Conference Weekend

This weekend is General Conference! Is there anything better than church coming to you twice a year?! I love staying in my pajamas and listening to the uplifting words of the Apostles! Not to mention all the projects I plan to work on this weekend. With all the projects coming up I am really glad to have found these sites to be able to print out "Conference Packets" for Ruark to hopefully keep him busy during the sessions! I thought I'd share these with you in hopes that it will keep your children busy too!


Nursery Packet

Junior Primary Packet

Senior Primary Packet

Youth Packet

I hate motorcycles...

Did I ever tell you I hate motorcycles? I think they're dangerous, dumb and frankly 90% of my clients own one...Chase got a motorcycle from his dad a few months ago. He's been so excited but I've been a little apprehensive. We kept meaning to buy his a helmet, but he hardly ever rides it because we've had such bad weather so I didn't think too much of it when he went to leave tonight...the still small voice told me to remind him to wear a jacket and that he really shouldn't be driving it without a helmet for the umpteenth time. I however wanted to be the sweet cool wife and sent him on his way with nothing more than a kiss.

Half an hour later I received a call from Chase saying he'd been in an accident. His front tire blew out on a side street from 17th he lost control when he let off the gas and before he knew what was happening he was on his side sliding on the asphalt at 25mph. It happened right in front of a guy's house who was just pulling in he ran out and bandaged Chase up.

We took him to the Community Care. Luckily he doesn't have a concussion but he's pretty banged up and walked out with 9 stitches and a lot of road rash. Poor guy not only had to hear the lecture about wearing a helmet who knows how many times but I think just to make it sink in they bandaged him up with pink and purple, just to bruise his ego a little more...I think he looks a little like a roller derby girl :) We feel so blessed tonight, and we are so thankful for our guardian angels who watched over him. I sure don't know what I'd do without this man of mine!

Craft Time!

A friend of ours was flying all the way to England to visit her parents, 7 months pregnant with an 19 month old and all alone!! So I send her something to help keep her daughter busy, a preview of the Christmas gift going out to my nieces this year :) This was a quick version because I only had about a day to work on it.

I made this clutch out of a Huggies diaper wipe case and a little batting .

The dolls are removable, and are all fabric. The doll clothes have a fleece backing so they stick to the dolls. I'm really excited how it turned out. One thing I remembered while working on this project, hot glue and I don't mix! I had burns all over my hands, so I think I'll try a few alterations to see if I can make it a little easier on myself!

Time Out

We have started a new thing in our house, TIME OUT!! We used to send Ruark to his room but felt that was a bad direction to go because whenever he went in there he felt he was being punished. We think it's the cutest thing in the world when Ruark stands with his nose against the wall, pouting.

No baby was punished for the sole purpose of taking this picture...this is just a reenactment. On a side note, he does not enjoy time out this much, he just loves taking pictures!

Our Next Adventure...

For the past few months Chase and I have felt lost. Construction is bad. There's no work and any work that's out there you can hardly make a profit because everyone is undercutting each other.

Bonds are our main source of income. I am so thankful for the opportunity I've had to work from home and be able to support our family. But the time has come for our next adventure. I'm sick of bonds, I sick of the dirty jails and the wife beaters and the drug addicts who think I'm their friend. I'm sick of the knowledge I have of the justice system and how corrupt everyone is. I've planned on taking over this business for the past 4 years, and now I am running away from it.

So now what? We have so many opportunities that are coming our way. We have quite a few businesses that we are deciding between, right now we are praying about the best direction. A few months ago I called my mom and said I don't think we're going to be doing bonds much longer, she said she has been having the same feeling. She wants out too, no one wants to stay in the business. We are all feeling a pull in an another direction, and I CANNOT WAIT to see where this leads!!! So for now, I'm still doing bonds and Chase is still doing construction but hopefully by next week we'll have the answer we are looking for.