Too late

I got this broccoli plant from Sharon and I have tried to take very good care of it. I planted it in a pot on my front porch where I could see it every day. I watered it, babied it along until it got big enough to stand on its own. I fertilized it, made sure it got plenty of sunshine. I watched it grow for weeks. I was so excited as it began to get bigger and bigger. Soon the little broccoli spears began to appear. It grew into a nice healthy stalk of broccoli. The other day I decided it was time to harvest my first stalk of broccoli. I planned to do this as soon as I got home from work. After work I went inside, changed my clothes, got a knife, went outside to the plant and this is what I found! Some hungry critter beat me to it. This is all that was left. Hope they choked on it!

The white stocking

I love this time of year. It is a time to evaluate myself and make resolutions for the new year. For the past few years we have added a white stocking to our row of christmas stockings. Each family member writes down a goal for the new year on a piece of paper and we put it in the white stocking as our gift to Jesus. We work on this goal all year and then on Christmas Eve we evaluate ourselves and then write down something new to work on for the next year. Seems like time slips by so fast and I hardly had time to accomplish my goal. Why is it that when y0u are young time seems to move so slowly but as we get older the birthdays seem to come around too fast? This year I felt like I did not do as well as I could have and so I put the same goal in for next year. Maybe 2009 will not slip by quite as fast as last year. Even though I did not accomplish my goal I am grateful for a new year and the chance to try again. I was reading in the Ensign this morning and was reminded of a talk by David Bednar. I recognize the sweetness of "tender mercies" in my life. I have truly been blessed this past year. Happy New Year to everyone! May 2009 be as Elder Tom Perry said in General conference. 'THE BEST IS YET TO BE'

My Claim to Fame

Christmas was so wonderful this year. I love everything about Christmas. I am thankful for the excitement, the colors, the music, the giving, the love, and most of all for my Savior, Jesus Christ. I even don't mind all the hustle and bustle. I did get to spend a lot of time with family and that made it extra special. One of the highlights of my holiday was a trip to Safford. I took my friend Sharon Johnson, my grandaughters Addison and Megan to a concert. My nephew Brad is a member of a great group called Due West and they did a fund raiser for the American Cancer Society. It was so good. His new Cd should be out in February. Brad also got his guitar out at our family party and Megan jammed with him on the piano and all the kids sang along with him. We are proud of Brad and his accomplishments. He is our claim to fame!