FOOD STORAGE WEEK#5

WEEK #5 IS *CANNED MEATS: TUNA,CHICKEN, TURKEY AIM FOR 10 CANS THIS WEEK!! I AM NOT REALLY A CAN MEAT PERSON, I DO LOVE TUNA, AND CHICKEN, BUT AGAIN YOU CAN ADAPT THESE THINGS TO WHAT YOUR FAMILY LIKES.

A EARLY CHRISTMAS PRESENT

A COUPLE WEEKS BEFORE CHRISTMAS ONE OF OUR COW DOGS ANNA HAD PUPPIES FOUR OF THEM ZAK HAS LOVED HAVING THEM HOME WE KEEP THEM IN OUR GARAGE, IT IS GOING TO BE HARD TO SELL THEM WE HAVE ALL LOVED PLAYING WITH THEM, I KNOW ZAK WILL SURE MISS THEM.THE LAST PICTURE IS OF THEM A LITTLE OLDER.

FOOD STORAGE WEEK #4

THIS WEEK FOOD STORAGE IS *STORAGE CONTAINERS: TO ORGANIZE FOOD AND NON-FOOD ITEMS. I KNOW ALOT OF STORES HAVE THERE STORAGE CONTAINERS ON SALE THIS MONTH, I KNOW I CAN ALWAYS USE THEM. I LOVE THE CLEAR ONES SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT IS IN THEM, THEY WORK GREAT IF YOU DON'T HAVE A LABEL MAKER.

{FAITH} AND {JOY}

{FAITH} AND {JOY} ARE MY 2012 WORDS FOR THE YEAR, ALOT OF YOU KNOW WE HAVE OUR PAPERS IN TO ADOPT, ADOPTING IS A BLESSING, A JOY, BUT IS CAN ALSO BE SO HARD, SOME TIME I FEEL LIKE I AM ON A ROLLER COASTER AS THERE IS MANY FEARS, JOYS, UPS AND DOWN, EACH MONTH. I LOVE ADOPTION!!! THAT IS WHY JOSH AND HAVE CHOSEN ADOPTION, I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT THOSE SWEET BIRTH MOMS AND FATHERS HAVE TO GO THROUGH, WITH ZAK IT WAS A SUPER FAST ADOPTION, THIS TIME IT HAS TAKEN TIME, IT CAN BE REALLY HARD AT TIMES BUT I AM JUST SO THANKFUL TO HAVE ZAK, I FEEL SO BLESSED TO BE HIS MOM. JOSH ALWAYS TELLS ME MY FAITH IS WHAT BROUGHT ZAK INTO OUR HOME, SO ONE OF MY WORDS THIS YEAR IS FAITH, THERE ARE ALOT OF SCRIPTURES ON FAITH THAT I LOVE TO READ. I DO HAVE FAITH THAT MY HEAVENLY FATHER KNOWS AND LOVES ME AND HE KNOWS WHAT OUR DESIRES ARE, I KNOW WHEN THE TIME IT RIGHT HE WILL BLESS US WITH ANOTHER SWEET SPIRIT. I ALSO LOVE THE WORD JOY, I THING EVERYDAY THERE IS SOMETHING IN OUR LIVES THAT BRING US JOY, I TRY AND LOOK FOR IT EVERY DAY,EVEN THOUGHT SOME DAYS ARE HARDER THEN OTHERS. I AM EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THIS NEW YEAR BRINGS, AND I AM EXCITED TO GO FORTH WITH FAITH, AND JOY THIS YEAR, I KNOW IT IS GOING TO BE A GOOD YEAR!!!

*ONE LUCKY GIRL*

I HAD A GREAT WEEKEND, TO START IT OFF FRIDAY NIGHT JOSH CAME HOME AND SURPRISED ME WITH A CAMCORDER, OURS THAT WE HAD WAS OLD WE HAD HAD IT ABOUT TEN YEARS, I HAVE BEEN WANTING ONE TO PUT IN MY PURSE, I LOVE HOW IT WILL ALSO TAKE PICTURES, THEN ON SUNDAY HE MADE ME BREAKFAST, EVEN THOUGH HE WAS SO SICK, I LOVE HOW THOUGHTFUL HE IS I AM SO BLESSED TO HAVE HIM AS MY HUSBAND, AND HE IS ALSO THE BEST DADDY TO ZAK. THANKS HONEY FOR ALWAYS BEING SO THOUGHTFUL, I LOVE YOU MORE!!

FOOD STORAGE WEEK# 3

IT HAS BEEN ALOT OF FUN SO FAR, GETTING MY FOOD STORAGE GOING, AND DOING IT WEEKLY. WEEK #3 MEDICINE CHEST: PEPTO, PAIN RELIEVERS, COLD MED. ETC WHAT EVER YOUR FAMILY NEEDS, I AM GLAD TO BE ABLE TO STOCK UP JOSH HAS BEEN SICK, SO IT WILL BE GREAT TO STOCK UP AGAIN ON SOME OF THESE THINGS, IT IS ALSO A GOOD TIME TO LOOK AT WHAT YOU HAVE CUZ SOME OF THEM MIGHT HAVE EXPIRED. DON'T YOU JUST LOVE WHEN YOU NEED SOMETHING AND IT HAS EXPIRED!!

HAPPY FRIDAY THE 13TH

HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE, LAST FRIDAY ZAK AND I MADE THESE SNOWMAN OUT OF DONUTS FOR OUR PRIMARY CLASS, THEY ARE REALLY FUN TO MAKE. EACH MONTH THE PRIMARY HAS A THEME, MOST OF OUR CLASS IS PREPARING TO GO TO YOUNG WOMEN'S, AND YOUNG MEN'S SO I WANT TO HELP THEM MEMORIES SOME OF THE SCRIPTURES THAT GO WITH THE THEME. OF COURSE THERE HAS TO BE A TREAT. WE ALSO HAD A BREAKFAST ON SATURDAY IT WAS THE MEET YOUR NEW TEACHERS, AND CLASS ACTIVITY. IT WAS SO FUN TO BE ABLE TO GET TO KNOW OUR CLASS AND PLAY A GAME WITH THEM, WE HAVE A LARGE CLASS THERE IS ABOUT 25 KIDS. ON SUNDAY WE HAD 14 OF OUR CLASS THERE. OUR LESSON WAS ON THE PROPHETS, WE TALKED ABOUT NEPHI, AND MY FAVORITE PRESIDENT MONSON, OF COURSE I CRYED, I FELT THERE SWEET SPIRITS AS BOTH JOSH AND I GAVE THE LESSON. I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF THEM TO HAVE A PICTURE OF THE PROPHET IN THERE ROOMS TO LOOK AT. WE LOVE OUR CLASS. AND I AM THANKFUL FOR THIS CALLING TO HELP ME GROW IN THE SCRIPTURES. I LOVE TO READ THEM.

HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT WEEKEND. I WILL POST CHRISTMAS NEXT WEEK, AND ALSO SHARE WITH YOU MY WORD OR WORDS FOR 2012.

ONE OF MY NEW YEAR'S GOALS

I AM EXCITED FOR THIS NEW YEAR. ONE OF MY GOAL'S THAT I HAVE MADE IS TO BE MORE PREPARED FOOD STORAGE WISE. I AM EXCITED TO WORK ON MY FOOD STORAGE WEEKLY. I WILL TRY AND POST EVERY SUNDAY FOR THAT WEEKS GOAL. IF ANY OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO IT AS WELL FEEL FREE I CAN GET YOU A COPY IF YOU WOULD LIKE. IF SOME OF YOU DO NOT WANT TO DO IT WEEKLY YOU COULD ADJUST IT TO YOUR FAMILY NEEDS. OUR PROPHETS HAVE TOLD US TO BE PREPARED I HOPE TO BE PREPARED AS THE BEST THAT I CAN, AND TO FOLLOW THERE COUNSEL, I KNOW IT WILL BE A BLESSING TO MY LITTLE FAMILY. " IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED YA SHALL NOT FEAR" D&C 38:30 I LOVE THAT SCRIPTURE. I FORGOT TO POST LAST WEEKS GOAL WHICH IS WEEK #1 * AFTER CHRISTMAS SALES: STOCK UP ON SOCKS, BLANKETS, SHEETS, OUTWEAR. OR CHRISTMAS SUPPLIES THAT YOU USE OR NEED. I KNOW ALOT OF STORES STILL HAVE SOME CHRISTMAS LEFT. THIS WEEK WHICH IS WEEK #2 FIRST AID SUPPLIES, BAND-AIDS, CALAMINE LOTION, RUBBING ALCOHOL, PEROXIDE, ETC. I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF US THAT MAY NOT HAVE A LOT OF MONEY I KNOW THE DOLLOR STORE CARRY'S ALOT OF THESE THINGS. I ALSO LOVE THIS SCRIPTURE " ORGANIZE YOURSELVES PREPARE EVERY NEEDFUL THING AND ESTABLISH A HOUSE, EVEN A HOUSE OF PRAYER, A HOUSE OF FASTING, A HOUSE OF FAITH, A HOUSE OF LEARNING, A HOUSE OF GLORY, A HOUSE OF ORDER, A HOUSE OF GOD."

D&C 88: 119. I AM EXCITED FOR THIS GOAL THAT I HAVE SET FOR ME AND MY FAMILY.

JESUS WANTS ME FOR A SUNBEAM

ON SUNDAY IT WAS ZAK'S FIRST DAY AS A SUNBEAM. A COUPLE WEEKS AGO WE TOOK THE KIDS THAT WOULD BE GOING IN SUNBEAMS INTO PRIMARY SO THEY COULD GET USE TO IT. THE FIRST TIME I WENT IN I LOOKED OVER AT ZAK AS HE WAS SINGING AND I STARTED CRYING. THE FIRST OF EVERYTHING IS ALWAYS SO HARD FOR ME I WANT HIM TO GROW UP BUT AT THE SAME TIME I DON'T WANT HIM TO GROW UP. HE WAS SUPPOSE TO GO TO SUNBEAMS LAST YEAR BUT MOST OF THE KIDS IN HIS CLASS WHERE GOING TO BE TURNING 4, IN JAN AND FEB. AND ZAK HAD JUST TURNED 3 IN NOV AND SINCE JOSH AND I WHERE IN NURSERY WE THOUGHT WE WOULD KEEP HIM WITH US FOR ONE MORE YEAR. HE KEEP TELLING ME HE DID NOT WANT TO BE A SUNBEAM, I WAS KINDA SCARED. BUT WE WENT AND PICKED HIM OUT A SCRIPTURE CASE FOR HIS SCRIPTURES, AND I READ HIM A LITTLE STORY I HAD ABOUT BEING A SUNBEAM. THEN HE WAS EXCITED TO GO HE KEEP ASKING JOSH AND I IN SACRAMENT, IF IT WAS TIME TO GO TO SUNBEAMS, WHEN WE DROPED HIM OFF HE SAT IN HIS CHAIR WITH HIS ARMS FOLDED. JOSH AND I ALSO GOT RELEASED FROM THE NURSERY WE BOTH ARE REALLY SAD, BUT WE ARE NOW THE VALIANT 10/11 YEAR OLD TEACHERS. WE ARE EXCITED AS WELL FOR THIS NEW CALLING WE ALREADY KNOW ALOT OF THE KIDS WE ALREADY LOVE THEM. BUT I WILL SAY I WAS A LITTLE SAD NOT BEING WITH MY SWEET NURSERY KIDS. I ENDED THE LESSON REALLY EARLY I'M NOT USE TO TEACHING A LESSON FOR SO LONG I HOPE I GET USE TO IT. I KNOW I WILL GROW WITH THIS CALLING AS WE WILL BE STUDING THE BOOK OF MORMON THIS YEAR. SO I AM EXCITED FOR THE CHALLENGE, THEY SAID I CAN EVEN GO TO RELIEF SOCIETY, I AM EXCITED TO GO I HAVE NOT BEEN FOR YEARS AS BEFORE NURSERY I WAS SERVING IN THE PRIMARY PRESIDENCY. I AM ALSO THANKFUL AGAIN TO BE ABLE TO SERVE WITH JOSH I LOVE SERVING WITH HIM AND BEING WITH HIM HE ALSO IS A GREAT TEACHER, AND EXAMPLE TO ME. I MADE THESE LITTLE HAND OUTS IT WAS ON THE BOOK OF MORMON, A GIFT FROM HEAVENLY FATHER, THE TREASURE CHEST WAS FILLED WITH CHOCOLATE COINS. THE NOTE ON IT SAYS "TREASURE THE MOMENT READING YOUR SCRIPTURE." I AM EXCITED FOR THIS NEW YEAR IN MY CALLING I HOPE TO GROW AND COME CLOSER TO MY HEAVENLY FATHER AND THE SCRIPTURES.

WELCOME 2012

HAPPY NEW YEAR, I AM EXCITED FOR THIS NEW YEAR I WILL BE SHARING SOME THINGS THAT I HAVE IN MIND FOR 2012, I WILL ALSO POST CHRISTMAS SOON. THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS HAVE BEEN REALLY FUN, WE HAVE BEEN DOING ALOT OF FUN THINGS AS A FAMILY JOSH HAD THE WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS HALF DAYS OFF, AND THE WEEK AFTER CHRISTMAS OFF HE GOES BACK TO WORK TOMORROW AND I AM REALLY GOING TO MISS HIM, I KNOW ZAK IS REALLY GOING TO MISS HIM TOO. TODAY WE HAD TO TAKE A LOAD OF COWS TO SPRINGVILLE, ZAK AND I WENT ALONG FOR THE RIDE I LOVE TO GO DO COW THINGS MAYBE ITS THE FARM GIRL IN ME. I EVEN WORE MY FARM GIRL HAT, AND MY COWGIRL BOOTS, ZAK IS ALWAYS SO HAPPY TO GO ANY WHERE WITH ANIMALS. SO WE DROP THE COWS OFF AND THEN MY SWEET HUBBY TOOK ME TO ONE OF MY STORES THAT I LIKE TO GO TO IT WAS SO FUN WHEN I WALKED IN THEY HAD THERE VALENTINES UP, I BOUGHT ME A VALENTINE TREASURE. THEN A TRIP WOULD NOT BE COMPLETE WITH OUT A STOP TO GET US SOME COKE'S AND SNACKS FOR THE TRIP HOME. IT WAS A FUN DAY JUST BEING TOGETHER AND DOING THE THINGS WE ALL LOVE. I WAS A LITTLE SAD TODAY AS I STARTED TAKING DOWN MY CHRISTMAS. I LOVE HAVING MY CHRISTMAS UP, ITS ALWAYS SAD TAKING IT DOWN. I CAN'T WAIT TO PUT UP VALENTINES, ZAK HAS ALREADY ASK BOTH JOSH AND I IF WE CAN PUT UP OUR VALENTINE STUFF. I LOVE THAT HE LOVES ALL THE HOLIDAYS LIKE I DO.