Passing Judgment ...

 ..or when will i ever learn?

So, recently I visited a family member whose house I had never been to.  It was cluttered and messy and just disorganized; it made me a little uncomfortable.

I happened to mention that to another family member and immediately wished I had NOT SAID ANYTHing.  It was snarky and unkind.  And, I felt bad.

BUT, even worse is what happened two days later.  In which I discovered something much more gross in my own home.

WEEVIL, crawling all over in a drawer that housed office supplies.  Imagine my horror at finding it, and then thinking back to my comment about her home being little cluttered; with three children, I might add.

BUT I HAD WORMS, in a drawer that I used nearly every day, and hadn't seen them crawling around at the bottom of the little plastic container.  

I HAD THE BEAM, she had the teeny mote.

WHEN WILL I EVER LEARN?!?!?!?!??!?!

TIME in TEXAS!

Lots of fish for a fish lover.

Allen enjoying a fish dinner along the coast of Texas.

YUM!  Yum!  Butternut squash in a fish restaurant.  So good - because there was NO fish and because it was smooth and creamy going down, with just a bit of spiciness.

Dinner out with Sean and Lisa; i'm so sad that we didn't get a picture of the kids.

Denny with Ivory and Treton.  Oh, the spirit of Christ just oozes in this home.

Gavin with his son, Treton.  What a great man Gavin is.

The Wooodlands Mall...I wanted to take this picture, but it didn't turn out so well.  But, my point in taking it was to show that everyone drinks soda.  Sort of scary.  Especially for the kids.

 Most uncomfortable couch in the world!  No way to sit and get comfortable on this couch!  It was so weird because neither of us could find a way to sit.  So, we rarely used it!

This is the lovely home we stayed in in Spring, Texas.  It was very lovely and we were glad to get to use it.  

I LOVE CHRISTMAS!

Family, Food, and FUN!

 

While I love Christmas, I'm always in a hurry to take it down, which I did on Monday, the day after Christmas.

When the Family Gets Together.....

 

We don't often have three of our kid together, but here they are....

And here we are with them.  

THIRD generation of guitar players plus one friend.  Oh, it was JOYFUL!

What could be cuter than baby BRI!

Missing Kristi and Jordan!  Why do they have to live so far away????!?!??!?!?!

Gotta Love Family and Friends

Yearly Sing-ALong.  I forgot to take the picture when we were actually singing, so I asked them to go O, like we were actually singing O Holy Night.  It looks pretty silly, but it was fun.  Such good, good people and friends.

I asked people to bring healthy food; and there was a lot of healthy food, and some goodies too.

 Jenni and Brent came to hear us talk at our ward on December 11; don't they look so sharp...having them live near by is the greatest blessing.  

Singing Time with Gigi

 Gigi, whose husband died recently, came over to bring us a Christmas present.  While she was here, RAH suggested that we sing a few Christmas carols.

This totally surprised me because he rarely plays his guitar any more.  It was so LOVELY to hear him play.  

In the bottom picture, Gigi is looking at the words in German as she sings along.  What a pleasant evening to spend with a dear friend.

DONATION TIME

 

I made these probably a year ago.  They've just been sitting on my shelf.  SoI donated them to the Catholic charity.  Why not DI...it wasn't open and the Catholic Thrift store was very near by.

I hope someone will find them and use then and love then.  No, I didn't make the bracelet, but I did donate it for the cause.  

I love to crochet.