The True Essence of Christmas

"For each of you may this be a Merry Christmas. But more importantly, I wish for each of you a time, perhaps only an hour, spent in silent meditation and quiet reflection on the wonder and the majesty of this, the Son of God. Our joy at this season is because He came into the world. The peace that comes from Him, His infinite love which each of us may feel, and an overwhelming sense of gratitude for that which He freely gave us at so great a cost to Himself—these are of the true essence of Christmas."-Prophet Gordon B. Hinckley

Handy Work

Jack loves to "draw."
Crayons, markers, and pens all make for great toys.
Paper not necessary.

Hands make a great canvas!

So does Mama's magazine!

In the mail

Yeah, the Christmas Cards are done and in the mail!
Man, that was a lot of work.
Start checking your mailboxes starting Friday.
Love to all,
Merry Christmas!

Sense of Humor

Friday morning I found myself, yet again,
staring up at these quotes.

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(I'm glad to know I'm not the only one in
a cold sweat when stirrups are involved.)
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Where was I? My OBGYN's office.
I'm so thankful my Doctor has a healthy
sense of humor...

Martha's Button Wreath Ornament

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I fancy myself "crafty" without having
any real creativity. My secret-
I'm a big copy-cat!
I acquired this habit while teaching.
"Beg, barrow, or steal"
any true teacher's motto.
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This evening my project: home made button ornaments.
Thank you Martha.
Who knew buttons
could look so chic?
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If you would like your buttons to be chic too
click here for directions.

I'm back

I'm sorry it's been so long since I've posted.

I promise we enjoyed Halloween, Thanksgiving, and
a million moments in between, I just haven't blogged.
Read the post below to formulate your own reasons why...

Slow leak...

Kent and I are bad at secrets.
For most of you this is not big news.
So it shouldn't come as a surprise that this secret
has slowly been leaking out over the last couple of weeks:

We are PREGNANT!
Baby Howe is due to arrive May 27th, 2008.
That makes me 15 weeks prego and happy to be
entering into my second trimester.

The polls are open do you think this baby is-
blue or pink?
Cast your vote now.