My Four Sons...and a Husband!

Saturday, January 12, 2008

Whew! This a rather interesting undertaking. I am quite beside myself - wonder if I am crazy? However - I've seen lots of different blogs which inspired me to attempt one of my own.

14 comments:

Millie said...: Hey there (it's cousin Natalie).

Your blog is great - I love all the pictures! It makes me want to put all mine up. :)

My two blogs are Genealogy Geek and the other one. :)

How fun to see you online!; January 12, 2008 at 2:12 PM
Candace said...: Hey Nat! Thanks for posting! You are poster #1. You will have to email your blog address to me. I guess I need a link on mine to all my relatives and friends. :); January 12, 2008 at 5:39 PM
Carrie said...: Yay Candace! Looks GREAT!; January 12, 2008 at 6:53 PM
Carrie said...: (Oh, ya, Meg is me...Carrie...just in case you were wondering LOL); January 12, 2008 at 6:54 PM
Carrie said...: How's Nephi?? Wish I could post on the right blog date but for some reason it doesn't show any comment section. Hope all is well!; January 19, 2008 at 11:06 PM
Sherril Salts Dysart said...: I finally remembered I had opened a new email account through gmail and found your email to me about the blogspot. This is really fun! You are doing a GREAT JOB! Keep it up so when I am sleeping during the day and you are sleeping at night I can still check out your day events! Mummsie; January 25, 2008 at 2:04 AM
Carrie said...: Dang Candace! Your boys! LOL! Glad to see (once again) that you're all okay!; January 27, 2008 at 8:48 PM
Candace said...: Yeah...they sure keep us on our toes! :); January 28, 2008 at 12:32 PM
Sherril Salts Dysart said...: Hey, Candace! Sorry to hear about Michael and his strep. Tell Nephi that he and Grandma are TWINS now. I put my arm down on the stovetop not realizing Grandpa had just turned off the stove. I also have a nice burn that measures about 5-1/2 inches long and about 3-1/2 inches wide on the back of my right arm. OUCH!
Mummsie; February 3, 2008 at 4:36 AM
Carrie said...: Heya Candace! Hope you're not as sore today!; February 20, 2008 at 8:05 AM
Candace said...: I am sore - but it's not too bad!; February 20, 2008 at 11:11 AM
Sharona said...: Thanks for the bread today! We had 9 folks there for NLE and 4 stayed for CS Specific. :)

Check out the new Knight Rider car. You know we were all fans, back in the day, lol!

~Sharon; February 23, 2008 at 11:19 PM
Carrie said...: How cute! Yay for you Nephi!!! Candace, I hope you find out what's going on with you.; February 27, 2008 at 9:23 AM
Sharona said...: Update!!!! I love the colors and now you have all of those beautiful flowers.

Your son had me cracking up on Friday night - he and the Ellison boy both had gas issues, lol.; April 22, 2008 at 7:46 AM

I am thankful...

I am thankful for so many things. Cloudy skies, rain - and even snow when I stay home. I am thankful for my health - that I can walk, bend, stretch, think, rest. I am thankful for my family. The little guys and the big guy too! And extended family too! I am thankful for my talents - which allow me to express myself in different ways. I am thankful for my callings - being with the kids in Primary sure lends a different perspective on things. Cub Scouts keeps me on my toes and helps the boys learn what they need to know. I am thankful for so many things. Thank you Heavenly Father for blessing me so much!

A really neat poem to remember President Hinckley

Someone wrote this after the news that President Hinckley had passed. It's beautiful, so I thought it was appropriate to share.

Prophet Passing

I imagine he's running to Marjorie now,
Yes, running, not waving his cane.
I see him embracing his father and mother
While they keep repeating his name.

I see him now meeting his forebears,
Brother Brigham and Joseph are there.
Sweet reunion of prophets, united by service
That only such noble men share.

I see him embraced by the Savior
While Father says, "Good and well done.
So faithful in stalwart endurance, I welcome
My noble, most excellent son."

I then hear the ripples of laughter
As he says the reception's just fine,
But he hopes that he'll get an assignment or two
Since there's no need to waste any time.

I can hear his clear voice in the stillness
At the close of this sweet Sabbath day,
Have faith and move forward — there's work to be done.
President Hinckley would want it that way.

Anna M. Molgard
January 27, 2008

An ode to Aprons.

The principal use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath. Because she only had a few, it was easier to wash aprons than dresses and they used less material, but along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven. It was wonderful for drying children's tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears. From the chicken coop the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven. When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids. And when the weather was cold, Grandma wrapped it around her arms. Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the hot wood stove. Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron. From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls. In the fall, the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees. When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds. When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, and the men knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner. It will be a long time before someone invents something that will replace that 'old-time apron' that served so many purposes.

*Disclaimer* I didn't write this. It was posted on another site I visit. My love of aprons compelled me to add it to my blog.

My Four Sons...and a Husband!

Saturday, January 12, 2008

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