Friday Meme

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Breakfast

If you could live in any home on a television series, what would it be? I love the series of psych, it would be fun to be a fly on the wall in that home!

Lunch
What did you have for dinner last night (Thursday) ? pasta casserole, salad and broccoli! I love steamed broccoli!!

Dinner
If you had to be named after one of the 50 states, which would it be? hum.....that's a hard one, maybe Arizona or Carolina???

Midnight Snack
What is your favorite flower? I love tulips and roses and daises all about the same!

Recipe of the Week (instead of your recipe for life what is it just for the week?)
The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts. Marcus A. Antoninus

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Have an Ugly WEEK on me!

Have you ever had one of those days (or weeks) where everything on your plate was something you didn't look forward to-doing? I faced such a week this past month. I remember going to bed, doing my positive thinking, only to come face to face with the bleak reality that there wasn't one thing on my list I felt positive about. I had ended up with a pile of things I didn't really want to-do, but all the same had to be done.

Just before drifting off to sleep Sunday night, I had an idea. I would make the upcoming week an "Ugly Week." Since I knew Monday contained three tasks I was dreading, I would find every other task I dreaded and fill the rest of the day. I would do the same thing for Tuesday and each other day that week. Every morning I would start with the task I least wanted to-do. The more annoying the task, the higher it would move on the priority list.

Monday morning came and I arose, determined to have my "Ugly Day." When the mail came, I didn't look at the fun stuff -- just the bills. As I went throughout the day, I chose the tasks that went "against my grain." I worked through the backlog of unattractive to-dos.

By the end of the week, something interesting had happened. I had marked off so many of those "weigh one down" tasks that I was in an incredibly good mood and felt so much lighter.

Your Turn:
When you find yourself in a backlog of to-dos that you don't want to-do, try this "ugly-week" tactic. Too often, we let these tasks remain undone and drain our energy for other tasks. When we incorporate just one "unattractive" task into our day, it can weigh us down the whole day. If we have twenty unattractive to-dos, we schedule ourselves for a month of "feeling under par." Having an "ugly week" allows us not only to consolidate those unattractive tasks, but also to feel good as we wipe the slate clean with "done" marks.

Hey I can't believe you finally grew UP!!
Happy 21 Brady!!

What a great guy! You have always been such a great son, always so thoughtful and kind and a great friend to all.

Pre-school years

What a goof!

Mr Adventure. Mr. Dare Devil right from the beginning!!!

Friends through the years!

Mission life

Life at Utah State!


Christmas Break in Mexico


loves to camp and hike

21 reason why I love ya!
21. great friend to all
20. always up for an adventure
19. always say's "thank you"
18. great with little ones
17. thoughtful of others
18. never gives up
17. teachable
16.opens doors for women
15. hugable
16. loves the outdoors
14. great with Bella
13. great student
12. great with technology
11. sensitive
10.kind
9. caring
8. fun loving
7. great sence of humor
6. hard worker
5. teacher
4. humble
3. creative
2. brother
1. great son


Happy Birthday Bud! May your wishes for this next year be yours! You deserve the BEST! Love you, Mom

Prom!
No, you can't go in your soccer shorts!


And no Zane was not his DATE!!














Notice the white tux.........when we met up with them after the promenade Alex has something very orange all over the bottom part of his tux!! I didn't get to look at all the great dresses but spent the time trying various method of getting the orange (later we found out barbecue sauce) out of the jacket!! YES I did get it out!! He smelled like Clorox the rest of the night but hey, it was white again!!
Alex took Hope the girl in the light blue green dress and black top! I didn't realize until I went to post these pics that I didn't get one of them together. He had fun coming up with a way to ask her and had a great time at the dance. He asked her by placing a walkie talkie with a note and then rang the door bell and waited in the bushes with another walkie talkie. When she pick up he asked her to prom and she accepted. Pretty cleaver!!
He and his buddies rented a van and all went together and seemed to have a great time!
My last one to go to PROM!! They are growing up fast. Enjoy the pics.........

"Never forget that the first step in getting help is asking for it." Brook Noel

We are not Super Woman... she had a cape. Most super-heros even have sidekicks, Batman has Robin, SuperMan can count on Lois Lane, Luke Skywalker has Yoda and Obi-One. I don't know why so many women feel the need to be SuperWoman or "do it all on their own." While it might seem that makes us more "independent," or "strong," it doesn't make a lot of sense if you step back a minute and think about it.

How many people in this world operate completely independent, capable of doing it all themselves? I can't think of a successful CEO who isn't backed by talented executives. I am unaware of a politician that isn't helped by aides or campaign managers. School have boards and churches have presidencies and axillary boards for guidance. So why do we think that we can, or should, "do it all?"

Instead of striving to "do it all" or "beating yourself up" when you can't do it all--switch to a "team spirit" mentality. Find supportive players to be a part of your team and ask for help when you need it. Doing everything ourselves doesn't makes us "stronger," it makes us more lonely and needlessly stressed.

Even though everyone in our household is over 16 we still have chore charts and expectations of each member of our family. I needed to ask for help from my family to run the household, I realized early on I could not do it ALL alone! I believe we are a stronger family when we work together!

I have a quote hanging in my kitchen that reads: "We may not have it all together, but together we have it ALL"

If you are running on overload ask yourself: How have you tried to "do it all" in your life? What were the results? Who can be a part of your support team? Who can you ask for help?

Remember, asking for help does not make you weaker it makes you STRONGER!

Bees take the CUP! 2-0


What a fun game! The first annual County cup was held Friday at 3:30 on our home field. The players looked good and played well. We have are season off to a great start!

The following are some highlight from the game! click to enlarge any image.