All Moms go to Heaven.

I'm reading this book called "All Moms Go to Heaven" by Dean Hughes.  I actually met him and his wife at Christmas time and visited with them both on a couple of occasions, they gave me a Red Brick store Rootbeer.  Anyways, I liked them, they are real people and very nice.  So in this book he talks about how great is wife is, but he also shares some of her weaknesses... I'm glad Spence isn't a writer.  I found my favorite idea in the book and thought I would share it.

    "...it's always good to take a peek at your children when they're asleep at night.  They really are angels even if they've acted like little devils all day."

I'm reading another book "Being the Mom" by Emily Watts.  Here's my favorite part so far:

"I have loved being the Mom - and at moments I have hated it.  I have laughed myself silly and cried myself to sleep, burst with pride and withered with embarrassment, felt so much love for my children I thought I might float away and been so frustrated with them I feared I might wrench their little heads clean off their little necks."

I think I can relate.  I have a very easy with Kali most times, she is such a perfect child for me.  That being said, there are rare times when we don't see eye to eye.  But I love checking in on her at night, and I hate to see her walk into the school on her own when I drop her off at school.  I love her so much and realize how blessed Spence and I are that she was born into our little family.  If we didn't have her I'd have to work.... yuck.  

I have no words of wisdom, just thought I would share some funny quotes, Have a great day!!

Rattler Run and the Mud hole

We had some really nice weather this week, in the mid twenties (Celsius).  I had to use my air conditioning in the car, and I loved it.  Kali and I both wore shorts everyday.  I love this time of year, Kali can wear capris and shorts and I don't have to worry about her out growing them.  I had a real problem this year with her pants becoming too short, I bought her a few size 7's in January hoping that she may be able to wear them next year too. We'll see, she seems to be growing a few inches every year.

I had a busy week, I prepared for the Rattler Run and did it with a couple friends, we practiced it on Wednesday, which made me super sore for Friday and Saturday.  Saturday came, I took a few ibuprofens, had a good breakfast, and a Mars bar... it still wasn't good enough.  I ran alone trying to get my iPod to motivate me, I was tired and my feet fell asleep right before the hill.  It was weird, my feet were numb and tingling, I've never had that happen before.  I didn't do as well as I thought I would, I think 30 must be taking it's toll on me;  I remember when I could run a race without training and still do pretty good.

Our stake had a Women's Conference yesterday, I had fun.  We ate sweet pork Costa Vida salads and there was chocolate everywhere,  I brought "*** in a pan" and pounded it with some friends at my table.  The classes were good, I learned how to make my own laundry soap, I may try that someday.  One of my favorite parts was driving the scoot, I love it, I feel so free.

The highlight of my week was Thursday, it was definitely memorable.  My friend Erin called and invited us to come play in this mud hole with our gum boots.  It's actually a place where the city dumps snow in the winter and in the spring it melts into this muddy lake.  I was a little surprised to see Erin's kids in their swimsuits... well sort of.  They were swimming and loving it, Kali was a little freaked.  Trevor drove through the mud hole a couple times, splashed up a lot of water and after the 4th time, his car wouldn't run.  So, we drove them home in our truck.  Erin and I sat in the front, the four kids in the ext. cab, and Spence and Trevor laid under the kiddie pool in the bed of the truck.  We laughed a lot.   

Good times, Great memories made!!

April half over??

I looked at my calendar today and couldn't believe it's April 18, I thought it was still March.  I think time flies the older I get, I need to figure out a way to slow it down.  Meanwhile, I am enjoying the present and wouldn't want to go back to the past, but the future is turning into the past way too fast.

We went to Cardston yesterday, missed the last session, but still ended up serving.  We went to visit a family we knew from Edmonton, saw how grown up their kids are becoming and had a great time.  We went for dinner to the Grotto and had an Indian Taco, it wasn't love at first bite (or the last), it was kind of bland.  I can't complain, we had great company.

Spencer's sister had a missionary "friend" come home.  We were able to hang out with them last night, it made me think about when Spence and I started dating and how much fun we had.  Spence and I started dating on conference weekend 7 years ago I remember how we made strict rules like going home at 10:00pm, we had to give ourselves hugging and kissing time.  We had decided when we were engaged that we weren't going to kiss on the lips till we were over the alter getting married, and we really did it.  I love Spence, he is my perfect match, and the man of my dreams.

We spent last night hanging out with Ryan & Tonya, Dave & Tami, Whitney & Blake and Grandma, it was a lot of laughs.  It's great to be around family.  I had to drive home and luckily we made it home at 1:30 in the morning, I haven't stayed out that late in years.  Thank goodness for 7-11 and Slurpees.

Kali's shining moment

Kali had a great moment at church today, I was so proud of her.  We arrived late at church this morning, we drove home from Taber in order to attend our ward, and had to sit in the overflow at the back.  Our friends were sitting next to us, their girls and Kali were having fun coloring and cutting.  Their Dad made a really cool rose out of pink paper and gave it to his daughter, she loved it and kept smelling it and kept it close to her face.  Kali admired it too.  He made a tiny one for Kali out of a pink gum wrapper, it even smelled like gum.  As he handed it to Kali, his daughter, who loved the previous rose went berserk, she had a major tantrum, I was quite surprised.  After a physical struggle with his daughter, Kali received the rose, smelled it and asked me if she could give the rose to her friend, who was still crying rather loudly in the back of the chapel.  Kali felt so happy that she could make her friend happy, I could see it in her eyes, and I know she saw it in my eyes.

What joy I felt in seeing my daughter serve in the capacity that she knows how, I can only imagine the joy our Heavenly Father feels, even in a world of turmoil, when we go the extra mile to serve another.  I really love my sweet daughter, she truly is a gem.

April already???

We came home from Utah this week.  My nephew died last week at 16, he just got his license and went on his first date in February, I'm sure going to miss him.  He was my Lagoon buddy, and just started hugging me without pushing me away.  He was such a great young man, I've seen him change and grow in the past year or so.  I have a testimony of the plan of salvation and know that he is loving his new realm, I'm almost jealous.  I have seen my brother and sister (Spencer's side) bear testimony and show the strength they have received through the Lord and prayer, they are an amazing example to me.


We were invited to stay with our friends, the Turpins, in their beautiful home, Kali loved playing with their two girls.  We spent most of our time with family, Spence's parents came from Nauvoo and it was the first time in almost 7 years that everyone has been together.  It was a big bunch of Torries all in one place, about 45 of us.  We were able to go to Costa Vida twice, I had a burrito and a shredded chicken salad, YUMMM!!  Spence loved going to Smith and Edwards, a army surplus store and so much more, he spent 2 hours shopping, I couldn't believe it. 

This weekend we went to Grassy lake, we got to visit with the Woodruffs and help them with some renos, I have the blisters to prove it.  And tonight we had Ryan and Tonya for dinner, it was fun, although I think I am starting to get the flu.  I haven't felt like this in a long time.  We'll I sure love my family, and I hope I can  be a better wife, mother and friend.  Thank goodness for general conference and the outpouring of the spirit, I want to be better because of it, I think that's the plan.