April 26th Tuesday

Work was crazy. I ran most of the day. In the day I sold 5 universal mixers, 1 compact mixer, 1 nutri mill and 1 electric pressure cooker. Plus a lot of other items. It was certainly crazy. I worked with 2 men. One doing a cooking class and one stocking shelves. I appreciate their help, but sometimes I felt as though I were there alone. I've sold a couple of compact mixers, a couple of universal mixers, plus other things since I started working. But I sold the most today. Plus today I have one of my eyes that has this crazy eye infection in it. So I have been suffering with that. Sometimes I just wanted to shut my eye, and make the pain and itching go away. It helps to close it, but you can't while you are working. I am sure that a lot of people wondered, "What has happened to her eye?" Then there were those who didn't even notice. At least that is my hope. I have been using eye drops and a cream on my eye but the itch doesn't go away. One lady at the store suggested that I had an allergy. I commented by saying, just one eye. She said yes, I get the exact same thing. Who would have known. Allergy Alert! You can get allergies in one eye.

April 25th Monday

If a relationship has issues, those issues will only get worse. If you think that person is going to change because you get married you are wrong. What you see is what you get. I guess the thing is. is that people do not change that easily. You don't suddenly have a prince charming because you are married. And people are always on there best behavior when you are dating. I just found this interesting, because I am watching '"Enchanted" on the Disney Channel. The first sentence in this little paragraph is found in "Enchanted". How true to life it is. You see things wrong in who you are dating, they don't change when you get married. As a matter of fact most of the time they get worse, because they are on their best behavior why you are dating. I think that is why there is so much divorce in the world, it is because we want to get married so bad that we imagine things will be better just because we are married. I am so grateful that my husband and I were born into families that are just alike. I think that is why we have always loved each other, we have the same kind of family, we are just alike in the way we were raised. I think that is so important. I am glad that my husband found me and that I found him. I think we were truly blessed to find one another. Plus we share the same common ground in what we believe, and try to make each other better. KC is on a date tonight. I am happy that she gets to do something fun. I hope she has a wonderful time. But I am waiting for her and watching "Enchanted" while I wait. The music is fantastic. I just love music. I am so happy today because I got my whole house cleaned and scrubbed all that needed to be scrubbed. I has been an incredible day. But I work tomorrow so I hope it can stay clean.

April 24th Sunday

It has been a pretty emotional day. The speakers at church were wonderful. Primary was wonderful. In our meetings we discussed the Savior's life. His suffering in the Garden of Gethsemane, his death and Resurrection. It was a beautiful day of celebration for Christ's life on this earth. After the baptism last night, the meetings were just frosting on the cake. We tended MC and CC's children while they attended Javier's ward, so that my son could confirm this young man and give him the gift of the Holy Ghost through the power of the priesthood. A special experience for my son, because he hasn't done anything like this since he got back from his mission. I know what a special day it was for all involved. It is an amazing thing, to watch a young man change his life because he has found the truth. It is kind of like spring and the Resurrection, he will suddenly face a new beginning. Just like the plants when spring has sprung. Just like Christ did when he was Resurrected and reborn. Just like we will someday, after this life.

April 23rd Saturday

I ended out having to go to work this morning. One of the ladies that was suppose to work was sick, so I filled in. It was crazy busy, but BYU graduation brings a lot of people from out of state into the BKC. I worked and then came home to clean my house. After it was clean my girls had a surprise for us. They had hidden Easter baskets for us and it was time for us to go on a scavenger hunt. (Something we have done with our children in the past.) So I and my husband started to look. We found them in the dryer. Hidden under clothes. It was a lot of fun. They went to the dollar store and bought us toys as well. You guessed it little plastic guns, bows and arrows, and rackets. We had a lot of fun trying to shoot each other, but they were pretty poorly made, so didn't work very well, but we still enjoyed ourselves. Thanks to our girls Easter was fun. Of course, the true meaning of Easter is far more than having fun. It is the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. What a great blessing in our lives. We will all be resurrected, thanks to the Son of God. I can't believe what He has done for us. Not only suffered for our sins, but made it possible for all of us to live again.

The most wonderful part about this day was going to a baptism of a wonderful young man. My son has been a great influence in this young mans life. Because my son speaks Spanish, and he is from Mexico they got along wonderfully. He worked with my son at his job. He talked to him about the gospel of Jesus Christ many times. They even ran a marathon together in St. George. They all traveled there together and stayed with my daughter. Sometimes there was great opposition in MC telling him about the gospel, because sometimes the influence around the store was not the best. But Javier saw beyond that and did things on his own that were good. He found a church and started to attend the meeting. Then the next step was the missionaries and baptism. He is a wonderful young man and found the truth. I think that the greatest thing was that after the meeting, he got up and thanked everyone for coming. He knew his life had changed, and he finally was home. He expressed the fact that he could take the gospel with him wherever he goes. It was very touching, and he was very emotional about it. The greatest Easter present in the world was being at that baptism.

April 22nd Friday

I've been to work today and felt so much better about working. Things are coming back to me. That makes me super happy. We had the baby shower for KHC tonight. JL and K&T did a beautiful job making a great cake with a darling decoration on it. It was a onezy with snaps on it. It looked like the real thing, they did an awesome job, plus they did daring decorations all aound. They had great flowers on the table and cute little baby shoes, that they made out of paper, filled with candy. The whole evening was a lot of fun thanks to a lot of people. KHC got some really nice things for her little girl. It was fun to watch the excitement and anticipation that seemed to grow with each cute little game we played, the refreshments we ate, the quiet book we made, the beautiful atmosphere that surrounded us all. And of course the look on KHC's face as she opened each little gift. A very special evening. All of my children made her evening, they cooperated and worked together. It was fun to hear about, even though I wasn't there to help.

April 21st Thursday

I have been at work today. I went this morning so I have the rest of the day to love being home. It is certainly a privilege to be at home and enjoy the day. I just keep waiting for a day that is warm so I can go for a walk and breath in the beautiful air. But it is raining again today. Don't get me wrong, everything is beautiful. Even the mountains are a beautiful green. It just makes everything around you sparkle with greenery when you have a lot of rain. Of course there is always the danger of flooding when it rains so much. I know we are experiencing that all around us. I just want it to become a little warmer in my home, then I will love it being spring a little better. The weather is suppose to be warmer tomorrow. I hope that that happens. We are having a baby shower for KHC tomorrow. She isn't due until July the 5th but her family is in town for her gradutation. She is graduating from BYU, such a wonderful accomplishment. We are very proud of her. I know going through college can be a big struggle when you work so hard to pay for your way through college, and you work so hard to stay out of debt while doing it. Congratulations KHC, we love you and appreciate this great accomplishment in your life.

April 20th Wednesday

Today is my day off, so I don't have to work. I am gratful for that because we attended the temple today. My mother had so many names that we did sealings. It was a wonderful opportunity for us. I think going to the temple can certainly be one of my greatest blessings.

I though I would get my home cleaned, but that didn't happen. I got a lot done but not as much as I would have liked to do. I always think I can do more than I do. I am happy that my garden has started to grow. I have onions, beets, and spinach growing. My carrots haven't started to come up yet, but I know that they will. I will be ever so happy when my whole garden is up. I love spring. It never ceases to amaze me that we are so blessed with a glorious earth that produce such wonderful food for all of us.