"A Spoon Full of Sugar..."

Don't get me wrong I am all for modern medicine, but seriously!  Before moving to Texas, I dealt with a few seasonal allergies.  Nothing too serious to deal with, and always manageable by taking an over the counter drug.  Now 10 years later, 2 bouts of pneumonia and bronchitis so many times I can't remember, it is here to stay. It has made a slight case of asthma I was diagnosed with a few years ago, into a  permanent condition. I wouldn't be that annoyed with this news but, it requires me to take medication.  I HATE to take medicine!  Alas, I  have to breathe...so again I am reminded, "come what may and love it."

It is a good thing that only three of these will become close friends with me! 

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY TO ME!

I was the last in my family to get a cell phone, so I figured I might get a iPhone when I was ...well let's just say OLD!  Well my contract was up on my cell phone and I had been reminding Rick of that fact.  My battery was weak sauce.(as my kids put it)  Several of our children and spouses have iPhone and I really thought i would too!  I think all my rambling about one, wore Rick down. He bought me one!  He ask if that would be a good Valentines gift...and I said, "heck YES!"  Not only did he get me the phone,  he bought me a fancy hot pink cover!  They don't come in RED! : o(

I love technology!  We have found so many good uses for it. And....



Some not so good...well, fun!



Happy Valentine's Day!

Dip and the Two Step

This year we shared Valentine's Day with 17 single adults ranging in age 20 to 30. It really wasn't a sacrifice, because we rarely try to infiltrate the Valentine's crowd. We are happy to go out the day before or night after, which we did. Alas, both of us are coming down with something and it took the fun right out of it!

Back to Monday evening, or in Mormon circles known as FHE (Family Home Evening). It is a night set aside of all the other nights of the week, just to spend time with family. Since our singles don't have their own families yet...they like to get together as a church family. Several of our original plans fell through, but one of the cute girls of the group decided to teach us the "Texas Two Step." Since rodeo season is coming upon us Houstonites, it was a perfect activity. We pushed all the family room furniture back and Wah la... dance floor!

BishopRic (as he is sometimes called) promised the women there would be chocolate covered strawberries! How was his promise met...of course I did. I didn't do it without back up though. I purchase already made strawberries in case of failure, and the ingredients to make them. I tired, they turned out okay, but the chocolate was a little thick. Everyone ate them, so I guess success.


Christy in red was our teacher. She even wore her cute red cowgirl boots..I really want a pair.



Joey watching closely.

Ashley and Brian were good students.



Seth and Jody had no problems.







Mine on the left and the bought one on the right. I will purchase a double boiler before I do it again.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!



Where else in the world?

Where else in the world can you go, and surround yourself with a bunch of young adults, that doesn't include drugs, alcohol, smoking, foul language, and inappropriate behavior? My house at FHE. And guess what? They had a blast! Doing what you might ask? Learning to tie balloon animals. Kilan one of our singles taught himself how to do this. He came prepared to show us how it is done.

Kilan our master teacher demonstrating how to make a dog.

Very casual classroom setting.

The Lyman sisters trying their new found skill.

Brian opted out...hates the sound of popping balloons. He enjoyed food and conversation in the kitchen.

Angie shows off the beginnings of her monkey.

Sydney was concentrating not popping her balloon at a most critical part.

Angie's finished monkey.

Joey, Darcy, Seth, Jody (on floor), Sicily

Darcy with her monkey.

Darcy sporting her monkey and parrot

Seth and Loren hanging out in the kitchen



Made Kilan pose for this one.



Amanda created her own Octopus.



The gang, just having fun naturally.





Isn't refreshing to know that you can make your own fun in life, without outside influences. I think so.