Prophetic Passing

My aunt sent this to me. I really liked it and wanted to share.


I imagine he's running to Marjorie now,
Yes, running, not waving his cane.
I see him embracing his father and mother
While they keep repeating his name.

I see him now meeting his forebears,
Brother Brigham and Joseph are there.
Sweet reunion of prophets, united by service
That only such noble men share.

I see him embraced by the Savior
While Father says, "Good and well done.
So faithful in stalwart endurance,
I welcome you now my noble, most excellent son."

I then hear the ripples of laughter
As he says the reception's just fine,
But he hopes that he'll get an assignment or two
Since there's no need to waste any time.

I can hear his clear voice in the stillness
At the close of this sweet Sabbath day,
Have faith and move forward, there's work to be done.
President Hinckley would want it that way.

Anna M. Molgard
January 27, 2008

Messy but worth it

Okay, so the girls made a total mess in the living room with those packing peanuts, but it was COMPLETELY worth it.





Look what I got in the mail today. HOORAY!!!! My new plates. I love them. Don't you just love them? (Alright, you don't have to love them. Just don't tell me.) I've been looking for the perfect dinner set for so long and I found these when we were in Iowa (go figure). I just got them in the mail today and was so excited to get them out of the dishwasher that I got a steam facial opening it up and then burnt my hand trying to pull them out while they were still drying. Oh well. I also got a deviled egg tray and another serving bowl. I'll have to complete the rest of the set as I go along though. They have a really cool pitcher I want, but couldn't justify, since I just bought myself a new white pitcher a few months ago.

Randomness cont...

Can you tell there is something missing in this picture? That's right...I cut off the little flip (rat tail) on the back of Leah's hair. I know it was cute and all, but I think it looks better this way and now it can grow out evenly. I even think it makes her look a bit older.



Is this a picture of wonderful children being helpful in the kitchen? Or the making of an early Cinderella type story? You decide.

Enchanted

Have you noticed that my girls are a little "girlie"? Well, their latest love is the "Enchanted" movie. We listen to the music at home, we listen to it in the car, and we sing it all the time. Or at least Ashlyn does. She knows a lot of the words to most of the songs. Paul downloaded a music video of the "Ever Ever After" song, sung by Carrie Underwood. When we put it on, this is what happens. Instant glue. They could watch it over and over. Even if the music video isn't on, they will still stare at the computer screen just listening to the music because the cover art for the CD comes up. Silly girls. I love 'em. I'm sure we'll be in line to buy the DVD the first day it comes out.

Snow pictures

Leah HATED getting dressed to go outside. She fought us everyday. The ONLY thing she willingly put on was this pink hat.


Me and Leah outside. It was so cold, we didn't last long. Especially since Leah wouldn't put a coat on. It's a good thing we live in CA. I have a hard enough time getting her to put her shoes on these days.


Ashlyn and Uncle Steve following reindeer tracks.



That's the Mississippi River in the background. It was frozen probably a 1/3 of the way out.

Christmas Pictures

Leah got a new tricycle from Grandma and Grandpa Briggs.


This HUGE rat came from my brother, Tyler. Leah loves it though. It's like a big bean bag.


Ashlyn on her new scooter. The girl couldn't be happier.


This was all too overwhelming for the girls. When they first came downstairs, they both just stood there for almost 5 minutes before they approached their gifts. Maybe they were trying to soak it all in first.

Sometimes life gives you lemons....

And sometimes you get a whole lot of lemonade. I/we have been VERY blessed lately to receive lots of lemonade. Nothing earth shattering. Just a whole lot of "little" things that helped make our trip to Iowa more enjoyable. First off, we got to Iowa (St. Louis airport) and were told that they were out of carseats where we had rented our car, even though we had reserved one. I walked over to the next car rental desk (Avis, my new favorite car rental place) and asked if they had carseats. Not only did she try her best to match our previous price quote, but she gave me the carseat for $10.00 for the entire 8 day rental, instead of the normal $10.00 a day. And the lady was SO SO nice. I couldn't believe it. Nice people at the airport. I'm still in shock.
Then, while on our trip, Paul's Grandmother, on his dad's side, passed away. At first this would seem like a bad thing. But she was 96 years old and had lived a good life and we knew it was just a matter of time. It was a blessing that we happen to be there visiting, that Paul got to say goodbye to her, and that we were able to attend the funeral.
And finally, when we went to leave Iowa (well actually we spent almost all our time in Nauvoo, but still), we got a call on my cell phone that said our flight had been canceled due to aircraft mechanical problems. Once again, seemed like a bad thing right? Well, we happened to leave a little early for the airport, and were able to catch an earlier flight that was a direct flight (instead of our other flight which would have connected us in Dallas with a long layover). We had only 1 1/2 hours before our "new" flight departed. We were still ten miles from the airport when we got the call about our flight being canceled and we still had to return our rental car first. I wasn't sure we would make it, but everything just fell into line perfectly for us. Their were NO lines anywhere. The shuttle was waiting to take us to the airport (from the car rental return) and everyone was SO nice and accomodating at the airport. They even rearranged other people's seats, so that we could have four seats together on the plane. We ended up getting home almost 4 hours earlier than we should have and had time to run to the store to stock up on a few food items, so we wouldn't be without on Sunday.
I guess this may not sound so wonderful to many of you, but it was a HUGE blessing to me, who, after our awful flight this past July, had just about sworn off flying forever. I just might be tempted to get on a plane again (well after the baby is born and we have all gone back to "normal" life).

Pictures of Christmas and our trip to follow. Still have to take them off my camera. Too lazy right now!!! :o)