We were in Banff, Alberta, Canada in November. It was a brief trip, but worth it. We crammed a lot of good sight seeing into our time there. The scenery was so beautiful! It was also very cold! I'll let the photos speak for themselves!
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Sunday, January 1, 2012
Christmas Memory
I was asked to share a Christmas memory at a Relief Society activity a few weeks ago. I ended up not being able to go, so I wrote my story down for someone to read. I thought it would make an easy blog post to share! Here it is:
Before I went on my mission I worked at Eckard Drug Store
(which is now CVS!). I enjoyed my
position in the pharmacy and made friends with other pharmacy employees. Thankfully I did not have to work
on Christmas day, but the Pharmacy was open. I decided I wanted to do something nice for my colleagues
who would be working on Christmas day.
After opening presents with family at home, I delivered a
lasagna and some other food to the pharmacy. The pharmacist and other staff were so grateful and excited to
have a nice lunch delivered straight to them. This Christmas day memory sticks out in my mind for a couple
of reasons. First- it was so easy
and simple, yet the reward was so great.
I don’t think I even bought the lasagna. I was living with my parents at the time and it was from their
freezer! So the time investment
was about 20 minuets to let it cook!
For the though and small effort on my part, I received the best warm and
fuzzy feeling! Secondly, I know
this was not the first time I had performed service, but as a young adult, it
was one of the first times that I carried out a spontaneous act of service that
was my own idea. This made me feel
all the more warm and fuzzy, not to mention happy about the choice I had made
to brighten my friends’ Christmas at work.
I want to remind you to think about those in our ward
family, or other family and friends who may be required to work on
Christmas. Emergencies do not take
holidays and our law enforcement, medical, and emergency professionals are
obviously needed 24/7. If you know
of someone who will be working Christmas day, think of what you might be able
to do to make sure it is a special day for them. We often think of Christmas day as a time to be exclusively
with our own family, and not disturbing other families. But what is Christmas day for, if not
to show Christ’s love by giving service?
I think there is something special about providing service on Christmas
day itself. So as you plan your
Christmas day, consider how to fit in
doing something nice for someone else and I know you will be filled with the
spirit.
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Dinosaur World, January 2011
My mom bought Groupon's to Dinosaur World which were coming close to their expiration date. So despite the gloomy weather John, Cassie, Sarah, Boston, Rendon, Brady, & Tevin, went to Glen Rose to check out the dinosaurs! The boys had a blast, and did not care one bit about the weather! They especially enjoyed running around the park with the walkie-talkies!
The boys looking scared of T-Rex!
They have an area where you can dig for fossils, and you can take three home!
Watch out for T-Rex!
Sunday, August 29, 2010
NH Aug 2010
Lake Winnipesaukee boat ride with Uncle Steve as the primary driver, and James as co-driver.
(Steve being the only one with a boating license, hopefully by next year more of us will be legit boat drivers!)
This is our photo of the 4 kids for this summer. (Since Stephen could not make it, we found a huge poster with his name instead!)
Wolfeboro, NH
Rock Pictures at Camp, Tuftonboro, NH
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Outdoor Tortoise Habitat
The torties are outside! In May we finally built an outdoor Tortoise Habitat!
we bought 52 cinder blocks and just lined them up.
here are the torties testing it out for size.
And here is the final product with the mesh covering for safety from other animals, and of course a little house for shade and hiding.
The great thing about using cinder blocks
is that now I have a small flower and herb garden!
next step is to plan some tortoise friendly plants
inside the habitat for more shade.
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