Down Syndrome Easter Party

Yesterday my ward volunteered at a Down Syndrome Easter Party. It's the same group we helped out with for the Christmas Party. Anyways, it was really fun to see all the kids really happy playing, dancing and having a grand ol' time. They did crafts and had an Easter egg hunt. Oh ya, can't forget about the Easter Bunny dancing around too.

Camille and I just had to get a picture with the Easter Bunny! She was the real deal... I swear!!

Banana Cake

Last week I made banana cake just for fun. I think it was my first time to make a cake from scratch. It turned out delicious and I was happy. But I made it when all my roommates were leaving town so I took some to work, Bishop, and nibbled on it all week. Stayed fresh till the very last bite.

MormonMessages

I was watching a few of the MormonMessages on Youtube tonight and I love what Bishop Burton said about serving others in his Humanitarian Efforts Review.

"THE THINGS YOU DO FOR YOURSELF ARE GONE WHEN YOU ARE GONE, BUT THE THINGS YOU DO FOR OTHERS REMAIN AS YOUR LEGACY."

I LOVE that!! I hope I can keep this in mind on the days I'm being selfish.

If you haven't already, you should check out the church's page on Youtube. I love how they're keeping up with the times and reaching out to all ages... especially the young people.

They also have a facebook page now called Newsroom. It's awesome!

Gone For Good

The day, Saturday, I took her in. That's the box I transported her in.

Friday I decided I had to take Hectina to the Humane Society in Phoenix. She's pregnant and probably due in 2 or 3 weeks. That's the major reason why I gave her up. Recently there have been 2 other cats coming into the backyard, but then hop the fence and run off when I open the door. I thought if she were to have her kittens either in the backyard or in the dirt by my house, the 2 other cats might eat them. I DID NOT want that to happen. Plus, once their born, and if they do live, when they start to grow I couldn't be having them run around the backyard.

If Hectina hadn't been a hussy she wouldn've stayed longer, but I do believe this is what was best for her even though it was really hard to take her in. I have to remember she was a stray very skinny cat and I just helped her fatten up a little bit times 5 (kittens).

The humane society said they'll probably spay her before she has her kittens, which means they'll kill the babies. When I heard that I was so upset! How could they do that? They're called the HUMANE society. But the lady said they get in like 700 cats a wk. Now that's insane. So I understand why they wouldn't want to bring 4 or 5 more kittens in to the world. But still, it's sad.

Lounging around before we left

Gettin' some lovin' for the last time

A big shout out to my friend, Beth, for going with me! It was hard to see Hectina go so having someone there with me was so nice. She had a very busy Saturday, but still took time out of her day because she knew this was hard for me. I'm so glad I didn't have to do it by myself. She's so very kind! Thanks Bethy!

P.S. Notice my shirt? It has broken hearts all over it. I thought it was PERFECT for the occasion!

Scary Spider

The other night as I pulled out my printer to print a free Quizno's sub coupon out a spider came hurrying out behind it. Sick!! So I caught it with a cup and left it suffer in there over night. When I woke up it was dead... probably from suffocation.... just a guess. Here's a picture so you can get an idea of what I had to deal with.

First one is the night I killed it (alive)
Second one is the next morning shriveled up. I have no remorse for what I did. It shouldn't have been in the house to begin with... let alone my room!

Bright Beauties!

Yesterday I had to go down to the Temple to pick up a name a girl in my ward did last week. She didn't know you had to pick it up after your done. Anyways, I took more pictures of the flowers and Temple. Enjoy the beautiful colors!

Maybe they're so beautiful because they're Temple flowers.... they're celestial!

It's a Girl!

No, not me, but Hector. Yes, that's right Hector is a she. I need a new name for HER. Any ideas? I thought the name Gia was cute, but it doesn't seem to fit HER.

On top of finding out he's a she, well SHE is also pregnant. The little hussy! I don't know what to do. I wish I could take her in somewhere to have her babies and then bring her back, but it's not that easy. But I'd like to see her kittens and play with them, but what do I do when they get bigger and start playing around. And too, I can't keep them, so what then. Oh my, I've gotten myself into a big pickle! Well, I didn't, whatever her name did!