My Fun Visitor

Last night I got to have Dakota come over and play. He is so stinkin cute and now he is 'talking', scooting and rolling. He is essentially a nephew to me (the closest thing I have right now). And how can you resist those adorable dimples and cute eyes!?!
I got a video of his preferred method of movement for the evening. (Don't mind the weird conversation going on by my mother & Heather)

I Love to See the Temple

I love to see the temple, I'm going there someday.... Well, I went yesterday!!! There is only one word that I can find that remotely explains how I feel about it..........AMAZING! I was also so blessed to have great friends and family with me. My bishopric was released on Sunday (super sad I LOVE them, they have become parents to me in many ways), but I was able to do temple prep with the bishop and his wife before they were released. They came with me yesterday as did a surprise! Brother & Sister Heaps (1st counselor & his wife). Sister Heaps has become a great friend to me and I was thrilled when I saw her walk in!!!! Some other great friends who were there were: Sarah, Nyla, Deanna and Traci! My wonderful parents were with me as was my great grandma Griffiths and Grandma and Grandpa Andersen. I have lived in the shadow of this beautiful temple my whole life (in fact when I moved to Logan, I was only about a mile away and took walks over there). It was a great experience and I feel honored and blessed to have the opportunity.

Must be Productive...Must be Productive

This Thursday found me chanting this phrase to myself so that I would get some things accomplished. It (along with some rock music) must have worked.
I finished these blankets as well as got another one 1/2 done:
I was getting frustrated too easily when my sewing projects didn't work as I wanted, so after these 2, I quit for the day. But, surprisingly enough, I didn't quit being productive:
This
Became a delicious meal of Hawaiian Haystacks and steamed veggies. I am not much of a cook, but I have to say, that it was very good.
These

Became goodie plates for neighbors, but the rest were quickly scarfed down by the family. I tried a new recipe and I have to say.... THEY TURNED OUT and they were delicious.

Since I was on a roll, and had to stay near the kitchen, I kept going (My mom may not be happy about this:)

(But I think she was happy about this.)
I also cleaned out the fridge, but I was pretty sure that my mom would kill me if I put up pictures of what it looked like!
Even though my sister came home to music that made her think that she lived with a punked out teenage brother with rebellion issues, I am sticking to the story that it WORKED!