Project Night Reminder

Just a reminder that for the next 3 Mondays project night will be at Alison's house!

blog header?

can anyone see our blog header? It hasn't come up for a few days and blogger won't let me change it-it freezes up. So I'm just wondering if I'm the only one.

she does it again

Emma's on a roll. While I was on the computer she was playing with the alphabet magnets. I noticed that she put them on the stool. A couple hours later I asked her to put them back on the fridge and she exclaimed that they weren't finished. "They aren't finished doing what?" I ask.

"Dancing."

Project Night schedule

Tonight it's at my house, like normal!

For the next 3 weeks after (November 17th, 24th, Dec. 1st) it will be at Alison Hatch's house. Let me know if you need her address.

Hope to see you tonight!

"Mom, I drawed Dad"

"and this is his buddy. but not anymore. he got mad and punched-ed daddy and made him died." That's what she said folks! And while I was scanning it she drew another picture with 2 smiling guys and said, "he's all better now. the buddy's mommy came and got him and he will never come over to play again!"

By the way, I don't know what hair and pants action "dad" has going on there. Maybe it's because she recognizes that he needs a haircut and that he's always in scrubs? Who knows?

an Emma funny

Today we were at the mall and we sat in a food court to eat lunch. Emma has proclaimed for a little while that she does NOT like green apples. Well, we had a fruit cup and in it were some green apples. She asked, are those green apples? and I told her yes. She said, I don't like those. I told her she had to try them b/c she needed some yummy healthy food. She gave in and ate a piece and exclaimed that she LIKES green apples! Then I received this explanation:

"Last night (which, to her, is anytime previous to the current moment) when I was 4 (she's still 4) and I WAS BEING SNEAKY, I took some green apple off of the counter and ate it and it was yucky. But now I like green apples!"

I think she's referring to the time that I cut one up and didn't get around to throwing the rest away for a couple days (don't ask) and she asked if she could have some and I told her no because I knew it was gross and needed to be thrown away. But it looks like she got some anyway! Shame on her for being "sneaky". She's actually pretty sneaky quite frequently. It seems like these girls are ALWAYS WANTING FOOD, so a lot of times I tell them no when they ask, then I find Emma sneaking in the kitchen and getting food. I thought I was the only parent with this problem, but I overheard a dad with his kids at the mall asking them why they wanted to eat ALL THE TIME. I chuckled to myself and felt better about life.

thanks to dad

We like to think we're giving our kids a good education at home. See what Dave taught Bree. And that's a mini loaf of banana bread that she's eating. Whatever makes her happy.

Church Responds to Same-Sex Marriage Votes

This article of the Church's response to the outcome of Prop 8 is remarkable! I like to keep "in touch" with Utah, so I occasionally read the Deseret News online or things from LDS Living online. Every time the church makes a statement I am amazed at the way they are able to express themselves in a kind, respectful, loving manner while being straightforward and honest. I know that those responsible for creating the public statements are led by God. I feel the Spirit-I feel peace and calm-when I read those statements.

Concerning this particular response, the Church addresses the fact that some members of the church opposed Prop 8 and encourages everyone to be kind and respectful of those with opposing views. There has been a lot of "talk" about Steve Young and how his wife was opposed to it, and many members have been angry and have kind of bashed her a bit because of it. But once again, we've been humbled by our leaders and taught that regardless of personal circumstances, we should always show love and respect towards each other. I LOVE how our prophets and leaders are always able to express what we believe in a clear and perfect way! The article addressed all the "issues" people had with Prop 8 in such a way that I feel like I can explain it to someone else, whereas before I had a hard time trying to describe WHY Prop 8 was so important.

So, a happy day in California. I know the fight isn't over, but I'm grateful for the members of the church and others out there who endured a lot of persecution for standing up for what is right!

FREE Jessica Sprague class!

Hey people! Jessica Sprague is offering a FREE class called Stories in Hand. It's about pulling together memories and stories we have. Here's the link about the reason she decided to create this class and here's the link to register.

I'm registered and ready to go-hopefully you can join too! And if you're not familiar with Jessica Sprague's classes, they are tutorials that you watch on your computer ON YOUR OWN TIME! :) And there are message boards so you can chat with others who are taking the class or ask questions, etc.

VOTE VOTE VOTE!

I just got back from voting and Dave's there now. It's pretty cool to be in a battleground state and have my vote really mean something. I appreciated voting in Utah, but I just knew how it was going to end, so there wasn't much of a pressure to vote there. But here? WOW! I'll admit, SNL has been hilarious to watch these last few weeks.

My thoughts and prayers are with those of you in California voting on Prop 8. After talking to my sister and emailing my friend I've learned that there have been some really BAD situations b/c of the hatefulness of some of those against Prop 8. My sister reminded me of how hard Satan is working on us. If you're voting no on prop 8 you can just close your browser now b/c this is something I'm passionate about. My sis made a great point about this issue and hopefully she doesn't mind if I share it. She talked about how there is a group that includes gays, lesbians, transsexuals, bisexuals, and those "questioning". They are supporting the idea that kids (and everyone else) should be questioning their sexuality and their gender. She pointed out that Satan is working hard to make us become an almost ASEXUAL people, b/c if that's how we are, we can't live eternally with God. Is that so true or what?? If homosexualism, or even asexualism, becomes the norm, then the Plan of Happiness is somewhat thwarted. You can't have eternal families if there aren't eternal marriages between man and woman. And procreation is one gift that Satan doesn't have, so why not attack the very relationship that CAN procreate? Misery loves company, right?

I've also been really bothered by the ignorance and misinformation of the voters of this issue. Some people believe that this issue makes civil rights unavailable to homosexual couples. THAT'S NOT THE TRUTH. Those rights are already available and this proposition will not take those rights away. This is a proposition to define marriage as a union between MAN AND WOMAN.

I have a lot of thoughts on this, but it's hard to put them into words. So, for those of you in California, we're thinking of you and praying that Proposition 8 PASSES. I know that the Lord is in charge and I know he's mindful of us. And because of that knowledge, I'm hopeful that even if things turn WAY south in this election, He'll be watching over us. He always is!