Quotes of the Week

"Whenever you're tempted to dwell in the past, repeat this single word: forward. Brainstorm one positive thought and action to use to keep you moving forward. When you're tempted to indulge in a negative, regressive behavior, swap it for one that will move you forward."
-- Karen Salmansohn

"The world is not looking for servants, there are plenty of these, but for masters, men who form their purposes and then carry them out, let the consequences be what they may."
-- Woodrow Wilson

"Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don't."
-- Steve Maraboli

Will the Madness Ever End?

Guess what we did for FHE this week? You guessed it! Went to another basketball game. March Madness continues... On and on and on. For days and days and days. Weeks and weeks and weeks.

And Glen is loving every single second of all this basketball mania. Hours and hours and hours of television viewing. Switching and switching and switching channels to catch as many games as possible.

Even more fun for him than watching on television is watching the action in real life. I did have to question his commitment to his favorite team when I noticed what he was wearing to the game. See anything odd in this picture?

Look at me having adorned my BYU shirt and Glen is wearing nothing but his GK logo. Who's the loyal fan here?!?

Not only did we see Ben and Haley at the game,

...we also saw the Easter bunny.

Happy Easter weekend!!

Quotes of the Week

"I know you've heard it a thousand times before. But it's true -- hard work pays off. If you want to be good, you have to practice, practice, practice. If you don't love something, then don't do it."
-- Ray Bradbury

"Don't let the worst people get the best of you. Save it for the best people instead."
-- Doe Zantamata

"You need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select your clothes every day. This is a power you can cultivate. If you want to control things in your life so bad, work on the mind. That's the only thing you should be trying to control."
-- Elizabeth Gilbert

A Tool For Every Job

When we got our food assignment--ham--for Mom's dinner party this month, Glen told me he was going to buy a ham slicer like they have at restaurants. I laughed thinking it was just wishful thinking...

A big package arrived on our front porch the day before the party and after Glen figured out how to use it and when evenly sliced pieces of ham started falling onto the plate, I became a believer that it was a good idea.

I jokingly told him he could store it out in the garage along with all the other tools. It looks similar to one of the saws he uses to cut wood.

Mom planned the March family birthday dinner party on St. Patrick's Day. I thought Nani and Mom looked so cute in their green.

I wanted in on the picture and wished I had worn green as well. My Sunday wardrobe is lacking in that particular color.

I really wanted to get a picture of everyone wearing green and a picture of all the party poopers not wearing green (yes, I would have had to stand in that group), but there was a more pressing issue at hand--lighting and blowing out the candles with a little birthday singing in between.

The March birthday people are Kathy and Spencer. (Shout out to Hailey, Zack and Abe who live in different states--or in Abe's case, out of the country visiting Scotland and Iceland.)

Kaelyn and Dennis are having a baby in July--a girl.

 Sam's family being good sports and posing for a family picture. Oops! Caught Sam with his eyes closed.

I wanted to end the post with a cute picture of Dad and Mom wearing their festive green. Too bad this picture is blurry.

A big thanks goes out to Mom and Dad for hosting another wonderful family dinner. It was a nice way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.