19 great things in my life...

Suppose you were to read an entire book each week for the next seventy years. You would read 3,640 books. That sounds like a lot but in the Library of Congress are more than 27,000,000 books. Futurist Alvin Toffler said "that books are spewing from the world's presses at the rate of one thousand titles per day." That means that in seventy years there will be an additional 25,000,000 volumes. Even if we read continually, we could not read more than the smallest fraction of the books in print. Therefore, we should not waste time reading anything that is not uplifting and instructive.
-Elder Joe J. Christensen

Jesse found this quote a few years ago and it freaked me out! I love reading but it really made me realize that I need to be more careful in the things I am reading. So this list is kind of important to me because of the 3,640 books I will read in my life these are ones that are worth reading more than twice.

Books I read over and over and over....

19 - Book of Mormon

18 - New Testament

17 - The Chronicles of Narnia

16 - Jane Austen yep all of it absolute die hard

15 - A Christmas Carol

14 - Pathways to Perfection first church book I remember reading besides scriptures.

13 - The Belgariad Series

12 - The Malleron Series

11 - The Continuous Atonement by Brad Wilcox

10 - The Peacegiver

9 - Be thou an Example

8 - Frankenstein

7 - The Portrait of Dorian Grey

6 - Jane Ere ok haven't really gotten all the way through but I love it anyway.

5 - The Screw Tape letters

4 - Jesus the Christ

3 - Little Women

2 - The Little Princess

1 - The Secret Garden
 What is your favourite book that you read over and over?
xoxo
Barb

20 great things in my life....

 Today's theme will be movies 20 great movies that I like in no special order.

20 - Anne of Green Gables

19 - Fiddler on the Roof

18 - Pride and Prejudice (BBC version with Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy mmmmm)

17 - Two Weeks Notice

16 - Sound of Music

15 - My Fair Lady

14 - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

13 - Man from Snowy River

12 - Chocolate

11 - You've got Mail

10 - The Natural (Robert Redford mmm)

9 - James Bond (Love them all but hard to beat any of the Rodger Moore ones)

8 - Star Wars

7 - Indiana Jones

6 - Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

5 - Amazing Grace

4 - The Englishman that went up a Hill and came down a Mountain

3 - White Christmas

2 - It's a Wonderful Life (only the Jimmy Stewart version)

1 - Waking of Ned Deivne

Which ones did I miss??
xoxo
Barb

21 great things in my life...

Today is my son Ryan's Birthday so today's focus will be around 21 great things Ryan has brought into my life...

21 - RYAN

 20 - Air guitar solo's  awesome

19 - Video Games - whether it be PS2 or Wii I am grateful that he gives me a way to enjoy them.

18 - Comics or graphic novels as they are called now

17 - Doing things for people (like taking pictures) especially when you don't want to.

 16 - Ryan actually hates basketball but he played on his school team for me last year.

15 - Belly laughing at things, yes he was pretending to be a rat.

14 - Examples Ryan has shown me how to be a good example to people and how to care for people. This is his cousin Andy at his baptism all the cousins love Ryan.

13 - Animal facts he knows a lot about animals

12 - Youth day in our Stake we have a yearly tradition of playing softball thanks to Ryan I got to watch last year.

 11 - How to live in a messy bedroom? I don't know how he does it but it doesn't bother him at all.

10 - How to never take life too seriously

9 - Bottle rockets so cool.

8 - Love of Xmen movies

7 - Physical fitness Ryan ran his first 5k last summer and did great. 

 6 - Greater appreciation of dinosaurs

5 - Ryan struggles a lot in school but he always is trying his best and is quick to apologize when he has forgotten something or done something wrong and goes about trying to set it right. His humbleness is amazing.

4- Ryan is a wonderful brother he often has to do things which wouldn't be his choice but is very patience with his little sisters.

 3 - A reason to have a lot of baseball caps around

2 - To see things outside the box really who would think of posing beside the giant smiley face like you were getting spit up.

 1 - The capturing and disposal of small rodents.

Thanks for tuning in,
xoxox
Barb

22 great things in my life...

22 - Waterton  I REALLY LOVE THIS PLACE!

21 - Snow

20 - Christmas ordnaments

19 - Trees all kinds

18 - Apples a main stay at our house

17 - Japanese oranges (christmas oranges especially in the toe of my stocking)

16 - Sunrises

15 - Tai chi especially done on hill tops!

14 - Herbal tea

13 - Crocheting

12 - Watermelon

11 - Christmas lights

10 - Hoodies there is nothing that makes me warmer than when I am wearing a hoodie

9 - Clouds so many poems and thoughts and parts of our language are centered in and around clouds that I love them mostly I love that they always keep me looking up!

8 - My thighs ok let me explain they aren't skinny or beautiful but they are powerful I have always thought they are the strongest part of my body and that makes me love them.

7 - Keyboards I love the way keys feel under my fingers it makes me feel fancy when type.

6 - Collies had a couple growing up and I love them they always make me smile! (My dad just bought a pup and he is soooo cute)

5 -  Shooting things yes I love target paratice whether it is pop cans, TV's, pumkins or gophers.

4 - Sleeping in on rainy mornings, only on rainy mornings I hate sleeping in on a beautiful sunrise morning it makes me feel like I have watsted half a day. Rainy mornings however feel like a gift  from Heavenly Father telling me to slllllllow down. Drink some herbal tea and read a book.

3 - Red heads I love them all I have had some very special red headed people in my life.

2 - Dancing, no I am not good at it but turn the music up loud enough and my inner Elaine comes out every time. (Yes click on Elaine and watch the video I promise it will be your laugh of the day)

1 - Pictures I they really are worth a thousand words.

xoxoxo
Barb

23 great things in my life...

23 - My Mother in law of course. I am really blessed to have a mother in law whom I actually consider a really wise friend more than a "mother in law." She is talented in every way I am not and still loves me. I love her a lot.

22 -  Nail polish I don't have it on all the time but I love it when I do.

21 - Moon

20 - Stars

19 - Carpet

18 -Dishwasher by far my favourite appliance.

17 - Running water

16 - Socks especially cute crazy ones

15 - Yahtzee

14 - Envelopes they hide good and bad things

13 - Jazz music especially Diana Krall.

12 - Magnets I know they can be scientifically explained but they are just really cool to me.

11 - Canoes

10 - Chief Mountain the top one is a nice picture, the bottom is a picture from my front porch. Yep that is how lucky I am. I prefer the bottom because let's face it the models in the bottom one make the picture.

9 - Drawers they hide and hold lots of stuff

8 - Letters

7 - Stairs because I kind of hate ladders

6 - Stoves, cooking over an open fire not as cool as you would think

5 - Hot chocolate

4 - My slippers or I should put my Caribou Clothes slippers

3 -  The book series Tennis shoes among the Nephities 

2 - Sewing machine don't use it a lot but when I do I like it

1 - The Calgary Temple I was able to take the kids through the open house it is beautiful to learn more about temples click on the word temples.

xoxo
Barb

24 great things in my life

24 - My Father in Law (it is his birthday today) I don't know if it is really rare or not, but I have  a very special relationship with Ralph. I love, admire, appreciation and respect him just as much as anyone I know. I know that he loves me, and might even respect me sometimes. When I am not being naughty. He makes me feel smart and appreciated. He is one of the greatest blessings in my life.

23 - Northern lights, they are a bit of magic in my life.

22 - Chairs sitting on the floor would get old fast.

21 - Living by a pond with an island.

20 - My hair straighter  yep really love it that much.

19 - Christmas music

18 - Fresh air

17 - Rubber maid containers

16 - Jeans thank you MR. LEVI.

15 - Warm winter boots  Jesse bought me these Muck boots and I love them!

14 - My nose, I am a smeller. I read a story once about a hobo who for lunch would go sit beside restaurants for lunch and just smell his lunch I think I should try this. It would probably help with the weight loss.

13 - World book encyclopaedias my parents had a set when I was young it was one of our favourite things to do, look up random facts.  Did you know that crocodiles  carry their young in there mouths?

12 - Growing up on a farm

11 - Christmas trees, we put up ours on November 12 every year out of respect for the dead or Remembrance Day

10 -  Hair elastics - pure genius -

9 - Sheep I love sheep don't really like cows.

8 - Poetry

7 - Ensign

6 - Small schools 

5 - Nativity Sets

4 - Pinterest (sad but true I got put on the Relief society committee and felt obligated to join up.)

3 - Gutairs and the fact that my husband plays them.

2 - Porch swings nothing better than sitting on my parents front porch.

1 - Remembrance Day is my second favourite holiday of the year, might sound weird but I love paying respect to those who have and still do give their lives for my freedom.

xoxo
Barb

25 great things in my life....

So I miss, this I miss blogging.  Things are not going well in the weight department or for that matter the depression department. Don't get me wrong I am fine, I am fighting, but I don't feel the joy that I use to feel right now. I am working on it. Still going to LDS addictions program, back in group with lifestyles, trying to weigh in weekly in at the clinic, and it is STILL HARD. I wanted to update you on this journey just so you know it isn't all buttons and bows. This is hard, but I am not going to give up.

 My idea for celebrating Christmas this year just for me is to blog about  25 things great things in my life and then tomorrow I will tell you 24 great things about my life and so on...

25 - My Home my father in law, father, husband, brother in laws, brother, friends and even more family helped build it. It is small and squishy and I love it.

24 - Toilets all kinds.

23 - My toes seriously, have you ever thought about how it would suck not to have toes. Read this blog the other day and it made me grateful for my toes.

22 - Computer I  love my computer it is an Apple iMac I was always a Microsoft girl but I love my Mac.

21 - Living on a gravel road.

20 - Not living a long way from the highway. While living on a gravel road is wonderfully romantic it is nice to have a highway only a mile away from your house it is easier to run and bike on.

19 -  Having a bed.

18 - Having a down comforter on my bed.

17 - My fireplace.

16 - Reading I love reading.

15 - Staplers I don't think they get enough credit.

 14 - Sun

13 - Journals

12 - Dishwashers

11 - Paper all kinds.

10 - Canada I really can't say enough how much I love my country, and how much I love being Canadian.

9 -  Grass without thistles especially barefoot on grass mmmmmm few pleasures equal.

8 - Being from a small town.

7 - Classical music

6 - Canadian Geese announcing  the arrival of spring and the downfall of autumn.

5 - Anne of Green Gables (enough said)

4 - Shelves

3 - Teddy bears

2 - The hope and dream of adventure

1 - You yes you who ever you are I love you. I don't think you would be reading this without somewhat knowing and caring who I am. So thank you! See you tomorrow! Merry Christmas!

xoxo
Barb