Memorable MondayTV Shows

Governor Ducey had a press conference and due to the COVID numbers increasing closed down several business.  He encouraged us to stay home and watch Netflix.  I hated hearing that news and looked up some TV shows that I watched in the past.  I wish that I could watch these TV shows instead of what is available on Netflix.

7th Heaven
24
Alias
Alice
Alone
Amazing Race
American Idol
Arrow
Avonlea
Baby Daddy
Battlestar Galactica
Benson
Bones
Boy meets world
Buck Rogers
Burn Notice
Call the Midwife
Castle
Charles in Charge
CHiPS
Chuck
Cosby Show
Covert Affairs
Criminal Minds
The Crown
Different Strokes
Different World
Doctor Who
Downtown Abbey
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman
Dukes of Hazzard
The Durrells of Corfu
Early Edition
Ed
Eight is Enough
Emergence
ER
Everyone Loves Raymond
Facts of Life
Falling Skies
Family Matters
Family Ties
Fraiser
Friends
Full House 
Gilmore Girls
Good Doctor 
The Greatest American Hero
Grey’s Atamony
Growing Pains
Happy Days
Hart of Dixie
Heartland 
Heroes 
Hetty Feather
Home improvement
Homefront
I love Lucy
JAG
Lark Rise to Candleford 
LaVerne and Shirley
Little House on the Prairie
Lois and Clark
Lost
Love Boat
Little Men
MacGyver
The Mandalorian
Manifest
MASH
The Middle 
Monk
NCIS
The Office
Once Uoon a time
Poldark
Pretender
Prison Break
Psych
Quantico
Reign
Remington Steele
Roswell
Saved by the bell
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Sherlock
Signed, Sealed and Delivered
Silver Spoons
Smallville
Speechless
Sue Thomas FBI agent
Survivor
Suits
Three’s Company
West wing
When Calls the Heart
When Hope calls
Who’s the Boss?
White Collar
Wonder Years

Redecorate Family Room

We were exposed to COVD-19 and had to stay home for the weekend until Danni got her test results.  While we waited, we decorated had a photo shoot.  Danni took great pics and I ordered them in the mail.  Brigham was the one who exposed us and his test came back negative, so we were in the clear, so we bought frames to match the Family Proclmation and Living Christ.  Jim and Danni hung up the pictures on the wall using a broom.  It had to take a picture of that.  They were so clever, but the pictures look great.

Memorable MondayPics with Dad at 1 year

 In honor of Father's Day, I wanted to show pics that Jim had taken with each of his kids at the age of  one.  Jim is such a great day and the kids really love him.  

Jim and Josh

Jim and Danni

Jim and Angela

Jim and Emily

David's Visit

David and his wife came to visit Lisa and her family. David and Travis used to be mission companions and Lisa and Travis have always been tight.  They texted each other and visit each other often.  Lisa even asked that David be included in the family calendar.  Lisa invited us to a dinner at her house with David, Caroline, and her family.

Lisa and David

I didn't take many pictures of this event, until I realized that all of Lisa's grandchildren and mine were in the same room.  Both Ashley and Brittany are pregnant, so there are 2 more kids not shown. This photo shoot was quick because getting 4 kids under 3 to sit still is impossible. This pics are so cute!!

My favorite

All in one picture

David brought up his camper and boat to AZ..  He plans to visit the lake and take his boat and family for a spin.  He invited us to come along, but we found out we know someone who was exposed to the virus so we need to quarantine for a few days.  We were sad, but there is always next year.

Willow Springs Lake

Brittany had a 1yr. Birthday Party for her little girl at Willow Springs Lake.  We had a picnic lunch and then played in the lake.  It was fun to watch the kids in the lake.  Britt even paddle-boarded even though she is in her last trimester.  Afterwards we had cupcakes and presents.  It was a lot of fun and I’m so glad Britt invited us.  The drive home took forever.  There was a fire on I-17 and they were directing traffic through Payson.  It took forever to get through a Payson.  Here are the pics that I took.

Katie

Our neighbor needed someone to watch her daughter a couple of times a week.  She worked at home during the lockdown, but wanted more for her daughter than just watching TV at home.  Katie, the daughter, was just a tad bit older than Manny.  When Katie would come over, Manny would become possessive of his toys.  Toys that Manny rarely played with became his favorite toy, especially when Katie expressed an interest in playing with them.  Katie and Manny rarely got along, but it was good for Manny to have another toddler around.  Katie really liked Emily.  She would cry when she was dropped off until she saw Em.  It was fun to see this side of Emily.  It was nice to see and talk to people during this lockdown.

Memorable Monday5 Significant Events in my Life

Here are list of 5 significant events that shaped my life.  There are more events that could be added to this list, but this made the top  list.

1- My wedding to Jim - I remember Jim picking me up and taking me to the temple in his red truck.  I remember sitting in the sealing room next to the one where are family was waiting for us. I remember holding his hand and talking.  That day was over 25 years ago and we have since started a family and created a wonderful life for ourselves.  We are really good friends and like to be with each other.  Because of my marriage to Jim, I have 4 amazing kids and a grandson.  This was the single most significant event in my life and I love that I remember the events that took place before the wedding ceremony.

2- Becoming a mother - I love being a mother and getting to know these amazing kids of mine.  I've learned as a mother that no matter what I teach them, they are independent children with the own personalities.  As my kids have gotten older, I've learned to trust them and watch them grow.  Being a mom changes over time, but my love for them as grown.  I've learned to be self-less and to serve.  I also learned that I have 4 friends for life.

3- Going to college - I graduated from ASU but rarely have I used my degree.  I have learned that I can do hard things and that I have confidence in myself.  College was really hard but I didn't give up.  I took some classes that challenged me and had to retake.  I learned that failure is apart of life and that I just need to pick myself and continue on.  I also made some really good friends along the way and learned how to make friends on my own.

4- Becoming Angela's Guardian - Making this decision was hard for me.  I swayed back and forth because I was scared to go to court.  I finally decided that I needed to do this for Angela.  It was hard, but I learned so much about guardianship in the process.  I know that I made the best decision and I didn't let the fear win.  It has not only given me the power to help Angela, it has given me a better bond with Angela.  We are able to talk about things with more ease.  It strengthened our relationship which has been the best part and a bit of a surprise.

5- The death of my mom - My reaction to my mom's death surprised me.  I questioned a lot of things, even the Plan of Salvation.  I've had a year to mourn her death and think on some things.  I've learned that I need to strengthen my testimony by doing what our church leaders have asked us to do.  I miss my mom and her stories, her teasing, her joys, her testimony, and just her.  It shook my world more than I expected and have learned that I need to live more in the present and continue building my testimony.