Where Are Your Pictures?

Heritage Making is a part of me

2011-07-10T20:03:00.000-07:00

Technically I have been up to a lot with Heritage Makers lately. The creating side that is not the actual working side.

In the last month I created and published -

*little grad caps with middle schools initials and mascot on them for 8th grade grad dance.
*a gift of a quote for my friends (actually created longer than a month ago,but just published) that I am some how going to get crafty with, but haven't decided how.
* 2 teachers thank you posters, which I leave a lot of white space on so the kids in the class can sign. The teachers love it.
*Fathers day gifts too. (one I had started a while ago and decided to finish).

started-
* Wedding sign in book for a cool gal from church (from an awesome template)

still slowly working on-
Yearbook 2009 is yet to be completed, need to finish Summer and Fall months.
I shall then use my book for a template for 2010 ( and this year is already half over) wow.

What stories do you have to tell?
little tip to other bloggers - You can turn your blog entries into an HM storybook. It's as easy as copy and paste.

It may look like it takes a lot of $ for Heritage Making, but actually with Club HM and being a consultant it's a great deal!

Heritage Making is a part of me it can be a part of you too :)

Calendars

2010-09-30T13:31:00.000-07:00

Create calendars with your photos with full creative flexibility
(who else offers you that?).
2 sizes to choose from

Last day of Sale today!!

Happy Storybooking

new

2010-08-24T15:16:00.000-07:00

Presenting the new postbound album .....
Still want to do a page by page book of your memories?
Now you can design (or use a template) the front and back cover, order and receive page covers & posts.
Page refills can be bought at your local craft store.
size 12x12

Are you excited?

Here's a Story....

2010-08-02T09:31:00.001-07:00

We went on a family bike ride last month to get ice cream (had 2 free ice cream coupons).

We also stopped at the pet store to look around and did a little grocery shopping before heading back home.

The most fun was actually the being together part.

You can count on this story going in our family storybook for 2010.

Smiles

2010-07-02T22:25:00.000-07:00

Smiles
captured, treasured
happiness measured.

Smiles tell a story.
As does a frown.
Have you written them down?

Smiles
captured, treasured
the joy they bring to my heart cannot be measured.

recj

my passion - still alive!-to help in getting those smiles preserved, their stories told.

April's almost gone...

2010-04-30T12:04:00.000-07:00

So April is almost gone, have you checked out the wonderful Mother's Day specials
Also there is still time to join Club Premier.

Oh and no my yearbook for 2009 is not close to being finished- I am going slower than last year. :(

If you are wondering about "My Why" post - It's why I am a consultant for Heritage Makers, what I am working towards right now!

My Why.

2010-04-20T16:35:00.001-07:00

My Treasures

2010-02-20T20:07:00.001-08:00

family pictures & stories

2010-02-10T09:14:00.000-08:00

I know I have written this before, but I'll let you know again - if you want to see the family updates and pics click on the link to the right (JRJenkinsfamily).

Try to comment directly on that blog, let me know if you can't for some reason.

I am trying to keep this blog specific to storybooking and motivating you to tell your stories.

Sincerely - Ronda

2010-02-02T12:17:00.000-08:00

Seasons of 2009

2010-01-12T15:32:00.000-08:00

So this is the title of my yearbook for last year. Instead of doing a chronological yearbook I decided to do it by season, so it actually starts with December instead of ending with it. Watch for the post when I actually have it finished and lets see how long it takes me this year. Last year I finised on April 1st.
I have Winter and Spring layouts done so far, title page and front and back cover.

Lots of specials this month for hosts!
Also for all you scrapbookers out there - how would you like to pay once and have unlimited use of thousands of digital scrapbooking art for the whole year?
contact me for more details.

Happy Storybooking :)

A New Year...

2010-01-01T14:06:00.000-08:00

A new year - time to get my 09 yearbook done.....what about you? Have you thought about preserving your memories from last year?

Just a side note - to see my family pics and happenings click on "JRJenkins family" to the right.

I really want to make a point of sharing how wonderful storybooking is and having the family blog on the "myfamily.com" site is separate, but not difficult to find since it's linked. I also have a link on Facebook.

I wish you all the best this new year and hope you catch the spirit of storybooking -
from me! Here's my end of the year card - made in one afternoon (through Heritage Makers). With the ruler feature it made it easy to size the pics and know how many I could fit on the postcard.

A Gift

2009-12-08T22:31:00.000-08:00

Stores put them on the shelves early - thinking only of the sales they'll receive.
They come in every shape, size and color.
For the young and not so young.

Games - to play together.
Dolls - to hold and love, to pretend to be the mommy or daddy.
There's the fad toys - the new "in" thing.
The useful, fun, will help learn, "oh how I need it" electronics.

We all want to give a gift that the receiver will love and enjoy.

So we get them the game, the doll, the fad or electronic just to see the smile on their face - the joy that infuses them.

Playing the games make fond memories, but pieces get lost or broken and soon they no longer can be played.
Dolls are loved and loved until we grow out of wanting to play with them.
The fads come and go.
With the electronics it's always something newer and better.

What's the gift that will never break, go out of style, be outgrown or be replaced by something newer and better?

A gift from the heart.
The gift of story....
...of love, patience, worth, grief, healing... written by those we love or even by us.

To be reminded of our worth, especially by those we love the most -
that is a gift!

~recj

Guess the Story

2009-10-27T09:19:00.000-07:00

So I thought of an idea to help others realize the importance of telling their stories -
I will post pics, but not tell the story. It's up to you to guess the story (in the comments).

Exciting Heritage Makers News!

2009-09-28T12:59:00.000-07:00

It's been a week or so since I got home from my Heritage Makers Reunion in Vegas...oh what a time I had with my Heritage Makers family! I'll post pictures later.
I also came home with some very exciting new product info and also new website info to share. Swatch books, jewlery, DVD/book template set, board books...if you would like to learn more, just click on the link to my website to the right.
Please check it out and let me know what you think. Please sign up for a FREE account if you don't already have one. If you do have an account already and haven't logged in in a while please take a look around and get re motivated to preserve your stories.

I look forward to helping you publish your stories.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Irdqtq7mF6Y

Here's a video to help you learn more about Heritage Makers.

Here's the Update

2009-08-28T22:56:00.000-07:00

The last couple weeks have been filled with fun and frustrating moments...but I will only focus on the fun for now. Most of the frustrating is me being so ready for school to start again...kids not listening and what not.

Last week we had fun at Atlantis park with our mom's group doing crafts together, unfortunately I didn't get any pictures that day.
A couple days before that Princess AJ (along with the boys) had her first soccer practice, which I am helping to coach. There are 5 girls on the team all under 5. They are so cute and are fast becoming friends. This week they got their jersey's neon green with lots of little dark green squares on it...now we just need to come up with a name, I mean they do (with our help of course). Also on that same day Princess AJ helped me make a cake because I signed up to bring dessert to our Relief Society Spa Night (with dinner). We ended up watching a whole movie from the spa. It was so relaxing !
Last Sat we went to another super fun and super yummy birthday party at the Splash Pad. There was also supposed to be a ward Beach Party that night, which I ended up getting us a ride to, then it was canceled due to overcrowding at the Beach. Our ride had us all buckled into her van when she got the call, so she decided to treat us all to Golden Spoon (kids first time having frozen yogurt). It was so nice of the Wheeler family, I know my kids had so much fun with them. Princess AJ got to see her primary teacher at work (she loves her). GameBoy ended up losing a tooth & we all blamed it on the cold, hard gummy bear topping.
This week we had some more Splash Pad fun & more soccer practice.
Baby J. and I went to Disneyland to sign in Uncle Phillip, Aunt Vanessa and a couple of their friends. Princess AJ wanted to go, but alas all the kids have gotten to go with Mommy to do sign-in's before they were ticket age, so she had to stay home with JimDaddy. We went on a couple rides with them , helped them save on a purchase that would help to cool them off throughout the day, then slowly walked out, stopping just outside the castle and at the stores. We also had to get some water, cause it was hot and we had not packed well. I ended up coming home with a Disney trivia Wii game for the kids (even the biggest kid of them all).
Thursday was a bit crazy -mostly emotional stuff- but because of that stuff and my mood we didn't make it to Chuck E. Cheeses with the mom's group, like the kids thought we were going to do. JimDaddy even went so far as to take the TV out of the living room for a while. I finally did get the shopping done and my mood was brightened.
Today ---probably tomorrow too- was laundry. I had planned on Monday to do some Heritage Makers mini workshops, but didn't plan enough and one of my favorite quotes is "When you fail to plan , You plan to fail."
I still have time tomorrow for some mini workshops-just call or drop me a message- My goal is to help you publish your stories and have that magic moment of the book in hand , the life touched.
Of course there wasn't only laundry today...I did some Wii fit. I hadn't had a shower yet and thought why not get a little more sweaty before I take one. Lunch, nap,lots of cleaning spilled granola.
Finally at the tail end of the day we found out some exciting news - another little one coming to our extended family. The kids were being wild and crazy all the while of course, but having fun together!

Tomorrow we hope to go to the Angels game and get some cool backpacks and we also need to prepare a talk for Princess AJ.

One of my favorite songs which expresses just exactly how I feel and sometimes what I need to remember is Martina McBride "Blessed." It's on my playlist.

Party for Baby J.

2009-08-15T16:33:00.000-07:00

My Baby J. is nearly 2...I can't believe it. We had his birthday party today though, because the place where I wanted to have it has free train rides on the 3rd Sat. of the month, which happened to be today.
I asked a friend from church to do his cake, because she has this talent to make really cool cakes. She said she was going out of town, but she could make cupcake toppers - which is what she did- they turned out really cute! My favorite was the railroad tracks with the little pine trees by it.
I baked the cupcakes last night then let them cool overnight. I was up early to frost them and put the toppers on. I even made more cake because I was getting nervous I wouldn't have enough. (We had plenty).
After a trip to Wal-mart...Butterfly Gram-ma picked up me, 3 of the kids and all the stuff. JimDaddy had worked late so I let him and Baby J. Sleep. They met us at the train place.
We had family and friends there - it was a relaxing, low maintenance party.
Baby J. thoroughly enjoyed himself....
On the train,
hanging out ,
eating his cupcake,
opening presents, &
riding his new scooter.

Thanks to all the family and friends that made the day so wonderful for Baby J.

Start Preserving = A Free gift

2009-08-03T10:03:00.000-07:00

I am so excited to teach more people about Heritage Makers this month.
---All of you out there who have been reluctant to try, now's the perfect time...for being a host- there are some fabulous host rewards special to this month and next month. Hosting is you, me and a few friends and/ or family members. Don't live near me, not a problem. There is the option of online workshops.
....for guests-just for attending a workshop and making your first purchase you'll get a free gift.

All this to help you learn how and preserve your stories!

Whenever I get in the groove of showing someone how to preserve their stories, I remember just why I got into this business...I love the feeling I get when helping someone with their pictures and stories!

Click on the link to my website on the right to contact me.

A flower garden journey.

2009-07-31T21:53:00.000-07:00

My(our) little flower garden journey started when I got some beautiful Daisies a few days after my birthday & SuperDashMan got some seeds from church. The Daisies were beautiful , bright and cheery. SuperDashMan's were planted from scratch.
Then the process began....new blooms grew...some died...then they weren't looking so cheery anymore.
I learned I needed to take out all the bad, for good new ones to grow. So I did.
We (the fam) watered and waited.
All the while SuperDashMan's Morning Glory's sprouted and grew and grew and grew...then finally on Monday I noticed he had a flower - so exciting!
2 of the Daisies grew more green leaves, then just this week I notice a new bloom. So exciting again!

So fun to watch things grow -- Kids and flowers ;)

Busy week, then Weekend at Butterfly Gram-ma's

2009-07-26T06:45:00.000-07:00

So I am up so early of course due to children...and I thought hey I'll blog.

This past week brought getting a ton of laundry done, going to the Splash Pad late & missing our friends, getting out my rollerblades after not using them for 7 years, my most awesome game of Bunco ever, rollerblading to Walmart pushing a stroller with 2 kids riding scooters and 2 kids walking, watching our favorite Summer show Wipeout, taking JimDaddy to work (a rare occasion of him working early) so we could go to the fair & meet up with friends there, finishing Breaking Dawn, Princess AJ going with JimDaddy to her friends b-day party (cause I needed to stay home with the babysitting kids) and having a super fun time! After all that JimDaddy was getting ready for another day (5 days actually) of super late nights at work and I had a thought- why don't we go to Butterfly Gram-ma's this weekend? I knew JimDaddy would either be at work, sleeping or getting ready for work the whole weekend - this way he could get the rest he needed without us bugging him to get up. So I got it all set up with my mom and then realized 2 of my kids had talk and scripture at church Sunday- Jim told me to just call the Primary Pres. and let her know what was going on. I hate letting people down, so it was hard, but I called.
I left a message on her phone, then on fb. I finally talked to her last night and she was fine with it. Said the kids could do it next week - I felt better.
Yesterday we just hung out at Gram-ma's playing in the water and watching the Angels come from behind yet again to whoop on a team. Of course there were kids playing computer and horsing around and playing with her dog too. In the evening we went to her stakes Pioneer Day celebration. (In the evening here, cause the daytime is way too hot!) It was a picnic and potluck dessert. YUMMY! Some of the games they had were Tug of Wards , sack races and stick pull. My camera battery died before the games so I didn't get any pictures of thoses. We helped out my mom's ward in the Tug of Wards & won. SuperDashMan wanted to do the stick pull so he and I did it first. He liked it so we got GameBoy and Princess AJ to join. I had fun teaching them that it was the game Joseph Smith used to play all the time.
Baby J and the rest of the kids also had fun playing on the playground at this awesome park. Final note of the night- I went to change Baby J's diaper before we left cause I notice it was getting droopy and so I unsnap him and - Ta da - he is already bare butt. My mom had been watching him at the playground and said she saw a diaper over there. I had GameBoy go make sure it was thrown away - and it was. Crazy Baby J. has had this fascination lately with taking off his diaper, even some how with his clothes still snapped. Some of the kids got blamed for doing it earlier in the week before I realized how tricky he is.
We had a fun night , but I still did miss seeing familiar faces.
-recj
I'll post pics at a later date.

Pictures

2009-07-16T16:34:00.000-07:00

I haven't put any pics with my posts lately, so I thought I would go back and put some pics in.

Been doing fun Summer stuff lately...movies, Mother's Beach, meeting up with an old friend, Splash pad birthday party for my cute neice, Splash Pad again.

Happy Summer!

Blessed

2009-06-27T22:03:00.000-07:00

Kids asleep, Daddy at work.
I think I am blessed.
Family visiting, yet more spread out afar.
Family always here right where we are.
I think I am blessed.
Friends in abundance, friends who who help me to dare.
I must show I also for them care.
I think I am blessed.
Health, strength & a testimony I do possess.
I know I am blessed.

-recj

Baseball Fun with Mom

2009-06-25T09:12:00.000-07:00

Tuesday evening my mom called and invited me to go with her to the Angels game yesterday. She works at CVS and a customer of hers had given her a couple of season tickets that she couldn't use. JimDaddy was off so he watched the kids (thanks great daddy!)
We got there plenty early so I wanted to go to the Team Store - I got an Angels gift card for my b-day. I saw some cute necklaces and stuff in the glass case as we were walking out that I was thinking about getting, then we went and watched a great game! They won of course 11-3. Another cool note was that they also had 11 hits, it's not all the time that you see a run for every hit. We also saw one of SuperDashMan's baseball coaches and his family there. It was good to see them because we hadn't seen them in quite a few days.
After the game I wanted to go back to the store and use my gift card. I got a necklace and a leather keychain- still with $ left on my card. I guess after the game they make you exit the store at the front door which takes you outside the stadium.
We were walking out, I was getting my necklace out to put on and I glance up and see someone I recognize from Angels broadcasting. I am not going to say his name because I want to see how many people know it. Mom mom and I said hi and told him how long we've been watching Angels games and watching him announcing the games. Then he continued to walk to his car and my mom tells me "get your camera lets get a picture with him." So then I am chasing him down with my camera calling out his name with my mom following. I am sure if there were many people around it would have been quite the sight. We finally caught up to him at his car and he was very kind and agreed to take a picture with us. I wanted to be in the pic too so I did the "take your own picture" thing. Even though he's just an announcer it was pretty exciting. It was a super fun time!

In a nut Shell!

2009-06-23T23:44:00.000-07:00

I do feel the need to write about what's been going on here, but it is late (usually when I have big chunks of quiet time) and I am tired....so
in a nut shell--

family here,hanging out.
schools done for everyone.
All-star baseball (3 games worth)
daddy's working late-1 car dilema
Who saves the day, Grandpa & Grandma.
Happy Fathers Day (breakfast in the grass at church).
Scout activity to the Wetlands....kids working on their chores
to Wal-Mart, keys misplaced, walk home with a tired face.
Late night again for dad, what a weekend he has had.
Lots of bubble fun, just wait till you see the pictures.
A no rush morning, to Disneyland to hug a friend and get her and her husband in.
(Tower of Terror was my fate).
Home again to get the kids-off to chuck e. cheese to play with friends.
Done a playin' now they're tired, Daddy's resting so we join him.
keeping in touch and making a book= mommy relaxing, oooh quiet time.
All-star practice here we come, then to Wal-Mart-my keys are found
cheeseburgers & fries all around.
Doing chores with my little girl, making kids get clean.
All in bed-phew-what a day
It's movie time He say's.
Yeah for Mommy and Daddy movie time and now my body is saying
go to bed .

UP

2009-06-13T22:17:00.000-07:00

We all went this morning to a free movie screening of the Disney/Pixar movie "UP". They didn't give out tickets so we had to go early (9am showing for Disney employees) and wait in line outside the theater. It was worth getting there early cause it was a great movie!
I love movies that bring out good emotions like love, trust and friendship-that make me feel what the characters are feeling. In essence make me leave the movie wanting to be a better person and do the best I can at pursuing my goals and passions.
In the movie one of the characters has a book of her life called
"My Book of Adventures."
It has pictures, momentos, hopes & dreams and goes through all the stages of her life. For those of you who haven't seen it, I don't want to give any more details of the movie, but let me ask you this-
Who is keeping track of your life adventures?
Will you have a "My Book of Adventures" to show the people in your life how much they are valued by you and others?
To show them what you value by lovingly keeping your memories safe to share, to always remember.

2009-05-24T21:20:00.000-07:00

One of the things I wanted for my b-day was Daisy's to put by my front door.
So on Thursday JimDaddy let me go pick some out. When we got home Princess AJ helped me plant it was fun.
Now I have these beautiful flowers that cheer me up every time I leave or come home. I also had fun taking pictures of them with my spiffy camera. Also on Thursday Game Boy and SuperDashMan had dentist appointments. Look what a cool prize they got for going.
Friday we went to park day with our mom's group from church. Baby J. went and went and went on the dragon slide. I think he only went on it one other time before this (grudgingly). He kept going up to the top and sitting there, then he finally started going and he couldn't get enough.

Princess AJ went on with him a little too (a long with other park kids that were there).
Yesterday SuperDashMan had his first all-star games for baseball...he was so excited he kept asking me all morning about putting his uniform on and his game wasn't even until 2:30. It's so fun watching him as enthusiastic (and into it) as he is.
That was most of the stuff from this weekend so far tomorrow it's off to celebrate a friends birthday...the kids get to have fun at Disneyland too with an Aunt.

What a Happy Birthday....

2009-05-18T22:36:00.000-07:00

Today my happy birthday included a trip to Disneyland with only one child
, then a friend,
then my birthday friend.

We visited JimDaddy at his new restaurant and he got me a birthday brownie. Baby J and I shared. Before that we had breakfast outside at Riverbelle and had fun watching all the birdies fly around while we ate.
When my friend called to wish me Happy Birthday she asked where I was....I said she could come join us (she has a pass). My favorite ride is Space Mountain, so she watched Baby J while I went on. Since we both had limited time the Disney cast member at the Space Mountain line let me use a baby switch pass as a fast pass, so fun getting special treatment on your b-day.
We finally got to meet up with my b-day friend and her family so we could at least take a couple pictures. I love my friends!

In the evening I got to go out with JimDaddy...
I chose to go to the H.B. Pier-
we ate at Ruby's Diner. We got to sit in the upstairs seating it was so busy.

Here's the view from our booth.
It was sure windy and chilly. We saw some friends there, had super yummy food! While walking back to the car (we were parked on a residential street) I stepped in some mud and nearly slipped on my butt. I got mud on my sandal and my toe, but I am sure glad I was holding my best friend's, My love's hand at the time....otherwise I would have been on my butt in the mud.
I had a fantastic day!

Disneyland & Cabrillo Beach

2009-05-13T15:14:00.000-07:00

On Monday JimDaddy was working (per his new schedule to go with his new position at work), I was working in Princess AJ's class, so Grandpa took JimDaddy to work and watched Baby J. After Princess AJ's class we went to get Aunt Vanessa, cousin Abby and her 2 aunties into Disneyland. We encountered a cast member who didn't want to take (all change) payment for parking, one who watched us struggle to get the strollers on the tram, and a ton of people where they check your bags. I was on a tight schedule because I still had to go pick up the rest of the kids from school by 2:15. when we got to the front gate JimDaddy's sign in pass didn't work (new position) so we had to wait till they figured it out(I told them that he just started the new position,but they still had to check). By the time we got in and went to say hi to JimDaddy it was getting late. We didn'tget go on any rides, but Jimdaddy's co worker took a pic of all of us, then JimDaddy got us each an apple to eat on our way out.

I was super tired at the end of the day and flustered with not being used to JimDaddy's new positon and schedule.

I went on a field trip yesterday with 1st graders to Cabrillo Beach Marine Aquarium.
Here are some cool pics I got with my new camera.

Hatching Grunnion.

Sea Stars and more.

Whoa....it's May

2009-05-08T23:23:00.000-07:00

Kids swinging after games, but before picking up JimDaddy from work.

Sure it's been May for a week now , but last week was busy. Conference week at school last week meant early day every day and less time to stuff and / or run errands before the kids got out of school. Plus every evening having baseball something.
This week started off great with SuperDashMan's b-day on Monday. We (JimDaddy, Princess AJ, Baby J and I) took treats to his class...they sang him Happy Birthday, ate their cookies and drink, then the teacher let them play on the playground right before school got out. Before this JimDaddy and I both had dentist appointments at different times. While he was at his he got a call from his boss at work, letting him know about a new position he would be receiving. He started just yesterday and I am going to have to get used to a new schedule for a while, but it's still so exciting! He's so deserving of this and has been waiting for it for a while. It's one step closer. Later that night we went to Marble Slab Creamery for a mix- your -own ice cream party
( thanks to the Chadwicks-owners-). The party was for GameBoy -since he was out of town on his birthday- and SuperDashMan.
SuperDashMan also got a party Sunday night, so grandpa Jenkins could see him open his presents.
The ice cream party was so cute I think the kids all enjoyed themselves.
The rest of the week was baseball, teacher appreciation week at school and getting to enjoy the leftovers from their luncheon - Carne Asada- and share it.
I also had a kinda surprise visit by my BIL I recently got back in touch with through facebook. He brought his old TV for us (the DVD/nintendo connections on our old one were no good) and me an early birthday present. An indestructable camera (hopefully) that I have been dreaming about since my old one got thrown on the ground last year at a baseball game and hasn't been the same ever since.
The trip meant a lot seeing as he lives 6 hours away.
Mom and I got to go to Sizzler , just us- for Mothers Day. It was fun and relaxing not having to serve anyone or wipe anyone off.
Now Princess AJ is a bit sick and I need to go get clothes out of the dryer.
Morning comes early when a boy has to be at baseball warm-ups at 7am.
Supposed to see the stake play tomorrow, but am worried I may not with a sick one at home....we'll see.

these past few weeks

2009-04-16T12:26:00.000-07:00

Wow...I can't believe it's the middle of April already.
Some events of the past few weeks -
Receiving an award at the school (totally surprised)
Helping Jack finish his mission project
PTA meeting
Baseball...of course
Angels home opener for Mom's b-day.
Baseball free week
GameBoy going with grandparents to Utah to visit Uncle Jared and Aunt Kathryn.
Easter egg hunt at cousins- Let SuperDashMan & Princess AJ ride bikes
Easter = Church, movie time, Easy Mac, cereal & wet carpet (leak under the sink again). We also hung out with our neighbors outside a bit.
Bunco night - yummy strawberries,dip & brownie -thanks Lindsay!
car in the shop and finally getting our new bed that we paid for last month ... Hurray!

That's what our family has been up to. Pictures to come soon.

It's done! & 2 year Heritage Maker Anniversary!

2009-04-01T11:59:00.000-07:00

I have been working on my 2008 yearbook for the past 3 months and today I finally edited and finished! It is the first of 3 magic moments when creating a book or any project for that matter.
2nd is ordering
3rd is receiving.

take a look!http://www.heritagemakers.com/?event=projectBrowse&projectId=4b1244ab-d32d-4d90-a423-19352953a5f4&productId=11&projectSponsor=237751

Also this past weekend was my 2nd anniversary as a Heritage Makers consultant...I haven't earned that much yet, but am still passionate about my product and the mission of the company. " To strengthen home and family through the heritage enriching power of story."

I can tie my shoes , but....

2009-03-23T11:23:00.000-07:00

don't ask me to show you! Yesterday I told someone that SuperDashMan could tie his shoes, so she asked him to show her.
He was so tired he was making a big deal out of it whining and carrying on...I even tried to bribe him with another brownie. I told him don't worry about it and we got in the car to go home, well he was still carrying on in the car. When we got home I told him if he still did it I would let him have one of the cookie bars I made and I would take a picture to show her he could do it. He was mostly upset about not getting another dessert, so that's why he finally did tie them. What silly kids I have!

do something

2009-03-20T13:32:00.000-07:00

Oh how time passes,
how quickly the moments fly.
Will our hopes and dreams stay with us if they're only thoughts, but no actions?
If no action is taken, the hopes and dreams, like the moment will fly...If nothing is ever done they just may die.

Don't forget your passions, the dreams in your heart!
Do something, just get up and start.

-recj

St. Patricks Day, Bunco & Heritage Makers Update

2009-03-17T22:33:00.000-07:00

Well all six of us had our green on today, it was fun, but I didn't actually find the time to get a picture of all of us. We went to the store, did a little meal planning ( I am so proud of myself when I do that), and got a little cash back for Bunco with the girls tonight! Both the big boys had BB practice today at the same place which was nice. We did some back and forth driving, but Jim went to pick them up so I could get dinner ready , eat some and get ready for Bunco.
It was so fun , as usual, but I didn't actually get a Bunco this time. That's right ZERO. I did get my card drawn for a prize again though, it's fun to get a prize!

Heritage Makers yearbook update-I am on November...have some pictures, some text, almost there!

Workshop for this month- Getting the Dads and kids prepared for mothers day. it'll be so easy With a template and preplanned text ....all they need to provide is the pictures.

That's it for today.

Happy Storybooking everyone!

1st Haircut

2009-03-12T11:46:00.000-07:00

So both Grandma's (and others) have been telling me Baby J needs a haircut. We were going to take all the boys including Daddy to do that last Monday, but Daddy ended up in the ER, so that didn't happen. Last Friday I took the big boys so they would have short hair for their baseball games on Sat. This Monday Daddy and Baby J. got haircuts - it was his 1st one. He did awesome! No crying at all. Both of the other boys cried during their first haircuts. Baby J. just sat there quietly and would sometimes turn his head to try to see what the lady was doing or to look in the mirror, I am not sure which. Wow he is getting so big!
The pictures are in order from before to after.

Yes I mentioned baseball...GameBoy and SuperDashMan are both playing again. GameBoy has had 2 games so far and SuperDashMan 1. GameBoy is improving his skills and even got a double his first game. SuperDashMan is on his cousin Jeremy's team and it's fun to watch them both play and practice together.

How long is too long for practice?....Last night GameBoy's practice went 3 hours and I along with some of the other parents were perturbed that it went so long. I said something to the coaches wife and she said he was probably taking advantage of Daylight savings, but I don't care I think it's too long for 9-11 year olds to be practicing. She mentioned to her husband what time it was and he said he didn't care cause it was still light out. GEES!

Let me know what you think.

Have a great week!

Valentines Day & Disneyland with Friends

2009-02-19T09:47:00.000-08:00

On Valentines during the day all the kids and I went to Sam's Club for groceries. Let me just say it's been a long time since I've been grocery shopping with all of them. After that trip I remembered why I usually only go with 2 or less. 1 big mishap during the shopping trip was a gallon of milk getting dropped on the ground, breaking open and spilling everywhere. Positive out of this was that we were still at the store so I didn't have to clean it up and was able to get another one right away.
About 3:30 we went to pick up the babysitter (Kaitlin) , Becca ended up coming too for a little while. I realized I miss calculated when Jim got off work so I was going to be late. My original plan was to go to Disneyland and go dancing like we used to, but Jim called earlier in the day and told me how busy it was and to see if I could think of something else.
So we went to the new Garden Walk shopping & entertainment center. We checked the directory to see what they had because we had never been there before and decided to eat at Johnny Rockets. We got onion rings and fries and and the guy brought us ranch and ketchup (with a smiley face) to dip. They had a deal at Johnny Rockets that you could get movie tickets for the theater next to it for $7 each with your meal purchase, so thats what we did. It was nearly 2 hours till movie time so we went to get ice cream at Marble Slab Creamery where we know the owners. Since Jim works in foods and has his whole time at Disneyland he was interested in seeing the back, so Troy one of the owners took us back and showed us around. I ended up getting a creation that had chocolate mint ice cream with andes mints mixed in inside a waffle bowl. It was a good thing the movie didn't start for a while because I got to take my time and finish my super yummy ice cream. The movie we saw was Coraline, but a warning to all you parents it's not really a movie for kids. True to Tim Burton style it was very interesting.
So after nearly a month I am finally posting about Valentines Day!

Monday 2-16 I had plans to go to Disneyland with a neighbor friend who has helped me out a lot and Maryn and Jamie Greathouse but I woke up early and heard the rain. I wasn't going to let the rain ruin my plans. I convinced Jim to keep Joseph (it was his day off) and my neighbor didn't want to go in the rain because they hadn't gotten a hold of me the night before, so they didn' t know if we were still going and weren't ready. So it was a rainy adventure at Disneyland for just the mommies and the girls. It was fun to not have to have a stroller with me or a diaper bag. Princess AJ and I were both jumping in puddles - something I usually tell the kids not to do. Our pants and socks were soaked when we got home.
Jamie got us soup in bread bowls for lunch and later hot cocoa. We also went in the cool lobby of the Grand Californian. It was a fun day in the rain! here's the pics.
Maryn and Princess AJ in line for Toy Story Mania.

Our group

Princess AJ and me on Toy Story Mania

the girlies enjoying the yummy bread bowls.
Princess AJ & Me with my hat that my SIL Ti made and gave to me- on the Dumbo ride, which we hadn't been on in while because usually the line is too long...not on this day.

Tulips... the picture of Spring. Hurray Spring is coming!
Wow so much has happened since then....

last week

2009-01-27T11:26:00.000-08:00

There was a racing birthday party, scouts and Chuck E. Cheeses x 2, driving to and fro like normal. Also there was Daddy and boys building together. Now I have a new centerpiece on my table, but everyone loves it. Especially Baby J.
Also Sat. was baseball try-outs for GameBoy (in the rain).
He seemed to have fun and do pretty good. Here comes baseball season again. Hurray!
That's last week in nut shell...where did that saying come from anyways?

Also now relieved because I'm done giving my sacrament talk....hoping I won't have that chance again for a while.
Smile and have a great week!

Monthly Visitor...again

2009-01-21T09:14:00.000-08:00

So just 2 weeks ago I had that monthly visitor arrive. I also just started on the pill again this month...so this week the monthly visitor came again. I thought it was going to be easy on me, but no it's a regular visit. I think mostly females read this so I think I am safe to post it here. I had to tell someone who would understand why I am feeling so blah this morning.
I contemplating putting this on facebook, but decided against it considering the wide range audience.
For any of you who read both you'll understand my status on my profile this morning.

Funny moments of the past couple weeks.

2009-01-17T18:16:00.000-08:00

The first Friday of the month/year was movie night at Grandma Jenkins. We watched "Horton Hears a Who"...We had a bad movie experience on Memorial Day and never finished watching the movie. Grandma & Grandpa got pizza and let everyone eat in the living room in the front of the TV. Kids sat on a table cloth. The movie was really cute. Grandma also got Drumstick ice cream cones for dessert. I didn't think about my kids not liking the nuts on top...but here's what happened. 2 of the kids did this. I helped them finish instead of getting an ice cream of my own.

Recently we had fun teaching the kids a new game "Pass the Pigs". They've had a lot of fun with it and we've played it a couple more times since we taught them. If you haven't heard of the game look it up. It does help them work on their adding.

Since JimDaddy got a Wii for Christmas Baby J's favorite toy is the Wii remote. Everytime we come home he goes over to the entertainment center and points to it , for me to get it for him.
It's funny.

Easy as 1, 2 , 3! Copy, Swap. Edit!

2009-01-08T09:58:00.000-08:00

Now that it's January at least one of my kids has already told me I need to make a 2008 book...

so here's what I did

Dancing in the Livingroom (my playlist)

2009-01-06T11:59:00.000-08:00

I was looking at blogs this morning and decided to click on "create my own playlist" off of Jaime's (thanks). I was having so much fun looking up songs and listening to them, this was all before picking up Princess AJ from preschool. So when I got back from doing that I decided to register and create my own.
While some of the different songs were playing I was dancing in the livingroom with Baby J. and Princess AJ (after I tore her away from the T.V.). It was so energizing and fun!
One of those great mom moments I'll always treasure.

So enjoy the songs... the one "Things that never Cross a Mans Mind" has one line about beer that doesn't really apply to our men, but that's about it. It's hilarious.

I love music and all it does for my soul.

A Wish for You in 2009!

2009-01-01T08:47:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year to all!

California Wintry Week.

2008-12-20T23:36:00.000-08:00

So this week it actually felt like fall/winter and for the most part it was fun.
We had "hot cocoa a la ice cream" as I called it at least a couple times. It cools off your cocoa and is very tasty. I used vanilla this time, but can be done with other flavors. When I first tried it I think I used chocolate chip.
Another thing I did to warm me/us up inside...~One of my favorite things for breakfast lately is vanilla yogurt with Boysenberry-Almond granola. Well seeing as it was either rainy or just really chilly everyday this week there were a couple days I felt like oatmeal, but didn't have any so I put my Boysenberry granola with some milk in the microwave...
Baby J and I both loved it. We usually share breakfast in the morning after the kids go to school and daddy's at work.
Princess AJ& Gameboy both had a sick day this week, lucky for Princess AJ she was sick early on in the week (Tuesday). GameBoy was not so lucky and was sick yesterday, missing all the fun last-day-before-Winter break parties at school. I was also supposed to be at the school to see SuperDashMan receive an award and help out with parties.
Monday was Daddy's & Great Grandpa's b-day party...I didn't get many good pictures...I saved one even though it wasn't so great. Daddy got a super cool present from his parents that he's been playing with all week.
The schools holiday program was Wednesday (K-2nd graders)- SuperDashMan had been practicing a couple of songs for a while that his class along with another 1st grade class were going to sing together. So the morning of I find out from him that they're the first group to sing and the thing started at 8:15 am (right when I was taking Daddy to work). I was hoping that they would start really late so I could see it, but didn't happen. I went to his class when I finally got to the school and his teacher let me take a picture of the kids wearing their headbands they wore for the program. What a great teacher he has, to let a silly mom who missed the program come in and take a picture in the middle of class.
Today we took Daddy to work, because we needed the car to go get cousin pictures taken at the mall. Well by the time we got home, ate breakfast and got everyone ready (with some bumps along the way) we didn't pull out of the driveway till 9:59am (appointment time 10am). Needless to say I was a bit frustrated, because everyone was waiting for us. The pictures went all right, none of the group shots turned out well, because the kids weren't positioned right. Grandma got a couple of sheets- one of just the boys and one of just the girls.
Got info on Girl Scouting for Princess AJ...I was in it as a kid and had a great time. In one of the old shops in the mall they were doing gift wrap.
After the pictures we stopped at home to get a change of clothes and some snacks then we were off to the Orange County Model Engineer Company in Costa Mesa . They do free train rides every 3rd Sat. We went there for a b-day party in Feb. and the same person that had the party emailed and said that they also do pictures with Santa as part of the train ride this month. It was Baby J.'s 1st time riding the model train because when we were there before he couldn't ride because they said he had to be able to walk. He had a great time. Although for the Santa pic when I handed him to Santa he immediately started crying. They were passing out my favorite candycanes , so I was excited. It brought me back to my childhood. They're white with multi colors (cherry flavor), I'm not big on the traditional peppermint. My mom always got these kind.
It was a fun no stress time with the kids and it was too bad Daddy was at work. I told him when we picked him up I wanted it to be a new tradition and that maybe next year he could get Sat. off to go with us.

Also tonight my RS pres., that I now work with, and her husband dropped by and gave us cookies on a pretty platter with a card. Fun and heartwarming.

Other stuff- the big boys finally got new school shoes. Their old pairs lasted over a year. Then yesterday got new church shoes also. Sometimes I go crazy when I have six kids because I am babysitting, but right now that babysitting money is helping.
Also went to a PTA holdiay party Thursday and when I got there I found out that my MIL became president of a union and the people at the party were surprised I didn't know about it. CONGRATULATIONS!

As for my Heritage Makers business, I am still passionate about the business, but have not been putting in the effort I know I should. So it goes that the last minute workshop I planned for tonight really didn't go. All I did was email....I should know by now that that doesn't work.

I'm Thankful for JimDaddy

2008-12-19T11:22:00.000-08:00

So it's been almost a week since JimDaddy's birthday and I've been saying to him that I would post pics of him ( like a friend of mine did for her husbands b-day), so I guess I 'd better do it.
I think he's 15mo. here. (The age he was when his 1st little brother was born). Kind ergarten

Soccer...his favorite

In track he got a school record.

8th grade graduation

High School Grad

Mission

Our 1st date

Marriage (to a little girl 4yrs. 5mo. younger)

Now- we are all so thankful to have him in our lives (especially me) & for his great parents who raised him so well, then passed him off to me.

I love you, hope you had a Happy Birthday.

Come one , Come all!

2008-12-18T09:47:00.000-08:00

...To my Heritage Makers open house.

Sat. 12/20
5;30-8pm

Come warm yourself with some hot cider...learn something new or maybe even get some shopping done.

www.alove4stories.com

Heritage Makers Christmas party

2008-12-12T10:08:00.000-08:00

The party was at a consultants home in Mission Viejo , who has a really cool backyard. All the directors hosted the party and we had an ornament exchange. It was a fun evening. I was glad I could go (THANKS JimDaddy).

I needed to be with other like minded people to help me be motivated and remember why I joined this company to help people preserve their stories.

Whenever I see anyone...I see a story.

Here is Ti (my SIL and Heritage Makers sponsor) and I dressed all festive.

The Past 2 Weeks

2008-12-11T11:40:00.000-08:00

12/9/- Joseph learning to give service...helping to separate cans for a canned food drive at the school.
Monday 12-8... We went to the Disney Familly Holiday party...It was mostly fun except for Gameboy whining or needing to go to the bathroom every time we weren't doing what he wanted to do. We did do a picture in front of the Christmas tree, but my camera was acting up so the person taking it used their camera and emailed it to me, but I can't get it to upload because of the way it is saved. Here is a picture of the castle all lit up...
Wednesday 12/3 ... Princess AJ shoe shopping with me. I ended up getting some black boots,
I never had boots before. I wore them to my Heritage Makers Christmas party that night.

Relief Society Christmas dinner
& music. 12/02
Different people volunteered to decorate the tables.
This one was by Sister Velarde

Decorating the tree...ours (above) Grandma & Grandpa's (below).

What a turkey!
Princess AJ at her preschool
T hanksgiving party.
I am thankful for her!

First time eating Thanksgiving food.
Yum!

Christmas at Disneyland

2008-12-09T13:23:00.000-08:00

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-DuBTQylAA&feature=related

I was helping at the school this morning and our janitor told me about this. I thinks it's great with always hearing about being politically correct, that Disneyland has this.

There are more videos, but after watching a couple I liked this one the best.

Merry Christmas everyone.

p.s.
As soon as I upload my pictures and have the time to do it I'll post about our time at the Disneyland Family Holiday party last night.

The Perfect Gift

2008-12-02T09:57:00.000-08:00

Dear Friend,

I'm sure as much as we don't want to think about it, the holiday season is right around the corner. The worry and stress of finding the right gift and finding it in time.

I want to take that worry away from you.

For the perfect gift is waiting to be created by you or a loved one. There are stories waiting to be told; of love...of parents...of grandparents...of yourself...of children & friends.

Whether you create it yourself or give the gift of a free online account where someone you care about can create for themselves, I truly believe the gift of heritage is the perfect gift. There is also a great holiday special on a month of Premier, if you know someone who's been wanting to try it (or a stocking stuffer for yourself).

Visit my website (link below) or contact me to learn more.

You can also take care of your holiday cards and with a new feature , Direct Shipping , that's one thing you'll be able to take off your holiday "to-do" list.

Have a great week!

Happy memory making!

Please refer to this to friends & family you think might be interested...they're more likely to read it if it comes from someone they know.

Sincerely,

Ronda Jenkins

Heritage Makers

Personal Publishing Consultant

(ID237751)

Everyone has a story. What's yours?

-start your project today.

contact me- alove4stories@verizon.net

714-893-2661

Visit- www.alove4stories.com

Princess AJ's Birthday Party.

2008-11-24T12:11:00.000-08:00

Party people hanging out.
Thanks for making Princess AJ's party so fun.

Present time.
Princess AJ's new camera...she's always stealing mine or SuperDashMan's that he got last year for Christmas, so she finally asked for one for her birthday. THANKS GRANDMA!
If your wondering how I got into the picture, my friend Carla (Amy's friend Carissa's mom) from the school took pictures for me.
I look so happy because I am reliving my own childhood through Princess AJ.

Our friendly rooster guest.
He was at the park when we got there and decided to join the party.
He just walked right up to us, didn't mind us a bit.
Princess AJ wasn't too thrilled to have him so close though.

Party Princesses
(and a couple prince's)

Princes AJ's cool cake.

Bye Fall Festival Fish.

2008-11-24T12:01:00.000-08:00

This morning I was up early (5am) with Princess AJ because she had wet the bed. Then she remembered we had brought batteries home from Grandma's the night before and wanted me to put the batteries in her new birthday camera. We were in the kitchen doing this when I noticed SuperDashMan's Fall Festival Fish laying lifeless at the bottom of the bowl. He did live long past expected and it was a little bit fun to have a pet for few weeks (almost 4). I poked him to make sure...later when JimDaddy got up he did the flushing.

By the way I was able to go back to sleep for little bit, but it wasn't a full sleep. I am looking forward to some rest later (if I am lucky).

2008-11-06T08:47:00.000-08:00

When Prop. 8 passed I was so excited and relieved, but now as all these protests happen I am just saddened. My friend from the kids school told me this morning that they were planning a protest at an LDS church up in LA and I immediately thought of the temple...I was very worried.
As soon as I got home I turned on the news and found out that sure enough there is a protest planned to be at the LA temple today. I was shocked and hurt and had to call and tell JimDaddy... I couldn't get a hold of him so I called a friend. I was shaking while on the phone...I was/am just so upset.
It hurts that they would do something like that somewhere that is so sacred to us.

Halloween & Other Happenings

2008-11-03T16:58:00.000-08:00

Okay, so I left off with GameBoy scoring his 1st goal, but a lot has happened since then.
That night we went to the ward Halloween party...the kids had fun playing with their friends& eating. Charles let SuperDashMan borrow one of his past costumes, they were both characters from a Narnia movie. Princess AJ kept going back for donuts, but would only eat the top. I had a scare with Baby J. He was in the nursery playing (an adult was present) I went to check on the other kids...when I went back he wasn't there. I found him in heaven, playing with balls in the CH.

Sunday 10/26- We went to my brothers in Mission Viejo for dinner and to see my nephew receive his Eagle Scout award. It ended up being a very long night for the kids, but we were very glad to be there to support him. My Dad was also in town for this (he lives in Texas.)
Monday10/27- Not much exciting.
Tuesday10/28-Had a lot of help from others. JimDaddy worked early and I didn't feel like taking him to work so early, so I asked my mom if she could drop us off at school in the morning. I just had to walk home after I signed in Princess AJ to preschool.
Later my neighbor was coming home and saw that I was walking to go pick up Amy she asked if I wanted to borrow her car. She also let me borrow her car for the later pickups. Later she shared pomegranetes with us. It was very exciting for me because I hadn't had that since I was a little kid. My kids on the otherhand weren't as excited as I was. Thanks!

Wednesday10/29- This was the last day of school for the week because of staff development days Thursday & Friday. Princess AJ had a class party-they got to trick or treat around their room. Then there was a school Halloween parade that we watched. GameBoy didn't feel like wearing his costume to school, but he was still in the parade. After school we went to Grandma & Grandpa Jenkins to fix part of SuperDashMan's costume (we also played some Wii). Next we went home to get ready to go to the Fall Festival at Grandma's school. Grandma got all the grandkids tickets to use there. Thank You Grandma! GameBoy & SuperDashMan came home with goldfish that they won there. They were so excited. JimDaddy thought they wouldn't last overnight , but they did. Last night(11/2) there was a mishap when JimDaddy was cleaning out the bowl one of the fish jumped into the garbage disposal.
This is the same fish that JimDaddy said he saw nearly jumping out of the bowl a couple of times. Needless to say JimDaddy couldn't save the fish, but then he grossed me out and turned on the disposal. I had to tell GameBoy because it was his fish. The other fish looks lonely now.
Thursday10/30- No school and I was babysitting. Crazy me I went to Wal-mart with all of them. We got fish food, laundry soap & quarters (with one trip to the bathroom). Thursday night/Friday morning Amy woke up throwing up.
So...Friday10/31- We didn't do anything, we let Princess AJ rest all day. After JimDaddy got home from work we went to Grandma & Grandpa Jenkins for pizza dinner & trick or treating. Princess AJ stayed behind to help pass out candy with Daddy and Grandma & Grandpa.
Saturday11/1- I went to help with prop. 8 stuff in the morning and took Baby J. with me. On the way home he threw up in the car. I was getting breakfast ready after we got home and he continued to throw up ( the same as Princess AJ had about a couple days before). JimDaddy went to work and Grandma took GameBoy and SuperDashMan to the Soccer game.
Guess who was next to get sick?...SuperDashMan.
I called JimDaddy and he was able to get off work early to come home and help me out. Later that night we (GameBoy, Princess AJ and I) went to get some groceries.
We encountered some great service. One guy was cleaning the area where they give out samples, but it was too late for that. We walked by a couple times and he ended up giving us some granola bars and fruit drink. The guy helping us check out let me use a 2nd coupon , so I ended up getting $11 dollars off my total. As we were loading up in the car we were talk about how we hadn't had dinner yet then Princess AJ says "I don't have any energy". Rewind to earlier that afternoon she asked me "why do we eat?" I told her to give our bodies energy to learn & grow.
Yesterday-Only some of us went to church...the non sick ones.
JimDaddy cooked an early turkey dinner...what a great man I have!
This morning Princess AJ woke up early with wet pants, then an hour or 2 later GameBoy woke up sick , then I felt it coming on. Lucky for all of us JimDaddy was off today. He was doing laundry and dishes from last night super early this morning while GameBoy and I were sick. I haven't thrown up since this morning, but I still feel yucky. Our Saturday (11/1) morning breakfast.

Soccer _ GameBoy's 1st Goal!

2008-10-25T15:38:00.000-07:00

GameBoy has come close a few times, but today he did it. He took the ball part way up the field, then shot it. It was so exciting I screamed!
Now both soccer boys have made a goal. He got star player of the game.

Before the assistant coach (coach was out of town) announced the player of the game all of his teammates were pointing at him. It was so cute.

Be the Heritage Maker in your family.

2008-10-19T20:39:00.000-07:00

When I was going through my picture folder to pick pictures for my last post I realized there are some other fun stories that I didn't tell... which is why I am so passionate about Heritage Makers!

Time goes by and sometimes life gets busy and we just forget...there are people in our lives that are counting on us to tell those stories. We need to be not only the "story keeper" in our family, but the "heritage maker". Preserve those stories!

www.alove4stories.com

last week

2008-10-19T19:56:00.000-07:00

Well, I haven't written much lately about our everday happenings...so here goes.

A week ago Friday 10/10 Princess AJ, Baby J and I went to Atlantis for the mom's group.
Amy had fun playing with her new friend from church. They're about a year and a half difference in age, but you can't tell.
This past Tuesday we went to storytime at the library by our house. We thought someone else from our mom's group was going to be there, but we didn't see her. We did see another friend and she asked if I still did those books...of course I do and I had just recently printed some business cards, so I gave her one. She said she wants to make a book for her in-laws who are on a mission of the trip their family took to visit them. She had been trying a different company and didn't like her selection. I was glad I was there. The kids had fun at the storytime and the activities afterwards. Baby J mostly like the songs.
Wednesday was a frustrating and busy day, plus JimDaddy called to come home from work early sick. That night after Jack's soccer practice his team had a pizza party them some of the team went to the pumpkin patch. We went because I had already told the kids we were going.
Thursday JimDaddy stayed home to get better and we didn't do too much.
Friday I prepared to do an online Heritage Makers workshop, but i t ended up not happening.
Saturday JimDaddy was didn't work (he worked Monday this week) and we had 2 soccer games. 10:30 & 1. I charged my camera batteries , but they still didn't work. I was so frustrated. I did bring extras, but I didn't try them because I thought since I charged them at the same time they wouldn't work either.
GameBoy played hard and Baby J kept trying to get into the action on 2 different fields. SuperDashMan got his 1st goal, but I missed it because I was taking Princess AJ to the bathroom. We went about 3 different times.
That evening after Jim got back from his leadership mtg. My neighbor came to ask if we wanted to go to "Chuck" with her family(little boy Connor is a week older than Baby J.). She thought it was funny that I looked at her weird when she called it that.
Me, Baby J and Princess AJ ended up going because JimDaddy was tired and I hadn't told all the kids yet. We shared dinner with them because they said they were going to buy it anyways. So nice! They also shared their tokens that they had gotten with their coupon.
Have a great week.
Happy Memory Making!

Picture Tag

2008-10-14T08:55:00.000-07:00

I have been meaning to do this since I saw it on the Stockards blog.

You pick the 4th picture from your 4th folder.

This is Princess AJ with her new bike she received from her cousins at Christmas time (2007). She kept saying " I have a bike". It was so cute.

Friend

2008-10-04T00:10:00.000-07:00

Friend.
Laughing , joking,
listening, sharing...
Giving strength when strength is needed.
Watching a movie & eating a too big, chocolate syrup drenched, brownie sundae.
Knowing just what to say and when.
You're a treasure worth more than you know...
Friend. ~recj

To all my friends!

Heritage Makers Reunion

2008-10-02T11:37:00.000-07:00

I just want to let you all know that last weekend at the Heritage Makers Reunion (national convention) my passion for story was reaffirmed...I want to motivate all of you to preserve your stories.

"If you don't tell your stories ... who will?" -Candie May
Heritage Makers Co-founder
I will go into detail later. Here's just a bit of what I experienced.

http://www .shupe.net/index.php

Me after the Royal Ball that was held Friday night.
If you any of you recognize the dress it was loaned to me by Cassandra Aguilar, she also let me borrow the shoes to match. It was the dress she wore at Catrina's wedding in Feb.

Princess AJ ,the Eye Dr. appt., an unfinished book and the Library.

2008-09-17T21:39:00.003-07:00

Also on Monday Princess AJ had an Eye check up to see how she was doing with her new prescription she got over the Summer.
We started reading a book while waiting for the Dr., but didn't have to wait too long so we didn't finish the book. ( The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza) I told Princess AJ we could call some of her friends when got home and see if they wanted to go to the Library with us. We ended up meeting her friend Raylee and Maryn there. The Librarian helped us find the book and Princess AJ also found another one that we had started in the waiting room at the Dr.'s office. It was a fun time with friends. We plan to go to the library more often.

Annual Back to School Disneyland Trip.

2008-09-17T21:39:00.002-07:00

The past couple of years, a couple of weeks into the new school year I'll take the kids to Disneyland since we really don't go during the Summer (blocked out, crowds).
This year it was a bit tricky to plan because I am babysitting and the big boys have soccer practice M-Th. Well I wanted to go Friday, but with getting ready for a busy Saturday that didn't work out. So on Monday I was thinking about it... I talked to JimDaddy and he agreed to call Jack's coach to tell him he wouldn't be at practice.
After a little bit of homework was done we headed out, telling the kids that we had a surprise...of course they tried to guess. By the time we got close 3 of them were asleep.
We did quite a bit considering the short amount of time we had to do it in...DCA closed @6pm and Disneyland closed @8, we didn't get into a park until about 4:30. 1st thing they wanted to do was go on the new Toy Story Mania ride. Baby J. went on for the first time since when we went to the cast preview in June they wouldn't let him ride because they said he had to be able to sit on the seat by himself.
Of course we at dinner at , where else?...Pizza Port. As we were getting ready to sit at our table I thought I saw an actor get up from the table next to us , JimDaddy saw him too...but also could not put a name with the face. Later while riding Star Tours a name popped into my head-Jason Bateman. I looked him up on the internet yesterday, but since I don't have a picture to go by just my memory, I can't be sure.
Even the manager of the restaurant didn't know he was there.
As you can see we did Star Tours...also Buzz Lightyear and finally Game Boy had been asking to go on the Teacups for some reason. At first Princess AJ didn't want to go on the Teacups, she was going to stay with me and watch. We found a spot to watch then she decided she wanted to go on...so I passed her over the fence to JimDaddy when he went to get a teacup with the bigboys.
What a fun family night!

No Camping , but Still Fun.

2008-09-17T21:39:00.001-07:00

Friday 9/12, when most of the Beach Ward family was camping out (having such a great time,which I am jealous of) we were at home getting ready for early soccer games & reffing the next day.
About 6pm we get a phone call, JimDaddy answered and I heard the name Bill, I thought it was his friend Bill from his softball team, but it wasn't. It was counselor in the bishopric-Sunday ride giving-Angels baseball season ticket holder Bill offering tickets to the game that night. He has been very generous with his tickets this season when he couldn't go (this was the 4th time, I think). Thanks again Bill.
So , of course Jim accepted the tickets for me, but who would go with me?
JimDaddy didn't want to go...I didn't want to go with only myself and kids...not enough tickets for all of us... so I called our "Great" friends, forgetting about the ward campout.
Since nobody from the ward could go, I call my big bro ErictheRed who lives in Mission Viejo & my younger brother lives there now too. They said they would go.
It was me , my bro's that live in CA and Baby J.
The game was pretty good for a while...It was tied at 3 then in the bottom of the 9th with 2 outs someone got walked, then the next guy comes up and smashes a walk-off homerun to the bullpens to win the game. Game over ...Fireworks Please!

1st Pair of Shoes

2008-09-17T21:39:00.000-07:00

He's ready to play.

Last Thursday Baby J. got his 1st pair of shoes. I wasn't planning on buying shoes because he has 2 older brothers, but the bag of old shoes that I had saved I thought I gave to Butterfly Gram-ma to store at her house because we were running out of space to store stuff. She looked in her garage, but couldn't find them. They may have been given away with other stuff that went to charity. So, Gram-ma actually gave us the money to buy the shoes. Baby J. is a full fledged walker now , no more holding on to stuff (very often), so he needed the shoes. He didn't like walking with the shoes on at first, but he did get used to them. He hasn't worn them too much yet...they did come in handy at his brothers soccer games this past Saturday on the wet & muddy grass.

Yes, I Remember

2008-09-11T17:38:00.000-07:00

In the back of my mind I have been thinking about what day it is today. I haven't forgotten, just have been busy today and haven't had the time to sit down and write and remember the way I want to yet.

Monthly Workshop

2008-09-11T17:33:00.000-07:00

Heritage Makers Workshop~ tonight~my home @ 7pm
If you can come, bring a picture.

If you need more info. go to my website www.alove4stories.com.

Who else can tell your stories, but you?

Soccer

2008-09-09T16:05:00.000-07:00

Soccer season has officially begun. The big boys had their 1st games this past Saturday. I didn't get to watch both because the times were too close together, but they had fun. They were both able to get # 3 again this season (JimDaddy's favorite , being passed down.)
Team names are - Black Lightning & Green Eagles

2008-09-09T15:38:00.000-07:00

So the kids are back to school...HOORAY! GameBoy is in 4th grade and SuperDashMan is in 1st. They went back last Wednesday and so far school is good.
Thursday Princess AJ , Baby J and I went to the school for Princess AJ's pre-school orientation. We walked to Wal-mart 1st and got Princess AJ a backpack and some new closed toed shoes. We were so hot and sweaty, we got a big slurpee to share on the way home. Friday was Princess AJ's 1st day of school. That's her friend Carissa, her mom and I work in PTA together. Princess AJ's b-day and Carissa's are only a week apart. She's been a little hesitant everytime I've dropped her off , but hasn't cried. She really likes the assistant teacher and that makes it easier. I know she'll like it when I get to stay to work in the class.

Guess who else is happy to have those 3 in school?

We played a Mommy n' me game of hide & seek on Princess AJ's 1st day of school.

I love the laughter when he finds me.

That was the best picture I could get , because he was always coming at me.

2008-09-09T15:15:00.000-07:00

What can you do with a Heritage Makers poster?

Here's what I did...now all I need is a frame.

I Guess I Can't Call Him Baby J Anymore

2008-09-02T09:08:00.000-07:00

Wow!
I can't believe it. My Baby J turned 1year old on Sunday, August 31st. What a year it has been. Now he's walking pretty well and soon all of his brothers and sister will be at school, which means he will get to play freely without people in his face, taking away toys, knocking him over, or picking him up and playing with him like he was the toy.

I wish I could freeze time ... actually I can, it's called taking pictures like crazy!

The party went well. We had the sister missionaries over, family and 1neighbor family (Baby J's friend).

I was a little stressed at first trying to get stuff ready, but lots of people helped out...especially JimDaddy. After the party JimDaddy was a cleaning machine and I didn't have to do anything except get the kids in bed. It was fantastic!
Thanks so much JimDaddy! I love You!

2008-08-27T12:09:00.000-07:00

August 9th JimDaddy and I celebrated our 11th anniversary. Wow!

I first went to my SIL's baby shower,after that we took the kids over to Grandma Jenkins. (Thank You)

We went to the mall and I got a couple of new charms for a bracelet that I first got on our 5th anniversary...then we went to Black Angus for an early dinner (a friend from church gave us a gift card with a little bit left on it, thanks)It was so yummy... then we played mini golf... after that we stopped at home, then one more stop to the T-mobile store to get new phones.

All in all it was so much fun to be able to spend so much time together, no matter where we went. I am so blessed to have such a great man in my life. I love him!

Sorry no pics of that day.

Random Summer Moments from the Past Month

2008-08-27T11:25:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since I posted any family moments, so here goes...

top#1- JimDaddy on vacation got to go to the pool day with us. It was a lot of fun!

top#2-Me & Baby J hanging out in the Jones pool.

Princess AJ at friend's b-day party.

Princess AJ petting baby chick at the
OC Fair.

Baby J is 11 months .

Scanning software Frustrations

2008-08-23T14:48:00.000-07:00

Well after picking up the scanner and taking boys to scouts...trying to get kids to take naps, I finally was able to try to get the super fast scanner set up(about 2:30). First things first I had to download software...link in my virtual office wasn't working so I called the consultant I rented it from, she got a new link sent to me. Thinking that was all I needed I tried and tried, but it still was not working.
Finally, to the relief of hungry and tired children, I put the super fast scanner away and got my regular one set back up. I was able to help one person scan pictures of her missionary son on my scanner, and the next day found out from the consultant I rented it from that the link that was sent to her, then me were only updates and I needed the base software.
I was actually relieved that I didn't have a ton of you here wanting to use the super fast scanner when it couldn't be used.

I have set up to have the super fast scanner back at my home the 27th & maybe 28th. This time the consultant I am renting it from is going come to make sure the software is installed and I am ready to scan before she leaves.

Get those pictures ready!

2008-08-11T20:36:00.000-07:00

Do you have boxes of old family photos from before the digital era?

If you do, I'm sure you have more than you think.

Would love to have them digitized and preserved?

Here's you opportunity...August 20th will be scanning day at my home.
This is not just any scanner...Kodak has piloted with Heritage Makers to use these scanners...they do about 30 pics. a minute. Picture a fax machine set up, only instead of pulling papers through it's pulling your pictures through and scanning them.
If you are interested go to my website www.alove4stories.com
and contact me.

Mom's are a Blessing

2008-07-26T21:44:00.000-07:00

I am so blessed to have 2 great moms!
Thursday I got to go shopping, just me and my mom, it was fun looking at all the cute girly clothes. It was especially exciting finding lots of stuff on clearance. Princess AJ got a skirt out of it.
Friday my other mom called asking what size I was, because she was at a big sale.
Today when I was sweaty, hot and just staying home all day doing laundry and stuff (JimDaddy was off to a soccer coach mtg. and then to work till 9pm)my other mom & dad stop by with an outfit for Baby J and a dress for me.
It's past my b-day and Christmas is still 5 mo. away.
What a great surprise!
It was a great pick me up to an otherwise uneventful day.
THANK YOU!
I am so blessed to have 2 great moms.

To the fair with Butterfly Gram-ma

2008-07-22T15:36:00.000-07:00

Butterfly Gram-ma wanted to go to the OC Fair, because she hasn't been in a while. After she got off work Friday (7/18), we gassed up the car and were off to the fair. We didn't get there till after 7pm, so it ended up being a late night. We didn't get home till about 11pm.
We walked around and looked at a lot of the cool booths,but this wasn't too exciting for the kids and a couple of them started whining. I told them we weren't going on any rides since we are going back to the fair again. We left the hall of products and the way to go buy this cool Angels cooler we had seen earlier, there was a stage with Chinese Acrobats performing. All the kids loved that show.
We also had chocolate strawberries and a huge funnel cake with strawberries and whip cream.
Before leaving we checked out the farm and saw some baby animals. The cutest were the piglets.

Memory Tag- You're All It!

2008-07-19T12:52:00.000-07:00

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!
2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.

2008-07-17T10:42:00.000-07:00

I will be holding 2 Heritage Makers workshops this month...

1st one is today 7pm @ my home...

2nd one is Wednesday, July 30, same time.

We'll have refreshments, share stories...come get motivated to preserve your stories. -recj

Miss Elliot's Teacher Book

2008-06-17T10:56:00.000-07:00

Since March I ( with help from the kids & parents) have been creating a storybook for Miss Elliott, my sons kindergarten teacher. I finally ordered the book 6/5 and received from Heritage Makers by 6/11. Less than a week. I was so excited, I talked to the other parents and Miss Elliott and set up a time to present her with the book on Friday6/13. I wanted her to be the 1st to open it. I didn't even take off the plastic it came wrapped in.
She had all the kids sit in a circle on the rug when she opened it. She even let one of the kids take it out of the paper sleeve it was in. She showed the kids every page. The parents were also excited to see it. Some parents were even more eager to order their own copy of the book.
Miss Elliott commented that she had never seen anything like this before and that she was going to read it every night before she went to bed.
I also saw her last night at an awards ceremony and she said she took it with her when she was visiting family over Fathers Day weekend and it nearly made her mom cry.

Who's waiting for you to show them how special they are with their very own storybook?

2008-04-24T10:19:00.000-07:00

Are you ready for Mother's Day?.. what about Fathers day?
Nows the time to start planning the perfect gift...a storybook , card, poster etc.

Let the flowers be an added bonus to the best gift they'll ever receive!

1st Anniversary

2008-03-31T08:16:00.000-07:00

Well Sat. 3/29 marked my one year anniversary as a Heritage Maker!
It has been fun and rewarding showing people what Heritage Makers has to offer and seeing their excitement when they get it! I hope this next year I can reach more people and help everyone tell their stories & get their pictures out of boxes or computers.

2008-03-05T13:41:00.001-08:00

Do you know this story?
Where am I? What is so significant about what I am doing?

Unless you're a member of my family you probably don't know the answers to these questions, maybe even some family members don't know.

Are your stories written down?.. if not how many people besides you could tell your stories once you're not able to?

Consultant Home

2008-03-04T16:05:00.000-08:00

Silly me I didn't put a link to my Heritage Makers Independent Consultant home page:
www.alove4stories.com
Here you can learn more about the company, the opportunities, or even get started preserving your stories today!

2008-03-03T21:01:00.000-08:00

So this is my blog dedicated to storybooking.
I love it and want to share it with everyone, that's why I became a Heritage Makers Independent Consultant.
It's hard sometimes with everyone leading busy lives, but I know this is something everyone can benefit from.
I know it may be hard for you to understand my excitement about what I've found through Heritage Makers until you actually hold a book in your hand ,or in this case preview a page I've just completed, but I believe in the power of story and want to show you how easily you can preserve the stories of your life.
As for my blog title "Where are your pictures?" I chose this because now a days some of you print pictures still or you have old pictures in boxes, some have them on CD's or just sitting there on your computer waiting for their stories to be told, to be shared and enjoyed again and again by your family and friends.
What better way than with a storybook?

Here is a preview page of 12x12 family yearbook that I recently started. Also a preview of a foldout card I made for my OB with my last baby.
ENJOY!