GGI's

Tonight my Mom & Dad came over for dinner and to conduct the first GGI's (granddaughter grandfather interviews) with the girls.  It was a really nice evening!
Kenny conducts DDI's (daddy daughter interviews) with the girls about once a month to see how they are doing in the different areas of their life and talks to them about anything they need to talk about.  About a month ago I was reading in the scriptures where Lehi is counseling his children and their children.  The idea came to me that it would be really neat and special to my girls if they had interviews with their grandfather like they do with their father.  One more person that loves them and wants what's best for them is always a good thing.
We had homemade pizza for dinner, grandpa did the interviews with each girl and we all chatted with grandma.  Then we had apple pie with vanilla ice cream for dessert.  It was a fun and special evening.

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Scripture Class Highlights

There are only two teams, either you're on the Lord's side or you're not. Either you're with Him or you're against Him...

From the Ensign, August 1978
When you ARE feeling the spirit:
*You feel happy, calm, and clear-minded
*You feel generous
*You wouldn't mind everybody seeing what you're doing
*Nobody can offend you
*You are eager to be with people and want to make them happy
*You are glad when others succeed
*You are glad to attend your meetings and participate in Church
*You feel like praying
*You wish you could keep all the Lord's commandments
*You feel in control of yourself
*You think about the Savior often; you want to know Him better
*You feel confident and are glad to be alive


When you are NOT feeling the spirit:
*You feel unhappy, depressed, frustrated
*You feel resentful of demands made on you, you are selfish
*You are easily offended
*You become secretive and evasive
*You avoid people and are critical of family and Church
*You resent the success of others
*You don't want to go to Church
*You find commandments bothersome
*You feel you can't control emotions (hate, jealousy, anger, lust)
*You hardly ever think of the Savior
*You get discouraged easily

I choose the Lord's side, I don't want to aid the adversary in his plan.
Who are you becoming?  The clock is ticking, if you aren't on the road to the person you want to be, NOW is the time to make the change and get on that road.  The time is now!

Weight Loss

Summer was great fun this year, we spent most of it on vacation in one place or another and in the end I ended up putting on some unwanted weight...
When the kids went back to school I decided to get my bootie in gear, start eating healthier and try to lose some weight. Between eating better and running 4 miles a day/3 days a week I was able to lose 15 pounds in only 6 weeks which I was VERY excited about!
THEN... I got sick and had to quit exercising :(
THEN... I finally started to feel better and was going to get back on track and my neck seized up like it did about a year ago. I ended up spending a full week in bed. Without being able to exercise and eating like crap during that time I fully expected to have put some of the weight back on and start back up again when I got better.
WELL... Kenny and I went running last night, it was the first time I had been able to run in 3 weeks! I did great, I only went 2.25 miles but it was a good run. I'm so glad to be getting back on track.
The BEST part... My body actually maintained my weight loss over the past 3 weeks so I don't even have to back track like I thought I would have to. I can just get back on track with eating better and continue the exercise and hopefully I'll start losing weight again. I would love to lose another 15 pounds. Of course Kenny thinks that's too much but I think it'll be perfect. I'm actually very happy with my body right now, my clothes are fitting so comfortably it makes me feel so skinny when I get dressed, it makes me smile every morning! But I'm a girl and I always want a little more if I can get it. So I'm shooting for another 15 pounds. The other reason I'd love to lose the additional weight is so that when we go on our trip/cruise in March I won't have to worry about putting on too much weight while I'm on vacation ;)

DDI's

Kenny did DDI's (Daddy Daughter Interviews) with the girls this past Sunday. He's been doing these for a few years with the girls now, they really love those appointments as does he. They both get to learn so much about each other. Sometimes I wish I could be a fly on the wall so I could hear all the cute things they tell him. Kids always say the cutest things, too bad you can't just bottle all that up!
I love Kenny is such a good daddy to his girls! They have him wrapped so tightly around their little fingers it's ridiculous though...
I guess the same could be said for me though, he treats me like a princess all the time even when I don't deserve it. You could definitely say that Kenny loves all the girls in his life and would do anything for them no matter what sacrifice he would have to make. He always puts us first, we are so lucky to have him for all eternity!

Scripture Class

I love going to scripture class! The lessons from Nancy Crouch are ALWAYS amazing, she is most definitely guided by the spirit and has a talent for bringing up ideas that cause me to ponder on the most important things in this temporary life that I'm trying to do my best with. It's great to relate and know you're not alone as the insights and experiences from the women in the class are being shared. I also Love that it happens to be on Wednesday, just when I need that extra push to ground myself in the things that are the most important. I always walk away feeling renewed and knowing that I can do anything.