Quotes of the Week

"Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky." 

 -- Rabindranath Tagore 

"Today I choose life. Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness, negativity, pain... To feel the freedom that comes from being able to continue to make mistakes and choices -- today I choose to feel life, not to deny my humanity but embrace it." 

 -- Kevyn Aucoin 

"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be."

 -- Douglas Adams 

"Don't make assumptions. Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life." 

 -- Miguel Angel Ruiz 

Quotes of the Week

"It is more fitting for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it." 

 -- Seneca 

"Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory." 

 -- Albert Schweitzer 

"Minds are like parachutes. They only function when open." 

 -- Thomas Dewar 

"If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself." 

 -- Charles M. Schulz 

Homeward Bound; Conference Weekend; Ben's Surprise

Our vacation had come to an end. Sad! Cereal for breakfast. Then packing everything up so we could head out the door for home.

By then Madison knew the drill--stand by the picture wall before leaving the house.

Glen and I and Ben and Haley got our last photo opportunity in as well.

Then it was time for loves and hugs as we said good-bye.

Ben and Haley flew to California, but they decided to ride home with us. We kept ourselves entertained in the car with a rousing game of Outburst.

We got to Vegas and stopped for lunch just ahead of the lunch bunch.

Sarah's family stopped, but when they saw the ordering line winding all around the restaurant, they decided to go somewhere else. We didn't see them and they didn't see us.

Wish we could say we all got home without a hitch, but Rebecca's family ran into some difficulties. First problem was the need for potty breaks very frequently. Then Dallas insisted they stop for a car show which slowed them down even more.

Worst of all was when their car died in St. George. Luckily they were able to get to a gas station and a nice mechanic helped figure out it was their alternator. He gave their van a jump and they were able to make it to Auto Zone where Dallas was smart enough to figure out how to replace it. Hooray for Dallas!

Needless to say, they arrived home many hours past bedtime. But at least they made it home and didn't have to spend the night in a hotel.

We didn't have too long to wait before we saw some of our vacationing buddies again.

General Conference was the very next weekend. Ebelskivers and popcorn enticed the grandchildren to come for a visit. Meals they didn't have to cook enticed their parents to come.

 

After much speculation from his sisters about when Ben might shave off his beard, he surprised us all by shaving it the very next day.

 Ahhhhh! So this is what Ben really looks like under all that facial hair.

Perhaps he felt like he may get hired more easily if he goes on interviews clean-shaven. He's on the hunt for a new job.

I would hire him! Not only is he cute, but he has skills. Let's just hope he gets paired up with the right job for his particular skills. Good luck, Ben!!

Quotes of the Week

"Family is not an important thing. It's everything." 

 -- Michael J. Fox 

"Just smiling at someone walking down the street can make the person's day. It's all about paying it forward." 

 -- Mariska Hargitay 

"Until you see fear as an opportunity for growth, you won't grow beyond your current self." 

 -- Robert Tew 

"The best teamwork comes from men who are working independently toward one goal in unison." 

 -- James Cash Penney