Visit to Sarah's

I went to Sarah's for a visit this week. I don't get there nearly as often as I would like. When I'm there, I'm having so much fun playing with the little people that I forget to break out the camera. I got a couple of pictures. It took four tries to get all three of them looking at the camera at the same time.

Notice the look Marlee is giving her brothers! :)

This is the only one I got with them all looking at the camera. Sorry Emery for chopping off your head. :(

Sarah, Evan and Marlee went shopping with me while Emery was in school. We found some fabric for my dress for Katie's wedding. It is rose colored crepe backed satin. Very pretty. We also found some embroidered organza for the babies dresses. If I remember, when I get them made next month I'll post pictures. They are going to be so darn cute!

After leaving Sarah's on Wednesday, I drove to Green River, Wy. Laura's baby was being blessed. That was a very short visit. I was concerned about driving home in the dark by myself. I tend to sleep when in the car, driving or not, and I was concerned about animals being in the road. It was a good drive home. No animals where they shouldn't be and I didn't get sleepy! :)

HOPE OF SPRING!!

As I was quilting today I could hear birds chirping outside. I looked out the window and could see quite a few birds in the neighbors cottonwood trees. I didn't think much of it until I had to go out. When I returned home, I was aware of many birds flying from tree to tree in our yard and the neighbors'. I happened to look out the kitchen window and that is when I realized the birds were mostly robins! Oh! What a beautiful sight on a cold snowy day! As I took a better look, I saw close to 100 birds in the trees. There are robins, starlings, a lone mountain bluebird, and another small bird with light yellow breasts. I took pictures through the windows. I knew if I went outside to take the pictures I would scare them away. You might ask what has drawn them to our neighborhood. We have a huge ornamental crab apple tree in our backyard and they have come to eat. They take turns. They will eat a bit and then fly to roost in another tree while other birds take their place. What a sight!

Come What May, and Love It!

Today in Relief Society our lesson was on "Come What May, and Love It!" There were four suggestions to help us get through trials.

1. Learn to Laugh
2. Seek for the Eternal
3. Understand the Principle of Compensation
4. Trust in the Father and in the Son

I learned lots. If you would like to read the article the lesson was taken from, it can be found in the Nov. 2008 Ensign on pg. 26. If you don't get the Ensign magazine, you can look up the article here.