Exciting

I was able to go to Emmie's Master Class to watch her perform in the song she has been working on in her Voice Class.

She is good! I am excited about a Triple Threat Class opening up and RMTA possibly merging with Pointe Performing Arts Academy. This class will develop voice, acting, and music theatre choreography which fits Emmie's personality beautifully ;)

Pointe will have a new location in the fall of 2010 in Highland, which is stated as being "THE STATES FINEST DANCE FACILITY"!


side note: It is so great to be living in a place where so many talents can be easily accessed and developed!

a few of my favorite things...in the kitchen!

Duromatic 5 qt. 11" Cadillac Pressure Cooker...

You can pressure for 4 min. and have hard boiled eggs. Baked Potatoes in 7 min. Bean soups in 15 min. etc... If I could only have one item in the kitchen it would be this one. Works great to cook food even without the lid to pressure. www.sharskitchen.com features this one! You can fry chicken with no butter or oil in this cadillac bottom cooker.

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Bosch Universal Plus w/blender

Did you know you can use your bosch to shred any meat with your cookie paddle attachment for a perfect shred every time! (your meat has to be hot) The blender is amazing too.
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Zojirushi Induction Heating System Rice cooker & warmer. 10 cup

This is my newest addition to the kitchen and I'm pretty excited. My husband has lived in Korea and has traveled many places and he knows good authentic Asian food when he tastes it so I'm learning and this is WONDERFUL to have. It has a warmer and so I can set it to cook, leave, and come home to nice warm rice amongst other things I can make with this one.
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Swiss Diamond Brand

Made with crushed diamonds...talk about never sticking! It can go from stove top to oven with the glass lids still on. Love these!


I have had a few people ask what items I have in the kitchen and so I'm sharing with everyone some of my must have items. After having these items I wonder how I ever made it in the kitchen without them!

Life lessons to be treasured

I love how JUST READING can eventually become a necessity each day to drink from and gain strength in. I NOW LOVE READING and was taught as a child to read daily from the scriptures and like many, in the beginning, read not understanding a lot but was obedient in this and eventually my knowing how much I fell short in understanding the great works caught up to me and I began to hunger for knowledge in a way that my very cry regularly reaches heaven to ask for continuing knowledge as I am ready. I deeply FEEL the blessing from this.

This morning studying and learning amongst many things I felt a deep gratitude for Joseph's righteousness and example. Here we have a good young man who loved his father and was hated by his brothers, sold by them, became a slave, was thrown into prison for not falling into temptation and it goes on to say "The Lord was with him". This is what I call faith.

Elder Hartman Rector Jr. explained: "The ability to turn everything into something good appears to be a godly characteristic. Our Heavenly Father always seems able to do this. Everything, no matter how dire, becomes a victory to the Lord. Joseph, although a slave and wholly undeserving of this fate, nevertheless remained faithful to the Lord and continued to live the commandments and made something very good of his degrading circumstances.
PEOPLE LIKE THIS CONNOT BE DEFEATED"

I felt connected to Joseph as I pondered my own experiences that relate in someways and I can't help but recall something that rests in the back of my mind... Steve Hardison told me once "When you follow your heart, everyone will eventually be ok with it".
The only source that is solid is trusting in something far greater than we as mortals can measure up to alone and it does give us strength and can( if we allow) pull us through all things if we just open up to it as Joseph, like many have been an example of, and in the end all just has a way of working out!

Just a thought...

CHOCOLATE BANANA BOATS

This is a Fun recipe for the kids. We had these for F.H.E. dessert and it was a success. What a great one for campouts.


Cut bananas down the middle and slice into the bananas but not through the bottom. Place chocolate into the banana.

Toast coconut

BROIL, BAKE, OR GRILL to heat chocolate until warm

Mix and top with toasted coconut ☺Mmmm...

Listening

Last week club fearless taught...

Listening is the most powerful part of a relationship
Listening is much more powerful than talking

During this week when there were little "outbreaks" in our family, I would just listen. POWERFUL

One Example:

Our church now starts at 1pm which is great in many ways but kinda hard on the toddlers who miss nap time, which might be the reason for the melt downs every now and then when it's time to go to class. I am taking the advice of LISTENING instead of reacting and this is my experience.

My 3 yr. old starts crying and says " I want to go home now". I LISTEN and hold him and I let him know "it's ok to WANT to go home now but this is church time".

He then says " I don't want to go to class right now" as I LISTEN and hold him I again let him know that "it's ok to not WANT to go to class right now but this is what we do at this hour".

It really made a difference to LISTEN and he softened up and knew that mommy understood instead of mommy trying to make him disagree with how he REALLY FELT AT THE TIME.

He ended up going to class and LOVING IT for the day. Will he want to go next week...I don't know but he is learning that mommy wants to listen to how he really feels and be ok with it!

In my experience I believe this is making a difference and want to practice on EVERYONE! :0)

California

Lanae and Matthew's wedding

Sacramento Temple

Love you Lanae... here's to HAPPINESS!
LOVED LOVED LOVED Seeing Wicked!

We stayed in San Francisco for the weekend and really enjoyed EVERY minute together!

One of the many highlights of the trip was Will taking me back to his past and showing me the different places he lived and worked while living in Cali.

Lots of interesting people...sure adds to the excitement of it all

This guy was literally singing...HOW TO GET TO SESAME STREET