- The Dandelion War -

I'm in a war. My opponent is very small yet very powerful. It may seem sweet and docile but don't be deceived, this enemy is not one to mess with. It has the ability to multiply very quickly and so you must imagine my great alarm to best this beast whilst I still can. This great enemy is... the dandelion.

{Now, don't get me wrong. I like dandelions... in their place. They are very cute and have many useful purposes. For instance, young dandelion leaves are used in salads. The root is very medicinal. You can even use dandelion milk (the runny white stuff) on cuts or scrapes. It is a very wonderful plant, but not when it covers the whole lawn. Now back to my tale... }
And so yesterday I took is upon myself to dig all the dandelions out of my section of the lawn. I used my faithful and trusty dandelion weeder - which I dubbed Zahir (pronounced zah-HEER and which means "helper or supporter" in Arabic). It took us over an hour but in the end, we succeeded! As in all great battles, we had a rather large pile of deceased dandelions. Not wanting them to decay on the lawn, we fed them to the fowl of the air (aka - the chickens).
And so this is the tale of my war with the dandelions. It is far from over. In fact, it has just begun. We have yet to see who shall be the victor in this great battle. And this summer shall go down in history as "the year of the dandelion war".

My grand feat - conquer the dandelions

My weapon - Zahir

The great pile of the deceasedThe fowl enjoying their feast

We just watched a GREAT and WONDERFUL movie!!! My sister's friend suggested this movie and, well, we had just watched some very disappointing films so this was a "breathe of fresh air". It really made me look at my life and see if I am excited and willing to do all my religion asks, even though I'm not asked to do arranged marriages. So anyway, the movie is...

ARRANGED
Friendship Has No Religion

ARRANGED centers on the friendship between an Orthodox Jewish woman and a Muslim woman who meet as first-year teachers at a public school in Brooklyn. Over the course of the year they learn they share much in common - not least of which is that they are both going through the process of arranged marriages.

If you watch this movie, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!!!

A wonderful weekend!!!!

The Bergeson's, some very, very, very good friends, came up for Spring Break for our traditional Egg Dyeing, Egg Hunt and Egg Roll. We had a marvelous time, full of laughs and fun!!!!

Our Egg Dyeing Party

The Annual Easter Egg Hunt

Our goofy picture!!!Come rain, come shine!
Come spring, come flies!Can't you just hear what they are thinking!!!
"I've never seen an egg that color before."
"I wonder what kind of chicken laid it!!"

The Egg Roll
"So tired!! Such a long run!!!"
(pant, pant, sigh, sigh)
My "earthy" eggs!! (can you see the tree-hugger) :D

Here it......goes!!!

EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!

FUN, FUN, FUN!!!

Best friends (yet worst enemies)Just a CM!!! (that's Chad Moment) ;)

Beth on the tramp.
I think that's a yoga pose. Or meditation, maybe...And I think this one is "salutation to the sun". :D

Most of the kids went riding. Mindy just had to share in the fun!! Oh, doesn't that just look GREAT or what!?!

I think it's the "what"! (just kidding)Stick 'em up. It's SPRING!!!! YEAH!!!
The grass proves it!! (I think).

It is always so fun to be with the Bergesons. They are more like family than anyone else!!! You can just be your goofy self around them and no one cares or thinks any less of you!!! I just love that family so very much!!! They are such wonderful people and I love to be around them!!! We have such great memories and hope to make a lot more!!!

Today and tomorrow is General Conference!! I just love it!!! I love it more than Christmas or my birthday or any other holiday!! I love listening to the prophet speak and be given counsel that will guide us in our lives!! What an amazing opportunity!!! I'm so very grateful for the gospel and the privilege I have to listen to God's servants!!! How can you not be happy!??!!! :D

And we got a new apostle - Neil L. Andersen. Isn't that sooo exciting??!!

Spring shows what God can do with a drab and dirty world.

~Virgil A. Kraft

April hath put a spirit of youth in everything.

~William Shakespeare

No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.

~Hal Borland