How To Keep a Clean Home...

We have five new residents--the Golden family--who have been living with us the past week and a half. Our garage has become a storage place for all their belongings. The cars are now parked outside on the driveway instead of in the garage.

The purple pack-n-play sits in the entryway acting as a gate to prevent Spencer from falling down the stairs. Brooke and Caroline loaded it up with books and toys and it has become their playhouse as they climb in and out of it through the hole in the side netting.

We had the black office chairs blocking the stairs going up, but within a few days Spencer had discovered how to climb under them and make his way up the stairs. He is still trying to figure out how to get back down the stairs on his own.

Last night Brooke moved furniture around to set up a classroom in the living room. The piano bench is her desk.

She has all the army guys and all the animals facing toward the teacher's desk.

Does anyone besides me think it's quite ironic that the Relief Society asked me to teach a "house cleaning tips" class this week?

Quotes of the Week

"Learning is the beginning of wealth. Learning is the  beginning of health. Learning is the beginning of
spirituality. Searching and learning is where the miracle process all begins."
-- Jim Rohn

"Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible."
-- Tony Robbins

"Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing."
-- Thomas Jefferson

The Best Man

Collin Jensen got married to Heidi Hunsaker in the Bountiful Temple last week.

Ben flew in from Colorado Springs to be the best man.

The four guys in the middle--Adam, Ben, Chase, David--along with Collin and Ethan (kneeling) have all been the best of friends for many years.

It was great seeing them all looking so dapper in their purple vests and ties.

 Congratulations to the new Mr. and Mrs. Jensen!!

"Thoughtful" Reminders of Our Loss

Is there something wrong with us if we keep thinking it's awfully rude of the Toyota dealership to send out a Christmas card... and now an anniversary card

reminding us of the brand new car

that hit a cow way back in October

and we haven't seen it--or driven it--since?????