Death Became Of It!

We finally caught our furry friend. YAY!!! It happened early this morning. Andy heard it thrashing around on the sticky trap.  He quickly took it outside to the recycle bin & believe it or not it was still trying to get away. Before we went to church this morning I had Andy make sure it was still there. He informed me that the trap was but the mouse got away. On the way to church & during sacrament Andy tried to convince me that there was no way it could get out. I however was not so confident. If a mouse can run up your leg after being told it CAN'T I was not convinced. (that's another story that I'll have to tell some other time.) So after church I made Andy look for it in the recycle bin & sure enough there he was trying to escape. I made Andy kill it to make sure it would never get out ever again!  I think we are in the clear now unless he had a friend which is very likely but our house is booby trapped so if there is another he will be trapped soon & will be rejoining his friend in the recycle bin.  This is about how the mouse felt when Andy was done with it but much much much worse. Thanks babe! I will sleep better tonight :)

Too Sour!

This is one of my favorite pictures of Emmy & Evan!  They are at my dad's ranch eating pomegranates & letting us know they are too sour.  (pic. taken about a year ago)

Guns or Doctors. You choose!

Well, I was reading around the blogging world and came across a really funny post on the use of fire arms and I could not pass up on sharing the info with others so read and enjoy. The info came from a man who likes to hunt Scott. He is a friend of Quincey my sister-in-law. 

Interesting Statistics

FACTS TO PONDER: (Thanks to Scott friend of Troy & Quincey)

(A) The number of physicians in the U.S.

    Is 700,000.

(B) Accidental deaths caused by physicians

    per year are 120,000.

(C) Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171.

    Statistics courtesy of U.S. Dept

    of Health Human Services.

Now think about this:

(A) The number of gun owners in the U.S. is

    80,000,000. (That's 80 million.)

(B) The number of accidental gun deaths per year,

    all age groups, is 1,500.

(C) The number of accidental deaths per gun owner

    is .000188.

Statistics courtesy of FBI

So, statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000

times more dangerous than gun owners.

Remember, 'Guns don't kill people, doctors do.'

FACT: NOT EVERYONE HAS A GUN,

BUT ALMOST EVERYONE HAS AT LEAST ONE DOCTOR.

Out of concern for the public at large, I havewithheld the statistics of lawyers.

Andrew posted this one.

Turning 5 & Shots!!!

Every Tuesday I babysit for my sister. It's really cool cause she teaches music & so with exchange she teaches Emma for free & I babysit her children. Well today, & I'm not even sure how the conversation started but Emma & Evan (my nephew) were talking about their ages. Evan is 6 months older than Emma. Emma very excitedly tells Evan that when she turns 5 she will get shots & then get to go to school with her dad. Evan looked kind of puzzled & then the conversation ended.

So fast forward to later this afternoon. I'm driving home from my sister's house & Emma is exhausted. She fell asleep & on the way home I stopped by my mom's to pick something up. I pull away from my mom's  & little Miss awoke with tears in her eyes cause I did not wake her up to see grandma even though grandma was not there. Then half way home she screams, "I don't want shots! I just want to go to school with my dad".  I know I shouldn't have laughed cause it made things worse but it was just so out of the blue & kinda funny. Oh & then again at dinner we had another break down about the shots. So come June we will have to see if she goes through with it ( not like she has a say in it or not)  I really need to watch what I say around her.  She picks up on EVERYTHING.

Hello Everyone, We just added a new post of one of our favorite Holiday movies, NO. Not the Nativity, although that one is awesome, we refer to The Griswold Family Christmas. If you want to see this arrangement you have to scroll down the blog to see it. We were having a bit of a challenge getting it to the top of the site. Still trying  to figure that one out.  Enjoy them. 

  Andrew

Santa Claus

 
Wednesday I went on a field trip with Emma & her preschool class to the mall to visit Santa.  There are about 12 kids in her class & so it was a bit tricky getting the kids to cooperate but they did such a good job & thought it was cool to tell Santa what they wanted. Emma asked for a Diamond Princess Castle.  I was impressed with Santa this year. He actually looked like a real Santa. Usually it's just a guy with a fake beard but this one looked really good. He had his own beard so he really looked the part.  I am grateful for Emma's teacher. She has cool ideas & teaches the kids really neat stuff. Emma loves it & I love how I get a few hours by myself every Monday & Wednesday.  :)

First Ballet Recital

Today was Emma's first dance recital. The theme was "The Jungle" She was dressed up as a jungle cat (thanks again mom)  Emma started dancing this summer with a neighbor friend, & has loved it ever since.  She's our little princess dancer. In the pics. she is the one on the very end.

Gingerbread House

Last Monday night for FHE the kids decorated a gingerbread house. They had fun being creative as you can see by the pictures. It actually turned out kind of cute. Most importantly the kids had a good time & we had fun watching them eating some of the candy & making a mess! :)

Two Babes In A Manger

This was given to me in Relief Society many years ago.  I think it's sweet (a little long... ok so very long... just read it!)

In 1994, two Americans answered an invitation from the Russian Department of Education to teach morals & ethics (based on biblical principles) in public schools. They were invited to teach at prisons, businesses, the fire & police departments & a large orphanage. About 100 boys & girls  who had been abandoned, abused, & left in the care of a government-run program were in the orphanage. They relate the following story in their own words:

It was nearing the holiday season, 1994, time for our orphans to hear, for the first time, the traditional story of Christmas. We told them about Mary & Joseph arriving in Bethlehem. Finding no room in the inn, the couple went to the stable, where the baby Jesus was born & placed in a manger. 

Throughout the story, the children & orphanage staff sat in amazement as they listened. Some sat on the edges of their stools, trying to grasp every word. Completing the story, we gave the children three small pieces of cardboard to make a crude manger. Each child was given a small paper square, cut from yellow napkins I had brought with me. No colored paper was available in the city.

Following instructions, the children tore the paper & carefully laid strips in the manger for straw. Small squares of flannel, cut from a worn-out nightgown an American lady was throwing away as she left Russia, were used for the baby's blanket. A doll-like baby was cut from tan felt we had brought from the United States.

The orphans were busy assembling their manger as I walked among them to see if they needed any help. All went well until I got to the table where little Misha sat. He looked to be 6 years old & had finished his project. As I looked at the little boy's manger, was startled to see not one, but two babies in the manger.

Quickly, I called for the translator to ask the lad why there were two babies in the manger. Crossing his arms in front of him & looking at his completed manger scene, the child began to repeat the story very seriously. For a young boy, who had only heard the Christmas story once, he related the happenings accurately-until he came to the part where Mary put the baby Jesus in the manger. Then Misha started to ad-lib. He made up his own ending to the story as he said, "And when Maria laid the baby in the manger, Jesus looked at me & asked if I had a place to stay."

"I told him I have no mamma & I have no papa, so I don't have any place tp stay. Then Jesus told me I could stay with him. But I told him I couldn't, because I didn't have a gift to give him like everybody else did. But I wanted to stay with Jesus so much, so I thought about what I had that maybe I could use for a gift. I thought maybe if I kept him warm, that would be a good gift.

"So I asked Jesus, "If I keep you warm, will that be a good enough gift?" And Jesus told me, "If you keep me warm, that will be the best gift anybody ever gave me."  "So I got in the manger, & Jesus looked at me & told me I could stay with him---- for always."  As Misha finished his story, his eyes brimmed full of tears that splashed down his little cheeks. Putting his hand over his face, his head dropped to the table & his shoulders shook as he sobbed & sobbed.

The little orphan had found someone who would never abandon nor abuse him, someone who would stay with him-FOR ALWAYS. I've learned that it's not what you have in your life, but who you have in your life that counts.

Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.  I Thessalonians 5: 16-18