I love getting feedback on our blog! It's so cool!
I got a comment from as far away as Norway!!! How cool is that?!
And Jason Wright, the author of Wednesday Letters and The Christmas Jar left a comment too!
Wow! This is so cool!!!! Keep those comments coming!
Sandy
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Our Escape!
This past weekend we were able to escape to Utah! Thanks Yvonne for making it possible for us to go! Here are some random pictures from our trip! While trying to locate Hobby Lobby in South Jordan we found the Oquirrh Temple!!! I like the steeple on the ground. I think it looks like a dunce cap. Eddie says it looks like someone burried a Gnome!!!
We thought this temple would be closer to the mountains than it is! We were surprised how close it is to the Jordan River Temple. We did a session on Saturday at Jordan River and understand why another temple is needed so close!!!
Our purpose for going to Utah....Rachel's baptism!!! She was baptized by her dad, my oldest nephew, Nathan. I got to play the piano for the service!!!!
The party after the baptism had children everywhere!!! We enjoyed watching Hannah climb across the top and almost use Bryan as a stand!!!
This is the sign on Nathan and April's gate! It was a zoo!!! A very fun Zoo!!!!
We escaped from the baptism party and went to Heber to check out "our homestead!" The horses weren't very friendly, but they did come over and try to chew on my skirt!
Eddie had me take pictures of Deer Creek Reservoir as we were coming down the canyon!
The water is really low!!!
Sunday morning we got up and checked out of our hotel and went to Salt Lake for Music and the Spoken Word. Eddie had never been before! It was quite enjoyable!
After that we toured the Conference Center. Our tour guide was an 83 years old. Her name was Shirley Creer and she was born in Whittier, CA. Go figure! This is a picture of us in the conference center, not outer darkness!
This is the roof of the conference center! It's incredible how beautiful it is and how you can't even tell you're on top of a building. It looks like you're on a mountain! It was beautiful inside and out!
Next we went to the Church History Museum. This is Eddie at a replica of President Hinckley's Walnut Tree podium!!! In the primary exhibit they have a slice of the actual walnut tree too!!! We got to touch it!!! I like the Primary Exhibit. It's all for children!!! Hands on stuff! Very fun!
The flowers on Temple Square and the surrounding areas were so beautiful. We couldn't believe the size of the flowers!!! They were huge!
We couldn't go to Salt Lake and not go to the cemetary and see Pres. Hinckley's grave. We were there last October, but he wasn't yet! The poster there on the ground is a heart made out of children's hands! It was very sweet!
It says, "President Hinckley has touched our lives and our hearts!"I'm sure a Primary Activity!!!
We love this cemetary because they have the coolest monuments.
This is the one we found this time!!!! 
Cool Huh?!
Well, there's so much more to tell, but you'll have to wait until tomorrow!
Well, there's so much more to tell, but you'll have to wait until tomorrow!
Monday, April 28, 2008
Da Mudder's Birthday
Yesterday was "da Mudder's" birthday! 78!
A delicious Costco cake!!! White Buttercream frosting, White cake, Vanilla Cheesecake Filling!
Duh-Li-Cious!!!
The girls! Sandy, Abby, Mandorallyn, Sheila
Chef Eddie!
BBQing the Chicken!It also was....
Duh-Li-Cious!
Friday, April 25, 2008
The Wednesday Letters
I finally started reading this book Wednesday while waiting for Mom's surgery at the hospital. I finished it this morning! Jason F. Wright is the author. He also wrote, "The Christmas Jar" which is a life altering book I believe. This one was good too. I don't know that I'll start writing Wednesday Letters, but it's a cool idea. I like reading his works. He has short quick chapters and keeps you wanting to read more and yet taking three days to read it, was okay too. (I read the Christmas Jar in a couple of hours!) I asked Eddie if I could read this book to him. He said yes, but I don't think he's all that excited and I asked him this before the book took a major turn that I wasn't expecting and then I thought I had it figured out! For those of you who read it, I thought it was the Uncle!!!! Boy was I wrong!!! I don't know if Eddie would like the huge unexpected turns in it. It does teach principles and values that everyone needs to learn!!!Anyway! If you haven't read either of these books. Please do! I gave most of our family members The Christmas Jar for Christmas last year and said I would send a letter explaining why we had given it and I still haven't!!! It's only April!!!! Okay, so there's something else I could be doing besides writing on my blog! There are LOTS of things I SHOULD be doing than writing on my blog!Later!
Sermon for the Week
So, last night I was very restless. Sometimes my brain is on overdrive. I was awake for an hour or so in the middle of the night. I was pondering on all the evil in the world and the people who make money off of it. Especially those who make money off it, in the name of "helping people" on TV. There's way too much garbage on TV. Especially "talk shows" if you can call them that, that are supposedly helping others, when all they're doing is making people's lives more miserable. And the "stars" on these shows that are supposedly "professionals."
They don't understand the damage they are actually doing. As I'm tending to do lately, this made me ponder on my own life. Ya know, the whole "when you point your finger at someone else there are 3 fingers pointing back at you" thing. So, I thought of myself and wondered how many people I have been a negative influence on in my life. It's a rather horrible feeling and I truly believe that someday we will know the effect we've had on others for good or bad in this life. Because I was thinking this, I felt horrible, even wracked with pain. I didn't think I was ever going to shake the feeling or the thoughts that were playing in my head. I prayed for forgiveness for all the evil I have done, for the bad examples I have set, for the negative influence I've been on others, I was really upset!
Then, as always, the Lord in his infinite love and wisdom touched me with his Spirit, as he so often does, by placing a melody in my head. I recognized it and was filled with instant peace as I pondered these words:
Come, ye disconsolate, where’er ye languish;
Come to the mercy seat, fervently kneel.
Here bring your wounded hearts;
here tell your anguish.
Earth has no sorrow that heav’n cannot heal.
I'm grateful for the old Sunday School program where you actually had song practice and we learned the hymns. That's how I know this hymn. I'm also grateful for the peace it brought to me and continues to bring.
Eddie and I have been watching the Discussions on the Old Testament on BYU TV. Not only has it been a bonding thing, but we're learning something and Eddie's even beginning to like Isaiah! Now that's truly amazing!
Anyway, the outcome of this whole experience has been a greater appreciation for my Savior and the Atonement. As it says in Isaiah 53:4-5
"Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows...he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed."
And this reminds me of the words of Alma:
"And he shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind; and this that the word might be fulfilled which saith he will take upon him the pains and the sicknesses of his people.
And he will take upon him death, that he may loose the bands of death which bind his people; and he will take upon him their infirmities, that his bowels may be filled with mercy, according to the flesh, that he may know according to the flesh how to succor his people according to their infirmities.
Now the Spirit knoweth all things; nevertheless the Son of God suffereth according to the flesh that he might take upon him the sins of his people, that he might blot out their transgressions according to the power of his deliverance; and now behold, this is the testimony which is in me." Alma 7:11-13
Because of the Atonement earth truly has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal!
I'll leave you with my favorite scripture:
2 Nephi 1:15 "But behold the Lord hath redeemed my soul from hell; I have beheld his glory, and I am encircled about eternally in the arms of his love."
For my Savior and the gift of the atonement I am truly grateful!
End of sermon!
Dee
They don't understand the damage they are actually doing. As I'm tending to do lately, this made me ponder on my own life. Ya know, the whole "when you point your finger at someone else there are 3 fingers pointing back at you" thing. So, I thought of myself and wondered how many people I have been a negative influence on in my life. It's a rather horrible feeling and I truly believe that someday we will know the effect we've had on others for good or bad in this life. Because I was thinking this, I felt horrible, even wracked with pain. I didn't think I was ever going to shake the feeling or the thoughts that were playing in my head. I prayed for forgiveness for all the evil I have done, for the bad examples I have set, for the negative influence I've been on others, I was really upset!
Then, as always, the Lord in his infinite love and wisdom touched me with his Spirit, as he so often does, by placing a melody in my head. I recognized it and was filled with instant peace as I pondered these words:
Come, ye disconsolate, where’er ye languish;
Come to the mercy seat, fervently kneel.
Here bring your wounded hearts;
here tell your anguish.
Earth has no sorrow that heav’n cannot heal.
I'm grateful for the old Sunday School program where you actually had song practice and we learned the hymns. That's how I know this hymn. I'm also grateful for the peace it brought to me and continues to bring.
Eddie and I have been watching the Discussions on the Old Testament on BYU TV. Not only has it been a bonding thing, but we're learning something and Eddie's even beginning to like Isaiah! Now that's truly amazing!
Anyway, the outcome of this whole experience has been a greater appreciation for my Savior and the Atonement. As it says in Isaiah 53:4-5
"Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows...he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed."
And this reminds me of the words of Alma:
"And he shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind; and this that the word might be fulfilled which saith he will take upon him the pains and the sicknesses of his people.
And he will take upon him death, that he may loose the bands of death which bind his people; and he will take upon him their infirmities, that his bowels may be filled with mercy, according to the flesh, that he may know according to the flesh how to succor his people according to their infirmities.
Now the Spirit knoweth all things; nevertheless the Son of God suffereth according to the flesh that he might take upon him the sins of his people, that he might blot out their transgressions according to the power of his deliverance; and now behold, this is the testimony which is in me." Alma 7:11-13
Because of the Atonement earth truly has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal!
I'll leave you with my favorite scripture:
2 Nephi 1:15 "But behold the Lord hath redeemed my soul from hell; I have beheld his glory, and I am encircled about eternally in the arms of his love."
For my Savior and the gift of the atonement I am truly grateful!
End of sermon!
Dee
Thursday, April 24, 2008
What's in a Name?
Just for fun I thought I would find out what our names mean:
Edward: (English) Prosperous Guardian
Hi: (Hebrew) Exalted, Noble
Sandra: (English) Helper of Mankind
Jean: (Hebrew) Gracious gift from God
Plum(mer): a fruit, a tree, deep purple, an excellent or desirable thing, rewarding, profitable
Edward: (English) Prosperous Guardian
Hi: (Hebrew) Exalted, Noble
Sandra: (English) Helper of Mankind
Jean: (Hebrew) Gracious gift from God
Plum(mer): a fruit, a tree, deep purple, an excellent or desirable thing, rewarding, profitable
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Through Each Other's Eyes
The ABC’s of Eddie 
(by Sandy)
A- Adventurous
B- Boisterous
C- Crazy
D- Detail Oriented
E- Efficient
F- FUN
G- Gregarious
H- Humorous
I- Intelligent
J- Jovial
K- Kind
L- Loveable
M- Mushy
N- Nutty
O- Outrageous
P- Playful
Q- Qualified
R- Romantic
S- Service
T- Tender
U- Unique
V- Voracious
W- Worthy
X- X-tra Special
Y- Youthful
Z- Zealous
The ABC’s of Sandy
(by Eddie)
A- Attentive
B- Brave
C- Charitable
D- Diligent
E- Even-Minded
F- Fabulous
G- Girl
H- Hilarious
I- Incredible
J- Joyous
K- Kind
L- Loyal
M- Married
N- Nice
O- Open
P- Pleasing
Q- Queen
R- Respectful
S- Sinfully delicious
T- Tantalizing
U- Ultra-kind
V- Virtuous
W- Willing
X- X-Wanlass
Y- Yours Truly
Z- Zion
(by Sandy)
A- Adventurous
B- Boisterous
C- Crazy
D- Detail Oriented
E- Efficient
F- FUN
G- Gregarious
H- Humorous
I- Intelligent
J- Jovial
K- Kind
L- Loveable
M- Mushy
N- Nutty
O- Outrageous
P- Playful
Q- Qualified
R- Romantic
S- Service
T- Tender
U- Unique
V- Voracious
W- Worthy
X- X-tra Special
Y- Youthful
Z- Zealous
The ABC’s of Sandy
(by Eddie)
A- Attentive
B- Brave
C- Charitable
D- Diligent
E- Even-Minded
F- Fabulous
G- Girl
H- Hilarious
I- Incredible
J- Joyous
K- Kind
L- Loyal
M- Married
N- Nice
O- Open
P- Pleasing
Q- Queen
R- Respectful
S- Sinfully delicious
T- Tantalizing
U- Ultra-kind
V- Virtuous
W- Willing
X- X-Wanlass
Y- Yours Truly
Z- Zion
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Eddie's boo-boo
Saturday night, after returning from Reno to Sacramento, we were just kicking back enjoying a peaceful night. Our hotel room had a normal bathtub, but it had whirlpool jacuzzi jets in it. So, like the night before we each took our own bath. Well, I was enjoying the peace after my bath, while Eddie was in the tub. I heard this loud thump, but thought nothing of it! A few minutes later, Eddie is standing in front of me holding his arm in a very strange way and tells me, he fell in the tub and crushed his ribs! Poor baby!!!! He had taken the bath mat out of the tub so he could "slide easier" in the tub. Well, slide easier he did and he has the bruised ribs to prove it. His feet slid out from under him and he landed on the side of the tub! OUCH! He is taking it easy for the next few days. Poor baby!
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