"I Wish Every Child in the Whole Wide World..."

"...had a Grandmother just like you."

Right On

  "Joey!  I said turn right two minutes ago, and we're still going left."
"No you didn't, Gary. I said 'Turn left?' and you said, 'Right!'"
"Ya, 'Right', as in, 'Turn right!'"
"Well, if you want to go right so bad, YOU turn right." 

General Conference, April 2011

My Favorite Conference Quotes

(According to my hastily written scribbles.  I am sure they are NOT perfect, but hopefully they convey the gist)

Jean A. Stevens:

Children are key to helping us become more like Heavenly Father.

L. Tom Perry:

The New Testament focuses on the life and influence of the only man born with dual citizenship

in heaven and earth. 

Henry B. Eyring:

One cannot give a crust to the Lord with out receiving a loaf in return.

Quentin L. Cook:

LDS Women are incredible. :)

Boyd K. Packer:

A man who doesn't forgive is like one who gets hit with a club,

 and then takes it and beats himself over the head with it for the rest of his life. 

Dieter F. Uchtdorf:

Often answers(to our prayers) come, not as we are on our knees, but as we are on our feet.  As we become the answer to anothers' prayers, we receive the answers to our own. 

Quoting Saint Francis of Assisi, "Preach the gospel all the time, and if necessary, use words."

H. David Burton:

"Be kind to the poor." 

Richard G. Scott:

Marriage is wonderful!

Lynn G Robbins:

We rarely have a better opportunity to show Christlike love to our children than when we discipline them.

Some children are like taking Parenting 101.  Some are more like Parenting 505.  Consider these a blessing and an opportunity to become more like our Father in Heaven.

Jeffrey R. Holland:

As we speak by the Spirit(in Conference), and you listen by the Spirit, there will be a little piece of personal prophetic council just for you.

Wow.  It was all good.  So so good.  I love Conference. 

Caribbean Cruising

Chad and I went on a cruise this winter with some of my family. 

 Here are  just a few of our adventures:

Entering the ruins of Tulum.  

Mom and Dad, posing on the cliffs inside. 

Was this a Mayan resort town?  

Lunch after the ruins.  The salsa about killed me.  It looked just like the mild pineapple salsa from the restaurant we had eaten at the day before, so I piled it on.  Not quite!

We played in the progressive trivia competition every afternoon aboard the ship.  We won!  By the skin of out teeth.  I asked my kids the winning question when we got home, "What Chinese monument can be seen from space?"  Samuel says, "The Great Wall".  I guess we'll have to have him on our team next time!

The snorkeling boat in Costa Maya.  It was so beautiful, and despite the wind and choppy water, we saw so much wildlife.  Awesome.

Spelunking and repelling in Belize.  The caves were beautiful, and the repelling

and zip-lining were just fun enough!

Our group on formal night:  Back:  Mom, Dad, me, Chad.

Front:  Sarah, my sister, baby Everest, and Mike.