Happy THANKSgiving

1.) Drive to Salt Lake with 6 kids and a dog with LOTS of rain, some snow, sleet and hail....

CHECK!

2.) Have Thanksgiving dinner with 34 relatives.

CHECK!

3.) Hold Adam's baptism, out-of-state, with 37 people coming, remembering to bring everything from Arizona AND don't stress when the first speaker shows up 25 minutes late and the presiding bishop forgets the baptism all together and someone has to go get him!

CHECK CHECK CHECK!!

4.) Have a Lundgreen family picture taken outside in the freezing cold, immediately after the baptism, before the luncheon even though our friend/photographer gets the flu and can't make it.....

CHECK!

WE DID IT!!!

What I am Thankful For These Past 3 Days:
1.) A 45 gallon gas tank = driving to Salt Lake on one tank of gas = only one 10 minutes potty break = drive to Salt Lake in 10 1/2 hours....
2.) Garden Park ward's beautiful building reserved for Thanksgiving dinner and Adam's baptism luncheon.
3.) Costco and Sams Club!!
4.) Disposable "china" and plastic "silver".
5.) Beautiful scenery and crisp air to jog in to get away... just for an hour...

6.) Advil to make the "oh-so-timely" cramping, headache and horrific varicose vein pain go AWAY when it wakes you up the morning of the baptism.
7.) Great friends to talk you down from stress overload over the phone (Thank you April!) and other friends that drive HOURS to come to a baptism and HELP you!!
(THANK YOU Suni and Shawna!!!!)
8.) Compact digital cameras that take pretty darn good pictures anyway!!
9.) A little boy oblivious to any stress ...... just so excited to get baptized surrounded by family and friends .... with a HUGE smile on his face!

A VERY Close Call

I'm shaking so hard right now its hard to type....

Half an hour ago Olivia was late to her tumbling class. We jumped in the Excursion and were on our way down Higley. I was driving probably between 45 - 50 miles an hour. Suddenly, at the light at Guadalupe, a noticed a car turning left. I was surprised that they decided to turn .... I knew it would be close.... but in the end it was fine and I didn't even have to slow down.

UNTIL

The car BEHIND that one decided to turn too.

I SLAMMED on my breaks. I slammed my fist down on the horn. My wheels screeched; smoke was pouring out from under them. I'm sure it left long, black skid marks on the road. I turned the car slightly to the right to avoid hitting her head on..... which really wasn't a question in my mind. I WAS going to hit this car. My big, monster vehicle even started to fishtail....

My car finally came to a shocking stop. Luckily so did hers.

Our cars were only a couple of feet apart.....

I have never come so close to being in an accident. And the scariest part...

I wasn't wearing my seat belt.

Fun FREE Event for Kids and Families!!!!

Do you have children (or spouses...) that LOVE dogs?? This Saturday, November 22nd, you can take your family to the Arizona Canine Experience sponsored by the American Kennel Club. This is a FREE event with FREE parking at Westworld in Scottsdale.

http://www.fiestacluster.com/ace.htm

If you are looking for a dog and are still in the research phase.... this event is a must!

It will be a GREAT way to see all the AKC breeds! There will be booths set up for almost every breed. Each booth will have informational fliers about that specific breed, coloring books and give-a-ways for the kids and will have dogs representing their breed for you to meet and greet!

All day there will be events running for people to see examples of dogs performing obedience, rally, agility (when they run up ramps, jump hurdles, etc.) and conformation shows.

And for you ladies that HATE dogs but your kids LOVE them.... It should give them a fill for awhile!!

A WIN - WIN!!

(and yes.... I will be working at the Golden Retriever booth all day!!)

Sunday Peep Show

Today we arrived at church only 5 minutes early. The pews were full (except the front rows.... not my thing...) so we had to sit in the overflow. After sacrament started, I had Sophie on my lap and she was wiggling around like usual. After awhile she decided she wanted to sit on the floor instead. So she sits down with her legs wide open and looks up at me.....and I thought I was going to DIE!!!

Under her dress.... SHE WAS NAKED!! I HAD FORGOTTEN TO PUT A DIAPER ON HER!!

Luckily no one was paying attention to her antics but me so it was a totally private viewing!!

Some GREAT Thoughts

If you want to read something really great.... go to:

http://erikagarner.blogspot.com/2008/10/just-some-thoughts.html

I hope you don't mind Erika!!! :)

Halloween 2008

6th Ward's AWESOME Fall Festival!!!

Greek Goddess Artemis (Katie) , Lady from Lady and the Tramp (Sophie), Star Wars Captain Rex (Adam), Batman (Eric), Fairy Princess (Olivia) and Vampire (Rachel)

When they tried to take Sophie off the horse she slapped his hand and commanded, "NO!! Again!!"

and then Trick-or-Treating with the cousins!!.....

2 Greek Goddesses!...

The Whole Arizona Lundgreen Gang!

Ariel and the Princess (no troublesome fairy wings tonight....)

Scary Rach!!

Star Wars, Batman and Indiana Jones!!