Passover Dinner

We have been doing a Christ Centered Easter. We started Sunday. And have gone through the last week of Christ's Life leading up to Easter Sunday. Tonight was Passover. We talked about the night Jesus shared the Sacrament with his disciples and had the last supper with them, how he served them by washing their feet, how he went into the Garden of Gethsemane and paid the ultimate sacrifice. Tonight I made a Jewish Feast. We had Pot Roast (because we don't eat little sheep) Parsley dipped in salt water (the bitter herb) given Jesus. Boiled Eggs (the tomb) Grape Juice in Wine Goblets ( his blood shed for us) Flat bread (His Body), all food symbolic of Easter and it was so wonderful to sit around the table and talk with our boys about the real meaning of Easter and what our Savior has done for each of us. They really enjoyed it and it was so peaceful and calm. I am thankful to my Savior and older brother for taking upon himself my sins and weaknesses and thankful that I can repent of my sins and be washed clean, I am thankful for him completing all that our Father asked of him so that we may return and live with him again and with that we are promised Eternal Life. That we may once again be with Jonah and be an Eternal Family. I am thankful for the Gospel of Jesus Christ for the Peace and Happiness it brings in my life. I am thankful for my struggles and trials for they have mad me the daughter of God I am today. I hope you all have a wonderful Easter and have time to reflect this Easter Season on what we are really celebrating. Love Des.

My First 5K!

I walked/Ran my first ever 5 k today and it was so much fun. It was a bit chilly this morning at 7:30am when we got there but it soon warmed up. I did the ALS 5 K with my two best girls. Our other best girl Christi was in charge of the whole thing and I am so glad I went and could support her cause. She lost her Grandpa to ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) and they did a fundraiser 5 k to raise money. Thanks Christi for inviting us. I even won a prize at the raffle drawing a runners ID Bracelet Gift Certificate. So cool! I never win. Andi and I finished 48:42:49 yeah for us. I am just glad I went and finished! Sara did 36 minutes she ran most of it though. Good job girls love ya. Thanks for the memories. I have to blog about our dinner last night as well I wish I had photos dang it. Sara and I kidnapped our visiting teachers and took them to Don Pedro's a Mexican restaurant for their Birthdays. Julie's was yesterday and Kasey's today. I had such a good time we talked and laughed so much it was a great night. Happy Birthday Girls. We love you! Hope you have a great day. I am off to tackle the garage before Logan's Soccer Game at 3:00 pm. Hope you all have a wonderful day, it is beautiful outside the sun is shining and I am going out to enjoy it. Love Des

When Daddy is away the family will play!!!!

Yesterday Andrew wanted to sale his toys to make some money so he went through all of his toys he no longer plays with and made a poster everything was $.10. After he had sold all his toys he wanted to sale punch and cookies so I made homemade chocolate chip cookies and kool aid. His best Friend and his little brother came down as well and sold some of their toys. Andrew gave his friend $1.25 just to be nice. He is such a sweet boy. I had the whole neighborhood literally) at my house 8 little neighbor kids so I had to get them anxiously engaged or they would all be in my house! I got them playing yard games not a one had ever heard of the Easter Egg Game. What up? We played freeze tag, and Pump again did not know what this game was. These must be White City Games. We had a blast. Than when I had had enough I sent all the little kiddos home and took my boys and Miah to see Race to Witch Mountain it is a great Family show! Tim has been in Vegas at a Convention since Sunday and should be home tonight. I am also babysitting my niece for 10 days while Tim's sister and her husband are in Washington D.C. He is trying to get into John Hopkins Medical School and they went to check out the campus and local area. They are also visiting all the historical sights. They had lunch at the Pentagon yesterday how cool is that? They are staying with a friend from the military who lives in Washington D.C. It has been so fun having Miah here she is so cute and such an easy child. I was a little worried of how she would sleep but she does good for naps and bedtime. It has also been fun having a baby around that is Jonahs age(Miah and Jonah are only 30 days apart). To see how Andrew & Logan would have been as big brother. They are so cute with her. Logan gets her up every morning and changes her diaper and gets her dressed. Sunday morning she comes walking into our bedroom and if you have ever seen When a Man loves a Woman and she has all these clips and hair pretties in her hairs and says my hair hurts. That was Miah. Logan had taken every clip, barrette and hair thing she had in her bag and put it in her hair. Miah was saying owiee! He just dotes on her and is always asking her what she wants it is so heart warming and a tender mercy. I wish Jonah was here and could be a part of our earthly lives. But I know we will get to one day be with him and it will be better than anything we ever could of imagined here. So after the movie we came home and Logan and I both came down with the stomach flu after dinner. And let me tell you how hard that was. I can't stomach that stuff at all bodily fluids! Tim is so much better at the clean up than I. But with him being gone it is all me. So there is Logan sick and me right there next to him. He says to me "wow mom you throwed up alot more than me that time" I had to laugh it was so cute. We have had so much sickness since January I lysoled the whole house today. Every door knob, every room, I changed all the air filters and washed all our sheets in hot water. Hopefully now we will be OK. I'll post pictures when I feel better and can download them.

Getting Organized -March

So I have a sick little boy and while he soaks in a hot bath what better to do at 1:30 am than blog so here is March's Organization and Food Storage checklist. " The Lord has warned us of famines, but the righteous will have listened to the prophet and stored at least 1 year supply of survival food.- President Benson Basic Storage: Grains(corn meal, oats, rice etc.) Beyond Basic: Canned Fruit, dried fruit, Juice, Cereal Non Food: axe, hatchet, hoe, fire & smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, fire extinguisher. Provident Living: Learn how to grind wheat and make bread, check all fire extinguishers, and smoke detectors. FHE Idea: Fire & Emergency Drill. How to use your fire extinguisher. GETTING ORGANIZED: 1. organize menus, recipe cards & cookbooks. 2.Revise master menu 3.vacuum drapes/curtains/blinds 4.vacuum all heater and intake vents 5.scrub entry and laundry floors 6.wash bedroom windows 7.clean laundry cupboards/shelves 8.clean out bedroom drawers 9.vacuum bedroom closet floors 10.clean piano keys 11.change furnace filters Good Luck!!

Tagged Again!

RULES: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you. Comment - Continue Reading Write a comment... 1. I am the mother of 3 boys (1 whom is deceased) 2. I am the best damn wife in the world! 3. I enjoy scrapbooking 4. I enjoy finding my ancestors 5. I love to read 6. I enjoy camping 7. My favorite color is purple 8. My favorite food is pizza 9. My favorite movie is: When a man loves a woman 10. I like to play games all kinds(card, board, wii etc.) 11. I love spending time with family mine or Tim's 12. My 3 top favorite tv shows are Jon & Kate plus 8, Dog the Bounty Hunter, & Dr. Phil 13. My favorite child hood memory is camping in the Uintahs with Grandma & Grandpa every summer. 14. I have been married for 11 years (12 this Sept) 15. I was a nanny for 7 years 16. I was a Nanny for Ewan Mcgregor (Obi one Kanobi) 17. I am an emotional person (my Relief Society class will attest to this) 18. I am religious 19. I experimented with drugs & alchohol in the 60's ( ok I was not alive in the 60's) in the 90's. 20. I am easy to please, it does not take much. 21. My favorite snack is kraft singles with mustard YUMMY!!!! 22. I love to color in coloring books 23. I love to soak in hot bathes 24. My next goal is to go to Hawaii with Tim 25. I am a face book addict. I tag everyone who reads this and wants to participate.

Pay it Forward

Rules: 1. Be one of the first THREE bloggers to leave a comment on this post, which then entitles you to a handmade item from me - something crafty or yummy, who knows?!. 2. Winners must post this challenge on your blog, meaning that you will Pay It Forward, creating a handmade gift -anything!- for the first THREE bloggers who leave a comment on YOUR post about this giveaway! 3. The gift that you send to your Three Friends can be from any price range and you have 365 days to make/ship your item. This means you should be willing to maintain your blog at least until you receive your gift and have shipped your gifts. And, remember: It’s the Spirit and the Thought That Count! 4. When you receive your gift, please feel free to blog about it, sharing appropriate Linky Love!If you are not one of the Top Three Commenters on this post, you can still play along. Go ahead and start your own Pay It Forward chain, and encourage your blogging friends to do the same! SO, REMEMBER... it is good... :) Pass it forward. GOOD LUCK!

Tagged:

Instructions: Go to your picture file, go to the 6th folder and post the 6th picture and explain. Funny story, Dumb Picture. My sister is at herr nail ladies house last night and says do you still have your nails done the way you had them for our family portraits I say yeah why? She wanted to match them so she says text me a picture. I do and it never comes, so she says email it to my naily lady, her nail lady texts me some outrageous email so I go ahead and send it she never gets it so I text again. Needless to say she did not get her nails done to match mine because apparantly I am electronically challenged and could never to get it go through. So here you go sis! Love ya.