I Love My Angel Soft TP

The lovely Wal-Mart in Jasper, two weeks ago, did not have my favorite toilet paper, Angel Soft, thus I was forced to buy Charman. I thought it was supposed to be a "top" brand! I had a clean bum, but not a clean hand... (I know... T! M! I!)




Angel Soft vs Charman... Angel Soft will win everytime!

TEMPLE is to HEAVEN as HOME is to WHERE THE HEART IS

"How far is Heaven?" asks President Thomas S. Monson. "I testify that in the holy Temples it is not far at all - for it is in these sacred places that heaven and earth meet and our Heavenly Father gives His children His greatest blessings."



A certain young woman has been on my mind lately and it just so happens that the October issue of the Ensign is dedicated solely to Temples and all that includes. My Visiting Teacher partner is my Great Aunt Sylvia. I'm so thankful for her example of the righteous duties of visitings these sisters in their homes. Some are grand, some are humble, but each is filled with a wonderful spirit.

Anyway, the young woman on my mind has been my sister-in-law, Ashlei, who passed away with cancer in April of 2009. One of the last Priesthood blessings she received promised her that her son, Jace, would know and love her. What a special message from the Spirit.

When asked where his mama is, he has always responded, "At the Temple." Some have tried to "correct" him and have him say, "In Heaven." Reading this quote from Pres. Monson makes me think that this little four year old boy knows exactly what he's talking about!

The day our family traveled to the Houston Temple, Jace was able to come with us! I was never more thrilled than to see that little boy in his white suit shirt and blue striped tie, walking the grounds surrounding the Temple and to see his sweet reverence walking into the Temple. Even when he could only enter the lobby and sit in the waiting room just inside the doors, he knew to be reverent, quiet and still.

What a blessing Temples are!! What a short distance from Heaven Temples can be!! I hope there are many more to be announced, built and dedicated to our Father in Heaven and to the duties we need to perform for not only ourselves, but for those who have passed away.

Honorable Mention(s)

Just a few interesting notes from this week...

* Jarom's snake, who seems to have tripled in size over night (literally), is trying her darned-est to escape from her now too small 10 gallon tank. She's a Ball Python by the name of "Baby Girl." Yeah! Baby Girl! Not so baby anymore darlin', but I do love her! She's so pretty... yes, I said the snake is pretty!

* Yesterday, while Dad was building me a rabbit shed, I saw a dragonfly viciously take down a gorgeous butterfly in mid-flight! Holy smokes! It was like WWII in the insect world! Nnnnnnnnnn-yyyyoooonnnneeeeee!!! Mayday, mayday, mayday, we're going down! I did try to save the poor thing, but I had to follow my goat fenceline to the gate, then walk pretty much to where I started, but on the other side of the fence, and by the time I got there, the dragonfly had killed the butterfly.

* I have a clinically diagnosed (by me) INSANE rabbit!! I am so not kidding! About a week ago, when things started to just get cold, I decided to put a bit of hay in with each rabbit. I got to her cage and started to put some in for her. She went crazy! Running around her cage so fast she hit her nose on each wall and nearly jumped out!
I have the rabbits, for the time being, their cages, sitting on sawhorses. Dad decides to use the wooden ones and we pick up this double cage and set it on the ground. Out of danger and the way and we're able to start working on the shed. We measure the first board and he starts his skill saw and she goes completely N-U-T-S! Running around her cage and mach 5 and slamming her nose on every corner of her cage. THEN, she falls over on her side, eyes as big as quarters, and quits breathing. It upset me, of course, but being a farm girl, I was kinda like, "Okay, she's dead. No big deal." THEN, she starts gasping for air. Like mouth wide open and lungs working overtime! She's starts trying to get up, but not making much progress. Least I can say is, "Well, if I find her dead in the morning..."
I decide to remove her completely from sight, for her sake, and we begin again. We take a small break, to locate more nails, and I check on her. She's up. Not moving, but up on all fours, and wobbling like she's had a few too many to drink.
I check on her this morning, A-Ok. Like nothing ever happened! One crazy bunny!

* Last Wednesday, the 22nd our math class took a practice test and I made the only A, a 97! WOO-HOO!!! Teacher was absent the following Monday, when we were supposed to take our mid-term. Took the test Wednesday, the 29th. I think I did really good! I'll let you know...

Daily Quiz Score: 77

I got my first non-A grade in class this morning. We take a quiz every morning after a short QnA session with Mrs. Follett and I've always (until today) made 100 or greater. The quiz we took Monday, we got back today... I got a 77!!!! O! M! G!

Luckily, no one really scored any better! When we sssllloooooooowwweeeddd down a bit and worked the problems out on paper one simple step at a time, the answer was so totally clear. Lesson learned, Mrs. Follett! We're so gonna totally ACE the mid-term Monday!!

Go US!!!

OMG! ...Really?!

I thought this day started out so well, but I should've known by the way this whole week has gone.

I've gotten very little time in with Grandpa. Monday I had school and had a TON of homework! So, I didn't get over to his house until around 2:30pm and then I didn't stay but an hour or two at a time. Tuesday, I went visiting teaching, so that was all morning and early afternoon. Wednesday was school again and I was able to get my homework done before Grandpa got home from his doctor's appointment.

Then, as I'm getting ready to head over there by about 3pm, I rememebered, I had Achievement Night to get done. So, Wednesday I didn't get to his house until around 8pm. (Cooked some AWESOME catfish, though!)

I decided to stay the night with him because of all the missed time. I woke up at 7am, back to my old schedule... Cool! Went to my house and fed all the critters. By the way, anyone want any Californian Rabbits?!?! I have two breeding pairs and a solid white male. Ready for breeding or ready for the freezer! Anyway...

Then the fun started. My tire was flat and ended up having a concrete nail in it, so it was an easy fix, no new $130 tire needed! WAHOO!

Dad and I drove over to the shop to get the portable air tank, so I could drive to the shop without damaging anything further. I pulled out of the shop and ran over a "piece" of sheet metal that a retard of a lazy man left out! No names mentioned! *cough* ELMER CROSBY *cough*

The "piece" of metal is huge, but so was the grass and I should've remembered it was there...but...anyway, I didn't and the truck got stuck on the back right tire, (because of the pieces that have been cut out).

Busted up the back emergency brake cable... Yippee!! Only $25, so not too bad. Dad decides to cut the metal and catches the grass on fire UNDER the truck. Ggrrrr!!!

(Its 11am by now and I still haven't been by to see Grandpa.)

I need Dad to build me a 3-Rabbit Hutch and we go over to the lumbar stack and start picking up some of the "pre-owned" lumbar pieces we can use and he flippin steps on a nail! A trip to the doctor's office for a Tetnus shot.

Get home around 1:30pm and I'm just now seeing Grandpa! I hate days (this whole week) like that!!!

Anyway, all's well. I probably won't get my hutch today (Dad's last day off) until his next rotation off (in four days). Oh, well... I'll get it eventually, right?

Let's hope tomorrow goes better. And the funny thing is, I'm not that stressed/ticked off/upset. Just going with the flow, I guess...

MoNeY mOnEy MONEY

I was asked the question yesterday, "What would you do with $25,000?" I thought I would have trouble finding something to do with all that dough, but I kind of didn't, once I got going. $25,000 goes really fast!

Okay, here's my budget for the money:

25,000
-6,300

Pay off my truck

18,700
-10,000

To buy this cool pre-fab cabin/house thing which is too darn cute and better than what I have now - not to say I don't love the house I'm in - I'm just saying I could do with something better, ya know?!

8,700
-4,000

Savings!!

4,700
-2,500

Let's not forget tithing!

2,200
-2,000

Towards school

200
-200

To simply BLOW!!! Woo-Hoo!!!

That, my friends, is how I would spend my $25,000! Soooooooooo, all I need now is someone to hand over the cash or money order, because I sure do not want to take a chance with a bad check.

Marital Status Necessary?

"I'm not single! I'm a-vail-able!!"

Yeah, I tried...

I need an attitude adjustment.