The Henderson Family Chronicles

I've wanted to record this for a while, but it was a pretty special birthday, and I didn't want to just rattle off a play-by-play without expressing how much everyone's part meant to me. When I woke up the kids were extra good and nice and helpful. Nate didn't have school, because it was Thanksgiving break. Andrew worked the night before so he came home, and went to bed. I had just gotten my new Mormon Mom Planner, and wanted to go show it to Mom, so I asked her if I could some over. She asked me to wait a little while. She and Janna had something for me, and needed a little bit to get it ready. When I got there, on the floor in the family room, there were 31 gift bags. Inside each of 30 bags was one of my favorite things. Cinnamon gum, new jammies, a journal, post it notes, some sheet music for Pitch perfect music... I have the whole list saved elsewhere, but the point is that it was VERY thoughtful. It was more gifts, and more THOUGHTFUL gifts than I have ever recei...

-Color: Blue -Food: Cheeseburgers, Pizza -Animal: Giraffe -Restaurant: Applebees, Burger King -Scent: Perfume -Class (at school): Math, Art -Day of the week: Monday -Time of day: Midnight -Holiday: Easter -Season: Winter -Thing to do when happy: Play MagiClip Princesses -Thing to do when sad: Sit on my bed and whine -Thing to do when angry: Pout and read -Thing to do with friends: Play horses with Cooper -Scripture: Abinidi and King Noah -Songs: I am a Child of God, Roar -TV show: Phineas and Ferb, Lego Ninjago -Movie: Tangled, Despicable Me 2 -Book: Princess books -Drink: Root Beer -Number: 1010 -Shape: Square -Cookie: Chocolate Chip, Mint Oreos -Candy: Cow Tails, Orange Slices -Dessert: Ice Cream Cake -Meat: Pepperoni -Fruit: Pineapple -Veggie: Broccoli -Car: Jeep -Store: Walmart -Ice cream: Neapolitan -Soda: Root Beer - What I want to be when I grow up: Rock Star, Artist

-Color: Red  -Food: Chicken Enchiladas -Animal: Rhinoceros -Restaurant: Wendy's, Red Robin -Scent: Chocolate Chip Cookies -Class (at school): Science, Art -Day of the week: Saturday -Time of day: Morning -Holiday: Easter -Season: Summer -Thing to do when happy: Video Games -Thing to do when sad: Rest -Thing to do when angry: Read, Play Legos -Thing to do with friends: Jump on the tramp with Kurt -Scripture Story: Abinidi and King Noah -Songs: Roar, Busted (Phineas and Ferb) -TV show: Phineas and Ferb, Lego Ninjago -Movie: Despicable Me 1 & 2 -Book: Diary of a Wimpy Kid -Drink: Water -Number: 1000 -Shape: Circle -Cookie: Heads or Tails Oreos -Candy: Nerds -Dessert: Ice Cream -Meat: Meatloaf -Fruit: Apples or Grapes -Veggie: Peas -Car: One with doors that flip up -Store: Mall -Ice cream: Rocky Road -Soda: Caffeine Free Coke - What I want to be when I grow up: Artist, Adventurer/tr...

The goal for 2014 (again) is a weekly post. Think it'll happen? Upcoming posts (maybe tonight) include: Kids Favorites My Birthday - The Big 30 2014 Goals and Plans Sewing Business Update A Little More About Hormones & My Feelings Why I Want a Nap Well, maybe not the last one...But definitely all of the others. Plus, I take requests. Like a low budget DJ. Or something. Yay!!!