A Look Back.....

One of my New Years Goals for 2017 is to get back in the habit of keeping up my blog.  When Benjamin left on a mission I undertook keeping up his mission blog and let mine have  a break. I loved doing his mission blog, it was a labor of love.  Then when he came home I just took a blogging break altogether.  The last time I posted on this blog it was March 2014. Some time has passed and I feel like so much is happening and I want to document it.  So, here I am with a goal to blog at least twice a month.  Wish me luck!

In the last almost three years life has been full of changes.  These are just some of the moments:

Bailee got married.
Ben left on a mission to Indiana Spanish speaking.
Vacation to Capital Reef and Bryce.
Trips to St. George.
Brooklyn Graduated from middle school.
Brooklyn started High School.
Brooklyn started driving.
Ben did a hospital stint in the mission.
Ben finished his mission..
Bailee graduated from College.
Kyle graduated from College.
Bailee started Choreographing.
Kyle did an internship.
Benjamin started College.
Brooklyn went on her first date.
Brooklyn went on more dates.
Brooklyn got a car.
Linc burned a few things.
Linc put a few fires out.
Brooklyn did her first High School Musical.
Benjamin bought a car.
Vacation to Goblin Valley
Comic Con
Linc rode his motorcycle across the United States.
We saw a lot of musicals.
Kyle got a job at Maverick Corp as an accountant.
Bailee worked at Good Foundations Academy.
Bailee and Kyle moved to Kaysville.
Brooklyn got a few 4.0's.
Vacation to Ben's mission.
Rode to the top of the St. Louis Arch.
Vacation to Nauvoo.
Family Vacation to Las Vegas.
Brooklyn got in a car accident.
Linc and I went to San Francisco.
Linc traveled for work all over the U.S.
Benjamin had a stint in the Hospital.
Linc's mom passed away.
Linc's sister passed away.
I'm going to be a grandma!
Brooklyn turned 17.
Ben turned 22
Bailee turned 24
Kyle turned 26
Linc turned 50
I'm as young as ever!! ;)
Many home projects.
Ben started working at Jordan Valley Medical Center.
I still work at North Star Academy.
New church callings.
We've all grown and changed.
Time has passed.
Seasons came.
Season went.
Mowed some lawns.
Shoveled some snow.
More laughs.
More fun.
More LOVE!

Life is a wonderful adventure!  I am blessed to be enjoying it with my family and good friends.

15 Days

In just 15 short days...

I can't believe it's almost time.

Honestly, I feel a little stressed.

Have I taught him all the important things needed to survive in the world?

Will he be able to do his own laundry without ruining his clothes?

Will he eat things besides Ramen?

Have we bought everything he needs?

I am making lists and checking them twice.

I really want to be all done by Friday.

Suitcases packed, all tasks finished.

I just want us to enjoy the last ten days doing nothing but spending quality family time.

You raise a son his whole life with this goal.

Serving a two year mission.

Now that it's really here I feel....

No words can really describe how it feels to think of sending your son off into the world for two years.  Two years that you will not see him.  At all.  It's going to be an adjustment for sure.

Wish us luck.

Good Intentions

My good intentions prompted me to make it a goal to post on my blog every day.
I even went so far as to challenge myself to put a picture of the day up,
hoping this would help me stick to my goal.
Failure, utter failure.
I just let the run and run part of life interfere with my good intentions.

Don't we all do this?
We make a plan of some sort...
Things we're going to accomplish.
People we are going to serve more diligently.
Places we're going to go.
Goals to accomplish.
And something, someone or whatever interferes with our good intentions.

My big question-dilemma...
How to keep things from distracting me?

Something to work on...Focus, Focus Focus!!
And never give up, just pick myself up and start again.

On a side note, another good intention I have...
Drop some of this weight.
I lose a few pounds..gain a few pounds.
I really need to keep on the losing part..
Or at least lose more than I gain so as eventually I am down more.
So in keeping with this I am always on the lookout for healthy recipes.

My sister gave me a great one for really low fat Baking Soda Biscuits.
"Angel Biscuits"
They are pictured below...

May I say "They are greeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaat!"
For any of you Weight Watcher friends reading, only 1.5 points each.
Super easy from start to finish 25 minutes.