Just thought I would write a few comments on our blog on this wet and rainy sunday. We had a great ward conference today and were blessed to hear from the Bishop and from our Stake President, Pres, Johnson. We were definatly fed spiritually. We even survived Stake Visitors in Primary, no escapee children, no one was too wound up...just some issues with teachers still giving food in classrooms. All in all, it was good.
Then I came home to finish working on Taxengine, which is tax support that I do at home, online. I got to also answer some emails and make dinner. Yummy Manicotti and salad and breadsticks!!
We have a fireside tonight, I will post more on that later.
I got to talk to my husband for quite a while today and he sent pictures of Maine, I thought I would post some here on the blog, so you can see where he it.
have a wonderful Sunday!
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Sunday, February 17, 2008
tagged
Ok, So i was reading Carolannes Blog and saw the questions she was tagged with and thought I would answer them here and then challenge my friends to answer said questions on their blogs...And if you dont have a blog to answer them on, then just copy and paste them to me in an email!!
10 Years Ago: I though 30 sounded OLD....We had Nate who was 6, Nick was 4 and Caitlyn was 2. Nobody had been in the hospital in a year...WAHOO!
5 places that I've lived: Bountiful, Pleasant View, Cohasset, MA, Berthoud, Co, various places in California on my mission and Clearfield
5 jobs I have had:
1. Sorting through recieved merchandise at The Talbots in Massachusetts and filling catalog orders.
2. Waitress/Hostess- The Red Flame in Bountiful
3. Receptionist- Farmers Insurance Office for my brother
4. I owned my own gift basket business
5. Music Teacher, Davis School District
What I would do if I became a billionaire: pay my tithing, pay off any outstanding debt, build up my food storage, put money away for college,missions, weddings etc and then buy a boat!
Bad habits: I have so many
1. Not picking things up when I am done with them
2. Starting a project, which leads to another project, which takes me to another project and then I have 20 things started and strewn all over the house and nothing completed!!
3. Procrastinating
4. Thinking about something and then spitting out a random thought about the thing I was thinking that no one else knows anything about because they werent currently occupying my brain with me!!
Things I enjoy: Having Kris home. No stress, Summer vacation, The ocean, Sand in my toes, Being on a boat, Quiet, Blogging, digital scrapbooking, musicals, working with the youth, my kids, the dogs.
Things people don't know about me:
1. I'm secretly a control freak
2. I like vegetable soup for breakfast
3. I'd rather live by water than by mountains
If you read this and laughed, consider yourself tagged!
10 Years Ago: I though 30 sounded OLD....We had Nate who was 6, Nick was 4 and Caitlyn was 2. Nobody had been in the hospital in a year...WAHOO!
5 places that I've lived: Bountiful, Pleasant View, Cohasset, MA, Berthoud, Co, various places in California on my mission and Clearfield
5 jobs I have had:
1. Sorting through recieved merchandise at The Talbots in Massachusetts and filling catalog orders.
2. Waitress/Hostess- The Red Flame in Bountiful
3. Receptionist- Farmers Insurance Office for my brother
4. I owned my own gift basket business
5. Music Teacher, Davis School District
What I would do if I became a billionaire: pay my tithing, pay off any outstanding debt, build up my food storage, put money away for college,missions, weddings etc and then buy a boat!
Bad habits: I have so many
1. Not picking things up when I am done with them
2. Starting a project, which leads to another project, which takes me to another project and then I have 20 things started and strewn all over the house and nothing completed!!
3. Procrastinating
4. Thinking about something and then spitting out a random thought about the thing I was thinking that no one else knows anything about because they werent currently occupying my brain with me!!
Things I enjoy: Having Kris home. No stress, Summer vacation, The ocean, Sand in my toes, Being on a boat, Quiet, Blogging, digital scrapbooking, musicals, working with the youth, my kids, the dogs.
Things people don't know about me:
1. I'm secretly a control freak
2. I like vegetable soup for breakfast
3. I'd rather live by water than by mountains
If you read this and laughed, consider yourself tagged!
Friday, February 15, 2008
These Aren't a few of my favorite things
i just plain dont feel good today, so I thought I would compose a little song, summing it all up!
To the tune of "My favorite things" from Sound of Music
It started on Sunday, when our household was cursed
First it was Caitlyn, then Kris got it worse
No body came to church with me
These aren't a few of my favorite things
Monday was better, but it was a fluke
By tuesday, Nick and Caitlyn both thought they might Puke
I left them both home all day long by them selves
These aren't a few of my favoite things
When the kids cough, when the dogs bark
When my husbands gone
I simply can't think of how bad i feel
Or the weeks will drone on and on
Wednesday came with a 5am statement
Mom, I think I have a fever "oh, elatement"
Nick had been struck with some sickly thing
These aren't a few of my favorite things
Off to the Dr, to wait for an hour
After swabbing his nose, Nick has super flu power
So off to the pharmacy, thru blowing snow
These aren't a few of my favorite things
How much will that new drug cost
Maybe $110.00 Bucks
I simply can't think of how bad I feel
But my co-pay made me thank, my lucky ducks!!
So, now it is Friday, the weeks almost done
Nicks getting better, but I've just begun
Im coughing and stuffy and Kris leaves for Maine
Please email or call, cause I might go insane
Aren't we glad for
Technology and
for blogging the way we feel
Im grateful for friends who all love us so
I think I'll go pay a bill!!!!
Ok, kindof corny, but hey...its life!
To the tune of "My favorite things" from Sound of Music
It started on Sunday, when our household was cursed
First it was Caitlyn, then Kris got it worse
No body came to church with me
These aren't a few of my favorite things
Monday was better, but it was a fluke
By tuesday, Nick and Caitlyn both thought they might Puke
I left them both home all day long by them selves
These aren't a few of my favoite things
When the kids cough, when the dogs bark
When my husbands gone
I simply can't think of how bad i feel
Or the weeks will drone on and on
Wednesday came with a 5am statement
Mom, I think I have a fever "oh, elatement"
Nick had been struck with some sickly thing
These aren't a few of my favorite things
Off to the Dr, to wait for an hour
After swabbing his nose, Nick has super flu power
So off to the pharmacy, thru blowing snow
These aren't a few of my favorite things
How much will that new drug cost
Maybe $110.00 Bucks
I simply can't think of how bad I feel
But my co-pay made me thank, my lucky ducks!!
So, now it is Friday, the weeks almost done
Nicks getting better, but I've just begun
Im coughing and stuffy and Kris leaves for Maine
Please email or call, cause I might go insane
Aren't we glad for
Technology and
for blogging the way we feel
Im grateful for friends who all love us so
I think I'll go pay a bill!!!!
Ok, kindof corny, but hey...its life!
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Dessert Theater
So, I thought I would finally post some pictures of dessert theater at the jr high. Our Caitlyn was spectacular and we were really proud of her, not only her performances, but her attitudes towards all of her cast mates and everyone that put the show together. I had so many teachers come up to me and thank me for having a daughter who listened, and who was very respectful of every one around her. WAY TO GO SWISS MISS!!!
So enjoy the pictures
Love to all
So enjoy the pictures
Love to all
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
wow!
Can you belive it ?I'm done with 'Dessert Theater'.(is that scary or what?)
Well, I they it were very sucessful performances.And I think that saturday evening was our best show!
AND WE JUST HAPPENED TO GET A STANDING OVATION ON CLOSEING NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Now that was exiting!)
WHAT TEAM?
NORSEMEN!
WHAT TEAM?
NORSEMEN!
NORSEMEN,
GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME!
BY: CAITLYN POLSON
Well, I they it were very sucessful performances.And I think that saturday evening was our best show!
AND WE JUST HAPPENED TO GET A STANDING OVATION ON CLOSEING NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Now that was exiting!)
WHAT TEAM?
NORSEMEN!
WHAT TEAM?
NORSEMEN!
NORSEMEN,
GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME!
BY: CAITLYN POLSON
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
He's HOME
I had the funnest experience last night. I had talked to Kris earlier in the day and he told me he would be in meetings until at least 5pm their time. So around 5:30 our time, I sent him a message saying "call me when you are out of your meetings and let me know how things went"...nothing...so I called him at 5:45 and no answer. I figured maybe he was out to dinner or getting some other things wrapped up with corporate. BUT NO....I got a text message from him with a picture email with the caption "guess where I am..." I couldn't tell what the picture was, so I expanded it on my phone and showed it to Caitlyn and she exclaimed " THATS OUR HOUSE" !! I thought..."no way" So I called him again, and sure enough he was home. He had gotten out of his afternoon meetings, ran to the airport and got on a flight out!! What a suprise!!
We were all so thrilled to finally have him home...at least for a few days!
He goes to Caribou Maine on the 15th of February for 2 weeks. But that is OK. We are thrilled to have our daddy home!!!
We were all so thrilled to finally have him home...at least for a few days!
He goes to Caribou Maine on the 15th of February for 2 weeks. But that is OK. We are thrilled to have our daddy home!!!
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
THe Hand of the Lord
Every now and again, it is apparent that the Lord has a hand in your life. We should this every day. There are miracles that happen in our lives daily and life lessons that happen that witness these miracles to us. And then there are the days, when out of the blue, comes an unexpected, very much needed, MIRACLE.
17 years ago, when Kris and I were first married, I worked for a preparedness company. I did out of state sales and one of my states was Colorado. I had a group representative there named Terri. Terri and I hit it off instantaneously! We were connected on much more than a business level. I had found one of my lost "sisters" from the pre existance. (now she wasnt lost as far as not having the gospel..just lost in that I had not reunited with her here on earth until that point)
I remember calling her about 6 months after we had met, I was going to tell her that I had just found out that I was expecting Nate. She called me at work first and said "I had a dream about you last night. You were expecting a baby" How cool is that. And we have just been in and out of each others lives ever since. When we are in...it is just like no time has ever passed. Kris and I were able to see her husband baptised (in fact, Kris baptized him) We saw them sealed in the temple and have watched her children grow. We have been through good and bad together and have cried and laughed together for the past 17 years.
Last week, I began to think about my dear sweet Terri and wonder how she was, for it had been quite a while since we had talked. All of the email addresses I had for her, kept bouncing back to me and I was concerned that I would not be able to find her. I was just about to mail her a letter, when today...low and behold, in my email was a letter from Terri. She has searched online for me and found my blog....what a blessing!
So happy am I for this opportunity the Lord has given us to reunite again and continue to weave more threads into each others life tapestries!
Welcome back my sweet sister Terri! Welcome back and welcome home to my heart!
I love you!
May you each take the time to find those miracles that are happening around you in your life and give thanks unto God for them!
17 years ago, when Kris and I were first married, I worked for a preparedness company. I did out of state sales and one of my states was Colorado. I had a group representative there named Terri. Terri and I hit it off instantaneously! We were connected on much more than a business level. I had found one of my lost "sisters" from the pre existance. (now she wasnt lost as far as not having the gospel..just lost in that I had not reunited with her here on earth until that point)
I remember calling her about 6 months after we had met, I was going to tell her that I had just found out that I was expecting Nate. She called me at work first and said "I had a dream about you last night. You were expecting a baby" How cool is that. And we have just been in and out of each others lives ever since. When we are in...it is just like no time has ever passed. Kris and I were able to see her husband baptised (in fact, Kris baptized him) We saw them sealed in the temple and have watched her children grow. We have been through good and bad together and have cried and laughed together for the past 17 years.
Last week, I began to think about my dear sweet Terri and wonder how she was, for it had been quite a while since we had talked. All of the email addresses I had for her, kept bouncing back to me and I was concerned that I would not be able to find her. I was just about to mail her a letter, when today...low and behold, in my email was a letter from Terri. She has searched online for me and found my blog....what a blessing!
So happy am I for this opportunity the Lord has given us to reunite again and continue to weave more threads into each others life tapestries!
Welcome back my sweet sister Terri! Welcome back and welcome home to my heart!
I love you!
May you each take the time to find those miracles that are happening around you in your life and give thanks unto God for them!
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Happy Groundhog Day
Well, it is that day of days, when we find out if we are in for an early spring or more winter weather. According to the news this morning:
Punxsutawney Phil Sees Shadow, Predicts More Winter
Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) -- The groundhog called Phil emerged from his burrow this morning in central Pennsylvania and saw his shadow, which according to legend signals there will be six more weeks of winter in the U.S.
Punxsutawney Phil and his predecessors have seen their shadows 97 times, or about 80 percent of the time, since 1887, according to the Groundhog Club, which conducts the annual event atop Gobbler's Knob. Only 15 times has the Punxsutawney groundhog not seen his shadow, including last year, while another nine results weren't recorded, the club said.
So, even though it is a beautiful day here in snowy Utah, It looks like we are not out of the winter woods yet.
Which got me to thinking. Yesterday I sort of bottomed out as far as being emotionally drained goes. I talked to Kris, who thought he might be able to fly home today, to find out that he has a scheduled meeting in KC on monday. So we dont get him until at least next Tuesday or Wednesday. I just was numb. I really don't know how people who have spouses travel for longer than 2 weeks do it. Even having him fly home for the weekends, at this point, would have been nice. (I know I said that wouldnt be better, but I am re thinking that thought)
Are we like Punxsutawney Phil ? Do we just see shadows and think..that is all there is? Just weeks of cold and no light and rebirth ahead? Do we get caught up in feeling miserable or down or discouraged? Do we not see the light? Heavenly Father has given us many ways to find the light in our own lives. To pick ourselves up and dust ourselves off and to reaffirm our committments and to move forward and progress.
I have reflected on our week of renewed committment to scripture study and prayers filled with gratitude and I have truly felt my burdens lift and become lighter. I have not had the anxieties I have been feeling. I have felt happy and like I am being filled! What blessings come from dedicated gospel living!
May you all have a wonderful weekend!
Punxsutawney Phil Sees Shadow, Predicts More Winter
Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) -- The groundhog called Phil emerged from his burrow this morning in central Pennsylvania and saw his shadow, which according to legend signals there will be six more weeks of winter in the U.S.
Punxsutawney Phil and his predecessors have seen their shadows 97 times, or about 80 percent of the time, since 1887, according to the Groundhog Club, which conducts the annual event atop Gobbler's Knob. Only 15 times has the Punxsutawney groundhog not seen his shadow, including last year, while another nine results weren't recorded, the club said.
So, even though it is a beautiful day here in snowy Utah, It looks like we are not out of the winter woods yet.
Which got me to thinking. Yesterday I sort of bottomed out as far as being emotionally drained goes. I talked to Kris, who thought he might be able to fly home today, to find out that he has a scheduled meeting in KC on monday. So we dont get him until at least next Tuesday or Wednesday. I just was numb. I really don't know how people who have spouses travel for longer than 2 weeks do it. Even having him fly home for the weekends, at this point, would have been nice. (I know I said that wouldnt be better, but I am re thinking that thought)
Are we like Punxsutawney Phil ? Do we just see shadows and think..that is all there is? Just weeks of cold and no light and rebirth ahead? Do we get caught up in feeling miserable or down or discouraged? Do we not see the light? Heavenly Father has given us many ways to find the light in our own lives. To pick ourselves up and dust ourselves off and to reaffirm our committments and to move forward and progress.
I have reflected on our week of renewed committment to scripture study and prayers filled with gratitude and I have truly felt my burdens lift and become lighter. I have not had the anxieties I have been feeling. I have felt happy and like I am being filled! What blessings come from dedicated gospel living!
May you all have a wonderful weekend!
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