October, October

October is going by too quickly! It is my very favorite time of the year. I got this picture off of Brad's blog where he has some BEAUTIFUL pictures of fall. I'm not that crazy about Halloween, but love the rest of the month. The colors, the cool air, the leaves swirling across the road, the heat is gone, the flies and mosquitoes are deciding to get the heck away, childhood memories of potato harvest and my mom making spudnuts and us kids making leaf houses, and best of all - the moon! There's nothing as pretty as a full moon in October.

Check it out.

Hey anyone who is reading this. You need to link to Anneke's blog and read a couple of her posts that are so darn cute. Abbie's poem and Thursday night conversations. Ha ha ha ha. They make me laugh.

I got tagged.

Amy tagged me to list 6 quirks of mine. Quirks - that's a weird word.

1. Talking about words, one of my quirks is that I love to look up things online and learn something new, including new words. I especially love it at school when I don't know the answer to a question one of the kids asks and I can say, "I don't know, let's go look it up!"

2. Sometimes I like cereal for supper.

3. I can't go to sleep at night without putting lotion on my feet. I hate scratchy sheets.

4. I love to get all cold or chilly and then wrap up and be cozy in front of a fire and tv.

5. I KNOW that I don't eat right and don't get enough exercise, but I can't get myself motivated enough to do something about it. I'm always going to start 'tomorrow'.

6. I love to dance when no one is looking.

Okay, the rule is that I tag 6 people now. But the problem is that I don't know who ever looks at my blog besides Amy, Andrea, Brad and Anneke.

Advice from President Monson

In the Church News last week, there was an article about Pres. and Sister Monson's 60th wedding anniversary on October 7th. When he was asked to list some elements of a happy and successful marriage, Pres. Monson said:

• Pray together.
• Be mindful of each other. He said it's often the "little things" that matter. "When I'm away, I always call her. I don't leave her wondering how I am, or where I am," he said.
• Be considerate.. "I have the philosophy that you should never embarrass your wife in front of others," he said. "If you can't say something complimentary, don't say anything. The old divine law comes into effect: treat others like you like to be treated. Don't make fun of your spouse. He or she may laugh, but deep down it hurts. We've never had any of what you'd call put-downs."

I think that's great advice from a prophet. Grandma and Grandpa Myers, who have been married 67 1/2 years would probably give you some of the same advice. I cringe when I hear a husband or wife speaking sharply or unkindly to his/her spouse. So, my advice is that you should live each moment together like it's your last, because you never know when it might be.
(Not to be a downer about it, but that's just a fact.) I've always been thankful that the day my husband died, we had had family prayer, he had kissed me good-bye that morning and there were no regrets between us. That's what I would hope for anyone reading this.

PTC

We just finished Parent Teacher Conferences at Preston School District #201 and WHERE IN THE HECK WAS EVERYONE??? Hardly anyone showed up. The slowest one I've ever seen. We decided that with two days off of school and this weekend being General Conference, families probably decided it was a good time to take off and go somewhere. It's actually kind of fun to visit with moms and dads and gain an understanding of why kids are like they are. I'm trying to remember how I acted at PTC when my kids were young. I do know that I made sure the teacher knew who's mom I was as I was sitting down so that they didn't have to guess or ask. I was embarrassed last evening when I guessed wrong. Most of the teachers I already knew though and they knew me, but once in a while, especially at the high school I'd have to introduce myself. And of course, I ALWAYS GOT GLOWING REPORTS ON ALL OF MY CHILDREN. :)

This is sad.

I'm 55 years old and I've only been to this many states in the good old U.S. But my goal before I die is to visit them all. I figure I've got Hawaii out of the way and that's probably one of the hard ones to get to. I got this link off of Juli's blog. Thanks Juli!



visited 13 states (26%)
Create your own visited map of The United States or determine the next president

And one more makes eight!!!!

We found out today that Aaron and Cyndie's little bundle of joy will be pink in February. Yes, I suppose we are all a bit disappointed not to be getting a blue bundle, but my goodness - she's a baby and we love babies and we're thankful she's growing right. And Aaron and Cyndie certainly know how to have cute girls! Won't our annual girls' picture next March be so cute with all those bigger girls around a little tiny new sister/cousin???