POEM

I thought since every anniversary card usually has a nice poem, I would write my very own. And since our printer is broken and I can’t print this out, Morgan is going to have to read it on the computer like everyone else.

So here goes…

For Morgan, my loving husband.

We went bowling with friends,

you liked what you saw.

So you asked me,

“Lets go watch some ball.”

(D-backs game, our first date)

 

We shared Dr. Pepper

and yummy nacho chips.

It took you a whole week

to finally kiss my lips.

 

You thought you would try

To cook me some dinner.

You didn’t, but that was fine,

I knew I had a winner.

 

You are so handsome and sweet,

hardworking and super smart.

We still love each other

Even though we sometimes  _ _ _ _.

 

Your family is super,

And mine didn’t scare you.

We are forever together

I know that is true.

 

We’ve made beautiful daughters.

One, two, and three.

I couldn’t ask for much more

for you to give to me.

I’m so thankful you carry the priesthood,

and are worthy  to have it.

We teach and serve in the gospel

We’ll never ever quit.

We’ve gone through a lot

In our ten years together.

But doing it with you,

has made it even better.

 

You help me so much.

Every day you try harder.

I’m so glad you chose me

to be you life partner.

 

I could go on and on

about how awesome you are.

The best daddy and hubby,

the winner by far.

 

I love you more today

I will forever and ever.

You make me who I am,

and I keep getting better and better.

(and so do you.)

 

I don’t have a lot

to give to you today.

So I give you my heart,

forever it will stay.

 

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!

I LOVE YOU MORGAN BROWN

 

IMPORTANT JOB

Jolie thinks she has a very important job to do every day.  The minute she wakes up, she is off to start her work.  And if I ever try to stop her from doing her very important job, she will scream and cry and have a little tantrum.  No, you can not stop Jolie when she is on her mission to finish her very important job. 

 

What is her very important job you ask? 

 

Jolie’s job is: to empty every drawer, cabinet, toy box in the house, and to mess up every single room in the house at least once a day.  And if she finishes her job before the day is done, she starts over again and again.  She does get tired twice a day from working so hard and she has to take a nap. The naps purpose is to give her strength so she can continue her very important job.

 

Here are just a few pictures I’ve gotten during her hard working hours.  She still manages to stay as cute as always and of course she wears me out, but I love that cute little hard worker.

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Oh how I love love love Chocolate chip cookies.  I am a chocolate chip cookie-a-holic.  

I am going through withdrawls.  I have been on this diet this year, and I've done pretty good, (except at the super bowl party - I pigged out). 

But I really miss these little guys.  It hurts to even look at this picture.  

I made these cookies back in December when I was eating what ever I wanted and thought they looked sooo good, so I took a picture.   

I got this recipe from my friend Wendy, who got it from her sister, who got it from her visiting teacher.  It is just the perfect cookie and it makes about 4 dozen.  Back when I was eating cookies, I would make a dozen, then refrigerate the rest and then make the rest over the rest of the week.  Oh my gosh they are soooo good right out of the oven.  MMM MMM gooood. 

(thanks Wendy, we miss you)

Chocolate Chip Cookies

1/2 C. butter flavored shortening

1/2 C. softened butter

3/4 C. sugar

3/4 C. brown sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

2 eggs

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking soda

2 & 2/3 C. flour

1 bag of chocolate chips

(I like milk chocolate chips best)

Cream the shortening and butter together really well.  Then add both sugars and cream together really well. Then add vanilla and eggs one at a time and cream really well.

In separate  bowl mix salt, baking soda, and flour.  Add dry mix to cream mix, slowly.  Stir in chocolate chips.

Bake at 375 for 9 to 10 minutes.  Take directly off pan onto cooling rack.

NO CAMERA

I've never posted without pictures before.  I'm feeling lost and confused with out my camera.  What am I going to do?  

JK, I'll be fine.  I'm just a tad sad.  

It was a nice camera.  We got it about 8 years ago.  It was our first digital camera.  We have many good memories from it.  I remember thinking, "what did we do before digital cameras?"  Just like what we think of cell phones too now.  

The focusing mechanism inside the camera just froze up.  I have some pictures I still need to download from it.  So we will have to wait for my new camera to arrive.  I already ordered one.  It will arrive next week around Morgan and my anniversary.  He lucked out and didn't have to think of some super special gift by himself.  "Just get me a camera and I'll even pick it out for you and order it for you dear" I said.

So next week we'll be back to the world of picture taking and memory keeping. This is the camera I am expecting.  I'm excited about it.

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TAG YOU'RE IT!
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The Rules:

1. Go to your documents/pictures.
2. Go to your 6th file.
3. Go to your 6th picture.
4. Blog about it.
5. Tag 6 people to do the same.
6. So here we go..

This picture was taken last year in my house in Flagstaff.  It brings back some good memories.  The first house we lived up in Flag was a tiny little town house.  We had some friends from Morgan’s class who knew of a family moving out and the house they lived in was huge.  They were moving out the same month our lease was going to be up.  We went and saw it and loved it.  We asked their landlord nicely if we could move in and of course they let us.  So we moved again.  Three moves in three years. 1^st moved up to Flag in tiny town house, 2^nd move into this big house, 3^rd move back to Mesa. 

            The rent was exactly the same as the first house we lived, but the neighborhood wasn’t so great.  I think that is why they didn’t charge so much.  The first day we moved in, at 9:00am a drunk Indian guy came up to us and ask where he was going.  So we  didn’t go play outside much.  But we had plenty of room to play inside. 

            My girls have on there leotards in this picture.  ( l like the word leotard, it is fun to say.)  They were in a dance class and they liked to practice at home.

            Avery has no front teeth.  I love that look.  She is so dang cute. 

            Lainey loves to play with her big sister.

            They are eating cheese crips.  I forget it this was lunch or dinner.

            My book is on the table.  I can see it is a book I read for one of my book clubs.  I was in two book clubs up in Flag.  I miss them.  I met some really awesome ladies and made some good friends.  The book is called The Goose Girl.  I even remember who selected that book, it was Jamele.  I really liked that book.  I even have read two more of the authors books.  

So now I tag every sixth person on my list. My list changes cause when people blog they move up on the list.  But here are the people who were sixth when I posted this.  

Do it if you want.

Heather

K.C.

Diane

Kathy

Deserea

MAKUTUS ISLAND

Since Monday was a holiday and no school, my mom and I decided to take the kids to a place in Chandler called Makutu’s Island.  We had my sister Audrey’s two boys, Nicky and Talen too.  The kids can just run around and play were ever they want in this indoor jungle gym.  They had a blast.

If this is the end result, then it was a successful, fun day.

BEFORE AND AFTER

Avery looked so cute for church yesterday, I took this picture.  I am so glad I did.  I didn't know it was going to be the last picture with her long hair.

This is this morning.  We all really like it. But I think I will miss it.