Homemade facewash

I have always liked taking care of my skin. When I was a teenager back in the early 80's and all of my friends were covered in baby oil and laying out in the sun, I would be sitting under a palm tree covered with sunscreen and staying away from the sun. I would stay away (and still do) from heavy makeup. I think it paid off because I get a lot of compliments on my skin. I also would do homemade facials and homemade treatments for my hair. I remember doing a sugar scrub that my 7th grade teacher told me about. I would put egg, avocado or mayonnaise on my hair. Well today I was watching a TV show and they gave a homemade facewash "recipe" that I had to try. Mix 3/4 cup of pumpkin and 1 Tbs. of sour cream. Apply to your face and leave on for 20 minutes. It cleanses and opens your pores. It is also an astringent and it gives your skin a glow. I can't wait to try it.

November 9, 1990

Brent and I have two anniversaries. May 7, 1988 the day we got married for time in the Los Angeles temple, and November 9, 1990, the day we got sealed in the temple. I was pregnant with Alison at the time. This is the only picture we have to remember that very important day. Happy 19th Anniversary to us.

Luncheon

My Visiting teaching companion, Cami and I had a luncheon for the sisters that we visit teach and some of the sisters from Playgroup. It is always fun to get together and to get to know the sisters in the Ward better. I have really enjoyed visiting teaching these sisters. I always come home after Visiting Teaching feeling better, happier and spiritually uplifted.

Some people are so DUMB!!!

Today I went to get gas and the guy pumping gas next to me was SMOKING!!! I gave him a dirty look and he quickly threw the cigarette on the floor and stepped on it. That is SO wrong!!!!!

Happy Halloween!!!

This year there was hardly anyone out trick or treating or handing out candy. It was sad. Even our next door neighbors who always have a party on their driveway, did not do anything this year. Our neighbors who are members of the church invited Parker to go to another neighborhood and he gladly accepted. Conner was happy with what he got.

Visiting Brittany and Bronson

Today we got to visit Brittany and Bronson. It was about a 45 minute drive to their apartment. They have done a good job with the apartment, it looks very cute. Today they were happy to get a washer and dryer.

Conner thought it was funny to take a picture of daddy asleep on the recliner. What is it with men and recliners.

Giving Brittany lots of kisses.

Bronson hooking up the dryer.

Bronson's brother Austin helped bring the washer and dryer to the apartment.

I love Fall!!!

My favorite time of the year is from Sept. 15 (my birthday) to January 1st.

I love it when it finally cools down and I can have good hair days.

I love it because the kids are so happy to get free candy on Halloween and I love to go through their stash and eat their chocolate candy when they are in school, and they don't even notice, haha.

I love it because everyone is just happy on Thanksgiving and I just love to eat turkey and mashed potatoes....and this year I even get to travel to Puerto Rico to eat turkey and mashed potatoes and some wonderful Puertorican food. I just love to eat, period.

I love Christmas!!!!! I love everything about it, happy children, the shopping, decorations, the smell of pumpkin bread, pumpkin pie, apple pie, cinnamon, and if I lived in Utah, getting together with family, the snow, I would wear boots and a cute coat, but I don't so I just dream!!Someday my dream will come true!! Don't get me wrong I like it here, Florida has been good for us, and it has been fun living next door to Mickey Mouse, but ever since my first trip to Utah when I was 15 I fell in love with it and I knew that Utah is where I wanted to be. So I keep on dreaming.

I love the Disney fireworks on New Years Eve, we just go out in front of our house and look at them. I am actually sad and happy at the same time when we welcome the new year. Sad that my kids are going to be one year older and SAD that I am going to be a year older. Happy that we get another year to improve ourselves.


Here are my happy children, they decorated the house for Halloween and they did a WONDERFUL job!!!

Conner has an obsession with the camera. He wanted me to take his picture and he told me how he wanted me to take it.

Here he took my picture, I think he did a great job!!!

Here he is again taking pictures of himself, I think they are so funny!!!