Honoring Christmas in My Heart by RICHARD RIFE

My dear husband has written a Christmas book !


It's a great read to get you into the Christmas spirit!


and you can get it at

Deseret Book
and
Amazon.com

How cool is that?!
I'm so proud of him!

Recent Projects

I've been working on a couple of projects lately:


First, while in St George I finally found a gold watch face and so I made these beads bands for my new watch

Secondly, I got a bag for my laptop, but it didn't have pockets inside for cords, mouse, etc. So I made pockets for my laptop accessories out of soft flannel that won't scratch the laptop.

Inside the case with my laptop

My new magic mouse, cords, including the one that goes to my camera, and my 10-key keypad. I'm all set to be portable with my computer ~ but right now I have no place to go, which is just fine, I like being at home.

Veterans/Pepero Day

I just have to put in a little post about this day.

#1 It is Veterans Day and I'm grateful for the sacrifices of so many for the freedom we enjoy today. Both my father and my father-in-law are veterans and I feel especially grateful for them. (sadly I don't have any digital pictures of my father-veterans, I'll have to work on finding some to scan for next year!) Last year's veterans day post

#2 It is Pepero Day. In Korea they celebrate 11/11 by giving and eating "pepero" which are pretzels sticks dipped in chocolate. I had fun sending a package to my grandchildren and children with pepero to celebrate the day. Thankfully I have pictures from their blogs:

Buchanans

Hammers

Coxes

St George Girls' Trip more pics

I realized that I had a couple of pictures on my phone from the trip:

The beautiful blue sky and palm trees (and my red cliphanger in the way)

View on our walk, you can see the temple in the distance

My three cute friends

St George Girls' Trip

I got to have 3 days "off duty" with my friends, Heather, Marci and Carla. I am SO lucky! I didn't take many pictures but we had a lovely time together:

4 mile walks everyday
soaking up the sun by the pool
a movie
(The Box ~ based on a short story by Richard Matheson ~ how weird is that? but the movie was a little too sci-fi and not a hopeful ending, so I wouldn't recommend it)
eating out every evening
lots of talking and laughing and a little crying
some shopping
using my iphone to google "why is the ocean salty?"
(inquiring minds want to know)
and some craftiness:

We spent an evening beading while watching the "Glenn Beck Conversion Story" It was funny and inspiring.

Marci is helping her mom with a DUP luncheon this week, so we helped her color and make these little nut cups. Carla quoted Elder Uchtdorf while we were coloring ~ being so creative and all!

We joked about going "clubbing." My dad called me and reported to the family that it was so noisy we must have been in a strip club ~ a joke. But seriously, I love these girls because they are my sisters in the gospel. The gospel is such a part of our lives that it is in every conversation. How grateful I am for good friends who share a testimony of God's love and plan of happiness for all His children.

On the way home we listened to this:

I highly recommend it.

Football Banquet

I was supposed to be heading to St George with my girlfriends on Thursday afternoon ~ then I got the invitation to the THS Football Banquet. I was torn at first but then realized I couldn't look myself in the mirror and call myself a mother if I didn't go. So my dear friends waited and picked me up from the banquet to head south.

Michael got this cool plaque:


And isn't he just the handsomest kid ever? I'm so glad I could have my cake and eat it, too!

It's all good!

iphone and Sophie

I learned in my interior design class that those covers that go over the arms of chairs and sofas are not to protect the arm, (they don't because the friction of having them on wears out the fabric) but they are for covering the arm when the fabric is showing wear.

This is the theory I am using with my iphone. I haven't had a case on it, but since Rich just recently got his iphone, I realized that mine has some mars and scratches and decided to get a case to protect it from here on out. I researched and found one I liked at the Apple store.

I like the pattern and "tomato" red color of this one

But then I needed to get a new cliphanger for the back. I really like the cliphanger; I can put my finger through it when I'm holding the phone,(for more security; I have been known to drop it)I can grab it easily in my purse, hang it in my car or on my belt loop.

I like the "pic" hanger; it allows you to put a picture in the circle

I put a piece of scrapbook paper and dried "forget-me-not" in mine

The cliphanger shipping department is in Layton, close to Mary's house so I thought if I'm running up there for that I want to stop and see the Hammers. As it turned out Mary had a Dr appointment and needed someone to stay with Sophie ~ my lucky day!

Since it was Logan's birthday, there were balloons around and I taught Sophie how to make them stick to our hair.

Sophie took this one of me with a balloon stuck to my hair

We also played "house," wherein I am the baby and Sophie is the mommy. Her main job was to put me to sleep. She put a pillow on the floor and covered me with a baby blanket and sang "Go to sleep, Go to sleep, Little Darling." It was great fun.


And the BEST news of the day ~ Mary no longer has placenta previa!!!