorite things up until yesterday.  I decided that I was tiered of feeling crummy after have baby number 5.  The bod just doesn't want to bounce back as fast as it used to.  So I pulled out a p90x video.  Today my back hurts and my arms hurt and I felt pretty lame when I just couldn't bend that way and tipped over during warm ups.  But today the sun was shining and who doesn't want a little vitamin D...  So I started to run pushing my 2 year old in a stroller and came to find it is hard work.  I was a little slower than normal and sweat came a little faster.  But I am determined to not look 4 months pregnant for the rest of my life.  So today I LOVE exercise...

Still in LOVE

The other day me and my sister where talking with my Mom.  I had found some old pictures of my father from when he was a lot younger.  We where talking and teasing about how my Mom and Dad fell in love.  She was got a little funny all of the sudden and said, "You know I didn't fall in love with your father for his looks, I fell in love with the man he was."  You know when your voice cracks and you have that holding back tears feeling.  She was doing just that.   They really have kind of a sweet story about how they fell in love.  And I thought how sweet it was to see her still a little swoony over him. What great examples I have for marriage in my parents.  They have always loved each other so much and apparently still do.

I have been married for 10 years, have 5 children that make feeling butterflies a little difficult.  I was lucky enough to get to feel that a few days ago.  I was teasing him in the halls at church (of all places) and kissed him, I may have blushed a little.  I do still kind of like him.

It truly made me think about how much I love him and why I fell in love with him.  Think about it ladies it may make you blush..

(sorry momma!  I know it isn't your best but it is the only one I had.  love you both so much)

49 days

Today is exactly 49 days until I have officially been married for 10 whopping years.

10 years is rather and incredible feet if you ask me and if you want see what my plans are for the next month and a half stick around..

Today my hubby got a text, that will be of many that read,

""I LOVE that I am yours"

He has no idea of what is going on, and has already questioned my kindness...


I am hoping that it will just improve on an already good thing...

GREAT Kids!

How many of us have gotten caught up in this very thing.  We are not good enough as parents and continually see our failures.  I read this and was reminded that I have incredible children.  Are they perfect, NO!  Am I perfect NO!  But they are amazing children.  My Mother in law was so gracious to watch them for me while I was working the other day, did I mention when I go to work that I have a tendency to never know when I will be done.  So a whoping 3 hours later I came to get them.  While they where there my oldest two helped Grandma with a chore.  Her comment truly ment a lot to me.  She told me that my darlings are great workers.  I knew that deep down, but I am the one who is continually fighting them to clean up this and clean up that.  They I forget do, do it.  I could go on and on about why each child is GREAT, but really I want all of you to look at your own kiddos and see what good you have created.  You are their first teacher.  The one's teachings they will look to when they are facing tough things as school or life in general.  YOU are their MOTHER or FATHER.  They loved you even when you where tough on them.  And forgave you when you made a mistake.  Look and them. See the BRILLIANT people they are.  Your may find that you are less scared of what they may become.... And see truly what they can become...  

Letter from a Mother to a Daughter

Letter from a Mother to a Daughter:


 "My dear girl, the day you see I’m getting old, I ask you to please be patient, but most of all, try to understand what I’m going through. If when we talk, I repeat the same thing a thousand times, don’t interrupt to say: “You said the same thing a minute ago”... Just listen, please. Try to remember the times when you were little and I would read the same story night after night until you would fall asleep. When I don’t want to take a bath, don’t be mad and don’t embarrass me. Remember when I had to run after you making excuses and trying to get you to take a shower when you were just a girl? When you see how ignorant I am when it comes to new technology, give me the time to learn and don’t look at me that way... remember, honey, I patiently taught you how to do many things like eating appropriately, getting dressed, combing your hair and dealing with life’s issues every day... the day you see I’m getting old, I ask you to please be patient, but most of all, try to understand what I’m going through. If I occasionaly lose track of what we’re talking about, give me the time to remember, and if I can’t, don’t be nervous, impatient or arrogant. Just know in your heart that the most important thing for me is to be with you. And when my old, tired legs don’t let me move as quickly as before, give me your hand the same way that I offered mine to you when you first walked. When those days come, don’t feel sad... just be with me, and understand me while I get to the end of my life with love. I’ll cherish and thank you for the gift of time and joy we shared. With a big smile and the huge love I’ve always had for you, I just want to say, I love you... my darling daughter. "

To all who need to be reminded of just how special each one of us are despite our age....

Stay tuned for a memory of my own mother...