Modern Medicine M.O.G. Day Two

Yes, I am grateful that I can be the recipient of a little 

Modern Medicine

meds to keep things rolling along
Wait, not that kind, but this kind.... 

My current look in trendy footwear.

I know, I know,  many people that I love have had way worse things to go through medically.  I'm, not complaining,  truly.  I'm grateful that a good friend(Dr. McKay) was able fix my little problem (an ostectomey)and get me on my feet in a few short weeks.  But even with the meds(like, I'm taking the same one House is on) and taking care to keep my foot in the air, it still feels like a long time. I confess, I have watched way too much mindless T.V.
 What I'm most grateful for, is a great Husband/boyfriend, who is taking his role as Dr. Mom seriously, and good friends and family who have called to check up on me and bring me stuff to help the time go faster.  And, that when this time is over, I will be able to wear sneakers again and walk etc. like people. Yaa, I'm grateful.
 

M.O.G. Day One - Sisters

A Month of Gratitude,
O.K. Well, actually 24 days, so that we finish on the Big Kahuna day of Thanks,  

Thanksgiving Day!!  

 Woot, Woot!! I love this month.  It is so full of days with all kinds of celebrations that I love.  (spoiler alert) Anniversaries, Birthdays, Weddings, Baptisms,  new locations for missionary daughters etc. So I thought I would just do a 'lil journal type thing in honor of the month......

So Day One - I am Grateful for.... (wait for it)

Sisters

All of them, for sure, but  today I am especially thankful to have this sister.  

Glenna.  Cause it's her Birthday and I'm glad she was born.

Glenna, laughing it up with the Brothers

Happy Birthday Glenna!    

So this sister, one of 4, really wonderful sisters, lives close enough to me that we get to see each other often, a huge blessing to me.  She brings me a Diet Coke® when it's a bad day(or like yesterday when my foot was in the air). She gives me permission to speak freely and is a great listener.  She is an inspiration for all kinds of events and fun things, cause she knows how to party, and so does her whole bunch.  She can even grant you more points on Weight Watchers®! True story.  Ask Mac.  She is an expert quilter and does beautiful work with her hands, like you should see her beautiful embroidery.  And one of the coolest things about her is that she actually finishes her stuff.  I have maybe 5(that I counted) or more projects that I started to copy of hers yet hers are finishes and hanging and mine are still being created spiritually. 

She is full of fun and has a ready smile and is liked by everyone.  But the best thing about my sister, is that she is the "real deal".  She gets me, you know, that way that sisters do, when you finish each other's sentences and just know when to comfort  or to bring you back to reality, and does both with a smile on her face. Really, she has so much of Mom in her and is not just a sister, but my dearest friend. I'm not gonna tell you how old my sister is, but you should call her and wish her much joy on her Birthday. And when you do tell her that I went in on the call.  Happy Birthday, Glenna - I'm grateful you are my sister!

Final Countdown!

It's the final countdown.   

6 Just 6. 

 That's not many left, huh? Parker says that his chain will be posted when she leaves.

(approx. 540 days till she comes home if anyone wants to know)

So We are doing what most people do when someone is leaving for a year and a half:

 In no organized order at all....  

Book the shuttle -A ride to the MTC = a good thing, sigh.

Make a schedule - For when to do everything that still needs doing(2 pages), or when to play with everybody, but Mom and Dad.  I know that sounds pathetic. Meant it to. 

Call the MTC - "Do I bring bedding or not?"  Not.  "But 'It' says to." You won't need that till Chicago.  "K, Thanks"

Wash stuff - Like the ice cream stained shirt she wore Sunday. (See below) That was some good batch, Parker.  Still, wearing it might be a mistake.

Laugh.  Over silly things... like this.....

video here...

Now it's stuck in our heads and we can't get it out!   

Iron the entire wardrobe - Why? It's just gonna need it again at the other end.

Take a nap - not going to happen.

Make lists - You know, Go to the bank, add a signer.  Stuff like that.

Purchase, like a bagillion things, eg: toiletries, last minute items like: 

Grandma's Secret Stain Remover(see above)

Make stuff, like playlists and family group sheets and pictures for the wailing wall.

Cry, just a little, cause this girl...

will be sorely missed. 

Now get back to work.  There is much to do.

What Happened On This Day in History...

Babe Ruth Hit his First Major League Home Run while playing for the Boston Red Sox - 1915

The Hindenberg Exploded in New Jersey  - 1937

English Channel Tunnel Opened  - 1994

Michael Jackson and the Bee Gees were inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame  - 1997

This Little Munchkin* 

Megan Marie Moffat - if you didn't guess

was born to Parker and Peggy Moffat and 4 big brothers.  

The world has never been the same since.  


Who else Shares this Day of Birth?

George Clooney - 1961,  Sigmund Freud  - 1856, Orson Wells - 1915


Just for fun...see any resemblances to this sweet little one?

So fun to see the similarities between Baby Boston and his Mama! 
('Cause we all know he looks so much like his daddy)

*munch·kin  noun

1. A very small person.

2. Informal A child.

3. Informal A minor official.

[After the Munchkins, characters in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum.]

Come see the timeless classic at New Horizon tonight or tomorrow only. You won't want to miss it!

Lucky?

 You Betcha!(insert Sarah Palin voice here)

(Random green things from the kitchen for the Irish Shrine.. I can't help myself.)
In this "green" month we have happily celebrated the arrival of a new grandson, Boston Nyle Clifford(actually born on the 28th of Feb. but for blogging sake... you get that right?) the Birthday of a Son - Jacob - Holy Cow is 29! And a Holiday that usually only gets green pancakes and a pat on the fanny from us!  So are we lucky?  Well, like Sarah would say, You Betcha!

Just so he wouldn't get pinched, he needed this outfit!

Serving up the green pancakes in  traditional  style

First family Photos.

Got to Lunch with 29 year old Jacob on our trek home - Rob took the picture.  That's Birthday Tiramisu, Mac!

Shamrock Shenanigans
- for your greenness - a pre-California project that Glenna & I designed just for fun - don't judge

One of my favorite Boston faces - I'm in love with this little guy.

Eat your heart out leprechauns- Maddi needing to stop and smell the ocean on our trek home.

It's Love!!!!

 It seems we do this every year. It happens about the
14th of February.  
It's that thing where we get dressed up and come to a little party  at the Moffat's where someone who loves us cooks a meal and sets it up kind of cute and we get to play or learn something new about manners and maybe dance a little or listen to great music.  Well this year is no different...

Who attended? G-Ma, Parker, Peg, Rich Jacie, Parker(little guy)Mac, Cammy, McKenna, Chantelle, Madison, and Noor(her date) Dates are required for those unmarried members of the family over 16 years of age.  (Still wondering about that.....)

So here is the dress up...

 the meal... what ever you want
(recipes available upon request, try the fry sauce, uh.... way yum)

The chef/ short order cook/partner in crime.

the set up... kind of hints at 50's

the learning/manners.....Ordering from a menu

the playlist.......
well too many  oldies to mention, but we danced and danced.  

Very Fun.
For those of you we love who were not able to be with us.......
 We missed you.........
but.....
Save the date, I think it is gonna be 
February 12, 2012. 
 Might be the best one yet!

And for your enjoyment a little Valentine's Day Poem and a message;

I claim there ain't

Another Saint

As great as Valentine.

~Ogden Nash

I don't understand why Cupid was chosen to represent Valentine's Day.  When I think about romance, the last thing on my mind is a short, chubby toddler coming at me with a weapon.  ~Author Unknown

WE Are Family!!!!!

Just finished a wonderful Arnett Reunion  - The Fred and Norma Clan to be exact.  200 of the best people on earth.  I didn't think I would feel this way, but I'm a little teary saying goodbye and grateful that things went so well.
Some Highlights by the numbers:
30  - quilters shared fabrics for an ongoing Arnett quilting Bee project.
3  - Rocking,  Fred (the 3rd) Style Dance Off Musical chairs winners.
60  -"cars" made out of potatoes racing against each other (pinewood derby style)Spud Races Rock!
4 - minute to win it competitions - Very Fun
8  - Music Is My Bag performances that rocked -  What Talent!
6  - fabulous meals - did you know my family can cook?
1  - overall cookie throw down winner
2  - shared Granny style cookie throw down winners
8  - great teams for the family olympics
8  - awesome cheers with great spirit and energy
8  - amazing events for the family olympics
1  - great fashion show of Granny and Grandpa Fred's "fashions"
9- siblings working together for a wonderful time
100's  - of photos (Actually thousands but for our purposes 100's works)
2 - awesome video presentations like the one above.
2 parents and 1 sibling looking down from above with pleasure and approval at this family who can really have a great time together.
1 -  Huge family that I for one, am blessed to be a part of.  Thanks to all who traveled so far and who put this on.  Now ON to 2011.  May it be a good year for all!  No forgetting this - We Are Family!