The one with a quote for sunday...

" I don't want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long perfectly manicured fingernails. I want to drive up in a station wagon that had mud on the wheels  from taking kids to scout camp. I want to be there with grass stains on my shoes from mowing Sister Smith's lawn. I want to be there with a smudge of peanut butter on my shirt from making sandwiches for a sick neighbors child. I want to be there with a  little dirt under my fingernails from helping weed someone's  garden. I want to be there with children's sticky kisses on my cheeks and tears of a friend on my shoulder. I want the Lord to know that I was really here and that I really lived!"

Marjorie Pay Hinkley.

The one about Thanksgiving.

scenes from a very happy,

very thank filled,

thanksgiving.

libby.

grandma great.

my triumph over pumpkin cheesecake.

now i've got to run

because i'm up to my

nose, eyes, and armpits

in this.......

happy holidays.

The one where #3 turns #7.

samuel walton carmack

is 7 today.

it is painful for me.

he reminded me last night

that its painful for me every year

and that i need to learn to deal with his

birthdays.

ouch.

7 things i adore about sam.

1. he is a lover not a fighter.

2. his freckles melt my heart.

3. he loves women, and appreciates their beauty.(he is going to be a great husband)

4. he loves my cooking.

5. he is awesome at sports.( i burst with pride at most games)

6. he makes everyone laugh!

7. he wants to be a chef when he grows up.

i love you sam! 

happy happy birthday.

The one with a little help from my friends.

good morning.

i am in need of your assistance.

i need a yummy, easy, pumpkin cheesecake recipe.

i'm the host this year.

it has to be awesome.

many thanks.

emily.

The one with a funny from lulu.

this girl of mine is funny....

and for the majority of the day she is home alone...

with me.

so yesterday she came bounding in from dance

and climbed up on my lap and said,

"mommy, i want a turkey sandwich, chips,

and juice... on a tray... on your bed so i can watch a show."

my first instinct was to say "who do you think you are?"

then i remembered exactly who she is...

the adored youngest of 4.

so i said "you betcha" and followed her orders.

i even made a fort out of her sandwich to hold her chips.

have i crossed a line?

maybe.

do i adore her?

absolutely

The one where its take your kids to work day!

finally....

some pic's of my own peeps!

i was starting to feel like the 

electrician whose lights never work

because he's fixing everyone else's lights.

i can't say they were thrilled.....

but i was.

the one where......

i hope you

have a good weekend.

The one with the Q & A.

i'm blocked.

blog blocked i guess you would say.

so if any of you faithful readers would

like to ask me a question.....

now is your chance.

it might inspire me to write.

ask away ye unidentified lurkers.

i'd love to know who you are.

and wouldn't you like to know

a little more about me?

ok......go!

thanks to my faithful supporters,

you know who you are.

The one where i'm BAAAACCCKKKK!

hi everyone!

i was on a break.

from blogging.

from kids.

from life.

but now i'm back.

reunited, and it feel so good.

i've been catching up with all of you.

you've been busy.

anywho, i just wanted to say hi.

hi.

nothin'n like a quick trip to vegas

to cure those post halloween

pre christmas blues.

ok not really blue

more like light blue with a 

need to be with my hubby.

on a free trip.

i'm just say'n.

The one where i kick josh to the curb.......

and create a crafting mecca

for myself!

we have this "spare room" in our house.

it was supposed to be josh's office.

he tends to "office" at the kitchen table.

(he can't stand to be away from me)

so then it became the catch all.

i hated it.

then i got a new sewing machine and became...

inspired.

and this is what inspiration does

to me.

so you'll have to excuse me for a few days,

i'll be in my office.

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