Halloween Dress-Up Fun

well it was another year of dressing up and Raelene decided to dress up as a vampire and in that picture of her by herself she even looks like the undead. Brayden naturally decided to be strong like his dad so he picked batman and he absolutely hated the mask.  I wanted to be original so you first try to guess who I dressed up as. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................no cheating now..........................................................................................................................................................
 if you guessed Phantom of the Opera then you were right. Believe it or not at our ward trunk or treat I had a lot of people asked me if I would sing. Naturally I said no. 

Christmas Devotional

Every year I look forward to the Christmas Devotional put out by the General First Presidency.  I love the Spiritual messages that are given.  This year was even better for we were able to watch it from home.  I was so thankful because I knew that I couldn't have gone to the Church to watch it, so I was especially grateful to have watched it at home with my dear family.

I hope that I can maintain the Spirit Of Christ thru this season and thru out the year to come.  We try to do our part in teaching our children what Christmas is really about.  And they have never ever asked for much at all.  In fact sometimes it is hard to find out what they want because they have a very short list and want us to know that they know that it isn't about the gifts.

I feel very blessed to be here with my family.  I love this time of year when hearts are softer than usual, people tend to forget to hold a grudge and go out of their way to serve.  I am thankful for the greatest gift of all, my Savior.  His love and sacrifice, his example are what I treasure up most.  I love all of you and wish you the most wonderful Christmas season and to feel of our love and His love for you.  Thank you for putting up with me this year, I know it's not an easy task, but I truly appreciate your love!

If I only knew...learn from my mistake please, saves pain....

I had no idea that by simply digging in my ear with my finger what it would cause.  A few nights ago I was laying in bed and couldn't sleep, so I decided to try to clean my ears.... but I ended up going a bit too far, it hurt but I thought nothing of it.  Then thursday morning I woke up with my ear hurting, along with the side of my head and face.  Apparently I caused an infection in my ear and it spread to my brain affecting the nerves.
Then last night my eye started to hurt, along with my throat and I was losing my voice.  This morning I woke up with my voice completely gone, not even a peep, I thought my kids would be happy but they said they wish I had my voice back!  Went and saw a dr and it spread to my throat and caused inflamation around my heart.  I am doing as good as I can.  There is a lot I am doing for it and had a blessing so I know this will go away with time.  But I learned something of value... never use your fingernail to clean out your ear!!!  Its not worth it!

Things are good here, I have many projects to get done before Christmas!!  We haven't got a tree yet but next week sometime we will.  The rest of the house is decorated and I LOVE this time of year!!!  Hope all are well!!!