What's on my Happy List Today?

Long time no blog.....I'm finding it harder and harder to find the time to get this blog thing done on a regular basis. These summer days are fly'in by and I'm down to crunch time preparing last minute details for Stake Rough Out Camp that I'm in charge of in less than three weeks. I've been planning, worrying and fretting over this event for 7 months now so I'm a little freaked out that it is just around the corner. Can I tell you how happy and relieved I'll be once this is over with? I'm feel'in the pressure but also looking forward to the great experience it's going to be!

Some of us Stake leaders went up to the Stake Property last Saturday to check things out. Men were busily trying to get the new pavilion, amphitheatre and flush toilets (thank you Lord!) finished.

Anyhow, besides the new potties that we'll have for camp, these are some of the other things that have made my Happy List in the last week and a half.

*Receiving "GOOD MAIL" from my shoeobsessed friend! It was all Paris inspired from her recent trip to the city I love. I about died! First, everything was color coordinated with the wrapping which I'm such a sucker for. Like me, she appreciates the packaging just as much as the gift itself. She made this book mark for me from a candy bar wrapper that she had fallen in love with from a tiny little cafe in Paris. It's tassel is a ribbon with a perfume testing feather from the Lalique shop inside the Louvre! I mean how cool is that?!?!?!? She even sewed to the tassel one of the red buttons (called "french kisses") that I sent her. The decorative Parisian labels she sent me in the tin box from Cavallini & Co. are to die for. I flipped! They are all uniquely beautiful! I HAVE to find some way to frame them so they can be put on display. She even sent me a Paris note book which I will carry in my purse and use for my "to do" lists. I love it all!....Thank you so much ANDY!

*Honoring Father's Day. This is one of my most favorite daddy daughter pic's!

*Kyleigh's excitement over getting her ears pierced.....AGAIN! This is actually the third time this has taken place over the course of 6 years. For some reason the piercing didn't take too kindly to her ears the first two times. SO we tried it again and hopefully we'll have better luck this time!

*Reading Nancy Drew with the girls. I loved Nancy Drew books growing up. It is so fun to see my girls enthralled with them too. We've been reading some together in honor of the Nancy Drew movie that is now playing in theatres. I made up a mystery for the girls to solve and the reward for them in cracking the case was tickets to go see the movie together. We loved the show!

*Brie coming out of her dental surgery okay. Having a child under anesthesia definitely does not make my happy list. Very weird experience.

*A "Cheetahlicious Birthday"- My niece had a slumber party this past week to celebrate her birthday. The girls were so excited! When my sister-in-law said my niece had mentioned she would like more music I knew just what to get her for her gift. The girls and my nieces love Disney's That's So Raven and the Cheetah Girls. So I knew I had to plan her gift around the Cheetah Girl CD. They love to pretend that they are the Cheetah girls themselves and actually made up a dance to one of their songs and performed it at my niece's Ward Primary Talent Show last Fall. They were thrilled to be able to attend the Raven concert at the State Fair last August.

*Capturing this! We were looking for Brie one night and guess where we found her? Snuggled up with Emma fast asleep!

*The short but relaxing trip up to Scofield again to watch the deck get built.

*Going out with neighbor friends to the Bombay House for authentic Indian food. Yum!

*Trying to get our 72 hour emergency bags better organized. Don't know where we're go'in, hopefully nowhere, but I'm feeling relief that we are better prepared.

*Figuring out how to get music on my blog!