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!!!

I like favorite things. I like to look at my Pinterest boards, and see all these images that together represent me, who I am, my taste, personality, faith, hope. As I look at that collage of images, I feel wrapped in this blanket of security in knowing who I am, what I believe. It's like giving myself a hug and saying "Self, I love you. I know you. I accept you. You are beautiful."  There is a confidence and comfort in not wondering who I am. I know I am a daughter of a Heavenly King. I know HE loves me too, and I like to think that, overall, He is proud of who I am becoming. So for myself, and posterity, (and potentially people thinking about Christmas......) I leave a little record of things I love. Other than the obvious, you know, Andrew & the kids, Heather, my Mumsley, Sisters, and friends, The gospel.... These are a few of my favorite things: -Color: PINK! Except when it's green. Or Red. Or Orange? Blues? I really LOVE colors!!! -Food: Dairy Products. :...

Yes, I studied photography in college..5 classes worth. No, I am NOT good at REMEMBERING to take pictures, or share them. So here are some oldies that have been hiding out on my camera, some for a very long time... Nate & Em got into the dress-up, and this was the result...I believe they were both super heroes. This is one of my most favoritest pics ever:  First day of third grade, September 2013. Goofy Smile, but the other one had closed eyes:  Gomers on the couch, very recently. I can tell because the shirt was purchased in July or August:  New Haircut, Saturday last. I can now shower, dress and dry/style my hair in 12 minutes flat. Can I get a HALLELUJAH???  Today, Halloween 2013 - Fit-it Felix and mean old Taffyta Muttonfudge:  About a year and a half ago. She has a tendency to fall asleep all over the place. See later in the post for further proof:  My Bestest and her Lovah, the night before the wedding: ...

Well, big things folks!!! First, our stake had some very uneven ward boundaries, as in ITTY BITTY wards, and GREAT BIG wards, so we had a realignment happen, and I got shuffled out of my ward, away from nearly all of my friends, and stuck in the ward on the other side of the highway. My mom, who lives a block north of me, was in a different ward. She got shuffled out of HER ward, and into the same ward as me! My dad is the Ward Clerk in the new ward. While we are EXTREMELY sad to leave some of the people in our old ward, we are very excited about the new ward, and the change in general. We've learned in our little family, that change brings new opportunities, mostly good ones. The new ward seems to have good energy, and we are so far very happy. Well, mostly.... :) I got a calling! It's the same one I've had for years - Teaching 4th Sunday. I LOVE it!!! It was a little sad, because I thought "Well, I can do other stuff too!!!!" But I also know I love this call...