I am surrounded by lots of special people in my life, but I have to brag about Melanie, one of my YW for a second. Isn't if funny how there are those people in our life who can immediately uplift us with their presence. Melanie is one of those people for me. We had a square dance for Mutual the other night and without saying much, she made my night. She's constantly smiling, hugging me, complimenting me, and making me feel so wanted. I appreciate her and love having her as one of my YW. These girls will never know how much they mean to me. I do stay up and stress about them and want them to know how important and loved they are. My calling can be overwhelming at times, but the payoff is worth it in the end.

We're All in this Together!!! Except Carson

I took the kids to see HM3 tonight. It was a hit for the girl's but Carson said he hated it. I think he was just so insecure knowing that he was one of the only boys in a theater packed with girls, and about 20 of those girls being 3rd graders at his same school. One day he'll appreciate it though. I was entertained and I thought the music was great. I of course have to give a "shout out" to my cousin Jocelyn who was in the film as the mascot stunts woman. Great Job Joce!

This picture was taken last week when my Mom was in town. We decided it would be fun to take the kiddos to do something that had a Halloween theme to it. In the end all we ended up finding was this local pumpkin patch. I've been pretty disappointed in the Halloween festivities around here, but then Dave was watching the news today and there was a story on how the Baptist religion does not celebrate Halloween in a scary way. No haunted houses, haunted mazes, etc. With that being the dominant religion here it all makes sense. I guess all I can do is hope for a KILLER Ward party! HA,HA

Flowers brighten any girls day!

Thank you Alyson, Kristen, Maren, Lisa, Monica, JoAnn, for the flowers and Lacey for the Edible Arrangement. You ladies are the best!

Catholic Vote~What a great message this is sending, have you seen it?

Moving On~

I just wanted to let all of you know that your emails and comments on my blog were amazing. It's having people like each one of you in my life that has helped me to move on. I know this Rascal Flatts song is more of a love song but I love the part that says "you've helped me to find strength in my moments of weakness" I appreciate each one of you. Thank you!

Husband Tag

Rules: Each person has to answer questions about their sweetheart. At the end of your post tag 4 people, post their names and then go to their blogs and leave them a comment about the tag.

-What is your husbands name? James David, goes by Dave, or David by his parents and brothers.

-How long have you been married? 11 years, Crazy!

-How long did you date? about 7 months before we were engaged.

-How old is he? lots older than me that 's all I care about, 38.

-Who eats sweets? I wish I could say both, but only me. He's more of a chips n' dip guy.

-Who said I Love You first? For sure Dave.

-Who is taller? He's lots taller but I have a 36' inseam and he has a 34', go figure!

-Who can sing best? You don't want to hear either of us.

-Who is smarter? Dave is way smarter than me, but I like to say I'm much more mature.

-Who does the laundry? ONLY me!

-Who pays the bills? If we want them to get paid, then only him.

-Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Me

-Who mows the lawn? Both, but I love it and he hates it.

-Who cooks dinner? Pretty much me. But he does cook a mean Hamburger Helper.

-Who drives? Both, we're not into that old school stuff where only the man drives.

-Who is first to admit they are wrong? We just like to blow things off and let the timing do the work.

-Who kissed who first? He kissed me first, but I knew it was coming.

-Who asked who out first? He asked me. We went up to Tony Grove in Logan... I think he just wanted to get me alone in a secluded area really!

-Who wears the pants? I think we're pretty 50/50. But when it comes to the kids, I'm always the bad guy!

(I tag Greg (about your wife of course), Michelle B., Kelsey K., Angela H. and Kristen)