Trick-or-Treat
Trunk or Treat 
Jack-o-lanterns
Preschool
Happy Halloween!
Jack-o-lanterns Preschool Happy Halloween!
We had a wonderful trip in New Mexico! Thanks Ya-ya and Pa-pa for putting up with us! 
Hydrogen Peroxide to Clean Carpet
15 years ago
Friday, October 31, 2008
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Closing the doors
We are changing our blog to a private one next week! I changed it to private blog last night not realizing I didn't have email addresses from people who are regular blog readers. If you would like to be invited please leave a comment or email me so I can send you an invite. Thanks!
Friday, October 24, 2008
Private Blog
Because you are reading this, you already know of the decision we made to make our blog private. I love to read blogs of family and friends and love sharing what is going on here in the Whitaker house with you! It was never my intent to forget or purposely not invite any family or friends to view our blog. Please, if someone you know wants to be invited let me know! Thanks!
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Learn to Laugh
This is one of my favorite Conference Address from Elder Wirthlin
Learn to Laugh
The first thing we can do is learn to laugh. Have you ever seen an angry driver who, when someone else makes a mistake, reacts as though that person has insulted his honor, his family, his dog, and his ancestors all the way back to Adam? Or have you had an encounter with an overhanging cupboard door left open at the wrong place and the wrong time which has been cursed, condemned, and avenged by a sore-headed victim?
There is an antidote for times such as these: learn to laugh.
I remember loading up our children in a station wagon and driving to Los Angeles. There were at least nine of us in the car, and we would invariably get lost. Instead of getting angry, we laughed. Every time we made a wrong turn, we laughed harder.
Getting lost was not an unusual occurrence for us. Once while heading south to Cedar City, Utah, we took a wrong turn and didn’t realize it until two hours later when we saw the “Welcome to Nevada” signs. We didn’t get angry. We laughed, and as a result, anger and resentment rarely resulted. Our laughter created cherished memories for us...
The next time you’re tempted to groan, you might try to laugh instead. It will extend your life and make the lives of all those around you more enjoyable.
To my friend Pearis, I hope you have a better day tomorrow and learn to laugh when life gets you down.
Learn to Laugh
The first thing we can do is learn to laugh. Have you ever seen an angry driver who, when someone else makes a mistake, reacts as though that person has insulted his honor, his family, his dog, and his ancestors all the way back to Adam? Or have you had an encounter with an overhanging cupboard door left open at the wrong place and the wrong time which has been cursed, condemned, and avenged by a sore-headed victim?
There is an antidote for times such as these: learn to laugh.
I remember loading up our children in a station wagon and driving to Los Angeles. There were at least nine of us in the car, and we would invariably get lost. Instead of getting angry, we laughed. Every time we made a wrong turn, we laughed harder.
Getting lost was not an unusual occurrence for us. Once while heading south to Cedar City, Utah, we took a wrong turn and didn’t realize it until two hours later when we saw the “Welcome to Nevada” signs. We didn’t get angry. We laughed, and as a result, anger and resentment rarely resulted. Our laughter created cherished memories for us...
The next time you’re tempted to groan, you might try to laugh instead. It will extend your life and make the lives of all those around you more enjoyable.
To my friend Pearis, I hope you have a better day tomorrow and learn to laugh when life gets you down.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Adventures at Costco
I declare that all mini-vans should always get two parking spaces wherever they go. Just think if we had this law than things like this would not happen!
So it all begins with a loaded Costco cart, two boys, and a parking lot. Conveniently there are no cars parked on either side of my van. Actually the parking lot has plenty of spaces open! Lucky me! Especially since I forgot to take out the double stroller and the single stroller that are in the back. (Note to self remove strollers next time you go to Costco.)
I pull the cart to the open space on the driver's side and loaded up the boys! I noticed a car try to pull in, but seeing my cart the car chooses to park across the aisle. The boys are loaded and the cart is half empty...or is it half full? Anyways, I am putting the groceries in my van and trying to find places to put the stuff between the seats. Here comes another car wanting the space. She begins to wave her arm at me as if to tell me to move out of the way. There are plenty of parking places around so I tell her that I need to finish loading, go park somewhere else.
She yells something out the window about me moving. I yell back, there is a parking place right next to the my van and pointed, or you can wait for me to finish. (By the way there were TWO parking places available next to the passenger side of the van.) I continue to load things in my car. I did have the thought that when I finish I should leave the empty cart in the stall, but the sweet angel on my shoulder told me that would not be kind. I returned the cart to the cart storage thing in the parking lot, and go back to my van.
The lady parks her car next to the drivers side of the van and yells something to me about how I was so rude. I remembered to put my back bone on today, so I yelled back. "You can't treat me that way! There are plenty of parking spaces you could have parked in."
She yelled back that she has a mini-van and she is never that rude to people. I wish I would have told her, "Maybe you should drive your mini-van more, if it makes you a nicer person."
Before I got into my car, I nice Costco customer guy asked me "What is going on?" I explained to him what happened and he laughed saying, What is wrong with the parking space right here? This is her problem, don't let it ruin your day! I guess I wanted to write about my witness so that I could at least be the less crazy person at Costco today! My only regret is that I didn't take a picture of the cars and the parking lot. (My brother Ken always kept a camera in his car.) I thought about using my camera phone, but just wanted to get out of there.
Hope you had a good laugh, because I did.
So it all begins with a loaded Costco cart, two boys, and a parking lot. Conveniently there are no cars parked on either side of my van. Actually the parking lot has plenty of spaces open! Lucky me! Especially since I forgot to take out the double stroller and the single stroller that are in the back. (Note to self remove strollers next time you go to Costco.)
I pull the cart to the open space on the driver's side and loaded up the boys! I noticed a car try to pull in, but seeing my cart the car chooses to park across the aisle. The boys are loaded and the cart is half empty...or is it half full? Anyways, I am putting the groceries in my van and trying to find places to put the stuff between the seats. Here comes another car wanting the space. She begins to wave her arm at me as if to tell me to move out of the way. There are plenty of parking places around so I tell her that I need to finish loading, go park somewhere else.
She yells something out the window about me moving. I yell back, there is a parking place right next to the my van and pointed, or you can wait for me to finish. (By the way there were TWO parking places available next to the passenger side of the van.) I continue to load things in my car. I did have the thought that when I finish I should leave the empty cart in the stall, but the sweet angel on my shoulder told me that would not be kind. I returned the cart to the cart storage thing in the parking lot, and go back to my van.
The lady parks her car next to the drivers side of the van and yells something to me about how I was so rude. I remembered to put my back bone on today, so I yelled back. "You can't treat me that way! There are plenty of parking spaces you could have parked in."
She yelled back that she has a mini-van and she is never that rude to people. I wish I would have told her, "Maybe you should drive your mini-van more, if it makes you a nicer person."
Before I got into my car, I nice Costco customer guy asked me "What is going on?" I explained to him what happened and he laughed saying, What is wrong with the parking space right here? This is her problem, don't let it ruin your day! I guess I wanted to write about my witness so that I could at least be the less crazy person at Costco today! My only regret is that I didn't take a picture of the cars and the parking lot. (My brother Ken always kept a camera in his car.) I thought about using my camera phone, but just wanted to get out of there.
Hope you had a good laugh, because I did.
Monday, October 20, 2008
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