who do you look like?

I found this neat site, through my friend Tiffany. It shows you what celebrity you look like.
It's pretty cool, although I look like someone (Bridget Fonda) who most people have never even heard of !
Take a look at the side bar ...go try it!
http://www.myheritage.com/celebrity-face-recognition?morph=1

You all know how much I love to cook. Well, recently I have been taking a look at my favorite meals and converting them into healthier versions. A lot of you are familiar with the Sneaky Chef books where you hide pureed veggies in children's food. I recently found another book by the same author, called How to Cheat on Your Man in the Kitchen. The title intrigued me, and of course it's for men who are picky eaters. You know who you are, you only eat one

vegetable - potatoes! I had to laugh thinking, okay, we have to even treat our men like children. lol... Anyhow here is one of my favs, we have tried at home....

Brawny Brownies

- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 5 ounces good-quality dark chocolate (not unsweetened), coarsely chopped (or use 3/4
cup semi-sweet chocolate chips)
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup Purple Puree (see Make-Ahead Recipe #1)
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons Flour Blend (see Make-Ahead Recipe #13)
- 1/4 cup oat bran
- One-half teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee powder
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Butter or non-stick cooking spray
- Optional extra boost: 1 cup chopped walnuts
> Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
> Butter or spray only the bottom, not the sides, of a 13-by- 9-inch or 9-inch square
baking pan.
> Melt the butter and dark chocolate together in a double boiler or metal bowl over
simmering water (or in a microwave, checking every 15 seconds). Remove from heat
and allow mixture to cool a bit. Meanwhile, in another bowl, stir together the eggs,
vanilla, sugar, and Purple Puree. Combine this purple egg mixture with the cooled
chocolate mixture.
> In a mixing bowl, stir together Flour Blend, oat bran, cinnamon, coffee powder, cocoa
powder, and salt. Add this to the chocolate mixture and blend thoroughly. Mix in the
chopped walnuts, if using, then pour the entire mixture into the baking pan.
> Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool completely
in pan before cutting the brownies and use a plastic or butter knife. Dust with powdered
sugar, if desired.

You really cannot tell that there is spinach in it. They are so moist! Of course I modify the recipe using rice flour, and leave out the oats, for my gluten-free friends.

books and more books

I don't know what has gotten into me lately! Since we have had a break from home-schooling, i have some time to do one of my favorite things, Reading! I just cant seems to get enough. On our vacation to Utah, I read the last of the Harry Potter series, Deathly Hallows.
Now those of you that know me, I usually like to read about believable things, not fantasy or make believe, but last year after going to see Order of the Phoenix with Derek, I knew I had to start reading the books. I think I was the only one on the planet who had never read a Harry Potter book. I started in January and finished the series in December. We made a deal, if I read the Potter series, Derek would read all the Twilight series. He actually enjoyed the books(except for some crazy parts in the 4th book)

In our branch we have book club also. I love getting together and discussing the finer points of a book. Last year we read: The Deerslayer,Les Miserables and Little Women, just to name a few.
I love to escape with a good book, so this indulgence is purely selfish on my part.
This past weekend I read 2 books, Jacob Have I Loved(my selection for Book Club in January), and Sonia O Brien's Epicenter. I really enjoyed her book, kind of departure from her usual storyline.

Today is Monday and the end of Christmas vacation. Back to more 5th grade reading text. Not
that I'm complaining, I'm learning so much too. I must have been asleep in 5th grade Science, because the assignments are so interesting to me now.
Well, I'm off to wake up the sleepy-head, so we can get started....

Happy New year and Family part 2

Hope everyone had a great New Years Eve and Day. We spent ours reading, eating lil. smokies, baby carrots, cheese and crackers.We watched football and folded mounds of laundry. I hate coming back from a trip becasue we usually have a pile of clothes to wash!

All in all, it was pretty quiet here, except for the neighbors popping off firecrackers!

I cant believe it is 2009. It s kinda scary, Kate will start Kindergarten in the fall, leaving me and Jacob at home.That will be different.

Dereks contract runs out at Saint Anthonys this year, so we will be shopping around probably for a new job by years end. Lots of changes on the horizion for our family.

Anyhow, and now onto our Utah trip..part 2 the Harrison Clan. As I said before, my parents were in Utah too for Christmas, and it was nice to be around my brother and his children. Well, they really arent children anymore, they are teenagers. Whitney is 16 and Curt 14. They are good kids. When I am around them they remind me so much of thier Mom. It was still hard to be in their house.I kept expecting to see Becky pop around a corner. She's been gone 3 years now.

Anyhow, we had fun Karoke-ing, Steve and I did some duets from the 80's- we both love to sing. My parents put up with our antics, and our noise. Christmas Day we had a big meal, and watched a lot of TV. I only wish that my sisters could have been there too. Here's a shot of the family on Sunday before Christmas. Thats my mom on the left, Whitney, my brother Steve, my dad and Curtis. What a good-looking bunch!

I got to meet my brothers girlfriend, Stephanie also. She seems pretty nice. I wish we lived closer so I could get to know her and her family better. As usual the mountains in Utah were beautiful. Derek snapped this picture outside my brothers front door:

Utah cetainly is beautiful, but there are so many people there! I'll stick with my littel po'dunk town here in AR ;)

family..family..and more family..part1

One of the best thing about our trip to Utah, was visiting with various family members.

All of Derek siblings, and his parents, live in the valley. My brother, and niece and nephew, live in Spanish Fork. My parents were even in Utah for Christmas visiting too! We spent a major amount of time driving in the car to every ones home, but it was well worth it.

It snowed every day we were in Utah. In one day, in West Jordan we had almost 9 inches of snow. Nine inches would shut down Arkansas for 3 days..lol

The children had fun tromping around in it and having snowball fights! Notice the street sign!

On our wedding anniversary we celebrated Christmas with the Thueson Clan. Here's the whole family!

The dinner was hosted at Diane's house with her husband Steve, as Chef of the evening. He is quite the cook.

We had cedar planked smoked salmon, spiral sliced ham, and turkey. All of the siblings brought side dishes, and there was even homemade rolls. They smelled delicious. We also took quite a few pictures, and had a cookie decorating contest. My creation won most professional looking (I was a cake decorator at one time) The kids had so much fun rolling out the dough, baking and decorating. Some of the creations were quite colorful!

All of the cousins cracked me up!The boys spent most of time downstairs in the den playing video games, and the girl cousins upstairs playing barbies. They only joined together for food and pictures..lol

That was not all the family we visited - the next post will be devoted to the Harrison Clan.

Till next time....

christmas lights

On Christmas Eve we went up to Temple square and saw the Christmas lights. The kids were thrilled with the ride up on the Traxx, we even got to see someone get arrested on our ride up-thrilling!

The kids really enjoyed the lights. Kate's comment about the annex was "look a princess castle!"My favorite part of the night was walking around the corner of the Tabernacle and seeing the huge white Christus statue. It always takes my breath away. The temple was also especially beautiful. We finished the night off with a stop at the Joseph Smith building, for a restroom break, and to get some snacks for our ride back down to Sandy.

What a nice way to spend Christmas Eve...

winter weather

Why is it, in Arkansas, we can never have normal winter weather? I swear, we are cursed.

The dreaded stuff started falling yesterday morning, and finally quit sometime during the following night. Everything is just covered. The ice is so heavy, our downspouts fell off the gutters. No, that is not our Mountain dew bottle left behind in the car carnage. lol...

Of course Derek was expected to be at work. It was so bad, his boss had to stay the night, in the Rehab Dept at the hospital! Derek did get his little Mazda hatchback stuck in the ice, so I had to give him a push to get him onto the road. That was fun!

School is out, so the neighbor kids are making the best of it. I kept hearing screams and discovered our teenager neighbors sledding down the hill tandem style on a plastic sled. It doesn't look it, but the hill is pretty steep. It runs along the side of our house.They cracked me up!

Of course my kids think it's so unfair that they aren't out in it. I keep explaining its just ice , not snow, and all they can do is get wet. I just don't want to chance anything since vacation is around the corner! I know, I'm such a terrible Mom....

Merry Christmas!

It's here, only a couple of weeks until Christmas and I'm not even ready! It seems every night we have some place to be, or go, I haven't even had much time to enjoy the holidays!
Luckily for us, our vacation is coming up. Cant wait to see the lights at Temple Square. Derek and I were sealed in the SLC temple, so it holds a special place in our hearts. While in Utah, we will celebrate our 16th wedding anniversary. Crazy..it has flown by.
So grateful for such a sweet husband who listens to me, and help me sort out the chaos when needed.

This will probably be my only Christmas post, but I wanted all of you to know, you have touched our lives, and we are so grateful for your friendship. Merry Christmas!

Almost December..

Here it is, the last day of the month. The leaves falling in the yard, and the air has a nip in it. I usually loathe the fall. It makes me depressed with all the vegetation dying, but on good note, I don't have to mow the lawn anymore...lol

My favorite Holiday is just around the corner- Christmas! I love to decorate my door, put up the Christmas tree, and put lights on the house. Derek hates doing all that, but it just doesn't feel like Christmas without it. Truth be told, I do 90% of it!
This year is a bit different, we will being Utah for part of the Christmas holiday, so I beg to ask- should I go through the trouble of putting it all up? Hmmm...

So what are your traditions for the holidays? I'd love to hear them.

thanksgiving and other news

Okay, what does everyone have planned for Thanksgiving? I would love to hear it. We are staying close to home, as Derek is on call at the the Hospital for this holiday weekend. I'm still planning on a full festivities- turkey, corn bread stuffing, cranberries, green bean almondine, sweet potatoes, rolls, and Apple Butter Pumpkin pie( more on that later!)

I have to say this is probably my favorite meal of the year. Usually the hospital provides us with a bird, but this year it is a Petite Jean Ham( which is processed right here in Morrilton), but I'm just not a ham kinda gal. So it will probably be put in our deep freeze for later( ham does freeze right????) I'm hoping you all have a nice day planned with your family and remember , we have so much to be grateful for.

Well on the home-schooling front, we are planning on switching from the ARVA academy program to traditional home-schooling as of Jan 1. Lydia and I have been so stressed on this program. They cover too much, too fast, but it has had some good points too. It is a good program for new home-schoolers who aren't quite ready to cut ties with public school. Your are still accountable to a board-certified teacher, and you are required to take attendance. I like the schedule of core classes everyday- Math, Spelling, Vocab,Lit, American History, with the alternating subjects of Science, Music, and Art. I want to make learning fun again and not a drudgery.What do you remember the most from your schooling? Probably something you really enjoyed! I want the home-schooling memories to be pleasant ones they can look back on with fondness, not frustration!

Anyhow, oh yeah I got some new wheels.

My old Greenie was having some problems and we had a great deal practically fall into our lap. We ended up geting a 2004 Toyota Sienna( our old one was a 98' Sienna), with leather and a DVD. My children beg me to put a movie in every time we go some where. We made a rule though, no watching unless the trip is more than 30 minutes. Today we went to Little Rock to do some shopping at Sam's Club( omgosh, it was crowded!) and they were thrilled they got to watch 2 movies..lol..kids.

Here is my recipe for the month.This is from Miss Southern Belle herself: Paula Deen.

Try it its easy, just one extra thing to add to the traditional recipe: Apple Butter :)

Mine will look nothing like this btw...

Apple Butter Pumpkin Pie

1 cup apple butter

1 cup fresh or canned pumpkin

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/8 teaspoon ground ginger

3 eggs, slightly beaten

3/4 cup evaporated milk

1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell

Sweetened whipped cream, for garnish

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Combine apple butter, pumpkin, sugar, salt and spices in a bowl. Stir in eggs. Gradually add milk and mix well. Pour into pie shell. Bake for about 40 minutes or until set.

Cook's Notes:

-If the crust begins to burn, place tin foil around the crust and lower the temperature of the oven.

-A tasty topping for this pie is praline pecans.

He's so cheesy!

My friend Michelle said I would post these pictures, and she was right!!!

Today Jacob was eating his lunch quietly, probably too quiet. I peeked around the corner and found this:

I guess he decided to wear it instead. Just for a reference point, macaroni and cheese is difficult to get out of hair! After taking off his jacket, and taking him outside to pick his hair(have I said how difficult this is..lol.. its like glue!), He's all clean now. Crazy kid...

7 things I am thankful for... tag!

Wow, this year has just flown! Thanksgiving is coming, no major plans this year. We are saving those for Christmas and our trip to Utah.

Since it is that time of year, I thought I might start a tag:
here's who I'd like to tag:
Tiffany O
Lindsee S
Amy R
Christen C
Maureen M
Jen R

7 things I am thankful for:

1. My husband. He supports me tirelessly, and cares for our children when I need a break.
2. My health. Although I'm not my optimum weight, I am still able to do the things I want.
I'm glad I'm not fanatical about my appearance and I can still look nice, no matter what my size.
3. My testimony. This has taken me many years to develop.
4. My friends. What a diverse bunch, but each of them make my life better, just by knowing them.
5. My freedom. Until you been to another oppressed country, I don think we fully understand the scope of freedom. I love America.
6.My children. Challenges do arise and conflict too, but I still love them, and they love me too, even when I make a mistake.
7. My Mom and Dad. They did the best they could do. Thanks for taking the time. Love you..

Trunk or Treat

I'm not sure if Halloween is my favorite holiday, but it's right up at the top of the list!

As a child, I have fond memories of dressing up as a hobo in my dads over sized shirts, my sister being a cool Crest toothpaste tube, complete with a toothpaste cap hat! My brother was always something gross, like the Grim Reaper, or a mummy(go figure) We were lined up, in front of the fireplace for our annual photo taken with the Kodak camera.
At the time we live in California, so after about an hour of walking in our neighborhood, our buckets would be overflowing and we headed home to dump out all the booty and let the candy trading begin!

Then it all changed..I met and fell in love with a man who did not celebrate Halloween as a child.
When I first found this out I thought: oh my gosh you are crazy! What????
When we were engaged, I did manage to get dress him up in a Doctors costume to take me to the
Singles Ward Halloween dance. Oh, the things you do for love! ( His name badge read Dr. I C Rectum) lol..can u guess what kind of doctor?

When Lydia was born and her first Halloween came, I begged Derek to let me dress her up. Then night came, and I snuck a costume on her. He wasn't happy, but let me do it anyways.
I'm happy to say this is one battle I have won.

Tonight was trunk-or-treat at our Branch. Lydia was a witch, and Kate a butterfly. Kate won 2nd place with her costume! Jacob was a bee, but was so crabby/tired I couldn't get a picture of him. Oh well, real Halloween is only 2 days away :)

Pumpkin patch

Well, it's that time of year, Fall brings our annual
pilgrimage to the Johnston Pumpkin Farm in Spring hill.

My kids never tire of this place.(although I do) Yes, I am a bah-humbug kinda gal when it comes to Halloween. I know I'm not normal..I think Derek is rubbing off on me....lol( his family never celebrated Halloween)

Anyhow, we headed off to the Patch with our good friends, the Moll's . I should have known that there would be a mishap. As I was parking, I noticed the ground was very soft, well needless to say, I got our van stuck in the mud. (Luckily Derek was able to get it out when we left)

So off we go, to select our pumpkins. Jacob was picking up and trying to throw all the little pumpkins like balls, Kate couldn't decide which one to get, and of course Lydia picked one, but it was on the other side of the field! I was so afraid she was going to drop it. So we finally got our pumpkins in the cart.
After looking at the animals, a lot of photo ops, and a hayride, it was time to leave.
Thank goodness, I was ready to go get some dinner. I'm sure we looked a sight at Chili's, with our muddy shoes. Oh well, I wasn't going back home to get cleaned up.
We had a really good time though. It was a nice change of pace from Soccer.


Speaking of which, next Saturday is Lydia's last game. It's been good having Derek coach her team. He does really well with the kids. They had only had 3 losses this year.
Not too bad, for a new team...
Till next time...

Who's it gonna be?

Well, get ready.

This has been bugging me for weeks. I feel its my right as an American to speak my mind.

We have 3 weeks to get our acts together and vote for a new President to lead this country.

If your like me, your so sick of the mud-slinging, unsolicited e-mails from family and so-called friends, reminding us of the candidates weaknesses and shortcomings.

For most of America, this election will boil down to the Economy. Forget the issues of yesteryear, same-sex marriage, abortion, taxes(well, maybe this one is not too removed this time)(especially for those that make 250K a year). If your like me I was a bit confused:

I really had to ask myself, what do I believe? I believe in God, of course, and i believe in those people who have died for our country, so I could not worry about someone coming and telling me where I can live, what religion to practice, and how many children I can have. This is America folks! I know at times we would like to tell some of these crazed supporters where to go!

Ive heard it all.

Obama: he's not American, didn't live in the States very long, not a Christian, he's black,

has an Islamic name, well..that's what is great about America.

Anyone can become President if they meet the criteria. Does he have some viable ideas? Yes, he does.

Mcain: he's too old, too out of touch, too conservative, in the oil companies pocket( Just like ole' George)more of the same, just a different name. Gun toting NRA member.

btw...( love how the above Mccain/Palin website has the plea for donations right on the home page(not shy are they?)

Here it is in a nutshell for me:

As citizens we have the privilege and duty of electing office holders and influencing public policy. Participation in the political process affects our communities and nation today and in the future.
Latter-day Saints as citizens are to seek out and then uphold leaders who will act with integrity and are wise, good, and honest. Principles compatible with the gospel may be found in various political parties.
Therefore, in this election year, we urge you to register to vote, to study the issues and candidates carefully and prayerfully, and then to vote for and actively support those you believe will most nearly carry out your ideas of good government.
The Church affirms its neutrality regarding political parties, platforms, and candidates. The Church also affirms its constitutional right of expression on political and social issues.

Sincerely yours,

Thomas S. Monson

Henry B. Eyring

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

The First Presidency

I've been tagged.

Okay, this is my first official tag! Hopefully i do this thing right..lol Here goes!

7 things I can do:
sing
scrapbook
listen
cook
organize
teach
spend money

7 things I cannot do:
draw
back handspring
run for long periods of time
save money
stop baking
stop talking on my cell
stop dreaming of the future

7things that attracted me to Derek:
his kind face
his smile
the way he treated me
his patience
his loyalty
his skinny little self
sense of humor

7 things I say most often:
knock it off
whatever
oh my gosh
pick that up
take that to your room
dinners ready
What???

7 Celebrity Admirers
Stacey Julian(scrapbook guru)
Julie Beck ( LDS women's leader)
Gordon B. Hinkley
Hugh Laurie-actor
Stephanie Meyer-author
Bobby Flay-chef
Sheryl Crow- musician

7 favorite foods:
eclairs
pizza
fettuccine Alfredo
garlic bread
ice cream
chex mix
Coke

7 people I tag:
Tiffany O.
Michelle M.
Steve H.
Courtney S.
Christen C.
Katie B.

October

Sickness has made it rounds in the Thueson household. I'm most sure it was Kate, who brought it home from Pre-school. After hearing about "a boy who barfed in a trash can" story, I'm pretty sure it was her! It's okay for the kids to be sick, but when the Mom gets it, the whole house is in chaos. I drug myself to the docs yesterday and told him, just make me better as quick as you can. Never say that to a doc, because they will give you shots, instead of pills! lol..

No really, I feel much better today with a Rocephen shot and another round of antibiotics in my system. Hopefully we can get back into the swing of things. We have fallen a bit behind on school and housework, but it will be there tomorrow.


We have been working on our Halloween costumes. Lydia is going to be a Japanese girl, and Kate has changed her mind about 6 times. She was Dora last year, but has no interest in that now.

Jacob is going to be his cute self in a Halloween t-shirt from Target. Isn't he a cutie? He is developing quite a temper if he doesn't get his way, so it's a good thing he is so cute.




I have found a new food obsession: Mary Jane. Anyone remember these? They had these in the store when I was a kid, and I found them on the Halloween candy aisle at Walmart the other day. Yum- go try some :)


I'm getting ready for my annual scrapbook retreat at Ferncliff- 48 hours of scrapbooking with my friends. Its beautiful up there, they have cute cabins and you don't even have to leave the camp for meals. Here's a link:http://www.ferncliff.org/conferencecenter.shtml

This is my 5th year to go to the retreat. I really enjoy my "me" time, especially this year since I took on the role of school teacher too.


I'm not including a recipe this month. I think we dont need any additonal sugar !
Happy Halloween to everyone....don't eat too much candy!

blogs and the zoo...

We have been pretty busy with school, but we have taken some field trips recently. ARVA sponsored a free day at the LR Zoo. We got in one hour early(before it was opened to the public) and had our run of the place. We didn't have to fight to get to the front. It was awesome!

They have added a few rides since the last time we were there. Kate and I rode a carousel, it was pretty fast and it went up and down instead of a steady round. I wasn't scared, but I thought this is almost a thrill ride..lol How about them ugly animal skulls????

Kate freaked out about this bird. It does look pretty menacing, and it was eye level with her!

Anyhow, even though it was a humid, overcast day, it was still lots of fun. Plus, we got to meet other ARVA families. We went out to eat at Pei Wei, (yum) and finished up with some shoppingat Sam's Club.

Big thanks to Lydia, who stayed up with me last night and helped me to put a background and music on my blog. You know you are behind the times, when your ten year old has to help you update your blog..lol

blogs,hurricanes and chocolate cake!

Okay all you bloggers out there, you all have these really cute scrapbook-looking, fashionable blogs( you know who you are) and of course the lady that does scrapbook, cant get the stupid things to work here on blogspot.
Can someome take an old lady by the hand and explain it to her???? I mean jeez, it can't be that difficult right?

Today I am feeling my age(39). When Ike went through it really reeked havoc in our yard. We have this huge Pin Oak tree in the front, its about 40 years old.I hate the thing!It has acorns, tiny tiny leaves, and thin branches. It litters the ground with the slightest breeze. The thing literally sheds! With all the wind even our neighbors perfect lawns looked trashed! Well, of course, they are all old people who have nothing better to do than to watch grass grow, so thier yards were back to pefection by sundown. I spent good part of yesterday raking piles of tree parts, and then another chunk of my day, dragging large limbs to the curb. I definately made some noise with the blower, just to let my neighbors know I was working on my yard. You know they think your yard is bad when the say things like:
"I hope your not doing that because of me" or my favorite "It's okay honey, we know you have kids" Grrrrr....Anyhow back to my point- Im a little sore today. Getting old sucks(pardon me)

dont I sound like a old lady today??? lol...

I almost forgot..my recipe for the month. I have had so many people asking me for good Gluten-free recipes lately. Here is one I shared recently with a friend.

One Bowl Happy Birthday Cake Makes

1 cup rice flour
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup milk1 egg
1/2 cup hot water(this is important)
Mix first nine ingredients in a bowl until smooth. The batter will be thick.Then add the hot water( this breaks down the grain in the rice flour better, and results in a better texture for the cake.)Pour batter into a greased 9x9 pan, and bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes.If you want to frost the cake, Pillsbury Brand chocolate and vanilla ready made frosting, is gluten-free.

First day of school

Well, here it is, another First Day of school. Last year I was worried about Lydia going into Middle school( 4th grade) and now Im worrying about how much time home-schooling will take. Well, let me tell you, about 6 hours a day! Kate has no worries however, she has started a MDO program and is happy to be away from the chaos. My house is a complete mess. I'm sure Derek is wondering what happened to his neat little world. He hasn't said a thing, bless his heart! Here is a picture of Kate on the first day:

She looks so small doesn't she???? She already has a boy staking claim on her" she's my girlfriend!" he says
and has been invited to a a birthday party already. She's only been in school for 2 weeks...lol social butterfly...



And that brings me to Lydia. Sad to say with the confusion of the morning, I forgot to take her picture, but it wasn't pretty anyways! Lol...she asked to go back to public school about 5 times that morning. She cried and said "we don't do this much work in school in a week!" touche'....just my point. The reason I took her out in the first place.

I'm still wading my way through my Primary calling.Its never ending, I wonder how I can do everything Homeschooling, Primary Prez, and various family duties. Some days I feel pretty overwhelmed. It would be nicer to have some family closer to help out in those rough times. I just keep reminding myself that I will not always be in the stage of life. Thank goodness!
Until next time...