Thursday, November 13, 2008

THOUGHTS FROM MY SCRIPTURES:
Sometimes when you give your kids the things you didn't get when you were a child - you end up not giving them the things you had!

By serving in the Church, we become sanctified as we leave our comfort zones, live outside ourselves, and come to unfold our true natures by living our lives for the Lord's sake.


1988





SCANS OF THE DAY: Since I quit cleaning for awhile (a person can deal with the emotional trama of purging "stuff" only so long), I am now scanning pictures like crazy. So, I will be posting "scans of the day" instead for awhile.

Monday, November 10, 2008

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: People are very open-minded about new things - as long as they're exactly like the old.



THROWOUT FOR THE DAY: Okay, I don't think it'll ever be a throw out, but I am (sniff, sniff) going to have to (sob, sob) replace my scriptures (WAAAAAAAAA). They are so very old (bought in 1989) and have even been chewed on by a dog (may he rest in peace!) No, I won't throw them away, but they are being shelved for a newer set. This was not done willingly and probably wouldn't have been done at all, except that at work (Deseret Books), I was trained to put engraving on scriptures, and I messed up on a Quad. I felt so bad, I bought the Quad (30% off) and am engraving my name over the mess up. I didn't have to buy the Quad, but I realized this was a good time to replace my old set.

So my THOUGHT FOR THE DAYs are going to be some of the quotes and poems I've lovingly written in my scriptures - share them with those I love, then shelve them with my Quad that Tony bought me many, many more years ago.

Friday, November 7, 2008

This is one of the funniest date stories I've heard:

First Date
If you didn't see this on the Tonight show, I hope you're sitting down when you read it. This is probably the funniest date story ever, first date or not!!! Many of us have had bad dates, but this takes the cake.
Jay Leno went into the audience to find the most embarrassing first date that a woman ever had. The winner described her worst first date experience. There was absolutely no question as to why her tale took the prize!
She said it was midwinter... snowing and quite cold...and the guy had taken her skiing in the mountains outside Salt Lake City, Utah. It was a day trip (no overnight). They were strangers, after all, and truly had never met before. The outing was fun, the skiing great, the coffee hot. The day was uneventful until they were headed home late that afternoon.They were driving back down the mountain, when she gradually began to realize that she should not have had that extra latte.
They were about an hour away from anywhere with a rest room and, to top it off, they were in the middle of nowhere! Her companion recognized her discomfort, and suggested she try to hold it, which she did for a while. Unfortunately, because of the heavy snow and slow going, there came a point where she told him that he had better stop and let her go beside the road, or it would be the front seat of his car.
They stopped and she quickly crawled out beside the car, yanked her pants down and started. In the deep snow she didn't have good footing, so she let her butt rest against the rear fender to steady herself. Her companion stood on the side of the car watching for traffic and indeed was a real gentleman and refrained from peeking. All she could think about was the relief she felt despite the rather embarrassing nature of the situation.
Upon finishing however, she soon became aware of another sensation. As she bent to pull up her pants, the young lady discovered her buttocks were firmly glued against the car's fender!Thoughts of tongues frozen to poles immediately came to mind as she attempted to disengage her flesh from the icy metal. It was quickly apparent that she had a brand new problem due to the extreme cold. Horrified by her plight and yet aware of the humor of the moment, she answered her date's concerns about 'what is taking so long' with a reply that indeed, she was 'freezing her butt off' and in need of some assistance!
He came around the car as she tried to cover herself with her sweater and then, as she looked imploringly into his eyes, he burst out laughing. She too, got the giggles and when they finally managed to compose themselves, they assessed her dilemma.
Obviously, as hysterical as the situation was, they also were faced with a real problem. Both agreed it would take something hot to free her chilly cheeks from the grip of the icy metal!Thinking about what had gotten her into the predicament in the first place, both quickly realized that there was only one way to get her free.
So, as she looked the other way, her first-time date proceeded to unzip his pants and pee her bottom off the fender. As the audience screamed in laughter, she took the Tonight Show prize hands down. Or perhaps that should be 'pants down.'
'Did you ever see the young man again?' asked Mr. Leno.
'I married him,' was the reply. 'He's sitting right here next to me.'

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

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I forgot to show you the levi diaper bags - still in the closet.


Also, I found this backpack that dates back to my college days. It's so old, held together with paper clips, safety pins, and bread ties. I didn't save it.

By the way, I can now fit my vacuum cleaner into the closet! YAYAYAYAYAYAY!
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: "I hope I will always be tolerant of those who sin differently from me." Henry Eyring (this was one of Tony's favorite quotes)

THROW OUT FOR THE DAY: Whew, I finally got through the back hall closet. First I collected all the bags - it was disgustingly revealing how I love bags - picking them up at Yard Sales and DI and the discards of my kids.



I got rid of this many bags, keeping only 2, plus the two diaper bags I couldn't make myself get rid of. Someone else will have to throw those out when I die. They have too many memories. I made them because Tony wouldn't be seen with a flowery diaper bag, which was all that you could buy at the time. So I made him the plain levi one, then I made the red levi one for me.

So if you want any of these, they will be taken to DI on Friday.


I also have a thing for 3 ring binders, and found these nice cloth covered ones that I've never used. I kept the 3 to the right and am giving away the four to the left (I can't go cold turkey!!!)


These are very revealing: Old carbon paper, typing paper, and a Rick's college folder. Those are tucked nicely back into the closet, just for the sake of antiquity.



AND HOW DO I GET RID OF "DADDY'S NOSES" - GO AHEAD, LET YOUR HARD HEARTS CONVINCE ME OF CHUCKING THESE!!! HAHAHAHAH




In the Christmas wrap section, I had all these gift boxes - I NEVER USE!! To make it more interesting; the four brown ones aren't gift boxes at all - I was recycling these from when you get stuff from a bakery - so old I don't know what bakery! Maybe New York! Yiy, I'm bad!




TA-DA - THE FINISHED CLOSET - DON'T IT LOOK SOOOO NICE!

Monday, November 3, 2008


THIS WEEK'S PROJECT: The dreaded hall closet. What the heck is all that stuff?
The top shelf has a package of old doilies and tablecloths, inherited from my Mom. It also has backpacks and misc. bags - way too many!
Second shelf has 3 ring binders, notebooks, dividers, etc. With a few more bags and backpacks
Third shelf is jigsaw puzzles, Krap, and more binders, notebooks, etc - topped off with MORE bags!!! (notice the one on the left - it's the levi diaper bag I made when Jenny was a baby!!! Amazing!)
Fourth shelf: I DON'T KNOW - YOU CAN'T TELL BECAUSE OF THE BINDERS AND BAGS!!
Floor - the big blue thing is an organizer for gift wrap and ribbon. Behind it - - - all the gift wrap and boxes and ribbon that I never put into the organizer.

FROM THE BAG LADY OF THE YEAR: I've pulled out all the bags to begin with - there were 4 soft suitcases, 4 backpacks, 3 body bag suitcases, 2 sports bags, a soft briefcase, 12 large bags, and the two levi diaper bags I made in 1974 (I didn't even know I had the second one still!!) Stay tuned tomorrow for pictures and what I got rid of.
THROW OUT FOR THE DAY: Whew, I took the games and coats to Deseret Industries today. IT WAS SOOOO HARD TO DO! But I did it.
Also, Saturday, I cleaned a corner of my Family Room - getting rid of old posters, etc. that were stuffed behind a bookshelf.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Enjoy the
season you're in - it may never come again.