The dog that never died

We have an apartment in our basement. The couple that lives downstairs own a dog, Max, a Texas Heeler. I really don't like dogs even though I grew up with many dogs, my favorites were 2 cocker spaniels named Canela and Sapo (Spanish names for Carmel and Toad...but that is for another blog). We own a dog as well. Actually we use to have 2 dogs but Stitch (a Golden Retriever) was too high maintenance so we sold him. Anyways, Max has become aggressive and barks at everyone. He also has learned how to jump the fence. So we told our renters that they probably better get rid of him. To our surprise, they told us they were going to "put him to sleep". Such a cruel thing, but then again I don't like dogs. The day they took him to the vet we told our kids that Max died. Kailene, who is so tender hearted, felt bad and wrote them a cute note for them (she is very creative and loves to write notes). We gave them cookies with the

note.

A couple days later, our renter came up and told us that he couldn't stand it any longer and had to go get Max. I guess they wait a couple of days before they put them to sleep. So now we still have Max (whose probably better off dead than alive) and have to explain to the kids that Max has resurrected from the dead. Good Grief!

We survived a YW Klondike!

The first weekend in Feb, the YW went on a Klondike-like winter campout. Our bishop is great and thinks the YW should experience the same thing the scouts (YM) experience. We agree!, until we went on this campout.

We went up to Mutual Dell Friday night. We were sleeping burrito style (if you don't know what that is, just ask a scout) which we made the night before. We set those out and started dinner--burrito surprise. It actually tasted good but everything tastes good when you are camping. We sat around the camp fire telling scary stories and ate dessert (delicious peach cobbler). Then it was time for bed. I had been dreading this the whole time. I don't like camping, even in the summer time, so I don't know what I was thinking when I signed up to camp in the winter! It was really cold but the bishop promised us we would not get cold in our burritos. You first have to take all your clothes off and change into new dry clothes. Sweat will make you cold and usually you are sweating throughout the day (or what women do..."perspire"). That was a chore just to take all your layers off and then put on dry layers. Then getting into the your sleeping bags was strenuous. Let's just say it was a tight fit. Have you ever breathed you own air? It's not all that it's cracked up to be. It's like a coffin (picture below). I just layed there, breathing my own air, in the pitch dark trying to go to sleep. I couldn't breathe, so I would put my head out of the bag and get cold, go back in my sleeping bag and breathe my own air. Repeating this the whole night. I felt like I was suffocating to death! As you can imagine, I got no sleep and finally ended up (around 6am) going to my car. I LOVE HEATED SEATS! I couldn't sleep even though I was exhausted so I got out the Book of Mormon in the car and caught up on my reading.

Breakfast was good the next morning if you like eggs, bacon and cheese melted in butter! Look out high cholesterol, here I come. We packed up and went home after the kids got in some sledding. Talking to the girls, I don't think we will be doing this soon...or ever. But we were so grateful to the bishopric for giving us this opportunity. Let's not forget about bragging rights. It almost makes it worth it. Next time my suggestion will be a resort with manicures and pedicures. Maybe the young men should do that for an activity. Now I understand why boys should be boys and girls should be girls. I love being a girl!

I like the bathtub

We went to the Draper Temple on Monday, Feb. 2. The kids were already out of school so we thought it would be a good time to go. It actually was a great time to go! Not too many people. We could walk through slowly and actually stay in each room a long time. What a beautiful temple! The woodwork is incredible. I think temples just keep getting better and better. What a blessing to be close to temples and to witness so many temples being built on the earth. Here are some pictures of our day at the temple...

The best part was afterwards we asked what the kids liked about the temple. Kailene said "I liked the bathtub!" Aren't kids adorable!

25 random things about me!

1. I am a night owl
2. Most of my thoughts and ideas come in the shower
3. I LOVE playing games, and WINNING!
4. I love deep conversations and asking the 'hard questions'
5. I have to make my bed first thing in the morning, even before morning prayers
6. I love weeding, to show off the flowers. I love flowers in my garden
7. My family calls me Heavenly Father's child
8. I still have a tan line on my legs from an 80 mile bike ride I did 2 years ago!
9. I do not handle stress well. I to plan every detail and like to be in control
10. I look like my mom, when she was my age
11. I hate being the center of attention
12. I love surprising others but hate being surprised
13. I love a good sale
14. I hate shopping but like online shopping
15. I DVR Oprah every day (but haven't had the time to watch it. I think I am up to 10 episodes recorded)
16. I love hot chocolate. I even drink it in the summer time. I would rather be hot than cold.
17. My favorite holiday is the 4th of July
18. In Mexico City, I was 6th grade president of the American school. No one knew me but I had a great speech.
19. Least favorite chore: emptying the dishwasher
20. When I was 5 or 6, I sang with my mom at a women's convention honoring Sister Kimball. She gave me a kiss. I still have the dress I wore.
21. I do not cry in public. Don't know why. My husband can probably count on one hand the times he has seen me cry. I like to cry alone.
22. I hate driving in the car on long trips. It is boring and I get tired and stressed. And I hate stopping for bathroom breaks
23. I love seeing how people live.
24. In 7th grade, my ear piece from my glasses broke and I had to go to school for a couple weeks without it. Only one boy teased me but I just think he liked me.
25. I like a good back rub

My First Scout Winter Campout

My Scouting campout was a lot of fun! We did a lot of stuff. As soon as we got up there, we unpacked all our stuff and hiked it all up the mountain. It seriously took FOREVER! But once we got up there and got the fire started it was pretty fun. We had hot dogs, soup, chili, burritos, chicken, and most of all, Marshmallows! But the next day, it literally poured a ton of water on us. The rain got so bad that we left that morning. It was still fun.