tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55609638317050160612024-03-05T12:09:44.436-07:00My Story MomentsOur lives are made up of millions of moments - each a story by itself. Here are some of mine...Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17904418232393087897noreply@blogger.comBlogger183125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560963831705016061.post-88095384921224158672013-04-10T11:55:00.001-06:002013-04-10T11:56:40.662-06:00General Conference - An EpiphanyThis last Sunday was the LDS General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I love this weekend that I get to relax and watch and listen to the words of the leaders of our church. This time, I did something I've never done before - I wrote down questions that I needed answers to before Conference started. My questions were:
How can I best help and Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17904418232393087897noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560963831705016061.post-39704602062329892022013-03-11T08:56:00.002-06:002013-03-11T09:04:56.389-06:00An Update on the FamWOW! It's been an incredibly LONG time since I updated this blog. Lately, I've been thinking about all of the changes that have happened in the last year, and realized that I haven't recorded any of those life-altering changes anywhere! So, I remembered this blog, and thought I'd hop back on and do an update!
First of all - in the last year, I've had some amazing opportunities.Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17904418232393087897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560963831705016061.post-20400108095356040472012-02-15T11:55:00.016-07:002012-02-15T13:03:11.979-07:00January's Book List - 12 BooksToday, I'd like to post my list of books that I read in January. I decided to keep track of the books I read this year, so I'm recording them in a word document on my desktop. Easy, right? January was a good reading month for me. I read a TON! Some of the books good, and some were great...Last year, I started reading the Percy Jackson & The Olympians series. I liked the first book - The Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17904418232393087897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560963831705016061.post-2527501924032434722012-01-21T17:15:00.002-07:002012-01-21T17:38:00.709-07:002012 So Far... A Wild Ride For GrantWhat a crazy couple of weeks! 2012 has started out with a bang in our family.Grant, our oldest son, just about died! He was super sick for about a week and a half (around the time of my surgery and for the first little bit of my recovery). So, I didn't pay as much attention to his illness as I should have.He kind of had a flu, and he was in a LOT of pain as well. He thought perhaps he had Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560963831705016061.post-54118164658378422592012-01-05T17:03:00.003-07:002012-01-05T17:14:40.696-07:00RECOVERY - The Worst Part of SurgeryPAIN! Yep, the thing I've been dreading is here - recovering from surgery. Yeesh! Ok, I'm just gonna say it - liposuction SUCKS! That's right... it really sucks. I've got bruises everywhere. There are even bruises in places they didn't lipo.If any of you are wondering - I had a tummy tuck last year to get rid of that scary stuff called abdominal fat. It's really BAD stuff - it can cause Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560963831705016061.post-27060597389260190502012-01-03T17:08:00.003-07:002012-01-03T18:01:21.478-07:00Surgery #15 - That's right,.. 15.I'm getting ready for another surgery today. I'm not sure how long it will take to recover from this one - hopefully not long. It's hard to know though. I've cleaned my bedroom and bathroom, done all the laundry, and still need to clean the fridge out, and go grocery shopping tonight.It's nice to have everything clean, and now I know I'll be able to relax while I recover. We haven't asked forUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560963831705016061.post-70080181622425070302012-01-02T19:53:00.004-07:002012-01-02T20:09:05.121-07:00Missionary Moments - A Desire to be BaptizedToday we got an email from Michael. Michael is serving in the Mexico, Veracruz mission. He is proselyting in Posa Rica right now. It's going to be a busy month for him and his companion. They are working on 3-4 investigators who have all recently committed to baptism. The thing that frustrates Michael the most is that several of these people can't be baptized because they are waiting for Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560963831705016061.post-77076256858588269892012-01-01T09:39:00.003-07:002012-01-01T10:31:22.905-07:00New Year's Resolution - DiscipleshipIt's New Year's Day 2012 - I think I'm like most other people... wanting to make a new start, improve myself, etc. Usually I make a list of resolutions at the beginning of the year... and then that lasts for a few weeks or, if I'm really diligent, a few months. In fact, I believe the only resolution I've ever kept completely is the one I made 2 years ago - to stop drinking soda. Alex and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560963831705016061.post-41109264772622427012011-08-20T14:45:00.003-06:002011-08-20T22:02:21.764-06:00Mom, Can We Talk?I'm feeling lucky and grateful today. Lucky to have 4 wonderful boys. And grateful - oh so grateful - that they feel like they can tell me anything. There nothing quite like listening to a teenage boy pour his heart out, knowing that his mom will always accept and love him, no matter what.
My heart feels like bursting.
(This post wasn't prompting by anything specific, just memories)
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560963831705016061.post-58633900081057667952011-08-10T11:40:00.005-06:002011-08-10T11:54:33.492-06:00ALMOST WORDLESS WEDNESDAY - Grant Herron PhotographyThought I'd share some of my favorite pictures that my son, Grant, has taken...
Grant is on a team in a pool league, and snapped this shot at their last game...
This is his first photo shoot for senior photos. I love the composition of this picture...
He went to a yard sale and found this cool old Schwinn bike...
Senior pictures for our friends' foreign exchange student - Anna Marit...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560963831705016061.post-61471193338686915972011-07-29T19:44:00.000-06:002011-07-29T19:45:22.660-06:00FRIDAY FREEDOM: Rescuing Liberty"The contest for ages has been to rescue liberty from the grasp of executive power." ~Daniel WebsterUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560963831705016061.post-62831639190500152292011-07-28T19:05:00.003-06:002011-07-28T19:22:22.785-06:00THURSDAY THOUGHTS - Do I look like I want to live in the 60s again?!I waited until this evening to post today for Thursday Thoughts, mostly because I didn't have alot of thoughts this morning. But, since I've spent the day today shopping, I now have LOTS of thoughts - mostly bad!Can I just say how much I HATE the clothes they have in stores right now?! Seriously, this is my second day of trying to find a skirt and shirts to wear to church, and I can't find one Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560963831705016061.post-26070987287648373802011-07-27T07:00:00.000-06:002011-07-27T07:00:12.448-06:00WORDLESS WEDNESDAY - 24th of July Pioneer Parage MemoriesJust found these cute pictures of my kids with the Spear kids at the 24th of July parade in Salt Lake City many years ago. As far as I can tell, it's probably about 14 years ago!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560963831705016061.post-61339136999970026982011-07-26T11:34:00.006-06:002011-07-26T14:38:53.742-06:00TUESDAY TALES & MEMORIES - Dinosaurs!!"Dinosaurs may be extinct from the face of the planet, but they are alive and well in our imaginations." -Steve Miller, Freaks!Dinosaurs are a big attraction to little boys, and I've got four of them (boys, not dinosaurs). I've been looking through some pictures because I remembered a hilarious one that involves the boys and dinosaurs. This picture shows Alex sitting on his dad's shoulders, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560963831705016061.post-22138287078883151322011-07-11T21:46:00.003-06:002011-07-11T21:50:02.052-06:00Monday Motivation - Thanks Be To GodI've been blog-surfing today, and found a wonderful quote that THIS BLOGGER used to paint on rocks. I really love this quote. I've been trying to figure out lately how to get myself to pray more often. This just might do the trick..."WHAT IF YOU WOKE UP TODAY WITH ONLY THE THINGS YOU THANKED GOD FOR YESTERDAY?"Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560963831705016061.post-86484328751852252342011-07-04T10:29:00.005-06:002011-07-04T11:42:32.073-06:00Sweet Land of LibertyToday is the 4th of July, and I sit here watching the mini-series John Adams, based on the book by David McCoullough. I am just amazed at the wonderful men and women who founded this free country.I love with all my heart the country I am privileged to live in. I am more grateful than I can say, for those brave men and women whose sacrifices allow us to remain free.Even though our country's Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560963831705016061.post-78127795727791635832011-05-23T12:40:00.004-06:002011-05-23T13:04:39.556-06:00My Boys - The Similarities and the DifferencesLast Thursday, I was reminded once again of the difference between my boys. I've always been fascinated with the fact that Grant and Alex are SO much alike: both artists, musicians, good students, athletes, etc. I've also been fascinated that Michael and Matthew are SO much alike: Both quiet, VERY smart, love science and math, etc. Grant and Alex are 6 years apart, and Michael and Matthew are Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560963831705016061.post-16350393655847396702011-05-13T18:22:00.004-06:002011-05-13T18:50:23.643-06:00Grant - Spreading His WingsIt's been a little over a week since Grant took a job in another part of the country. It always worries me a bit when one of my kids tries a new thing. Of course, Grant has lived in Japan for 2 years, so it's not like he's new at this. But, the past week has been kind of tough on him...He was offered a job with a company that sells and installs security systems. The job is just for the summerUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560963831705016061.post-38877846017497543752011-05-06T07:34:00.001-06:002011-05-06T07:35:22.845-06:00In the Arms of a MotherThought I'd share a post I did for the breast cancer blog earlier this week...This weekend was a momentous one for our family. We were all together for what will probably be the last time - at least for about 4 1/2 years. My oldest son, Grant (23), came home from college to spend some time with us. We spent Saturday as a family - it was Michael's 21st birthday. We had a great time together. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560963831705016061.post-4962165977890572862011-04-20T10:15:00.001-06:002011-04-20T10:18:04.757-06:00Almost Wordless Wednesday - Unusual SignImagine our surprise when we saw this sign! Those are two names that you don't see often, and we saw them together! Funny!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560963831705016061.post-13169185758342726442011-03-28T15:46:00.001-06:002011-03-28T15:47:20.727-06:00New Artist - AdeleHere's my new favorite artist - I love her voice. Grant just introduced me to her music. Adele...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560963831705016061.post-57126920217536430962011-02-02T11:27:00.002-07:002011-02-02T11:30:28.535-07:00ALMOST WORDLESS WEDNESDAYThese are my twins nephews, Jordan and Taylor Glad. In this picture, they are opening their LDS mission calls. They just arrived in their missions a week ago - one is in Paraguay, and the other is in Argentina. I'm so proud of them! Good luck, Elders Glad!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560963831705016061.post-4489859649767354342011-02-01T09:40:00.003-07:002011-02-01T10:45:27.352-07:00TUESDAY TALES & MEMORIES - "Heart Beep"Sometimes I am reminded of cute things my kids have said over the years, and it makes me long for my little kids again. Yesterday, my husband said something about "heart beeps" that made me laugh and remember...Michael has wanted to be a doctor since he was a little boy. My other kids didn't love going to see the doctor, but Michael was always fascinated with everything about the doctor's Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560963831705016061.post-8681731033524823742011-01-31T07:04:00.009-07:002011-01-31T07:32:19.821-07:00MONDAY MENU ITEM: Crock Pot Bavarian Pot RoastJust have to share this YUMMY recipe with you! I made this yesterday. My family rarely has red meat dishes. I just don't think it's that healthy, plus the only red meat I like is a good roast (I abhor hamburger - yuck!). And you just can't have a roast very often - too expensive! While I was working on a menu for this week, I decided to make a roast for Sunday's meal, but wanted something a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560963831705016061.post-85531521975990404712010-12-27T18:00:00.003-07:002010-12-27T18:19:34.088-07:00Tuesday Tales - Memories with Grandma CarolynToday is my mother-in-law's 75th birthday. I've been remembering some of the things that have happened in the past with her and my kids. Here's some memories:When Michael was born, Carolyn and Dick came to visit us in New Jersey. They were so nice to stay with Michael while Rick and I took Granter to the zoo. We both felt bad for Grant - going from an only child to a big brother! It was a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1