AND THIS IS MY JOY!: My Favorite Season

Monday, September 22, 2008

My Favorite Season

8 Things I love about fall
8. Sweaters and sweatshirts
7. Being able to walk at any time of the day without getting hot
6. Fresh air outside
5. Opening windows
4. Starting the school year over
3. Annual trek up to Oak Glen with "the girls"
2. Family celebrations and holiday traditions
1. Leaves and fall colors

8 Things I am passionate about
8. Trying each day to make the world a better place
7. Long walks
6. Reading
5. Teaching
6. My parents and family
4. The most adorable and charming grandkids in the world!
3. My amazing kids and their spouses
2. Greg
1. Being a daughter of My Heavenly Father and learning what that means for me

8 Things I want to do before I die
8. Learn to play the piano
7. Travel to the east coast (During the fall)
6. Visit museums in Europe
5. Have an art studio and take art lessons
4. Have a pottery wheel and kiln and throw all the pots that I want
3. Get my master's degree
2. Have lots of cherished memories with my family
1. Increase my testimony and be as close to the Lord as I can

8 things I say a lot
8. Goodnight
7. I am so tired...
6. Do you want to go for a walk?
5. I just want to make the world a better place
4. I can wait...(when my students are noisy)
3. Andale
2. Vamonos
1. Hey, it's me...

8 Books I have read as of lately from most recent
8. Women in the Wind (current)
7. The Female Brain (current)
6. The Yosemite (current)
5. Prophets and Presidents
4. Blessings
3. The Eclipse
2. New Moon
1. Twilight

8 Movies I have watched recently from most - Don't really enjoy TV, don't really go to the movies very often. I do like old musicals though.
8. Pride and Prejudice (It was on the other night)
7. The new batman movie, don't remember what it was called (didn't really like it)
1-6. Old movies with Jayne when I was in Kansas (Meet me in St. Louis)

So I'm going to do a Fall Tag: What do you love about fall?

7 comments:

jayneSeptember 23, 2008 at 9:37 AM
I LOVE FALL!!!!! It is most definatly my favorite time of year. I love the warm fall colors. I love getting bundled up, hot soups, hot chocolate, brisk breeze, cold noses, cold hands, warm hearts. Right now I hear the wind chime and it is peaceful and calming. Leaves are falling all around and Jakob loves to pick them up and put them in his pockets. He also like to put rocks in his pockets. Infact he is taking his nap with pockets full of leaves and rocks. We went for a long walk this morning. We gat down to Inverness. It is perfect out side.
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LisaSeptember 23, 2008 at 3:48 PM
guess what we got! A pottery wheel. Next we have to save for a kiln.
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NancySeptember 23, 2008 at 6:36 PM
I am so jealous!
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Da BergsOctober 5, 2008 at 5:39 PM
SO, I HAVE to ask!!! WHAT kind of tree do you have that CHANGES colors???? I want one!!! I loved seeing all the fall colors while I was in Utah!

Wasn't Conf. great???
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KimOctober 6, 2008 at 8:21 AM
I think that is absolutely one handsome son-in-law you have there! We think his wife is pretty cute too! How FUN to have them all home for Christmas...Post pictures ASAP so we get a glimpse of them too!
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NancyOctober 6, 2008 at 6:54 PM
Kim, we have great kids, huh?
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AnonymousOctober 7, 2008 at 10:48 AM
Mom, Addison is so cute!! I saw that picture when I went on your page and made an aww sound out loud in the computer lab and the guy next to me looked like I was crazy, lol Thanks for what you said about Blake, that meant a lot to him! I love you, talk to you soon!
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Saturday Adventures

I was so excited when I woke up on Saturday morning, after I looked out the window, and I saw that there was a break in the clouds and rain. I quickly got up and hurried out for a walk/hike, not sure how far I would get before the downpour.

I started on my favorite paths, but decided to take a different trail up the mountain. The views were spectacular with the clouds, and I could see forever into the valleys! There were flocks of birds resting in every tree, it was magical.

After climbing to the top of a hill, I decided to take a different trail back. I could see a lot of horse droppings that way and figured it was good to follow. Unfortunately, about half way down the path gave out. I ended up treking and sliding down muddy, grassy hills. I could see where I needed to be, so that was not a worry. At one point I slipped a little too far and did some major brushing against some stinging nettle. Ouch, big time! The welts started rising and I was trying to figure out if there was anything I could quickly do to help lessen the stings. I called Leslie (she is my outdoor inspiration), but no answer. I called Mike (because I know he is in front of a computer most of the time), and he told me he would look up remedies and call me back. Then I talked to Lisa and she gave me some advice, before Mike called back. When I realized that it was going to go away quick enough, I quit worrying about it. Actually, I loved what Les said when she called back. She said it is kind of like when you scratch yourself climbing a tree, you are still glad you climbed the tree, and it doesn't matter much that you got a scratch in the process. She also reassured me it would go away pretty quickly.

Although I got my leg, arm, and hands pretty good with some pretty royal stings, they are all fine tonight. It was worth it just to enjoy the fresh earth from the rains and to mix my sweat with mud.

I was able to hike for several hours and I so love it!

Christmas Joy!

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

This Christmas has been full of so many fun family memories that I will cherish forever!

Haley singing with great enthusiasm in her first school Christmas program~

Coley dancing in the back of the auditorium to Haley's songs and singing every word~

Addison's smile~

Christmas shopping with Kate~

Our family visit with Santa, with Nicole not sure that she really trust the man~

Kate coming to the rescue to help me wrap, and wrap...and wrap~

Family competition with the gingerbread houses (Blake is very competive!)~

Blake changing Addison (we have it on video if you ever need a reason to smile)~

Haley's other first, her piano recital with her best friend, Brooklyn~

Janae and Holley playing piano duets with their daughters, and each other~

Meeting Alli and Blake after a long night at airports in San Diego~with an early Christmas present of Great Harvest bread!

A lunch date with just Alli :)

Shopping with Alli and Blake~

Cookie baking~

Abby, Jakob, Jayne, and Mike arriving from Kansas~with an early gift that I promptly hung over my pictures that says, "JOY"~

Jakob raiding the candy off of the gingerbread houses and kissing all of the baby Jesus' in the nativities around the house~

Abigail's smiles and happy face, so ready to receive kisses and hugs. That little girl is always happy!

A full house with giggles, laughter, banter, and love!

Christmas lights at Mission Inn~

Grandchildren running and dancing to the jazz music~

Movies, games, and walks~

Christmas Eve at Grandma and Grandpa Erickson's with yummy Swedish meetballs and all the traditional foods~

Jammies galore! I even got a pair! (Thanks, "Santa")

Acting out the nativity with a dancing angel and a serious Mary, and a diverted Joseph~

Christmas morning with EVERY one here! Oh, joy, oh, joy!

14 Stockings! (Even one for me!)

Wrapping paper everywhere! Little girls passing out gifts~waiting patiently for them to be opened, or helping~

Swedish pancakes~

A precious gift from Kate- she typed up all my loose recipes and made them into a beautiful cookbook~

Jakob enjoying his trains and toys~

Hugs for Papa and Maama~

Yummy food~ so many sweets and yummies from friends

Helpful daughters and sons!

Flowers from Blake~

Ice skating~ for a very brave Haley

Eating french fries with a smart little Coley~

Dear kisses and sweet little ones, in memory of our dear Savior Jesus Christ who we remember on Christmas Day!