First Snow!

On Valentine's Day, as I was leaving for work I was plesantly suprised to see that it was snowing! It was about 6:45 am and I was the only one on my street outside. I felt like running up and down the street knocking on doors and telling people that it was snowing; however, I didn't think they would appreciate it, so I just enjoyed it by myself. This is the third year in a row that we have gotten snow where we live.

These are pictures of the snow in our front yard. Okay. Those of you who live in Utah, Kansas, Oregon, former Nebraskan's etc. don't laugh. This is a major snow day for those of us in Southern California.

A snowball I made. It even tasted like snow!

Gingerbread Sociable

Every February the Pomona Library celebrates Laura Ingalls Wilder's birthday. I took my niece this year and we had lots of fun. According to the librarian, Laura would have eaten gingerbread at a party, so they raffled of some gingerbread cake mix and Josie won. She also colored a picture of a one room school.Apparantly, the childrens' section of the library is named after Laura. The librarian told me that the first librarian, who was penpals with Laura, was given the opportunity to name the childrens' library. She asked Laura if she could name it after her and Laura was flattered.

Myths Vs. Reality

With a member of our church running for President there has been lots of talk about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or The Mormons. As with any other religion, there a lot of ideas out there about what we believe. Some of the information and beliefs people have about us are simply not true. I have been a member of this church my whole life and I am thankful for the opportunities the church has given me to grow and learn and become a better person.

I respect people of all religious faiths who go about everyday trying to make the world a better place. I like to learn about other religions and know that the best place to learn about the beliefs of others is to talk to the people themselves.

I would like to share the link below with anyone who is interested in learning more about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is a video that talks about some common myths and misconceptions that people have about our church.

http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/video-challenges-public-misperceptions-explains-myths-vs-reality

A Beautiful Mind

New Year's Eve

Todd before opening his cracker.








Todd had a squirt gun in his cracker.

This year we spent New Years with Todd's family. These pictures show an English New Years tradition. In the first picture Todd and I are opening a cracker. Inside the cracker is a suprise along with a paper crown (see bottom picture). In my cracker there were finger nail clippers. I can't remember what was in the others.




Todd and I wearing our crowns.