A Call for Free Advertising

I was talking with my mom recently, and she was telling me how she wants her business to come up higher on a search engine like google when someone searches for emergency supplies. If anyone out there is willing to put a link to Totally Ready on their site or blog, I would really appreciate it. Having a lot of places that link to the site is apparently one way to get a higher ranking. Thanks!!

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TVs in Bedrooms?

This morning Hunter and Emma were telling me how terrible it is that they don’t have their own TV in their bedrooms. Hunter started naming off friends that do, and Emma said ALL of the kids from her class do. I said, “I happen to know that Ashley doesn’t.” I am good friends with her mom, so I could call Emma on that one. She then replied, “ok, two kids out of my whole class…” But she didn’t finish because I started laughing and she could see I wasn’t going to change my mind. I like to know what my kids are watching and feel like one TV is plenty. Emma said when she grows up she will definitely have one in her room, and Hunter said he’ll let all of his kids have one in their rooms. We’ll see…. What do you think? Agree, Disagree?

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Baptism and Blessing

I know it was a while ago now, but I feel like we should document this big weekend. Mammy and Pappy flew out and got here on Friday night. Rob left from work to pick them up from the airport. They picked up Panda Express and brought it home for dinner. While we waited for Nana and Papa to arrive, Mammy pulled out a huge suitcase full of clothes for the kids from her and Heather. It was like Christmas! Nana and Papa arrived around 9:00 pm, just as Rob and I were returning from the grocery store to get the food for the weekend. The kids were so excited to have both sets of grandparents come to visit!

The baptism on Saturday was great. Chris, Tracy and Adriene made it up here despite a setback from a hole in their tire! The baptism was pretty small because so many people were gone for the 4th of July. It was mostly just family. Hunter planned the program and asked Tracy and Nana to give talks. They did a great job, and it was a special experience for him. The few primary children that came sang the baptism song, “When I Am Baptized,” and then Hunter was baptized in what was probably the fastest immersion in history. Hunter has a hard time with getting his face under water, so Rob promised him it would be less than a second under the water, and he delivered! After the closing prayer, Rob and Hunter came out and I asked Hunter how he felt. He said, “It was good. I don’t know how to explain it, but it was great.”

On Sunday we all went to Sacrament meeting together. Sabrina was blessed first. Rob gave her a beautiful blessing that reaffirmed to us what a special spirit Sabrina has. We were not surprised to hear that she will be an inspiration to many people and that her faith and education will not only bless her life, but the lives of those around her. She was beautiful in her white dress, and I was proud of Rob for bringing such a peaceful spirit as he gave her the blessing. He always does a great job blessing our babies.

Hunter was confirmed next and given the gift of the Holy Ghost. It was also a very nice blessing and Hunter who had a fever the night before, and didn’t plan to go to primary after sacrament meeting, came back to his seat and turned to me with a big smile and said, “Mom I feel well enough to go to primary now!”

We had a BBQ, did some swimming, and had a few times that were nice to just sit and chat. My aunt Jeanette and uncle Dan came by on Sunday night too, which was fun. Thanks to the people that made the trip to come, we really enjoyed having you here!

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New Photos in Gallery

There are new pictures in the Gallery. I used my SLR for most of the baptism and blessing pics, so I don’t have those to post yet. I have to get them on a disk first. I haven’t had much time lately to compose anything, but don’t give up on me, I’ll be back. Hunter thought it would be funny to post this picture of him, so I had his permission. I am just learning how to make these pretty chiffon bows and hope it will be a way to earn some money for our “Buy a House Fund.” Let me know what you think of them. Will they be wildly popular?

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Hunter’s Post

dear nana,

My class loved it! This is not an answer to a question but I have $21.15. Next time you come bring my piggy bank!!! question answered!

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