Paul the Mighty Photographer

So Paul was taking lots of photos... He did take some of me only after I asked. Haley and I had fun anyways.

Pounded and Hounded by the Spirit

So Paul set a New Years Resolution for this year that he wanted to have people over for dinner. Unfortunatly this was his goal and he did not include or tell me about it. I kept getting the "oh by the way, I invited.......to dinner tomorrow." I would be so overwhelmed because I had planned a "food storage or cheep meal" and the house was not at all guest friendly and I wasn't planning on it being that next day. Anyways. I shot him down and fought him (mostly because of short notice) but also because it was SOOOOOO much work for me even though I felt like it was something we should do.

We have always had dinner parties in most every ward we have lived in....this is our 7th Ward. We love getting to know people and to share a good meal. So I can no longer put of the workings of the spirit. We are suppose to have dinner guests, and it must start soon. LUCKY ME. I guess I will keep a cleaner house if I know I will have guests over. So with that said, I will be rounding up my best recipes, firing up the stove, and getting down and dirty in my dirty house. The Rollin's House is now open for service. Oh wait let me clean up the trash that the dogs strewn all over the house last night from the kitchen garbage from under the sink in protest of their diet.

Taking pics of myself because Paul was too busy...

A couple of post ago, I was annoyed that Paul never took pictures of Me! So on this trip I took care of things myself. It turned into a joke with my little sis Haley and I. See those Posts tomorrow!

ARE WE THERE YET????

So after the 12th time that Madison asked "ARE WE THERE YET?" from Spanish Fork to Price...I thought it would be funny to take a picture every time she asked. After the third time in less than 5 minutes I thought the subject matter would get boring. A child in a car seat just isn't that great of an idea. Now if I would have had the video camera out with Paul getting angry, me being annoyed, and Madison innocently asking every 5 seconds...that would have been worth something.

Pampered Chef Party

SAVE the DATE!!!! Thursday Sept. 18, 2008 Chicken Curry Salad.
I love to cook with my 12 inch Family non-stick skillet, but I still don't have a lid. i use my round pizza pan as a lid. Fancy. No I am having this party because cookware is on sale and I am finally going to purchase a lid. So come and join me for food and fun.

Family Pictures

Meeting Baby Ella

We all met in Montrose, CO for a Calderwood Family Reunion. The soul purpose was to meet My newest neice...Ella. She is now 5 months...or six??? Right. Well she is a happy beautiful girl who was very entertained by Madison. We had a great visit. More pics of the family reunion tomorrow.

A new play date!

So Llama came to visit on Thursday August 21st for a couple hours before she went to a kennel. She didn't come when I called her... probably because she couldn't walk in her glass slippers...when I asked Madison and Dallexandra if they had seen her, they just giggled. They finally confessed that Llama was playing in Maddie's room. I don't know why I didn't suspect the girls of mischief, but when I next saw them they were with Cinderllama. When Llama started ripping the dress. we gave her a skirt instead. I think she would rather not come here again.

Thumb Surgery

So on Wed. Aug. 20th. I took Paul into same day surgery for his thumb. The best part of surgery with Paul is when he is put out. He gets so loopy and says crazy things. This time it was reported that he didn't have much to say. Madison and I were there for the recovery. We fed him "some of that yummy drink" (diet coke) and tried to entertain ourselves while he came around. He ended up with five pins in his thumb, a wrap for 8 weeks, and lots of 800mg asprin.

In Loving Memory of COOPER Mardesich

Today has been a day of pondering and silent prayers, a day of explaining to a four year old the ways of the Lord. Young Cooper, also 4 was called back to Heavenly Father this morning after he and his mother took his Kindergarten brother to the bus stop. He was hit by a car while crossing the road, his mother witnessing the terrible scene. As I explained to Madison what happened Madison said her heart hurt and that she felt it high in the sky with Heavenly Father. I also wanted to be close to Heavenly Father so I put away the regular housework music and changed to my favorite hymn sung by Christina England...Be Still My Soul. I am thankful I was able to express the ways of the Lord to Madison and as we mourn for the loss of the Mardesich Family and also for the young man who drove the car...we...I am grateful for my testimony in my Savior Jesus Christ. I am glad that I am a Child of God. and I am thankful for the teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints which have taught me great and precious truths about life here on Earth and about life beyond the grave. Good bye sweet Cooper and as Madison said today...but when Jesus comes alive again...We will see Cooper.

Stole TIME on Paul's computer!

So family, friends, and fans, I am finally adding more to the blog. All of our August pictures were on Paul's work computer and it is hard to pry his hands, including his broken thumb, away from his work and play. He is always on the computer. AND FYI... he just came in and got mad at me. I yelled back really well and feel good about that.

Site seeing...after Payson Lakes.

So we took ZERO pictures of us camping at Payson Lakes with Paul's family because Paul has a big expensive camera that I don't like using, and when he doesn't feel like taking pictures...he doesn't. SO yeah basically we will have no good pictures for scrapbooking, family history, or sadly blogging. I guess I will have to break down and ask for a simple camera that I can feel comfortable dragging around like the eight year old one that finally died. OH and Don't I look lovely after camping for a couple of days. YIKES!

CRASH, BURN when will I Learn!

Thank goodness Madison is 4 years old and not 16! She is usually a really good driver in her hot mustang, but she took a sharp corner and landed herself in my only flower garden. I love having her hot mustang. She picks her friends up from around the corner, delivers dinners and messages to my friends, and even drives 30 minutes when she follows me on my run. It is quite the useful toy!

Family Reunion AND...

It is like I wasn't really there. Paul took pictures of everyone,but me. You would think that I...his lovely devoted wife of 11 years would be worth photographing. I was even wearing a cute outfit. Hey it is not that I am vain and just want pictures of me, but I have been documenting our family in scrapbooks for a long time and would love to have pictures of me, myself, and I.

Madison can sleep anywhere!

SO I came home from running at 10pm to find Madison sound asleep on the floor, legs crossed in the air, and her nose smashed into the wood floor. She was not really snoring, but I can't imagine she received enough oxygyn to feed her brain the way she was laying. She also had her ipod going with her earphones on. We laughed...Monica and I, and took 3 or four pictures. We called Paul up to check her out. When he went for the video camera, she woke up. I love it when she sleeps. Probably because she is quiet and peaceful, but also because she is still good old Madison.

Breaking Dawn

UM...I loved TWILIGHT as most of you know. I just Finished it AGAIN with my personal soundtrack and I could read it again and again. NEW MOON...It was pretty good. I am appreciating it more and more Because I didn't like ECLIPES. There were some serious flaws in the plot. And BREAKING DAWN...I just think that Stephanie Meyers rushed it. It just wasn't her best work. NO SPOILERS so I will write my full commentary later.