Crisis Living

i know this is against what i am going to write about, but i was looking ahead in the lesson manual for yw, and stumbled upon the upcoming lesson, 'avoiding crisis living'...several of the stories hit exactly upon what ben and i do everyday, procrastinate!!! in that way, we are not good for each other! we have a big week coming up and ben is heading off to LIA in pocatello...and neither him or i are ready to go with work or his speeches, packing, etc. this is the story of our lives. all you organized people, we need help!:) it is actually quite funny, but really, we DO need to make some changes in our planning!

this week has been busy with bookwork and christmas projects. we also took the boys to the caldwell nite lite parade and the the 1st pres. devotional. i love getting dressed up and going in to listen to the prophet and his counselors. while i was listening, several people popped into my mind of who we could help this holiday season. i hope i can make those 'thoughts' come to pass! i just love the stories and such that are told...this year i will keep the tin foil balls being thrown at samuel the lamanite in the back of my mind for when we have the nativity with a bunch of rowdy teenagers!:) i am so grateful to be a member of the church and for the birth of our savior.
i've thrown in a few pictures for the week...bridon loves to eat just like his brother! his favorite is graham crackers and, by the way, he has been doing much better since our last dr's visit. now, we've just got to work on sleeping thru the nite! bentley went and fed some apples to the 'calvies' and had a blast. he is afraid of dogs, but will let these five calves head butt him and push him around and just loves it. go figure! we hope you all are enjoying this wonderful season that is upon us. happy holidays!