Modern day Good Samaritan

So it finally happened, I have lost my phone~ if you have texted or called me since before xmas eve, I didn't get it. You can email me or send a message on here if you need to get ahold of me! Thanks

You're A Mean One...

Yesterday, was Trent's family party. His sister had given his parents a Grinch and book, and it gave me an idea. I made up this poem for my visiting teachers. We are getting these to go with it:

"We’re sorry that we have slacked “Visiting” this whole Christmas season!
Now please don’t ask why, we don’t quite know the reason.
You might have thought it was that our heads weren’t screwed on just right.
Or that maybe our shoes were too tight.
Please don’t think that the most likely reason of all,
Is That our hearts are 2 sizes too small.
.
“They came with out ribbons! They came without tags!”
They came without packages, boxes or bags!”
We have puzzled what to give you, till our puzzler was sore.
But finally, here is our Christmas message that we haven’t thought up before!
“Maybe Christmas,” we thought, “Doesn’t come from a store.”
“Maybe Christmas…perhaps…means a little bit more!”

And what happened then? Well we wanted to say,
That even though Christmas is for only one day,
We know it’s Because of one man, who makes the reason for the season of all,
And we know that he is here always to heal hearts that are 2 sizes too small."

Have a Merry Christmas,
Love Jamie & Teresa

Trent gave me an early christmas present! He traded a guy who had a yorkie he was wanting to get rid of. Trent brought home the newest member of the family- "Buba" He came home in a sweater with a harley davidson hat! It was so cute! Faith of course has been mawling him all night! He is so calm and mellow. Trent told me that If I were to ever get baby hungry he would supply me with a dog. I think it worked. :) jk

Love this version

No more teachers, no more books...

I took Hannah to Primary's Friday, she keeps having uti's and I know reflux runs in the family so I took her in. Sure enough one kidney is bigger than the other and after meeting with the radiologist I will go back in to urologist on Tuesday to see if she has to have surgery. She did so good during the tests. I talked to the child life specialist and found out that I can do my bachelor's online then go to the U for two courses and an internship for a sem after I get it. However, while I was there I was more interested in what the nurse was doing, and have been thinking about going into nursing, *mine as well join the family right? My sister and some cousins, grandma are nurses, and my brother is a dr.* I would work with the newborns and postpartum moms. Hey, then I could get my baby fixing everyday. I have a friend named Heidi who I sometimes watch her baby boy *who is a big boy* to do just that!! Taking care of little babies, I used to say when I was little that was what I wanted to be along with teacher, mom, and cosmologist. I already was a preschool and daycare teacher, I am a mom so I might just do both, and wait to get my nursing when my kids are grown and gone so my clinical don't intervene with my family life during schooling. I mean heck, when my kids are gone I will be my sister in law's age.... early forties. Speaking of school, I just finished and got a 4.0! Whu Hoo! I am taking math next sem. That is scary for me. I like English and consumer sciences, not Math!! Wish me luck. Other than that, we have been enjoying time with Trent now that he is home :)

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I have so much to write, and yet life has been so busy for some reason. Is it just me or is the year flying by even faster!? I do need to say though for these holidays, "Thank You" to whoever you are. :) I am humbled and can see the light of Christ in the world and hope it can stay with me always.

If you are doing Christmas neighbor gifts, I saw these in the store ad:


And thought you could use it as : "You're getting "Nut Thins" for Christmas".

Sad, but good message

Who me?

We went to a fun Christmas party o Friday night. While I was sitting down I saw a woman who looked somewhat familiar, come up to me. She smiled and put her arms around me and said, "Jamie, it's been a long time, do you remember me?" I looked at her and tried to rack my brain how I knew her. I was speechless. I normally remember faces, and I couldn't put a finger on it. She then whispered "I used to be married to Paul." I am trying to think of all the Paul's I knew. Then she said, what's your last name? I told her both my married and maiden name. Apparently, I was the wrong Jamie, but there is someone who looks just like me with my name walking around close by :)

holy crap, people must be looking for dog snuggies for Christmas, because normally I get maybe 8-13 hits a day. Since I posted it, I got 93.

A Child's Perspective

"One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to a country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family. On the return from the trip, the father asked his son, "How was the trip?"
"It was great, Dad."
"Did you see how poor people live?" the father asked.
"oh, yes." said the son.
"so, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?" asked the father.
The son answered: "I saw that we have one dog and they have four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lantern in our garden an they have the stars at night. Our patio reaches the front yard and they have the whole horizon. We have servants who serve us, but they serve each other. We buy food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them."
The boy's father was speechless.
Then the son added," Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poor we are." Isn't perspective a wonderful thing? Makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks for everything we have, instead of worrying about what we don't have."

Our relief society teacher gave us this, and I love it.

Dog Snuggie

Why Trent won't let me have a dog....

You may have heard heart warming stories around Christmas time, they are all over the tv, radio, and even songs- like the "Sir I want to buy these shoes for my Mama please..."Christmas Shoe song. Well this year I experienced my own. I had to run into target to get some medication. I was taking my time just looking around so I didn't have to go back to screaming kids. I heard this man on the phone trying to whisper so no one could hear, but a lady next to me and I did. He said " I am going to have to tell my wife we have no where to sleep tonight then." He turned his head I could see the tears in his eyes and he tried to hurry and get out of there. My heart ached for him. I wish I had even twenty dollars to give him. I prayed in my head that someone did. I felt so helpless but I wanted to do something.. Just then a lady came up to him and asked if he was ok. His face turned bright red and he tried to act composed. He said that he had been better,but she wouldn't take that for an anwser. He said that his family just came from Texas, and their daughter had rsv and was in the hospital and getting released, and his wallet was stolen earlier in the day. THe lady told him to wait while she ran to an atm. It really brought out that there are still good people with good hearts out there. I think the Lord gave me my present that day, to know just that. Some say I trust too muchm but I honestly don't believe this was a scam. I have seen that face before, full of not knowing where to go and provide. My mind wondered off as I walked back to my car, all the wonderful things I am grateful for that we honestly take for granted.I was shaken by seeing this and needed it. I have a roof over my head, and If I didn't I have friends and family to call. I am not alone. It made me think of a woman who needed just that, a roof over her head. The painstaking responsiblity of her husband to know he couldn't provide that for her must have been unbearable. The anxiety that both the man and wife felt must have been overcome by peace and love. Sometimes it's the little things we take for granted, maybe it wasn't by accident that man and woman found a stable, a humble place to give birth to the son of God that night. May you see all that God has given you this Christmas season, and to know that you really are never alone. It's the little things that humble us and bring us back to our knees.
I am grateful for my: Savior, family, friends, health, womanhood, motherhood, and the material possessions I do have, and paths that God lead me to.

There has been so much to blog about, and yet so little time. I will catch up and finish the cruise pictures soon.

tear jerker

Today I am grateful for the letter 'f'
1st- Friends. I honestly think God gave us friends because they see the good in us that we are blinded to see. We strive to be like their example, and are grateful for their tender mercies and love, that many times they don't know they give. Each friend brings something new to the table, and much more.

2nd- Forgiveness. Not only from Our Savior, but from others. When we are stressed in life and say stupid things, only to realize we really are imperfect, and to have another, even though hurt, understand and have open arms... is humbling.