Little stinkers

Friday foto

wishin I was here!  Summer 2009 Leah and Clayton collecting seashells! 

the smell and taste of home

The smell of brownies and red jello take me  back to home any time I taste, see or smell one of the two! Many times as I was growing up after FHE the dessert was brownies and red jello. Nothing too fancy or expensive-I'm sure the cost of brownies and red jello fit in great with my parents school teacher budget!

Steve's smell, taste and food from home aroma is rice and tomatoes or grits and eggs.  This was something his family had on a regular basis. I am sure my mom never intended on brownies and red jello being my taste of home since she is such a health nut. Of all the things we had I wonder why I loved the brownies and red jello nights so much. Maybe it was our only "junk" and I love junk.  Who knows but I discovered this taste of home when I was away at college. One day my roommates happened to make brownies and red jello and I went crazy. Being 30 hours away from home the first time in my life-I loved anything that reminded me of home!    So do I make a tradition and make a weekly "something"  or do I just let each child determine when they are grown that a certain food or smell is their taste of home?

shouting out!

Straight A's this semester!!! And I had a math methods class so that is really a big deal to me!  Although an easy task for my children I am more of a B student-I feel like I just got a pay check except I'm broke!!!

whoot whoo! whoot who!

Locks of Love

Caroline has been growing her hair out to donate to locks of love! Yesterday was finally the big day. She had just enough to make the donation of 10 inches.

What the day brought

I finished school yesterday it was sweet and bitter! I almost felt guilty for wanting to be happy. One of my favorite things to do when I finished a semester was call my Dad. He was not a big phone person so we would talk all of 1.5 minutes. It would go something like this-
Me-Hey Dad-I just finished my last final today.
Dad-ALRIGHT
Me-I'm so excited-where are you?
Dad-watching Price is right just got back from McDonald's! What are you going to do now?
Me-Scream
Dad-Why don't you go turn some cartwheels in a green grassy field!!!
Me-Yeah
Dad-Good job honey-I knew you could do it. Your smart like your mama!!!

Sounds silly but it just wasn't the same.
Yesterday would have been my parents 43rd anniversary.
and yesterday my mom's brother (my uncle) passed away age 58. He had a heart attack last week.

As our family faces the sadness and emptiness of death I am grateful to know that families are forever and that we will be together with our family again. All that I have known has been tested in the last 2 1/2 months of my life and as I have searched and prayed I have found only more truth to the teachings that I have always known to be true. I am so blessed to have all that I do.