days of truth {day 20 & 21}

what do you think of drugs and alcohol...

drugs and alcohol are bad, mmk'ay.

As stated in the last post, I'm LDS, so drugs and alcohol are on the *no no* list.

But I have deeper reasons for not using these mind altering substances. I come from a family of alcoholics and drug addicts. {doesn't that sound nice} It's the truth, though. I understand the genetic tendencies for addictions and I know that if I so chose to partake in these substances, I am playing Russian roulette with my life and attaining an addiction.

That's not something I'm going to mess around with, no thanks.

{scenario} your best friend is in a car accident, you were in a huge fight an hour before, what do you do...

Alright, I'm not so into this one... I guess I'll do it anyway.

I don't want to live in regret. Does that mean I do everything I can so I won't? I wish it did. I try my best to say what I mean, but try not to be mean.
I rarely get into fights with people, let alone my best friends. That's maybe why this {scenario} feels so far fetched for me, it's just not something I'm likely to experience these days.

I did it. Did you get a lot out of those 6 sentences? I sure hope so.

days of truth {day 19}

what do you think of religion...


My religion of choice is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.





For me, having a set of guidelines to follow is comforting. I chose to follow these guidelines and I am a good person, friend, neighbor, sister, mother, daughter. What I'm getting at, is these guidelines help me be a better person, keep me from doing *dumb* stuff that could hurt myself or others {I'm not saying I don't do *dumb* stuff, just that I could be doing *dumb*-er stuff}.



My religion has also been a great comfort to me while I have been going through a huge trial in my life. I have felt peace, comfort, love, calm, peace {I know I already said this one, but it needs to be repeated atleast 5 more times, that might get close to showing how much peace I have felt lately}, confidence, and joy.



I chose to use my religion to help guide me through this life. I love that I can be guided, and that I believe there is more to come after this life is finished. I will add that I do not follow blindly, I have a choice, I make my choice. There are some issues {see previous days of truth post} I do not completely agree with, and I'm ok with that choice. But I am grateful to have my religion, my guidelines, and my Savior by my side as I struggle.

What did I make?

It's actually fun when I come up with an idea and follow through with it. That's what I did today. I saw some items I have around the house that I have been thinking about using and I actually used them.





I know, who knew I had it in me to follow through with an idea. Will wonders ever cease?





Here are the items I used. (well I didn't think to take a picture till after I had my crafts made.) So really these are the remainder of what I used to make my fun stuff!





Yes, it's scrapbooking supplies and some other crafting supplies. Another hint is I also used clipboards. hmmm, have any ideas?








Aren't these SO FUN! I think they're just adorable, decorated clipboards! Not to toot my own horn, but I guess I am.





With scrapbooking paper, scissors, mod podge (glue), and ribbons, look what I have created.





It gets even better.


I know right, amazing!

They're wall hangings!

This way I can have a place to put pictures, notes, reminders, and whatever else I can think of in a visible, beautiful spot. My hope is I can easily see things I need to take care of when I place them on one of these decorated clipboards. I'm even thinking of dedicating each clipboard to something specific; such as school stuff for Monkey, reminders for me, business stuff to take care of, etc. I'm not quite sure what I'm really going to use them for specifically, but it will come to me soon enough!

Truthfully, I'm most excited that I started and completed a project within ONE day!

V-Day

Hello fun Valentines Day activities! Yes, this is actually not Valentines Day, but we did make treats to give out on V-Day, so it's like the same thing.

We enjoyed playing with chocolate, candies, and pretzels.
AND especially eating the left overs! These boys really did enjoy making our yummy treat!

Was it always fun?
no.

Did we fight over who got to stand where?
yes.

Did we enjoy eachothers company?
most of the time, but not all of the time.

Is family time going to be a time of love and harmony always?
not in my house with my boys.
But I've decided that doesn't matter. We're spending time together, making something fun, creating memories.

I sure love bob-a-loo's chocolate smile! He makes me happy to see him so happy!

And I love that we're all still in our jammies on Sunday morning playing with chocolate.

I also love that our treats look like a 3 year old and a 5 year old made them. Especially because that's exactly what happened.

BTW, they taste soooo good! {I was on the ball enough to remember to get *milk* chocolate chip, and ghiradeli at that!}

Bob-a-loo's favorite part, using the conversation hearts. {*more hearts, mom!*}

Monkey's favorite part, using the *nerds* candy! {I had NO idea how much he likes nerds... amazing all the new things you can learn about eachother doing something fun}

We have more valentine activities planned for tomorrow! I absolutely LOVE that on Valentines day I can spend quality time with my two favorite people in the world! {I'll give you a hint, their initials start with bob-a-loo and monkey!}

Bob-a-loo's special birthday present

I started making this birthday present last year... yeah it didn't get finished very quickly. I finally decided that if I was ever going to give it to Bob-a-loo, I'd have to do it this year.

I decided to tie this quilt/blanket. I wanted it to be REALLY warm, so it's comprised of very soft fleece on top, quilt batting in the middle and extra soft furry fabric for the back. I really think this would keep my little guy warm even if we are winter camping, and this is all he has to snuggle under. Does it NEED to be that warm, well when I started making it {remember, last year} we kept our house VERY cold at night and I did worry about him staying warm. I just think it is so cute! And it is VERY VERY VERY soft! I'll be happy to snuggle under this warm softy blanket with my little guy.

Bob-a-loo seems to like it. He wanted to sleep with it, and didn't want his other blanket on top. He was probably already too warm, so didn't want to be sweating by morning.

It was such a fun project to make. I'm glad I finally finished it and Bob-a-loo can enjoy!

a typical dinner at my table

So what is a typical dinner at my table? It's not what we are having, it's the variety of what is on the table that is interesting. Here, have a look.

This is my dinner, oh so yummy! jenny-o turkey burger with swiss cheese topped by sauted mushrooms and onions. Oh my was this fantastic!

Monkey enjoyed the turkey burger, with little complaints. It was plain with highly processed american cheese melted on top. Yum.

bob-a-loo had granola. Wouldn't touch his burger, even with the gross cheese on it, or promises of ketchup and mustard. He would take nothing but cereal. I was done fighting. He ate cereal.

Desert was a fabulous strawberry sorbet compliments of del monte.

So, is that all to common? yes. I do my best to get something everyone will enjoy, but I fail miserably most of the time. I have this rule, you have to try atleast 2 bites {because the first one you're not really tasting}. Oddly, once I get the boys to try it, they usually say it tastes *good*, but they still won't eat it. I don't know what more I can do.

30 days of truth {day 18}

your views on gay marriage...

Ok, so this is a very touch subject, as we all know, which is probably why it was chosen to be on {the list}.

I have a feeling most of my readers {or atleast readers who know me} think you know what I'm going to say. I may surprise you, my views on gay marriage have been inplace since I was in my undergrad at USU and wrote a controvercial paper in favor of gay marriage {which by the way I think most of my class mates assumed I was a lesbian because of my stance}.

The rights of every human being is to be happy. Is it my place to tell you what happiness should look like? Is it my place to impose my beliefs on others? I don't believe that is my place.

There are several arguments that can be posed here, and this is my blog so I'm going to argue what I want to argue and I'm going to ignore what I want to ignore. Does that mean I don't have an answer? maybe. Or maybe it means that just because you want to argue with me doesn't mean I want to engage.

Nature vs Nuture. I have talked with lots* of people about this. *lots being a few I see how you can believe it's nuture, because you want to believe it. There could be some instances where it is a choice, and I've talked with a few people who wanted to make that choice {what's funny is that person didn't actually *make* that choice, just wanted to because she was *done* with men.} Others I have talked with feel offened that who they are is under attack. Why would they chose to be outcast by society, why would they chose to be austricized by their families, why would they chose not be be allowed {or have others attempt to not allow} to be happy? I honestly believe that everyone is born as their own unique person, and being gay is apart of that set of unique attributes.

The Family is under attack. Ok, here some of my LDS friends are going to want me outed. I'm sorry, but I really don't believe that the family is under attack, not because a gay couple wants to get married, anyway. Opponents of the family include, but are not limited to: abuse- physical, mental, sexual, emotional, pornography {or addiction to pornography}, addiction to {or abuse of} drugs and alcohol, adultry, lies and deceipt, to name a few.

Ultimately, my thought is, as a person, everyone DISERVES certain rights. Every human being diserves to have love and to be able to share that love. That's my reasoning, as human beings we should all have rights. period.