HUNTER'S BAPTISM

Today, a few of us were able to gather for Hunter's Baptism.

Jordyn was excited for her brother and drew a picture of his baptism, as well as writing the names of all of the people in attendance. I didn't take a picture of her drawing, but it was quite good.

Uncle Chris, Hunter & Uncle Ed

Hunter was baptized by his Uncle Ed and confirmed by his Uncle Chris. Uncle Ed & the Bishop stood in the circle.

All of the talks were after the Baptism and confirmation. The 1st one was by a member of the Primary Presidency, she read a poem and gave Hunter a pair of new clean white socks, to symbolize how after baptism you are clean, along with a copy of the poem.

The Bishop gave a talk  about baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost, it was very interesting.
I am very happy that Hunter made the choice to be baptized, I know he will be blessed for his good choice.
After the baptism we went to Papa Walker's for pizza and a big cookie celebration.

LET THE FUN BEGIN

We are less than 6 weeks away from Christmas. In keeping with the tradition of homemade gifts, I have all the tools and materials gathered.

Bits and pieces are coming together

Lots still to do, who needs sleep anyway?

HUH????

Words fail me. I think I'll just go pick some chips off the

Doritos tree in the backyard….

ZIPLOC OMELET

OK I have never really tried this myself, but it looks like it would be fun for kids at a family reunion or something.

(This works great !!! Good for when all your family is together. The best part is that no one has to wait for their special omelet !!!) Have guests write their name on a quart-size Ziploc freezer bag with permanent marker. Crack 2 eggs (large or extra-large) into the bag (not more than 2) shake to combine them. Put out a variety of ingredients such as: cheeses, ham, onion, green pepper, tomato, hash browns, salsa, etc. Each guest adds prepared ingredients of choice to their bag and shake. Make sure to get the air out of the bag and zip it up. Place the bags into rolling, boiling water for exactly 13 minutes. You can usually cook 6-8 omelets in a large pot. For more, make another pot of boiling water. Open the bags and the omelet will roll out easily. Be prepared for everyone to be amazed. Nice to serve with fresh fruit and coffee cake; everyone gets involved in the process and a great conversation piece.
You can get these ready the night before, and put the bag in boiling water while you get ready. And in 13 minutes, you got a nice omelet for a quick breakfast!!!
I used tomatoes, ham, green onions, cheddar cheese and mushrooms in this one! MMMM . . .MMMMMMMM Try it. . . .it really works!!!

HAPPY VETERAN'S DAY

Veteran's Day is Today November 11th. It was first celebrated on Nov 11, 1919 as Armistice Day to honor the Veteran's of World War I. In 1938, Armistice Day was made an official American Holiday. After World War II, citizens felt veteran's of all wars should be recognized. In 1954, congress changed the name to Veteran's Day. In the U.S., the holiday is celebrated by approximately 2.9 million U.S. veteran's with parades and ceremonies among other events.

Our family has had someone serve in every U.S. war since the American Revolution, including the Mormon Battalion.

Dad served in the Navy at the end of World War II, at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

George Cottam (Dad's Uncle) served in Germany in World War I. He was Killed in Action.

John Donohoo (Mom's Uncle) also served in Germany in World War I. He came home alive and shortly after returning died of a ruptured appendix on the way to the hospital.

Robert Burns Donohoo (Mom's Grandfather) left Tennessee to serve with a company from Illinois during the Civil War.

Oliver Gaultry Workman (Jacob Lindsay's younger brother) was with the Mormon Battalion.

Dewey Donohoo (Grandpa) served in Panama in WWI

Uncle Ross (Mom's Brother) was career Military.

He served in a lot of different places.

Max Skabelund served in

the military in the late 50's

and early 60s

Rich Coppel was in the

Air Force in Viet Nam

Steve, served in Operation Desert Storm

Adam, right, served in the current War in Iraq.

Today is a day to remember the Veterans who gave of their time and endangered their lives to keep us safe and free.

I am grateful to the members of my family both the ones pictured and the ones not mentioned who served in the military, and gave of their time, and for the families that stayed home to wait for them, worry about them, and pray for them.

FREE BOOKS FROM DESERET BOOK

My friend forwarded the following email to me and I thought you might be interested. Feel free to share it with as many people as you'd like.
---sbm

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They can all be downloaded at http://www.deseretbook.com/free. Several of
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5. 10 Secrets Wise Parents Know (by Brent Top and Bruce Chadwick).
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SWINE FLU SONG

I saw this on Chanelle's blog and thought it was too good to not share.

ALTERED PLANS by REBECCA TALLEY

TRUNK OR TREAT

Leanne and I went to our 1st Trunk or Treat at the church last night. We had plenty of spider web and spiders.

We had a black cauldrun full of candy, and bucket of non candy goodies.

There were some impressive trunks, people that are veterans of the Trunk or Treat world.

And of course cute costumes

and at times crowds

We had a good time, but we have a ton of candy left over, darn I guess we'll have to sacrifice and snack on it.