WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS

Do you ever have one of those weeks where you look up at the heavens and you say "What else could possibly break or go wrong?" Well it has been one of those weeks in my home. Monday evening the ceiling in my laundry room gave out do to a water leak from the dishwasher upstairs. I lost quiet a bit of food storage and other valuables that were ruined do to the amount of water pouring out of the ceiling. We ripped out the ceiling dry wall and the carpet and sprayed bleach everywhere. Next, we found another leak under the kitchen sink where the mice had chewed a hole in my line that runs from my ice maker to the faucet. Then, my stove quit working last night. Went to get the oil changed in the van and the technician comes out and tells me that my front engine mount is broken and is hanging by a thread. My timing belt has a slight leak, the right front tire has a nail in it and needs a new tire due to the tread worn off. Brendon's shower started leaking last night into the laundry room. Yet, through all of this I haven't gotten mad once. I have just laughed and went to get Brendon and dig out the old tool set to see if it something that can be fixed by ourselves. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Good thing I like lemonade, because I drank a lot of it this week. To make it all better Paige and I got a sitter for the twins tonight and we are off to see Rascal Flatts at the pepsi center.

Spiritual Ramblings of Emily

While reading the March Ensign tonight my thoughts went to my friends and the millions of others who read the Ensign monthly and have the same lessons we are having in our Relief Society and how we all get something different out of what we are reading, hearing or learning. For example: Sunday at church a lesson was taught about how to react to those whom say things about the church that aren't correct. I privately leaned over to a friend and said, either I am doing something wrong, but I have never had to defend my religion so I'm not getting much out of this lesson. I left it at that and went home to relax and start the week. A few days later I was back on the phone with my good friend whom I was sitting by in Relief Society and she was telling me how inspirational the lesson was to her on Sunday and how it has helped her to get through a family ordeal that has really been on her mind and eating at her lately. As I got off the phone with her I thought to myself, isn't it incredible that we are all different and unique and that a talk given by one individual can be taken and used in so many different ways. I want my good friend to know (she knows who she is) that once again she has inspired me. I am thankful for my ward and all my friends in it who inspire me on a weekly basis. For you I am grateful. I shall always treasure the friendships and unique personalities we all have. My life would be boring if I didn't have the input of so many to say, "well I saw it this way, or I heard it this way, or take this perspective on it." Thank you to one and all. Mostly thank you to my Heavenly Father who gave me what I have to learn with. Goodnight!!!!

A DAY AT THE ZOO

It was seventy degrees out today. I took the twins to the zoo and they saw this huge elephant on display and kept saying "ellie" "ellie". Needless to say I whipped out the camera and snapped this shot. Too Cute. I think!!!!

BEST FRIENDS FOREVER

Trinity and Paige

Paige's First Heart Break

When your child has her first heart break I believe it is harder for the mother than for her child. Paige's best friend Trinity moved yesterday to Lake Tahoe, Nevada. We've known for two weeks she was going to move, but somehow you just push it out of your mind hope it doesn't come. Yesterday, came and went and so did Paige's little heart. I know that there are many more moments of heart break to come for my little girl, so I had better get prepared.