I am Thankful For...

...music.  I love music - especially at this time of year when the holiday music becomes so important.  I love most kinds of music - everything but Jazz.  For some reason jazz makes me absolutely crazy - screaming angry in fact.  It is weird but I can only listen for a few minutes before I am ready to scream.  Most people find it relaxing but I don't.  Any other music and I am Okay.  My version of torture would be being forced to listen to jazz - especially when they riff and play phrases over and over on different instruments at different tempos.  That would make me insane quicker than anything.

I am Thankful For...

...the opportunity to be able to be an ordinance worker in Boston Temple.  It is so wonderful to be able to go every other week and spend time in the temple.  Tomorrow we are having a youth temple trip so Clyde and I are spending the night in Boston.  We would only get a few hours of sleep if we tried to come home tonight.  We are very blessed to live so close to a temple.

I am Thankful For...

... Holiday movies.  My favorite is "The Bishops Wife".  It has been for forever.  I saw it for the first time when I was a little girl on a Saturday afternoon at my Grandma and Grandpa Tuttle's house.  We didn't spend very many Christmas's at a Grandparents home and that could be why this movie is even more special.  It is a feel good movie and one I have to watch every Christmas Season at least once (but usually two or three times).  This is my movie during the year when I am down, that I pull out and watch.  It always makes me feel better.  When I would watch this any time other than Christmas, my girls would know that I was in the depths of depression.  However after I watched it, I always felt better.  


What is your favorite holiday movie?

I am Thankful For...

...fun authors.  I have been reading some very fun books the last few days.  I love to read and I love it when I find an author that makes reading a joy.

I am Thankful For...

...people that care.  It is hard to be without a car all of the time.  It is nice when people step up and help me with my Visiting Teaching and just get little service projects done.  They willingly pick me up and help me with the project as I am doing it.  I am very grateful for wonderful caring people that are just there.  It is makes life so much easier.

Happy Birthday Dad (Popi)

 When Dad would come home from work, he would be exhausted.  He was a Doctor and worked in the emergency room most of my early growing up years.  His way of playing with us was by laying on the floor and taking a nap while we jumped over him.  When he had his catnap he would play 'horsey' with us for a few minutes.  I was about 6 when this picture was taken.  It is my dad, my brother Bob, me and my sister Marianne.

 This is my dad and I think my sister on Smokey at my Uncle Raphael's farm in Venice, Utah.  I think at this time it was still Grandma and Grandpa Brugger's though.

This picture was taken on the 4th of July 2011.  We were at my sister Marianne's home.  This picture is my brother-in-law, Frank, Marianne, Doreen and Popi, me and Clyde.  


I am thankful for a wonderful father.  My dad has been an incredible  influence in my life.  He has guided me to become the person I am today.  I am grateful that he is my father.

I am Thankful For...

...spiritual experiences in unexpected places.  Yesterday Clyde and I were asked to speak about the Telestial Kingdom for a Youth Activity.  Even once I got there I wondered how this was going to go off but after as I was listening to the youth at the ice cream social, most were really touched by the Spirit and really glad they came.  So often we adults project our negativity onto our Youth and we mustn't.  Because they didn't have other things to compare this to they were thrilled with what this taught and the experience they had.  I need to remember that.  The point of the whole evening was that Patriarchal Blessing guide you through life and help you get to the Celestial Kingdom.