Ok, so I know I haven't blogged much lately (for the last 3 months or so) but I've just been swamped. But I did want to say hello to all of you who still stop by my blog once in awhile. Don't give up on me! I do hope to blog again soon!!
Things to blog!
Steve's trip to California
Snowmobiling at our friends' cabin
painting a room - agh ... just realized I didn't take a single picture while I was painting ... oh well.
Lyssa's science project
and I'm sure there is lots more that I can't think of!
Hope all is well for you!
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Steve's Band - upcoming gigs!
Come join Steve's band, Flash Point, at one of their upcoming gigs! We'd love to have you there. Get a group of friends together, go hang out and enjoy the music! Get a little crazy, dance and scream for them too!
Feb 13th - The Deer Hunters Pub in Sp. Fork
Feb 27th and 28th - Wee Blu Inn in Payson
Mar 21st - The Nephi bar
Mar 27th & 28th - Flirts in Lehi
Hope to see you there.
Had to include one of just Steve! : )
Feb 13th - The Deer Hunters Pub in Sp. Fork
Feb 27th and 28th - Wee Blu Inn in Payson
Mar 21st - The Nephi bar
Mar 27th & 28th - Flirts in Lehi
Hope to see you there.
Can't make one of these ... join the Flash Point Music group on FaceBook to be kept updated on all upcoming events, see pictures, be a fan and hear other news from Flash Point! If nothing else, to help get the word out about them!! :) 
Had to include one of just Steve! : )
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Christmas with the Lindseys
Another past due post!
Christmas night we headed to Steve's sister Karen's house for dinner and playing. Laurie and Ray and their kids flew in from Arizona Christmas night so we all stayed late to get to see them and do our gift exchange with them. Each child gives to one of their cousins. And each couple gives to one other couple. Its always fun to see their faces. 
All the little cousins plus Jordan. 
The older cousins minus Braden.
All the cousins! What a group!
Present time!
With Laurie and her family in town, we all gathered again a few nights later for FAMILY VIDEOS. Old time ones, from when Steve was a baby. We all piled in the teather while the little kids played and watched them. How cool to have videos like that from when they were little. Thanks Richard for putting them on a DVD so we could watch them! Then we had pie! You know ... gotta eat at everything!
The older cousins minus Braden.All the cousins! What a group!Present time! With Laurie and her family in town, we all gathered again a few nights later for FAMILY VIDEOS. Old time ones, from when Steve was a baby. We all piled in the teather while the little kids played and watched them. How cool to have videos like that from when they were little. Thanks Richard for putting them on a DVD so we could watch them! Then we had pie! You know ... gotta eat at everything!Christmas with the Hendersons
This is very late, but I still wanted to post it because this is my record of what happens in our life. And I want to have notes on it ... so ... here it goes. On Christmas morning, after we opened all our presents at home, we went to my parents house for more presents and a light lunch.
Every year my mom gives the girls a porcelain doll. This is something she did with me too, so I have about 20 porcelain dolls from when I was growing up. This year the girls got cute little baby dolls. We put them on shelves in their rooms - these are not dolls they play with. : )
One of their favorite gifts this year is Kappla blocks. We discovered these several years ago at a museum in Durham NC. They are kind of pricey, but they are about the best building blocks ever. My kids and my husband love them! When we first discovered them, my brother and Steve spent over an hour building a tower that was much taller than them. It was pretty cool. These blocks stay at grandma and grandpa's house and the kids play with them every time we go!
We always enjoy spending time with family and it was really fun to have my sister, Nyla and her husband Biff here from Texas. Before they left town after Christmas, they came over to our house to hang out for a bit. Alyssa got to show off her new pogo stick and her recently pierced ears!
Every year my mom gives the girls a porcelain doll. This is something she did with me too, so I have about 20 porcelain dolls from when I was growing up. This year the girls got cute little baby dolls. We put them on shelves in their rooms - these are not dolls they play with. : )One of their favorite gifts this year is Kappla blocks. We discovered these several years ago at a museum in Durham NC. They are kind of pricey, but they are about the best building blocks ever. My kids and my husband love them! When we first discovered them, my brother and Steve spent over an hour building a tower that was much taller than them. It was pretty cool. These blocks stay at grandma and grandpa's house and the kids play with them every time we go!We always enjoy spending time with family and it was really fun to have my sister, Nyla and her husband Biff here from Texas. Before they left town after Christmas, they came over to our house to hang out for a bit. Alyssa got to show off her new pogo stick and her recently pierced ears!Today is one of those days.
Why is it, that on some days I just can't seem to have any patience at all? Today is one of those days. Why is it that I think "I really should be more patient with them" but I still scream ultimatums of "you'll be grounded if ..."? Today is one of those days. Why is it that I plan extra time to play with them and read stories but they don't do anything I ask and thus they run out of time? Today is one of those days. Why is it that sometimes, I just can't get it all done and measure up to be the mom I want to be? Today is one of those days.
On days like today, nights like this evening, I'm reminded of a quote from a talk given by James Faust. He was speaking to the women in our church.
On days like today, nights like this evening, I'm reminded of a quote from a talk given by James Faust. He was speaking to the women in our church.
Occasionally, however, you are too hard on yourselves. You think that if your offering is not quite perfect, it is not acceptable. I tell you, however, that if you have done your best, which you usually do, your humble offering, whatever it may be, will be acceptable and pleasing to the Lord.
Today is one of those days, that I have to remind myself not to be too hard on myself. To continue to strive to do better. BUT ... even though I don't quite measure up to what I want to be, even though I scream too much sometimes and I'm not as patient as I should be, even though I'm not quite the mom and person I want to be, even though my offering isn't quite perfect ... I AM doing my best, because I usually do exactly that, my very best. And because of that, my offering, even though it isn't perfect, is enough to be acceptable and pleasing to the Lord. And that helps me, do my best a little more often.
To all you other moms out there ... when you have "one of those days". Just remember, keep doing your best, because that is what you usually do. And that will be enough! And that will be pleasing to our Heavenly Father!
Thanks friends! I love you all for your example and friendship ... because today is one of those days!
My Expo
The expo in Phoenix went well. I didn't add as many new clients as I had hoped on site, but am continuing to add new ones since I got home. It stimulated growth for me again and gave me lots of ideas on areas to improve and expand! I accomplished what I wanted ... to feel challenged in my business again! And I've committed to next year's show as well!
Here are some pictures from my booth!
Setting up ...
Karianna and I.
Me with several directors.
Me with NSD Tammy Crayk, one of my clients. I've worked for Tammy for 6+ years now. 
Here are some pictures from my booth!
Setting up ...
Karianna and I.Me with several directors.Me with NSD Tammy Crayk, one of my clients. I've worked for Tammy for 6+ years now. 
NSD Pamela Gruber, me and one of my director clients, Linda Cartiglia. 
My baby isn't a baby anymore!
Jessica is turning 4 this weekend! She's growing up so fast. But I love it! I'm loving this phase of my life - no diapers, no bottles, rarely even sippy cups, kids get themselves dressed ... its just a fun phase and we can go and do a lot of fun things.
Today was her preschool special day to celebrate her birthday. Before preschool we took some pictures of her!
Jessica had a special poster to fill out and color to share about herself in preschool. And I got to go in and do a special show and tell about Jessica. 
Today was her preschool special day to celebrate her birthday. Before preschool we took some pictures of her!
Jessica had a special poster to fill out and color to share about herself in preschool. And I got to go in and do a special show and tell about Jessica. Here is a little about Jessica. She was born on February 7th, 2005 in Orem, Utah. She is the youngest of 3 girls. Her sister Alyssa is 8 and her sister Taylor is 5. She loves her family! She told me her favorite food is sandwiches and bananas and her favorite treat is "white" ice cream. She loves Little Einsteins, the movie Cars, Beauty and the Beast and all the Barbie movies. Her best friends are Paige and Aly and her sisters! She has been to Las Vegas, St George and the beach in North Carolina. She loves to play with Barbies and her stuffed animals. She also loves riding her bike, going to gymnastics and preschool. Her favorite color is purple and yellow. For pets we have fish and a FROG! The special things we took for show and tell were her "blue blanket" (she also has 2 others that she loves - one that is yellow and pink and one that has butterflies all over it), her gymnastics leotard, a picture frame she laced together with a picture of her in her BYU Cougars Cheerleading costume, some maracas (she loves to sing, play music and dance), her big Pony, her baby book, and a Care Bear.
After her show and tell, the class clapped for us. Jessica got to choose how the class clapped - elbows, fingers, shoulder shrugs, wrists, or sign language (waving fingers). She chose sign language. Then they sang Happy Birthday to her and pretended to be candles and she blew them all out (and they all fell over on the floor when she blew). What a CUTE preschool teacher to have such fun ideas. 
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Thinking back ...
Ok ... another long introspective entry ... chalk this one up mostly for my journal. Sorry to be gone from blogging for so long and then post such a weird entry.
A few days ago, I found a friend on facebook ... a friend from Lompoc, someone I grew up with. We went to church together and hung out a lot the last year I lived there. It brought back a lot of memories for me and I had to laugh and cry a bit too. I love to reminisce but this one caused some deep thinking for me.
One of my favorite things to do is think back a week ago, a month ago, 6 months ago, a year ago, 5 years ago, 10 years ago and now even 15 and 20 years ago ... what was I doing then? Where was I? Who were my friends? What did I like to do? Who was I? And when I found this friend and was thinking back to how long ago since we really hung out together, I realized that its been right about 20 years ago this month since my parents announced we were definitely moving to North Carolina, changing my world forever! News of a cross country move is life altering for any 12 year old but it really shattered my world. My parents had lived in our house in Lompoc for 20 years. It was the only home me sisters, brother and I knew. My sisters and brothers had all gone to the same middle and high school and I was expecting to follow in their steps ... have the same teachers that they had. My sisters had already graduated, and one was married. My brother was a senior and would still get to graduate in Lompoc. But not me. I would be the only one to go to new schools. I was 12 and in 7th grade. I had already dealt with "losing" several friends because some of my best friends from elementary school had moved (their dad's were in the Air Force). But the idea of leaving ALL my friends behind, was just more than I wanted to accept. So, what did I do? I developed a bad attitude and started building walls. Moving not only changed my surroundings, it caused me to change who I was.
I moved to North Carolina with a chip on my shoulder and a seriously bad attitude. It is one of my biggest regrets in life. I've spent years trying to tear down the walls I built during that time and trying to be the person I should have been. To those I left behind in Lompoc, I say thank you for standing by me and still believing in me. To those who were around me in NC and didn't get to really know me (which is MOST people), I say, I'm sorry. Sorry for not letting you in. Sorry for not being a nicer person. Sorry for not being the person and friend I should have been. Sorry for all the memories we didn't have. To those who did manage to get past my "walls" and bad attitude in NC, I say THANK YOU for caring about me and making me a part of your life. Thanks for putting up with me and being my friend. To those in my life since I left NC, I hope you get to see the person I want to be. I hope you see the person who would do anything for her friends and not the bitter, frustrated, insecure girl I was as a teenager. To those who are back in my life from my past, I hope you will get to know the person I am constantly trying to be and not hold my past against me.
A few days ago, I found a friend on facebook ... a friend from Lompoc, someone I grew up with. We went to church together and hung out a lot the last year I lived there. It brought back a lot of memories for me and I had to laugh and cry a bit too. I love to reminisce but this one caused some deep thinking for me.
One of my favorite things to do is think back a week ago, a month ago, 6 months ago, a year ago, 5 years ago, 10 years ago and now even 15 and 20 years ago ... what was I doing then? Where was I? Who were my friends? What did I like to do? Who was I? And when I found this friend and was thinking back to how long ago since we really hung out together, I realized that its been right about 20 years ago this month since my parents announced we were definitely moving to North Carolina, changing my world forever! News of a cross country move is life altering for any 12 year old but it really shattered my world. My parents had lived in our house in Lompoc for 20 years. It was the only home me sisters, brother and I knew. My sisters and brothers had all gone to the same middle and high school and I was expecting to follow in their steps ... have the same teachers that they had. My sisters had already graduated, and one was married. My brother was a senior and would still get to graduate in Lompoc. But not me. I would be the only one to go to new schools. I was 12 and in 7th grade. I had already dealt with "losing" several friends because some of my best friends from elementary school had moved (their dad's were in the Air Force). But the idea of leaving ALL my friends behind, was just more than I wanted to accept. So, what did I do? I developed a bad attitude and started building walls. Moving not only changed my surroundings, it caused me to change who I was.
I moved to North Carolina with a chip on my shoulder and a seriously bad attitude. It is one of my biggest regrets in life. I've spent years trying to tear down the walls I built during that time and trying to be the person I should have been. To those I left behind in Lompoc, I say thank you for standing by me and still believing in me. To those who were around me in NC and didn't get to really know me (which is MOST people), I say, I'm sorry. Sorry for not letting you in. Sorry for not being a nicer person. Sorry for not being the person and friend I should have been. Sorry for all the memories we didn't have. To those who did manage to get past my "walls" and bad attitude in NC, I say THANK YOU for caring about me and making me a part of your life. Thanks for putting up with me and being my friend. To those in my life since I left NC, I hope you get to see the person I want to be. I hope you see the person who would do anything for her friends and not the bitter, frustrated, insecure girl I was as a teenager. To those who are back in my life from my past, I hope you will get to know the person I am constantly trying to be and not hold my past against me.
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