Thoughts for today!

Women's Daybook FOR TODAY, November 2, 2011...

Outside My Window...  After a perfect Fall day yesterday with a balmy 66 degrees for the Trick or Treaters, we woke up to a soft rain which soon turned to SNOW!  I am so happy it wasn't the stick to the ground snow though:)

The Fall colors are still so rich and beautiful. I love Fall!

I am thinking... I will sure be glad  when our home is finally cleaned and our yard (life) is back to normal! This disaster Company  have literally been cleaning our home for over a week!  FINALLY!

  If you click on the window you will see what we have been dealing with.

 We had a nasty accident in February when a construction companies'  backhoe's (while taking down a 50+ foot Elm tree) hose broke loose and sprayed hydraulic oil covering the back of our home. This is looking out of our back windows.

We had  60 mile an hour winds which whipped the oil even around to the front of our home covering everything in its path with sticky oil.

 It literally looked like white Karo syrup was dripping down our windows, trees and shrubs etc..I will do a post about this hopefully soon.:)

I am thankful  for... A new beautiful granddaughter. Each new little one is such a cherished miracle.

Ginny Kay was born Oct 8, 2011

She weighed  7lbs 6.5oz and 20 inches long

Her mommy is one of the most amazing women who can stay cool and collected under pressure, I know.  Not only did she give birth naturally, and at home, but she was able to deliver her own daughter, practically by herself!  AMAZING!

  (Don't try this at home! She has her masters in midwifery from George Town University after graduating from BYU with her RN.) 

 She was so contended with life. I hope for her mommy's sake she continues to be.

 She is an adorable blondie

I enjoyed my time staying and getting as many baby loves as I could from both of our Colorado babies for a week and also from their newly transplanted Virginia cousins.

 Ali, our oldest grandchild is holding her new little cousin while big brother checks out his tiny sister on her Birthday.. 

From the kitchen...  We have been enjoying a healthier take on a delicious vegetable loaded Calzone. This week,  I filled it full of diced tomatoes, hot pepper flakes,  spinach, pineapple, sauteed onions and sweet peppers, turkey pepperoni and low fat mozzarella cheese.

It is so yummy!

I am creating...  a mess! Doing lots of paper organizing and e-mails!  I was called to a new position in our ward (church congregation)  this past weekend. I am now serving back with my sisters in the Relief Society, which I love and is the women's organization of our church.  We have a presidency meeting tonight and I have been getting prepared.  I have been serving on a stake level (8 wards in our stake) for almost 6 years with the Young Single Adults. I will miss them, yet I am so excited to be back with our friends in our own ward.

I am going... to be with our family at little Ginny's blessing this weekend.  Most of her cousins will be there, so it shall be another memory making weekend.

I am reading...  "The Children of the Promise" ... again.

I am hoping... My mom will get her scooter tonight, which will alleviate stress and pressure on her heart.  We spent another lovely day together yesterday. I cherish these days!

I am hearing... Soft music playing.

Around the house... I have men looking in my windows!  :?

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week... is Christmas shopping and finish planning a surprise 85th B-day party for my mom later this month. 80 have already sent their RSVP.

Here  are some picture's from last night I  thought I would share of three of our grandchildren before they left to go Trick or Treating...

And just as a closing thought for today ...

"We cannot call back time that is past, we cannot stop time that now is, and we cannot experience the future in our present state. Time is a gift, a treasure not to be put aside for the future but to be used wisely in the present." ~ President Thomas S. Monson

Use it wisely!
~♥~ Beth