We Must See Past What it Seems…..

I found this link (click here) off a friends blog and was touched by it.
You must read it and pass it along.
There are so many important lessons to get out of this!!
We must look beyond the part we think is so obvious. I have to think that we ALL have a sign!
What are your thoughts on this? Please share?

Big Dork Fish

Jackson caught this BiG FiSh out at the Coral Canyon Pond. It was in October I believe.
It was a real whopper. An old man was watching him and he said here lets measure this baby and see how big it is. Hence the measuring tape. Almost 19 inches long, and that is after its tail and nose had been nubbed off due to rubbing on the sides of the pond walls.

Bowl ole' Cereal

Okay so Parker loves his Frosted Flakes.

As I was sitting on the couch I turned and looked to see what he was eating. This is what I saw. I laughed so hard inside I could have died. Seriously, a metal bowl full of cereal. I wonder if he was full when he was all done? Shhh! He doesn't know I put this on my blog..lol Let's keep it our little secret okay.
If you see this Parker, I'm so sorry, but I couldn't help it!!!

Ever seen a Planter Wart?

I know this is so gross, but its for real. My child really got one of these, and it is so unique to look at.... It is so crazy to see it up close. Its a perfect circle. It is about the size of a pencil eraser. I told my child that it was gonna fall out and leave a huge indent, and my child's eyes got bigger than you can believe. I hope in the next week or so it will be totally gone. No more Planter Wart! I hope!

Flood 2010

We had an amazing flood this Christmas Break. It rained for several days straight. This is a picture of the Virgin River down where the kids usually Skim Board. It gave us complete chills to listen and watch Mother Nature!!

SNOW

Jackson is loving the snow today. We woke up to several inches of snow in our area. Jackson, Jake and Austin are building a igloo at The Brown's House.

Please Read This!!

I read this over at Mandi's Vintage Revival Blog. I am posting it here, and have added the link to Jessica's Blog too. Please pray for this little girl and her family.

They found out yesterday that their 4 year old daughter has Stage 4 cancer. They are at Primary Childrens right now preparing to operate. Get on your knees and pray for Jessica and her parents, and while you are there thank Heavenly Father for your sweet babies. I know with all my heart that the Lord hears our prayers so please pray for this beautiful family.

This was the email I recieved.

Hey Vera,

PLEASE PASS ON....

Bob has been making calls to the Elders in the ward to call all their home teaching families, and start praying for the Schmitt family. He is also letting the Elder's Quorum know that they will be having a fast as a Quorum on Sunday and anyone else who can participate would be great.


Here is the update. We just spoke with Chandra's family and things are pretty bad. Jessica was complaining of a side ache for a couple of days and when the pain intensified today, they took her in this morning to the doctor. She has been having tests done all day and the doctors here confirmed that she had STAGE 4 cancer. The tumor size in her liver was bigger than her heart. It is pushing into the lungs. Stage 4 means it has gone from one organ into another. Cody and Chandra are flying to Primary Children's tonight and they are going to run tests on Jessica all night. In the morning she will be having surgery to remove the tumor. Chandra's family said the doctors said they would be there at least a month. Right now the best thing we can do is pray that her little body will do good in surgery tomorrow morning.

Please keep all of the Schmitts in your prayers.

We will keep you updated. Cody is keeping in touch with Bob.

Thank You
Becky Burns



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Merry Christmas!!!
1 Old Farm Truck
2 Happy Parents
3 Awesome Kids.
= One TotaLly AweSoMe, QuirKy, FuNny, and CoOl PictuRe thIs YeaR.

This stuff is gonna be a perfect snack for the kiddos!!

StoneGable Granola
Yvonne @ StoneGable Blogspot

6 cups of oatmeal

1/2 cup wheat germ

1 1/2 cups slivered almonds

2 1/2 cups chopped pecans

1 cup coconut (flaked)

1/2 dark brown sugar ( I use a little more)

1/2 cup non flavored vegetable oil

1 tsp cinnamon

2 TBS vanilla

1-2 cups assorted dried fruit (I use dried cherries)

1-2 cups of add-in (mini chocolate chips, mini marshmallows, cereals)

Preheat oven to 225 degrees.

Mix all ingredients except dried fruit and add-ins in a large bowl. Mix well to coat evenly. I omit the coconut, not all of us are fans. Distribute on 2 large rimmed baking sheets.

Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes. Turn every 15 minutes.

Remove from oven and cool completely.

Stir in dried fruit and add-ins. I put dried fruit and add-ins in individual bowls and let everyone make their own customized blends if we have it for breakfast.

Therapeutic? Is it Really?

***Keep in mind this is the first time I have ever shared my deep thoughts in the blogworld.

Have you ever wondered how much someone really cares about you? Well, today I got a little reminder when I went to get into my car today for work. My question is really, do we even realize how much others think about us, love us, or maybe even hate us. I know in my own life I often wonder if the people that I am around even know how much I think about them. Do we always say what we are thinking? Do we say what we want to say? Do we get scared to say how we feel… Did we think someone looked so darn cute that day and didn’t even tell them. Do you ever wonder if that could have changed there day? Ya know what I mean? Now I am just thinking how much of an affect it could have on all of us. Have you ever said something to someone and then later thought “oh my heck” I hope she didn’t take that the wrong way. Man I know I have done this stuff way to many times. I’m just sayin. And Each time I do this I beat myself up over it.

Okay so I guess those of you who do read my blog you might be wondering what the heck I’m doing. I have decided to start writing some of the random stuff that goes through my head.

I’ve been told its Therapeutic? Really is it??

Til Later

Jackie