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!

I thought I should let you know that Mickey Mouse is alive and well. I just spent four wonderful days in Disneyland with four of my grandchildren. Karen and Preston invited me to come along to help push the stroller. Wow, what a vacation! The weather was perfect and there were not very many people there on Wednesday and Thursday. The park turned into Christmas on Friday and the decorations were amazing. We had so much fun. I still can't handle the roller coaster rides but I really had fun on the others. Trips like this keep you young!

Morning blues

I am having a hard time getting up at my usual time now that it is still dark at 6 am. Don't you love these cool crisp mornings? Makes you want to ignore that alarm clock, pull the covers up over your head and snuggle down in your warm bed and sleep just a little bit longer. AHHHH, so nice!

Maybe ignoring the alarm clock is not such a good idea after all! Thanks for warning me Sharon.

Up Date

I am trying to remember where I am in my life. I have that senior disease and can't remember where I was in my old blog. I guess to start off, my car is good as new. Can't even tell it was ran into by a delivery truck in the church parking lot. I also got my mission call as a service missionary to the Mesa East Church Facilities Management Office over on McDowell between Lindsay and Val Vista. Right now I am doing a little bit of everything. If things quiet down at this office I will move on to another FM office but right now I am pretty busy. I only work 20-25 hours a week so that is good. I still have time for my grand kids and rimming around with my friends. I love what I am doing mostly because it is service and it keeps me busy. I am having a hard time gearing down after so many years of working. It is good for the ole self esteem too. I am learning some new computer programs as well as learning a lot of new things about how our meetinghouses are kept in tip top shape. We are so blessed to have all these beautiful buildings to worship in and soon a new temple here in Gilbert all made possible by precious tithing money!