TAYLOR'S DANCE RECITAL

Jimmy has been in Vegas for weeks at a time for his training with Chase so I went down on Friday and we got to go see Taylor's dance recital. This is her teacher Miss Beth at her studio at Hollywood Kids Academy. The studio was very dark with just lights on and off the stage so the pictures of the dancing didn't turn out. She has so much fun dancing. Both me and her mom were giving her a hard time cause she dances so much and with all the confidence in the world in the bathroom, kitchen, living room and then gets all shy on stage.

Taylor's grandpa Leach took this picture of us. He was very nice and told me that they really appreciate all that I do with and for the kids while they are in St George. It meant a lot knowing that the kids have a positive report to them about their time with us and I'm glad that he let me know that.

Carter was there too! These two are a few of my favorite things! Good job Sis!

Word of the Day ... Day 2

ANY FOUR LETTER WORD WILL DUE

This week has not been the easiest and these few scenarios didn't add to the ease. Thursday night is ward basketball for the ladies. Jamaica's ward was playing my ward so I was all excited to play her team. I made a break away and my teammate Megan hurled the ball down the court to me. I go up to grab the ball and Jamaica landed on, or swatted, or clobbered me. Whatever it was, it was terrible defense and resulted in my now purple/blue/swollen/ibuprofen starved ring finger. She layed me out on the floor and after gripping my finger as hard as I could I mustered out of my clenched teeth some FOUR LETTER WORDS.

Scenario two has two parts. Lucky me a double dipper. I got to share this one with James though so it evened out to equal bits of joy. We started some laundry and went to bed. We have a front loading washer that I love. We keep the detergent and everything on the top of it cause it's so convenient. All of a sudden we hear this THUD come from the laundry room. The washer had shaken the bleach off and it fell on the floor... and the lid came off and the bleach was all over the floor...FOUR LETTER WORD...

I run into the bathroom looking for white towels and Jimmy comes to grab them and of course grabs one I put on the sink, totally not his fault, but one of our cream decorative towels and lays it right on the middle of the bleachy floor...FOUR LETTER WORDS...

AHH ok well whatever, so we clean up the laundry room and crack a window cause the whole house smells like an over chlorinated swimming pool now...FOUR LETTER WORD...

In the morning the house still smells but when we go downstairs WHEW it smells WAY worse than it did upstairs even in the laundry room. We look in the kitchen and...oh darn...there is bleach ALL over the floor splashed up on the counters and the refridgerator and spattered all over my green, now yellow speckled, kitchen rug. The bleach had come down from upstairs through the canned lighting and dripped all over the kitchen, yet again with your favorite...

FOUR LETTER WORD 

I think most people when they are young get pressured by parents or other superiors to get married as an alternative to growing up. I can't believe how much easier it is to work on that

Everyone is pinching pennies around the Holidays and I just wanted to let everyone have this opportunity to do so with your Auto or Home insurance.

These states are the only ones that will work with this information! It's so easy and it's really worth the 10 min call to see if you can save yourself quite a bit on  your insurance. Leave a comment back on here if you save so that we can see who saved the most!!

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My Dad has been wanting a playoff game forever and not only did his referee crew get a playoff game but here they are reffing the STATE CHAMPIONSHIP game!

WHO ON EARTH would want to do that! Snowing constantly, they had to keep shoveling the field during the game, and I'm sure it was WAY COLD!

He called me though yesterday and was super excited! They played in the UW Cowboy stadium and my dad is the head Referee (that's him in the white hat) so he got to announce the calls over the intercom in the stadium and everything!

I wish I could have been there it sounded like they had a BLAST!

I'M YOURS
My Dad sent this to me and my sisters this morning! I have the best Dad in all the world and I know he would do anything and want everything for me! I'm so grateful that he's my dad and I'm his daughter and that will NEVER change!
Love you Dad!

WEDNESDAY IS LAKE DAY! Lisa is one of Jamaica's neighbors and is amazing! Their kids are the same age and all in school so she took me and Jamaica and Mya out on her boat this morning for a couple hours! Thanks to Trish especially for letting us out of the office all morning! It was so much fuN! Mya had a lot of fun with Jamaica in the water but she loosened up with me a little later!

HIT IT LISA
We all took turns knee boarding!

YEP THAT'S MY SISTER! GO JAMAICA!

YO JEN

I hope I can move tomorrow morning!

I would like everyone to know that I am awesome at knee boarding, Jamaica just sucks taking action photos!

MYA!

Mya had so much fun in the water after getting used to it. She kept reaching down inside my life jacket and going "tickee tickee tickee!" tickling me it was so funny!
She is such a blast I love her to pieces!

She made it as long as she could, note the cheeto in hand and she's totally asleep!

LISA! That was SO much fun let's go again SOON!

I'M PUTTING MYSELF IN

TIME OUT!

Jimmy's mom, sister, and sister-in-law all are going to Time Out in November and I'm so excited that I get to go too! I'm really excited to hear Hilary Weeks and Kenneth Cope! We got a discount for 5 or more people to sign up so get a group and meet us there!

Time Out for Women 2009

St. George, UT

Friday, November 6, 2009 6:30 - 9:30 PM

Saturday, November 7, 2009 9:00 AM - 3:45 PM

Dixie CenterExhibit Hall

1835 Convention Center Drive

St. George, UT 84790 US

Hilary Weeks Top-selling female LDS artist; singer; songwriter; multiple Pearl Award winner; albums include He Hears Me, Day of Praise, and most recent, If I Only Had Today

Musical Presentation

She's an important part of TOFW because she really is just one of us. Hilary is a wife and a mother first and foremost; being a brilliant performer is secondary. She's funny and witty but has depth and substance as she shares her testimony of Jesus Christ through her songs.





Chieko N. Okazaki Former counselor in the general Relief Society presidency; author, Lighten Up and Being Enough

A Matter of Principles

"Teach them correct principles and they govern themselves." A clearer understanding of this amazing truth provides a certainty for life that is hard to match. What are "correct principles"? How are they best taught? What impact do these principles have on us? Chieko has 82 years of experience learning and living correct principles, and she has much to share to help you implement this powerful concept in your life and the lives of those you love.





Carolyn J. Rasmus Ph.D.; former professor, BYU; visiting professor, North Texas State and South Dakota State Universities; board of directors, Deseret Book Company; author, Simplify





Kenneth Cope Singer; songwriter; producer; composer; multiple Pearl Award winner; albums include Women at the Well, Face to Face, and All About You

Musical Presentation

There's just something about his voice. We love it! And we also love and appreciate his rock-solid testimony of and passion for the gospel of Jesus Christ. He's a complete family guy but loves being with TOFW and we love having his spirit and heart with us.





Emily Watts Senior editor for Deseret Book Company; author, Take Two Chocolates and Call Me in the Morning and Confessions of an Unbalanced Woman

How Can I Know If I’m Getting it Right?

The fruits of motherhood are so agonizingly slow to ripen, it's hard to tell from day to day if the kids are going to "turn out right." Your child can be screaming her head off one moment and singing sweetly to her baby doll the next. (And no, that doesn't mean you've messed her up!) Emily has a message that assurance comes from knowing that Father in Heaven actually does trust us to raise His children. And He trusts us because He's with us every step of the way.







Mary Ellen Edmunds Former director of training, Missionary Training Center; former faculty, College of Nursing, Brigham Young University; author, Love Is a Verb, Peculiar In a Good Way, and MEE Speaks: But Does She Have Anything to Say?

Rest Assured!

Mary Ellen is sharing her new "Life Assurance Policy" and it's included as part of your weekend registration! There is nothing to buy, no premiums to pay...and wait until you see the benefits. The policy doesn't end at death and you'll be happy to know there is no physical exam required. Not ever! You just need to participate in some regular "self-checks" of the heart and soul. And with Mary Ellen's refreshing approach to life, you'll welcome the opportunity to sign up.





Emily Freeman Writer and songwriter; author, 21 Days Closer to Christ and Woman at the Well

Living the Abundant Life

When you think of an "abundant life," do you think of it as something you arrive at or something you create for yourself? Too many of us get caught up in saying "someday my life will be..." when really we can have that life NOW. Through her own personal journey proactively seeking a more abundant life, Emily shares three principles that will help you find your own. Don't wait for "someday"; discover that life today.





Jill C. Manning Ph.D.; licensed marriage and family therapist; author, What’s the Big Deal about Pornography?: A Guide for the Internet Generation

The Uncensored Truth About Pornography

Because women are impacted by pornography in unique and profound ways, we play an indispensable role in the fight against it. And there are definitely no substitutes for righteous women in this effort! Arming ourselves with certain truths and resources is vital in thwarting pornography's influence in our homes and relationships. Although the statistics are daunting, we can be assured that pornography cannot win, in light of Who and what is on our side.

TARA T-IZZLE

One of my favorite people in my life is Tara Sullivan! She is so much fun and we have such a great spiritual connection! I met Tara when she decided to reactivate herself in the church and had called the RS President, Amanda, in our branch. I'm the 1st counselor and so I went with Amanda to meet Tara. She was sorta grouchy when we met her :) HA HA HA! I could tell that she really needed the gospel in her life and that she had been struggling with her situation. She came to church and did not miss a Sunday for like over a year now! She is amazing. She has overcome so much!

This summer she decided to start preparing to go through the temple! I got to go to temple prep with her for the last couple months and then she just went through the STG Temple on Saturday! It was SO much fun and so great to see her so happy and I know that she knows that the gospel is true and perfect. It was great that she was going through by herself. She wasn't getting married, or going on a mission, so she could relax and take it all in! She did so great!

It was also fun to be in the temple with Jimmy's mom Cathy. I had a REALLY bad mother-in-law experience when I was married before so I am so grateful that Cathy is so wonderful. I love her! She is so sweet and caring. She wants me to love and take care of Jimmy and is letting me do that! I love it! She had been teaching, until this year, at the same school as Tara so they are really good friends! And if you remember, Cathy was at church listening to Tara's first RS lesson and that's how they hooked Jimmy and I up! Jimmy and Tara were born on the exact day too in the same hospital and everything!

Lacey, Melissa, Becca, Annice, Tara, Amanda, Me, Cathy, Colleen and Janet!

When I first moved in with Colleen, Shauna was our other roommate for about a month before Jules moved in. Shauna was at the temple down from Provo and was in the same session as Tara. It was fun to see her again!

Melissa, Kaci, Tara, Cathy, Becca and Me!

Tara's sweet family took us to lunch at the Pizza Factory after! Thanks so much Tara for letting me be a part of your experience! I love you and am so proud of you and your righteous desires and decisions that are not easy but ALWAYS worth it!


Miss Mya is still just killin' me with how fun she is! She loves to put my sunglasses on but has to have them upside down. She also came in with Jamaica this morning and answered the phone a couple times for us :) She's so stinking' fun!

I keep on forgetting to metion me and Elizabeth and Cathy's Tuesday night "homemaking/crafting" nights! The first week I was invited Elizabeth made caramels and they were divine! This last week she wanted to make peach pie! She is the cutest cook and is going to be such a great mom! She's due in November and they are going to name her Emma! I love her and Matt, they are crazy, random, and so much fun!

I wanted to make this peach pie at her house but I read the directions and it needed to be cooled in the fridge overnight so I decided to make it the day before so we could just eat it. It is a peaches and cream pie. Elizabeth's pie was so fresh and sweet and I LOVED it so much more than mine! Good job Elizabeth can't wait to do bows tomorrow!!