Entries from February 2008

February 28, 2008

Does money buy happiness?

People say that money is not the key to happiness, but I think if you have enough money, you can have a key made. Joan Rivers
I saw this quote today in a magazine and for some reason it really made me laugh. Perhaps because I had just coughed up 80.00 for a new [...]

February 28, 2008

Turning 39? Celebrating birthdays

Well, 39 was what the waiter announced when Jeff and I took our neighbor out to dinner tonight for her birthday and the wait staff sang to her. She’s actually 82, but you’d never know by how active she is. How many people do you know in their 80’s who put [...]

February 23, 2008

Protected: Texas – God’s Country

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February 22, 2008

Protected: Camera MIA

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February 22, 2008

Protected: It’s Rodeo Time!

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February 21, 2008

Elder Packer refuted “Youth were generals in Heaven” quote long ago

Unfortunately, with the passing of President Gordon B. Hinckley, one of the “Mormon folkore” stories has resurfaced with a vengeance. Blogs galore have it quoted, most attributing the quote to Elder Boyd K. Packer. Unfortunately, there is no truth to the story, and even though it is a “feel good” type of quote that [...]

February 21, 2008

President Gordon B. Hinckley

I have not blogged for almost a month due to an incredibly busy schedule that took me out of town for awhile. While I was gone, however, President Gordon B. Hinckley, 15th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, passed away on January 27, 2007.
Let me say that with the passing of [...]