RASCAL FLATTS IS COMING!!!
MARCH 7, 2008 to the Energy Solutions Arena
Anyone want to buy a poor, unemployed girl some tickets?
Prophetic Passing
I imagine he’s running to Marjorie now,
Yes, running, not waving his cane.
I see him embracing his father and mother
While they keep repeating his name.
I see him now meeting his forebears,
Brother Brigham and Joseph are there.
Sweet reunion of prophets, united by service
That only such noble men share.
I see him embraced by the Savior
While Father says, “Good and well done.
So faithful in stalwart endurance, I welcome
My noble, most excellent son.”
I then hear the ripples of laughter
As he says the reception’s just fine,
But he hopes that he’ll get an assignment or two
Since there’s no need to waste any time.
I can hear his clear voice in the stillness
At the close of this sweet Sabbath day,
Have faith and move forward – there’s work to be done.
President Hinckley would want it that way.
Anna M. Molgard
January 27, 2008
Saying goodbye to a wonderful man
Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley
June 23, 1910- January 27, 2008
"May the Lord bless you and inspire you to walk without anger, without bitterness of any kind, but to reach out to others with expressions of friendship, appreciation, and love."
“The time has come for us to stand a little taller, to lift our eyes and stretch our minds to a greater comprehension and understanding of the grand millennial mission of this, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.”
"My beloved brothers and sisters, we now conclude a great conference. We have been edified, uplifted. We have been inspired and lifted to a higher appreciation of this wonderful gospel......We encourage you again to read the talks in your family home evenings and discuss them together as families. They are the products of much prayer and meditation and are well worthy of careful consideration.
Now the conference is adjourned for six months. We look forward to seeing you again next April. I’m 97, but I hope I’m going to make it. May the blessings of heaven attend you in the meantime is our humble and sincere prayer in the name of our Redeemer, even the Lord Jesus Christ, amen. "
January 24th....National Peanut Butter Day!
Wow mid-winter and we get a treat like this. I now know I can make it through this harsh cold weather. I'm a smooth JIF girl myself, although I enjoy the crunchy delight every so often. On toast, vanilla ice cream, with chocolate, in cookies, on a spoon, with apples, with bread and bananas....go celebrate this great invention today!
Surprise Bishop!
My mom planned a little surprise party for my dad's 50th birthday since he was at New Beginnings with the Young Women. We set up balloons, cake, and ice cream in the primary room and sat in the dark waiting. We finally got him to come into the room, he stopped at the door and looked in not really knowing what was going on. It was pretty classic to see his face when we all yelled "SURPRISE!" Sorry the pictures are messed up, I turned on my camera and it would only work in this weird setting oh well.
Health Update...
This really has nothing to do with me, and most of you probably already know this
but it's random and that's why you love me!
FDA Warns Clot Risk Higher in Birth Control Patch Than Pill
Agency is updating Ortho Evra's labeling to reflect results of new study
By E.J. Mundell
-- A birth control skin patch used by many American women carries a risk of serious blood clots that is higher than the risk already recognized for the birth control pill, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned late Friday.
Based on the results of a new study that discovered the increased danger, the agency said it has approved changes to the labeling for the Ortho Evra Contraceptive Transdermal Patch, to better warn women and their doctors of the potential risk.
"For women that choose to use contraceptives, it is important that they thoroughly discuss with their health-care providers the risks and benefits involved," Dr. Janet Woodcock, deputy commissioner for scientific and medical programs at the FDA, said in a statement.
The warning followed reports out of Canada last week of two deaths, one heart attack and 16 cases of blood clots since 2004 among women who used the patch.
Approved by the FDA in 2001, the patch is sold by prescription and releases ethinyl estradiol (a type of estrogen), and a progestin called norelgestromin via the skin into the bloodstream. But the FDA noted that the body processes hormones delivered in this way differently than hormones delivered in pill form, so that "women using the product will be exposed to about 60 percent more estrogen than if they were using typical birth control pills."
Blood clots called venous thromboembolisms (VTEs) -- which can travel to the lungs as life-threatening pulmonary embolisms -- have long been known to be a rare but potential side effect of the birth control pill, and for the patch as well. In fact, the FDA had already revised the Ortho Evra label once in 2006, after a study found it doubled women's odds for VTE. Another study found use of the birth control patch boosted women's odds for the clots by about the same amount as did the Pill.
However, an epidemiological study just conducted by the Boston Collaborative Drug Surveillance Program, on behalf of drug maker Johnson & Johnson -- has found the patch may carry an even higher clotting risk than the Pill does. According to the FDA, that study looked at women aged 15 to 44 and "found that users of the birth control patch were at higher risk of developing serious blood clots than women using birth control pills."
The patch does have a checkered past. In November 2006, a group of 43 women sued the product's New Jersey-based maker, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical Co. (a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson), and San Francisco-based distributor McKesson Corp, alleging that they suffered blood clots and other health woes after being placed on Ortho-Evra.
"This product should not be on the market," Shawn Khorrami, an attorney for the plaintiffs, told the Associated Press at the time. "When you put out a product that gives women more hormones than they need, then you're increasing their risk of developing those ailments."
Similar worries have surfaced in Canada. But Janssen-Ortho, the patch's Canadian distributor, defended the product. "The risk of serious adverse events is small in healthy women, but increases significantly if associated with the presence of other risk factors, such as obesity or smoking," the company said in a statement.
The FDA is also stressing proper use of the Ortho Evra patch. In its statement issued Friday, the agency said it believes the product "is a safe and effective method of contraception when used according to the labeling, which recommends that women with concerns or risk factors for serious blood clots talk with their health-care provider about using Ortho Evra versus other contraceptive options."
Sidney Wolfe, director of the Washington, D.C.-based consumer advocacy group Public Citizen, told Toronto's The Globe and Mail newspaper that women "shouldn't use [the patch]. It shouldn't be used because it's a new product with no unique advantage."
One gynecologist begged to differ, however. "When you look at any estrogen-containing contraceptive product available on the market, whether it's the Pill or the Evra patch or NuvaRing, the vaginal ring, all of them slightly increase the risk of blood clot," Dr. Melissa Mirosh, former fellow of the contraceptive advice, research and education fellowship program at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, told the Canadian
Broken- Lifehouse
The broken clock is a comfort
It helps me sleep tonight
Maybe it can stop tomorrow
From stealing all my timeAnd I am here still waiting
Though I still have my doubts
I am damaged at best
Like you've already figured out
I'm falling apartI'm barely breathing
With a broken heartThat's still beating
In the pain There is healing
In your name I find meaning
So I'm holding on I'm holding on I'm holding on
I'm barely holding on to you
The broken locks were a warning
You got inside my head
I tried my best to be guarded I'm an open book instead
And I still see your reflection Inside of my eyes
That are looking for purpose They're still looking for life
I'm falling apartI'm barely breathing
With a broken heart That's still beating
In the pain is there healing
In your nameI find meaning
So I'm holding on I'm holding on I'm holding on
I'm holding onI 'm barely holding on to you
I'm hanging on another day
Just to see what you will throw my way
An I'm hanging on to the words you say
You said that I willI will be okay
Broken lights on the freeway
Left me here alone
I may have lost my way now
Haven't forgotten my way home
I'm falling apart I'm barely breathing
With a broken heart That's still beating
In the pain There is healing
In your name I find meaning
So I'm holding on I'm holding on I'm holding on
I'm barely holding on to you I'm holding on
I'm holding on I'm barely holding on to you....
and
Wont' go home without you- Maroon 5
I asked her to stay but she wouldn't listen
She left before I had the chance to say
Oh The words that would mend the things that were broken
But now it's far too late, she's gone away
Every night you cry yourself to sleep Thinking:
"Why does this happen to me?
Why does every moment have to be so hard?"
Hard to believe that It's not over tonight 
Just give me one more chance to make it right
I may not make it through the night
I won't go home without you
The taste of your breath, I'll never get over
The noises that you made kept me awake
Oh The weight of things that remained unspoken
Built up so much it crushed us everyday
Every night you cry yourself to sleep Thinking:
"Why does this happen to me?
Why does every moment have to be so hard?"
Hard to believe that It's not over tonight
Just give me one more chance to make it right
I may not make it through the night I won't go home without you
It's not over tonight Just give me one more chance to make it right
I may not make it through the night I won't go home without you
Of all the things I felt but never really shown
Perhaps the worst is that I ever let you go I should not ever let you go, oh oh oh
It's not over tonight Just give me one more chance to make it right
I may not make it through the night
I won't go home without you
It's not over tonight Just give me one more chance to make it right
I may not make it through the night
I won't go home without you And I won't go home without you
And I won't go home without you And I won't go home without you
If I’m passing by, don’t stare — just
roll up your windows.So I was driving to the cabin yesterday, all by my lonesome, and I realized I LOVE to just rock out in the car. Sing your heart out and not care one bit. It is nice to just belt it out. Just thought I would share my random thoughts with the few of you who check this.
Alright back to normal. The last post was a bit out of the ordinary for me, I like to keep my peeps on their toes. Back to the random, has nothing to do with anything posts. ENJOY!
My kid one day..... (haha yeah right)
This kid is amazing, he is not even 2. They mention Ghana, go Ghanaians!
(Ga-nay-ans just incase you were wondering, also known as people from Ghana)
If this does not work go to Youtube.com and search Jacob's Geography Quiz. I don't know how to upload videos from youtube and I don't have the time right now. Maybe later. This kid is from Orem, Utah!
The Importance of Family
("I try to be guarded, I'm an open book instead"- Lifehouse)
After I read Tiffany's blog, I did a little blog surfing and spend some time looking at a lady's blog who had a child die. Even though I don't have children it got me thinking about the importance of family and how grateful I am for mine. I don't have the best relationship with all of them, but no matter what happens I am, and will always be thankful for every memory, every minute, every laugh, and every moment we get to spend together. After that realization I got in my car & went to Highland to spend time with Tiffany, Brooklyn, Ellie, & Sadie.
*Thanks Tiff for making my blog look like it fits into this crazy blogging world, and thank you for letting me spend time with you and your wonderful children.
My dad: Crazy, Stubborn, Driven, Sarcastic....I feel as though I'm describing myself. Due to the large amount of traveling he did when I was growing up I feel it might have put a strain on the relationship we could of had. It is rocky at times, but I do realize what he has given me, what he continues to give me, and what he will give me in the future. He has worked hard for what he has and made sure all of his children were always well taken care of and happy. I am very thankful for his loving spirit, I don't say it or show it often but I truly am grateful.
Brother #1 Jason: Growing up we never talked or really got along. I was the younger sister who had a crush on all of his friends and he was the older brother who beat up on me and told me to go away. When he got home off of his mission we were closer and he would come and ask my advice, I thought life couldn't get any better. No too long after that he found the love of his life and our relationship changed (which I realize it had to). We still get along and enjoy each others company. I miss him living down the street, but he has started a new family and I hope we will always remain close.
Sister-in-law #1 Holly: If you asked me when I was little what I wanted it was always a sister, as I grew I realize how great I had it with just the boys. It is definitely an adjustment adding another girl to the family. Even though we still are working on our relationship, I am glad Holly is there to take care of my niece and make my brother happy. She is a great mother and wife. She is thoughtful, creative, talented, and possesses many other wonderful qualities. 1 down 2 more to add too the family!
Niece #1 Emri: Teeney Baby as Justin calls her. Such a sweet, precious little girl. She is a funny, smart, and cute little girl with her whole life ahead of her. I don't see her much but when I do it is always memorable. She is a little diva sometimes and knows she can get what she wants from grandma, grandpa, uncle Justin, or aunt panties (long story). It is good to have the innocence of a little child in our family to remind us where we all came from and how carefree life once was.
Brother #2 Justin: Oh Justin, what can I say. He and I RARELY get along, we are way to similar. As we have gotten older we seem to become slightly closer, but there are those days when he pushes my buttons on purpose. He is a great guy though, with the biggest heart out of us all. He is so thoughful and is always putting others before himself. He wants the family to be happy and together. He does the sweetest things at the most random times. He went to the store and bought the yogurt and cereal I like because he thought I was coming to the cabin. It seems like a small gesture but to me I feel loved even with the smallest acts. He is a great example to me.
Brother #3 Josh: My little Joshie, what would I do without him. He is the brother who I feels cares for me the most. At this point he always has me in his prayers, on his mind, and in his heart. I can't even begin to express the joy I feel when I read his emails. I can't wait for him to come home. We had so much fun before he left and it felt like my heart was being ripped out the day I watched him walk away. (I don't have the best memories of the MTC) I am so proud of him and his decision, but the day I see him will be great! He has a big heart, a great personality, is always enjoying life and smiling...no matter what!
I am so lucky to have (what I call) a freakishly close family. I consider my aunts, uncles, and cousins part of my immediate family. Tiffany, Shannon, and Jessica.... older (but not always wiser) sisters. Logan, Ryan, Robert, Taylor, Jordan, Nathan.... my brothers from another mother. (All of the little kids are just like little siblings and I love them too!) Dave, Tally, and Amber are even great additions to our family, too bad they didn't know what they were getting into before it was too late! Everyday I think of what life would be like without these relationships, it is not something I ever want to live without. I would be lost in the world without them. Even though I pretty much NEVER tell them, I really do love ever member of my family (Lang and Frogley) and am thankful for them everyday. No matter what they do, how they act, what decisions they make, they are my family and I am very protective of them because I love them so much. My grandma lang does a wonderful job keeping us close, I am so grateful for her efforts and the hard work she puts forth to make sure we are always together and happy...........All because two people fell in love!
LOOK WHAT I LEARNED TO DO!!!!
(Thanks Tiff)
Lets just add it to the many things I can do with my free time. Get ready to see multiple picture grids on my blog. I have applied for a couple of jobs (GO ME!) Lets just wait and see what life has in store! Hopefully LOTS of FUN and one HOT man (hold off on the husband for awhile)
NATIONAL OATMEAL MONTH! MMM, MMM GOOD!
Since I love this stuff (and don't have a real job yet so I have lots of time to waste) I just thought I would post another random thought. For those of you who know me the random thoughts are never ending, so just feel lucky I'm not posting all of them. Feel bad for Shari cause she is usually the one I call to tell all my random thoughts too, but she loves it, so it's alright! Anyways go eat a nice hot bowl of oatmeal! YUMMY!
My New Obsessions
(Don't ask where they came from or why I'm telling you about them)
Edamame: Sharlyn introduced me to it a couple of days ago and I'm hooked!
Gossip Girl: I guess since Gilmore Girls is gone I needed another CW show to watch. The is the only explaination I can think of. The two hot boys are a great bonus though!
Eight Below: a great movie, I have seen it before but I watched it on Christmas Eve and Santa put it in my stocking! No hints were given to Santa either, it was a random thing.
Taking time to look back... and other random things I do...
I was reading my list of 100 things about me and wanted to tell you I just went to the dentist and it was better than Christmas. (Ok not really but it is a close second) I love it and just wanted to tell everyone about one of my favorite times of year (June and December are when I go to the dentist!!!) Blogger is being stupid, so the picture in the middle is associated with this post, it is the reason I would never miss out on my twice a year dates with Dr. Black!
Another random thing I like to do is blog-surf. You just keep clicking on links and finding out about new people. I have found some pretty interesting things, fun things, educational things, and other exciting blogs.
I hope everyone who reads this finds this blog hilarious because since I don't have a boyfriend, husband, kids, exciting life, etc. Being funny is the only way I can keep you guys coming back for more! So if you want this blog to get more exciting start hooking me up with some hot men, my dad would appreciate it... he just told me I needed to get married! WHAT THE?!?!? IS HE SERIOUS?!?! (The pictures of the hot men are just some examples of what you can set me up with!)
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