Mom: this is for you

Mother of my heart and soul I would love to post a picture of my tree...but its not up yet. Maybe Camron could come and set mine up for me too... But just to let you and Hilary and Kylee know next year I am setting mine up for Labor day so I can beat all of you. Ha

Vynessa I am sure you will have none of this nonsense and set your tree up in a timely fashion like all of us normal people :) So since I don't have a picture of the tree..... here are some others and actually I was just testing to see who reads my blog even if there are no pictures....

Ps special thanks to angie jones who spent 1.00 in lemonade. She is my kids new best friend.

I hope they call me on a mission!!!

One of my favorite things to do is snuggle the kid that wakes up early and talk with them about how things are going and then kabamo get really deep with them and talk with them about the things that really matter in life so the other morning I was talking with James in just this sort of fashion, and I asked "James are you going on a Mission?" ......long pause so I thought he had gone to sleep, so I asked again "James are you going on a Mission? this time in a whispery voice...And he said "yes"
So I said "well what if it is really hard work?" He answered " well then I will do it because I am an Oliver and we can do hard things." at this point I thought I am so glad I believe in catch phrases and have pounded this into my kids heads!!!! So then I asked " Well what if it is really really hard and you miss your mommy and daddy so much?" and he rolled over to look at me with his huge blue eyes and said, "Then I will be brave mommy."
"Okay," I whispered "so will I"

Gratitude

It overwhelms me when I think of everything I am grateful for this year. So I decided it is best to make a top ten out of it.
1. I am grateful for the understanding of just how blessed I really am.
2. I am grateful for the opportunity to be this blessed.
3. I am grateful for work
4. I am grateful I learned to work at an early age, and still get to learn every day.
5. I am grateful Heavenly Father chose me to be a steward over 3 special kids.
6. I am grateful to learn the lessons they teach me, even if with one particular kid I feel like I've already learned them...the hard way, which I now am finding out was not the hard way at all.
7. I am grateful for health. I know you don't always get it. It is a blessing.
8. I am grateful for a husband who is loyal honest and has integrity.
9. I am grateful for the knowledge that Heavenly Father Loves Me.
10. I am grateful for being his child.

ring

Almost 10 years ago a handsome guy decided he found enough good in a silly 18 year old girl to pop the question and give her a ring. Thank you mike!!!!!