What are you Grateful for???

Gratitude

"There is gratitude for our mothers.

"Mother, who willingly made that personal journey into the valley of the shadow of death to give us birth, deserves our undying gratitude. One writer summed up our love for mother when he declared, 'God could not be everywhere, and so He gave us mothers.'

"While on the cruel cross of Calvary, suffering intense pain and anguish, Jesus 'saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother!' (John 19:26-27.) What a divine example of gratitude and love!"

--Thomas S. Monson, "An Attitude of Gratitude," Ensign, Feb. 2000, 4

What to do with Zucchini's

Zucchini Casserole

This recipe had rave reviews from my family! For a slightly different flavor, try sauteing the zucchini, carrots, and onion together.

3-4 medium zucchini, sliced 1/2 inch thick or cubed
3/4 c. carrots, pared and sliced
water, salted
1/2 c. onion, chopped
6 T. butter, divided
1 package (or 2 1/4 c.) stuffing mix, divided
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 c. sour cream (I used milk)

Set 3/4 c. stuffing mix aside. Bring salted water to a boil. Add zucchini and carrots and simmer 15 minutes. Meanwhile, saute onion in 4 T. butter. Add cream of chicken soup and milk to onions. Stir remaining 1 1/2 c. stuffing mix into onions. Drain vegetables and add to onion mixture. Place in 9x13 pan. Melt 2 T. butter and add to stuffing mix which was set aside. Sprinkle over casserole and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

24th weekend

This weekend we went camping up by East Park and had a really great time.  Jerlyn took Jadyn, Josh took Will Jackson, Shane Helms and Cody Perry.  So we definitely had a "Yukon" full.  The kids had a great time, we played a lot of "Texas Hold Em" and they ate me out of house and trailer! :)  But I loved it.  It rained a little bit and was a nice "break".

Jerlyn's Express Team went to the Triple Crown World Series in Park City the middle of July.  They played awesome and placed 7th which is really good.  A friend of Jerlyn's, Sammie Jackson, also went with another team from Ogden.  Jerlyn and Sammie where the only two girls from Vernal their age that played in the WS.  We had a lot of fun hanging out with the Jackson's in Heber in our spare time.  The Express played 3 California teams, 2 Arizona, 2 Utah and 1 Washington State team.   Grandma Linda helped me get her out there two of the four days, thanks Grandma!!  She had a great experience and made memories I am sure she will never forget.                                                                                

What has happen to our country?

The year is 1907, over one hundred years ago.

Theodore Roosevelt's ideas on Immigrants and being an AMERICAN in 1907.

'In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag.. We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people.'

Theodore Roosevelt 1907

Every American citizen needs to read this!

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Some more pictures! I love these also!

I'm sorry, I thought it was funny!

n honor of the 44th President of the United States , Baskin-Robbins Ice
Cream has introduced a new flavor: " Barocky Road ." 

Barocky Road is a blend of half vanilla, half chocolate, and surrounded
by nuts and flakes.  The vanilla portion of the mix is not openly
advertised and usually denied as an ingredient. The nuts and flakes are
all very bitter and hard to swallow. 

The cost is $100.00 per scoop. 

When purchased it will be presented to you in a large beautiful cone,
but then the ice cream is taken away and given to the person in line
behind you. 

You are left with an empty wallet and no change, holding an empty cone
with no hope of getting any ice cream. 

Are you stimulated? 

I love it quote!!!

"I wonder if you sisters fully understand the greatness of your gifts and talents and how all of you can achieve the "highest place of honor" in the Church and in the world. One of your unique, precious, and sublime gifts is your femininity, with its natural grace, goodness, and divinity. Femininity is not just lipstick, stylish hairdos, and trendy clothes. It is the divine adornment of humanity. It finds expression in your qualities of your capacity to love, your spirituality, delicacy, radiance, sensitivity, creativity, charm, graciousness, gentleness, dignity, and quiet strength. It is manifest differently in each girl or woman, but each of you possesses it."
--James E. Faust, "Womanhood: The Highest Place of Honor", Ensign, May 2000, 95

Denver

Denver Pictures

Softball Pics 2009

More Pics

March- Grand Junction Tournament

Jerlyn played catch, 3rd and left field.  Your not playin' if your not bleedin'!

The "Caution" Grand Junction Tourney

The weather was COLD, but they played great and had fun!!!

Jaisha on Stretch, moving cows on Blue Mountain!

Josh and Jessi

Josh and Grandpa Joe and Jerlyn and Grandpa Joe!
Look at my babies!!  This was just the other day!

Josh 

Jaisha

 in Kindergarten!

Jerlyn with her lamb 

Jerlyn on Stretch!

February 28, 2009 two of my nieces were baptized.  Sydney and Kinzie Hacking were baptized by my brother Tyler.  It was a very special day!  

Valentine "Caution" Fundraiser

                                Jerlyn is holding the sign that says "Honk if you love Softball"

Jerlyn is on another accelerated softball team this year.  It is a team from Vernal, their name is the "Caution".  She will be playing in the 14 U league again and we are excited to be on a Vernal team, beats driving to Spanish Fork (3 hours away, one way) twice a week!! 

As a fund raiser the girls got Bee Haven, a floral shop, to sponsor them. In exchange for the sponsorship the girls had to stand on Main Street and hold up signs to promote the floral shop the day before Valentines Day. It wasn't to cold as you can see, and they were only out there for an hour and a half.  But I will tell you what, they got a lot of honks, and double looks!!  I swear there were several truck loads of guys that past by 4 or 5 times.   They had a lot of fun!!

Wow!  I have slacked off!  I will get you caught uP!!