WORDS OF GRATITUDE.......TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

I HAVE TRULY NEVER UNDERSTOOD THE ART OF EXPRESSING THE GRATITUDE I FEEL. I AGAIN FIND MYSELF IN THAT VERY SITUATION. IT'S A FEELING SO INTENSE I CAN'T EVEN FIND THE WORDS FOR IT. I FELT IT WHEN GOD BLESSED ME WITH THE ABILITY TO WALK AGAIN. THE VERY ABILITY TO FEED AND DRESS MYSELF. I FIND IT IN THE SIMPLEST ACTS OF KINDNESS AND THE VERY EXPERIENCES I HAVE EACH AND EVERYDAY. MY CHILDREN, FAMILY, FRIENDS, WHO HAVE, DO, AND WILL SHARE SUCH EXPERIENCES WITH ME. MY HEART IS FULL AT THE ANONYMOUS GIFT WE RECEIVED. HOW DO YOU LET SOME UNKNOWN PERSON KNOW HOW HUGE THEIR SIMPLE GIFT WAS TO YOU. IF IT WAS YOU, AND YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WORDS CANNOT EXPRESS HOW DEEPLY WE ARE TOUCHED, HOW GRATEFUL WE ARE TO HAVE SUCH GREAT EXAMPLES IN OUR LIFE, AND TO KNOW THAT WE ARE TRULY LOVED. WE ARE HUMBLED BY YOUR KINDNESS AND LOVE. MAY GOD BLESS YOU THIS HOLIDAY SEASON AS WELL AS ANYONE READING THIS. THANK YOU AGAIN! ALL OUR LOVE, THE RICES

CRAZY! CRAZY! CRAZY!

OK, SO WE ARE ALIVE IN THE RICE HOUSEHOLD. I HAVE NOT LEFT THE BLOGGING WORLD, JUST NEGLECTED. MY ENERGIES AND ATTENTION HAS BEEN DIVERTED FOR A SEASON. YEAH, NO PICTURES SO SORRY SIS, AND WHO EVER ENJOYS THE PICTURES. WHEN I DO GET MY CAMERA BACK THEIR WILL BE A BUNCH CLEAR BACK FROM HALLOWEEN. WE HAVE MANAGED TO BE SICK, SICK AGAIN, AND YET STILL SICK. WE SEEM TO KEEP PASSING IT AROUND IN A NASTY CIRCLE. I AM STILL WITHOUT A VOICE SO THIS MAKES IT PRETTY EASY TO COMMUNICATE. DYLAN HAS A MILD CONCUSION (YEA, MY BRAIN CAN'T SPELL, USE YOUR IMAGINATION). BRAYDEN HAS CROUP, ORRIN KEEPS GETTING ONE MIGRAINE AFTER ANOTHER, AND CAM IS MY BIG HELPER AT THIS TIME. WE PULLED OURSELVES TOGETHER TO HAVE THANKSGIVING AT OUR PLACE. THIS WAS A FIRST FOR ORRIN AND ME. YEAH, I HAVE NEVER COOKED A TURKEY BUT WE PASSED. WE BRINED IT AND EVERYTHING, THERE WAS NOTHING DRY ABOUT IT. WE ARE BUSY, BUSY, BUSY PREPARING FOR THE HOLIDAYS. OK, MAYBE MY BOYS ARE....... WE ARE DOING A HOMEMADE CHRISTMAS, KIDS CAN MAKE ANYTHING TO MELT YOUR HEARTS, MY HUBBY IS TALENTED IN EVERYTHING, THAT LEAVES ME. YEAH, NOT SO CREATIVE. I HAVE SOME IDEA'S, BUT THEIR ALL WORKS IN PROGRESS SO THAT WILL KEEP ME VERY BUSY. BRAYDEN TURNED 5 ON THE 15TH OF NOVEMBER SO I MANAGED TO PULL OFF A LEGO PARTY. HE LEARNED TO RIDE HIS BIKE BY THE TRAINING WHEEL BREAKING OFF, GOOD THING WE DIDN'T GET ALL THE BIKES HUNG IN THE GARAGE. TAKE IT OFF HE YELLS I'M 5 NOW I CAN DO IT. YEP, HE'S CRAZY, HE'LL TRY ANYTHING NO MATTER THE BUMBS AND THE BRUISES. CAM IS OUR ARTIST HE WON A COLORING CONTEST AT HIS SCHOOL. DYLAN, WOW HE IS NOW 7 MONTHS AND 22 POUNDS. HE STOOD HIMSELF UP IN THE CRIB LAST NIGHT LETTING OUT THE MOST EVIL LAUGH........."HA HA, LOOK AT WHAT I CAN DO". YEAH, I'M OUT OF TIME, HE IS SCOOTING AND SURE WORKING ON CRAWLING. THE BIG BOYS AND THEIR TOYS, HOW DO YOU BABY PROOF A HOUSE WITH BIG KIDS? HE HAS HIS 2 BOTTOM TEETH. YEAH, SO I GUESS A LOT TENDS TO HAPPEN. PRES. MONSON REMINDED US "NOTHING IS AS CONSTANT AS CHANGE". IT IS SURE FUN TO CHECK ON THE CHANGES EACH OF YOU ARE MAKING. CRAZY IS A GOOD THING, LIFE IS GREAT, ENJOY THE MOMENTS AS YOU PREPARE FOR THE UPCOMING HOLIDAYS EVERYONE. NEXT TIME I WON'T TAKE SO LONG, WHO SAYS YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PICTURE TO BLOG!!!!!!!!!!!

HELP YOU SMART BLOGGING PEOPLE!!!

HOW DO I ADD YOU PEOPLE TO MY BLOGS I FOLLOW. YOU ALL HAVE YOUR LITTLE SECTIONS AND I JUST CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO IT. WHAT IS THE URL I'M SUPPOSE TO TYPE IN OR AM I IN THE WRONG LOCATION. I'M GOING TO BLOGS I'M FOLLOWING ON MY DASHBOARD AND DO WHAT IT SAYS, BUT IT'S NOT WORKING. I MUST JUST NOT UNDERSTAND COMPUTER ENGLISH. THANKS ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE NICE, I AM STUMPED AND NAVIGATE THROUGH EACH OF YOURS TO READ WHATS GOING ON WITH EACH OF YOU.... I HAVE FIGURED OUT I CAN GET TO YOUR BLOGS BY CLICKING ON YOUR COMMENTS. THAT DOES SAVE SOME NAVIGATION TIME. OK, WELL HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT DAY AND DON'T LAUGH TO HARD, I AM TRYING TO LEARN....

PICTURES FOR SIS!!!

STILL FIGURING THINGS OUT...

WELL, THE GRATTO PICTURES WERE NOT CONFERENCE SATURDAY. THE BOYS HAVE HAD A HAIR CUT SINCE THEN. THEY DID LOOK PRETTY SHAGGY. BABY DYLAN HAS BEEN SICK FOR THE LAST 13 DAYS AND BRAYDEN AND I HAVE FOLLOWED. ONE VIRUS ON TOP OF ANOTHER. YES WE WAS OUR HANDS, WELL BRAYDEN IS QUESTIONABLE MOST OF THE TIME. MY BLOG MAY HAVE WORDS TYPED ALL OVER AND PICTURES PLACED IN OFF LOCATIONS. I SAY O WELL THE TIME I SPEND IT'S GOING ON NO MATTER HOW IT LOOKS. NOW I JUST HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THE PICTURE FROM MY CAMERA TO THE COMPUTER. I'M SURE YOUR ALL LAUGHING AT MY LACK OF TECHNOLOGY SKILLS, BUT I NEVER DID LIKE CALCULATORS EITHER. A PENCIL AND A PAPER WAS ALL I NEEDED.

SOCCER IS OVER!!!

I'M GLAD NO MORE CHASING AT LEAST FOR THE MOMENT. SOCCER SEASON WAS A BLAST. IT WAS FUN TO SEE HOW FAR CAMERON HAS COME. HE IS THE BOMB WHEN IT COMES TO DEFENDING. BRAYDEN, WELL I THINK HE NEEDS MORE OF A CONTACT SPORT. HE SPENT MOST OF HIS TIME BEING PULLED OFF OF THE KIDS. THEY BOTH MANAGED TO SCORE A GOAL. CAM'S WAS JUST AWESOME. BRAYDEN SCORED IN HIS OWN GOAL HOWEVER... HE WAS VERY PROUD THE OTHER TEAM CHEERED HIM ON AND GAVE HIM HIGH FIVES... IT WAS ME IT WAS ME HE WAS SHOUTING SO PROUD. WE ASKED HIM LATER IF HE REALIZED HE SCORED ON THE WRONG SIDE. HE RESPONDED, "YEA, I WANTED TO KICK IT SO BAD AND SCORE AND THE OTHER ONE WAS TO FAR AWAY". WELL KIDS ARE SO DANG CUTE. CAM EVEN PLAYED ONE IN THE ENTIRE RAIN AND THE KIDS KEPT SLIDING AND FALLING. IT WAS A CRACK UP....

SATURDAY FUN AT THE GRATTO!!!

THE BOYS LOVE HIKING AND EXPLORING.THE GRATTO IS THE BEST CAUSE I (MOM) CAN ACTUALLY GET THERE.THEY HAVE A BALL SEEING HOW FAST THEY CAN RUN ACROSS THE LOGS. I'VE LEARNED I CAN'T BE AFRAID, CAUSE BOYS WILL BE BOYS. WE DO HAVE ACCIDENTS, CUTS AND SCRAPES. DON'T WE ALL LOVE PARENTHOOD ESPECIALLY WHEN BROKEN BONES FIT INTO THE PICTURE OR DOCTORS ARE A PART OF NORMAL FAMILY LIFE...