I am going to invent

a kind of high power dart gun so that I can shoot out the tires on the cars of bad drivers, especially those rude drivers who try to push their ways into places they don't belong....like the planet Earth.

Is that bad?

It's gonna be an early night.....

Whew! I had a blast last night with Hope, Lilly, Bailey and Elijah! We had pizza and super-duper chocolate milk and fabulous desserts and Valentine's candy. We played computer games, Wii games, crawling games and games in the tupperware drawer. We stayed up a little too late, but not much. We watched Nickelodean at night and Sponge Bob in the morning. We asked for cereal in the morning and then some of us didn't eat it. One of us found the bowl of dog food on the floor in the family room and decided that might be better than cereal.

One of my favorite quotes: "Grandma, we need to make cookies for the fiesta for my mom's birthday. My mommy LOVES cookies. Here's our aprons." "But it's not your mom's birthday." "Yes it is--she just forgot to tell you."

There were a couple of others, but they were spoken in confidence to a loyal grandmother, and I will not violate that sacred trust.

Once again I am reminded of why God makes young people to be the parents of young children, especially when there are several at one time. I am fixing a quick bite to eat for myself (and of course for the little dogs) then I am hitting the sack as soon as I turn on the dishwasher.

Oh, I almost forgot about the delicious time spent soaking in the fabulously deep bath tub filled with exquisitely almost hot water after most of us had retired for the night.......ahhhhhhhh.

Shhhhhhhhh don't tell

my little cardiologist what I said about eating in the previous post.........

Don't you love it when........

You get a message that you recognize is just for you from Heavenly Father? I think "Oh! He remembers me!"

You don't have to be anywhere until 11:00 am on a Sunday morning? I like going to church at 8:00 am, and can tolerate going to church at 1:00 pm, but I think I am really liking this 11:00 time.

You look around the house and think "Oh no-I have so much to do today before going to work tomorrow!" and then you realize you have an extra day off so you can chill a little? Thank you Presidents for having birthdays, although I liked it better when George Washington and Abraham Lincoln had their own individual days so we got two holidays in February. But I'm thankful "they" let us keep one day off. (By the way, who are "they" anyway? And who made them the holiday sheriffs?)

You think about your family and your heart just swells up with love for them?

You go through a "challenging" time and when you get to the other side it's like going from Kansas to Oz in 'The Wizard of Oz'?

You smile or say something cheery to a stranger, like the cashier at the grocery store, and you can see their pleasantly surprised reaction, so you know you've brightened their day, even for only a brief moment?

You hear an old Beatle's song and remember what life was like when it was new? Well, some of us remember that. How about a Celine Dion song? Or an NSync song? Or an MC Hammer song? Look out, I'm gonna get happy feet and have to dance!!!

You sit on your chaise in your living room and read with your dogs curled up next to you?

You wake up and realize you get to spend the night tonight with four of your wonderful grandchildren while their parents have a "grown up" Valentine's Day experience? Those of you who don't have grandchildren, eat your hearts out.....oh that doesn't sound kind...sorry....

You realize that what you do makes a difference in your little corner of the world? Hopefully for the better **smile**

Your little dogs are thrilled to see you, no matter what?

You can eat whatever you want whenever you want, because you live alone? (Except for the little dogs, but they go along with your program and don't complain)

You get to enjoy a fabulous meal with your family, and bask in the happiness of being together?

You see the world around you and are moved to say reverently, "Heavenly Father, You do great work!"

It's Friday and a 3 day weekend!

Woohoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now that I am no longer a workaholic, I understand the TGIF sentiment. I am looking forward to sleeping in...like until 6:00 am......if the dogs will let me sleep that late. They are small dogs and have small bladders. Plus they love me. All the time. No matter what. Even with morning breath (actually they may prefer morning breath).

I am grieving. I read somewhere this week that women over 40 are at risk for developing cancer and heart disease from.....too much sugar......so I guess the ginger ale has to go. Man. Does it never end????? I finally broke free of my nasty Diet Pepsi habit (since New Zealand) and I replaced that with ginger ale since we don't have Lift in the States. I have avoided diet sodas because they are bad for me.....now sugar not only makes me fat (as though that's not enough!) but it increases my risk for cancer and heart disease. Hubba hubba. All right all you ladies under 40----quick, get as much sugar as you can before time runs out!!! Who knows what's next?

So I am off to take the little dogs for a quick walk and then look for something to cook that is fairly healthy so my 14 year old cardiologist will be happy with me the next time I see him. When did medical experts start being younger than my grandchildren?

Sorry for the rambling.....back before too long......

I finally remembered!!

Well, well, well.......I return to this blog after an extended absence. I could explain why I have been away for so long, but it's a long, garbled story that is really pretty boring, so I will spare you. And myself. **smile**

But on to more important things: I finally remembered to bring my reusable grocery bags to the grocery store. Woohoo!!! I am on board with the "green" thing. I feel so responsible.

This past weekend I attended Elijah's 1st birthday party. It was a mighty fine time. His mother wanted him to have a tie, so I found a very cool blue long sleeved Van Heusen shirt with a snazzy tie. Then I found a very cool little 4 piece outfit (pants, vest, long sleeved shirt, and tie) His mother was pleased. Eli didn't seem too impressed. Luckily he is too young to realize I gave him clothes for his first birthday, and I am going to blame it on his mother anyway.

I plan to dedicate a whole post to the quest for the right purse. I need to go to sleep pretty soon (4:00 am comes very quickly) so I will refrain from riling myself up tonight. But stay tuned. I'm sure it will a noteworthy post.

By the way, Sunday before last I gave my first talk in Sacrament Meeting. We all survived. I have discovered that I really enjoy preparing and writing lessons and now talks, but I am not fond of presenting them.......

OK, good night. Good to be back.

Now what?

So the dogs and I are chillin like villians today in our new home......I may even take a nap...... I may even whip up a little something to munch....not much, since most of my stuff is in Long Beach in a storage unit..... and after all my moving expenses, the cupboards aren't looking too exciting......

Just for the record, my goal is to stay here for at least 5 years.........

What's new with everyone else?