Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Carry On

President Gordon B. Hinckley passed away on the evening of January 27 will be missed by our family. We loved his emphasis on families and temples, his sense of humor, and we appreciated his simplistic concepts.

After being sustained as prophet of our church more than 20 years ago a reporter asked President Hinckley: "What will be your focus? What will be the theme of your administration?"

Instinctively, he answered, "Carry on. Yes. Our theme will be to carry on the great work which has been furthered by our predecessors.

My friend Sheena posted this quote from him on her blog and it was one that I had never remembered hearing before, but now love:


"Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste a lot of time running around shouting that he's been robbed. The fact is that most putts don't don't drop, most beef is tough, most children grow up tp be just people, most successful marriages require a high degree of mutual toleration, most jobs are often more dull" than otherwise. Life is like an old-time rail journey-delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders, and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful landscapes and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride."


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BYU remembers the prophet with a 5 min. photo slideshow.
Funeral services for President Gordon B. Hinckley, will be held Saturday, February 2. For a listing of worldwide broadcast times and options (including Church satellite, television, and Internet), see the broadcast schedule.

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Co-ed shower

Our friends, Brad and Reiko Lamb are expecting a baby girl in May.
They live in L.A. and decided to come up for a co-ed baby shower. This was a first for me but I thought that it was fun having the guys there.
Besides the delicious treats (I had one of each...and I wonder why I am slowly gaining weight) and the adorable little girly outfits, the "cool" people (Ben, Andrew and I) provided entertainment by kareoking.
Ben keeping it real.
My rock star. I know that is is hard to envision me kareoking and the only reason that I don't have a picture to prove it is because I can't sing and take pictures at the same time. However, I am sure that the others there got plenty of footage to keep them entertained for awhile.





Tasty Tuesdays


This recipe is from Bob Greene's Best Life Cook Book that was recently featured on Oprah. I tried it that same night and it was mouth watering. I will make it again for sure. Oh, I can't forget to mention that not only does this recipe taste yummy but it is good for you too!

I am forgetful so unfortunately I don't have a personal picture of this recipe but I like it when posts have a picture so this picture is an impostor that looks pretty close the the real deal.

Shrimp and Edamame Rotini

3 C. rotini
1 1/2 C. edamames, thawed
1T. Olive Oil
4 cloves of garlic, minced
1 lb. of shrimp
1 13oz can diced tomatoes
1/4 C. sauteed onions*
1 C. Parmesan cheese
3T. fresh parsley, chopped
1/4 C. capers*
salt ands pepper to taste

Cook Rotini. Add Edamame last 5 min.

Heat oil over medium heat. Add garlic until golden (30sec-1min). Add shrimp-cook 1 min. per side. Then add tomatoes and bring to boil. Lower heat and simmer for 2 min.

Combine all ingredients.

Serves 5 and has 486 calories per serving. * I added these to the recipe