I will never again...

1. Drive a vehicle on the freeway
2. Give birth to anything
3. Try to give anyone directions to Manti
4. Eat some of Jack's oatmeal accidently
5. Collect books, keys, bells, stamps or bandaids
6. Pick up a lit cigarette
7. Order a Peach Bellini at Olive Garden without checking on the contents first
8. Back talk my wonderful father
9. Talk to Loree Jones on this side of the veil.
10. Live with Bi-Polar people who are not medicated.
...and that's my FINAL answer.

Stolen pictures.... I love this one.

KAT, did you know I stole a picture of you?

Sister Cassie Kortsen, we're proud of you!

The NorCal RenFaire...

I miss this more than just a little bit.

On her way in FIVE days!

"not to Secret anymore" Wishes....What's YOURS?

- To get cleared to drive again.
- To be a seminary teacher again.
- To hold African AIDS babies, who I am convinced...need me.
- To travel to India and teach English at Rising Star Outreach school.
- To hook up Rachel with a date with a guy at lizzie's farewell who was DYING to meet her (no, it's not my son!) but he's too CHICKEN!
- To travel more, especially back to Japan to visit my host family.
- Family vacation with all the family to London in Christmas 2010 to pick up Lizzie.
- to not have to work, although I love my job.
- to be skinny enough to fit into my daughter's clothes.
- to fix my skin pigmentation problems.
- to say goodbye when I didn't have the chance to do it.
- to kidnap my husband to a secret hideway and vacation that's not work oriented. Somewhere close to home though.

COLD VIRUS...

Got tested for the swine flu today. This is what I have...the common cold.
I'm laughing at myself now, but glad I got tested, because I work with a lot of great elderly people who I want to protect. For anyone who is scientifically minded, here is a picture of what I have. It looks great, but feels UGLY.

I love this place. Good things happen here!

It's a magical place with lots of wise and wonderful people therein. I love it.

FREEZE, please.

It just seems that we started selling shaved ice before it was really the right kind of weather. Right idea, Right people, right neighborhood....just a little early. Please FREEZE, just like that. Timing is everything. Argh! :-)

Happy Anniversary, Dollface! He said YES!

PERSONALLY, I THINK IT WOULD LOOK GREAT AGAINST A RED WALL! IT'S YOUR CALL, DOLLFACE! :-)

You know you have Epilespy when...

You know you have epilepsy when there are AT LEAST two (or four in my case) cars in the driveway and you don’t drive.

You know you have E. when...someone asks you if you're alright & you didn't know anything was wrong.

You know you have epilepsy when you find yourself eating lunch for the second time in a row.

You know you have epilepsy when your dentist worries about losing his fingers...

You know you have epilepsy when you can decipher the following: I was dx'd with JME by my epi with an EEG, (had MRI and CT), Rx was Lamictal 100 mg p.o. tid, which controlled the jerks, absence, SP's, atonics, and GTC's...

You know you have epilepsy when holy water burns you. (that's for Sis. Hem...)

You know you have epilepsy when your boss doesn't know whether to call 911 or a Priest.

You know you have epilepsy when your Meds cost more than you make in a month.

You know you have epilepsy when you take meds to help the meds you take.

You know you have epilepsy when upon having a burst of energy you're asked "are you having a episode?"

You know you have epilepsy when...you have a seizure in your sleep and smack your spouse...and they ask ...was that a spell or are you still mad at me ?

You know you have epilepsy when...Sleeping till 3:00 pm is normal...yet not sleeping at all is too.

You know you have epilepsy when you hear ten times a day from your loved ones…did you remember your "pills"

NOTE: Epileptics use humor to cope. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. This list is provided my friend, Paula Apoca, who lightens the load for all of us E's.

I LOVE CHESLEY. That's all. ;-)

And I love Kat and Liz for giving me the best birthday present ever - Chesley.

Pre-Mission Trials!

Sweet Birdie is doing so much better! Thanks for all your prayers and well-wishes, she's doing GREAT and ready to take off for her mission. Due to great family & great neighbors, she's doing awesome! Thanks!

MY BIRTHDAY

Every once in awhile, you have to have to be a little silly on your birthday!

What was the Month of May?

BoxElder Bugs, planting "Early Girls" and "Celebrity" tomatoes, 9 vases of Purple Tulips, missing Miss Loree-Lou & Darla, buying a little car (motorized wheelchair), best birthday ever, wonderful mother's day, Magnesium Citrate adventure, Okada family research, 2 bad news days, irrigation water back on, snow completely melted, London visa application finished, spring cleaning, Mission shopping, 2 family members dental work completed. All in all, it's been a fairly good month. Spring has sprung, and I'm hopeful for some wonderful family-filled days ahead. Now if I can just get rid of the Box-Elder Bugs

CABELAS FIND....

What every missionary to London needs? Doubtful.

Susan Boyle's NEW DO. Love it!

If you don't know who she is, look her up on YOU TUBE (full version) and prepare to be inspired by her story and performance on Brit's IDOL!

Welcome Home!

I love this time of year! Thank you son, for planting these beautiful reminders of renewal and faith. I love my tulips and I love you too!

The Mall Rats

So, I'm at the mall, resting while Lizzie returns something to a store. While I'm sitting there, across from a children's clothing store...about 6 or 8 teenagers all dressed up like 80's characters, just file into the clothing store and stand in the front display area, and POSE. People were snapping pictures like wild people, and clapping and LOVED IT. The cops came and busted it up. It was the coolest thing. I want to take my family pictures at that mall, in that display case. I just wish the cops hadn't have upset the kids who really were just having harmless clean fun.

Sister Shattuck - LONDON ENGLAND MISSION !