Girls night...

Our ward has an annual fathers and sons camp out the Friday night before Mothers Day. I have issues with the timing, and usually stay home sulking and murmuring!

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This year my strong silent mysterious man had to work late, and get up early for more work, so he ended up not being able to go, and has been sick and wanted to come home and go to bed early... the teenager adopted some other Dad's to go with... so when I got adopted to go out with the girls... I was all in this year. No more sulking and staying home alone.

We did dinner and tried to watch a dvd... but it wasn't reading... so finally it was getting so late. I had to bail out. I am not the party girl I used to be.

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But a good time was had by all!

Simple things in life...

I have been working more in my office at home this past week. And was pleasantly reminded of one of my favorite things about my view outside.

This little old man that walks up our street almost everyday (some days twice) when the weather turns sunny. He comes to the pole across from my window... touches it, rests on his walking stick, and then makes the trek back to his home at the assisted living home. He is diligent, and has so much purpose in his step. But he is careful and slow making the journey.

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I don't know his story, but I imagine he was active in his day and can appreciate a good hard days work. He must know and value the blessings of good health. And I bet he has many stories and experiences in his life that have brought him to develop this pattern of walking.

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It just reminds me that I need to take time in my own life for the simple things.

Taking time to care for myself, to smell the roses along the way, develop patterns that will lead down the correct paths in life.

And to cherish each moment.

Trick or Treat...

Morgan learned tricks really early as a puppy and so fast (I could have something mastered in a day)... after having dachshund's with minds of their own, it was such a fun time to have one actually obey.

Morgan learned to fetch the paper, speak, shake, and her famous roll over which has evolved into a dramatic spinning, kill over and fall like your dead scene. But our favorite is the food on the nose trick. She is so patient... this one is really hard to teach.

Taylor has barely learned to speak so far in her 1 1/2 years... she gives a head flip and opens her mouth, but nothing comes out. She keeps trying and sometimes you can hear her breath while she whips her head back and opens her mouth clamping her jaws shut, like she thinks she did it... trying to push out an actual bark, but still not speaking. Then when she realizes she isn't getting the treat, she gets more excited and puts more effort into it, her head totally spins around and she finally she gets out her loudest deepest bark!

This is one of my favorite scenes... silence is bliss!

Silly rabbit tricks are for kids!