The sad news...

This weekend wasn't all fun and games. My grandfather Miller (who has been living here in Lincoln since last August) was admitted to the hospital on Friday. I would ask for your prayers for his peace, and that of my family.

The Reception

Bishop Ric Barrera presented the ring ceremony.
Aaron and Whitney's first dance.
Jocelyn and Shannon

Whitney was doing the twist with the little girls.
The Mother Son dance

Hailey, Morgan, Delaney and Katie, the program passers and the flower girls.
The wedding cake
Uncle Steve and Uncle Chuck

Uncle Gary and Aunt Becky

Grandma Hill, Aaron and Grandpa Hill.

Makin' the deal.

The Rehearsal Dinner

We had dinner in Mom's big garage (because the weather was not cooperating. Skeeter Barnes was main course, then we had salads and cookies and brownies too.

This is Whitney with her dad, Pat Bieck.



Whitney and Aaron (again with the crazy faces!!!)


Katie and Grandma Hill.
Uncle Chuck, Aunt Norma, Grandma Miller, Lindsey, Jason, and Jocelyn.
Aaron wants you!!!

Lindsey and Elizabeth
BINGO!!!
Uncle Ric, Aunt LouAnn, Aunt Shauna and Uncle Steve.
Grandpa Bieck, Grandpa Hill, Grandma Hill and Dad

Paul and Jae Farnsworth

The Temple

I promise I will load more pictures from the temple when their photographer gets them to me, but these two were so cute, I couldn't pass them up. Whitney is standing with her dad and her grandpa Beick (and freezing to death!!!).

Aaron is taking a picture of them.

Dinner at the Oven

We went to dinner at the oven Thursday night with our Hill extended family. (Pre wedding stuff).

Jason, Dad, Grandpa and Gary all enjoyed the food.

Aaron will not take a nice picture to save his life.



Paul and Jay Farnsworth, Aaron's friends were visiting for the wedding as well. And here are the Grandpas.

My New Toy

Hey Everyone, for those who haven't met...

This is Ax.

Yes, I name my inanimate objects that run my life, for those of you who know me, this should come as no surprise!!!

DJ bought her last year (of course it is female... like I would let a male organize my life) for himself, but then got a smartphone and didn't need her. I found her recently, cleared the memory, charged her up and haven't been anywhere without her. This was an added benefit as Laptop is dying. (It's sad really. I will miss Laptop.)

Anyways, just wanted to share - say meet the fam, and all that jazz!!!

I'll Make A Man Out of You...

Maybe it's the Donny Osmond connection - totally unsure - but I have always loved this particular song from Disney's Repertoire, which is ironic, since I have girls. Of course, Mulan was a girl too. (To hear this particular song, left click on it once in the playlist to the right.)

Let's get down to business

To defeat the Huns

Did they send me daughters

When I asked for sons?

You're the saddest bunch

I ever met

But you can bet

Before we're through

Mister, I'll make a man out of you

Tranquil as a forest

But on fire within

Once you find your center

you are sure to win

You're a spineless, pale pathetic lot

And you haven't got a clue

Somehow I'll make a manout of you

I'm never gonna catchmy breath

Say good-bye to thosewho knew me

Boy, was I a fool in school for cutting gym

This guy's got 'em scared to death

Hope he doesn't see right through me

Now I really wish that I knew how to swim

(Be a man)We must be swift as the coursing river

(Be a man) With all the forceof a great typhoon

(Be a man) With all the strengthof a raging fire

Mysterious as the dark side of the moon

Time is racing toward us till the Huns arrive

Heed my every orderand you might survive

You're unsuited forthe rage of war

So pack up, go homeyou're through

How could I make a manout of you?

(Be a man) We must be swift asthe coursing river

(Be a man) With all the forceof a great typhoon

(Be a man) With all the strengthof a raging fire

Mysterious as the dark side of the moon

(Be a man) We must be swift asthe Coursing river

(Be a man) With all the forceof a great typhoon

(Be a man) With all the strength of a raging fire

Mysterious as the dark side of the moon

This morning, I really needed the song. I have been really down on myself this week, just grumpy about a lot of different things. But then I realized that I need to make a man out of me.

It just wasn't the little things that annoyed me, or the big things that festered, it was that I wasn't doing anything about any of it. I wan't moving to change anything, I wasn't composing myself and I wasn't using the strength I have been given to get through it.

What a wake up call. My anthem for the day!!

On Something....

Today we (DJ, Shannon, Hailey and Katie) were driving to dinner. I was navigating, and, in an effort to be funny, was making my voice sound like a GPS vocal prompter.

In .1 miles turn right.

Turn right now.

In .05 miles turn left.

Turn left now.

The girls thought it was hilarious and Katie says - Mom you sound like OnStar.

Then Hailey says - It's MomStar.

Where do they get this stuff???

Hey Wen... This one's for you...

(Pictures to be added later..)

The Perfect Cup (located just shy of 70th Street on O, where the HOOTERS used to be) is a drive-through pharmacy/coffee shop. Rumor had it that they also do sandwiches, so craving a sandwich, I drove over there today.

Incredible BLT, by the way, and nicely sized, a little on the pricey side, but worth it as the ingredients were fresh, the bread soft, and the bacon was crispy without being crunchy!!!

Add to it a Peach Citrus Fresca, and the world revolves around lunch!

YUM!!!!!!!!!!

My mother had this wonderful stuff at her house, and I borrowed it!

I'm not returning...

What you see here is fat-free sugar-free cheesecake flavored pudding. I threw in some low-sugar strawberry ice cream topping, and we couldn't get enough of it.

You gotta try this stuff!

Poisson d'Avril!!!

I love April Fools Day. There is nothing better than remembering to laugh. I also love to pranks. Playing them, and getting them played on me.

My favorite was as a teenager. My friend and I locked the bathroom stalls at girls camp in Alaska and put boots and pants by all the toilets. (We thought this was funny, those in line were not nearly as amused!!!!





When I was in high school, I took french, and we would stick pictures of fish on other people's backs (like Kick Me signs).




A few years ago, I worked at a daycare center. At a staff meeting, the receptionist said that she had not ever been pranked. (Like I am going to let that go... I had her convinced that there was a bat flying around the basement for a good ten minutes, then we took her outside and the kids told her Happy April Fool's Day. She laughed so hard, she almost cried!!!

So leave me comments, and tell me what your great pranks have been!!!

I haven't really pulled any pranks recently. I'll have to work on that!! Have a great day everyone!!!

One Enchanted Evening!!!

I am a big fan of happily ever afters (there is a reason I can still beat the pants off my kids at Disney Scene It...), but this movie was a little over the top even for me...

Even still, I couldn't resist the funness of having the ultimate sleepover party to watch the movie. From left to right: Katie, Corrine, Caroline, Hailey, Athena, Kwynn and McKynna (Audra, if I mixed them up, let me know and I will fix it!!! and sorry girls!!!).
The silliness reigned, but even DJ got into the movie (and watched more of it than I did), although he was anti-photographic evidence!!!

Thanks to the friends who came over!!!

Hailey & Katie's Adventures

It is spring break, and getting my kids to help do anything was impossible. All they wanted to do was sit around and watch tv. Suddenly it wouldn't work (those darn cables!!! lol).

I remembered that one of my friends at church had mentioned the Lincoln Safari program going on this year, and decided to start up. We NEEDED to go outside!!!

I told Hailey and Katie that I would take them someplace fun if they got their chores done. AMAZING!!! The chores got done!!!

The Easter Bunny (wink wink - thanks mom!!!) gave Hailey and Katie these really cute short sleeved zipper hoodies, so we put them on, swung by the libary to pick up the expedition kit, and were on our way to Antelope Park's Veteran's Memorial Garden.

Katie got to do the first rubbing.

I'm really excited to go to all the different places and see what Lincoln has to offer!!!

Thanks to Jaana and Christy for sharing this program!!!

Don't forget to check Wandering Waldos for all of Hailey and Katie's great adventures this summer!

It's all how you see it!!!!

I NEED YOUR HELP!
I'm trying to find out which store sells this mirror!

Mail this to other women. Now, don't break the chain! One female broke the chain, her plumbing became so bad, she now has an outhouse! OK gals, now that you have had your laugh, remember... Breast Cancer Awareness... Go have those boobs checked out and stay healthy! Pass the message on to your mothers, sisters, daughters, aunts, cousins, friends, and even your enemies. Because the WORST enemy is Breast Cancer

Easter pictures

Happy Easter everyone!!!!



The Easter Bunny visited Grandma and Grandpa Hill's house this year, and although it was a bit cold, we still got our huntin in!!!!


Even Uncle Orron, Elizabeth and Great-Grandma Miller got into the fun!!!



These are some of our eggs!!!

Hailey and Katie got new dresses for Easter from Grandma Hill! The flowers were leftover from a wedding Hailey and Katie helped with last night!!

Katie finds more eggs on the deck chairs!!!

The balcony was a great place to hide those eggs!!!

Grandpa Hill had a great time recording the hunt!!!
Aunt Whitney froze, but loved watching!

Aunt Irene, Uncle Orron and Elizabeth searched for the eggs too. It took her a little bit, but Elizabeth finally got the idea and picked up eggs too!!

Always... Clean

Either they finally hired a women to head up the research and development department, or some man got sick of his wife complaining. Suffice to say, I am ecstatic!!!

Katie Watch DAY 5

The story of the Savior visiting Mary, Martha, and Lazarus has been on my mind today. One sister is bustling about, trying to get the housekeeping done, and the other is sitting at the Savior's feet, listening to His words. When the Savior is asked why He tolerates the lack of serviceable action on the part of the other sister, He states that she has selected the "better part."

Don't get me wrong, I'm sure the Savior expects us to keep our houses clean, and eat, so we maintain our existance, but I know He also wants us to choose those things that are most important.

I struggle with this sometimes. Okay, a lot. I always have 900 million things going on, things to do, etc. I get caught up in the day-to-days, rather than choosing the better part, even though I try to fit the better part in.

Take the last 5 days for example. I pretty much had to let a bunch of things go (work, church activities, a wedding) to take care of this little miss.

She was diagnosed with the flu on Friday, after suffering through symptoms on Thursday. I am not one to medicate immediately, but I knew she was sick, and I knew DJ would get it, and then Hailey and then probably me, so off to the doctor we went. Sure enough, DJ caught it, but (knock loudly on wood) Hailey and I did not. Nonetheless, all the things I had planned went down the toilet (it was a pattern of the weekend). We have all been taking

since Friday evening. Katie's fever broke on Saturday morning, but the doctor mandated a 48 hour quarantine period. She was slated to go back to school today, but some digestive pyrotechnics (I love that phrase) prevented her from attending, so once again I am home from work.

COOL!!! I can get stuff done!!

Except that my baby is sick... Cleaning the house is important. Doing my internet stuff for my job is important, but cuddling my kid is "the better part." She is sleeping now, that she has had her lunch, and should rest for awhile anyways, so I can get stuff done.

I think the Lord gives us sick kids and sick selves to remind us that our busy-ness is small stuff, and that we need to remember to take a break, smell the roses, and spend time with family!!!