For the Beauty of the Earth

Today Dad and I went to the Forest Lakes to scope them out for a possible family day trip next weekend. It was a blast! Here are a few highlights:

I shot a gun for the first time!

The beautiful lakes were breathtaking!

We had lots of laughs. :)

Dad improved his climbing skills.... hehe

We got to appreciate the beautiful scenery that God made for us.

We had a blast and we are soo sore! But it was worth it! We probably hiked about 16 miles today and did a lot of hiking where there were no trails! But it was so worth it! Thanks, Dad! I had a lot of fun with you!

Much Love!!

The little things

Think back to when you were really little. Like a smaller size than I am. To reach the high cabinet or stand at the pulpit at church to "bury your testmoaney," you needed a little bit of a boost to get you to where you needed to be. (I actually just jumped up on the counter because I was a curly haired monkey...) The boost didn't need to be very big. Just something small.
The small things in life will get you far. This is a response to Aly Babwa's last blog. Thank you for being my "small thing" and boosting me up. I am so glad that I can be your boost too. :)

Also, as a side note. My days being wasted by watching hours of Veronica Mars have come to an end. For I have finished all 3 seasons. ;( The ending was very... abrupt and leaves you hanging, but I will now be able to move on to more productive things. Veronica Mars lives on in my heart. Haha And someday I will have a pink taser. I'll just have to get right on saving up for one as soon as I am done saving for college... which I cannot even imagine the end of.

All is well. :)

Much Love!!

For Mom :)

Mom, I had a really great time shopping with you today. Maybe it was because I wore jeans and a normal shirt and we didn't shop for clothes. A win win situation. :) Thank you for all you do and all that you don't do. (Like being a meanie pants extremist.) You help me through so much and I think you are one of the only people who reads my blog. (Not that that really bothers me at all. Haha I don't want everyone to know that I am crazy. :P) But thank you for always supporting me and trying to get me to go to school. Sorry for when I am so stubborn that you may have violent thoughts towards me. I love you and I am dreading the day that I will go off to college because I will miss you so much! So thank you for teaching me so much and even when you are being under-appreciated (as most mothers are.) you still do so much. I hope I can be like you when I am a mother. And I want you to know that I appreciate you. :)

Much Love!!

Is it Possible to be Happy About Mowing the Lawn?

I am still trying my best to not take things for granted. In case you were wondering, yes, I did mow the lawn again today. :P Haha. While I was mowing I had something jump out at me. And this time, it wasn't just grass. I had the thought that maybe I should be grateful for even these chores that I find so annoying. While I am standing there vowing that I will somehow find a way to destroy the lawn mower, maybe someone else is sitting and vowing that they would gladly mow the lawn 100 times over if they could only have legs that worked. So my paradigm may have been gradually shifted.... But don't let that get out! People might think that I will start wearing normal clothes to WalMart with my mom or something and THAT is one thing that is definitely not gonna change! (Sorry, mom. You only have a few more months to be embarrassed by me on a weekly basis.) So yes, I am grateful that I was able to mow the lawn today. I am grateful that I have a home to have junk mail sent to. And mostly, I am grateful for the extra raisins in my life. :)

Thank you always to my loving friends and family. You mean the world to me.

Much Love!!

Never take EXTRA RAISINS for granted

Raisin Bran with EXTRA RAISINS. Possibly the best thing ever made. Raisin Bran is one of those gross things that people love. I mean, think about it. Brown, shriveled up things mixed with crispy brown, flaky things called 'bran' (which is a gross word) all put in milk. Gross. But we love it still. Even little kids who don't want to eat their carrot sticks love raisin bran. If you ask me, raisins and bran should never be eaten alone! Together, however, they are delicious. But everybody knows that there are never enough raisins to mesh with the bran. But there are in the EXTRA RAISINS box. Wonderful, isn't it? I am so not going to take that for granted and I am going to pour another bowl. :)

Much Love!!

The Tropical Solution

Yesterday we painted the exterior of our house. It was full of ups and downs. (Literally, we were using ladders.) Many a pun was made and many a muscle was strained, but at least we don't have to worry about it anymore.
While scraping old paint off of a painter's shield with Ben, I managed to cut my knuckle and his hand! I know, I should be on "America's Got Talent" or something. At the end of the day as I was cleaning out the paintbrushes with Dad, I got a lot of paint in my cut. I decided to use Hydrogen Peroxide: Topical Solution, to get all of the icky stuff out of it. As my wound was burning and bubbling away, I read the label and thought for a moment that it said 'Tropical Solution!' Ha! Wouldn't that be nice!? So for all of your daily injuries, inside and out, I recommend you try the "Tropical Solution." When you find out exactly what that means, you let me know. I will do the same, I assure you.

Also, I will never again go to a Single's ward activity until I am safely in Rexburg at college.

Much Love!!

Extraordinary

Today I feel EXTRAORDINARY like Ramona. (From "Ramona and Beezus," of course. Cute movie.) It may be because I started off my day with vacuuming out the garage or it may be because I stuck my tongue out at these guys giving April and me "The Look." Or it may just be because I am. Whatever the reason, I am feeling it. :) If you'd like to purchase this wonderful feeling, just give me a call or possibly the man upstairs and we would be more than happy to send you a strong dose ASAP. If you call in the next 15 minutes, I can guarantee a very enthusiastic monologue.

Great news! They finally took the round about out that everyone hates! I know this because I drove through the middle of it today on the freshly paved road! :)

Bad news. Ben says he won't buy me a taser for college because I am going to BYUI. Shoot. Why can't it be a little more sketch there so I can be as cool as Veronica Mars?

That's it for today.

Much Love!!