Summer Fun!

Memories!

We have had quite a few eventful weekends as a family. We have been fishing almost every weekend, camping in Mona & up Strawberry, and boating whenever we can. We have had so much fun!
A few weekends ago, we were fishing at Utah Lake by one of the pump houses; I was waiting for Curtis to get my pole ready (he still has to help me, lam, I know) and I got bored so I cast Savanna's child sized Disney Princess pole in the water and, low and behold, caught a fish! Alright! It was awesome; it was even a Walleye. Yeah, about a 24 lber (minus 23 lbs). I was so excited....Savanna was too. Her response was "Curtis, mom caught a big fish!" Isn't it nice that they get so excited over the SMALLEST things....and I do mean the smallest things. Every other weekend, I've gotten skunked, but Curtis caught some nice ones up Strawberry. They were pretty tastey!
Savanna finally learned to not be afraid of water! I am so glad and she is so excited; she has a tweety bird floaty and loves it! Our friends were "camping" at Daniels Summit Lodge, while we were camped up Strawberry. We went down and swam and Savanna decided she was on her own; she kept telling me "Look Mom, I can swim by myself." She was so cute!
It is so fun when they get things figured out and how proud they are! She is getting sooooo big; too big for her britches. The other day someone asked how old she was and she replied "I just turned ten!" Alrighty then....what a character.

New Way of Thinking

Okay, so yesterday we watched a movie called "The Bucket List"; I have to admit that it wasn't my favorite show in the world (it hit a little too close to home for me), but some good did come out of it.

Morgan Freeman asked Jack Nicholson if he had found joy in his life. Then, he asked him if his life had brought joy to anyone else's life....it got me thinking. It is so easy to get bogged down with the everyday stresses of work, home, family, bills, etc. But, it would all be a little easier if we could find the joy in our lives.

Just simple things: sitting outside in the cool breeze, watching your kids play without a care in the world, watching a movie that makes you laugh till you pee, talking to a good friend on the phone, getting an email from someone you haven't talked to in a while...things like that.

When I leave this world, I want to go knowing that I actually enjoyed the time I spent here. I want to enjoy my experiences (good & bad) because they both bring something new into my life. And, I want people to be joyful around me. I want everyone to remember something about me that made them smile or made their day a little easier.

I know this is kind of a weird post (especially from me) but I haven't been able to stop thinking about this.

Find the JOY!!!!!