Baby Lunch

We did a baby lunch for Nyssa and Franchesco--is that how you spell itl?It was wonderful to spend time with the Bateman, Oliver and Campos ladies. But, we missed Hilary. Lunch was really, really good--especially when the waiter threw the bread at us. This is going to be such a big year--with 3 babies and a big move for the Jensens. Exciting and exhausting.

Done Deal

Shayne ordered our Dell-green--color not state of the environment-laptop yesterday. When the kids stated that I would never use the computer in my office , I explained that I would use it, I just don't want Dad mess'en with it. It is like when Pres. Monson in his talk explained how his wife left a note on the microwave which said don't let Dad use the microwave, or dryer, or stove, or........Dad is proficient at all of the above, he just leaves such a mess around them when he uses them---candy wrappers, hammers, tape, dirty dishes, crumbs.....
Today in Victim Empathy I did the Drunk Driving modular. I have some great video for this, and had lots of women in tears. Will they stop drinking--probably not---will they get a designated driver--one can hope so. Did you know that the liver circulates our entire blood supply every 4 minutes through out our bodies. Is that amazing or what?
Planted some pansies in my new pots out front on Saturday---and wiped down the green porch swing. So it is ready for a sweet, spring night of just swinging and thinking. Say, you all need to read Dandelion Wine--or re-read it.

Conference was really historical wasn't it? I am so grateful that I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. When they showed on the TV screen that this was the 178th conference, I remembered listening to it on the radio and they announced it as the 125th conference. I would have been about 10 years old.

I have a request for Mother and Father's Day for dad and I------a laptop computer----Dad and I can make up the rest of the finances for it. I need you computer geeks to start looking out for a great deal, and something that will work for us. Dad has even agreed that he needs to get more computer literate and would use a lap top. S0---there ya go.

I thought it was so great to hear Bro Eyring in his talk today, give hope to parents who are rearing children in such a difficult world. He counseled us to live the gospel and teach it to our children, and they will be blessed.

let me explain

The pix of Michelangelo is me trying to figure out how to add a picture to my blog--and I did it. Didn't think it would work, but it did. Yahoo--The picture did not have anything to do with the blog post, but I didn't have a picture of a barnacle. However, the soap beard could be considered something like that.

barnacle on the blog

I guess you will just to check on the Mommie Dairies to see what I have to say these days. Well, I guess I do have more to say--surprising isn't it? We look like a green house--just bought 3 flats of geranimums. Since it snowed today, we are hoping we can plant them by July.
I am really looking forward to General Conference this weekend---Yes, it is a nice break from WestRidge, and we don't have to be up at 6 a.m., but best of all, it is going to be a spiritual feast Sat, and Sun. I am sure.

Sunday

Today in Sacrament meeting, our speakers were two of the house parents. I was really touched with their talks. The first gal spoke about being Christ-like and she said that those people she regarded as such were those who took Gospel knowledge and then really did something with it--really used in in their lives. Knowing it is one thing, implementing it is quite another. The guy who spoke told a story of his friend who in elementary school was getting bullied. And one morning he was given an orange for breakfast, and this particular morning he peeled the orange in one long peel and then put it on his arm for a bracelet, and for whatever reason he decided that the orange bracelet gave him special powers, and would protect him from the bullies. He prayed that this would be so, and all the way to school he told himself it would be so, and that he would be protected.
Before he got in the school door, a couple of bullies started advancing on him and he just knew that with his orange bracelet and his prayer he would be OK. As the boys got quite close to him, he held up his bracleted arm, and just screamed : A-A-R-R-GHGHG and waved his arm in the air.
For whatever reason, the boys retreated and never bothered him again. He asked us if we had that kind of faith in the Gospel and if we knew that it was that powerful for us with prayer and faith.

And now I would like you all to remember my brother Larry with your power of prayer, as he recovers from his first radiation treatment for his prostate cancer. He is feeling quite weak, and naeuseated, and a bit sad. He is a kind, unassuming person and the prospect of these treatments not working is a heavy weight. So your prayers of faith in his behalf for recovery, and peace of mind would be appreciated. Thank you.

What a life

See--here I am again. Yesterday, I was with Laura getting my hair all beautiful, and she asked me about how I met Ron, etc. Well, I gave her the shortened version of meeting by accident on the phone, and how he told me on the 2nd date we would marry, but a mission would come first, and the interesting way in which he purposed to me, and then all our adventures for 20 years in the air force--all the traveling--the babies--his operations. And, it struck me just what a fantastic life Dad and I have lived. I mean it really has been so full of so many wonderful adventures--some scarry, some sad, some challenging--and I guess I wouldn't change a day of it. While I was recounting it all, it just struck me that WOW what a life we have lived. We are so blessed. And the past 19 years in Utah--yes, 19 years--almost as long as our time in the Air Force--have been filled with so many milestones: Marriages of all our children, grandchildren, careers, and the building of another entire chapter of our life. And we aren't finished yet !!!!!