100 Days of Jack

 

Yesterday Jack was 100 days old.  This is a big day for a young man with Korean ancestry.  Tradition calls for a photo session and this little boy was so sweet.  He never complained.  He just endured his Grandma taking picture after picture.   

Susan Boyle - Singer - Britains Got Talent 2009 (With Lyrics)

You have got to see this. Dreams come true!

Death of a Fly

This morning I walked into my bathroom and there on my floor was a dead fly.  Now, this is unusual, not because I don't have flies in my house, but because I don't ever recall finding one on my bathroom floor...especially in April.   I remembered, as I recovered from my surprise, that I had seen this fly come in the back door on Sunday while the boys were outside tossing the lacrosse ball. Now, you ask, how do I know that it was this particular fly?  Come on, it wasn't the cute Easter outfit it had on, it's April.  We just don't have that many flies and anyway, I had seen it flying around the house on Monday and Tuesday.   I know that it wasn't there last night when I washed my face, for heaven's sake, I would have stepped on it.  For some reason, it was there, dead on my bathroom floor.  Okay, you may say that it simply had lived all of its days here on the earth but nope, I think I know exactly what happened.   I declare that that fly took one look out the window this morning and when it saw the snow falling, it simply laid on its side and gave up.

         

I know just how it felt.

An Apostle's Easter Thoughts on Christ

Take a minute and let this wash over you.

Moments to Remember

How we rely on our techincal equipment to work!  I haven't posted anything for so long because my beloved imac has refused to allow the usb ports to work and I can't download any pictures.  I have an appointment with the Genius Bar at Apple today and I just hope that my pal can be repaired...and repaired quickly.  

So much has happened in the past few weeks.  We had the blessing of having my mom, Mamaw to the kids, here with us for about 6 weeks.  What a gentleness she brings to our home.  The boys are so tender with her and everyone loves to be around her. She left on Saturday and we are missing her.   Our little dog, Scout, is in withdrawals.  She got lots of attention from Mamaw and is missing her cuddle time.  Scout has followed me around for the last 3 days and even at this moment is insistent that she sit in my lap with her head resting on my arm as I try to type.  Mom says that she is getting too old to come back out for another visit, but none of us are willing to accept that decision.  We will cross our fingers for another visit this summer!

We also had a fun spring break at the cabin with a ton of snow.  I am not sure spring will ever come to Pine Tree, Utah.  (A little homage to White Christmas!)  It was delightful to have all of the kids there with little baby Jack at the cabin for the first time.  We built fires, snow forts, and puzzles.  We played games and watched movies and slept in late.  We broke, and then repaired a vacuum cleaner (actually, I repaired the vacuum- the man of my dreams had gone to the valley to work) and broke and prayed over a dryer.  (Little miracle there-- it now works and we can't explain it.)  We ate lots of food and did a lot of dishes and were really sad to have to return to the world of responsibility. 

 

Last weekend was General Conference for our church.  What a privilege it is to feast on the words of men and women called of God.  We felt inspired and uplifted and motivated to be more faithful, more temple-going, more hopeful, and more Christ-like.