Mama Mooty

2011-12-21T15:05:00.000-08:00

Dear friends and family,

May your table overflow with plenty.

May your heart be filled with love, peace and kindness.

May your countenance shine with the spirit of Christ.

I wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

I really do have the cutest grandchildren :)

2011-08-09T14:20:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago my wonderful family came together to take new pictures for Grandma and Grandpa to put on our wall. I still have a long way to go before they are on the wall, but I just wanted you all to see the delightful and beautiful grandchildren that are mine.

Thanks to all of my children for the wonderful job you are doing... raising your children... it's not an easy thing to raise little people with personalities all their own. But I think that each one of you are doing a marvelous job.

Love, love, love you all, Mom Y.

Happy Easter

2011-04-22T15:40:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I think that what I have to say is not important.
Sometimes I feel like what I have to say is boring to others.
Sometimes I am really shy about putting my feelings into words.
It's like praying in public, you feel self concious and you don't know what to say.

But what I have to say today is very important...

I am grateful for the birth, life, example, atonement and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
He is everything to me!
I testify that he lives!
May you all have a beautiful Easter Weekend.

Whoops...

2011-03-10T14:58:00.001-08:00

"Finally feeling better" was supposed to be the title of my blog..not the blog itself. I guess I pushed the wrong key because a customer came in or was it because I found myself having a coughing fit for the 3000th time.
Actually after 2 full weeks of the flu (starting the day after Valentines),being quarantined to my house by the doctor, one week of regaining my strength in tiny increments and still an irritating cough I finally felt like putting on make-up again to come to work. It's amazing how many people told me I look good instead of looking like death warmed over.

It really makes me appreciate good health and gives me empathy for people with life long illnesses. Can I just tell you how good it feels to feel good!:D

Finally feeling better

2011-03-10T14:54:00.001-08:00

Finally feeling better

2011-03-10T14:54:00.000-08:00

Love

2011-02-14T16:28:00.000-08:00

Just a little shout out to ya'll...

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!

It's a good time to remember the things you do to make me smile and bring joy to my life.
Thank-you all!!!!

Why?

2011-02-04T15:37:00.000-08:00

Why do we insist upon making our own lives and other peoples lives miserable? Why do we sometimes take life way too seriously? Why do we berate ourselves and look at the negative and dark side of everything? Why do we look for each others faults and not their goodness and abilities? Why don't we see our own goodness and abilities?

It seems that we are our own worst enemy!

Life is hard but that doesn't mean that we have to dwell in the negative or find fault.

There is so much in life to be grateful for! So much that is good!

I challenge each one of us to find 2 positives for every negative.

To think Two good thoughts for every negative thought we have about ourselves, our spouse, our children, our job, our home, our lives, our neighbors, the world we live in, etc...

Ok, I'll get off my soapbox.
Have a nice day :)

2011-01-27T16:28:00.001-08:00

I was just reading Noelles blog about climbing 20 foot ladders while being pregnant. It reminded me that I was up a ladder and on the roof helping Greg shingle our new home. I was 8 months pregnant mind you. We moved into our new home 2 weeks later and Adam was born a week after that.
Oh, the crazy things we do when we are young (and have a deadline).

2011-01-24T15:22:00.000-08:00

Do you ever have one of those days?

Well today it's my turn.

2011-01-19T16:58:00.000-08:00

Living Room, Kitchen and Family are clean. My laundry is done. Life is good.....

2011-01-07T16:16:00.000-08:00

Well, what do I write about?

I have hundreds of wonderful thoughts with hundreds of wonderful things to say...But when I sit at my computer actually trying to write...poof they are gone and my mind goes blank!

Does anyone else have this problem?

So maybe I will ramble and something good will come of it.

I sit in an office with hugh windows from floor to ceiling on one side of the room. And let me tell you it is cold. When the morning front desk people come in the temperature is in the 50's. With the help of a floor heater it finally reaches 65 by the time I come to the front desk. Still, I have to have the heater blowing directly on me to keep warm (the fact that people are constantly opening the front door and letting in the cold air doesn't help matters). Do you feel sorry for me yet?

I was thinking about the really cute things children say and I remembered when Krystal was three years old. Greg had been growing a beard for a couple of days. Krystal climbed up on his lap and just stared at the new growth. She gently rubbed it with her hands and then she said,"oo, doesn't that hurt"? "what" asked Greg. She replied," all those slivers in your face"?

One day Erik was about 3 and a neighbor had given the kids plain flour tortillas to eat. "Don't spill", she said. Erik looked at her and asked "does these have water in em"?

I was talking to a neighbor one day about how much I loved children. Ryan who was 4 looked up at me and said " you love little children"? What an eye opener. I realized that I needed to be kinder and more patient. Oh, the things our children can teach us if we will pay attention and soften our hearts.

I am taking an adult religion class at BYU on tuesday nights. The teacher seems to be a marvelous and interesting man named " Ronald Bartholomew. We are learning about the 2nd half of the New Testament starting with the book of Acts.

He said something that really hit home. Something I had always known but never really understood until that night. We were talking about the Holy Ghost and of course we all know that we are given the gift of the Holy Ghost when we are baptized. That he comforts, teaches and bears witness to us of truths (and much more). Well brother Bartholomew said " do you realize that the Holy Ghost is a member of the Godhood? That you have been given the gift of having a member of the Godhood with you at all times if you live worthily?

That thought fills me with humility and gratitude to know that we really are of such great importance to our Heavenly Father, his son Jesus Christ and the third member of the Godhead, the Holy Ghost. There really is a plan and each one of us is an important part of it. Sometimes I have felt like an ant or even an amoeba when compared with the humungous amount of individuals on this earth. How can each one of us be important? How can the Lord know each one of us?

Well if you think about it we have probably been around for millions of eons of time and, even now,

the Lords time, spacial abilities and dimension is different then ours. Who knows what he sees past, present and future.

I just know that he is aware of me and that he really truly loves me (ask me about it someday).

And if you think about it and remember those special witnesses given to you personally, you too will have a testimony that the Lord loves you.

Remember that I love you too!

Blessings

2010-12-29T15:29:00.000-08:00

What a lovely holiday this has been. The greatest joy is my wonderful family. We had a lovely Christmas Day. Everyone came between 10 and 11 am on Christmas day. We talked about Christmas and what gifts each family recieved. Then we had a delicious breakfast of potato casserol ( which I am still eating for lunch today), ham, juices and aebleskivers with buttermilk dressing. It was fun having Adam make them with me and twice as nice having two aebleskiver pans instead of one.

Then we proceeded to open more gifts and just generally enjoyed one anothers company.

Oh, how I love my family. We did miss Grandma Lucy and her phone call to talk with each person and share Christmas with us. That is going to take some getting used to.

Love and kisses to everyone.

LIFE CHANGES

2010-12-09T14:08:00.000-08:00

Sometimes I wish I could slow down or even stop this train we call life.

Sometimes I wish my children were little again and we could have family gatherings with Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and Grandparents.

Sometimes I miss old friends that time and circumstances have made distant.

Sometimes I wish those same children were small and home with me again so that I could hug away their sorrows and kiss away their pain.

Sometimes I wish people I love would never leave! I wish they could always be near me in this mortal world where I can see them and speak with them at will.

Sometimes I wish.....

But the reality is....

Children grow up, have families of their own and they inturn hug and kiss away their own childrens sorrows and delight you as a parent with their strength, love and parenting skills.

Extended families still love each other, stay in touch but sadly time shared together becomes less and less.

Friends are still treasured friends, always within the warm hidden recesses of our hearts. But busy with their own growing families.

and...

sadder still....

Beautiful people that we have always depended upon, loved and admired, laughed and cried with, respected and cherished.....

Grow old...

Leave us....

and move into the next realm of eternal existence.

They leave us with loneliness and a broken heart at their passing that will only heal with time.

They leave us with beautiful memories, joyful lessons learned, and hearts overflowing with love and appreciation.

They leave us....

And yet....

They will always be with us. Always a part of who we were, who we are and who we will become.

Last and most importantly...

We will be with them again because of the infinite Atonement and Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Until then....

I will trust and be patient.

I am saddened with the loss this week of a beloved Uncle and cherished friend and "mother" of almost 35 years.

I was born on Uncle Gordon Homers birthday, creating a special bond between us. He always called me his girl. It made me feel special. I remember his hugh warm bear hugs, his beautiful tenor singing voice, his positive loving demeanor and love of life.

Uncle Gordon..you will be greatly missed.

And now comes the hardest part.

My precious Mother-in-law (mother Lucy) passed away.

Lucy was my dear friend. She always had words of encouragement and made me feel like I was a good mother and a better person then I really am.

Just a few of her wonderful attributes: She loved gardening and knew the names of most flowers and trees. Her clothing alteration skills were amazing. She loved the missionaries in the MTC. She was a beautiful speaker and loved to teach the spiritual living lessons in R.S. She was always interested in others and enjoyed visiting with them. She loved knowing the meaning of and using unusual words. She liked to learn and understand everything, thus keeping her mind alert. She was very refined in her dress, speaking, actions and loved a beautiful home . She was a perfect hostess to countless numbers of people in her home. She knew the lost art of conversation and preferred to converse with others rather then watch TV. And above all she loved her husband, children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, her Father in Heaven and her friend and Savior Jesus Christ.

It has been my blessing and priviledge to be her "daughter".

2010-12-03T16:19:00.000-08:00

You have probably seen this before. But I love it and thought you might like to see it again.

Enjoy

2010-11-11T16:04:00.001-08:00

Kaden invited me to come to his school and see the Halloween Parade. I remember when my children were young and walked in the parades at Park Lane Elementary and Highland Elementary. Oh for the good old days when my children were little.. Ah such fun ( a lot of work) but such good memories.

2010-11-11T15:22:00.000-08:00

Our family Halloween party was so much fun this year. Thanks to everyone!!! The costumes were awesome, the food was delicious and very creative (I wish I took pictures of the food). The games were totally fun and the decorations were creative and really set the mood.

So here are a few pictures. I know you have already seen the same pictures (but not from my camera, so that makes them special).

2010-10-29T15:42:00.000-07:00

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

2010-10-25T15:13:00.000-07:00

Don't you just love Autumn!!!

Autumn is....

A chill in the air

Mischievous bipolar winds

Whirling dancing impish leaves.

Blazing golds, reds,oranges, yellows and greens

Roses, amazingly, still on the stem

Snow capped mountain tops

A glowing hunters moon sheathed with ghostly pearl mist

Crisp crunchy golden delicious apples (straight from our tree)

Stretched nights and shortened days

Giggling, squealing, excited children

Halloween frights, candy delights..

Cool, invigorating, mysterious, eerie, magical... glorious AUTUMN!

Givers of life...Mine!

2010-10-15T16:03:00.000-07:00

I have loved reading updates of the blogs that I follow. I want you to know that you make me smile with delight, laugh heartily and sometimes even cry a little.

I LOVE YOU ALL.

Thanks for sharing your lives with me..

Then I realized that MY blog is seriously delinquent. But alas, BRAIN CRAMP (not permanent I hope). It would require me to think and my brain is fried. I'll try again next week.

So I will leave you today with two of my most favorite people in the whole wide world to admire and reflect upon. Have a beautiful weekend and visit these sweet and wonderful people soon.

I need a vacation...

2010-09-24T16:23:00.000-07:00

The time is 5:22, I am sitting at work (wishing I was home) and our computer system has been down most of the day. It's difficult having your computers down when you deal with newspapers. If they call in and their systems are down (which means they have to print their newspapers NOW to meet their deadline for delivery) we can't help them and that makes them frustrated. So all but one of the help desk guys have gone home to use their computers.
So I send the caller to the help desk guy here and he sends the call to the guys at home on their cell phones and HOPEFULLY they can help them..
I'm glad it's not yesterday because we had major problems with a couple of newspapers...their systems were totally down..

I need a vacation to somewhere with no phones, no car sounds, just peace and quiet and the beautiful moon and stars. Maybe Lake Powell (1 L or 2?).... Awe, I miss those days! I think I would even like the cars and sirens of Capistrano along with the sound of the waves on the beach..."Aarrgghh" maybe I just need a smoothie and a good chick flick.

30 minutes until I can go home (of course everyone else has gone home because of the computers, except me and Russell on the help desk). What a lonely office :(

OK, I'll stop complaining now and count my blessings. Yea, here comes the weekend:D

Jealous

2010-09-16T15:03:00.000-07:00

PS: The great guy at the end of 2 blogs ago (pictures of my family) is none other then my handsome hubby. So far he has shed an amazing 37 lbs . I am so proud of him.

2010-09-16T14:49:00.000-07:00

ok, so this picture thing is driving me crazy. As you can see below, I posted pictures of the people that I love the most. Not only do I have pictures but I also had names and really cute captions. Every time I wrote something new the pictures would move and so would the captions (aarghh).

Nothing would line up!!! (and by the way Adam, I need a family picture). So I finally just erased the captions.

Just know that I love you all

Mom

2010-09-15T16:38:00.000-07:00

2010-09-14T16:25:00.000-07:00

"I feel certain that if, in our homes, parents will read from the Book of Mormon prayerfully and regularly, both by themselves and with their children, the spirit of that great book will come to permeate our homes and all who dwell therein. The spirit of reverence will increase, mutual respect and consideration for each other will grow. The spirit of contention with depart. Parents will counsel their children in greater love and wisdom. Children will be more responsive and submissive to that counsel. Righteousness will increase. Faith, hope, and charity-the pure love of Christ-will abound in our homes and lives, bringing in their wake peace, joy, and happiness."

(Marion G. Romney)( I think President Benson said something similar to this also)

COULD YOU USE ANY OF THOSE PROMISES?

President Boyd K. Packer has asked us to spend less time on things of no importance and more time doing things of eternal value. This is REALLY HARD for me because I am an evening TV addict. I used to ask my kids "Can you tell the Lord what is in his scriptures or can you tell him the lines from all the sitcoms and movies you have watched?" (OK I didn't say that word for word that but it was close).

So as I go through withdrawal, the shakes and extreme nervous irritation, just bear with me while I cut back ( I can' t go cold turkey) on the amount of TV I watch.

I love you all, thanks for listening to me rant :D

Can you believe it?

2010-08-27T16:22:00.000-07:00

It has taken me hours to figure out this picture thing and I'm still totally confused. I thought you might like to see where I spend 6 hours each day...My office! Note Skippy.. he is the office mascot and surprises everyone who walks through the lobby door.

Maybe soon I will be able to put comments next to the pictures instead of in a new blog.

ps I know the pictures of me are goofy but, an apple is still an apple no matter how you try to change it :o)

2010-08-27T16:19:00.000-07:00

2010-08-27T16:18:00.000-07:00

2010-08-27T16:04:00.001-07:00

2010-08-24T15:50:00.000-07:00

I just have to say " My hubby is my hero, he is my knight in shining armor. He defends me and protects me from the fire breathing dragons". I love you honey.

An extraordinarily beautiful day!

2010-08-17T16:43:00.000-07:00

A great big thank-you to my wonderful and amazing family. Coming soon to a blog near you, will be PICTURES...thanks to everyone who gave me a camera for my birthday. I am so excited...taking pictures of everything I see (even pictures of pictures )my feet, the fan on the ceiling and everything else that catches my eye. I love this camera!!

My birthday was amazing. First of all my family tricked me into thinking (as I requested) that there would be no birthday get together for me. Greg took me to dinner at "Johnny Carino's" and low and behold...there was my family waiting for us to come. Surprised? Yes, totally!!

Then we all congregated back at the house for yummy chocolate cake with raspberry filling (made by Kristiena) cards and yes the camera.

Thanks for being the wonderful family that you are. I am so blessed!!

Top 10 Marriage Mistakes

2010-08-17T13:39:00.000-07:00

Top 10 Marriage Mistakes

2010-08-13T16:27:00.001-07:00

So I'm brain dead right now... At least I'm enjoying it :)

2010-08-13T16:16:00.000-07:00

ummm...chocolate:)

2010-08-09T16:43:00.000-07:00

What a fabulous weekend!

My sweet hubby went to Ohio to "Boot Camp". Training for his new job. He has once again gotten his insurance license and will now be selling Final Expense insurance to people 50 years and older. It's a great company loaded with integrity, good customer service and mounds of friendly enthusiasm. A great place for him to be!!

Well, since he was gone I decided to take 2 days off of work. A vacation? No, not really, but to me it was fabulous. I cleaned, cleaned, cleaned, and I cooked, cooked, cooked (What else would I want to do with a new kitchen range after not having one for a couple of months?) Try cooking everything on a little camping one burner stove powered by butane and the joy of cooking fades , poof, into thin air. But it sure makes me grateful to be able to cook again.

The sad thing is that our "enormous gerth" does not need to expand any more and boy do I love to cook.

Krystal, Annie and I had a great girls night out, we went to a great boutique, and boy have they changed from the ones I used to go to. We also had went to dinner at the pizza factory and I really enjoyed watching my girls have fun.

Saturday was theeeeee "Highland Fling" ! Our own family reunion (along with the Greens and anyone else invited). I think everyone was really tired when they came and they wished they could just stay home. But then the family moved outside to the front lawn and a few games of horse or pig basketball helped everyone to liven up and enjoy the evening.

We ate loads of good food... expecially the zuccini, fruit and marshmellow brownies. YUM..

Off to the fireworks. Laying on blankets with pillows under our heads. A beautiful darkening sky above us and BAM.... the first firework.

We love these fireworks, they are right over our heads and we feel like we are apart of them.

Highland does the best fireworks show every year. I was sorry to hear that they may be cutting back next year (so sad).

I love watching the little ones as they run about tossing their light sticks in the air. Glowing circles of colored light hooked into their hair. Giggles and squeals of laughter all around us. Clapping and cheering, oohs and aahs and occasionally someone laughing and telling the people under the blanket next to them to "get a room".

Oh how I love my family!!!

2010-07-28T15:21:00.000-07:00

Please bare with me, I am trying to change my blogspot..eeek...

2010-02-15T16:50:00.000-08:00

Don't worry, Be happy!

Thanks to all for a lovely Valentines Day, we appreciate the treats, love and kisses and just being with you and your families.

2009-10-02T14:12:00.000-07:00

Wow, I bought a new pressure canner (something I have always wanted to do) and this weekend I am attempting to bottle chicken.

I really miss the days of just being a mom. Spending time, working and playing with my family was the highlight of my life. Planning, cooking meals and making mixes, putting up food storage, gardening, sewing and having the time to just clean my house the way I want to. I am very grateful for my job and the associations and friendships I have developed there. But, oh how I loved being a stay at home mom. Thanks to all of you who have made my life wonderful. I love you all!

Ummm

2009-07-27T15:51:00.000-07:00

Well, here I sit day after day at work.. My typical day? Up, Work, Home, Sleep, Up, work, home, sleep, Up work, home, sleep...The only redeeming factors (and ray of sunshine)are my husband, my children and my grandchildren and going to church on Sunday. They make me smile :)

Today is Annies Birthday and I wish her a special day and may her fondest birthday wish come true! I can't believe that it has been 25 years today since I held a sweet and beautiful little newborn daughter in my arms, now she is the mother of her own (2) beautiful children. We can always count on one thing and that is that things always change and never stay the same.

Annie has always been a delightful child, with a unique and funny sense of humor. She is a talented, thoughtful, considerate, loving and concerned sister and daughter when it comes to her family and others. I am so grateful for you Andrea and the joy you bring into my life. Love Mom

2009-07-17T16:40:00.000-07:00

I was in charge of our friday lunch bunch group at work. We had the most delicious chicken/mushroom/ cheese quesadillas, spanish rice with black beans, chips, fresh fruit, fruit juice and chocolate layer bars for dessert. I thought quesadillas would be easy because you can put them together really fast, but carrying in all of the equipment and precooking the food this morning took alot longer then making a lasagne. Hmmm maybe lasagne next time.

Greg has been out of town the last couple of nights and it has been pretty hard sleeping without him. I enjoyed the time alone but was also very lonely at the same time.

I sure love you Greg, I will be glad when you get home!!!!

2009-07-13T15:05:00.000-07:00

Find Forgiveness

The poet Alexander Pope said: "To err is human, to forgive divine." Medical research has shown that forgiveness is good for the heart as well as the soul. One study found that when people dwelled on slights from their past, their blood pressure, heart rate and muscle tension all increased. Indicating that their bodies were physically stressed when they were in an unforgiving state. Harboring a grudge or resentment against someone or something can only have a negative effect on your health. Forgiving someone can release this negative energy and positively affect how you feel. Today, I'd like you to perform an exercise in forgiveness.

Forgiving someone when he or she has hurt you can be extremely difficult. But true forgiveness can set the stage for a deeper relationship, help prevent disagreements about inconsequential things, and improve your health.

Many people find that writing a letter to the person who hurt them is helpful. So today, get out all your feelings and frustrations on paper. Pretend you're facing the person who hurt you, and tell him or her how you feel. Then rip the letter into tiny pieces or burn it to symbolize that you are putting the incident behind you permanently. Alternatively, you can try talking to someone close to you about what happened - this may allow you to vent and gain perspective.) Then make a conscious effort to let the incident go - don't keep bringing it up. Dwelling on it, especially with the person you've forgiven, may prevent you from really forgiving and moving on.

When we hold a grudge the person it hurts the most is us, the other person is usually not even aware of what we are feeling. So lets make ourselves happier and forgive and move on.

2009-07-13T14:40:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was the Hyrum and Nellie family reunion at Val and Ed's home. As usual their home was beautiful. They have an amazing back yard with mature trees that almost form a complete canopy over the yard. They have two wall sections with large purple flowers and other plants flowing over them. A dry creek bed runs behind the two wall sections filled with rocks and beyond that is a field with horses, the horses of course came up to the yard fence. The kids loved it.

It was wonderful being with the Yorgason family. Everyone contributed to a delicious buffet of sandwiches, pulled pork and beef, salads, chips and miriad of desserts. We enjoyed being with Dads cousins and seeing how their families have grown. My goodness, soooo many darling grand children. Most of our family with there: little Emilie was darling in a cute little outfit with a knit hat and every time I saw here she was carrying someone elses baby doll. She loves dolls. Kaden was darling and asked Grandma to help him get something to eat. And Bailee was hilarious when she grabbed a spoon off of the table filled with mayonnaise (doesn't sound good to me but she still ate it and said "yummm".

It did rain for a short time but the trees pretty much protected our family. I went to get umbrellas for Aunt Beth and Grandma Lucy.

Like I have said before "Our family is the greatest" I love you all,

Mom

2009-07-10T16:10:00.000-07:00

Well it looks like this blog printed in black ink (because it was a cut and paste article) and I can't get it to change. So tomorrow I will either rewrite it or start anew.

2009-07-10T15:32:00.000-07:00

Friday July 10, 2009

Welcome to today's edition of Healthy Living with Ellie Krieger.

Today's Small Step: Forgive and forget.

Find Forgiveness

The poet Alexander Pope said: "To err is human, to forgive divine." Medical research has shown that forgiveness is good for the heart as well as the soul. One study found that when people dwelled on slights from their past, their blood pressure, heart rate, and muscle tension all increased, indicating that their bodies were physically stressed when they were in an unforgiving state. Harboring a grudge or resentment against someone or something can only have a negative effect on your health. Forgiving someone can release this negative energy and positively affect how you feel. Today, I'd like you to perform an exercise in forgiveness.

Many people find that writing a letter to the person who hurt them is helpful. So today, get out all your feelings and frustrations on paper. Pretend you're facing the person who hurt you, and tell him or her how you feel. Then rip the letter into tiny pieces or burn it to symbolize that you are putting the incident behind you permanently. (Alternatively, you can try talking to someone close to you about what happened — this may allow you to vent and gain perspective.) Then make a conscious effort to let the incident go — don't keep bringing it up. Dwelling on it, especially with the person you've forgiven, may prevent you from really forgiving and moving on.

Now mamamootys words: The past is literally gone. Those minutes are no longer here, only the present is here. When we hold a grudge it only hurts us. Let it go, chances are that the person who offended you never ever thinks of that incidence and your the only one suffering. Free yourself. Lets learn to love and open our hearts so that we may be like the savior and make our lives and others lives happy.

Love mom

2009-06-23T16:10:00.000-07:00

Rain, rain, rain, believe it or not I miss the rain and the cool weather and the breeze which comes with it. I do not do well with warmer higher temperatures.

Today, I am grateful for my wonderful spouse. I am grateful for his "I know things are not going the way I want them to, stop, regroup, start again and keep on going attitude". He is amazing and a great example to me. I hope all of you appreciate the wonderful father that you have.

I am also grateful for my own wonderful father. He has always been a great example of faith. He didn't just teach us the words he actually walked the walk and we learned more from his example then words could ever teach us. Just a few examples:

He always honored his priesthood and tried to keep the Lords commandments. He was an intelligent business man and worked with many prestigious people in the community. During his business activities, other individuals would offer him alcohol but he never gave into peer pressure. In fact the President of Reynolds Aluminum would jump in an say "Give him orange juice, he doesn't drink" even before my father could speak for himself.

He was always generous with his money, And he always paid his tithes and offerings. When ever he saw missionaries on the street he would go up to them and give them each 100 dollars to help them out.

He was most diligent in fulfilling church callings.

As a child I remember going to the Garden Gate ice cream parlor for parfaits, the popcorn store for different flavors of popcorn, the drive in for Ice Cold root beer in frosty mugs, Artic (?) Circle for Fish and Chips and fresh lime squeezes and hostesses wearing roller skates. Wonderful trips to California, Disneyland and Knottsberry Farm. And wonderful Lake Powell. We were blessed with amazing opportunities because of him. He expected a certain kind of respectful behavior, but mostly I remember that he always loved me through out my life and I know that he always will. I could say a millions more things about him and maybe someday I will, but for now, I love you Dad, thank-you for everything.

2009-06-16T16:28:00.000-07:00

I have been reading articles and comments about people being indicted for stealing indian artifacts from the 4 corners area. Greg and I have had some association with Jeanne and Jim Redd who were two of the people indicted and it seems that Jim Redd decided to end his life, I am sure that it must have had to do with other circumstances in his life and not just the indictment because he probably would have done a plea bargain and had to pay a fine (possibly some jail time). I am very sorry for the family and their loss and offer my condolences at this time. And I am sickened at the cruel words and rudeness of some individuals in our society who think they can say what ever they want no matter how crude or unkind, not caring who gets hurt.

But it has got me thinking about the law and respect for people and their beliefs. On one hand I have looked with awe and amazement upon indian artifacts that I have seen in museums and it has given me an ability to feel apart of their culture and see things that I never would have the opportunity to see anywhere else in my life.

But I can also understand the sanctity and reverence of places where these items came from. As you know we have Cherokee in our Davis Genealogy. My great grandmother was a Cherokee Indian princess, her name was Laura Irene Bishop and she lived in South Carolina, she was a real person to me and of great value. I do not like the idea of people digging up bones and skulls to use as home decoration. I do not like it anymore than if someone were to dig up my own grandmothers grave and take her bones or possessions. I especially do not like it when thoughtless individuals mar and destroy hieroglyphics and Indian sights just to be malicious , self serving or leave their own initials carved into the rock.

I think there is a great deal of disrespect for things of importance and for people.

But I am grateful to see and admire and enjoy artifacts (pottery, clothing, tools etc.) in a museum, giving me a world of insight I would never have known. So there is a muddled line here between what some people see as crime and desication and sharing beauty and culture with the world. I am grateful for my beliefs and good parents who taught me to be respectful and reverent concerning other peoples good values and different lives. That doesn't mean I condone or respect everyones beliefs especially when they are cruel, crude, evil and disgusting or disrespectful of others. This world is filled with diversity and that can be bad but also very,very good.

2009-06-11T13:40:00.000-07:00

First of all I would like to thank Jenny for helping me set up my blog. She was amazing and I could not have done it without her.

We had a totally fun time this last weekend camping as a family up AF Canyon. I would have turned off the rain switch however, if I had the chance. The Canyon was beautiful, green and lush and right down below our 5 tents was a stream that sounded like rain during the night (just not hitting the tent). Thanks to Adam for the canopy over one picnic table or we would not have had a dry table to eat at. Everyone did a marvelous job with their part of the food, we enjoyed Hawaiian Haystacks, Foil Dinners, Meat Sandwiches and PB and J Sandwiches with all the extras and delicious pancakes, bacon, sausage, OJ and eggs for breakfasts.

Sorry to say that Kristiena and Ryan were sick, but what troopers they were and they missed their own foil dinners to head home to the insta care.

Life got a little confusing, and sad during an incident with the camp nazi's over shooting a gun outside of camp limits (target practice). Talk about a hot head (the head camp director). We were very sad to see Adam and Jenny go, it all happened so fast and I was cooking dinner, it seemed like 10 minutes later and they were gone. Camping wasn't quite the same after that, there was a down feeling, and we really missed our family. The next day it rained and rained and rained. Trying to cook breakfast in the rain until I was soaked and the make shift tarp dripping, falling down and water running off the edge into the frying pans was quite the adventure. Breakfast still tasted good and then we decided to leave. Everyone packing up in the rain. The tents were wet and kind of dirty. We were Soaked!

Still, we will always remember this camp out with fond memories because everyone had such a great time laughing, reminiscing, riding 4 wheelers and fishing at silver lake.

What a great family we have! I am so grateful for each one of you, the direction you are going in your lives and the wonderful job you are doing raising your children, our Grandchildren.

Love Mom

2009-05-31T14:59:00.000-07:00

I thought I would have lots of wonderful sage wisdom to impart in this blog. But today, no such luck, go figure!

Help!!

2009-05-29T16:21:00.000-07:00

I don't have a clue how to set up a new background. I have tried at least 30 times and nothing sticks. Oh well, I will keep on trying.

I am excited to get this going.