WHO THE HECK IS MURPHY????

I don't know if I want Murphy shot or if I should feel sorry for him. After all, he gets blamed for everything---
Why is it that.....

1. People don't tell you that the delicious salad you had for lunch, now resides as a hanging orniment on your front tooth?
2. There is no toilet paper in the only stall you choose, and you find out too late?
3. You always get asked a question just when you put food in your mouth?
4. Nobody tells you that your skirt is tucked in your wasteband, and you went to the bathroom over 2 hours ago!?
5. When your nose starts to run, there is never anything around to wipe it with but the sleeve of your clean shirt?
6. The root beer you drink makes you burp and since you "don't do that kind of thing", you look curiously at the person sitting next to you so everyone will think they did it?
7. Your hair only looks great when there is no place to go?
8. Your mind goes blank when you go to introduce your really good friend to someone?
9. The guy pulls out in front of you and goes really slow?
10. They are always out of the only thing you want on the menu?
11. The grocery line is always faster in the other lane and when you finally decide to switch lines, the lady in front of you needs a price check?
12. You have the time but no money or the money and no time?
13. When you go on vacation, your bowels do to!?
14. You finally decide to throw something away that you have kept around for years only to find that you need it within the week?
15. You can never find your cell phone until after it's stopped ringing?

IT'S CALLED MURPHY'S LAW! And he has a twisted sense of humor! Ahhhhh!

I'm glad I got that straightened out. I feel much better!! Happy Day!

Thought of the day: Women are angels. And when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly. On a broomstick. We are flexible like that! :)

•Out of my mind. Back in five minutes !

School is---well, let me put it this way; suppose you were a dump truck and a bunch of front end loaders were all line up waiting to dump their loads in the bed of your truck? Hmmm sounding familiar? (Yes, a vision of 1-15 just came to mind...), anyway, they start to dump their loads. No problem right? Ummm, right if they give you a chance to take your load and dump it in the appropriate location before giving you another load. So the problem is that you have all these loads of dirt dumped in your bed, it starts to overflow and soon there is a HUGE pile of dirt where your little dump truck used to be. Poor,poor little dump truck! He is still there but, alas, you cannot see him under all that dirt! Ha Ha Ha I love that story! It is soooooo my life right now! :)
Last Saturday Chris and I went with Cory and his Scout group to hike up Timpanogos to the very top. I got to glacier lake and watched as Cory, Chris and Jeff (Cory's bishop) hiked to the top of the cliff up the glacier. It was a beautiful day! We started hiking at 7:30am and Cory, Chris and I got off the mountain at about 6:00pm. (The rest of the group was off by 7:30pm) Let's just say that I was dying on the way down. And of course Cory had a brilliant idea to shave off some time by going down a ravine that ended up having a cliff at the bottom. We were sure praying on the way out of that one. It's Cory! Why didn't I know better? :) We did survive without any broken bones, twisted ankles or DEATH! It was still a blast! Thanks for letting us go Cory!
Stake conference was this weekend and it was great! Jagger's blessing was at our house on Sunday and it was really nice. It was great to see everyone! I have THE cutest grand kids on the planet(and probably the ones with the most energy!)
I'm going to" LION KING" tomorrow and am so excited! I love the music and my dear friend Kiara and her wonderful husband stood in line months ago to get tickets. I had her get me a couple of tickets and I can't believe it's finally here! yay! Thanks Darwin and Kiara!
Happy day to ya'll and I hope all is going well! Look around you at the gorgeous place we live and enjoy the FALL!
Thought for the day: A bargain: something you cannot use at a price you cannot resist.

I LOVE THE FALL!

I love the crispness in the air, getting to wear boots and jackets, seeing the intense blue of the sky, seeing the leaves change, knowing that we are on the downhill slide to ALL of the fun holidays to come! YES I am a kid at heart! We are so blessed to live in such a beautiful place!
I know that it's been awhile since I blogged but life has been very busy! I have managed to get up to Sundance and ride the lift (once during the full moon and it was beautiful). Sundance is my sanity lifeline! :) I started my Masters Program at BYU on the 30th. It's going to be intense but worth it! I have so much to do that I feel like I'm spinning my wheels and getting nowhere! I just have to take my own advice that some of you might recognize and eat this huge master elephant one bite at a time and try not to freak out. I have cried more in the last couple of weeks than I have for awhile but I needed it! And remember, fall is in the air--how bad can it be?
I was suppose to go to the first BYU football game but wasn't able to. Jamie, Chris, Hunter, Skyla, Jagger, me and a couple from our ward went over to the Hendrix house and watched the game. Jamie painted all of our faces, we had hot dogs, chips, cookies and a great time! And of course WE WON! Yay! On Labor Day I went to the Sheepdog Trial Championship's at Soldier Hollow. I had no idea what to expect, but it was really fun. It was beautiful and the day ended with a steak dinner at Ruby River. Doesn't get much better than that! Yesterday was back to reality and school. As usual life is crazy but I wouldn't have it any other way. Hope everyone is doing well and I love ya'll! Welcome to Fall! :) Happy Day!
Thought for the day: The handle on your recliner does not qualify as an exercise machine.

Week in Review

Last week I had the opportunity to be a hostess at education week and it was a great experience. I met some wonderful people and learned a lot! I can't believe that school starts this week for most everyone. I have several meetings for my program at BYU this week and then classes begin next Monday. I can't believe that it's finally here! I have been invited to the first BYU football game the weekend of Labor Day and I'm excited to go. The last time I went to a BYU football game was 34 years ago, can you believe it? Wow! I was a freshman at BYU while waiting for Jeff on his mission. And now coming back as a graduate student seems pretty surreal.
On Saturday, I went with Chris, Jamie and the kids to the Utah County Fair. It was fun to walk around but the absolute FUNNEST(ummm,is that a word?) part was going on the Zipper with Chris. I LOVE crazy rides and we were the only ones on the ride so we got to ride a lot longer than usual. I was laughing so hard that my stomach hurt by the end, but it was a definite adreneline rush!!
Jess flies in tomorrow and I'm so excited to see her! She will be officially back in God's country! And remember everyone to look up on Monday and Tuesday nights because it's the full moon! Fall is around the corner---yay!!! I love ya'll and HAPPY DAY!
Thought for the day: Pain is inevitable, misery is optional.

Grateful

I am so grateful that this week is over and SO grateful that I am feeling much better. I don't know what it was that I had, but it has taken until now to feel almost normal. I still don't have the energy level that I had but I am craving chocolate and junk food once again. Yay! :)After being in bed Monday and Tues., I thought that I would be ok. On Wednesday around noon, I decided to go get some errands taken care of. After going to only 3 places in Spanish Fork (one of which I didn't even need to get out of the truck), I was seeing stars! Now I love stars, but it is usually confined to the NIGHT time so I figured that maybe I needed to go home and back to bed. Wow-good times! I had a wedding that I really wanted to attend at the Mt.Timp Temple on Friday and I was able to go. I took mom home to Salt Lake afterwards and was pretty worn out by the time I got back. Went to see EAT,PRAY,LOVE that night and it felt like the longest movie ever. I wasn't a fan. There were some great quotes in it and good object lessons, but too slow for a movie. Saturday I had an orientation at BYU for education week. I am going to be a hostess from Tues-Friday during the morning, and we had to pick up our badges and get our assignments. I will be hostessing in the Harris Fine Arts Building from 8 to noon. It will be fun. Met Jamie, Jenna and JJ at Los Hermonos afterwards and ate and visited for 3 hours afterwards. It was so good to see them and visit. They are so fun and awesome!!! I am going to try to just relax and enjoy the time I have left before the start of school again. And I will be especially grateful for my health! Thanks to everyone who has been concerned and asked how I was. Love to you all and happy day!
Thought for the day: In case of dissension, never dare to judge until you have heard the other side.

You know I'm sick when.....

You know I'm sick when chocolate and junk food don't sound good and I'm not eating!
As you know, I usually get up about 4:30 Monday through Friday to be at school to work out at 6:00am. I got up Monday and went to school and as my workout progressed, I started feeling sick. The water I drank was making me feel queasy.(ok,so I really don't like water on a good day, but this was different.) By the time I was done riding the stationary bike(which I can only get through by watching reruns of "so you think you can dance), I was ready to throw up. I went in to the locker room and laid down on the floor for awhile and then changed. I was going to go to the mall to exchange something before going to my Stats class at BYU to go over my final, and let's just say that I barely got out of the mall without passing out.The one day that I REALLY needed to be to my Stats class and I was racing home so I wouldn't either throw up or pass out.( neither of which is a good option!) So I laid in bed all day Monday and Tuesday. I got a blessing on Tuesday and a lecture from Jamie about the fact that I need more than 4 or 5 hours sleep. This morning I got up thinking that I felt much better and could go on with life as usual. Wrong! I'm so weak that it took all my energy to shower and it's kind of hard to get dressed sitting down! Maybe this is another lesson in patience and not taking things for granted. Really? Man, am I not getting it or what? Ok, I get that I might need to rethink my strategy. My BYU program starts on the 30th , so my schedule will be altered anyway and I shall be a good girl and get more sleep. Being sick really makes you appreciate how great it is to feel----well--great! I shall appreciate it more.
Just got word last night that Mandy had her beautiful baby girl! Congratulations! We love you!
Happy day!
Thought for the day: In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle stand like a rock.

Statistically Speaking...

Did I really just SAY that? My mind has been on overload since I started Stats! And the people who have encouraged me by telling me that I will get it eventually are the same people who told me that if I drank water long enough I would end up loving it. NOT! I took my Stats final on Monday after much studying, crying and throwing things,(ok, so I didn't throw things but I sure FELT like it! And DON"T tell me I'm being dramatic. I don't know of any dramatic people in my entire family!ha ha) I was asked by several people how the test went. Let's just say that it could have been worse. It could have been in TWO foreign languages instead of ONE. Sigh---- I'm just really tired of feeling stupid because of stats! I told my professor I am going to get it if it kills me. And it just might! Sorry, I just about crossed over into my "whining mode" and I said that I was done with that. :) I have met some great people who are in my Masters program and I'm excited to get started on the 30th. Time is flying. I am so grateful to my wonderful family and friends who have been so supportive! I love you! Happy Day
Thought for the day: You've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.