Sunday, January 31, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Thinking too much!
Okay, so this is my last week working in the Library. Next week I'll be home and starting Wednesday afternoon I'll be spending all my time with my sweet 11 year old Bryce. This will be his last track off before he is done with Elementary school and ready to start Middle School! Man...I cant believe how time has flown by! Anyway, on to the subject at hand..."Thinking too much"!
So, since it's been so slow at work I have been able to do some reading,and it has just been so enjoyable! (I never read!) My friend who works there with me is a high school english teacher and basically reads for a living,and she is always telling me about these great books she has read. So, I've had the opportunity a couple of times a day to just read and not think so much and oh how nice it has been....okay, so there are a couple of people (at least) who will probably be reading this and are shaking their heads up and down right now and saying "yes, Lisa you do need to stop thinking so much". I mean after working in the Library I am so excited to read some of the books that I have seen pass by me. So, one of the books I read was one that Bryce will read next year and both Michael and Stephen read in middle school and both loved, it's called "The Giver"...very interesting, I can see why the boys liked it so much. So, I decided that I am gonna read as many of the novels that my kids are reading in school.It'll be fun talking with them about it too. Speaking of reading...I just read a couple of blogs that really touched me. One was by a really close friend of mine and the other by a total stranger. They were both so different yet, both inspired me in the same way. The one was just happy, upbeat, positive, sickening sweet and she knew it and didn't care, it was great! I loved it! Then the other was just raw, honest blood sweat and tears kinda stuff and I loved it too! Both were "living in the moment".... I want to be like that and stop thinking soo much!! I mean I am 46 and it seems I started this "Thinking too much" thing when I was 40something and trying to make sense out of my life up to this point and I "think" (lol) I'm done....it's time to start LIVING and stop "THINKING TOO MUCH"!
So, since it's been so slow at work I have been able to do some reading,and it has just been so enjoyable! (I never read!) My friend who works there with me is a high school english teacher and basically reads for a living,and she is always telling me about these great books she has read. So, I've had the opportunity a couple of times a day to just read and not think so much and oh how nice it has been....okay, so there are a couple of people (at least) who will probably be reading this and are shaking their heads up and down right now and saying "yes, Lisa you do need to stop thinking so much". I mean after working in the Library I am so excited to read some of the books that I have seen pass by me. So, one of the books I read was one that Bryce will read next year and both Michael and Stephen read in middle school and both loved, it's called "The Giver"...very interesting, I can see why the boys liked it so much. So, I decided that I am gonna read as many of the novels that my kids are reading in school.It'll be fun talking with them about it too. Speaking of reading...I just read a couple of blogs that really touched me. One was by a really close friend of mine and the other by a total stranger. They were both so different yet, both inspired me in the same way. The one was just happy, upbeat, positive, sickening sweet and she knew it and didn't care, it was great! I loved it! Then the other was just raw, honest blood sweat and tears kinda stuff and I loved it too! Both were "living in the moment".... I want to be like that and stop thinking soo much!! I mean I am 46 and it seems I started this "Thinking too much" thing when I was 40something and trying to make sense out of my life up to this point and I "think" (lol) I'm done....it's time to start LIVING and stop "THINKING TOO MUCH"!
Monday, January 25, 2010
Music
Well yes, I have finally added music or more honestly my son Stephen has finally figured out how to add music to my blog. The only thing is that the songs I really wanted they didn't have. So, you end up with a selection of some of Stephen's songs that I can tolerate. Actually I really like them, just not my first choices. Anyway, it's always nice to have teenagers around when you need them.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad!
Well, so I'm a couple of days off...sorry Mom! But I just couldn't let the week go by without letting 2 very special people in my life know just how special they are to me and our little clan of Nelson's!
Bill and Delores Nelson celebrated 48 years (thanks for the calander Mom) of marriage this week. This picture says a lot about these 2 people. They are always serving others especially their family. This is them doing my dishes at my house....always in the kitchen. We like it best when Dad is in the kitchen making his special apple pie and when Mom is making.....anything! They really know how to make their family feel like they are #1 in their lives. Seriously, when I married Mike these 2 were a bonus in my life. Dad is always sweet and loving...a man of few words and many tears...he has a love for his family that shows in his craft and his affection. Mom has volumes of family history that she continues to do for both her side and Dad's side of the family. She keeps just about everything and has a special place for it all. She is the most organized woman I know. Both of these 2 would give the shirt off their backs for anyone but especially for any member of their family...they have truly done more for us than probably any one on this earth and have been 2 of the greatest examples in my life. We love and appreciate you so much Mom and Dad...and thanks for having that first little baby boy and for being there for me when I had mine....dont know what I would do without you 2 in my life...I love you!
Bill and Delores Nelson celebrated 48 years (thanks for the calander Mom) of marriage this week. This picture says a lot about these 2 people. They are always serving others especially their family. This is them doing my dishes at my house....always in the kitchen. We like it best when Dad is in the kitchen making his special apple pie and when Mom is making.....anything! They really know how to make their family feel like they are #1 in their lives. Seriously, when I married Mike these 2 were a bonus in my life. Dad is always sweet and loving...a man of few words and many tears...he has a love for his family that shows in his craft and his affection. Mom has volumes of family history that she continues to do for both her side and Dad's side of the family. She keeps just about everything and has a special place for it all. She is the most organized woman I know. Both of these 2 would give the shirt off their backs for anyone but especially for any member of their family...they have truly done more for us than probably any one on this earth and have been 2 of the greatest examples in my life. We love and appreciate you so much Mom and Dad...and thanks for having that first little baby boy and for being there for me when I had mine....dont know what I would do without you 2 in my life...I love you!
Thursday, January 21, 2010
The Right to Write
We should write because it is human nature to write. Writing claims our world. It makes it directly and specifically our own. We should write because humans are spiritual beings and writing is a powerful form of prayer and meditation, connecting us both to our own insights and to a higher and deeper level of inner guidance as well.
We should write because writing brings clarity and passion to the act of living.
-Julia Cameron
We should write because writing brings clarity and passion to the act of living.
-Julia Cameron
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
People like to say "Salsa"
We are a salsa loving family! (have you ever seen that Seinfeld episode when Jerry says,"people like to say "salsa"?) We always have salsa on hand in the fridge. We especially love fresh salsa. So, when we were in Utah, my sister in law Coleen gave me this recipe and I do love EASY recipe's so we've been making this salsa every week sometimes twice a week since, and we all love it!
Aunt Coleen's Salsa
2 cans diced tomatoes with mild green chilis
1 can petite diced tomatoes
1 small yellow onion
1 bunch cilantro
1 juice of lime
So, that's it! You take and put in all (except the petite diced tomatoes Stephen likes it a little chuncky) in the food processor or in my case the blender. Then add the petite diced tomatoes and just stir them in then if you'd like, chop up an avocado and add that in for a little extra somethin. Enjoy! Thanks Coleen!
Aunt Coleen's Salsa
2 cans diced tomatoes with mild green chilis
1 can petite diced tomatoes
1 small yellow onion
1 bunch cilantro
1 juice of lime
So, that's it! You take and put in all (except the petite diced tomatoes Stephen likes it a little chuncky) in the food processor or in my case the blender. Then add the petite diced tomatoes and just stir them in then if you'd like, chop up an avocado and add that in for a little extra somethin. Enjoy! Thanks Coleen!
Monday, January 18, 2010
Grandma Emily
Ermalinda Cabral, my Dad's Mom,was born on August 21, 1919 and died on April 18, 2001. My mother has been encouraging me for months to finally get her work done for her. I have wanted to do it but I also wanted to get myself signed up and learn how to get around the family history sites to do it myself. Then one day, about a month ago, Mom called me again and encouraged me to start...so I did. She helped me get online and start adding my family names to PAF. So, then I got excited....but again I procrastinated. Then one night I had a dream. I dreamed that I was wide awake(you ever have those kind of dreams?) and walking down the street, and coming towards me was my Grandma Emily exactly like you see her in this picture. As we got closer to eachother I looked at her and said "is it really you?" and she looked at me and began to speak and then the alarm went off and I woke up. I thought that was pretty interesting for a couple of reasons. First of all, I have never dreamed of my Grandmother before in my life and second of all, I think it is interesting how I saw her in this particular outfit...."all white". After that dream I made an appointment at the family history center and got her name ready. That was a week ago. It was a really wonderful day today taking her name to the temple. Mike was able to perform the baptism and we asked Sophia(a sweet young friend of ours) to stand in for Grandma, then Mike confirmed her and then I got to take her name and do the rest. It was a very humbling and sweet experience for all of us. Next step is for Mike and I to go back and do the sealing. I love my Grandma Emily!
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