So cute!

For a cute little story about my adorable 3 year old son, see here:

http://www.sherriejohnson.blogspot.com/

The Audacity of Hope

So, I have been very intriqued by watching the Obama's on TV the last couple of days. So I went to the library yesterday and tried to check out this book, and of course our lovely hometown Library doesn't have any copies, I think it's a ploy to get 50 cents out of me. Anyway, has anyone else read this book? If so, is it worth reading and what did you think?

HOPE and CHANGE

Hope and Change seemed to be the theme of yesterday's inaguration. It was amazing to watch the millions of people who flocked to the nation's capital to witness this historic day. I was captivated by peoples emotions and how much of their soul is invested in our new President. I think by far my most favorite part was when Pres. Obama's smallest daughter gave him the "thumbs up" sign after taking the oath. It was so adorable!

Maritn Luther King Jr Day

The last time I saw this was in college when I had to take a speech class.
I enjoyed watching it again today, and how ironic that Pres. Obama will be close to the Lincoln Memorial tommorow taking the oath of office.

http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=youtube%2C+i+have+a+dream+speech&ei=utf-8&fr=b1ie7

She did it!

Hello Hanfordites---are you loving this afternoon weather? The morning fog has not been to nice, but we have certainly enjoyed our afternoons and have been soaking up the sunshine. Abigail was determined to learn how to ride her bike this week. On Wed. she finally got it! She has been riding and riding since then. No training wheels! I am so proud of Abigail! This week she competed amongst five other first graders at her school for the first grade spelling bee. She came in third place. She went out on the word 'pretty' I told her she can't miss that word, because she is my pretty princess. Cheers to Abby!

We were blessed in 2008!

I hated to see 2008 come to an end. It was a great year for us and one I did not want to end. We were very blessed and for that I am eternally thankful. It was not without it's challenges, but with those challenges came many blessings! We kept very busy and I make myself dizzy thinking about 2008. Myself and/or all of my family made it to Utah four different times this year. We had a couple of fun family vacations, one was to So. Cal, the other to Utah during the summer. We went to Disneyland in Sept.. In Feb. of 2008 we bought a new van. In 2008 my kids turned 12, 10, 7 and 3. I turned 39, my husband turned 41. Our oldest son received the Aaronic Priesthood, my husband was ordained a high priest. Our youngest son Aaron was potty trained and started preschool. I was a better mother to my children in 2008. I was a better wife. I ran a 10K and a 5K this year. I was a happier person in 2008. I was able to see ALL of my sisters and my brother in 2008. I read lots of good books. I am hoping and praying that 2009 will be just as nice or better than 2008.
In 2009 I will....
write down every book that I read
accept WISDOM as my yearly theme
continue to be grateful for what I have
May the year 2009 be good to you!

I am sad...

As I was putting the kids to bed last night, I told them I was very sad that this winter break is coming to a close. This has been a Christmas season that I will never forget. It was awesome. I had way too much fun with my kids, we stayed up late, watched too many movies, slept in, ate way too much good food, I drank too much egg nog, played tons of games and board games, watched Utah defeat Alabama in the Sugar Bowl-oh yeah, go Utes! We attempted to go sledding in the mountains, laughed way too hard, visited with all my family, had way too much fun with the in-laws, watched Neil Diamond in concert on New Year's Eve, witnessed a medical miracle, and the best part was having my husband home for six days!