Going Private for reals & Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Ok so I've been a total blogtard and haven't made my blog PRIVATE yet like I said I would...the biggest reason is because I've not had a lot of time lately and the other reason is that my Mom is worried she won't be able to access my blog anymore. Luckily I will see her this week and will have the opportunity to show her how easy it is even when it's a private blog. So that is what I will do wait until we get back home from Northern Arizona and are full of turkey and I feel like sitting down in front of the computer for awhile.

If you haven't emailed me directly or commented on my previous Going Private post...you have a few more days. :o) Wishing you all a Very Very Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

I'd like to know why we don't hear more stories like this on the news? Our church does so many wonderful humanitarian things and never tries to drum up recognition. They have always done amazing things like this. Isn't this wonderful!?! I think so.

Maybe if all of the protesters stopped hating they would see all of the "LOVE" that our church supports and offers. (see below) Maybe they would realize that it's not HATE that the church is promoting by NOT supporting same sex marriage. I know that Heavenly Father loves all of his children. I also know that he created Adam and Eve not Adam & Adam or Eve for Eve. I know and love some people that have same sex attraction and my heart breaks for them, but it is not morally right and so I could never support same sex marriage. I do not hate them either and just wish they would stop hating on us and our wonderful church.
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Church Sends Aid to Myanmar Cyclone VictimsThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently shipped 142,000 pounds of medical supplies and other aid to Myanmar. United Parcel Service (UPS) provided the cargo plane and CARE International will distribute the supplies to those affected by the cyclone. Watch a video of the Myanmar emergency supply airlift.



Update on Measles Vaccination CampaignThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has partnered with other humanitarian organizations to vaccinate children in 28 countries. The effort is saving lives worldwide.

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I spent a grand total of $92.23 on all of that stuff it was 81.5% Savings! It was at one grocery store Fry's and I had Will come with me. :o)

Nikki - it's not that I'm a great shopper it's that Coupon Sense does the work for me and all I have to do is go on their website and print out their list, clip those coupons and go to the store. I've done Coupon Sense for about 4 years now and I seriously have saved thousands of dollars. You can email me with ?'s or visit their website www.couponsense.com. I can sign you up if you want to try it for $4 for the first month. They do it all over AZ, UT and a few other states.

My Blog Is Going PRIVATE

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I'll be going PRIVATE with my blog and my kid's blogs by this weekend Sunday, 11/23/08. Sudden I know but it is necessary.

So I would absolutely LOVE to add any and all of you...just not those crazies that cruise the elementary schools trying to snatch precious children. So everyone BUT them and you know who you are!!!

So just leave me a comment with your email address and I will gladly add you to the list. :o)

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For any of you that want to start tracking who is viewing your blog you can add that Live Feed off of my blog down by the map on the right. I highly suggest it!

Super Duper Deals!!!

On my day off today I went shopping...yes one of my favorite things to do as Calvin mentioned in my previous post. :o)

Today was so awesome I just have to brag a little....

I SAVED according to my receipts even with the sale prices $344.20!!! So even with my prep time, clipping, organizing and shopping it was 3 hours and so that is $114.73 per hour for my time. I've NEVER had a job where I earned that much an hour!!! Here's what I got:

Take a GUESS at how much I actually spent??? :o) All of this filled my 8 person table & 2 chairs. I love Coupon Sense and today alone paid for my subscription for the next two years! I LOVE saving money honey

Oops & kids speak the truth

Well today was Fast Sunday for our ward because last Sunday we had Stake conference however I forgot and ate a bowl of cereal this morning and as usual had a Dr. Pepper around 10:30am ate some yummy cornbread and went to church. When Bishop Jones announced we'd have testimonies for the next 40 minutes McKenna looked at me with big eyes and said Mom we didn't fast! OOPS! I think that Will fasted enough this week for all of us he went for 4 days only having water & OJ when his blood sugar was low!!! What a STUD!

Calvin was the second one up to the microphone to share his testimony...he did a great job and is always so cute. McKenna is way too shy and so she won't do it not even if I try to bribe her. Calvin kept asking me if I was going up so finally I did...who knows what I said because I get so nervous that I probably just babble like a fool but I think Heavenly Father knew I was thanking him for so many wonderful blessings in my life and expressing my firm beliefs in the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the LDS religion. Will had to work today so he missed church..probably an added incentive for me to go to the mic. We are just grateful he has work at this point.

After sacrament I went to Nursery of course where I get to be with the 2 year olds and how wonderful it was today...the kids are so darling but sometimes 13-14 little ones can keep us on our toes and today we only had 7. The mello ones too so it was great! After church I got set apart for my calling which I had forgotten that I never was for Nursery (basically you get a special prayer and blessing that you can fulfil the duties of that calling and help willingly as we are all volunteers) and that is always great to get some good words of encouragement.

It was super windy outside today and cloudy, it reallys seems like Autumn is here. When we got home and were ready to eat...Calvin tells me, "Mom, you are really really good at 2 things...one is cooking and the other one is loving us." That melted my heart and honestly I can't think of anything I'd rather him think I was better at because he needs to eat to live and he needs to know that I love him dearly to be happy right? :o) Well of course I said THANK YOU CALVIN and that I loved him to pieces! Then he immediately followed those sweet words up with, "You are also addicted to two things Mom...shopping and Dr. Pepper!" Couldn't we just leave it to the cooking and loving? :o)

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