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 I haven't been able to sleep lately for many reasons (stress, too busy thinking, might be getting sick, etc)  I can't wait to go to Disneyland.  I think it will be a very well needed vacation for all three of us that are going.

 Yesterday was the primary presentation in my ward, and it went very well.  By the time we got to Junior primary sharing time, which is the last half-hour of church, the kids had had enough with sitting reverently and singing.  Especially the Sunbeams!  And one of the 2 Sunbeam teachers had to leave at the beginning of sharing time so I sat with ( Read more... )

1314 - Frederick III is named King of Germany.

1745 - Gulliver's Travels author Jonathan Swift dies.

1781 - Lord Corwallis' British forces surrender at Yorktown, VA, as the American Revolution winds down.

1812 - French troops under Napoleon Bonaparte begin to retreat from Moscow.

1937 - Women's Day magazine is first published.

1954 - Britain agrees to ( Read more... )

My little sister, Breanna, is the master of thinking of the most random "what if" scenarios, and her prime time for thinking of these is at dinner every night.  So, last night my mom, Breanna, and I are eating dinner and Breanna out of nowhere says "What if when we ate or drank something it didn't have to take any time to get digested in our ( Read more... )

So my latest obsession is with talks on tapes.  I know...how Molly Mormon/Holly Homemaker can I get?  I even had to finally limit myself to only buying 2 or 3 per paycheck.  Anyway, I was listening to one during my lunch break today and a thought came to me.  Some of the best talks that I have heard have been the ones that haven't been recorded.   ( Read more... )

Life is confusing.  The older I get, it seems, the more confusion occurs, especially lately.  Is that because I'm not doing what I'm supposed to be doing?  I don't think so.  I actually think it is just the opposite.  In other words, it is because I am on the right path that I am so confused.  Is that the same case in every situation?  No, of ( Read more... )

 The comfort of rain on a desert,
The warmth of the sun on my face.
Constant as day fades to night and night to day,
Is the love of my mother,
And always will be.

 So the thought has crossed my mind quite a few times in the recent past that it would be nice to have a place where I can right down completely random things that come to my mind, and I decided, where better than a livejournal. So, after 5 years of having an inactive account, I have returned!! It is a momentous occasion I know.  If you are wanting ( Read more... )