Left To Tell

Last month I read the book called Left to Tell. It is written by a woman who survived the Rwandan Holocaust back in '94 (I think that is when it was.) It was really good for me to read because I wasn't aware of the awful things going on at that time. This book isn't necessarily for the faint-hearted though. It is quite graphic in its explanations and descriptions of the awful things that happened. The wonderful thing from this book is this woman's unwavering faith. It seemed that the harder things got for her, the stronger her faith got. It really is a book worth reading, just remember it is not for the faint-hearted.

My brother!

My youngest brother is such a cool guy. I love him so much! He moved up to Utah 3 years ago and lived with us a short while before getting his own place. He is such a good example to me. I know he looks up to Sean and I and thinks the world of us, but I seriously think he is a much better person than I am. I hope he knows how much he means to me and my family.

Us and Our Dogs

We are the worst when it comes to dogs. We love them, we just don't stay committed very long. In the course of the last 3-4 years we have had 9 dogs(including 3 newborn puppies), and a cat. We love them, we just don't like keeping them around I guess. I haven't quite figured it out what it is yet, but it is something. Anyway, we have yet another dog. We bought a miniature dauschund.

Day at the Zoo

Today we met up with a friend at the zoo. During the week, during school hours is the best time to go, becuase there is no one there. We are so fortunate here in San Antonio to have this zoo. It is the 2nd or 3rd best zoo in the nation, behind the San Diego Zoo. My kids just love going.

SCARY!!!

Sean and I both got a pre-recorded phone call on our cell phones at the same time saying that there was a bomb threat at Benjamen's school at 12:20(it is now 1:13). They transferred teh students to another school and checked it out and found it to be okay. What the heck!! What if it was for real? I want to talk with Benjamen to see how he is doing. Is he scared? What did they tell the students?

My Testimony

I have quite a few of my friends who have gotten divorced over the years. I sit here and think it is shocking becuase I haven't been married that long, but I guess I am starting to get up there in years.
It is so hard for me every time I hear about someone else. My heart hurts so badly for the people and I want to take all their pain away. The most recent one I heard about really made me sad. I was praying for Heavenly Father to take their pain away and to make everything all right. I was praying to know what I could do for them. Then I had a profound realization. I tend to want to make things all better. I want my presence to keep others from hurting and from thinking about the trials they are going through. But what I realized this night as I prayed, was that there is nothing I can do to take away their pain and to keep them from going through this. They will still have dark times and lonely times. But what I can do is be there to help them bounce back. That is what we all can do. None of us can take trials and pain from each other, but we can all help us get from one day to the next. I know Heavenly Father is real. I know he listens and hears each one of our sincere prayers. He is listening to the one who is praying to take the pain away, while at the same time listening to me ask what I can do, and then giving me the realization I had. I can say today that I know if we do what we are supposed to do, that our joys will outweigh our sorrows by far. And when I am going through my next major trial, I hope to hear one of you say the same thing so you can help me get through it. That is what we are all here to do. To help each other make it from day to day.

Technology

Benjamen came home from school today saying he is learning how to type. I knew he had a computer class and that they did stuff, but I did not expect him to say he is learning how to position his hands and where the home keys are and such. I was so impressed! I was in 9th grade before I took a computer class that actually taught me where to position my hands and how to sit properly at the computer. I think it is great. It just floors me how much technology has and is advancing! This just goes to show how things have changed even in just a few short years.

Community Service

You know how they say watch out for the small towns 'cause they are speed traps? Well I live in one of those small towns. Only, I think this is the worst speed trap out there! My parents warned us when we moved here that the cops will get you if you speed. So I made it a point to never go over the speed limit in this town. I mean how hard could it be? The town is only like 1 sq mile big, so I could keep my foot off the accelerator. So one day, shortly after we moved here, I saw the copper hiding out behind a big bush, but I seriously told myself I didn't have to worry becuase I don't speed here. Well I looked down and was going over 40 in a 30. I put on the brakes, hoping it was in time. I drove right past the guy and kept on driving. I kept looking in my rearview mirror and no sign of him. I thought I was good. Then like a whole minute later I looked back in my mirror and here was this guy with lights and all. I have no idea how long he had been trailing me since I hadn't looked since the initial passing of him. Needless to say, I got a ticket going 41. Now I am the kind of person who likes to follow the rules, I don't like to cause ruffles(is that the right frase?). Anyway, so my heart is pounding and I am sorry. My fine is huge! So I go to the judge and ask if I could do community service or something other than pay this exorbitant amount. I get stuck with 15 hours. So guess what I did? I had to pick up trash for like 11 of those hours and then I got to wash and vacuum the police cars for the other 4 hours. Why is it when you really want time to go fast, it goes the slowest. I hated doing that. Oh, but when I was washing the cars one time, these guys were totally making fun of me:) They were making comments like "doing time" and other juvenile things. I had to laugh. Anyway, I learned my lesson. I will remain trying to be a good citizen and not speed!

Obsessed with Twilight

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyers. I was fortunate enough to have a group of friends in Utah who shared this love with me, and I have continued having this fortune with another set of friends with the same love and passion for these books here in Texas:) I recently went to a party where we ate and drank things from the books. We also watched a slide show of the actual places mentioned in the books. It was quite a night! I cannot wait for the movie to come out in November! I think we are all planning on going with a big group from church:) Gotta love seeing all these Mormon Moms with their love for this series:)

High School Reunion

Next summer will be my 10 year reunion. I can't believe I am that old! I really still feel like I am back in high school sometimes (regardless of the fact I am married, have 3 kids, have aches and pains I have never had, etc....) Anyway, I am helping to plan our reunion which will happen next July. I got the idea of having a blog for our class from a friend of mine. I found it is pretty easy, so here I am doing one for our family:) We were the huskies, hence the mascot. Our colors were green and gold. You can check out my class website at huskyclassof1999.blogspot.com. It is totally in the beginning stages, and I will be updating it often, so that is why it is so bare right now.

Night Out With an old Friend

Last night me and a friend of mine from high school met up for dinner. It was so nice! We went down to the Riverwalk and had dinner right along the river. I really enjoyed myself. It was so nice catching up and seeing what she had been doing the last 9 years and it was fun telling her my story. I am hoping to be able to do this with other high school classmates now that I am back in San Antonio.

Officially a blogger

Hello everyone! After much encouragment from many friends, I have finally ventured into blogging. I actually started making a blog for my 10 year reunion, and saw that it was fairly simple, so here I am...
I will be adding to it quite regularly until I get it all caught up. This is a great way to archive our family doings. I also found out I can send my blog off to a company and they print it off for me and I can put it in a big binder to start my family history. How cool is that!
Well I will write again soon:)