"Practice doesn't make perfect, practice makes permanent!"

Had the opportunity to go to leadership conference on Friday. Coach Larry Gelwix from the movie "Forever Strong" was the final speaker. Wow, what a great philosophy he has and his talk was inspiring! Anyone who hasn't seen this movie needs to see it. Powerful life lessons that can be used in every aspect of life.
While Jamie and the kids were here we were able to get together as a family several times and it was great! We had Sunday dinner on the 16th with all the kids and their spouses(except for Chris) and all 9 grandchildren. It was nuts! The grownups got into a pillow fight with the kids(who are all under the age of 8) and I am grateful to say that the injuries were kept at a minimum, some loss of hearing and no damage to the house! Then there was family pictures on Thurs. Trying to get all the kids to stay clean, happy and manageable for 2 hours outside was quite a feat! No we did not manage to do it, but it was fun anyway! The most hilarious part was when the photographer was taking a picture of me with all the grand kids and watching the adults trying to get the kids to smile while jumping, gesturing, making faces, yelling etc. It was a sight to behold and I wish I'd had the video to take pictures of them!
School starts on Wednesday so I'm getting ready for the home stretch. This will be my last fall semester here and it feels strange. It will be like leaving home when I am finally done here but that's the adventure of life right?-to see what the next chapter holds.
Still being greatly blessed and I'm very grateful! Until next time---------Happy day!

Another One Bites the Dust!

I am officially done with the summer semester! Yahoo!!! I have learned that tennis isn't as easy as it looks (I think I need a bigger racket) and that Research Methods wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. The idea that this is my LAST summer semester brings a HUGE smile to my face. I've had the opportunity to go on several FABULOUS motorcycle rides; mach 2 with my hair on fire! (have to have seen "Top Gun" for reference. :) Ok so I might be stretching it just a bit but it felt that fast and I LOVED it! Jamie and the kids are coming up and we are going to play with the family as much as possible before they move to Texas. Then fall semester starts again on Aug. 26th and the cycle continues--------.Remember what the Chinese proverb says-The journey IS the reward!
Happy day!!

VRRROOOOOOMMM!!

Ok, so in case you didn't get it, that is my best shot at trying to sound like a VERY fast car whizzing by me! How did I do? :) Well that is how this summer has gone and my question about the summer is like the question about the car.......where did it go???????? Alas methinks it has something to do with my..ahhhh....let's just say... advancement in years! ( I like that. sounds much better than "old age"!) sigh
Jess and Mike move in to their new apartment in Orem tomorrow. How exciting for them. And Jamie and her family are moving to Texas....how NOT exciting for us!!! We will miss them terribly. I can't believe the lengths she will go to to stay away from her "leetle ol mama!" sigh :) We shall party til she leaves! I am getting a little "burned out" from school and am looking forward to my week and a half break in a couple of weeks before fall semester. And as a side note: instead of taking an aerobics class this block, I took tennis because I thought it sounded fun. I love to play, but I didn't realize that I would get much more exercise chasing and picking up the balls that whizz right past me than actual playing time (Again the question asked at the beginning of this blog, this time about the tennis ball...where did it go? hmmmmm !
I shall end this blog with my one of my famous thoughts of the day...READY????
***A TRULY HAPPY PERSON IS ONE WHO CAN ENJOY THE SCENERY ON A DETOUR!***
Happy day to one and all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A Good Time Was Had By All !!!!!!

Wow! What an understatement! It was a girls(and I use that word loosely when it comes to MY age) weekend in Park City and we had a fabulous time! We all pitched in and rented a condo that was so beautiful, just like a cabin. Since I don't have any pictures, the best way to see any is to go to Jamie and Jessica's blogs from here and SEE the fun we had! (Those are the only two that have posted so far) Anyway, that was my summer vacation since I'm in school and we had the best time!
We are so lucky to live in such close proximity to beautiful mountains, fun lakes and pretty much anything you want to do is at our fingertips! What can I say? I am in GRATEFUL mode! :)
I am back to reality which for me means school. Research methods isn't too bad since it's not statistics! Of course getting all your teeth pulled without anesthesia or dropping a rock on your foot would be considered fun compared to stats soooo .... you get my meaning! Life is good!!
Remember ; A weed is no more than a flower in disguise! Hey that means that I'm a better gardener than I thought! It's all in how you look at it! :) Yahoo! (I am now doing the happy dance. You should be glad you are not present, it's not pretty! ) Happy day!

Sometimes You're the Pigeon, Sometimes You're the Statue!

I thought that would get your attention! :) I am officially out of statistics and this event was celebrated on the 4th of July with all of the fireworks! Yes folks, that was for me! :) Anyway, I am now in my second block at school and it's not as crazy. I even had time to go for a motorcycle ride and to "sail away" on a small sailboat on Utah Lake--twice! Very fun! Where is the summer going? I am grateful that this is the last summer I will spend in school. The Lord continues to bless me, I have a great family and another grandchild on the way---yahoo Megan and Jake! Love to ya'll---------------

Statistically Speaking-------

Okay, so I wish I could speak statistically so I would know what my proffesor was talking about! I didn't do so well on the first test but yesterday we got our 2nd test back and I got 78%. Yahoooo! Miracles are still alive and well and I am a living example. I am putting the time and effort in and praying ALOT! The Lord has been very mindful of my struggles in this class and helped me tremendously! He has promised that he will make up the difference "after all we can do" and this has certainly been the case!! And stats class is over with NEXT Wednesday! Yay! How do I spell relief? yup! well relief-----anyway :)
It was so fun to have Jamie and Chris and the kids here last week! I didn't get to see them much but we all got together(except Jess and Mike--Jess was playing in California!) several times and had so much fun! Some of the funniest entertainment I get is to go to the softball/T-ball games of Savannah, Brooklyn, Wyett, and Kaulin! And of course they are the CUTEST kids on the teams!
I have a great family and I appreciate ya'll!!!
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY;
"HATING PEOPLE IS LIKE BURNING DOWN YOUR OWN HOUSE TO GET RID OF A RAT!"
On that wonderful note---:) Have a fabulous day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Life is to short to waste!!!

Dont Stop Dreaming

We all need to have dreams! You need to celebrate and be grateful when dreams come to you but also know that they won't all come true. It can be difficult to let go of a dream that you really want. When you find that a dream isn't going to happen, you sometimes need to MOURN THE LOSS OF THE DREAM REALIZING IT WAS NEVER BASED IN REALITY, ONLY WHAT YOU WANTED SO BADLY TO BE REAL!--------
And then move forward! Just don't ever stop dreaming!