I was tagged by my sister-in-law, Debbie. Soooo, here are seven little known facts about me:
1. I ALWAYS have my toenails polished.
2. I seriouly considered getting my nose pierced when I was 17. I was in Virginia at an Army training school. Thank goodness I came to my senses!
3. Most people probably don't know that I was in the Army National Guard.
4. If I go to see a movie that starts after 9 pm, I usually fall asleep. Sorry David! (This has caused more than one arguement between us!).
5. I like going to meetings. Granted, I don't have to go to meetings for work. And probably because of that, I enjoy going to other meetings.
6. I bought my sewing machine so I could sew on scrapbook pages, not with fabric. I have used it for fabric, I just didn't buy it for that!
7. I LOVE to clean out closets.
Now, I'm tagging my sister-in-law Timani, my friend Echo and my friend Jennifer Lee.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Monday, January 21, 2008
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
very blessed
Aren't these little guys cute? I found them at a thrift store a couple of months back. They were covered in grease and really nasty. I scrubed them and spray painted them. They are trivets. I just love them. I actually thought I would sell them on ebay, but I enjoy them so much, I've decided to keep them!
Tonight I went with some ladies from our church (there were 8 of us) to a cold weather shelter in Santa Ana. It's an armory that is transformed into a shelter from 5 pm-7am during the winter. Single people and families are there. One Wednesday a month our church sends people to serve dinner. We also brought clothing and shoes and after dinner we piled it on tables and the people were able to look through it to find things they or they're family members might need. It was fun to see some of the things my kids donated get picked up and how happy the people were who got to take them. Dallin donated some Nike shoes he had outgrown and they were still in good condition. A boy about 11 or 12 picked them up and I thought he was getting them for himself. I watched him walk over to his family's spot on the floor and sit down with them and a few other things he had picked out. He had a warm hat (that Lauren donated) on his head. I didn't see exactly what happened next, but a few minutes later when I looked over that way, his mother had the shoes on. I'm not sure how it happened, but I like to think that he saw the shoes and got them for her. It was very humbling to see those people. There were the "typical" homeless looking people, a few "crazies", some that looked like they could live down the street from me. I saw a very clean, pretty Mexican woman with her daughter who looked to be about 2 years old. I saw a sweet looking family with 3 boys, about 4, 6 and 8. There were other families there, too. Most of the people were very friendly and thankful that we were there to serve them. I even got asked by an old toothless man if I were married. When I said I was, he said, "I knew it was too good to be true!". I guess he thought he had a chance with me since I was talking to him! He was telling me all about his rich uncle and said if I went with him, he could probably get his uncle to give him lots of money. Hmmmmm...tempting as it, was I turned him down. So anyway, it was good for me to go see the circumstances that these people are in. Earlier in the day, I had been thinking about how happy I'd be if only I had a new bedspread and pillows and artwork for my bedroom. Green instead of khaki and blue. Lame. Lame. Lame. Not that there is anything wrong with a new bedspread, but come on Stacey! These people get to wake up tomorrow, give back the gray blanket they borrowed and carry their belongings into the street in a duffle bag.
Be grateful for what you have! Because it's a lot more than what some people have. None of those people grew up thinking, "I want to be a homeless person when I grow up."
Tonight I went with some ladies from our church (there were 8 of us) to a cold weather shelter in Santa Ana. It's an armory that is transformed into a shelter from 5 pm-7am during the winter. Single people and families are there. One Wednesday a month our church sends people to serve dinner. We also brought clothing and shoes and after dinner we piled it on tables and the people were able to look through it to find things they or they're family members might need. It was fun to see some of the things my kids donated get picked up and how happy the people were who got to take them. Dallin donated some Nike shoes he had outgrown and they were still in good condition. A boy about 11 or 12 picked them up and I thought he was getting them for himself. I watched him walk over to his family's spot on the floor and sit down with them and a few other things he had picked out. He had a warm hat (that Lauren donated) on his head. I didn't see exactly what happened next, but a few minutes later when I looked over that way, his mother had the shoes on. I'm not sure how it happened, but I like to think that he saw the shoes and got them for her. It was very humbling to see those people. There were the "typical" homeless looking people, a few "crazies", some that looked like they could live down the street from me. I saw a very clean, pretty Mexican woman with her daughter who looked to be about 2 years old. I saw a sweet looking family with 3 boys, about 4, 6 and 8. There were other families there, too. Most of the people were very friendly and thankful that we were there to serve them. I even got asked by an old toothless man if I were married. When I said I was, he said, "I knew it was too good to be true!". I guess he thought he had a chance with me since I was talking to him! He was telling me all about his rich uncle and said if I went with him, he could probably get his uncle to give him lots of money. Hmmmmm...tempting as it, was I turned him down. So anyway, it was good for me to go see the circumstances that these people are in. Earlier in the day, I had been thinking about how happy I'd be if only I had a new bedspread and pillows and artwork for my bedroom. Green instead of khaki and blue. Lame. Lame. Lame. Not that there is anything wrong with a new bedspread, but come on Stacey! These people get to wake up tomorrow, give back the gray blanket they borrowed and carry their belongings into the street in a duffle bag.
Be grateful for what you have! Because it's a lot more than what some people have. None of those people grew up thinking, "I want to be a homeless person when I grow up."
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Sunday
Today was fairly non-eventful. It was fast Sunday. For anyone not familiar with "Fast Sunday" in connection with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, it's the first Sunday of the month and we don't eat or drink for 24 hours. Usually the fast begins Saturday night after dinner and ends on Sunday at dinnertime. In addition to not eating, we donate money in the amount that you would normally spend on a meal (or more, if you want) to our church. It's called our Fast Offering and it's earmarked to help families in need. We can also ask in prayer for extra help on something for ourselves or others. Maybe for a sick person, person who is having a hard time personally, or if we need help from Heavenly Father with a big decision. There are lots of other reasons one can fast for. Church was wonderful. Lessons about reading the scriptures daily. In 2007 we studied the New Testament and 2008 is The Book of Mormon. One of my goals this year is to keep up on the reading for Sunday School. I can do it!
So after we got home from church (keep in mind we are still fasting), I go into the kitchen to whip up scalloped potatoes and ham, from scratch. I usually use a box and just add the ham. Well, the recipe called for 4 1/2 cups of potatoes and I read it as 4 potatoes. There is a big difference between the two! I made the sauce (butter, milk, flour, salt and pepper), poured it over and popped it into the oven. 45 minutes later the potatoes still were not done and it seemed dry. Then I re-read the recipe and figured out my mistake. And the whole time everyone is looking forward to a delicious dinner. Well, I had to make more sauce, pour that over it and cook some more. It's better, but not great. I think I'll stick with the box. :(
On a good note, I looked really cute today! I found a light yellow skinny skirt at a thrift store. Banana Republic and brand new! I wore that with black boots w/heels and a black wrap blouse. Oh, and yesterday David took me to the mall to get new jeans. I buy new jeans about every 2 years. I HATE shopping for jeans! But, I needed them. We went to Macy's and after trying about 12 pair I found two that WE liked. Thanks David, for taking me shopping. A perk of having a husband who works in apparel. He likes to shop and knows what's in style and what looks good.
So after we got home from church (keep in mind we are still fasting), I go into the kitchen to whip up scalloped potatoes and ham, from scratch. I usually use a box and just add the ham. Well, the recipe called for 4 1/2 cups of potatoes and I read it as 4 potatoes. There is a big difference between the two! I made the sauce (butter, milk, flour, salt and pepper), poured it over and popped it into the oven. 45 minutes later the potatoes still were not done and it seemed dry. Then I re-read the recipe and figured out my mistake. And the whole time everyone is looking forward to a delicious dinner. Well, I had to make more sauce, pour that over it and cook some more. It's better, but not great. I think I'll stick with the box. :(
On a good note, I looked really cute today! I found a light yellow skinny skirt at a thrift store. Banana Republic and brand new! I wore that with black boots w/heels and a black wrap blouse. Oh, and yesterday David took me to the mall to get new jeans. I buy new jeans about every 2 years. I HATE shopping for jeans! But, I needed them. We went to Macy's and after trying about 12 pair I found two that WE liked. Thanks David, for taking me shopping. A perk of having a husband who works in apparel. He likes to shop and knows what's in style and what looks good.
Friday, January 4, 2008
My little violinist
Sara is in the school orchestra. They had their first concert in December. I was very impressed! They did a very nice job. David was able to go into work late that day, so he and I went together. Why on earth they have the concert during the school day, I don't know. If I were a parent that couldn't take time off to see my child in a concert, I'd be on the phone with the principal! Anyway, the orchestra has another concert in May or June and I'm looking forward to it. I just realized as I'm typing this that Sara hasn't picked up her violin since school got out. I guess that's going on her to do list for today! She's so cute. When someone plays the violin on the radio, TV or at church, she puts down whatever she's doing, gets a big smile and says, "I'm going to learn to play like that!". I love her so much!
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