My world's met last Saturday.. Brenda on the right...who is now blog buddies with Sharon in the middle (and Amelia) and I was lucky enough they invited ME to lunch. :) I think it is so fun you guys got to meet, and thanks Ken for the great photog skillz.

So many things...

I still think about writing on my blog....but it just seems so foreign, so not natural so I'm going to sound disjointed and messed up like I feel. Except I'm not feeling totally messed up and disjointed like I used to but it's like I can't remember how to get in the flow. Come on blog blogginess get with it again. So once again a list for you.

Things on or around my mind.

1. I want to institute Google day at my house. I learned last week that they give their engineers one day a week to work on ANY project of their choice. These projects do not need to entail anything to do with the internet, search engines, phones, operating systems or what not. Really any project they way even farming the ocean. Why would they do this? Creative juices baby. IT so happens though, that many of their great ideas were once 'personal projects'. We NEED a Google day at least once a month around here. I feel like my juices are drying up.

2. YW Excellence program was...really excellent. I was really touched be Emily's program tonight. Those young women in our ward are really beautiful...and not just good looking though they are, but beautiful inside and out. I had a glimpse of their 'divine nature' tonight. So cliche but so true and right.

3. High school progress...is well progressing, I am still working on possibilities. It does excite me.

4. Stress about business. Why is it so slow? And I'm hoping in a month I'll be asking...why did I worry about it being so slow? I should have got everything DONE while I could.

5. I am proceeding to getting the everything done deal done.

6. As such I am about 65% done with Christmas.

7. YEAH!

8. Also I'm going to out Brenda and let the whole world know that the girl that hates to shop has ALREADY started Christmas shopping. I'm proud of you Brenda. :)

9. I was reading the Personal Progress book...as a Mom I can do the projects and get my medallion...which I never finished as a girl so I should, but dang, it's harder now AND I still get the twisted up knot stress feeling in my stomach when I read it the same as when I was a young woman.

10. I LOVE the time change. My kids have been up and ready for school on time for TWO count 'em TWO days in a row now. :)

11. Little things make me happy.

12. GORGEOUS, GORGEOUS, GORGEOUS colors around right now. White snow on the mountain with beautiful yellow leafed trees lining the roads, deep reds and still green grass. Pink clouds in the sky and brilliant blue, clean air. What more could you ask for? YES this is why I love Utah.

13. I have a bundle of adorable pictures to post...but I haven't yet.

Thirteen...that's a good number I think I'll stick with that. :)

I DIDN'T forget

But, I did enjoy reading THIS again. I still feel this way.

Seven

Last year I wrote this post.

I had no idea how right I was. Savanna is a CAN DO girl.

Happy birthday one more time to my best friend and my can do girl.

Tim got a tattoo...

If you look REALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLY, REALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLY close it looks like the whole world. Who knew the lengths he would go to 'absorb' the lesson in social studies.

The school secretary/nurse/psychologist/counselor/surgeon/parent tamer said Tim was quite brave as the extraction of the largest piece of graphite she had ever seen embedded in a student's arm was performed. Sounded like she'd seen a few in her years. The school director even showed Tim his graphite tattoo. Does this make them tattoo buddies? I'm pretty sure that's not in the dress code.

Word to the wise...don't point your pencils up! (That goes for you Sam.)

Things I love right now...

Morning light over the mountains. :)

Mod Podge...I know, I know what am I smoking. 1 RS meeting and I've turned into a Halloween Mod Podge Decoration Freak. It's fun.

Emily...and her amazing ability to be brave and fearless. She accompanied the YW with a song in Church yesterday and did FAB. Even though there was a paper mix up and a singing mixup she didn't miss a beat.

Knowing that all those years of piano lessons paid off.

Emily's piano teachers. Thanks Tara & Julie!

Tim's burst of drawing creativity. It's amazing to me that someone found that deep inside him and he's letting it out now.

Sierra's smile when she hears Mike talk about how awesome she was at soccer. She is rockin' it this year.

Savanna's love for Jessie. It's a symbol for me.

Ethan's funny comments daily. And wouldn't you know it that I can't think of any right now.

Mike's ability to really talk to his kids. It's a talent.

The joy I feel when I 'LOVE' a picture I took. It's emotional.

The Hymn How Firm A Foundation. It's prophetic.

My Sunday School lessons. Yesterday, I think the only one that really enjoyed my lesson was the other teacher that also prepared the same lesson. We both knew it was a good one.

Self-Discovery It's a time of change. I'm not sure where the change is leading, but I feel good about exploring the opportunities.

Fall Could we have a more beautiful fall? I think not.

Crock Pot Chicken Tacos. Yum.

Salads with dried cranberries on top. YUM.

That's not all...but that's enough.

Random

• Angel Soft tissue is NOT angel soft. Unless Angels are a great deal scratchier then I imagined.

• Random Picture--Kennecott Copper Mine from the window of the airplane
  
• The Help was one of those books that makes you think. Anyone read it? I want to discuss. I so don't live in the south.
• Early morning seminary IS a good thing. I've been able to read my scriptures 4 days a week after Emily leaves.
  
• Sometimes I'm brilliant (strange that it's on the who cares things but anywho) I hired Sierra to be Savanna's personal piano assistant. Savanna has to have someone sit with while she practices due to the method of piano she's taking and Sierra gets paid. Win Win Win.
• This was my favorite line from last night:

  If you judge people, you have no time to love them. (Mother Teresa)

• Random pictureTim Pogo Sticking in Manila
  
• Savanna was filling out a list of 10 books she had read for school. The space given to write the titles was very tiny. So she asked me if I could find her some books with short titles. She's a thinker
• High School planning going well always in motion always changing. That's good.
• Photo intern going well.
• Having time to get everything done--not going so well.
• I'm not complaining as I knew this would be the case.
• Sleeping in this morning--welcome
• Random pictureFlying the kite