Christmas 2007

The Rules of Chocolate

Since this time of year is always a little stressful and we all know that eating chocolate is a DE-stresser. So...here are the Rules of Chocolate:
1. If you've got melted chocolate all over your hand, you're eating it too slowly
2. Chocolate covered raisins, cherries, orange slices and strawberries all count as fruit, so eat all you want.
3. The problem: How to get 2 pounds of chocolate home from the store in a hot car - the Solution: Eat it all in the parking lot
4. Diet tip: Eat a chocolate bar before each meal. It will take the edge off your appetite and you'll eat less.
5. A nice box of chocolate can provide your total daily intake of calories in one place....isn't that nice?
6. If you can't eat all your chocolate, it will keep in the freezer, but if you can't eat all your chocolate, what's wrong with you?
7. If you eat an equal amount of dark chocolate and white chocolate, isn't that a balanced diet? Don't they counteract each other?
8. Money talks, chocolate sings!
9. Chocolate has many preservatives that will make you look younger
10. If not for chocolate, there would be no need for control top panty hose, and an entire industry would be devastated.
11. Q: Why is there no such organization as chocoholics anonymous? A: Because no one wants to Quit!
12. Put "Eat Chocolate" at the top of your list of things to do today. That way at least you'll get one thing done!

Enjoy and have a good laugh....we all definitely need that!

The Armies of Helaman!!

Boy, today was an awesome day at the temple. Savannah and myself went to the 10:00 session. Today, it must have been a zone activity or something, because there were a lot of missionaries there....mostly Spanish speaking (not necessarily Spanish!). In fact, there were only 4 rows of women and the rest of the seats were filled with these strapling warriors...the missionaries of this area. It was a wonderful experience. They were reverent, attentive and you could feel something special there today. I kept wanting to hum the song: "We are as the armies of Helaman"......"We will be the Lord's missionaries to teach the world his truth!"

Happy Dance

Last night around 11:00, Savannah and I took a little trip to the post office! Boy, Aaron...you sure missed out having fun with us as we stuffed, stamped and licked our way thru the piles of envelopes! I'm sure you would have been there at the table with us....right? It's done and now to the next major "to-do".....somewhere, we have got to start our Christmas fun!!




Aly has been struggling with an "upper respiratory infection"....aka...what everyone else has. She's been on a few meds since Monday. Last night she had an allergic reaction to something. We haven't seen anything quite like it. It was a swollen rash all down her legs, her arms and neck. WEIRD!! Poor thing was burning up and itching up quite a storm. Aly wouldn't let us take pictures, so you don't get to see it. She is once again, staying home from school and has officially decided that being sick for a long time "isn't very much fun!!" DUH!!

"It's beginning".......

to look like Christmas - look at all the packed streets - it's a real test of our patience and love for others
OR
to look like a December Wedding - right now our house is covered with invitations, maps, all sorts of fun things - aren't you excited to get one of these gems in the mail?

to feel like Christmas - has everyone taken time to feel Christmas - maybe by doing good for someone, thanking our Father for our blessings
OR
to feel like a December Wedding - crunch time - not panic time - is upon us. It's a wonderful feeling!!