Noteworthy

*Lily is sucking her thumb again --- aargh

*Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin passed away last night. His talk in October's general conference has had such a positive influence on Stanton & I over the last few months. It is worth reading whether you belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or not -- whether you've read it recently or not.

*We enjoyed a fantastic Thanksgiving with all the Roses at my aunt & uncle's ranch. We decided to take the kids out Wednesday night -- we got there about 7 o'clock -- nobody got to bed on time, but it was a good experience for me to realize that we DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TO GET TO BED ON TIME! I am so anal sometimes. The kids were so great on Thursday -- it is so fun to have everyone together. We had well over 50 people there -- it was a blast. The kids got to go on 4-wheelers and took a ride on Scott's tractor -- honestly --Brigham was in heaven. He took his "rightful" spot on the cab right by Scott and wouldn't move for anyone. It was adorable.
There was so much wonderful food -- so. much. wonderful. food. If there is one thing the Roses know how to do -- it is food. Wow. My favorite was my aunt Nancy's relish tray. I completely gorged myself on that and the other appetizers before dinner even started -- and then there was the pie -- and cheesecake -- and pie. We have the best family.
I loved being with my cousins and aunts and uncles -- I look at my grandparents and have such respect for them. I'm grateful for a great family. These every other year Thanksgivings with the Rose family are something I look forward to.

*The girls sang together in Sacrament meeting on Sunday. They sang "He Sent His Son" and did a great job. The practices were so so dicey and we thought this would either be great or a huge disaster. They peaked at the right moment and did great. It was fun to see each of their personalities come out -- love those girls.

*I spent Saturday in Park City with my sisters-in-law Emily & Julie and cousin-in-law Trish. We shopped like crazy and I was able to get Stanton some winter clothes. I love the outlets and we always seem to hit them when they are having seriously awesome sales. I did good again. More than the deals, though, it was so fun to hang out with family. I got so lucky marrying into the family I did. They are great --it's awesome to just gel so easily.

*This afternoon I went over to Judy & Dave's (MIL & FIL) where Ann, Judy, & I worked on the funnest project ever. Ann got her hands on 6 king-sized flannel sheets (thanks, Ann's MIL) so we decided to make Nativity costumes. After about 3 1/2 hours later, we had 30 costumes! It was a lot of fun to start and finish a project in one day. And WOOT! I have my very own Nativity costumes now!