FHE: "A ROLL OF THE DICE"

Many years ago my friend shared this fabulous object lesson with me. I have done this lesson with some Young Women groups. Today we are doing it, at my house, for FHE. I can't wait!

Here is how the lesson will play out.....

After a song and prayer we are going to file out to our vehicle. Once everyone is in and buckled I will tell the family that we are headed to the temple. We will have a little discussion about the important things that go on in the temple and the importance of attending regularly. We will read 1 Ne 14:14, which says,

"And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld the power of the Lamb of God, that it descended upon the saints of the church of the Lamb, and upon the covenant people of the Lord, who were scattered upon all the face of the earth; and they were armed with righteousness and with the power of God in great glory."

We will talk about how through regularly making the temple a part of our lives we can have access to the power of God in our lives, and how important that is to us.

Then we will break out the dice.

The rules are: At each stop sign, each person takes turns rolling the dice. On the odd numbers we turn left and on the even we turn right. Our goal is to make it to the temple. Then let the games begin by deciding the first direction you will head in, with the roll of the dice.

 The object: Have fun and after many turns point out how you are not getting any closer to the temple. With each roll continue to point out that these dice are not helping you get anywhere near the temple.

The Lesson: Don't leave getting to the temple, or accomplishing other goals in your lives (such as Eternal Life) to chance. We must make a plan and do all we can to prepare. Acheiving our goals requires great focus. With a map, instead of a set of dice, we would have been sure to arrive at the temple. We would have been more prepared.

The Plan: Return home. Make it a goal as a family to go to the temple grounds the next week. Discuss and make a plan of things that you can do to prepare spiritually and physically (dress in our Sunday best, pray, read our scriptures throughout the week, etc) to be at the temple. Talk about the things you would like to do when you are at the Temple (scriptures, walk around, sing songs, etc.). Post your list where everyone in the family can see it. Frequently remind the family about the preparation. Print a map for the family to follow, even if you know the way, to stress the point of being prepared in everyway to be at the Lord's house.

Next Monday, go prepared as a family, to the temple. Discuss with your children the feelings they have while they are there. Even on the temple grounds we can feel the Lord's spirit. This will be a great learning experience for them.

I have always loved the thought,

How can we teach our children that the temple should be important to them, when they can't SEE that it is important to us.

I hope to take this opportunity to set goals with Ryan to attend the temple MUCH more often! And not just attend, but attend prepared to be in the House of the Lord!

*When I first did this activitiy our temple was over 2 hours away. The kids still got the lesson with the dice and we ended up in the middle of no where! We made a plan to take the trip the next week. It worked out perfectly! If you live much too far from a temple, get creative! Do the activity with the dice. Make a plan as a family to watch "The Mountain of the Lord", have a lesson about the temple specifically or something temple related. I am sure the spirit will still have such a great influence through the efforts of the lesson!

First Ever POST OF THE WEEK!

Everyday we delve into each others lives through blogs, Facebook, etc. I absolutely LOVE the opportunity to reconnect and keep in touch with friends.

More and more the blogging world is being filled with some seriously creative, motivating, fun blogs! We all have posts, like Melissa's in yesterday's post, that we read throughout the week that we totally love. It sparks ideas of things we want to try, do, or work on or gives you something to think about. I love sharing stuff like this. So, we are starting a little somethin' somethin' here on Friday's.

Here is the skinny.....

Each Friday, as long as want to keep it going, there will be a link party going on here! Each Friday you come here, click on the link in the post that lets you add a link to the post. It is super easy. You will simply click on it, paste the link to the post (not just the blog, the post. Click on the post title to get a page for just the post and then copy the address in the browser bar) into the area where it asks for it, name the link and follow the instructions. It really takes all of like 30 seconds. So easy!

After you leave a link be sure to check out some of the others for some fun creative ideas. They can range from recipes, crafts, money saving ideas, inspiration, motivation, thoughts, whatever! Whatever you want to share!

Links can be added all day Friday and Saturday. Each Thursday I might just highlight a favorite post or two from the previous week.

If you have a blog and you want to let people know that you are sharing a post here, grab a button and share away! The more the merrier!

Let's get this party started! Click below and share your favorite posts from this week. If you can't narrow them down, share a few! We aren't picky! :)

ENJOY!

GUEST POST: Life Lessons From Melissa Lombardo and 2 Potty Training Kids!

Our dear friend Melissa is such an inspiration to me. I have been thinking a lot lately about a little something I would like to do with this here lil' blog. I find so much inspiration from so many different people all the time. I wanted to find a way to share them here. Tomorrow I am going to show you just how that is going to happen. It will be fun and it will be a great way for all of you to share something that has inspired/motivated/influenced/made you laugh...whatever, with all of us!

Until then, I want to share a recent post of Melissa's with you! She is such a good Mom! Right now Melissa is potty training TWO kids at the same time! Seriously....EEK! We all know how "fun" potty training is, but few ever get the opportuntity to do it with 2 kids at once!

I LOVED this post because what started as a desperate attempt for success ended with a life lesson for all of us! Thanks for letting me share this with everyone Melissa! LOVE YA!

The long awaited post that I've been waiting to blog about is FINALLY here! Abigail, Nathan and I did a 3 day, intense potty training course, with MUCH success.  Seriously folks, I had my reservations, but I followed "the potty training queen" advice to a tee! I sent out an e-mail to family and some friends letting them know I would not be unavailable for the three days, both by phone and e-mail. I made arrangments for Hannah to get to school so I wouldn't have to leave the house for even a second. I got all the underwear required (20 - 30 pairs each), frozen dinners to whip out, treats, juice, stickers, rewards...you name it, I was ready! First day, the diapers came off after they woke up. I had Nathan and Abby throw away ALL diapers left in our house. Showed them their new underwear, then introduced them to their new spot to use the potty.

We spent a lot of time in here. Their sticker charts started out like this.

Actually, I was impressed that there was not ONE accident in their underwear this day at all. Too good to be true. But then when the night came and there was no more diapers, I thought for sure we were in for a long night with two kids waking up wet. You guessed it, Nathan was totally dry all night. Abby, not so much. I don't think she wet herself though until that morning.

Day 2: same as day 1. They both did great! Can this really be happening, I thought. However, neither of them had pooped yet, so I was just waiting for it. Night came, still no poop. They went to bed. They both woke up wet. Darn! By the third day, they had it down. (the pee part atleast).

 I'll spare you all the details of #2, but lets just say, Nathan gets it and Abby is still going to really need some practice, but overall.....I just can't believe it! We are OUT of diapers!

So, I entitled this post "In Training" because I learned some really interesting things about myself these last 3 days. There wasn't a second (and I mean a second) that I wasn't with both Abby and Nathan. I abandoned all the "things" I normally do in a day so I could put all my attention on them.

And do you know what? They loved it and so did I. We read books together, watched movies, folded laundry together, made snacks, colored, and spent a lot of time in the bathroom. There was much cheering and praising in these 3 days. Nathan was the best behaved he has EVER been. He didn't get in trouble for anything. He cuddled with me during the movies. He was nice to Abigail. His only melt down was when he didn't quite make it to the toilet for #2 and he was devastated because there was a very special reward for getting this one down, and he really wanted it. I just loved spending so much "time" with my kids like this. I realized that I spend/waste a lot of time doing things that I have thought were necessary when in reality, their not. My house was never so clean then these 3 days because we cleaned together. I never realized just how much work I do without my kids only to realize that while I'm cleaning they are making a huge mess somewhere else, so my work never seems done. Plus, not being on the computer was really hard for me. I must be glued to this sucker, because I really did miss it, but I realize that I am on this thing WAY. TOO. MUCH! and way more than I thought. I also found that I LOVE "How to Train Your Dragon" and "Toy Story 3". I never got sick of watching those 2 movies and the best part was having Nathan and Abby cuddled right into me. I thought I might be sad to have both my babies potty train because somehow that means they are no longer babies right? But I have to admit not one tear was shed seeing that last trash can of stinky diapers in the garage being thrown away. Hoo-Ray!

So, because they did so well, we had to have a celebration. I invited a few of Nathan and Abby's friends over for cake and to play, 'Hungry hungry Hippos" with us. (Nathan's big reward).

I let Nate and Abby decorate their cake and pre-warned all who ate it that it was deffinately not sanitary since I really let them do whatever (like lick over and over again the frosting as they frosted).

 I did a little jig to show my true excitement of this monumental moment in our families life.

Let the games begin!

There was lots of hugs and kisses being spread around to these two

And their charts quickly filled up by the 3rd day

Hidden Depths

Remember last weeks post about being quick to Judge?

I was talking to my Mother-In-Law about what Ryan had said and she added something I just had to share!

She told me that she had seen a picture once of an iceberg. She said that the iceberg was sticking out above the water quiet a bit, but in the picture you could see that below the water the iceberg was much bigger than what you would be able to see from the top. 

She said that when she saw that picture she thought about what a great representation this was of people and the need to withhold judgement. While we can see some of the iceberg, there is such a large amount below the surface that we don't see, or maybe don't even know about.

She said that this picture always enters her mind as a reminder to not be judgemental, because there is so much more about a person than we actually see.

I LOVED THAT! What a great visual reminder! I totally want to put a picture of this somewhere that I will see it all the time.

Thanks Lynne, for yet another great lesson! :)

Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho......

It's back to the gym I go.

Before moving to Utah I had a really killer system going. I would drop my kids off at school at 8am then head straight for the YMCA in Ketchum. I had a phenominal trainer. Her name is Ali. She is crazy tough, totally motivating, extremely helpful and she is 65 years old. She is definately the type of 65 year old I want to be! This woman may be small, but she could SERIOUSLY give you a Jillian style (without the screaming) workout. She taught me to love working out. I crave it. She taught me to love that feeling of being uncomfortable, when you are really working at a good rate. I was totally addicted to it.

Why the "WAS"?

Oh man! I am off my game! Since moving to Utah I have been pretty tied up getting Mallory settled in school and us settled in our new lives here. However, my goal last week was to get a membership at the PG Rec Center, which I did. Yesterday was my first day back to the gym and I LOVED IT!

A few things that Ali taught me about working out that made all the difference:

* If your goal is to lose weight, don't workout to lose weight. If you do you will become discouraged quickly. There are so many things that can affect weight loss and a low weight loss can make you want to give up on the hard work. Instead, workout to feel good and for health. The pay off is guaranteed! Then when you feel good the desire to feed your body healthier foods follows easily because you want to accomplish more physically. When you do lose weight, it is an added bonus. It makes you feel great, adding to how great you already feel because of the exercise!

* Break up your cardio to keep from getting bored. Ali would have me cycle through different pieces of equipment in 10-15 min. intervals, on the days I wasn't working out with her. I would work on the treadmill for 15 min, then hit the elliptical for 15 and finish on the bike for my last 15. Then I would do my strength training. By the time I was finished with that I had been working out for 1hr. 15 min. and I felt fantastic! I would almost always hit my second wind and do another round of 30-45 min. of cardio. Nuts, I know, but MAN I felt great when I was done! A total high! It is not so much the discomfort you get addicted to, it was the endorphine release! LOVED IT!

*High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is crazy good for you...and crazy hard! Really! The elliptical machines at the Y go up to a level 25 and thanks to Ali I know what it feels like to workout on that level. I could have puked! But she is great at encouragement and quick with the recovery phase. HIIT is all about telling yourself you can do anything for a minute and pushing through it. THAT was a killer workout.

I am glad to be back to working out. It seriously makes me feel so much better! I accomplish WAY more in a day if I start it out with a good workout!

So, what are your favorite work outs? Do you work out at home or at a gym? Are you a workout with friends or alone type person?

Now that I don't have the Y, I don't have my Tues & Thurs swimming to change things up and keep it interesting. I am totally looking for ideas. Bring them on, my friends! I would TOTALLY appreciate it!

My Mom is the QUEEN of book groups! She is well known in our town for her fabulous Book Groups, some of which have been going for 20 or so years! That's impressive!

One of the things I looked forward to, with the whole move back to Utah, was joining one of her groups. This coming Wednesday will be our first get together. Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell, is the book we will be discussing. Non-Fiction is not a norm for the "BookEnders", however, they thought they would break tradition for this book. Have you read it? It is pretty interesting!

I have to say that I LOVE the idea of an Outlier. It really runs parallel to the idea of living a Life Uncommon. Malcolm describes an Outlier as: "A scientific term to describe things or phenomena that lie outside normal experience." He explains different theories on a lot of different areas. One of my favorite concepts is when he is talking about a Jewish family coming to the US around the time of WWII. They are a minority, and everything points to them struggling and failing. However, they rise above and fight hard. They refuse to be "the norm" and fall into ranks. They want better and they are willing to go for it. In the process they teach their children to do the same. Their children teach their children and so forth. Out of this Jewish couple that hoped for more comes great grandchildren that are some of the most influential attorneys and doctors today. They became who they are not in spite of their great grandparents, but because of them and their sacrifice and desire for more. I loved that!

 There are definately things in the book that I love and things that I will give an "interesting" to. It totally makes me think. Overall I love the purpose Malcolm had in writing this book. In an interview he said,

"My wish with Outliers is that it makes us understand how much of a group project success is. When outliers become outliers it is not just because of their own efforts. It's because of the contributions of lots of different people and lots of different circumstances— and that means that we, as a society, have more control about who succeeds—and how many of us succeed—than we think. That's an amazingly hopeful and uplifting idea." 

If you are in or around Pleasant Grove, UT and would like to join the "BookEnders" or would like to hang out with us on Wednesday night to discuss this book, we will be at the Pleasant Grove Library at 7pm Wednesday night!

For more info about upcoming books click HERE, then click on the "BookEnders Book Club" link.

If you are a reader, check this one out. Ryan has read "Tipping Point" and "Blink", both by Malcolm and he said both are great. "Tipping Point" is definately next on my list...I mean, after I finish FableHaven #3 (which is SERIOUSLY awesome!).

Don't Judge Too Quickly

The other night Ryan and I were talking about some past events in our lives. Ryan is really one of the most forgiving and non-judgemental people I know. I remember making a comment like, "I don't know what made them choose to do the things they were doing." Ryan replied,

"We have to be really careful when we judge others because

we are only capable of judging based on our own life experiences.

They have experienced something entirely different and so they react differently.

We can't judge their choices, because we don't fully understand why they have made them the way they have."

I love that in a moment he can teach me such a great lesson. I love that his actions confirm that he totally believes this. I love that he inspires me to be more forgiving and less judgemental.

It's Been A Year

On January 5th our Little Dawson was on our mind quite a bit. I can't believe we have lived without our little man for a year! We miss him so very much!

Just before Christmas I started feeling the weight of it all. I was surprised that parts of this year mark are harder than immediately after losing him. Right after he passed away we were comforted quite a bit by the spirit. One of the parts of that comfort was the feeling that we would be together again before we knew it. Time felt so small and short. It was a gift to me those first few weeks to feel this.

A year after the fact, the weight of time has settled in. A year is a long time to be without someone you love so very much. It is impossible to think that his sweetness isn't constantly available to me anymore. There are parts of the job of being his Mom that I miss so much. Mostly it involves being Dawsons very favorite person. I love the special bond we had. I love the way that I felt he could brave anything in this world, and did, just knowing that I was there to hold him, sing to him and comfort him. We were all his favorite for different reasons. My role as his favorite was incredibly rewarding. I loved when I would pick him up and feel him trying to put all of his weight into trying to feel me as much as he could. If I put him down before he was ready, he let me know he wasn't done. Oh, what I would give to feel that weight on my shoulder and the feeling in my heart that came with it again. 

On the 5th I was feeling particularly heavy. I could watch the clock and tell you exactly what had happened a year ago at that time. 

11:00am: Aunt Deanne came over to see Dawson and share a lot of love with us. 

1:00 pm: Hospice doctor shows up to check on Dawson and tells us Dawson has 2 days at the most.

3:00 pm: The nurse tells me not to leave the house.  He is going much faster all of the sudden. His O2 sats drop to 67% on room air. The nurse leaves, understanding that we needed to do this on our own. She leaves her number and a heavy, "Call me if you need ANYTHING."

4:00pm: Dawsons sats are now at 17%. Within 15 min they would be undetectable through his little fingers. He is in my arms. We are in the green chair in his special room at my in laws house. He was asleep now. He wouldn't be conscious again.

5:20 pm: Dawson is taking a small breath every 15 seconds. We suddenly feel the most amazing feeling of peace. We feel the celebration awaiting him. We feel him experiencing it. Our faith in life after this one, in the Plan of Salvation, solidifies into knowledge. There is so much peace. Euphoria even.

5:45 pm: We feel him back with us. He is holding on. We don't know why. However, we feel so grateful to get to hold him through this process.

8:30pm : Aunt Lacy brings Jake and Mallory in to say goodnight/goodbye to Dawson. They can see he is no longer coherent, but they can feel the peace around him. Mallory goes to bed. Jake can't sleep.

10:30pm: I leave the room for the first time since earlier this morning. I find Jake. He is really having a hard time. We have a great talk about Dawson. I feel strongly that Dawson is holding on because Jake isn't ready. Jake and I talk about this.

11:25pm: Jake goes down to the room. Dad is in the green chair with Dawson. Jake hugs Dawson and tells him that he is ok and that Dawson is Ok to go now. He tells him he loves him and gives him plenty of kisses.

11:27pm: Dawson sighs and peacefully slips out of his broken body. Almost immediately after I feel his arms wrap tightly around me. The first thing he did after leaving his body and before returning to our Father in Heaven was give his Mommy some love. We spent the next hour loving his little body. Holding him and kissing him. The feeling in the room was amazing.

12:30 am: Paul Olpin (mortician) arrives. I couldn't have handed Dawson over to anyone else. He is a great family friend. I will NEVER forget the sight of Paul walking away, him in his suit and Dawsons little Sponge Bob pajama pants on his little legs, dangling over Paul's arm.

12:45 am: My heart nearly breaks. In fact it might have broken. I felt like I was caving in on myself. The grief is overwhelming. Then my husband lays his hands on my head and gives me a blessing. Oh that moment! Immediate healing. Celebration for my son. Learning more about my mission and purpose in this life. Knowing I am supposed to share him with anyone who will listen. He came here to change lives. And that he did, and still does. Oh it's a blessing to be his Mother!

These things ran through my head. However, the day was filled with a lot of love. Messages from friends and family, phone calls, lunch with Lynne & Lacy at Red Lobster and then a little something that would change the mood of the day for me, from one of my best friends:

THIS was a blessing to us! After Maryon posted the Dawson's Day Challenge my day was filled with message from people responding to her call to action. People having great experiences and sharing Dawson and flowers to brighten the days of Parents that are in the same position we were in 5 years ago. MyR showed us the best way to celebrate this day and started a tradition! Next year, January 5th is Dawsons Day! Check out THIS link to find out what that is all about!

I am not going to lie, I have shed more than a few tears while writing this post. Some moments carried a momentarily ugly face cry. We miss our Dawson. However, this year, I look forward to starting on the writing of a book that has been in the cards for a long time, all about my boy and his gift to us and of course, finding gratitude in adversity. I am sure this venture will prove to be therapeutic and a blessing in many ways!



{THIRTEEN} Years of Bliss

Today my hubby and I are celebrating our 13th anniversary! How crazy is that?! 13 years is a long dang time! However, the last 13 have been the best years of my life! I can honestly say that I have a BLAST being married to Ry! He makes marriage easy, fun and so happy!

I also must include that 13 years is pretty awesome, when you find out that just 6 days after meeting we were engaged! Does that sound like me or what?! 2 months and a week after that we were married! NUTS! What can I say, when you know, you know. :)

The other day I was thinking about the last 13 years and wondering how it is that we have made it to this point still totally in love with each other. I mean, I still get the butterflies! They never went away! When he is at work, I miss him. I can't stand it when he is away from me. We have so much fun together! I am pretty sure we could be together 24/7 and never get tired of it.

I was thinking about what it is that makes our relationship work so well. I came up with a few things that have worked great for us. Things we just kind of do, but that make all the difference.

First, I have to say that it's not always perfect all the time. Although, we have never been in a "fight", we do disagree with each other, sometimes. The important thing is how we work out the things we disagree about. We NEVER EVER yell at each other. Oh my, the thought makes my heart hurt! I would feel awful if I ever raised my voice at Ryan, and vice versa! There is nothing in this world that is important enough to bring that kind of reaction out of either of us. Don't get me wrong, I can get pretty passionate about my side of the disagreement, however, I am more passionate about my relationship with my hubby. I would never say anything that would hurt him in anyway.

Ryan has taught me A LOT about compromise. Not with words, but in the way he is with me. I learned very early in our marriage that my happiness and comfort are always his number one priority. In turn, his became mine. It is amazing what this has done for us! It has always been unspoken, but through his example and our actions my needs are taken care of, his needs are taken care of, and it is all done through service toward or from each other. Serving others increases our love for them. Perhaps only our families, those that are totally nauseated by the amount of times we tell each other we love each other in a day, are the only ones that would think more love in our marriage is a bad thing! :)

One thing that I love in our relationship is our ability to communicate. When something is missing, needed or upsetting, we can talk openly about these things. I know that if we talk to each other about something that is bothering us, we will always validate the way the other feels about the situation, even if we disagree, because we are 2 different people and we will react differently to a situation. When Ryan does this, it totally helps me feel safe with asking for what I need. Sometimes as women I think we just want our husbands to be able to figure out or just know what we need. We think if they were really in-tune with us or really loved us they would be able to figure it out. SERIOUSLY! This bugs me. When we react this way, it totally sets us up for heart ache. Some men are more in tune than others, but really, most just don't think that way. They would do anything in the world for us, but they need to know what we need or want. If we don't tell them, they don't know why they are in trouble. When they find out they are in trouble for not being able to read our minds....oh my! Can you imagine how helpless you would feel?! It makes me laugh a bit. Sometimes between hormones and occasional over sensitivity, our poor husbands can't win! :)

I also love that Ryan supports me 100% in ANYTHING I want to do. If I feel the slightest desire to accomplish something, he is always my biggest cheerleader. I am pretty sure he thinks I can do anything. I love that he believes in me like that.

I love that Ryan is a share the load type guy. If he notices I have had a big day he always whips up dinner, or does the dishes after. He totally helps out anywhere he sees he is needed.

There are plenty of faults between both of us, and we are different in a lot of ways, but we compliment each other perfectly. We have been through a lot of rough stuff over the last 13 years. Between the financial mistakes we made in the first couple of years, to infertility, to preemie babies, having Dawson with all of his special needs and then losing a child...statistically we have defied all the rules. However, we are tighter than ever. He is truly a great partner and I am SO glad he is mine!

Anyway, I just wanted to take a moment to dote on my hubby! He makes me ridiculously happy and I am SO glad he is mine! I am glad he is willing to put up with my selfishness and love me anyway! Sometimes I can be a turkey, I am sure!

LOVE YA BABE!

At Long Last.....My Return

Hey my dear friends! Did you think I dropped off the face of the earth?! I did too! I totally feel like it anyway!

Adjusting to our move back to Utah has taken a lot more time than I expected. We got Jake settled into his school just fine, but after a 4 day trial we pulled Mallory from the school we had put her in. Each day I picked her up with a splotchy red face from crying all day. This is highly unlike Mal. I know that she has a hard time adjusting to change, however, this just didn't seem like a fit for her. I haven't ever been one to think within limitations, so I completely overwhelmed myself with options. Charter schools, private schools, any one of the over 50 grade schools within a reasonable driving distance. I knew there had to be an answer.

So a whole lot of prayer and stress later we finally found the perfect situation for her! And we couldn't be happier! The teachers are delighted to have her. She quickly made friends with the little girls in the class, and became over joyed when she learned there was a little boy in her class named Dawson, whom she says is her new brother. Hmmmm. I am just glad she didn't throw a fit and tell him his name can't be Dawson because it was our Dawson's name and he is in heaven. You never know with Mallory. She is always on one end of the spectrum or the other.

I will say that over the last week I have been completely overwhelmed by how much I love that little stinker! If I can only have one little girl, I couldn't be happier that she is the little girl I get to have! She is so much fun!

Anywho, we are patiently waiting for my Grandparents to get going on their snowbird adventure. We will be staying at their house for a couple of months, while they are gone. Hopefully by then we will have a pretty good idea of where we plan to plant ourselves for a while. For the last 3 weeks we have been staying at my in laws. SO much fun! That is the problem....although it shouldn't be called a problem. We stay up late every night watching movies in the theatre and play games all day :) Ok, there is some productivity in there somewhere, but needless to say, we have really enjoyed just playing with family. It has been a blast! Tomorrow real life starts back up....at least enough of it that we should have some sort of schedule back in our days. And my hiney needs to find its way to the gym. I have missed working out with my trainer and my fab friend Maryon. They both got me addicted to that uncomfortable feeling of working out really hard...crazy, I know, but it is addictive because of the feeling after you are done. I'm afraid the last 3 weeks I have been lazy in that department and I can't wait to get back to it!

So, enjoy the rest of your Sabbath and we will meet back here tomorrow! I have so much to share with you over the next week! Sound good?