The land of the free...Because of the brave.

When a child is born, so is a Grandma.
-Italian proverb

Cleaning your house while the kids are still growing is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing.

I hope my children look back on today, and see a mother who had time to play.

Loved you then, Love you still; Always have, Always will.

A dream is a wish your heart makes, when you're fast asleep.
-Cinderella

If I could sit across the porch from God, I'd thank him for lending me you.

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me".
-Erma Bombeck

Angels may not come when you call them, but they are always there when you need them.

Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.
-Lou Holtz

You can't steal second base and keep your foot on first.

In order to be walked on, you have to be lying down.
- Brian Weir

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
-T. S. Elliot

If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can’t, you’re right.
-Mary Kay Ash

Strive for Progress not Perfection. Celebrate small Victories.

Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn’t know that so it goes on flying anyway.
-Mary Kay Ash

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.
-Oprah

Turn your wounds into wisdom.
-Oprah

What caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly.
-Lao Tsu

We cannot discover new oceans until we have the courage to lose sight of the shore.
-Gide

Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.
-Marilyn Vos Savant

Regret for things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.
-Sydney J. Harris

Don’t look back unless you plan to go that way.

If you travel a path without obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.
-Catherine DeVrye

Experience is not what happens to you. It is what you do with what happens to you.
-Aldous Huxley

Sometimes you just need to look reality in the eye, and deny it.
-Garrison Keillor

I’m a cheerful woman, not a happy one. A happy woman has no cares, a cheerful one has cares, but has learned to laugh about them.
-Beverly Sills

Hope is the feeling you have that the feeling you have isn’t permanent.
-Jean Kerr

Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible and achieves the impossible.

Hope is the ability to hear the music of the future; faith is the courage to dance to it today.

We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.

Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s little acorn that held it’s ground.

God makes the wind and we set the sails.

The sky’s the limit when your heart is in it.

Serenity is not freedom from the storm, but peace amid the storm.

The happiest people don’t have the best of everything;
they just make the most of everything.

It’s not having what you want that counts, it’s wanting what you have.

Happiness is not a place to travel to. It’s a way of getting there.

The only time laughter is unwelcome is when cola is likely to come squirting out of your nose.

No matter how tall the mountain, it can not block out the sun.

My favorite place is inside your hug.

We give our children two things. One is roots, and the other is wings.

I just can’t take it anymore.
Everything is getting so hard.
You’re spending all your time with her.
Parents trying to keep us apart.
They don’t understand our feelings.
The trust is broken and constantly renewed.
How you act around me, like it’s no big deal.
You know I’ll forgive you for going out again.
We’ve tried to improve things.
I’ve put forth effort countless times.
A year goes by.
I thought you would change, but you’re still the same.
How could I be so blind?
I refuse to fall for you this time.
I know things will work out in the end.
But I’ve put up with enough.
I’m tired of it all.
It can’t go on like this.
Things have got to change.
Very soon.
But I still love you.

The perfect guy has to be honest and open to his girl. He has to be smooth and classy. A real gentleman. He has to have some charm and a good sense of humor, but he also has to know when to be serious and sweet. He has to be sensitive and care about others. He has to be kind and an example to his peers. He has to want to serve others and offer service without complaining. He has to smile a lot and have a neat, clean appearance. He has to be interesting, but also interested in his girl and what she thinks. He has to be active and creative. He has to be the kind of guy that would never hurt his love, and she knows if he did it would hurt him even more to know that he her.

You be my hero,
I'll be your heroine.
Save me from this awful world
We've been living in.
Take my hand,
We're gonna win.
Hold me tight,
And make me feel alive again.

They say that love is war,
But tell me what are we truly fighting for?
Some people are never completely sure,
But I think love deserves so much more.

We're like two magnets
Always pulling toward each other
By each other's side
We feel the same
Our love for each other
It's so strong like that force
Of the magnets pulling together.

Then they turned me around
Sending us in opposite directions
They tell lies, make rules
Trying so hard to keep us apart
No matter how we try we can't
Get back by each other's side
But we're still the same

Our love for each other
Is so strong
We're still together
Even if we're not side by side
We know what really matters
That's all we need
My love fr you and your for me

Love in when you're never mad at a person, even if you want and try to be...and when you want to do everything with them, even if it's not so fun, just because you want them to be there with you...It's when you could be anywhere in the world, but you choose to be with them because life's just better that way...It's when you feel in your heart that you'll marry the person from the first time you meet them and you don't know how to explain it to anyone...It's when you think of your future with them and smile because you know it will be great...When your friends look at you and wonder what you could ever see in them, and you see everything in them...When everyone else looks at you and thinks, "They're different than any other couple I know."...Love is when you dance with that person around in circles for what you hope will be forever and you don't even notice the rest of the world as it goes on around you because you can't stop staring into their eyes and wondering if they love you too.

Doesn't he know that I'm serious?
I'm serious about who I am.
Serious about who I want to become.
Serious about my standards.
I'm serious about the Gospel.
Serious about my friends.
Serious about my education.

Seriously in love with him.

Ladies and gentlemen, hobos and tramps,

I stand before you and sit behind you

to tell you something I know nothing about!

Admission is free, you must pay at the door;

So pull up a chair and sit on the floor.

The show is over, but before you go,

let me tell you a story I don't really know :

One bright day, in the middle of the night

two dead boys got up to fight

back to back; they faced each other;

drew their swords and shot each other.

A deaf policeman heard the noise

He came and shot those two dead boys.

If you don't believe this lie is true...

just ask the blind man; he saw it too!

Once on a yellow piece of paper with green lines

he wrote a poem

And he called it "Chops"

because that was the name of his dog

And that's what it was all about

And his teacher gave him an A

and a gold star

And his mother hung it on the kitchen door

and read it to his aunts

That was the year Father Tracy

took all the kids to the zoo

And he let them sing on the bus

And his little sister was born

with tiny toenails and no hair

And his mother and father kissed a lot

And the girl around the corner sent him a

Valentine signed with a row of X's

and he had to ask his father what the X's meant

And his father always tucked him in bed at night

And was always there to do it.

Once on a piece of white paper with blue lines

he wrote a poem

And he called it "Autumn"

because that was the name of the season

And that's what it was all about

And his teacher gave him an A

and asked him to write more clearly

And his mother never hung it on the kitchen door

because of its new paint

And the kids told him

that Father Tracy smoked cigars

And left butts on the pews

And sometimes they would burn holes

That was the year his sister got glasses

with thick lenses and black frames

And the girl around the corner laughed

when he asked her to go see Santa Claus

And the kids told him why

his mother and father kissed a lot

And his father never tucked him in bed at night

And his father got mad

when he cried for him to do it.

Once on a paper torn from his notebook

he wrote a poem

And he called it "Innocence: A Question"

because that was the question about his girl

And that's what it was all about

And his professor gave him an A

and a strange steady look

And his mother never hung it on the kitchen door

because he never showed her

That was the year that Father Tracy died

And he forgot how the end

of the Apostle's Creed went

And he caught his sister

making out on the back porch

And his mother and father never kissed

or even talked

And the girl around the corner

wore too much makeup

That made him cough when he kissed her

but he kissed her anyway

because that was the thing to do

And at three A.M. he tucked himself into bed

his father snoring soundly

That's why on the back of a brown paper bag

he tried another poem

And he called it "Absolutely Nothing"

Because that's what it was really all about

And he gave himself an A

and a slash on each damned wrist

And he hung it on the bathroom door

because this time he didn't think

he could reach the kitchen. 

Things to do at Wal-Mart while your spouse/partner is taking their sweet time:

Set all the alarm clocks in House wares to go off at 5-minute intervals.

Make a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to the rest rooms.

Walk up to an employee and tell him/her in an official tone, 'Code 3' in house wares.....and see what happens.

Go to the Service Desk and ask to put a bag of M&M's on layaway.

Move a 'CAUTION - WET FLOOR' sign to a carpeted area.

Set up a tent in the camping department and tell other shoppers you'll invite them in if they'll bring pillows from the bedding department.

When a clerk asks if they can help you, begin to cry and ask 'Why can't you people just leave me alone?'

Look right into the security camera; use it as a mirror, and pick your nose.

While handling guns in the hunting department, ask the clerk if he knows where the anti- depressants are.

Dart around the store suspiciously, loudly humming the "Mission Impossible" theme.

Hide in a clothing rack and when people browse through, say "PICK ME!"

When an announcement comes over the loud speaker, assume the fetal position and scream "NO! NO! It's those voices again!!!!"

Go into a fitting room and shut the door and wait a while; and, then, yell, very loudly, "There is no toilet paper in here!"

Get it a cart and, go down the isle, pushing yourself as fast as you can with a cane, and yell “The British are coming, the British are coming!”

No, no that's not it. Listen Mototo, you'd better treat this lady like a queen. Because you, you my friend... have found the perfect woman. If I was ever so lucky to find the perfect woman, I would give her flowers every day. And not just any flowers, okay? Her favorites are orchids. White. And I would bring her breakfast every day. Six loaves of wheat bread with butter on both sides. No crusts. Just the way she likes it. I'd be her shoulder to cry on and her best friend. And I'd spend every day thinking of ways to make her laugh. She has the most... amazing laugh. That's what I would do, if I were you. But I'm not. So you do it. 

-- Madagascar II

You be cindarella and meet me at the dance

I could be prince charming if I only had a chance

you be my little mermaid and teach me how to swim

and when were under water you can tell all of them

that you found me your collections complete

you can call me a beast if I can call you beauty

Show me how to whistle and get along with dwarves

I'll call you Snow White and you can call me yours

you be Sleeping Beauty, and I'll be in your dreams

I would fight a dragon if, you would fall in love with me

you be wendy when I feel like Peter Pan

call me a lost boy, its really all I am

but one thing, is painfully clear

theres no girl like a disney girl, how I wish one was hear

OOooooh

You may say that she does not exist

but somewhere in this world shes saying

you may say that she does not exist

but somewhere in this world shes saying

where are you Chris?

-- Chris Whittaker

"What if the Book of Mormon had been written by Dr. Seuss?"

Nephi: Of goodly parents I was born

I've never drunk, I've never sworn

This is Lehi, he's my dad

Laman, Lemuel, they are bad

And who is this? Why this is Sam

Yes, this is Sam; 

Sam: Sam I am

Laman: That Sam I am, that Sam I am

I do not like that Sam I am

Sam: In a tent, my father dwelt

Laman: And it's so hot, I think I'll melt

Lemuel: Our father's brain is out of whack

Laman: Yeah, it's too hot, I'm going back

Lehi: Then go and get the plates my dear

Laman: On second thought, I'm staying here

Nephi: You said you'd leave and go away

Now all you want to do is stay?

Lemuel: That Nephi always gets his way

Laman: Here we are in this damp cave

Sam: We would not be here if you'd behave

Nephi: I will go and I will do

There's the angel, that's my cue

Laban's had too much to drink

Now he'll lose his head, I think

Nephi: Look what I found, a brother from the quorum

Sam: We will take him home, we will call him Zoram

Lemuel: Oh great, another pathetic life form

Laman: Our gold and silver we have spent

I do not like it in this tent

Lemuel: I cannot read the Liahona

I must have drunk too much Corona

Laman: We hate it here, we have no lives

Lehi: Then go back to the city and get some wives

Lehi: A tree, a tree, I see a tree

The fruit is white, the fruit is free

A floating building, could it be?

Why do they laugh and stare at me?

Laman, Lemuel, come and see

Laman: We will not eat your precious fruit

Lemuel: We will not wear a tie and suit

Laman: We will not help you build your boat

Lemuel: We do not think that it will float

Laman: No not this boat, it will not float

Not even in a shallow moat

I do not care what Nephi wrote

Lemuel: We will not eat your fruit I say

Laman: We will not eat it on a tray

Lemuel: And we won't eat it in a tent

Not even if your clothes you rent

Laman: We'd rather have a can of spam

L & L: We will not eat it, Sam I am

Sam: You do not like it, so you say

Try it, try it, and you may

Try it and you may I say

Laman: Sam, if you will let us be,

We will try it, you will see

Laman & Lemuel: Say, we like this fruit of life

Sorry that we caused such strife

You've saved us from an awful jam

Thank you, thank you, Sam I am

But there's something I've got to know

Before we say goodbye

Will I ever see you again?

Somewhere in another life...

...I'm going to try to be okay

But I need you to know

Wherever you are now

That here you were adored

You're a 90's kid if:

You can finish this [ice ice _ _ _ _ ]

You remember watching:

-Doug

-Ren & Stimpy

-Pinky and the Brain

-AAAAAAAH Real Monsters!

-Rockos modern Life.

-Gargoils

You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE!"

You just cant resist finishing this . . . "Iiiiiiin west philidelphia born and raised . . ."

You remember:

-LEGENDS OF THE HIDDEN TEMPLE!!!

-Step by Step

-Family Matters!!!

-Dinosaurs

-Boy Meets World!!!!

-Wild and Crazy Kids

You remember when it was actually worth getting up early

on a Saturday to watch cartoons.

You got super excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.

You remember reading "Goosebumps"

You took plastic cartoon lunch boxes to school.

What is up with English Teachers these days with wanting you to analyze every sentence in a novel to make it mean something so bizzare? Well I'm tired of it. Probably in the next 5 years elementary kids will start having to analyze.Then what will the world have come to? It would probably sound something like this...

Dr. Seuss-

Sam I am: I like green eggs and ham.

Student(who is reading): Cool, Sam eats green eggs and ham.

English teacher: Why does Sam eat green eggs and ham?

Student: I don't know, because he likes green eggs and ham?

English teacher: No...that's not why.

Student: Well I don't know.  Why don't you just tell me?

English teacher: The green represents the earth.  Sam is eating the world.

Student: What The Crap!?!?  You just made that up!

Just wait...it'll happen.

Heres to all the mormons girls who never looked back at the boys who catcalled their way because they have more class than to respond...

Heres to all the girls drinking sparkling cider and not champange on New Years Eve...

To the girls who kiss their little brothers on the cheek instead of teenage boys on the lips...

Here's to the girls who are wise beyond their years, and have a keen sence of right and wrong, and to the girls who always choose the right...

Here's to the girls who choose tankinis instead of bikinis, and cap sleeve over no sleeves...

Heres to the girls who have said no to tobacco, marijuana, and anything else that might be addictive...

Heres to the girl who drink sprite and not pepsi, sleepy time tea and not black, cream frappucinos and not__ mocha...

Heres to the girls who spent time with their families on Sundays instead if shopping, who opt out R rates movies and who usually stay home on monday nights...

Heres to the girls who get their drivers license and the first place they go is to pick up a girlfriend for a wednesday night activity...

Here's to the girls who can stand up in front of a grooup of people and bare their inner-most emotions about their most treasured possession: their faith...

Here's to the girls who have been the designated driver at least once in their lives, and are just glad that they were able to help...

Here's to the girls who don't mind a dress code, who are always five minutes late, who bless their food at every meal, who pass by the cleavage showing tops and head for the crew neck tees...

Here's to the girls who know theres a deeper meaning to the term well endowed that the rest of the world thinks...

Here's to the girls who are somtimes accused of being naieve or daft, but know its just a chosen innocence...

Here's to the girls who can finish a sentice without the lords name being used as a profanity...

Heres to the girls who have conducted one too many versions of I Am A Child Of God in their day and still don't know the correct conducting pattern...

Here's to the girls who have never played Spin The Bottle...

Here's to the girls who have never left the house in a miniskirt, and can comfortably sit in a circle of girls who are not virgins and not be ashamed...

Heres to the girls who made flippin work, and can be often found saying "Oh my heck!"...

Here's to the girls who knw what the word Beehive really means...

Here's to the girls who daydream of dating until the day they trun 16 then look around to find that none of the boys are actually worth dating...

Heres to the girls whos best friend can range from two year their junior to 40...

Here's to the girls who, out of habit ask who wants to say the closing prayer before leaving their friends...

Heres to the girls who have memorized 12 different recipies for chocolate chip cookies, can sew an apron out of 3 dirty socks, and get the stain out of a blouse with some (caffeine free) Sierra Mist and a lemon...

Here's to the girls who have ever uttered the phrase Mottest is Hottest...

Heres to the girls who can recite scripture mastery, or atleast tell me what scripture mastery means...

Here's to the girls who know Johnny Lingo, Elder Phelps and Charly as well as their own grandmothers...

Here's to the girls who have somthing to stand as a witness for...

Here's to the girls who are still working on Personal Progress...

Here's to the girls who can recite their testimony in three different languages...

Here's to the girls who go hungry once a month and don't really mind...

Here's to the girls who can reach out to others in a way no other girl really can, who can have fun without grungs and get high off life...

Here's to the girls who would rather watch Lady And The Tramp instead of a movie about a lady who is a tramp...

Here's to the girls who still tell knock knock jokes, really like s'mores, kneel to say their bedtime prayers and their morning prayers and family prayers...

Here's to all the girls who want anywhere between two to twenty kids, and will love every single one of them with every once of spirit that they have...

Here's to the girls who can go to a stake dance and ask a boy to accompany them...

Here's to the girls who make every moment a little sweeter a little more pure, a little better...

Here's to the girls who will one day change the world, as if they aren't already...

Here's to the Mormon girls...I love you all!

Mormon girls want Guys with skills! like...

-Missionary Skills

-Temple Attending Skills

-Swing Dancing Skills

-Door Opening Skills

-Priesthood Skills

-Speaking Skills

-Scripture Skills

-Leadership Skills

-Dance Attending Skills

-Purity Skills

-Humor Skills

-Family Skills

-Education Skills

-Athletic Skills

-Perserverence Skills

-Goal Setting Skills

-Seminary Skills

-Duty to God Award Skills

-Church Going Skills

-Return with Honor Skills

-Piano Skills

-Eagle Scout Skills

  "Give me a young man who has kept himself morally clean and has faithfully attended his Church meetings. Give me a young man who has magnified his priesthood and has earned his Duty to God Award....Give me a young man who is a seminary graduate and has a burning testimony of the Book of Mormon. Give me such a man, and i will give you a young man who can preform miracles for the Lord in the mission field and throughout his life."

--Ezra Taft Benson

IF SHE LIKES YOU:

1. she will wait for you.

2. she says hi to you EVERY TIME she sees you

3. she SMILES whenever she sees you

4. she walks as slow as she can when shes WITH you

5. she plays with YOUR HANDS just to see if you'll let her hold them

6. she teases you about stupid things

7. she ASKS you to go places with her

8. her friends ask you if you like her

9. her friends point at you when you're with her

10. she always "just happens" to be staring

11. she CAN'T CONCENTRATE on anything else except the next time she'll get to see you

12. her HEART BEATS FASTER than normal at just the thought of your name

13. her friends dont understand why she's attracted to you, but she cant think of ANY REASON why she WOULDNT be attracted

14. she purposely says shes cold just to see if youll hug her

15...and when you do... SHE WISHES YOU'D NEVER LET GO

IF HE LIKES YOU:

1. he will sit by you whenever he can

2. he always takes things from you and hides them

3. he makes eye contact as much as possible

4. he messes with your hair

5. he laughs at you just to see you smile and tell him to shut up!

6. he asks about your day

7. When the two of you have play fights, he always agrues, no matter what

8. he sneaks up on you

9. his friends ask if you're going out yet

10.he tells you he loves you, and really means it

You were always great at running away

But you said forever

You promised forever...

...I forgive you

I've forgiven you

And now I just miss you

I'll always remember you

Jenny was so happy about the house they had found

For once in her life 'twas the right side of town

She unpacked her things with such great ease

As she watched her new curtains blow in the breeze

How wonderful it was to have her own room

School would be starting, she'd have friends over soon

There'd be sleepovers and parties; she was so happy

It's just the way she wanted life to be

On the first day of school, everything went great

She made new friends and even got a date

She thought, "I want to be popular and I'm going to be.

Because I just got a date with the star of the team!"

To be known in this school you had to have a clout

And dating this guy would sure help her out

There was only on problem stopping her fate

Her parents had said she was too young to date

"Well I just won't tell them the entire truth

They won't know the difference: what's there to lose?"

Jenny asked her parents to stay with her friends that night

Her parents frowned but said "all right." 

Excited, she got ready for the big event

But as she rushed around like she had no sense

She began to feel guilty about all the lies

But what's a pizza, a party, and a moonlight ride?

Well the pizza was good and the party was great

But the moonlight ride would have to wait

For Jeff was drunk by this time

But he kissed her and said he was just fine

Then the room filled with smoke and Jeff took a puff

Jenny couldn't believe he was smoking that stuff

Now Jeff was ready to ride to The Point

But only after he'd had another joint

They jumped in the car for the moonlight ride

Not thinking that Jeff was too drunk to drive

They finally made it to The Point at last

And Jeff started to make a pass

A pass is not what Jenny wanted at all

(and by pass I don't mean playing football)

"Perhaps my parents were right… maybe I am too young"

"Boy, how could I ever, ever be so dumb"

With all of her might she pushed him away

"Please take me home… I don't want to stay"

Jeff cranked up the engine and floored the gas

In a matter of seconds they were going too fast

AS Jeff drove in a fit of wild anger

Jenny knew that her life was in danger

She begged and pleaded for him to slow down

But he just sped up as they neared the town

"Just let me get home! I'll confess that I lied.

I just went out for a moonlight ride."

Then all of a sudden they saw a great flash

"Oh, God please help us! We're going to crash!

She doesn't remember the force of the impact

Just that everything all of a sudden went black

She felt someone remove her from the twisted rubble

And heard, "Someone call an ambulance! These kids are in trouble!"

The voices she heard… a few words at best

But she new there were two cars involved in the wreck

Then if the other people in the car were alive

She hoped in her heart the person would survive

She awoke in a hospital to faces so sad

"You've been in a wreck and it looks pretty bad."

These voices echoed inside her head

As they gently told her that Jeff was dead

They said, "Jenny, we've done all that we can do

But it looks as if we'll lose you too."

"But the people in the other car." Jenny cried.

I'm sorry Jenny, they also died.

Jenny prayed, " God, forgive me for what I have done.

I only wanted to have one night of fun."

Tell that person's family that I made their lives dim.

And that I wish I could return their families to them."

"Tell mom and dad I'm sorry I lied

And it's my fault so many have died."

"Oh, nurse, won't you please tell that to them."

The nurse just stood there… she never agreed.

She took Jenny's hand with tears in her eyes

And a few moments later jenny died

A man asked the nurse, "why didn't you do your best

To bid that poor girl her one last request

She looked at the man with eyes oh so sad

"Because the other people in the car were her mom and dad."

This story is sad, unpleasant, yet true

So young people take head… it could have been you

LETTER FROM CAMP :: BY PEG KEHRET

             Dear Folks:  I though I'd better write to you before you get the hospital bill.  Otherwise, you might worry.  Mr. Higgins is OK except for the stitches, which will come out next week.  Before you start lecturing me about driving when I don't have a license yet, I want to explain that none of it was my fault.  Not the fire.  Not the loose boa constrictor.  And not the garbage can crashing through the window.  As you have always told me, there is a logical explanation for everything.  You'll be glad to know I am learning you were right about that.

            You were also right when you said I would like this camp if I would give it half a chance.  I was afraid it would be boring.  I thought there would be counselors all over the place and strict curfews, and we'd have to do dumb stuff like go on hikes and learn crafts.  Boy, was I wrong!  Next year, can I sigh up for the whole summer instead of just one month?  I thought I would be lonesome, but I'm not.  Did you know there is a camp for girls just across the river?  It only takes twenty minutes to row over there.  Even less in daylight.

            I am getting off the subject; I started to explain about the hospital bill.  It all started yesterday afternoon when this guy named Boston said he had found a chain saw and asked if I wanted to help him cut down a tree.  I said I had never used a chain saw, but I'd be glad to help since the reason my folks sent me to camp was to learn new skills.  By the way, don't you think Boston is a terrific name?  He was born while his parents were on a trip to Massachusetts. I said it's a good thing they were not vacationing in New York; they might have named him Buffalo.  He said he's always wished they had gone to Minnesota.  People might treat him with more respect if his name was Saint Paul.

            How would you feel if I changed my name to something more interesting, like Dallas?  I think Dallas had a real nice sound and if people think I'm from Texas, so what?  Maybe I'll learn to talk with a southern accent.  As a matter of fact, I already am.

            One of the guys in my cabin had a drawl.  He's form Atlanta.  He says stuff like, "Y'all come see me, hea?"  At first I had a hard time understanding him, but now that I'm used to it I like his accent.  A drawl has more character than ordinary speech.  It is also contagious.  Do not be surprised if I have a drawl when I come home, even though this camp is not in the south.  When you live in the same cabin with someone who says "y'all," it's nearly impossible not to say it, too.

            His name is Jem, and he taught us how to cook Cajun hot dogs.  You'll be happy to know that I am no longer a picky eater.  All those reminders you gave me about tasting everything once, even if it's not what we eat at home, must have had some effect on my subconscious mind because I've eaten lots of stuff we never had at home.  It's all been at night, not during regular meals, but what's the difference as long as I'm learning to like a variety of food?  My favorite, besides the Cajun hot dogs, is something called Gut Buster's Orgy.  It's made with crushed potato chips, maple syrup, dill pickles, melted chocolate bars, peanut butter, ketchup, raisins, and a couple of other things I can't remember.  I'll try to write down the recipe so I can make it for you when I get home.  Maybe I'll make it for Grandma's birthday, since she's always saying if I learned how to cook I wouldn't be so picky.  The dentist that Mr. Higgins took me to says I'll have the new caps on my teeth before I get home, so I will be able to chew some Gut Buster's Orgy on both sides of my mouth again.  Maybe for Grandma I will call it something more delicate, like Tummy Tickler's Delight, even though orgy is one of my new words.  I have become very aware of language since I got here.  In fact, my vocabulary is growing rapidly.  Some of the words I never heard before.  Some I have wondered about because I saw them written in public places, but I didn't want to bother you by asking what they meant.  Well, now I know, which should make you happy since you are always saying I should expand my mind.

            I hope you are OK and not too lonely with the house all to yourselves.  I am fine, as you can tell from the newsy letter, which I am sure you did not expect but, as I said at the start, I didn't want you to worry about me.  I'll try to write again soon.  I just realized I haven't told you about the poison yet, but that will have to wait until my next letter because the sheriff just got here and I am on of the people who has to testify.

            Your loving son, Dallas.

            P.S. Don't try to call.  The electricity and telephone lines are still dead form when the tree fell the wrong way.  Boston had never used a chain saw before, either.

According to a news report, a certain private school in Washington state

was recently faced with a unique problem.

A number of 12-year-old girls were beginning to use lipstick and would put

it on in the bathroom.  That was fine, but after they put on their

lipstick

they would press their lips to the mirror leaving dozens of little lip

prints.  Every night the maintenance man would remove them and the next

day

the girls would put them back.

Finally the principal decided that something had to be done.  She called

all the girls to the bathroom and met them there with the maintenance man.

She explained that all these lip prints were causing a major problem for

the

custodian who had to clean the mirrors every night.

To demonstrate how difficult it had been to clean the mirrors, she asked

the maintenance man to show the girls how much effort was required.  He

took

out a long-handled squeegee, dipped it in the toilet, and cleaned the

mirror

with it.  Since then, there have been no lip prints on the mirror.

There are teachers . . . and then there are educators.

never leave the one you [LOVE]

for the one you (LIKE)

because the one you LIKE will leave you

for the one they LOVE

the one you LIKE will give you goosebumps;

the one you LOVE will make you laugh

and send shivers down your spine.

When the one you LIKE cries, you feel sorry for them;

but when the one you LOVE cries, you cry for them.

True Love Doesnt Have A Happy Ending

BECAUSE

True Love Never Ends

You most likely know one. Whether you know it or not.

Our real name is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Or we go by LDS. Mormon is a nickname given us because we believe in the Book of Mormon. We usually go by Mormon because that's how people know us...either that or they tell us they've been hearing rumors that we have LSD. lol

We don't drink.

We don't smoke.

We strive to be modest.

*EDIT* Some people think we don't drink caffeine...there is no rule for or against it. I have my occasional pepsi or mountain dew. BUT its kinda grey area. But we definitely don't drink Coffee. If you see one of us doing that, slap them and say "NO!" just like a bad dog ;P

Joseph Smith was the first LDS prophet. Brigham Young was the second.

Gordon B. Hinckley is our current prophet and we all love him.

BYU is a Mormon college...There are 3 of them - one in Utah, Idaho, and Hawaii. BYU stands for Brigham Young University.

We don't have sex before marriage.

The High School-aged youth go to a seminary (like Sunday school) class each morning before school.

Our church session is 3 hours long and we love it.

The Mormon missionaries are the two coolest guys ever. Be nice to them ;P

It's true. We make the best green jello salad you've ever tasted.

We think Mormon jokes are funny.

We're not supposed to date till we're sixteen.

We know that groups dates are more fun anyway.

We know that the funnest dates - don't cost money.

We gives talks in church in front of 150-300 people. how's that for public speaking?

We have refreshments at almost ANY meeting.

We celebrate holidays by throwing either a Bbq or a dinner.

We love to sing and dance.

If you go to a youth dance, you WILL see conga lines, break dancing, square or line dances and swing dancing.

You will also participate in either the Chicken dance, or the Hokey Pokey ;P

We think that Do As I'm Doing, Once There was a Snowman, Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam and Book of Mormon Stories are the best songs ever.

We know what a Sunbeam is.

Almost every Mormon girl can play the piano.

We are not supposed to watch R-rated movies.

We CAN use technology.

We CAN eat fast-food.

We DO NOT practice polygamy.

If we ask you to go to an activity, it's NOT a conspiracy thing where we're trying to convert you. It means, we have fun and we want to share that with you. Likely the church won't even be mentioned while you're there.

If we ask you to go to church, it's because we care enough about you to want to share with you what we know and the blessings we've received.

If we give you a Book of Mormon, we giving you the most precious gift we have. It may not have the same meaning to you at first. That book has changed our lives for the better and when we see you going through hard times, we want to help. This is the best way we know of helping you. So don't be offended. Even if you don't want it, know that we care about you THAT much.

If you turn us down, it's ok. It's disappointing, but it won't change anything.

If you think we're pushing you, tell us to knock it off! We'll stop. lol sometimes we get carried away. :)

We are stubborn as heck. We don't give in to peer pressure.

If you ask us what we believe, only for the sake of arguing, we won't tell you. It's pointless to engage on that when your not going to open your mind and listen.

Asking you to go to church, an activity, or giving you a Book of Mormon is incredibly hard. It's like a guy asking out his crush. Some of us are more comfortable in doing that than others. It's hard. So if we do it, be NICE! lol

Realize that if you go to a church meeting, we're not expecting you to be baptized next week. relax.

We don't care what you wear, what you look like, as long as you come! We're happy to see you!

We'll live on pizza.

We know what it's like to push a handcart.

We have all sorts of useless skills that our leaders teach us - like engraving a picture on leather, or knowing how to make sock snowmen. lol

We do genealogy. It's pretty darn cool when you find out you're related to someone famous...or that you're royalty.

Your parents will let you go just about anywhere, as long as one of us goes with you.

Mothers LOVE Mormons as babysitters.

PG movies ROCK!

We all love the Lion King.

The guy who owns the Marriott Hotels is Mormon.

Steve Martin is NOT Mormon just because he did Cheaper by the Dozen.

We DO tend to have big families. The more the merrier.

The boys go on two-year missions when they turn 19. And no, they don't get to choose where they go.

RM stands for return missionary. They make the best boyfriends and husbands ;) and every Mormon girl wants one 

Contrary to popular belief, the majority of us would rather live in Antartica than Utah lol

For us, BMW stands for "Big Mormon Wagon"

If you see anything bigger than a minivan and it's full of kids, odds are it's a group of Mormons...

If you see anyone on TV (not on the BYU channel) under the age of fifty talking about Mormons, they're probably lying.

It's nearly impossible to offend us - even if you do it on purpose.

We try our hardest not to use language and we don't really want to hear it from others. But if someone slips up, it's not a big deal. they're still loved

people like, respect and even admire us, but are rarely interested in hearing what we believe.

Donnie and Marie? Mormons.

Gladys Knight? Mormon.

We are not perfect. No one is. We make mistakes. We slip. Try not to judge us by one person who is struggling.

If you EVER have ANY questions for us, we'd LOVE to answer them! Don't be shy!

Here's to all those girls who used to be his number one...

The ones who waited all night for him to call, only to check the caller ID the next morning and be disappointed...

The ones who made it through that bitter break up, dried your own tears, and moved on with your life, only to have him walk back in it months later like nothing ever happened...

Those of you who cried on the first day you talked again because you knew exactly where this phone call was going...

The ones who listened to him say, I only want to be your friend, one day, and the next, listened to him say how much he loves and misses you...

We deserve something, and this is our tribute!...

Here's to the ones that took him back, hoping that maybe this time, he was different, hoping that maybe people really do change...

We listened to our friends tell us that we were stupid for even thinking about giving him another chance, caught crap from our parents, and even snuck around to see him for while...

We went through the great stage with no fights all over again...

We started this out thinking it would be just friends, and ended up falling in love with him again...

We wanted nothing more in the world than to hear him tell us he loved us too, that even though things were bad in the past, they would be different this time...

And when we finally heard it, it was like we were dreaming...

This is for us!...

Here's to the ones who believed what he said, then sat around all over again waiting for a phone call that might come in a few hours, or a few days...

Here's for the tears cried and dried all over again...

We wanted so desperately to believe that he was really busy, he couldn't possibly call us at that moment, or even that he fell asleep early...

We trained ourselves to believe the lies because we wanted to believe we had found the one for us...

We learned to settle for someone who didn't treat us the way we should be treated...

Here's for the ones who did their hair and make up and put on their prettiest earrings, only to hear him say that he couldn't see us today...

The ones who never believed it when people told us there might be someone else... 

We just couldn't believe that he could do this to us again...

This is for those great girls, who loved him more than words can say, and took him back no matter what happened last time because they couldn't bear to look back on their lives one day and wonder "what if"...

This is for the girls that stayed up all night long listening to him whine about an ex girlfriend who cheated on him, and cried during the entire conversation...

The ones who hoped he would realize that he deserved better, that he deserved us...

When he said that he loved you, but he was in love with her, he didn't mean it...

This is for the ones that held on to something that was never there to begin with...

This is for us girls, who somehow managed to get him to forget about her, and get him to tell us that he was in love with us again, only to have him tell us three weeks later that "things were going too fast, he needs time."...

Here's to the girls who couldn't cry to their friends because of how stupid they felt...

The ones who held it all in when things came crumbling to pieces again...

This is for the ones who couldn't bear to even tell their mom what was going on, for fear of an "I told you so."...

The ones that could just tell that they had made a mistake ever allowing him into their hearts, and their dreams again...

We knew that we deserved better the entire time, that we deserved a guy who would call when he said he was going to, one that would come see us whenever he got the chance, one that would really care about us...

We just wanted the one that we loved like that...

Here's for the ones that finally realized that he never gave a crap about them...

Here's for the time that he broke your heart again...

This is for those days spent trying to hold back the tears, and the tears that turned into anger, then disappointment...

Here's for us girls who finally realized that we deserve better...

This is for those confusing days, when you miss him, and want nothing more than to hear his voice, or feel his arms around your waist...

Stay strong, and remember that relationships are like broken glass, sometimes it's better to leave it alone rather than try to put the pieces back together and get hurt...

Remember the times you cried, and how long it took you to even be able to look at another guy like that...

When "your song" comes on the radio, turn the station...

When the day comes that he realizes what a mistake he made and tries calling, turn your phone off...

When he tries coming to your house, don't answer the door...

Think of the broken promises, and the lies, the manipulation and the tears, the wasted moments and staying up all night wondering where the crap he was...

Think of how your heart used to jump when your phone would vibrate in the middle of the night, and how it felt to your stomach when you saw it wasn't him, and realized that once again, he hadn't called when he said he was going to...

One day, you'll find a guy who's worth all the tears, but he won't make you cry...

You may think that you'll never care about someone like you did that guy that you always ran back to, but you will..

It's gonna hurt like crap, and it's going to need time to heal, but the point is, it will heal...

This is for those girls, who fell back in love with that guy, only to get hurt all over again. 

They say... 

"a wise girl kisses,

but doesnt love...

listens,

but doesnt believe...

and leaves,

before she is left." 

But... 

life without love,

is no life at all,

and if you dont ever believe,

then you dont ever trust,

and if you always leave,

then you never learn to love. 

-- Stephanie Thompson

A simple friend, when visiting, acts like a guest. 

A real friend opens your refrigerator and helps themself (and doesn't feel even the least bit weird shutting your 'beer/Pepsi drawer' with their foot!)

A simple friend has never seen you cry.

A real friend has shoulders soggy from your tears..

A simple friend doesn't know your parents' first names. 

A real friend has their phone numbers in her address book.

A simple friend brings a bottle of soda to your party.

A real friend comes early to help you cook and stays late to help you clean.

A simple friend hates it when you call after they've gone to bed.

A real friend asks you why you took so long to call.

A simple friend seeks to talk with you about your problems. 

A real friend seeks to help you with your problems.

A simple friend wonders about your romantic history. 

A real friend could blackmail you with it.

A simple friend thinks the friendship is over when you have an argument.

A real friend calls you after you had a fight.

A simple friend expects you to always be there for them.

A real friend expects to always be there for you!

Old Nickelodeon Shows

Wow, who remebers these?

Secret World of Alex Mack

What Would You Do?

Nick Arcade

Doug

Original All That

Legends of the Hidden Temple

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

Rocko's Modern Life

Clarissa Explains It All

Kablaam

Wild and Crazy Kids

Gulla Gulla Island

Animorphs

Pete & Pete

Kenan & Kel

Salute Your Shorts

The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo

Guts

My Brother and Me

Figure It Out

Double Dare

Caitlins Way

Ahh! Real Monsters

Catdog

Pre-Movie Rugrats.

The Angry Beavers

Hey Arnold

Hey Dude

Cousin Skeeter

100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd

Get The Picture

The Journey of Allen Strange

On the table side by side. 

The Scriptures and the TV Guide. 

One is well worn, but cherished with pride 

(not the Scriptures but the T.V. Guide) 

One is used daily to help folk decide. 

No! it isn't the Scriptures, it's the T. V. Guide. 

As pages are turned, what shall they see? 

Oh what does it matter, turn on the T.V. 

Then confusion reigns, they can't all agree. 

On what they should watch on the old T.V. 

So they open the book in which they confide 

(not the Scriptures but the T. V. Guide) 

The Word of God is seldom read. 

Maybe a verse before they fall into bed. 

Exhausted and sleepy and tired as can be. 

Not from reading the Scriptures but from watching T.V. 

So then back to the table, side by side 

Is the Scriptures and the T.V. Guide. 

No time for prayer, no time for the Word. 

The plan for salvation is seldom heard. 

Forgiveness of sin so full and free. 

Is found in the Scriptures and not on T.V.

Do you have a map? [No, why?] Because I just got lost in your eyes.

Hershey factories make millions of kisses a day, but I'm asking for only one.

I suffer from amnesia. Do I come here often?

You don't need car keys to drive me crazy.

If a star fell from the sky every time I thought about you, then tonight the sky would be empty.

If home is where the heart is, then my home is in you.

You must be a magician, because everytime I look at you, everyone else disappears.

If you gave me a penny for my thoughts I'd have just one penny, because i only think about one thing and that's you.

I don't speak in tongues, but I kiss that way.

You know, we were born without clothes.

If I bit my lip would you kiss it better?

Did you drop something? [What?] Your conversation, so let's pick it up right here.

Can I have your picture? [Why?] So I can show santa what I want for christmas!

You dropped something. [What?] My jaw.

That's a nice dog/cat/pet. Does it have a phone number?

Do you have a band-aid? [Why?] I hurt my knee when I fell for you.

Do you believe in love at first sight or do I have to walk by again?

Are you a parking ticket? Cause you got FINE written all over you.

If I could rearrange the alphabet, I would put U and I together.

Can I borrow your library card? [Why?] Cause I'm checking you out.

Drop an ice cube and say 'Now that we've broken the ice, my name is...'

Your feet must be tired, because you've been running through my mind all day long.

If I followed you home, would you keep me?

I lost my phone number. Can I have yours?

Got any raisins? [No.] Then how about a date?

know what your remind me of? [what?] Lucky Charms, You want to know why? [why?] Because you're magically delicious!

I can read palms. {write your # on their hand} Oh it says your going to call me soon!

Fat penguin. [What?] I just wanted to say something to break the ice.

Are you a fairytale? [Why?] Because you can't be for real.

Reach for the back of their shirt and look at the tag, then say: "Just what I thought, made in Heaven."

You are the hottest thing since sunburn. 

One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him 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 their return from their 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 yeah," 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 had 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 lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night. 

Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon. 

We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight. 

We have servants who serve us, but they serve others.   

We buy our 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 his 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. 

Appreciate every single thing you have, especially your friends! 

Absolutely Everything.

About you is amazing.

I absolutely love it.

Don't let me go.

No.. not when I'm just getting to the point.

Where no one else has gotten me.

--Staci

Don't tell me how to feel 

like you always do 

I know you're right 

I don't want to fight

I wish that I could tell you something different.

I wish I could just toss everything aside...

but what I wish most is that I could just freaking decide.

Please don't walk away,

Please tell me you'll stay 

-- Staci

The Girl in a Whirl by ~Dr. SuessT 

(a.k.a. Vickie Gunther) 

Look at me, look at me, look at me now! You could do what I do If you only knew how. 

I study the scriptures one hour each day; I bake, I upholster, I scrub, and I pray. 

I always keep all the commandments completely; I speak to my little ones gently and sweetly. 

I help in their classrooms! I sew all they wear! I drive them to practice! I cut all their hair! 

I memorize names of the General Authorities; I focus on things to be done by priorities. 

I play the piano! I bless with my talents! My toilets all sparkle! My checkbooks all balance! Each week every child gets a one-on-one date; I attend all my meetings (on time! Never late!) 

I'm taking a class on the teachings of Paul, But that is not all! Oh, no. That is not all¦ > I track my bad habits ~til each is abolished; Our t-shirts are ironed! My toenails are polished! > Our family home evenings are always delightful; The lessons I give are both fun and insightful. 

I do genealogy faithfully, too. It' easy to do all the things that I do! 

I rise each day early, refreshed and awake; I know all the names of each youth in my stake! 

I read to my children! >>I help all my neighbors! I bless the community, too, with my labors. 

I exercise and I cook menus gourmet; My visiting teaching is done the first day! 

(I also go do it for someone who missed hers. It's the least I can do for my cherished ward sisters.) 

I chart resolutions and check off each goal; I seek each lost lamb on my Primary roll. 

I can home-grown produce each summer and fall. But that is not all! Oh, no. That is not all ¦ 

I write in my journal! I sing in the choir! Each day, I write thank yous to those I admire. My sons were all Eagles when they were fourteen! My kids get straight A's! And their bedrooms are clean! I have a home business to help make some money; I always look beautifully groomed for my honey. 

I go to the temple at least once a week; I change the car's tires! I fix the sink's leak! > 

I grind my own wheat and I bake all our bread; I have all our meals planned out six months ahead. 

I make sure I rotate our two-years' supply; My shopping for Christmas is done by July! These things are not hard; It's good if you do them; You can if you try! Just set goals and pursue them! It's easy to do all the things that I do! If you plan and work smart, you can do them all, too! 

It's easy! she said :

and then she dropped dead.

Boy: I love you more than the air I breath

Girl: I'm always here for you.

Boy: I know.

Girl: What's wrong?

Boy: I like her so much.

Girl: Talk to her.

Boy: I don't know. She won't ever like me.

Girl: Don't say that. You're amazing.

Boy: I just want her to know how I feel.

Girl: Then tell her.

Boy: She won't like me.

Girl: How do you know that?

Boy: I can just tell.

Girl: Well just tell her.

Boy: What should I say?

Girl: Tell her how much you like her.

Boy: I tell her that daily.

Girl: what do you mean?

Boy: I'm always with her. I love her.

Girl: I know how you feel. I have the same problem. But he'll never like me.

Boy: Wait. Who do you like?

Girl: Oh some boy.

Boy: Oh... she won't like me either.

Girl: She does.

Boy: How do you know?

Girl: Because, who wouldn't like you?

Boy: You.

Girl: You're wrong, I love you.

Boy: I love you too.

Girl: So are you going to talk to her?

Boy: I just did.

When a girl bumps into your arm

while walking she wants

you to hold her hand

When she wants a hug

she will just stand there

When u break a girls heart,

she still feels it when

you run into each other 3 years later

When a girl is quiet,

millions of things are running through her

mind.

When a girl is not arguing,

she is thinking deeply.

When a girl looks at you with eyes full of

questions,

she is wondering how long you will be

around.

When a girl answers, "I'm fine, " after a

few seconds,

she is not at all fine.

When a girl stares at you,

she is wondering why you are so

wonderful.

When a girl lays her head on your chest,

she is wishing for you to be hers forever.

When a girl says that she can't live

without you,

she has made up her mind that you are

her future.

When a girl says, "I miss you, "

no one in this world can miss you more

than that

When a girl is mean to you after a breakup

she wants you back, but she's

scared she'll get hurt and knows

you're gone forever

When a guy calls you,

he wants to be with you

When a guy is quiet,

He's listening to you...

When a guy is not arguing,

He realizes he's wrong

When a guy says, "I'm fine, " after a few

minutes,

he means it

When a guy stares at you,

he wishes you would care about him and

wonders if you do

When you're laying your head on a guy's

chest,

he has the world

When a guy calls you everyday,

he is in love

When a (good) guy tells you he loves you,

he means it

When a guy says he can't live without you,

he's with you till your done

When a guy says, "I miss you, "

he misses you more than you could have

ever missed him or anything else

Have you ever told a white lie? You are going to love this, especially 

those who bake for church events. 

Alice Grayson was to bake a cake for the Baptist Church Ladies' 

Group in Tuscaloosa , but forgot to do it until the last minute. 

She remembered the morning of the bake sale and after rummaging through 

cabinets, found an angel food cake mix and quickly made it while drying 

her hair, dressing, and helping her son pack for Scout camp. 

When Alice took the cake from the oven, the center had dropped flat and 

the cake was horribly disfigured. She thought, "Oh dear, there is not 

time to bake another cake." 

This cake was important to Alice because she did so want to fit in at 

her new church and in her new community of friends. So, being inventive, 

she looked around the house for something to build up the center of the 

cake. 

Alice found it in the bathroom - a roll of toilet paper. She plunked it 

in and covered it with icing. Not only did the finished product look 

beautiful, it looked perfect. 

Before she left the house to drop the cake by the church and head for 

work, Alice woke her daughter Amanda and gave her some money and 

specific instructions to be at the bake sale the moment it opened at 

9:30 and to buy the cake and bring it home. 

When Amanda arrived at the sale, she found the attractive, perfect cake 

had already been sold. She grabbed her cell phone and called her mom. 

Alice was horrified - she was beside herself. Everyone would know! What 

would they think? She would be ostracized, talked about, and ridiculed! 

All night, Alice lay awake in bed thinking about People pointing fingers 

at her and talking about her behind her back. 

The next day, Alice promised herself she would try not to think about 

the cake and would attend the fancy luncheon and bridal shower at the 

home of a fellow church member and just try to have a good time. 

Alice did not want to attend because the hostess was a snob who more 

than once had looked down her nose at Alice because she was a single 

parent and not from the founding families of Tuscaloosa. But, having 

already RSVP'd, she couldn't think of a believable excuse to stay home. 

The meal was elegant, the company was definitely upper crust old South 

and, to Alice's horror, the cake in question was presented for dessert! 

Alice felt the blood drain from her body when she saw the cake! 

She started out of her chair to tell the hostess all about it, but 

before she could get to her feet, the Mayor's wife said, "What a 

beautiful cake!" 

Alice still stunned, sat back in her chair when she heard the hostes s 

(who was a prominent church member) say, "Thank you, I baked it myself." 

Alice smiled and thought to herself, "God is good." 

A boss wondered why one of his most valued employees had not phoned in 

sick one day. Having an urgent problem with one of the main computers, he 

dialed the employee's home phone number and was greeted with a child's 

whisper. " Hello ? " 

"Is your daddy home?" he asked. 

" Yes ," whispered the small voice. 

May I talk with him?" 

The child whispered, " No " 

Surprised and wanting to talk with an adult, the boss asked, "Is your 

Mommy there?" " Yes " 

May I talk with her?" Again the small voice whispered, " No ." 

Hoping there was somebody with whom he could leave a message, the boss 

asked, "Is anybody else there?" 

" Yes ," whispered the child, " a policeman ". 

Wondering what a cop would be doing at his employee's home, the boss 

asked, "May I speak with the policeman?" 

" No, he's busy ", whispered the child. 

"Busy doing what?" 

" Talking to Daddy and Mommy and the Fireman ," came the whispered 

answer. 

Growing more worried as he heard a loud noise in the background through the 

earpiece on the phone, the boss asked, "What is that noise?" 

" A helicopter " answered the whispering voice. 

"What is going on there?" demanded the boss, now truly apprehensive. 

Again, whispering, the child answered, " The search team just landed a 

helicopter ." 

Alarmed, concerned and a little frustrated the boss asked, "What are they 

searching for?" 

Still whispering, the young voice replied with a muffled giggle... 

" ME ." 

We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong.  The amount of work is the same.

--Carlos Castaneda

You have forgotten me...Therfore, you have forgotten yourself.   --The Lion King

Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans...

To die would be an awfully big adventure...   --Peter Pan

A woman's heart should be so lost in God that a man needs to seek Him in order to find her.

There's only 1 thing 2 do, 3 words 4 you -- I Love You.

When you save a girl, you save generations.   --Gordon B. Hinckley

A true Latter-Day Saint is kind to animals, is kind to every living thing, for God has created all.  --David O. McKay

Life throws you problems to learn from them, not to go make the same stupid mistakes again and again...