Doppelganger Week

So, facebook is doing a mass post where you are supposed to post a picture of your look alike, and this is who Duane and I have heard we look like. I thought it was kind of fun...

What do you think? Yes, no? I think that's a good lookin' couple.

For those of you that don't know that is Ewan McGregor and Liv Tyler.

FOR SALE...

So we decided the beginning of October last year to put our house up for sale. I was a little apprehensive about it because I love our ward/neighbors. We built our house with full intention of staying in it for only a couple years. But we fell in love with our area and couldn't leave. We're working on our 6th year. We've also slapped ourselves for not selling 3 years ago, too, when the housing prices were out of control. We'll still be able to sell it for more then what we owe, but to know we could have made a killing makes us sick.

Anyway, we've decided it's time to make our money out of this house, like we planned to, and move on. We are very sad to go and hope we find a ward and neighbors that are just as great.

And if you know of anyone that wants to move into a great area, and an awesome home, we know just the one....

What A Difference One Person Can Make

Danielle did something today that gave me affirmation that I’m actually raising my children right. She came home yesterday and told me she was excited to go to school today because there was a new kid joining her class. Well, first off, I thought that was cute that she was excited for the new child. Anyway, when she got home from school she told me that she had written the child a note welcoming him to her school and that she hoped he would like it here. After wards, a couple kids made fun of her. Why? Why is it that in our society it is socially unacceptable to go out of your way to welcome a new kid to school? But, what I think is amazing, was even though she probably knew she would get laughed at, she did it anyway. That completely touched my heart and it makes me smile to know my child is not afraid to do something that other “cool” kids would perceive as “un cool”. My kids absolutely amaze me and it makes me happy to know the lessons I teach my kids are actually sinking in.

Here's a recreation of Danielle's note. I wanted her to remember this moment so I had her write it again.


If we only took a moment in our day to do something out of the ordinary for someone else whose to say what a difference one person can make.