Hi! I am alive.

Sorry for the lack of posts....

Trying to think of something positive to blog about.

Here is a wrap up of the last few months:

Thanksgiving....6 movies/cleaning/ a time for gratitude.

Holly's Birthday....Love her.

Christmas...a visit from Robin, Nate, Campbell, and Penny. Love Them.

Skype from Mac and Priscila and family. Love and miss them.

Carly and Farrah are back home....

We are all growing here..

Lunch with my sisters...

Lunch with Friends...

Love Doug

Longing for a life that was simple...when others made decisions for me.

A time of gratitude for the simple things.....like "I love you this much"

Or the smell of a "just bathed" child...fresh out of the tub. Like soap and shampoo and lotion. I love to bury my face in their hair and smell that wonderful smell.

....watching Grandgirls dress up like a princess

or a ballerina and laughing and having a good time....

they grow up way to fast...

....longing for the time when I could look in the mirror

and recognize the person looking back at me.

Passages....they happen to all of us.

This sounds like a pity party...it is not..just let me be sad for a day.

Memories are the things that make it worth living....

and making them is what gets you up in the morning.

By the way, I got my eyes tattooed this weekend...you know permanent eye liner.....cause my hand isn't as steady now and I don't want to be bothered. Right now I kind of look like a Grandma ho..[If you know what I mean]

I hope it fades a little.....

But then when I look at myself, I don't see me anyway,

I see that gray haired grandma.

I am kind of getting used to her...she looks like my mom...

...and I long for her too.

Random stuff of meaningless nothingness.....

I thought that I would post a few random things I have been doing and thinking about lately.........

• I did NOT fix Sunday Dinner today. Missed the kids but not the dishes.
• Carly had left over Pizza for Sunday Dinner. I had two pieces of LouJeans de-lish homemade bread as toast with real butter, later Crystal light and almonds, later a protein bar, later a root beer float with English toffee ice cream [don't try it] and after Chordettes... popcorn and fruit treats.....what happened to the diet???
• Went to Perry to hear Emma and Lindsey say their parts and sing in their Primary Program. They were a hit!!!!
• Remembered how much I love the song "If the Savior stood beside me".
• They both wrote me notes [again] .. thanking me for the Princess Party. [How am I going to one up that one?]
• Doug and I went to a movie this weekend......Bond......James Bond... Mr. Blue eyes...hmmm I like this "James" he is believable and easy on the eyes.
• We went to RC Willey's afterwards to look at TVs. Doug thinks he wants one in the exercise room. [Will it help his heart? I kind of think he needs his "Air dyne" bike in there before he needs a TV.]
• Watched the BYU game with Mason. Watching BYU has to be the most frustrating thing....I leave the room a lot.....I can't bear to watch.....but then I love to watch......but then I hate to watch. Last year I had season tickets. But if you have tickets, you can't leave the room....but the Polish Dogs are good.
• Doug was nice and bought Pizza last night. There were 5 of us here when he bought the Pizza's, Robin, Nate, Carly, myself and Doug. We ate 6 pieces.... and had two pieces and a whole pizza left over....... he always thinks big.......left overs I guess.
• Got my eyes tattooed. Really....not kidding....they call it "permanent eye make-up" so you don't have to repent, but in all actuality......it is a tattoo. It hurt...it is true. But I was brave. Saves time when you get ready in the morning...especially since I can't see my eyes without a super duper magnifying mirror. The jury is still out. When you look in my magnifying mirror you can see all the flaws. But it looks OK from far away. I guess...if I could see it......
• Last week I went to a movie at the Megaplex by myself. I went to the 2:45PM matinee. I wanted to see "The Secret life of Bee's" and I could not get any one to go see it with me. So I went by myself. There was just one other person in the theater and I had picked a seat 4 seats from that person. I bet she was thinking "The whole theater is empty and this lady decides to sit next to me." Well it was dark in there but as I got closer, I said to myself.......That looks like my friend Vickie!!!! So I went up to her and said "Vickie?" and she said "Diana?". It was sort of anti climatic.........cause she did not recognize me in the dark. [You see I have this other self called Diana Dunkley....you can see her in the movie "Charlie". She is Charlie's husbands mother in the movie. Anyway, at least once a month I am mistaken for Diana. Seriously, I walked in Bahama Bronze two weeks ago and the girl working there says to me..."You look just like my best friends mother." And I said, "Her name wouldn't be Diana would it?" And she said, "How did you know?" ] Any way, getting back to the movie, I moved over to the seat next to Vickie and we watched the movie.....a really great movie by the way!We decided that when we wanted to see a movie and our husbands did not want to go, then we would go together. By the way, Vickie told me she was thinking.... as I walked in to sit down 4 seats next to her, "The whole theater is empty and this lady decides to sit next to me." Funny ha? PS....I wonder if Diana Dunkley ever gets mistaken for me? Probably not, I am not famous, never been in a movie, but I have been in a production....who can ever forget "I'd be a Woman again" [You had to be there.]
• I am missing hiking. When the air is crisp, and the sun is shining, I want to be in those mountains. I am missing my hiking friends as well. Maybe we should meet at the movie.
• Got to save the date Dec. 5th......Christmas Box Luncheon....... missing my High School friends as well.
• Seeing lots of signs of the times... Second Coming.......will I see it? Will my kids see it? Will my grand kids see it? Better prepare. Better have a "faith" check. The opposite of Faith is Fear.
• Farrah's favorite thing to say "I hungry" . Carly goes thru the list....Cereal? Soup? Toast? Milk? Fishes? ...........
• Luke came for a visit on Saturday......cutest little red head ever!!!!! Loves cars. Cutest smile. Why didn't I take pictures?
• Chordette Concert Dates Dec. 14th and 15th at the Hearthside. Favorite Song this year? "Breath of Heaven". I don't make Doug go.... it is way too painful for him. [He missed the lesson on sometimes you go just to make your wife think you like it]. I'm not as charitable with my kids....Hey......there is cookies afterwards.....
• That's all for now.................it is a good life.

Reminder: This is Vickie...