birthday

Dean's 6th birthday was on Monday the 22nd, and we had his party Friday the 26th @ Dairy Queen. It was really fun and he had a great time. I really enjoy having his birthday parties there because

1) Someone else does the cooking and cleaning, and preparing,
2) I can actually ENJOY the party and the guests without having to run around like a chicken with my head cut off

so anyway fun was had by all

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Brand New

So, I am now officially a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and I must say already my life has been compleatly transformed. Not only is my relationship with Heavenly Father better, but so is my relationship with my husband, my kids, my family and even here at work is just so much better. At my baptism, I was asked to give my testimony if I wanted to. I thought I would be so nervous, but, I wasn't. It felt like I had this surge of energy all through my body. All that day I felt compleatly at peace and clean. I have been able to tackle obsticles head on instead of worrying about them until it drives me bonkers. All I can say is that, I feel so much better about everything.

I've been thinking a lot about my dad during these past few weeks, and the work that needs to be done for him here. I cannot wait for that to begin. I feel so much more at peace about him passing. Before I thought I had lost him forever and that when I pass away I would know him but not KNOW KNOW him. I have learned now that is compleatly false.

Dean has been doing great this past few months and Lily and Dean have been starting to ask to go to church. Let me say that is a wonderful feeling. Lily has decided that she is supposed to run around like crazy during Sacrement Meeting. So, I end up having to take her out. Then, she decides to be good out in the lobby area. So, I try to take her back in, and the whole cycle starts over again. I even have snacks, coloring books, a babydoll, anything I can think of that would keep her occupied. So, I am open to suggestions if anyone has any....I am sure I'm not the first one for this to happen to.

storm clouds and rain and a lawn mower

this was taken about a year ago but i love the pic and just had to add it....

I must admit I might be a little biased but sometimes Dean can say the funniest and cutest little things....case in point..

Dean: Mama I see a storm cloud (looking up at the sky)
Me: you do?
Dean: yeah that means its gonna rain, we cant go play until its a sunshine cloud again...

next day :
Dean: mama its a sunshine cloud today we can play!

(BIG BIG thing for him) cause and effect and recognition!!!!!!

at school yesterday Ms. Damren got so tickled at Dean :

Dean is very very attentive to any type of outside machinery
someone was outside on the school yard mowing the grass and Dean was sitting with Ms. Gina practicing writing some numbers....well he heard the mower....got up ran to the window and watched the lawn mower until he couldn't see it again
next thing you know he's going back to his seat to do more numbers again until.....
he hears the mower again....she said he kept watching until he could not see it anymore and then went back and finished his numbers... at least he knew to go back and finish his work hahaha

my little man has a number

1st Grade.... he had so much fun yesterday and did so good...everyone was commenting on it, his teacher, the physcologist, even the principal...everyone is so great @ Smyrna....We met Miss Gina who is his 1 on 1 teacher this year. She seems really nice and really interested in working with Dean. Ms. Laura who is his main teacher is really excited. I was more nervous than he was yesterday. He just went right in and kinda looked around the room a bit and then went to his seat and went to work on his morning work.....I am so proud.

Sunday during Sacrament meeting I looked down and Dean was coloring...not just scribble coloring though actually choosing a certain color for a peticular thing on the page. I was so excited that he did that and then said "l0ok mama, I colored Manny's (Handy Manny) hat yellow and his clothes green and the tools blue and the tool box red" I almost started crying right then, that is a huge step with his thought process..he sat and thought and new exactly what he wanted to do and it was a multiple step process....my little guy is on to achieving more great things!!!!!

second meeting

Since the sisters left the day right after my first meeting, I now have Elders teaching my lessons. We met them last night, I must give *kudos* to Emily because my first meeting was at her house and she fixed a really really good supper. I on the other hand opted for pre cooked and heat in the oven (food lion special). Anyways, this meeting was more of them finding out where I was and we watched a film on the Restoration. I told them about the first meeting and that I was really more of a Teach me and I'll get it sorta person. I really can't just sit down and read something and come up with questions. I'm really having a hard time coming up with questions also because I consider myself like a sponge. I'm not really comparing this to the way I was brought up, its more along the lines of just learning and learning and not really asking why is it this way sorta thing.

We have decided to meet twice a week so I can get all the lessons in before my baptism. I definatly don't want that changed to another date.

After the last meeting I took some time to just go over what the Sisters had told me. I remember how it felt when Sister Jolstead was saying what Joseph Smith saw. I re read the pamplet and as I was reading it I just cried and cried, I had goose bumps upon goose bumps and suddenly it felt like I was wrapped in a warm blanket I prayed about this to know if what I was hearing was true and couldn't hardly get any words out. I realize now my heart was speaking for me. I know that this is the true gospel. I know that Joseph Smith did see our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, and that he is a prophet of God. I know that President Monson is the living prophet today.
How could it not be true ? that is the only question I have now.

Since my father passed almost two years ago, this is the first time I really have felt I still had my dad, he has just fullfilled his misson on earth and returned to Heavenly Father. Before, I just felt like he was dead and in the ground, and I didn't have a dad anymore. I can not say how much happier I am knowing he is there waiting for us and that we will be together forever.

You know I have always been around people that were of the LDS faith, I mean I went to HS with people, were in Drama at ECHS with people, and I never really had a yearning to learn, I was even friends with Richard's sister from 8th grade on, and never laid eyes on Richard until 2001. Heavenly Father has a plan for all of us, I know now he spoke to me when I was ready. I am so glad I had sense enough to listen.

As I was speaking last night it suddenly dawned on me, that Richard and I have changed the course of our families life for generations to come. Not only will we recieve all the wonderful blessings that Heavenly Father wishes for us, but so will our kids, and grand kids and great grand kids and on and on, all because we are converts. (you know I'm really starting to like that word.)

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SATURDAY AUGUST 30, 2008





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