"I don't want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully, tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long, perfectly manicured fingernails. I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking kids to scout camp. I want to be there with a smudge of peanut butter on my shirt from making sandwiches for a sick neighbors children. I want to be there with a little dirt under my fingernails from helping to weed someone's garden. I want to be there with children's sticky kisses on my cheeks and the tears of a friend on my shoulder. I want the Lord to know I was really here and that I really lived."

— Marjorie Pay Hinckley


"None of us come to this earth to gain our worth; we brought it with us."

--Sheri L. Dew

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Finally, Painting Again!

We've been sick and then last week was a birthday celebration so I skipped painting again because who wants to come over to a house smelling of oil paints and turpentine?

Without further ado, my first finished project!! I couldn't be more pleased with how it turned out. I already have an idea for my next one and can't wait to get started next week!
I know I didn't shade in the foot, I did it on purpose, I didn't want it to pop out, it is sorta only a background piece to the chain and ribbon, look up the scripture in The Book of Mormon and hopefully it will make sense to you and not just to me in my little head!!

Also, here is my little/big one year old! Oh time flies! I watched The Office baby delivery episode, and let me tell you, it is HILARIOUSLY TRUE (go to NBC.com and watch it, funny, funny, funny) Anyway, there is a part about nursing and I already sorta miss it! I weaned him a little early because I was so sick and miserable and wanted to take some medicine and I'm sure he would have been okay but who wants to risk it! Anyway, I put cake in a dump truck for him and Grant's cake (their b-days are 2 days apart) I made a construction site. Pics to follow below.



TD demolished his and enjoyed every minute of it! Grant enjoyed his cake too, so did I and so did the rest of our family that came :)
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Feeling Good

At our house we are feeling really good, for many reasons. The first being we are actually feeling good health wise. We have been sick. Started with Grace, passed quickly to Thaddeus and then mom got a sinus infection. We are healthy now!
Second, Thaddeus is weaned! I decided I needed to take some medicine while I was sick and his birthday is a week from today so I weaned him so I could feel better. Now I have my body back!
Third, today I got a phone call from a friend at church asking me to babysit for her. She told me her daughter likes to play with Grace. It made me feel really good. There are a couple others who like Grace (and trust me enough) to ask me to sit for them. I'm glad that Grace is a good friend and not "that child", you know who I am talking about. The child in nursery that no one likes and if they call you for a play date you come up with an excuse. So, we are feeling all around good lately!!
ps. the painting had to stop when I was sick, I will try again on Sunday.
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