Carol Decker

My friend Melissa from Ohio has a posting on her blog about Carol Decker, a girl she went to high school with. There is a local News station that has covered the story, that you can watch and a story from her husband. This story just makes my heart ache for this family, so I wanted to pass on their blog so you can check it out and maybe help out! The Blog is http://auctionforcarol.blogspot.com/

I got Tagged...So Your It!

I was tagged by my friend Maria(thanks), and I thought I would never be able to think of 8 things for each category but it was easier than I thought!

8 things that i am passionate about...

1. The gospel of Jesus Christ!
2. My relationship with Richard!
3. Being a mother!
4. Being a Daughter of God!
5. The Scriptures!
6. My whole family!
7. Being an American!
8. Who we elect in government!

8 words or phrases i use often...

1. Babe
2. I love you
3. Jillie, Do you need to go potty?
4. What the!(i don't finish that)
5. Do you need to sit in time out?
6. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
7. Clean up your toys.
8. Thank you.

8 things i want to do before i die...

1. Go on a mission with Rich.
2. Go to as many temples as I can.
3. Get in shape.
4. Learn sign language.
5. Learn Spanish.
6. Do some international traveling.
7. Send my son(s) on a mission.
8. See my children get married in the temple.

8 things i have learned from my past..

1. All of our choices have consequences.
2. I can't change the past, I can only learn from it.
3. I am happier when I keep the commandments.
4. I am stronger when I pray and read the scriptures everyday!
5. My parents did the best they could!
6. Not to judge people because of their past!
7. To be kind to ALL people.
8. That I can truly be forgiven for my sins, through the atonement!

8 places i would love to go or see..

1. Any and all temples.
2. Temple square at Christmas time.
3. All the continents.
4. Heaven.
5. Michigan to see my mom.
6. Missouri to see my family.
7. The Grand Canyon.
8. A small private Island (like in Breaking Dawn)

8 things i currently need or want...

1. A healthy and strong body.
2. Our own house.
3. Our own garden.
4. To live by all of my family.
5. Bright white teeth.
6. A new pair of glasses.
7. A cat.
8. A dog.

8 people i tag.. (now, you're it)

1. Allyson
2. Abby
3. Caralee
4. Kelli M. & Kelly H. (since they have the same name they count as one)
5. Amanda J.
6. Candace S.
7. Lara H.
8. Melissa E.

What Dallin Wants to Be for Halloween!

This is the Iron Giant. It is a movie that was released in 1999 based on a 1968 novel, The Iron Man. We love this movie, I'm shocked that this film didn't do good at the box office. They said it was poorly advertised, but anyways Dallin loves it and has decided that he wanted to be the Iron Giant for Halloween. He first wanted to be Optimus Prime but I told him that would be too hard to make. And now he wants THIS...a transformer looks simple compared to this. So, we'll see!

Our Siblings!

I was looking through some old pictures this morning and I found these pictures of my brothers and me and Rich and his brothers. Rich does have a sister, Stacey, but I couldn't find a picture of all four of them together. I guess I wanted to post these picture, because neither one of us rarely gets to see our siblings and I'm really missing mine right now! I'm missing my whole family. Most of them are in Missouri where I grew up and my mom and brother Jeremy are in Michigan and Ohio. I always get this way around the holidays. My kids have never Trick or Treated at my dad's home. Also in October my family is having the 11th Annual Camp Out in Missouri that we have never been able to attend. And then there is Thanksgiving and Christmas. I am so grateful that we are near Rich's family and can be with them or I might not make it. I just want my brothers to know that I love them and I miss them! Joshua, Me, Jillian, Jeremy, and Dallin Winter 2006 Richard, Phillip, Michael, and Dallin 2003