whatever

Just a little tease {smile}

 
 

 It must be the month to create.....I have been preparing for a wedding at our home; just doing the centerpieces and some staging, oh, and making sure the house and yard are presentable =) {a friend is using our home for their daughters reception}  

Along with that, I'm getting ready for the Spring Event,  I was just called to be the Stake Primary second Counselor, still putting in a days work at the Temple once a week, and trying to figure out my new responsibilities as one of the Editor over at Blissful-living/ Home. 

So yes, I'm Kind of in the "thick of it" as My daughter said on her blog....check it out.   

I've cut, sewn, stapled, fluffed, planted, cooked, fluffed some more, and I have burlap dust everywhere. {that's a Happy Thing}

And here I'm teasing you with a few pictures of things that are in the works for the Spring Event.

   

 Creativity has inspired me this week....what has inspired you? I linking this post with Melissa see what inspired others this week. 

Have a Happy Day

 

Easter Decorations-

 

 Posting at Blissful today. Click here.

Have a great day.

News from Denver

 For a little look at a College students point of view. Check out Denver's site....he has some really amazing photographs on his site. 

News from Denver

Happy Spring-

 

Just sharing a Spring Day around the house.

Magnolia x soulangeana

 

 

Forsythia- Deciduous shrub.  From this one plant I have propagated several others.  Take cuttings from a healthy, vigorous plant. Look for wood from the previous season's growth, which is often lighter in color than older wood. Slice off and discard about two inches from each stem.  Make small slices in the stem and "smash" the ends with a hammer.  Place in water over night. Plant the next day, stake to keep in place.

If you are worried they won't grow you could dip the ends in liquid or powdered rooting hormone. { I never have used it and mine seems to do okay}  Keep the soil moist, If you see new growth, happy day, its working. 

   

 

I propagated this tree from a cutting I took from a Tree Shannon had in her yard, using the same method.

I'm hoping this arbor is covered in roses for the spring event.  That's the bad thing about a spring garden....wish I had a on and off switch so things would be ready when I want them to be.  =) 

So many things that are blooming now will be done by then...but then some new things will be starting.

The Wisteria looks like its about a week from blooming...I'm so hoping it will still be in bloom by mid April.

 

 Sam keeping watch over our place.  =)

 

 

Preston heading to his favorite hide out.

Carlee "what are you doing Grammer?"   Notice the small Forsythia plant to the right of Carlee's head...that is one I started from the "Mother" plant this year. 

 

 

Happy Spring-

Today I posted at-

Blissfully Domestic -   Would love for you stop by, let me know what you think.

I also posted about our Relief Society Celebration here. 

take Luck-

 

 Shannon made this for us....Thanks Shannon. To learn how to make this go here.

Spring & an imaginary Egg hunt

 

 As you scroll through these pictures image you are on a egg hunt... Just for fun.

 

 





 I couldn't stand it any longer ...I made a quick trip to visit Filoli even in the rain it's fabulous. { Filoli has been the setting over the years for a number of feature films as well as television series (Heaven Can Wait, Dynasty, Joy Luck Club, The Game, George of the Jungle, Wedding Planner, to name a few).    

Talk about spring.... Heidi showed me how to make this little beauties.... we spent some time together making these.  They will be popping up all over at the spring event.

   

  

 Happy Day

When do you know?

When do you know if what you have done as a parent were the right things?   I heard it said that you can tell if you were a good parent by how your Grandchildren turn out.....or when your children are better parents than you were.

I can definitely say "Dido" to that.

I am musing about this today, because, I have had a few Tender Sweet moments in the last few days.

I was sitting with Sam at the computer desk as he was teaching me a few  new "tech" thing and being very patience with me I might add, when......

  I had a thought just rushed over me, that this moment seemed  somehow familiar. Only the "teacher" was now Sam and not me. That was tender sweet for me. When did that happen?.....the student is now the teacher in more ways than one.

When in Texas I marveled at how sweet Kent was with NIcholas. He truly is a sweet little Dad.  Plus watching Kent work side by side with his Dad and enjoying being "the Do it yourself-er" {Growing up Kent never enjoyed those Moments....his comment when Dad would try and teach him some handyman skills were.."I'm just going to pay someone to do this for me when I'm on my own"  =}

More musing:

  I was remembering all those times as a parent that I played the part of a "Cheerleader" With lots of "You can do it", "Your the cutest and the smartest" , "I'm your biggest fan" , etc.

Well this week has been filled with "Cheerleader" moments but I wasn't the "Cheerleader" this time; another one of those role reversal moments when Shannon said this to me-

 

You will do great! Soon the people at Blissful will be saying, "what did we ever do before Teresa came along!" Congratulations!

an Email Shannon sent to Dad-

I told Anna that I wanted to take a picture of her in her "beautiful sweater" and she immediately grabbed this framed photo to hold in the shot.  I thought it was so cute.  :)  Thanks again for treating her like a princess!

Another Tender Sweet moment-

I thought of Denver trying new things; looking for jobs and yet still being positive when things aren't turning out like he had wished . He is having many "growing" Moments.    Happy Birthday on the 13th Denver! Love ya

 

Watching my children grow and become amazing adults is like.....well like something amazing. =)

 

 

Mason turns 20 today....yes 20. When did that happen?

 from Mason-

" This past week has been really great for us. We found 5 new investigators and got 23 lessons in. The cool thing about the investigators is that on Friday we found 3 out of the 5 on that day. So the lord has blessed us for sure."

This past couple days, I have been thinking about my life. I feel that the Lord has something he needs me to do here on the earth but I don't know what. It is hard to explain, but I was praying and got the feeling that he has saved me from all my close calls of death because he needs me to do something here. But I wish I knew. But in his own time he will tell me. 

 And I have realized on my mission that God works simple and in simple ways comes great things. Also that the things the Lord has commanded are simple, if you look at all the commandments they are all easy to follow, So that is why I have made myself that I will do whatever the Lord commands, like in  1 Nephi 3:7 "I will go and do the things the lord has commanded" for I know that the lord will give us the way to do them. For this I am always going to obey whatever the Lord wants , not my will but his will.

Happy Birthday Mason-

Like I said it's been a week of Tender Sweet Moments- I feel blessed.

Texas

Here's the low down on what went down in Texas. =) 

 Checked into our Hotel {We stayed at a hotel, because we were planning to rip apart Kent and Becca's home putting in tile, etc....  We are at the age where we need our "creature" comforts.} 

Found this lovely little basket filled with goodies at our Hotel....Thanks Kent and Becca.  We ate it all.

The first night we had a fabulous dinner in downtown San Antonio at the river walk.  Becca was still in Utah visiting her family so it was just Dan, Kent and I.

 

 

  

 
 Day two the tiling began.

This was Kent's first time "tiling" so Dan spent some time looking over his shoulder, helping with a little "Daddy" advice.   
 

 

 We took a little break so that Kent could go pick Becca and Nicholas up at the airport.  Of course Grammer and Papa had prizes waiting for him. =)

After we played a little, it was back to work.

 

 We Started the tile Wednesday morning and finished the Kitchen on Friday night.  The bathroom was tiled but still needed to be grouted. The rest of the time there, we painted and added baseboards, installed a toilet, a new bathroom vanity and added kitchen cab. knobs. See Becca's blog for finished details.

Every once in awhile I would ask the guys to stop and look at me so that I could get a picture.  This was one of those times......well lets just say, the baseboards were not cooperating.   

It wasn't all work. 

We took plenty of time to stop and play with Nicholas...

  

 

  

 We ate at a different restaurant every-night... we had to... no kitchen, no sink, no stove. =)

Becca, Nicholas and I took part of one day to enjoy the San Antonio botanical garden. 

 

  

 We enjoyed going to church with them-

 

Our last night there Kent and Becca thanked us by treating us to a fabulous dinner at Towers of the Americas Chart House restaurant. {thanks to their Friend Allison for babysitting... and she also played the piano fabulous on Sunday. =)

 

  

 

Kent headed back to work on Tuesday we headed for the airport.....We had a small window of time {like a half hour} so we took advantage of it and decided to stop for a quick look at 

The Alamo- {it was only 7 miles from the airport.} and when I say quick I mean only four pictures quick. 

 

 

We enjoyed our time with the kids....and of course it always comes to an end way to soon.  We miss them already.

I kept meaning to have Kent or Becca take a picture of us with Nicholas....and kept getting side tracked.  So our last day with Nicholas {after spending the whole day, painting, grouting, etc.} I decided to ask Becca to take this picture...so don't judge how we look, we are a mess. =)

Love that little guy.

 

Help! am I crazy?

Hi Friends-  Sorry its been forever since I have posted here.  Just got back from a wonderful Trip to TX to visit Kent, Becca and sweet little Nicholas.  {More on that later, have lots to share} I'm on the way to the Dentist today, oh joy.  When I get back I will try and up date everything.

And here's  the CRAZY part!

 When in TX, I was invited to join the Blissfully Domestic team and be a Editor over Home at Blissful.... and I accepted! {I've been a contributor there for a while, but this is totally new, with some added responsibilities...... scary.... but fun I hope. 

 But Holy Cow.... I sure need to learn a lot more about how all this "techy" computer stuff works.... Pray for me!