Author: Angela

I write so my family will always have letters from home.

June is Scrapbook month

June has been all about organization. From school papers, art projects and closets, everything has had a thorough going-over. I’ve also been putting together the scrapbooks for 2009 and 2010. I let myself get about 18 months behind in our scrapbooks, so I’ve had a lot to do.

I was a hesitant scrapbook keeper at first because I don’t like being typical. Over the past 15 years, I have come to appreciate this growing record of our lives. When we moved away from Texas we had to live in corporate housing for a while (i.e. tiny apartment with not enough beds). Besides my clothing, all I wanted was my scrapbooks, so they followed us there.  I sat in our little apartment and poured over their pages. I needed to remember who I was in the shuffle, I guess.

Now that I have a blog I don’t want to copy what I am already doing online. However, I think that a blog has a different purpose than a scrapbook or a journal. I’m still trying to identify the purpose and future of this blog, but I think the scrapbooks are here to stay. Here is a sample of some of the pages I’ve done this month. This little book feature doesn’t show the bottom inch of my pages, but all well.

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Catalog

I’m addicted to Picasa’s facial recognition feature. It’s a great way to catalog photos.

I’m thinking about my mom and dad today as they are in the final days of their 3 year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This is my dad. His countenance has been luminous and we are so happy that he and my mom have been able to serve together. They have taught us about unity in marriage and service. They have taught us about faith and testimony. They love the Savior.

I know they have made a difference in many lives and their service has brought blessings to their extended family that are great in depth and breadth. These blessings are so tightly interwoven in the details of my life that it would be impossible to list them all.

Truly, our family has been carried these past 3 years by a loving Father in Heaven through many things. Extended illnesses, accidents, a wedding, births, adoptions, and many smaller events have taken place during these last 3 years. Through it all, miracles have occurred and I continue to trust that everything will fit into place. One thing I have learned during these years is that the Lord intervenes according to His wise purpose and we can trust that we are in the Best Hands when we are doing what is right. Grace is a beautiful thing.

Books that Daniel read in 5th grade

  1. Alfred Hitchcock Solve Them Yourself Mysteries
  2. The Missing Chums
  3. The Secrets of Vesuvius
  4. The Dead Man in Indian Creek
  5. Bionicle Shadows in the Sky
  6. Bionicle Web of the Visorak
  7. The Shore Road Mystery
  8. Hunting for Hidden Gold
  9. Peter and the Starcatchers
  10. Peter and the Secret of Rundoon
  11. Transformers
  12. The Candy Shop War
  13. Spy Force
  14. Tales of Ancient Egypt
  15. The Brave Apprentice
  16. The Mirror’s Tale
  17. Peter and the Shadow Thieves
  18. The Lost Cities
  19. Holes
  20. Ella Enchanted
  21. Prince Caspian
  22. Drift House
  23. Treasure Island
  24. The Incredible Journey
  25. Black Beauty
  26. Carry On, Mr Bowditch
  27. Crispin The Cross of Lead
  28. Transformers
  29. The Story of the World
  30. The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey
  31. The Whispering Mummy
  32. Gods and Goddesses of Olympus
  33. Binky Brothers Detectives
  34. The Haunted Fort
  35. The Ghost at Skeleton Rock
  36. The Clue of the Broken Blade
  37. The Mystery of the Aztec Warrior
  38. Fishers of Men
  39. Come Unto Me
  40. Fablehaven
  41. The Mystery of the Stuttering Parrot
  42. Me and My Little Brain
  43. More Adventures of the Great Brain
  44. The Great Brain
  45. Prelude to Glory vol. 1
  46. Behold the Man
  47. Bud, Not Buddy
  48. The Last of the Mohicans (abridged)
  49. Hunting for Hidden Gold
  50. Fablehaven
  51. Stoneheart
  52. Ironhand
  53. Silvertongue
  54. Peter and the Shadow Thieves
  55. The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!
  56. Johnny Tremain
  57. The Wednesday Witch
  58. Pearl Harbor Deadly Surprise Attack
  59. The Attack on Pearl Harbor
  60. Secret of the Sirens
  61. The Gorgon’s Gaze
  62. Billy Bones Tales from the Secrets Closet
  63. Fablehaven Rise of the Evening Star
  64. Fablehaven Grip of the Shadow Plague
  65. Mines of the Minotaur
  66. The Call of the Wild
  67. The Chimera’s Curse
  68. How to Eat Fried Worms
  69. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
  70. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
  71. Hardy Boys Murder House
  72. Hardy Boys Killer Mission
  73. Spy Force in Search of the Time and Space Machine
  74. Spy Force Revealed
  75. George’s Secret Key to the Universe
  76. Tunnels
  77. Dr. Illuminatus
  78. Magyk
  79. Deeper
  80. Nightmare Academy
  81. Johnny Tremain
  82. Eager
  83. Tales of the Greek Heroes
  84. The Tale of Troy
  85. The Eagle of the Ninth

Happy Fathers Day

This guy learned early that staying up late was a parenting requirement for child #1 (me). I’m so glad he was always awake when I came home at night. This meant he watched a lot of Dr. Who episodes and submitted to long chats after that.

Thanks, Dad.

I love you!