Saturday, September 12, 2015
Kinda like a Mislabeled VHS
One night my husband and I were browsing through our recorded shows on DVR for something to watch. We had recorded what we thought was an Ultimate Fighting Championship on FX. As we attempt to cue it up to the fights we slowly discover that it wasn't what it was labeled on the channel guide. Instead of Mixed Martial Arts Fighters competing in UFC we were watching oil drillers being shot into space to battle a meteor in the movie Armageddon. I was disappointed.
My husband turned to me with a grin and said "It's kinda like finding a mislabeled VHS from our childhood." It made me giggle. Then I thought how my younger children may never know what a VHS is because I prefer digital content to hard copies now. After the kids broke our last VHS player by cramming it full of DVDs it was the end of VHS in this house. In fact they watch Netflix and Amazon Instant video more than DVDs. For the sake of keeping our DVDs in a playable condition the kids have to ask for a DVD to play as they are all put up away from them.
New Scentsy Fall Winter Catalog for 2015
Scentsy has released a new Fall Winter Catalog!
Yes, I am a total addict for these products. It's a big part of why I became a consultant in the first place.
Yes, I am a total addict for these products. It's a big part of why I became a consultant in the first place.
Now Scentsy has found ways to include some of my favorite scents in new ways throughout my home. From new beautiful warmers, wax scents, a whole new personal scent line, the very new Oil Diffusers and much more.
Come check out all the new catalog has to offer. You will be glad you did.
My Website: Utopian Scents
Friday, September 11, 2015
Where was I on 9/11?
My parents have the moment crystallized in their minds of knowing where they were when JFK was shot. Everyone of my generation remembers where they were at the moment of the WTC attack.
I was living in Tennessee far from my family in Las Vegas just like any normal day at the time, at home with my oldest two playing around and watching a movie. My husband called and told me to turn on the news. It was just after the first plane had hit. I was watching the live feed as the second plane hit the towers.
I remember watching the towers fall and crying out for all those people. Praying for those people in the area. I was frozen in horror. All I could think about was all those families who were going to be directly effected by this tragedy. How would our nation recover from this? I was frozen attached to that screen for what felt like hours but in reality was much shorter. What snapped me out of my fog of horror was seeing my kids looking at the screen in fear. I hurriedly turned the TV off and got down with them to say a prayer for all those people.
I spent far too many hours watching the news about that day over and over for the next weeks and months. After seeing the looks of fear on their young faces on that first day I vowed not to turn on the news while they were awake. At only 1 and 2 years old they didn't really understand what they were seeing but they understood my reaction of horrified terror. I spent a lot of time praying.
On the anniversary of this terror attack every year I pray this is something our world in the future will not experience again. I pray my children and grand children will have a world where such extremist acts will not be glorified. I pray for all those affected by that day.
I was living in Tennessee far from my family in Las Vegas just like any normal day at the time, at home with my oldest two playing around and watching a movie. My husband called and told me to turn on the news. It was just after the first plane had hit. I was watching the live feed as the second plane hit the towers.
I remember watching the towers fall and crying out for all those people. Praying for those people in the area. I was frozen in horror. All I could think about was all those families who were going to be directly effected by this tragedy. How would our nation recover from this? I was frozen attached to that screen for what felt like hours but in reality was much shorter. What snapped me out of my fog of horror was seeing my kids looking at the screen in fear. I hurriedly turned the TV off and got down with them to say a prayer for all those people.
I spent far too many hours watching the news about that day over and over for the next weeks and months. After seeing the looks of fear on their young faces on that first day I vowed not to turn on the news while they were awake. At only 1 and 2 years old they didn't really understand what they were seeing but they understood my reaction of horrified terror. I spent a lot of time praying.
On the anniversary of this terror attack every year I pray this is something our world in the future will not experience again. I pray my children and grand children will have a world where such extremist acts will not be glorified. I pray for all those affected by that day.
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Family History
In the last few months I have been doing a lot of work on Family History. It all started when I was given a copy of my grandfather's journal. I read every page. My grandfather passed away when I was only 4 years old. I never got to know him. My memories before were all vague and fuzzy. Most often they were associated with the smell of bread or something sweet baking. Being a baker he always smelled of baked goods.
Through his journal I got to know my grandfather as a young boy in England. I learned that as he was growing up he was teased for his short stature, which resulted in him getting in fights. I got to learn about my great grandfather. This journal was a window into the past. It made me vow to write my own personal history for my own grandchildren to one day read. Retell the stories of my past so i will become more than a name to my descendants. I would become someone that they could picture themselves being friends with on the playground.
I am lucky to live in a digital age where I can use the computer to track and write out my family tree. I was suprised to learn that many people don't know about the website Family Search that is completely free to everyone to do family history work. It is a website ran by the LDS church but they share it freely with all people regardless of religious affiliation. No need to pay for one of the many family history research sites when you can use Family Search for free.
Through his journal I got to know my grandfather as a young boy in England. I learned that as he was growing up he was teased for his short stature, which resulted in him getting in fights. I got to learn about my great grandfather. This journal was a window into the past. It made me vow to write my own personal history for my own grandchildren to one day read. Retell the stories of my past so i will become more than a name to my descendants. I would become someone that they could picture themselves being friends with on the playground.
I am lucky to live in a digital age where I can use the computer to track and write out my family tree. I was suprised to learn that many people don't know about the website Family Search that is completely free to everyone to do family history work. It is a website ran by the LDS church but they share it freely with all people regardless of religious affiliation. No need to pay for one of the many family history research sites when you can use Family Search for free.
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