Well obviously I have a hard time keeping this thing up-to-date! Life is just so crazy sometimes. I do enjoy seeing your blogs. I guess I have a hard time deciding what to share.

I want to say how incredibly grateful I feel for terrific friends and for their enormous love and support and your great examples. I often wonder why I have been so richly blessed in this way. Thanks to you all!

I love being a mother and grandmother. Sometimes more than other times. There are definately some highs and lows. For example, yesterday morning I got a text message from Scotty that he 'loves me so much.' It made me feel so happy! Grandchildren are a definite high, I love playing with them and watching their growth and development. As far a lows go, one of my children told me, 'I'd been kind a lazy lately'. another one said, 'I was the worst mom in the world.' Watching my children make good choices gives me great joy, but when they make bad ones my heart aches. From being a mom, I think I have gained a small understanding of how Heavenly Father loves us even when we fall short of our potential, when we sin or are ungrateful.

I love this time of year! The beauties of this world thrill me and show me how much Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ love us. I love the variety of Heavenly Father and Jesus' creations. The variety of plants, animals, scenery, food (taste, texture, color), music and art, etc. all amaze me and fill me with gratitude.

Well that's all for now. I'm going to my mom's now to make a fresh peach pie, yum!