It's Time To Prepare

BEFORE

AFTER

About a month ago our Bishop challenged 10 families in our ward to live off their 3 month food supply for 10 days. These families followed the council of our wonderful Bishop and last week they reported to the adults of our ward at our 5th Sunday combined meeting. Jon and I have both been telling each other we needed to get preparing our food storage but both have kept putting it off. After hearing these great families and how prepared they are, it made us really feel a prompting that we to needed to be prepared for troubled times that may lie ahead. So I know it doesn't look like much but I am starting out slow. Being in Arizona makes food storage a bit tough to find storage space. You can't store it in the garage like other places because of the heat. We also don't have many basements here in Arizona so its like a game finding space. Luckily, I have lots of cupboard space in my kitchen and I was able to clear a few cupboards and start storing there. Our plan is to use the pantry and cupboards for the food storage part. We are storing water under beds in all bedrooms. I will use a guest room closet to store all other neccesities like laundry detergent, paper towel, shampoo, soap, toilet paper, etc. Like I said it isn't much now but I will build at it little by little!

I think I love going grocery shopping now to see the great deals and what I can buy for our storage!! I found killer deals today on all this!! Yeah!

Softball Pros

Back in January a P.E. teacher from my school was recruiting couples to play in the city co-ed softball league. Being stupid I opened my mouth up and said, "Jon loves softball and always wished I would play. I won't tell him since he would die to play! But, I won't play.. I can't play.. I don't know how to play!" Well without really consenting my friend Mindy the P.E. teacher signed us up anyway. 5 other teachers and spouses from our school signed up. I was so scared. I had never played sports before! I was always the dancer who cared more about what she looked like, sports were never my thing. Until now I guess! Little to my surprise I have actually found an enjoyment for this sport. I have gained more self confidence for myself, Jon and I have got to spend time doing something together, and my sport abilities have gotten much better! After 6 weeks of playing, my batting skills have gotten better. I can now hit and make it to 1st base. I have only made one run for my team this season which is pretty pathetic, but we are talking about me here! Anyway, it has been so fun and I am happy Mindy ended up signing us up. I need to practice catching now cause I still dodge the ball instead of catching it. I will have to keep practicing for next season!

S is for Sassy

Tagged By Aubry...
If you follow my blog and want to play, here's what you do. Leave me a "comment" that you want to play and I'll assign you a letter. You are to share with us 10 things you love... that begin with that letter. Then you play it forward and peeps will in turn leave you a comment and you can assign them a letter and on and on......Come on and play!

My letter is "S".........here are the things I love that begin with "S"!

1 I love being silly. My family thinks I am the entertainer!

2 I love sour patch kids. They are sour then sweet!

3 I love shopping. Just put me in a mall and I am in heaven!

4 I love sleeping in. It doesn't happen much, but when it does, it's the bomb!

5 I love a sexy man named Jon. Gotta love those muscles!

6 I love the sunshine. That is probably why I love Arizona. It is always sunny and warm here!

7 I love spending time with my family and friends. My family and friends are very special to me. I love being with them and I hope they know how much I love them all!

8 I love teaching second grade. I love my kiddos. They are my life and I love my job. I forget most days that I actually get paid for it!

9 I love scrapbooking. If I had all the money in the world I would own and live at Scrapbooks Etc.

10 I love my new sport of Softball? Okay so I couldn't think any more S things. I have started a co-ed team with Jon. Let's just I am the best right fielder ever!

Now, play! Leave me a comment & I will assign you a letter! Have fun!

My Precious Grandma Cleo

On Monday evening our loving grandmother, mother, and friend was taken from us. My Grandma Cleo was in an unexpected car accident and past away later that evening at the Provo Hospital from trauma to her heart and lungs. As hard as it is to loose such a special grandma like she is, I am so happy she is in Heaven with our Heavenly Father and she is happy to be back there. I am very thankful for the Plan of Salvation and that I know I will see my grandma again! She was such an amazing woman and many would agree. She loved being with her family and friends. She enjoyed looking and painting the wonderful mountains from her window. She was also a huge NBA basketball fan. There are so many blessed memories we have of our Cleo. I will miss you Grandma and please know I love you so much!

Thank you to all of you who have been here for support. I appreciate all that everyone has done for me and my family. Thank you again!

Girls Weekend to Denver

A few weeks ago my sister and mother surprised me with a ticket to go with them to Denver to see my other sister Erika and her family. We all went this past weekend and had a total ball! We didn't want to come home this morning, but all good things have to come to an end. However we made lasting memories with the small time we were together. It is so hard living in seperate places because the kiddos grow up so fast and we cherish the time we have with them! Here are a few highlights of what we did over the weekend.

Friday - We woke up and got ready and took Logan my oldest niece to the orthodontist and spent the afternoon shopping a bit at Target and other places. We then met Eric my brother in law for dinner at my favorite Denver hot spot 3 Margaritas. Of course we ended the night playing Phase 10 our favorite game as sisters!

Saturday - Woke up and went to breakfast as girls; me, my sisters Tiffany and Erika, and my mom Rebecca to little french place. Yummy!! Then we hit Park Meadows mall for shopping at Nordstrom, Forever 21, and many other places. Warning- Never go shopping with the Steadman girls, it is a killer long day with us shopping maniacs! We then went home ordered pizza and spent the night in our pjs playing Karoke Revolution and Phase 10! I have not laughed that hard in A VERY LONG TIME!!! Hey Erika and Tiffany I have bad news to tell you! Ha Ha!

Sunday - We all woke up super early and headed for Denver to my nieces Logan and Sydnee's state cheer competition! We were there all day watching and had so much fun cheering Peak Athletics on! My nieces are crazy talented being only 9 and 11 and already on level 3! They are way better then most high school and college cheerleaders! WAY TO GO GIRLS TAKING 1ST PLACE in their division! Good luck at nationals in New Orleans!

Overall the whole weekend was a blast! I didn't want to leave because it isn't very often we are all together. Thank you again Erika for letting us stay with you! Thank you Tiff and Mom for the ticket! I trully am grateful for the most wonderful family in the whole world! Love ya!

Draper's Beautiful Temple

I was looking up information on the Draper Temple today and I got extremely emotional because of the importance of this temple in my life. I was born and raised in Draper, Utah until I got married. I am trully a Draper girl! I am so happy to see a House of the Lord built in my hometown. Now the people of Draper each day can look up on the mountain and see that beautiful sight above them. Its trully like looking up into heaven! Corner Canyon is such an amazing sight with the rocks and trees but now what a better sight it is with the Lord's house nestled into the canyon! I wish I could be there to see this temple be dedicated! However, I will someday go back and go through to do temple work in the Draper Temple! To those in Utah please take your children and loved ones through this beautiful place before it is dedicated. Take those that are less active or non members so they can feel of the spirit! I love temples! I am so happy to have them in my life. To have a place to go each week to clear my mind, and to feel the spirit each time! I have made it a personal goal to go each week by myself to the Mesa, Arizona temple. What a blessing it has been in my life and for Jon and I's life as a couple!

Watch this video on You Tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WJ27w1OWu0

Will we be Washington Huskies next Fall?

Jon flew out tonight to Seattle to interview for the University of Washington's MHA (Masters in Healthcare Administration)program. He will interview tomorrow and we should know by the end of the month if he gets into the grad program for Fall 2009! We are crossing our fingers that he does get in. I have been back and forth on wanting to move to Washington or anywhere for that matter. However, if it means Jon gets finished with school earlier then I will go wherever! If he doesn't get into UW then he has applied to University Colorado Denver and we should know about that one in March. Who knows where we will be living next year. Maybe rainy, vampire lurking Washington, beautiful snowy Denver, or hot and sunny Arizona. Wherever we end up I know we will end up loving no matter what!