I'm four now!

Happy Birthday Leah! We braved the snow and went out
closer to Grandma Glade's and Emily and Jared to go
bowling for Leah's big day! So much fun!

After a fun afternoon of pizza and frys at the bowling
alley we enjoyed Chinese food and an amazing
barbie doll cake!

Everybody's favorite friend Stephie came to join us
for the bowling fun! She even owns her own
ball and shoes. Can you say pro?

Merry Christmas 2008

Until I find the camera the Kellie took Christmas morning
pictures on this is the only picture I have of the actual day!
What a wonderful Christmas with many thoughtful and
fun gifts and getting to spend time with those I love!
I could not ask for better family or friends!
I love you all and hope 2009 brings
more time to spend together.

A Christmas Gathering

For Christmas this year, we as a RS presidency decided that our gift to the women in our ward would be to get them all together in one place and share the Christmas spirit along with some talents of sisters that maybe some didn't know the others had. It was truly a wonderful morning... we invited YW, the YW leaders, all the Primary and Nursery leaders, all the home bound and less active to join those who regularly come to RS to join us in the chapel during our regular RS block time. The spirit was so strong with the wonderful music, songs, video and talks that were given. I think (if I counted right) we had 99 women there altogether. We were missing some, but know they would have been there if they could. We have already scheduled on the calendar our 2nd annual Christmas Gathering. So looking forward to that!

I was asked to write a poem for the program on the theme of "Give As Jesus Gave". This is it:

Can I ever hope to show Him?
Through my scant and meager ways
That I love my neighbor as myself
His charge that stands unchanged today

Do my actions match my heartfelt prayers?
That I ask on bended knee
Do I love and lift with kindness
Those less fortunate than me

Have I moved to fill an empty seat?
Next to someone lonely or brand new
Have I stopped to lift the heavy heart?
Of one whose name I never knew

Will I be able to convict myself?
That I have lived my life for Christ
That I loved and served and testified
Like the Master, His whole life

Do I seek with open eyes and heart?
The chance to give as Jesus gave
Will I ever learn the Healers Art?
His kind and loving, selfless ways

Concerts galore!

This is the group Voice Male. If you have never heard them or heard of them, you should either go purchase one of their two Christmas cd's or make sure you get tickets for the concert next year. What an absolutely great concert! Seriously. If they would have sang more Christmas songs than their kiddie stuff I would have absolutely loved it... but nevertheless it was still wonderful!

My Holiday season was started by being invited to join some friends at a really great concert called Forever Plaid Tidings! This was a great concert also... pretty similar to Voice Male except there are only four guys who sing.

I also had the chance to get in a dress (yeehaw) and go downtown among all the throngs of people and enjoy the Mormon Tabernacle Choir concert. Man, you are one lucky dog if you get tickets to that concert. This years guest vocalists were Brian Stokes Mitchell (who was great) and Edward Herrman (who doesnt really sing). It was fun to be there and we even got better seats than our tickets said cause the section we were assigned to was filled to overflowing.

I can't believe Christmas in just a few short days. It hardly seems possible to me that 2008 is on its way out. Where does the time go?

Best Recital.... EVER!

Leah's dance class awaiting their turn to perform!

The VERY short (lasted all of one minute)
but VERY cute recital!

The performer posing for the camera!
I'm so glad I was on time so I didn't miss this!
Way too cute!

Just shoot me now

It sure seems like a lot of sickness is floating around out there... and I have been lucky enough to steer clear of most of it.... that is until now anyway.

I have not felt well for the past week. Gratefully my stomach is back to feeling normal and food looks appetizing to me again. But the head cold I picked up is hanging on like its my new best friend. The days are much better than the nights. Why is that? I have not slept well... however this morning about 3am I realized that Heavenly Father created the human body in such a way that both nostrils dont ever get stuffed up at the same time! How cool is that!!

Thanksgiving 2008

The Friday after Thanksgiving is always designated Terry Thanksgiving Day... and this year was no different... only we had more come this year than any in the past that I remember. We were blessed to have 72 descendants of Vaughn and Peggy together(plus a couple extra who joined us) to celebrate and missed the other 14 who could not make it due to illness or other commitments. It was a great time with more food than we could all eat and so many people that I missed out saying hello to some and getting to find out how life is going for them. I would only change one thing... have the party last a little longer.

Here are a few pic's... I think I stole them all off Alisha's blog. Thanks... and so good to have you and Emma with us!!

10 years

I remember ten years ago dad wanting to get the family together on Thanksgiving Day and no one giving in to help him with his desire. I still remember mom coming downstairs to wake me up early saying the hospital had called and we needed to get there quick. We didnt get there quick enough as dad had already passed away by the time we got there. Phone calls were made and even though it took a good portion of the day to accomplish it... dad got his wish ~those of us in Utah together for Thanksgiving... even if it was sitting in a hospital room rather than around a dinner table. We miss you dad! And yes, we still try to get together.

Cha... no camera

We had yet another sisters outing
only this time we were minus two
sisters with Denise too far away
and Kathee out with the flu bug.
I cant believe I forgot to bring my
camera, so I took this with my cell
phone. I was going to take pic's
of our plates of food, but we had
eaten all of it before I thought of
that. We ate at Boston's in
Layton. The food wasnt too bad
but a little pricey for my taste buds.
I so love getting away and spending some extra time just as
sisters. Thank you guys!

Absolute awe

Three of the most AMAZING women I know!
Julie, Stephanie and Lori.
I stand in awe.

Super Saturday is come and gone

Since Relief Society is my life these days I thought I should post
some pictures taken at Super Saturday. Lori and Misty did an
amazing job planning for this HUGE activity! It was incredibly
supported and those who came got to enjoy many crafts,
sharing stations, quilting, classes, yummy food,door prizes and
even a FREE wonderful half hour massage!
The lady in the last picture with me is 100 yrs old and she even
took advantage of the massage.
All in all I would say the day was a great hit!
Thank you Lori and Misty!!

Eeny, Meany, Miney... Toe

We had our second "sisters breakfast"... only today we had lunch rather than breakfast. We missed Denise again (sorry) and began to think that maybe Mimi had forgotten about it, but come to find out she had been stranded with a flat tire until Bruce came to the rescue. Thank you Bruce! We enjoyed a great meal at Wingers in Kaysville along with TONS of good conversation and laughter and even some out of control laughter that turned to tears. We then moved all the fun outside to take our "blog picture"! No one wanted their mugs photographed again so we decided on feet and toes this time. See if you can guess whose are whose! Oh, so much fun. And yes Den, we will think about coming your way for an extended lunch sometime soon!!

Nothing beats a gorgeous fall Sunday afternoon

with a good friend, a front porch swing and a good conversation!

I love you and I thank you S!

Indian Summer Fun

Saturday was such a gorgeous day! I feel like I missed most
of the nice summer days, so it was nice to have one back to
enjoy. Leah, Lydie and I spent some time running errands,
playing at Cheese Park and even did some RS stuff!

I have yet to learn how to get both girls to look at the camera at the same time

Such cuties!!

The three amigos!

Check him out....

The girls checking out their new little brother!

I finally have my email connection back... it was lost for a few days. Kellie and Steve left for the hospital on Thursday night around 9:30pm. As soon as they left... substitute mom became my middle name. Spencer came only a few hours later at 12:37am on the 10th. He weighed in at 8 lbs, 4ozs and 20 inches long. I always knew that being a mom was not a job for the faint of heart or the weak in spirit but for those with stamina, patience, long suffering and unconditional love.... but I have a whole new respect for what moms do all day long... and into the night. I'm not so sure it's a job I will ever be cut out for, but I always LOVE the time I get to spend with Leah and Lydie... and they were SOOOOOO AMAZINGLY WONDERFUL for me. I am so blessed... I love living so close and getting to see them so often. Life is so good!

It's a BOY!

Meet Spencer Ben...
he brings the niece and nephew count to #38!

The proud, and I might add shocked, mom and dad!

Happy Halloween...

...too funny!

Sisters Breakfast.... minus one

We started our first monthly "sisters" breakfast this morning at Granny Annie's in Kaysville. With jobs, kids, callings and just life in general we thought it would be nice to find some extra "sisters" time. We hope that Denise will get to join us from time to time. Thanks for humoring me with a blog picture!

Kris and Jay finally had a boy! His name is Will.

Here's a picture of his sisters who can't wait to get him home!

Congrats to the Hacker family!

A good different...

This past weekend I spent some good quality time with a new friend. My friend needed to go somewhere she didnt really want to go and especially not alone. I was happy to join her... even looking forward to the thought of seeing her outside her comfort zone and gettting to know a bit more of the real her.

In my book there is nothing better than a good friend (whether that friend is a family member or otherwise) who can look past your insecurities, oddities and differences and love you anyway... and of course not make you feel stupid or uncomfortable in the process. I have been blessed with many good friends in my lifetime... and am looking so forward to seeing where this new friendship goes. Better hold on tight...

Happy B-day!

Happy Birthday Dad!
I can't believe you would have been 82 today... crazy.
Miss you much.

Too funny...

Thought I would share one of Leah's funny sayings the other day. To set the stage... ever since Kellie became pregnant Leah says she has a baby in her tummy too... So we are eating Sunday dinner. Getting Leah and Lydie to eat much of anything is sometimes a real struggle. We were tyring to coerce Leah into eating some chicken... pretty easy you would think.... NOT! After throwing a few fits and stomping away to her bedroom to gain control of her being forced to eat chicken, she comes back in and says, "but my baby doesn't like chicken!"

We all lost it! So hilarious! It always amazes me the things litte kids come up with. Needless to say the chicken WAS eaten before any dessert was.

Busy

As you can tell I haven't posted much in Aug... so I thought I would share a little bit about how come. In July I was sustained as the Secretary in the newly called RS Presidency in my new ward. Yup, did you catch that... I'm the newby and I'm in charge of taking roll. You gotta love it! I hate to think of how many times I've asked the same people what their name is again... but I can honestly say I now have a pretty good grasp of about 90% of the womens name in the ward. Now who they're married to is a different story... hopefully that will come with more time. This is a picture of the business card I created for our new presidency. The president (I won't name names... but you can look and see) is a bit camera shy, so hopefully down the road a bit I can post a photo of the four of us. I have so enjoyed the past 7 weeks of getting to know the ladies in the presidency, visiting the active and the not so active, learning a ton of names and getting to put them with faces, canvasing the ward with fliers, our enrichment night progressive dinner, creating reports, typing up Sunday bulletins and of course calling people I hardly know to give prayers. Except for the prayer part... I hope my calling never ends. Did I mention I knew this was going to be my calling??

Golf anyone?

I took a day away from the office today and played a little golf in the annual IREM golf tournament. It was such a nice day weather wise and playing wise. I did so bad the last time I played with my brother, Steve, that I forced myself to go out and spend some much needed time at the driving range. Thank you SJO for joining me... you made it so much more fun!

Time Stealer

Here is the finished puzzle I just put together! I think it's the first one I have ever done all by myself. I honestly didn't know if I could do it without help... but I did! It was so relaxing to do... yes, even when it took days sometimes to find one specific piece. I found it to be a total time stealer however. I would walk by it and think "oh, I'll just put one piece in before I go to work today" and the next thing I knew 30 minutes had gone by. Aagghh. Next step is bringing myself to take it apart after all the time it took to put together. That's gonna take awhile.

We're walking, we're walking, we're walking...

...and we're stopping. Ha, ha. If you have ever seen the show "Dave" then you will understand my laughter. Great show btw if you have never seen it. I highly recommend it.

So... last week I decided that my walking 3 miles every other day wasn't going to cut it if I really wanted to lose some weight (which isn't just a want but also a need)... so for the past two weeks I have changed my route and now I walk about 6.5 miles M,W,F,S. I'm out of the house before the crack of dawn and spend part of the time while I walk reciting D&C 4, The Standard of Truth and The Living Christ. Beyond that I have been trying to memorize some new poems while reciting the ones I already know. It's a great time of the day to be out and enjoying the cooler weather along with getting some exercise. I love that everyone out walking or jogging is so friendly and say "good morning". I also love when I see people I know! This week I ran into a good friend who turned around and walked home with me. I'd say it was my lucky day... but I think more it's just the kind of friend he is. Either way... it sure made my day!

Have you... ?

Have you ever wished for something that you knew was completely selfish...
but to stop wishing would be to stop breathing?

Have you ever hoped for a miracle that you knew probably would never happen...
but you still hoped anyway?

Have you ever dremt of loving someone you knew you would never call your own...
but for some reason the dream stays alive?

I have.

Gorgeous!

I may be oblivious to what is happening in the rest of the world but there is RARELY a flower I pass by without noticing its beauty. These flowers are in Susan's yard... you gotta love' em!

4th of July... Parade and Breakfast

We started the day off with the annual neighborhood children's parade and breakfast at 8am.



Leah and Lydia were not thrilled to be up so early... but they were soon having as much fun as anyone.



The girls were wishing they were a little bigger to join in the fun...



but it didn't take long before they created some of their own!

Waterfall Clip

I'm still on the blog learning curve... here is a video
clip I took of one of the waterfalls we saw. I stand
in awe of the captivating beauties of nature.

Yellowstone

We chose West Yellowstone as the place for our annual Terry family reunion this year! It had been since I was in junior high that I was there last but I so enjoyed it... especially the 30 degree temperature difference.


We encountered some gorgeous fields of wild flowers, torrential downpours, beautiful sunsets and amazing waterfalls along with the bison, bald eagles, deer, moose and even a baby bear. We missed Kathee's family this year along with most of the older married grandchildren, hopefully next year we can have it a little closer to home so more can come.

Here are a few photos to enjoy.